Ep. 856: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCX

Summary

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The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 856: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCX
Date: April 1, 2026
Host: Spencer Newharth
Guests/Contestants: Giannis, Brody, Randall, Max, Laura, Corey, Nate

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Episode Overview

This episode centers around the popular "MeatEater Trivia" segment—a lively, competitive game show format where conservation always wins. Seven regulars from the MeatEater crew (Giannis, Brody, Randall, Max, Laura, Corey, Nate) take on ten rounds of outdoor-themed trivia covering hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. Along the way, the crew banters about the start of turkey season, gear recommendations, and turkey week giveaways, and gets into some classic MeatEater tangents and spirited debates—especially over the nuances of vocabulary. The winner earns a $500 conservation donation to the organization of their choice.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trivia Intro & Stats Breakdown

• Trivia Format: 10-question game show covering four main verticals: hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking, with a prize benefitting conservation (03:02–03:30).
• Stats Recap: Spencer shares player performance stats in each category from 2025, highlighting Randall's consistency—72% correct in conservation, 68% even in his 'worst' fishing category (04:00).
  • Giannis leads in hunting (80% correct).
  • Brody leads in fishing (72% correct).
  • Randall is the most consistent player—never lower than 68% in any category.
• Cooking Category Under-Representation: Only ~20% of questions (05:16).
  • Quote: Yanni: "I would like to request more cooking questions, Spencer, because I am better at cooking." (04:57)

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2. Turkey Week & The Ultimate Giveaway

• Turkey Season Stories: Giannis and Max recount their kickoff to the season in Texas—successes, double kills, and hosting a sweepstakes hunt for the National Wild Turkey Federation (05:57–07:17).
• Turkey Week Giveaway: Over $13,000 in turkey hunting gear and experiences, including:
  • Rio Grande turkey hunt from Bird Dog Outfitters
  • Benelli shotgun, First Light gear, Sig Sauer binoculars
  • Phelps game calls, Moultrie trail cameras with smart capture features, and ONX membership (08:06–10:36)
• Gear Talk: Turkey vests, neck gaiters (especially First Light’s arrow wool net gaiter), boots, and the merits of face masks with “cigarette slots” for smokers
  • Humor: Yanni jokes about cutting a smoke slot in his mask: “For my cigarettes. I don’t want to have to drop my mask down to have my smoke.” (12:45)
• Content Plugs: Turkey Week articles on the website, including forensics on effective turkey calling (13:08)

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3. The Game On: Notable Trivia Rounds & Reactions

Throughout, camaraderie and classic MeatEater ribbing are on full display; here are the episode's most memorable trivia segments:

Q1: Wildlife—Monogamy in the Animal Kingdom (14:29)

• Question: Which of these animals is monogamous: garter snake, bison, orca, or sandhill crane?
• All Answer Correctly: Sandhill crane.
  • Fun Fact: Sandhill cranes can mate for 30 years; divorce is rare (16:25).
  • Yanni tells the story of a local crane pair that hasn’t raised chicks in 15 years (16:48).

Q2: Hunting—America’s Master Gun Maker (17:44)

• Question: Which brand’s logo features a “T” over “C” and calls itself “America’s master gun maker”?
• Correct Answer: Thompson Center (19:05–19:29).
  • Discussion: Brief aside about studio decor and technical setup.

Q3: Foraging—"Wild" Plant Nicknames (22:44)

• Question: Burdock is commonly referred to as “wild ___” due to its elephant ear leaves.
• Correct: Rhubarb (25:20).
  • Joke: Spencer suggests calling it "ditch rhubarb." (25:56)

Q4: Fishing—Boat Navigation Lights (25:59)

• Question: What is the color of a boat’s starboard side light?
• Correct: Green (27:47).
  • Memorable: Lighthearted grumbling about expired captain licenses and safety compliance.

Q5: Conservation—Fisheries Acronym (28:23)

• Question: In fisheries management, what does “YOY” mean?
• Correct: Young of the year (30:30–31:13).
  • Nate joking about being tired from taking the PMP exam, “Let me give a PSA to all the people on Reddit. It’s not that hard.” (29:30)

Q6: Ecology—Synonyms Scuffle (31:57)

• Question: Synonym for cultivate/propagate, “to cause a seed to start growing” (nine letters).
• Correct: Germinate (34:26).
• Spirited Debate:
  • Brody launches an extended philosophical challenge on the difference between cultivate, propagate, and germinate.
    • Quote: Brody: “I actually think this is the most intellectually bankrupt question and answer you’ve ever asked on this show.” (37:52)
    • Multiple players and Spencer quote Merriam Webster, arguing definitions and appropriate synonyms, culminating in laughter, mock outrage, and self-deprecating banter.

Q7: Conservation Pop Culture—Secret Agent with a Mullet (39:04)

• Question: This TV secret agent saved endangered species and was known for his resourcefulness and mullet.
• Correct: MacGyver (42:29).
  • Nate guesses Ace Ventura (“Pet Detective!”); Max writes Joe Dirt; laughter ensues.
  • Yanni admits, “Honestly, it's been so long since I've seen MacGyver I didn’t know he was a special agent.” (42:50)
  • Phil (the engineer) plays a clip from the classic show, contributing to the nostalgia.

Q8: Woodsmanship/Astronomy—Celestial Navigation (48:43)

• Question: The fourth brightest planet, seen in retrograde multiple times per year.
• Correct: Mercury (51:53).
  • Side tangent on astrology, Mercury in retrograde, and whether it affects fish/gobbler movement (“My previous outburst was during retrograde!” – Brody, 53:44).

Q9: Cooking—Canning Terms (53:56)

• Question: What nine-letter word describes the space between food/liquid and a canning lid?
• Correct: Headspace (56:44).
  • Canning tips: “Leave a quarter inch for jellies, half inch for tomato products, one inch for meat.” (57:03)

Q10: Fishing/Geography—Salish Sea Inclusion (57:41)

• Question: The Salish Sea consists of the Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the ___ ___.
• Correct: Puget Sound (60:07).
  • Brody (blank), Max (Nile River), Nate (Baltic Sea), but Randall clinches the win with Puget Sound.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Brody vs. The Dictionary:
  Brody: “I think this is the most intellectually bankrupt question and answer you’ve ever asked on this show.” (37:52)

• Playful Self-Deprecation:
  Yanni (on gear): “For my cigarettes. I don’t want to have to drop my mask down to have my smoke.” (12:45)
  Spencer (on trivia results): “Game on, suckers!” (14:29)

• MacGyver Nostalgia:
  Spencer: “He is a secret agent who uses unconventional tools for genius-level problem solving ... at some point in the series, becomes a vegetarian and starts working endangered species cases.” (42:59)

• Mercury Retrograde & Mood Swings:
  Nate: “I got this right because my mom used to say this to justify her doing crazy stuff.” (52:54)
  Brody: “My previous outburst was during retrograde!” (53:44)

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Scoreboard & Final Outcome

• After a tight race and much banter, Randall wins the game with 8 correct answers.
• Conservation Prize: $500 donated by MeatEater to the National Fish Habitat Partnership (“...an umbrella organization that fosters partnerships for improving and restoring fish habitat.” —Randall, 61:59)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------| | 03:02 | Introduction & Contestant Stats | | 05:47 | Turkey Week Stories, Giveaway, and Gear Banter | | 14:29 | Question 1: Wildlife—Monogamy (Sandhill Crane) | | 17:44 | Question 2: Hunting—Master Gun Maker (Thompson Center) | | 22:44 | Question 3: Foraging—Burdock Nickname (Rhubarb) | | 25:59 | Question 4: Fishing—Navigation Lights (Green) | | 28:23 | Question 5: Fisheries Acronym (YOY—Young of the Year)| | 31:57 | Question 6: Ecology—Germinate Definition Debate | | 39:04 | Question 7: Pop Culture Conservation (MacGyver) | | 48:43 | Question 8: Astronomy/Woodsmanship (Mercury) | | 53:56 | Question 9: Cooking—Canning Term (Headspace) | | 57:41 | Question 10: Geography—Salish Sea (Puget Sound) | | 61:32 | Winner's Choice & Prize Donation |

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Tone & Language

The episode is a classic blend of sharp outdoor knowledge, friendly one-upmanship, inside jokes about turkey hunting and field gear, running gags (cigarette slots in masks, expired captain’s licenses), and spirited, sometimes pedantic, but always playful debates about semantics. The rhythm is both quick-witted and authentic, making the quiz as much about storytelling and camaraderie as about facts.

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Summary for New Listeners

If you want a blend of outdoor expertise, field-tested wisdom, classic American trivia competition, and unapologetic humor (with a healthy side of debate over definitions), this episode is a pitch-perfect sample. Whether you’re interested in why sandhill cranes mate for life, how to win a $13,000 turkey hunting prize pack, why "germinate" triggered the most intense debate in MeatEater Trivia history, or just want a laugh as the crew lovingly roasts each other, this show delivers. And conservation wins in the end.

“MeatEater Trivia: where conservation always wins…even if definitions are up for grabs.”

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Transcript

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[Giannis]

Foreign.

[Spencer Newharth]

Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newharth and today we're joined by Giannis, Brody, Randall, Max, Laura, Corey and Nate. This is a 10 round quiz show with questions from meat eaters. Four verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. And there's a prize. Meat eater will donate $500 to the Conservation organ of the winner's choosing. For the last few stats of the week, we looked at player performance by category in 2025. As a reminder, Giannis leads in hunting where he gets 80% of questions correct. Brody leads in fishing where he gets 72% of questions correct. This week we'll look at conservation. Any guesses as to who leads the conservation category?

[Nate]

Randall Brody.

[Spencer Newharth]

Randall. Unanimous. Randall. And Randall is Brody. Okay, why would you say that?

[Brody]

Because you win all the categories.

[Max]

Here are the results.

[Yanni]

Not hunting.

[Spencer Newharth]

Steve is the fifth best, getting 53% of questions correct. Then it's Nate at 56%. Nate, aren't you proud of that suck? 3% better than Steve. Giannis at 58%, Brody at 67% and Randall at 72%. Wow.

[Brody]

Holy cow.

[Nate]

That's a gap pretty good.

[Spencer Newharth]

Randall is the most consistent player across categories with his worst category being 68% and his best beat being 72. How about that?

[Brody]

You'd think I'd win more games. Then what's your worst category?

[Spencer Newharth]

Must have been fishing. Fishing 68.

[Nate]

Does that mean you have like a not even dispersion of categories in the average game?

[Spencer Newharth]

Cooking has the least representation in the game.

[Nate]

So like Brody's.

[Spencer Newharth]

Fishing excellence outweighs hunting, fishing, conservation are all very equal. Those all have about the same size pool of questions. And then cooking, you know, is probably 40%.

[Yanni]

I, I would like to request more cooking questions, Spencer, because I second I am better at cooking.

[Brody]

We already used all the good cooking ones. Let's just stick to the basic.

[Nate]

I have a great cooking one in

[Spencer Newharth]

the docket this week we have a foraging and a cooking. So you'll have a chance two different spots. So Randall, 70%.

[Yanni]

I still feel like we're underrepresented then at only 20%.

[Spencer Newharth]

Well, there's other of besides like the four tent poles, you know, we have like woodsmanship, gear, wildlife, biology, ecology, natural history, so it's not what do you call the. The.

[Yanni]

The group of like, when you talk

[Spencer Newharth]

about movies, we'll have popular culture, and I believe that falls under conservation.

[Yanni]

Great. But I can't wait to hear it, Spencer.

[Brody]

Love it.

[Spencer Newharth]

For housekeeping. Today, we're going to talk about Turkey Week. We are a couple of days into Turkey week here at Meat Eater. Giannis, tell folks what that's all about.

[Yanni]

I can tell you Max and I just got back from Texas. We started our turkey season off pretty good. We were even in the same spot. Are they gobbling? Good for you.

[Giannis]

Yeah, they definitely were not. I mean, on the limb, they definitely were, but it seemed like the first couple hours was hit or miss.

[Spencer Newharth]

So how many dead turkeys between the two of you?

[Phil]

I shot one.

[Yanni]

I shot two.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, that makes three.

[Yanni]

Spencer.

[Spencer Newharth]

One and a half week.

[Max]

Yeah.

[Yanni]

No, we had just. Jesse Griffiths and I hosted a sweepstakes hunt for the National Wild Cherokee Federation, and seems like you're doing a little

[Max]

more hunting and hosting there. And you shot two of them.

[Yanni]

You know, it's funny, you're not the first person to say that, Brody. No, it just so happened that they. The. Holly was the gal that won. She brought her husband Zendal with her. They wanted to hunt together, and we figured four was a crowd. And so Jesse took him the first morning. I happened to shoot a bird the first morning, and then I hunted with him the second morning, and Holly shot a bird that day, and so did Jesse. And then Zendal and I doubled on.

[Spencer Newharth]

Damn.

[Yanni]

On. In the ninth inning on the. Technically, we were only supposed to hunt through Thursday evening, but we then all didn't have a bird yet, so we went out Friday morning.

[Brody]

That's awesome.

[Yanni]

And, you know, yeah, we had a heck of a hunt. Okay, I'll save that for another good

[Spencer Newharth]

start to turkey season.

[Yanni]

Oh, it was awesome. But, yeah, Turkey week is here at Meat Eater. I think the most exciting part about Turkey Week for me is this awesome ultimate turkey giveaway that our buddy Cody Dinsmore has put together over from First Light. If you. If you're interested in submitting your name to win this, you need to go to the Meat eater store. It's important to go to the store. If you just go to themeater.com gonna be kind of hard to find how to get there. Go to the store. Sorry, my phone. My.

[Brody]

Somebody turned.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody was making eyes around the room.

[Brody]

I was looking for. I was looking for Steve.

[Yanni]

That was my dings. Yeah, my wife is cussing over text, which is. She's not much of a cousin. Something must be wrong.

[Spencer Newharth]

Too much time turkey hunting already?

[Yanni]

Probably. But yeah. The ultimate turkey giveaway. Like I said, you can sign up at the store@the mediator.com. you can also sign up at first light. Logan Dove actually told me there's four different pages where you can sign up. So if you do a little bit of searching, you'll find it. But let me tell you about this ultimate turkey giveaway. Starting off, there's a Texas Rio Grande turkey hunt that's being donated by Bird Dog Outfitters. It's in the hill country. Three days, three hunters, five times total. So not everybody gets to shoot two, but two of you get to shoot two. Or you could just go by yourself.

[Brody]

That sounds like last week not everybody shot two. Right?

[Yanni]

Exactly. I was very fortunate.

[Brody]

You just gotta wear your Giannis Patelis mask and you'll be fine.

[Yanni]

You gotta be in the right place at the right time. There are. There is a Benelli 12 gauge Super Black Eagle first light gift card. A little combo Sig Sour, which listen, those, those image stabilized binoculars, they're not great for everything, but you know where they are. Just absolutely perfect for hunting turkeys. They're light. You can just get them into a pocket of the turkey vest. Yeah. And just one handed, it's super stable. You can tell exactly how long those spurs are before you shoot.

[Max]

Yeah, you can.

[Giannis]

I wish I had them.

[Max]

You can do a little Spencer. You can gauge the trophy quality of those, those goblins. How many beards?

[Yanni]

Along with that from Sig, there's a Romeo X Pro, whole flock of DSD decoys. A Magpul DACA kit. There's some TSS Ammun turkey ammunition from. How do you pronounce the company? Migra.

[Giannis]

I use that on the 410 stuff and it was like lethal.

[Yanni]

Hammered them a whole package of Phelps game calls. A pair of Christy boot crispy boots. Three Moultrie edge, three trail cameras. You know what you can do on those things now? They have a smart capture thing where if you turn it on and then you just tell it only take a picture of deer and turkeys. And that is really cut down.

[Spencer Newharth]

In all of the no more squirrels

[Yanni]

leaf photos that I've gotten. Yeah, it's pretty slick. I mean it's not perfect, but it's doing pretty good. A couple of case knives, FHF Bino harness.

[Brody]

There's still more.

[Spencer Newharth]

It keeps going.

[Yanni]

An ONX Premium Elite membership for a year. Mountain Ops gift card. It's a lot. It's over $13,000 in value for one person to win. Yeah.

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Wow.

[Spencer Newharth]

You could come into this owning zero pieces of turkey gear. Win the sweepstakes, and you'd be set for.

[Yanni]

You'd be totally decked out, and you'd be going on a turkey hunt.

[Spencer Newharth]

Y. Yeah.

[Yanni]

And knocking the old Rio.

[Max]

Just don't go with Yanis because they'll

[Spencer Newharth]

shoot them right out from underneath you. Now, one of the ways that you can get 10 extra entries is for every $25 you spend at first light, you get those 10 extra sweet stakes.

[Phil]

Yeah.

[Yanni]

So you can just go here and sign up one time. You get one entry. If you go and spend 25 bucks, you get 10 more. But during turkey week, it's actually double entries. And so until April 5th, for every 25 bucks you spend, your name goes in the pot 20 times.

[Nate]

Wow.

[Spencer Newharth]

Maximus, if you were trying to up your odds and you were going to drop a little money at first light for turkey week, what would you be buying?

[Giannis]

Number one tree line turkey vest.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Giannis]

I never used to be a vest turkey guy. Like, I used to keep all the stuff in my pockets, and it was all cluttered and unorganized. Treeline turkey vest. Game changer. Next couple things. I'm a big fan of the Brambler gators. I just don't like my feet getting wet, pants getting wet, so I wear those.

[Max]

Keep the ticks out.

[Giannis]

Yeah, that too.

[Spencer Newharth]

Any part of the country, you'd be wearing those gators.

[Giannis]

I warm in Texas. I'll wear them up in Montana. Everywhere. Just helps keep your boots dry and clean. And ticks out. And then one thing I think a lot of turkey hunters sometimes forget and lose is just a neck gator, too. First light makes the arrow wool net gator. Pick up two or three of those and you'll be set for the season.

[Yanni]

Speaking of neck gators, I wore the approach hoodie this week that has the built in face mask. And I like that one because it sits off your face a little bit more than the neck gator. So it's not quite as tight. A little bit cooler. What are you smirking about?

[Brody]

Look at these guys.

[Max]

These guys are freaking. Did you cut your little, little.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, yeah.

[Yanni]

Oh, yeah. For my cigarettes. I don't want to have to drop my mask down. I have my smoke. You know, I'm sitting out there.

[Spencer Newharth]

You probably don't even have to do it anyway. You can probably still inhale through that thing.

[Yanni]

You're right. You're right.

[Max]

First.

[Yanni]

But I like to feel the filter between my first.

[Max]

I should just make that a standard feature for all the smokers.

[Brody]

Are you really smoking if you don't feel that paper?

[Yanni]

Yeah, exactly. Exactly. So besides the giveaway bunch of turkey content on the website, I even wrote a couple articles. Tony's got one out there right now says how to figure out how to cut through all the gobbler gibberish. Figure out what you really need to know to talk to turkeys. So anything. Tony Rice. I think you should.

[Brody]

Yanni worked really hard on his articles last week. He was sweating it.

[Yanni]

Yeah. And then Randall put in basically the prompts to AI, which then promptly wrote an article better than the one I had spent a day on.

[Brody]

But he went with his own.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, good.

[Yanni]

He didn't even look at that one.

[Spencer Newharth]

Didn't have personality.

[Yanni]

No, it kind of did because he even prompted that, like, said it to write it, like Giannis. And it did.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Brody]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Well, you can get that content@theme eater.com. you can learn more about the Turkey week [e-mail] eater.com it's happening right now. All right, the Shelby index for today is a four. So our winner should get eight correct answers. And with that, we're on to the game trivia.

[Yanni]

I forgot to drive.

[Brody]

You're going to need to close that laptop.

[Spencer Newharth]

Look, I need to know what I stand to win. Everything

[Nate]

just tend to win everything.

[Spencer Newharth]

Game on, suckers. Question 1. The topic is wildlife. This first great question is via Zach Johnson, and it will be multiple choice. Which of these animals is monogamous? Is it garter snake, bison, orca, or sandhill crane? Which of these animals is monogamous? One of them is. Three of them are not. Is it garter snake, bison?

[Yanni]

I like this question.

[Spencer Newharth]

Bunka or sandhill crane? A quick and confident room.

[Brody]

I really like turkey week Max. This is a good Max.

[Spencer Newharth]

He is chipper.

[Brody]

He's very happy. But also I like when Max gets serious about stuff. Like when you brought up the shot, Max is just like, that kills. That kills.

[Spencer Newharth]

Good.

[Brody]

This is a good Max.

[Yanni]

Yeah.

[Brody]

If I had to deliver some bad news to Max, do it during Turkey, I would do it during Turkey week.

[Yanni]

I would like to see more Max in front of the camera, as we all would, I think. So if you're out there in the meteor world and you agree with me right in. Because we need a little pressure.

[Brody]

You just. You just ruined my happy Max. I'm not looking at his face just turned.

[Yanni]

I'm not looking at it. But I think I figured out a way to his heart to get his heart in front of the camera, because he's like when are we gonna go on a hunt? And to to see Jay Scott in Mexico for Goulds turn. And I was like, well Max, as long as you get in camera you can come along anytime.

[Spencer Newharth]

Again, which of these animals is monogamous?

[Giannis]

I did a little self filming in Texas so that's also coming out this turkey week.

[Spencer Newharth]

Garden snake, bison, orca. Sandhill crane. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says sandhill crane. Laura and Randall. The whole room says sandhill Crane. The whole room got it right. The correct answer is sandhill crane.

[Giannis]

Did Shelby get that one right?

[Spencer Newharth]

She did. Yes. She got that one right. Sandhill cranes begin breeding at age 2 or 3. But some won't start until they're age 4 or 5. Both parents help with incubating the eggs and raising the ch and raising the chicks. Marriages can last for as long as 30 years. Divorce is very rare. But sometimes it happens if the duo is unable to successfully raise young or

[Yanni]

if Randall listen, in our happy little valley where I live, the neighbors have been watching this pair. They think the entire time they've lived there, which is almost 15 years. And the pair has never been able to raise a single colt to what do you call it? Flight hood to be able to escape predators. We watch them for like a month and then eventually there's no. No baby, no babysitting.

[Spencer Newharth]

They're on divorce watch then maybe.

[Yanni]

Yeah, they just got. They just came back to town like in the last week and it's lovely. I like when it's a quiet even and listening to them squawking. It's great.

[Spencer Newharth]

It's make or break season for them. Then they're gonna stay together.

[Yanni]

I know I'm gonna go to the neighbors and say look, I think I know how to help this along but I don't know if they're going to be into like predator watch. But hey, it depends on your goals, you know.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question two. The topic is hunting. This brand calls itself quote, America's master gun maker and has a logo that features a T over top of C. This brand calls itself America's master gun maker and has a logo that Maybe

[Max]

you can throw a few more clues

[Spencer Newharth]

over top AC I hope Brody doesn't win today. What's that? Nothing. This brand calls itself America's master gun maker and has a logo that features a T over top AC so if you're watching this on YouTube you'll notice we are in a new studio. Got a figuratively job.

[Phil]

Yeah. Steve was in here 15 minutes before we hit record hanging Stuff up and we're not done. So it looks. The walls are a little bare. Okay, now, what color would you call that? You know, it was kind of a mistake to have pretty close to some first light colors because Randall is almost just sinking into the wall right now. But it's not quite the same shade.

[Giannis]

Tarmac.

[Yanni]

I actually like it the way that it's not cluttered like it was before.

[Max]

I like it not cluttered.

[Phil]

Well, cluttered's better for sound, and it's better for the camera, so.

[Brody]

So we won't do that.

[Yanni]

I think we should just do more. It should just be all hides.

[Nate]

Dude, it's been a long day.

[Spencer Newharth]

Close.

[Nate]

I know.

[Spencer Newharth]

America's master gun maker that has a logo that features a T over top of C. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says Colt. Laura without an answer. Randall says Thompson Center. Corey says Thompson 2 Turkey. Yanni says Thompson Center. Max and Brody say Thompson Center. The correct answer is Thompson Center. Thompson Center.

[Max]

Wait, wait.

[Spencer Newharth]

What's up?

[Max]

Does Corey get not.

[Spencer Newharth]

That's only half.

[Phil]

Really?

[Spencer Newharth]

Whoa, whoa.

[Nate]

Mr. Muscle Guy.

[Spencer Newharth]

Thompson Center.

[Phil]

That's rich

[Nate]

from last week.

[Spencer Newharth]

You guys think Corey should get that point for having your prince island muscles or whatever? No.

[Max]

Oh, yeah, dude.

[Nate]

I'm just saying, man.

[Spencer Newharth]

Now, now, Brody, when four out of seven people get it correct, that's like the perfect trivia question. So you. You thought it was too easy?

[Max]

I did.

[Spencer Newharth]

I'd say just right. Thompson center was founded in 1965 by Ken Thompson and Warren Center. In 1970, they created the Hawkin Muzzleloader. According to the NRA, the gun was so popular that it helped launch a muzzleloader hunting re solution in America.

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[Spencer Newharth]

Question 3. The topic is foraging. Burdock is commonly referred to as wild blank because of its elephant ear leaves that resemble this garden perennial. The room is stumped. Burdock is commonly referred to as wild blank because of its elephant ear leaves that resemble this garden perennial. Brody the only player to put marker to wipe.

[Brody]

But look at this. But look what he's doing now.

[Spencer Newharth]

He doesn't doesn't love what he wrote. Oh, wow. Wow, that was nice, Max. I was looking at your face.

[Phil]

For those not watching, Max is rubbing his whiteboard on our podcast table here.

[Spencer Newharth]

It's the new Phelps that's gonna be

[Brody]

a favorite among the audio only listeners.

[Spencer Newharth]

Maxwell Podcast studio call.

[Yanni]

Stop it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah, we've had enough, Max. Burdock is commonly referred to as wild blank because of its elephant ear leaves that resemble this garden perennial. Yanni has now come up with an answer. Yanni, do you like your answer?

[Yanni]

Not really.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. Does it have elephant ear leaves? Is it a Garden perennial.

[Yanni]

Yes.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. Burdock is commonly referred to as wild blank because of its elephant ear leaves that resemble this garden perennial. Players slowly locking in their answers, but nobody seems to love what they wrote.

[Max]

Oh, man. I remember running around the woods, calling it which woods? Back in the old days in the neighborhood woodlot.

[Spencer Newharth]

The old day woods.

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Ye olde wood.

[Max]

One little woodlot that seemed like it was the size of Montana. Back then. It was probably like 2 acres.

[Spencer Newharth]

Burdock is commonly referred to as wild blank because of its elephant ear leaves that resemble this garden perennial.

[Max]

Mm.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is everybody ready?

[Giannis]

Are you okay, Nate?

[Spencer Newharth]

No, dude.

[Nate]

I had a big old test this morning, so I'm pretty tired.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, is everybody ready? Hold on.

[Brody]

I ate a Sonora hot dog covered in steak about 15 minutes ago, so I'm also tired.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yanni making a last second change. Yanni, Good. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says tulip. Hey. Without an answer. Randall says rhubarb. Corey says tulip.

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Rhubarb.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yanni says parsnip. Max says onions. Brody says rhubarb.

[Yanni]

I had rhubarb.

[Spencer Newharth]

The correct answer is rhubarb. Oh, yeah, Brody and Randall got that one right. Although burdock looks like rhubarb, it doesn't taste like it. The flavor of its edible taproot is described as nutty or earthy, often compared to celery or artichoke. Ideally, it's harvested before flowering in its first or second year of growth. It's found across the continent, growing in disturbed areas like pastures, parks, and ditches. There's a canal that runs by my neighborhood that has a prolific amount of burdock. I'm gonna harvest some this year. I think we should call it ditch rhubarb. Ditch rhubarb.

[Brody]

That's good.

[Spencer Newharth]

I feel like that's better.

[Brody]

Ditch Barb.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 4. The topic is fishing. What is the color of a boat's starboard side light?

[Yanni]

Oh.

[Max]

Oh.

[Giannis]

It's either one or two.

[Spencer Newharth]

What is the color of a boat's starboard sidelight? A lot of quick answers. Do you have this one right, Captain Randall?

[Max]

Yes.

[Spencer Newharth]

We're gonna have to take away your captain's. Your expired.

[Giannis]

Expired.

[Brody]

Long expired.

[Spencer Newharth]

If you don't get this one.

[Nate]

Is it still in your wallet?

[Brody]

No, it's actually. It's a. Like a passport book.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, yeah. Corey, do you have this one right?

[Brody]

50.

[Yanni]

50.

[Giannis]

Okay, I'm 50.

[Phil]

50.

[Spencer Newharth]

We're gonna take away your expired fishing guide license. Oh, no.

[Giannis]

You don't need to know this crap at all.

[Max]

You want to Row a boat down the river.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody, do you have this one? It's nice to know which side.

[Max]

I don't know, but what if it's just not out at night enough to, like, headlamps are for and you don't

[Brody]

know if the boat's coming over at you?

[Spencer Newharth]

Of a boat's starboard side light should

[Max]

technically be used in safe. Wonder if we should technically be using lights on.

[Phil]

Is this something you should be saying on mic?

[Spencer Newharth]

I can hear you. Again, we're on question four.

[Brody]

You're gonna need to bleep that.

[Spencer Newharth]

The topic is fishing. What is the color of a boat's starboard sidelight? Maxwell, you ready?

[Nate]

No.

[Spencer Newharth]

How many?

[Phil]

Pick one, man.

[Brody]

Colors could there possibly be?

[Giannis]

I'm trying to feel.

[Phil]

At least three.

[Spencer Newharth]

I'm calling ready. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says green. Laura says red. Randall says green. Corey? Red. Yanni? Green. Max, what did you. Green. Okay, Brody? Red.

[Max]

Red.

[Brody]

Port Return.

[Spencer Newharth]

The correct answer is green. I think half the room got that one right. When standing inside of a boat and looking forward, the port side is on your left. The left light is red. The starboard side is on your right. The right side is green. Each color is supposed to form a 112 degree arc of light that's visible to approaching vessels. And Phil has a diagram for us of the different lights that you would see.

[Max]

Running lights is just a good way to get caught doing something you're not supposed to be doing.

[Phil]

Still recording.

[Spencer Newharth]

Good advice from Brody. Question 5. The topic is conservation. This is our Listener Question of the Week, which was won by Nate Murphy for sending this great question. Nate is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win the Listener Question of the week, then send your question to trivia.com. in fisheries management, what does the acronym YOY stand for? That indicates a fish is a juvenile. In fisheries management, what does the acronym YOY stand for that indicates a fish is a juvenile? Brody and Nate quick to answer. Nate, do you have this one right?

[Nate]

No. I mean, maybe.

[Yanni]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. You just wanted to get it over with.

[Nate]

Yeah, dude.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yep.

[Nate]

I gotta go put on more deodorant.

[Spencer Newharth]

Nate's kind of mailed this one in. She's starting. Nate, one for four.

[Giannis]

Smile.

[Spencer Newharth]

Thank you.

[Giannis]

You're just like, yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

It's Turkey week, Nate. Come on, dude.

[Nate]

I know, I know. Test's over. I'm just tired. Drained.

[Yanni]

What kind of test was this?

[Nate]

PMP exam. Let me give a PSA to all the people on Reddit. It's not that hard.

[Max]

And why are you so tired?

[Nate]

Well, taking the test is draining, but the prep for it, people are like, oh, I studied for four months hours every day.

[Brody]

What is.

[Spencer Newharth]

Dude, I was just gonna ask the

[Phil]

same people on Reddit.

[Yanni]

Dude, I studied before.

[Spencer Newharth]

I don't know what it's like.

[Nate]

You know how when you're in high school, you take like the SAT or the ACT to get in college? This is like a test army nerds take when they're getting out of the army to get a job. Oh, but I. I just waited a long time.

[Spencer Newharth]

Project management professional.

[Nate]

That's the one.

[Yanni]

To get a job with the army.

[Nate]

No, no, like to. Because you don't have, like a real resume coming out of the army. So guys are like, what do I put on my resume? You take this random test and hopefully it does something.

[Brody]

But Nate, you have a job.

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That's a great point, Randall.

[Spencer Newharth]

Why am I wasting my time around here very long?

[Nate]

I am. Well, that's the thing is I am, but I have. We'll talk about it offline, okay?

[Brody]

No, I know you explained this week. I'm just giving you a hard time.

[Nate]

Thank you.

[Spencer Newharth]

What does the acronym yoy little disappointed in you. MA indicates? A fish is a juvenile.

[Phil]

Don't.

[Yanni]

Oh, you can't write it down.

[Spencer Newharth]

That was kind of mean. Yanni. Yanni showed the right answer to Max.

[Giannis]

I don't have any of those words, so I'm good.

[Spencer Newharth]

Everybody go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says young of years ago. Laura says year over year. Randall, young of the year. Corey Young, year over year. Yanni, young of the year. Max, year of yearling. Brody, young of the year. The correct answer is young of the year.

[Nate]

Let's go.

[Spencer Newharth]

Young of the year is a catch all term that refers to fish that are in their first year of life. Biologists do YOY surveys during the spring and summer to assess the success or failure of that spawning cycle. This data is collected for both saltwater and freshwater fish and can impact regulations. Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update.

[Phil]

Suppose we are here at halftime. We've got Corey and Laura on the board with one point a piece.

[Giannis]

Randall.

[Phil]

Nate and Max are tied up with three. Giannis and Brody have four points each. And in first place with a perfect game. Yes, that's right. It's Dr. Randall Williams.

[Spencer Newharth]

A turkey week, perfect game. Could it be?

[Brody]

Boy, that would be huge.

[Yanni]

The second half's always tough. Randall,

[Spencer Newharth]

question six.

[Brody]

The topic I've been starting out pretty slowly in the past few weeks.

[Spencer Newharth]

So this fits. Well, question six. The topic is ecology. This next great question is via J. Rose. Cultivate and propagate are synonyms for this nine letter word that's defined as quote, to cause a seed to start growing. Cultivate and propagate are synonyms for this nine letter word that Steve find as to cause a seed to start growing. What was that wow about? I'm actually just.

[Giannis]

I suck at spelling and.

[Spencer Newharth]

Are you impressed with yourself here?

[Giannis]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, okay. Max did it.

[Giannis]

It's nine letters. Usually it's like one or two more or one or two left.

[Spencer Newharth]

Might as well give yourself an extra point for that.

[Max]

Max was just hoping for seven to 11 letters.

[Spencer Newharth]

And Randall. The perfect game for Randall.

[Yanni]

Or he's messing with us.

[Spencer Newharth]

He wrote a hanging in Jeff.

[Yanni]

Pretty.

[Giannis]

No. By his face. No, he doesn't have it.

[Max]

No.

[Brody]

Look at my face getting red. I can feel it getting red.

[Max]

We should probably wrap this one up.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah. It stands out nicely against our new paint job in here. Cultivate and propagate are synonyms for this nine letter word that's defined as to cause a seed to start growing. Smile.

[Max]

I felt like the last one is. You hear young of the year a lot.

[Spencer Newharth]

We have six players who like their answer. And then. Randall.

[Brody]

No. Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Corey, do you have this one right? Maybe.

[Giannis]

You're gonna hate me.

[Max]

Quit flashing that thing around, man.

[Spencer Newharth]

Magus is so proud. He just drunk Gobbler over here.

[Max]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Come on. With his correct answer, you can see in the reflection of the window. I could unlock something new in here. Here. We'll give Randy a few more seconds. Cultivate.

[Max]

Oh, sure. Just give him all the time in the world.

[Spencer Newharth]

Synonyms for this nine letter word that's defined as to cause a seed to start growing.

[Giannis]

He's looking at Tom's head when it changes colors.

[Yanni]

Happy turkey.

[Spencer Newharth]

We're beyond red. We're entering the white phase.

[Max]

Changing color to the right color.

[Brody]

Oh, God.

[Spencer Newharth]

Randall, do you give up right before his head explodes? Yeah, before Max shoots him.

[Brody]

No, it would be cause.

[Spencer Newharth]

Randall, You give up tough stuff.

[Brody]

He's a good guy.

[Giannis]

You guys be nice. Hey, don't show him.

[Nate]

Oh, well, this happened.

[Yanni]

Or he's getting a little loose with

[Spencer Newharth]

the whiteboard over there. Go ahead and reveal your answers. The whole room says germinate. Besides, Randall, the correct answer is germinate. Germination is the process where a seed wakes up from dormancy and sprouts into a new plant. This is triggered by water, oxygen, and temperature. Typically, when a seed germinates it begins to swell, then it ruptures, then a root emerges, then a shoot emerges.

[Giannis]

He's pulling out his phone.

[Spencer Newharth]

What are you looking for?

[Brody]

Am I cultivate and propagate. I understand is like, I cultivated this.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, there. If you were to look at synonyms.

[Brody]

If a seed germinates, are you saying that seed cultivated.

[Spencer Newharth]

But a synonym is not necessarily an exact matching definition? No, it is like.

[Brody]

That's exactly what it is.

[Spencer Newharth]

Like thesaurus.

[Brody]

That's exactly what it is, Phil.

[Giannis]

Something similar.

[Brody]

What are we talking about here?

[Yanni]

A thesaurus. I would agree with you, but I'm

[Phil]

not a scholar of any kind.

[Brody]

This is.

[Spencer Newharth]

If you go to like thesaurus.com, it'll give you like 15, you know, examples of synonyms for germinating.

[Yanni]

Give us the definition of synonym.

[Phil]

A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word.

[Brody]

No, that's not the same nearly. So when you say germinate, it talks about. It talks about a seed growing. Cultivate to prepare or prepare for the use of raising of crops to foster the growth of. Fostering the growth of something isn't the same as something growing.

[Spencer Newharth]

Listen, those. Those are both lists.

[Brody]

You should end this episode now. You're gonna get destroyed.

[Gronk]

But I think.

[Yanni]

No, because you're gonna get destroyed.

[Phil]

Radel does have a point.

[Brody]

Phil has.

[Yanni]

But to germinate a seed is to what?

[Nate]

Cultivate a seed?

[Max]

Propagate. Definitely. It's definitely.

[Brody]

You are germinating where the seed is germinating. Are you germinating a seed

[Yanni]

who.

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What?

[Brody]

What? This is.

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These are verbs.

[Giannis]

No, the seed itself is germinating.

[Brody]

Seed is germinating. The seed does not cultivate anything. No, the seed does not propagate anymore.

[Giannis]

You're doing that yourself.

[Brody]

That's what I'm talking about. That's what I'm talking about. Baseballs fly when you hit them.

[Spencer Newharth]

I am.

[Brody]

I. I hit the ball, the ball flies. So when you cultivate something, it. Germans.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do we respect Merriam Webster in this room? I would say yes, we do. They list both of those as synonyms. Germany, Horse shit. Question.

[Yanni]

You better be careful.

[Max]

After this game is over, Spencer, I feel like he's going to find you and kick you right in the nuts.

[Brody]

Synonyms for cultivate are promote, nurture, foster, nourish, germinate.

[Spencer Newharth]

Again, Merriam Webster list cultivate one way

[Nate]

street or a two way street. Because he says they're synonyms for his word. It's a roundabout, not necessarily the other way. You know what I'm saying?

[Brody]

But do you understand what I'm saying here.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah, the subject. The other six players got it right.

[Brody]

If you use the word in the sentence, you can't have the same subject. Then it's not a synonym.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 7.

[Brody]

Phil knows I'm correct.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay.

[Brody]

That's why I wrote down gardening. Because cultivating is more like gardening than it is germinating. I can garden. I can cultivate.

[Spencer Newharth]

Cultivate seeds.

[Brody]

Cannot garden.

[Spencer Newharth]

You take this up with Miriam Webster.

[Brody]

This is insane. You're insane right now. I actually think this is the most intellectually bankrupt question and answer you've ever asked on this show.

[Phil]

What about the revolver one?

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That.

[Brody]

That was just dumb.

[Yanni]

Shots fired.

[Spencer Newharth]

This is wild. I think Randall still has a nice lead going into question seven.

[Max]

Do you think he'd be fighting like this if he had the lead?

[Spencer Newharth]

Yes, I do.

[Brody]

There is an alternate definition for germinate.

[Giannis]

Oh, let's hear it.

[Brody]

No, I still don't.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, see, it turns out he agrees with himself on this one. Question 7. The topic is conservation.

[Max]

Really?

[Brody]

Know what I'm saying?

[Giannis]

Randall's going to quit.

[Brody]

I was thinking of agriculture. I was thinking of gardening. Farming. Because cultivating and propagating are things you do to seeds.

[Nate]

Has anyone ever walked out but you

[Spencer Newharth]

weren't thinking about Germany.

[Brody]

Keep going.

[Spencer Newharth]

I mean, what a specific definition to cause a seed to start growing. Wow. Germinate. Question seven. The topic is conservation. This TV secret agent who worked cases saving wolves, golden eagles and black rhinos is best known.

[Yanni]

Can we go?

[Spencer Newharth]

Right. Resourcefulness and mullet.

[Yanni]

No, we're gonna pick it up after we write down these.

[Spencer Newharth]

This TV secret agency who worked cases saving wolves, golden eagles and black rhinos is best known for his resourcefulness and mullet.

[Nate]

I think. But now that I read it again, I'm kind of questioning.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody and Nate both have an answer. What would you like to discuss on that last one, Yanni?

[Yanni]

Well, I need to write down an answer.

[Brody]

First.

[Max]

I'd like to discuss the definition of a mullet.

[Nate]

Spencer.

[Spencer Newharth]

Well.

[Nate]

And secret agent.

[Spencer Newharth]

This TV secret agent.

[Nate]

I don't know if I have the right. This right anymore.

[Spencer Newharth]

Worked cases saving wolves, golden eagles and black rhinos. Is best known for his resourcefulness and mullet. Now, Randall's.

[Max]

I don't think that's okay.

[Spencer Newharth]

Let me.

[Max]

Hey, I just don't want to peek.

[Nate]

Swappy, swappy, peek. Ready?

[Max]

I don't think he was a secret agent.

[Brody]

A secret agent.

[Giannis]

I don't care. First thing I thought of.

[Nate]

But I'm the same boat first.

[Giannis]

I like your answer.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody. Do you have this one right?

[Nate]

The first qualifiers throw me off.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody, the only player who likes his answer.

[Giannis]

Yeah, I like Nate's answer.

[Nate]

Do you see Brody's answer?

[Giannis]

No, I don't want to.

[Max]

I'm not gonna show anyone my answer.

[Nate]

All right.

[Max]

I feel like.

[Nate]

Did you see mine?

[Phil]

Nope.

[Max]

Show it to me. You know what, Randall?

[Yanni]

He says the definition is.

[Nate]

I know.

[Yanni]

I know. Seed to grow. Oh, you know what definition?

[Max]

It's not right.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yes.

[Yanni]

You.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah.

[Max]

Are germinating the detail in there that I know make your answer wrong.

[Nate]

I know.

[Yanni]

You are causing the seed

[Brody]

germinating key detail.

[Max]

Unless Spencer, like, really messed this question.

[Nate]

Unless he's doing one of those, like, Flavortown things.

[Yanni]

If. I think it can maybe be applied

[Brody]

both ways if I'm prop.

[Max]

You guys are still arguing.

[Yanni]

I think that the seed can't cultivate itself.

[Brody]

That's what I'm saying.

[Yanni]

Germinate itself.

[Brody]

That's what I'm saying. But that's my whole argument.

[Yanni]

But I'm saying that you can germinate the seed and the seed can germinate

[Giannis]

itself, and you can also.

[Brody]

I can germinate a seed.

[Yanni]

Okay.

[Brody]

That's all I was doing.

[Yanni]

Because it says in this question to.

[Brody]

Cause my argument is that if we're using his question as the source of the original truth.

[Max]

Man, you're asking. He's got a question like this in a long time.

[Spencer Newharth]

Spencer. And it was. What is 6 divided by 7? It was like a 90 percenter for the room.

[Yanni]

Yeah.

[Brody]

If the question had said. Here's where I think the question. If the question had said, like this nine letter word. That's a synonym with. With sprout or whatever.

[Max]

You know, Spencer, I don't know if you noticed, but I've turned over a new leaf. I don't argue about questions anymore since this episode.

[Spencer Newharth]

Down again. Question 7. This TV secret agent who worked cases saving wolves, golden eagles and black rhinos is best known for his resourcefulness and mullet. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says Ace Ventura. Laura without an answer. Randall says MacGyver. Corey. Ace Ventura. Yanni. MacGyver. Max. Joe Dirt. Brody. MacGyver. The correct answer is MacGyver.

[Max]

I almost wrote down MacGruber, but then I realized

[Spencer Newharth]

she was too embarrassed to show the answer.

[Brody]

Pet detective.

[Nate]

I know.

[Spencer Newharth]

Didn't I can think of anyone else and I didn't.

[Yanni]

Honestly, it's been so long since I've seen MacGyver. I didn't know that he was a special agent.

[Spencer Newharth]

I don't think I've ever told me

[Nate]

that was Wrong, dude. You shouldn't trust weapons.

[Spencer Newharth]

Give Laura that point, Phil. Yeah.

[Nate]

Yes, no doubt.

[Spencer Newharth]

MacGyver ran from 1985 to 1992 and got a reboot in 2016. He is a secret agent who uses unconventional tools for genius level problem solving. MacGyver refuses to carry a gun, instead arming himself with a Swiss army knife. Knife, duct tape, matches, paper clips and chewing gum. At an unspecified point in the series, he becomes a vegetarian and starts working cases that involve endangered species. Here is a trailer for episode 19 from season three, where MacGyver reunites with an ex girlfriend who is a park ranger. They spend the episode battling grizzly poachers and rekindling their flame. Play it, Phil. You didn't just expect to fly back into my life after three years, did you? Somebody's been on this trail since we came through.

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[Spencer Newharth]

You and I closed the book a long time ago. I wouldn't have come at all if

[Yanni]

you told me about Sam.

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What are you doing with me?

[Yanni]

I asked.

[Brody]

Finish.

[Spencer Newharth]

Do you mind telling me what you're doing here? Park service.

[Brody]

Oh, we're getting out of here together.

[Yanni]

You shot the ranger, Ed. What do you mean we're out of there?

[Spencer Newharth]

What would you say if I made

[Yanni]

it a little longer?

[Spencer Newharth]

I'd say you had your chance once. At least let me help.

[Brody]

But we're gonna have to get moving. Freeze.

[Yanni]

Go on, shoot.

[Spencer Newharth]

You're gonna hang me out to dry. Anyway, we go in and we finish them both off.

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[Spencer Newharth]

Never seen.

[Phil]

Wow.

[Nate]

No.

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody, Yanni. Did you boys watch MacGyver when it was on?

[Max]

Oh, I'm sure I watched it a handful of times.

[Yanni]

Oh, yeah?

[Max]

Yeah.

[Yanni]

Oh, yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Did you love MacGyver?

[Yanni]

Yeah.

[Brody]

That's darker than I. I don't remember.

[Yanni]

I don't remember. Was that the reboot or is that from.

[Spencer Newharth]

No, that was, like, season three, episode 19. So that must have been, like, 1988. I don't remember.

[Phil]

Right.

[Nate]

In my prime.

[Spencer Newharth]

TV New Years.

[Max]

Wildlife savior.

[Yanni]

Before you were born. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, his resourcefulness, right? That's what. That's what everybody loves.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yeah. He could, like, create a diamond, like.

[Giannis]

Oh, you're MacGyvering something.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, now you know. Yeah.

[Giannis]

I never knew it was an actual show.

[Nate]

I didn't know you would consider that a mullet.

[Spencer Newharth]

Feathery mullet.

[Nate]

Yeah.

[Brody]

I like this.

[Giannis]

Apparently, I got a mullet, right?

[Spencer Newharth]

That's good.

[Brody]

It seems like it would be bad for sneaking around.

[Max]

What was the spoof of my guy McGruber?

[Spencer Newharth]

Gruber. That SNL still does.

[Max]

They still do it.

[Spencer Newharth]

I think they pull it. Who's the. Who's the one?

[Phil]

He's been off the show for a while but they, they just cameos. They did like a surprise. They did one a few episodes ago with Will Forte as like a guest star. It was pretty fun.

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[Spencer Newharth]

Question 8. The topic is woodsmanship. This planet, which is the fourth brightest planet in our night sky, is seen in retrograde multiple times each year. Fourth brightest. This planet, which is the fourth brightest planet in our sky, is seen in retrograde multiple times each year.

[Max]

I wish I knew what that meant.

[Spencer Newharth]

We can talk about it in the flavor text.

[Nate]

I. Oh, never mind. I'm not gonna give any hints.

[Spencer Newharth]

Nate, very quick to answer the side of the table with Brody, Max, Yanni. And Corey is crossing some stuff out. Erasing Yanni. Do you have this one right?

[Yanni]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay, we'll get a scoreboard update.

[Yanni]

I'm writing down a planet that I feel like I've seen a few times over the years.

[Spencer Newharth]

Phil the engineer after this. This planet, which is the fourth brightest planet in our night sky, is seen in retrograde multiple times each year.

[Phil]

Corey's got a whole solar system on his board.

[Spencer Newharth]

Max pointed out he has a one in nine chance.

[Brody]

Does he include the ninth planet it?

[Max]

No, he doesn't. No, because there's not nine planets.

[Giannis]

Well, I still haven't one of nine chance.

[Spencer Newharth]

He's not sure which one I'm thinking of.

[Giannis]

One you don't know.

[Brody]

It ain't the Earth.

[Spencer Newharth]

This planet, which is the fourth brightest planet in our night sky, is seen in retrograde multiple times each year.

[Yanni]

Oh, unless retrograde is somehow like a mirroring. And he is talking about.

[Spencer Newharth]

Or could it be Laura, do you have this one right question? Maybe.

[Brody]

Okay, what's the definition of retrograde?

[Yanni]

Yeah, I don't know.

[Brody]

Sorry about that.

[Phil]

Yeah, I think it was one episode ago. Randall, you issued an apology.

[Spencer Newharth]

We could just schedule in a new segment up top. That's a Randall apology.

[Yanni]

If I was you, Phil, I would already start working on the new intro for trivia and kind of rework work what we just saw there into. Into that. That will get.

[Brody]

I just thought I was right. I thought, dude, that seems like a great. And you guys were all making fun of my appearance during the question. Remember that? You guys are all making fun of how my face looks.

[Giannis]

Yeah, yeah.

[Brody]

And you just struck a nerve with

[Giannis]

me, you know, I'm sorry I made fun of you, Randall.

[Brody]

No, that was actually very funny, Max. That's the kind of Max I'm hoping for.

[Spencer Newharth]

It softened the whole thing. Actually, believe it or not, didn't you

[Max]

have to recently read a. An apology?

[Brody]

Yeah, but that wasn't because of an outburst. That was because I was in a bad mood.

[Max]

Oh, there's a difference.

[Phil]

Yeah, he's in a great mood today.

[Brody]

Yeah, I'm in a great mood.

[Yanni]

It's turkey week.

[Brody]

I was having a perfect game until then.

[Spencer Newharth]

Is everybody ready?

[Brody]

How fun that was.

[Max]

Sure.

[Spencer Newharth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says Mercury. Lorna. Mercury. Randall. Mercury. Corey. Venus. Yanni. Saturn. Matt. Neptune. Brody. Venus. The correct answer is Mercury.

[Phil]

Let's go.

[Spencer Newharth]

Mercury is the fourth brightest planet after Venus, Jupiter, and Mars. You're able to see it with your naked eye around sunrise and sunset, with it hovering close to the horizon. Retrograde is an optical illusion that makes it appear as though the planet is moving backwards. This phenomenon happens for a few weeks about every four months. Despite no scientific evidence, some believe that Mercury in retrograde causes animals to have a chaotic period where they're extra anxious and territorial. I feel like you'll hear about pet owners saying that it must be not like White tailbox.

[Giannis]

Yeah.

[Yanni]

How come the juries don't cover retrograde? I mean, that's got the drearies. I mean, that's gotta affect movement just as much.

[Max]

I find that gobblers are much more. They gobble way more during.

[Brody]

I think it's more of an astrologer thing.

[Nate]

Yeah.

[Brody]

Dude, if you have like, some astrology people.

[Phil]

Oh, yeah. They're way into that.

[Spencer Newharth]

They know it. Yeah.

[Brody]

They're like, I knew something was happening in my life, and then I realized it was Mercury. Mercury in retrograde.

[Nate]

I got this right because, like, my mom used to say this to justify, like, her doing crazy stuff.

[Max]

Yeah. I wonder if Randall's outbursts are tied

[Spencer Newharth]

while Phil gives us a scoreboard update. We have two questions left.

[Brody]

Every two weeks or every week sometimes.

[Phil]

Corey is in last place with two points. Laura and Max have four. Nate has five. Giannis and Brody have six. And Randall Williams pulled back ahead he's in first place with seven points after that last question.

[Spencer Newharth]

So we have three retrogrades this year. February 26th to March 20th. So we just missed that window. The next one is June 29 to July 23, and then October 24 to November 13.

[Brody]

My previous outburst was during retrograde.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, wow.

[Yanni]

Okay, wow.

[Brody]

That was March 13th.

[Spencer Newharth]

Just some Friday the 13th. But we're gonna have an article on the meat eater.com this year about how mercury in retrograde affects the whitetail run. Here's question nine. The topic is cooking. This nine letter word is defined as, quote, the empty space between the top of the food or liquid and the underside of the canning lid. Geez.

[Yanni]

Don't know this one. Laura.

[Spencer Newharth]

This nine letter word is defined as the empty space between the top of the food or liquid and the underside of the canning lid. Brody very confidently put his whiteboard down.

[Max]

Oh, yeah. So confident.

[Spencer Newharth]

The only one of the seven players.

[Max]

What are you drawing there, Max?

[Giannis]

I'm just drawing a can in the space. Hopefully it comes up with a nine letter word.

[Spencer Newharth]

This nine letter word is defined as the empty space between the top of the food or liquid and the underside of the canning lid. We'll get another scoreboard update after this. Find out where we stand going into question 10.

[Max]

What you got in the can there, Max?

[Spencer Newharth]

Berries.

[Giannis]

No, it doesn't look like berries. Pickle pipe.

[Spencer Newharth]

It's chunky for that.

[Giannis]

It's long and stringy.

[Spencer Newharth]

Maybe doodles. Dilly beans.

[Max]

Canned ramen.

[Yanni]

Asparagus.

[Giannis]

Beans would be good.

[Spencer Newharth]

This nine letter word is defined as the empty space between the top of the food or liquid and the underside of the canning lid.

[Brody]

What a question.

[Giannis]

I was gonna come up with some scientific name and what a great scientific word. And just.

[Yanni]

I know this is. This is my cooking bone, you know?

[Max]

Yeah, there's a time Giannis is a big canner too. He's making canned deer meat all the time.

[Spencer Newharth]

You should have this one.

[Yanni]

I do like me. I don't think I've ever heard a name for this. Ready?

[Spencer Newharth]

Brody's probably said it to you in the kitchen.

[Giannis]

I made it to the Shelby index, so I'm happy.

[Max]

Okay.

[Spencer Newharth]

On turkey week?

[Max]

I could be way off. Spencer.

[Spencer Newharth]

Does anyone else like that?

[Giannis]

Not as off as me, no.

[Spencer Newharth]

No.

[Max]

You've drawn it very well there. I like that.

[Spencer Newharth]

This nine letter word is defined as the empty space between the top of the food or liquid and the underside of the canning lid. Is everybody ready?

[Yanni]

Let me write something.

[Spencer Newharth]

This is question nine. Nine letter word for question nine.

[Max]

Yanni yeah, go ahead.

[Spencer Newharth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says negatives. Laura says. What's that say? Laura Meniscus. Randall says. Corey says empty air. Johnny says uncanned. Max drew us can. Brody says headspace. Brody got it. The correct answer.

[Nate]

He's got a chance.

[Spencer Newharth]

Head space. Damn it. If you don't leave enough head space when canning, you risk liquid seeping through the lid and preventing a good seal. Some general guidelines are to leave a quarter inch of head space for jellies and jams, a half inch for tomato products and one inch for meat.

[Nate]

Is there any relation to gun headspace there. Should you have gotten that?

[Phil]

Not really.

[Yanni]

But had. Had he connected the two somehow, then Randall would have gotten him.

[Brody]

I did think about head.

[Nate]

Like.

[Brody]

Like. Like on a beer. Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Here's a correct answer review so far.

[Brody]

Five letters. So I made a joke.

[Spencer Newharth]

One was Sandhill Crane. Two Thompson center. Three Rhubarb four Green five Yoy is young of year. Six. Germany seven, eight Mercury nine. Headspace. Phil, scoreboard update.

[Phil]

It is down to Giannis. He's still in the game with six points. But Randall and Brody are tied up in first with seven.

[Spencer Newharth]

Question 10. The topic is fishing. This next great question is via Kyle Lukes. The Salish Sea consists of the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the blank blank

[Giannis]

Bean.

[Nate]

Bing.

[Spencer Newharth]

The Salish Sea consists of the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the blank blank. Randall, do you have this one right? I do. Okay. Brody has a blank whiteboard.

[Giannis]

I'm feeling pretty good about my answer.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. Max is going to beat the Shelby index.

[Giannis]

You saw it.

[Spencer Newharth]

Yanni, who's one point behind, would need to get this right with Brody and Randall to get it wrong to go to overtime. But Randall likes his answer. Randall, how confident are you at this point?

[Brody]

Probably 97, 98%. Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

The Salish Sea consists of the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the blank blank.

[Giannis]

I don't feel confident anymore.

[Brody]

You're on the wrong continent.

[Giannis]

Yeah, I am too.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, Brody. Still pondering.

[Brody]

You alright, Max? Meh. Oh, I just want this so bad.

[Spencer Newharth]

Corey, do you have this one right?

[Brody]

It's all I want for Turkey week. I got a body of water written down.

[Spencer Newharth]

I feel pretty good.

[Brody]

I don't think I'm eligible for the Giant sweepstakes.

[Yanni]

No. I asked Logan Dove and he said you can play, but you can't win.

[Brody]

I was ready to spend all of my money on vests and neck gaiters.

[Spencer Newharth]

The Salish Sea consists of the Strait of Georgia, at least five, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the blank blank. Nate, do you have this one right?

[Nate]

No, I think I'm in the right

[Spencer Newharth]

part of the world, but Randall may be the only one to get this one.

[Brody]

Oh, no. I really hope I got it.

[Max]

I don't have an answer.

[Spencer Newharth]

I hope I got it. Before you give up, Brody, go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says Baltic Sea. Laura without an answer. Randall says Puget Sound. Corey says Indian Ocean. Yanni without an answer. Max says Nile River. Brody without an answer. Randall got it. My correct answer is the Puget Sound. Oh, my gosh. He wins the game.

[Brody]

What a dramatic victory from Georgia.

[Spencer Newharth]

Eight correct answers.

[Max]

The name in front of Puget Sound threw me off. You know, if I was going to argue about something, that's what I would argue about. Nobody says you're past that.

[Spencer Newharth]

Now say Puget Sound. The name Salish Sea was formally established in 2009 by the U.S. board of Geographic Names. It is a 6,500 square mile international water body that stretches from British Columbia to Washington. The Puget Sound refers to only the southernmost water that is often associated with Seattle. Phil has a map there to show you where the Strait of Georgia, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Puget Sound all fall.

[Max]

Where does it say the Puget Sound on that map?

[Spencer Newharth]

Well, it doesn't say the Salish or the. The Strait of Georgia doesn't say the Olympic Peninsula, the Strait of Juan de Fuca either. All right, Randall. Randall, eight correct answers. The Turkey Week victory. What are you gonna do with that? $500. Oh.

[Brody]

Oh, man. It's not going to Turkey. It's tough because I want to give it to conservation groups that I respect, but I also don't think anybody would want to be associated with my behavior from this episode. So land access. Let's donate this to the National Fish Habitat Partnership.

[Spencer Newharth]

Oh, that's a new one.

[Yanni]

Okay. Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Are they going to put a stamp of approval?

[Brody]

I don't know. I don't know. We'll have to reach out to our friends there.

[Spencer Newharth]

What do you like about them?

[Brody]

They just do a lot of habitat work all across the country. It's. It's like an umbrella organization that. That fosters partnerships for improving and restoring fish habitat.

[Spencer Newharth]

Okay. They probably save a lot of yoy fish.

[Phil]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newharth]

Give you guys.

[Brody]

How fitting.

[Spencer Newharth]

In the future. Join us next week.

[Giannis]

Do they germinate any fish?

[Spencer Newharth]

Meat eater Trivia Conservation always win.

[Brody]

Thank you, Spencer.

[Nate]

Suck it, Duke.

[Max]

Yeah, Spencer from South Dakota. He's the host. Using those smooth mellow tones. He lays them questions down.

[Spencer Newharth]

And he likes taking those two and

[Max]

three year old bucks and he's an asshole.

[Spencer Newharth]

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