Ep. 904: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXV

Summary

The MeatEater Podcast — Ep. 904: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXV Release date: July 15, 2026 | Host: Spencer Newarth

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Episode Overview

In this episode of the MeatEater Podcast, host Spencer Newarth leads the crew through another high-stakes round of MeatEater Trivia — the only game show where conservation always wins. With $500 (doubled to $1,000 if a perfect score is achieved) on the line for the winner’s chosen conservation charity, the team, including Brody, Corey, Nate, Omar, Sarah, and John, faces ten questions spanning the podcast’s core pillars: hunting, fishing, conservation, and wild foods.

The energy is playful, competitive, and packed with practical tips, offbeat facts, and the humor and camaraderie long-time listeners love. Notable moments include in-depth gear advice, debates on fishing technique, and a breakdown of outdoor trivia that will test even seasoned outdoorspeople.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Mailbag: Staying Warm on Cold Winter Hunts

Timestamp: 01:31–07:18

• Listener question: How to stay warm during cold sits without overheating on the hike in.
• John: “You have to keep yourself dry... as soon as that next to skin layer gets soaked, it's game over for pretty much the entire day.” (02:39)
  • Hike in cold, wear minimal layers until arrival, then layer up. Avoid using vehicle heaters en route.
• Brody: “Hike cold... If you're sitting still for 10 hours, you're gonna get cold... get up and walk around now and then.” (03:52, 04:40)
  • Advocates for building a fire.
• Sarah: “Never driving in the socks that I’m gonna wear into the field. Change the socks at the truck before you leave.” (04:57)
• Nate: "Big muff guy, put a muff on." (05:14)
  • Endorses hand muffs for warmth and finger dexterity.
• Tips covered: Layering systems, dry backup base layers, swapping socks, muffs, heated gear (chemical and rechargeable), even facial hair for warmth.
• Fun moment: Tom Brady wetsuit joke, beard as insulation, and new gear teases from First Lite.

2. Trivia Questions Breakdown

Each trivia question draws a flurry of answers, playful trash talk, and banter. Here are the themes and memorable exchanges:

Question 1: Dust Bowl State

Timestamp: 08:20–09:36

• Question: Which state was hit hardest by the Dust Bowl?
• All - Correct answer: Oklahoma.
• Brody: “Was that our reading? Anybody else in the reading club? Grapes of Wrath.” (09:36)
• Spencer provides Dust Bowl context and migration stats.

Question 2: Fishing Terminology

Timestamp: 09:43–14:52

• Question: Morbid term for a fishing technique where the bait flows with current?
• Answer: Dead Drift.
• Sarah: “Dead bugs don’t swim, and you know it.” (13:34)
• Spirited debate about whether dead drift is the pinnacle of fly fishing skill, with Brody advocating for versatility and Sarah stressing the importance of drag-free drift.

Question 3: Foraging — State Fruit of North Dakota

Timestamp: 15:03–17:38

• Question: The tart cherry, state fruit of North Dakota?
• Answer: Chokecherry.
• Sarah: “They are rarely eaten raw, but can be turned into jellies and syrups.”
• Brody: “You eat those things raw and you wonder what bears are thinking, man.” (17:38)

Question 4: Water Science

Timestamp: 18:17–20:48

• Question: Scientist studying water movement/distribution/quality — 11-letter word?
• Answer: Hydrologist.
• Discussion of Sarah’s partner’s hydrologist job, salary stats, and water scarcity in Gallatin County.

Question 5: Colorado Outdoor Brand

Timestamp: 21:12–24:25

• Question: Named after a mountain; known for lightweight camping gear.
• Answer: Big Agnes.
• Brody: “Been hot for years, baby, baby.” (21:43)
• Spencer shares the brand’s origin and Steamboat Springs roots.

Scoreboard Checkpoint

Timestamp: 24:25–24:41

• Omar: 1, John: 3, Corey/Nate: 4, Sarah/Brody: 5.

Question 6: Dog Breed with Feminine Name

Timestamp: 26:58–29:32

• Question: Smaller than setters, leggier than spaniels.
• Answer: Brittany.
• Stories of hunting with Brittanys; lively dog breed preferences from Sarah and Brody.

Question 7: Salmon River Nickname

Timestamp: 29:43–31:07

• Question: What nickname is Idaho’s Salmon River known by?
• Answer: River of No Return.
• History: Boats would only travel downstream, then be disassembled for lumber.

Question 8: Gear — FFS in Fishing

Timestamp: 32:24–34:14

• Question: “FFS,” the most polarizing fishing topic in 2024?
• Answer: Forward Facing Sonar.
• Corey: “That's almost as cheating as dragging your flies around.” (34:11)
• Discussion of competitive fishing’s mixed attitudes toward sonar tech.

Question 9: Conservation — Orchid State

Timestamp: 35:06–37:58

• Question: Which U.S. state is home to half of North America’s native orchid species?
• Answer: Florida.
• Spencer shares ecological context: ghost orchids, endangered blooms, and their pollinators.

Question 10: Public Lands President

Timestamp: 38:44–40:23

• Question: Which president ordered a tunnel at Whiteface Mountain for wheelchair summit access?
• Answer: Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR).
• Brody (joking about Nate’s ageism): “You know there’s an HR department upstairs.” (39:44)
• Historical details: in-mountain elevator, president’s use of a wheelchair, accessibility milestone.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• John: “As soon as that next to skin layer gets soaked, it's game over...” (02:39)
• Brody: “Hike cold... It's easier to be miserable for one hour hiking in than for the entire 12 day sit.” (03:52)
• Sarah: “Never driving in the socks that I’m gonna wear into the field.” (04:57)
• Nate: “Big muff guy, put a muff on.” (05:14)
• Brody: “You eat those things raw and you wonder what bears are thinking, man.” (17:38)
• Spencer: “Dead bugs don’t swim, and you know it.” (13:34)
• Sarah & Brody’s fly fishing debate on dead drifting nymphs (13:11–14:52)
• Corey: “That's almost as cheating as dragging your flies around.” (34:11)
• Brody: Donates the $1,000 to wildland firefighters: “It's been a pretty tough wildfire season already and it's probably only going to get tougher.” (41:25)

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Trivia Results & Final Scores

Timestamp: 41:25–41:36

• Brody sweeps with a perfect 10/10, triggering a $1,000 donation to wildland firefighters.org.
• Final scoreboard:
  • Brody: 10
  • Nate: 8
  • Sarah: 7
  • Corey: 5
  • John: 3
  • Omar: 2

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Memorable Banter

• Multiple call-backs to prior episodes about fishing skill (and Nate’s alleged lack thereof).
• Playful age jokes around presidential trivia, with Brody referencing HR to deflect.
• Nostalgia about reading Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath and classic hunting anecdotes.

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Key Timestamps

• 01:31–07:18 – Mailbag: Staying warm hunting
• 08:20–09:36 – Dust Bowl State question
• 09:43–14:52 – Fishing technique debate (dead drift)
• 15:03–17:38 – Foraging: Chokecherries
• 18:17–20:48 – Hydrologist job roles
• 21:12–24:25 – Big Agnes brand trivia
• 26:58–29:32 – Dog breeds: Brittany
• 29:43–31:07 – River of No Return
• 32:24–34:14 – Debate over Forward Facing Sonar (FFS)
• 35:06–37:58 – Orchids in Florida
• 38:44–40:23 – FDR and Whiteface Mountain accessibility

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Conclusion

This episode blended outdoor expertise, accessible natural history, classic MeatEater humor, and earnest advocacy for conservation, all while showcasing the trivia prowess (and playful digs) of the regulars. Whether you're a hardcore hunter, a weekend angler, or just love outdoor lore, this trivia installment was packed with learning, laughs, and heartfelt moments — and it ended with a charitable win for Brody and a worthy cause.

Transcript

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[Sarah]

Foreign.

[Spencer Newarth]

Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host Spencer New Arth and today we're joined by Brody, Corey, Nate, Omar, Sarah and John. This is a 10 round quiz show with questions from meat eaters 4 verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. There is a prize. Meat eater will donate 500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing. We're starting today's show with a mailbag question if you want some if you want the crew to answer your question, send an email to trivia.com the subject line mailbag. This is from Eric from York. He says any advice for staying warm on a cold winter hunt without overheating. I hunt northern PA and I usually walk one to two miles in then have long cold sits usually posted up in some sort of downfall. Any tips or gear suggestions to keep you warm without falling fully overheating? First John, you work at the the flagship store downtown Bozeman. If Eric from York came into the store and told you his conundrum, what what advice would you give him?

[John]

Well, the first thing I would say

[Spencer Newarth]

is to fellow PA guy.

[John]

Yes, yes, grew up in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania. I would say pay attention to that next to skin layer. First you have to keep yourself dry and I just know from my experience as soon as that next to skin layer gets soaked, it's game over for pretty much the entire Day. So my recommendation would be whether you're going to a tree stand or a ground blind, hike in with the least amount of stuff possible. Keep your body dry. It's going to be cold, it's going to be uncomfortable. But once you get to your stand or wherever you're hunting, I think he said he was sitting in like a pile of blowovers.

[Spencer Newarth]

Downfall, he calls it.

[John]

Downfall.

[Omar]

Yep.

[John]

Once you get there, take a second, let your body kind of dry out, vent, and then put on your heavier clothes. It's. It's easier to be miserable for one hour hiking in than for the entire 12 day sit. I would also recommend driving to your spot whether you're leaving from camp or anything. Don't put the heater on full blast when you're going from point A to point B on going to a trailhead or whatever that makes your feet sweat. And I've learned that the hard way as well. That catches up to you pretty quick.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody, any advice for this other PA hunter?

[Brody]

No, I think John got it. I mean, the main thing is hike cold. Like, and you're not even going to be cold for that long unless it's like minus 40 degrees or something. Like, you can hike in 20, 15, 20 degree weather with like a base layer as your upper layer and, you know, maybe some LJ's and pants. But like hike cold. And the other thing I would say is don't be afraid to build a fire.

[Nate]

Man.

[Brody]

My dad and his buddies used to hunt like the mountains in Pennsylvania all the time and they would stand around a fire often and they killed bucks doing it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Absolutely.

[John]

And don't be afraid to pack an extra set of base layers with you too.

[Phil]

Yeah.

[John]

If you absolutely think you're not gonna make it through the entire day without sweating, have a dry setup. Wick base layers to go.

[Brody]

Like, it's just like a fact of life. If you're sitting still for 10 hours, you're gonna get cold. Like, I don't think there's any like, amount of layering that's gonna get you around. You're gonna get cold, so you're gonna have to get up and walk around now and then.

[Spencer Newarth]

Any other advice for Eric?

[Sarah]

I'm a big proponent of taking the truck heater thing a step farther and never driving in the socks that I'm gonna wear into the field. Change the socks at the truck before you leave. They're gonna get sweaty.

[Corey]

You're driving. Croc shoes come in handy?

[Sarah]

Oh, yeah. Well, yeah, you gotta have the driving

[Nate]

shoes, the hiking shoes, big muff guy put a muff on.

[Spencer Newarth]

I love a hand muff, dude. I fought the muffled one first. Light and FHF both came out with one.

[Nate]

I'm an FHF guy. Big fan. But whatever muff keeps your hands warm. And then your fingers are nice and dexterous when you need to pull a trigger.

[Spencer Newarth]

Especially if you're like bow hunting or turkey hunting where you feel like you really need your fingers. Hand muffs are great. As the other folks said, layers. So important. I. I love hand and toe warmers. I know some people like Cal absolutely hate them. Like created by the devil himself. But they work and. And they're cheap and effective and I find you know, toes and. And hands are the first thing to get cold and. And those will get you through like a bad 30 minute stretch. They're also not heavy. There's rechargeable ones that exist.

[Brody]

Yeah, my dad used those. Rechargeable ones.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Like Zippo has one. Yeah. There's ones that you just plug a battery into or that are a battery.

[Brody]

They even added. I don't know if they still make them. Like they had actually light them.

[John]

Oh yeah.

[Omar]

All right, I got a crazy one. What about using. I'm not recommending this but Tom Brady in his games and cold games would use a wetsuit and I'm wondering if that would be interesting at all.

[Spencer Newarth]

Someone should try it.

[Nate]

The wetsuit has to get water in it to become warm.

[Sarah]

You gotta sweat.

[Nate]

You have to be sweat so much that's not a problem you have to run to. Doesn't work.

[Spencer Newarth]

The last one I would say is I had a beard for like eight years and then I got rid of it like two years ago. And what a difference that made. Like a beard genuinely keeps your face warmer when it's really cold out. It made a difference. I don't know what your facial hair situation is, Eric, but like a beard in the fall is. Is much better than clean shave.

[Nate]

Good camouflage too, Spence.

[Omar]

Doesn't work for me.

[Nate]

This is about as bearded as I get.

[Spencer Newarth]

Any other advice from Eric or for Eric?

[Corey]

Yeah. Think about a down kit. Down pants and down jacket packs tight and light.

[Spencer Newarth]

Really light.

[Corey]

A little birdie told me first light might be coming out with a new whitetail specific jacket, pants and maybe something for your feet this fall.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right.

[Corey]

Be on the lookout for that.

[John]

That.

[Sarah]

All right.

[Spencer Newarth]

We have some housekeeping. There's one week left in the auction house of oddities. We have up for bid a kayak bear hide, handmade bow, dinosaur earrings, a boat motor sign Books, signboard games, and more. All the money goes to the Meat Eater Land Access Initiative, which creates more public access for home hunters and anglers. Go check out the auction block@the meater.com auction.

[Brody]

Did you get a bid on that boat motor yet?

[Spencer Newarth]

There's one bid, a singular bid.

[Nate]

That's the last great deal in that auction.

[Corey]

It is.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, I think it's even still a good deal. It could go up a few thousand dollars, and someone's still going to come away feeling like they won. 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 of trivia. Play the drop, Phil. Look, I need to know what I stand to win.

[Omar]

Everything.

[Troy Millings]

Just tend to win everything.

[Sarah]

Game on, suckers.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 1. The topic is natural history. This first great question is via Titus McKenty. According to the National Drought Mitigation center, which of these states was hit hardest by the Dust Bowl? Is it Illinois, Oklahoma, Wyoming, or Ohio? Quick answers from Nate Brody. Corey, according to the National Drought Mitigation center, which of these states was hit hardest by the Dust Bowl? Is it Illinois, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Ohio? Quick answers.

[Brody]

You look quieter today. Are you bringing the vibes like you did?

[Nate]

No, I'm bringing the heat.

[Brody]

You know, I was thinking just like you just like, locked.

[Nate]

Locked in, dude.

[John]

Okay.

[Nate]

I'm gonna be real bummed if I get this one wrong.

[Omar]

Me, too.

[Nate]

I feel like the first question, when you feel good about it and you get it wrong, you might as well just leave.

[Sarah]

Yeah. No, no.

[Spencer Newarth]

Again, your four states. Illinois, Wyoming, Ohio. Which was hit the hardest by the Dust Bowl? Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey and Sarah and Omar. The whole room says Oklahoma. The whole room got it right. Well done, room. The correct answer is Oklahoma.

[Nate]

Was that our reading? Anybody else in the reading club? Grapes Wrath.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, Steinbeck. He loved right about the Dust Bowl.

[Nate]

That's why I got that right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Although the Dust bowl was felt across North America, the six states hit the hardest were Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Those six states became known as the Dust bowl states. It's estimated that 2.5 million people migrated out of the Dust bowl states during the 1930s, creating one of the largest migrations in American history. Here's a map from National Geographic showing the driest areas. The general Dust bowl zone stretches from, like, Lubbock, Texas, to Denver, Colorado, to Lincoln, Nebraska. But ground zero is the Oklahoma Panhandle and just that, general region. Question 2. The topic is fishing. This next Great question is via Garrett Houston. This morbid term is defined as, quote, a fishing technique where the bait, lure, or fly flows naturally with the water's current. Sarah and Corey and Brody all like their answer. This morbid term is defined as a fishing technique where the bait, lure, or fly flows naturally with the water's current.

[Nate]

Not always.

[Sarah]

Yeah, it is not. No, it's not overrated.

[Brody]

20 years of guidance as it is.

[Nate]

Wow.

[Spencer Newarth]

Overrated. There is going to be some controversial language here in the. In the flavor text, then you guys can duke it out. Got something here that would say it's not overrated. This morbid term is defined as a fishing technique where the bait, lure, or fly flows naturally with the water's current. Angler Nate, do you have this one right?

[Phil]

No, of course not. Okay.

[Spencer Newarth]

Dude, I feel.

[Nate]

Yes. Think about this. After I got just drax the last time, I think I should get double. You know, when you see someone like. Like Brody goes and runs a marathon, you're like, cool, bro. That's really impressive.

[Corey]

Yep.

[Nate]

It'd be like running a marathon without legs. Like, that's how. Whenever I'm playing trivia, that's how it is.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah.

[Sarah]

Well, you just gotta learn how to fish and get good.

[Phil]

Grow some legs, dude.

[Nate]

Dude, no.

[Spencer Newarth]

I'm gonna sea legs.

[Nate]

Nope.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Brody]

You're just being a crybaby, man. Yeah, it's like, it's nobody else that

[Nate]

I can compete without a whole vertical.

[Brody]

Listen, it's nobody else's fault that you're, like, an incomplete outdoorsman.

[Nate]

Yeah, yeah. I'm just a victim, dude. My dad never took me fishing. How about that?

[Brody]

Got daddy issues over maybe.

[Nate]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Sarah]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answer. No way, dude. Let's go. And Sarah say dead drift. Omar, without an answer. John, Nate, and Brody, dead drift. No, they got it. The correct answer is dead drift. Three to two other names to this fishing technique is drag, free drift, or natural drift. Dead drifting could be. Could describe a walleye angler using a bottom bouncer or a fly fisherman throwing a dry fly. Hatch magazine says that mastering the dead drift with any presentation is, quote, the ultimate challenge in fly fishing.

[Brody]

How is dragging a bottom bouncer around

[Spencer Newarth]

a dead drift if you were just going with the current? If you're just, like, letting the wind push you, I call that a dead drift. Just naturally going. So Hatch magazine calls it the ultimate challenge in fly fishing. Brody and Sarah disagree with each other.

[Sarah]

We do. I think it's.

[Brody]

I can tell you that hundreds of novice, not very skilled clients Caught thousands of trout.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Brody]

Without using a dead drift.

[Sarah]

I'm not saying that you.

[Brody]

In fact, sometimes I would be, like, don't mend it. Like, you don't want it to dead drift.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Sarah]

It's not that you don't catch trout without a good drag free drift. But with the majority, like, if you're fishing small flies and light tackle, like, dead bugs don't swim, and you know it.

[Brody]

Like, dead bugs don't swim. The live ones do. It's like, oh, there's one.

[Corey]

No, they like it more rare than overdone.

[Sarah]

But, like, if you're fishing, like, two. Two little tiny nymphs and light tackle, we can. Any little tiny drag, your fish are going to leave the column in which your flies should be fishing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Cory, what do you think?

[Corey]

I would agree that that could be the pinnacle of a fly fisherman's ability to get a perfect dead drift. But that doesn't always work.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Sarah]

Like, with bobber fishing. I think the difference between, like, locking into fish and consistently catching fish is a really, really good drag.

[Corey]

Free drift, emerging nymphs.

[Brody]

I would say that I didn't wade guide much, and I hated nymph fishing.

[Sarah]

Well, yeah, that's with a bobber. Yeah.

[Corey]

He's a purist.

[Brody]

The majority of. I would say, like, looking back, half the strikes. When I had people nymphing with a bobber, half the strikes came after the drift, like, ended and the fly started spinning.

[Sarah]

Oh, they start. Yeah, absolutely.

[Brody]

But, like, that's not a dead drift.

[Sarah]

It's not a dead drift.

[Nate]

Everyone looks.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yep.

[Sarah]

I think. I think most fly anglers just luck their way into fish relatively consistently.

[Spencer Newarth]

I think so. Question four. Excuse me. Question three. The topic is foraging.

[Brody]

You're holding your tongue, buddy.

[Nate]

I got more, but move on.

[Spencer Newarth]

Foraging. The blank cherry, which is known for its extremely tart taste, is the state fruit of North Dakota.

[Nate]

Sorry.

[Brody]

Oh, it's fast.

[Nate]

Dude, I told you, I'm locked in.

[Spencer Newarth]

And that's. That's one word. The blank cherry, which is known for its extremely tart taste, is the state fruit of North Dakota.

[Sarah]

Shoot.

[Nate]

What?

[Sarah]

Nate, I feel like instead of asking for extra points when you get fishing questions right, you should just learn how to fish, and then you're not. No one's gonna give you any.

[Spencer Newarth]

Sarah is begging to teach you how to fish. I feel like I've seen this play out in multiple episodes now.

[Sarah]

That's wrong. Don't listen to Freddy.

[Nate]

I just. Dude, if I had all the time in the world, I would love to go fishing.

[Sarah]

It's like, it's such a good shoulder season thing.

[Brody]

You know what else it's great for?

[Nate]

Tell me.

[Brody]

You're gonna have a little kid, and you can just take them.

[Nate]

See, I've been thinking about that. Dude, that's the only thing.

[Brody]

And they'll be all excited.

[Corey]

Yeah, don't do it.

[Nate]

Yeah, dude, maybe I can stop the cycle. Just do bass fishing, man.

[Omar]

I'm telling you.

[Corey]

Learn from our elders.

[Spencer Newarth]

The blank cherry, which is known for its extremely tart taste, is the state fruit of North Dakota. John, do you have this one right?

[John]

I don't think so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Omar, do you have this one right?

[Omar]

I don't think so either.

[Spencer Newarth]

Corey, without an answer.

[Corey]

Oh, that's not true.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, okay.

[Nate]

Ooh.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nate, Sarah and Brody like what they have?

[Brody]

Oh, I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

I kind of don't.

[Nate]

I know something came and we'll see.

[Spencer Newarth]

The blank cherry, which is known for its extremely tart taste, is the state. See, I feel like I'm between two.

[Omar]

I just had cherries too, but I think from they're from Washington.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, rainy cherries are good.

[Brody]

Risk it is.

[Spencer Newarth]

Everybody ready?

[Corey]

That's how you get the biscuit.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says, black cherry. Sarah, choke. Omar, black. John, black. Nate, choke. Brody, choke. The correct answer is the choke cherry. Let's go, Nate and Brody and Sarah got that one right. The taste of a choke cherry is described as being dry, sharp, sour, and bitter. They are rarely eaten raw, but can be turned into jellies and syrups. Natives would put them into pemmican and pudding, with the inner bark being used in tea to cure sore throats. Chokecherry trees are native to 41 states. Here's a picture of a chokecherry right there.

[Brody]

Yeah, you eat those things raw and you wonder what bears are thinking, man.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Yeah. I have a choke cherry in my yard. It's one of the most common trees in my whole neighborhood, and they to taste awful. The part where it makes your mouth dry is legitimate. Your mouth has never felt drier than after eating a chokecherry. Question for the topic is biology. Get ready, Phil. This next great question is via Tim Allen. This 11 letter word is defined as a scientist who studies the movement, distribution, and quality of water across the earth's surface.

[Nate]

Aren't you married to one of these?

[Sarah]

Not married, but yes.

[Corey]

Dating.

[Spencer Newarth]

Living with fiance, too.

[Sarah]

Dating.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. This 11 letter word is defined as a scientist who studies the movement, distribution, and quality of water across the earth's surface.

[Sarah]

And if I got this wrong, I would no longer be dating.

[Omar]

Man. I met him too. And I remember one part, and I don't know if I'm gonna get this right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is this how he would introduce himself? Sarah? He'd say I'm a. Yeah, okay.

[Sarah]

Yeah. No, he did this for the Forest Service for like five years.

[Spencer Newarth]

Tough look for you.

[Nate]

Yeah. One of. One of my top 10 favorite conversations I've had in the past year talking about this subject.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, we'll get the other nine.

[Nate]

Yeah, I was gonna say. I want to see that list.

[Sarah]

He knows a whole lot about Gallatin Valley water.

[Nate]

A ski lift mechanic. That dude was one of the most interesting guys I talked to.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, now we know two of the 10. This 11 letter word is defined as a scientist who studies the movement, distribution, and quality of water across the earth's surface. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey and Sarah and Omar or. No, Omar says hydrochemist. The rest of the room says hydrologist. The rest of the room got it

[Corey]

right

[Nate]

from Vegas, dude. No water there.

[Omar]

No water there.

[Spencer Newarth]

The job of a hydrologist is vast. They analyze the water cycle, manage water resources, monitor water quality, and forecast natural disasters like floods and droughts. The average salary of a hydrologist in the United States is $92,000 per year. Sarah, anything you want to add about dating a hydrologist or what his exact salary is?

[Sarah]

You know, I don't. I don't know if I should disclose his exact salary.

[Nate]

Shared finances?

[Sarah]

Not yet. Working that way. No. He works for the Gallatin County Department of Environmental Health doing groundwater and surface water monitoring in Gallatin County.

[Spencer Newarth]

So an important job.

[John]

Important job.

[Brody]

Is he wrapped up in that stuff up at the YC up there?

[Sarah]

No, he's not. He. I. I think they're just out of his monitoring area and they. He does like, well, testing stuff down in Big Sky.

[Brody]

Some water trouble making going.

[Sarah]

There's a lot of water troublemaking.

[Spencer Newarth]

If you're not from here, you don't know this, but there's just not enough water in the Gallatin county as for a lot of the country. And so Sarah's boyfriend is going to fix that for us. Question five, Cam. This Colorado brand, which is named after a big mountain, was created in 2001 and is best known for its lightweight camping gear.

[Brody]

Man, they make some good stuff.

[Sarah]

They really do.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody and Sarah locked in their answers fast as we've seen all game. This is question.

[Brody]

What are they best known for?

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, this Colorado brand, which is named after a big mountain, was created in 2001 and is best known for Its lightweight camping gear.

[Sarah]

So now they're one of those great homegrown, small outdoor brands, man. They're kind of crushing.

[Omar]

Are they making a lot of taste?

[Nate]

Are they hot right now?

[Sarah]

I will. I. No, I'm not gonna say anything. I'm on a hot.

[Nate]

Are they hot right now?

[Brody]

Been hot for years, baby, baby.

[Sarah]

It's kind of. It's kind of one of those if you know, you know things.

[Nate]

Yeah, I think I know, dude. I think I'm with you, man.

[Spencer Newarth]

Cory, do you have this idea?

[Nate]

I think I know why you think you know.

[Corey]

We'll find out.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Omar]

If it's the same brand I'm thinking of, I'm in the market for a nest for my teepee.

[Spencer Newarth]

This Colorado brand, which is named after a big mountain, was created in 2001 and is best known for its lightweight camping gear. How do you like your answer, Nate?

[Nate]

Not great.

[Brody]

Let's see, buddy.

[Nate]

No, I might change it. I don't want any of your. I don't want any of your facial.

[Brody]

I guarantee I'll show no emotion whatsoever.

[Nate]

No, I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it. All right. There's a lot of facial.

[Randall]

See, now, I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

That was pretty emotionless. Oh, this Colorado.

[Brody]

I've been taking acting lessons from Phil, and he told me how to do, like, just deadpan, straight face.

[Phil]

You're doing great. You're making great progress.

[Spencer Newarth]

Named after a big mountain, was created in 2001 and is best known for its lightweight camping gear. We'll get a scoreboard update from Phil the engineer after this. Is everybody ready?

[John]

Give me.

[Nate]

Give me, like, five. Ten more seconds, man.

[Omar]

I think mine's wrong. We're going to try it, though.

[Spencer Newarth]

We have to put those acting lessons to the test here pretty soon. There's a new podcast coming out where you'll have some acting from Phil, Brody, Corey, me, Randall. Very excited.

[Phil]

I was only. Yeah, I only recorded for about.

[Brody]

And I don't know what he's talking about right now, but it sounds fun.

[Spencer Newarth]

I thought I saw your name in the. In the screen.

[Phil]

Brody did it. Brody did some.

[Nate]

I did Gunfighters. I don't think it's a secret.

[Spencer Newarth]

We can say, oh, I didn't know how. Okay. The Gunfighters podcast.

[Phil]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

You didn't do a script? No reading for that.

[Brody]

I was supposed to, but. What's his name? Jake. Just, like, couldn't get my schedule to line up.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nate,

[Corey]

10 seconds.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says big Agnes.

[Ad Host]

Dang it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Sarah. Big Agnes. Omar seek outside. John Climate. Nate Durston crossed out Big Agnes.

[Nate]

That hurts.

[Corey]

Brody.

[Spencer Newarth]

Big Agnes Good thing I got double

[Nate]

points on the fishing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question is Big Agnes, what did Nate have written down when you looked at his whiteboard? Brody Durston.

[Brody]

I don't know what that is.

[Spencer Newarth]

Big Agnes is known for their ultra lightweight tents, sleeping pads, sleeping bags, camping furniture and backpacks. The brand is named after the 12,000 foot Big Agnes Mountain, which sits 30 miles north of downtown Steamboat Springs, where the company is located. Phil, scoreboard update here.

[Phil]

At halftime. We got Omar hanging on with one point.

[Sarah]

Sarah, we're in it.

[Phil]

John's got three. Corey and Nate are now tied up with four. And tied up in first place with perfect games are Sarah and Brody.

[Troy Millings]

Wow.

[Phil]

Five points.

[Spencer Newarth]

Very exciting.

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[Randall]

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[Spencer Newarth]

Question.

[Brody]

That's Ronald McDonald with a rifle.

[Nate]

No, that's our guy from New York with a snowsuit.

[Spencer Newarth]

Pennsylvania. Question six, the topic, Old York hunting.

[Sarah]

Same thing.

[Spencer Newarth]

This dog breed with a feminine name is described by AKC as being, quote, smaller than setters but leggier than spaniels. The room is stopped. This dog breed with a feminine name is described by AKC as being smaller than setters but leggier than spaniels. Corey, the only player to come up with an answer so far. Maybe really now, Sarah and Brody joining him. This dog breed with a feminine name is described by AKC as being smaller than setters but leggier than spaniels. Sarah, do you have this one right?

[Sarah]

I do, yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody, do you have this one right?

[Brody]

I got an answer that makes sense.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Corey, does your answer make sense?

[Corey]

In my head.

[Nate]

Okay, we're in it.

[Sarah]

You got it?

[Nate]

Yep.

[Spencer Newarth]

You got this one right.

[Nate]

Hunted with some of these this past year.

[Sarah]

There's a lot.

[Corey]

Did you know?

[Spencer Newarth]

Yep, a lot here.

[Nate]

Pheasant. Cool dogs.

[Sarah]

Yeah, I'd rather have it. Rather have a actual spaniel, but, you know,

[Nate]

I'd rather be fly down upstream.

[Spencer Newarth]

Described by AKC as being smaller than 7.

[Sarah]

Unless all you do is. Yeah, I'll leave that for what?

[Nate]

Bow hunt? Big old bowls?

[Sarah]

No, you're right.

[Nate]

Little bulls and cows.

[Sarah]

I don't.

[Spencer Newarth]

Omar, John, are we ready? Give up.

[John]

Give up.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says K. Sarah, Britney, Omar, John. Without an answer, Nate and Brody say Britney. They got it. The correct answer is Brittany. The AKC calls the breed a quote, stylish and versatile gun dog. They say Britney's are quick and rugged dogs that require a lot of exercise. Gundog magazine calls intelligence their strongest trait, but warns that it can work for and against you. All right, what do we got for a review for hunting with a Britney? Nate, it was great.

[Nate]

I mean, I love my dog, but he still kind of sucks. Mainly because I suck at hunting. And those dogs were great like that. We shot a pheasant, it dropped and four dogs couldn't find that pheasant. And that Brittany just ran right over and grabbed it.

[Sarah]

I just think if you all. If you're pheasant hunting, like specifically, there is no better tool than an English springer's manual.

[Brody]

That's why I got one.

[Sarah]

They're the Best.

[Nate]

I thought you had labs.

[Sarah]

No, springers are like labs, but more fun.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 7. The topic is fishing. This next great question is via Josie Vandenberg.

[Sarah]

More fun.

[Corey]

More fun than the most fun.

[Spencer Newarth]

Idaho's Salmon river was given this nickname because its powerful currents and dangerous rapids make it impossible to row back upstream. Brody, what's the category? This is Corey. This is fishing. Idaho's Salmon river was given this nickname because its powerful currents and dangerous rapids make it impossible to row back upstream. Corey, you got this one right.

[Brody]

No idea. That's where that name came from.

[Corey]

Same. Learn something.

[Brody]

Good question, Spencer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Thank you. Thank you. This is via Josie. Idaho's Salmon river was given this nickname because it's powerful currents and dangerous rapids make it impossible to row back upstream. Nate now joining them with an answer.

[Nate]

With a guess.

[Spencer Newarth]

With a guess. Cory, have you ever been on the Salmon River?

[Corey]

I have not. Brody would love to.

[Brody]

Nope.

[Spencer Newarth]

Sarah? No.

[Brody]

Our three flies do that one. That where you fly in, there's an airstrip and then you float down.

[Sarah]

Is it like the middle fork? I think.

[Brody]

I think so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Corey and Brody think they have this one right. Nate, do you have this one right?

[Nate]

Absolutely not.

[Omar]

No.

[Nate]

I think I said that last time and I had it.

[Sarah]

You have said that for the past couple.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, shark. This is question seven. Idaho's Salmon river was given this nickname because its powerful currents and dangerous rapids make it impossible to row back upstream. Is everybody ready? Sarah, coming up with an answer. We're gonna flip over the whiteboards after that. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says river of no Return. Sarah says Hell's Canyon. Omar, river of no Return. John, Hell's Canyon. Nate, water slide. Brody, river of no Return. The correct answer is the river of no Return. Early settlers in the region gave the Salmon river this nickname because it was considered a one way street. Once boats entered the canyon portion of the river, they would only travel downstream. And when they'd reach their destination, the boats would be disassembled and used for lumber. The river of no Return is known for its steelhead, chinook salmon, cutthroat trout, bull trout, smallmouth bass, and white sturgeon. Question 8. The topic is gear. FFS, which stands for blank blank blank, was called, quote, the most polarizing topic in the fishing world by outdoor life in 2024.

[Nate]

This is a fishing question.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's a gear question.

[Nate]

Fishing question.

[Spencer Newarth]

Also, fishing ffs, which stands for blank blank blank, was called the most polarizing topic in the fishing world by outdoor life in 2024.

[Nate]

You got this one.

[Brody]

Do I Have it right?

[Nate]

Yeah.

[Brody]

Yes.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nate and Brody like their answers, closing

[Nate]

the gap with Sarah or other Nate.

[Corey]

How do you know this?

[Nate]

Because I'm smart.

[Corey]

Because you fish.

[Sarah]

Is that why you're asking for extra points if you get questions right?

[Nate]

No. That's because I have no shame.

[Sarah]

Okay.

[Nate]

I think we should also implement a squaring dimension, like points, non resonant points and stuff. So when I get the second fishing question right, I actually get plus four.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go.

[Corey]

One of those Fs should be pretty obvious.

[Spencer Newarth]

FFS, which stands for blank, blank, blank.

[Corey]

I mean, I was in the fishing world and this wasn't polarized.

[Spencer Newarth]

Was called the most polarizing topic in the fishing world by outdoor life in 2024.

[Corey]

Was it hard to see and think because this was going on?

[Brody]

I don't know if we're thinking about the same thing.

[Nate]

Watch it. Hints for your little fishing buddy over there. Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Ffs, which stands for blank, blank blank. Was called the most polarizing topic in the fishing world by outdoor life in 2024. We'll get a scoreboard update from Phil after this. Corey, do you give up?

[Corey]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says, fish, blank, blank. Sarah, fish. Finding sonar. Omar and John without an answer. Nate and Brody say forward facing sonar. They got it. The correct answer. Forward facing sonar, two points.

[Corey]

That's almost as cheating as dragging your flies around.

[Brody]

Yep, exactly.

[Spencer Newarth]

Forward facing sonar is unique because it provides a live, real time look at what's happening underwater. It's league it. Its legality varies by tournament. The National Professional Fishing League has banned the technology. The Bass Elite series flips a coin to determine which events will allow it and which will not. Major League Fishing lets anglers use it once a day during a selected time slot. All right, Phil, scoreboard update. Two questions to go.

[Corey]

Damn.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, he's got.

[Phil]

Things have changed a little bit around here. Omar's got two now. John's still sitting there sitting pretty with three. Corey's got five now Sarah and Nate are tied up with six. And Brody has pulled ahead. He's two points ahead, actually, with eight.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody can get question nine, right. He wrapped up the victory. See if he can get the perfect game.

[Nate]

Omar, you came in real hot the first time you're on here.

[Omar]

I don't know what happened, man. Just rusty. Now. It's been a couple weeks.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 9. The topic is conservation. About half of North America's 250 native orchid species are found in this state. Brody and Nate wrestling over whiteboards over there. See, you can write their answer Quicker. About half of North America's 250 native orchid species are found in this state.

[Corey]

Interesting. That'd be about 125.

[Spencer Newarth]

Does that help you?

[Corey]

It helps sitting over here so I can stare at the question.

[Spencer Newarth]

If Brody gets this wrong but Sarah or Nate get it right, we'll still have a ball game going into number 10.

[Nate]

Oh, I feel like we should combine forces. I know because I'm 50. 50 on this.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. If you guys can you take one,

[Nate]

I take the other states.

[Spencer Newarth]

That would help your odds. About half of North America's 250 native orchid species are found in this state. Hold up, Brody, how many states did you have a narrow down to?

[Brody]

I had three, but really, like I'm just going.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Brody]

Not really. Don't know. Don't know. Not feeling great.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Nate]

Give me a sec.

[Sarah]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Jon Doing some writing.

[Phil]

Brody's hot streak over the last few months has seemed exceptionally hot.

[Spencer Newarth]

He's been very good and we haven't gone to overtime, I think in months now. And that speaks to the dominance of often, Brody, sometimes Randall, usually not dominant at the same time.

[Nate]

I want to change it now.

[Spencer Newarth]

Do you guys have the same answer?

[Nate]

No, that's cheating.

[Spencer Newarth]

Sarah, are you ready?

[Sarah]

Sure.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says Hawaii. Sarah, Georgia. Omar. Washington. John. Florida. Nate. Florida. Brody. Florida. The correct answer is Florida giving Brody the victory. But we still have one question to go. We'll see if he can get the perfect game. South Florida's warm, wet and humid climate makes it the continent's most orchid rich place. About half of the state's orchids are considered endangered, largely due to habitat destruction. Florida's most famous species is the ghost orchid, of which There are about 1,000 left in the state. It's believed that their only pollinator is the sphinx moth. Here's a picture of a ghost. Or people go travel there from far away to get a glimpse of one of those. They only bloom for like a week.

[Nate]

You got that on your list of curiosities you're going to go see?

[Spencer Newarth]

I mean, I would love to, but I don't think it's going to. I can't plan a whole trip to the Everglades just to, you know, be there for the one week when these things are open.

[Nate]

Is that a group of people, like birders? Is there flower?

[Brody]

Gotta be.

[Spencer Newarth]

I think orchids specifically have a very religious fall.

[Nate]

What do they call themselves?

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't know what that person.

[Corey]

Orchidites.

[Spencer Newarth]

Here's a correct answer review so far. One was Oklahoma. Two dead drift. 3. Choke cherry. 4. Hydrologist.

[Nate]

5.

[Spencer Newarth]

Big Agnes. 6. Britney. 7. River of no return. 8. Forward facing sonar. 9. Florida. Phil, scoreboard update.

[Phil]

As we already said, Brody has secured the bag, but Nate is two points ahead with seven or two points behind. Excuse me.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 10. The topic is public lands. And if Brody can get this right Mediator will double that donation to a thousand dollars.

[Corey]

We'll all put our heads together.

[Spencer Newarth]

This is our Lister question of the week, which was won by Jim Natole for sending this great question. Jim is going to get a 151st light gift card. If you want a chance to win the listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia atthe meat eater.com. all right, the topic is public lands. This president had a tunnel system constructed in 1935 at New York's White Face Mountain so that those in wheelchairs could reach the summit. This president had a tunnel system constructed in 1935 at New York's White Face Mountain so that those in wheelchairs could reach the summit. Brody, do you have this one right?

[Brody]

Pretty sure I do.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Brody]

I feel like that. Oh, there's a big clue in there.

[Nate]

You alive for this guy?

[Spencer Newarth]

He voted for him.

[Sarah]

Yep, twice actually.

[John]

Just before the dust.

[Brody]

I'm talking about this ageism stuff before in here. Nate, maybe you weren't present, but you know there's an HR department upstairs.

[Nate]

We're real tight.

[John]

Don't worry.

[Spencer Newarth]

This president had a tunnel system constructed in 1935 at New York's White Face Mountain so that those in wheelchairs could reach the summit. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Corey saying fdr. Sarah, fdr. Omar says initials Hoover. John says lbj. Nate and Brody say fdr. The correct answer is Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fdr.

[Omar]

I was staring at his face.

[Nate]

LBJ would have been like, that means

[Spencer Newarth]

got that one right. Giving him the perfect game. Well done, Brody.

[Corey]

Thank you.

[Brody]

Thank you.

[Spencer Newarth]

FDR was the 32nd president serving from 1933 to 1945. He caught polio in 1921 at the age of 39, which paralyzed his legs and put him in a wheelchair. In his third year as president, he mandated the construction of an in mountain elevator system and pedestrian tunnel at Whiteface Mountain, one of the tallest mountains in the Adirondacks. Now, visitors with mobility issues can reach the Summit via a 400 foot tunnel and 300 foot elevator.

[Sarah]

Pretty nice because hiking up Whiteface Mountain is like about as opposite from a pedestrian friendly tunnel as you can get.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, you've been there. Did you go in the elevator?

[Sarah]

No, I walked upstairs.

[Spencer Newarth]

You did it the hard way.

[Sarah]

It's like, I think it's like 1500ft of gain in a mile or something. It's disgusting.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, Brody, $1,000 donation today. What are you gonna do with all that money?

[Brody]

It's been a pretty toug wildfire season already and it's probably only going to get tougher. So we'll donate to wildland firefighters.org I think is the name of it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Thousand dollars going their way from Brody and Meat Eater. I think that's one of our first perfect games of the year. Probably the first time we've donated to those folks.

[Brody]

I think I hit them once

[Spencer Newarth]

more. Join us next week for more Meat Eater trivia. The only game show or conservation.

[Nate]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Spencer from South Dakota, he's the host.

[Nate]

Using those smooth, mellow tones, he lays them questions down. And he likes taking those two and three year old bucks.

[Brody]

And he's an avid amateur rock hound.

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[Spencer Newarth]

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