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I'm going to be a new father within the next few few weeks. I understand that With a newborn and working full time, it'll be tougher to get into the woods and on the creek. What advice do you have for balancing hunting and fishing with work? Plus a newborn? Corey, as the senior most outdoorsman in here with a child, what advice do you have for Jefferson? And then we're going to hear from Seth who's had a baby for how long? Seth? Four and a half months. Can I guess what your advice is? And we'll Hear from Omar, who's had a baby for how long? Seven months. Okay, Corey? Sure, Randall. Let's hear it. So. So how do you balance family fishing and hunting and work? You let work slide, right? I wouldn't know. Let it slip a little. I mean, gosh, that first year. My wife's a saint. I was. I guided nine weeks when my son was whatever, six to nine months old, and she did everything. Not guiding people in, like, goose pits, Right. Guiding elk hunters, like, five days at a time. And then I'd come home for a couple days and just keep the breast pumps sanitized, keep the house clean, keep the wife happy. Assuming there's a baby mama. It's usually how it works, right? In my experience, I think so, yeah. Keep mom happy and balance. And if you can, I mean, if the weather permits, bring them with you. How old is Prince Marshall right now? He's doing good. He's eight. Eight. He's thriving. He's shooting a bow and getting ready. What about years one through eight, then? Beyond just that, that first year? Yeah, same thing. I mean, balance with your partner best you can, you know, make sure she or he, whatever, gets their time. Yeah. And then you go get yours. Seth hasn't quit fishing one bit since he's been. Oh, it's been a struggle to. To put my days in. What advice do you have for Jefferson? You know, just when you are home and. And. And around and available, just help as much as possible. And then, like Corey said, my wife's a saint. She's letting me get away with far more than I probably should be able to get away with. I think Virgil was a week old when I drove to South Dakota, but to pick up a boat and then went on a fishing trip shortly after that. Yeah. One thing that's helpful for us is, is as far as fishing is, like, all my fishing buddies, their wives are friends with. With my wife, and they all have young kids, too. So, like, try and plan a trip fishing, a trip, family trip, slash fishing. We all just end up at a place on a lake, you know, or like this past weekend, we fished a tournament, and the wives, like, hung out with the kids during the day while we fished. It was, you know, there's ways around it just. I don't know, you kind of got to feel it out, figure out what's going to work for. For you and your family. Seth has competed in two tournaments since he's been a dad. Yeah, well, one and one legit one. The other one was kind of made up, but. But yeah. Omar, any advice? You know, we got this calendar, it's like a, you know, Google calendar at home. We got this calendar back. Back home. It's a lunar calendar. So I'll like set aside like my plans well in advance before I know it, you know, kind of like we do at work. So, you know, I got Alaska caribou coming up August 7th through the 18th, and she kind of knows it. And then the weeks and days leading up before that. I'm just trying to be present around as much as I can, help with the baby. And then September's packed too. I think I'm gonna be gone from the second all the way to end September on, you know, personal trips and work trips. So just making sure it's like known, communicated and we're on the same page. And you know, one thing I think is key too, that like Seth talked about was like your wife having support around there too to, you know, if something does come up, you know, you know, she's got friends or family that she could reach out to. I know that's not always the case for everyone, but you know, friends help a lot, a lot. And. But I think at the end of the day, like, baby's gonna be fine. Go and get some meat. You're providing too, right? Yeah, if you have the means. Say you want to go on a week long hunting trip or fishing trip and you have the beans to buy your mother in law a plane ticket and come out and hang out while you're gone. That's. That's a great way to go. Nate's taking notes over there soon, dad. Yeah, big notes. Yeah. If you have a question you want us to answer, send your question to trivia the meat eater.com with the subject line mailbag. All right, a little bit of housekeeping before Today's show. On August 13th at the Milwaukee meat eater store, I'm going to be hosting trivia from 6pm to 8pm There's a grand prize of a thousand dollars. Teams of up to four people can compete, but solo players are also welcome. Spots are limited. If you want to play, go to the Meater.com events to sign up again. That's August 13th at the Milwaukee store and then two days later, August 15th at the Minneapolis meat eater store. Me, Clay, Brent and Tony will be there for a meet and greet for the grand opening. I will be shaking hands and kissing babies from 10am to 2pm we have gifts for the first 150 people and prizes that are given away every hour. That's August 5th. 15th at the Minneapolis store. For more information go to theme eater.com events all right, today's episode is brought to you by Mountain Dew. And thanks to them, you are getting some extra trivia. This week. Between questions five and six, we'll have two bonus questions thanks to our friends at Mountain Dew. Right. The Shelby index for today is a four. So our winners 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. Everything. How's that? Just tend to win everything. Game on, suckers. Question 1. The topic is fishing. This first great question is via Joseph Pate. And as always, this will be multiple choice. This state is famous for America's biggest jubilee. An annual event where thousands of bottom dwelling sea creatures swarm into very shallow water. Is it Alaska, South Carolina, Hawaii or Alabama? The room is stopped. Tell you where it ain't. This state is famous for America's biggest jubilee. An annual event where thousands of bottom dwelling sea creatures swarm into very shallow water. Your four states are Alaska, South Carolina, Hawaii or Alabama. Nobody seems to know this one. We're gonna have six guesses in the room. America's biggest Jubilee. An annual event where thousands of bottom dwelling sea creatures swarm into very shallow water. Alaska, South Carolina, Hawaii, Alabama. Is this for like jubilee? For a specific creature we will talk about? I'll give you some examples after this. But it's just sea creatures. Sea creatures is all I'm going to tell you right now. Mermaids. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says Alaska. Omar, Alabama. Randall, South Carolina. Corey, South Carolina. Nate, South Carolina. Marge, South Carolina. Oh, very interesting. I just thought it sounded like a place where a jubilee would happen. The correct answer is Alabama. Omar second. Jubilee. Yeah, that's a jubilee. The Mobile Bay Jubilee happens every summer. It occurs due to a combination of hot weather, calm winds, heavy rain and incoming tides. When those factors line, thousands of flounder, eels, stingrays, blue crabs and shrimp move into ankle deep water. The vast majority do survive, but some are harvested by humans and other predators. The Mobile Bay Jubilee is second in size only to the Tokyo Bay Jubilee. I want that. Is that where roll tide comes from? Roll tide? Maybe. I like that thinking. We're looking at a photo now of some folks out gathering at a Jubilee. I want that. And it is just what I described. That's how the picture looks. That looks like one of those photos of like a crawfish boil. Yes, we have all this shit on the table, but that that's just all alive. And I think they have multiple jubilees a year and I believe the first one just happened recently. Every year we need to do something around that. I want to go down there. Good stuff. Very cool. Question to the topic is wildlife. The front. The four front chompers on a beaver are this type of seven letter tooth. The four front chompers On a beaver are this type of 7 letter tooth. Randall has his mojo back after getting question one wrong. He seems to have question two right. Yeah, I just figured. Oh, Alabama was second on my list of jubilees again. Second biggest in the whole world is the Mobile Bay Jubilee. So I think we should aim to go to the Tokyo Bay jubilee. My understanding is that one is magnitudes larger. Oh, yeah, love to hear that. I didn't know what a jubilee was two minutes ago and now I'm planning my year around it. The four front chompers on a beaver are this type of seven letter tooth. Corey, you got this one right. I don't think so. Earthquake pun. I wasn't going for one. Never mind magnitudes. I almost said something too, Nate. I figured it would be a bad joke about that. Sorry. Yep, you joke about earthquakes. Is everybody ready? The four front chompers on a beaver are this type of seven letter tooth. Spelling does not count. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says cutters. Omar without an answer. Randall, incisor. Corey, incisor. Nate, incisor. Marge without an answer. The correct answer is incisor. Not going well. Incisors are only found in mammals. Most mammals have them with some exclusions being manatees, anteaters and baleen whales. The biggest incisors in the world belong to elephants which grow them in the form of tusks. Question 3. The topic is cooking. This next great question is via Mark Lott. The seven supposed types of snapping turtle meat are pork, shrimp, chicken, goat, beef, ve and blank. What? Really digging in the bottom of the bag here, aren't we? Are you going to write any questions yourself? There are seven supposed types of snapping turtle meat. I gave you six of them. You need to tell me what the seventh is. The seven supposed types of snapping turtle meat are pork, shrimp, chicken, goat, beef, veal and blank. What was the Shelby Index 4 on this? I don't know if I understand this question. I don't get it. Yeah, nobody understands it. Let's write down a type of meat. A seventh type of protein is said to be on a snapping turtle. I've given you six of them. They say, well, this part is where you get the pork from. And this one's a shrimp and this piece is the chicken. Hmm. There's a seventh type of protein that you will supposedly find on a snapping turtle. Pork, shrimp, chicken, goat, beef, veal and blank. Interesting. Tofu. I've had snapping turtle. I've butchered them, I've cooked them. You have to really use your imagination to find all seven types of. Oh, really? On a stabbing. Yeah. I think for the most part he'd be like, yeah, I don't know. This is like kind of. This is a trick question. Pork, shrimp adjacent. It is not. Not a trick question. It's not a trick question. It's not going to be snapping turtle. The seventh type of meat isn't like seagull or something like that. Oh, I thought. Yeah. Oh, dang. Changed my answer. Yeah. Is everybody ready? Hold on. No, I'm gonna change my answer. The seven supposed types of snapping turtle meat are pork, shrimp, chicken, goat, beef, veal and blank. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says fish. Omar, fish. Randall, fish. Corey, fish. Nate, gator. Marge, venison. I almost put gator. I just erased crab. The correct answer is fish. Of our six players got that one right. The yield off of a snapper is about 35%. So a 20 pound turtle would produce seven pounds of boneless meat. Because the cleaning process is rigorous and snappers have long lifespans, it's recommended you don't keep ones smaller than 10 pounds. Kubi Brown describes it as quote, along the lines of pork with a little bit of seafood edge. You can read his article on the meat eater.com called how to catch clean and eat Snapping Turtle. Seth and I were just talking about our pet snappers. Never ate them though. Good thing Steve isn't here. He'd go on about how he used to catch snappers and sell Back in my day. It add 20 minutes to this episode. Question for the topic is biology. A polydactyl animal has extra blank. A polydactyl animal as extra blank. Randall, I don't know what that is. Already has his answer. Dr. Randall, Nate is joining him. Nate, do you have this one right? No, no. Confident. A polydact. I don't want to give any hints. Has extra blank. Is anybody eating snapping turtle in here? No. They had some big ones though, up at. Oh, Lake of the Woods. Lake of the woods grow rock. Rock lodge. Like you saw them hanging out, swimming under the docks. Man, I love a snapping turtle. One swam out behind the boats and it was, mmm, it's giant One of my favorite animals in the world. They're cool. If I. If I got to have a sports team where I got to like create the mascot and it was in the appropriate place, they'd be the snappers for sure. Be unique. No one else is doing a snapping turtle mascot. Yeah. A polydactyl animal has extra blank. Cory, you got this one right? Nope. Phil, would you get this one right? I don't think so. I think you would if I have it right. I don't know if it's a hint. I don't know. Too much credit. Randall, is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says extra wings. Omar, eyes. Randall, toes. Corey, genitalia. Nate, arms. Marge, fingers. The correct answer is digits or fingers or toes. So you said fingers, toes. We're not going to accept genitalia on this one, Cory. Sorry. So Randall and Marich got that one right. The most common polydactyl animals are domestic cats and dogs and laboratory mice. It also happens in farm animals such as pigs, sheep, horses and cattle. And even rarer is when it happens in wild animals such, such as primates, guinea pigs, kangaroos, foxes, camels and alligators. Polydactyl is a genetic mutation that is amplified by inbreeding. Yeah, there's a bunch of cats, six toed cats in Key West. Hemingways. Yeah, Hemingway's cats. That's what I thought. Phil might know it from all polydactyl. Dale Grisby had a six toed cat. That is a polydactyl critter. Question 5. The topic is conservation. This next great question is via Mark Hooper. How much does a duck stamp cost in 2026? Well, coming up on duck stamp purchasing season. How much does it cost in 2026? This is question five. We'll get a scoreboard update from Phil the engineer after this. And then we have our Mountain Dew questions of the week. Exciting. How much does a duck stamp cost in 2026? Has anybody purchased theirs yet? Not yet, no. Nope. I couldn't tell you how much it cost in 2025 either. Like a postage stamp. Not giving you any hints. Marge, how much does a duck stamp cost in 2026? No, before you got in the room, Marge, we were singing your praises for being the current champion jabroni. Yeah. Thank you. Not doing so good. Given. Given your. Your office mate up there, you should. I feel like you should know this. Yeah. Since Max Barda, he's raising a baby right now already, you know. Unfortunately, it doesn't come up in common conversations. In question five, how much does a duck stamp cost in 2026? Is everybody ready? Yeah. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth, $25. Omar, $2.60. Randall, 25. 5. Nate, 15. Marge, a buck 25. The correct answer is 25. Erase that one there. Of our players. Got that one right. The last time the duck stamp price changed was in 2014 under President Obama. That year, the price jumped from $15 to $25, raising an additional $16 million for wildlife habitat. Prior to that, the price hadn't changed in 23 years, the longest in D. So they change the price about once a decade for a long time. And now we're 12 years since the last price change. We are due again for that increase. With inflation, that's doing less, you know. Phil, scoreboard up. Not to bring everybody down, it's a stamp, Marge. That 98% of the funds generated from the duck stamp is earmarked for habitat. Tell her about Ding darling. Go for it, Randall. Oh, he's. Are we doing this now? I'm just joking. Phil, scoreboard. Oh, I'd love to. Here at halftime, we've got Nate and Maggie on the board with a single digit one point. Seth and Omar have two. Corey has three. And right there at the Shelby index is Dr. Randall with four points. First one. Wrong. The train is back on the tracks. Yeah, we have a blast every summer. Fishing, swimming, camping out, shooting bows, sitting around the fire. Last weekend we were floating a creek and then doing some metal detecting, and we found what I believe to be a very old horseshoe. It's all the best. And if you're looking for the perfect companion to your summer adventures, try the refreshing citrus kick of Mountain Dew. From its beginnings in the foothills of Tennessee, invented by two brothers back in 1948, Mountain Dew has been a constant. And they've got proud American roots. It's an American original of citrusy goodness. You can celebrate summer and America's 250th birthday with mountain Dew. Whether you're at the grill, on the beach or right in your living room, sipping on a Mountain Dew is a great way to start a damn good time. Enjoy the refreshing citrus kick of Mountain Dew. An American original. Tasting great since 48. Look for mountain Dew in stores near you@mountain Dew.com. that's Mountain Dew.com. what's up, baby? 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Thanks to mountain Dew, you get some bonus trivia in this week's episode. This does not count towards your score. It's just for bragging rights. Here they are. The first question is conservation. The U.S. fish and Wildlife service and mountain Dew were both created in what decade is it? The 1920s, the 1930s, the 1940s or 1950s? I usually skip over those. Don't count. Does not count towards your score. Here's, here's the thing. I can't put that up there because the answer was up there. I saw it. So now I know the answer. I was just gonna ask. I was like perfect. Fitness was a dead giveaway. The u. S. Fish and wildlife service and Mountain Dew were both created in what decade? 1920s, 1930s, 1940s or 1950s was the answer in the Mountain Dew? Okay. Oh, and found the can. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says the 40s. Omar, 40s. Randall, 40s. Corey. 48. Exactly 48. 40. Tasting great since 48. Yeah. Everyone got it. The correct answer is the 1940s. Well done, room. You found the context clues of just the straight up answer on the canon logo. All right, here's the second one. This is the mountain Dew mountain man question. This two time Oscar winner portrayed Jeremiah Johnson in the 1972 film Jeremiah Johnson brought to you by mountain dew. Established in 1948. I don't think that one's not on the can this time. That would be weird. This two time Oscar winner portrayed Jeremiah Johnson in the 1972 film Jeremiah Johnson. Phil, I bet you'd get this one right. I would. Okay. Does mountain dew say do the dew or is it different? No. Tasting great since 48. Okay, since 48. Is everybody ready for who played Jeremiah Johnson. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth. Robert Redford. Omar Clint Eastwood. Randall. Robert Redford. Omar hasn't worked your way. Bob Redford. Nate. Well, Marge, the thing is I have worked here longer than all of you, and I pretend to say that, you know what? I think Clint Eastwood was maybe considered for the role and it would have been, you know, much different film if that answer, the correct answer was. Robert, Tell Steve that you didn't know that those were the Mountain Dew questions of the week. Enjoy the refreshing citrus kick of Mountain Dew, an American original, tasting great since 48. Look for American Dew limited time packaging in stores today. Question 6. The topic is hunting. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Alexi Horner for sending this great question. Alexi 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@the meater.com A family member of this gun brand built the San Jose mansion with a bizarre layout that features staircases leading to ceilings and doors that open to blank walls. A family member of this gun brand, I know this Built the San Jose mansion with a bizarre layout that features staircases leading to ceilings and doors that open to blank walls. Marge and handles this. Have you been there? San Jose, California. I want to go there. Sydney's been there. San Jose, California. That's right. Omar, do you have this one right, Omar? No, he doesn't have an answer. Randall was too fast hiding his answer. His answer is not on the cans either. Come on. Do you know this? Nope. I've heard it and I can't place it. Phil the engineer, would you get this one right? I would, yeah. Mostly just because it's a weird house. Oh. Not because I know anything about the gun brand and you're into the paranormal. By into it, you mean I'm incredibly skeptical. But it tickles me. Then yes. Yeah. A family member of this gun brand built the San Jose mansion with a bizarre layout that features staircases leading to ceilings and doors that open to blank walls. And we've got some pictures to look at. O I can't wait. Of the mansion after I read these. It's a good podcast about this. I was allegedly born in San Jose, California. Oh, allegedly. Allegedly. Is that what your birth certificate says? That's what it actually says. Oh, good. Okay. But I, I, I don't want to believe it. Okay. Oh. Where do you think you were born? Out in Washington. Be cool. Okay. That's Just I feel like in your heart. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Is everybody ready? I'm changing it. Sure. Oh. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says Remington Omar Winchester, Randall Winchester, Corey Browning, Nate Smith and Wesson Marge Winchester. The correct answer is Winchester. The Winchester mystery house was built by Sarah Winchester, the widow of William Winchester who served as president of the company. Sarah spent the final 38 years of her life building the mansion with construction stopping in 1922. The Gothic style building has 24,000 square ft, 10,000 windows, 2,000 doors, 160 rooms and 47 stairways. The building is filled with architectural curiosities like doors that open to multi story drops or windows on the floor. Sarah also had an obsession with the number 13, which is featured throughout the house. According to author Susie Smith, Sarah thought she was being haunted by the ghosts of people killed by Winchester guns. And a medium told Sarah that she needed to build a house for the spirits. So here we are looking at some of the photos and the weirdness that exists in this mansion. There's the door to nowhere. You walk out that and you'll fall right off the roof of the building. Stairways that appear to just be built on top of each other. It looks like a safety hazard. Yes. I don't know if OSHA would be cool with that. Is that Susie Smith? Is that the book that came out like 10 years ago? I don't know when that book was written, but yes. What's the title of it? I don't, don't have that in front of me here. And Randall in his answer had Sarah Winchester. He knew the widow Winchester who built that mansion. There's a book about Winchester and sort of the mid century growth of the arms business. And it began with a long opening chapter about Sarah Winchester in the house. I think Susie was maybe just covering the house and so I'm guessing that's not the same book. Question seven. The topic is woodsmanship. This seven letter North American desert is considered the wettest desert in the world. This seven letter North American desert is considered the wettest desert in the world. Randall, do you have this one right? I have a seven letter desert. Spencer, he's keeping the perfect game for question two through seven going then. Yeah, that first one really the Jubilee, which is tough because I thought that was a fun question. We do need to go experience it. The problem is I don't think you know when it's gonna happen until it just like happens. So we couldn't really like we should, we'd have to be on standby. We'd have to have a PJ lined up. I was literally thinking PJ right now. Yeah, I barely fly commercial anymore. Again, question seven. The topic is woodsmanship. This seven letter North American desert is considered the wettest desert in the world. Or we could just go live in Alabama for a year when we were talking about a polydactyl animal with extra digits. My youngest son has a bifid uvula. I don't know if you. You know what that is. It's basically like a uvula, but there's two little. So, like, to be crass, it just looks like a scrotum is hanging in the back of his throat. It's got like two little balls back there. Is that just an aesthetics thing or does it, like, have some impact on his. Nope, just like a weird. A weird abnormality, that is. When I see him next, I'm going to lip him like a bass and check that thing out. Do it. Just don't grab the wrong child. See if I taught him about strangers. Danger. Seven letter North American desert is the wettest desert in the world. Omar, you got this one right? I don't think so, but I'm going to give it a shot. Cory, you got this one right. I got six letters, but I hope I spelled it wrong. Okay, that's the attitude. Is everybody ready? Good chance. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth, without an answer. Omar. Damn it. Soren. Randall. Soren. Corey, Mojave. Nate, without an answer. Marge, without an answer. The correct answer is the Sonoran Desert. Sonora. And it didn't have seven, so I just erased it. Oh. The sonoran Desert encompasses about 100, 000 square miles across Arizona, California and Mexico. The desert is unique in that it has two wet seasons that run from December to March and July to September. This is because it's at a crossroads where it gets winter storms from the Pacific Ocean and summer monsoons from the Gulf of California. Randall and I have spent some time in that desert together. Oh, man, I can't wait to go back. Doing what? Can you guys still taste the frijoles? Yes. Oh, hell yeah. You were looking for the koozie that. That never leaves you. Would that be in the Soren. Yeah. Yeah. We're on to question 8. The topic Conservation Central American. Julia Roberts stars in this 2000 legal drama about a twice divorced single mom who uncovers that a utility company is poisoning the town's water supply. Randall and Corey, quick to answer this one. Julia Roberts stars in this 2000 legal drama about a twice divorced single mom who uncovers that a utility company is poisoning the town's water supply. Phil, have you seen this movie? Yeah. I want to say more about it, but it might give it away. Okay, you give us a review of this movie after the. I haven't seen it. She's back in the news. Oh. Oh, I'm not aware about what for good or bad sequel. She's just getting after it. Okay. Dude, I just listened to a podcast doing her thing. Nate, do you have this one right? No, I just listened to a podcast. This lady. I can't remember the name. Two movie questions. I'm really striking out to them. What was the other one? Good thing Brody's not Jeremiah Jones. That was a bonus question. Yeah, that was a mountain man question. Under the mountain man category. You're so bad at these questions. I do bad. It's really on Fridays because there's so much going on in my brain. I'm just gonna say I don't really watch movies that much. I like this Friday afternoon thing because I think. I don't know if Brody's conflict is ongoing, but I'd like to keep doing this. Yeah, you would. At this time. I like this because we're gonna go drink some Bush Lights after this. Oh, yeah. Real Friday. Yeah. Randall got a twinkle in his eye when he heard that Julia Roberts stars in this 2000 legal drama about a twice divorced single mom who uncovers that a utility company is poisoning the town's water supply. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth and Omar. Without answers. Randall. Aaron Brockovich. Corey. Aaron Brockovich. Nate, Spotlight. Marge. Without an answer. The correct answer is Aaron Brockovich. She was just on. Sean. Ryan. Aaron Brockovich is a real person, and her legal case is a real story. In 1993, she discovered that Pacific Gas and Electric Company was polluting the groundwater around Hinkley, California. Brockovich had the realization after locals were experiencing a high rate of cancer, tumors, respiratory issues, and miscarriages. The lawsuit ended with a $333 million settlement, the largest at that time in US history. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing a quarter billion dollars and getting five Oscar. No. Phil, what do we think of Aaron Brockovich? You know, I don't have a lot to say about Aaron Brockovich, to be honest, but I just wanted to say that Steven Soderbergh, who directed this movie, is, I think, just like a criminally underrated director these days. He's super prolific. He's put out a movie almost every year for the last 10 years, and they're all Pretty good. But this movie came out the same year as Traffic, which is another one of his best movies. And the guy just goes on Cincinnati movie. Six months later, Ocean's Eleven came out. The guy's just. He was on a heater for that thing. He was great. Corey, have you seen this movie? You got the question right? Nope, never seen it. Okay. Really? How'd you know this? Pop culture. I know stuff. Randall, any review? I haven't seen it. I haven't seen it. How do you guys know? Spencer just said. I mean, she's still. She's still like. She's timeless, an activist. She's still like. It wasn't like a one. The real Aaron Brockovich. Yes. She's doing data centers right now. Yeah, that's. That's. I've seen her in the headlines lately for working on data center issues. But I also just remember when this came out, thinking, like, interesting to have a. A movie named after someone I've never heard of. You know, it's one thing to name your movie Jeremiah Johnson or Jed J. Edgar Hoover or something, but Aaron Brockovich. I just thought it's like a name that you never heard of. So a real person. And then I feel like it's like, what's eating Gilbert Grape? I don't even know who Gilbert Grape is. It almost became like a cliche after this to, like, have TV shows or movies to be, you know, have like, the divorced single mom who's like, you know, doing it all, kicking an ass. Yeah. Yeah. And I feel like this was maybe like the start of that I don't know era. All right, Phil, we have two questions left. Give us a scoreboard update. It's over. Randall's locked it up. My goodness. He's got seven points in the lead. And the two players that are closest to him are Omar and Corey with four points. Wow. Rooting for you guys. See if you can lap them. Question 9. The topic is gear. This next great question is via Sean Doherty. Vibram calls themselves, quote, the world leader in the development and manufacturing of high performance rubber blank for outdoor and leisure activities. Confident Room, Omar, Nate, Randall already have their whiteboards down. Vibram calls themselves the world leader in the development and manufacturing of high performance rubber blank for outdoor and leisure activities. AR671 compliant. Okay, what does that mean? There'll be three dudes who know what I'm talking about. Hell yeah, brother. That's code. Okay, let's go. Someday we'll dig up the body of meat eater movie club and then we'll have to do Aaron Brockovich if you've never seen it before. Randall. Yeah, yeah, that's a great idea. Aaron Eckhart's in that movie Bring Back Aaron. Aaron Eckhart. Really big timber local. This must have been before. Thank you for smoking. It was. Yeah. That's a great flick. I think it's also about litigation. Yeah, I don't know how to spell it. Vibram calls themselves the world leader in the development and manufacturing of high performance rubber blank for outdoor and leisure activities. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says souls. Omar souls. Randall souls. Corey boot slash souls. Yeah, I didn't know exactly what all you were looking for, Nate. Souls. Marge souls. And she drew us a nice hiking boot. The correct answer is souls. Vibram Souls are used by Rocky Red Wings, Merrell Danner Crispy and more. The company was founded in Italy in 1937 by a man who lost six friends to a mountaineering accident that was partly blamed on inadequate, inadequate footwear. Wow. All right, here's a correct answer review so far. One was Alabama. Two, incisor. Three, fish is the seventh type of snapping turtle meat. Four fingers or toes. Five is $25. Six, Winchester. Seven, Sonoran. Eight, Aaron Brockovich. Nine, rubber souls. Phil, scoreboard update. Good Beatles album. I guess Randall didn't have it totally locked up the last time. If he biffed the last three questions, then Omar, Seth or Corey could have caught up. But now he has locked it up. So got Randall in first place with eight points. He had it locked up. There were only two questions left and he's a three point lead. I thought there were three questions left. Randall's at eight. We do this at eight questions. It doesn't matter. Randall wins. Yay. We have one question. We have one question left. Question 10. You want to see how badly you can win? This is all losing a lot of momentum. Question 10. The topic is wildlife. We're all really excited. Thanks. The cartwheel display bald eagles do, known as the blank spiral, is where two birds interlock their talons and free fall towards the earth. So sick. Oh, and we have a video to watch after this of the blank spiral. The cartwheel display bald eagles do, known as the blank spiral, is where two birds interlock their talons and free fall towards the earth. Wow. That was great. Oh, yeah. Very good. Very impressive. Did you see that kid who went viral a couple weeks ago with those bird calls? Yeah. I want to take that dude turkey on. Yeah. So bad. Got a lot of DMS from people Suggesting we get in touch with that. It would be a great Radio Live segment. Oh, man. RIP. Bring it back. All right. Rip RL God, I miss it so much. The cartwheel display bald eagles do, known as the blank spiral, is where two birds interlock their talons. I don't like your tones. I seriously do. Okay. Yeah. I loved Radio Live Thursdays just aren't the same. Is everybody ready? I feel like I lost my purpose. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says, death. Omar, death. Randall mating. Corey, death. Nate, death. Marge, love. The correct answer is death. Nate and Corey and Omar and Seth. Get that one right. The death spiral is a courtship display done by potential mates and lifelong mates. The birds will reach a high altitude, then lock their talons and cartwheel downward, letting go to soar away just before hitting the ground. It's thought to be a test between the two eagles, with some established pairs doing it every few years to reaffirm their relationship. Here is a video of what that looks like, shown with permission from TM Maddox Photography. Romantic. It looks fake. Wow. Yeah. Yeah. I got you. Oh, I got you. The music is sick. Cirque du Soleil could never. Yeah. This is to determine if they're good mates or not. You'll see some of them where they actually hit the water. Like, they let go just at the last second, then they actually crash into the water. This one, the bald eagle soared away, though. When you're skiing, you can do that with your ski poles with somebody going down the mountain. Oh, and it also feels like death spiral. Okay. Or a love spiral. Yeah. Maybe sad to go with your mate into a death. Randall is today's winner. He got eight correct answers right. Had I gotten that last one right, I would have said, I wish Brody had been here, because I think I still would have won. But after getting the last question wrong, I think it would have been a last second collapse. Oh, you'd have done a death spot just like last time. Yeah. Oh, okay. Let's send this money to Captains for clean water. Okay. What do they got going on these days? Just a group of, like, charter captains, guides that are out on the water every day, and they know what's affecting our fisheries. We were just up in. When we were up at Lake of the woods, that was one of the groups that we were chatting about. They do a lot of good work, and I hadn't thought of them lately, so let's send this money their way. 500 going to captains. Join us next week for more meat eater trivia. The only game show where conservation is always wins. Thanks, Spencer. 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Release Date: August 5, 2026
Host: Spencer Neuharth
Panelists: Steven Rinella (absent), Randall, Seth, Corey, Nate, Marge, Omar
Theme: Conservation-focused Outdoor Trivia Game
In this high-spirited and competitive episode of MeatEater Trivia, host Spencer Neuharth brings together a diverse cast of MeatEater crew members for the 228th edition of their signature trivia game. The trivia pulls questions from the show’s four core verticals: hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. This episode is infused with camaraderie, irreverent banter, and expertise, offering both laughs and insight into the natural world.
There’s also a fund-raising twist: $500 will be donated to the conservation organization of the winner's choosing. With Mountain Dew sponsoring two bonus trivia questions and plenty of tangents about outdoor life, the crew balances their competitive edge with friendly jabs and relatable parenting advice.
Question: A soon-to-be father asks for advice on juggling hunting, fishing, work, and a newborn.
| Timestamp | Topic | Question & Answer | |-----------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 18:21 | Fishing | State with largest "jubilee" of sea creatures: Alabama | | 20:54 | Wildlife | 7-letter tooth (beaver): Incisor | | 22:11 | Cooking | 7 types of snapping turtle meat (last one): Fish | | 24:12 | Biology | Polydactyl animal has extra: Digits/fingers/toes | | 29:30 | Conservation | 2026 Duck Stamp cost: $25 | | 31:06 | Bonus (Mountain Dew) | Created in the 1940s (same as USFWS) | | 33:55 | Bonus (Mountain Dew) | Jeremiah Johnson actor: Robert Redford | | 39:55 | Hunting | Winchester Mystery House – Built by family of: Winchester | | 44:22 | Woodsmanship | Wettest 7-letter North American desert: Sonoran | | 47:30 | Conservation | Julia Roberts legal drama (2000): Erin Brockovich | | 50:58 | Gear | Vibram’s rubber expertise: Soles | | 53:02 | Wildlife | Eagle "cartwheel" display: Death spiral |
Scoreboard at Question 9:
Charity Winner:
This fun, fast-paced episode of MeatEater Trivia featured a mix of practical outdoors advice, offbeat wildlife facts, and competitive but good-natured ribbing. The panelists’ varied backgrounds and expertise led to plenty of teachable moments and laughs, while the trivia kept things moving and left everyone a little smarter about the natural world. Ultimately, Randall’s encyclopedic knowledge secured the win and a $500 donation to Captains for Clean Water, reinforcing the show’s central message that “conservation always wins.”
For those who missed it:
Don’t worry—you’ll leave this summary knowing what a polydactyl is, why Alabama is famous for its jubilees, and which movie to stream if you want insight on environmental legal battles (Erin Brockovich). Plus, you might be inspired to plan your own family-friendly fishing trip—or at least to keep your spouse happy when hunting season rolls around.