The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 724: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXI

Episode Date: July 2, 2025

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Cory Calkins, Nate Mason, and Tressa Croaker. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and YouTube Clips Subscribe to MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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I'm your host, Spencer Newarth, and today we're joined by Brody, Corey, Nate, and Tressa. This is a 10-round quiz show with questions for MeatEaters 4 verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking and there is a prize. MeatEater will donate $500 to the conservation organization of the winners choosing. Now this episode is Brody v. Gibronis. That means it'll be the winningest MeatEater trivia player of all time going up against three Gibronis, Cory, Nate and Tressa. Brody, how do you feel about your chances?

Oh, pretty good. I guess. Okay. I guess you hear that. He's nervous. Jabronis. How do you feel about your chances? So good.

Never better. Yeah. I was planning on beating them by myself and then you assembled the super team. You don't need Corey and Tressa. No, I might. You were discussing everyone's role in the team. Tell listeners what those roles are Tressa is gonna get every question that pisses off Brody. Oh, it's that contrary singer meh. Yeah Cory's gonna get the real in-depth hunting ones. Mmm, like bare-teeth

Numbers and the like and Cory and Tressa also also fly fishing. They got that kind of exactly. That's fine. That's a big hole in my game. Yep. We're Brody. And then you, what do you do for the team? I have no idea what supervising refine. Okay.

Got it. Now who's going to be the captain among you three? Because we're here's how we'll do this. I will ask the question Brody will come up with his answer. When he's done, his answer is locked. And then you three can discuss loud what you want your answer to be. So who's going to be the captain who writes down the answer for you? My vote's for Tressa. Me too.

OK, Tressa, you've been elected. Yeah. Brody V. Gibronis. Now, for our stat of the week this week, we're looking at the last time we did Randall V. Gibronis in that episode. It was 690 when Randall took on six Gibronis. The Gibronis bested him winning by two points. Randall had six that game while the Gibronis had eight.

Did you play by the same rules? Same rules. Yep. Six was a little overwhelming though for Randall. So we dialed it back. That's a lot of people. There was a lot of brains there. Everyone knew something. So we're going to try three today.

Three of them with some of the top playing jabronis. Half the number of brains. Were you jabronis here when we did that? Yeah. Jabronis, V-Randle. Oh. Okay, no Nate. Nate's new to the game.

I would have only gotten one. Now here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia related question for our crew send it to trivia at the Media dot com with the subject line I FAQ Jeff Hilton says hey moron you forgot to do the correct answer Now this is a problem The listeners get really annoyed when I forget to do this I get annoyed when I forget to do this It's been a real flaw lately. I've been doing this too much. So here's what we're gonna do for every episode I forget to do the correct answer review. I'm going to join a new conservation org

I'm currently part of five, but I'm making this punishment retroactive. So starting last week Just this morning. I joined my sixth group American Rivers this way At least if I fail the listeners to do the correct answer review There's some good that comes from that error the punishment fits the crime there we go Now listeners call me out on it Phil you call me out on it players You call me out if this if we get to question 10. I haven't done the correct answer review Sound the alarm and I will pay my penalty This is either gonna fix the problem or I'm gonna be a member of like 20 conservation orgs

By the 20 by the end of the year. We'll see what happens. All right, no Shelby index today. Excuse me, no housekeeping today, but the Shelby index is a four, so our winner should get eight correct answers. And with that, we're onto the game of trivia. Play the drop, Phil. I need to know what I stand to win. Everything. How's that? You stand to win everything. As a reminder, Brody will write down his answer first, that will be locked in and then our jabronis will have a chance to discuss.

Question one, the topic is conservation and this will be multiple choice. Which of these agencies employs the most people? Is it U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, or Bureau of Reclamation? or Bureau of Reclamation? Which of these agencies employs the most people? Is it the Forest Service, BLM, Park Service, or Bureau of Reclamation? Brody now going to his whiteboard, keeping it a secret from the jabronis.

Nate has wrote down an answer. Brody, how do you feel about your answer? Where your head's at. And then we kind of show it. I think this is a tough question. Okay, again, your four choices, US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Bureau of Rec.

Brody's answer is locked in. Was this pre-Doge cuts or post-Doge cuts? This was as of 2025. So I don't know if it was pre or post-doge cuts. This was as of 2025 so I don't know if it was pre or post-doge cuts. All right Brody's answer is locked in. Jabronis you discuss now. What do you think the correct answer is? Well I think we should talk about our methodology. I don't want to influence your answer. But that's the whole point. Off the rip. Off the rip dude. As a Montana we're just thinking how much national forest we have. This is where I'm at. These are my two guesses.

Okay so we, Cory, Cory what do you think it is? I think it's a forest service. And Nate he put one park service, two forest service. And Tressa put down her two as the forest service, as two, in the Park Service as one like the Park Service have their own like trail crew see I don't that's I'm an East Coast boy so I just think of parks I don't think of the Giant Forest out there again the four choices US Forest Service Bureau of Land Management National Park Service Bureau of Reclamation which of those agencies employs the most people. Well, you think I got a lot of questions. Could be BLM too. Is the national park like do contracted employees count?

Housing in it? Well, yeah, like there's mammoth Wyoming. There's a bunch of federal like there's like the lawyers and judges and jabronis. We're going to need you to park and answer ladies. Yeah. I say flip coin, dude. Oh, wow. Flip a coin. Who carries those around anymore? Got one say flip coin dude. Oh Flip a coin who carries those around? Oh, he found a coin. Okay, tell us what what's what here?

Wow Tressa a lot of pressure I Don't like that we're putting this to chance most of my big decision I don't like that we're putting this to chance. Most of my big decisions are put to the coin flow. Use some kind of reason here. Yeah, we got six halves of brains. That's not how we do things around here. Gibronis, what are we thinking? Brody, what are you thinking?

He's thinking this is easy. He's got one that's not even one of these. Four choices forest service blm park service bureau of rec. All right, tresso Tresso, what are we going with? I think we should go with our guts which is Which was Okay, national part us forest service, but she's got one and two she got us. Oh wait, you got two and one Oh, so you think two then let's go for it. Okay. Then I could blame you guys. They're settling. Based on my history. Their answer. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the Gibronis saying the National Park Service. Brody says the Bureau of Land Management.

That could be. The correct answer is the US Forest Service? Nobody got it right. Cory didn't lobby hard enough. There are 35,000 Forest Service employees, 20,000 National Park Service employees, 10,000 Bureau of Land Management employees, and 5,000 Bureau of Reclamation employees. The National Park Service heavily relies on volunteers of which there are 138,000 of. We were closer than Brody. Yeah, so it's Forest Service at 35,000, Park Service at 20,000.

Question two, the topic is fishing. This next great question is via Ryan Lilly. Paddling magazine defines this four letter word as quote the cross beam in the boats center connecting the starboard and port sides. Four letter. Paddling magazine defines this four letter word as the cross beam in the boats center connecting the starboard and port sides. I have a different one, but I like yours better.

Here's the picture. I have a picture. So Cory has a four letter answer and Nate has a four letter answer. We're set up for another argument on question two. Yeah, I got, we'll wait obviously. Maybe we got two big of jabronis in the room. That's what I'm saying. Yeah.

Alpha jabronis. Brody is still thinking for the four letter word. Four letter word, the cross beam in the boat's center. I think you're right. Connecting the starboard and port sides. I think you're right. I think so. Yeah.

I drew a picture and it turned out very provocative. Show the camera. Yeah. Let's see what your picture is. I've never heard of that word. I got my sailing license in Greece. Oh, wow. Sailing license in Greece. Some new Tressa trivia. Some Tressa lore. Tell us about that. I studied abroad in Greece, and we had sailing every morning at 6 a.m. on the Mediterranean Sea. That is so cool.

That's beautiful. What does that sailing license get you? I can be a skipper. Oh, okay. Like anywhere? I trust myself now, yeah. Oh. Paddling Magazine defines this four-letter word

as the crossbeam in the boat's center connecting the boat center connecting these oh you gotta wait for me But if you this is the problem when I got a think for a long day, they're also thinking they're just not arguing yet So they're they're thinking as well if I got like my captain's license and like Somalia Would I be good? I think it depends on like the certification They probably only credit pirates You'd have an international boat. You'd have fishing guide Okay, Brody has locked in his answer. All right, Nate. What do you have? I got a hole. Okay, and Cory, what do you have down? I put keel. I mean you'll Tressa

input I don't think either of those are right. I've never heard of keel. I don't know, but I have no idea what the answer is. I was thinking transom, but that's a lot of letters. Four letter word. Bow. That's three. Boat's hole is down there. This could be another zero percenter. Brody doesn't like his answer Oh our jabronis are in disagreement I can't tell if Spencer's given us yeah you leave a witness here what you doing what do you think Tressa tiebreaker I've never heard of that word again Corey says he'll meet says hall Wow. That wouldn't trust me. Again, Cory says Keele, Nate says Hall, which he has crossed out. I prefer Keele.

Yeah, you cross it out, so we'll go with Cory's. Okay, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the Gibroni saying Keele and Brody says Spar. The correct answer is Yolk. Nobody got that one right. How's it feel Brody? For two. Welcome. The yoke. Does that sound familiar now? A yoke. Yeah. Y-O-K-E. The yoke provides structure to a canoe and is also used during portage. According to REI the ideal yoke is padded and has some contour that makes

it easy to rest on your shoulders. Hmm. The yoke. Question three. Let's see if we can get this one right. The topic is nature. This 2017 hurricane, which caused catastrophic flooding in Texas, is the second costliest hurricane in American history. I don't know how you can keep track all these hurricanes. No kidding. I just don't don't well it was the second costliest hurricane in American history So maybe just remember two of them and you'd know this one this 2017 hurricane Which caused catastrophic flooding in Texas is the second costliest hurricane in American history Could you give us the letter not giving you any hints it. It seemed like you were pretty confident a second ago. No, I started writing down hurricanes I know about.

Brody, is your answer locked in? Yeah, I mean, I have no idea. Jabronis, you can now discuss what you think it is. Yeah, it's not Katrina. Because that was New Orleans. I mean, it probably affected Texas. Yeah, it's not, it was like earlier. Oh, look at you two, got the same.

That's a great guess. I remember my brother-in-law went down to Houston to try and help out With Hurricane Helene. I couldn't tell you the name. Sounds good though. That's my best guess Yeah, that sounds great to me Gibroni's locking in with Helene. All right, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the Gibroni saying Helene and Brody says Irene. I thought that was New York. The correct answer is Hurricane Harvey. I have H, dude. We are 0 for 3.

This has never happened before. Based on 2024 adjusted costs, Hurricane Harvey caused 160 billion in damage, which is second only to Katrina at $201 billion. Harvey is followed by 2022's Hurricane Ian at $119 billion, 2017's Hurricane Maria at $115 billion, and 2012's Hurricane Sandy at 89 million. Sandy was the other one I was thinking of. That was up in New Jersey. Question four, let's try cooking. Hey, this two-word Spanish term roughly translates to

grilled meat. Brody looks confident for the first time this game. This two word Spanish term roughly translates to quote grilled meat. All right, Gibronis Brody's answer is locked in. What do you think it is? I mean, yeah, I know it's one word. It's just what came to mind. I don't know. I wrote it down to clarify the last one.

It was hurricane ian. That was uh third place at 119 billion from 2022 I think it's gotta be that i'm pretty sure what are you deciding between jabronis? Carne asada and barbacoat. No carne asada carne asada. Yeah Okay locked in Por favor go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the jabroni saying carne asada and Brody saying carne asada. They got it. The correct answer is carne asada. Carne asada is typically made with skirt steak or flank steak, but any cut of meat can be used. It's usually marinated and then charred over a very hot grill for a deer-inspired version.

Check out Maggie Hudlow's recipe on TheMeat meat eater.com called venison carne asada. Question five the topic is cooking. This next great question is via Kyle Schwalbe. You mean hunting? I think you said hunting. I'm sorry the topic is hunting for question five. Primary Arms defines this word as quote an optical phenomenon in which an object appears to shift in position when viewed from different angles. Primary Arms defines this word as an optical phenomenon in which an object appears to shift in position when viewed from different angles.

All right, Brody has locked in his answer. He looks like he knows it. And now Nate has shown his board to Tressa. Tressa wrote down illusion. Nate wrote down parallax. What are we going with, Gibronis? It's the only optical issue thing I know of. Agreed. Okay, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the Gibronis and Brody saying parallax. They got it. The correct answer is parallax. The spelling on that is P-A-R-A-L-L-A-X. I got the spelling right there.

You wrote a E over there, dude. You said parallax. Parallax happens when you move your eyes or head position while looking through a scope at a target. When not accounted for, it can create missed shots. To see what it can mean for accuracy, go watch our video on the MeatEater Clips YouTube channel called Does Parallax Adjustment Matter? All right, Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia of Gibroni B. Brody.

Give us a scoreboard update. Well, it's a close game. You can say that about it. Got Brody with two points and the Gibronis with two points. They're on the same path right now. Started 0 for 3 and then got the next two right. Ever wonder what happened to the hundreds of thousands of Buffalo that used to call the Eastern United States home? Or what caused the rise and fall of Bobwhite quail? Backwoods University hosted by me, Lake Pickle, is the latest addition to the Bear Gryse feed on Meat Eaters podcast network. Together we'll seek out a deeper understanding of wildlife, wild places, and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. After all,

you can't love what you don't understand. Search Bear Gryse on Apple, iHeart, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast and hit that follow button to enroll in Backwoods University now. Question six. The topic is wildlife. Who runs the website allaboutbirds.org? Brody confident again. Who runs the website allaboutbirds.org? Brody has put his whiteboard down. He's locked in his answer. All right jabronis, discuss what you think it could be. I can't change mine. Oh well, they haven't said anything yet. You could, we'll give you another minute. Yeah, they haven't said anything Who runs the website all about birds org? Oh, I don't know to give you a chance here Brody No, no, I wrote it down. Let's keep it. Okay, Brody's gonna stick with his answer. You know, he's having second thoughts

I'm having big kind of one. Oh, you're bro. What do you think it could be? See, I said the Audubon Society smelled incorrectly Cornell now Cornell Isn't that they do that they do the Merlin thing think it's the same thing. I don't know dude runs a website I mean, it's about pretty amazing people over there. Is it org? Which I think both of our little It's one of these two And this is question six

Skipper Tressa Oh, it's one of these two. And this is question six. I like it. I like it. Hell life. Skipper Tressa may have to be the tiebreaker here. We have Nate saying Cornell. You're literally a captain. We were calling you that earlier. Cory saying Audubon. No, captains are much higher. Oh, really?

Yeah. Oh. My dad would be disappointed he's in the Navy. The Gibronis are not very passionate though about their answers. Well, I have zero idea. Dude, it's a coin toss for me. I like your answer. I don't like mine. It's a coin toss, dude.

At some point you guys gotta stand up. And we gotta flip a coin on. Don't flip a coin. I just wanna flip a coin before this episode. We could pause the show and you two could wrestle over it. We would not pause that. Cameras would be rolling. We'd break a lot of stuff.

I haven't wrestled someone in too many months. Man, all about birds. Who runs the website allaboutbirds.org? Have you seen the movie The Big Ear? I've not. Is that when they go find a bunch of birds? Yeah, it's really good. I just watched it for I've not. Is that when they go find a bunch of birds? Yeah, it's really good. I just watched it for the first time.

Is that Jordan Clooney? It's like Jack Black. Steven Martin. Steve Martin and Owen Wilson maybe? That's a great cast. I've never seen it. It's so good. It looks charming.

Dude, I don't know. You just gotta pick one. Skipper Tressa, what are you gonna go with? Oh. Um. Use the coin. Oh, that's what... Use the coin. Oh, that's what I'm talking about!

She's determined, so what are the... What do you want? Heads? You want heads? It's tails. Okay. Cornell. Tails means they're going with Nates. Brody just fist-pumped the air. No, no, no. Which one do they go with?

They said they're going with Nates. Nates was, uh, no, I'm like he's excited. Why do they go away? They would they said they're going with Nate's Nate's was tails, right? No. Yep Okay, I'm saying this before I flip mine. I think Cory's right. Go ahead and reveal your answers Oh, he's going with Cornell. Oh Brody's going with Cornell. Come on coin the correct answer is the Cornell Come on, coin. The correct answer is the Cornell Lab. Let's go! They both got it right.

Thank you, Abraham Lincoln. Most of my best decisions. Allaboutbirds.org is an online guide to birds and bird watching and often one of the first results when you Google a type of bird. Cornell Lab is also who owns the Merlin Bird app that can ID birds by their sound. Love those guys. Question seven. The topic is hunting. What six letter insect in maggot form

is sometimes found in the navel passage of deer? Oh, everyone's confident in this one. Brody's answer is locked in. If you've never seen this, cutting a deer open, it is disgusting. I never have. Oh man. Dude, there's nothing like videos of dudes pulling out bags. What six-letter insect in maggot form is sometimes found in the naval passage of deer? We have Cory and Nate in agreement this time on Botfly.

Go ahead and reveal your answers. The jabronis and brodys say Botfly. They got it. The correct answer is Botfly. Have you seen this in person? Well, on one mule deer buck, only one. They see them all the time down Mexico and those coos deer, but this was in like November

and they're way, I was cutting the things head off. They're way down in its throat, big squirmy ass. What state were you in? Colorado, the only time I've ever seen it. Botflies will spray eggs onto a deer's face. The deer will then transfer the eggs to their nasal passage by licking their nose. The flies stay there and grow into large maggots

until they fall out and finish maturing on the ground. Biologists say botflies are harmless to deer and do not affect the venison. I've never seen it in person, but it looks wildly uncomfortable. Oh yeah. For those things. Yeah. Like you'd think that the deer, it's not going to make them dead, but they'd want to be dead. Just feeling those things.

Imagine having those things squirming around your throat, your nose all day long. Oh my God. You think that's worse or the parasite that replaces the tongue? Oh, that one on fish? Yeah. I don't think fish give a shit about those things. I don't. Yeah. They barely have a brain. Yeah. They don't have eyelashes. Question eight. The topic is conservation. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Austin White for sending this great question. Austin 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 at TheMeatEater.com. Alright, this is an audio question. Phil is going to play you Smokey Bear's catchphrase that was used in public service announcements from 2008 to 2023. You need to tell me who the Oscar nominated actor is that's voicing smokey. Oh take it away Phil Only you can prevent wildfires. Oh, oh Okay, give it to us a few more times there film give everyone a good chance to soak that in yep Yep, that's everyone's back here. Now. Is that our ex-colleague Austin White? You know I don't know not sure oh, he's cracking dude Oh, no, you can prevent well I bet he can see his face, but he can't remember his name. That's him

I got an answer written Okay, Brody has his answer locked in Nate and Cory. What do you think it is? Yep, they are going with Sam Elliott. Phil is playing it one more time. Oh, you guys weren't done yet? Well, they got it. There's a process. The Gibronis and Brody say Sam Elliott. They got it. The correct answer is Sam Elliott. Was that almost not going to come to you, Brody? No, no, I knew it, but I just want to listen one more time. For 15 years, Sam Elliott delivered Smokey's famous line in forest service commercials,

Only You Can Prevent Wildfires. Coincidentally, he was born the same day that Smokey was created. Others who have voiced Smokey include Stephen Colbert, Jeff Foxworthy, Betty White, and Al Roker. I think Sam's the best choice out of those. He's that guy, you ever watch Parks and Rec? No.

That's your familiarity with Sam Elliott. What did he do in Parks and Rec? He was like the antithesis to Ron Swanson. Yeah, he worked for like a neighboring city's Parks and Rec department. Like the nice part. Yeah, the nice city. Sam Elliott's been around a long time and his best role ever to is as Patrick Swayze sidekick in the original Roadhouse No way, man

The big Lebowski Phil what do you what's your I mean my first is the big Lebowski It's what I think of first, but he was also really good I mean for a recent role in the stars in Bradley Cooper star is born movie That's what he got his Oscar nomination for he He did not win. He was for supporting actor. All right, Phil, we got two questions left. Give us a scoreboard update. Oh, man. Brody and the Jabronis have all gotten the same questions right and the same questions wrong.

Amazing. So they are tied up still, but now they have five points apiece. Okay. Two questions left. This is way more fun without Randall. Yeah, dude. Stay in Germany. Question nine, the topic is fishing. This next great question is via Joe Chaddick. This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River.

This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River. Brody looks stumped and our Drabronis look stumped. I got an answer. But it's just. Now you come up with an answer Cory so. But it's just. Now you come up with an answer, Corey. Yeah, you guys can fight. No, no, no, you got to. I'm not great in the South.

Arkansas. Oh, well, this river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River. Our four players did not look optimistic. Anybody in here ever been on the Arkansas River? I'm sure Brody has. Yeah, the upper part of it. Looking for its longest tributary, which is named after a country. Corey is looking at a map in his head.

Nate wrote down an answer immediately and has not revised it so he must like what he has. I'm just thinking through all the countries and seeing if it kind of flows off my tongue. Okay. Nate probably the most well-traveled player here today. How many countries you've been in, you think? Oh. Twenty. Probably close. Higher or lower? Lower, like 15, probably. This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas River and this is question 9

But world traveler Tressa boat captain extraordinaire boat skipper. Yeah, you get Grecian skipper You got more or less countries in 20 Tressa Probably between 15 and 20. I was so when I I had to get rid of my official passport and all my stamps gone You had to get rid of it? Yeah, like when you're out, you're like, you're in it. Brody looks stumped. He has his whiteboard pressed against his temple. It's more a geography question.

There are fish in the river. Calling it fishing. This river, which is named after a country, is the longest trivially- What kind of fisher longest kind of fish in this river to the Arkansas River I can give you any hints good question Phil had to go get himself a cord before we start recording day what cord did you need oh for the hard drive that I record the video on too you know what this brings up a question I've had. I feel like when the heavyweights, the non-Drabronis are a little stumped,

you give them a lot more time than the... Now, are these rivers? I've never heard of any of these. I don't know. Oh, boy. It just seems to roll off the tongue. You just know some countries exist. I was really hoping you were bringing it closer to home.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no I just I can't imagine like I Don't know the Mongolian River feeding into right I don't even This river which is named after a country is the longest tributary Arkansas River Brody how you feeling about your process over there? It's going the wrong direction. Brody, how you feeling about your process over there? Oh, not good. Okay, he's now picking his answer.

Brody's answer is locked in. Jabronis, what are you thinking? All right, I'm thinking countries, like the people they were exploring from. So just say them, say them and see what feels right. None of them. We didn't say any out loud. Okay, the French River, the Spanish River, the Canadian River, the Portuguese River. I think Canadian and Spanish sound the best out of that. Man. That's what I got. This river, which is named after a country, is the longest tributary to the Arkansas

River. Spencer was laughing, like with real laughter, like real mirth in his eyes, which makes me think none of these are right. It's because Brody said, oh wait. Too late. I don't know. Gun to my head, I'd go Canadian. That is... Does anybody have a gun around here? Not too far away. Hmm. Does anybody have a gun around here? Not too far away. Nate, what are your four choices again? Canadian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Okay, Skipper, Tressa, what are you thinking?

Australian River. Do we have a four-sided coin we can flip? Yeah. Give me that 20-sided dice. I don't have my bag of dice here. French River, Germany River. Cory, I'll let you decide this one. Oh, wow.

Give me the Skipper. Send it off'll let you decide this one. Ooh. Oh, wow. She made the skipper. Sending off to her lieutenant, her, what's the second in command guy? Skipper, skipper. Maybe the skipper, I don't know. What does a bosun do? Bosun's mate, I don't know. Okay.

All right, Gibronis. I don't know, let's go Canadian. Yeah, dude, let's do it. Dang, I don't think Gibronis got it either. That's what I got. it ain't saying the Canadian river and brody is saying the Canadian river. Oh Better you cross out. Would you cross out? I was sure there's a Mexico, but it's a different I was trying to think of something the correct answer Is the Canadian river?

Okay is the Canadian River. Let's go dude! Wow, done! At 906 miles long, the Canadian River is the 13th longest river in America. It flows through Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. The French explorers who named it in 1820 thought it flowed northward into Canada.

So there you go. Good reasoning. So I've been on the Canadian River. I have a hard time picturing it, how it's a tributary of the Arkansas. Not only is it the longest tributary, it's the 13th longest river in the USA. I didn't even know it was a real river. Alright, here's the correct answer review so far. US Forest Service 2. Yolk 3. Hurricane Harvey 4. Carne Asada 5. Parallax 6. Cornell Lab 7. Botfly 8. Sam Elliott 9. Canadian River. Going into question 10 we have the Jabronis and Brody time up with 6 points each. Hot dog. Here's question 10. The topic is cooking. Tasting table declared this the worst tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname dog salmon.

Yo, this is still a fishing question. Okay, Brody very quickly locked in. So now our three jabronis will have a chance to discuss. Tasting table declared this the worst tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname dog salmon. Go ahead, jabronis, you can discuss aloud what you think it is. I know it's not a chinook. See, that's what I guess. Well, isn't a chinook a king salmon?

Or is it a silver salmon? Is there a cooconey salmon? Or did that make sense? Lot of salmon out there. Lot of salmon. Yeah, there is a cooconey salmon. Oh, cooconey. Tasting table declared this the worst tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname dog salmon.

Kokanee. Brody was annoyed that this was too easy and now he's amused that you guys are arguing. Dude, see, this is amazing. You even cloaked the fishing question in the guise of cooking. Tasting table declared this the worst tasting salmon, which goes by the nickname dog salmon.

Dog salmon. My two boys are split on how they enjoy salmon. One of them hates it, the other one loves it, and the one that hated it asked the one who loved it, why do you like it so much? And the one who loves it says, because it tastes like salty dog food. Wait, this salmon? There's an endorse an endorsement no just salmon in general you know he was only six years old that's why he likes it I've had sockeye salmon from Costco

doesn't taste as good as the other salmon the farm raised stuff it's all really good so the weight of the worst tasting salmon is obviously relative see I just got a hint though because he's all up in arms with the sockeye. No, no. If you think wild sockeye salmon does not taste as good as farm raised. I didn't say wild sockeye salmon, dude. That's the only sockeye you're going to get. OK, well there you go.

More evidence I don't think. That gross farm raised stuff that's diseased and fed dog food and grown in a pen that's just water oh so so what's what's worse than that what salmon's worse than that the farm raised stuff as it gets taste this the worst tasting salmon is my well goes by the nickname I probably wouldn't put that then Cory Cory wrote down cocaine II for the audience Nate what do you have wrote down there? Dude? I just the salmon that I know Chinook sockeye coke coke. You don't even have

Don't have it on my board see So we know it's not a brody Brody's in a good mood. I am One of the same is still tied, Brody. I'm like, you gotta pull your way, brother. This is your spot. This is your room. Ever since that first question, you guys. This is like seeing them squirm.

It's all been you. Is it Atlantic Sammon? See, Atlantic Sammon. The worst Talon Sammon. I saw it's a Sammon out there. Goes by the nickname Dog Sammon. I like that. That sounds good.

I mean, I know it's not Chinook, Sockeye, or Kokanee. Thanks to Brody. All right Most expensive by all King then Sok-I is most expensive. He's really in a good mood Yeah, man, and all kinds of the conversation going They're narrowing in what are we gonna go with jabronis? Atlantic in what are we gonna go with jabronis what's on top Atlantic you said silver I don't know what that is I don't know it's a nickname to one of them which one I don't have too many of them in Montana we have this one in Montana and there's some what chinooks and for pack I don't know they're pretty good You guys choose nose goes I mean you ever seen a male so they look like dogs

Well, it's not that one He said it's not on my board. No really he did yeah a kokanee is a landlocked version of a sockeye. Oh See man just throwing bones left and right you erase this oh man You're gonna tell you the answer here if we drag this out in the They could talk all day. They're not gonna get that land it cuz he's still talking trash He's trying to mess this up now Gibronis we're gonna get any other Sammons out there Any other Sammons out there?

Any at all, dude. Hello! Hello! Please! Sammons! Dude, Sam-a-loo is awesome. Tressa, what are you thinking? What's your guess? Captain! Mine's Atlantic.

Skipper, please. Please. I'm gonna write Atlantic. I don't even know if that's a real kind of Sammon. It is. It is. It's better than what I got. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

We have the Gibroni saying Atlantic and Brody saying chum. Brody got it. The correct answer is the chum salmon or the keto salmon or the silver bright. We should have said silver. Silver, we would have, because silver is more of a, if you just said silver, that'd be what, a coho? Coho, yeah.

Coho. So again, it's the chum, the Keta or a silver. That Keta and silver bright is like a mark, one of those marketing names for fish. Have you had a chum salmon before Brody? I have. What did you think of it? It's not great. Okay. Um, but when they like, the problem with them is they're already turning when most people catch them. They start turning before they even go into fresh water. And I think when they're caught out, most people catch them. They start turning before they even go into freshwater. And I think when they're caught out, way out in the salt, they're pretty good. Like

when they're silky. The dog salmon nickname is because their teeth resemble canine teeth and because it was common food for dog sled teams. Taste of Home recommends using preservation cooking on chum salmon such as smoking, canning, pickling, or salt curing. Despite the less desirable meat, their roe is prized for its bright color and briny flavor. All right Brody wins with seven correct answers. Pulled it out at the last second. Brody, what are you gonna do with your $500 donation? Well, since they're rescinding that roadless rule in National Forest, which are the headwaters of a lot of rivers, and you just joined American Rivers, we'll donate it to American Rivers. There we go.

When I went to their website to join, that was one of their top priorities, was them talking about the roadless rule and how that will affect American waterways. $500 going to them. Well done, Brody. The first to defeat a team of jabronis. We threw some heavy hitters at you today. Well done. Tough questions up front, man.

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