The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 750: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXVIII

Episode Date: August 20, 2025

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Roman Schnobrich, and Nate Mason. 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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fishing, conservation, and cooking, and there's a prize. Me Deeter will donate $500 to the Conservation Organization of the Winners Choosing. Now, today is Randall v. Gibronies. That means it will be the big bad Randall up against Corey, Nate, and Roman. Randall, how do you feel about your chances? Oh, you know, I think we've got some strong competitors on the other side of the table. I think it really just comes down to if the questions bounce my way or not. So I'm curious to see how you've gamed this out.

Okay. Just a standard 10 pack of questions. Gibronies, do you think you can best Randall today? Oh, yeah. Like, I'm so supremely confident. You're never lacking confidence, Nays. Nope, I've never been insulted in that way. Now, the first time we did this, it was six gibronies against Randall,

and they overwhelmed him with a two-point victory. The second time we did this, it was three gibronies against Brody, and Brody took a one-point victory. With a correct answer on question 10. On that day, it was Nate, Corey, and Tressa. So we've swapped out Tressa for Roman. Roman, what are you going to bring to the team today? Oh, gosh.

Let's go with like movies or music, something kind of cultural. None of that history. Yeah, Romans are a real well-rounded individual. So I'm curious to see what he adds to this mix. Now, here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia-related question for our crew, send it to trivia. at the medeeder. Meadeter.com with the subject line, IFAQ.

Joel Hill says, Hey, Spencer, are you worried about running out of trivia questions? I used to be, Joel. I used to be fearful that this would only last like a year. Then I started pushing the boundaries on what meat eater trivia could be. And it would always make Brody and Steve angry. But I feel like I've created a big enough universe now, where I can do music and some history and movies.

that there are enough questions to get us a few more years. The other thing that gives me confidence that this show can go on for a while are the listeners, because you guys send in like 10 to 20 questions each day, and some of them are very good, and they make it on the show. So I think we have a long runway yet, Joel.

But yes, I used to be worried. When I thought every question had to have the answer of 30-odd-6 Springfield or large-mouth bass, everything needed to be hook and bullet, It felt like a different show, but we were not there anymore. And it's caused no small amount of consternation. Now they've just accepted it, I think.

Brody will just quietly roll his eyes instead of outwardly be angry with me. All right, before we start, I want to reiterate how this will go. After I ask a question, Randall will write down his answer. Once Randall has his answer locked in, our jabronis will get a chance to come together and think out loud. then their captain will write down an answer. So Gibronies, we need you to decide who's the captain. Corey, Nate, or Roman? I'm voting with Roman.

I vote Roman. Roman. Okay, last time we had Tressa as the captain. So they've got rid of their captain, Tressa. Cowards. For Captain Roman instead. If you're playing along at home, consider ganging up on Randall with whoever you're listening with because we would just like him to lose today.

Or just do it the normal way. That's right. I just hope everybody has a good time. The Shelby index is a five, so I'm putting us on perfect score alert. And with that, we're on to the game of trivia. How exciting. 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 one. is wildlife and this first great question is via maverick ball and as always it will be multiple choice of that name according to the mountain lion foundation which of these states does not have a breeding population of mountain lions is it texas kansas florida or north dakota

according to the mountain lion foundation which of these states does not have a breeding population of Mountain Lions, three of them do have a breeding population. One of them does not. Is it Texas, Kansas, Florida, or North Dakota? Boy, good question. Mr. Maverick. Maverick Ball. Randall still has a blank whiteboard.

He also has an entire side of the podcast table to himself. Do you like that, Randall, or do you like to be shoulder to shoulder with folks? I like having my own side. Very roomy over there. Yeah, there's no danger. and people looking over your shoulder. Gosh, this is a good question, Spencer. Which of these states does not have a breeding population of mountain lions?

Texas, Kansas, Florida, North Dakota. I presume this is like not in captivity. Yeah, it does not count if it's in a zoo. Randall, do you have your answer? I do. Okay, Randall's answer is locked in. Corey, Nate, and Roman, you can think aloud about what the right answer might be. I feel supremely confident that it's not Texas.

I don't know why, but I do. I feel pretty good that it's not Florida either. Okay, let's take that off. But I think Florida's the sleeper one. Well, but it's never a true question. They have Black Panthers, which is a type of mountain lion, right? I don't think so. I think it's just a cat.

Yeah, I think that's a myth. I kind of lean towards North Dakota myself. Oh. See, I want to say Kansas. But because North Dakota has elk and lions love to eat elk. But that's not a good reason whatsoever I also love to eat deer Kansas is as flat as a pancake

And lions love mountains Rocks in the name Cliffs So I don't know I'm very entertained by all of this That's good banter Yeah yeah I'm on core

I'm on team Corey I feel like you could override us Yeah oh you are captain Cowards Roman they only made you the captains They could throw you under us Why do you think trust is not here We've been here

I want to start this strong, Jess. So we have Corey saying it's what? I believe it's Kansas. And Nate. I'm with him. I'm with him. And Roman. What do you think it is, Robin?

You see, I'm trying to leverage my job and the weird stuff. People say. Yeah. Roman reads every email that you guys send him. So when you send him a trail cam photo of a little baby mountain lion cub, he knows right where that came from. I feel like of these states, I've gotten the coolest cat photos from Texas. Oh. Oh.

But I'll go with my team on this one. Jabronies, are you ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the gibronies saying Kansas, and Randall says Kansas. Hot dog. The correct answer is Kansas. Let's go. Nice.

Guys did well. According to the Mountain Lion Foundation, 16 states have breeding populations of cougars. Earlier this year, officials in Oklahoma confirmed that Mountain Lion Cubs were spotted in O'Say County, so they are now state 17. Kansas has had over 100 confirmed sightings since 2007, but says they have no evidence that the big cats are

breeding there. Hmm. Fascinating. Question two, the topic is wildlife. This nine letter word is defined as quote, a bird that is ready to leave the nest, but not yet capable of fully flying. We have

Randall, Corey, and Nate, and Roman all writing down an answer Randall do you have your nine letter word I think so this nine letter word is defined as a bird that is ready to leave the nest but not yet capable of flying

okay Randall has his answer locked in Gibronies what do you think it is now we're telling jokes over there and fills in on it I love being a part of the crew Randall's answer is locked in so tell us what you're thinking here Jibronis we're on the same base We're just thinking of telling you the answer. What's the Star Wars answer?

Well, one of us might have written down younglings. Not to be confused with the yingling beer, which... That's a good beer. It is. Is everybody ready? I know. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

We have the gibronies saying fledgling, and Randall says hatchling. Oh. Come on. What? The correct answer is fledgling. Oh, no. Our gibronies.

That's what I'm talking. Take a one point least. handle. He's so off his game for that. A fledgling is one step beyond a nestling, which is a bird that's too young to leave the nest. A fledgling is usually capable of walking, hopping, and brief flight. This stage varies by species. But for most songbirds, it occurs around three weeks of age and lasts for about 10 days. My dog was chasing a bunch of ducks around in a lake last week. That couldn't really fly, but they could kind of fly. That sounds like a fledgling to me. Does that count? Now, a hatchling, I think, would be even younger than that. That would, I think, be in the same category.

Clearly. As a nestling. Just after the hatching. That's right. How did Chip do? Did he get one? No, but dude, he's so funny. He'll just go swim.

Like, he'll just go in the water and just swim for an hour. No, no direction, just swimming. He's a good boy. I hear these terms thrown around in business a little bit. So, Nate, working at FHF on the sewing machine, are you a nestling, a fledgling, or are you just like a full adult. I would ask Randall that question

today. Why is that? Because I've sewed him up a super sweet little deal. Okay. Getting some custom work done.

Is Nate over here? Is he a nestling? Who's just like a little baby bird? Or is he a fledgling? I think Paul's letting him stretch his wings. Okay.

Not out of the nest yet. Can't quite fly. I think Paul's still feeding him by vomiting into his mouth, but I think he's doing pretty good. He did help me a lot.

Okay, good. Question three, the topic is fishing. This next great question is via Brandon Heathbridge. Lots of good names. This former Oregon Duck and current

Los Angeles Charger was the president of his high school fishing club. This is you, Roman. This is why you're here. I was hoping you were the sports guy of our crew. The ducks. This former Oregon Duck and current Los Angeles Charger was the

president of his high school fishing club. I'm trying to think of all the charges I know. Randall, do you have? your answer locked in. I do. Okay, this guy was an Oregon duck and a charger. One of the boasts, both boasas went to Ohio State, so it's not him. Who's there? The Ohio State. Oh my gosh. Yes. Chabronies, it seems like Randall has this one right. He's very confident. Who's their quarterback? He didn't go to Oregon. Justin Herbert.

He didn't go to Oregon, did he? He looks like a duck hunter, though. He looks like dude would be fun to hang out with it. Corey, do you follow the NFL? A little. Roman, do you follow the NFL? Echler isn't on there anymore? Who's up to me? I'd go with the most standard American name.

Dude, I bet he's like a lineman. I don't know any of the, I don't know, any of the line. This former Oregon duck and current Los Angeles Charger was the president of his high school fishing club. Was it Marcus Mariotto? He's not on the Chargers anymore. He's not. I don't think he's even playing anymore. Well, he was a duck, though, right?

Yeah, he was. He was good. See? Look at you in sports ball. Hey, you got a duck on your shirt. Oh, quack. I'm ridiculing the idea of sports as they flop about sports ball

sports ball I love the NFL I'm so excited for this season so am I bringing Shadier Sanders we're going to need you to come up Justin Herbert's like the only charger I can think of and I don't think he went to yeah

hard to say Herbert Captain Roman is writing down their answer go ahead and reveal your answers we have the Gibronies and Randall saying Justin Herbert, they got it. Let's go!

The correct answer is Justin Herbert. He does look like a duck hunter. What is he? A fisher. Fisherman. Herbert co-founded the Irish fishing club in 2014, and it got so popular that it grew to 80 members in the first year. The club is still around today serving high schoolers in Eugene, Oregon, and beyond.

Here is a picture of Herbert as a teen proudly holding a carp. Yeah, you're right. You're right, Nate. He does look like he'd be fun to hang out with. I had him on my fantasy team two years ago. He was three years ago. Had a great year. Got him, Phil.

Got him. Good on you, Nate. For figuring out who that Oregon duck in Los Angeles Charger was. Question four. The topic is conservation. The National Park Service says this program is, quote, a way to introduce children and those young at heart to the natural wonders of the park. Randall, very quick to come up with his answer.

Randall is your answer locked in? Yes. Okay, Randall's answer is locked in. That means it is up to our gibronies. The National Park Service says this program is a way to introduce children and those young at heart to the natural wonders of the park. Is it like a Boy Scouts thing or little smokies? That's a park service. That's a small sausage.

It's a good hot dog. Yeah, that's what I was thinking of. National Parks, though. Oh, come on. Talking like Steve there. The National Park Service is this program. It's a way to introduce children

and those young at heart to the natural wonders of the park. Is it like little Rangers? Oh, wait, what's that little like, uh, Ranger Rick? The little like, uh, cute, like you have to find a, there's like a scavenger hunt in parks.

Mm-hmm. You don't talk about? Mm-mm. No? Pokemon Go. I thought about that. The National Park Service. says this program is a way to introduce children and those young at heart to the natural wonders of the park. It's obviously very easy.

Randall wrote it down. Yeah, what did you know that? We got the other one easily too. Do I'm telling you it's like the little QR code deal or like it's like a scavenger hunt? Yeah, write down QR code. Hold on. because his dad doesn't take him to the parks though

I've been to some national monuments though I feel like maybe we've done this but what the heck is it called I think like Little Rangers is all I can come up with That's better than nothing Yeah Sure we don't want to go to QR code

Or power power Rangers Little Rangers young Rangers Youth Rangers Yeah what's got that's real to that Why not? All right Reveal your answers We have Gibroni saying Little Rangers Randall says junior rangers

Randall got it The correct answer It's the junior ranger program Examples of activities from the junior ranger program include writing a poem about a fossil Learning indigenous names for plants Or doing an animal themed crossword Upon completing a task you're awarded

With a junior ranger badge There's no age limit on the program Of which there are 200 participating locations in the park service. So, Nate, you danced around the answer. You had all the details, but you didn't have junior ranger. You could participate, though, Nate.

They let any age group come in and do it. I mean, it sounds like you've got a couple of badges down. No, I wish I did. You haven't written a poem about a fossil? Not at a park service, I don't think. No, I wish I would have been participating in this as a kid, though. I would love to have like 100 junior ranger programs. Wait, so each park has a different badge?

Yes. Oh, that's speaking of poking tail. Some parks may have multiple badges. Don't quote me on that. But they're very popular national monuments, have them as well, national historic sites. Randall, do you have any junior ranger badges? Nope. Answer that really quickly.

I just knew of this program, just through general encounters with the world around me. Question five, the topic is hunting. This next great question is via Jason Motez. this gunmaker who's famous for lever actions uses the slogan quote made in America

or not made at all hmm Randall quick to answer but now he is erasing Nate wrote down an answer as well I don't know

but he and Corey might have to duke it out after Randall has locked in his answer now I don't know this gunmaker whose famous for lever actions uses the slogan Made in America

or not made it all. Randall is your answer locked in. All right, Jabronies. Let's hear you argue. Let's go with that. No, I like, I have Barlin for the listeners. I put Henry.

And we now have Nate and Corey arguing with each other that the other one's answer is right. But Roman is the team captain. I know. You might need to be the tiebreaker. Oh, Captain.

You guys both have older names than I was thinking of. What were you thinking? Oh, I was just thinking Remington for some reason. I don't think they're known for... No, I would have gone with Winchester if we were talking about the old standards. This gunmaker, who's famous for lever actions,

uses the slogan, Made in America or not made it all. Nate thinks it's Marlon. Corey thinks it's Henry, but they've convinced each other that those are wrong and the other one has it, right? So they're in a real pretzel here.

That is a pretzel. Yeah, I mean, are either of these made in America anymore? Well, Marlon just got bought by somebody. In America? I think so. Dude, ah, current events. I'm embarrassing myself. Randall, what percent chance do you have this one right?

I don't know. 95? 95% chance. I feel pretty good. I like Marlon better than Henry. I do too. Okay. Are you cool of that?

Yeah. They both seem historical to me. We need cheese for this pretzel. Your cheese. Captain Marlon. Roman writing down their answer. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the Gibroni saying Marlin, Randall saying Henry.

The correct answer is Henry. Randall got it right. Yep, yep. Despite the name, Henry repeating arms is not affiliated with the original Henry rifle that was patented in 1860. The company was created in 1996 by founders who have no relation to Benjamin Tyler Henry. Today, they employ 800 people across three factories in Wisconsin and New Jersey. Randall, have you ever owned a Henry rifle? No, I haven't.

What tipped me off, though, was that they often do, like, commemorative releases that are patriotic. And also, I've owned Marlins, and I've paid attention to that brand more than I have to Henry. And I've never, I didn't think of this as a Marlin slogan. Good on you for finding the right answer. It's a little more understated, I think. All right. halfway through the game of trivia, Phil. Give us a scoreboard update.

Well, once labeled flopping and flustered by his opponents at the top of the game, Randall has pulled ahead at halftime. He has four points. The gibronies have three. Last question, I was kind of cool, calm, and collected, right? I remember that? Yeah, very cool.

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Pretty sure. Wait a minute. Okay. I know the person. Has his whiteboard down. So it's up to our gibronies now. I'm with you, I know the name of what it could be. It's Hugh Glass.

It's not called The Revenant? No. What 2002 Michael Punk book is the movie The Revenant based on? I'm trying to think of the Michael Punk book about the Butte Mine Disaster. That's a good one. Ridgeline? No, Ridgeline was about the Fetterman. The Butte Mine Disaster, what is it called?

Did you see he's got a big banner on Main Street this week? Oh, no. He's the convocation speaker at MSU. And they're supposed to read The Butte Mining Disaster, for that event. Yeah, that was, uh, that was one of the required readings in, uh, the intro of Montana history class at U of M. Again, we're on question six.

The topic is Mountain Men. What 2002 Michael Punk book is the movie The Revenant based on? Is it a daunting courage, uh, no, that's the Lewis and Clark. God, I just read this. I read this last archery season, which was very freaky while I'm sitting in a, under a tarp and bear country. Um, God, and I swear the cover to say. had the revenant on it.

It's not like the tale or the adventure, the story. No, no. You've got it than that. Hmm. Our gibronies are losing confidence. God, what is the name of that book? This is all you?

I don't know, dude. Sure, don't put it on me. Only watch the movie. The revenge? Fire and Brimstone. That's great. The North Butte Mining Disaster of 1917. An incredible story.

Yeah, if you live in this part of the world and you like me, did your stuff. You're going to like anything Michael Punk. Yeah. It was written. All right, Gibronies. What do we got? Three blank whiteboards.

I got nothing. I got nothing. Three stressed out fellas. Just write whatever you want. Just write what, write down whatever you want. Undaunted courage. Oh, yeah. Not undaunted courage.

Brutal. Junior Rangers. Almost heroes. What did you guys say, Little Rangers? Little Rangers, Power Rangers. What 2002 Michael Punk book is the movie The Revenant based on? Gibronies. Got nothing?

I don't know. No answer? Just write down the Revenant, though. Can't hurt. Just run it blank. Randall's trying to help you guys. Are you ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers.

We have the Gibronies saying the Revenant, and Randall saying the Revenant. That's correct. The book is called the Revenant. You know what they say? The Revenant. So Corey knew it all along. All right, quit doing that. Hey, stop it.

The word revenant means, quote, one that returns after death or a long absence. Merriam Webster says it was one of their most searched words in 2016, which is a year after the movie was released. The film was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won the Oscar for Best Actor, Best Directing, and Best Cinematography. Thanks for writing something down. The Revenant.

That's Leo's only Oscar. Only one. That would have been really interesting. Only ever or only for like best. It's his only win. That was a winning question in the last round of trivia at Molly Browns. That's right. Was that the movie they only used natural lighting?

Is that a real thing? They did a lot of natural lighting. Like you watch and you can really appreciate that, yeah, they're not a bunch of fakers. And that horse scene was real, right? Like he actually slept in that thing? Where he eats like the heart? No, he like drives a horse off a cliff and then guts. it and sleeps in it. I think the real

the realest part of that was he was biting into an organ, like, for the first time. What was the organ? He ate, a heart? Is it a liver? Well, I think liver sounds right, but I don't remember. I don't recall. Biting into a liver would make you make a weird face. I thought I heard the fact that he's like entered a cavity

of an animal. I'm pretty sure that was. Good thing. Corey talked to you guys into writing down the revenant. Question seven, the topic is conservation. I'm flustered. This river provides drinking water for one in ten Americans, including those in Phoenix and San Diego. Again, we're on question seven.

The topic is conservation. Randall, is your answer locked in? Yes. This river provides drinking water for one in ten Americans, including those in Phoenix and San Diego. Gibronis, what are you thinking? That's got to be. I'm thinking Colorado, because Cal was just talking about how it feels.

A lot of people drink it If we build a bunch of stupid stuff I concur But San Diego's real far from there From Colorado Yep But is it far from the Colorado River? I don't know, is it?

I don't know Not that far Dude, I would get 20% more questions right If I just studied our Hydrology Hydrogy? Yeah

It's like Bozeman getting its water From Canyon Ferry Is that how that works? I think it's Highlight Reservoir People are talking about Caney Ferry Oh, they're talking about building a pipeline down because we're going to have too many people in this valley. Again, this river provides drinking water for one in 10 Americans, including those in Phoenix and San Diego.

Nate thinks he's heard this on Cal of the Wild. That's my guess, too. It's very, that's my guess. Is that your answer, Gibronies? All right, reveal your answers to Gibronies say Colorado River. Randall has the same answer. They got it. The correct answer is the Colorado River.

The Colorado River is also. responsible for watering 90% of America's winter vegetables. American rivers.org says this high demand has the Colorado at its breaking point, which poses a threat not only for the environment, but also the nation's economy. Question eight, the topic is hunting. Let's go. Travis Turner from Bone Collector is better known by this nickname. Oh, easy.

Oh, good. Because you watch TV. Randall does not have an answer. Oh, dude. And Nate knows it. Travis Turner from Bone Collector is better known

this nickname. Yes. I like that. That's a good answer. Flustered. Man, careful. Not flustered because... The tables have been turned.

This isn't something I would know. Nor is it something that I would particularly want. Actually, I don't know why I know this. I like it. Oh, you know, I do know why I know this. Okay, let's wait. Give it a second. A gibronies are aesthetic.

Randall, do you have your answer? I do. Gebronies, do you have your answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the gibronies saying, T-Bone and Randall said, opposite of Skeletor. Very opposite. The correct answer is T-Bone.

There we go. Travis T-Bone, Turner. T-Bone was an archery-wiz long before he joined Bone Collector. He won the Georgia St. Archery Championship in 1990 and the Archery Shooters Association World Championship in 1991. Then in 1994, he opened his Bow Shop, Archery Unlimited. It wasn't until later when he got the nickname T-Bone while shooting a comedic hunting show with Jeff Foxworthy. Nate, why do you know Travis T-Bone Turner?

You just watch a lot of Bone Collector? No, I don't watch any Bone Collector. I know they're in Georgia and that's about it. And I know there's a big dude named T-Bone on it. But that's because a guy, when I was doing an army school, a guy in my squad, was like best friends with the bone collectors. Who's the main guy? Michael Waddell.

His son. He was like best friends with this dude in my squad. And all he would talk about when we were hanging out is bone collector. How many big bucks he's going to send him a thank you after us. I might, dude. I got to think of his name. Travis T-bone, Turner. And yeah, Randall, he would be the opposite of Skeletor.

I don't know why I just was thinking of Skeletor. We have two questions left. Probably the bones. The bones there are their money. Show us the leaderboards. She don't eat meat. That was the night the skeletons came to life. With two questions left, it is all tied up.

Randall has six points, as do the gibronies. All right. Come on. Question nine. The topic is foraging. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Nathan Dotson. For sending this great question, Nathan 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 the meat eater.com. This foraged item was at the center of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Investigations called, quote, the root of all evil and Operation Root Cause. Hmm. These were two different investigations. This foraged item was at the center

of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Investigations called the Root of All Evil and Operation Root Cause. Hmm. All four players are stumped. This foraged item was at the center of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Investigations called the Root of All Evil and Operation Root Cause. Randall is your answer locked in. It is.

All right, Gibronies, tell us what you think it could be. It's on the tip of my tongue. Isn't there like a root in like Virginia, West Virginia that people are illegally foraging? and selling in the black market. Well, that would be in the question, basically. Yeah. And I wonder if that's what it is. Yeah, the root that is being investigated by law enforcement.

It's a big deal in the East. I honestly have never heard of it. I was so upset of this category. Continue. I didn't mean interrupted. The center of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Investigations called the Root of All Evil and Operation Root Cause. Randall, give me a percent confidence you have this right. I don't know, maybe 70, 75.

75. I just, I can picture a National Geographic article that I read about this. But most of all, all I can think about is how I thought I was going to lose this game on bone collector and mushrooms. And it was making me so mad. And so now I'm really enjoying seeing these guys squirm. Okay. Still only a 75% chance that he has a right, and this is question nine. Well, I'm probably more confident than that, but if I don't have it right, I don't want to appear overconfident.

Either way, whatever the result, we're going into question 10. It was a potential tiebreaker. Oh. I don't know. Let's just figure out some roots. Well, yeah. Fruit beer. Name my favorite roots.

Ginger root. We're going to sit here and list roots. Yeah, maybe. When does this go on real TV? My grandma's asking. Probably on Wednesday. about a month from now Oh, cool

Way ahead of it I feel like it starts with an S It goes on YouTube though A week from now So YouTube first My grandma's not real hot on YouTube Sassafras Is that a root?

Probably That goes into root beer Does it now I think so Doesn't that make Sasparilla I think you're right Sassiferous And I mean roots

Saspurilla Sassafras Root of all evil root beer Sasquatch Yeah Salmanilla It's got to be illegal. Samsonite.

This foraged item was at the center of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Investigations called the Root of All Evil and Operation Root Cause. Jibronis. Maybe it's the cartels. Rob weed on those parks. Like they've been doing it. It's a weed. It's green. It's foraged.

Yeah. I'm saying marijuana. West Virginia. Sargum? No, that's molasses. All right. Barley. I don't think it's sassafras, but it's better than nothing. I don't know, dude.

What else is a root? Sassafras, that's an herb. That's not. Captain, Captain Rom is writing down his answer. If it's not sassafras, you shouldn't write it down. Well, what is it then? I don't know, but I just wouldn't write down something that I knew it was. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

We have the gibrony saying sassafras and Randall saying ginseng. Jensing. Randall got it. The correct answer is ginseng. What's that all about? I think you'll tell us here. Those investigations resulted in over 100 arrests between Ohio and Pennsylvania. Between 2012 and 2020, the roots of the native plant are so in demand because of their use in Eastern medicine.

Prices vary but are typically hundreds of dollars per pound. The lead investigator from the root of all evil estimated that 90% of America's foraged and sold ginseng winds up in Hong Kong. I didn't know that was grown here. It's grown here. It's native to the place. And Corey was very close. He said ginger. Yeah.

I thought that was going to lead you into... And he was in the right part of the country, too. Oh, I had it all figured out. He was. Daniel Boone was a big singer when he needed some extra cash. Now, here's the correct answer review so far. One was Kansas. Two.

Fledgling. Three. Justin Herbert. Four. Junior Ranger program. Five. Henry repeating arms. six, the Revenant, seven, Colorado River, eight, T-bone, nine, ginsing.

Bill, let's get a scoreboard update before question 10. All right, here we go. With Randall at seven and the gibronies at six, we're either going into a tiebreaker or Randall is winning this outright after this question. Just going to request no more Mount Man type questions. Here's question 10, the topic is fishing. Hey. Oh, who could have guessed?

Every time. This herring, which is native to the East Coast, is named after a medieval female tavern keeper. Oh, God. East Coast questions. Randall has a blank whiteboard. This herring, which is native to the East Coast, is named after a medieval female tavern keeper. Not Joan of Arc. All four players look stumped.

Oh, man. What a tie between history and fishing. Rand, or excuse me, Nate, you've done some East Coast living, right? Yep. But no East Coast fishing. Mm. Then you weren't really living, were you? Nope, I was sucking it up.

This herring, which is native to the East Coast, is named after a medieval female tavern keeper. Randall just had a light bulb go off above his head. Damn it, we need one of those. We need one to knock. I need that Peter out. Randall, do you have this right now? Yes, I do. Okay.

Sorry, Gibronies. Just to make you feel better, though, maybe you could talk it out and get this one right. Sometimes that works. Instead, you could either lose by two or one today. Yeah. We lost by one to Brody, and I really don't want to give Framble. On question 10.

Yeah, I know. I'm tracking. I don't know of any types of herring. Pickled. Oh, pickled. Red. But I don't think there's many medieval tavern keepers name. This herring, which is native to the East Coast,

is named after a medieval female tavern. Keeper. Trying to think a medieval female tavern keeper. Randall, do you want to

give them any hints or do you just enjoy watching them really struggle? No, I was just going to

say, Phil, how are you doing over there? Oh, I'm doing good. Cool. Yeah, the chairs pretty comfy.

How are we running on time? Oh, you know, this is running pretty average, way shorter than Mark's episode. I'm feeling

good now because I can finally drop the facade of being an angry instigator. I can finally put that character aside and just

spend time with my friends doing what I love to do. Nate to Grandma wanted to know when this would be on cable TV. She's not allowed to watch. And this will be Randall's first victory on the outdoor channel. Oh.

So good on you, Randall. Yeah, I've been on a real losing streak lately. People new to this show or be like, what's that guy's deal? Is he good at this thing? I know. And it's been really sad and embarrassing. But, you know, the folks out there kept the faith. I still get the occasional request for a donation.

They've slowed down considerably since I started. losing. How often do you think about that? Just the slower pace of request. To be honest, right now my social is just blowing up, so it's not a biggie. Oh, yeah, yeah. You know, you just

move one thing out and something else moves in. All right, Gibronies, do you give up the herring that's native to the East Coast? We got to come up with some. And named after a medieval female tavern keeper. I mean, Atlantic? Tavern keep. Dude, that's not medieval.

I mean, you said Joan of Arc. Yeah, there you. She didn't keep a tavern She got burned at the state A woman in medieval times That's pretty much it Gibronies Do you give up?

No, give me like 30 more seconds Okay 30 more seconds For grandma Nate To watch him sit there stressed out She's not gonna send me any fudge this year dude She makes it herself Oh she does

It's so good Randall's gonna get some of that fudge though She will She'll adopt you I don't want that loser. This herring, which is native to the East Coast, is named after a medieval female. Jennifer. It's my dream to open like a teaky bar-style restaurant, but have it be medieval tavern.

Oh, that'd be cool. You're not talking about medieval times? No, it would be like just like a super elevated. Oh, without the spectacle? Yeah, without the spectacle. Just like a little bit of pageantry. We're getting rid of the spectacle, but going tenfold into production design and vibes. I couldn't believe how.

How much food they served us at medieval times when I went recently. Really? I feel like that would be what you'd expect to walk in there and get like a whole turkey leg. It was a whole, I want to say it was a chicken. Was this in Buena Park, California? No, this was in Tucson. Is this real history or is this fake history? Gibronies, I think you just give up.

Did write like Genevieve or something. Come on, guys. Ooh, Genevieve, that's good. Oh, Guinevin. All right, reveal your answers. Debronies did not get it right. Randall says, Alewife, he got it. The correct answer is ale wife.

The ale wife got its name from colonists in the 1630s. According to them, these river herrings had a ponchy belly that resembled those of chubby alewives in England. In some parts of the continent, the name has been corrupted to eel wife with origins saying the herring is the wife of river eels. All right, Randall, two point victory today. He gets eight correct answers. Thanks, Bill. You're welcome. Where are we donating?

The money. This one's going to go out to the Vancouver Wildlife League in Vancouver, Washington. Hey, my hometown. Oh. Oh, that's even more special. Besides Phil growing up there, what do we like about the Vancouver Wildlife League? Founded in 1929, they do habitat restoration. They do, they have volunteer pheasant release program.

And this man, they have an annual spring fishing derby for kids. And this listener says, this is the type of group that will save hunting and fishing. Michigan in the state of Washington. Okay. So I thought that was a strong case. Good place to donate $500 to. And for those small groups, $500 is quite meaningful. Yeah.

Yeah. I feel like it's kind of cool to, to, because there's groups everywhere. You know, maybe even if it's a dozen people in a small town, there's people doing meaningful work everywhere. So if we can boost the coffers a little bit and spread the love. One more time. What's the name of the place? The Vancouver Wildlife League.

That's correct. The Vancouver Wildlife. League. $500 going their way. Sorry, Gibronies. Maybe three of you isn't enough. They've been close games. Three is good. It's good. It's fair. Yeah. I just want to say, you know, Roman,

you know you're my favorite. You're my dog. Nate, you did a tremendous job sewing my backpack for me. A real fledgling. And Corey, we share so many laughs. I just hope that this doesn't change anything between us. Join us next week for more meat eater trivia. The only game show or conservation

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