The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 900: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXIV

Episode Date: July 8, 2026

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Sarah Delany, 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.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human. It's a meat eater podcast. Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newarth, and today we're joined by Janice, Brody, Randall, Nate, Sarah, and Corey. This is a 10-round quiz show with questions from Meadeer's four verticals, which are hunting fish and conservation and cooking. There is a prize. Meadeter will donate $500 to the Conservation Organization of the Winners Choosing.

All right, we have a mailbag question to start today's show. If you have a question, you want the crew to answer, send your question with the subject line mailbag to trivia at the meat eater.com. Stephen Funk says, I hunted as a kid, but only got one deer and some squirrels. I'm now 32 and wanting to get back into hunting, but have no one to go with nor learn from any suggestions for someone getting back into it, such as where to start and recommend gear. I've considered getting a Henry 22 and going for squirrel. on local public lands as I no longer have access to private land as I did when I was a kid. Oh, can I go first?

Yes, what do we got for Steven? Well, you practiced a little bit with his question before we started, but I didn't read the email earlier. And so I had no idea about his squirrel hunting. But that right there is 100% where he should just pick right back up. He chose a good place to start. Did he include where he's from? He did not say.

But if he's only gonna get one gun, I'd go shotgun, not 22. Oh, he says he can only afford one gun right now? He didn't say that, he says, I've considered getting a Henry 22 and going for squirrel on local public lands. Let's assume he's just going to buy one new gun. Aesthetically, it's most pleasing. Okay. But if you want versatility, get yourself a lever action. Get yourself a 20 gauge.

Okay. Yeah, maybe one, you can swap barrel off, you can shoot a slug and shoot a deer. Because that's what he wants to do, is shoot himself some vented. What state? Did not say where he's from? Nate Mason, when did you kill your first year? That would have been 2020. Shot it. Shot it with a bow.

Age. Oh, man. 24. Age 24. Give some advice to Stephen. So as a fellow onset, adult onset hunter, you need to like, you got to get a mentor, dude. Like you've got to find someone who's willing to take you under their wing.

It will speed your learning curve up so fast and it will make you actually enjoy it. The key to that is like, come prepared. When you approach someone to ask them for your time, come with a plan, have your hunting license, have your weapon picked out, do some initial scouting, even though your scouting is going to be pointless, and show that you're invested. I have so many people who now approach me and say, hey, I want to learn to hunt. And I'm like, cool, do it. And then they don't have a hunting license. They don't have a plan. They don't know what kind of weapon they're going to use. And it just falls out. But when a guy approaches me with a plan and shows that he's bought in, then that'll that'll set you up for success.

They're kind of coming to you for that, though. Yeah. I mean, I get what you're saying. No, dude, you've got to come prepared. You're going to get more out of it. But you don't know how to prepare if you're a new hunter. Okay. If you're a new hunter fixing to kill a deer, do you have the freezer space? Like there's a good point, good place to start. Dude, just chat GPT it. Tell whatever chat tells you to do it.

I say, I'm going to approach this person. What do I need to lay out? It'll give you 10 things. You do five of those things. That guy will be so stoked and so much more likely to help you. I'll add to the mentor thing. That's, it's not easy. Finding a mentor, like all the time.

Like, look at your state fishing gate. agency because they often have like new hunter programs I went to a hunter 101 thinking I just wanted to shoot pigs with an AR 15 and this guy Lyle Avis huge meat eater fan big hound hunter or anyways he took me under his wing and he was awesome and without him I would not have been I wouldn't be here today as Brody said the state orgs have a lot of mentorship programs as do conservation orgs and WTF Rough Grouse Society National Deer Association international Hunter Education Association or MES

FBAHA. They all have something like that that will hook you up with someone who knows what they're doing. Talk up the old timers at the shooting range. Yeah, don't even, I would say too, like, if you're using an org like that to try to find a mentor, show up at like a service day. Because then you're going to go pull fence or do whatever with a bunch of folks who are very invested in the lifestyle and in the future. I mean, like people with years and years and years of experience. And you already know that they're into the idea of passing it on and public service and all that. You're going to have better luck like at a field day with people who are volunteering for fish and wildlife than you are, I like the gun counter at Sportsman's warehouse or whatever. Could I have one more thing for you, move on, Spencer? Go out there by yourself. Like, don't be scared.

Like, go do it. Like, as important as a mentor is, like, you can go learn a lot. Just going out there and making mistakes by yourself. So like, don't be afraid to go out in the woods. Yeah. And having a mentor is like you can't replace that. But I would say in the year 2026, the learning curve has never been smaller for something like this. Specifically with like YouTube, as someone who picked up a new outdoor hobby like during COVID, which was rock counting.

I didn't know anything about that. I didn't know anybody who was a rock count. I liked it a lot of my learning through YouTube. My God, Spencer. I thought you were a lifelong rock. I was always rock curious. I would see a rock and be like, what is that thing? I'd like to know if I can have that.

Never would a guess. It's special. It was really COVID that was like, okay, I think I'm going to get into this thing. Anyway, there was a lot of- Now your house is full of rocks. My house is mostly rocks. Yes. You can learn a lot on YouTube.

The other thing I would say, it is a true, like, bona fide statistic. I don't remember if it was via the National Shooting Sports Foundation or the U.S. Fish Wildlife Service, but the number one barrier to entry is having a place to go hunt. And so for whatever state you're in, I would say get on X. It's like 30 bucks a year. You'll find all the public land. This guy,

like I would search your own last name on there, Stephen Funk, and see if there are, maybe there's an uncle who has a farm you don't know about. Or like you're, I'm serious. This, I do this or I did this when I got on X for the first time.

I was like, okay, where are the new hearts at? On X is really great for that. You might find a place you can hunt. Search your boss's name. Why stop there? Why not do 23 and me?

Absolutely. Like it is having a place to hunt is the hardest part about hunting. That's just a fact. So, on X, I think the $30 you can spend on that is well worth it. And then we also have an article on the Meteor.com that Brody wrote in 2020, how to find a hunting mentor.

Chew, does a long time ago. You'll learn some tips there. There you go. All right, we have some housekeeping, but not really. The meat eater auction house of oddities has returned.

Today, July 8th is when every, kicks off. We've got more than 30 items available with 100% of the proceeds going to the meat eater land access initiative. Brody, tell folks about the LAI and all the good work. Yeah, it was launched back in 2020. I don't know if it was part of the Ronella Patelis campaign promise, but back in 2020, we created it to increase public access for hunting, fish, and all forms of outdoor recreation. So we raised money to to increase access through, we do that through donations, sales, auctions, etc. Few of the notable projects, 2020 was the first one, Shiloh Pond, and Maine.

That was an area in Kingfield Township that was going to get privatized and we stepped in and kind of rescued it. 2022 Montana Great Outdoors Project. we opened up, well, we connected, I'm not sure how much land we actually bought, but it was 150,000 acre conservation, so opened up a bunch of access to a bunch of land. Wildcat Bend in Montana was after that, bunch of access on the Yellowstone River. Then a big one, we helped fund the Legal Defense Fund for the Missouri Four in Wyoming's big old corner crossing case.

And we're back now for Tucker Town Game Lans in North Carolina for 2026. As I just said, having access to a place to hunt fish, that's the number one barrier. And that's what the Meteor Land Access Initiative is working towards giving you more places to hunt and fish. Some of the highlights of things we have in the auction house, Steve's dad's old pickup that's filled with hunting gear, a bow made by Bear Nukem, a tanned bear hide from Clay Newcomb, fly fish, memorabilia from lefty cray. Doss Boat Motor, that's a 150 V-TEC outboard, leftover barn board. That's the same barn board. That's in our new podcast studio.

Three punt gun shells. 73 hats that were shot by a punt gun, signed trivia board games, dinosaur bone jewelry and mammoth bone jewelry that was made by my wife, a box of rocks, fossils, and gemstones from my personal collection and much, much more. It's all happening right now at the meat eater.com. auction the bidding ends in two weeks. All 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. I almost forgot we were here for trivia. That was great. It took a while. I need to know what I stand to win everything. How's that? Just tend to win everything.

Question one, the topic is conservation. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Logan. the row for sending this great question. Logan is going to get a $150 first-light gift card. If you want a chance to win the listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia at the meat eater.com. The topic is conservation.

This is multiple choice. Besides the word department, what is the most commonly used word in the name of each state's game agency? Is it resources, fish, conservation, or

wildlife? So it's besides the words department, the and, and. Those are one, two, and three. We're looking for fourth place. What is the most commonly used word in the name of each state's game agency? Is it resources, fish, conservation, or wildlife? It's real stuff. This is a great question.

This is a great question. That's why it's our listener question of the week. So department, the, and and are one, two, and three. We're looking for fourth. What is the most commonly used word in the name of each state's game agency? Resources. Fish, conservation, wildlife. Yanni, how you doing?

I know, like four. Yonnie's got his USA shirt on today. Is that your go-to-USA shirt? Yeah, it's my Fourth of July outfit. Oh, okay. Still rocking on the sixth of July. My kids made it. Well, yeah, because the US of A is playing Belgium today and figured out where the colors.

With their full roster. Yeah. Ooh. Yeah. Is everybody ready? I love it. Oh, I'm not. I'm not ready.

I'm not ready. Is it resources, fish, conservation, or wildlife? I feel like we got good vibes in the room today. Okay. What do you think about that, Brody? for who? I don't know. It's going to be good vibes for everyone.

Just generally. It's good that you feel that way. Waiting on Yanni. We'll see if you feel that way six or seven questions from me. Probably not. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Janus saying fish. Sarah, Fish, Randall Fish,

Corey, Wildlife, Nate Resources, Brody Wildlife. The correct answer is Wildlife. Crossed it out. I think we had two of our six players get that one. After the words department, the and and the most commonly used word for state game agencies is wildlife, which appears in 32 of 50 states. That's followed by the word natural 24 times. Resources 21, fish, 19, game 14, and conservation 5. California is the most recent state to add the word wildlife to their name, going from the California. California Department of Fish and Game to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in 2013.

They had fish. They had fish. Then they added wildlife. I never thought about the game versus wildlife thing. That was kind of what was going through my head when I picked fish. 32 of 50 states have the word wildlife in their name. Question two, the topic is fishing. This next great question is via Pam Corwin.

This appropriately named fish, which resembles, a dolly varden is the northernmost freshwater fish in the world. I don't know anything that this question is asking. Okay. It's pretty high up there. Sarah Brody, Randall, all quick to answer. This appropriately named fish, which resembles a dolly varden is the northernmost freshwater fish in the world. Wish I knew what a dolly varden is.

Well, after the day, it's a character from a Dickens novel. We will show you a picture of a dolly varden and this fish. So there you know. I'm not going to talk. Okay. This is question to this appropriately named fish which resembles a dolly varden

is the northern most freshwater fish in the world. Randall, have you ever caught one of these? No. No, okay. Well for six in this room. Caught some dollies.

Phil, would you look up, is it David Copperfield? Sure, I'll get right on that. The book? Yeah. I'm trying to remember where Dolly Varden.

I didn't know that that's where that came from. Oh yeah. That's trivia. From Charles Dickens' 1841 historical novel, Barnaby Rudge. Oh. Okay. So it's not trivia. It's wrong trivia. Yeah. Well, it's from a Dickens novel.

It is. You got that. That was a good pull. It's a half point. Shelby. This I've always wanted to make that a trivia which resembles a dolly bard. Man, it's tough not being an angler, isn't it? I'm going to write in and ask how to become an adult onset angler. dude. It's not that hard.

Well, you have a strike against you since you don't drink beer, Nate. And that's a crucial part. No, it's not. Being an adult angler. Not if you want to be a good adult angler. No. Randall said he couldn't go with him. I didn't say that.

Brody said he wouldn't want to go with me. How many fish do you know? Probably like six. Catfish. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. No way. Yaddy, Sarah and Randall saying Arctic char.

Corey says bull trout. Brody and Nate say Arctic char. They got it. Let's go. The correct answer is the Arctic Char. Well done. You're in the same. Fly fishing guide, eh?

Never seen an Arctic char. They looked like dolly. They used to think they're all the same damn thing. I thought they were the same thing. Artichar, dollies, bull trout. I bet the flavor text will tell us. The northern most population of Arkansas Arctic Char is found on Ellesmere Island, which is about 400 miles from the North Pole.

Their southernmost native population is Maine. Arctic Char have a slow metabolism that makes them well suited to live in places with low nutrients and long winters. Here's a picture of you showing the difference between. Oh, man, you can do better than that. Phil, can you type in Sea Run Arctic Char. That looks like evidence. They also look like a bull trout as Corey.

Sea Run. Sea Run. Okay. Sea Run. The Arctic Char has a wide variance of colors that they produce. This one is more on the bland silver side. Yeah. It's also looks like it's from the edge.

They can produce some real good color. All right. While Phil looks that up, we'll move on to question. For me, man. The sea run suckers. They get big, green linds and fish for char.

Yeah, Arctic Char can look like a lot of different salmon species at different points in their development. Question three. The topic is on. We'll get back to that. In Sporting Clays, the discs that erratically roll and bounce across the ground are named after this animal. Sarah, Nate, Brody, Randall, all quick to answer. They suck to hit.

You've done it. Sarah signed up for a Sporting Clay's tournament. Okay. I signed up for a Sporting Clay's Tour. Now, do you shoot these in Sporting Clay's or not? Yeah. There's some stations that have them. Yeah, not every station.

And do you think these are, how do these rank them? among the hardest to hit. They're hard to hit. Hard. Because they bounce erratically. In sporting clays. Some courses will set them intentionally so they kick up and you have to like. Make sure there's some rocks or tree roots around to make contact with.

In sporting clays, the discs that you radically roll and bounce across the ground are named after this animal. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the whole room saying rabbit except Cori who says pigeon. The correct answer. is rabbit. Oh. Or bunny.

I've seen them called bunny clays as well. Rabbit clays are about the same size as clay pigeons, but have heavier reinforced edges. They change speeds as they hop across the ground, making them a challenge to hit. The National Shooting Sports Foundation says these clays are about the same speed as others, but appear faster because of their movement against a background. Is this your C-Ren Arctic Charroo? Yes. That's a good one. I don't know who that man is.

There's another thing up there. I don't know what that was, but that's an Arctic Char. The other one was not run into the sea. That was just a sad inland. Sad. Not that one. Oh, that is a beauty. The trick for those rabbits is to aim for the front foot.

It's a clay, it's round, but you have to think about hitting the front foot. It gets your eyes in the right spot. I just close my eyes and squeeze the trick. Question four. The topic is wildlife. A mermaid's blank is the common name for the leathery egg case. laid by sharks and skates. Brody, very quick to answer.

Randall joins him. A mermaid's blank is the common name for the leathery egg case laid by sharks and skates. Yanni, do you have this one right? Yeah, I got a good guess. I'm not going to say that I think one of the very first animals

that I killed on a hunt was a rabbit via shotgun. And I can still remember just being so surprised. I can still vividly remember like the shot like cutting the dirt and that rabbit going from run to like a little bit of a skid

and then a stop and just being like holy shit like it all worked you know. So I feel whenever I hit a clay. Wow. Pop. Are there, Sarah, are the rabbits? Are they always coming across you?

Are they ever like going away from you? They're never going straight away. They're typically always crossing but sometimes they'll kind of cross away. I had no idea those existed. Yeah, they suck. Clearly. They're hard to hit.

A mermaid's blank is the common name for the leathery egg case laid by sharks and skates. We have some of these. You have some of these? I think so. Oh, I'm so jealous. I'd like one. Yeah, if I can dig one up, I'll give you some.

They always pick them up on the beach in North Carolina. Your first answer should be for a mermaid. I'm an aspiring beach. Whenever I'm on the coast now, I'm always bringing home trash. It's like the Rockhound forager in me. Oh, yeah. Have not found one of these. You should go sharks, too, hunting with Jennifer.

Oh, that's funnier. She came home with hundreds after the last trip. Dude, I found 209 in my last batch. Damn. Yeah, smoked my brother. Suck-a-Gib. No, I'm extra jealous. Give it what state? Maryland.

Well, Virginia, actually, but at the same time. You get any big ones? I found a great white, but it depends on what you mean by big. I was like that big. That's a big tooth, but people are thinking mag teeth, you know. Yeah. The ones that are like, we get some quarter-sized ones too, but our buddy Parker Hall, he always sends me pictures the one's size of his palm. That's the dream, dude.

Yeah. Man, I want a necklace with that. Is everybody ready? A mermaid's blank is the common name for the leathery case, or the leathery egg case laid by sharks and skates. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Yanni says purse. Sarah says tail. Randall, Purse, Corey, Scale, Nate, Tail, Brody, purse.

The correct answer is a mermaid's purse. Bomber. Although sizes and shapes vary, a typical mermaid's purse is rectangular with distinct horns. The pouch is made of tough collagen that shields the baby from the outside world. Only about 30% of shark species produce a mermaid's purse. The empty pouches will wash up on beaches with coastal lore, saying that finding one is a sign of wealth, good luck, and blessings from the sea. There you go, Yanni. No wonder I'm doing so good.

Well, good luck, and sea blessings. Nate, how are those vibes? Great. Yeah. I'm still, I'm still enjoying myself. You got Arctic char. You can't place that. I could get the rest wrong and I leave this room happy. Money can't buy that. Nate getting an Arctic char. Nope. We're looking at a mermaid's purse now. Question five. The topic is

cooking. Martha Stewart says, quote, it's abrasive and can lift stubborn grime when talking about this soap alternative for cleaning cast iron. That's how Martha Stewart described it. It's abrasive and can lift stubborn grime when talking about this soap alternative

for cleaning cast iron. Brody came up with an answer. Brody, do you think you agree with Martha Stewart? I'm trying to... Yeah. It's not sure. Up to this point, I thought your questions are really good. This one's not so good.

This might ruffle some feathers, but the whole soap and cast iron thing only really applies to old cast iron. And you can use soap on new cast iron. If you look at Lodge's website when they tell you how to clean cast iron, they tell you to use soap. Yeah, I'm going to leave it. It was the older soaps, what? They had lying them and it like ate away at cast iron. It still feels naughty. It does.

I respect the tradition. I don't use soap. I do like Martha Stewart's advice here. Martha Stewart says it's abrasive and can lift stubborn grime when talking about this soap alternative for cleaning cast iron. Hmm.

Randall, do you think you have this one? Nope. I have an abrasive substance. There's a lot of those. Brody's going back to his whiteboard after he declared that he wasn't going to change his answer. Johnny, Corey coming up with their answer. Yanni, are you ready?

Sure. Go ahead and reveal answers. We have Yanni saying salt, Sarah Salt, Randall baking soda, Corey Sand. Nate, Salt, Brody, Salt. The correct answer is salt. Nice. Wounded well. I was between that and chain mail.

There you go. According to Martha Stewart, it's best to just clean cast iron with hot water. And if the buildup is bad, reach for salt. The recommended process is to heat the cast iron on a stove for a few minutes, then apply a couple teaspoons of salt and scrub it in. After that, you can rinse the pan and re-season the cast iron. I'm going to try it. I've never tried it.

I've used the salt, and it got rid of some rust for me. So it's worth a shot. Get like the Diamond or the Morton's kosher, really, really coarse. Yeah. Yeah, I have boxes of that stuff in our house. I prefer diamond, but Morton's in this case. Randall, I think there are people who do use baking sour. Yeah, I bet there are.

But that is not. It seems like a great answer. Not Martha Stewart was referring to. And sand works great if you're not in a kitchen. It is abrasive. Yeah, as opposed to as a fishing guide. You've done that on the side of the river before. Yep, my Arctic Char fishing guide did.

All right, Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update. Here at halftime, Corey, falling way behind. He's got one point. I think I'm elsewhere mentally at that. the moment. Seems like it. We got Sarah, Randall and Nate with three points a piece.

Janice Putelles has four in second place and with a perfect game. Yeah, it's Brody Hedgers. Wow. All right. Brody's not even paying attention as you call off his positioning. He knew. Yeah, he's used to it. He's a role in a perfect game.

What's A-O-H stand for? Adult onset hunter. Oh. Good acronym. One of that question. Yep. Listen. And you're there.

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Visit themeatheater.com slash auction to place your bids now, get your hands on some meat eater history and become a meaningful part of our next public land access campaign. Question six, the topic is hunting. This next great question is via Ben Ladage. Irene Bedard stops Mel Gibson from shooting a bear in this 1995 Oscar-winning Disney film. And the room is stumped. They are stumped. Irene Bedard stops Mel Gibson from shooting a bear in this 19-19.

1995 Oscar-winning Disney film. Phil, do you think you would have gotten this one right as we have six players sitting here with blank white boards? Well, when Yanni said the room is stumped, I almost piped in with, not the whole room. Not the guy looking at the answer. Hey. Irene Bedard stops Mel Gibson from shooting a bear

in this 1995 Oscar-winning Disney film. That's all you need to know in the question. What could it be? the answer. Told you two of the actors, the year from Disney, and it won two Oscars. How about that? Is it a cartoon? Sarah, do you like your answer?

Maybe, I don't know. Couldn't tell you. Oh, I should know this. But I've tried to wipe Mel Gibson out of my brain. It's too problematic. It's probably not Braveheart No, I know If that helps I don't think that was a Disney flick anyway No

It was probably the same era as Braveheart Yeah, I think so Probably close I don't know Sometime between Give us a clue Lethal weapon And

This could ruin the perfect game For Brody Irene Bedard Stopps Mel Gibson From shooting a bear In this 1995 Oscar-winning Disney film. This would have been like

lethal weapon three or four range. Yeah, somewhere in there. How old were you made in 1995? Like negative three? 95? Yeah. Oh, one. One, okay. No, negative one. Do you know how Mel Gibson is? Yeah, dude. He's a star of two of my favorite movies.

Wow, okay. Braveheart and the Patriot. What's the first one? Braveheart. Freedom. Yanni's got a blank whiteboard. Randall, do you have a blank whiteboard? I do, but I don't like it.

Wow. I don't like mine either. I just have a feeling that that Disney is in there for a reason and I can't figure out why. Wow. Randall Yanni, you boys give up? Yeah. Not going to come up with a 1995 Oscar-winning Disney film. Randall, last chance.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. No, I didn't do anything. What are you talking about? I don't think Nate saw anything. I must have been out fishing in this movie. Randall, you give up? Yeah, I give up. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

Yanni without an answer. Sarah, home on the range. Randall without an answer. Corey says, Fox and the Hound. Nate, Davy Crockett, Brody, the Patriot. Nobody got it. The correct answer is Pocahontas. I knew it was a cartoon.

Do you think of Mel Gibson when you think of Pocahontas? I had no idea. I also don't think of... John Smith. Is it an animated film? It is a bang or soundtrack. I don't think of... Colors the Win.

Oscar winning movies being... I don't think of, like, you refer to an actor as... If Mel Gibson is voicing the character... Just a future note. Tom... I was like doing a toy story question. I mentioned Tom Hanks. It would be too easy if he said Pocahontas stops John Smith.

Right. Yeah, like if you're... I think I was a perfect question. No, I do. I just... I'm not fighting, but I do think that's irresponsible. I get that. The scene happens during the movie's most famous song, Colors of the Wind.

The lyrics carry an environmentalist message with Pocahontas singing, quote, you think you own whatever land you land on. The earth is just a dead thing you can claim, but I know every rock and tree and creature has a life, has a spirit, has a name. funny because I'm real hot on Mulan, which is similar era, but not Pocahontas as much. Okay, well, put it on your radar. Question seven,

the topic is fishing. America's 37th longest river, the Trinity River, is fully located in what state? It's like the fourth fishing question we've had. America's 37th longest river,

the Trinity River, is fully located in one state. As soon as I heard that 37th, I was like, I know that. Brody has his answer locked in. Randall wrote something that he's erasing. I've never heard of this river. America's 37th longest river. The Trinity River is fully located in what state?

I think if you were real interested in a certain type of fishing, you would know this one. Now, Spencer. That is a tip. I've ever heard one. There's a tip. America's 30. seventh longest river. The Trinity River is fully located in what state?

Certain kind of fishing. Randall, do you think you have this one? I think I have it. I'm in the neighborhood. That's why it's such a good fishing question. Just throw a hint out there. Why not? Here's a hint. Pick up a fishing ride once in a while. Nope, absolutely not. It's pretty good hint. Or a map.

That would help. Get good. This is question. Unfortunately, my river map only goes to top 25. You got to dig deep to get to 37. America's 37th longest river, the Trinity River, is fully located in what state? This is the Charlie Crockett song, isn't it? It could be.

I wouldn't be aware of it. That could be a hint. Phil, would you look that up just to humor me? Yeah. Thank you. The Trinity River, that would also be like a fictional river name. Yeah. There's probably multiple.

Is everybody ready? No, give me a second. Got a 1 in 50 chance. Randall, it is. Thank you. Probably not Rhode Island. I meant to tell you you're doing a good job today. Oh, thank you.

Although I wouldn't have let Spencer get away. Yeah, you were clutched for that R.H.R. picture film. Very important. You guys are being so kind. Yanni trying to come up with the state. Come on, big dog. I'm ready. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

Yanni says North Carolina. Sarah says Oregon. Randall, Nevada, Cori, California, Nate, New York, Brody, Texas. Brody got it. The correct answer is Texas. Big old alligator guard down there.

And 506 miles, the Trinity River is the same length as the White River that flows through South Dakota and Nebraska. The Trinity's headwaters form outside of Dallas, with the river ending at the Gulf. The waterway is famous for its bass catfish, and as Brody said, it's alligator gar. Big old alligator gar in the Trinity River. Yeah, the Charlie Crockett thing should have tipped me off. Yeah, he wouldn't sing a song about Alaska or Maine. Yeah.

That's disheartening. We are on to question eight. The topic is conservation. Vibes, you vibing? Yep, still vibing. This political commentator said the government is, quote, putting chemicals in the water that turned the friggin' frogs gay in 2015. This is a trivia question.

Yeah, I got a real chuckle out of myself right in this one. I should, I should just ask you before I come in, are there more than two fishing questions? And then you'll know if you're going to, yeah, show up or not. This political commentator said the government is putting chemicals in the water that turned the friggin frogs gay in 2015. Man, you could have done my Napoleon Dynamite faux paugh. It could have. Yeah, it is tempting. I almost did it.

I know, it's so tempting. On a scale of 1 to 10, how controversial is this figure? 25. Okay, got it. That makes me so much more confident. Brody, do you have this one right? Ooh, I don't know. There's a lot of, I feel like there's a lot of.

people that could fill this role. This political commentator said the government. Has he been on the media podcast? Not giving you any. Not yet. Did he say this on the right place? We sent them an invite, though, to see if they could come and talk about this. The quote is, putting chemicals in the water that turned the frigging frogs gay. That was said in 2015.

Oh. God, what chemical? Probably fluoride. Sarah, do you have this one? Oh, I gotta tell you about my convo with a dentist. Mm. Oh, yeah. Save that one for a half.

Yeah. Dude, we got enough dentist writing in about stuff. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Yanni says, Brett Bear. Sarah, Alex Jones. Randall, Alex Jones.

Corey, Sean Hannity. Nate, Alex Jones. Brody, Alex Jones. The correct answer. is Alex Jones. Isn't he one of those fox guys? No. No, no.

He's the Info Wars guy. Was the info wars guy? Turned a friggin' frogs guy. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was referencing animal testing that suggested a popular herbicide can cause male frogs to become hermaphrodites. Frogs do experience sex reversal in the wild, with biologists saying it's a natural occurrence

that can increase due to warm temperatures and exposure to herbicides. pharmaceuticals and road salt. So he was right? He was right referencing this one study that was hard to reproduce. It was done in a lab. And they do say that herbicides,

pharmaceuticals, and road salts can do it, but frogs do it on their own naturally. Question nine, the topic is wildlife. Oh, we're going to get a scoreboard update from Phil the interview first. Oh, we're not going to play the clip. Because then we'd get sued by, who is it, the onion that owns him now?

Yeah, Tim Idecker Brody's got locked up. He's got seven points. He's three points ahead of everybody else. That's all that matters. No, Corey has one point. Still here. Yon is Sarah Randall and Nate.

I'll have four points. I don't know. We've seen a three point victory going on. I'm sure we've seen it. No need to marvel at it. Question nine. The topic is wildlife. This next great question.

is via Isaac garlic. The Discovery Channel declared this nine-letter bird, quote, the world's most dangerous bird. Well, it seems like an opinion, man. They have been given this title by many places.

I saw Matt Gio, the Library of Congress. Oh, yeah, it's common knowledge, Ben. There we go. I just had to assign it to one of them, and I gave it to the Discovery Channel who declared this nine-letter bird I kind of want to get one. Dangerous bird.

It'd be good home protection. So it's a bird that you could see having inside of your house? Not in the house, no. But like it wouldn't be like insurmountable. Well, yeah, no shit. It's not like insurmountable to like have your pet though. No, I don't know. It might depend on what state you're in.

I mean. My favorite Alex Jonesism is that when he was going through the custody to battle after a divorce a few years ago, he was during the deposition, he wasn't able to recall some basic facts about his kids, like, who their teacher, like who his kid's teacher was, or something like that. And his excuse, which is the greatest excuse given

in the history of humans giving excuses, was that he said, quote, I had a big old bowl of chili for lunch. Yeah. It gave him, like, short-term amnesia because he ate too much chili. That explains some of my trivia performances. She's so good.

Now I give that excuse to my wife all the time. I can't do it. That chilly brain. Is it one word? Nine letter bird. I'm not giving you any other hints. The world's most dangerous bird. I'll give you a hint, Randall.

It's one word. It's one word. It doesn't matter if I give out hints now. Yeah. Yeah, you clinched it. Brody could double up the room, though, at this point, which I do not think we have seen before. Yeah, that'd be a real pound.

You guys could combine your scores. Well, I had a big old bowl of chili for lunch. The Discovery Channel declared this nine-letter bird is the world's most dangerous bird. Dangerous birds. Boy, if turkey's got this big, pshu! It'd be good eating. I'd be a lot more interested in them. I was thinking like a hummingbird or something.

This thing's flying in your head. It'd be a dangerous game. Well, that's not nine letters. Damn it. Yeah, Flamingo. Oh, no, I think that's the one I just had. And it's a bird. It's a bird.

Of course. Oh, geez. Not getting cute with some flying reptile. Okay. Is everybody ready? Just a second. Stick a knife in me. Oh, come on.

Let's go. Nine-letter bird. Okay, hold on. I think. I think Randall's now trying harder than if he were just in second place competing for the victory. Really doesn't want to get double-billed up. I've forgotten what the score is already. Well, you're about to get laughed by Brodh.

Too busy thinking about Lack. A.J. Is everybody ready? Dangerous bird. I am. I've been row for a while. The world's most dangerous bird. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

Yanni without an answer. Sarah without an answer. Randall Baldigo. Corey says ostriches. Nate says Elbatross. Brody says, Castlewary, he got it. The correct answer is the Cassowary.

The Cassowary is the second heaviest and third tallest bird in the world. Although attacks are rare, and they're not overly aggressive, they do a lot of damage if provoked. Their best weapon is a dinosaur-like talon that can disembowl prey and break bones with a single kick.

Only two people in recorded history have been killed by a cassowary. Here's a picture of one. So you can see just how terrified They really are. How big is that? That's tough. I think they get like five, six feet tall.

Calling in those things, that'd be sweet. Just a little whopper. I don't know if I've ever heard of a castle. Where are they from? I think Australia, like Australia's other islands. All right, here's a correct answer review so far. One was wildlife, two, Arctic char, three, rabbit sporting clays, four, mermaids' purse, five, assault, six, Pocahontas, seven, Texas, eight, Alex Jones, nine,

Cassowary, Phil, scoreboard update. As if we needed one. This might be one of the bigger blowouts in media trivia history. We got one question left. I thought you got two wrong, Brody. He only has one wrong. But Brody has double the score of any other.

We're still playing. There's one question left. Question 10, the topic is woodsmanship. This last great question is via Mike Sheffer. Pecan, macher nut, pig nut, bitter nut, shellback, and shagbark are all types of this tree. Hmm.

If we're doing a fish example, it'd be like, Blue Channel and Flavhead are all types of this fish, catfish. For this one, it's pecan, macher nut, pig nut, bitter nut, shellback, and shagbark are all types of this tree. You ever climbed up a shagbark with a climber? Not that I know of for sure. Better wear protection. Loud.

How about? Nate, you got this one right? I think so. Brody, do you have this one right? I'm pretty sure I'd do. You know, all those hints that Nate's trying to drop for everyone. Oh, yeah, it's going to be real close. Is everybody ready?

God forbid. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Yanni says, Hickory, Sarah. Without an answer, Randall says Walnuts. We have Corey saying Maple, Nate Hickory, Brody, Hickory. The correct answer is Hickory. They're still vibing. Still vibing, baby.

Most hickories produce a fruit at twig tips in clusters of three to five. These fruits are covered in a hard shell and husk. Hickories have a long taproot that makes them highly drought tolerant. The Forest Service says the states that produce the most hickory lumber are Kentucky, West Virginia, and Louisiana. All right, that makes Brody our winner today with nine correct answers. Listen that, not a clap in the room. Just hammered the rest of it. to the room. You could combine Sarah Randall and Corey and they only would have tied Brody today.

What? I'll tell you what? Sarah Randall and Corey. Sorry. They got nine combined. Well done, Brody. What are you going to do with that $500 donation? Oh, since we talked about the L.A.I, let's throw it in the L.A.I. Okay, more money for the L.A.I that auction house is happening. Right now, go check it out. There's things from all dollar amounts available. Plus, we have the punt gun hats, which are just to buy it now things. So those are first coming. first serve. Go get yours now at the meat eater.com

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