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The Bear Grease Podcast with host Clay Newcomb delivers compelling storytelling through documentary-style episodes exploring the culture, traditions, and history of rural America. He’ll dive in deep with hunters, biologists,...
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The Bear Grease Podcast with host Clay Newcomb delivers compelling storytelling through documentary-style episodes exploring the culture, traditions, and history of rural America. He’ll dive in deep with hunters, biologists, anthropologists, and hillbillies to learn about human nature and our ancient connection to the land. Bear Grease explores unique people, topics, and stories that reveal the incredible value of life lived close to the land. Part of the MeatEater Podcast Network.
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9 NOV 2026 · This past June, I got the opportunity to go on safari in Zululand, an area of the Zulu kingdom located in the northeastern part of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that runs from the Tugela River in the south up to the Mozambique border. During that trip, we encountered leopards, elephants, cape buffalo lions, rhinos, kudu, nyala, and a wilderneress and people with an incredible history of wildlife and wild places. We will talk to a man named Garry Kelly, who's been involved directly with wildlife in this place since the 1970s, along with his son Cullen, we will hear actual audio from time spent hunting out there, we will even hear stories of hunting impala for the Zulu king, and we will all get a better understanding of how special and wild this place is. Connect with https://www.themeateater.com/people/lake-pickle and https://www.themeateater.com/ Lake Pickle on https://www.instagram.com/lakepickle/ MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetworkSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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6 NOV 2026 · According to the TCL mailbag, you folks are living on the edge. Brent's revealing two examples this week from listener stories that come straight from the wild. We think most of us can relate to some calamity in the field because nature is so unpredictable. Things happen and in this episode, they happen kind of big. It's time for MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast. Thank you to our sponsors, https://shop.wrcase.com/ and https://bit.ly/4hVV9Nm. Shop https://store.themeateater.com/products/this-country-life-t-shirt.html?lang=en_US&dwvar_this-country-life-t-shirt_color=brown Connect with https://www.instagram.com/brent_reaves/?hl=en and https://www.themeateater.com/ MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips Subscribe to the https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChuSTswOTMzsgEKpzPXFQdQ Shop https://store.themeateater.com/products/this-country-life-t-shirt.html?lang=en_US&dwvar_this-country-life-t-shirt_color=brownSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4 NOV 2026 · 500 miles north of the Arctic Circle lies Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, one of the northernmost inhabited villages in the world. In this introductory episode of our new High Arctic Series, host Clay Newcomb talks with Inuit hunter Devon Manik on location 40 miles out on the sea ice of Arctic Bay on a polar bear expedition. Devon shares stories of his family history and when they first located to Resolute bay, surviving some of the harshest conditions on the planet. Clay also introduces author, filmmaker, and professor emeritus of British Columbia University Frank J. Tester. In their discussion, Frank details his experiences living in Resolute Bay for 2 years and unbelievable stories of life in this unforgiving region. He also expounds on the history of culture, history, and relocation of the Inuit. Pre-Order Clay's new book "American Bear" at AmericanBearBook.com Thank you to our sponsor, https://tecovas.com. If you have comments on the show, send us a note to beargrease@themeateater.com Connect with https://www.themeateater.com/authors/claynewcomb and https://www.themeateater.com/ Clay on https://www.instagram.com/clay_newcomb MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork Shop https://store.themeateater.com/collections/bear-grease-podcastSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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30 OCT 2026 · Brent visits with "This Country Life" and "Blood Trails" contributing videographer David McDaniels to discuss David's recent elk hunt. It was a hunt opportunity that resulted from a crazy set of circumstances that initially felt like a huge disappointment. Good things happen to good people and in the end, David persevered in a big way. From darkness to light comes David's Elk Story on MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast. Follow David @EastTXCamo on socials. Thank you to our sponsors, https://shop.wrcase.com/ and https://bit.ly/4hVV9Nm. Shop https://store.themeateater.com/products/this-country-life-t-shirt.html?lang=en_US&dwvar_this-country-life-t-shirt_color=brown Connect with https://www.instagram.com/brent_reaves/?hl=en and https://www.themeateater.com/ MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips Subscribe to the https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChuSTswOTMzsgEKpzPXFQdQ Shop https://store.themeateater.com/products/this-country-life-t-shirt.html?lang=en_US&dwvar_this-country-life-t-shirt_color=brownSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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28 OCT 2026 · Host Clay Newcomb is joined by Render crew members Bear Newcomb, Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker as well as Moe Shepherd, and Ron Poole to talk about the latest Deer Stories episodes and share some tales of their own. Bear introduces Cricket, his new blue tick coonhound pup, sparking a conversation about generations of hounds, fur-trading days, and the memorable characters who made those days what they were. The crew gets into the art of instinctive archery, including how traditional bowhunters learn to trust repetition and muscle memory instead of sights and gadgets. Along the way, they revisit stories of monster bucks, questionable claims of ownership, and deer that somehow come back to life after everyone thinks the hunt is over. Clay also shares a first look at the bear grease research behind his upcoming book, American Bear, including a scientific analysis of bear grease and its place in American history. Thank you to our sponsor, https://www.tecovas.com/. If you have comments on the show, send us a note to beargrease@themeateater.com Connect with https://www.themeateater.com/authors/claynewcomb and https://www.themeateater.com/ Clay on https://www.instagram.com/clay_newcomb MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork Shop https://store.themeateater.com/collections/bear-grease-podcastSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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26 OCT 2026 · In most cases in this show, we operate very much within the real of explainable. Wildlife biology, close looks at specific animals, wildlife conservation history. Y'all know the deal. However, this time we will be hearing 5 separate stories, from wild places across the country. all of which I have no idea how to fully explain them, or believe whether or not they're even true. Connect with https://www.themeateater.com/people/lake-pickle and https://www.themeateater.com/ Lake Pickle on https://www.instagram.com/lakepickle/ MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetworkSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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23 OCT 2026 · Brent’s got a story this week that could’ve been a catalyst against the things we all hold near and dear. Why it didn’t, is a story in and of itself; one so good he wants to share it with you now. So, like he suggests weekly, drag up a chair and get easy. It’s time for MeatEater’s “This Country Life” podcast. Thank you to our sponsors, https://shop.wrcase.com/ and https://bit.ly/4hVV9Nm. Shop https://store.themeateater.com/products/this-country-life-t-shirt.html?lang=en_US&dwvar_this-country-life-t-shirt_color=brown Connect with https://www.instagram.com/brent_reaves/?hl=en and https://www.themeateater.com/ MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips Subscribe to the https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChuSTswOTMzsgEKpzPXFQdQ Shop https://store.themeateater.com/products/this-country-life-t-shirt.html?lang=en_US&dwvar_this-country-life-t-shirt_color=brownSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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21 OCT 2026 · For our second Deer Stories episode for 2026, host Clay Newcomb opens with a glimpse into the foundations of American deer hunting, recounting an 1837 account of German traveler Friedrich Gerstäcker hunting deer with Choctaw hunters in the Arkansas wilderness. From there to Kansas, Iowa, Mississippi, and Arkansas as the stories jump to the modern deer woods, where Jim Malone survives a terrifying fall from a tree stand, Ron Poole recounts the hunt for a 233-inch Iowa giant, and Mississippi deer biologist William McKinley gets ambushed by an angry screech owl. Lane Weaver shares the remarkable twists and turns of hunting a buck named Edward, minnow farmer Margie Saul describes her most memorable hunts in the Arkansas delta, and Greg Sims tells an emotional story of a giant whitetail that connects him to a dear family member he lost. Thank you to our sponsor, https://tecovas.com. If you have comments on the show, send us a note to beargrease@themeateater.com Connect with https://www.themeateater.com/authors/claynewcomb and https://www.themeateater.com/ Clay on https://www.instagram.com/clay_newcomb MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork Shop https://store.themeateater.com/collections/bear-grease-podcastSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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16 OCT 2026 · From dangerous river levels and mysterious helpers to teaching kids to fly fish, this episode has a lot to offer. Brent's sharing a listener story filled with potential peril that thankfully has a happy ending. He's also reporting on an organization he was introduced to on a chance meeting in an airport. The organization has become a favorite of his and we think you'll like it too. It's time for MeatEater's "This Country Life" podcast. http://www.themayflyproject.com Thank you to our sponsors, https://shop.wrcase.com/ and https://bit.ly/4hVV9Nm. Shop https://store.themeateater.com/products/this-country-life-t-shirt.html?lang=en_US&dwvar_this-country-life-t-shirt_color=brown Connect with https://www.instagram.com/brent_reaves/?hl=en and https://www.themeateater.com/ MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips Subscribe to the https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChuSTswOTMzsgEKpzPXFQdQ Shop https://store.themeateater.com/products/this-country-life-t-shirt.html?lang=en_US&dwvar_this-country-life-t-shirt_color=brownSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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14 OCT 2026 · Host Clay Newcomb welcomes author and host of MeatEater’s https://www.themeateater.com/listen/gunfighterspodcast, Bryan Burrough, alongside Jacob Meyers and Andrew Maxwell of The Southern Outdoorsman Podcast. Bryan talks about some of the history behind the legends of the American frontier and explore how much of what we think we know about Old West gunfighters comes from Hollywood rather than historical fact. From Wild Bill Hickok and John Wesley Hardin to Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the conversation separates historical reality from popular mythology. Along the way, the crew discusses dueling, frontier justice, the cultural cost of backing down from a fight, and why disputes over seemingly trivial matters could turn deadly. Check out the https://www.themeateater.com/listen/gunfighters podcast on the https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChuSTswOTMzsgEKpzPXFQdQ. Thank you to our sponsor, https://www.tecovas.com/. If you have comments on the show, send us a note to beargrease@themeateater.com Connect with https://www.themeateater.com/authors/claynewcomb and https://www.themeateater.com/ Clay on https://www.instagram.com/clay_newcomb MeatEater on https://www.instagram.com/meateater, https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/, https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAaa0mleeU128Ad5iM1RFIg, and https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterClips https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork Shop https://store.themeateater.com/collections/bear-grease-podcastSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Bear Grease Podcast with host Clay Newcomb delivers compelling storytelling through documentary-style episodes exploring the culture, traditions, and history of rural America. He’ll dive in deep with hunters, biologists,...
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The Bear Grease Podcast with host Clay Newcomb delivers compelling storytelling through documentary-style episodes exploring the culture, traditions, and history of rural America. He’ll dive in deep with hunters, biologists, anthropologists, and hillbillies to learn about human nature and our ancient connection to the land. Bear Grease explores unique people, topics, and stories that reveal the incredible value of life lived close to the land. Part of the MeatEater Podcast Network.
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