I don’t hunt, but do listen to the MeatEater podcast pretty frequently. I picked up the habit all the way back during COVID, and just enjoy the banter between the “regulars” and their guests. Most of the topics tend to skew towards general outdoors rather than just hunting, and more than a few are also historical in nature. On most occasions it’s an engaging and entertaining listen that helps long spells in the car or the evening walk around the neighborhood go by faster.
(That said, I might enjoy the Bear Grease podcast even more than the MeatEater flagship).
But this week’s MeatEater episode was strangely interesting to me, besides the sorta click-bait title. Although, let’s be honest, once you listen to the podcast, you quickly learn that the title’s not being sensational in any way.
I mean, (one degree of separation from) one of my favorite historical figures, Theodore Roosevelt… goofball panda bears… and a far flung “expedition” in remote & foreign lands. First off, who knew? And second, what’s not to like?
I watched this podcast on my living room TV after work on Tuesday, and my innocent bystander wife, K.C., kind of got pulled in to this strange story too. Give it a watch (or listen), I’m sure you’ll enjoy it too!