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The MeatEater Podcast

The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 849: Fur Bans, Gonad Jerky, and Connor “Bass Head” Hellebuyck

Mar 17, 2026 · 1h 37m

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Steven Rinella and the MeatEater crew discuss: Mark Kenyon ’s upcoming new podcast; Kimi Werner’s cookbook: Kimi's Kitchen ; clarifying what a porterhouse cut is; an interview with Olympic Gold Medal-winning ice hockey goalie, Connor "Bass Head" Hellebuyck; how you can’t hunt turkeys close to church in Mississippi; gonad jerky; the multiple uses of Cornell University's e-Bird ; beavers as fish; getting arrested for breaking a wooly mammoth tusk; Colorado's fur ban; South Atlantic states to manage red snapper; frog and toad surveys; getting "seal finger" from a grizzly bear; watch "Steve and Seth Get Rich on Bobcats" ; the financial implications of the recreational economy;…