An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List

Ep. 572: Boiled Muskrat, Freeze-Dried, and the Table Manners of Dirt Myth

July 15, 2024

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Mark Kenyon, Brody Henderson, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Jani and Cal's perfectly average results in Sig Sauer’s...
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Books Referenced

A Vaquero of the Brush Country: The Life and Times of John D. Young

Author: J. Frank Dobie

Context:

Steve mentions reading this book during a live show. It was given to him by the live tour guy. He later references it again when discussing terms like 'old mossy horns' and sayings like 'more of something than fiddlers in hell' that he learned from the book.

Fishing with Daniel Boone: Fly Fishing the Streams of an American Hero

Author: William F. Carmon (Bill Carmon)

Context:

Steve describes this as a guidebook by Bill Carmon who was with Rocky Mountain Trout Foundation. The book provides locations where Daniel Boone hunted and fished, allowing readers to fish those historic places while learning about the history that occurred there.

The Alaska Journals of James A. Carroll, 1911-1922

Author: James A. Carroll

Context:

This is the main book Steve discusses in detail during his 'Steve Reads Books So You Ain't Got To' segment. It's about a cook from Minnesota logging camps who becomes a fur trapper in Alaska and chronicles his adventures, including detailed descriptions of cooking techniques, trapping, and frontier life.