Ep. 441: Rabid Kidneys, International Crime, and Water Wars
MeatEater Conservation
MeatEater
4.9 • 9.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Cal explains how you can get rabies without ever touching an animal, why international crime doesn't pay, and why a Montana golf course is still trying to hog all the water.
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