Ep. 444: When the Turtles Come For You

The MeatEater Podcast

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.9 • 37.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 144 minutes

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Summary

Steve Rinella talks with Kimi Werner, Cameron Kirkconnell, Errol “T” Thurston, Dirt Myth, and Justin Turkowski.

Topics include: Debating what makes a good freeze dried meal; T's fear of snakes; pre-order our latest book, "Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars"; a scientific paper on the high rate of flit knapping injuries; how Florida may Constitutionalize the right to hunt and fish; how soap can make humans more attractive to mosquitos; how burning coals inside an old, dry coconut is the best skeeter repellent; when Kimi rejected a job offer to be a mermaid; a Moulin Rouge outfit in Paris and claiming that snakes can't swim, when they can; corrections on the fastest wind speeds; ciguatera, the toxin found in large reef fish that makes you sick; when Kimi called Seth a liar; country fried turtle steak; is conch harvesting unsustainable in the Bahamas?; mushy meat; bonefish being too much work; flashlights in the hole; the elusive cubera; and more.

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0:00.0	If you got kids like me, you know summer break is coming up. School's almost out.
0:07.0	It's time for that perennial question. How do you keep your kids occupied off the couch
0:12.0	when you're busy on long summer days? You sick of yelling at them, get out of the house and go,
0:18.6	oh, sorry! Well, how do you do that? Look no further. We've got a book that will provide the answer
0:25.1	to that very question and it'll provide you a lot more. My new title, Catch a crayfish count the stars.
0:32.4	Chock full of fun activities and adventures that will help build serious outdoor kids. We're talking
0:38.7	knowledgeable, tough, competent kids with a little bit of a raw edge to them. You want to build up a good
0:47.3	hunting buddy, a good fishing buddy out of your kid? Well, start him young by teaching them how to
0:53.0	build a wildlife viewing blind. How to gig a bullfrog. How to navigate through the wilderness using
0:58.9	a variety of orientating skills. They'll also learn how to climb trees, build emergency shelters,
1:04.6	hunt for fossils, gut fish, track critters, and much more. It's me, Eater's first book for kids.
1:11.6	And one, I've been wanting to write my whole career. I was just waiting until I had kids long
1:15.3	enough to give me some expertise on the subject. And now that my oldest is 13, I've been at this
1:20.8	a long time. We've got projects and activities for the whole family to do together. And for kids to
1:26.6	try out on their own, go to the meateater.com to pre-order your copy of the book today. It's for kids
1:34.4	eight and up. Catch a crayfish count the stars. Raise some serious outdoor kids with some serious
1:41.0	know-how. Get the book now.
1:47.0	Hey guys, it's Brody Henderson. You probably know me from Kickin' Steve's butt on meateaters trivia show.
1:52.8	When I'm not doing that, I'm part of the meateater publishing team and I'm stoked to announce
1:57.4	that our new book, Catch a Crayfish Count the Stars, Fun Project Skills and Adventures for Outdoor
2:03.4	Kids is coming out June 13th. It's meateater's first book for kids and it's chock full of activities
2:09.2	and adventures that will help build serious outdoor skills. Start them young by teaching them how
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