Ep. 460: Render - Cold Cases and Civil War
Bear Grease
MeatEater
4.9 • 7.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Jordan Sillars joins host Clay Newcomb alongside Render crew members Dr. Misty Newcomb, Kristie Spielmaker, and Josh “Landbridge” Spielmaker for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of his hit Blood Trails true crime podcast. Jordan shares stories from the field, lessons learned during production, and advice on the basics of how to avoid foul play in the wilderness.
The conversation also turns to Bear Grease episode 457, Civil War Part 1: The Seeds of War, as the crew reflects on the moments, perspectives, and historical insights that challenged them or left a lasting impact.
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| 0:59.3 | Music theories listen on spotify or wherever you get your podcasts my name is clay newcomb and this is a production of the Bear Grease podcast called The Bear Grease Render, |
| 1:05.5 | where we render down, dive deeper, and look behind the scenes of the actual Bear Grease podcast. |
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| 1:40.5 | Man, am I excited to talk about two things today. being the Civil War which has been just like been burning in my bones for years now finally get to talk about it with somebody thank you all for being here and we're just going to sit and listen to Clay to talk about it. |
| 1:44.4 | Our esteemed panel of Civil War experts have gathered. |
| 1:47.2 | Yeah, exactly. |
| 1:48.7 | Yes. |
| 1:49.4 | Secondly, very excited to have in the Toccova's hot seat today, Jordan Sillers. |
| 1:54.3 | Yeah, good thing of Blood Trails, Meat Eater's Acclaimed True Crime Podcast, Blood Trails. |
| 2:00.7 | Now on its, how many seasons have we done second |
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