Hey, I'm Janice Patelis.

And I'm Jordan Bud.

Jordan and I have spent our lives in the outdoors, both as hunters and professional guys.

And on Meet Eaters newest podcast, Gear Talk, we're taking the ultimate deep dive into the tools and gear we rely on in the field,

seeing the natural season.

We're talking classic, don't leave home without it,

staples, to the cutting edge and outdoor equipment.

Listen to Gear Talk on the iHeart Radio app on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

And what I don't understand, Brent, is tell me why there's not a deer head in there.

I mean, this is a rural community.

It's built out of the low.

There's got to be a deer head in there.

On this episode of the Bear Geese podcast, Brent Reeves and I are hitting the two lane highways and byways of America

in search of something deep in the root system of American identity and symbolic of a way of life.

We're looking for taxidermy in gas stations.

Yep, that's right.

We're going on a taxidermy road trip.

And I've noticed the public display of bucks, bears and ducks is becoming rarer and I'm in search of why.

The American gas station at one time acted as the town square and relational hub of small communities,

but things are changing.

We'll talk with podcaster JB Shrieve about how the oil and gas industry has impacted America since World War One.

And we'll also talk with an expert on the tangible effects of social capital on communities.

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