Ep. 841: Theodore Roosevelt on Love, Ladies, and Conservation
The MeatEater Podcast
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4.9 • 37.9K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 112 minutes
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Summary
Steven Rinella talks with author of The Loves Of Theodore Roosevelt and CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Ed O'Keefe. Joined by Randall Williams, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.
Topics discussed: The ladies in Teddy's life; being a sickly child and powering through pain; hunting to study; a tremendous taxidermy collection; a family that founded so many museums; sisters as advisors and confidants; a life-altering Valentine's Day tragedy; when a thick manuscript in your front jacket pocket stops a bullet and saves your life; being the first president to embrace women's suffrage and the right to own property; one of the most beloved in American history; and more.
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| 0:20.1 | The first one up is my baited bear hunt in Manitoba. |
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| 1:31.4 | Roosevelt. |
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