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The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 882: Cyanide Bombs, New CWD Research, and F%ck Data Centers

The MeatEater Podcast

MeatEater

Sports, Wilderness

4.937.9K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 116 minutes

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Summary

Steven Rinella and the MeatEater crew discuss: New research about CWD that you really need to hear; bear spray vs. pistols; are cyanide bombs really bombs?; wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Area; how the Alaskan Arctic might be getting a data center, plus the rapid spread of data centers across the country; and more. 

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:02.3

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.2

Hey, everyone.

0:05.3

Are you ready for more of the best hunting content on the internet?

0:09.3

Good, because we're continuing Meat Eater's 12 and 26 series,

0:13.2

featuring a long-form look at 12 of the most significant hunts from the past year.

0:18.8

This installment covers my Manitoba archery and rifle

0:22.7

caribou expedition, and it is a total banger. Throughout the episode, we successfully take

0:29.6

three caribou land countless lake trout and prepare two of the most unique meals we've ever

0:35.6

put on film. Presented by OnX Maps and Moultry Mobile,

0:40.3

you can catch the full video right now on the Meat Eater YouTube channel.

0:46.3

Welcome to the news show, Mother Lickers.

0:48.6

This week we've got some research about CWD that I really need to hear about.

0:52.5

The debate about bear spray versus pistols, as bear defense rages on, are the cyanide bombs

1:00.1

you've been hearing all about actually bombs.

1:04.2

Wolves in the greater Yellowstone area are getting whittled away in numbers by hunters?

1:09.5

No, trappers?

1:10.7

No.

1:11.9

But don't worry, we'll tell you what it is later on in the show.

1:14.7

The Alaskan Arctic might be getting itself a data center, which I generally kind of hate

1:20.4

the idea of generally.

1:23.0

And Spencer, never won for a controversial subject, has another softball yet uplifting story about fishing records.

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