Ep. 890: Mushroom Poisonings in California, Mule Deer in Alaska, and an Ex-NRA Chief in Trouble
The MeatEater Podcast
MeatEater
4.9 • 37.9K Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2026
⏱️ 99 minutes
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Summary
Steven Rinella and the MeatEater crew discuss: Steve's foray into spearing for walleye; the sketchy science behind pouring soda on fish; eating animals that eat rotten meat; an update on the NRA's legal troubles; an "outbreak" of mushroom poisonings in California; the first mule deer harvested in Alaska; Randall's experience collaring fawns in Wyoming; and more.
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| 0:28.8 | welcome to the news show this week we've got the NRA in continued legal trouble. |
| 0:39.3 | We've got, does it really help to make fish drink pop? |
| 0:43.6 | What is beach access and why do some wealthy folks hate it so damn bad? |
| 0:50.0 | Spencer reports on an outbreak of mushroom poisonings and deaths in California, and me, Steve, |
| 0:57.3 | is troubled by the word outbreak in that context, but we will see. |
| 1:01.5 | We've got, despite what you've read, there is, in fact, no evidence of Jaguar Pups living |
| 1:08.5 | right now in Arizona. |
| 1:10.7 | And it happened. |
| 1:12.3 | A hunter in Alaska killed the first ever mule deer killed by a hunter in Alaska. |
| 1:20.2 | Plus a whole lot more. |
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