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The Bobby Bones Show

Steven Rinella | The Man Behind MeatEater

The Bobby Bones Show

Premiere Networks

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4.810.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

On this episode, Granger sits down with American outdoorsman and writer Steve Rinella for a deep dive into storytelling, hunting, and the power of narrative.

From the challenges of MeatEater’s unscripted moments to addressing the controversies shaking up the hunting world, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.

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0:00.0

Well, Steve, thanks for being on, man.

0:02.0

I appreciate the chance.

0:04.0

Sorry, it took so long and I was late and everything.

0:06.0

Man, I've been, last night I was actually trying to put together, like, how would I, if I were going to write a doctrinal statement on Steve Ronella, like, what kind of thesis would I come up with?

0:18.0

Because you're all over the place with so many projects

0:22.6

especially the last say three or four years so many projects so let me tell you what I was

0:30.7

thinking it you can't I need I'm going to write this down because I need something like this

0:35.7

well you can't you can't say you can't say that at Steve's core is a hunter.

0:42.8

You can't really say that because if you, if you run that out to its most logical conclusion,

0:47.8

then some things don't make sense.

0:50.1

You can't say at Steve's core, he's like a wild game enthusiast.

0:58.2

You are, but it's not your core.

1:00.3

There's something else.

1:01.2

And so you can't say that you're an outdoorsman at your core.

1:06.6

Because there's other things that if it runs out to its most logical conclusion,

1:11.6

don't make sense either.

1:13.4

So I was thinking about it.

1:16.4

And I think you can, I mean, it's you.

1:17.4

So you can correct me from it wrong.

1:20.2

But I think at your core is a storyteller.

1:22.9

Yeah.

1:25.2

I usually will say writer and outdoorsman.

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