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Kevin Murphy mentioned he has this book from 1960 and wanted to share it with Steven, though Steven expressed concern that it might lack modern collaring data despite containing valuable historical information about bobcats from when people 'just lived in the woods'.

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Tom referenced this paper published in 2001 that takes a deep dive into collecting specimens, radiocarbon dating them, and examining oral history about wood bison in Alaska, including accounts from native elders about historical bison encounters.

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Speaker 7 recommends this book about beavers, mentioning 'He wrote that book called Eager' when discussing the beaver photography assignment and suggesting the host should have Ben Goldfarb on the show.

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Speaker 7 references 'a book called Catching Fire' by Richard Wrangham, describing it as being about 'how cooking made us' - discussing human evolution and how cooking affected human development. Speaker 6 confirms familiarity with the book.

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Speaker 7 mentions 'it was a good book, Sex at Dawn' when discussing human sexual relationships and monogamy from a species/evolutionary perspective.

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Speaker 7 references 'the book braiding sweetgrass speaks to that' when discussing animism and the relationship between humans and the natural world that indigenous communities have maintained.

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Speaker 7 mentions this as one of the 'ethnographic interviews with elders in the 1930s' that document pre-contact life of Plains peoples. He brought copies as gifts for the hosts.

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Speaker 7 mentions this alongside Pretty Shield as ethnographic interviews with elders from the 1930s documenting stories of pre-contact life among Plains peoples.

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Speaker 7 mentions Ben Goldfarb 'got a new book that was about crossroads' dealing with road ecology. The exact title isn't stated but it's described as being about roads/crossroads.

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Mark Kenyon recommended this as number five on his top five books for whitetail hunters, describing it as a foundational text for understanding topography and terrain for deer hunting, teaching how to use maps to predict deer movement.

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Mark Kenyon listed this as number four for whitetail hunters, praising it as a collection of essays that explores the philosophical 'why we hunt' rather than tactical advice, specifically highlighting Thomas McGuane's essay 'The Heart of the Game' as one of the best hunting essays of all time.

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Mark Kenyon called this his number one book that all whitetail hunters and every hunter should read, describing it as 'the equivalent of the Bible' for people into hunting, fishing, wildlife and conservation, and a foundational text on being a steward and wildlife manager.

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Phil mentioned this as the modern day Bible of Tiki stuff when describing his Kuhiko mug that appears on the book's cover.

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Mark Kenyon called this his number three pick, describing it as an under-the-radar book that documents one hunter's journey from everyday deer hunter to pursuing his first big buck, while also exploring the culture and history of deer hunting across the country.

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Mark Kenyon ranked this as his number two favorite how-to book, explaining it tells the story of Chris Eberhardt's season living out of a minivan while hunting deer DIY across the country, with detailed tactical notes and diagrams throughout.

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Speaker 4 mentions getting into 'the Escoffier, the old French cookbooks' when discussing the history of ketchup and how tomato ketchup was originally just one of many types of ketchups listed in classic French cooking references.

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Rob Sand mentions he wrote a book about the lottery rigging scheme he prosecuted, which he describes as 'the largest lottery rigging scheme in American history' involving Eddie Tipton and Bigfoot hunters. He says 'I wrote a book about it' and references 'the winning ticket' as the title, mentioning he'd prefer people buy his book over watching the documentary about the case.

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During a discussion about the phrase 'I'll be your Huckleberry' from the movie Tombstone, it's mentioned that the screenwriter Kevin Jarre took the phrase directly from this 1927 book. Burns wrote the scene: 'I'm your huckleberry, Ringo,' replied the cheerful doctor. 'That's just my game.' Wyatt Earp expert Jeff Morey recommended Jarre include the phrase in the screenplay.

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Described as Harrison's 'final book of essays' containing hunting and fishing writing combined with food writing and literature essays. Steve specifically mentions it as a collection of Harrison's Sports Illustrated writing from the seventies.

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Described as 'a false memoir' about a guy wandering around Michigan's Upper Peninsula trying to catch a glimpse of a wolf. Steve mentions it as one of his favorites and discusses its abrupt, sad ending.

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Mentioned as one of Harrison's Michigan-focused works that Steve and his friends were 'way into' when young.

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Referenced as the greatest point of contact for people unfamiliar with Jim Harrison, and later mentioned as where many readers begin with Harrison and what made him wealthy.

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Mentioned as one of Harrison's 'more complex works' and later praised as an example of Harrison writing sensitively in a woman's voice.

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Briefly mentioned as one of Harrison's more complex later works.

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Described as a children's book by Harrison that serves as an origin story about his experience with eye injury and retreating into nature.

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Todd mentions doing a deep dive into Harrison's work including going back to Wolf, Warlock, and Farmer.

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Mentioned alongside Warlock as one of Harrison's early novels that Todd read when getting into Harrison's work.

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Mentioned as Harrison's memoir, titled in reference to his feeling of always being 'off to the side' due to his eye disfigurement.

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A collection of poetry where Harrison wrote letters to dead Russian poet Sergey Yesenin. Todd explains this book helped pull Harrison out of a deep depression in his thirties.

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Steve mentions trying to read this when going to writing school, thinking he should 'figure out what people actually write about,' but gave up on it.

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Steve discusses this book, noting it's 'not about trout fishing in America' but contains 'one of the greatest fishing lines ever' about a stream being so narrow you'd 'have to be a plumber to fish that creek.'

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Mentioned in discussion of Larry Brown, a Mississippi fireman who became a novelist. Steve describes Brown as someone who taught himself to write between calls at a fire barn.

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An unfinished novella Harrison began before his death, described as being about his wife Linda.

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Mentioned alongside Dolva as an example of Harrison writing novels in women's voices in a sympathetic way.

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A collection of poems published right before Harrison died. The softcover edition includes the last poem Harrison was writing when he died.

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Steve Rinella mentions reading this book and discusses the author's perspective that the Battle of Little Bighorn was a 'non-event' that didn't actually matter in the larger historical context.

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Steve discusses this book about the Vietnam War, explaining that Michael Herr was sent to cover the war for Esquire magazine and spent years talking to soldiers. Steve notes that Stanley Kubrick used quotes verbatim from this book in Full Metal Jacket.

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Mark Gardner mentions that Pat Garrett wrote this book after killing Billy the Kid, defending his actions and explaining why he didn't give Billy a chance.

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Mark Gardner references this book from the 1830s about the Santa Fe Trail, discussing how Josiah Gregg recovered from an illness (possibly through the 'Prairie cure') and documented his experiences.

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Steve and Mark discuss this book extensively, particularly a detail about the shotgun used to kill Robert Ford. Mark mentions that Ron Hansen is a friend who wrote a blurb for his book, and they debate whether certain details in the novel are historically accurate.

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Mark Gardner references this book to make a point about how war can numb people to violence and killing, drawing a parallel to how the Civil War affected Frank and Jesse James.

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Steve references Duncan Gilchrist's book 'All about Bears' as a 'true classic' while discussing bears being so big that hunters cut them at the waist to haul them out in two pieces. This comes up during a conversation about Cal's grizzly bear hunt.

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Speaker 4 mentions having 'just finished reading the right stuff' when discussing space topics with Tony Peterson during a fishing trip. This is referenced in a conversation about Tony Peterson's interest in outer space.

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Steve Rinella introduces guest James Campbell and mentions this as one of his books, describing it as a book listeners would be interested in.

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Steve mentions he just finished reading this book by James Campbell nights ago. The book is about the WWII campaign in Papua New Guinea.

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Steve mentions reading this academic book about the Battle of Manila in the Pacific Theater during WWII, which got him interested in the topic.

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James Campbell discusses reading this book (published around 1986) which was Alan Rabinowitz's first book about his experience in Belize collaring jaguars in the rainforest.

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James Campbell lists this as one of Alan Rabinowitz's books about Burma.

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James Campbell mentions this as another of Alan Rabinowitz's books about Burma.

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James Campbell quotes from this book, saying James Bradley wrote that WWII veterans 'came home and they got on with living' without talking about their experiences.

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James Campbell mentions this book written by whistleblower Janey Brunn about the controversial Macho B jaguar capture incident, noting it was 'actually a pretty good book.'

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James Campbell references this book by Dan Floris (whom Steve has had on the podcast) about what was done to predators in Colonial America, including jaguars.

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Steve concludes the interview by promoting James Campbell's latest book with the full title 'A Heart of the Jaguar: the extraordinary conservation effort to save the America's legendary cat.'

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Steve references this book about influential trail cam photos, mentioning it contains a photo of a jaguar in snow in the Wachuka Mountains of Arizona.

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James Campbell mentions this book by Alan Rabinowitz about trying to find the elusive clouded leopard in Formosa.

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Solomon David references this book by Matt Miller (director of Science Communications for the Nature Conservancy) when discussing conservation efforts and the concept of 'gar wars.' He describes it as being about fishing and conservation, and notes that Miller brought up the 'gar wars' idea in the book, using it broadly to discuss not just gars but other non-game native fish.

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This is the main book being discussed in the podcast interview. It's about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and was released for the 50th anniversary of the wreck.

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Hampton Sides compared 'The Gales of November' to this book in his blurb, describing it as one of the great shipwreck narratives. Sebastian Junger is noted as having been on the podcast previously.

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Another book mentioned in Hampton Sides' blurb comparing it to 'The Gales of November.' The hosts mention they should try to get Erik Larson on the show.

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Third book mentioned in Hampton Sides' blurb as comparable to 'The Gales of November' in terms of being a great shipwreck narrative.

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John Bacon's previous book from 2017 about a World War I disaster in Halifax harbor when a ship carrying explosives collided with another ship and exploded. Bacon mentions this was his first foray into deep history before writing about the Edmund Fitzgerald.

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John Bacon's book about coaching his old high school hockey team in Ann Arbor. He describes himself as 'the worst player in school history' who played 86 games without scoring a goal. The book is in its fifth printing and is being developed as a potential project with Disney Plus.

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Jordan discusses a book by journalist Darren Worcester that compiled stories from Maine game wardens, including the story of Ludger Belanger's disappearance in 1975. The book was based on accounts from various game wardens, including Worcester's father-in-law who was a game warden. Jordan interviewed Worcester about this book and the case details it contained.

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Yanni mentions reading 'a couple of his books' by Val Geist (also spelled 'Valgeist' or 'valarious guys' in the transcript). The discussion centers around Val Geist's observations of mule deer behavior, specifically the concept of 'shirker bucks' - bucks that allegedly avoid breeding for multiple seasons to conserve resources before becoming dominant later in life.

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Steve Rinella references this book while discussing examples of wildlife affected by lunar cycles. He describes it as 'a book of like science writing' and discusses a story from the book about clams in an aquarium in Tucson that maintained tidal rhythms despite being far from the ocean. The author's name appears to be 'Barbara King Salver' in the transcript, but this is likely Barbara Kingsolver.

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Mentioned in the sources section at the end of the transcript. The speaker acknowledges this ambitious encyclopedia project, describing it as 'two initial volumes A through D and E through K.' It's identified as the most comprehensive resource for researchers tracking down names of hide hunters and archival materials. The speaker credits this work for providing choice details and incredible anecdotes that enriched their telling of the hide hunter story.

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The speaker discusses how some hide hunters recorded their experiences later in life. John Cook published this memoir in 1907 about his experiences as a hide hunter. During the Civil War, Cook fought for the Union along the Missouri-Kansas border, and from fall 1874 to spring 1878, he hunted buffalo in the Texas Panhandle. The speaker notes that Cook's descriptions of the day-to-day business of hunting and skinning are vividly detailed.

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Steve recommends this book as 'phenomenal' and describes it as being about Sydney Huntington, a Koyukuk man, and his story of growing up on the Koyukuk River in Alaska. A listener wrote in asking about a passage from this book regarding whitefish and the death of Huntington's mother.

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Steve mentions that some buffalo hide hunters lived long enough to see the publication of Sand County Almanac (transcribed as 'San County Almanac'), illustrating how these hunters witnessed the rise of the modern conservation movement that condemned their activities.

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Steve references this book while discussing Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. He mentions they recently had author Brian Burroughs on their show, and the book tells the story of the night Billy the Kid died, noting that both John Poe and Pat Garrett were former buffalo hide hunters.

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At the end of the conversation, Steve is looking at this professional field guide. Mark Ruter explains it's intended for field biologists and agency personnel in the Southeast, though any hunter would enjoy it. The book contains information about wildlife diseases with detailed photographs.

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Steve Rinella introduces Wright Thompson's previous works, mentioning this book about bourbon and family.

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Steve Rinella mentions this book by Wright Thompson, described as 'sports stories and other serious business.'

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Steve mentions reading this book about the 1927 Mississippi River flood right before reading Wright's book. They discuss how it provides context about labor issues and agriculture in the Delta region.

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Wright Thompson quotes from this book about the Mississippi Delta, discussing poor whites from the hills bringing violence and racism to the Delta towns as cotton prices collapsed.

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Wright Thompson discusses reading Faulkner's works and how they should be understood through the lens of bewilderment at the rapid transformation of the Mississippi Delta wilderness.

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This is the main book being discussed in the interview. It tells the story of Emmett Till's murder through the lens of the physical location where it occurred.

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Mentioned alongside other Faulkner works as examples of literature that deals with civilization versus nature in the Mississippi Delta.

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Discussed as one of Faulkner's works that explores the existential loss and trauma of wilderness being erased in the Mississippi Delta.

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This is the main subject of the interview - Nathalia Holt's new book about the Roosevelt brothers' quest to find the giant panda in the 1930s.

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Listed as one of Nathalia Holt's past books when introducing her credentials as a New York Times bestselling author.

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Listed as one of Nathalia Holt's past books when introducing her credentials as a New York Times bestselling author.

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Listed as one of Nathalia Holt's past books when introducing her credentials as a New York Times bestselling author.

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Speaker 3 (Nathalia Holt) references this book when discussing Teddy Roosevelt and Kermit's perilous 1913 expedition after Roosevelt lost the 1912 election, describing it as told 'so beautifully in Candice Millard's book River of Doubt.'

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Book about John Hornby and two companions (including his nephew) who starved to death in the Canadian Arctic east of Great Slave Lake near the Thelon River. The youngest kept a detailed journal chronicling their deaths, which was found in the stove of their cabin. Speaker 1 gave this book to Randy Brown and mentions having difficulty finding it.

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A novel set in the 1780s about the first families moving into the mountains of Appalachia. Speaker 1 mentions being obsessed with this book and sending it to his friend Bobby Doug. The book discusses details like using groundhog hide for bootlaces. It's about 'land breakers' who cleared ground to grow corn.

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Referenced multiple times throughout the conversation. First mentioned when discussing a dog named 'Strider' (a character from the book). Speaker 1 discusses his high school teacher Bob Heaton who taught a class called 'Modern Mythology' where students only read Lord of the Rings. The characters Tom Bombadil and the Fellowship are also referenced. Speaker 2 mentions that he and his circle of friends in Alaska were all Tolkien fans.

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Mentioned briefly when discussing the number of installments in the Lord of the Rings series. Speaker 1 says 'I don't count the Silmarillion' when counting the books in the series.

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Referenced when discussing the Lord of the Rings series installments. Mentioned as separate from the main trilogy, with Speaker 1 noting they could 'go back in time and hit the Hobbit later.'

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Speaker 1 proposes a sociological comparison between 'Lord of the Rings people' and 'Harry Potter people' in terms of their moral perspective and work ethic. Speaker 2 mentions his younger son read and loved Harry Potter.

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Discussion about an anti-capitalist song that Steve's child is learning at a song and dance program. Phil mentions 'The Lorax' and explicitly states 'The Lorax was a book written decades ago' while discussing the themes in the song about cutting down trees and corporate greed. Though they're discussing a song possibly from a movie adaptation, the book is explicitly referenced as the original source material.

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Steve Rinella is listing Bryan Burrough's published works at the beginning of the interview, mentioning this as one of his eight books and four New York Times bestsellers.

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Steve asks who wrote this book, and after some discussion, they confirm the author is Ron Hansen (not Robert Hansen). Steve describes it as 'the hell of a book' and discusses details from it about Bob Ford's death.

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Steve Rinella continues listing Bryan Burrough's published works, describing this book about crime during the 1930s.

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Steve Rinella lists another of Bryan Burrough's books about Texas oil families.

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Steve Rinella mentions this book and later discusses it with Burrough, asking about its main argument regarding slavery's role in Texas independence.

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This is the main book being discussed in the interview, about gunfighters in the American West and Texas's role in that history. Steve mentions he's halfway through reading it and loves it.

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Steve mentions seeing 'Tom Horn's book' on a shelf while visiting a rancher also named Tom Horn. This appears to be a memoir or autobiography by the historical figure Tom Horn.

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Steve Rinella recommends this novel to Doug, describing it as 'one of the best I've read in a long time.' He explains it's about the first farmers moving into Appalachian valleys after the long hunters, establishing corn patches and hunting bears. He praises it as a 'phenomenal novel' and notes the author's extensive knowledge about trees and wood purposes.

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Steve mentions reading this book about Cape Buffalo by the late writer Thomas McIntyre (referred to as 'Thomas Mack'). He notes it came out posthumously about a year ago and discusses how the book tangentially relates to Cape Buffalo, often going off-topic similar to Brautigan's style.

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Steve compares Thomas McIntyre's book structure to this book by Brautigan, noting that 'Trout Fishing in America isn't about trout fishing in America' - using it as an example of books that digress from their stated subject matter.

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Steve mentions the controversy that Harper Lee didn't write To Kill a Mockingbird and that it was allegedly written by Truman Capote, in the context of discussing authorship controversies surrounding women writers.

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Morgan asks Steve about this book he recommended, but Steve admits he's struggling to get into it and doesn't like the author's writing style. They discuss the controversy about whether Beryl Markham actually wrote it herself.

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Morgan mentions that Karen Blixen wrote under the pseudonym Isaac Dinesen when she first published Out of Africa, in the context of discussing women writers using male pseudonyms.

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Steve mentions a forthcoming book by Ben Wallace about the mysterious person who invented Bitcoin. The specific title is not provided in the transcript.

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Steve asks if anyone has heard of this book by writer Ben Wallace, bringing up the author in the context of discussing Wallace's other work.

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Steve Rinella references this as 'the great famous Turkey book' and describes it as 'a masterpiece' that no one will ever write a better turkey hunting book than. He discusses specific content from the book where Tom Kelly describes watching gobblers interact with a real hen. Will Primos agrees about the book's significance and comments on Tom Kelly's unique perspective, saying 'nobody's got Tom Kelly's brain.'

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Steve Rinella mentions reading 'San County Almanac' (A Sand County Almanac) as part of his journey in his twenties when he started putting together his understanding of conservation. He discusses how he and others weren't exposed to conservation concepts as kids, but later through reading this book and meeting people, he developed a conservation ethic.

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Steve Rinella explicitly states 'Gomora was a book, was a nonfiction book about the Italian mafiosa.' He mentions he watched the Gomorra series because he was 'liking Gomore of the book, Gamore of the movie.' The book is about the Italian mafia, and it was adapted into both a film and a TV series. No author is mentioned in the transcript.

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While primarily discussing the TV show, Matt James mentions 'the books are just so the books kept it going for them,' referring to how the Game of Thrones books provided source material for the television series. The discussion acknowledges the books as the original source material, though no author name is mentioned and the books are not discussed in detail.

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Steve mentions Sebastian's huge international bestseller about a commercial sword fishing boat that never returned, which was later made into a film with George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg.

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Listed among Sebastian Junger's other works during the introduction.

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Listed among Sebastian Junger's other works during the introduction.

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Sebastian mentions writing his book 'War' about soldiers in Afghanistan, discussing how he wanted to make work that made people understand what it was like to be an American soldier.

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Sebastian's latest book that came out last year, which contemplates death and the afterlife after a near death experience.

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Sebastian mentions this book as 'a great book' that was 'an oral history of work' when discussing his focus on dangerous work, noting it wasn't specifically focused on dangerous work.

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Sebastian describes this book about a murder case involving Al DeSalvo (the Boston Strangler) who was working at his parents' house when he was six months old. It's described as 'a cold case who done it.'

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Sebastian describes this book as an examination of successful underdog groups and how they defeat greater powers, discussing why smaller groups can win against larger adversaries.

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Speaker 4 mentions reading this book about 15 years ago, describing it as having a very similar story to Sebastian's experiences, with scenes in hotel rooms. Sebastian responds that he met the author in Bosnia in 1993.

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Jefferson Fisher's newly published first book is discussed as the main topic of the podcast interview. Steve Rinella mentions asking about when the book comes out, and it's referenced throughout the conversation as Fisher discusses communication techniques from the book.

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Dan Flores references this book while discussing how hunter-gatherer societies evolved into agricultural civilizations and cities in the American Southwest. He relies on Stewart's treatment to analyze the transition from Paleolithic hunters to the development of places like Chaco Canyon.

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Dan Flores mentions this book (though Steve mispronounces it as 'God Has Read Custarded for Your Sins') when discussing Vine Deloria, a famous Native American author who contacted him about an article on buffalo. Deloria was described as famous for this book among others.

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Dan Flores references his own book when discussing the long-term story of humans and animals in North America. He mentions it again at 01:48:29 when talking about Native American animistic beliefs and the idea that humans are kin to other animals.

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Steve Rinella brings up this book when discussing why Spanish conquistadors like Pizarro conquered the Incans rather than the reverse. The book examines why Western European civilization came to dominate other civilizations, which Dan Flores then elaborates on, explaining Diamond's argument about Eurasia's advantages.

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Senator Sheehy mentions that he wrote a book about the history of aerial firefighting called 'Mudslingers,' with all profits going to benefit fallen wildland firefighters. He references this while explaining the history of how the government decided in the 1960s to contract out firefighting aircraft rather than operate them directly.

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Steve Rinella discusses reading this book, which is described as a history of the Cape Buffalo. He mentions it contains extensive information about human history, plant poisons used in hunting, and includes discussion of toxins used by indigenous peoples. The book came out in 2023, after the author's death in 2022.

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One of the speakers (Brody) discusses reading this book and being impressed by how Paul Martin tracks the spread of humans around the globe and lists extinctions that occurred at the same time. The speaker describes it as presenting a very compelling argument about human-caused extinctions, comparing it to watching a convincing YouTube video.

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Steve mentions this as a book he wants to read next, in preparation for going to Africa. He describes it as dealing with the ethical battles over resource access, the demonization of indigenous hunting methods during the Safari era, and the double standards applied to white versus black hunters in Africa.

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Speaker 5 references the Bible while discussing wildlife laws and ethics, stating 'The Bible says that men should obey the laws of men, and by doing so, they're ultimately obeying God. And that book was written long before nineteen sixty.' This is used to make a point about the longstanding principle of obeying laws, even in the context of discussing Johnny's past as a wildlife law violator.

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Shane describes being handed this book about a Navy chaplain assigned to Marines during the first push into Iraq. The book discusses the chaplain's ministry to military personnel and the dangers they faced. This book was influential in Shane's decision to pursue becoming a military chaplain, as someone suggested it would be a good fit given his law enforcement and tactical background.

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Introduced alongside The Hog Book as Jesse Griffiths' second book, which tells readers everything about preparing turkeys and every part of every turkey. Both books are noted as available at themeatater.com.

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Steve Rinella introduces Jesse Griffiths as the author of 'The Hog Book' and 'The Turkey Book', describing them as 'very creatively titled' books that tell you exactly what they're about. The Hog Book is described as containing comprehensive information about preparing wild hogs.

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Randall mentions this as 'a classic anthropological study' where Geertz goes to Bali and provides a deep analysis of how the cockfight can explain Balinese society and how people behave there. This comes up in a discussion about cockfighting after Steve mentions attending cockfights in the Philippines.

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Michael Hunter discusses his second cookbook, focused on cooking over fire. He mentions it contains about 100 recipes and includes wild game and seafood prepared over open flames.

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Michael Hunter references his first cookbook, which he worked on for ten years and which did very well, being sold in Bass Pro shops across the country.

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Steve Rinella references a journal written by mountain man Osborne Russell that describes how the Shoshone people cooked beaver by burning off the hair and roasting it skin-on. He describes it as 'a very very good journal.'

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Michael Hunter mentions meeting Jesse Griffiths at the NWTF show 'with his new Turkey book,' indicating Griffiths has recently published a book about turkeys.

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Dwayne Estes mentions his colleague Reid Nass 'wrote a book in twenty thirteen called Forgotten Grasslands of the South,' describing it as 'a game changer' that 'turned the messaging around southern ecosystems.'

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Steve Rinella strongly recommends this book from 1964, describing it as historically accurate fiction about settlers around 1780 breaking new land. He praises the author's knowledge of trees, plants, and historical details, saying 'It is unbelievable.'

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Dwayne Estes compares The Land Breakers to Louis L'Amour's Sacket series. Steve discusses L'Amour's work, noting his extensive knowledge and research, though in a somewhat qualified manner.

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Dwayne Estes mentions he is currently reading this book, which discusses Native American use of fire in landscape management. He notes it's written by an anthropologist and relies heavily on that perspective.

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Steve Rinella discusses this book as the best thing ever written about General Custer's defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. He quotes from it to describe the Unkpapa Sioux warrior named Gall, using it as a 'buffalo meat testimonial' in the context of discussing the diet and physical prowess of Native Americans.

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Randall references this biography when discussing the mortality rate of mountain men. He mentions that Stanley Vestal, in his biography of Bridger, suggested that a mountain man died every ten days, though Randall expresses skepticism about this claim.

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Mentioned briefly in the context of discussing the revolutionary fervor and building of the American patriotic movement in the years leading up to the American Revolution, alongside references to the Boston Tea Party and Paul Revere.

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Steve Rinella mentions Anthony Bourdain's book Kitchen Confidential, recalling when it came out and was excerpted in the New Yorker. This led to the production company optioning it and creating the TV shows that Morgan Fallon would later work on.

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Steve discusses a book given to him by podcast guest Randy Brown. The book is described as a journal chronicling three people starving to death in the Canadian Arctic along the Thelon River in the 1920s. The youngest survivor kept a meticulous journal documenting his companions' deaths and eventually his own death from starvation. Steve relates this to the Donner Party episode they filmed, particularly regarding the effects of eating boiled bones and animal hides during starvation.

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Speaker 2 shows and discusses this book, describing it as 'phenomenal.' It's identified as self-published journals about a man who killed 56 grizzly bears in Western Canada between 1895 and 1924. The speakers then read several passages from the book about frontier life, including hunting muskrats, pulling trees for settlers, and the killing of Robert Ford (who killed Jesse James).

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Randy Brown mentions reading this book and others by A.B. Guthrie as inspiration for wanting to live in the woods in Alaska. He says 'I'd read some of these uh, you know books like The Big Sky and some other baby gothries and uh and I always felt like I was born about one hundred years too late.'

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Randy describes an encounter with author John McPhee while he was researching/writing this book about Alaska. The discussion centers around Randy meeting McPhee on the Tatonic River when McPhee was with Dick Cook, and Randy mentions being 'sort of in coming into the country.'

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Steve asks 'Have you read Stephenson's My Life with the Eskimo?' and they discuss content from the book about Eskimo dietary habits, particularly their aversion to salted meat and how explorers would salt their food to protect it from being eaten. The discussion includes details about salt tolerance and dietary adaptation.

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The discussion references Osborne Russell's historical writings about wolverines (carkajew) and bighorn sheep in the Mountain Man era. Russell is mentioned as a historical documenter whose journals described wildlife as 'common' in the 1800s. Steve mentions they're working on a project about Mountain Men and references Russell's descriptions of bighorn sheep populations and encounters with 'sheep specialists.' The context clearly indicates they're discussing Russell's written historical accounts/journals, likely his famous 'Journal of a Trapper,' though the specific title is not mentioned.

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Danielle Prewett discusses her new cookbook that she has been working on for 3-4 years. The book is organized by seasons rather than by game type (like traditional wild game cookbooks), and includes recipes for wild game as well as other foods that would be on the plate. It contains over 80 recipes and was published by Penguin Random House with an October 8th release date. This is her first book and represents a lifetime of her favorite recipes plus new creations.

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Malcolm Brooks mentions reading books by famous Montana writers when he was interested in the state's writing culture and outdoor culture. He specifically names Harrison as one of the authors whose books he read.

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Steve introduces Diane Boyd's new book about her career working with wolf recovery. The book is being released September 10th and is available for pre-order. This is the main topic of discussion as Diane is the guest on the podcast.

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Steve references this Cormac McCarthy novel in the context of discussing wolf trapping techniques. He describes a scene where a character tries to catch a Mexican gray wolf by setting a trap in his fire pit.

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Diane Boyd mentions this book while discussing historical accounts of wolf trappers and their efforts to catch the last remaining wolves. She references it in the context of old-timers' stories about renegade wolves.

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Steve mentions a book about Frank Glazer, describing him as someone who went to Alaska and became an accomplished hunter involved in wolf control operations. The book documents his experiences with predator control in Alaska.

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Will Primos discusses a book he co-authored with Anthony Matisse about shotgun shooting techniques for hunters. The book combines technical shooting expertise from competitive shooting with real-world hunting scenarios. Will mentions it's available for pre-order on Amazon and that he narrates the audio version.

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Will Primos mentions that Anthony Matisse previously wrote a book called 'Straight Shooting,' described as a one hundred dollar coffee table book. Will went to Anthony to have this book signed, which led to their collaboration on the hunting-focused book.

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A listener wrote in about the pronunciation of 'Roosevelt' and mentioned that their husband was reading Edmund Morris's three-part biography of Theodore Roosevelt aloud as a bedtime story to their newborn son. The biography provided historical context about the Roosevelt family name pronunciation differences between the Hyde Park and Oyster Bay branches of the family.

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Steve Rinella is discussing his childhood experiences with his wife, including practices like cooling watermelons in creeks. His wife responds by asking if he 'grew up on the little house on the,' which appears to be a reference to the Little House on the Prairie book series, suggesting his rural upbringing reminds her of the lifestyle depicted in those books.

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Steve references this famous poem by Robert Service, calling it 'the greatest poem ever written.' He describes Service as 'the Bard of the Yukon' and provides context about the poem's subject matter involving gold miners during the Yukon Gold Rush. Steve encourages listeners to read it.

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Steve mentions this as 'the second greatest poem of all time,' also written by Robert Service. It's referenced immediately after discussing The Cremation of Sam McGee, suggesting listeners follow up by reading this work as well.

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Steve introduces this book as oral histories collected by Randy Zarnke, who is president of Alaska Trappers Association. He reads several excerpts from the book, including stories about bear hunting and eagle bounties from old-time Alaskans. Steve mentions he only had to read to page 14 to find interesting tidbits.

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Steve references this Pulitzer Prize-winning geology book while discussing Earth's history and geological timescales. He mentions that McFee said if he could sum up the book in one sentence, it would be 'the top of Mount Everest is marine limestone.' He also references McFee's metaphor about Earth's history spanning fingertip to fingertip, where human history could be removed with one stroke of a nail file.

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Steve introduces this book as a collection of oral histories from Alaska. He reads several excerpts from it, including stories about eagle hunting during bounty years, World War II incidents, and trapping experiences. He describes it as 'the best book' and his 'favorite book.'

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Steve mentions reading this book during a live show. It was given to him by the live tour guy. He later references it again when discussing terms like 'old mossy horns' and sayings like 'more of something than fiddlers in hell' that he learned from the book.

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Steve describes this as a guidebook by Bill Carmon who was with Rocky Mountain Trout Foundation. The book provides locations where Daniel Boone hunted and fished, allowing readers to fish those historic places while learning about the history that occurred there.

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This is the main book Steve discusses in detail during his 'Steve Reads Books So You Ain't Got To' segment. It's about a cook from Minnesota logging camps who becomes a fur trapper in Alaska and chronicles his adventures, including detailed descriptions of cooking techniques, trapping, and frontier life.

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Larry Ramsell mentions this book while discussing catch and release ethics and proper fish handling. He describes Dick Pearson as a legendary musky angler and praises this as 'one of the most comprehensive how to books on musky fishing.' He notes that despite writing a musky fishing book, Pearson doesn't even feature an angler holding a musky on the front cover, instead using a sunset photo, demonstrating his commitment to fish conservation.

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Speaker 4 extensively discusses and quotes from this book about South Texas cattle history in the 1860s. He mentions receiving it from someone at a show and proceeds to read multiple passages about the skinning wars, cattle rustling, prairie dogs, and various historical accounts from John Young's recollections. He calls it 'your favorite book' and spends a significant portion of the podcast sharing excerpts.

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Referenced during an essay contest discussion about Governor Kristi Noem shooting her dog. The memoir/political autobiography is explicitly named when one essay states 'The revelation by South Dakota Governor Chris Noem in her memoir, No Going Back, about shooting her misbehaving dog has sparked controversy.'

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Brief reference made by Speaker 4 when discussing hound/dog content, saying 'you got Old Yeller. That left a real vacuum' - referencing the classic novel about a frontier dog.

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Speaker 7 makes a reference to this book (slightly misquoted as 'where the red firming rose') when discussing stepping in to fill a void in dog-related content, referencing the classic novel about hunting dogs.

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RFK Jr. discusses reading this book when he was young, during his uncle's presidency. He describes it as a book about young King Arthur and mentions that T.H. White was both a brilliant author and a British falconer. The book contains a chapter about Arthur apprenticing as a falconer, which inspired RFK Jr. to pursue falconry himself.

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Steve describes this as 'the most influential piece of conservation writing ever' and discusses its 75th anniversary. The book is a collection of Leopold's writing that maintains relevance today.

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Steve mentions this book when discussing famous conservationists, saying people might name Roosevelt first, Leopold second, and then 'Desert Solitaire' third, though he's uncertain about the third choice.

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Carl describes this as 'one of the foundational wildlife management books on the reproductive capacity and population dynamics of white tail deer,' recommending it for those in wildlife management who want to get into the subject deeply.

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Carl recommends this book as 'a phenomenal biography of Aldo Leopold' for anyone who wants to get into Leopold's biography in a very detailed way, describing it as fantastic.

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Speaker 2 mentions Duncan Gilchrist as 'a very accomplished hunter and a guide' who 'wrote these really great books' while discussing a method Gilchrist described for estimating range using scope reticles and known animal dimensions.

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Mentioned alongside 'All About Bears' as another book written by Duncan Gilchrist. Speaker 2 jokes that 'now people think that was totally different' suggesting the title could be misinterpreted, and mentions Gilchrist wrote 'a bunch of books' about hunting.

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Speaker 5 mentions finishing a book described as 'the autobiography of a fur trapper from Alaska in the 20s and 30s' about fur trapping. The book discusses trapping muskrats in Crow Flats, cooking muskrats, and life in Fort Yukon. No title or author is explicitly named.

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Reference to Kristi Noem's autobiography/memoir in which she wrote about shooting a dog that couldn't be trained. Speaker 9 mentions 'the person volunteered it, like in a book' referring to Noem writing about the incident in her book.

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Spencer reads a quote from this book about Jerry Garcia, specifically regarding Garcia's reluctance to do a necktie licensing deal. The quote describes Garcia's negative reaction to the tie proposal.

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Steven mentioned they are currently working on this book, which talks about where the greatest outdoor songs ever came from, including 'Country Boy Can't Survive' by Hank Williams Jr.

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Steve discusses this as 'one of the best books about the Vietnam War.' He explains that Michael Herr was sent by Rolling Stone or Esquire to cover the Vietnam War, and that most of the dialogue in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket comes from this book. Steve describes it as 'a masterpiece of war reporting' and discusses how the author struggled to reintegrate into society after the experience. He specifically recalls Herr describing an odor as 'smelling like snakes left too long in a jar.'

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Clay mentions reading this book about 15 years ago. He explains it was 'written by a neurologist and a horse trainer' and discusses the book's premise that horses don't have the brain capacity to 'like' or 'dislike' humans the way people anthropomorphize them. He uses this to justify his desire to keep a rattlesnake, arguing that the snake would be content in captivity. The book apparently examines horse behavior from a neurological perspective.

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A listener writes to Steve suggesting he should 'read a compendium Musky angling history by Larry Ramsell' to brush up on his musky biology knowledge. The book is mentioned as covering the history of faked musky records. Later in the conversation, it's noted that Ramsell 'wrote a highly detailed book in nineteen eighty four' and is described as 'the premiere historian of musky lore' in Hayward, Wisconsin.

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Peter Stark's first book about various ways to die in the wilderness, featuring physiological explorations of death scenarios. Later discussed in detail around 01:12:48 where he explains it contains 'eleven Great Ways to Die in the Wilderness.'

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Peter Stark's book profiling four unpopulated areas of the United States, which he calls 'blank spots.' This book led to his other historical works as he encountered the young George Washington while researching western Pennsylvania.

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Peter Stark's newest book about the conflict between Tecumseh, the Shawnee war leader, and William Henry Harrison, examining their struggle over the future of the American frontier.

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Steve mentions wanting to have Barry Lopez on the show before he died. He references a story from Arctic Dreams about a botanist working on a tussock and cataloging plant species, then standing up to see the enormity of the Arctic landscape.

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Peter Stark's book about John Jacob Astor and the beaver trade/fur trade. Described as being about 'America's first homegrown millionaire.' Full title revealed at timestamp 49:36.

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Peter Stark's book about George Washington's early years, focusing on his wilderness experience as an explorer. The book examines Washington's mistakes and experiences in his twenties. Full title revealed at timestamp 52:22.

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Speaker 1 discusses this mountain man novel while explaining ancestral cooking methods. He explains that Montana's nickname 'Big Sky Country' originated from this book when the Montana tourism board asked AB Guthrie for permission to use the phrase from his novel in a highway campaign. He describes cooking scenes from the book, including a protagonist making cornmeal balls in ash and cooking rabbit on rocks, and later references to burying deer heads in ash as a favorite meal. This is used to illustrate ancient 'under the coals' cooking methods.

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Suze Orman discusses a book she published in 2009 about dealing with the economic crisis. She mentions it was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and that millions of copies were given away for free. The book advised people to stop eating out for at least six months and contained other financial guidance for dealing with the recession.

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This is the main subject of the interview - Hampton Sides' new book about Captain Cook's final voyage, published April 9th. Steve mentions this is what they promised to discuss when the book was finished.

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Mentioned as one of Hampton Sides' previous works, described as him being a 'New York Times best selling author of Ghost Soldiers' at the end of the interview.

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Referenced when discussing Hampton Sides' next book project about Colorado Territory during the Civil War. He describes it as 'another kind of like Blood and Thunder,' indicating this is one of his previous books about Western history.

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Referenced when discussing the dilemma of catching a record musky - if you kill it for the record you'll be criticized by the musky community, but if you don't kill it you can't get it officially weighed on land as required. Speaker calls this situation a 'two point oh catch twenty two.'

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Speaker 1 tries to recall a novelist who is a big birder and discusses his perspective on climate change and wildlife conservation. The author's viewpoint was that as climate changes, the best thing we can give wildlife is sanctuary/habitat to weather the storm. Speaker asks 'Who wrote the corrections?' while trying to remember this author's name.

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Steve Rinella mentions Jesse Griffiths' previous book 'The Hog Book' which is described as phenomenal and comprehensive, covering everything about judging, processing, preparing, and dealing with wild hogs. This book is explicitly stated to be written by the guest Jesse Griffiths.

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The main subject of the podcast interview - Jesse Griffiths' new book about turkeys. It's described as a follow-up to The Hog Book, containing hunting stories, recipes, and techniques for cooking wild turkeys. The book is described as thick, elegant, thorough, and beautifully put together with almost 370 pages and 115 recipes.

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Referenced in a discussion about naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller, who is being 'canceled' by the Ornithological Society for naming species after himself. The book discusses Steller's observations of sea animals, including descriptions of Steller's sea cow and humorous anecdotes about animal dissections.

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Elizabeth Ladner discusses how she and her husband Trey started reading Tom Kelly's books about turkey hunting, which inspired her passion for the sport. She mentions being 'obsessed with how Tom Kelly was writing' and that reading his books got her 'fired up for the whole season.' The books were instrumental in motivating her to go on her first successful turkey hunt.

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C.J. Box discusses his first published novel, which featured a Wyoming game warden and dealt with the endangered species law and black-footed ferrets near Meeteetse, Wyoming.

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Steve Rinella mentions this as the first C.J. Box novel he read, where Rinella himself was mentioned in the book. The book features a Silicon Valley CEO character.

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The newly released 24th Joe Pickett novel being promoted in this podcast episode, dealing with Wyoming corner crossing and grizzly bears.

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Mentioned in discussion about authors and memoirs. Chris Offutt is described as a Kentucky writer who also wrote a memoir about his family that made them livid.

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C.J. Box describes this book as being about a serial killer truck driver. He did research by traveling across the country with truck drivers.

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Speaker 1 makes a reference to The Lorax when discussing tree cutting and environmental concerns, saying 'So when I hear people chopping down all the trees, like I go to a kind of a low rax place.' This is a clear allusion to Dr. Seuss's environmental conservation book.

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Multiple Bible verses are quoted and discussed extensively, including passages from Leviticus (17:13), Proverbs (12:27), Amos (3:5), Psalms (91:3), Isaiah (51:20), and Ecclesiastes (9:12). A listener wrote in referencing these biblical passages in relation to hunting practices and covering gut piles with earth.

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Speaker mentions 'when Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential came out, they said, a rare glimpse into kitchen culture' as an example of documentaries or books that provide rare glimpses behind the curtain of a particular world.

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Speaker says 'I read a good line in Little Big Man where a guy was talking about how good someone is at tracking, and he said, when he looks at the ground, he can tell what birds flew overhead' while discussing how animals know exactly where sounds come from when hunting.

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Speaker discusses being 'a big fan of the book Life and Death at the Mouth of the Muscleshell,' describing it as a journal of a man at the mouth of where the Muscleshell flows into the Missouri. He discusses the extensive bloodshed documented in the book, with detailed statistics of deaths (1,474 wolves, 468 antelope, 128 buffalo, 121 Indians, 34 whites, etc.) that an audience member tracked in a spreadsheet after reading it.

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Steve Rinella mentions he started reading Herzog's new book, which is Herzog's memoir about his life. He states 'I didn't realize the extent of the poverty that you grew up in' after reading it.

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Herzog references his own book when discussing his views on the jungle, saying 'I say it also in in some written texts in my book Conquest of the Useless.'

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Herzog uses Don Quixote as a metaphor when discussing Fitzcarraldo, mentioning 'don Quixote tackling with his lance the windmills' as something 'described, of course by Cervantes' that represents a metaphor dormant in us.

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Herzog references Moby Dick when discussing big metaphors: 'or Moby Dick the Hunt for the White Whale, things like that' as examples of dormant metaphors within us.

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Herzog mentions writing this novel, stating 'I would not write a novel like The Twilight World in English. I write it in German and it's translated.'

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Steve Rinella introduces his guest Will Harris as the author of this book. The book is about Will Harris's family farm, White Oak Pastures in Georgia, and their journey through regenerative agriculture practices across six generations. The book is discussed throughout the episode and mentioned again at the end around 02:00:49 when Steve encourages listeners to check it out.

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Steve Rinella mentions reading this entire book while watching an avalanche slide for black bears. The book is about Chris McCandless (Alexander Supertramp) who died in a bus in Alaska. A movie was made from the book, and Eddie Vedder made a song for it.

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Tyler Freel brought this book to give to Steve. It's described as Wayne Heimer's work - he was a longtime sheep research biologist in Fairbanks and one of the original sheep management and research biologists in Alaska. The book is referenced multiple times throughout the conversation about Dall sheep management.

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Tyler mentions this as one of his favorite books of all time, and Steve agrees. Jim Reardon wrote many stories for Outdoor Life over the years. Tyler mentions having the original copy and references a two-part article Reardon wrote pre-pipeline about what would happen with wildlife development.

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Steve Rinella references this book while discussing the media fascination with flathead noodling. He describes it as a book about how Southern culture still exists in the US and as an exploration of Southern culture. The discussion was comparing the past trend of noodling coverage to the current trend of urban rat hunting coverage.

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Steve recommends this book to people and references it while discussing wolverines. He mentions that Osborne Russell describes wolverines as 'common' or 'abundant' in his journal, which surprises Steve given how rare they are today. Russell provides observations about animals in his synopses at the end of the journal.

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Steve discusses this book by a Southern writer (he calls him 'Bricard Builder' but appears to be referring to Roy Blount Jr.) that popularized noodling for flathead catfish. The book brought the practice to public attention and made people want to try it. Steve also mentions the author wrote a profile on bull riders that compared communities in Nevada with Park Slope, Brooklyn.

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Evan Felker discusses inspiration for his song 'The Bird Hunters,' explaining that part of it comes from this Hemingway short story, along with real life experiences and things he made up.

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Steve Rinella discusses how the book feels like a hunting book because of the blood trailing scene where the protagonist finds the massacre site. They analyze how McCarthy uses hunting as a backdrop for the story.

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Phil mentions seeing the movie adaptation, and Steve notes they had the author David Grann on the podcast previously to discuss this book, though he was promoting a different book at the time.

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Steve clarifies that when David Grann was on their podcast, he wasn't promoting Killers of the Flower Moon but rather his book The Wager.

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Steve discusses how the author of this book wrote under a pseudonym and had also written Wallace's 'Segregation Now, Segregation Forever' speech. The book is mentioned in context of discussing Clint Eastwood's film adaptation work.

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Steve mentions this as a novel written by the same pseudonymous author who wrote 'The Education of Little Tree' and Wallace's segregation speech. He discusses Clint Eastwood buying the rights and adapting it into a film.

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While primarily discussed as a 2007 Coen Brothers film, Steve explicitly references 'Cormac McCarthy' in relation to the story, saying 'I always celebrate Cormac McCarthy for how sure tight, how tight everything is,' indicating awareness of the source novel.

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Spencer explicitly describes this as 'What nineteen seventy six novel became a nineteen ninety two movie that heavily featured fly fishing in Montana,' clearly identifying it as a novel before it became a film.

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Steve mentions he was thinking of 'Charles Portis's True Grit' during a trivia question, referencing both the author and the novel (which was adapted into films).

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Steve asks Phil if he has read 'the book The Beak of the Finch' during a discussion about how beak size changes in finches in the Galapagos in response to different food resources. Steve describes it as showing how you can watch selective pressures on birds and their beaks change as they adapt to new environments. Phil says he hasn't read it, and Steve suggests it might be too elementary for him but might be related to his research.

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Steve discusses reading the Unibomber's manifesto as assigned reading in a college class called 'political rhetoric,' where they read various political writings from figures like Dr. King and Camille Paglia. He references specific content from the manifesto about levels of difficulty in human survival and technology's impact, relating it to Phil's discussion about domestication and survival pressures. Steve clarifies he's 'not pro unibomber' but found the manifesto had motivating thoughts worth studying in an academic context.

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Steve Rinella mentions that someone sent him a great book about military campaigns involving the Hmong people. When asked what the book was called, the response is 'Tragic Mountains.' The book appears to detail the campaigns and military history related to the Hmong people's involvement in conflicts in Laos.

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Speaker 1 endorses this book and discusses how historians regard it as spot-on and reliable. They mention that historians like the book and that Osborne Russell was regarded as accurate in his accounts.

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Speaker 1 mentions hearing that historians are somewhat incredulous about this book, suggesting the author may have played fast and loose with facts, though Elliott West hasn't heard this critique. They discuss whether historians can cite it.

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Referenced in discussion about naval terms and sayings. Speaker 1 mentions having writer David Grant on the podcast to discuss this book about a naval story.

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Speaker 1 mentions this as one of his favorite movies and notes it's a rare instance where the movie is much better than the book. The discussion then shifts to the nautical insurance term 'inherent vice.'

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Elliott West mentions this as Dan Flores's wonderful new book when discussing the destruction of wildlife in the American West. The book is referenced in context of how the West saw unparalleled wildlife destruction.

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Elliott West mentions this book about California and discusses that Ben Madley is now writing about Indians and the gold rush. The book deals with the treatment of Native Americans in California.

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Discussed in the context of DDT's impact on birds and wildlife. The speaker mentions that Rachel Carson wrote this book about the devastating effects of DDT on birds, explaining how it caused bird egg shells to become thin. The book's impact led to DDT being banned, and the Rachel Carson refuge was also mentioned earlier in the conversation about lead ammunition regulations.

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The guest (Son) discusses this book as foundational to his fly tying education. He mentions that he tied every fly pattern in this book when he was learning to tie flies. The book features forty-three master fly tiers from the 1900s to the 1960s showing their famous patterns. The guest later met the author, Mike Valaf from New York, years after learning from his book.

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Ken Burns mentions that Dayton Duncan gave him this book, describing it as 'this magnificent story of Lewis and Clark, but it's also the story of his story engaging the Lewis and Clark trail.' This led to their collaboration on the Lewis and Clark film.

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Steve Rinella mentions recently interviewing Dan Flores about his new book. The discussion was about how historians feel compelled to explain the evolution of thought on certain subjects rather than just stating current understanding.

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Dayton Duncan discusses a book Roosevelt wrote after buying a ranch about his hunting adventures. In this book, Roosevelt discusses the buffalo's disappearance as both a tragedy and potentially necessary for the advance of civilization.

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Steve Rinella recommends this book to listeners wanting to learn more about Quanah Parker and his mother Cynthia Ann Parker. The recommendation comes during discussion of Parker's complex relationship with Texas Rangers and Charlie Goodnight.

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Steve cites this book by historian Dan Flores when discussing that there are only five species of birds with global populations exceeding one billion (including English sparrow, a type of gull, and European starling). This fact was later questioned by the ornithologists as difficult to verify with confidence.

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Steve mentions owning this book which contains bird sounds with a built-in speaker. He discusses how his kids like it and how he tried to use it to test the Merlin app, but the compressed audio quality meant Merlin couldn't identify the birds from the book's speaker.

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Speaker 1 mentions owning a book about punt gunners while discussing historical waterfowl hunting practices with punt guns. The book is referenced in the context of explaining that people had misconceptions about how many ducks were killed with punt guns.

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Speaker 1 extensively discusses this self-published hunting book, describing it as containing wisdom and observations from a seasoned hunter. He mentions the author is deceased, the book became expensive (hundreds of dollars) due to increased interest, and compares the writing style to Hemingway. The book covers various hunting topics including camp equipment, mountain goats, and general hunting philosophy.

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Speaker 1 discusses historian Francis Parkman (mispronounced as 'France's Apartment') who wrote a definitive history of the French and Indian War and later wrote 'The Oregon Trail' after traveling to the Great Plains in 1834. The book is mentioned in the context of discussing Parkman's visit to a Sioux family's tepee where he witnessed their treatment of dogs and puppies.

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Speaker 7 references this novel when explaining their daughter's name 'Scout' comes from the character in the book/movie. The conversation then leads to discussion of a conspiracy theory that Truman Capote actually wrote the novel, though Harper Lee is the credited author. Speaker 1 explicitly identifies it as 'a novel.'

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Speaker 1 references Joan Didion's book while discussing how people cope with overwhelming amounts of information and the appeal of conspiracy theories. The speaker uses Didion's insights about people choosing between understanding complex information or believing they know 'a little thing that no one else knows' to explain phenomena like the 'dog star' alien theory.

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The speaker mentions David Grann (transcribed as 'David Grant') as the author of 'The Wager' while discussing that another one of his books, 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' is being made into a movie. This is mentioned in the context of someone writing in about Sturgill Simpson appearing in that movie.

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Referenced as another work by David Grann that is being made into a movie featuring Sturgill Simpson. The speaker discusses this as part of a listener note about the actor's film appearances.

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Speaker extensively discusses this Pulitzer Prize-winning work on American geology, quoting several key points from it including that 'the top of Mount Everest is marine limestone' and explanations about geological timescales and the formation of Alaska. This is mentioned when sharing what he is most thankful about at the cabin.

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Steve Rinella mentions this as one of his favorite movies, specifically noting that he doesn't like the book but likes the movie adaptation. He describes it as 'a Thomas Pinchon novel' and discusses the concept of 'inherent vice' in maritime insurance law, which features prominently in the story with a character played by Benicio del Toro who is a maritime lawyer.

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Zeb Hogan is introduced as the author of this book, which is available now. The book is about his research and travels studying the world's largest freshwater fish species. The book is discussed multiple times throughout the interview as the main topic.

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Steve Rinella introduces David Grann and mentions this as one of his books, describing it as a New York Times bestselling book that he was 'most jealous of because it was one of those books you just see so much you get sick of seeing it' due to its huge success.

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Another book by David Grann mentioned during the introduction, described as being about 'the Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI.' The book is noted as becoming a movie directed by Martin Scorsese with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

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David Grann's latest book, which is the main subject of the podcast interview. It's described as 'A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder' and the entire conversation revolves around this book's content about a maritime disaster in the 1700s.

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Steve Rinella mentions reading this book, describing it as 'Dan Floy's very great book, Wild New World, which is an ecological history of the continent.' He discusses how the book begins with the Chicxulub asteroid strike and traces ecological history through time, including sections on Audubon.

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David Grann mentions listening to an audible recording of Moby Dick during his treacherous boat journey to Wager Island in Patagonia, humorously noting it was 'the stupidest thing' to listen to because it was 'completely unsoothing' given the maritime peril he was experiencing.

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Steve Rinella describes this as 'one of my favorite books of all time,' explaining it's about the Battle of Little Big Horn and Custer's death. He praises how the author handles what people include and leave out of their accounts, giving an example of a physician's journal that omits an unflattering incident.

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Recommended by Scott when discussing the connection between sleep deprivation and dementia, describing it as containing 'so much science' on the topic.

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Mentioned as Wim Hof's international bestselling book that has been reprinted in 21 languages.

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Listed among Scott Carney's published books at the end of the conversation.

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Scott's book exploring the concept of using external stress and strong stimuli to achieve mental resilience and physiological changes.

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Scott's second book investigating charlatan gurus and Tibetan Buddhism, focusing on people who declare themselves enlightened and the dangers of spiritual seeking.

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Referenced when discussing Brian McKenzie as a breath work expert who uses the term 'galimatias' to describe Wim Hof's scientific vocabulary.

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Scott Carney describes his first book about organ trafficking, which involved interviewing people involved in buying and selling human body parts globally.

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Scott's New York Times bestseller about Wim Hof and cold exposure methods, which sold 250,000 copies and helped spread Wim Hof's message.

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Steve Rinella discusses receiving and reading Michael Snyder's book 'Woods Wise,' which is described as being structured around questions and answers about forests and forestry. He mentions initially being dismissive because he had never read a forestry book before, but became engaged once he opened it and saw questions like 'why are conifers shaped like cones?'

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Steve Rinella references Hunter Biden's book (memoir) in which Biden admitted to being addicted to drugs, which contradicted what he had stated on his federal firearms license form. The specific title of the book is not mentioned in the transcript.

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Clay mentions doing a Bear Grease podcast series about Asa Carter and a book called 'Education of a Little Tree.' He describes it as having 'dark twists and turns' and discusses it in the context of their podcast content.

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Speaker 6 asks if anyone has read 'West with the Night,' and Speaker 2 confirms it's by Beryl Markham. The discussion involves the book's content about a female pilot spotting big tusked elephants in Africa. Speaker 6 notes it's a great book that isn't referenced very often. Later in the conversation, they mention that Beryl Markham's great grandson used to work with their company as a marketing person.

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A listener named Mister Hernandez wrote in about the universality of hero epics across cultures. Steve discusses how the Epic of Gilgamesh, from ancient Sumatra/Mesopotamia, is 'Originally an oral epic that was later compiled and written down centuries before any modern religious text. In ancient Acadia, it's a hero's epoch. It has the Great Flood, it has the Garden of Eden, it has an arc.' This was mentioned in the context of discussing common themes in mythology across disparate cultures.

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Dan Ahearn is introduced as a guest who is 'now author' and his new book 'Undercooked' is mentioned. The book is described as a comedic food memoir with standalone chapters about food, hunting, and his relationship with his dad. The full subtitle is later revealed as 'How I lit food become my life navigator and how maybe that's a dumb way to live.' The book discussion continues throughout the episode, with Dan explaining how appearing on the Meat Eater podcast previously led to this book deal.

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Speaker 1 discusses Saxon Pope's book from 1947, mentioning a specific story from the book about a settler named Pete Blueford who was mauled by a grizzly bear in Humboldt County and later used his own rendered belly fat to grease his boots.

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Speaker 1 references this book during a discussion about caribou antlers and their unique properties, specifically mentioning that McPhee talks about the tool use of caribou antlers and their flexible nature in this work.

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In the 'This Country Life' segment, Brent Reeves explicitly recommends this book while discussing Sacagawea and her role with Lewis and Clark. He describes it as 'thicker than a cathead biscuit, but worth the effort' and says it's about the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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Jack Carr discusses this 1972 novel and how it differs from the Sylvester Stallone movie adaptation, using it as an example of how adaptations change from books to film.

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Jack Carr credits this book with teaching him about the hero's journey narrative structure, which influenced his approach to writing and was an inspiration for George Lucas's Star Wars.

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Mentioned as both a PBS series with Bill Moyers and subsequent books based on those interviews. Jack's mother introduced him to this work, which influenced his understanding of storytelling.

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Discussed as a prequel/sequel book to the movie Heat, co-written by director Michael Mann with novelist Meg Gardner. Jack praises it as exceeding expectations.

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Referenced as an example of a director writing a novelization of his own movie with added scenes and changed dialogue.

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Another David Morrell novelization that Jack is collecting as part of his interest in 1980s novelizations.

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Jack read this short story in sixth grade and it inspired him to eventually write his novel Savage Son, which explores the theme of hunter and hunted.

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Jack discusses how this was Grisham's first novel that initially couldn't find a publisher, but was republished after The Firm became successful. Jack considers it Grisham's best work.

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Referenced as the breakthrough novel that made John Grisham famous and led to the republication of A Time to Kill. Used as an example of why Jack always planned to write a second book.

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Discussed as a Washington Post book containing interviews obtained through FOIA lawsuits, revealing discrepancies between what military officers said privately about Afghanistan versus their public statements.

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Jack references this book when discussing 'insurgent math' and how military actions in Afghanistan inadvertently created more enemies.

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Jack read this before starting to write his first novel, though he notes it's more autobiography than a how-to book on writing.

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One of the books Jack read as preparation for becoming a novelist, written by the author of First Blood.

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Referenced when Jack discusses 'turning pro' as a writer and making the mental shift to considering himself a professional author before having a publishing deal.

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Brody references this book (though mentions only seeing the movie) in the context of discussing how dedicated fans might react to an author's treatment of beloved characters.

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Jack mentions this book has a similar theme to Misery, involving a narrator character in a thriller scenario.

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Mentioned as a novelization based on the screenplay that made the New York Times bestseller list in 1985. Jack is collecting these old novelizations.

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Steve describes this as a great book by Ian Fraser that culminates in a spirited argument about Stalin jokes not being okay.

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Described as a phenomenal history of the Pine Ridge Reservation, the wars against the Sioux, confinement to reservation, and what happened on the reservation.

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Ian Fraser mentions this book by Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler bumped his book 'Great Planes' off the New York Times bestseller list.

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Steve mentions a book by Jerry Dennis about the Great Lakes involving someone buying a boat and sailing through the Great Lakes, which took the wind out of Steve's sails for his own Great Lakes project.

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Referenced in discussion about bear attacks in Glacier National Park, where two bears killed two women on the same night. Steve asks if Fraser read this book.

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A book by Ian Fraser in which he laid out the legal case that Wile E. Coyote would have against Acme for product malfeasance.

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Ian Fraser asks if Steve ever read this book, describing it as 'a really good book about guiding' that's 'kind of almost a melodrama in a way, but it's a wonderful book.'

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Ian Fraser discusses this book from the 1880s by George Kennan from Norwalk, Ohio, who went to Siberia to see how exiled people were doing. This book inspired Anton Chekhov to make his own trip.

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Ian Fraser mentions this 1857 book with woodcuts of steamboat explosions. He describes it as 'unintentionally funny' with illustrations of various steamboat disasters.

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Corrected during the podcast - this is an epistolary tale for young adults by Todd Strasser, first published in the 2000s. Initially confused with a book about Claude Dallas.

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Steve mentions this as arguably at the top of his list of favorite books of all time. It's a book about the American Great Plains by guest Ian Fraser.

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Ian Fraser mentions this as his one novel, about a character called the Cursing Mommy who starts out making chili and everything goes wrong while she's cursing.

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Ian Fraser describes this as a book exclusively about fishing, compiled from different pieces he did over many years, mostly about fly fishing.

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Referenced in the discussion about Teddy Roosevelt laying the cornerstone of Grace Reformed Church in 1903. The speaker mentions 'That was the year that Augustus Scofier published his magnum opus lagid q laniere' (the title appears to be mispronounced but refers to Le Guide Culinaire, Escoffier's famous culinary guide).

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Discussed as a historical text from the 1820s about exploration in the Absaroka/Yellowstone region. The speaker mentions Russell was a 'very meticulous note taker' who described wolverines as 'common' in his journal, which is used to discuss historical wolverine populations and territory size.

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Referenced in a discussion about Peace Corps work and Americans working internationally. The speaker clarifies that 'the ugly American' in the book was actually the good guy who was 'ugly and humble and shuts up' and effective, contrary to popular misconception about the book's message.

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Mentioned when discussing wolverine endurance and climbing abilities. The book documents a wolverine study in Glacier National Park, including a famous incident where a wolverine climbed 5,000 vertical feet in about 45 minutes to get to a carcass on the other side of Mount Cleveland.

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Mentioned alongside a tiger book (likely 'The Tiger' by the same author). Described as a book that 'will curl your hair.' The author is noted to be the same person who wrote a popular book about a man-eating tiger in Siberia.

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Referenced during discussion of snow leopards and Mongolia. Clarified that Matthiessen wrote about snow leopards in Nepal, not Mongolia where the guest was working.

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Referenced during a discussion about milkweed and keeping items in different pockets. The speaker mentions how Michael Herr's book 'Dispatches' describes long range reconnaissance patrollers in Vietnam keeping uppers in the right pocket and downers in the left pocket of their tiger suits.

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Mentioned as 'a great kids book' during a discussion about digging through the earth to the other side (antipodes). The speaker describes the plot where two characters dig a hole, fall through to the other side of the planet, and land back in their own yard, but things are slightly different.

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Steve discusses this memoir about a man (Human Row/Hugh Monroe) who lived with the Blackfeet starting around 1810. He mentions this as a potential book for their upcoming book club, describing it as 'amateur ethnography' by someone who lived and hunted with the Blackfeet.

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Steve mentions this book alongside the Hugh Monroe memoir, describing it as another account by someone who lived with the Blackfeet 'right after' Hugh Monroe. He notes these books are collected together and provide a portrait of Blackfeet life in early contact times.

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Steve suggests this book as a potential selection for the book club, mentioning they could try to get author John McPhee to join them for discussion. One participant mentions they'd read that one again.

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A listener wrote in about their book being rejected by Amazon advertising because the cover image showed them holding a trapped wolverine. The discussion was about censorship and Amazon's policies regarding images of harvested animals. The full title includes 'an Alaska wilderness trap line' as a subtitle.

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Steve mentions anthropologist Richard K. Nelson's work documenting the Koyukon people's traditional hunting practices. He specifically references Nelson's documentation of the Koyukon belief that it was unethical to kill a bear any way other than digging it out of its den, and that shooting a bear above ground was not acceptable practice.

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Steve discusses this book while explaining the history of wolf control in Alaska. He mentions it's about one of the first wolf control agents who became active in the 1920s, describing the progression from gun hunting to using poisons for wolf control, and providing specific examples from the book about the effectiveness of poison baits.

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Steve references this book, describing it as 'a guy's journal' about a wolfer operating at the mouth of the Muscle Shell River where it flows into the Missouri. He quotes specific passages about the wolfer checking bait stations and returning with forty wolves, and an incident involving a tribal representative complaining about losing twenty-four dogs to strychnine baits.

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Dr. Riceman mentions this as one of his favorite books of all time and says he tried to emulate Barry Lopez's style when writing his own book. He describes it as 'an exploration of not the Arctic but the human body.' The book is explicitly praised, with someone mentioning they recommended it and were 'blown away' by the passage on Polar Bears.

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When asked to 'tell people about your books,' Dr. Riceman discusses his first book 'The Unseen Body' which came out about a year ago. He describes it as an exploration of the human body, tying together his training as a medical student, his medical career, his interest in food, and travel stories. He mentions it's available on Amazon and was modeled after Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez.

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The speaker discusses the pronunciation of 'coyote' and references Dan Flores' book 'Coyote America' to get his perspective on how the word would have been historically pronounced by mountain men and Spanish speakers.

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The speaker mentions Seth Cantner as a guest who was raised outside of Kotzebue, Alaska in a sod igloo. Cantner wrote this book among others about his experiences living off the land.

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Listed as another book by Seth Cantner, discussed in the context of traditional subsistence living and cooking methods in Alaska, particularly boiled meat preparations.

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The speaker describes this as Cantner's book about Caribou, which discusses traditional cooking methods including boiling moose knees and caribou parts that influenced the conversation about normalizing boiled meat preparations.

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Jesse Griffiths' book about wild hogs that won the James Beard Award in the single subject category. The speaker recommends it for people who hunt wild pigs, noting it challenges common misconceptions about eating wild hogs. The book is described as hyper-graphic with photos of hunting and butchering.

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Joe mentions this as 'another great one' in a list of books about Native Americans that help illustrate the hardships and horrors those people faced and how different life was not that long ago.

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Joe mentions he read this book and told Steve about it, describing it as part of a series of books about Native Americans that Steve recommended to him. The discussion occurs in the context of learning about the hard lives of Native Americans.

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Steve recommended this book to Joe after Joe read Empire of the Summer Moon. Joe describes it as 'so heavy' and discusses how these books about Native Americans illustrate the difficult, hard scrabble life they faced.

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Steve references this historical journal when discussing what it was like to live off the land historically, noting that 'a lot of times there was a lot to eat and a lot of times ain't shitty' - referring to the feast or famine nature of historical hunting and gathering.

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Steve mentions this book about living off the land in Canada, using it to illustrate the point that 'sometimes you can't there's so much you can't even process at all in a lot of times screwed' - the unpredictable nature of subsistence living.

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Steve discusses this book about turkeys and turkey hunting behavior, specifically mentioning how the author observed that a Tom wouldn't respond to calling even from real hens, illustrating that sometimes animals simply aren't interested rather than being spooked.

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Steve mentions being repeatedly pitched a podcast guest who wrote 'Beaver Land,' a book with 'startling findings about the secretive contemporary fur trade.' The book appears to be about beavers and beaver trapping, and the author is described as potentially being 'anti beaver trapper.' The book is being discussed in the context of the beaver fur trade and hat-making industry.

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During a discussion about proper outdoor bathroom etiquette and waste disposal while hunting/camping, the speaker quotes Deuteronomy 23:12-14 (referred to as 'three twelve to fourteen from the Good Book'), which discusses having a designated place outside camp and using a spade to cover excrement. The speaker uses this biblical passage to support the argument for proper outdoor waste disposal practices.

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Buddy Levy discusses his previous book about the life of David Crockett that was discussed in episode 197

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Buddy Levy's book about the Greeley expedition which involved cannibalism and ended with many deaths

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Buddy Levy's new book about the disastrous and heroic voyage of the Karluk, which is the main subject of the podcast interview

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Extensively discussed as one of Steve's ten favorite books for outdoor enthusiasts. Stefansson is finishing the manuscript of this book at the beginning of Empire of Ice and Stone. The book contains observations about Eskimo hunters and their cultural practices

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Listed by Steve as one of the greatest books for outdoor enthusiasts. Story mentioned about hunting walrus with Eskimo hunters off Alaska

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Listed by Steve as one of the greatest books for outdoorsmen in his top ten list

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Mentioned in Steve's list of greatest books for outdoor enthusiasts, with discussion about random capitalization in the original text

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Book about the DeLong expedition, mentioned when discussing the drift pattern that the Karluk followed near Wrangel Island

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Book written by Stefansson laying out how to survive in the Arctic, contested by Roald Amundsen as irresponsible because it made Arctic survival sound too easy

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Book about Ada Blackjack who survived alone on Wrangel Island for a year, written by Jennifer Niven who also wrote the last book about the Karluk expedition about twenty years ago

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Referenced as Shackleton's Antarctic expedition story, used for comparison - in Endurance everyone lives, unlike Buddy's books where most people die

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Steve Rinella mentions this cookbook while discussing how he prepares ducks. He explains he had this book when he was at University of Montana, and it was created by someone who ran the cafeteria. He used recipes from it, including a rolled meatloaf with spinach and pine nuts, and a method for cutting and preparing ducks that he still uses. The book is not written by Steve himself but was something he used as a student.

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Dan Flores mentions this book as inspiration for his approach to 'Wild New World.' He describes it as 'a big history book about the origin of humans' that he and others have read.

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The main book being discussed in the podcast. Subtitle is 'an epic story of animals and people in America.' Dan Flores is the guest promoting this new book about North American wildlife and human history over 66 million years.

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Published in 1906 by a former buffalo hunter. Dan discusses this memoir as the source of the conspiracy theory that the government deliberately killed buffalo to subjugate Native Americans.

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Described as John McFee's 'phenomenal trilogy on American geology.' Steve references a quote from it where McFee says if he had to sum up the book in one sentence, it would be 'the top of Mount Everest is a marine limestone.'

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Dan references this book when discussing the buffalo extinction narrative, noting that it doesn't contain the government conspiracy theory that later became popular.

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Steve Rinella references Moby Dick when discussing ice fishing as 'the white whale' of outdoor TV, explaining that ice fishing cannot be captured well on television, making it analogous to Captain Ahab's elusive white whale in the novel.

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Mentioned in discussion about how Paleolithic hunters might have approached butchering differently. Clay references this anthropological work about the Koyukon people and their spiritual practices and superstitions around skinning animals.

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A new edition of this book is mentioned by Dr. Meltzer as having come out after his previous appearance on the show. He notes the most important change in the new edition is the genetics information.

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Referenced during discussion of the Coronado expedition. Speaker mentions reading this book in preparation for an interview with a Coronado expedition expert, describing the author as 'frustrating to read' and 'irritating.' The book is described as a 'classic volume.'

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A new book coming out by historian Dan Flores is referenced, which includes a chapter called 'Clovincia the Beautiful' about Clovis hunters and speculation about their rapid colonization. The full book title is not provided, only the chapter title.

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Dr. Meltzer's book about the Mountaineer archaeological site is discussed extensively. Steve mentions it's on his list to read, they discuss the price ($54 for paperback), and Steve and Clay purchase copies during the podcast. Published by University of Colorado Press.

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The speaker references a quote from writer Jim Harrison about how, at a young age, kids either had a baseball bat or a fishing pole when riding their bikes, and their destinies were set. This was discussed in the context of Austin Riley's path to becoming a professional baseball player versus pursuing hunting. While no specific book title is mentioned, Jim Harrison was a well-known author and the speaker specifically identifies him as 'the writer Jim Harrison' and mentions having the quote with him, suggesting it came from one of Harrison's written works.

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Mentioned during discussion about mercury in fish. Speaker describes Vic Dunaway as a favorite fish writer who does great books with pictures of fish and information for anglers going fishing in different locations. The books include concise food quality assessments. Speaker specifically mentions Dunaway's comment about great white shark being 'don't even ask' regarding food quality.

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Jim Heffelfinger discusses his book being back in print after being out of print for some time. He mentions it was previously selling for high prices ($800) on the rare book market. The book covers desert mule deer, Coues whitetailed deer, and deer in the Southwest. Published by Texas A&M University Press.

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Referenced as the previous comprehensive reference book on mule deer and blacktail deer, published about 41 years ago (approximately four decades old at time of recording). Still used as a reference for mule deer information. Jim mentions this as the predecessor to the new book being created.

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New comprehensive book currently in layout with publisher CRC Press. Will be approximately 550 pages with 100 color photographs and 23 chapters. Each chapter written by leading experts on specific topics. Updates the Charles Walmo book from 40 years prior. Expected publication January-February timeframe. Features contributions from researchers like Matt Kaufman (migration chapter), Kevin Monteith (nutrition), and others.

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The speaker mentions that someone recently recommended this book to them. It's described as a book with a large section devoted to firearm fatalities in hunting, many of them self-inflicted accidents. The speaker states they 'got a couple of pages into that book and had to put it away and never opened it back up again' because it was too upsetting. This reference occurs during the introduction to Vince Merritt's hunting accident story.

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Referenced during a discussion about subsistence hunting and sheep in Alaska. Cal mentions this book when someone expresses surprise about the connection between subsistence and sheep hunting, noting that Stephenson's book describes Native Alaskans in the Brooks Range who lived off sheep and wore all white clothing.

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Referenced in the same conversation about historical sheep hunting. When discussing 'My Life with the Eskimo,' someone asks 'Have you ever read Osborne Russell's Journal of a Trapper?' in the context of comparing mountain sheep (bighorn) hunting practices, noting that Russell wrote about hunting bighorns for food in the mountains.

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Steve mentions stealing a phrase from Charles Portis who wrote True Grit - specifically the phrase about Rooster Cogburn 'likes to pull a cork' when talking about someone who drinks too much.

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Steve plugs the works of Cormack McCarthy, praising him as someone who 'more than anyone learns like the language he's talking about,' noting how he went to the Southwest to write about the Southwest.

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Referenced when discussing their visit to a bookstore in Ketchikan, Alaska. They were asking about literature related to Prince of Wales Island, and the bookstore owner pointed out an author who wrote a book titled 'A Miserable Paradise.' The title was noted as fitting for the challenging but rewarding nature of living in that region of Alaska.

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Referenced during discussion about condor conservation and captive breeding programs. The speaker mentions: 'It was in Matheson's book America's what was it called Wildlife in America. I read it, but I don't remember it.' The book was being cited regarding Audubon's position on collecting birds for captive breeding programs.

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Referenced in discussion about DDT's effects on raptors and bald eagles. The speaker asks 'What was the thing called silent spring and all that?' in the context of discussing what was done to save the bald eagle and the role of DDT/DDE in causing eggshell thinning. Rachel Carson's name is mentioned later in the same discussion as being analogous to Bell Rose's role in the lead shot ban conversation.

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Mentioned in the introduction as one of Andrew Zimmern's four published books, listed among his credentials as a creator and host of various food shows.

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Described as an unexpected children's book by Andrew Zimmern for 8-12 year olds. Andrew explains he created it from stories he made up to put his kid to sleep, featuring time-traveling adventures with a protagonist based on himself.

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Mentioned in the introduction as one of Andrew Zimmern's published books, part of his bibliography related to his food and travel work.

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Listed in the introduction as one of Andrew Zimmern's books, described as a field guide to unusual foods around the world.

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Referenced as 'his book about human history' during a discussion about the vastness of the universe and Earth's timeline. The speaker describes Jared Diamond's analogy about Earth's timeline being represented by outstretched arms, where human history would be removed with one stroke of a nail file. The specific title is not mentioned but likely refers to one of Diamond's major works on human history.

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Referenced as 'some of the Tom Wolf books about New York City in the sixties' during Andrew Zimmern's discussion of his mother as a 'free and loose sixties housewife' and Park Avenue housewives raising money for the Black Panther Party. Specific titles not mentioned.

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Steve Rinella mentions this was Seth Cantner's first novel and his introduction to Cantner's work. Cantner explains he wrote it as a novel to tell the truth about northern Alaska and Inupiat villages, and had difficulty getting it published, receiving a $1,500 advance after ten years of trying.

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Mentioned as Seth Cantner's follow-up book to Ordinary Wolves. Cantner explains that people wanted a memoir and he didn't realize it was unusual to grow up in a sod igloo separated from people.

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Described as Seth Cantner's most recent book. Rinella praises it extensively, noting it covers the biology and cultural significance of caribou, and demonstrates how one cannot talk about caribou without talking about people. The book is discussed multiple times throughout the episode, and Cantner mentions it's published by Mountaineers Books, a nonprofit publisher.

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The speaker mentions this as 'Carl Malcolm's favorite book' which he's currently reading. It's described as memoirs and recollections of a prospector and miner active in the 1880s in New Mexico's Black Range. The book discusses looting Pueblo sites and contains descriptions of wildlife like turkeys.

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Referenced in a discussion about the vulnerabilities of journal reading and how different accounts can tell different stories. The speaker describes how the book details a doctor's account of finding Custer's command after it was slaughtered, and how the doctor omitted embarrassing details from his own journal.

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Brad mentions this book in the context of discussing Native American perspectives on the Lewis and Clark expedition. He notes it was emphasized during the bicentennial and focuses on the Native perspective, though he cannot remember the author's name.

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Brad explicitly recommends this book for those interested in Lewis and Clark's interactions with Native tribes. He notes it deals with each of the different tribal groups the expedition encountered, covering nearly fifty different nations.

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Brad recommends this book specifically for outdoorsmen and hunters interested in the Lewis and Clark expedition. He notes it discusses plants and animals identified by Lewis and Clark and puts things in perspective by county. He acknowledges it's 'not very politically correct by today's standards.'

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Brad mentions Gary Moulton's thirteen-volume edition of the Lewis and Clark Journals with annotations and maps. He describes it as essential reading that shows how the Missouri River course has changed and provides geographical perspective on where events took place.

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Extensively discussed as the most popular Lewis and Clark book. Brad describes how Ambrose's publisher was initially reluctant but the book sold three million copies by 2001. The discussion includes criticisms that Ambrose makes assumptions, quotes other historians extensively, and had plagiarism issues, but acknowledges its popularity and readability.

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John Mooallem's newly published book of essays is the main topic of the podcast interview. The book contains several essays about human relationships with nature and animals, including pieces about monk seals and the mystery monkey of Tampa Bay.

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Referenced during a discussion about how people process information. The speaker mentions Didion's observation from this book about there being so much information that people become thirsty for something simple to understand.

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Mentioned in the context of the Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay story. John Mooallem describes reading Planet of the Apes while staying at a La Quinta hotel in Ocala, and the captured monkey was later named Cornelius after a character from the book.

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One of John Mooallem's previous books, mentioned at the end of the interview. The book focuses on a radio reporter named Genie Chance during the 1964 Good Friday earthquake in Alaska, who provided information during the catastrophe.

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Another of John Mooallem's previous books mentioned at the end of the interview, described as being about animals and people going wacky about animals.

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Steve discusses reading this book while hunting in New Mexico. He recounts a story from the book about a miner who used skunk fat to treat rheumatism, and discusses how mountain men suffered from rheumatism due to working in cold water.

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Steve references this book when discussing a phenomenon where whales get trapped in frozen fjords and polar bears mysteriously appear at these locations, questioning how the bears know to gather there.

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Referenced when discussing fly fishing and how the film successfully portrayed fly casting by bringing in a world-class fly caster from Wisconsin for the scenic shots, rather than relying solely on Brad Pitt's learned skills.

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Referenced when discussing the Mississippi River's historical navigation challenges. The speaker mentions Mark Twain's book about river captains to illustrate how the river constantly changed and required specialized knowledge to navigate before it was channelized.

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The main topic of the interview - Cam Haynes' new book that was releasing on May 17th. Multiple discussions throughout about the book's content, publishing process, and audio version. Forward by Joe Rogan, afterword by David Goggins.

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Referenced when discussing audiobook narration - Cam mentions 'like with Goggins' and discusses how Goggins had someone else read his book with Goggins doing parts 'in between the chapters.' Used as a comparison point for why Cam decided to narrate his own audiobook.

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Doug references this famous book while discussing the origins of his 'Sharing the Land' concept. He mentions that Aldo Leopold bought a shack and farm around the same time he wrote Sand County Almanac, and describes how Leopold worked with farmers in an area called Riley, making conservation improvements to properties in exchange for hunting access.

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Speaker mentions climbing with Simon Yates and references a film made about him called 'Touching the Void.' This is both a book and film about a famous climbing accident where one climber cut the rope to save himself. The speaker discusses the controversial decision and defends Yates' actions.

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During the discussion of Kimmy Werner's difficult duck hunting experience in New Mexico, someone makes a literary comparison saying 'I feel like I'm reading a Larry McMurtry, which I don't remember where this lands in the Lonesome Dove series.' This reference was made to compare the dramatic, consequence-filled nature of their hunting story to McMurtry's epic Western novels.

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Referenced in a discussion about habitat restoration and land management at Bamburger Ranch. The speaker mentions this book about Native Americans managing landscapes in California as a comparison to the modern conservation practices being used at the ranch. The book is cited as an example of intentional land management for wildlife benefit.

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Kevin Gillespie references his own second cookbook when discussing a recipe for preparing feral hog hams. He tells listeners that if they want the recipe preliminarily, it's available in his cookbook 'Pure Pork Awesomeness,' noting that while it's set for regular pork, the exact same recipe works for feral hogs.

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Discussion about Henry David Thoreau's book about Maine that helped inspire Teddy Roosevelt and started Maine as a tourist destination. Speaker later clarifies 'I actually haven't read The main Woods' but it's referenced as a factoid about Maine's sporting heritage.

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Brent brought this book for Steve to read. It's about Teddy Roosevelt's time in the Maine Woods and how guides Bill Sewell and Wilmot had a big impact on his life. The book includes a bookmark with what's described as 'the only Teddy Roosevelt photo I've never seen.'

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Brent mentions reading this FBI negotiation tactics book the day before a zoom call with five different landowners about a right-of-way issue. He describes it as 'one of the best books you can read' and explains the author was an FBI negotiator whose point is understanding your counterpart to make them care about what you care about.

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Referenced as 'the moose hunting book' when discussing a Nature Conservancy project to purchase seven thousand acres. Brent mentions that many of the bulls described in the book were shot in the land area being discussed for conservation.

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Referenced in a discussion about meat consumption and life expectancy. The speaker recommends reading this book, which describes the Battle of Little Big Horn and compares the physical condition of cavalry soldiers to Native Americans (Sioux and Northern Cheyenne) who lived off bison meat. The book describes the Native warriors as 'going through the cavalry soldiers like a wolf through sheep.'

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Extensively discussed as a cookbook focused on wild hogs/feral pigs. Kevin Gillespie praises it as 'the best single subject cookbook I've seen in the last decade' and mentions he buys cases of them to give as gifts. The book is described as providing expert information on preparing and cooking wild hogs. The website thehogbook.com is mentioned. Jesse Griffiths is noted as having won or been nominated for a James Beard Award for this book.

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Tom Miranda mentions this as a book that influenced his trapping education. He references multiple books in the series including 'Longliner Fox Trapping,' 'Longliner Coyote Trapping,' and 'Longliner Mink Trapping' by the same author.

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Referenced as 'that famous hardcover book that everybody in the world had' - a well-known trapping book, though the specific title is not mentioned in the transcript.

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Tom Miranda describes this as his most valuable book - a first edition from 1678 in Dutch, in original binding. He discusses his rare book collection focused on piracy.

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Steve discusses reading this book by Tom Miranda at night, describing it as 'the most exhaustive thing on trapping in America.' The book profiles trappers from the Mountain Men era to modern times and includes Tom's evolution as a trapper. Tom explains he started writing it in 2014 and completed it during COVID in 2020.

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Steve mentions that Hampton Sides has been on the show and is working on a book about Captain Cook. The discussion then shifts to news about Captain Cook's ship potentially being found, though no specific book title is provided.

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Discussion about naming trends after Harry Potter came out. Speaker mentions that many people named their kids Henry instead of Harry because they liked 'those books' but didn't want it to be obvious they were Harry Potter fans.

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During a discussion about fattening possums, the speaker mentions that old editions of The Joy of Cooking cookbook contained information about how to fatten a possum for consumption.

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Sean references a specific story from the book about Aldo Leopold catching chickadees and banding them, with one particular bird that kept returning year after year while others died.

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Referenced during discussion about waterfowl longevity. The speaker mentions Barry Lopez's book and a passage about a pilot doing polar bear work, discussing how old polar bears can get if they 'don't make any mistakes.'

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Referenced when discussing the origin of the poop knife story. Wade Davis, described as an ethnobotanist and anthropologist, was on the Diane Rehm Show promoting this book about ego tourism. The speaker heard the story as a teenager and it inspired him to study anthropology.

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Referenced in discussion of historical hunting practices. Parkman wrote the definitive History of the French and Indian War and traveled west in 1846, likely with the Oglala Sioux, including a description of hunting bighorn sheep by rolling rocks down on them in the Black Hills.

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Highly recommended book about human evolution and diaspora out of Africa 70,000 years ago. Discussed extensively regarding hunter-gatherer band sizes, population dynamics, and the pace of human migration across continents. The speaker notes it has 'some sloppy mistakes' but is 'highly regarded.'

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Referenced as Peter Freuchen's autobiography where he claimed to have broken out of an ice trap using a chisel made from frozen feces. Discussed in context of evaluating the credibility of the poop chisel story and Freuchen's personality as someone who sought fame and attention.

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Referenced during a discussion about deer biology and arteries. The speaker mentions that 'In Leonard Lee Rue's seventy eight book The Deer of North America, he estimates that a white tail shot in the femoral artery will only survive about eighty to one hundred and twenty seconds.'

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Jim Heffelfinger discusses Elliott Coues' book about birds, mentioning that Coues included a footnote in this book explaining how to pronounce his family name (Coues vs. Cows). This came up in a discussion about the proper pronunciation of Coues deer.

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The hosts are discussing Beth Shapiro's previous appearance on the show and her work with ancient DNA and mammoths. They mention 'How to clone a mammoth' as a book they discussed with her, and note that her husband is a Neanderthal researcher. Beth Shapiro is identified as a researcher they've collaborated with on ancient DNA studies.

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During a discussion about rewilding and creating hybrid or genetically engineered animals, one of the speakers references 'that old book about the island of Dr Moreau' where a character creates weird animals on an island. This is used as a cautionary comparison to modern attempts at recreating extinct species.

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Steve Rinella mentions reading this book recently while discussing firearms accidents in historical times. He notes that people in earlier eras seemed to have more shooting accidents and were 'just trying to figure stuff out,' citing examples from this book about incidents at the Mouth of the Muscle Shell.

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Steve Rinella mentions he 'bought recently' this book but 'couldn't finish reading' it. He describes it as 'an exhaustive catalog broken down by cause of death of everyone they can find in the history who has died hunting' in Montana, including deaths from grizzly bears, exposure, and various hunting accidents. He uses it to illustrate the historical prevalence of hunting accidents, particularly in the 1930s-1950s.

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Mentioned in the Me Eater Auction House of Oddities segment. The book is described as being signed by Dr. John Koprowski, the squirrel researcher who appeared on the podcast. It's presented as a comprehensive resource for squirrel enthusiasts, being auctioned as part of the auction house collection.

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Referenced during a discussion about how species are defined and classified. Jack Horner mentions this book when explaining how scientific thinking changed regarding the classification of organisms and the concept that species evolve over time rather than being completely distinct from one another. The speaker incorrectly dates it to 1959 (actually published in 1859).

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Steve mentions that auction group number four includes 'a signed copy of Ridgeline by two time podcast guest Michael punk' (likely Michael Punke). This is being auctioned as part of their Auction House of Oddities fundraiser.

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Mentioned in discussion of how some stories are too big and sprawling to adapt to film, comparing it to Blood and Thunder. The book is about the Lewis and Clark expedition and has 'probably been optioned twenty times' according to Hampton Sides.

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Steve Rinella enthusiastically recommends this book about Kit Carson and the opening of the American West in the 1840s-60s. He mentions rereading the entire book from start to finish before the interview.

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Hampton Sides discusses his first history book about the Bataan Death March in WWII and the Philippines, and a rescue mission to save the last survivors. Later mentioned it was made into a movie called 'The Great Raid.'

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Hampton Sides describes this book about the assassination of Martin Luther King in Memphis and the psychological profile of James Earl Ray, including the FBI manhunt that followed.

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Hampton Sides discusses this book about the first official American attempt on the North Pole via the USS Jeanette in 1879-1881, describing it as an unknown American survival story comparable to Shackleton's expedition.

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Hampton Sides discusses his book about the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, the most epic battle of the Korean War, fought in -35 degree weather. He describes it as a story of how the First Marine Division fought their way out of being surrounded by Chinese forces.

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Referenced in discussion of cannibalism survival stories. Hampton Sides mentions the book's story of the tragic whaleship Essex, including an anecdote about a survivor being asked if he knew someone and responding 'No, I ate him.'

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Discussion of a historical expedition report from 1851 that included naturalist S. W. Woodhouse's observations about antelope hunting techniques, specifically the use of red handkerchiefs to attract antelope. The speaker references this as a historical account of hunting methods.

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Referenced when discussing the historical rarity of Canada geese. The speaker mentions reading Aldo Leopold's work from the 1940s, noting how Leopold's description of what it meant to see a goose in Wisconsin contrasts dramatically with their current abundance on golf courses today.

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Sam Laurie's book is discussed extensively throughout the podcast. The book contains stories from his time as an Arizona game warden, including encounters with poachers and wildlife violators. Steve mentions reading it and they discuss various stories from the book including the mud puddle story, encounters with illegal reptile traders, decoy operations, and Sam's interview techniques. At the end, Sam provides details on how to purchase the book through his Instagram account, noting that proceeds go to his kids who helped with the pencil drawings and assembly.

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Steve mentions reading this novel and references a detail about Wild Bill Hickok's dead man's hand (aces and eights), specifically discussing what the fifth card was. He notes the book says it was the seven of hearts.

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Someone mentions that a person was reading this book, using it as an example of how reading unusual or 'not normal things' as a writer gives you broader perspective and more to pull from.

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Steve discusses this book by the late writer Duncan Gilchrist in the mail segment. He notes these were self-published books that are now rare and expensive, sometimes selling for around a thousand dollars.

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Steve received a fresh copy of this rare book from Australia with no note. It's another self-published work by Duncan Gilchrist that has become expensive and hard to find.

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Jared mentions this book written by a professor at the University of Louisville who has researched smokeless tobacco for thirty years. The book argues that smokeless tobacco has much lower health risks than cigarettes.

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The speaker discusses O.J. Simpson's history, mentioning that after being acquitted of murder charges, Simpson 'went on to even write a book called If I Did It.' The speaker notes they haven't read the book themselves but references it in the context of discussing Simpson's legal troubles and eventual imprisonment for a different crime.

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Referenced during a discussion about plant domestication and the origins of corn. The speaker mentions Michael Pollan's book that discusses how plants like marijuana, potatoes, apples, and tulips have 'conquered the world' by appealing to humans, and the concept that we think we're using these plants but they're actually using us.

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Referenced when discussing historical forest fires in comparison to modern fires. Steve mentions 'There's that book called was Rick was the Big Burn? The Big Burn? About the ten like the catastrophic fires of earlier.' This refers to a book about catastrophic fires in the early 1900s, discussed in the context of whether modern fires represent a new era or are similar to historical events.

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Ted Blue mentions reading this book about Simon Kenton and describes it as 'a tremendous book.' He credits this book with rekindling his childhood interest in Daniel Boone and frontier history.

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Ted Blue's book that came out on September 26th (the anniversary of Boone's death), covering the controversy about where Daniel Boone is buried and his final years in Missouri. Includes forensic evidence about Boone's skull.

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Steve Rinella's personal favorite of Ted Blue's books, which tells the stories and methodologies of the Long Hunters. This book won the Western Writers of America award for Best Short Nonfiction.

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Referenced multiple times as the first biography of Daniel Boone, published in the 1780s. Ted Blue describes it as containing a biographical account of Boone and notes how 'incredibly dark and brooding and bloody it really was.'

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Steve Rinella mentions this as one of Ted Blue's books that he read and calls it 'a good ass book.' It covers the history of buffalo hunting east of the Mississippi.

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Mentioned during discussion of the Pittman Robertson fund and wildlife conservation funding. The speaker recommends this book as 'mandatory reading with a hunting license' and notes it has a chapter dedicated to understanding Pittman Robertson funding and wildlife conservation finance.

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Steve Rinella discusses audiobook sales rankings, mentioning they are competing with 'Matthew Connaughey's book' (likely referring to McConaughey's memoir 'Greenlights'). The book is mentioned as being ranked between 2 and 4 on Audible alongside their own audiobook release.

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Discussion of humorist Patrick McManus who wrote 'humor fishing pieces.' A specific piece is referenced where 'he explained that the difference between a creek and a creek is that a creek has a tire in it.' McManus appears to be an author of humorous outdoor/fishing writing, likely in book form.

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Referenced during a discussion about possums. The speaker mentions that old editions of Joy of Cooking contained instructions for catching a possum, what to feed it in captivity (like oatmeal or grain mash to fatten it), and how to cook it. They note that newer editions removed this content and added things like couscous recipes instead.

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Kathy Raven's new book is the main topic of discussion in the latter portion of the podcast. It's described as being about her relationship with an individual fox and explores themes of how humans fit into nature. The book was published by Spiegel and Grau and has been sold to eleven countries.