An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List
Ep. 566: Shooting Dogs and Stopping Hogs
July 01, 2024
Description
Books Referenced
Author: J. Frank Doby
Context:
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.
Author: Kristi Noem
Context:
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.'
Author: Fred Gipson
Context:
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.
Author: Wilson Rawls
Context:
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.