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Ep. 566: Shooting Dogs and Stopping Hogs

July 01, 2024

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Tony Peterson, Ryan Callaghan, Randall Williams, Brody Henderson, Janis Putelis, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Steve reads "A Vaquero of the Brush...
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Books Referenced

Vaquero of the Brush Country

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.

No Going Back

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.'

Old Yeller

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.

Where the Red Fern Grows

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.