An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List
Ep 498: Hunting, Singing, and Going Dry with the Turnpike Troubadours
November 27, 2023
Description
Books Referenced
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Context:
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.
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Context:
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.
Author: David Grann
Context:
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.
Author: David Grann
Context:
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.