An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List

Ep. 175: If Cabbages Had Legs I’d Hunt Them Too

July 01, 2019

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Doug Duren, Randall Williams, Matt Rinella, and Janis Putelis.Subjects discussed: Nip ripping stories; the essays of historian Elliott West; a dead man’s brother packs...
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Books Referenced

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Author: Milan Kundera

Context:

Steve explicitly references this novel while discussing the hunter PR problem theme, using it to illustrate how the same event (like a parade) can evoke very different emotions in different people based on their backgrounds and experiences.

Light in the Forest

Author: Conrad Richter

Context:

Steve recommends this as one of several books parents should read to their kids, mentioned in the context of teaching children and countering anti-hunting bias in children's literature.

Hatchet

Author: Gary Paulsen

Context:

Recommended as a children's book to read to kids, listed alongside other outdoor/survival themed books as alternatives to media with anti-hunting bias.

My Side of the Mountain

Author: Jean Craighead George

Context:

Mentioned as another children's book recommendation for parents to read to their kids, part of a list of outdoor-themed literature.