An Unofficial 'The MeatEater Podcast' Reading List

Ep. 143: Self-loathing and Guilt

November 19, 2018

Description

Kalamazoo, Michigan- Steven Rinella talks with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt, Guy Zuck, Chris “Ridge Pounder” Gill, Loren Moulton, Seth Morris and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew. Subjects...
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Books Referenced

The Tiger

Author: John Vaillant

Context:

Discussion about a man-eating tiger in India that killed thirteen people. Speaker mentions this comes from 'one book called Tiger' or 'The Tiger' by John Vaillant. The speaker notes that since this book came out, many people reference information from it about tigers holding vengeance against people.

The Golden Spruce

Author: John Vaillant

Context:

Speaker enthusiastically recommends this book by John Vaillant, describing it as 'a hell of a writer' and 'a goodass book.' The book is described as being about a giant golden spruce tree and the man who sawed it down as an act of eco-terrorism, noting that he 'did not saw it down for the reasons you think he would have.'

The Name of the Wind

Author: Patrick Rothfuss

Context:

Mark Kenyon mentions reading this book on his phone during long all-day hunting sits in a tree stand. He describes his strategy of looking at the phone for twenty seconds, then scanning around, repeatedly, to pass time during the 12-hour sits while remaining alert.