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Ep. 040: Paducah, Kentucky. Steven Rinella talks with small-game and catfish aficionado Kevin Murphy, along with Janis Putelis, Garret Smith, and Adam Moffat from the MeatEater crew.

July 22, 2016

Description

Subjects discussed: Cormac McCarthy and No Country for Old Men; how to get into good graces with the Latvian Eagle; Jani Day, otherwise known as the Summer Solstice; hunting black bears in grizz...
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Books Referenced

No Country for Old Men

Author: Cormac McCarthy

Context:

Discussion of Cormac McCarthy's book 'No Country for Old Men' (referred to as 'No Control Man' in speech, likely a transcription of spoken dialogue). The speaker discusses McCarthy as 'probably the greatest living American writer' and references both the book and its film adaptation by the Coen Brothers. The conversation focuses on a scene where the main character shoots an antelope and gets a bad hit, then comes across dead bodies and money while trailing the wounded animal. The speaker also discusses McCarthy's use of esoteric, old-timey references and specifically mentions a 'horn of fire' reference from the end of the book/movie.