MeatEater Conservation

Latest Episodes

Ep. 490: Turtle Poaching, Disaster in Big Bend, and What's Next for the Boundary Waters

August 24, 2026

29m

Ep. 488: Fictional Graves, Fracking in Ohio, and Fights over Tungsten

August 17, 2026

20m

Ep. 487: Ivy League Game Processing, Backyard Deer Feeding, and a Wolf-Hunter Bounty

August 10, 2026

21m

Ep. 485: Catfish Cancer, the Elk Wars, and Pre-Historic Bucket Biology

August 3, 2026

26m

Ep. 484: Hostage Negotiation, Base Jumper Rescue, and Ticks on the Menu

July 27, 2026

26m

Ep. 482: Shark Sightings, Shrunken Monuments, and Deer Sniffing Dogs

July 20, 2026

34m

Ep. 481: A Front Country Calamity, Legislation We're Tracking, and Bear vs. Lint Roller

July 13, 2026

23m

Ep. 479: Trash Bandits, Trojan Trout, and Very Old Dad Jokes

July 6, 2026

19m

Ep. 478: Scout Pythons, Public Land Funding, and Bear-Dar

June 29, 2026

20m

Ep. 476: Deer Dives, Screwworm, and a New Lab Puppy

June 22, 2026

22m

About the show

Welcome to "MeatEater Conservation," where you can join Ryan “Cal” Callaghan each week for his unique brand of outdoor news and interviews designed for folks who need to know what’s going on and those who want to pretend they do. Also, tune into our brand new show “Future Wild" with Mark Kenyon, dropping May 27th, where he dives in one-on-one with world-class subject-matter experts, exploring topics relevant to conservation. Both part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.