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Ep. 538: Does Wildlife Win or Lose With Renewable Energy?

April 01, 2024

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Brendan Runde, Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: The musky manifesto; get tickets to...
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Books Referenced

Catch-22

Author: Joseph Heller

Context:

Referenced when discussing the dilemma of catching a record musky - if you kill it for the record you'll be criticized by the musky community, but if you don't kill it you can't get it officially weighed on land as required. Speaker calls this situation a 'two point oh catch twenty two.'

The Corrections

Author: Jonathan Franzen

Context:

Speaker 1 tries to recall a novelist who is a big birder and discusses his perspective on climate change and wildlife conservation. The author's viewpoint was that as climate changes, the best thing we can give wildlife is sanctuary/habitat to weather the storm. Speaker asks 'Who wrote the corrections?' while trying to remember this author's name.