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Ep. 444: When the Turtles Come For You

Published: 2023-05-29 09:00:00
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Steve Rinella talks with Kimi Werner, Cameron Kirkconnell, Errol “T” Thurston, Dirt Myth, and Justin Turkowski.


Topics include: Debating what makes a good freeze dried meal; T's fear of snakes; pre-order our latest book, "Catch a Crayfish, Count the Stars"; a scientific paper on the high rate of flit knapping injuries; how Florida may Constitutionalize the right to hunt and fish; how soap can make humans more attractive to mosquitos; how burning coals inside an old, dry coconut is the best skeeter repellent; when Kimi rejected a job offer to be a mermaid; a Moulin Rouge outfit in Paris and claiming that snakes can't swim, when they can; corrections on the fastest wind speeds; ciguatera, the toxin found in large reef fish that makes you sick; when Kimi called Seth a liar; country fried turtle steak; is conch harvesting unsustainable in the Bahamas?; mushy meat; bonefish being too much work; flashlights in the hole; the elusive cubera; and more. 

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Referenced Books

Epic of Gilgamesh
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A listener named Mister Hernandez wrote in about the universality of hero epics across cultures. Steve discusses how the Epic of Gilgamesh, from ancient Sumatra/Mesopotamia, is 'Originally an oral epic that was later compiled and written down centuries before any modern religious text. In ancient Acadia, it's a hero's epoch. It has the Great Flood, it has the Garden of Eden, it has an arc.' This was mentioned in the context of discussing common themes in mythology across disparate cultures.
Referenced at 00:56:28