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Ep. 352: Bizarre Guests with Andrew Zimmern

Published: 2022-07-25 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Andrew Zimmern, Kevin Gillespie, Ryan Callaghan, Sean Weaver, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. 


Topics discussed: Andrew's new show, "Wild Game Kitchen"; all the bizzare foods and a kid's book; an early love of WWF and Mean Jean; Duck Lore, Season 2 is out!; Typha, FirstLite's new waterfowl line is finally here; casting stripes; ninja throwin' stars; how looking at pictures captured by the James Webb Space Telescope ruins your day; mountain lion deniers and mountain lion truthers; the first case of homosexual necrophilia in mallards; Kevin dispelling brining myths and explaining the difference between brines and marinades from a scientific perspective; Martha Stewart's thin chopsticks and how she blazes with Snoop Dog; foraging for rosehips and crabbing in Long Island, NY; a free and loose 60s housewife; skipping meals; Andrew's experiences living with protected tribes; staking 5-step snakes on the crucifixion bush; literally chasing kudu; the "I'm not here" mode and the Makushi code of silence; trying to be useful; the lessons nature teaches you about yourself; judging Iron Chef; and more. 

 

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Referenced Books

The Bizarre Truth
by Andrew Zimmern
Mentioned in the introduction as one of Andrew Zimmern's four published books, listed among his credentials as a creator and host of various food shows.
Referenced at 00:00:08
Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World of Food
by Andrew Zimmern
Mentioned in the introduction as one of Andrew Zimmern's published books, part of his bibliography related to his food and travel work.
Referenced at 00:00:08
Andrew Zimmern's Field Guide to Exceptionally Weird, Wild and Wonderful Food
by Andrew Zimmern
Listed in the introduction as one of Andrew Zimmern's books, described as a field guide to unusual foods around the world.
Referenced at 00:00:08
Alliance of World Travelers Volume One: A.Z. and the Lost City of Ophir
by Andrew Zimmern
Described as an unexpected children's book by Andrew Zimmern for 8-12 year olds. Andrew explains he created it from stories he made up to put his kid to sleep, featuring time-traveling adventures with a protagonist based on himself.
Referenced at 00:00:08
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond
Referenced as 'his book about human history' during a discussion about the vastness of the universe and Earth's timeline. The speaker describes Jared Diamond's analogy about Earth's timeline being represented by outstretched arms, where human history would be removed with one stroke of a nail file. The specific title is not mentioned but likely refers to one of Diamond's major works on human history.
Referenced at 00:00:08
None
by Tom Wolfe
Referenced as 'some of the Tom Wolf books about New York City in the sixties' during Andrew Zimmern's discussion of his mother as a 'free and loose sixties housewife' and Park Avenue housewives raising money for the Black Panther Party. Specific titles not mentioned.
Referenced at 00:00:08