Ep. 292: Chewbacco and the Avengables

Published: 2021-09-27 09:00:00

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Steven Rinella talks with Jared Outlaw, Taylor McCall, Drew Loschke, Dirt Myth, Chester Floyd, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: The upper decker; the portable mud jug spittoon; how to listen to Taylor McCall’s new album, “Black, Powder, Soul”; Dirt Myth getting famous because of Brad Leone’s Bon Appetit video; the trifecta and insane amounts of tobacco use; taking a sip of a dip spit cocktail; snail mail; Go Fish! Rough Fish Edition; Steve’s dad’s identification of most bird species as tweety birds; go watch Das Boat Season 3; what you’ve been waiting for, MeatEater Season 10 out on Netflix; collecting Michigan’s red pine cones for allowance money; dipping’ Copenhagen at 16; Jared’s “How to clean a snapping turtle” and other videos; the brown leaf; snuff, snus, and slim, white, dry thunder; for the love of nicotine; second hand dipping; Outlaw’s alternative dip; how much nicotine does it take to kill a man?; save the lungs, rock the gums; the time when fifth grade Steve ate tobacco; “Tree Pounder” and Jared’s other comedy fishing songs; rockin' the cowboy boots plus track pants look; and more.

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Referenced Books

Inherent Vice

by Thomas Pynchon

Steve mentions reading this novel and references a detail about Wild Bill Hickok's dead man's hand (aces and eights), specifically discussing what the fifth card was. He notes the book says it was the seven of hearts.

Referenced at 00:00:05

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

by Karma Lingpa

Someone mentions that a person was reading this book, using it as an example of how reading unusual or 'not normal things' as a writer gives you broader perspective and more to pull from.

Referenced at 00:00:05

Hunt High

by Duncan Gilchrist

Steve discusses this book by the late writer Duncan Gilchrist in the mail segment. He notes these were self-published books that are now rare and expensive, sometimes selling for around a thousand dollars.

Referenced at 00:00:05

All About Bears

by Duncan Gilchrist

Steve received a fresh copy of this rare book from Australia with no note. It's another self-published work by Duncan Gilchrist that has become expensive and hard to find.

Referenced at 00:00:05

How Smokeless Tobacco Can Save Your Life

by Dr. Radu

Jared mentions this book written by a professor at the University of Louisville who has researched smokeless tobacco for thirty years. The book argues that smokeless tobacco has much lower health risks than cigarettes.

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