Ep. 280: Cat Scratch Fever

Published: 2021-07-05 09:00:00

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Steven Rinella talks with Dr. Alan Lazzara, Danny Bolton, Brody Henderson, Spencer Neuharth, Seth Morris, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider,

Topics discussed: Spencer the Cat Lady; F'd Up Old Deer Stands fine art coffee table book as a calendar; AZ's new trail cam ban; the story of York encapsulating the evil of slavery; how Steve isn't into getting a Lewis and Clark expert on the podcast; finding morels in interesting places; "macrofructation," a word made up by Steve; how to pack out a dead human on a mule; the Tox; being trich pos; feral goat sashimi that gives you toxoplasmosis; ER docs who use Google; the definition of obligate; Mars Attacks; cat-shit-itis; tinnitis and ringing in your ears; our audiobook project, MeatEater Campfire Stories; doing toenail surgery while on a Zoom call; Duncan's death; walleye tournaments; fantasy bass fishing; and more.

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Referenced Books

Candid Creatures

by Roland W. Kays

Mentioned in discussion about trail cameras and how they have rewritten understanding of animal distribution. The speaker describes it as 'a book about how trail cams they called camera like camera, I'll just called camera traps, just called trail cams. The way that trail cams have rewritten a lot of our understanding of animal distribution.'

Referenced at 00:00:08

Hunting and Fishing in the New South

by Scott Guiltner

Referenced in discussion of a recent podcast episode called 'Hunting and Chains' where the author was a guest. The book discusses hunting practices of slaves and is authored by a professor.

Referenced at 00:00:08

Undaunted Courage

by Stephen Ambrose

Mentioned as having written 'one of the modern days definitive history of the Lewis and Clark expedition.' The specific book title is not mentioned, but it's clearly a reference to Ambrose's Lewis and Clark historical work. The speaker quotes from it regarding the treatment of York.

Referenced at 00:00:08

War of the Worlds

by H. G. Wells

Referenced in discussion about pathogens and how in the story, aliens are defeated by bacteria they can't handle. Mentioned in context of human exposure to bacteria and pathogens.

Referenced at 00:00:08

Hunt High

by Duncan Gilchrist

Discussed as a phenomenal but rare self-published book by outdoor writer Duncan Gilchrist. The speaker mentions loving this book and notes it's now selling for very high prices online (over $1000) because it's out of print.

Referenced at 00:00:08

All About Bears

by Duncan Gilchrist

Mentioned as a self-published book by Duncan Gilchrist that contains 'all of his thoughts and approaches and tips and tricks' about bears. Described alongside 'Hunt High' as phenomenal but rare books.

Referenced at 00:00:08