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Ep. 279: Controlled Rot with Brad Leone

Published: 2021-06-28 09:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Brad Leone, Senator Martin Heinrich, Ryan Callaghan, Spencer Neuharth, Chester Floyd, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.


Topics discussed: Vinny's bluefin; using the word "untoward'; Brad's show, "It's Alive!"; fermentation and umami; challenging the FDA; the abundance of deer in New Jersey; fish tails vs. fish bodies; pedicles and peduncles; more on Spencer's rockhounding hobby, loving agates, and a petrified tree chimney; Chester the Investor becomes Chester the Tester thanks to the Classic Sweet; Steve's invented fight moves that would injure your teeth and balls; when you need to switch over to catch and keep; river access endangered in New Mexico and defining what navigable means; mean ass Mrs. Angelo's prohibited fishing dock; yay or nay for the baby name Hunter Fischer?; circumcision; Brad's tattoo origin story and ancient turkey bone tattoo kits; how it all started by dropping kombucha on the floor; the global chicken wing shortage; feedlots and the industrialized food system; the value of dumpster diving; and more.



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Referenced Books

The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
Brad Leone references 'Upton Sinclair, like the jungle stuff' when discussing food production and the reality of how food is made, in the context of Steve's story about seeing chicken preparation in Mexico and comparing it to not wanting to see how the sausage is made.
Referenced at Unknown - near end of episode
Field Notes for Food Adventure
by Brad Leone
Brad Leone promotes his own book that he's been working on for a year, describing it as covering topics from New Jersey to Maine including seaweed foraging, shellfish foraging, fermentation, ramping, venison sausage, and maple syrup production. Pre-sales are available and the book is set to come out in November.
Referenced at Unknown - end of episode