Ep. 237: A Face No Longer Attached

Published: 2020-09-07 09:00:00

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Steven Rinella talks with Ben O'Brien, Spencer Neuharth, Ryan Callaghan, and Janis Putelis.

Topics discussed: how Cal's got turned down for a Victoria Secret's pink credit card; Steve's very special method of making sucker cakes out of the fish that his kid keeps bringing home; Spencer's Bar Room Banter series and the Zone of Death; the remotest place in the lower-48; the most Instagrammed outdoor places on earth; Ben's coverage of an insane bear attack story and a face no longer attached to the skull; saving your dad with a pistol; when you kill a charging grizzly; choking on your own flesh but remaining very with it; loving the gore of plastic surgery; that time when Steve's brother talked to a guy in the woods who got mauled by a grizzly later that day; the jaw-spread eye-zap trick; and more.

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Referenced Books

Anatomy of a Murder

by Robert Traver (pen name of John D. Volker)

Discussed in the context of a real murder case that took place at a bar in Michigan. The speaker mentions it was written by Robert Traver (real name John D. Volker), who was an avid fisherman and novelist. The book was later made into a movie starring Jimmy Stewart. The discussion includes details about a bullet hole still in the bar where the actual murder occurred.

Referenced at Unknown (middle section)

Free Fire

by Author from Wyoming (name not specified)

Mentioned as a New York Times bestselling novel inspired by the Zone of Death legal loophole discovered by law professor Brian Kalt. In the novel, an attorney kills four campers in the zone of Yellowstone that has no proper legal jurisdiction. This book was written after the 2005 legal paper about the loophole was published.

Referenced at Unknown (Zone of Death section)

The Bridges of Madison County

by Robert James Waller

Referenced when discussing Iowa's most Instagrammed outdoor place, which is the Bridges of Madison County. Spencer mentions 'that old love movie' and discusses whether the popularity is due to the movie or if it's just a cool place that sorority girls like to visit. The original work was a novel before being adapted into a film.

Referenced at Unknown (Instagram places section)