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Ep. 222: Morels in the Time of Covid

Published: 2020-05-25 10:00:00
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Steven Rinella talks with Spencer NeuharthRyan Callaghan, Joe Ferronato, and Phil Taylor.

Topics discussed: Too many Twin Lakes; practicing civil disobedience in order to get married; a strong prejudice against yoga studios; the obvious upsides of an open bar; the mystique of morels; cracking the code on lab grown mushrooms; how Cal found a morel in a gravel patch by a manhole cover in downtown Boise; the disgruntled hunter; a nasty rabbit disease hits American shores; Spencer as a newly formed rock-hunting enthusiast; how Yellowstone agates came to be; Spencer being way-assed wrong about folks' interest in red squirrels biting the nuts off fox squirrels; the tale of a wolf named Three Toes; how Steve has really enjoyed waking up at home for a change; what the hell is a Polish rose?; the forgotten size of sugar cubes; and more.

 

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Referenced Books

Plainsman of the Yellowstone
by Mark Herbert Brown
Speaker mentions currently reading this book about the history of early travel through the Yellowstone Basin. Discusses how the book describes encounters with 'white and yellow bears' (grizzlies) on the Great Plains.
Referenced at Unknown (latter portion of transcript)
The Crossing
by Cormac McCarthy
Referenced as part of McCarthy's Border Trilogy during discussion about the three-toed wolf story. Speaker asks if the wolf story was the inspiration for this novel about a wolf causing trouble with cattle in New Mexico.
Referenced at Unknown (latter portion of transcript)
Wild Animals I Have Known
by Ernest Thompson Seton
Referenced in discussion about wolf stories. Speaker mentions the story 'Lobo' from this book, suggesting it may be the inspiration for Cormac McCarthy's 'The Crossing.'
Referenced at Unknown (latter portion of transcript)