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Ep. 077: African Hunting

Published: 2017-08-14 18:30:00
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Steven Rinella talks with author Thomas McIntyre, along with Michelle Jorgensen and Janis Putelis of the MeatEater crew.

Subjects Discussed: Writing for television; Tom McIntyre, Hemingway, and the nuns; stepping on a butterfly while hunting dinosaurs; the nuances between outdoor writers and writer writers; the changing parameters of African hunting; Cecil the lion; great writers and suicide; African wilderness-how much is there?; old school vs new school African hunting; Colonialism in Africa; keeping the mzungu (or crazy white guy) alive; how to identify age on a large critter; Tanzania as a purer hunting location; shooting a hippo?; the Selous wilderness hunting grounds; and more.

 

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Referenced Books

The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
Referenced in discussion about a quote where a character says someone should go hunting in Africa, and another responds they have no desire because they haven't read a book about it. The speaker discusses reading Hemingway in high school and his influence on outdoor writing.
Referenced at 00:00:09
Big Two-Hearted River
by Ernest Hemingway
Mentioned as an example of Hemingway knowing about practical outdoor skills like digging worms and fishing. Part of the Nick Adams stories. Speaker notes the location doesn't actually exist or Hemingway fudged the directions.
Referenced at 00:00:09
No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
Referenced in a discussion about how literary writers versus outdoor writers handle technical details like firearm specifications. Used as an example of a literary writer who doesn't specify calibers.
Referenced at 00:00:09
Born Free
by Joy Adamson
Discussed in relation to the history of controversy around African hunting and conservation. The book tells the story of Elsa the lion cub that was raised and released back into the wild. Speaker mentions it as part of the ongoing tension around African wildlife since the 1960s.
Referenced at 00:00:09