Podcast Episodes

Ep. 9: Bear Grease [Render] - Ol' Slew Foot

Season 1

On this episode of the Bear Grease [Render], Clay Newcomb is joined by the regular crew, minus Gary Newcomb -- however, the empty chair is filled by …

4 years, 6 months ago

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Ep. 8: Fifty Years in the 'Baccer Field (Appalachian Culture, Part 1)

Season 1

On this podcast, we’ll explore southern Appalachian culture through the life of a family of farmers, musicians, and bear hunters. The Clark family in…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Ep. 7: Bear Grease [Render] - MeatEater South

Season 1

On this episode, we introduce you to a new weekly podcast called Bear Grease [Render], where we dissect and distill the documentary-style Bear Grease…

4 years, 6 months ago

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Ep. 6: Searching For Akerns

Season 1

In this podcast, we're going to get a PHD in acorns, or as 20% of the country says, "akerns." We're going to do a biology deep dive with the nation's…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Ep. 5: Understanding Our Irrational Connection to Dogs

Season 1

On this episode of the Bear Grease podcast, I’m in pursuit of understanding my irrational connection to dogs. I’ll talk about Lewin Newcomb -- my gra…

4 years, 7 months ago

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Ep. 4: Death of a Bear Hunter

Season 1

On this episode of The Bear Grease Podcast, we’re exploring the gruesome death of Erskine, an Ozark Mountain bear hunter killed by his quarry in the …

4 years, 7 months ago

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Ep. 3: The Shed Horn Buck of 1962

Season 1

James Lawrence is a master public land whitetail hunter and his favorite tactic is called "still hunting." In this episode of Bear Grease, you'll hea…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Ep. 2: The Thing About Owl Hooters

Season 1

Human inventiveness is displayed in our ability to mimic other animals using only our natural voice. In this episode, we’ll explore the "why" of natu…

4 years, 8 months ago

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Ep. 1: The Myth of the Southern Mountain Lion

Season 1

There are two types of people in the South -- those who have seen mountain lions and those who haven’t. Supposedly extirpated from the South, the nat…

4 years, 9 months ago

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4 years, 9 months ago

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