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Steven Rinella | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #610

2025-09-15 Comedy
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Theo Von
Theo Von
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Human Coexistence, Wildlife Lore, and Conservation Funding

Discover why hunters actively fund most wildlife conservation efforts in the US and explore fascinating details about turkeys, ancient human evolution, and how perceived dangers in the wild often mislead us.

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  • Hunters and angler groups provide the bulk of funding for on-the-ground wildlife conservation work in the US.
  • Detailed biological knowledge exists for birds like the turkey, highlighting physical traits tied to mating success and status.
  • Perceived dangers (like snakes) often outweigh statistically greater, yet less sensationalized, risks (like driving or exposure).
  • This discussion explores the complex historical and contemporary relationship between humans and North American fauna, including evolutionary links to Neanderthals.

Steven Rinella joins Theo Von to share unique insights spanning wildlife biology, environmental politics, and human anthropology. Learn how seemingly paradoxical actions, like regulated hunting, ensure species survival and how our perception of danger dictates our fears.

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Steven Rinella is an outdoorsman, conservationist, and writer. Check out the new season of his show “MeatEater” as well as “The MeatEater Podcast” available on all platforms. Steven joins Theo to talk about how humans have coexisted with animals throughout history, what goes into doing the craziest bird calls, and why hunters are doing more than anyone to promote conservation in America. Steven Rinella: https://www.instagram.com/stevenrinella/ ------------------------------------------------ Tour Dates! https://theovon.com/tour New Merch: https://www.theovonstore.com ------------------------------------------------- Sponsored By: Celsius: Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. #CELSIUSBrandPartner #CELSIUSLiveFit https://amzn.to/3HbAtPJ Blue Chew: Go to http://bluechew.com to get your first month of BlueChew FREE with promo code THEO! Rocket Money: Go to http://rocketmoney.com/theo to cancel your unwanted subscriptions. Oracle: Head to https://www.oracle.com/theo to try OCI for free with zero commitment. Tecovas: Go to http://tecovas.com/theo to get 10% off when you sign up for email and texts. Perplexity AI: Ask anything at https://pplx.ai/theo and download their new web browser Comet at https://comet.perplexity.ai/ ------------------------------------------------- Music: “Shine” by Bishop Gunn Bishop Gunn - Shine ------------------------------------------------ Submit your funny videos, TikToks, questions and topics you'd like to hear on the podcast to: [email protected] Hit the Hotline: 985-664-9503 Video Hotline for Theo Upload here: https://www.theovon.com/fan-upload Send mail to: This Past Weekend 1906 Glen Echo Rd PO Box #159359 Nashville, TN 37215 ------------------------------------------------ Find Theo: Website: https://theovon.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/theovon Facebook: https://facebook.com/theovon Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thispastweekend Twitter: https://twitter.com/theovon YouTube: https://youtube.com/theovon Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheoVonClips Shorts Channel: https://bit.ly/3ClUj8z ------------------------------------------------ Producer: Zach https://www.instagram.com/zachdpowers Producer: Trevyn https://www.instagram.com/trevyn.s/ Producer: Nick https://www.instagram.com/realnickdavis/

Top Comments (10)

@Holdmadeek 2025-09-15

Theo talked bad about turkeys to the legitimately biggest fan of turkeys

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@Gatorraider 2025-09-15

You hurt Steve's feelings about turkeys 😆 🤣 😂

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@Dmik20 2025-09-15

"Coming in and disparaging a turkey right off the bat, you don't know me"..

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@praetorian5499 2025-09-15

“That’s the dumbest comment about turkeys I’ve ever heard” 😂 - Steve R.

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@VAMPZDJ 2025-09-21

"My wife carries pepper spray for black bears, you know about black bears?" Theo: "Ohh, I've been to a few neighborhoods" 😂😂😂

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@jamesbenton4123 2025-09-16

Steve is still mad Rogan doesn't like turkey hunting 😂😂😂

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@gerardmiller3362 2025-09-16

“I can’t answer that, I haven’t thought about that before.” Steve Might be the greatest quote of all time.

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@zerodarkthirty2424 2025-09-17

“You come in here disparaging turkeys right off the bat. You don’t know me” Is so dead on 😂😂

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@jac5511 2025-09-20

“There might be something kind of offshoot about being a comedian, is that you can’t appreciate Turkeys” 😂😂😂

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@justinwilliamson5500 2025-09-16

The first 20 minutes is just two totally opposite guys feeling each other out. The rest is 100% fun.

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