Blood Origins

Blood Origins is an non-profit organization bringing unique storytelling and conservation together to change not only how hunting is viewed, but also how we fund conservation programs around the world more efficiently and effectively.

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Episode 114 - College Football or Hunting? A In...
Steven Godfrey is likely known to those in the College Football ranks as one of the most in depth investigative journalists of College Football. He did a documentary called the "Bag Man" about the underground booster rings of Olemiss and Mississipi State Football, and he is non-hunter. Steven and Robbie are good friends and Robbie wanted to pick his brain about his thoughts and perceptions around hunting and see if he would entertain the idea of hunting one day.
62 min
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Episode 113 - Are California Cougars Better Off...
Mark Hall, Canadian scientist and podcast host, dissects the California cougar problem with Robbie. Together, they delve into a pair of interesting studies and what that data means for the future of mountain lions. Mark asks the question “are cougars truly better off than they were before the ban” - and answers the question with hard facts and science.
45 min
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Episode 112 - Ivan Carter || On moving Elephants
Ivan Carter, professional hunter, conservationist, and now Elephant mover, sits with Robbie for a mind-blowing conversation about Elephant conservation and the ‘hard truths about conserving Africa’s charismatic megafauna.
46 min
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Episode 111 - John Bartolo || The Idealism of 2...
John Bartolo is the host of the "John Bartolo Show / Podcast" and Robbie was lucky enough to sit down with him in his studio surrounded by 100 guns and over 200 optics to get his opinions on the intersection of 2A and Hunting. John has a popular podcast because he speaks his mind and is straight up honest (or you could say controversial). They talk about influencers, idealistic perspectives of marketing directors and the need for clicks and impressions, and how like FFL's, the outfitters are the foundational pillars of the hunting industry. 
35 min
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Episode 110 - Roundup 25 || A discussion of Wes...
Cody and Robbie are joined by author of the Honorable Hunter, and friend of Blood Origins, Michael Sabbeth to cover the week's topics. This is the Blood Origins audience's first introduction to Michael, and you will hear the reason why we like him so much! Of the 5 articles up for discussion the team only gets to one of them as Michael sweeps the discussion along hunting ethic and rhetoric lines that gets everyone talking!
78 min
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Episode 109 || The Indian Tiger King Part II
47 min
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Episode 108 - A Hunter || Hated by anti-hunters
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Episode 107 - Roundup 24 || Outdoor Life joins ...
78 min
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Episode 106 - Mikiah Carver || Would you ever H...
Mikiah has not always been pro-hunting, but as her interest in wildlife, and research in wildlife has progressed things might have changed. Robbie dives in with Mikiah Carver, PhD Student and whitetail deer researcher in North Carolina, about what management really means and an honest evaluation of the ’tools’ available to wildlife managers. The question is would she ever hunt today?
36 min
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Episode 105 - Jenn Cubbage || Hair Stylist to H...
Robbie’s had a lot of conversations with interesting, even eclectic, personalities - but few more electic than Jenn Cubbage. This master colorist and salon owner in Baltimore also trains hog and deer hunting hounds in South Carolina. You don’t want to miss this.
32 min
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Episode 104 - Roundup 23 || Rifle slings, lions...
After a slow couple of weeks in the news, Cody and Robbie get back into the swing with in-depth discussions on lions, justifying rural depredation in Africa and where in the world Cody’s rifle sling is.
49 min
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Episode 103 - Snow Hewetson || On Tahrmaggeddon
Full time professional guide and president of New Zealand’s Tahr Foundation Snow Hewetson joins Robbie to talk about ‘Tahrmaggeddon’ and his work advocating for New Zealand’s Tahr population, and how we can change perceptions and goals from pest eradication to treasured species management.
35 min
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Episode 102 - Why you should attend Dallas Safa...
Convention season will be back with a vengeance in 2022 and with the first big outdoor convention on the books, DSC Executive Director Corey Mason chats with Robbie on what’s in store and why you should go - from deals to camaraderie and more. The 40th anniversary of DSC Convention is January 6th - 9th, 2022 in Dallas Texas.
17 min
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Episode 101 - Why you should attend Safari Club...
Robbie digs down with Mike Rogers of Safari Club International on exactly ‘who’ the SCI convention is for - and it’s not who you think! The 50th anniversary of SCI is January 19th - 22nd, 2022 in Las Vegas Nevada.
18 min
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Episode 100 - Roundup 22 || Our 100th episode!
Shanna Finis, the mastermind behind the wildly successful Blood Origins Australia chapter, joins the boys to talk some looks ahead and special announcements in this landmark hundredth episode.
60 min
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Episode 99 - Erin Hewetson || A Vegan who works...
Robbie delves deep with Erin Hewetson in this short but powerful conversation about her unique and valuable perspective as a vegan who works inside the hunting industry.
16 min
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Episode 98 - Valentine Thomas || From ‘Underwat...
Lawyer and avid spear fisherman Valentine Thomas discusses what sustainability means to her and how that drove her evolution first to spear fishing, and later to hunting on land in a hard-hitting discussion with host Robbie.
35 min
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Episode 97 - Alex Harvey || On Humanizing Hunting
Alex Harvey - An African American and Mississippi forester with a steep heritage of hunting in his family digs deep with Robbie on how we can ‘humanize’ hunting.
53 min
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Episode 96 - Roundup 21 || Sig Sauer hunting, e...
Robbie and Patrick Hanley from Sig Sauer ditch Cody for the day and discuss an upcoming sheep hunt by the Sig Sauer team, Elephant hunting in Botswana, and why hunters should remain vigilant against the “death of the outdoorsman”.
49 min
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Episode 95 - Trevor Thompson | From SEAL teams ...
Robbie caught up with Trevor Thompson from the Black Rifle Coffee Company team from the floor of the Big Sky Total Archery Challenge to talk about what made him pursue the outdoor lifestyle, among other things.
33 min
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Episode 94 - Michael R Shea || Rimfire Revolution
“Rimfire Revolution” author Michael Shea joins Robbie to teach a novice about guns and discuss the burgeoning rimfire trend hitting the hunting world today!
48 min
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Episode 93 - Roundup 20 || Angolan giraffes, Fl...
Cody and Robbie drill down on this week’s roundup, tackling an Angolan giraffe project, Robbie schools Cody on what makes a ’subspecies’, and a concerning bill out of Florida to give the land ‘a bill of rights’.
34 min
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Episode 92 - Enrique Zamacola || The Epitome of...
Past Weatherby Award winner Enrique Zamacola gives a rare interview, where he and Robbie dig into what drives Enrique to hunt.
14 min
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Episode 91 - Keng Yang || From anti-hunter to h...
Keng Yang is an adult-onset hunter from Minnesota who credits his bird dog with converting him from full-on anti-hunter to an upland bird hunter who now mentors other adult-onset hunters.
32 min
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Episode 90 - Roundup 19 || A Blood Origins Wife...
Cody’s wife Avery makes a special guest appearance on this week’s roundup to talk the nuances of parenting kids while hunting, spotted owls vs barred owls, and what lessons New Jersey should have learned from California’s mountain lion preservationism.
56 min