Bear Grease
Episodes
Ep. 61: Bear Grease [Render] - Near Death on a Tractor, Black Panthers, and the Brutality of the Middle Ground
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clay and the crew are joined by Zach Newcomb, mental health professional and real life brother to Clay. After a rousing version of “I Saw the Lig...
Ep. 60: The Deathwind - Lewis Wetzel
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast we’ll be looking into the life a man whose legacy is wrought with conflict. To Americans who lived in the...
Ep. 59: Bear Grease [Render] - The Game Warden’s Here
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease [Render], Clay Newcomb and the crew are joined by Lt. Ep Fletcher of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. They ...
Ep. 58: Poaching - Our Relationship with the Law
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Bear Grease Podcast will be an exposé on two men in the outdoor industry that you may have heard of. We typically don&rsquo...
Ep. 57: Bear Grease [Render] - Outlaws and Undercover Stings
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clay, Misty, Josh, Brent, Isaac, and Gary talk about Clay's pawn shop of an office and his stack of most influential books before diving into Cha...
Ep. 56: Genuine Outlaws - Covert Operations, Part 3
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we’re going to the world of the covert operations of the government. Clay was able to get an interview with the undercover Natio...
Ep. 55: Bear Grease [Render] - Predator Calling Grizzlies and Crackling Fat
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is an in-the-field recording of the Bear Grease [Render]! Clay hosts his son, Bear John, and MeatEater's Cory Calkins, as they discuss a harrowin...
Ep. 54: Genuine Outlaws - Rough Men, Part 2
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re going to continue building abiographical sketch of Louie Dale and Charley Edwards, two Souther...
Ep. 53: Bear Grease [Render] - Waylon Wins, Flipping Four-wheelers, and Outlaw Debrief
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Clay, Misty, Josh Brent, and Gary talk about Waylon's second competition coonhunt win. Gary recounts some four-wheeler wrecks, and the crew gives thei...
Ep. 52: Genuine Outlaws - Louie Dale and Charley Edwards, Part 1
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast we’re telling a story that’s never been written in a book or seen on a film. You’ll be in...
Ep. 51: Bear Grease [Render] - Mustaches, Bear Collars, and Wild Turkey Biologist, Jeremy Wood
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Clay is joined by Misty, Josh, Kobly Morehead and Arkansas Game and Fish wild turkey biologist, Jeremy Wood. The crew notes that Misty...
Ep. 50: Turkey Tales
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast we’re doing something we’ve never done. We’ve assembled an eccentric flock of turkey hunt...
Ep. 49: Bear Grease [Render] - One Thousand Bandaids, Mr. Leon, and Turkeys
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this Render we've got the gang back together. Brent, Josh, Misty, and Gary circle back to Jerry Clower before moving on to that heart breaker, the ...
Ep. 48: The Trouble with Lovin’ Gobblin’ Turkeys with Will Primos and Dr. Mike Chamberlain
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we’re contrasting two eras of turkey hunting with Will Primos and Dr. Mike Chamberlain of the University of Georgia. Turkey pop...
Ep. 47: Bear Grease [Render] - Steve Rinella on Jerry Clower and Trimming Mule Hooves
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Rinella, Ryan Callaghan, Phil Taylor and Corine Schneider join Clay this week on the Render episode. To Clay's surprise, Steve grew up listening...
Ep. 46: Jerry Clower - Southern Identity, Raccoon Hunting, and Comedy
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re diving deep into the heart of southern cultural identity and the mind of Jerry Clower. Does th...
Ep. 45: Bear Grease [Render] - LIVE at the Bonanza
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Clay and the gang are LIVE, for the first, from the Black Bear Bonanza in Northwest Arkansas. Clay, Misty and Brent Reaves are joined ...
Ep. 44: Where the Red Fern Grows (Part 2) - Character and Manhood
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re on part two of our look into the cultural impact of the book, “Where the Red Fern Grows” by Wi...
Ep. 43: Bear Grease [Render] - Nine Miles In Reverse and Raccoon Camp
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the episode Clay and the guys are at raccoon hunting camp in East Arkansas with Brent Reaves. Michael Rosamond, owner of Sunspot Lights, joins the ...
Ep. 42: Where The Red Fern Grows (Part 1) - The Peculiar life of Wilson Rawls
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast we’re exploring a great work of American literature whose plot rides on a most-peculiar, but beloved past...
Ep. 41: Bear Grease [Render] - Burning Vehicles, Jack Hammer Day, and More Secrets
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Render Clay is joined by several of the regulars and two special guests, Moe "Mosely" Shepherd and Rusty "Curly" Jo...
Ep. 40: Secrets and The Hidden World of Whitetail Hunters
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast we’re exploring the secret world of whitetail hunters. We want to know why these rascal’s keep secrets,...
Ep. 39: Bear Grease [Render] - Sky Busting, Gadwalls, and a Dying Forest
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Clay and Brent Reaves host four guests -- Director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Austin Booth, Commissioner Anne Marie Doramus, as we...
Ep. 38: Ducks - Saving the Legacy of Green Tree (Part 2)
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hunting flooded timber in Arkansas for mallard ducks is why this place is known as the Duck Hunting Capital of the World. On this episode, Clay inter...
Ep 37: Bear Grease [Render] - Waterfowlers, AGFC Director, and Guarding the Gate
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Render, the crew is joined by the director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Austin Booth and the waterfowl...
Ep. 36: Ducks - The Duck Hunting Capital of the World (Part 1)
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’ll be exploring the ancient migration of mallard ducks and why the place they choose as a primary win...
Ep. 35: Bear Grease [Render] - Misty's Tell-All Squirrel Hunt, Alone-ish, and Folsom Fluters
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the regular Bear Grease Render crew is joined by Rick Spicer, a bushcraft expert and flint knapper who was on the last Bear Grease Po...
Ep. 34: The Folsom Site - The Unsolved Mystery of Fluted Stone (Part 4)
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this final episode in our series on the Folsom archeological site, we’ll explore the risky and mysterious process of fluting stone projectile poi...
Ep. 33: Bear Grease [Render] - Juju's Christmas Party
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the crew exchanges gifts, eats Christmas cookies, dissects the Folsom site even more, and introduces a new guest. Clay makes an apol...
Ep. 32: The Folsom Site - Antiquity of Man and Gourmet Butchering (Part 3)
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we’ll be talking more about the Folsom archeological site with Steve Rinella and Dr. David Melzter. We’re going to learn about go...
Ep. 31: Bear Grease [Render] - Tough Bowhunting, OnX Dudes, and Analyzing Folsom
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Clay is joined by an entirely new Render crew while at deer camp in Arkansas. Zach Sandau and Jared Larsen of OnX join the conversati...
Ep 30: The Folsom Site - Killing Bison with Stone Points (Part 2)
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, Clay Newcomb takes us back to the site of an ancient bison kill, the one found by George McJunkin on part ...
Ep. 29: Bear Grease [Render] - Early Christmas Lights, Guarding the Gate, and Why We Love George
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Clay Newcomb and the Bear Grease crew begin their discussion with how early Christmas decorations impact communities, and how Halloween decor doesn't ...
Ep. 28: The Folsom Site - The Amazing Life of George McJunkin (Part 1)
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Born a slave in the 1850s, George McJunkin became an accomplished cowboy under the most trying of circumstances. He was self educated and had a life-l...
Ep. 27: Bear Grease [Render] - Scent Control, Jaguars, and "The Ballad of Warner Glenn"
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Early in this episode, Clay's alerted that the Render crew has formed a union and are disgruntled with their current work situation. Later, they have ...
Ep. 26: Eater of Us: The Borderlands Jaguar
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’ll journey to meet the most mysterious and rarest of beasts in the United States -- the borderlands J...
Ep. 25: Bear Grease [Render] - Cave Man Films, Mark Kenyon, and Warner Glenn
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we've got a whole new crew for the Render. We're in the field and Clay's been hunting with Mark Kenyon of Wired to Hunt. The crew cov...
Ep. 24: Marrow of American Ruggedness - Warner Glenn (Part 2)
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast we’re back in the Open Country of Southeast Arizona. This is part 2 in our series on life of a living leg...
Ep. 23: Bear Grease [Render] - Whoopins, Newcomb Bear Camp, and Warner Glenn
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, the crew discusses the recent podcast on Warner Glenn. But first, Daniel Rupp and Brent Reaves open up about getting whoopins in kind...
Ep. 22: American Cowboy in Open Country - Warner Glenn (Part 1)
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re heading to the American West to meet a Rancher midway through his ninth decade on planet earth -- ...
Ep. 21: Bear Grease [Render] - Navy Pilots, Mr. Peabody’s Coal Train, and Why Dirt Matters
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease [Render], we’ve got a slew of new guests. Terrell Spencer from Across the Creek Farm joins the crew to talk about...
Ep. 20: From the Earth - Civilization, Humans, and Whitetails
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’re going to the very footing of natural systems and human existence. Empires have risen and fallen be...
Ep. 19: Bear Grease [Render] - High Speed Chases, Kindergarten Ricky, and Boone's Death
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this Render episode, Clay and the crew discuss the nuanced social signals in riding mules, horses and wearing sweat pants in Macy's. Clay discloses...
Ep. 18: Daniel Boone - American Woodsman (Part 3)
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is part three and our final episode in our series on Daniel Boone. On this episode, we'll go in depth about his life from when he was 35 years ol...
Ep. 17: Bear Grease [Render] - White Panthers, Black Roosters, and Danny-Boy Boone
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the [Render], Gary Newcomb is back. He tells us how to not get canceled and waxes about Clay's fairly average story telling ability...
Ep. 16: Daniel Boone - The Legend of Cumberland Gap (Part 2)
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're on to part two of our series on the incredible life of the American backwoodsman, Daniel Boone. We’re going to dive deep into a topographic fe...
Ep 15: Bear Grease [Render] - Mule Kicked, Scandals and Boone Mythology
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the episode of the Bear Grease [Render], Clay and the gang discuss an array of riveting topics including getting ninja kicked by a mule. They disc...
Ep. 14: Daniel Boone - Foundations of an American Archetype (Part 1)
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease Podcast, we’ll be exploring a story as American as cornbread and black-eyed peas, we’re talking about one of Am...
Ep. 13: Bear Grease [Render] - Cobras, Bulldozers, and Immortal Roosters
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease [Render], the crew starts out with a discussion on Clay's recent brush with the intoxicating power of a D6 Caterpi...
Ep. 12: Snake Bit - The Original Fear
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you like it or not, snakes are a unique part of the human experience. We've had an unusual fear of them since humans started recording their l...
Ep. 11: Bear Grease [Render] - Moonshiners and the Land Bridge
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Bear Grease [Render], we'll talk about an alarming influx of black panther evidence from listeners, and introduce a new hashtag...
Ep. 10: Moonshine, NASCAR, and Bear Hunting (Appalachian Culture, Part 2)
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Clay continues to explore southern Appalachian culture. He interviews Roy Clark about his bear hunting and Plott hounds. You’ll hea...
Ep. 9: Bear Grease [Render] - Ol' Slew Foot
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 h...
Ep. 8: Fifty Years in the 'Baccer Field (Appalachian Culture, Part 1)
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this podcast, we’ll explore southern Appalachian culture through the life of a family of farmers, musicians, and bear hunters. The Clark family i...
Ep. 7: Bear Grease [Render] - MeatEater South
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 6: Searching For Akerns
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 5: Understanding Our Irrational Connection to Dogs
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ep. 4: Death of a Bear Hunter
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Ep. 3: The Shed Horn Buck of 1962
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 hear...
Ep. 2: The Thing About Owl Hooters
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 nat...
Ep. 1: The Myth of the Southern Mountain Lion
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 na...
Introducing: Bear Grease
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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