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Bear Grease

MeatEater

The Bear Grease Podcast with host Clay Newcomb delivers compelling storytelling through documentary-style episodes exploring the culture, traditions, and history of rural America. He’ll dive...

Episodes

20 of 529 episodes

Ep. 519: This Country Life - From Darkness to Light

Brent visits with "This Country Life" and "Blood Trails" contributing videographer David McDaniels to discuss David's recent elk hunt. It wa...

44:43Oct 30, 2026

Ep. 518: Render - Blue Ticks, Instinctive Shooting, and Who Gets Dibs

Host Clay Newcomb is joined by Render crew members Bear Newcomb, Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker as well as Moe Shepherd, and Ron Poole to talk...

79:22Oct 28, 2026

Ep. 517: Backwoods University - That's No Deer

In most cases in this show, we operate very much within the real of explainable. Wildlife biology, close looks at specific animals, wildlife...

33:23Oct 26, 2026

Ep. 516: This Country Life - Seeing the Forest Through the Trees

Brent's got a story this week that could've been a catalyst against the things we all hold near and dear. Why it didn't, is a story in and o...

19:38Oct 23, 2026

Ep. 515: Deer Stories - Falling from a Tree and 200-Inch Buck

For our second Deer Stories episode for 2026, host Clay Newcomb opens with a glimpse into the foundations of American deer hunting, recounti...

57:05Oct 21, 2026

Ep. 514: This Country Life - High Water and The Mayfly Project

From dangerous river levels and mysterious helpers to teaching kids to fly fish, this episode has a lot to offer. Brent's sharing a listener...

24:55Oct 16, 2026

Ep. 513: Render - Gunfighters and Southern Outdoorsmen

Host Clay Newcomb welcomes author and host of MeatEater's Gunfighters podcast, Bryan Burrough, alongside Jacob Meyers and Andrew Maxwell of...

78:41Oct 14, 2026

Ep. 512: Backwoods University - Alabama’s Wildlife Conservation History

What's better than a story of triumph? I'll tell ya, A story of triumph involving wildlife conservation. The state of Alabama, much like the...

44:03Oct 12, 2026

Ep. 511: This Country Life - News We Can Use

Brent, our man in the field, is reporting good news from the northeast. A story where the community centers around being a good neighbor and...

22:02Oct 9, 2026

Announcing: Blood Trails, Season Three

This season on Blood Trails, host Jordan Sillars follows eight brand-new cases: hunting trips gone horribly wrong, decades-old disappearance...

1:54Oct 8, 2026

Ep. 510: Deer Stories - Buck Attack and The House Fires that Forged a Legend

It's fall, and that means it's time for Deer Stories. This year's collection has it all: giant bucks, exploding pork and beans, yellowjacket...

59:38Oct 7, 2026

Ep. 509: This Country Life - The Weight of The Wait

As promised, our self titled "Arkansas Flatlander", Brent Reaves, is taking us back to the mountains. Here comes the second half of his bear...

26:40Oct 2, 2026

Ep. 508: Render - Whitetails, Woodsmen, and The Way We Used to Hunt

It's Whitetail Week at MeatEater! Host Clay Newcomb is joined by hunting icon of his youth, Aaron Stanphill. They talk about growing up hunt...

85:05Sep 30, 2026

Ep. 507: Backwoods University - Trapping Turtles

Along the brackish waters of the southern gulf coast resides a unique species called diamond back terrapin, aka, the keepers of the salt mar...

26:53Sep 28, 2026

Ep. 506: This Country Life - Pap’s Buck and Our Bear Camp

Fall hunting season is here for most of us, and Brent's sharing a listener story and one from his Arkansas Bear Camp. It's that time of year...

21:19Sep 25, 2026

Ep. 505: Asa Carter - The Education of Little Tree (Part 2, Revisited)

In part two of the revisit of our Conman series on the double life of Asa Forrest Carter, Clay Newcomb dives into the gritty details of the...

60:13Sep 23, 2026

Ep. 504: This Country Life - 2026 World Championship Squirrel Cook Off

It's the annual World Championship Squirrel Cook Off in Bentonville, Arkansas. Brent's sitting down with Kevin Murphy, Josh Spielmaker, Lake...

46:30Sep 18, 2026

Ep. 503: Render - Bears All Around

With Clay and Bear away, Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker leads the discussion with a room full of bear hunters. He is joined by River Newcomb,...

63:36Sep 16, 2026

Ep. 502: Backwoods University - Prohibition Turtles

Along the Atlantic and gulf coast resides the only brackish water terrapin in the United States. This white beaked, diamond backed, crab and...

26:19Sep 14, 2026

Ep. 501: This Country Life - First Fish and the Latest Baby

You only get so many firsts in your life and to witness a good one with your kids—well, that's something really special. Brent's shari...

21:06Sep 11, 2026