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5 min read“I bought and sold a boat before putting it in the water,” one contestant admits, kicking off a surprisingly philosophical debate about boat ownership on this episode of MeatEater Trivia. The question—submitted by listener Brady Bachler—asks whether the old saying is true: that the best day of boat ownership is the day you buy it, and the second best is the day you sell it. The panel is split. Some argue boats are the best thing you’ll ever do, opening up access to the water and experiences you simply cannot have without one. Others counter that it depends entirely on whether you’re “freaking lazy and let it go to shit.” One contestant confesses he currently owns a boat and wants two or three more. Another reveals he bought a boat on Craigslist and sold it before ever putting it in the water, realizing he just likes negotiating with strangers. The verdict for Brady: get the boat. But the exchange sets the tone for an episode that moves fast, covers real ground, and rewards the kind of practical, lived-in knowledge that comes from time spent outdoors.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:07) **Trivia Intro & Mailbag: Boat Ownership** - Spencer Newheart welcomes the panel and reads a mailbag question from Brady Bachler about the joys and headaches of buying a first boat.
- 2 (06:54) **Q1: Fishing (Cool Water Fish)** - The first multiple-choice question asks which species is classified as a cool water fish by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
- 3 (08:40) **Q2: Hunting (Taxidermy Chemical)** - A listener question asks for the five-letter name of sodium borate, a chemical used by taxidermists to absorb grease and deter insects.
- 4 (10:24) **Q3: Woodsmanship (Osage Orange)** - The panel must identify a tree named after an Oklahoma tribe that produces a large fruit called a horse apple or monkey ball.
- 5 (14:28) **Q4: Conservation (Fiji)** - The panel must name an island nation, whose name appears on a gas station cooler, that is home to endangered crested iguanas and monkey-faced fruit bats.
- 6 (18:55) **Q5: Cooking (Skirt Steak Muscle)** - The listener question of the week asks for the nine-letter muscle from which an outside skirt steak comes.
- 7 (22:44) **Halftime Scoreboard** - Phil the Engineer provides a scoreboard update, with Brody in the lead and everyone on the board.
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