Ep. 904: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXV

"FDR was the 32nd president serving from 1933 to 1945. He caught polio in 1921 at the age of 39, which paralyzed his legs and put him in a wheelchair. In his third year as president, he mandated the construction of an in-mountain elevator system and pedestrian tunnel at Whiteface Mountain." That final trivia answer of the episode — about a president building an accessible summit tunnel in the Adirondacks — was the cap on a 10-round quiz show where the throughline was less about any single topic and more about the odd, specific, and practical knowledge that accumulates when you spend your life outdoors. The episode was MeatEater Trivia CCXXV, a game show where conservation always wins, hosted by Spencer Neuharth, with contestants Brody, Cory, Nate, Omar, Sarah, and John. The prize: $500 (later doubled to $1,000) donated to the conservation organization of the winner's choosing.

The mailbag question: staying warm on a cold hunt

The episode opened not with trivia but with a listener question from Eric in York, Pennsylvania, who described a familiar winter-hunting conundrum: walking one to two miles in to a stand, then sitting for long, cold hours without overheating on the hike in. The panel offered a cascade of practical advice that revealed how much of hunting wisdom is about managing moisture and expectation.