Best Eighty Five Audio Podcasts (2024)

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156: Bear Hunt Recap 1:13:01

2h ago1:13:01

1:13:01

On this episode Mike, Kelly and Garrett do a bear hunting recap to get even more pumped up for the spring season. We're very proud to have The Wild Sheep Foundation as our title sponsor! To become a member, to renew your membership, and to join theBy Eighty Five Audio

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155: Gray Thornton 53:56

8d ago53:56

53:56

In this episode, Mike and Gray discuss Sheep 2024, how inclusion of non-hunters can influence AI, fishing at Pyramid Lake and a chilly March Stone’s Sheep capture in Northern BC. We're very proud to welcome back The Wild Sheep Foundation as our title sponsor! To become a member, to renew your membership, and to join the…

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episode ninety-six: Why is there a bar on the bridge? 25:24

19d ago25:24

25:24

I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. Have you ever met a Kestochalian? Actually, you might have. They're sort of lovely, except when you want to thump them on the snoot. Which, to be fair, is true of a lot of living things. Also my computer. Which, if it had a snoot, would have been thoroughly thumped on today. ANYWAY, we made something for you, and if y…

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154: Adam Janke 1:24:28

22d ago1:24:28

1:24:28

Beyond the Kill host Adam Janke joins Mike for a swapcast to chat about black bears, rattlesnakes, dogs and spring training. We're very proud to welcome back The Wild Sheep Foundation as our title sponsor! To become a member, to renew your membership, and to join theBy Eighty Five Audio

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153: Spring Is Here 47:13

1M ago47:13

47:13

On this episode, Mike and Kelly chat spring hunting plans and explain why gas station Subway restaurants are a bad idea. We're very proud to welcome back The Wild Sheep Foundation as our title sponsor! To become a member, to renew your membership, and to join theBy Eighty Five Audio

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Check out The Sprouting! 1:47:59

1M ago1:47:59

1:47:59

Olivia frequently just gets bored watching the crew of the Oz 9 tangle themselves up in disasters of their own making, and lately she's been downloading podcasts to listen to. She recently stumbled across The Sprouting, a show about battling plants (wait for it) .... cleverly. And she liked it. Like ... a lot. She doesn't like ANYTHING, so we're al…

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episode ninety-five: Spill or be spilled 23:43

1M ago23:43

23:43

Well, cue the sultry saxophone and the wire-brushed cymbals, we're back for part II of our "noir" wormhole. We had high hopes for this one (as in, high hopes everyone would get shot and this nightmare would finally be at an end), but we're only down a tour guide, and even he just seems to have wandered off. Goldipants Detective Agency is hot on the…

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152: Renée Thornton 1:00:14

2M ago1:00:14

1:00:14

On this episode, Mike and Garrett chat with Renée Thornton at the Salute to Conservation and Mountain Hunting Expo in Penticton. Renée is the Chair for Women Hunt® and she shares an inspiring story about how show got into hunting and eventually started the Women Hunt® program. Women Hunt®’s purpose is to Engage, Educate, Empower and Inspire women. …

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episode ninety-four: Expensive perfume and cheap shots 24:47

2M ago24:47

24:47

It's a quiet night on the mean streets of ... uhhhhh ... doesn't matter. And it's not that quiet, either. Lemme start this again. It's a Tuesday night, and the Oz 9 has slipped into yet another wormhole. But it's OK. This one comes with hats. You've been listening to: Lee Shackleford as Pluto Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield Bonnie Brantley as Donna …

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151: Salute to Conservation 1:10:42

2M ago1:10:42

1:10:42

On this episode, Mike, Kelly and Garrett catch up the night before the Salute to Conservation and Mountain Hunting Expo in Penticton BC. Would you like to suggest a topic or ask a question? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us on Instagram @rookie_hunter_podcast or send an email to info@therookiehunter.com We're very proud to welcome back Th…

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150: Chris Barker 56:31

2M ago56:31

56:31

On this episode, Mike catches up with good friend and Wild Sheep Society of BC Vice President, Chris Barker. They cover some positive news from the sheep world, chat about life on the island and the Salute to Conservation in Penticton. Would you like to suggest a topic or ask a question? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us on Instagram @roo…

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episode ninety-three: A Midsummer Morning After 26:53

2M ago26:53

26:53

It's part 2 of this, and then I swear, we're finished and you can go back to just suspecting how pretentious we are rather than having the receipts. We know Feb 14 can be a bit rough for some, so we wanted to give you the subtle sounds of barfing fairies to help you get through the day. Just know, we love your goofy, kooky self ALL days of the year…

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149: Prepping The Horses For The Alpine 1:07:11

3M ago1:07:11

1:07:11

In this episode, Mike and Garrett chat about bringing the horses into the alpine for the very first time. Are they ready, what has gone into training this far, what still needs to be done and what can we expect from our first backcountry horse adventure? Garrett tackles all these questions and more as they prepare for thier 2024 season. Would you l…

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episode ninety-two: A Midsummer Night's ... whatever the hell this is 26:36

3M ago26:36

26:36

As Narrator 2 says in this episode, "English majors must perforce English maj," so here's the episode you've all been dreading: the Fakespeare. Come on, stop whining, you knew it was coming. If you're not familiar with A Midsummer Night's Dream, well, there are lots of really excellent versions out there. We prefer you NOT listen to those, however,…

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148: Fallow Deer Eradication 29:42

3M ago29:42

29:42

On this episode, Mike tackles the Sidney Island Fallow Deer Eradication Project that's being conducted by Parks Canada in British Columbia. The first phase of the project was completed back in December and locals are divided on how the project is being handled and the province is having a hard time swallowing the nearly 6 million dollar price tag. …

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episode ninety-one: Measuring tape awareness day 29:46

3M ago29:46

29:46

This episode... it fought back, I tell you what. But we finally wrangled it into some sort of shape. I'mma go with "parallelogram," because it looks like it's about to fall over, but it's a shape, anyway. We meant to get this out when we were still in the throes of the holiday season, but hey, it's Winnie the Pooh Day, and I reckon that's worth cel…

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147: Cougar Backstrap 1:15:00

3M ago1:15:00

1:15:00

Can you eat cougar meat? Yes you can, and it's delicious! However, some people would lead you to believe that this species is hunted as a “trophy” to be hung on the wall and only killed for sport by the elite. On this episode, we’re breaking down a Facebook post from an influential wildlife photographer that is using his platform to villainize the …

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146: The Great Bear Rainforest 26:46

4M ago26:46

26:46

On this episode Mike goes solo and tackles some listener submitted topics and questions including Raincoast Conservation Foundations purchase of hunting tenures which cover over 18,000 square kilometres of the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. Would you like to suggest a topic or ask a question? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us …

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episode ninety: Science makes me affectionate 27:54

4M ago27:54

27:54

It's episode 90! And that's the best thing we can say about it. There's a lot of sampling of condiments. Word of warning: don't get between (former) Cpt. Jessie and the cheese sauce, or lives may be lost. Also, we found a crate of "blight piston bottles." Anyone know what those are good for? You've been listening to: Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield …

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145: A Green Christmas 1:16:13

4M ago1:16:13

1:16:13

Happy New Year! Just before the holidays, we got together to chat over a few drinks. Dogs, cats, vinyl, and plans for the new year were all discussed in this episode. We're very proud to welcome back The Wild Sheep Foundation as our title sponsor! Sheep Show is coming up January 18th - 20th in Reno Nevada. To register, to join the…

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144: Sheep Fever - Gray Thornton & Keith Balfourd 1:02:32

4M ago1:02:32

1:02:32

Today Mike welcomes Wild Sheep Foundation President and CEO, Gray Thornton and Director of Marketing & Communications, Keith Balfourd to talk about all things sheep. We cover some highlights of Sheep Show 2024, Sheep Fever Podcast, WSF’s new Films and Video Standards Policy, an amazing opportunity for Women in North America with WSF’s Women Hunt Pr…

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episode eighty-nine: Adorable and very merchandisable 23:33

4M ago23:33

23:33

It's nearly Christmas as I type this, and I'm bah humbugging like your least favorite neighbor, but throwing out an episode of Oz 9 always makes me happy. I like making the world just a little bit goofier and more confusing. We have some additions to our ship today, and they are stupid cute in the manner of those "got my kid a puppy" videos that ar…

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143: From Haiti to Whitehorse With Filter Studios 1:13:27

5M ago1:13:27

1:13:27

After many years of teasing the story, Mike, Jesse and Tash are finally on the mics to discuss their adventure filming in the Yukon. Jesse and Tash also share some great stories about how a trip to Haiti change their world view and inspired them to become hunters. We also cover their film “Transmission” which you can stream for free from YouTube by…

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142: Kyle Stelter 57:12

5M ago57:12

57:12

Mike welcomes Kyle Stelter to the podcast to chat about his introduction to hunting, and his path to becoming the CEO of the Wild Sheep Society of BC. To become a member of WSSBC, click HERE! And get your tickets now for the Salute to Conservation and Mountain Hunting Expo in Penticton BC February 22-24. If you'd like to check out Transmission, the…

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141: Reunited 1:18:04

5M ago1:18:04

1:18:04

After a long hiautus, we're offially back and took this opportunity to catch up on life, and relive some old memories. Want to be on the show? We'd love to hear your voice! Send your questions or share your thoughts in audio form and we'll play it on the show. Record a voice memo on your phone and send it to info@therookiehunter.com We're very exci…

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Bonus: Take the planet 23:57

5M ago23:57

23:57

It's Thanksgiving, Oz 9 style, which means the only thing anyone has to be grateful for is surviving it. If you've ever wondered about the origin of stuffing, well, we have a theory for you. Also, were you aware you speak fluent Klep? It's true. And you didn't even have to practice. Take THAT, Duolingo. You've been listening to: Bonnie Brantley as …

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episode eighty-eight: A hairball in your haggis 21:53

5M ago21:53

21:53

We turned five years old yesterday. The podcast, I mean — Oz 9 just turned 5. How we've lasted that long, we have no idea, but we suspect it has something to do with the fact that everyone is slightly fried from the pandemic and not giving real life 100% of their attention just now. And that's cool. Real life can be a bit of a turd on a hot plate n…

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episode eighty-seven: Why does the mustard matter? 25:16

6M ago25:16

25:16

Remember those days, hanging out at the mall, thinking Spencer's Gifts was the height of counter-culture because they had festive roach clips? Yeah, me neither. I spent all my time at Waldenbooks. Anyway, get ready for a trip backwards in time to the mall. I can almost smell the Orange Julius and Cinnabon (which reminded me that I made coffee that …

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140: Full Circle 1:28:56

6M ago1:28:56

1:28:56

Mike and Kelly return to the mics after a very long hiatus to discuss a recent moose hunt that involved Kelly's dad and father-in-law.

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episode eighty-six: Spike the gargling cow 27:34

7M ago27:34

27:34

Continuing in our endeavor to educate the public, much of the cowboy vernacular here is authentic. Well, some of it. "Brown gargle," for example, is totally legit. Should it come up on Jeopardy at some point, we expect compensation. The crew continue to explore the Oz 9, sometimes voluntarily. We know these stupid sandwich machines are trying to te…

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Bonus: Oz 9 Meet the Characters 51:13

8M ago51:13

51:13

Honestly, there's just nothing good to be gained from listening to this. It's a bunch of people old enough to know better being very silly while affecting various accents (with varying degrees of success). Good ahead and listen if you want to, but please wear headphones and do something redemptive with your hands, like making food for unhoused peop…

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Bonus: Meet Jonathan Pezza of Curious Matter Anthology! 1:01:23

8M ago1:01:23

1:01:23

I know, I know, I skip a lot of bonus episodes too, but srsly, give this one a listen. Not only is Jonathan smarter than the entire crew of the Oz 9 concurrently and consecutively (yes, low bar, but still), he's also got really fun things to tell us about. Hear the interview, then for goodness' sake, stick around and hear his full-cast, immersive a…

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episode eighty-five: Dirty, greasy oligarchs 25:51

9M ago25:51

25:51

Exploring the Oz 9 isn't like exploring brave new worlds in the manner of highly questionable colonialists of eras past. Except for the alligators. And the swampy bits. Also not knowing what's safe to eat (hint: not bloody much). And the near-fatal encounters on a daily basis. OK, so it's actually quite a bit like exploring brave new worlds, except…

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episode eighty-four: Would it help if I spoke stupid? 27:49

10M ago27:49

27:49

Exploration of the Oz 9 continues, and it's not going well. Though we did find some goldfish. And some bumper cars. Traveling via vending machine is just unpredictable and not nearly as filling as you might imagine, but the crew are blundering around the ship from room to room and sandwich to sandwich, flirting with cowboys and this sentence is a b…

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episode eighty-three: In short, she is baked 23:24

11M ago23:24

23:24

I went back and read the opening paragraph that was here originally, and even I don't understand it, so I must have been really tired or possibly in a hostage situation when I wrote it. Anyway, it's gone, and though this means the subtitle now makes zero sense, it's still an improvement. In this episode, Olivia's I-drops (iDrops?) have gotten mixed…

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Bonus: Livestream for the Cure and Oz 9 3:29

12M ago3:29

3:29

The Livestream for the Cure starts on May 17 and probably ends abruptly with much screaming on SATURDAY (not Sunday, ooops) May 20th at 8 pm when the Oz 9 crew takes over. We hope you'll join us. Learn more here: LivestreamForTheCure.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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episode eighty-two: Keep your knickers out of the biscuit tin 30:01

12M ago30:01

30:01

Our crew land on a strange planet ... and find someone truly strange. BUT: here's your chance to hear a chunk of Dr. Theo's novel as our turnip greens attempt to evade what Joe refers to as "the stupidest way to die we've come up with yet." You've been listening to: Chrisi Talyn Saje as Julie Shannon Perry as Madeline Sarah Golding as Mrs Sheffield…

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episode eighty-one: Hangover remedies and really good sunscreen 23:30

1y ago23:30

23:30

Yes, I KNOW we said January, but hey, it's January somewhere, right? The Oz 9 crew are finally (?) done with their plant-based emergency and have broken free of the Milky Way Galaxy. They're currently lurking in a galaxy that (if you're looking at it sideways and are 8 years old) has a vaguely rude shape. That should keep them entertained for a whi…

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Bonus: That slice of Joe Pye-Weed pie 14:59

1y ago14:59

14:59

I tell ya, you turn your back for, like, three months, and someone just shoulders their way in there and takes over your ship, your characters... sheeesh. ANYWAY, if you're familiar with podcasts A Ninth World Journal or Deconstructive Criticism, you've already enjoyed the work of our own Dr. Theo Bromae, better known as David S. Dear. In this bonu…

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Bonus Discussing Oz 9: Hiatus Episode 27:10

1y ago27:10

27:10

Welcome to the Audiotorium. It's Discussing Oz 9, with Narrator and Narrator 2, Pluto, and other assorted folks. If you're not familiar with the Discussing Network and their stable of shows, Discussing Who, Discussing Trek, and Discussing Comics, you really could be listening to that instead of this. (http://www.discussingnetwork.com/) But in the s…

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Bonus: Enough with the toad orgy, Two 12:41

1y ago12:41

12:41

If you struggled through the classically complex and layered story of the last four seasons, you're not alone. It was, as Mrs Sheffield has it, "more twisty-turny than my graduate teaching assistant's insides after my AP Honours' Intestinal Inversion lecture and practicuum." So Dr. Charles Tucket, who you may remember from another hiatus episode, T…

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episode eighty: Oh my giddy aunt 1:00:21

1+ y ago1:00:21

1:00:21

I'M LATE TO THE LISTEN ALONG, SO THIS IS WHAT YOU GET. Our theme and other music is composed and performed by John Faley. Our artwork is by Lucas Elliott (who also did our COMIC BOOK and our cool pin set!! https://oz9podcast.etsy.com). Sarah Golding is our dialogue editor. Oliver Morris is our sound desiger. Oz 9 is written by Shannon Perry. Oz 9 i…

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episode seventy-nine: Sand where no man is making pearls 25:20

1+ y ago25:20

25:20

It's possible someone dies in this episode. I mean, it's possible someone dies in EVERY episode — it's really pretty astonishing when no one does — so you should probably pay attention today so you understand the chatter around the old fishbowl at work tomorrow. Today's bonus information: a really tightly woven Italian suit can protect against some…

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episode seventy-eight: Is anyone else seeing wings? 30:21

1+ y ago30:21

30:21

Is anyone else hearing a weird ... flapping sound? And feeling a tiny bit of a breeze? But like, a weirdly hostile breeze that's just coiled up and waiting to turn into a tornado, given even a hint of a reason? Just me? Huh. Well, it's episode 78, and if you haven't learned your lesson by now, I can't help you. Also, there will be (WAS says voice f…

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episode seventy-seven: Mind the disco ball 31:03

1+ y ago31:03

31:03

Content warning: There are some big emotions in this one, so please take care of you. We're getting closer to the end of Season 4, and ... well, that's it, really. We're getting closer. Break out the confetti because you get a break from us! Well, probably. We're kind of like barnacles — we have to be scraped off and then we still leave a sticky re…

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episode seventy-six: Covered in goat dung and yodelers 23:50

1+ y ago23:50

23:50

It's entirely possible this story has spun a wee bit out of control. But then, isn't that a lot like...life? I mean, take your basic ergonomic keyboard. Don't you want to bash its tiny electronic brains out on a rock, only it was expensive and nominally doing something useful for your hands or wrists or something? While that might be an overreactio…

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episode seventy-five: Mad stories of trampled relatives 25:18

1+ y ago25:18

25:18

Note: This is the final episode narrated by Richard Nadolny. His fabulous daughter Chris Nadolny Gourley takes over the mic in 76. Other note: despite what the credits say, this episode was edited by Sarah Golding and sound designed by Oliver Morris. (Both geniuses; give them lots of gigs and money.) Note 3: The subtitle is just in case he's googli…

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episode seventy-four: You know where the porn stash is 23:24

2y ago23:24

23:24

Note: This episode is narrated by Richard Nadolny, so guard your heart. It's episode 74, and you know what that means.... DO you know what it means? Could you write it on a note and slip it to us during study hall, because we've got nothing. Things are just Nutty McNutface with this crew, and everyone's in the dark, literally and figuratively. Who …

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episode seventy-three: Is that a Giant Turnip? 25:11

2y ago25:11

25:11

Warning: this is narrated by Richard, so take care of you. He didn't mean to make you sad. Brugmansia, it turns out, isn't a type of Italian leather shoe. Nor is it the third movement of something by Beethoven. And it is definitely NOT edible. But it can be stuck in one's mouth and swallowed, so of course, the bumfluff crew of Oz 9 did. BTW, St. Le…

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episode seventy-two: Cahooty 29:29

2y ago29:29

29:29

Content warning: Richard narrates this episode, so take care of you. This episode is dedicated in his memory. Please consider contributing to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. https://afsp.org/ Massive cahooty thanks to Oliver Morris of Kane and Feels: Daytrippers without whom this episode might never have gotten edited and out. And d…

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