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American Buffalo
Steven Rinella ISBN 9780385526852
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Steven Rinella ISBN 9780385526852
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This book by Steven Rinella has come up 4 times across 2 different shows: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. 3 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Joe Rogan, Tim Ferriss. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2020-10-09 and the most recent from 2026-04-24. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
A hunt for the American buffalo--an adventurous, fascinating examination of an animal that has haunted the American imagination.In 2005, Steven Rinella won a lottery permit to hunt for a wild buffalo, or American bison, in the Alaskan wilderness. Despite the odds--there's only a 2 percent chance of drawing the permit, and fewer than 20 percent of those hunters are successful--Rinella managed to kill a buffalo on a snow-covered mountainside and then raft the meat back to civilization while being trailed by grizzly bears and suffering from hypothermia.
“Yeah, I think his uh book's called American Buffalo. But, it's really good.”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Ryan Bingham: Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer-songwriter (wrote 'The Weary Kind' for Crazy Heart) and actor who plays Walker on Yellowstone. A former professional bull rider who grew up ranching in New Mexico and West Texas. Yellowstone actor and singer Ryan Bingham tells Joe Rogan how riding bulls from age 10 set him up for a storybook life in music and acting.
“that Buffalo book he wrote's unbelievable it's very good yeah it's so good yeah he got the rights to that”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Luke Combs: Country music superstar and singer-songwriter from Asheville, NC who rose to fame off the Vine app; multiple-time CMA Entertainer of the Year with 15 number-one songs. Country star Luke Combs talks fame, hunting with Steven Rinella, his battle with pure-O OCD, weight struggles, and UFC obsession with Joe Rogan.
“skillful writer I mean American buffalo many other books excellent writer that's earned”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Morgan Fallon: Nine-time Emmy-nominated executive producer, director, and cinematographer who spent roughly a decade shooting, directing, and producing for Anthony Bourdain (Parts Unknown, Mind of a Chef); now director/EP on United States of America with W. Kamau Bell. Anthony Bourdain's longtime director-cinematographer Morgan Fallon on 10 years of Parts Unknown, high standards, hunting with Steve Rinella, and grief.
“I'm looking at one of your many books, and this one is American Buffalo, In Search of a Lost Icon, 1,213 reviews, average five stars.”— Tim Ferriss
The guest here is Steven Rinella: Host of the Netflix series and podcast MeatEater and author of seven books on hunting, fishing, wildlife conservation, and wild foods. A self-described hunter-conservationist who began trapping for income in rural Michigan at age 10. Hunter-conservationist Steven Rinella explains how hunting funds wildlife and why reconnecting with nature starts in your own backyard.
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