Ep. 469: Crime, Cutlery, and Just Say H2nO

About this episode

Cal discusses duck hunting incidents, the historical use of knives by ancient humans, and the ongoing research involving drugs and fish.

On this week's episode, Cal covers some duck hunters who killed over 200 birds in one morning, why we now think ancient humans used knives before we previously thought, and why scientists just can’t stop giving drugs to fish. Connect with  Cal and  MeatEater To learn more and get involved with any Cal to Action,  click here . Cal on Instagram  and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , Youtube , and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Cal's Week in Review Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Cal

Topics covered

• duck hunting
• ancient humans
• knife usage
• scientific research
• fish drugs

Keywords

• duck hunting
• ancient humans
• knives
• scientific research
• fish drugs

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Organizations: MeatEater

Books & works: Cal's Week in Review Merch

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