The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 564: De-extinction: Can We Make a Mammoth, and Why Should We?

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork">Steven Rinella</a> talks with <a href="https://colossal.com/team/matt-james/">Matt James</a> of <a href="https://colossal.com">Colossal Biosciences</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork">Janis Putelis</a>, <a href="https://www.themeateater.com/listen/cals-week-in-review">Ryan Callaghan</a>,  <a href="https://www.themeateater.com/people/brody-henderson">Brody Henderson</a>, and <a href="https://www.themeateater.com/people/randall-williams">Randall Williams</a>.  Topics discussed: Explaining de-extinction; bringing back the <a href="https://colossal.com/mammoth/">woolly mammoth</a>, <a href="https://colossal.com/dodo/">dodo bird</a>, and <a href="https://colossal.com/thylacine/">Tasmanian tiger</a>; bringing back Mingus, or Mingus 2.0; <a href="https://youtu.be/OZLg1Sz9-z4?si=k28n1T3f_P6z8iD-">watch our Bull Boat race video between Steve and Cal</a>; gene editing with CRISPR; how do you manage habitat for an animal that hasn’t been around for 400 years?; nature-based solutions for restoring ecosystems; developing technologies to create artificial wombs; eradication; and more.  Connect with <a href="https://www.themeateater.com/authors/steven-rinella">Steve,</a> <a href="https://www.themeateater.com/">MeatEater,</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork">The MeatEater Podcast Network</a> Steve on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stevenrinella">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/stevenrinella?lang=en">Twitter</a> MeatEater on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meateater">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StevenRinellaMeatEater/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MeatEaterTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MeatEaterPodcastNetwork">Youtube</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Building on the belief that a deeper understanding of the natural world enriches all of our lives, host Steven Rinella brings an in-depth and relevant look at all outdoor topics including hunting, fishing, nature, conservation, and wild foods. Filled with humor, irreverence, and things that will surprise the hell out of you, each episode welcomes a diverse group of guests who add their own expertise to the vast world of the outdoors. Part of The MeatEater Podcast Network.