Hunt Gather Talk with Hank Shaw: Recent Episodes

Hank Shaw

Wild foods expert and cookbook author Hank Shaw’s audio adventures in foraging, fishing, hunting and cooking. You’ll hears stories from the field, tips and tricks for working with wild foods, interviews with experts in fishing, foraging, cooking and hunting, as well as occasional “RadioLab” style audio stories.

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I talk with Claudia Lucero of Urban Cheesecraft in Portland on how to make basic cheeses with little or no special equipment. It's a total geek out session!

Hunt Gather Talk: Basic Cheesemaking is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Podcast art for mushroom preservation episode.

In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, forager and chef Alan Bergo joins me to geek out on all the ways to preserve wild mushrooms.

Hunt Gather Talk: Mushroom Preservation is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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This episode about fermentation is with one of the legends of the practice, Sandor Katz. We dive deep into the word of ferments in this talk.

Hunt Gather Talk: Sandor Katz! is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Podcast art for pressure canning episode.A podcast explaining all about pressure canning, with expert Cathy Barrow. We discuss myths, dispel fears and talk about our favorite projects.

Hunt Gather Talk: Pressure Canning is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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podcast art for Italian preservation episode.From marinated mushrooms and peppers to pasta, pickles and sweets, the Italians are masters of preservation. I talk with cookbook author Rosetta Costantino about Southern Italian methods of preserving food; Rosetta is from Calabria and leads culinary tours there. If you want to learn how to do things the Calabrian way, this episode is for

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Hunt Gather Talk: Preserving the Italian Way is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Podcast art for small batch canning episode.We all have memories — or notions — of canning being this gigantic task, in sweaty summer kitchens, lasting hours and producing whole cupboards full of jams or pickles or somesuch. Well, while that certainly does happen, you can put food by in small batches, even as small as one pint!  Canning expert Marisa McLellan

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Hunt Gather Talk: Small Batch Canning is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Podcast art for freeze drying episode with Shannon Waters.If you've ever wondered about freeze drying, this episode's for you. Spoiler alert: Freeze drying is more than just astronaut ice cream.

Hunt Gather Talk: Freeze Drying is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Podcast art for salted fish episode.This episode is a conversation about salting fish, especially salt cod, with Newfoundlander Lori McCarthy of Food Culture Place.

Hunt Gather Talk: Salt Fish is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Hunt Gather Talk podcast art, dry aging episode.In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, Australian BBQ expert and meat scientist Jess Pryles and I talk all about dry aging meat.

Hunt Gather Talk: Dry Aging is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Everything you wanted to know (or not!) about parasites in fish and seafood. John Burrows of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and I break it all down in this episode.

Hunt Gather Talk: Parasites is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Catfish are an iconic American fish, loved by many, hated by some. I talk with my friend Jonathan Wilkins of Black Duck Revival about catfish, and we range from how to catch them to cooking to the cultural baggage catfish can sometimes bring with them to the dinner table. 

Hunt Gather Talk: Catfish is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, Andrew Zimmern of the TV show "Bizarre Foods" and I talk about the wide variety of textures and flavors in fish and seafood -- and why they're so tough to describe.

Hunt Gather Talk: Andrew Zimmern Talks Fish is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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In this episode, I talk with Survivorman Les Stroud all about fishing in a survival situation, as well as about why some survival shows are not all they appear to be...

Hunt Gather Talk: Survival Fishing with Les Stroud is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Interested in fishing and gathering at the seashore? This episode will "wet" your appetite. I talk with the Sea Forager, Kirk Lombard, all about the often unsung fruits of the seashore.

Hunt Gather Talk: Sea Foraging is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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In this episode of Hunt Gather Talk, we cover everything you want to know about catch and release, especially in freshwater fishing. We bust myths and give you tips on how to release fish safely.

Hunt Gather Talk: Catch and Release is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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In this episode, I talk with spearfisherman Valentine Thomas all about the pursuit. Lots of stories, what it's like to hunt underwater, and how to get started in the sport.

Hunt Gather Talk: All About Spearfishing is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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We explore both the romance and the realities of commercial fishing. Tyson Fick and I crewed together on a gillnet boat in Alaska, fishing for salmon. We talk about the tough realities of making a living on the water, as well as why we love it so much.

Hunt Gather Talk: Commercial Fishing is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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In this episode of the Hunt Gather Talk podcast, I talk with Culum Brown, a leading authority on fish intelligence, about what we know about how smart sea creatures are. Spoiler: They're a lot smarter than we thought.

Hunt Gather Talk: Fish Intelligence is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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In this Hunt Gather Talk podcast episode, we cover the often hilarious-yet-grueling life as a deckhand, as well as how you can be a better fishing charter client.

Hunt Gather Talk: Deckhand Stories is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about snappers, reds, beeliners, you name it, with marine biologist Crystal Hightower. Super fun and informative episode!

Hunt Gather Talk: Snapper Heads is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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I am not a fly angler, and I've never been terribly interested in it. So I called up fly fishing expert April Vokey of Anchored Outdoors to see if she could change my mind. You'll want to hear this one...

Hunt Gather Talk: Fly Curious is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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I talk with Andrew Tsui of the Ike Jime Federation about this revolutionary way to kill fish cleanly, which is more humane and results in far superior fish for the table.

Hunt Gather Talk: Ike Jime is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.

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This interview with Australian chef Josh Niland, the wunderkind of fish cookery, will change the way you think about fish cookery.

Hunt Gather Talk: Fish Wizard is the latest post on Hunter Angler Gardener Cook.