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Episodes · 12 months
61
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Jan 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 3 of 3,584, 9 of 3,862, 11 of 4,115, 7 of 4,226, 9 of 4,731, 3 of 4,438, 3 of 4,230, 4 of 4,319, 0 of 4,515, 3 of 4,419, 6 of 4,624, 3 of 4,594.
All time
115
+19 via 12 narrower
On record
78
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
4d ago
Nov 9, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 1.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 3Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp23 people
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- Balance management and usage10 people · 44%
- Value centralized management agencies7 people · 30%
- Prioritize direct grassroots action6 people · 26%
Balance management and usage
Wildlife and ecosystems are best sustained through scientific management, active intervention, and sustainable human utilization.
10 people · 9 episodes
Shark fishing should be managed through science-based quotas rather than being entirely banned, provided the ecosystem can sustain the removal.
“I have no problem with you doing it you know like go for it because the population and the ecosystem can sustain the removal of 500 sharks a year”
Danny Jones Podcast · Nov 2023 · 2 episodes · 1.1M views on this topicJP
Janis Putelis recommends using uneven silviculture to create a mosaic of varied habitats rather than relying solely on thin strips of edge habitat.
“And so, he really challenges, I think, people to look at it to like, hey, take edge habitat, but make edge habitat just be everywhere. Make that be your main habitat instead of just having it along the edges.”
MeatEater Podcast Network · Feb 2026 · 23 episodes · 636K views on this topicJS
The IGFA supports sustainable fishing practices and actively advocates for the conservation of various fish species through scientific research and legislative efforts.
“IGFA is not an anti-commercial organization. We understand that people need to be able to get fish to consume. We just want sustainable practices out there.”
MeatEater Podcast Network · Jun 2026 · 1 episode · 32K views on this topicValue centralized management agencies
Effective conservation necessitates state or federal government oversight, public ownership, and robust professional management.
7 people · 7 episodes
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The preponderance of evidence suggests that America's public lands are best maintained in public ownership to address ecosystem needs and protect them from oligarchy.
“I believe the preponderance of the evidence still maintains that you hold on to 640 million acres of American public land.”
MeatEater Podcast Network · Nov 2026 · 2 episodes · 55K views on this topicBF
The successful restoration of Arkansas wildlife populations in the modern era is directly attributable to the propagation efforts of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission beginning after 1925.
“if it wasn't for the early efforts of the early game and fish, there would there would be no game to hunt. I mean, that's a bottom line. Yeah. They did it. Yeah. They brought back turkeys in the 70s. They brought back black bear.”
MeatEater Podcast Network · Apr 2025 · 1 episode · 9K views on this topicRP
Workforce cuts at the Forest Service create significant obstacles for organizations trying to maintain public lands.
“so that's going to create significant barriers for the public and for us to be able to um achieve the level of work that we hope to do”
MeatEater Podcast Network · Mar 2025 · 1 episode · 7K views on this topicPrioritize direct grassroots action
Effective conservation relies on direct individual, local, or small-scale action rather than centralized bureaucratic systems.
6 people · 5 episodes
Small, consistent donations from many individuals effectively fund grassroots conservation efforts that provide on-the-ground protection for the Amazon.
“What I always tell people is like for the price of a Starbucks coffee once a month for five or six dollars, a lot of those little raindrops make a flood. And so we bring in enough money to employ loggers and gold miners as conservation rangers.”
The Rich Roll Podcast · Jun 2026 · 7 episodes · 10.4M views on this topicMK
Landowners, specifically hunters, can effectively create wildlife refuges on their private properties by implementing native habitat restoration practices.
“What if we made DIY wildlife refuges by applying your ideas to this larger scale?”
MeatEater Podcast Network · May 2025 · 16 episodes · 70K views on this topicAF
Successful conservation work on private land in the United States depends on the voluntary decision of individual landowners to invest in it.
“If we see good conservation work done on private land in the United States, the reason that got done is because the private land owner decided to do it. Um it's almost never because a regulation forced them to.”
MeatEater Podcast Network · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 2K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
In the transcripts
Episodes discussing this topicIncludes episodes tagged with a narrower subject. Each is marked with the subject it came in through.
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Over time
Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record May 2020