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Bear Grease

Ep. 94: The Big Bear of Arkansas

Bear Grease

MeatEater

Wilderness, Sports

4.87.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

On this episode Clay Newcomb is going to take you on a journey to explore an uncanny bear hunting story written in 1841 called “The Big Bear of Arkansas.” Its influence almost single-handedly branded Arkansas as the “Bear State” and paved a path for some of America’s greatest Southern authors. Clay Newcomb and the crew will talk about the remarkable and pretty-durn-new-to-planet-earth power of media to influence our imaginations about people we’ll never meet, places we’ll never go, and how it can influence who we think we are. We'll hear from three of the greatest guests known West of the mighty Mississippi - renowned Ozark historian & author, Dr. Brooks Blevins, University of Arkansas Folklorist, Dr. Bob Cochran, and like a hickory nut between two acorns, MeatEater’s own Steven Rinella. This is one of Clay’s favorite stories our all time. If you’re a Bear Greaser at heart, I really doubt you’re going to want to miss this one… Sent from my iPhone

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Yes, I have it.

0:07.4

I'll give you an idea of a hunt in which the greatest bar was killed that ever lived.

0:13.2

None accepted.

0:15.4

On this episode, we're going to explore an uncanny bear hunting story written in 1841 by

0:22.3

a man from New York.

0:23.8

I'd be surprised if you've ever heard it, but its influence almost single-handedly

0:29.1

branded estate and plowed a furrow from which some of America's greatest southern authors

0:34.7

set root and arose.

0:37.1

Its impact was more than significant.

0:39.6

We'll talk about the remarkable and pretty darn new to planet Earth Power of Media to influence

0:45.8

our imaginations about people will never meet, places will never go, and how it can influence

0:51.8

who we think we are.

0:53.7

For better or worse, it seems we're putty in the hands of the creative storytellers

0:58.2

of our time.

0:59.2

I've got a three pack of some of the greatest guest known west of the mighty Mississippi.

1:05.1

Renowned Ozark historian and author Dr. Brooks Blevens.

1:09.9

University of Arkansas, full-chlorist Dr. Bob Cochran, and like a hickory nut between

1:14.7

two acres, meaty-der-zone, Stephen Ronella.

1:18.1

We're about to dive in deep into a story called The Big Bear of Arkansas.

1:24.6

One of my personal favorite stories of all time, and if you're a bear greaser at heart,

1:30.8

I really doubt you're going to want to miss this one.

1:34.1

I'm very slow now to say, you know, just sort of with tremendous confidence.

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