Bear Grease
Bear Grease
Home to the Bear Grease podcast and Bear Grease Render show with Clay Newcomb, and This Country Life with Brent Reaves. Clay Newcomb delivers compelling storytelling through documentary-style episodes exploring the culture, traditions, and history of rural America. He’ll dive in deep with hunters, biologists, anthropologists, and hillbillies to learn about human nature and our ancient connection …Social links:
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Ep. 272: Render - Shoes vs. Boots, Moose Paddle, and Bear's Deer Camp
On this Bear Grease Render, Newcombs have the majority -- Clay, Misty, Gary, and Bear, as Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker and special guest and friend Ben Lagrone round out the panel. Render Trivia turns into an in-depth conversation about the captivity and death of Osceola. Bear talks about his frien…
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Ep. 270: Death of a Seminole War Leader
The details surrounding the imprisonment and death of Seminole War leader, Osceola, are so unusual that you may find yourself saying, "I didn't see that coming." Listen along as author and historian Dr. Patricia Wickman talks with host Clay Newcomb and elaborates on how his death was just the begin…
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Ep. 268: Render - Always Pick the Head Wound
We are back at the Bear Grease Headquarters this week as host Clay Newcomb and the crew welcome former Missouri Game Warden and artist, Kyle Carroll. Discussion of the previous week’s podcast on Osceola heats up with Bear Grease Trivia, Bear presents Kyle with a handmade traditional arrow with ston…
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Ep. 265: Osceola - War and the Warrior
On this episode of Bear Grease, we continue our deep dive into the life of Osceola. We enter into the wartime years that continue to shape who he was and the future of the Seminole people. Dr. Patricia Wickman describes the surrounding events, reason for national popularity, and debunks some intern…
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Ep. 263: Render - Rich Froning, Tennessee Vols, and Osceola
On this special episode of the Bear Grease Render, join host Clay Newcomb and This Country Life Podcast’s Brent Reaves along with Meateater’s Garrett Long and Hunter Spencer from the Meateater Tailgate Tour in Knoxville, Tennessee. Special guest Rich Froning of Mayhem Hunt talks about their mission…
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Ep. 261: Osceola - The Black Drink Singer
In this episode of the Bear Grease podcast, we begin a dive into the origin, life, and legacy, of The Seminole War leader Osceola. Many people know the name, but few know why. As we continue our pursuit to "explore things forgotten but relevant," listen as light is shed on the significance of a man…
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Ep. 259: Render - Bucks, Boats, and Sabots
On this Bear Grease Render, host Clay Newcomb is joined by Bear Newcomb and Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker as well as long-time Arkansas hunting buddies Moe Shepherd and Shane Auman. The guests share their favorite Bear Grease deer stories, Clay talks about the "good old days" before there was social…
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Ep. 256: Deer Stories - Coyotes, Missed Shots, and Gar Holes
In this episode of the Bear Grease podcast, we celebrate MeatEater’s Whitetail Week with another collection of deer stories from Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Listen along as contributors Mitch Sikes, Keith Polk, Bob Wilson, Gerald Brewer, Henry Susong, and Moe Shepherd share memo…
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Ep. 254: Render - "Akern Rain" at Bear Camp
On this episode of the Bear Grease Render, join host Clay Newcomb and Render regulars Brent Reaves, Bear Newcomb, and Josh "Landbridge" Spielmaker, along with wildlife biologist Spencer Daniels and Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Bear Biologist Anthony Ballard live from Bea…
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Ep. 252: Deer Stories - Akerns, Bears, and Tragedy
In this episode of the Bear Grease podcast, we hear from storytellers Lake Pickle, Mitch Sikes, Myles Malone, and a one Mr. Clay Newcomb, as they recall some pretty unusual and unforgettable experiences in the deer woods. But, if there's one you're not going to want to miss, it's the last story by …
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