March Madness Bracket Predictions + Steve Rinella On Building The Meat Eater Empire

Bussin' With The Boys

Recorded: MARCH 18, 2025

Get ready for a must-watch episode of Will Compton and Taylor Lewan's Bussin’ With The Boys, featuring legendary outdoorsman Steve Rinella from MeatEater! The boys kick things off with March Madness parlays and predictions for the NCAA Tournament, their wild Montana trip, and of course yet another heated Michigan vs. Nebraska debate. There’s also talk of our new merch (sign up to save on our newest drop @ BWTB.com)! They then throw back to Will Compton’s wrestling days, and deep dive into Severance talk, NFL news, where Aaron Rodgers will end up, and more. Next, it’s time for the main event—Steve Rinella hops on the bus to share his expertise on hunting, outdoor life, and media. He breaks down what it’s like introducing new hunters to the sport, shares his craziest close calls with death, and talks about the gritty reality of the hunting world. The conversation covers tribalism in hunting, bear species differences, and how Steve built MeatEater into a massive brand. He also opens up about his writing career, adapting to media, and the most surprising guests he’s interviewed. Steve and The Boys discuss balancing fatherhood and the outdoors, and whether he’d ever take a government role in wildlife conservation. Plus, they debate the impact of wood tariffs on the U.S. Grab a Bud Light, sit back, and enjoy this epic episode with Steve Rinella! Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and drop a comment of who your team to win March Madness is! Big Hugs and Tiny Kisses!

0:00 Intro

3:22 March Madness Parlays

8:02 the boys are with bud light

14:05 the boys were in Montana

16:52 March Madness

39:29 Michigan Nebraska argument, again

55:47 merch store coming soon

59:08 will was a stud wrestler

1:02:14 severance

1:11:23 NFL news

1:22:37 Bert promo

1:25:59 spicy tier talk

1:41:26 STEVE RINELLA INTERVIEW STARTS

1:41:32 Brought To You By Bud Light

1:43:29 What Is Like Having People Who Haven’t Hunted Before?

1:48:42 Steve And His Guys Can WALK

1:51:34 Taylor Had A Close Call

1:55:12 Steve’s Closest Call

1:59:28 Being A Writer

2:08:22 Was Steve Excited About Television?

2:12:54 Tribalism In The Hunting World

2:15:47 The Differences In Bears

2:22:00 Building MeatEater And His Businesses

2:28:35 Was It Weird Getting Used To Media?

2:37:55 Shit Talk Among Outdoorsmen

2:43:24 Stats Only Tell Part Of The Story

2:45:56 Was There A Guest That Surprised Steve?

2:53:50 Parenting While Still Hunting

3:05:22 What Would Steve Rinella Do Anything For?

3:08:39 Are These New Wood Tariffs, Is It Detrimental To The US?

3:18:05 Would Steve Work For The Government To Help Our Wildlife?

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