The Meat Dudes - A Wagyu Beef and Meat Podcast

Wagyu Done Right with Santos Patronos Ranch

Ray Thomas spent decades as a trial attorney. His son Ray Ray was headed toward law school before deciding to take a completely different path: building a Wagyu ranch. T

Is Wagyu Beef Actually Healthy? | Tanya Pieterse & Prof. Edward Webb

Wagyu has incredible marbling. But if there’s that much fat in the beef, how can it possibly be healthy? This week, we’re joined by Tanya Pieterse of the World Wagyu Cou

The Global Wagyu Conversation | The World Wagyu Council

What does Wagyu look like around the world? This week, the Meat Dudes sit down with Deja Nienaber and Richard Saunders of the World Wagyu Council for a fascinating conve

The Ultimate Wagyu Roundtable: Japan, Australia & America

This might be our most international Wagyu conversation yet. Joining us are Yuta Abe from Japan and Jessie Chiconi from Australia as we compare how the world's three lar

Beyond A5: Understanding Japanese Wagyu | Yuta Abe

Most Americans know Japanese Wagyu for one thing: A5 marbling. But there's a lot more to the story. In this episode, we sit down with Yuta Abe, a Wagyu tour guide, agri

The Biggest Misconceptions About Akaushi Wagyu | Seth Christensen - Christensen Genetics

What exactly is Akaushi Wagyu, and how is it different from Japanese Black Wagyu? This week, The Meat Dudes sit down with Seth Christensen of Christensen Genetics for a

How to Save Money on Steak + The Most Underrated Cuts (Butcher Wizard)

In this episode, we sit down with Brad from Butcher Wizard to talk all things beef, butchery, and how to actually save money while eating better. We break down the bigge

Brazilian Wagyu Explained | How Brazil Is Building a Serious Wagyu Industry w/ Dr. Ricardo Zanella

Brazil may be the world’s largest cattle producer… but its Wagyu industry is still just getting started. In this episode, we sit down with Brazilian Wagyu researcher and

How to Pick the Right Wagyu Steak (Marbling, Grading & Buying Tips) | Booth Creek Wagyu

How do you actually pick the right Wagyu steak? In this episode, we sit down with Dave Dreiling from BoothCreek Wagyu in Kansas to break down everything consumers need t

Inside the Mind of a Career Butcher (75,000 Animals Later)

What does a butcher actually see when they look at a cow? In this episode, we sit down with Travis Stockstill, Dir of Operations at Jack Mountain Meats—a career butcher

Kenji López-Alt on Wagyu, Steak Science, and Cooking the Perfect Beef

What does Kenji López-Alt really think about Wagyu? In this episode of The Meat Dudes, we sit down with chef, author of The Food Lab, and one of the most influential voi

Grass-Fed Wagyu Explained: Why It’s NOT Always Yellow

Grass-fed beef always has yellow fat… right? Not always. In this episode of The Meat Dudes, we chat with returning guest Andrew Shirley of River Valley Wagyu (Olympia,

American Wagyu in the Everglades (Florida Ranchers Explain Their F1 Secret)

American Wagyu… in the Everglades? In this episode of The Meat Dudes, we sit down with Rollins and Alex Brown of Everglades Ranch in Fort Pierce, Florida to talk about r

Australian Wagyu Explained (Grading, Flavor, and Why It Shows Up in the U.S.)

Why do you see so much Australian Wagyu in the U.S.—and what does it actually mean for the beef you’re buying? We go to sit down with Jesse Chiconi of 4C Consultancy for

The Beef Buying Blueprint: Grass-Fed, Prime & Wagyu Explained

Confused by grass-fed, Prime, or Wagyu labels at the meat counter? In this episode, Evan sits down with Desi Cicale of the Triple Crown Steak Challenge to break down exac

Inside American Wagyu: Genetics, Stress, and the Three-Year Journey to Your Plate

Why is Wagyu beef different—and why are more ranchers betting their future on it? In this episode of The Meat Dudes, Evan sits down with Jim Skartvedt of Renew Livestock

Wagyu Truths, Myths & Meat Science 101 with Dr. Phil Bass

Meat nerds, assemble. Evan and Tyler sit down with Dr. Phil Bass—associate professor of Meat Science at the University of Idaho, meat cutter since childhood, and all-arou

Know Your Rancher, Know Your Beef: Why Geography Shapes Every Steak

Rancher and jack-of-many-trades Tyler McCann (Wyoming Cowboy Cuts) joins The Meat Dudes for a no-BS look at how beef is really raised—and why geography, feed, and craftsm

Inside the World of American Wagyu | Lone Mountain’s Award-Winning Steak

In this episode of The Meat Dudes, we sit down with Reid Martin of Lone Mountain Wagyu, fresh off his win at the Best Wagyu Steak in America Challenge during the American

Meat the People: Desi Cicale: Wagyu Research & the Triple Crown Steak Challenge

In this episode of The Meat Dudes Podcast, we sit down with Desi Cecali, founder of the Triple Crown Steak Challenge — one of the most research-driven steak competitions