The Origins Foundation Podcast

Flashback: Rich Froning || Mr. CrossFit Himself

Rich Froning, the man synonymous with the CrossFit Games, and Cross Fit as a lifestyle, has switched his entire mindset as a member of The Origins Foundation Family. Raw,

Episode 672 - Kody Bidwell | Florida’s 2nd Black Bear Season

Kody Bidwell, who replaced Travis Thompson at All Florida, joins Robbie to talk about the new black bear harvest season out of Florida. This will be the second year of th

Episode 671 - Mpho Tjianel | South African CITES Quota Explained

Safari Club International Liaison (and South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment alum) Mpho Tjiane, based out of Jo-Burg, South Africa, joins Robbie

Episode 670 - Million Dollar Sheep

There is a thing called the "Governor's Tag" in our wildlife management system. It’s an often expensive tag that is accused to be antithetical to the North American Wildl

Roundup 176 || Ducks, Elk, Leopards and More

Ashlee and Robbie are back after a long stretch of travel to break down the most recent news, including the new Rule released changing the method by which USFWS will esta

Episode 669 - Kristie Gill | From Anti-Hunting To Pro-Hunting

Robbie sits down with Kristie Gill, a PhD student out of the College of Natural Resources at the University of Georgia, doing her field work in South Africa. Kristie has

Flashback: Jenny Lesieutre | Ground Zero For The Wild Horse Debate

Flashback Podcast to March 2025 (Episode 543): There are certain topics in this world that are likely the most controversial - wolves, feral cats, and wild horses. Wild

Episode 668 - Dale Lewis || From Poachers To Farmers

Robbie sits down with Dale Lewis, founder of COMACO (Community Markets for Conservation). Based in Zambia, Dale used the free market tit tackle a problem at the intersect

Short Truths 25 || What’s the deal with the Australian trophy ban?

Robbie goes off the cuff about an “election promise” by the federal Labor government suggesting a ban on trophies from 20 different animals, ranging from black bears to g

Are We Managing Elephants Wrong? || The Deep Dive #1

In today’s media there are a lot of scientific reports, peer-reviewed science articles, and government gazettes that are long, cumbersome, and frankly difficult to unders

Episode 667 - The Toll of Owning Rhinos 

After a 3 week long documentary expedition visiting multiple owners and understanding their plights as it relates to rhino conservation, Robbie sits down with all three o

Episode 666 - Mike McLane || Inside Oregon’s IP28

After hearing Oregon State Senator Mike McLane discussing the controversial IP28 ballot measure on his podcast, The Oregon Discussion, Robbie invited him on to discuss th

Episode 665 - Jacques Hartzenberg || Black Rhino Ownership

We’ve had a lot of conversations with owners of rhinos in South Africa, and believe it or not, private owners are one of the most important cogs in the wheel of rhino con

Episode 664 - Rhino Conservation Roundtable, Part 2

If you missed the first Roundtable between Robbie the cinematography team (SLOTS media), then go back and watch Episode 650. In that first Roundtable the team discussed t

Episode 663 - Sean Outram || The Good Ol’ Days Of Africa

Sean Outram returns to the The Origins Foundation podcast, sitting with Robbie in his home of Lakipia County Kenya to rehash stories of his Great Grandfather and the good

Episode 662 - Ducks Unlimited on the US Fish & Wildlife Proposed Wetland Drainage Rule Change

Ashlee is joined by Ducks Unlimited Senior Waterfowl Scientist and DU Podcast Co-Host Dr. Mike Brasher and Senior Director of Conservation Strategy Dr. Scott Stephens as

Episode 661 - Wiaan Van Der Linde || Being A Rhino Custodian

Join Robbie in sitting down with Wiaan Van Der Linde of Wintershoek Safaris out of South Africa’s Northern Cape - an incredible outfitter and human being who loves Africa

Episode 660 - Clayton And Kristy || Why Hunt A Rhino?

Kristy and Clayton Williams, a hunting couple out of West Texas, love hunting buffalo, Africa and all around the world. While in camp in Inkulu Adventures in the Northwes

Episode 659 - Murray Grant || The Mad Sculptor

When Murray “The Mad Sculptor” Grant takes off his hat and gets excited, his mane of exuberant white hair comes out and he looks a little like Albert Einstein. Murray is

Episode 657 - Johann Fanzoj || 8 Generations Of Gun Makers

Daniela and Patrick Fanzoj are multi-generational family gun makers of fabled Johan Fanzoj, that has been making guns for 500 years in the Rosental valley of Austria sinc