The Origins Foundation Podcast

Ashlee and Robbie had a LOT to catch up on after Robbie's trip to four different countries in the last 5 weeks, including the premier of 'A Fine Balance' in Kenya, where wildlife hasn't been hunted since the 1970s; the premiere of 'Sauvon Bambi' in Paris, Robbie narrowly dodging Ebola and other assorted foreign diseases, harrowing flights, and amazing rhino conservation work. Ashlee caught Robbie up on the House Interior Appropriations for USFWS, BLM and other agencies, the latest controversy over corner crossing (not again!), and the Public Lands Integrity Act.

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Danene Van Der Westhuizen, Helix Program member and owner of Art Game Lodge in Namibia, joins Robbie to discuss conservation in Namibia. Danene lives, breathes and her heart belongs to conserving wildlife and wild places in her home country of Namibia, and they are one of the outstanding model of community uplifting and wildlife conservation and this is your chance to learn to her as she showcases this lifestyle for people who may never get a glimpse like this into the realities of it on the ground.

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Support our Conservation Club Members!

Hunters Inc: https://huntersinc.com/ 

Double Rifle Society: https://doubleriflesociety.com/ 

Depredation to Conservation: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/depredation-to-conservation/ 

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Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io

This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com 

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Ashlee is joined by Major General Glenn Curtis, highly decorated war hero, former Adjutant General of Louisiana and Past-President of the National Association of Adjutant Generals to discuss he and his injured son’s personal journey of healing via the medical administration of the psychedelic drug Ibogaine which led to founding a non-profit aimed to help other veterans have access to the same treatment and further FDA approval and medical access to Ibogaine in America.

Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org 

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Wintershoek Safaris: https://www.wintershoeksafaris.com/ 

EuroOptic: https://www.eurooptic.com/ 

Fighting Fire with Fire: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/fighting-fire-with-fire/ 

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Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io

This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com 

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Ashlee is joined by Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia, who has held that office since 2018. Governor Kemp was named Safari Club International's 2026 Governor of the Year, and he and Ashlee discuss this recent honor, as well as his love of bowhunting, wing shooting, fishing, and how his love of the outdoors has impacted decisions he has made throughout his political career, including passing the recent Hunters Education in School curriculum bill, helping support and promote the GA Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, the role states' play in wildlife management, the North American Model, the very recent difficult fiscal decisions he had to make at the end of the 2026 session, how important it is to get kids outdoors and more. 

Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org 

Support our Conservation Club Members!

Wintershoek Safaris: https://www.wintershoeksafaris.com/ 

EuroOptic: https://www.eurooptic.com/ 

Fighting Fire with Fire: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/fighting-fire-with-fire/ 

See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe

Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io

This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com 

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Robbie is joined by return guest, Chris Comer, Director of Conservation at the Safari Club International Foundation from CIC in Vienna, Austria and the two talk about the fantastic research they are doing around large carnivores (specifically, leopards) across Southern Africa, to address the lack of data associated with these elusive creatures through a diverse, scaled, camera trap survey across multiple countries. If you have been paying attention lately, Safari Club International Foundation (SCIF) has really been stepping into some exciting conservation arenas and have a firm direction with respect to filling research gaps tied to large carnivores.

Get to know the guest: https://safariclubfoundation.org/chris-comer/

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Bar JP Safaris: https://www.barjpsafaris.com/ 

Teton Leather Company: https://www.tetonleather.com/#/ 

Arkansas Black Bear Collaringk: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/arkansas-black-bear-collaring/ 

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Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io

This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com 

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