Laura Krantz

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Laura Krantz
Born1978 (age 46–47)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • Podcaster
  • Author
Notable work Wild Thing
Relatives Grover Krantz

Laura Krantz (born 1978) is an American journalist, podcaster and author. She is the host of the podcast Wild Thing , was an editor at National Public Radio for ten years, has written a series of illustrated children's books based on the podcast, and is a founding partner of the media company Foxtopus Ink. [1] [2] [3] Her work has been covered extensively in the media including in the Los Angeles Times , [4] Fox News , [5] The Atlantic , [6] and The Washington Post . [7] She graduated Whitman College in 2000. [8]

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Wild Thing

Krantz hosts a podcast called Wild Thing . The first season aired in 2018 and documents Krantz's discovery that she is related to anthropologist Grover Krantz, who was one of the world's foremost experts on the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot. [8] [9] The podcast began as her reluctant foray into understanding the cultural fascination with Sasquatch, as well as how the creature might have evolved and various attempts to track it down. [10] Subsequent seasons explored the possibility of extraterrestrial life, [11] and the viability of nuclear power. Krantz went on to write children's books based on the podcast. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Foxtopus Ink". Foxtopus Ink. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Laura Krantz". Center for Environmental Journalism. 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Laura Krantz". Tink*. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  4. ↑ Fox, Hayley (2018-10-02). "Audiosphere: The 'Wild Thing' podcast is like 'Serial' for Sasquatches". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  5. ↑ McCarthy, Tyler (2018-10-14). "Bigfoot podcast 'Wild Thing' explores Sasquatch hunters, uncovers surprising evidence". Fox News. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  6. ↑ McQuade, Laura Jane Standley, Eric (2018-12-23). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2018". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "He asked the FBI to analyze 'Bigfoot' hair 40 years ago and never heard back. Until now". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  8. 1 2 "Aliens, Bigfoot and the Podcaster". Whitman College. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  9. ↑ "Bigfoot hunters aren't crazy, just curious, says 'Wild Thing' podcaster Laura Krantz". The Seattle Times. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
  10. ↑ Magazine, Smithsonian; Shah, Haleema. "The Scientist Grover Krantz Risked It All. . .Chasing Bigfoot". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  11. ↑ "Searching for Bigfoot". Coloradan Alumni Magazine. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  12. ↑ Treisman, Rachel. "She wrote a Bigfoot book for kids. It was no small feat". NPR . Retrieved 2025-02-20.
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