Wild Thing | |
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | Laura Krantz |
Language | English |
Production | |
Production | Foxtopus Ink |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 32 |
Publication | |
Original release | October 2, 2018 |
Wild Thing is a podcast about the relationship between science and society. It is hosted by Laura Krantz and produced by Foxtopus Ink. [1] In 2006 Krantz learned that she was related to anthropologist Grover Krantz, who had spent much of his career writing about and hunting for Sasquatch, after she read an article in the Washington Post. [2] At the time, Krantz was working at National Public Radio and thought that she needed to dig deeper. [2] Through her reporting she came to understand that the search for Sasquatch spoke to important questions about human evolution, conspiracy theories, and the human connection to the natural world. [3] The second season of Wild Thing concerns the search for extraterrestrial life. The third season explores the future (and past) of nuclear power.
# | Title | Original Air Date |
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1 | Grover | Oct 2, 2018 |
2 | Distant Relatives or Kissing Cousins | Oct 9, 2018 |
3 | The Evidence | Oct 16, 2018 |
4 | Eyewitness | Oct 30, 2018 |
5 | A-C-T-G Spells B-G-F-T | Nov 6, 2018 |
6 | Bump in the Night | Nov 13, 2018 |
7 | Taboo | Nov 20, 2018 |
8 | $a$quatch | Nov 27, 2018 |
9 | Why We want to Believe | Dec 9, 2018 |
Season 2: Space Invaders
# | Title | Original Air Date |
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1 | Out of This Word | Sep 17, 2020 |
2 | What is Life? | Sep 24, 2020 |
3 | Doing the Math | Oct 1, 2020 |
4 | Roswell | Oct 8, 2020 |
5 | Independence Day | Oct 15, 2020 |
6 | Hear No Aliens, See No Aliens | Oct 22, 2020 |
7 | E.T. Phone Home | Oct 29, 2020 |
8 | Popular Science (Fiction) | Nov 5, 2020 |
9 | You Gotta Have Faith | Nov 12, 2020 |
10 | The Truth is Out There | Nov 19, 2020 |
# | Title | Original Air Date |
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1 | Close to Home | May 17, 2022 |
2 | Out of Little Things | May 24, 2022 |
3 | A New (clear) Hope | May 31, 2022 |
4 | Chain Reaction | Jun 7, 2022 |
5 | Trust Issues | Jun 14, 2022 |
6 | You Look Radiant | Jun 21, 2022 |
7 | Half-Life | Jun 28, 2022 |
8 | Risky Business | Jul 5, 2022 |
9 | An Atomic Future | Jul 12, 2022 |
In addition to the main episodes, both seasons also include bonus interviews. Season one includes conversations with well known cryptozoologist Bob Gimlin, director William Dear, Sasquatch hunter Peter Byrne and Bigfoot erotica author Virginia Wade. [4] In season two Krantz speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, science YouTuber Joe Scott, as well as astronomers involved with searching for life on Venus and Mars.
Wild Thing garnered largely positive press from around the country. The Atlantic [5] announced Wild Thing as one of the best podcasts of 2018, largely owing to its gentle handling of a topic that many people view with skepticism. Emily Todd VanDerWeff of Vox wrote: "It’s smart, well produced, well written, and intelligently structured." [6] The Los Angeles Times called Wild Thing "Serial for Sasquatches." Mashable named it the most "binge-worth podcasts of 2018" [7] The Atlantic named season 2 one of the best podcasts of 2020. [8] The show was also featured in Rolling Stone, Outside Magazine, and Scientific American. [9] [10] [11]
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