Wild Thing
Presentation
Hosted byLaura Krantz
LanguageEnglish
Production
ProductionFoxtopus Ink
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32
Publication
Original releaseOctober 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.

Episodes

Season 1: Sasquatch, Science and Society
# Title Original Air Date
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
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
Season 3: Going Nuclear
# Title Original Air Date
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.

Critical reception

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 handing 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 Atlanticnamed 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Foxtopus Ink". Foxtopus Ink. Archived from the original on 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  2. 1 2 Carlson, Peter (2006-07-05). "Using His Cranium". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  3. ↑ VanDerWerff, Emily Todd (2018-12-12). "Wild Thing, one of 2018's most delightful new podcasts, dares to take Bigfoot seriously". Vox. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  4. ↑ "Listen to Wild Thing". Foxtopus Ink. Archived from the original on 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  5. ↑ McQuade, Laura Jane Standley, Eric (2018-12-23). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2018". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2019-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ VanDerWerff, Emily Todd (2018-12-12). "Wild Thing, one of 2018's most delightful new podcasts, dares to take Bigfoot seriously". Vox. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  7. ↑ Connellan, Shannon (20 December 2018). "12 binge-worthy podcasts that debuted in 2018". Mashable. Archived from the original on 2019-11-25. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  8. ↑ McQuade, Laura Jane Standley, Eric (2020-12-26). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2020". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2021-04-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Marks, Brenna Ehrlich,Andrea; Ehrlich, Brenna; Marks, Andrea (2020-11-13). "7 Podcasts to Stream This November". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-04-13.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Early Maps of Geologic Strata, an Oliver Sacks Documentary and a New Science Podcast". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  11. ↑ "What We Really Know About Life in Outer Space". Outside Online. 2020-09-17. Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
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