Wild Thing
105 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 3.7K ratingsWild Thing is a long-form, narrative podcast about the obsessions that capture our imaginations. This sound-rich and deeply reported show examines the relationship between science and society—that point where scientific inquiry collides with our very human desire to find answers, even when there are none. Whether it's seeking out Sasquatch, looking skyward for extraterrestrial life, or probing the power of the atom, exploring the unknown helps us better understand ourselves. Every season, host Laura Krantz tackles a brand new topic, so be sure to start with the first episode for each one.
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S1 Bonus Interview with Peter Byrne
March 15, 2024 21:15 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBPeter Byrne was the last remaining member of the Four Horsemen of Sasquatchery. After looking for Bigfoot for decades, the 97-year-old tracker passed away in August 2023. Host Laura Krantz had the opportunity to interview him in 2017, and learned that his search for Sasquatch was only one adventure in a life that was jam-packed with them.
S1 Bonus Interview: In Memory of Peter Byrne
March 15, 2024 21:15 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBIn memory of Peter Byrne, the longest-surviving member of the Four Horsemen of Sasquatchery. After looking for Bigfoot for decades, the 97-year-old tracker passed away in August 2023. Host Laura Krantz had the opportunity to interview him in 2017, and learned that his search for Sasquatch was only one adventure in a life that was jam-packed with them.
Introducing the new Wild Thing book
September 13, 2022 07:00 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBAnnouncing "The Search For Sasquatch", a middle-grade, non-fiction book based on the first season of Wild Thing! Both the hardcover book and the audiobook (narrated by Laura Krantz), will be out on October 11, 2022. Here's a sneak listen to the first chapter. The audiobook is available for preorder here and there's also a beautifully illustrated hardcover edition!
S3 Bonus Preview - Mutants
July 20, 2022 08:00 - 4 minutes - 8.66 MBA faulty reactor overheats, melting through its containment unit and poisoning a nearby town with radioactive gas. A spacecraft pushes further into deep space, exploring new galaxies, powered by a small nuclear reactor. An ordinary scientist is struck by cosmic rays—and finds he has new powers. Fiction? Or fact? Or a little of both? Stories of nuclear peril and promise permeate American media, and especially comic books. A preview of a special bonus episode, in which we explore atomic comics...
S3 E9: An Atomic Future
July 12, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBWhat were the long-term effects of the SL-1 explosion? Nuclear power is a shrinking part of America’s energy picture; accidents and fear have tarnished it, and the old reactor fleet is reaching its end. Yet nuclear energy could provide a bulwark against the looming threat of climate change. Is it something we can make work for us, in spite of ourselves? Are the costs worth it in the long run? Sixty years on, what do we know—and are we better prepared? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Th...
S3 E8: Risky Business
July 05, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIncidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima are often what comes to mind when we think about nuclear energy. Thankfully, events like these actually very rare. So does that mean the risks we associate with atomic power are as bad as we think? How good are we at actually assessing those risks? And can we make things even less risky by removing humans from the equation? That’s how some next generation projects hope to make nuclear energy safer. *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium su...
S3 E7: Half-Life
June 28, 2022 08:01 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBThe aftermath of SL-1 highlighted a problem that we still haven’t solved, despite decades of searching for a solution: what to do with the waste. Our plans to store nuclear waste inside Yucca Mountain in Nevada fell through. So now what? Can we safely contain these materials? Should the waste be in one location, or many? How do we warn future generations about the dangers these materials pose? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new episode early, and ex...
S3 E6: You Look Radiant
June 21, 2022 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBAs firefighters and medical personnel staged operations at SL-1, a plume of radioactive gas silently made its way over the Idaho desert, creeping towards the nearby towns. How much of a risk did the explosion at SL-1 actually pose? And what does radiation actually do to the human body? We are constantly bathing in what’s called background radiation—so where is the line? How much is safe and how much is too much? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new ep...
S3 E5: Trust Issues
June 14, 2022 08:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBThe only three people who really knew what had transpired at SL-1 were dead, and it would take months to determine what likely happened—plenty of time for rumors and gossip to take hold. Was there a love triangle? A fight gone wrong? A murder suicide? A government cover-up? Or was all of this rumor and innuendo simply a distraction from the real problems? And, ultimately, what information could people trust? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new episod...
S3 E4: Chain Reaction
June 07, 2022 08:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBTwo of the men working the reactor that night had personal problems. They hated each other. They fought with their bosses. And those problems could easily distract a man from his work—but what does that mean when you’re working with nuclear materials? At a reactor that, although managed by the military, seemed to be falling apart due to infrastructure issues, mechanical failures, and lackluster maintenance? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new episode...
S3 E3: A New(clear) Hope
May 31, 2022 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThe horrifying devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki proved the destructive capabilities of nuclear power. But, in the aftermath of World War II, we started to experiment with how we could use atomic energy for good. It was the dawn of a new era in science, and, in that spirit, thousands of men arrived in Idaho, including the men whose deaths would later signify the difficulty of achieving this atomic America. *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new epis...
S3 E2: Out Of Little Things
May 24, 2022 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBHow did we figure out that such a tiny particle—an atom—held all that power? For that matter, what is an atom? A primer on the basics of atomic energy—including its destructive capabilities—to help us better understand the events that unfolded roughly 20 years later at SL-1. We’ll get a (basic!) lesson in nuclear physics from scientists, and explore some of the history that brought atomic power to the Idaho desert. *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new...
S3 E1: Close To Home
May 17, 2022 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBTwo dead men. One man missing. A hole blown in the side of the reactor. A cloud of radioactive gas so hot, it was off the charts. What happened with the SL-1 reactor feeds into our deep fear about the dangers of nuclear energy. But we remain intrigued by the possibilities of an atomic future, especially at a time when we need clean energy more than ever. Are the risks worth the rewards? And have we learned from past mistakes? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers g...
S3 Wild Thing: Going Nuclear Trailer
April 19, 2022 07:01 - 2 minutes - 4.06 MBBack for its third season, Wild Thing uses science, history and culture to probe the realities of nuclear energy today, while analyzing our own fascination— and ambivalence—with all things atomic. What are the true risks? And what is the actual potential? Are we better at this than we were sixty years ago? And given our nature, are we humans even responsible enough to harness the power of the universe—and should we? Coming May 17, 2022
S2 Bonus Episode #12: Aliens and Zoology—An Interview With Arik Kershenbaum
November 04, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBIf we find them, aliens would be, well, alien, right? Maybe not as alien as we think. In his book, zoologist Arik Kershenbaum makes the case for why what we know about animals on Earth could reveal what aliens might be like, too. *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz and Scott Carney. Editing by Alicia Lipinski Lincoln. Music and mixing by Louis Weeks.
S2 Bonus Episode #11: Seth Shostak and SETI
October 07, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBSeth Shostak, chief astronomer with the SETI Institute and author of Confessions of an Alien Hunter, sits down to talk about SETI's mission, what they're looking for, and how they think about the search. *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz and Scott Carney. Editing by Alicia Lipinski Lincoln. Music and mixing by Louis Weeks.
S2 Bonus Episode #10: MUFON 101 with Rob Siwatek
September 02, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBRob Swiatek introduces us to MUFON—the Mutual UFO Network—whose mission is to collect reports of and investigate UFO sightings all over the US and the world. Swiatek has been with MUFON for decades and explains how the organization works and what they're looking for. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/ *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by...
S2 Bonus Episode #9: Science and UFOs with Silvano Colombano
August 05, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 26.6 MBSilvano Colombano, a long-time NASA scientist, argues that the search for extraterrestrial life makes some erroneous assumptions. We talk to him about what those assumptions are, why they might be wrong, and how we might think differently about the search. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/ *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Kran...
S2 Bonus Episode #8: UFO Art with Frank Buffalo Hyde
July 01, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBUFOs, aliens, other-worldly beings—all have appeared in art over the centuries (including, possibly, in Renaissance-era paintings). But some of the most recent depictions appear in the works of Frank Buffalo Hyde, an Onondaga artist who uses UFOs to talk about tribal histories and lore. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/ *Season 2 of Wild ...
S2 Bonus Episode #7: Exoplanets with Sara Seager
June 03, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWhile we hypothesized about exoplanets for years, it wasn't until recently that we could confirm their existence. Astrophysicist and MIT professor Sara Seager has been at the leading edge of the search for exoplanets. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/ *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz and Scott Carney. Editing by Alici...
S2 Bonus Episode #6: The Arecibo Telescope with Abel Méndez
May 06, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MB2020—already not a great year—was made worse for astronomers when the Arecibo Telescope collapsed in Puerto Rico. Abel Méndez, an astronomer who grew up in the telescope's shadow, talks about the importance of Arecibo and what future plans may bring. *Another way to support Wild Thing is through Supporting Cast, which will always be ad free—sign up here: https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/ *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz and Scott Carney. Editing by Alicia Lipinski Lin...
S2 Bonus Episode #5: Ancient Aliens? An interview with David Anderson
April 01, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBDavid Anderson likes the idea of aliens, but he’s not a big fan of the TV show Ancient Aliens. The archeologist has real problems with how the show portrays his chosen field and diminishes human achievements. But, he says, while the show is misguided, he also understands why these ideas about “pseudoarchaeology” are so appealing. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wild...
S2 Bonus Episode #4: Mars! An interview with Sarah Stewart Johnson
March 04, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 33.2 MBSarah Stewart Johnson is a planetary scientist who has worked on several Mars missions and is also the author of The Sirens of Mars: Searching for Life on Another World. She talks to us about her book, the latest mission to the Red Planet—the Perseverance rover—and why our closest neighbor holds such fascination for us Earthlings. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wil...
S2 Bonus Episode #3: Interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson
February 04, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBRenowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gives his perspective on the rare earth hypothesis, the difficulty of wrapping one's head around the universe, and the problem with movie aliens. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/ *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz and Scott Carney. Editing by Alicia Lipinski. Music and mixing b...
S2 Bonus Episode #2: Interview with Joe Scott
January 07, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBIn a wide-ranging interview, Joe Scott, the host of the popular YouTube series Answers With Joe and fellow science nerd, discusses panspermia, whether octopuses are aliens, and the rare earth hypothesis. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/ *Season 2 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz and Scott Carney. Editing by Alicia Lipinski. Musi...
S2 Bonus Episode #1: Venusian Life? An interview with Clara Sousa-Silva
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 39 minutes - 37 MBIn September 2020, just days before this podcast launched, scientists announced that they might have found evidence for life on Venus... or at least in Venus's atmosphere. We talk to Clara Sousa-Silva, one of the scientists involved, about the findings, what life on Venus might be like, and what the next steps might be. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supp...
Bonus Interview #1: Clara Sousa-Silva
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 41 minutesIn September 2020, just days before this podcast launched, scientists announced that they might have found evidence for life on Venus... or at least in Venus's atmosphere. We talk to one of the scientists involved about their findings, what life on Venus might be like, and what the next steps might be. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/ *Seas...
S2 Bonus Episode #1: Interview with Clara Sousa-Silva
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBIn September 2020, just days before this podcast launched, scientists announced that they might have found evidence for life on Venus... or at least in Venus's atmosphere. We talk to Clara Sousa-Silva, one of the scientists involved, about the findings, what life on Venus might be like, and what the next steps might be. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus early access to bonus interviews. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supp...
S2 E10: The Truth Is Out There
November 19, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB'Oumuamua is long gone—out of sight and almost impossible to reach. The excitement over it generated endless fascination about what (and who) might be out there. Ultimately, that’s what this search for extraterrestrial life represents—a series of questions that don’t have good answers and may never have them, not now, not in another millennia. So why search? What does it matter? What are we hoping to find? And what does it mean if we don’t find anything at all? *Become a premium subscriber ...
Episode 10: The Truth Is Out There
November 19, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutesOumuamua is long gone—out of sight and almost impossible to reach. The excitement over it generated endless fascination about what (and who) might be out there. Ultimately, that’s what this search for extraterrestrial life represents—a series of questions that don’t have good answers and may never have them, not now, not in another millennia. So why search? What does it matter? What are we hoping to find? And what does it mean if we don’t find anything at all? *Wild Thing premium members get ...
S2E10: The Truth Is Out There
November 19, 2020 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB'Oumuamua is long gone—out of sight and almost impossible to reach. The excitement over it generated endless fascination about what (and who) might be out there. Ultimately, that’s what this search for extraterrestrial life represents—a series of questions that don’t have good answers and may never have them, not now, not in another millennia. So why search? What does it matter? What are we hoping to find? And what does it mean if we don’t find anything at all? *Wild Thing premium members g...
S2 E9: You Gotta Have Faith
November 12, 2020 10:00 - 28 minutes - 22.9 MBOur views on aliens can often be uplifting, offering a glimpse of a better, technologically-bright future, or a glimmer of hope about our ability to survive. In some cases, our thoughts about them are almost spiritual, as though aliens are divine beings. To understand why, we make a trip to Colorado’s UFO Watchtower, which has become something of a shrine for the alien faithful, and talk to author Sarah Scoles about why people place their faith in aliens and UFOs. *Become a premium subscrib...
Episode 9: You Gotta Have Faith
November 12, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutesOur views on aliens can often be uplifting, offering a glimpse of a better, technologically-bright future, or a glimmer of hope about our ability to survive. In some cases, our thoughts about them are almost spiritual, as though aliens are divine beings. To understand why, we make a trip to Colorado’s UFO Watchtower, which has become something of a shrine for the alien faithful, and talk to author Sarah Scoles about why people place their faith in aliens and UFOs. *Wild Thing premium members ...
S2E9: You Gotta Have Faith
November 12, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBOur views on aliens can often be uplifting, offering a glimpse of a better, technologically-bright future, or a glimmer of hope about our ability to survive. In some cases, our thoughts about them are almost spiritual, as though aliens are divine beings. To understand why, we make a trip to Colorado’s UFO Watchtower, which has become something of a shrine for the alien faithful, and talk to author Sarah Scoles about why people place their faith in aliens and UFOs. *Wild Thing premium member...
S2 E8: Popular Science (Fiction)
November 05, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBAmerican culture is saturated with extraterrestrial and UFO references—and we still can’t get enough. Hollywood has raked in billions on alien-themed programming and it comes in every flavor you can imagine—from horror to camp to science fiction to documentary. What’s the cultural appeal? Why aliens as opposed to any other topic? How have these imagined aliens evolved as we have? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new episode early, and exclusive access...
Episode 8: Popular Science (Fiction)
November 05, 2020 10:00 - 35 minutesAmerican culture is saturated with extraterrestrial and UFO references—and we still can’t get enough. Hollywood has raked in billions on alien-themed programming and it comes in every flavor you can imagine—from horror to camp to science fiction to documentary. What’s the cultural appeal? Why aliens as opposed to any other topic? How have these imagined aliens evolved as we have? *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sign up now to ...
S2E8: Popular Science (Fiction)
November 05, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBAmerican culture is saturated with extraterrestrial and UFO references—and we still can’t get enough. Hollywood has raked in billions on alien-themed programming and it comes in every flavor you can imagine—from horror to camp to science fiction to documentary. What’s the cultural appeal? Why aliens as opposed to any other topic? How have these imagined aliens evolved as we have? *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sign up now t...
Episode 7: E.T. Phone Home
October 29, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutesWe’ve been broadcasting our presence for about 85 years now, with radio, television, and radar, essentially spamming space with all kinds of messages. What would we do if someone answers back? What if our message reaches someone, or something, hostile? Some argue that we should be trying to communicate with whoever might be out there. But who should do the talking? And what would we say? *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sign up...
S2 E7: E.T. Phone Home
October 29, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 29.4 MBWe’ve been broadcasting our presence for about 85 years now, with radio, television, and radar, essentially spamming space with all kinds of messages. What would we do if someone answers back? What if our message reaches someone, or something, hostile? Others argue that we should be trying to communicate with whoever might be out there. But who should do the talking? And what would we say? *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sig...
S2E7: E.T. Phone Home
October 29, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBWe’ve been broadcasting our presence for about 85 years now, with radio, television, and radar, essentially spamming space with all kinds of messages. What would we do if someone answers back? What if our message reaches someone, or something, hostile? Others argue that we should be trying to communicate with whoever might be out there. But who should do the talking? And what would we say? *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sig...
S2E6: Hear No Aliens, See No Aliens
October 22, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBTo really look for intelligent extraterrestrial life, say scientists, we have to look way far out into space. A new set of initiatives—the Breakthrough Initiatives—are experimenting with cutting-edge technology to do just that. These new ideas, funded by private industry instead of the government, are the future of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence—and we hear from the scientists who are leading the charge. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus ...
S2 E6: Hear No Aliens, See No Aliens
October 22, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBTo really look for intelligent extraterrestrial life, say scientists, we have to look way far out into space. A new set of initiatives—the Breakthrough Initiatives—are experimenting with cutting-edge technology to do just that. These new ideas, funded by private industry instead of the government, are the future of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence—and we hear from the scientists who are leading the charge. *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each ...
Episode 6: Hear No Aliens, See No Aliens
October 22, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutesTo really look for intelligent extraterrestrial life, say scientists, we have to look way far out into space. A new set of initiatives—the Breakthrough Initiatives—are experimenting with cutting-edge technology to do just that. These new ideas, funded by private industry instead of the government, are the future of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence—and we hear from the scientists who are leading the charge. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus ex...
S2 E5: Independence Day
October 15, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 26.5 MBIn 2017, the nation’s prominent newspapers published outlandish-sounding stories about a secret UFO program run by the Pentagon. We talk to retired Navy pilot Ryan Graves who recalls seeing some weird objects and speak with Luis Elizondo, who supposedly ran this Pentagon program. What was the military looking for? What did they find? And what are they hiding? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new episode early, and exclusive access to all bonus episode...
Episode 5: Independence Day
October 15, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutesRecently, the nation’s prominent newspapers published outlandish-sounding stories about a secret UFO program run by the Pentagon. We talk to retired Navy pilot Ryan Graves who recalls seeing some weird objects and speak with Luis Elizondo, who supposedly ran this Pentagon program. What was the military looking for? What did they find? And what are they hiding? *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sign up now to listen and support t...
S2E5: Independence Day
October 15, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBIn 2017, the nation’s prominent newspapers published outlandish-sounding stories about a secret UFO program run by the Pentagon. We talk to retired Navy pilot Ryan Graves who recalls seeing some weird objects and speak with Luis Elizondo, who supposedly ran this Pentagon program. What was the military looking for? What did they find? And what are they hiding? *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sign up now to listen and support ...
S2 E4: Roswell
October 08, 2020 09:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBFor all the people who think there’s life somewhere out there in space, there are also those who think the best place to look for it is closer to home. Thousands of people claim to have seen UFOs or have had alien encounters and one of those most famous of these happened in 1947 in the desert outside Roswell, New Mexico. *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing! Premium subscribers get each new episode early, and exclusive access to all bonus episodes, not to mention the warm fuzzy feelin...
S2E4: Roswell
October 08, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBFor all the people who think there’s life somewhere out there in space, there are also those who think the best place to look for it is closer to home. Thousands of people claim to have seen UFOs or have had alien encounters and one of those most famous of these happened in 1947 in the desert outside Roswell, New Mexico. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingc...
Episode 4: Roswell
October 08, 2020 09:00 - 43 minutesFor all the people who think there’s life somewhere out there in space, there are also those who think the best place to look for it is closer to home. Thousands of people claim to have seen UFOs or have had alien encounters and one of those most famous of these happened in 1947 in the desert outside Roswell, New Mexico. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sign up now to listen and support the show. https://wildthing.supportingcas...
Episode 3: Doing The Math
October 01, 2020 09:00 - 41 minutesWhat’s the actual likelihood of extraterrestrial life? Especially intelligent life? 60 years ago, astronomer Frank Drake took a crack at calculating those odds and his famous Drake Equation still resonates with scientists and UFO enthusiasts alike. We breaks down the equation for us, piece by piece, and talks about the chance of finding something and whether we’re any closer to the answers. *Wild Thing premium members get access to all of season 2, ad free, plus exclusive bonus episodes. Sign...