Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

Ecologist Jordon King has traded in Miami night clubs for herping in the Everglades after dark! He takes Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant searching for reptiles and amphibians in the wild, and introduces her to the world of herpetology, the science devoted to studying these creatures. As they venture into the wetlands after dark, they discover a side of the Everglades that often goes unnoticed.

This season of Going Wild is heading out of the studio and into the wilderness. From Bear Dens in Arkansas to deep sea dives for slave shipwrecks in the Florida Keys, we are getting you closer to the people, the animals, the sounds and the stories that make these wild spaces so magical and so worth protecting.

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CREDITS:

Host: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

Featuring: Jordon King

Director, Creative Director: Tiffany McNeil

Executive Producers:

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

Mishka Brown, Umma Chroma Creative Partners

Tiffany McNeil

Danielle Broza

Field Producer: Omnia Saed

Producer: Mishka Brown

Associate Producer: Raimy Williams

Editor: Tiffany McNeil

Assistant Editor: Otis King

Writer: Omnia Saed

Writer: Tiffany McNeil

Director of Photography: Tiffany McNeil

Second Camera: Hyatt Mamoun

Production Sound Mixer: Tom Salyer

Sound Design & Re-Recording Mixer: Eric R. Fischer

Sound Design & Re-Recording Mixer: Dennis Hamlin

Logo Design: Konyin Adesoye

Additional Design: Tiffany McNeil

Additional Branding: Karen Brazell

Production Services: Ummah Chroma Creative Partners

Production Accounting: JEMM Finance for Umma Chroma Creative Partners

FOR PBS NATURE

Digital Lead: Danielle Broza

Digital Producer: Amanda Bloom

Senior Social Media Specialist: Karen Ho

Associate Director, Audience Engagement: Chelsey Saatkamp

Executive Producer: Fred Kaufman

How do you study a wetland that... isn't wet? Soil ecologist and social media sensation Jordon King gives Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant a proper initiation into the Florida Everglades, where even the dirt has a story to tell. But with drought transforming the wetlands in one of the regions driest seasons, they're discovering that what's missing can be just as fascinating as what's beneath their feet.

This season of Going Wild is heading out of the studio and into the wilderness. From bear dens in Arkansas to deep sea dives for slave shipwrecks in the Florida Keys, we are getting you closer to the people, the animals, the sounds and the stories that make these wild spaces so magical and so worth protecting.

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Going Wild is a podcast from PBS NATURE.

Nature is an award-winning signature PBS series created by The WNET Group and is made possible by all of you

CREDITS:

Host: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

Featuring: Jordon King

Director, Creative Director: Tiffany McNeil

Executive Producers:

Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

Mishka Brown, Umma Chroma Creative Partners

Tiffany McNeil

Danielle Broza

Field Producer: Omnia Saed

Producer: Mishka Brown

Associate Producer: Raimy Williams

Editor: Tiffany McNeil

Assistant Editor: Otis King

Writer: Omnia Saed

Writer: Tiffany McNeil

Director of Photography: Tiffany McNeil

Second Camera: Hyatt Mamoun

Production Sound Mixer: Tom Salyer

Sound Design & Re-Recording Mixer: Eric R. Fischer

Sound Design & Re-Recording Mixer: Dennis Hamlin

Logo Design: Konyin Adesoye

Additional Design: Tiffany McNeil

Additional Branding: Karen Brazell

Production Services: Ummah Chroma Creative Partners

Production Accounting: JEMM Finance for Umma Chroma Creative Partners

FOR PBS NATURE

Digital Lead: Danielle Broza

Digital Producer: Amanda Bloom

Senior Social Media Specialist: Karen Ho

Associate Director, Audience Engagement: Chelsey Saatkamp

Executive Producer: Fred Kaufman

Going Wild is back, and this time, with video! This season we're heading out of the studio and into the wilderness: entering bear dens in Arkansas, diving for slave shipwrecks in the Florida Keys and wading through murky swamps to bring you closer to the people, the animals, the sounds and the stories that make these wild spaces so magical and so worth protecting.

About the multi-award-winning and NAACP-nominated podcast: Journey deep into the heart of the world’s most remote jungles, savannas, tundras, mountains, and deserts with wildlife biologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant as she studies wild animals in their natural habitats. Rae and her teams spend years studying these animals – in order to protect their futures. Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant takes you inside their hidden worlds – and the action-packed adventures of the wildlife conservationists who track them.

Premiering October 27th, 2026.

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Marine ecologist Alannah Vellacott grew up in a Bahamian subsistence fishing community, where wrestling sharks before sunrise was part of daily life. Now she's dedicated to conserving these majestic creatures and uncovering artifacts from slave-trade shipwrecks. In this episode, Alannah shares her journey to becoming a conservationist, highlighting the intersections of ecology, ancestry, and climate justice.

Alannah's website: https://www.alannahvellacott.com/

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Carolina Landa's story begins in the orchards of Quincy, Washington and takes a transformative turn within the walls of an Oregon prison. Raised in a Mexican-American immigrant family, Carolina's curiosity and passion for science led her to champion sustainability initiatives behind bars. In this episode, she discusses how incarceration became a catalyst for her environmental awakening and advocacy for green rehabilitation programs.

Thanks for listening to Going Wild. You can learn more about season four ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ and catch up on seasons one through three ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠. 

If you want to support us, you can follow Going Wild on your favorite podcast-listening app. And while you're there, please leave us a review. It really helps.

Follow PBS Nature and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠, ⁠⁠X⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠. You can find more information on all of our guests this season in each episode's show notes. And you can catch new episodes of Nature, Wednesdays at 8/7 Central on PBS, pbs.org/nature, and the PBS app.

Going Wild is a podcast by PBS Nature. NATURE is an award-winning series created by The WNET Group and made possible by all of you.

Views and opinions expressed during the podcast are those of the individuals expressing them and do not necessarily reflect those of THIRTEEN Productions LLC/The WNET Group.