That's Just Wild

Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts bring you a wildly entertaining nature show filled with adventure, behind-the-scenes stories, and fascinating facts. Think: unexpected encounters, jaw-dropping science, and nature like you’ve never heard it before. Every Tuesday join adventurer, explorer and broadcaster Steve Backshall , wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly , and journalist Sarah Roberts as they dive deep into the wonders of the natural world. From braving Arctic extremes to swimming with sharks, each episode begins with a bold superlative— Flamboyant , Freezing , Venomous —and unfolds into their remarkable tales of the wild. Then, every Friday, it’s your turn. Our Q&A episodes tackle your most need-to-know nature questions—from how not to become bear food to how long is an elephant’s trunk? Because the world is wild, its wonders are endless—and we’re here

That's Just Wild is a science podcast hosted by Fresh Air, with 98 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Fresh Air hosts That's Just Wild, a science show with 98 episodes published.

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  Episode #96

  Q&A: Ancient Fish Eyes, Chowing Chimps and the Deserts That Mimic Mars

  May 6, 202625 minS0

  <p>This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions one last time, as the show wraps up — going out with a curious bang (and probably a few weird facts for good measure). 💥🐾✨</p><br><p>🌊 Ever noticed how things seem to vanish into the distance underwater? We explore whether marine animals see the same murky limits we do — or if life beneath the surface has evolved to see further, clearer, and in ways we can barely imagine. 🐠👀</p><br><p>🐜 We always hear about the strongest creatures for their size… but what about the weakest? We t...

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  Episode #95

  Moist: Slime Highways, Snot Bubble Beds, and a Legendary Orca Sighting

  May 4, 202636 minS0

  <p>This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie dive headfirst into the wonderfully weird and surprisingly soggy side of the natural world 💧💧💧</p><br><p>🐜 Honey ants take food storage to another level — with a special cast that swells up with nectar until they’re completely immobile, hanging from the nest ceiling like living reservoirs, ready to feed the colony when times get tough. 🍯</p><br><p>🧪 Hagfish unleash one of the strangest defences in the animal kingdom — producing up to 20 litres of slime in seconds. This bizarre mucus expands in seawater, clogging the gills of predators and making a swi...

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  Episode #94

  Q&A: Vertical Sleepers, Sky Dances and the Infamous Worm Dance

  Apr 30, 202623 minS0

  <p>This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!</p><br><p>🐦 Mesmerising murmurations & the “rule of 7”… how do starlings move as one without crashing mid-air? We unpack the simple behavioural rules behind those hypnotic sky dances — and why each bird only needs to track a handful of neighbours. 🌅✨</p><br><p>🐛 Ever seen gulls doing a strange little “worm dance”? We get into the surprisingly clever ground-drumming behaviour that tricks worms into the surface — and why it works so well. 🌊👀</p><br><p>🌙 Do sperm whales really sleep vertically? We explore the bizarre world of “upright” sleep...

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  Episode #93

  Sleepy: Mucus Cocoons, Sky Sleepers, and the World’s Best Micro-Nappers

  Apr 27, 202637 minS0

  <p>This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie, drift into the drowsiest corners of the natural world 🌙😴</p><br><p>🛌 Sleep is risky business, so animals have evolved some seriously creative solutions. From extreme sleepers to near-insomniacs, the animal kingdom does things wildly differently 🐾</p><br><p>Discover sloths dozing high in branches too flimsy for predators to reach 🦥🌿, African pixie frogs that can disappear into a mucus cocoon for up to seven years 🐸⏳, and parrotfish that wrap themselves in their own slimy sleeping bags 🐠</p><br><p>Plus, we explore the science of sleep deprivation—where staying awake for just 1...

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  Episode #92

  Q&A: Seriously Smart Chimps, Snake hoods and a Very Quiet Rainforest

  Apr 23, 202623 minS0

  <p>This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions!</p><br><p>🐒 Seriously smart chimps, artistic animals & nature’s creative side… from painting primates to musical whales and masterpiece-making bowerbird—but are they really making “art” like we do? 🎨🐋</p><br><p>🐦 Can different bird species “talk” to each other? We dive into the surprising world of shared alarm calls—how robins, sparrows and others team up to warn of danger, and why learning bird calls might change the way you experience nature. 🌿👂</p><br><p>🌙 Why do so many animals come alive at night? Nearly 70% of mammals a...

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