Season 3 is Here!

Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant

WNET

Science, Pets & Animals, Nature, Kids & Family, Natural Sciences

4.9 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to Going Wild, a podcast about the human drama behind saving animals. This season, on top of stories about animals, we’re going to take a journey through the entire ecological web — from the tiniest of life forms to apex predators. We’ll be guided by one central question: How can we, humans, look at our relationship to nature differently? Rae will speak to scientists, activists, and adventurers as they find all the different ways the natural world is interconnected. Explore the hidden world of extreme microbes thriving in the Boiling River in Peru. Listen to the man behind the infamous Central Park “Black birder” incident on how growing up gay in the 80’s has led to his lifelong love of birds and nature. Hear about how California's mighty predator, the mountain lions, aren't the only native inhabitants of Los Angeles who are struggling to survive. Each episode will invite us to reconsider our long-held views of: What is conservation? What is nature and what’s our relationship to it? And how can we ensure the survival of all beings on our planet? Let’s explore our place in the wild with Season 3 of “Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant.” For more, follow us at www.pbs.org/nature

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dr. Ray Wyn Grant, and Going Wild is back.
0:07.0	For our third season, we're going to take a journey through the entire ecological web,
0:11.7	from the tiniest of life forms to apex predators.
0:15.3	We'll be guided by one central question.
0:18.4	How can we humans look at our relationship to nature differently?
0:22.5	I think most people think in general that microbes are bad for us can make us sick,
0:27.1	but that is a very small percentage of microbes, since most of them really keep everything around
0:33.2	us and within us healthy. So this is in my lifetime since I've been birding, the total number
0:38.4	of birds in North America has gone down by about a third. I see it. I feel it when I'm out there.
0:45.8	Each episode will invite us to reconsider our long-held views on what is conservation, what is
0:52.7	nature, and what's our relationship to it? The water, the air,
0:57.2	the animals, the plants, those we consider our relatives. Because our relatives can't speak for
1:03.8	themselves, we have the responsibilities to speak on their behalf. Seeing something as beautifully
1:09.7	diverse as the insect world has always helped me embrace
1:13.9	and understand that diversity is a strength.
1:17.1	Let's explore our place in the wild in season three of Going Wild with Dr. Ray Win Grant.
1:23.2	We have brand new episodes every week starting September 5th.
1:26.7	Subscribe now wherever you get your podcast and follow us on www. pbs.org
1:32.1	slash nature.

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