{"podcast":{"title":"Wild Thing","slug":"wild-thing-884461","podcast_index_feed_id":884461,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/wild-thing/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.foxtopus.ink/wildthing/","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/wild-thing/podcast_cover.jpg","author":"Foxtopus Ink","episode_count":47,"summary":"Wild 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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-thing-884461"},"episode":{"title":"S1 E1: Grover","slug":"s1-e1-grover","published_at":"2018-10-02T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-thing-884461/s1-e1-grover","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-thing-884461","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/wild-thing/2314161","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/354400/2314161/wild-thing/2025_11_07_00_05_49_794cf2bb-e590-4859-a66a-accf866b3a9a.mp3","summary":"Laura Krantz is a veteran public radio editor and producer. So how did she end up in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, eyeballing some giant ground nests… that might have been made by Bigfoot? You can place the blame squarely on the shoulders of a guy named Grover. He was a tenured professor of anthropology at Washington State University and one of world’s preeminent experts on Sasquatch. And it turns out that Grover is also Laura’s long-lost cousin. How could she not do a story about this guy? *Become a premium subscriber to Wild Thing ! Premium subscribers get ad all three seasons ad-free, not to mention the warm fuzzy feeling that comes from supporting the show. Go to ⁠ https://wildthing.supportingcast.fm/⁠ to find out more! *Season 1 of Wild Thing is produced by Laura Krantz, Scott Carney, and Kelsey Ray. Editing by Alisa Barba. Music and mixing by Ramtin Arablouei.","meta_description":"Laura Krantz is a veteran public radio editor and producer. So how did she end up in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, eyeballing some giant ground nest…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1692,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wild-thing-884461/episodes/s1-e1-grover/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-thing-884461/s1-e1-grover.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}