Snakes, Steve Backshall, and Wildlife Storytelling
21 May 2025
Talking Podcasts Stage
Explorer, animal expert, and TV presenter Steve Backshall is going on his latest adventure...podcasting! As the host of the brand new show ‘That’s Just Wild’ alongside co-hosts wildlife biologist Lizzie Daly and eco journalist Sarah Roberts, Steve is creating a twice-weekly
podcast full of wildlife facts, unexpected filming stories and mind-blowing science. Oh, and discussing what its like to be farted on by a rhino.
In a climate of bad news and intense discussion, from politics to the economy to, well, the climate itself, That’s Just Wild is the antidote to doom listening. Because who doesn’t love hearing more a fish with its gonads on its chin, how a porcupine’s spines work, or why sea otters are psychopathic?
But how do you mix telling fun animal stories with making a science series that really bites? What does podcasting offer when nature content is normally all about amazing footage? How do three brilliant scientists complement each other in an audio show? And why did
producers Fresh Air – best known for branded content - decide this would be their first major original?
We’ll be answering these questions, plus we’ll have a wildlife Q&A session with our audience, inspired by our extra non-human guest.
podcast full of wildlife facts, unexpected filming stories and mind-blowing science. Oh, and discussing what its like to be farted on by a rhino.
In a climate of bad news and intense discussion, from politics to the economy to, well, the climate itself, That’s Just Wild is the antidote to doom listening. Because who doesn’t love hearing more a fish with its gonads on its chin, how a porcupine’s spines work, or why sea otters are psychopathic?
But how do you mix telling fun animal stories with making a science series that really bites? What does podcasting offer when nature content is normally all about amazing footage? How do three brilliant scientists complement each other in an audio show? And why did
producers Fresh Air – best known for branded content - decide this would be their first major original?
We’ll be answering these questions, plus we’ll have a wildlife Q&A session with our audience, inspired by our extra non-human guest.