Episodes

  • TWT #99 - Old School Wild Times is Back!
    Aug 8 2022

    Forrest, Patrick & Peter are back with an old-school Wild Times episode! We're bringing back all the old segments you know and love with all new exciting stories and fantastic animals!

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    Enjoy, brosteners! TWT #99 - The Breakdown

    00:00 - Intro

    04:35 - Bullfrogs Don't Sleep

    07:45 - Coyote in Patrick's Neighborhood

    09:15 - Pat's Math

    24:30 - Red Abalone Hunting

    33:30 - Patrick's Bike Ride

    39:30 - What's In The News?

    55:10 - Bizarre Animal of the Week

    1:05:30 - Wrapping Up

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • TWT #98 - Shark Week 2022 with Dave Ebert & Andrew Lewin!
    Jul 25 2022

    Joining The Wild Times Pod this week is Dave Ebert & Andrew Lewin, co-hosts of Beyond Jaws Podcast. Beyond Jaws is the official podcast of the Save Our Seas Foundation and aims to engage and inform shark enthusiasts, the general public and more! Dave Ebert AKA "The Lost Shark Guy" is known for finding unknown or little-known sharks.

    Beyond Jaws Podcast: https://www.speakupforblue.com/show/beyond-jaws/

    Enjoy, brosteners!

     

    TWT #98 - The Breakdown

    00:00 - Intro

    02:09 - Beyond Jaws Podcast

    03:10 - Dave's Thoughts on Shark Weed

    10:30 - Are There Sharks Everywhere In The Ocean?

    11:30 - The Effect "Jaws" Had on Society & Research

    19:20 - Early Days of Shark Behavioral Research

    23:40 - Academic vs. Observational Scientists

    32:55 - Is The Younger Generation Willing to Do The Dirty Work of Shark Research?

    36:25 - California's Ocean is Fantastic

    38:20 - Forrest Encounter With A Mako Shark

    42:15 - What Makes A Shark, A Shark?

    44:10 - The Most Underrated Sharks

    58:14 - Battle Royale

    1:09:20 - Forrest's Shark Week Show Teaser - The Island of The Walking Shark

    1:14:20 - Wrapping Up

     

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • TWT #97 - The Casual Geographic King, @mndiaye_97 Joins!
    Jun 27 2022

    Joining The Wild Times Pod this week is the popular social media star Mamadou Ndiaye AKA @mndiaye_97 AKA  @Casual Geographic   AKA Hood Nature. Mamadou talks to Forrest, Patrick and Retep about how Mamadou got started on his social media journey, what it's like to be "the TikTok animal guy", Mamadou's bucket list animal experiences, and his new book coming out July 5th!

     

    Preorder @mndiaye_97 new book now: https://www.amazon.com/100-Animals-That-Can-cking/dp/0316453773

     

    Enjoy, brosteners!

    TWT #97 - The Breakdown

    00:00 - Introducing iNat Chat, a new segment with Drew Kanes and Dom Allianelli

    00:32 - Intro

    1:02 - Introducing TWT & Mamadou (Casual Geographic, @mnyiaye_97, hood nature)

    2:36 - How Mamadou and Forrest first met

    3:00 - Who is Mamadou Ndiaye?

    3:40 - How did Mamadou get started on TikTok?

    6:00 - What was Mamadou's first animal video?

    7:47 - How young people consume new media

    9:00 - Forrest breaks down Mamadou's content

    10:22 - Is Mamadou excited to be "the animal TikTok guy"?

    11:27 - What it was like going to school for Mamadou

    13:22 - National Geographic's The Last Tepui 

    14:45 - Mamadou's bucket list animal experiences

    15:40 - Africa vs. Australia 

    17:38 - Will Mamadou be going into the field?

    18:30 - Forrest's jaguar video in the Pantanal 

    20:44 - How Mamadou makes his videos

    21:13 - The guys pitch Mamadou their TV show ideas

    26:57 - Killing off Mitch the camera guy on Extinct or Alive

    28:10 - Karen the Alligator 

    32:18 - Mamadou's most-watched videos

    33:16 - Whales Spy Hopping

    35:50 - Free Willy 5

    37:48 - How Mamadou deals with haters

    43:00 - Forrest's son is an animal

    44:50 - Mamadou's new book!

    48:05 - Forrest has a death wish 

    49:35 - Battle Royale!!!

    1:03:54 - Battle Royale Recap

    1:05:19 - Mamdou's socials

    1:06:13 - iNat Chat teaser

    1:07:05 - Outro

    iNat Chat #1 

    1:07:37 - Intro to iNat Chat

    1:08:46 - Caecilians

    1:12:47 - Jumping Spider

    1:18:42 - Snowy Owl

    1:24:00 - Outro

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • TWT #96 - Return of the Kings of Pain: Gnarliest Bites, Stings & Strikes Yet
    May 23 2022

    Forrest Galante and Retep chat once again with the Kings of Pain, just in time for Season 2! Wildlife nuts Adam Thorn and Rob Alleva reveal some of the most hilarious and horrifying experiences during the filming of KOP Season 2, including scorpion stings, moray eel bites, and “scorpion squirts”. This episode is full of crazy stories and gnarly creatures - get excited for Season 2, airing on May 26th on History Channel.

    We love you, brosteners!

    TWT #96 - The Breakdown

    00:00 - INTRO: Where is the jingle?!

    2:01 - Introducing KINGS OF PAIN SEASON 2 (with a trailer and everything)

    3:48 - Adam Thorn & Rob Alleva, S&M fiends?

    5:13 - Sting 1, Season 2 KOP: “scorpion squirts” story

    9:30 - Rob Alleva describes giant desert hairy scorpion sting experience

    12:56 - Talking Kings of Pain behind the scenes footage of Rob’s scorpion squirts

    17:37 - How not to get stung, from the experts

    20:25 - What happened after sting 1? 

    22:09 - Rob’s unfortunate lasting effects from toxic stings

    22:27 - Bristle worms 

    23:25 - Are the Kings of Pain still scared of pain?

    24:46 - How Kings of Pain season 2 hits harder than season 1

    26:06 - The one bite Rob and Adam turned down

    26:15 - Forrest Galante’s GNARLY as f***k moray eel story

    29:37 - Venomous Moray eels?!

    33:00 - Kings of Pain most feared animals

    33:57 - Adam’s Orange Baboon Tarantula experience

    38:05 - Rob’s Giant Desert Centipede sting 

    40:03 - What Kings of Pain and the pain index does for education and conservation

    42:56 - Rob Alleva’s favourite show (besides Extinct or Alive, obviously)

    44:45 - Kings of Pain do STINGING SHARKS?!

    47:25 - The Wild Times crew causes problems for Kings of Pain producers

    50:26 - Unboxing the KOP Pain Idex poster!

    53:05 - Kings of Pain SEASON 2 launch info - May 26th 2022 

    54:06 - BATTLE ROYAAAAAAALE, Animal Superpower Edition Rules: Choose 3 animal abilities to take on - a sting, a bite, and a special ability (strike, punch, electrocution etc) - to battle each other in a stadium *Snake draft

    56:06 - Retep’s first pick: bite of a paper-shredder mouth of a Moray eel 

    56:42 - Adam’s first pick: bite of a beaded lizard

    57:27 - Robs first pick: electric abilities of an electric eel

    57:52 - Forrest’s first & second pick: acid shooting abilities of a bombardier beetle, and sting of a scorpion fish

    59:01 - Rob’s second pick: bite of the reticulated python

    59:28 - Adam’s second pick: punching abilities of a mantis shrimp

    1:00:24 - Retep’s second & third pick: malaria-infecting abilities of a mosquito and “sting” (pinch) of a desert hairy scorpion

    1:02:16 - Adam’s third pick: sting of an irukandji jellyfish

    1:03:05 - Rob’s third pick: sting of a Portuguese man-of-war

    1:03:42 - Forrest’s third pick: bite of a komodo dragon

    1:04:38 - BR Creature Recap

    1:05:32 - OUTTRO & where to find MORE Kings of Pain @adam_thorn @cavemanrob Kings of Pain Season 2, airing 26th May on History Channel

    Brosteners, make sure you comment and vote who you think made the gnarliest creature - good luck with this mess, Dave Sunshine…

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • TWT 95 - Anneka Svenska, The Wolf Girl, Joins!
    May 23 2022

    The Wild Times Podcast is back! This time Anneka Svenska, the wolf girl joins the show to discuss all things canines with the guys. Anneka Svenska is a UK Wildlife Presenter that hosts the popular Youtube Channel "Animal Watch"

     

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • TWT #94 - Turning Fear Into Fascination with Ms. Mallory, Queen of Creepy Crawlies
    Apr 11 2022

    Join The Wild Times crew chillaxing on the couch at Retep’s place as they chat with the one and only Ms. Mallory, Queen of Creepy Crawlies! This woman is a serious badass with plenty of gross creepy crawly tales to share. Between her Fear2Fascination program, 8 Minutes of Ew podcast, and Weird Nature series, Mallory brings a new perspective into play that makes bugs and insects cool, not creepy. 

     

    Watch on YouTube for some of the gnarliest and most amazing creepy crawly videos and images. For our brosteners just listening, don’t stress, this episode is full of wild and gnarly stories. We love you!

    TWT #94 - The Breakdown

     

    00:00 - INTRO: Robot Kyle counts us down

     

    1:35 - Meet the queen of creepy crawlies, Ms. Mallory!

     

    3:10 - Mallory’s story: fear to fascination

     

    5:08 - How Forrest met Mallory

     

    6:11 - Guess the skull with Ms. Mallory and Forrest Galante (super cool, go watch on Youtube!)

     

    07:50 - Check out Mallory’s hagfish in a jar

     

    8:00 - Ms. Mallory goes to Narcisse Snake Dens

     

    10:00 - The Ms. Mallory and F2F angle for wildlife conservation

     

    12:48 - Eating bugs is cool. Even Rhodes Galante is doing it!

     

    15:30 - Mallory ruins blue cheese for everyone #science

     

    16:37 - All about Ms. Mallory’s pod, 8 Minutes Of Ew

     

    17:58 - Brosteners listening on a “listening device” (Forrest Galante 2022), time to come to Youtube for some tantalising wildlife video content!

     

    19:04 - Superpowers of the velvet worm

     

    20:14 - Why salamanders are SO dang cool

     

    24:45 - African clawed frogs make good pregnancy tests AND deathly chytrid fungus diseases

     

    26:25 - Ms. Mallory’s experience with botfly nesting in her HEAD (*brosteners, do yourself a favour and go to the Youtube for some horrific botfly extraction footage*)

     

    29:21 - Mallory’s first expedition into the Belize jungle

    31:20 - Forrest Galante’s survival tips: how to NOT get botflies

     

    37:40 - Maggot debridement therapy a.k.a “Nature’s Neosporin” (Retep 2022) (*more gnarly content on the Youtube*)

     

    40:10 - Fascinating leech facts: medical leeches used for surgery recovery?! 

     

    41:44 - Forrest’s horrific leech story: Extinct or Alive behind the scenes

     

    44:20 - Ms. Mallory’s creepy crawly tips: how to remove leeches properly

     

    46:33 - How Mallory brings wildlife to underprivileged children

     

    49:10 - Where to find more of Ms. Mallory and what’s next?!

     

    51:00 - Forrest casually ruins how we perceive toothpaste #hagfishfacts

     

    51:40 - BATTLE ROYAAAAAAALE, Creepy Crawly Edition

    Rules: Choose 3 elements of weird animals to create the most disgusting, off putting creepy crawly. 

    *No 2 picks from 1 category (spiders etc)

    *Snake draft

     

    52:55 - Forrest’s first pick: creepy, undulating legs of a millipede

     

    53:42 - Retep’s first pick: head and beady eyes of a sewer rat

     

    54:5 - Mallory’s first pick: nightmarish head of a lamprey. Second pick: tongue of a parasitic wrasse

     

    55:55 - Retep’s second pick: tentacles of a giant squid AND a bonus Retep fact about giant squids

     

    56:60 - Forrest’s second pick: body of a slime eel / hagfish. Last pick: face of a blobfish (Retep’s spirit animal - repping the merch)

     

    59:00 - Retep’s last pick: stinky body (glands specifically) of a skunk

     

    59:58 - Mallory’s last pick: creepy hairy body of a tarantula

     

    1:01:26 - BR Recap (Dave Sunshine, get ready to create some gross as mockups)

     

    1:02:25 - OUTTRO & where to find Ms. Mallory

     

    Brosteners, don’t forget to comment and vote who you think made the grossest, most icky creature in this Battle Royale!

     

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • TWT #93 - Coyote Peterson Talks Stings, Favorite TV Moments & Career Advice
    Mar 28 2022

    Extinct or Alive host Forrest Galante and Papa P are joined this week by the King of Stings himself, Coyote Peterson! Coyote has been immersed in the wildlife field in a few different ways, so this episode is a GOLD MINE of info for wildlife nuts (we’re looking at you, brosteners). The Wild Times gang chat sting pain reviews, favourite memories from Brave the Wild, Coyote’s TV show, magic moments in Extinct or Alive, and go into how you can get into a career with wildlife. Don’t be like Retep, don’t miss this one. Enjoy, brosteners!

    TWT #93 - The Breakdown

    00:47 - COYOTE PETERSON IN THE HOUSE

    01:47 - Coyote Peterson as “the guy who gets bitten and stung” and Forrest Galante as “the extinct animal guy”

    03:20 - How Coyote Peterson became the King of Stings

    5:40 - Forrest’s career advice from Joe Rogan

    6:45 - Coyote Peterson on turning Brave Wilderness on Youtube and Brave The Wild on TV

    9:36 - “If Steve Irwin had the crocodile, Coyote Peterson had the common snapping turtle”

    11:08 - How and how NOT to hold snapping turtles

    17:17 - Forrest Galante thinks Coyote Peterson is a F***ING genius

    18:15 - Coyote on Youtube vs TV

    20:30 - Coyote Peterson gets stung by the Cicada Killer 

    23:28 - The King of Stings coming out of retirement??

    23:50 - Execution Wasp and Giant Hornet vs Bullet Ant

    25:23 - Coyote Peterson’s gnarly sting from the Execution Wasp 

    27:15 - Coyote’s favourite memory from Brave the Wild: Pantanal Jaguars

    29:07 - Forrest Galante’s best moment from Extinct or Alive 

    30:15 - The Broducer’s favourite memory from Extinct or Alive: Forrest sniffs green jungle powder

    31:10 - Forrest geeking out about Australian Wobbegongs

    34:25 - STORY TIME: 19 year old Forrest Galante gets bitten by a lemon shark (kinda)

    37:56 - Pat’s pre-BR game: Forrest Galante vs Coyote Peterson

    39:26 - Forrest pitches his top bucket list expedition

    41:10 - Coyote pitches his dream expedition

    43:15 - Forrest is scared to visit remote Papua New Guinea (but would 100% do it, no question)

    44:56 - What’s next for Coyote Peterson?

    48:57 - How do you start a career with wildlife for real?!

    52:28 - Broducer Pat goes to Yellowstone

    54:38 - Forrest is ‘dollar store Coyote Peterson”

    1:01:13 - BATTLE ROYALE!!

    Classic BR: Create your own animal choosing elements of 3 animals - head, body, and legs - for an all-out battle in an arena. Caveat: your choices must be ONLY animals you have personally worked with. Snake draft, go!

    1:03:06 - Pat’s first choice: HEAD of a 1200 pound Alaskan Brown Bear

    1:04:46 - Forrest’s first choice: HEAD of a Taipan Snake

    1:05:49 - Coyote’s first choice: HEAD of a Common Snapping Turtle

    1:06:20 - Shoutout to Dave Sunshine, don’t let the boys down

    1:06:38 - Coyote’s second choice: LEGS of a Wolverine

    1:07:12 - Forrest’s second choice: LEGS of a Mountain Goat

    1:07:55 - Pat’s second choice: BODY of a Fin Whale

    1:08:40 - Pat’s last choice: LEGS of a Scolopendra (Red Centipede)

    1:09:50 - Forrest’s last choice: BODY of a Fishing Cat

    1:10:42 - Coyote’s last choice: BODY of an Alligator Gar

    1:11:55 - Battle Royale RECAP

    1:12:35 - Forrest’s quality outtro & where to see more of the King of Stings, Coyote Peterson

    Don’t forget to comment on the pod and vote for who you think won this Battle Royaaaaale!

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • TWT #92 - Forrest Galante’s Amygdala VS Kings of Pain feat. Adam Thom & Rob Alleva
    Mar 16 2022

    Joining Extinct or Alive host Forrest Galante and The Wild Times gang this week are the fellow wildlife nutheads from the TV and Snapchat series, Kings of Pain. Giving Forrest’s amygdala a run for its money, Adam and Rob reveal their worst bites and stings from some of the gnarliest animals with the wildest super powers (featuring the aftermath of a reticulated python bite). These guys are CRAZY! 

     

    This episode is one you don’t want to miss. We love you, brosteners!

    TWT #92 - The Breakdown

    00:00 - INTRODUCING KINGS OF PAIN

     

    02:02 - Who the HELL came up with Kings of Pain?!

     

    03:15 - The Pain Index explained #science

     

    04:02 - Another gnarly Forrest Galante spearfishing story

     

    9:23 - Proof Forrest has an amygdala

     

    9:37 - 16 foot reticulated python bite

    23:15 - Faulty warrior wasps

     

    25:03 - Hippo attack on the Nile

     

    37:48 - Rove beetle superpowers

     

    40:20 - Velvet ant pain review

     

    42:20 - Adam slams Rob

     

    42:32 - Wild facts about the slow loris (venomous primate?!)

    52:43 - Retep gets deep

     

    53: 46 - Extinct or Alive behind the scenes: Scolopendra (red centipede) sting remedy

     

    54:47 - Giant Asian centipede sting pain review

     

    56:34 - Longest lasting pain (hint: tarantula)

     

    1:02:50 - Forrest’s amygdala strikes again

     

    1:02:26 - Talkin’ pee-pee problems feat. candiru

     

    1:04:52 - Kings of Pain bucket list

     

    1:08:20 - Forrest lets a Nile croc bite his buddy’s nipple (typical) 

     

    1:10:26 - Pat goes full producer: pre-BR game

    1:19:19 - BATTLE ROYAAAAAAALE, Kings of Pain Edition

    Rules: Choose 3 animals to bite/sting your enemy that will inflict the MOST pain WITHOUT killing the victim. You must also choose WHERE your enemy takes the bite/sting/etc.

    *No 2 picks from 1 category of animal (mammals, bugs, etc)

    *NOT a snake draft because Retep would never keep up with all these people

     

    1:21:23 - Forrest’s picks

    1. Stone Scorpion Fish spice to the arch of your foot
2. Scolopendra giant centipede bite to the face
3. Rat bite(s) on the butt

     

    1:23:22 - Adam’s picks

    1. Male platypus sting to the fingers
    2. Wandering spider bite (crazy superpower)
    3. Candiru up the pee-pee

     

    1:24:38 - Retep’s picks

    1. Gila monster bite to the nipple
    2. Stingray barb to the TAINT specifically
    3. Box jellyfish sting to the face

     

    1:28:00 - Rob’s picks

    1. Anaconda bite to the head
    2. Black piranha bite to the ‘worm’
    3. 6 foot electric eel bite to the taint

     

    1:29:30 - Papa P’s picks

    1. Human adult bite to the nuts
    2. Bombardier beetle acid to the uvula
    3. Hyena bite to the top of the foot

     

    1:32:40 - OUTTRO & where to find the KINGS OF PAINNNNNN

     

    Don’t forget to comment and vote who you think won this Battle Royale!

     

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    1 hr and 35 mins