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That's Just Wild

by Fresh Air

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 to tell the stories that prove it. For ad-free listening and special episodes, support the podcast at thatsjustwild.com. Produced in the wild by Fresh Air. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

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

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 prob

May 7
24 min

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

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 💧💧💧 🐜 Honey ants take f

May 5
36 min

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

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions! 🐦 Mesmerising murmurations & the “rule of 7”… how do starlings move as one without

May 1
22 min

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

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie, drift into the drowsiest corners of the natural world 🌙😴 🛌 Sleep is risky business, so animals have evolved some

Apr 28
36 min

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

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions! 🐒 Seriously smart chimps, artistic animals & nature’s creative side… from painting

Apr 24
23 min

Systems: Dust Crossing Oceans, Shrinking Iguanas and a Tiny Earth Experiment

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Sarah and Lizzie dive into the natural systems that keep our planet running — the hidden forces connecting oceans, weather, and life

Apr 21
32 min

Q&A: Goats on Wheels, Luscious Long Necks and Poo Is Power

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions! 🦣 Do animals support their young with disabilities? From African wild dogs to elep

Apr 17
22 min

Invincible: Mesmeric Meerkats, Mongoose vs. Cobra Showdowns, and Regenerating Worms

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie dare to explore natural world’s toughest survivors — the creatures that refuse to die, defy the odds, and redefine what it

Apr 14
37 min

Q&A: Evolution Oddities, Pet Reptiles and Saving Rainforests

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie tackle more of your wildest questions! 🐍 Ever thought about owning a corn snake… and then realised how big the commitment

Apr 10
28 min

Builders: Beaver Cities, Swiftlet Phlegm Hammocks, and Antlion Larvae Death Traps

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Lizzie roll up their sleeves to share some of nature’s most ingenious architects 🏗️🐝 🦫 Could the world’s biggest beaver dam real

Apr 7
49 min

Q&A: Flaunting Peacocks, Sweet Rhino Farts, and Dolphins’ Dark Side

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions! 🦚 What is the real purpose of sexual dimorphism? From strutting, show-off peacocks

Apr 3
22 min

Chatty: Tamarin’s Scent Secrets, Curious Whales and Nature’s Loudest Love Song

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are seriously chatty as they discuss some of nature’s most outrageous communicators📞📢🔊… 🦜 From the red-eyed vireo, the tin

Mar 31
34 min

Q&A: Snow Leopard Close Calls, Desert Masters and Spiders Cleaning Up

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions!  🐆 How close should you really get to a snow leopard? Steve shares a heart-st

Mar 27
27 min

Memory: Squirrels’ Mind Palace, Snail Memory Transplants and the Grandmother Effect

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are exploring into the surprising world of animal memory. 🧠 🐿️ 🌰From squirrels with a near-perfect mental map of their bur

Mar 24
36 min

Q&A Shark Special: The Shark Matriarch, Overexcited Sharks and Baby Sharks Fending for Themselves

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Sarah is joined by special guest Shark Man Dan for a Shark Q+A special🦈💙🌊 🦈 Ever wondered if sharks are good mums? Turns out life as

Mar 20
20 min

Shark Man Dan: Walking Sharks, Strange Species and Wild Ocean Stories

This week on That’s Just Wild, Sarah is joined by special guest Shark Man Dan for a deep dive into the world of sharks… and the wild path that led Dan to dedicate his car

Mar 17
48 min

Q&A: Cheeky Octopuses, Chompy Geese and Spiders with Pet Frogs

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve and Sarah tackle more of your wildest questions! 💪🏽 Ever wondered what the bite force of a goose is? Steve reckons he might’v

Mar 13
32 min

Motherhood: Crab Spider Sacrifice, Panda Sibling Rivalry and the Frog That Turns Her Stomach into a Nursery

This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve and Sarah are exploring motherhood in the animal kingdom… from the sweetest care to the most jaw-dropping survival strategies. 💛🐣 🐻‍

Mar 10
35 min

Q&A: Dung Beetle Deadlifts, Orca Dialects and the Fight for Territory

On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions! Ever wondered if animals have accents? Sarah and Lizzie discuss

Mar 6
25 min

Speedy: Flattie spider spinners, Mummified cheetahs and the fastest animal on earth

This week on That’s Just Wild Lizzie and Sarah are racing into all things speedy... blink-and-you’ll-miss-it speedy. And Sarah's got a new book! https://linktr.ee/Wild_A

Mar 3
43 min

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#21
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18
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