Podcast · Tech & Science
by KUOW News and Information · English · Tech & Science
The Wild with Chris Morgan is a celebration of the natural world and the people devoted to wild places and incredible species. In each episode, host and ecologist Chris Morgan brings you face to face with some of the most extraordinary creatures and explores how they are finding unique and inspirin
13 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 1 minNew
Chris Morgan sits down with Kevin Fedarko to hear the remarkable story of his relationship with the Grand Canyon, his journey to uncover the human-made threats it faces, and what he learned along the way.
S8 · E1 · 6 Oct 2026 · 49 min
Bears in swimming pools… in Los Angeles? Of course I had to find out more.
S8 · 22 Sep 2026 · 2 min
Join host Chris Morgan for Season 8 of THE WILD, where he'll travel the world to meet people defending space for wildlife, from deep in the wilderness to their own backyards. How can wildlife, wild places, and humans share our beautiful planet?
23 Jun 2026 · 36 min
We are republishing our episode of burrowing owls to remember owl expert David Johnson after his passing due to cancer.
22 Apr 2026 · 13 min
Host Chris Morgan presents a special Earth Day episode.
S7 · E16 · 3 Mar 2026 · 33 min
Chris Morgan goes for a walk with naturalist Libby Mills in her backyard where she helps us slow down, listen deeply, and try to better understand what’s going on in a bird’s world.
S7 · E15 · 24 Feb 2026 · 47 min
I dig into 32-year-old audio cassette tapes from my time studying grey seals off the coast of Scotland and reconnect with my professor who hired me all those years ago.
S7 · E14 · 17 Feb 2026 · 42 min
In this episode, Filmmaker John Jurko tells the story of wildlife ranger Anton Mzimba who is the lead in the documentary film called Rhino Man.
S7 · E13 · 10 Feb 2026 · 55 min
A conversation with Helen Pilcher about the pros and cons of modifying wildlife and the ethics behind changing the very DNA of a wild animal.
S7 · E12 · 3 Feb 2026 · 45 min
Chris travels to the Kalispel reservation in Eastern Washington to visit the Buffalo Boys and tell the story of how they got their own herd, and what they’re doing to make sure that this magnificent creature will forever be a part of their lives.
S7 · E11 · 27 Jan 2026 · 46 min
Host Chris Morgan interviews Dr. Diego Ellis Soto about his work to turn the movement and sounds of animals into music, combining science, technology, and music theory to reveal the hidden rhythms of a changing planet.
S7 · E10 · 20 Jan 2026 · 53 min
Host Chris Morgan interviews author Nathalia Holt about her book The Beast in the Clouds: The Roosevelt brothers’ deadly quest to find the mythical giant panda.
S7 · E9 · 13 Jan 2026 · 46 min
Chris unravels the journey of Humpback whales in the Salish Sea and explores the groundbreaking techniques researchers are using to protect them.
23 Dec 2025 · 43 min
A conversation with author Ben Goldfarb on how our roads impact pretty much everything in the natural world.
S7 · E8 · 16 Dec 2025 · 35 min
Bear attacks in Japan have been on the rise recently. So why is this happening? And what can be done about it?
S7 · E7 · 9 Dec 2025 · 53 min
Host Chris Morgan interviews shark expert Amani Webber-Schultz about the movie Jaws for the 50th anniversary of the movie.
S7 · E6 · 2 Dec 2025 · 49 min
Host Chris Morgan speaks with environmental author Ferris Jabr about his book Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life
S7 · E5 · 18 Nov 2025 · 44 min
The story of the 1999 pipeline explosion in Whatcom Creek, and how a community and a creek began to recover after seemingly irreversible devastation.
S7 · E4 · 11 Nov 2025 · 28 min
Chris Morgan talks with Pulitzer Prize winning author Ed Yong about the astonishing ways animals sense the world around us: from birds that navigate the open ocean by smell, to penguins that sense vibrations underground.
S7 · E3 · 4 Nov 2025 · 36 min
This episode looks at the shrinking of the nectar landscape and native plants and how that could impact the migration patterns of hummingbirds in the desert of Arizona.
S7 · E2 · 28 Oct 2025 · 33 min
Host Chris Morgan speaks with environmental author Brooke Williams about his book Encountering Dragonfly: Notes on the practice of Re-enchantment and his journey to a new understanding of nature.
S7 · E1 · 21 Oct 2025 · 42 min
This episode looks at jaguars that cross from Mexico into the United States and how the building of the 30-foot border wall would make that difficult and impact the environment in the borderlands.
S7 · 7 Oct 2025 · 2 min
Welcome back to a brand new season of THE WILD on October 21, 2025! Travel with Chris as he uncovers stories of hope and inspiration as creatures find ways to adapt and thrive in a new world of threats.
S6 · 22 Apr 2025 · 13 min
Happy Earth Day 2025. This is a special message from Chris to get a little different perspective on this blue marble we call home.
S6 · E25 · 4 Feb 2025 · 41 min
A conversation with wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen and how he observes nature including his years documenting Grizzly 399 in and around Teton National Park in Wyoming.
S6 · E24 · 28 Jan 2025 · 45 min
Chris travels to Yellowstone National Park to discover how scientists are turning an ecological disaster into a rare invasive species success story. It’s an adventure filled with celebrity bears, dueling fish, and humans trying to fix past mistakes.
S6 · E23 · 21 Jan 2025 · 30 min
Behind most wildlife documentaries is someone who has spent countless hours, often in challenging conditions, waiting for that perfect shot. Chris talks to filmmakers Jeff Wilson and Mark Smith about their experience filming Adelie penguins for four months in Antarctica. With wind gusts up to 150 miles per hour it is one of the coldest and harshest continents on earth. We’d love to hear what you think of THE WILD. Which shows did you like the best? What would you like to hear more of? If you have a moment please fill out this quick survey . Your feedback will help us plan for future…
S6 · E22 · 14 Jan 2025 · 51 min
Maybe you’re eating an apple, or a piece of lettuce right now. Could be a broccoli stem or perhaps a lovely juicy tomato. If you are, are you wondering how intelligent that plant is? I’d guess not. But here’s a conversation that might make you think twice. Zoë Schlanger, a science writer for the Atlantic, has written an eye-opening book on the topic. It’s called The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth . On today’s episode, Chris sits down with Zoë to talk about what it means for a plant…
S6 · E21 · 7 Jan 2025 · 48 min
Melting ice is usually bad news, but this place in Alaska has turned from frozen to flourishing in just 200 years. Nestled in southeast Alaska, the stunning and famous Glacier Bay National Park is often called a “living laboratory.” Scientists from all over the world come here to study ecological succession: the step-by-step return of plants, insects, forests and animals. It’s a unique place to do that because just a couple hundred years ago, this whole landscape was covered in ice. But then, the ice started melting, uncovering a clean slate for nature to show us how she…
10 Dec 2024 · 30 min
We are taking a break over the holidays in order to finish up our series about national parks. We’ll be back in your feed on January 7 with a visit to Glacier Bay National Park in southeast Alaska. We’ll learn how the trickles of chilly glacial meltwater are creating a flourishing ecosystem. But in the meantime, I wanted to share an episode from a podcast I think you’ll really like called How Wild . It’s from our friends at KALW Public Media and the NPR Network. The podcast looks at the meaning of wilderness, sixty years since the passage of the Wilderness Act of…
The Wild with Chris Morgan is a celebration of the natural world and the people devoted to wild places and incredible species. In each episode, host and ecologist Chris Morgan brings you face to face with some of the most extraordinary creatures and explores how they are finding unique and inspirin
The Wild with Chris Morgan is a English tech & science podcast from KUOW News and Information. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
"Lecture-casts"- A Lecture Series on General Chemistry
D.J. Ferguson
"The Cognitive Revolution"
Erik Torenberg, Nathan Labenz
#Railnatter
Gareth Dennis
'Mind the Kids': an ACAMH podcast
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World
Antoine Walter
.NET Rocks!
Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell
The Melo app keeps playing with the screen off, works in the car and on your watch, wakes you to your station, and browses the whole catalogue offline. Free, no ads, no account.
