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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! Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itune... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/ Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/ Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod 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

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   Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itune... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/ Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/ Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod

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 Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itune...  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/  Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/  Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod  

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… Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itunes-review/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/  Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/  Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod 

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"   Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itunes-review/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/ Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/ Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod

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!   Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itunes-review/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/  Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/  Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod

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! Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itunes-review/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/  Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/  Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod

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 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 Male platypus sting to the fingers Wandering spider bite (crazy superpower) Candiru up the pee-pee   1:24:38 - Retep’s picks Gila monster bite to the nipple Stingray barb to the TAINT specifically Box jellyfish sting to the face   1:28:00 - Rob’s picks Anaconda bite to the head Black piranha bite to the ‘worm’ 6 foot electric eel bite to the taint   1:29:30 - Papa P’s picks Human adult bite to the nuts Bombardier beetle acid to the uvula 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!   Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itunes-review/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/  Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/  Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod   

Fellow adventurer, and story teller Steve Bramucci joins Forrest Galante and the gang to talk about embarking on incredible adventures while traveling the world. Enjoy, brosteners and sisteners! Love you! Steve's website: https://www.stephenbramucci.com/ Follow him: https://twitter.com/stevebram Follow us @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All of our socials @wildtimespod

Forrest Galante & The Wild Times crew are joined by world animal lover, conservationist and YouTuber Brian Barczyk as the guys discuss everything from Brian's reptarium to Titanoboa to Animalcon! Visit Brian's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BrianBarczyk Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the links @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/links

Forrest Galante & The Wild Times crew talk about the recent observation of pods of Orcas hunting Blue Whales, what Forrest thinks about Mt. Everest and more! We love you! Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the links @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/links

Forrest Galante & The Wild Times crew are back talking about the possibilities of the Tasmanian Tiger, Thylacine, being alive in Papua New Guinea. It's a remote island with cannibal tribes. We love you! Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the links @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/links

Bradley Trevor Grieve join Forrest Galant and Retep to talk about the Nat Geo top 12 animal moments of 2021. That plus a bunch of other ridiculous nonsense. Love you mofo's! Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the links @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info P.S. Pat is meager.

Forrest Galante and the Wild Times crew are here talking everything in the title PLUS Pat's brilliant new Christmas tradition. Animal Mystery, Battle Royale, and more! Check us out on Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod Links to everything @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  

Another victim of Neil Waters and his harassment/brigading, Cookie, joins the TWT crew to shoot the sh*t. Be sure to stay until the end where we duke it out in a hoax spreading battle royale! Checkout cookie's Neil Waters saga on his channel @ https://www.youtube.com/c/Cookie6994 We love you, not you Neil! Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the links @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/links

Another Wild Times episode full of shenanigans and games! Enjoy! We love you! Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the links @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/links  

You asked for it (and so did we)! BTG is back and more gregarious than ever! Enjoy, you rascals. Love you! Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the link @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com

Forrest Galante and The Wild Times crew are talkin' everything in the title PLUS bizarre animal of the week, Top 3 and DFL, and a holiday themed Battle Royale you don't want to miss! Enjoy! We love you! Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the link @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  

Forrest Galante & the Wild Times crew are back this week with thrilling tales from Costa Rica, and more! Forrest gets deep on his new show Mysterious Creatures (!!SPOILIER ALERT!!) and the gents talk a bit of news. Finally, the boys read a brostener DM and things go swimmingly during the battle royale. Enjoy! We love you! Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the links @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  

Welcome to week 78 of The Wild Times podcast, with your host Forrest Galante. We're talking everything in the title, plus a whole bunch of other shenanigans. Including a pitch for a new Forrest Galante hosted show, "Animal Divorce Court." Love you all. You make our days! Check out the Patreon @ https://patreon.com/wildtimespod All the link @ https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info