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Rising Tide: The Ocean PodcastAuthor: Blue Frontier
A refreshing, irreverent dive into the lives, work, and explorations of todays leading and diverse ocean voices. Each half-hour episode co-hosted by David Helvarg of Blue Frontier and Vicki Nichols Goldstein of the Inland Ocean Coalition sails through lively discussions with our guests about marine life, culture, and critical issues affecting our rapidly changing seas. Informative, enlightening, and often humorous it is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about understanding, enjoying, and protecting our salty blue world. Language: en-us Genres: Earth Sciences, News, News Commentary, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Peter Gros and Dr. Wynn-Grant — Protecting the Wild Kingdom
Episode 149
Monday, 1 December, 2025
In the latest episode of Rising Tide, David Helvarg speaks with Peter Gros and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, co-hosts of “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild,” a show whose origins go back to 1963, when most televisions were still black and white, but wildlife was both more abundant and less understood. Today, you can see their Emmy-nominated television show on Saturday mornings on NBC or watch it on Peacock, Amazon Prime, YouTube - so many outlets, you have no excuse not to watch it, once you’ve heard what they have to say on this podcast. Peter Gros is, among other things, a wildlife expert, a licensed animal educator, and a 40-year veteran of the show many of us grew up on.Dr. Wynn-Grant is a wildlife ecologist specializing in carnivore-human interactions who also focuses on expanding science communications and sustainability. A National Geographic research fellow and author, she joined the show in 2023. ‘Wild Kingdom’ is also getting saltier over time with more ocean shows on gray whales, white sharks, coral reefs, and one of our favorites, kelp forests, including their most famous residents, the voracious marine weasels also known as sea otters. So, dive in for a fun and informative interview with these two land and sea stars.** Additional Resources **WILD KINGDOM PROTECTING THE WILD — Get inspired by wildlife success stories on Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild! Since 2023, Co-Hosts Peter Gros and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant have taken viewers around the world in search of the most captivating wildlife conservation wins. Watch Season 3 on NBC and stream past episodes on nbc.com. Go behind the scenes of the show with in-depth stories from animal experts on Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom The Podcast.Rae Wynn-Grant, PhD — Wildlife Ecologist, TV Presenter, Author, Speaker & Co-host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the WildBlue Frontier / Substack — Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild.Inland Ocean Coalition — Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protectionFluid Studios — Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.
