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Introducing WILD, a podcast about growing up… kind of. About those moments big and small that transform us forever. About how sometimes we come out on the other side of chaos or adversity with scars but we come out stronger. About who we’ve been, and who we’ve become. WILD is about origin stories, OUR origin story. Hosted by award-winning New York Times writer Erick Galindo, in collaboration with Adweek’s producer of the year, Megan Tan and LAist Studios. Season 1 is a time capsule of 10 people and how they found light in a year of darkness.

Introducing WILD, a podcast about growing up… kind of. About those moments big and small that transform us forever. About how sometimes we come out on the other side of chaos or adversity with scars but we come out stronger. About who we’ve been, and who we’ve become. WILD is about origin stories, OUR origin story. Hosted by award-winning New York Times writer Erick Galindo, in collaboration with Adweek’s producer of the year, Megan Tan and LAist Studios. Season 1 is a time capsule of 10 people and how they found light in a year of darkness.

Location:

United States

Description:

Introducing WILD, a podcast about growing up… kind of. About those moments big and small that transform us forever. About how sometimes we come out on the other side of chaos or adversity with scars but we come out stronger. About who we’ve been, and who we’ve become. WILD is about origin stories, OUR origin story. Hosted by award-winning New York Times writer Erick Galindo, in collaboration with Adweek’s producer of the year, Megan Tan and LAist Studios. Season 1 is a time capsule of 10 people and how they found light in a year of darkness.

Language:

English

Episodes

Episode 8: How Do I Cope? Starring: Aida Rodriguez

8/2/2021
Aida Rodriguez began her comedy career while living in a car with her two kids and working a full time job on the side. Now she is one of the funniest standup comics on the planet and she learned how to do that as a way of coping with the feeling of despair, something that’s helped her get through the pandemic. Sponsors include: FEALS Become a member and get 50% automatically taken off your first order with free shipping. Feals.com/WILD Talkspace Match with a licensed therapist when you go...

Duration:00:38:48

Episode 7: How Do I Love Someone? Starring Megan Tan

7/26/2021
We made a rom-com! Falling in love during a pandemic unexpectedly distorts time to an exponential degree. In a fiction meets non-fiction romantic comedy, Megan Tan explains. The following episode is intended for mature audiences. Listener discretion is advised. Show sponsors include: TALKSPACE Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code WILD. FEALS Become a member and get 50% automatically taken off your first order with...

Duration:00:46:28

Episode 6: Do I Have Imposter Syndrome? Starring Linda Yvette Chávez

7/19/2021
Linda Yvette Chávez co-created a hit Netflix show called Gentefied and is writing a major motion picture, but none of that helped with her imposter syndrome. But when she had to run a show and direct for the first-time in the middle of the pandemic, she found her voice and is now sharing her best practices for dealing with insecurity in the professional world. Sponsors include: FEALS Become a member and get 50% automatically taken off your first order with free shipping. Feals.com/WILD This...

Duration:00:35:05

Episode 5: What Should I Do for a Living? Starring Jenny Yang

7/12/2021
With the comedy clubs shut down across the country, comedian Jenny Yang reinvents the venue by hosting stand-up in one of her favorite online gaming worlds: Animal Crossing. Sponsors include: Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code WILD. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Duration:00:37:07

Episode 4: Will I Be a Good Kid? Starring Your Children

7/5/2021
This is what the pandemic looked like to children of different ages, from different communities and even different countries. Sponsors include: Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code WILD. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Duration:00:24:15

Episode 3: Will I Be a Good Father? Starring Chris Garcia

6/28/2021
Comedian Chris Garcia didn’t plan on having children. Then he became a dad in the middle of the pandemic, opening his heart in ways he never imagined and helping to heal the loss of his own father. Sponsors Include: Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code WILD. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Duration:00:35:05

Episode 1: What Does It Mean to Be Home? Starring Daisy Figueroa

6/21/2021
When the Pandemic chases Daisy Figueroa back to her childhood home, she decides to transform it. In the process, she creates her own business and redefines the standard of living for people in her community. Sponsors Include: Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code WILD. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Duration:00:35:22

Episode 2: Will I Be a Good Mom? Starring Sarah “La Morena” Palafox

6/21/2021
Black Mexican banda music star Sarah “La Morena” Palafox spent her whole life deflecting racism. Then suddenly found herself giving birth to a beautiful Black boy in the middle of a civil rights uprising. That's when she started to fight back. Sponsors Include: Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code WILD. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by...

Duration:00:29:15

Introducing WILD

6/9/2021
This is a podcast about origin stories. About those moments big and small that transform people forever. Season 1 of WILD is our origin story. It’s a time capsule of these kinds of moments captured during a global pandemic that left a lot of us growing up again while stuck at home for more than a year. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.

Duration:00:03:02