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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.

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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.

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Episodes

How to Save Water

10/17/2022
California is in a drought -- again. LAist’s new show How to LA explores what more Angelenos can do to preserve water. It won't be easy, but we meet up with one long-time resident who shows us how it's possible. Follow How to LA; the show aims to drop a little knowledge about ALL the things that affect the people of Los Angeles, whether that’s something that makes our city great (tacos!) or something that we need to work on, like the alarming number of traffic collisions. We serve the...

Duration:00:11:32

Introducing "Snooze" from LAist Studios

7/7/2022
Introducing "Snooze," a new show from LAist Studios about things people put off, how they conquer them, but most importantly, how they conquer themselves. In each episode, host Megan Tan, the Snooze Squad and guest celebrities will strategize an action plan for people like you and me to face our fears. Take a listen and subscribe to Snooze wherever you get your podcasts! Snooze fans: go to HelloFresh.com/snooze16 and use code snooze16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts! Feals: become...

Duration:00:40:29

Indroducing Snooze, from LAist Studios

5/3/2022
Snooze is a show about things people put off, how they conquer them, but most importantly, how they conquer themselves. In this podcast host Megan Tan, the creator of “Millennial," the Snooze Squad and guest celebrities will help people like you and me strategize an action plan to face their fears. Snooze fans - go to HelloFresh.com/snooze16 and use code snooze16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts! Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that...

Duration:00:45:45

Introducing Human/Nature from LAist Studios

4/25/2022
Introducing Human/Nature, from LAist Studios, a podcast with a wild yet inspiring thesis: if you step outside and reconnect with nature in your own city, you’ll feel better, reconnect with yourself, and find your place in the world. This podcast will empower you to reclaim your attention. In Episode 1, host and nature activist Marcos Trinidad talks with Jenny Odell, an artist and author of the book, “How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy.” O’Dell talks about birdwatching, the...

Duration:00:28:39

Introducing The Academy Museum Podcast, by LAist Studios

3/24/2022
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and LAist Studios present a new multi-season audio series that examines the myriad of stories of our cinematic history. Jacqueline Stewart, Chief Artistic and Programming Officer of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and a MacArthur Fellow, hosts the series. The Academy Awards have been a source of iconic moments and cultural impact since the award ceremony began in 1929. The awards often reflect and amplify the political, economic, and the cultural...

Duration:00:39:44

Introducing Imperfect Paradise by LAist Studios

1/27/2022
Imperfect Paradise, produced by LAist Studios, is a longform narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance. Each of our stories takes on something essential about California -- its progressiveness, its reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places -- and breaks it down into three, 20-30 minute episodes that will be released occasionally.

Duration:00:21:21

Introducing COVID in L.A. by LAist Studios

11/23/2021
Introducing COVID in L.A., devoted to bringing you the latest information about COVID-19, vaccines, and how the virus and pandemic have affected the lives of Southern Californians from the doctors, nurses, epidemiologists, and other medical professionals fighting the virus on the frontlines. In each episode of this podcast, we’ll speak with one of the experts on our rotating panel of guests who share their expertise with us each day. This program is made possible in part by the Corporation...

Duration:00:26:50

From LAist Studios: Author Karla Cornejo Villavicencio on Yeah No, I'm Not OK

8/30/2021
Karla shot to fame when she wrote an essay about being an undocumented student at Harvard. But instead of book deals, she looked for more meaning in writing and exploring her identity. Along the way, she learned more about herself and tells Diane how the correct diagnoses, therapy, strict personal boundaries, and self-acceptance have all changed her life for the better. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in the United States at 1-800-273-8255...

Duration:00:58:45

Episode 10: How Do I Move on? Starring Erick Galindo

8/16/2021
As the vaccines arrive, writer Erick Galindo's entire family gets COVID. Except his favorite person, a dog named Blanca, who teaches Erick a valuable lesson about moving on and letting go on a very special TV-style episode of WILD. Sponsors include: FEALS Become a member and get 50% automatically taken off your first order with free shipping. Feals.com/WILD PIRATE Receive 50% off on your first booking when you sign up at Pirate.com with the promo code WILD. This LAist Studios podcast is...

Duration:00:44:09

Episode 9: Is It Safe to Leave? Starring Shan Wallace

8/9/2021
Baltimore-born photographer Shan Wallace talks about why we’re not ready for the world to re-open. And how she found new ways to capture the world through her lens. 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 free shipping. Feals.com/WILD BetterHelp This LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp...

Duration:00:31:21

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...

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...

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....

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 LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist Support for this podcast is made...

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 LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe...

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 LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist Support for...

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 LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at...

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 LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of...

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 LAist Studios podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp and our listeners get 10% off their first month of online therapy at BetterHelp.com/LAist Support for this podcast is made possible by...

Duration:00:03:02