Wild World with Scott Solomon

By: Scott Solomon
  • Summary

  • Wild World investigates the natural wonders of our planet through the diverse voices of the people who explore, study, and protect them. Each episode features a new location, from the forests of Madagascar to the underwater world beneath the Galapagos Islands and the icy shores of Antarctica. Our goal is to give listeners a sense of wonder and awe about the natural world and an appreciation for the people who help us understand it.
    Copyright 2023 Scott Solomon
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Episodes
  • Bonus episode - The Future of Galapagos
    Apr 4 2023

    Before signing off on our first season, we wanted to share a little more of the conversation Scott had with nature and wildlife photographer Tui De Roy.

    Tui has lived in the Galapagos Islands since her family moved there in 1955 when she was just 2 years old. Her unique perspective as a local and as a photographer has given her both a keen eye for detail and the opportunity to observe how the islands and its wildlife have changed over the last half century.

    Scott asked Tui what she thinks about the future of Galapagos, and how what she sees in Galapagos might be relevant for wild places throughout the world.

    You can hear the rest of Scott's conversation with Tui in Episode 3 - Experiencing Galapagos with Tui De Roy and Lee Ehmke.

    Learn more about Tui and see some of her outstanding photography at https://www.galapagosconsultant.com/

    This season of Wild World was produced by 3WireCreative.

    If you’d like a T-shirt, poster, or coffee mug with the Wild World logo, check out the Wild World merch shop run by Alltheus.com: https://alltheus.com/collections/wild-world/SSolomon+Wild-World

    Join us next season as we explore even more of our wild world!



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    8 mins
  • Wild World Presents "WCS Wild Audio"
    Mar 28 2023

    We’re stepping away from our regular podcast this week to bring you an episode from our friends at WCS Wild Audio—a podcast of the Wildlife Conservation Society. WCS Wild Audio brings you the latest news and newsmakers from WCS’s global field sites and its five wildlife parks in New York City, including the Bronx Zoo and the New York Aquarium.

    In today’s episode, Wild Audio’s Hannah Kaplan talks to Inaoyom Imong, Director of Cross River Landscapes for the WCS Nigeria program. The Cross River gorilla is one of the most elusive and critically endangered subspecies of gorilla in the world. Found exclusively in the densely forested jungles between Nigeria and Cameroon, it is thought that there are as few as 300 animals left in the wild. But despite the persistent threats of habitat loss, gene fragmentation, and poaching, there is hope, says Imong.

     

    We hope you enjoy the episode. If you like what you hear, follow “WCS Wild Audio" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app. And tell them we sent you!

    WCS Wild Audio: https://www.wcs.org/wcs-wild-audio

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    10 mins
  • Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica with Mini Wadhwa
    Mar 21 2023

    Antarctica is famous for gigantic ice sheets and charismatic animals, but Antarctica is also one of the best places to search for meteorites– rocks that have traveled through space and survived passing through Earth’s atmosphere. 

    Mini Wadhwa is a planetary scientist who studies meteorites to learn about the formation of our universe and what conditions are like in other parts of our solar system. She is the Director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University and the Principal Scientist for the Mars Sample Return Mission at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Dr. Wadhwa discusses what it’s like to work in Antarctica, an accident that nearly killed her while on a field expedition, and why representation matters as a woman of color in science.

    Learn more about Mini Wadhwa at https://search.asu.edu/profile/957644

    Watch her TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iukJJ2u0vlo 

    McMurdo Antarctic Research Station: https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/support/mcmurdo.jsp

    This episode of Wild World was produced with support from: 

    Lindblad Expeditions: https://www.expeditions.com    

    The Rice University Traveling Owls: https://alumni.rice.edu/travelingowls 

    Mentioned in this episode:

    Lindblad Expeditions

    Today’s episode of Wild World is sponsored by Lindblad Expeditions. Discovery is in the Lindblad DNA. Visit expeditions.com to see where in our wild world you’d like to explore next.

    Antarctica 2023-25

    JOURNEY TO ANTARCTICA: THE WHITE CONTINENT 14 DAYS | FROM $15,840 Scan QR code for itinerary details and current rates or visit expeditions.com/antarctic Aboard National Geographic Explorer, National Geographic Endurance, & National Geographic Resolution EXPEDITION DETAILS DATES National Geographic Explorer: 2023-2024 January, February, November, December 2025 January National Geographic Endurance: 2023-2024 November, December 2025 January National Geographic Resolution: 2023 January, February, December 2024 January, November, December 2025 February National Geographic Resolution departures route via Santiago instead of Buenos Aires.

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    Lindblad Expeditions

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    55 mins

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