Wild and Kind Kids Podcast

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• The Gila Monster

  October 7, 2026 · 28 min

  What if an animal could be venomous, have a powerful bite, and still want absolutely nothing to do with you? Meet the Gila monster, a slow-moving desert lizard with bead-like scales, bright warning colors, and a reputation that might be a…

• The Green Anaconda

  September 30, 2026 · 24 min

  What if the thing that makes you feel a little out of place is exactly what makes you good at something else? This week, we’re heading into the Amazon rainforest to meet the green anaconda, the heaviest snake in the world. These enormous…

• The Spinner Dolphin

  September 23, 2026 · 22 min

  What if your brain could sleep while you were still swimming? For spinner dolphins, rest works a little differently than it does for us. And after a busy night of hunting, swimming, and spectacular spinning, they need it. Spinner dolphins…

• The Humpback Anglerfish

  September 16, 2026 · 22 min

  What if you lived so deep in the ocean that sunlight never reached you at all? For the humpback anglerfish, the answer is simple: bring your own light. This week, we’re heading hundreds of meters beneath the ocean’s surface to meet the…

• The Harpy Eagle

  September 9, 2026 · 24 min

  What if one of the most powerful birds in the rainforest was afraid to leave the nest? High in the Amazon rainforest, a young harpy eagle named Tupi has enormous feet, powerful wings, and talons that look like they belong on a dinosaur…

• The Komodo Dragon

  September 2, 2026 · 21 min

  Why, in the world, is that Komodo dragon flicking his tongue all the time? There’s a search underway!  On the dry, golden hills of Komodo Island, a young deer named Timber has gone missing. Everyone sets off to search, including two…

• The Tasmanian Devil

  August 26, 2026 · 23 min

  What would you do if you heard a blood-curdling scream coming from the forest? For Wally the wombat and Padma the pademelon, there’s only one reasonable answer: go find out what made it. As night falls over the forests of Tasmania, the two…

• The Orca

  August 19, 2026 · 26 min

  What if you met a potential friend ... and they couldn’t understand a word you said? Off the coast of Vancouver Island, a young orca named Kai has never met a stranger. He’ll race a dolphin, splash a sea lion, and try to turn just about…