That's Just Wild

By Fresh Air

Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts bring you a wildly entertaining nature show filled with adventure, behind-the-scenes stories, and fascinating facts. Think: unexpected encounters, jaw

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That's Just Wild episodes:

February 13, 2026 Q&A: Tenacious Honey Badgers, Regurgitating Snakes and Spotting the Fastest Bird on the Planet
On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!

Ever wondered why a snake might suddenly throw up its lunch? 🐍🤢

🐝 Why are honey badgers called honey badgers… and how did they become fearless, beehive-raiding machines?🦡🍯

🏙️ And how can you spot the fastest bird on the planet hiding in plain sight — yes, even in the middle of a city? 👀🦅

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17min
February 10, 2026 Lovers: Lovebombing Spiders, the Froggy Kamasutra, and Romping 95-Year-Old Tortoises
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie, and Sarah go in search of romance and Valentine’s vibes in the animal kingdom 💕🐾
And just a head's up, adult themes are discussed so this episode might not be suitable for small ears....

How common is monogamy in the natural world? 💍🌿

How different positions make reproduction more likely… in frogs 🐸👀

The obscene noises made by 95-year-old tortoises… and yes, Steve does an impression 🐢😳🎤

And is love just “the negotiating procedure of how to pass on your DNA” (as Lizzie describes it)… or is it something more magical? ✨❤️🧬

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39min
February 06, 2026 Q&A: Mysterious Eels, Headless Cockroaches, Animal-Inspired Workouts
On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!

Where on earth do eels actually go to reproduce… and why is it still such a massive mystery?🪱🔍

🧠 Why do some animals have brains in the weirdest, wildest places? 🪳

🎥 When filming out the the WIld, Steve Lizzie and Sarah discuss the fine line between observing nature… and when to step in and save a life. 🚨💪

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24min
February 03, 2026 Muddy: Giant Tadpoles, Mud-Breathing Fish, and the Dirty Tricks of Dolphins
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie, and Sarah are getting Muddy — plunging into the gloopy, squelchy, wildly misunderstood world beneath our feet. 🐾

Frrom mud-loving marvels like the Chilean helmeted bullfrog 🐸, to the paradox frog whose skin slime could help treat diabetes 🧪

Sarah shares experience wrestling with sharp-tooth catfish, and explains how some dolphins use mud as a hunting tool. 🐬

Plus: Busting quicksand myths, ancient lungfish that cocoon themselves in mud for years, and muddy landscapes where woolly mammoths likely took their final steps.

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35min
January 30, 2026 Q&A: Left-Handed Crabs, Skin-Shedding Dinosaurs, and Elephant Baby Teeth
On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!

Are any animals left-handed? 🦀🤨

Did dinosaurs shed their skin like snakes? 🐍🍌

And do any animals other than humans have baby teeth? 🦷👶🐘

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31min
January 27, 2026 Exoskeletons: Moulting Marvels, Punk Rock Ladybirds and Giant Crabs Losing Claws
This week on That’s Just Wild, Steve, Lizzie, and Sarah dive into the weird and wonderful world of exoskeletons — and why critters and crustaceans deserve more love. 🦀🐞

From the bizarre process of moulting 🐛

to the mad scientists who tried to build exoskeletons for humans (and then attempted to get eaten by a snake to prove they work 🐍😳),

and why ladybirds are a gardener’s best friend 🌱
but cause havoc here in the UK 🇬🇧🐞

Plus, there’s another banger of a TV blooper from Steve 📺😂

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48min
January 23, 2026 Q&A: Symbiosis, swarming midges, and rolling in fox poo
On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A, Lizzie Daly and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!

Why do dogs love rolling in fox poo? 💩🦊

Why do pine martens delay having babies? 🧭🤨

And how do midges form massive swams in Scotland? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦟

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30min
January 20, 2026 Blue: Glowing Scorpions, WIld Blue Pigs, and Egg Evolution
This week on That’s Just Wild, Lizzie and Sarah are seeing blue 💙 — and discovering why it’s one of the rarest, cleverest and most mind-blowing colour in the natural world.

Lizzie dives into the science behind the jaw-dropping blues of the electric blue tarantula, Morpho butterfly, and the Hyacinth macaw. 🕷️🦋🦜

Discover why guillemot eggs look like tiny blue works of art, each one totally unique — and how their unusual shapes are an evolutionary masterstroke.🥚💙

Hear why Blue-tongued skinks flash their electric tongues at predators.

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38min
January 16, 2026 Q&A: Gigantic Dragonflies, Anxious Animals and Flying Snakes
On this week’s That’s Just Wild Q+A 🎙️🌍, Steve Backshall, Lizzie Daly, and Sarah Roberts tackle more of your wildest questions!

Do animals experience anxiety… even flies? 🧠

Why is Alfred Russel Wallace Steve’s hero? 🧭📚

And Cope's Rule: why do animals get bigger over time? 🐴

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19min
January 13, 2026 Sketchy: Death-defying mountain goats, leaping snow leopards, and trickster fish
This week on That’s Just Wild, Lizzie and Sarah get sketchy. We’re talking animals that thrive on risk & love living on the edge.. and that includes our hosts!

And Steve sends us a message from Chile 🇨🇱, where he’s hoping to track down the elusive puma 🎥😼

Sarah and Lizzie dig into…

How barnacle goose chicks launch themselves off 100 metre high cliffs 😱

The sneaky Bluestriped Fangblenny, who loves to take bites out of unsuspecting fish who’ve come for a spa day 🐟 🦷

Why you should never step in a puddle in the Northern Territories of Australia without checking for a saltwater crocodile first 🐊

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39min

FAQs about That's Just Wild:

How many episodes does That's Just Wild have?

The podcast currently has 74 episodes available.