[2] At the time, Krantz was working at National Public Radio and thought that she needed to dig deeper.

Season one includes conversations with well known cryptozoologist Bob Gimlin, director William Dear, Sasquatch hunter Peter Byrne and Bigfoot erotica author Virginia Wade.

[4][1] In season two Krantz speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, science YouTuber Joe Scott, as well as astronomers involved with searching for life on Venus and Mars.

The Atlantic[5] announced Wild Thing as one of the best podcasts of 2018, largely owing to its gentle handling of a topic that many people view with skepticism.

Emily Todd VanDerWeff of Vox wrote: "It’s smart, well produced, well written, and intelligently structured.