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.
Luna takes her shot as Erick must swallow his pride and ask his parents for something he never imagined.
This is part eight of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.
The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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Luna and Erick go to a party in the Hollywood Hills but you won’t believe who is throwing it.
This is part seven of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.
The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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Erick finally learns the shocking truth about Luna’s dad.
This is part six of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.
The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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Erick and Luna finally arrive in Milwaukee, but time is running out to save their relationship.
This is part five of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.
The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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Erick and Luna each have epiphanies at Mount Rushmore ... but they aren't necessarily the good kind.
This is part four of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.
The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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After the biggest fight of their relationship, things get increasingly awkward between Erick and Luna. Especially when they wake up in bed together the morning after the fight.
This is part three of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.
The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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Erick is excited about a trip to Mt. Rushmore, but he’s upset when one of Luna’s exes crashes the party.
This is part two of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.
The scenes and characters in this episode are inspired by Erick Galindo's life, but it's a fictional story.
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Erick Galindo tells Megan Tan a fictional story about the wildest thing he did for love. It's inspired by his life. It all goes back to meeting Luna, a woman from Southeast Los Angeles. She could be the one.
This is part one of a nine-part serialized rom-com for your ears.
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It's coming! WILD Season 2 premieres on Tuesday, April 18.
This season is all about the wildest things we do for love. It's a nine-part fiction rom-com for your ears. A couple from Southeast L.A. embarks on a road trip adventure across America. Will their relationship survive the trip? Find out on WILD Season 2: I Think I'm Falling In Love.
This season, Erick Galindo is going tell you a fictional love story. It was inspired by his life. It's about a road trip adventure across America. Erick, the woman he loved, and for some reason her mom and her best friend, all in one car. On the road for weeks. He was steeped in love and in one of the most confusing relationships of his life. The kind of love that forces you to confront parts of yourself in a way you never have before. The kind where despite all that you wind up saying to yourself:
I Think I'm Falling In Love.
Coming from LAist Studios, in April 2023.
Episode 10
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.
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