Will Storr (award-winning UK journalist and author) writes about humans in fun ways, and goes to lengths to do this,... more

Tim Winton (author + climate activist) is a four-time winner of Australia’s most prominent literary award, the Miles Franklin, several... more

Ingrid Newkirk (founder of PETA, radical stuntwoman) is one of the most controversial – and wild - humans on the... more

Genevieve Bell (“superstar” Silicon Valley futurist, cybernetician) is possibly the world’s best-placed human to tell us what the future of... more

Roy Baumeister (infamous willpower psychologist + NYT bestseller) ​is one of the world’s most prolific and influential psychologists. He has published... more

Thomas Mayo (maritime union worker, author, official advocate for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament) joins me to answer your questions... more

Angela Saini (One of the “World’s Top 50 Thinkers”, a leading UK Science Journalist + Author) is a misinformation expert... more

Ethan Kross (University of Michigan neuroscientist, author of bestseller Chatter) is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the... more

Bo Seo (world champion debater, author of Good Arguments) knows how to argue really very well. The Australian immigrant, now... more

Marcus Buckingham (British pop trend researcher, New York Times bestselling author of Standout Strengths) has researched the paradox of female... more

Stephen Jenkinson (Harvard-trained theologian, activist and elder) is an expert in dying. During his 20 years working in “the death... more

Douglas Rushkoff (author, cyberpunk OG (!) and documentarian) is named one of the “world’s ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT,... more

Dr Michael E. Mann (super notorious climate scientist; El Niño expert) is a Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental... more

Margaret Atwood is best known for her mega-bestselling dystopian fiction, including the Booker Prize-winning novels “The Blind Assassin” and “The... more

Helen Lewis (internet famous for her GQ interview with Jordan Peterson, pop culture expert) is a British journalist, BBC broadcaster... more

Rebecca Giblin (author Chokepoint Capitalism, media academic) joins me to explain how the Big Tech squillionaires are choking creatives –... more

Nick Riggle (Ex-pro skater, philosophy professor at the University of California, YOLO expert) has become known for dissecting contemporary phenomena... more

Dr Simon Longstaff (Philosopher, Festival of Dangerous Ideas, The Ethics Centre) is one of Australia’s most ethical thinkers. He mindfully... more

Yael Stone (Star of Orange is the New Black, Founder of Hi Neighbour, Climate Activist) and I have been IG... more

It’s the time of year when we all need some inspiring, expansive perspectives and I reckon this chat with Tim,... more

This interview got a lot of (shocked!) feedback, so I figured I’d run it again as we start thinking about... more

I discovered Jill's story in her viral TED Talk from 2008 (it became the most-watched TED talk ever!) in which... more

He was the captain of the Wallabies, the only Australian player to be included in World Rugby's team of the... more

Sia is one of the most gifted and wild creatives on the planet, best known for the hundreds of hit... more

I share a glorious, wild, life-affirming story in this special episode. Some of you might have read my book This... more

How to find peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in one podcast episode? Ha! You 210% can’t. But if there is... more

Seth Godin never does anything the normal way. The prolific marketing guru and disrupter joins us here on Wild for... more

This week’s guest will “shock you into noticing the world differently.” The glorious Bayo Akomolafe is a Nigerian-born Yoruba poet, author... more

This episode continues the fascinating-slash-frightening journey I’ve been on with you, to understand what we should prioritise as we face... more

The fashion industry produces 20% of global wastewater and more carbon emissions than ALL international flights and ALL maritime shipping... more

There’s a young Australian human rights lawyer and barrister who has been at the centre of the most era-defining legal... more

We crave adventure to break up the ho-hum of our everyday lives. But busting ruts doesn’t have to be all... more

Life is hard. And yet so much of contemporary life compels us to fight this fundamental reality. We are meant... more

He is regarded as the greatest science fiction writer alive and his most recent book, set in the climate catastrophe-wracked... more

Do you listen to Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Joe Rogan, Russell Brand or maybe a bit of Lex Freidman? They... more

There is a massive “authority gap” that exists in the world today, where women are taken way less seriously than... more

What if we could bioengineer our bodies to live forever, would we and should we? What if we could avoid... more

You know the latest IPCC* Assessment Report? The one that came out at the end of 2021 that the UN... more

Right, we’re doing something different this episode. Uber-talented radio/TV/podcast host and contrarian Josh Szeps has me on his Uncomfortable Conversations... more

If only we all learned to think more we might solve the problems of the world. This is a thesis... more

This episode is an intense one. It’s with multi-Walkley Award-winning Australian photographer Andrew Quilty who has spent the past eight... more

In exclusive pockets around the world rich, white (mostly) men are prepping for end times. They are hoarding resources and... more

Our existential risk – the probability that we could wipe ourselves out due to AI, bio-engineering, nuclear war, climate change,... more

The wealthy elite once signalled their status with expensive handbags and super yachts. Now they do it with what Rob... more

Breaking things up a bit this episode with an AMA from London where I'm staying with my good friend Melissa... more

Wintering is the process of resting and withdrawing in dark, or fallow, periods, respecting the rhythm of the cycles of... more

We can’t make sense of the world anymore, right? How can we when our leaders lie, the media publishes non-truths,... more

He famously wrote the New York magazine essay that told us “it is worse, much worse than you think” and... more

She spent two years and three months in a brutal Iranian prison. In solitary confinement for half of it. For... more

I really love the wild theory we explore in this episode. About 1500 years ago some obscure Catholic pope declared... more

I have been wanting to talk blokedom for a very long time: How and why it defines so much about... more

In 1992 Julia Cameron published a book that saw the whole world (it seemed) suddenly writing "morning pages", these free-from... more

In this brain-bending ep we explore this wild idea: are there good brains and can we find a way to... more

Sheena Iyengar’s The Art of Choosing – the book and the wildly popular TED talk – posits a profoundly paradoxical... more

THIS WILD ELECTION: EP 12, Last thoughts…with Betoota AdvocateIt's been a wild ride but here ends our journey together. Wendell... more

For 15 years, successive governments have kicked the Indigenous Voice to Parliament can down the road. A referendum to enshrine... more

It’s looking very possible that this election will result in a hung parliament, where one of the parties must form... more

Australia has become a country with one of the worst records for gender equality in the world. A picture worsened... more

Climate is the #1 issue this election for Australian voters. And yet politicians are making a meal of it and... more

Here, all your granular questions about voting answered in one spot. A great 101 for first timers or a primer... more

Who is “Albo"? The Labor leader has been in politics for 26 years and yet many Australians struggle to name... more

There’s a lot we don’t know about our current Prime Minister. And what we do know - daggy dad, makes... more

On today’s ep we pull apart the corruption, lies, the removal and defunding of crucial bodies that hold governments to... more

This is where things get a bit fun! And, actually, this episode explains WHY i decided to do this election... more

In this episode, we lay out where things are at as we head into the election campaign proper. Consider it... more

Yep, a one-stop pod that shows how we can make our vote count toward a more caring, humane, vibrant Australia... more

Frankly, if the world needs anything right now it's better, more authentic, and discerning communication. In so many ways we seem... more

It's time to give a shit. To fire up. To say yes — and mean it. Whether you're endlessly scrolling... more

Economic anthropologist Jason Hickel is possibly the leading voice in the degrowth movement that's bubbling about the place. Heard of... more

The 'world's most influential philosopher' loves to whack us around the head with our own morality. Aussie-born Peter Singer, the guy... more

Author, Johann Hari reckons our ability to focus didn't just disappear — it was stolen! This is a crisis and... more

Political reporter for The Guardian and sexual assault survivor Amy Remeikis joins me for International Women's Day to give an... more

Leading international political scientist Brian Klass answers the Big Questions we're all asking: Why does it seem everyone in charge... more

Meet the 82-year-old radical Catholic nun who's the most prominent campaigner against the death penalty in the US. Sister Helen... more

This is the third in a series of bonus episodes of Wild for the holiday period, as inspired by my... more

Ahead of season 3 of Wild, here's another bonus episode for the holiday period, a time we tend to reserve... more

Before we launch season 3 of Wild, here's a few bonus episodes for over the holiday period.They're inspired by my... more

Wild is returning for season 3 February 2022, until then:Follow Wild with Sarah Wilson: https://podfollow.com/1548626341 Find out more about Sarah... more

Emily Atkin is America's foremost climate journalist and founder of the Heated newsletter, awarded Best Environmental Journalism of 2020.. I remember... more

Dan Buettner is a National Geographic Fellow and New York Times-bestselling author. He holds three Guinness records for various ludicrous... more

Have you heard Abbie Chatfield let rip? You must. The 26-year-old is a reality TV star and vibrator saleswoman with... more

Today we travel to the UK to chat with one of my favourite representatives of humanity. Fearne Cotton is British... more

Ok this is a little bonus we've thrown into the series. Going forward I'll do some random episodes where I... more

David Whyte is the guy who got me into poetry; Steven Spielberg has said the same of the Irish poet... more

Saul Griffith is a mad inventor, an official “genius” (as per the prestigious Macarthur Fellowship, um, wait for it, for... more

British writer Oliver Burkeman has investigated pretty much every productivity hack, mindfulness trick, list-making system and happiness boost we've ever... more

Ahead of COP26, the most important climate conference of our times, I called out to listeners to ask me whatever... more

Six months ago my friend linked me to an interview with British entrepreneur and troublemaking activist Clare Dubois because he reckoned... more

British philosopher and environmentalist Timothy Morton is regarded as the most powerful figure in the contemporary art world. Tim -... more

Tara June Winch is the Miles Franklin winning author of The Yield and a proud Wiradjuri woman.I reached out to... more

Dr Jud Brewer is a New York-based surfer (yep!) and psychiatrist and neuroscientist specialising in habit change and he's helped... more

I discovered Jill's story in her viral TED Talk from 2008 (it became the most watched TED talk ever!) in... more

Producer Lindsey volleys me with VMs from listeners. I answer off the cuff.What's good about having anxiety? Who do I... more

Producer Lindsey volleys me with VMs from listeners. I answer off the cuff.How do I raise my kids as conscious... more

Tim  trained with the Vedic tradition and has taught meditation to elite athletes, jail inmates, billionaires and kids for more... more

James Hollis is one of the most respected Jungian psychoanalysts and teachers in the world and the author of 16... more

Rutger Bregman reckons we're kinder than we think we are. He's a Dutch journalist and international best-selling author of Humankind: A Hopeful... more

Margaret Klein Salamon is a climate psychologist and Founder & Board President of The Climate Mobilization, a US organisation that... more

Seth Godin is a one of the world's most famous marketing gurus, a serial entrepreneur, the author of 19 bestselling books... more

He was the captain of the Wallabies, the only Australian player to be included in World Rugby's team of the... more