Laura Krantz

Laura Krantz (born 1978) is an American journalist, podcaster and author. She is the host of the podcast Wild Thing, was an editor at National Public Radio for ten years, has written a series of illustrated children's books based on the podcast, and is a founding partner of the media company Foxtopus Ink.^[1][2][3] Her work has been covered extensively in the media including in the Los Angeles Times,^[4] Fox News,^[5] The Atlantic,^[6] and The Washington Post.^[7] She graduated from Whitman College in 2000.^[8]

Laura Krantz
Born	1978 (age 46–47)
Occupations	Journalist Podcaster Author
Notable work	Wild Thing
Relatives	Grover Krantz

Wild Thing

Krantz hosts a podcast called Wild Thing. The first season aired in 2018 and documents Krantz's discovery that she is related to anthropologist Grover Krantz, who was one of the world's foremost experts on the cryptozoological creature Bigfoot.^[8][9] The podcast began as her reluctant foray into understanding the cultural fascination with Sasquatch, as well as how the creature might have evolved and various attempts to track it down.^[10] Subsequent seasons explored the possibility of extraterrestrial life,^[11] and the viability of nuclear power. Krantz went on to write children's books based on the podcast.^[12]