Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant is a podcast from PBS Nature that explores the human drama of saving wildlife.
PBS Nature's original idea for Going Wild was fairly straightforward: to make a podcast about wildlife biology. But how do you do that for the audio medium?
Enter Great Feeling Studios.
Together, we dove into the messy creative process, playing with different formats and ideas. Our goal was to produce a show that worked for the audio medium and still upheld PBS Nature's high standards for educational storytelling.
What emerged went so much deeper than facts about animals. The show now focuses on the human drama behind wildlife conservation efforts. Told through the lens of Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, listeners explores stories of the intersectionality of race, gender, and vocation all while telling compelling stories that help us understand our wild world.
What we did:
Developed the show concept, format, and focus.
Streamlined the podcast production process to set the show up for multiple seasons.
Hand-picked the right professionals for the job: a story editor, producer, project manager, and sound designer.
Developed marketing assets
The results:
4
seasons
4.8
rating on
Apple Podcasts
29
episodes
5
awards
No Small Endeavor is a podcast and public radio show that explores what it means to live a good life.
Tokens at the Ryman in 2013
Since 2008, No Small Endeavor (formerly Tokens) has educated and entertained audiences through its live variety show. World class musical guests, authors, and philosophers of all genres and backgrounds have appeared on the No Small Endeavor stage.
But when Covid took away the option for live events (what then Tokens was best at), they turned to Great Feeling Studios. The big question on everyone’s minds: how can we transform a live variety show into a high-quality podcast?
Through a detailed piloting process, Great Feeling Studios helped their team take the best aspects of their live show and turn it into a weekly podcast. With a smart and sustainable production system, this weekly show now runs like clockwork.
In late 2020, Great Feeling Studios helped create a public radio format for the show which secured the show a spot on Nashville Public Radio. We helped with a major rebrand of Tokens to No Small Endeavor and helped secure a distribution deal with PRX to air the radio show nationally in 2023.
What we did:
Worked with existing writers and performers to turn a live event into a weekly interview podcast and radio show.
Streamlined the podcast production process to set the show up for multiple seasons.
Developed the booking process and editorial guidelines for the show.
Hand-picked the right audio professionals for the job: a producer, managing producer, project manager, and sound designer.
