Pull the Thread: The Wild Life

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In the corrupt and deadly world of the illegal wildlife trade, criminals are responsible for the wholesale slaughter of animals, and the suffering of people, too. Justice is rarely found. Undeterred, one man set out to bring down one of the biggest wildlife trafficking syndicates on the African continent. His name is Wolf. And he’s a spy. Investigative journalist Runako Celina takes us through the bizarre and far-reaching web of the global illegal wildlife trade and those trying to dismantle it. From Luminary, Drake's DreamCrew Entertainment, Novel, and Thread Studios, this is Pull The Thread, Season 1: The Wild Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Introducing The Wild Life

The tale of an international crisis that involves the poaching, smuggling, and illegal trade of protected species. The Wild Life takes an unprecedented look at the corrupt, dangerous, and fascinating world of the wildlife trade. A Kingpin has his downfall as investigative reporter Runako Celina unpacks the complex systems surrounding illegal animal products, including the criminalization of poverty as well as the motivations driving demand. It's a wild ride, where nothing is as it initially seems. CREDITS: Executive Produced by - Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Peter Nelson, Maggie Gilbride (DreamCrew Entertainment); Coral Lee (Luminary); Max O’Brien (Novel); Mauricio Gris and Alex Farquharson (Thread Studios) Host - Runako Celina Producer - Saskia Collette Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic Researcher - Madeleine Parr Editor - Mythili Rao Original music composer - Jake Long Music Supervisor- Nicholas Alexander Sound designer and mixer - David Smith Fact checker - Dania Suleman Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin Follow Pull the Thread: The Wild Life wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on Luminary FOLLOW: Luminary: @hearluminary Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew Novel: @novelpodcasts Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk Runako Celina: @runakocelina Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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05/07/2025

DC4808

Decent show, with a couple of boring episodes. I wish they hadn’t cast a Russian voice actor to play an East African character, it was both distracting and out of touch.
Great subject

07/08/2024

E. Slue

Podcasts like this are always good to spotlight things you don’t think about or where there’s little content. This type of job is extremely important with little reward and added risk. I will say when they do this I always worry about people having their cover blown somehow especially when they are still in the field.
Zzzzz

04/06/2025

GatsbyNYC

A great topic that deserves more reporting. Sadly, they turned this compelling story into a very boring podcast.
Great show!

06/14/2024

wheut

Sorry but what is that one person’s name in the credits?

In the corrupt and deadly world of the illegal wildlife trade, criminals are responsible for the wholesale slaughter of animals, and the suffering of people, too. Justice is rarely found. Undeterred, one man set out to bring down one of the biggest wildlife trafficking syndicates on the African continent. His name is Wolf. And he’s a spy. Investigative journalist Runako Celina takes us through the bizarre and far-reaching web of the global illegal wildlife trade and those trying to dismantle it. From Luminary, Drake's DreamCrew Entertainment, Novel, and Thread Studios, this is Pull The Thread, Season 1: The Wild Life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.