Is There Anybody Out There? Laura Krantz Returns to H51 | 355
We are venturing back to the Wild Side this week as author, producer, podcaster, and all around awesome person Laura Krantz makes her triumphant return to the Lower 4th Dimension. And buckle up, because her resume is legit! Laura is an American journalist, podcaster and author. She was an editor at National Public Radio for ten years, has a series of illustrated children's books based on her podcast Wild Thing, and is a founding partner of the media company Foxtopus Ink.
Her work has been covered extensively in the media including the Los Angeles Times, FOX, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and most importantly, now Hysteria 51.
She joins us to talk her new book Is Anybody Out There? And, Nation, we can't sign it's praises enough so make sure to check it out!
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Laura Krantz
Author / Podcaster / Producer
Laura Krantz is a journalist, editor and producer, in both radio and print, and co-founder of Foxtopus Ink. Her podcast, Wild Thing has received critical acclaim from Scientific American, Rolling Stone, and The Atlantic, which named it one of the best 50 podcasts in 2018 and 2020. Wild Thing is also the inspiration for a series of non-fiction, middle-grade books from ABRAMS Kids, including The Search for Sasquatch (2022) and Is There Anybody Out There? (Fall 2023).
In addition to Wild Thing, her recent work includes editing and production work on The Syndicate (Imperative Entertainment/Foxtopus), Side Door (Smithsonian), Air/Space (Smithsonian), and others. Laura's prior experience includes a decade of editing and producing at NPR in Washington, DC, and at KPCC in Los Angeles.
Her writing has appeared in Popular Science, Smithsonian Magazine, Outside, High Country News, Newsweek and, her personal favorite, the Archie McPhee Catalog. She currently lives in Denver but home will always be Idaho.
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