In this powerful and expansive conversation, Monica Wisdom sits down with Rae Wynn-Grant, a scientist, storyteller, and history-maker whose work is reshaping how we see both nature and ourselves.

As the first Black woman to host Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, Dr. Wynn-Grant is stepping into a space that has long excluded women who look like her and redefining what leadership in the field can look like.

Her journey is both grounded and far-reaching.

From her early years in San Francisco and Norfolk to conducting research in some of the most remote environments in the world, she has built a career rooted in curiosity, discipline, and purpose. In her memoir, WILD LIFE: Finding My Purpose in an Untamed World, she offers a deeper look at the path that brought her here and the challenges she navigated along the way.

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