Rewilding: Restoring Nature and Saving Species from Extinction

🎬 From Hollywood to Habitat: Matthew Brady on Saving Species and Rewilding the Planet 🌍 | YDC Podcast
What do Jeremy Renner, Meryl Streep, and endangered gorillas have in common? Meet Matthew Brady — award show producer turned conservation crusader — who joins Mike Rhyner on this episode of Your Dark Companion to talk about his latest documentary, Escape from Extinction: Rewilding. 🎥
This episode dives deep into the global fight against the sixth mass extinction, the surprising role zoos and aquariums play in saving species, and why “doing nothing” might actually be the key to restoring nature. (Yes, really.)
Mike and Matthew break down what rewilding really means, how conservation needs a Hollywood makeover, and why we all need to care before there are only 10 animals left.
Whether you’re a nature nerd, documentary junkie, or just wondering what Meryl Streep is narrating next — this episode delivers insights, laughs, and a healthy dose of ecological urgency.
👉 Watch Escape from Extinction: Rewilding: https://escapeextinction.com
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⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 – Live from Smoky Rose in East Dallas
2:46 – What is Rewilding? And why it’s not just a buzzword
7:07 – Restoring nature by doing… nothing? Sounds wild
11:38 – Zoos: Villains or unexpected heroes in conservation?
17:07 – Big wins in wildlife restoration (and what’s next)
20:35 – Rewilding Rwanda: Hope, gorillas & healing
27:08 – How celebrities (and Meryl Streep) help save the planet
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