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.
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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. <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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July 10, 2024
Whack-a-Mole
<p>After seeing the transnational operation play out, Runako and team profile the local efforts of a Ugandan Wildlife Crime unit–all in the quest to understand why this trade remains so difficult to stop. Then it’s into the jungle to witness mountain gorillas who continue to survive and flourish. Has the team found a silver bullet, or simply dug through a can of worms?</p><br><p>CREDITS</p><p>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)</p><br><p>Host - Runako Celina</p><br><p>Producer - Saskia Collette</p><br><p>Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic</p><br><p>Researcher - Madeleine Parr</p><br><p>Editor - Mythili Rao</p><br><p>Original Music Composer - Jake Long</p><br><p>Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander</p><br><p>Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith</p><br><p>Fact Checker - Dania Suleman</p><br><p>Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin</p><br><p>Follow <em>Pull the Thread: The Wild Life</em> wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on <a href="http://luminary.link/wildlife" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luminary</a></p><br><p>FOLLOW:</p><p>Luminary: @hearluminary</p><br><p>Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew</p><br><p>Novel: @novelpodcasts </p><br><p>Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk</p><br><p>Runako Celina: @runakocelina </p><br><p>Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation</p>
June 26, 2024
Takedown
<p>Wolf and team move closer to arresting their targets Mansour Surur, Amara Cherif, and Moazu Kromah. With stakes high, authorities strategize about how to put these traffickers in handcuffs–as all three men are based in different African countries. Working quickly and stealthily, will the arrests ensue or give the criminals a chance to disappear for good?</p><br><p>CREDITS</p><p>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)</p><br><p>Host - Runako Celina</p><br><p>Producer - Saskia Edwards</p><br><p>Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic</p><br><p>Researcher - Madeleine Parr</p><br><p>Editor - Mythili Rao</p><br><p>Original Music Composer - Jake Long</p><br><p>Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander</p><br><p>Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith</p><br><p>Fact Checker - Dania Suleman</p><br><p>Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin</p><br><p>Follow <em>Pull the Thread: The Wild Life</em> wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on <a href="http://luminary.link/wildlife" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luminary</a></p><br><p>FOLLOW:</p><p>Luminary: @hearluminary</p><br><p>Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew</p><br><p>Novel: @novelpodcasts </p><br><p>Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk</p><br><p>Runako Celina: @runakocelina </p><br><p>Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation</p><p><br></p>
June 19, 2024
Grab the Bullsh*t by the Horns
<p>It’s 2018, Wolf has forked out big bucks from government coffers to buy contraband from the syndicate, yet no rhino horn appears. While anxiously waiting he realizes his manipulation skills may be the only way the traffickers will finally deliver. Wolf, Runako learns, is constantly working to balance espionage and fatherhood, and she sees the toll this kind of work takes on his family.</p><br><p>CREDITS</p><p>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)</p><br><p>Host - Runako Celina</p><br><p>Producer - Saskia Edwards</p><br><p>Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic</p><br><p>Researcher - Madeleine Parr</p><br><p>Editor - Mythili Rao</p><br><p>Original Music Composer - Jake Long</p><br><p>Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander</p><br><p>Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith</p><br><p>Fact Checker - Dania Suleman</p><br><p>Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin</p><br><p>Follow <em>Pull the Thread: The Wild Life</em> wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on <a href="http://luminary.link/wildlife" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luminary</a></p><br><p>FOLLOW:</p><p>Luminary: @hearluminary</p><br><p>Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew</p><br><p>Novel: @novelpodcasts </p><br><p>Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk</p><br><p>Runako Celina: @runakocelina </p><br><p>Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation</p><p><br></p>
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