TWT #97 - The Casual Geographic King, @mndiaye_97 Joins!

Joining The Wild Times Pod this week is the popular social media star Mamadou Ndiaye AKA @mndiaye_97 AKA  @Casual Geographic   AKA Hood Nature. Mamadou talks to Forrest, Patrick and Retep about how Mamadou got started on his social media journey, what it's like to be "the TikTok animal guy", Mamadou's bucket list animal experiences, and his new book coming out July 5th!   Preorder @mndiaye_97 new book now: https://www.amazon.com/100-Animals-That-Can-cking/dp/0316453773   Enjoy, brosteners! TWT #97 - The Breakdown 00:00 - Introducing iNat Chat, a new segment with Drew Kanes and Dom Allianelli 00:32 - Intro 1:02 - Introducing TWT & Mamadou (Casual Geographic, @mnyiaye_97, hood nature) 2:36 - How Mamadou and Forrest first met 3:00 - Who is Mamadou Ndiaye? 3:40 - How did Mamadou get started on TikTok? 6:00 - What was Mamadou's first animal video? 7:47 - How young people consume new media 9:00 - Forrest breaks down Mamadou's content 10:22 - Is Mamadou excited to be "the animal TikTok guy"? 11:27 - What it was like going to school for Mamadou 13:22 - National Geographic's The Last Tepui  14:45 - Mamadou's bucket list animal experiences 15:40 - Africa vs. Australia  17:38 - Will Mamadou be going into the field? 18:30 - Forrest's jaguar video in the Pantanal  20:44 - How Mamadou makes his videos 21:13 - The guys pitch Mamadou their TV show ideas 26:57 - Killing off Mitch the camera guy on Extinct or Alive 28:10 - Karen the Alligator  32:18 - Mamadou's most-watched videos 33:16 - Whales Spy Hopping 35:50 - Free Willy 5 37:48 - How Mamadou deals with haters 43:00 - Forrest's son is an animal 44:50 - Mamadou's new book! 48:05 - Forrest has a death wish  49:35 - Battle Royale!!! 1:03:54 - Battle Royale Recap 1:05:19 - Mamdou's socials 1:06:13 - iNat Chat teaser 1:07:05 - Outro iNat Chat #1  1:07:37 - Intro to iNat Chat 1:08:46 - Caecilians 1:12:47 - Jumping Spider 1:18:42 - Snowy Owl 1:24:00 - Outro Leave a review on iTunes Apple Podcast: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/itune...  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildtimespod/  Official Website: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/  Info: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/info  Merch: https://thewildtimespodcast.com/merch  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wildtimespod   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices