The finale is here and holy snake baby, was it intense! Host Holly Frey is here to help unpack every moment: from Campion’s desire to memorialize Vrille, to Mother, Marcus, and Grandmother’s conversation, and finally…that ENDING. Plus, she welcomes two special guests this week: Amanda Collin (“Mother”) and Abubakar Salim (“Father”). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another episode, and another week in which Host Holly Frey has her mind blown! Join her as she talks about Paul’s betrayal, the unlikely family meetings occurring on the beach, and Grandmother’s reveal to Mother. Plus, VFX Supervisor Ray McIntyre Jr. joins Holly to talk about what his job entails, some of the incredible visual effects from this season, and of course, how he helped to create Snake Baby. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Holly Frey has a lot to say about Episode 6 of Raised By Wolves, including Snake Baby’s agitation, Tempest’s journey to motherhood, and the fact that Sue is now a tree! Later, Holly is joined by the tree herself, Niamh Algar (“Sue”), who talks about her experience working on the show and how her character received a fitting end. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Holly Frey digests Episode 5 of Raised By Wolves, and talks about Father’s new relationship with Grandmother, Marcus and his resurrected friend, and visions of leeches. Later, Holly is joined by Director Alex Gabassi, who talks about the challenges of helming the broader vision of this story, and how the show crosses into the territory of the horror genre at times.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Holly Frey is back, and she has a LOT to say about Episode 4! Join her as she discusses Mother’s sibling rivalry with the Trust, the latest on Father’s new project, and Paul’s emotional maturity. Plus, Holly is joined by costume designer Kate Carin, who gives us the dirt on Mother and Father’s costumes, and explains how she helped craft the visual language of the story, borrowing from history to create the show’s unique looks. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join us as host Holly Frey unpacks Season 2, Episode 3 of Raised By Wolves, as she begins to question Vrille's past, Father's new crafting project, and of course, how her beloved Snake Baby is actually more cuddly than creepy. Holly is also joined by Co-Executive Producer Abby Ex, who talks about how much of a massive undertaking this show is to make, and details some of the practical jokes the cast played on each other while on set. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Raised By Wolves is back for a second season! And in case you hadn't noticed, a LOT is happening on Kepler-22b. On this double-sized premiere episode of Raised By Wolves: The Podcast, host Holly Frey talks about some of the biggest moments from the first two episodes of the season -- like just who is The Trust? How much has Marcus changed since he ingested Mother's eyes? And most importantly, what's going on with Snake Baby?! To help us unpack all these questions, Holly is joined by show creator Aaron Guzikowski, who talks about the challenges of making this series, how his own children influenced those featured in the show, and what else to expect this season. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 2 of the official companion podcast to HBO Max’s Raised By Wolves – from Executive Producers Ridley Scott and Aaron Guzikowski – is dropping next week!  On February 3rd, join the incredible Holly Frey (co-host of Stuff You Missed In History Class) as she explores the events of this new season with the show’s creators, cast, and crew. Each podcast episode dives deep into an episode from the show, and the storylines, plot twists and behind the scenes magic that makes this saga so amazing. Make sure to subscribe now for free to catch all of the action on Season 2. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 2 of the official companion podcast to HBO Max’s Raised By Wolves – from Executive Producers Ridley Scott and Aaron Guzikowski – is COMING SOON! On February 3rd, join the incredible Holly Frey (co-host of Stuff You Missed In History Class) as she explores the events of this new season with the show’s creators, cast, and crew. Each podcast episode dives deep into an episode from the show, and the storylines, plot twists and behind the scenes magic that makes this saga so amazing. Make sure to subscribe now for free to catch all of the action on Season 2. But wait - there's more! While you wait, we'd like you to check out Station Eleven: The Podcast - another companion podcast to a hit HBO Max series. In it, Station Eleven showrunner Patrick Somerville and co-host Angelica Jade Bastién -- critic at New York Magazine's website Vulture -- discuss with cast and crew what it's like to create a show about a pandemic while living in an actual pandemic. Preview the first episode here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The harrowing vision of the future in which Raised By Wolves takes places forces humanity to grasp with change and tragedy beyond comprehension. But how well does the series depict how human beings would actually react when confronted with staggering concepts like starting life over on a distant planet or facing android superweapons? On the final episode of Raised By Wolves: The Podcast’s first season, host Holly Frey joins psychologist and YouTube star Ali Mattu in considering whether or not humanity is truly up to the task of embracing our future -- or if we'll just crumble under the weight of our own fear and guilt. Raised By Wolves creator Aaron Guzikowski also checks in one last time to explain how he developed the psychological profiles of the show’s characters as they try to prove themselves worthy of being humanity’s last chance for survival. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The protagonist of Raised by Wolves is a loving parent, a devout atheist -- and the most powerful weapon mankind has ever known. But how close are we to creating such a doomsday device right now? Are weapons of mass destruction just Cold War relics gathering dust in old missile silos, or is total death still a fear that mankind ought to worry about? On the latest episode of Raised By Wolves: The Podcast, host Holly Frey and nuclear weapons expert Pavel Podvig examine the history of WMDs, the nuclear arms race, and whether disarmament is possible within our lifetimes -- or if we’re all just going to blow each other up. Raised By Wolves creator Aaron Guzikowski also stops by, describing how his own childhood fears of nuclear war factored into the almost supernatural role of the series’ ultimate weapon, the Necromancer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Raised By Wolves takes place on real-life planet Kepler-22b, after Earth has been engulfed in a holy war between atheists and the devoutly religious Mithraic. But what was the Cult of Mithras, the ancient Roman sect on which the series’ faith is based? And what can we learn from this mysterious cult that can be applied to our understanding of modern day religion, and the ways in which it might continue to impact society? On the latest episode of Raised By Wolves: The Podcast, host Holly Frey and archaeologist / ancient historian David Walsh (@d_j_walsh) talk old-school religion as they examine the rise, fall, and legacy of ancient Mithraism. Plus, show creator Aaron Guzikowski talks about the aspects of contemporary religions and his own Catholic upbringing which informed the religious elements of the show. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of our lives every day -- but will it ever understand the human heart? If we taught AI to recognize and even mimic human emotions, would it become the empathic androids of Raised By Wolves -- or something divisive and dangerous? Host Holly Frey chats with Rana el Kaliouby -- the computer scientist CEO of Affectiva, a company whose goal is to ‘humanize technology before it dehumanizes us’ -- about how Emotion AI could revolutionize who we interface with technology, for better or for worse. Plus, show creator Aaron Guzikowski describes how he created the series’ compassionate android caregivers and what obstacles a feeling computer could throw our way in the long run. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kepler 22b -- the very real planet on which Raised By Wolves takes place -- orbits just far away enough from its sun-star to potentially support human life. But could it, really? And should humanity be colonizing new planets after simply discarding the one it has inhabited up until this point? Host Holly Frey sits down with exoplanetary astrobiologist Sara Seager -- a member of the Kepler team that discovered 22b -- to reveal the science behind finding a possible back-up Earth, and consider the moral issues that come with mankind looking for life-sustaining planets after they’ve treated this one so carelessly. Plus, show creator Aaron Guzikowski weighs in on the possibilities of life beyond planet Earth, and how such speculation helped inspire the series. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The android parents of Raised By Wolves often seem more human than their organic counterparts. But if robots were to begin raising our children, doing all of our work, and adopting human characteristics, at what point would they be considered “alive?” On the premiere episode of Raised By Wolves: The Podcast, host Holly Frey talks to Peter Haas, Associate Director of the Humanity Centered Robotics Initiative at Brown University, who outlines the boundaries between androids and humans, and the challenges of being able to instill robots with the ability to morally reason. Plus, show creator Aaron Guzikowski talks about his experience working with legendary director Ridley Scott, and the real-life robotic science that inspired the series. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this companion podcast to HBO Max’s Raised By Wolves – From Executive Producers Ridley Scott and Aaron Guzikowski – the endlessly curious Holly Frey invites the show’s creators and innovators from science and technology to discuss the most fascinating questions raised by the series. Whether exploring A.I., religious wars, or space travel, each podcast episode springboards off scenes from the TV show to view the series through an eerily realistic prism. Not only a must-listen for fans of the series, Raised By Wolves: The Podcast is sure to be a hit with anyone interested in how technology will shape our future lives and culture. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices