Fact Sheet - The Wilder Ride

The Wilder Ride is a podcast that celebrates and analyzes the films of Gene Wilder primarily, while covering other films as off-season content.
We invite a wide range of guests, from varying ages, backgrounds and experiences to participate in each episode.
We use the movies-by-minutes format, where each episode is dedicated to only looking at one minute of the movie.
Episodes range in length from 20-60 minutes, with an average of 40 minutes each. Bonus episodes run 30 minutes to 2 ½ hours.

The concept for the show came up after the passing of Gene Wilder.
Where most movies-by-minutes podcasts focus on a franchise, we are focusing on the filmography of actor Gene Wilder.
Our 1^st season, Young Frankenstein, launched on March 25, 2018 and ended on August 20, 2018.
Our 2^nd season, Blazing Saddles, launched on February 25, 2019 and ended on July 4, 2019.
Our 3^rd season, Silver Streak, is expected to launch on February 24, 2020.
We have bonus episodes, including interviews with actress Beverly D’Angelo, Actor Burton Gilliam and biographer Brian Scott Mednick.
We have off-season content, primarily through our Patreon page, generating revenue to offset the cost of producing the podcast.

Listeners run the gamut for age, ethnicity, gender and socio-economic background.
Our top five countries for listeners: the United States, the UK, Australia, Canada and Italy.
We have listeners in every continent, save for Antarctica; Approaching 50,000 downloads.