Jordi Wild has secured interviews with all four leading candidates in Spain’s general elections. Pedro Sánchez was the last to say yes to the Catalan YouTuber, after Ada Colau, Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Santiago Abascal. PSOE, PP, Vox and Colau’s political space will pass through the room where Wild began his famous podcast, The Wild Project, which today counts 8 million subscribers and a predominantly male audience. If La Pija y la Quinqui already managed to get Pedro Sánchez on their podcast three years ago, this is next level.
Wild, whose real name is Jordi Carrillo de Albornoz Torres, has become one of Spain’s most popular creators thanks to a way of communicating that connects especially with the male audience. His content has occasionally flirted with right-leaning discourses, wrapped in entertainment and provocation. Wild does not intend to present everything that happens on his program as journalism, although he will now have to demonstrate how well he handles interviewing four politicians during a full campaign.
His stage name fuses a nod to the writer Oscar Wilde with that of guitarist Zakk Wylde. He is a fan of Mötley Crüe and a passionate enthusiast of heavy metal, although his attempts to dedicate a specific segment on his channel to that genre were less successful than his other content. In 2015 he interviewed Slash for RockZone, before The Wild Project existed. He has also spoken with producer and YouTuber ShaunTrack about his favorite bands, Queen, Michael Jackson and trap, and with drummer El Estepario Siberiano about instrumental technique, tours and the music industry.
But The Wild Project covers much more than music, ranging from science and current events to interviews with figures as diverse as Charlie Sheen. Although his popularity has not been free of criticism: in 2023, elDiario.es analyzed how Wild and other creators contributed to spreading right-leaning discourses on immigration, occupation and feminism. In February 2025, Jordi Amat reflected in El País on his growing cultural influence.
Wild is taking this opportunity very seriously, which could become one of the most important moments of his career, unless he suddenly lands a Trump, the Pope, or Taylor Swift interview. He has announced that two fact-checkers will be on set, ready to intervene if any candidate tries to slip in a false datum or if he himself makes a blunder.
In a tweet, Wild explained that the conversations will last between 60 and 90 minutes, quite shorter than his usual interviews, so he will have to choose the topics carefully. He promises a style that is more incisive than usual, with questions on delicate issues and follow-ups when necessary, always with respect and cordiality. The four interviews will be published on November 13, the first day of the campaign. For now, he rules out a big four-way debate and says he wants to focus on another format, with top-tier guests.
Thank you for the invitation, @JordiWild. I’ll be there.
@NachoAmela, remember that my good side is the left!
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) October 23, 2026
