Shark Week: The Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

FACT: Statistically, only 1 in 11.5 million people are bitten by sharks each year, a rare occurrence that contrasts sharply with the fearsome reputation sharks have in popular culture. FICTION: Hollywood often portrays sharks as relentless man-eaters, lurking in the waters to attack unsuspecting swimmers. Join host Kasha Patel as she dives into the reality of shark attacks, debunking myths with Behavioral Ecologist Dr. Tristian Guttridge and shark attack victim turned advocate Paul de Gelder. 

• Dr. Tristian Guttridge - Dr. Tristian Guttridge 
• Paul de Gelder - Paul de Gelder 
• Shark Bite Statistics - Florida Museum 
• Type of Shark Bites -  Florida Museum 
• Shark Arm Murder - Sydney Archives 
• Shark Arm Murder - Snopes  
• Shark Senses - NAUSICCAA 
• Shark Incidents - Scuba Costa Rica 
• Freshwater and bull sharks - Apex 
• Reduce Risk - Florida Museum 

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FACT: Marine ecologists have shown that sharks play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of ocean ecosystems, preventing the collapse of marine biodiversity. FICTION: A world without sharks would have no impact on ocean life. Join host Kasha Patel as she dives into the latest research on the ecological importance of sharks, exploring the potential consequences of their decline with Dr. Tiara Moore, a marine ecologist and CEO of Black and Marine Science.  

• Dr. Tiara Moore  - Dr. Tiara Moore 
• Global Shark FIshing - Science.org 
• Sharks Killed Each Year - Sentient Media 
• The Importance of Shark Conservation - Discovery Channel 
• Surprising Ways Sharks Keep The Ocean Healthy - National Geographic 
• Keystone Species - National Geographic 
• Keystone Species - NRDC.org 
• Ecosystem Engineers - NPS.gov 
• Shark Conservation  - Discovery.org 
• Overfishing and Shark-finning - The Conversation 
• Sharks Are Important to Reefs - Discovery Channel  
• Overfishing - Science20.com 
• Effects of Shark Decline - Marine Life Discoveries - coml.org 

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Dive into the captivating world of sharks with "Shark Week: The Podcast" from Discovery Channel, where host Kasha Patel unveils the truth behind centuries-old myths and legends surrounding these enigmatic creatures. Join us as we navigate through imaginary tales followed by a factual exploration, separating shark fact from fiction in each episode.

Shark Week, hosted by John Cena, is back July 7 on Discovery Channel. Stream on Max

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In this season’s final episode, Luke welcomes Emmy-winning filmmaker and conservationist Shawn Heinrichs to discuss the state of sharks in the ocean. They go over how both legal and illegal fishing operations are decimating the ocean’s wildlife, what it’s like to have a hit put out on you for exposing criminal enterprises to the world, and whether or not NOAA’s data on “sustainable” fishing can really be trusted. 

• Luke Tipple on YouTube and Instagram  
• Shawn Heinrichs on Instagram 
• Shark Week on Twitter and Instagram   
• More info on today’s Shark Bite can be found here and here 
• Catch Shark Week: The Podcast on Discovery’s YouTube here  

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Luke Tipple speaks with Dr. Riley Elliott, a marine biologist from New Zealand who recently tagged baby great white sharks, which are rarely seen in the wild. They talk about how climate change is affecting shark pupping grounds, why fishers are wrong to think there are “too many sharks,” and about Dr. Elliott’s Great White App, which allows users to track great white sharks in the ocean. 

• Luke Tipple on YouTube and Instagram  
• Dr. Riley Elliott on Instagram 
• Shark Week on Twitter and Instagram   
• More info on today’s Shark Bite can be found here and here 
• Catch Shark Week: The Podcast on Discovery’s YouTube here  

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Host Luke Tipple is joined this week by renowned Harvard professor, Dr. Avi Loeb, who recently led a deep-sea expedition to discover if evidence for advanced alien life crash-landed off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 2014. They discuss the recent Congressional UFO hearings, how the last seventy years of research into extraterrestrial life has been potentially misguided, and the challenges of searching for tiny objects on the bottom of the ocean.

Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/did-alien-tech-crash-land-into-the-ocean-avi-loeb

• Luke Tipple on YouTube and Instagram
• Dr. Avi Loeb on Medium
• Shark Week on Twitter and Instagram
• More info on today’s Shark Bite can be found here and here
• Catch Shark Week: The Podcast on Discovery’s YouTube here

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Luke Tipple invites “The Lost Shark Guy,” Dr. Dave Ebert, who is personally responsible for finding dozens of shark species that were either previously unknown to science or thought to be extinct. He and Luke discuss why shark populations are a direct indicator of how healthy the ocean is, how to find undiscovered sharks, and why diversity in sharks is essential for marine life.

Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/s4-ep11-undiscovered-sharks-and-the-state-of-the-ocean-dave-ebert

• Luke Tipple on YouTube and Instagram
• Dr. Dave Ebert on Instagram
• Shark Week on Twitter and Instagram
• Catch Shark Week: The Podcast on Discovery’s YouTube here
• More info on today’s Shark Bite can be found here

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This week, we do things a little differently, as Shark Week’s Luke Tipple invites Adventure Aaron into the podcast studio to talk about his incredible near-death experience on the open water. Adventure Aaron gets into what it takes to circumnavigate the world in an ocean rowboat, what it’s like to stare eye-to-eye with an oceanic white tip that probably wants you for lunch, and everything else that happened to him when his boat was capsized, and he was lost by himself at sea.

Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/s4-ep10-shipwrecked-surrounded-by-sharks-adventure-aaron

• Luke Tipple on YouTube and Instagram
• Adventure Aaron on Instagram and facebook
• Shark Week on Twitter and Instagram
• Discovery+ on Instagram
• More info on today’s Shark Bite can be found here and here

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Shark Week’s Luke Tipple tackles the question “How can I work with sharks?” alongside two experts in the field – and their answers are not always the obvious ones. Luke is joined first by Kelly Link, Associate Curator of the Georgia Aquarium who talks about what it’s like to be an aquarist, how it differs from field work, and how to get yourself noticed. The second guest is Dr. Neil Hammerschlag who goes into detail on what it takes to become a prominent scientist, and what other paths you can take if a PhD isn’t for you. And at the end, researcher Sierra stops by to tell us about the world’s smallest shark.

Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/s4-ep-9-how-to-have-a-career-in-shark-science

• Luke Tipple on YouTube and Instagram
• Dr. Neil Hammerschlag on Instagram
• Georgia Aquarium on Instagram
• Shark Week on Twitter and Instagram
• More info on today’s Shark Bite can be found here
• Catch Shark Week: The Podcast in Discovery’s YouTube here

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Pop superstar Kesha joins Shark Week’s Luke Tipple on the podcast to discuss her love of sharks, how her music funds her addiction to diving, and how you can find inner peace while under the water. And at the end, our researcher Sierra drops in to tell us that some sharks have teeth in their eyes. 

Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/superstar-kesha-lifts-the-gag-order-on-saving-sharks

• Luke Tipple on YouTube and Instagram
• Kesha on Instagram and TikTok
• Shark Week on Instagram and Twitter
• More info on today’s Shark Bite can be found here
• Catch Shark Week: The Podcast on Discovery’s YouTube here

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