Ominous Oceans- Shark Week Bonus: New Smyrna Beach
That's So Fcked Up
Ashley Love Richards
4.5 • 541 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to sunny New Smyrna Beach, Florida, better known as “the shark bite capital of the world.”
Even though you’re ten times more likely to be bitten by a shark at New Smyrna Beach than anywhere else in the country, every year thousands of tourists flock there for its ideal surfing conditions and beautiful 17 mile stretch of pristine beaches great for swimming, finishing, kayaking, windsurfing and water skiing.
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-Audio editing by Nicole Peek.
-Research assistance by Kesha Epperson.
-Sources:
- https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shark-attacks/
- https://www.dutchsharksociety.org/new-smyrna-beach-shark-attacks/
- https://floridatripguide.com/are-there-sharks-in-new-smyrna-beach
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274314284
- https://www.southernliving.com/travel/florida/best-surfing-florida
- https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/08/13/Survivor-of-shark-attackI-kept-stroking-but-I-kept-thinking-about-death/3056366523200/
- https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2016/09/19/3-surfers-bitten-shark-attacks-over-3-hours-same-area-new-smyrna-beach/15724933007/
- https://podcasts.apple.com/es/podcast/gladio-free-europe/id1556555696
- https://cosmosphilly.com/the-first-greeks-in-florida-new-smyrna-saint-fotios/
- https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2602&context=fhq
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Crocodiles/comments/u9dndf/alligator_new_smyrna_beach_shark_bite_capital_of/?onetap_auto=true
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nOyR00iYA0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpnYGz8n6v0
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In New Smyrna Beach, you are 10 times more likely to be bitten by a shark than anywhere else in the country with an average of 10 attacks a year. |
| 0:11.4 | In 2022, New Smyrna Beach was ranked first in an article published by Southern Living magazine titled 13 Best Places to Surf in Florida, despite having the highest |
| 0:22.8 | number of shark attacks reported in the world for the past three centuries. Damn. |
| 0:30.0 | That's so fucked up presents. That so fucked us. |
| 0:35.7 | So presents. That so fucked up presents That's so fucked up presents |
| 0:53.3 | Dott Dott Duh dot I don't know if I should keep saying this That's So Fooked Up Presents ominous oceans. |
| 0:58.9 | Dot, da, don't know if I should keep saying this or not. |
| 1:02.6 | I mean, I feel like the show's been on for a while, but if you don't know, this is a spinoff of That So Fucked Up, a podcast about cults, murder, and other generally |
| 1:07.4 | fucked up stuff where every month I talk about whatever I want with whoever I want |
| 1:13.7 | and it's super fun. And if you listen to episode one, which I hope you did, because it's pretty |
| 1:19.9 | bananas you guys. Then you know that our co-host for the season is the wonderful friend of the show, Miss Sally Riojas. |
| 1:30.8 | Hey, Collings. |
| 1:32.5 | Hi, Sally. |
| 1:33.8 | You're saying hi to them, but it feels weird to not say anything back, you know? |
| 1:39.1 | It's okay. |
| 1:40.1 | I know they're saying hi. |
| 1:41.4 | They're shouting it from the top of their lungs. |
| 1:44.3 | Okay. |
| 1:44.9 | Are you ready to travel to sunny New Smyrna Beach, Florida? |
| 1:50.2 | Yeah. |
| 1:50.8 | Well, I don't know if you are after this part. |
| 1:53.8 | It's also known as the Shark Bite Capital of the world. |
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