SHARKS!!! Sink Your Teeth in Again

Science Vs

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Science, Education, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 12.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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NOTE: This episode first published 6/13/19. Are sharks the super-predators we think they are? Or have we been baited with great white lies? To find out, we interviewed shark researchers Dr. Taylor Chapple, Dr. Tricia Meredith and Dr. Chris Pepin-Neff, along with surfer Mike Wells. We’re doing a survey for our episode on orgasms! We’d love for you to take it: https://blythet.typeform.com/to/qhESeova Check out the full episode transcript here: https://bit.ly/32hPFac This episode was produced by Rose Rimler with help from Wendy Zukerman, along with Meryl Horn and Michelle Dang. Senior produced by Kaitlyn Sawrey. Edited by Blythe Terrell and Kaitlyn Sawrey. Fact checking by Diane Kelly. Mix and sound design by Peter Leonard. A huge thanks to the amazing team of musicians who helped us with Flaws and our Snark Week music: Peter Leonard, Bobby Lord, Emma Munger, and Marcus Thorne Bagala. Recording assistance from Caroline Perryman, Shannon Cason, Sam Turken, Beth McMullen, and Jesse Wentzloff. A big thanks to George Burgess, Peter Pyle, Dr. David Shiffman, Professor Peter Klimley, Prof. Jelle Atema, Prof. Stephen Kajiura, Dr. Blake Chapman, Nynke de Haas and others. Plus a special thanks to the Zukerman family and Joseph Lavelle Wilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman and you're listening to Science Vs from Gimlet.
0:04.0	This is the show that pits facts against fins.
0:09.6	On today's episode, Sharks.
0:19.2	With summer winding down in the northern hemisphere and kicking in down south, Sharks have been
0:24.7	in the news.
0:26.2	Last this week an Australian surfer died after being bitten by a shark.
0:30.1	It's the sixth fatality in Australia this year.
0:33.2	And a couple of people in the US have recently been killed by Sharks too.
0:37.8	So we wanted to revisit our episode on these creatures.
0:41.2	It first came out last summer.
0:43.2	Okay, so if you start talking to surfers in Australia, chances are pretty quickly you'll
0:49.9	find someone who knows someone with a shark story.
0:53.6	They didn't take us long to find Mike.
0:56.0	Okay, so my name is Mike Wells.
0:58.8	I'm from the central coast of New South Wales in Australia.
1:03.2	Yeah, I guess what else would you like to know?
1:05.2	Mike is a super chill guy.
1:07.2	He's been surfing since he was three years old and has had some amazing experiences on the water.
1:12.7	I've shared waves with dolphins at my local beaches where they just stayed with us in court
1:18.4	waves for 30 minutes.
1:21.3	Surf with turtles.
1:22.3	I've had Wales breach within 20 metres of me.
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