Shark and Awe

Episode 40 - Mako Sharks - 05/22/2026

The fastest shark in the ocean, the inspiration for the Jaws movie poster, and the namesake of a line of fishing boats, could be none other than the iconic mako shark! Get in touch! * Email [sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/] * Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast] SHOW RESOURCES * Shark Research Institute (SRI) [https://www.sharks.org/longfin-mako-shark-isurus-paucus] * Florida Museum [https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/longfin-mako/] * National Marine Sanctuary Foundation [https://marinesanctuary.org/blog/sea-wonder-shortfin-mako-shark/] * Jaws photo (The Daily Jaws) [https://thedailyjaws.com/blog/2021/9/20/the-shark-on-the-jaws-poster-isnt-a-great-white] * Save Our Seas Foundation [https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/species/shortfin-mako-shark] - Shortfin mako * IUCN Red List - Longfin mako [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60225/3095898] * IUCN Red List - Shortfin mako [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39341/2903170] * Shark Angels [https://sharkangels.org/how-can-mako-sharks-swim-so-fast/] * Save Our Seas Foundation [https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/which-sharks-are-the-fastest] - Fastest sharks * OceanInfo.com [https://oceaninfo.com/list/fastest-shark/] * Mako boats [https://www.makoboats.com/] * Smithsonian Ocean [https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/sharks-rays/shortfin-mako-shark] * Ocean Conservancy [https://oceanconservancy.org/wildlife-library/shortfin-mako-shark/] * Original Diving [https://www.originaldiving.com/blog/top-ten-mako-shark-facts] * NatGeo [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/swordfish-animals-speed-oceans ] - Swordfish speeds * University of Miami study [https://news.miami.edu/stories/2025/03/dangers-that-lurk-beyond-the-wilds.html] * Guy Harvey Foundation [https://guyharveyfoundation.org/research/makoshark/] * Shortfin mako study in Tunisia [https://saveourseas.com/project/monitoring-and-managing-bycatch-of-tunisias-shortfin-mako-sharks/] * How can I help sharks? [https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/how-can-i-help-sharks] * Lokai bracelets! [https://lokai.com/products/mako-shark-lokai?_pos=1&_sid=c5d2cef93&_ss=r] Sound Credits * Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker App for Android. * Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube [https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG] * Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite [https://www.fortnite.com/](via the Soundboard Maker App) **Collaborators!** * Sharkgang.org [sharkgang.org] ... Miami IG [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.miami/] ... Texas IG [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.texas/ ] * Bake and Shake Worldwide YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents] ... Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide]

Episode 39 - Deep Blue - 05/15/2026

Deep Blue is the largest living white shark on record, measuring 20 feet and weighing in at nearly 5,000 lbs! Learn all about her in this exciting new episode of the Shark and Awe podcast! Get in touch! * Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com [sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast [https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast] SHOW RESOURCES * NatGeo Kids (full episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Iom_DPJZo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0Iom_DPJZo] * Surfer Today: https://www.surfertoday.com/environment/who-is-the-deep-blue-shark [https://www.surfertoday.com/environment/who-is-the-deep-blue-shark] * Jaws Strikes Back (clip): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB83-5ZXaTY [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB83-5ZXaTY] * Big Fish Lab: https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/research/lab/big-fish-lab [https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/research/lab/big-fish-lab] * Pelagios Kakunja: https://www.pelagioskakunja.org/guadalupe-island [https://www.pelagioskakunja.org/guadalupe-island] * Mike Bolton: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTTHRAljvSK/ [https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTTHRAljvSK/] Sound Credits * Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker App for Android * Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG [https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG] * Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fornite (via the Soundboard Maker App) **Collaborators!** * Sharkgang [sharkgang.org] ... Florida IG [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.miami/] ... Texas IG [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.texas/] * Bake and Shake Worldwide YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents] ... Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide]

Episode 38 - Cocaine Sharks - 05/08/2026

Cocaine, a "contaminant of emerging concern", has been found in the blood of sharks in the Bahamas. Learn how this toxin is impacting species such as lemon, Caribbean reef, and nurse sharks. Get in touch! * Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com [sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast [https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast] SHOW RESOURCES * USA Today: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/07/21/investigation-sharks-eating-cocaine-florida-coast-episode/70446531007/ [https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2023/07/21/investigation-sharks-eating-cocaine-florida-coast-episode/70446531007/] * LiveScience: https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/cocaine-sharks-off-florida-may-be-feasting-on-dumped-bales-of-drugs [https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/cocaine-sharks-off-florida-may-be-feasting-on-dumped-bales-of-drugs] * Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-cocaine-sharks-really-eating-drugs-off-floridas-coasts/ [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-cocaine-sharks-really-eating-drugs-off-floridas-coasts/] * Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sharks-in-the-bahamas-test-positive-for-drugs-including-cocaine-and-painkillers-in-a-new-study-180988445/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sharks-in-the-bahamas-test-positive-for-drugs-including-cocaine-and-painkillers-in-a-new-study-180988445/] * CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cocaine-caffeine-painkillers-sharks-bahamas-study/ [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cocaine-caffeine-painkillers-sharks-bahamas-study/] * Science News: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cocaine-sharks-drugs-bahamas-eleuthera [https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cocaine-sharks-drugs-bahamas-eleuthera] * Science of the Total Environment journal: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969724049477?via%3Dihub [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969724049477?via%3Dihub] SOUND CREDITS * Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker app for Android * Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG [https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG] * Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker app) **Collaborators!** * Sharkgang [sharkgang.org] ... Sharkgang Miami [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.miami/] ... Sharkgang Texas [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.texas/] * Bake and Shake Worldwide: YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents] ... Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide]

Episode 37 - Climate Change & Ocean Acidification - 05/01/2026

The oceans are warming, and as a result, becoming more acidic. This is having devastating impacts on sharks' teeth, skin, and olfactory senses. Get in touch! * Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com [sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast [https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast] SHOW RESOURCES * NASA Science: https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/what-is-climate-change/ [https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/what-is-climate-change/] * United Nations (UN): https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change [https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change] * NOAA: https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-difference-between-global-warming-and-climate-change [https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-qa/whats-difference-between-global-warming-and-climate-change] * Ocean Conservancy: https://oceanconservancy.org/work/climate/ocean-acidification/ [https://oceanconservancy.org/work/climate/ocean-acidification/] * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA): https://www.iaea.org/bulletin/how-carbon-emissions-acidify-our-ocean [https://www.iaea.org/bulletin/how-carbon-emissions-acidify-our-ocean] * Citrus Reef: https://www.citrusreef.com/blogs/news/reef-shark-species?srsltid=AfmBOopLs3IEXljMz80Bex83za7ahtP1qOVtVDJhadC5_hB7TuOE_eYm [https://www.citrusreef.com/blogs/news/reef-shark-species?srsltid=AfmBOopLs3IEXljMz80Bex83za7ahtP1qOVtVDJhadC5_hB7TuOE_eYm] * NOAA Sanctuaries: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/2025/how-sharks-keep-the-ocean-healthy.html#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20the%20remote%2C%20healthy,Florida%20Keys%20National%20Marine%20Sanctuary. [https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/2025/how-sharks-keep-the-ocean-healthy.html#:~:text=For%20example%2C%20the%20remote%2C%20healthy,Florida%20Keys%20National%20Marine%20Sanctuary.] * Shark Angels: https://sharkangels.org/ocean-acidification-changing-the-biology-of-sharks/ [https://sharkangels.org/ocean-acidification-changing-the-biology-of-sharks/] * LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-01-16/sharks-are-famous-for-fearsome-teeth-but-ocean-acidification-could-make-them-weaker [https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-01-16/sharks-are-famous-for-fearsome-teeth-but-ocean-acidification-could-make-them-weaker] * Smithsonian Magazine (photos of damaged shark teeth): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sharks-teeth-could-suffer-damage-as-ocean-acidification-intensifies-study-suggests-180987251/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sharks-teeth-could-suffer-damage-as-ocean-acidification-intensifies-study-suggests-180987251/] * Pew Charitable Trust: https://www.pew.org/en/trend/archive/winter-2022/how-to-reverse-the-ocean-climate-crisis [https://www.pew.org/en/trend/archive/winter-2022/how-to-reverse-the-ocean-climate-crisis] * NOAA OAP: https://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/carbon-dioxide-removal/ [https://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/carbon-dioxide-removal/] * NOAA's strategy for CDR research: https://sciencecouncil.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mCDR-glossy-final.pdf [https://sciencecouncil.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mCDR-glossy-final.pdf] * EPA: https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/help-prevent-nutrient-pollution [https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/help-prevent-nutrient-pollution] * **See subsequent links for In Your Home, In Your Yard, In Your Community, and In Your Classroom ! Sound Credits * Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker App for Android. * Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG [https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG] * Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker App) **Collaborators!** * Shark Gang [sharkgang.org] - @sharkgang.miami [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.miami/] - @sharkgang.texas [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.texas/] * Bake and Shake Worldwide: YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide]

Episode 36 - Basking Sharks - 04/24/2026

Basking sharks are revealing new migration patterns, and what we’re learning could determine their survival in a changing climate. 🎧 Tune in for bite-sized facts and ocean-sized impact — and discover why protecting basking sharks may be more urgent than ever! Get in touch! * Email: sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com [sharkandawepodcast@gmail.com] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/sharkandawepodcast/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast [https://www.facebook.com/sharkandawepodcast] SHOW RESOURCES * Sophie Maycock: https://www.sharksinstitute.org/sophie-maycock/#:~:text=Sophie%20has%20a%20broad%20knowledge,abilities%20in%20great%20white%20sharks. [https://www.sharksinstitute.org/sophie-maycock/#:~:text=Sophie%20has%20a%20broad%20knowledge,abilities%20in%20great%20white%20sharks.] * Shark Speak: https://www.sophiemaycocksharkspeak.com/shop [https://www.sophiemaycocksharkspeak.com/shop] * IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4292/194720078 [https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4292/194720078] * FL Museum: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/basking-shark/ [https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/basking-shark/] * Basking Shark Scotland: https://baskingsharkscotland.co.uk/basking-sharks/ [https://baskingsharkscotland.co.uk/basking-sharks/] * Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI): https://www.whoi.edu/basking-shark/ [https://www.whoi.edu/basking-shark/] * National Marine Sanctuary: https://marinesanctuary.org/blog/sea-wonder-basking-shark/ [https://marinesanctuary.org/blog/sea-wonder-basking-shark/] * UK Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/basking-shark-cetorhinus-maximus.html [https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/basking-shark-cetorhinus-maximus.html] * Shark Trust: https://www.sharktrust.org/about-basking-sharks?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20072113867&gbraid=0AAAAADLDCVXFb8uj5Fw-PA0cWrRdmZcho&gclid=CjwKCAjw7vzOBhBxEiwAc7WNr60RY9C4x5Hu7DDaEBRCRRqbsC_8ZJ2dwwUXbhZ_wyqorstU-ufT7RoCvmcQAvD_BwE [https://www.sharktrust.org/about-basking-sharks?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20072113867&gbraid=0AAAAADLDCVXFb8uj5Fw-PA0cWrRdmZcho&gclid=CjwKCAjw7vzOBhBxEiwAc7WNr60RY9C4x5Hu7DDaEBRCRRqbsC_8ZJ2dwwUXbhZ_wyqorstU-ufT7RoCvmcQAvD_BwE] * Bureau of Ocean Energy Management: https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/ocean-science-news/basking-shark [https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/ocean-science-news/basking-shark] * Nature Climate Change Journal: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01630-7#:~:text=Climate%2Ddriven%20declines%20in%20global,1). [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01630-7#:~:text=Climate%2Ddriven%20declines%20in%20global,1).] * Oxford Academic: https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/79/3/844/6368415 [https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article/79/3/844/6368415] * Yale Environment 360: https://e360.yale.edu/features/plankton-climate-change [https://e360.yale.edu/features/plankton-climate-change] Sound Credits * Sound Effects courtesy of the Soundboard Maker App for Android * Background ocean waves courtesy of YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG [https://youtu.be/1Ef9CAZ3OrQ?si=Of9zuwrVG2PIPAJG] * Outro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Soundboard Maker App) Collaborators! * SharkGang: sharkgang.org [sharkgang.org] ... @sharkgang.miami [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.miami/] ... @sharkgang.texas [https://www.instagram.com/sharkgang.texas/] * Bake and Shake Worldwide: https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents [https://www.youtube.com/@bakeandshakeworldwidepresents] ... https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide [https://www.instagram.com/bakeandshakeworldwide]