18 episodes
Shark Attacks in Paradise The Binge
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- Society & Culture
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4.6 • 136 Ratings
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It was the deadliest string of shark attacks the world has ever seen. In 2011, sharks in Réunion, a beautiful island, way out in the Indian Ocean started biting people way more than ever before and with lunatic violence.
The epidemic forced local surfers, politicians, and business owners into a proxy war with ocean lovers and conservationists worldwide, where long simmering tensions boiled over.
Réunion: Shark Attacks in Paradise is the story of what happened on this beautiful island, and the astonishing human resilience in the face of lethal environmental threat in a world out of balance.
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E1: Bienvenue au Paradis
Jean-Francois Nativel led a perfect life on Reunion Island, sipping French wine and surfing some of the best waves on earth. Until 2011. When a bull shark attacked a surfer from Mainland France on vacation with his wife and children, Jean-Francois took it upon himself to catch the killer shark, and Reunion Island’s ten-year nightmare began.
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E2: What We Talk About When We Talk About Killing Sharks
When a beloved local surfer gets torn apart by two sharks in front of an ultra-luxurious hotel, Reunion Island society splits into violently opposed factions: terrified surfers who want the government to kill more sharks, and environmentalists determined to stop them.
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E3: A Problem Most Wicked
Relentless shark sightings, vanishing tourists, and a new attack turn the Reunion Island shark crisis into what public-policy researchers call a Wicked Problem, in which nobody can agree on what the problem even is, much less how to solve it.
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E4: Sharks Only Kill White People
Olivier and Mathieu grew up together on a Reunion beach, traveled the world together as pro bodyboarders, then settled into careers on Reunion as lifeguards. It was a beautiful existence until Olivier, up in his lifeguard stand, looked out to sea and saw that Matthieu was in grave danger.
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E5: Bull Sharks are a Nightmare - And So Are We
Marine Biologist Sarah Andreotti loves everything about sharks; she wants you to love them, too. But when you’re talking bull sharks, arguably the most dangerous sharks on earth, love can feel … complicated.
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E6: Postcards from Paris
When a famous young French surfer dies in a spectacular attack, and the French government announces a plan to kill sharks, French starlet and super-celebrity Brigitte Bardot leaps into the fight–on the side of the sharks!
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Customer Reviews
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I love sharks, and this is the best podcast about them! 💜💜💜🦈🦈🦈
Worth the listen
just finished binging this show and wow. Feels like I’m on the island with them. I do feel bad for the locals but great series on awareness of shark attacks on the island.
I need some citations
Did someone really say “ The lynching, and yes that is the correct word, of some deserving humans would not make me shred a tear as much as the fishing of this unfortunate shark appalls me.” ??
Who says that?