Shark Week: The Podcast Discovery

FACT: Abandoned bricks of cocaine wash ashore every year off the coast of Florida from drug smugglers evading the Coast Guard. FICTION: We need to be worried about cocaine fueled sharks. Your host Kasha Patel imagines what would happen if sharks consumed that cocaine and explores the science behind it. 

“Behavioral screening for cocaine sensitivity in mutagenized zebrafish,” by Tristan Darland and John E. Dowling “Yes, ‘Cocaine Bear’ Was Real. Here’s the Back Story.” by Amanda Holpuch Powdered Cocaine Fast Facts, by National Drug Intelligence Center “Are ‘Cocaine Sharks’ Really Scarfing Down Drugs off Florida’s Coasts?” by: Jack Timisiea “How sharks recycle toxic ammonia to keep their skin moist,” by University of British Columbia “Are whale sharks exposed to persistent organic pollutants and plastic pollution in the Gulf of California (Mexico)? First ecotoxicological investigation using skin biopsies,” by Maria Cristina Fossi, Matteo Baini, Cristina Panti, Matteo Galli, Begoña Jiménez, Juan Muñoz-Arnanz, Letizia Marsili, Maria Grazia Finoia, Dení Ramírez-Macías NBC News Learn: Ocean Acidification Uptake of human pharmaceuticals in bull sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) inhabiting a wastewater-impacted river WPLG Local 10: Keys locals find hauls of cocaine worth over $2 million Business Insider: Tracking Drug Smugglers And Unauthorized Migrants With The Coast Guard In Miami Animal Fact Files: Nurse Shark Facts: why a NURSE? 🦈 Animal Fact Files The Verge: Italy’s eels have a cocaine problem 
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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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Shark Week’s Luke Tipple welcomes professional photographer Mike Coots, who lost his leg to a tiger shark attack when he was only 18. But after his horrific injury, he came to love sharks, and became a lifelong advocate for their safety. Luke and Mike discuss his career, his love for photographing sharks, and how to positively approach the big life-changing moments that can happen to any of us.
Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/from-shark-bite-survivor-to-shark-advocate-mike-coots
Luke Tipple on YoutubeLuke Tipple on InstagramMike Coots on InstagramMike Coots’s photography book Shark Week on Twitter and InstagramDiscovery+ on InstagramMore info on today’s Shark Bite can be found here and here
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Luke Tipple is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the Outlaw Ocean Ian Urbina, who has dedicated his life to chronicling crime on the high seas. They discuss the state of our world’s oceans, how nearly 20% of your seafood was likely caught illegally, and the surprising link between modern slavery and the killing of sharks.
Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/s4-ep2-how-shark-fishing-funds-human-trafficking-ian-urbina
Luke Tipple on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/@luketipple ) Luke Tipple on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/luketipple/) Ian Urbina on Twitter and InstagramShark Week on Twitter and InstagramMore info on today’s Shark Bite can be found hereWatch Shark Week: The Podcast on YouTube.
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 Host Luke Tipple welcomes a pair of divers – Leigh Cobb and Josh Eccles – who have taken their passion for sharks and turned it into a dangerous career. They explore what it takes to swim with sharks for a living, then go into common myths and facts on what to do in the open water – if you ever come face to face with a shark. Plus, our researcher Sierra drops by with a new species of shark discovered in the freezing depths of the ocean.
Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/s4-ep3-do-you-have-the-guts-to-be-a-shark-handler
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Host Luke Tipple welcomes two guests to discuss how researchers can kill sharks in the name of science – and whether they need to at all. The first is Dr. Neil Hammerschlag, shark researcher and founder of Atlantic Shark Expeditions, and an expert on data-gathering in the field. He’s followed by explorer Fred Buyle, a world-record-breaking freediver whose innovative methods of shark tagging are explored. Plus, our researcher Sierra tells us about how a 50-year study changed our understanding of tiger sharks – and much of the work wasn’t even done by scientists.
Find episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/do-scientists-need-to-kill-sharks
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