Shark and Awe

Sharks have been around a really long time - between 400 and 450 million years. They've been around so long that they pre-date Saturn's rings, the Rocky Mountains, and more! This is one episode you don't want to miss! 🪐⛰️🦈⭐ Now you can Buy Us A Coffee! Proceeds support the podcast and go toward shark research and field work. Thank you in advance to anyone who donates! 🙌🏼Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!Buy Us A Coffee! ☕SHOW RESOURCES Natural History Museum (shark evolution)Lowell ObservatorySyFyCalifornia Academy of SciencesFrost Science 'X' postNational Park ServiceBritannicaVirginia TechNew Phytologist journalLoudoun Wildlife ConservancyDiscover WildlifeCurrent Biology journalNatural History Museum (dinosaurs)Natural History Museum (mammals)Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + FL Instagram & TX Instagram

Join us for the final installment of our 2026 Halloween special as we study the Greenland shark!Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!*NEW!* Buy us a coffee! <<<SHOW RESOURCES Arctic GenomicsFlorida MuseumJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and EcologyNational GeographicSave Our Seas FoundationNature Communications JournalSmithsonian MagazineNOAA Ocean ServiceScience.orgRate-of-living theoryPubMed CentralThe Shark TrustDive Photo GuideOcean ConservancySt. Lawrence Shark ConservancyBiodiversity for a Livable ClimateThe Evergreen State College**Video of Greenland sharks!**Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + FL Instagram + TX Instagram

Next up on our 2026 Halloween sharks list: the frilled shark! Find out some of the fun and spooky traits this "living fossil" and check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for pictures of this scary-looking shark!Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube!SHOW RESOURCES Discover WildlifeMarineBio.orgReading is Fundamental (teeth)Australian Museum (prey)Stan C. Smith (possible other prey)The Shark Research InstituteSuruga Bay, Japan study (1990)Animal DiversityFishBase.seIUCN RedListShark GuardianSuruga Bay, Japan study (1991)LiveScienceNPRThe ABC News, AustraliaShark and Awe Podcast - Episode 11: Sharky Halloween! (10/31/2025)Discovery Channel VIDEO (Alien Sharks: The Frilled Shark)Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + FL Instagram + TX Instagram

First up on our 2026 Halloween sharks list: the megamouth shark! Find out some of the fun and spooky traits this gentle giant has on this week's new episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast! Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube! SHOW RESOURCES Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)First recorded sighting (1976)Sharks4KidsOceanaShark AngelsSharkman's WorldThe Florida MuseumIUCN Red ListFilo (where do sharks go when they die?)The Shark Research InstituteShark GuardianBueno et al. 2025 studyLiveScienceForbesMartinez-Ortiz et al. 2024 studyWildlife OnlineDuchatelet et al. 2020 study**Video 1 of a swimming megamouth!**Video 2 of a swimming megamouth!****PSA: Please do not get close to any wild animals you might encounter! This is not a safe practice and could result in harm to you, others, and/or the animal! Sound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app)**Collaborators!** SharkGang website + Florida Instagram + Texas Instagram

What's that flying through the air? It's a bird! It's a plane! Nope, it's a spinner shark! Find out more on this week's new episode of the Shark and Awe Podcast! Get in touch! Send us an email!Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!Subscribe on YouTube! SHOW RESOURCES Shark Research InstituteShark TrustOceanaFlorida MuseumShark Bytes (YouTube video)iNaturalistNYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation (video)Smithsonian MagazineIUCN Red ListCalifornia State University, Long Beach (CSULB)Sharks4KidsEnvironmental Biology of Fishes journal (2025)NOAA Fisheries: Shark management lawsLouisiana Dept of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF)NOAA Atlantic HMS Fishery Management Plans and AmendmentsSound Credits Sound Effects courtesy of the Custom Soundboard Maker app for AndroidBackground ocean waves courtesy of YouTubeOutro music called "Coral Chorus" from the game Fortnite (via the Custom Soundboard Maker app) **Collaborators!** SharkGang website + Florida Instagram + Texas Instagram