38 min
Shark Myths and Mysteries with Mark Leiren-Young Skaana with Mark Leiren-Young | Oceans, Eco-Ethics & The Environment
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Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) talks sharks, Sharkwater (@teamsharkwater) and politics with Joseph Planta (@Planta) on a special shared episode with Planta On the Line @TheCommentary.ca
Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about environments, oceans, and orcas.
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Books on Amazon and Classes
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* Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator: https://amzn.to/3DkVyoo
* The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q
* Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com
* Paint the Ocean You Wish to See with Rayne Ellycrys Benu… https://orcapaint.net
* The Force of Doubt by Rayne Ellycrys Benu... https://books2read.com/forceofdoubt
Show notes:
00:21 Introduction
2:51 Joseph Planta introduces Mark Leiren-Young.
4:00 Why Sharks Forever is dedicated to Rob Stewart and meeting Rob in Barcelona
10:45 Why I call sharks “the perfect predator.” “They are eating machines… they look devastating and awesome when you see them hunting.”
12:40 The impact of Jaws “What is baffling to me is that this one movie - released in 1976 - completely defined the way humans see sharks…. every time somebody saw a shark it was reported as if aliens invaded.”
16:41 “One moose hit one person in Jasper? 'We’re going to shoot every moose in Jasper!' That is the approach to sharks. And I wish I put that analogy in the book… the government does not go, “it’s time for a war on moose." You get a bear bite you don’t go after every bear.”
17:20 “We’re not food to them. We’re a lousy food source.”
18:00 “Sharks just look scary to us - something about them hits us on a primal level.”
21:18 Shark personalities and shark friendships.
23:40 The dangers of anthropodenial and the term’s creator, Frans de Waal. “When you tickle a monkey it laughs.”
25:47 “Everything is now eating plastics… humans don’t share. Humans just are not good at sharing.”
26:30 “The more environmental stuff that I do, the more astonished I am by nature.”
28:10 “There are almost always sharks fairly close to shore… they’re everywhere. We’ve all been really close to sharks if we’ve been in the water.”
30:00 “Roughly five people are killed by sharks each year… falling bookshelves definitely kill more people each year than sharks.
Skaana (@Skaanapod) host Mark Leiren-Young (@leirenyoung) talks sharks, Sharkwater (@teamsharkwater) and politics with Joseph Planta (@Planta) on a special shared episode with Planta On the Line @TheCommentary.ca
Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about environments, oceans, and orcas.
* Join the Pod......https://www.patreon.com/mobydoll
* Spotify...............www.bit.ly/spotify-skaana
* Apple Podcasts.........www.skaana.ca
* The Orca Bites Podcast (on anchor).........www.orcabites.com
-
* Skaana home......www.skaana.org
* Skaana on Medium......www.orcatales.com
* Our Latest Orca Videos...www.jpod.news
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* Facebook............https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/
* Twitter...............https://twitter.com/leirenyoung
* Instagram............https://www.instagram.com/skaanapod/
Support Our Guest
* http://www.thecommentary.ca
Books on Amazon and Classes
**Amazon links are affiliate links and support our podcast, thanks for clicking!
* Sharks Forever: The Mystery and History of the Planet’s Perfect Predator: https://amzn.to/3DkVyoo
* The Killer Whale Who Changed the World… http://amzn.to/2pRNU1q
* Orcas Everywhere… http://www.orcaseverywhere.com
* Paint the Ocean You Wish to See with Rayne Ellycrys Benu… https://orcapaint.net
* The Force of Doubt by Rayne Ellycrys Benu... https://books2read.com/forceofdoubt
Show notes:
00:21 Introduction
2:51 Joseph Planta introduces Mark Leiren-Young.
4:00 Why Sharks Forever is dedicated to Rob Stewart and meeting Rob in Barcelona
10:45 Why I call sharks “the perfect predator.” “They are eating machines… they look devastating and awesome when you see them hunting.”
12:40 The impact of Jaws “What is baffling to me is that this one movie - released in 1976 - completely defined the way humans see sharks…. every time somebody saw a shark it was reported as if aliens invaded.”
16:41 “One moose hit one person in Jasper? 'We’re going to shoot every moose in Jasper!' That is the approach to sharks. And I wish I put that analogy in the book… the government does not go, “it’s time for a war on moose." You get a bear bite you don’t go after every bear.”
17:20 “We’re not food to them. We’re a lousy food source.”
18:00 “Sharks just look scary to us - something about them hits us on a primal level.”
21:18 Shark personalities and shark friendships.
23:40 The dangers of anthropodenial and the term’s creator, Frans de Waal. “When you tickle a monkey it laughs.”
25:47 “Everything is now eating plastics… humans don’t share. Humans just are not good at sharing.”
26:30 “The more environmental stuff that I do, the more astonished I am by nature.”
28:10 “There are almost always sharks fairly close to shore… they’re everywhere. We’ve all been really close to sharks if we’ve been in the water.”
30:00 “Roughly five people are killed by sharks each year… falling bookshelves definitely kill more people each year than sharks.
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