E8: If I Were a Bull Shark, I Would Never Leave This Place
Professor Christopher Pepin-Neff, author of “The Jaws Effect,” flies to Reunion as a consultant, and finds irrational, emotional, movie-driven language everywhere he looks. Subscribe to The Binge t...
16 Aug 202238min
E7: How Much Fear is Too Much?
Underwater shark lookout Mathieu “Playboy of the Shark Crisis” Milella gets out of the water moments before a shark kills a beloved local surfer, raising new questions about how to make the ocean safe...
9 Aug 202239min
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 th...
2 Aug 202236min
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 … compl...
26 Jul 202231min
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...
19 Jul 202236min
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 p...
12 Jul 202238min
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...
5 Jul 202238min
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 vac...
5 Jul 202236min
