50 years of Jaws: shark myths and misunderstandings

JAWS can only mean one thing! The movie that forever changed how we feel about sharks. It did me, that's for sure. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the movie, we thought it might be time to help separate fact from fiction in a fun way……by playing audio clips from the movie and having a real shark expert react to them and tell us the truth about how dangerous they are, how sharks really think, why there's been a surge in sightings in recent years, and so much more. Spoiler alert: you may or may not sleep better after this episode. Join me as I "dive deep" on sharks with Amani Webber-Schultz. And revisit our conversation with Dr. Rachel Graham on how to love a shark Enjoy BONUS CONTENT and help us continue to create this special immersive storytelling by joining THE WILD Patreon community at and you can donate to KUOW at kuow.org/donate/thewild . Thank you. THE WILD is a production of KUOW in Seattle in partnership with Chris Morgan Wildlife and Wildlife Media . It is produced by Matt Martin and Lucy Soucek , and edited by Jim Gates . It is hosted, produced and written by Chris Morgan . Fact checking by Apryle Craig . Our theme music is by Michael Parker .

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50 years of Jaws: shark myths and misunderstandings is an episode from The Wild with Chris Morgan by The Wild with Chris Morgan.

This episode is 53:16 long.

This episode was published on Dec 9, 2025.

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