It’s the classic shark meets beach. Shark eats beachgoers. Shark gets hunted. This pic created the concept of Summer blockbuster and the boys are joined by previous podcast guest and writer River Clegg, to discuss. We’re gonna need a bigger podcast!
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Does This Still Work? - TV Podcast
https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/does-this-still-work-1088105
Does This Still Work? on Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/does-this-still-work/id1492570867
Swimming
Beach
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/29/archives/100-whites-attack-6-blacks-on-beach-in-south-boston.html
Shark Attack
https://sharkattackfile.net/spreadsheets/pdf_directory/1975.07.30.b-Conger.pdf
Entertainment Media effect on shark populations
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/if-you-think-sharks-are-scary-blame-hollywood-new-study-suggests/
USS Indianapolis
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-worst-shark-attack-in-history-25715092/
Bruce, the real one, not affiliated with this film
https://sharkdivingxperts.com/white-shark-profiles/bruce/
Spielberg Wiki on Bruce