{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond Jaws: Exploring Shark Science and Conservation","slug":"beyond-jaws-exploring-shark-science-and-conservation-4083724","podcast_index_feed_id":4083724,"rss_url":"https://beyondjaws.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://beyondjaws.libsyn.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/6/f/9/e6f99978420bb52488c4a68c3ddbc4f2/Beyond_Jaws_05012023_3.png","author":"Andrew Lewin","episode_count":100,"summary":"Dr. David Ebert and Andrew Lewin interview shark scientists and conservationists to find out the steps they took that lead them to study and work with sharks. Interviews include stories of field shenanigans; career choices and advice; and, the science of sharks that may or may not include great white sharks...mostly not.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:18:34.856572+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-jaws-exploring-shark-science-and-conservation-4083724"},"episode":{"title":"Inside Shark Week 2026: Jesse Colaizzi on Alien Sharks Untamed America","slug":"inside-shark-week-2026-jesse-colaizzi-on-alien-sharks-untamed-america","published_at":"2026-07-27T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-jaws-exploring-shark-science-and-conservation-4083724/inside-shark-week-2026-jesse-colaizzi-on-alien-sharks-untamed-america","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-jaws-exploring-shark-science-and-conservation-4083724","url":"https://www.speakupforblue.com/beyondjaws","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/beyondjaws/E127_JesseColaizzi_2.mp3?dest-id=2937440","summary":"It's Shark Week season again, and Andrew Lewin and Dr. David Ebert are joined for the third year running by Jesse Colaizzi, an award-winning television documentary producer, senior editor, and director of photography who works closely with Forrest Galante. Jesse pulls back the curtain on how a Shark Week episode actually comes together, from scouting locations to the final cut. Jesse joins the show remotely from Gujarat, India, where he is showrunning and editing Vantara's Sanctuary Stories, before turning to his newest project, Alien Sharks: Untamed America, premiering Wednesday, July 29th on Discovery. Built around America's 250th anniversary, the episode traces a journey across the country in search of cryptic and lesser known sharks, including white sharks off Diablo Canyon, a California horn shark, a swell shark located after months of searching, a guitar fish, bonnethead sharks, a swarm of blacktip sharks, a rediscovered tagged sawfish with researcher Dean Grubbs, and a basking shark in Cape Cod Harbor. Along the way, Jesse and the hosts dig into what editors notice that scientists and viewers often miss: coordinated hunting behavior in sharks, how white sharks react to a drone's shadow on the water, the technical tricks used to slow down fast-moving animals on camera, and how years of watching raw footage trained Jesse to read animal behavior the way a birder reads bird behavior. Jesse also shares stories from filming rescued and rehabilitated animals in India, the discipline it takes to run multiple shows at once, and why this year's episode leans into American wildlife, from bison to elk to the Statue of Liberty, rather than the usual landmarks. Key Takeaways Jesse Colaizzi is an award-winning producer, senior editor, and director of photography who works with…","meta_description":"It's Shark Week season again, and Andrew Lewin and Dr. David Ebert are joined for the third year running by Jesse Colaizzi, an award-winning television do…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3984,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-jaws-exploring-shark-science-and-conservation-4083724/episodes/inside-shark-week-2026-jesse-colaizzi-on-alien-sharks-untamed-america/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-jaws-exploring-shark-science-and-conservation-4083724/inside-shark-week-2026-jesse-colaizzi-on-alien-sharks-untamed-america.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}