Haley and Jillian talk exploration in the news with Hurricane Beryl, OceanGate's upcoming trip to a blue hole, the recent shark attacks in Florida, and the two men stuck in space. Then Jillian gets into the worst shark attack in recorded history with the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. Haley rounds it out with conservation corner with the strange ugly-cute binturong.
Sources:
The Worst Shark Attack in History, Natasha Geiling, Smithsonian Magazine
Surviving the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, Seth Paridon, The National WWII Museum
USS Indianapolis sinking: “You could see sharks circling”, Alex Last, BBC
USS Indianapolis (CA-35), Wikipedia
Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Carcharhinus longimanus, Cathleen Bester, Florida Museum
The Truth About Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, Katie Hogge, The Ocean Conservancy
Binturong, Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
