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Shark Week: The Podcast

The Pursuit to Find Three Unique Sharks Lost to Science

Season 1, Ep. 3

Marine biologist Luke Tipple interviews the stars of the Shark Week show, “Extinct or Alive: Land of the Lost Sharks.” Forrest Galante talks about his tireless pursuit to find three unique sharks lost to science for nearly 100 years.

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