May 3 2016

How Megalodon Worked

32 min 4 movies discussed
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Between 2 to 20 million years ago, the biggest shark with perhaps the most devastating bite of any animal ever ruled the oceans with an iron jaw. Despite its fierceness, megalodon went extinct while other species that swam with it survive today. Why?

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Josh and Chuck dive deep into the megalodon, the massive prehistoric shark that dominated the oceans millions of years ago and may have had the most devastating bite force of any animal ever to exist. They explore how scientists pieced together what this extinct giant looked like using just teeth and vertebral fragments, break down its mind-boggling size and hunting abilities, and discuss the fascinating theories about what actually drove this apex predator to extinction. Fair warning: they also spend way too much time making fun of Discovery Channel's infamous fake megalodon documentary from Shark Week, which presented fiction as fact and earned them a well-deserved roasting from Will Wheaton.


Movies Discussed

Jaws
Jaws
1975 2h 4m
★ 7.7
"Smile, you son of a boop. We should shout out Gordon Hubbell. — Josh references the famous Jaws line while discussing shark characteristics and lampriform sharks." — Josh
Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives
Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives
2013 1h 23m
★ 5.1
"And it was called Megalodon, the Monster Shark Lives. They, to put it lightly, came under a little bit of fire from the viewing public. — Chuck discusses Discovery Channel's controversial docufiction that presented megalodon as still living." — Chuck
Poltergeist
Poltergeist
1982 1h 54m
★ 7.2
"Do you remember AOL Instant Messenger and the dial-up sound like poltergeist? — The podcast advertisement compares the AOL dial-up sound to Poltergeist sound effects."
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962 2h 9m
★ 8.0
"Steve Alton, he wrote a series of books called Meg about a megalodon that likes to battle people and dinosaurs and stuff. — Chuck mentions the Meg film series based on Steve Alten's novels as megalodon entertainment." — Chuck

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