This week, Ben kicks off the show with a series of interesting, if not dubious, urban legends straight out of Japan. These ghosts and ghouls love to quiz their victims, so this may actually be essential listening.

Steve tells a brief biography of marine documentarians and all-around crazy couple Valerie and Ron Taylor, whose love of sharks led to an expedition that tests both nature, and what we can consider sane science. 

Check out the debut episode of The Nonessential Podcast!

 

This Week's Sources:

'The Inunaki Village - The Real Story' (Sugoii Nippon News): https://sugoiinipponnews.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-inunaki-village-real-story-to-start.html

'The 1992 Cageless Shark Diving Expedition' (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_cageless_shark-diving_expedition

The Australian National Maritime Museum: http://collections.anmm.gov.au/en/objects/details/137378/stainless-steel-chainmail-diving-suit-worn-by-valerie-taylor;jsessionid=484E223F0BE80ACA77A82448A29BC49D?ctx=e9350098-5cde-4827-a0dc-8a35c1490f42&idx=5

'The Most Glamorous Shark Hunter in the World' (LA Times): https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/11700946/The-most-glamorous-shark-hunter-in-the-world.html

'Behind-the-scenes: Shark Cage Attack Scene in Jaws' (Cinemablography): http://www.cinemablography.org/blog/behind-the-scenes-shark-cage-attack-scene-in-jaws