Little did I know back in 1975, that by covering a shift for a co-worker, I would be exposed to a couple of new experiences. I discovered the glories of the Burger King Whopper, and it was the summer that a mechanical shark cleared beaches around the world, and I became a JAWS aficionado. In this episode, I've dropped in my conversation with JAWS screenwriter Carl Gottlieb from a couple of years ago, as well as another episode of "Earth Matters with Bill Kurtis."

“You're gonna need a bigger boat…”