What Andy Casagrande has said about Shark Week
2 quotes · 1 episode · Sep 11, 2026
Andy Casagrande, American two-time Emmy-winning wildlife cinematographer and shark diver known for Discovery Channel's Shark Week, has been quoted on Shark Week 2 times in 1 episode of Danny Jones Podcast, most recently on September 11, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Casagrande argues Shark Week was long perceived as sensationalizing sharks for ratings, but its volume of programming was unmatched for a wildlife filmmaker.
“Shark Week was always kind of seen as like, Jaws and claws, hyping things up for ratings, scaring the hell out of people, blood and guts so that people would watch”
Danny Jones Podcast: #430 - "Eaten Alive" Shark Week Filmmaker on Footage They Can Never Release | Andy Casagrande (Sep 11, 2026) · Listen from 9:44
Casagrande says Shark Week is declining and that YouTube is the future of wildlife media.
“even now, like Shark Week starting to like kind of die down. So I think YouTube is the future, bro”
Danny Jones Podcast: #430 - "Eaten Alive" Shark Week Filmmaker on Footage They Can Never Release | Andy Casagrande (Sep 11, 2026) · Listen from 3:12:00
Episodes
#430 - "Eaten Alive" Shark Week Filmmaker on Footage They Can Never Release | Andy CasagrandeDanny Jones Podcast · Sep 11, 2026 · 3 h 17 min
Wildlife cinematographer Andy Casagrande tells Danny Jones about filming great whites, near-fatal shark encounters, Shark Week production, and commercial fishing corruption.