The Jaws Obsession Podcast By Jaws Obsession cover art

The Jaws Obsession

The Jaws Obsession

By: Jaws Obsession
Listen for free

About this listen

To share with you, prove to you, convince you, or remind you, that JAWS is the greatest movie of all time. Let‘s make JAWS history.Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Art
Episodes
  • Jaws Obsession 89: Expanded Jaws Universe Minute 2
    Jun 26 2025

    Minute 2 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). What are the motivations behind the actions of Chrissie Watkins? Can we find a haunting backstory to her last moments of life utilizing clues in the second minute of Jaws while factoring in the details provided by The Book of Quint?

    Author and Host Ryan Dacko headed to Martha's Vineyard for Amity Week 2025 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws with a Book of Quint presentation and book signing June 27 and 28, 2025.

    A new edition of The Book of Quint is revealed and discussed.

    For the 50th anniversary of the film, we are watching Jaws again for the first time utilizing the prequel novel The Book of Quint. There is something else going on in Jaws, we just need to look at the details.

    ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** This feature to The Jaws Obsession - breaks down elements, chapters, lines from The Book of Quint while watching Jaws one minute at a time. For best experience, listen to The Book of Quint audiobook (on all audiobook platforms) before the EJU episodes.

    Minute 2 Recap:

    - The Ocean calls Chrissie

    - Chrissie's a loner and not with the group

    - Outtakes to find out how Chrissie got to the island with the group

    - Chrissie's age revealed

    - Her clothing and actions reveal a different story and background

    - Water Temperatures in June for Amity Island

    - Maps of Amity and topography of South Beach

    - Spielberg's use of fences and fencing in Jaws

    For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

    For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/

    Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom

    Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint

    Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

    https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

    Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/

    Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

    The Book of Quint

    Amity Point Publishing

    amitypointpublishing.com

    Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com

    Jawsob.com

    BookofQuint.com

    Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter

    Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuintsSharkinShack

    ORCA REBUILD - Home (weebly.com)

    https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured

    (7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

    @orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos

    Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio

    https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/

    Show more Show less
    58 mins
  • Jaws Obsession 88: Expanded Jaws Universe Minute 1
    Jun 13 2025

    Onward we go through an Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU) viewing of Jaws with minute 1.

    John Williams, Editor Verna Fields, Director of Photography Bill Butler, Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb and the water clarity off Amity Island are all discussed. Falstaff Beer cups and night temperatures are clues leading the way to discovery.

    For the 50th anniversary of the film, we are watching Jaws again for the first time utilizing the prequel novel The Book of Quint. There is something else going on in Jaws, we just need to look at the details.

    ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** This feature to The Jaws Obsession - breaks down elements, chapters, lines from The Book of Quint while watching Jaws one minute at a time. For best experience, listen to The Book of Quint audiobook (on all audiobook platforms) before the EJU episodes.

    Minute 1 Recap:

    - Santa Catalina Island underwater filming

    - Clarity north Atlantic diving underwater

    - John Williams impact

    - Editor Verna Fields - savior of Jaws

    - Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb - comedy and improv

    - Director of Photography Bill Butler and the waterbox

    - ADR and improvisational dialogue recording invented by Spielberg and Gottlieb

    - Night temperatures on the beach in June on Amity

    - Clues to time and date and ages of characters.

    For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

    For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/

    Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom

    Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint

    Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

    https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

    Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/

    Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

    The Book of Quint

    Amity Point Publishing

    amitypointpublishing.com

    Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com

    Jawsob.com

    BookofQuint.com

    Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter

    Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuintsSharkinShack

    ORCA REBUILD - Home (weebly.com)

    https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured

    (7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

    @orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos

    Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio

    https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/

    Show more Show less
    46 mins
  • Jaws Obsession 87: Expanded Jaws Universe Minute Zero
    Jun 7 2025

    A new window to Jaws exploration is opened. Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU) with minute zero of watching Jaws with The Book of Quint. For the 50th anniversary of the film, we will watch Jaws again for the first time. There is something else going on in Jaws, we just need to look at the details.

    ***SPOILERS AHEAD*** This is a new feature to The Jaws Obsession - breaking down elements, chapters, lines from The Book of Quint while watching Jaws one minute at a time. For best experience, listen to The Book of Quint audiobook (on all audiobook platforms) before the EJU episodes.

    Minute Zero Recap:

    - Nautical synth sounds over Universal intro and Birds correlation

    - Robert Shaw's influence on the unique main actor billing

    - Jaws POV from original early storyboards by Thomas J. Wright

    For all links to audiobook and paperbacks to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

    For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/ Quint

    Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom Anniversary Exhibition Shirt —

    Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint

    Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

    https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

    Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/

    Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

    The Book of Quint

    Amity Point Publishing

    amitypointpublishing.com

    Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com

    Jawsob.com

    BookofQuint.com

    Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter

    Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:

    https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuintsSharkinShack

    ORCA REBUILD - Home (weebly.com)

    https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured

    (7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

    @orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos

    Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio

    https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/

    https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/

    Show more Show less
    38 mins
All stars
Most relevant  
This podcast analyzes the greatest movie of all time to a nauseating degree and I can not get enough of it. Ryan is a JAWS fan among fans and has managed to unite JAWS lovers worldwide using our need to understand this movie to its core. What is more, every episode causes me to watch JAWS with a new perspective on the story or production. A must for JAWS fans.

A JAWS podcast for JAWS fanatics by a JAWS fanatic.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

I got hooked from the very first episode and look forward to each weeks new episodes. Being an avid Jaws fan, when I discovered this podcast, I was so impressed with the attention to every small detail. I have learned so much from this podcast and now watch the film with an even greater appreciation. If you're a fan of Jaws, give this podcast a listen and I think you'll enjoy it.

Excellent Podcast

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

This is impressive. Revelations and love for the greatest movie of all time. Phenomenal work and a great listen for newbies and super fans alike.

No stone unturned

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Such an interesting episode - I'd always sensed that there was more to Chrissie but never really articulated why I felt that way. great detailed analysis.

SO good.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

He is a true fan and treats Jaws with the utmost respect. I just completed “The Book of Quint” and it was a masterpiece. It gave me the sense of being inside the Jaws universe just like the first time I saw the film in my youth. If a book and podcast can make you feel these types of emotions, it is doing something right!

Worth every second of your time!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

Analyzes almost every character and sees details I've missed, Great podcast, also Book of Quint was a delightful read!

Great hosts

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.