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# The Making of Episode 1: Strangers in Paradise
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/human-footprint/extras/the-making-of-episode-1-strangers-in-paradise-jhsswh/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:51:32.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T18:46:33.000Z
- Description: An inside look at "invasive" species that make Shane reconsider what it means to belong.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Human Footprint, #ZZZ_Show_920c28e7-cc8d-4bd4-a6a1-1d54d80cf6c8, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_336a4a4b-3233-439c-8fe4-ebbc38e9e7c2, #extra

Invasive species are reshaping the world’s ecosystems, but who’s to blame? Shane wrestles a python, hunts Hawaiian pigs, and gets sucker-punched by a carp to answer the question: how does our species decide what belongs? Here’s how it all went down: the dangers of flying fish, the all-nighters in the swamp, and the myriad ways these “invasive” species challenged our ideas about belonging.