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As the men aqualungers begin to compete for depth, it doesn’t take long until we get our first fatality. What is it that lies in 50 Fathoms that we men yearn to see? Ah, but wait. It is not just the men that long for the deep.
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What do you get when you mix Nitrogen, Oxygen, Jacques Cousteau, Fargues, Shatner, Picard and a little dash of Hope Root? Answer, the Deep Air World Record. Was it the guts? Was it the glory? Was it for science or for ego? Save your comments for later, Insults like that are only effective where emotions are present. Is this confusing? Don’t worry, Brando will explain.
Click Here To Listen! What happens when you are so desperate for dive buddies that you decide to teach your wife to scuba dive? No, not us! We take a trip back in time and look at the ways women were viewed a few decades ago. Also, we have a special guest host this week!
Click Here To Listen! Have you ever been caught whacking your mask off? Seriously? Have you ever seen a Gator? In the water? What does all this mean? It’s a metaphor. A metaphor for diving. Specifically, the Laws of Diving. We take a deep look at a new article in Dive Training Magazine, "From The Jaws of the Gator" By Robert N. Rossier.
Click Here To Listen! Brando and James catch up on life, Madagascar, Paris and a host of other off-topic topics. Eventually they discuss a few things in the scuba world that Brando missed while he was off traveling. AI’s… Artificial Intelligence? Alternate Inflators?? Tune in to find out.
Click Here To Listen! Hey, let’s do a clips show. A highlights, best-of, collection of the last year or so and get a feel for what we’ve accomplished. Some of our favorite bits, funniest episodes and most informative dialog. Join us as we go back in time a take a small look at a bunch of different episodes. Thank you for the last 60 weeks!
Click Here To Listen! Who are James and Brando? Well, they are just two fingers, wrapped in dry gloves, pointing to the moon, on dive boat… the dive boat of life. What the hell does that mean, you ask? Tune in your input mechanisms and join us for a look at the Inner Experience of Diving.
Click Here To Listen! Get Groovy, this week with James and Brando as they take another trip back in time. This time to 1960’s and they explore the old scuba diver skill of Buddy Breathing. Join them as they discuss the ins and outs of shoving your thing in your buddy’s mouth.
Click Here To Listen! This week the boy's get all spiritual up in this hizzy!! Listen in as they reflect on an article by Dillon Waters called "Scuba Diving: It's Just Not for Vacation". (https://www.tdisdi.com/scuba-diving-its-not-just-for-vacation/) This one's deep, so bring your pony bottles .... and your incense & mantras too! It's like chicken soup for the soul.... except it's Scuba Diving For The Soul!!
Click Here To Listen!! The Boys travel to Pompano Beach Florida for some much-needed ocean activities. What do a couple of scuba diving podcasters do when King Neptune shakes his trident into the wind? They sit by the pool during happy hour and answer life’s important questions. Like… Does size matter? Who has Marker Bag envy? What is “Pulling a Lang?” With the help of a great article from Scuba Diving Magazine from 2006:
https://www.scubadiving.com/training/basic-skills/weather-stinks-now-what James and Brando dive into the age-old question, “What do you do when the sea is angry?” Click Here To Listen! The boys try to get away with some spiked ppN2's. This week they discuss an article detailing tips, hints, and methods to help alleviate those nasty narcosis problems associated with deep diving on air.
Relax and enjoy this deep dive into narcosis. Click Here To Listen!! On this week's episode the boys review a video that was posted on FB's Scuba Accident Forum ( https://youtu.be/GFpAKYbDKx8 ) centered around a deep dive to 76 meters on air. Pros & cons of deep air diving, The Outsiders, and even some Christopher Walken are all part of the circus in this episode!! C'mon in and have a listen!
Click Here To Listen!! Even more underwater photography for the budding underwater photographers out there listening to TGDP!! This week the boys dive deeper into strobes. Listen in while they follow along with an excellent article from "Diver" Magazine. (http://divermag.com/) and add their own unique commentary and info. Enjoy!
Click Here To Listen The boy's get back to a fan favorite, underwater photography! This time they begin their exploration of underwater strobes with a great article written by Brent Durand in "Scuba Diving Magazine" ( www.scubadiving.com/underwater-photography-tips-for-strobe-positioning ). Wide angle shots, macro shots, making you vision a reality... even Matthew McConaughey will sweet talk this episode.
Click Here To Listen!! Are the boys doing another DAN Episode? You’re God DAN right they are. Tune in as they finish up the 2018 Annual Report with talk about injuries like barotrauma, Skin bends, DCS Type 2 and more. They also discuss a moral question of when is the right age to get your toddler rebreather certified, before or after they start kindergarten?
Click Here To Listen!! The boys continue (yet again for another week's episode) their commentary on DAN's recent accident report & analysis. This week they (continue to) go through the report and examine even more of the various accidents detailed in DAN's report as well as discuss accident triggers and contributing factors. Relax, listen, and learn from the accident analysis on the week's episode of The Great Dive Podcast!
Click Here To Listen!! The boys continue their commentary on DAN's recent accident report & analysis. This week they go through the report and examine a few of the various accidents detailed in DAN's report. Relax, listen, and learn from the accident analysis on the week's episode of The Great Dive Podcast!
Click Here To Listen!! The boys examine an article (www.deeperblue.com/dans-top-10-wan…uba-diving/amp/) resulting from DAN's most recent accident report and analysis. Are the boys on track with what DAN's survey and analysis show? Take a listen and decide for yourself!!
Click Here To Listen!! Does a cautionary dive tale lose it's efficacy if the author sells it as true but then proceeds to take certain 'artistic liberties' with the facts in order to liven up the story? You decide as the boys review an article about an instructor with too much ego and not enough training, experience, nor sense takes an AOW student inside a shipwreck and only one diver comes out.
Click Here To Listen!! As National Cave Diving Month draws to a close, the boys venture into the roots of cave diving with our Big Fish, Ol' Jacques Yves Cousteau!! Listen as they recount the tale of Jacques Cousteau's expedition into the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse in France. A near death experience and heart pounding diving action are all part of this weeks wrap-up of National Cave Diving Month!!
Click Here To Listen!!! This week the boys examine the parallels between cave diving training and open water diver training. Can an open water diver glean any benefit from cave diver training or is it that "open water diving open water diving, and cave diving is cave diving, and never the twain shall meet"? Find out in this weeks episode of The Great Dive Podcast!!
Click Here To Listen!! It's National Cave Diving Month and your buddies at TGDP are continuing their exploration into the writings of the famous cave diver and explorer, Sheck Exley. They'll also review a recent accident in the same Florida cave explored and written about by ol' Sheck. Join them in this cave diving, tobacco spittin', 3 watt underwater light diving adventure into Eagle's Nest!!
Click Here To Listen!! Blueprint for...Revival??? Has the dynamic Scubaduo gone completely overboard?? Have they backrolled into bananas?? Find out for yourself when you tune in to this week's episode as they discuss how the recreational Scuba diver can gain insight from Sheck Exley's cave diving classic, "Blueprint For Survival". Have the boys gone mad? Are they just passionate and misunderstood? Insane or genius? You decide...
Click Here To Listen!! The boys dive into a recent story about a DCS-Bends incident that is gaining a lot of discussion online. Listen in as they discuss both sides of the story. Even though only side has been released, but that doesn’t stop them or anyone else from jumping to conclusions.
Click Here to Listen!! Listen in as the boys discuss an article in Scuba Diving Magazine covering 21 popular New year's resolutions for Scuba Divers for 2018! We hope you all had a fantastic New Year's Eve and wish you all a very prosperous and memorable 2018!!
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James & Brando comment on diving in their own, unique way. An original take on SCUBA diving and their shared passion for exploring the underwater world and the diving community. Archives
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