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In 1957, Carl Kohler wrote this article for Skin Diver Magazine, 20,000 Lovely Legs Beneath The Sea. It was an entertaining look at the growing participation of shapely ladies entering the water world of the skin diving man. 60 years later and just in time to celebrate International Womens Dive Day, Jamesy and Brando revisit this time in what may become the most sexiest episode of TGDP to date.
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As our story moves into the 1960’s, Jamesy and Brando discuss the American Pop Culture that is happening along with the evolution of the Voit Regulators. Coming from a company that was manufacturing sporting goods like the classic American Dodgeball, Voit would eventually be purchased by AMF and further grow this iconic scuba brand.
Click Here To Listen! This week on TGDP, Jamesy and Brando get into a deep discussion about diving but also about religion, and politics, and sex. What do they all have in common? Regulators and television shows and Reese’s Pieces candy? What do they all have in common? Fluoride and Scuba? What does all of this have to do with Mike Nelson? These are the tough questions that your buddies at TGDP dare to explore.
Click Here To Listen! Can a nearly fatal mistake underwater be the impetus for true love? Have a listen as the boys discuss one of the most beaten to death topics in the scuba community but this time, it's different!
Click Here To Listen!! Your favorite dive buddies, Jamesy and Brando, have a little chat about scuba diving in the Galapagos Islands. What do you do when faced with that incredible sight? Do you make the right choice or do you just blindly go into the wild? Alone? This is a lesson about over confidence and complacency, and about what is the best regulator on the market too.
P.S. Don’t forget to tip your Divemasters. Click Here To Listen! In honor of the late great manfish, Monsignor Jacques Cousteau, Ol' Jamesy and Brando tell another tale from the pen of le Capitan. Rapture consumes the team as they explore the azure depths of le Mer du Rouge. Proper planning and predive safety checks are important to the safety of the menfish. Don’t forget BWRAF- (the French version)Bordeaux, Wine, Riesling, A pack of cigarettes, & Fondue.
Au revoir mes amis. Click Here To Listen!! This week, the boys bring their series on education to a close by looking at E.L. Thorndike’s Laws of Learning. As an educator, it is important to understand the characteristics of the learning process and these laws help us construct our classes and better mold it to the needs of the students. Join your hosts J. I. Mott Toao and B.C. Schwartz Sr for this scholarly look at education.
Click Here To Listen! This week the boys talk about old school underwater harassment training. Taking a look at an article from 1972, Jamesy and Brando discuss the difference between the mainstream positive approach of today and what triggering stress can bring into education. The term alone, harassment, brings stress into mind today. What was going on in the 70’s and what have we learned from it? All of this and more is waiting for you in this week’s episode.
Click Here To Listen! The boys piggy back their series on Mastery with a discussion guided by some wisdom from the book "Force of Nature", by Laird Hamilton. Laird's own life is an example of mastery and the pursuit of excellence as he has distinguished himself as one of the world's greatest surfers. His book gives insight into how his pursuit of excellence on the waves has served as a guide in pursuit of excellence in life.
Click Here To Listen!! This week, Jamesy and Brando dive back into the book Mastery by George Leonard. The boys discuss Instruction, Practice, Surrender, Intentionality, and The Edge. These 5 keys will set you on a lifelong path to underwater happiness while you are on your quest of scuba mastery.
Click Here To Listen! In this week's episode the boys begin with a magazine article from "the good ol' days" discussing the ancient practice of "harassment training". This holdover from the military diving programs that naturally became part of the civilian training programs in the early days of SCUBA training has, for all intents and purposes, been eradicated from modern training. But, was there a benefit from it? It doesn't really matter anyway because the topic goes off track and the boys get deep into the subject of Mastery and what is the true meaning of life... or some crap like that....LOL! Have a listen, we think you'll enjoy!
Click Here To Listen!! G'die mites! Croikey we've gawt a grite epeesode thiies wayk! We received a laettah frawm the Lahnd Daown Undah frawm ol' Crocodoile Chahlawtte! Chahlawtte wroites abeow' hah fuhst baowt doive roigh' aftah open wottah clahss. She queeckly foinds eow' haow ill praepaehd she is faw the doive and leahns some good laessawns the hahd why. Grahb a Vaeguymoigh' sahndweech and a Faowstahs and hahve a leesten as the boys deescuss Chahlawtte's expaerience! (Translation: G'day mates! Crikey we've got a great episode this week! We received a letter from the Land Down Under from Ol' Crocodile Charlotte! Charlotte writes about her first boat dive right after open water class. She wuickly fins out how ill prepared she is for the dive and learns some good lessons the hard way! Grab a Vegamite sandwich and a Fosters and have a listen as the boys discuss Charlotte's experience!)
Click Here To Listen!! If you can't handle the truth (about Air McDoodles)then maybe you're out of order!! This week the boys discuss an article from the DAN (Divers Alert Network) detailing a near miss and the star of the article is the ever funny and entertaining "Air McDoodle!" If you object to funny and educational episodes your Honor, then you might be found guilty by reason of insanity if you don't listen to this gem!
Click Here To Listen!! Meet Dick. Dick considers himself an advanced diver with over 100 dives. Dick takes a 2 year hiatus from diving. Dick jumps back in the water on a deep advanced level dive thinking, "what could go wrong?" Dick dies. Dick should have listened to The Great Dive Podcast. Don't be a Dick and instead have a listen as the boys discuss another avoidable tragedy on this episode of The Great Dive Podcast!
Click Here To Listen!! Jamesy and Brando get back to the fan favorite of looking at tragic disasters. After a few weeks of looking at the state of education, the boys discuss an accident and the breakdown of mindset, or should we say the lack thereof.
Click Here To Listen! After a couple weeks of looking at the original US Scuba Training Program based out of Scripps, your buddies Jamesy and Brando take an updated look at what it means to be a great scuba instructor. The pursuit of excellence in education can sometimes be difficult, costly, and time consuming. The balance between getting the student “done” and making certain they are ready to be certified can sometimes get blurry. In Simon Pridmore’s book “Scuba Professional” he gives us 13 things to consider when teaching to help you produce better divers. Get your copy at simonpridmore.com
Click Here To Listen! Get your fix of the history of Scuba Diving in today with this part 2 of The First US Scuba Training Program at The Scripps Institute of Oceanography. The boys continue their discussion of the development of the first training program for Scuba in the US. Lots of rudiments for everyone in this one!
Click Here To Listen!! The boys sit down to discuss the very first established scuba training program in the United States. Based out of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Jamesy and Brando dive into Andy Rechnitzer and Connie Limbaugh’s original training program. This original class was developed out of necessity because nothing existed yet and much of that program is still in effect today.
Click Here To Listen! In honor of International Women's day, the boys celebrate one of the greats in diving, Dottie Frazier! Have a listen as they talk about her upbringing, who she was, what she's contributed to diving and to the world. Click Here To Listen!! The boys sit down and recap their recent trip up to Lake Charlevoix, Michigan to do an ice dive on the shipwreck Keuka. Along the way they start up a 1970’s style quiz show to prove who is the real genius of The Great Dive Podcast.
Click Here To Listen! Ice Ice baby!! It's that time of year gang and the boys are heading out to dive the ice covered waters of Northern Michigan. This week we'll discuss some of the ins and outs of ice diving and why folks do it. Join us for a fun little chat about what's involved with an ice dive and why people love it!
Click Here To Listen!! Jamesy and Brando are back for the final week of the 2021 National Cave Diving Month, celebrated world-wide. This week, the boys dive into the world famous Peacock Springs, now the Wes Skiles State Park, to look at the early days of American cave diving. With the help of Sheck Exley, this system with over 30,000 feet of passages and rooms have been mapped and are all nearly 100% always underwater. Join us for a few exciting tales from Peacock.
Link to a few pics from Peacock and Orange Grove. Click Here To Listen! Due to some unforeseen family emergencies, we are re-releasing our favorite cave diving episode. We will be back next week to finish Cave Diving Month. Our apologies.
Click Here To Listen! Join the boys as they continue to celebrate Worldwide Cave Diving Month!! This week we get schooled from 2020's Pandemic Madness Champion, world class diver, and one of our favorite people, Larry Green. We'll examine and discuss an article from Larry that will enlighten and enrich your diving experience!
Click Here To Listen!! This week we jump into Brando’s Hot Tub Cave Diving Time Machine for a look back at underwater education. The pivotal change in the mid-1970’s. Was cave diving the way to ecstasy or certain agony? Tune in to find out.
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