The RMS Republic: The Billion dollar Shipwreck of GOLD The Backstory: The RMS Republic was a White Star Line steam-powered ocean liner built in 1903. In early morning of 23 January 1909, while sailing from New York City to Gibraltar, the Republ

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9-11 Memorial Episode

Sep 6th, 2021 24m 31s

Sep 11th 20th Anniversary Episode. Joe and Arielle talk about their recollections from the events of that day. We would like all listeners to share their stories as well. Leave comments, send us an email or an audio file.

Technical Free Diving: A Discussion

Sep 4th, 2021 35m 23s

Technical Free-diving and shooting underwater scene for AVITAR 2. Interview with Kirk Krack of Performance Free-diving. Kirk discusses the procedure, techniques, physics and physiology of technical free diving. Kirk also discusses how he used t

Human Factors in Diving: "Reducing Error Producing Conditions."

Aug 25th, 2021 25m 57s

Human Factors in Diving: Part 3 "Reducing Error Producing Conditions." We wrap up our Human Factors discussion with Gareth Lock. We discuss error producing conditions, network influence mapping and how to improve learning from incidents. We als

Psycho-Motor Skills in Scuba Diving: A Discussion.

Aug 20th, 2021 32m 2s

Psycho-Motor Skills Discussion. Interview with Karl Shreeves. Karl is the Director of Training Development at PADI. We discuss psycho-motor skills and how that relates to teaching and performing scuba diving. Psychomotor skills refers to a wide

Human Factors in Diving: Psychological Safety and Just Culture (part 2)

Aug 13th, 2021 31m 7s

Human Factors in Diving Psychological Safety and Just Culture: Gareth Lock, author of the book "The Human Diver" talks about the two key concepts in dive safety analysis. Psychological safety and just culture. - Psychological Safety is the beli

Human Factors in Diving. Interview with Gareth Lock (part 1)

Aug 6th, 2021 32m 17s

Human Factors in Diving Part 1: An Introduction Gareth Lock is a retired RAF officer and dive educator who is the Director of "The Human Diver". This is an organization that's mission is to improve the safety and performance of divers thru the

The Philosophy of Technical Dive Instruction:

Jul 30th, 2021 48m 11s

The Philosophy of Technical Dive Instruction: a discussion We talk with Marissa Eckert and James Draker of Hidden World Diving about: standards, tech diving history, training agencies, cave diving, tech student problems, advanced buoyancy cont

Cave Diving as an Amputee

Jul 11th, 2021 18m 22s

Interview with Shawn Clark about how he overcame the challenges of Cave Diving when he only has one leg.

DIVERITE Optima CM Training: Part 2

Jul 5th, 2021 24m 53s

TRAINING on the OPTIMA CM: Chest Mounted CCR: PART-2 Training report on the CM w/ Lamar Hires of Dive Rite. On location at Blue Grotto Dive resort in Williston FL. For more info check out: https://www.diverite.com/products/uncategorized/o2ptima

DIVERITE Optima CM Training: Part 1

Jun 27th, 2021 23m 52s

TRAINING on the OPTIMA CM: Chest Mounted CCR PART-1 Training report on the CM w/ Jared Hires of Dive Rite. On location at Royal Springs FL. For more info check out: To join the Optima CM Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/26726703

Cave Photography

May 28th, 2021 19m 31s

Underwater Cave Photography Discussion of Underwater Cave Photography with Marissa Eckert of Hidden Worlds Diving. For more info about cave diving instruction or to hire Marissa as an underwater photographer contact her at: - - 610-310-8210

KISS Sidemount CCRs

May 20th, 2021 11m 56s

Review of the Sidewinder and Sidekick Closed Circuit Rebreather Interview with Doug Ebersole (TDI CCR Instructor Trainer) about the two KISS Sidemounting CCRs For more info: Important UPDATE: Pod Diver Radio is now on Instagram. find us and fo

Cave Dive Etiquette

May 10th, 2021 24m 10s

Cave Diving Etiquette Interview with Terrence Tysall. Terrence is an renown Explorer, Tech Diving Instructor and is currently the VP of Operations at NAUI Worldwide. We talk about how since the sport of Cave Diving has grown the basics of divin

PDR STATUS UPDATE

May 3rd, 2021 15m 45s

Pod Diver Radio Status Update: SPRING 2021 From the Scubacast HQ in High Springs Florida 1. The updated website: www.poddiver.org 2. New ways to subscribe to the podcast: 3. Share the podcast with your dive buddies 4. Future episodes

PFOs and DCS

Apr 24th, 2021 21m 16s

Interview with Cardiologist Doug Ebersole MD talks about PFOs (Patent Foramen Ovale) which is a suspected risk factor for DCS (Decompression Sickness). PFO is a relatively benign cardiac defect that creates a passage in a wall that normally sep

Ecology of the Underwater Caves of the Rivera Maya

Apr 20th, 2021 40m

Sub Surface Ecology in the Underwater Caves of the Rivera Maya Interview with Dr David Brankovits PhD about the cave ecology and the food web in the underwater caves of the Yucatan Peninsula. Dr Brankovits is a Cave Diver and Biogeochemist. In

Wreck Diving on Guadalcanal

Apr 16th, 2021 32m 21s

Shipwreck Diving the Warships of Guadalcanal Exploration Leader Terrence Tysall recounts the expedition to the World War 2 shipwrecks of Guadalcanal. Terrence discusses the history of the battle and the diving technology required to dive shipwr

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The OPTIMA CM: Chest Mounted CCR Interview w/ Lamar Hires of Dive Rite about the development and applications of Dive Rite's new chest mounted CCR. For more info check out: On Facebook:

CAVE DIVE DISCUSSION at the Pod Diver Lodge

Apr 5th, 2021 15m 51s

CAVE DIVE DISCUSSION at the Pod Diver Lodge. Interview with Woody and Gus of the DIVE TALK podcast. The guys came down for a week of diving in North Florida Cave Country and they stayed at the Pod Diver Lodge. Check out there podcast at: Check

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Mar 29th, 2021 21m 21s

Scuba Diving after COVID SHOW NOTES: Interview with Cardiologist Doug Ebersole MD about the medical implication of scuba diving after COVID. Dr. Ebersole graduated from the University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine in 1986. He wor

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Mar 15th, 2021 17m 7s

Interview with Mike Ange about the 1996 NOAA Expedition to dive the wreck of the USS Monitor. From the early days of technical diving. #USNavy #TechDiving #Trimix #NOAA

PD207: POD DIVER LODGE

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Introducing the POD DIVER LODGE. We chat with Pete Murry Chairman of the Scubaboard.com and Cave Diving Geologist Jerry Murphy at Episode at the Pod Diver Lodge in High Springs Florida. The Pod Diver Lodge is a lodge from cave divers for cave d