The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack

PDTC - After Dark

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded while at the Professional Diver Training Center after school hours. We talk with current students, Regina, and visiting friends. A great add ...

What you need to know before choosing a dive school

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded in Alvarado, Texas at The Professional Diver Training Center. A dive school that centers on education and puts it’s students first! A refre...

A tale of two divers- with Free Descent podcast

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy this episode with Myles, a recreational dive instructor from the Free Descent podcast. We have an educational conversation recorded on location ...

The Last Breath movie: Behind the scenes with Brett Murray

17 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have a fun episode about dive movies and what goes into the production. We speak with Brett Murray about his first film experience as a consultant ...

Salvage and Loss: Key Bridge Collapse and Potomac Plane Crash with diver Glenn O’Connell

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A remarkable exclusive interview and first hand account of the body recovery and salvage of the Potomac DC AA flight 5342 plane crash and the Francis ...

Rescue X with Brian Saxon

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A great conversation with Brian Saxon about his company Rescue X and the importance of safety training for divers! They have an amazing product for ex...

Gulf Sat diving VS everybody else

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Saturation diving is cool? Great episode with Nick Gill, @gillygram18 on insta, he tells us some of the differences around the world in Sat diving. He...

Underwater Robits with Videoray

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at SHOT show! A great episode on ROV’s and the multiple ways the robits are taking our jobs! Just kidding, we talk about how ROV’s h...

Spyderco Knives with Michael Janich

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amazing episode recorded live at SHOT show 2025 in Las Vegas. Big thanks to SHOT show for allowing us to record in their meeting rooms and for BROCO i...

On the Floor in New Orleans

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live while on the floor in New Orleans Underwater Intervention commercial diving trade show. We had some good conversations with Bobby Delise...

The Old and Bold with Dick Long and John Roat

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A great conversation with two legends in the diving business. They have done so much for divers! Recorded live at Underwater Interventions 2024. Pleas...

What it takes to be a good Dive Supervisor

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded live at underwater intervention New Orleans 2024. Our first diver panel sponsored and hosted by Bottom Dwellers Media. We had a great time ta...

Bradley Peterson: Part II

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Part two. We have Ol’ Pete back on to clear a couple things up and tell us all about his side gig as a part time cut man. The second half of the aud...

The DMT Neck Whomp with Bradley Peterson

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The only IMCA dive medicine instructor in the US, that we know of, comes on and talks about teaching at DIT in Seattle. From killing bad guys to teach...

EL Gato Diablo: The latest on CDT dive school and other stuff you don’t care about

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about the latest happenings at CDT dive school and the past couple weeks events. Johnny comes out as his alter ego “el Gato Diablo”, and L...

Super Sh!T Show Week: CDT dive school and DerpSea Co

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This special joint episode with @diveshackconfidential discusses the current drama unfolding at Commercial Diving Technologies out of Hudson, FL. We a...

Alligator attack! From prey to survivor with diver Will Georgitis

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One minute you're swimming along scuba diving, and the next minute you're getting your arm torn off. All he was doing was hunting for fossils minding ...

Pressure Junkiez

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

pressure makes diamonds. We catch up with Trevor and talk diving and wetsuits.

Best Episode Ever and “My life in a new timeline”

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The return of “EL Gato”! Johnny is back and alive in the dive shack. Episode has thrills and plenty of spills as we slosh our way through the last...

Death and Destruction: Diver Deaths and Bridge Collapse with special guest Bobby Chacon

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We had another diver death. Carlos Medina passed away during the course of his work cleaning out a water storage tank. We go over what we know and giv...

Diving Death in the Gulf update 1

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A commercial diver has died during the course of work on 3/12/24. He was working in the Gulf of Mexico during jetting operations. Listen in for up to ...

Sea Lab 1, 60th Anniversary with Man in The Sea Museum’s, Steve Mullholland

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On a February day in 1969, off the shore of northern California, a US Navy crane carefully lowered 300 tons of metal into the Pacific Ocean. The massi...

Telling it like it is with Phillip Griffin, Gulf Diver

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this double disclaimer episode get an inside look into sat diving and traveling as a commercial diver. From California to Texas to Nigeria and ever...

Bobby Chacon (FBI RET) Pt. II - "Cocaine Shark"

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our conversation with retired FBI Diver, Bobby Chacon in this thrilling episode. We start with the underwater investigation of the Lacy Pe...

Bobby Chacon (FBI RET) in "The Good, The Bad, and The Diver" - Part I

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Plane Crashes with AIDS blood, anthrax diving, catching murderers, Russian mob hits, and some great insight for divers involved in body recovery. A pa...

Miami hookah death and Texas

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An in between episode with LB Diver and Johnny where we give an update on the Miami hookah death from last year. We also talk a bit about the Texas an...

The Downline-ADCI podcast: Engineer Divers with Consor Engineers

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New Episode of The Downline. Commercial diving isn’t just about construction and oil. We have an amazing conversation about engineering and diving...

Hypervan: Life Saving Technology, Mobilized

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Keith Van Meter and Bobby Delise come on the show and talk about the groundbreaking new concept for hyperbaric treatment. They answer some tough q...

Mary Bonnin, USN -The First and Only Female Master Diver

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We had such an amazing interview with Mary Bonnin on location in Panama City, FL. She is the United States of Americas First ever female, “MASTER DI...

Winter break recap and the rambling man

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we recap the events of last month. We had a great time during the winter break and can’t wait to bring you new episodes!

Keeping it Real with Kirby Morgan- “The Downline” ADCI podcast episode

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Subscribe to The Downline! The official podcast for The ADCI. In this amazing episode we talk with Blair Mott of Kirby M...

Underwater Intervention 2023 Day 2 (11/30/2023)

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Live on the floor of UI for day two.

Underwater Intervention 2023 Day 1 (11/29/2023)

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wow! What a day! A recap of underwater intervention day 1!

“Dive and let Die” the hyperbaric wasteland

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

An important episode for all divers in all fields that you don’t want to miss. We discuss the hyperbaric crisis we are facing with Julio Garcia, th...

Panama City Nights Part 2 with Jeff Lane of Consor Engineers

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this second episode recorded while on the road in Florida, we speak with one of my early dive mentors, Jeff Lane. He tells about his story as an ar...

Panama City Nights with Frank Lasch of EXND

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the first Panama City, FL episode, we invite Frank Lasch over and talk about his career as a navy diver and then commercial dive company owner. We ...

Diving for Crack, Geoducks, and Urchins in the Pacific Northwest with Doug Brown

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wow! What an episode! We get an inside look into being a fishery diver with Doug Brown. He tells us some wild stories! Learn about “Cali Style” di...

3 Stooges in "Shallow Water Hi-Jinks and Diver Follies!"

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We had a great time with diver AJ Lee. AJ shared with us how he started in the industry and his current status as a commercial diver. But it wasn’t ...

If you get me a cup of coffee I’ll tell you how to stay alive

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Wheatley comes on the show and spews his knowledge all over the place. You DIT graduates know him, love him, hate him, he’s a diver so he don’...

Season 4 Opener

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start our new season with updates and news from the diving industry! We talk about what we’ve been doing and where LB diver has been lately. We’...

Limeys and Yanks… Can’t we all just get along?!

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Episode with Johnny and LB! We talk about the new dive supervisor’s handbook and the creation of a new diver’s association. LB gives his two cents...

OceanGate Sub tragedy and the first HDS Explorer Mission

25 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

***By now we all know what happened to those on the OceanGate sub. But in this episode, we dive deep into the tragic incident involving the OceanGate ...

Diving in the LBC with John Blunt

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Great episode about diving in SoCal! Some tips and advice about how to make it in a cut-throat high dollar market. You want to be a diver?! Listen to ...

An episode about nothing

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A good fun episode with Johnny and LB Diver. We talk about scuba divers and commercial diving. We recently presented a seminar at the Long Beach Scuba...

Being Safe and At The Ready with Jeffrey Gazarek

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We drink some whiskey and have a chat with Jeffrey Gazarek ADCI Gulf Chapter Chairman and Moffatt and Nichol Engineers. Recorded while on the road in ...

The Return of the Kings

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Back from a long spring break, we pick up where we left off! A lot of new developments and great things in the works. Feels good to be back!

A Yanks guide to diving the North Sea

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to make big bucks in the North Sea? We’ve all heard the tales of our diving forefathers in the North Sea. It’s not as easy to get out ...

The Downline: Commercial diving in the Gulf of Mexico, and how to succeed

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A great episode that you need to hear! For those that haven’t done so, please subscribe and follow “The Downline”, the official ADCI podcast. Ge...

Sewer Divers with DirtyWater Don and The Legend (Cortes was also there)

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Boners and sewers. Diving and TV. We talk to the guys of the hit TV show, “Sewer Divers”, Dirty Water Don gives us an inside look into how the sho...

Bustin’ Bubbles with Greg Barefoot

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We have a fun and educational episode with Greg about dive medicine and hyperbarics. An episode that is sure to be a favorite!

Just a welder doing diving sh!t! With Marena Kanzler

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A welder, diver, and TikTok wet towel influencer? Marena makes it into the dive shack and talks about her journey so far. A 6th year diver, she’s fi...

BD Bierclub episode: Nation Golf Co. with Adam Hawk and Ryan Engle

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wow! What a great time hanging out with Adam and Ryan of Nation Golf! Bringing style, swagger, and that old school feel back to the game! We have some...

Diving into Space - Ep.2 The Aquanaut, Dr. Michael Gernhardt

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Michael Gernhardt, astronaut, commercial diver, scuba diver, aquanaut, engineer, and Nogi award winner. These are just titles but his career and a...

Wet Pay: The career of Sam Humphrey

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We interview Sam Humphrey! An amazing man and diver. I first met Sam on the job working for Global Diving and Salvage. It’s great to see and read hi...

Preserving history while making it! The Deepwater Diving Monument Project with Don Barthelmess and Leslie Leaney

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are so honored that Don Barthelmess and Leslie Leaney chose to come on our show and share the story behind the Deepwater Diving Monument. This proj...

Mermaids are real? A BD Bierclub exclusive with Kelly the Long Beach Mermaid

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Kelly “The Long Beach Mermaid” and Guest Host Dennis Trilles of Craftbeer LB. We have several beers provided by Dennis and also h...

Accident causing death and holiday season

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about a recent death that happened of a friend during topside work. Terrible tragedy and a reminder to stay vigilant, keep out of pinch points...

No dive work? "Testing" the waters of Topside NDT

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have Ken Kuhlman on the show to talk about what happens if diving is not working out. Some may not be able to find work right away, dive work may h...

Gettin while the Getting is Good: Entry Level Tender/Diver Dusty

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It was great talking with Dusty, a newly graduated diver from Santa Barbara Marine Tech. He shares his school experiences starting out culminating wit...

From Dive station to Fermentation, Bierclub episode

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We had to post this episode on the dive shack! Brian owner of Poseidon brewing talks with us about how he went from Navy Diver to brewery owner!

Land Locked and Locked Up - with Chino State Prison Dive School Instructor Kenyatta Kalisana

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amazing episode of redemption and perseverance. Listen to Kenyatta Kalisana tell his story of how he was a prisoner and eventual graduate of Chino Sta...

God save the Queen... Mary of Long Beach

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Great episode with the Bottom Dwellers crew talking about our latest adventures and our work diving on the Queen Mary. We talk about a phone call we r...

Determined to Succeed with Lisa Correa the First Female African American Seabee Diver

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was recorded live at Poseidon Brewery. We sit down and have Lisa Correa in the dive shack. She is the first female African American Seabe...

Dive into Ballast Point Brewery with Jeff Lozano of Dedicated to the Craft podcast

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A change of pace with a preview episode! We are starting a new show and wanted to give our divers a chance to listen to it!  We have a fun and wi...

Oilfield Divers Monument with Rusty Wright

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Rusty about the inception and progress of the oilfield divers monument being unveiled in Morgan City, Louisianna on April 29th, 2023 and ...

From The Jersey Shore To The Ocean Floor

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Commercial Diver Anthony Tedeschi about his work and passion for diving. He is a scuba master diver, wreck, and cave diver that talks to ...

The Diving Sisterhood featuring Amanda Schindhelm

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We had a blast talking with Amanda Schindhelm the VP at Marine Solutions Inc. A very inspiring episode that is a must listen. She is an accomplished e...

Diving Antarctica

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Come with us to the frigid waters of the Antarctic Where we speak with John Ditkoff about his stent at the Palmer Station diving for USAP. welding, sc...

Dive Money, Blood, and Whiskey with Johny Santiago

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Johny Pintglass comes on the show to talk about diving on the East coast! He tells of his passion for whiskey and diving! An episode that may ruffle a...

Lost at Sea! The True and Curious Tale of Dylan Fogg and also The Tunneling Divers of Ballard, WA

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Not for the faint of heart! The shocking and true tale all unfolded on marine radio channel 16. We listened to the whole tragic accident unfold in rea...

Taking The Tide Where It Serves by Dave Adamson UK diver

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We speak with diver and author Dave Adamson as he talks about diving in the UK. We had a great time talking with him in another international episode....

Back in the dive shack with COVID, cancer, and motorcycles

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We return after a couple weeks off. Life happens fast and is unpredictable. We’re back though with a episode featuring the BDDS crew. We also have a...

Update #2 Dive Student Deaths at CDA with Chris Gable of Ocean Eye Inc.

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our second update on the Dive Student Deaths in Jacksonville, Florida at CDA Technical Institute. A hard hitting episode on trade school instruction a...

Commercial dive student deaths in Jacksonville, Florida - News update

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is with an extremely heavy heart that we are reporting on the recent diver deaths at CDA, a commercial diving school. While death and injury is par...

Diving in the Baltic States with Novikontas Diving Centre

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk with Artis and Valentin of Novikontas Diving in Latvia. They tell us about the state of Dive affairs in the Eastern European countries and Bal...

Into the Abyss with Harrison Okene, trapped in a capsized ship for 3 days underwater

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jascon 4 survivor Harrison Okene joins us in the dive shack. Harrison was trapped at the bottom of the sea in a capsized mooring ship for 3 days. In p...

The Ocean Corporation dive school with President John Wood

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dive School episode featuring John Wood of The Ocean Corporation! We travel to Houston, Texas and visit The Ocean Corp. A great episode that tells you...

The Original Cowboy Diver, Ray Spillers

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Sugarland, Texas! We talk with 84 year old dive legend Ray Spillers. The original North Sea Cowboy! He was on the first ever oil rig in the ...

Chamber Run: BDDS Field Trip and news 03_22

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We give our die hards some updates and plans for the future. We are also on TikTok live this episode so bear with us lol a fun little look into the pl...

Historical Dive Society with Jon Council

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We visit Jon Council at the Avalon Dive Museum on Catalina Island. He talks with us about the Historical Dive Society and what they are all about! We ...

Salvage boats and diving hose with Uriah Jollie

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We love talking to our young up and coming divers! Topside welder, super scuba diver turned commercial diver scumbag. DIT graduate, Jollie, comes on t...

Double snaps! It’s ya boy! Ambrosia Terrebonne (cross pod with Blueline Millennial)

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Double snaps! We talk diving, guns, and policing with Jack AKA Ambrosia Terrebonne, Instagram and YouTube personality. A subject matter enthusiast, co...

Get Nasty, Be Nasty, Dirt Nasty Diving

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about diving in the sh#t, literally. Poop diver extraordinaire, former pilebutt (piledriver) apprentice by way of So Cal, we welcome Alex Carr...

A diver’s union? Real talk with Deep 6 divers union

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down and talk with Christopher Martin and Joe Dituri about starting a national diver's union in the USA. Many commercial divers are unrepresen...

OSHA Maritime Director: Eric Kampert (Stopping the Tide of Diver Deaths: The Delta-P Taskforce)

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We welcome our listeners back for another season! We start off with a very important episode. Joining us is Eric Kampert, the director of OSHA, (Occup...

Season 2 BDDS trailer

10 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What to expect in the upcoming season of the Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack. A season two trailer with some big news! Stay tuned for new episodes of BDDS!...

Last Breath movie with diver Chris Lemons

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On September 18, 2012, while doing routine maintenance work on an underwater structure at the Huntington oilfield in the North Sea, Chris Lemons' dive...

Chamber Run: “State of the Shack”, Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack 2020-2021

27 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our one year anniversary special!! We talk about our first year doing this commercial diving podcast. We talk about our great guests and episodes. Joi...

Marni Zabarsky: 1st female saturation diver in the Gulf of Mexico

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We have a fun conversation as Marni comes into the dive shack. She is the first female commercial saturation diver in the Gulf of Mexico. She tells us...

History of Oilfield Diving by Christopher Swann

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen as we talk about the amazing book The History of Oilfield Diving with author Christopher Swann. He tells us about the process in documenting th...

Santa Barbara Marine Tech with Geoff Thielst

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Bottom Dwellers record live on location at SBCC and speak with program director Geoff Thielst. He tells us the cold hard truth about diving educat...

Making it Hot with Jordan Moreno

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Everything you wanted to know about underwater welding and then some! Jordan shares his expertise and insight in this great episode that's beneficial ...

Hurricane Ida: Repair, recovery, and the Diver

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can we prepare and protect ourselves when working a hurricane? Is this the big one for divers? Maybe? What lessons can we learn from Katrina 16 ye...

The Canadian Bad Ass with Robert Trahan

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We speak with Robert Trahan, a saturation diver from the 70's and 80's. A truly amazing story about grit and bad assery! You will love this episode ab...

ADCI VP Dave Dodd in Army Divers

23 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Part two of our interview with Dave Dodd. We talk about his career in the Army and his role in the ADCI. A great episode and conclusion to his intervi...

ADCI VP Dave Dodd in “I don’t practice Santeria”

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An episode near and dear to me with my mentor, instructor, and friend David Dodd. We reminisce about diving in Florida and talk about Dave's career as...

Breaking tenders like wild horses with Les Joiner Frmr Ocean Corp. Pres.

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We sit down with Les Joiner. One of our diving pioneers and a master educator. Les was the president of Ocean Corp in Texas for over 30 years. He talk...

Another Death at Mill Creek

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tragic news, a second death occurred at LG&E Mill Creek station on July 28th. An HVAC contractor was found unresponsive in a hot building. This is 9 d...

Divelawyer Bobby Delise in Diver’s rights

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We start off with a final summary and update regarding the dive accident at LG&E Mill Creek generating station resulting in the fatality of Jaxxyn Lee...

ADCI executive director Phil Newsum

26 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

ADCI official comments on the recent diver fatality of Jaxxyn Wood, at LG&E Mill Creek generating station, and delta p related industry accidents....