The Great Dive Podcast
Episodes
Episode 53 - Even More Strobery
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Even more underwater photography for the budding underwater photographers out there listening to TGDP!! This week the boys dive deeper into strobes. L...
Episode 52 - Underwater Photography - Strobe Positioning & More
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The boy's get back to a fan favorite, underwater photography! This time they begin their exploration of underwater strobes with a great article writte...
Episode 51 - The God DAN Accident Report Part 3-The Asymptomatic Hits Keep Rolling
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 lik...
Episode 50 - The God DAN Accident Report Part 2
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Episode 49 The God DAN Accident Report Part 1
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Episode 48 DAN's Top 10 Improvements in Scuba Diving
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The boys examine an article (https://www.deeperblue.com/dans-top-10-wanted-improvements-scuba-diving/amp/) resulting from DAN's most recent accident r...
Episode 47 Tall Tales of Diving
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Episode 46 The Great Hall Of Night - A Cousteau Classic
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
VaucluseTeaser
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A teaser from this coming Friday's Podcast Episode wrapping up TGDP's celebration of National Cave Diving Month!!
Episode 45 A Beginners Guide to Cave Diving
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ca...
Episode 44 Bottomless Holes
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, She...
Episode 43 Blueprint For Revival?
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Blueprint for...Revival??? Has the dynamic Scubaduo gone completely overboard?? Have they backrolled into bananas?? Find out for yourself when you tun...
Episode 42 Dingos, Divers and DCS
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Episode 41 - TGDP Rockin' New Year's Resolutions for 2018
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 al...
Episode 40 - IceTube...it's like Youtube but better
29 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys continue their ice diving junket as they check out a few ice diving videos from YouTube. They'll examine a few different ways they approach i...
Episode 39 - You're As Cold As Ice
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of the Ice Diving Season that is upon us, the boys visit an old article in Skin Diver Magazine from 1969 covering the "Ten Commandments...
Episode 38 The Wreck Dive of Doom
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys become introspective and philosophical while they examine yet another "I Learned About Diving From That" article out of "Skin Diver Magazine"...
Episode 37 - A Ménage à Trois of Death
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We've all heard about them and some have even been part of one. The stories of this deadly practice are only whispered of in diving circles for fear o...
Episode 36 The Ultra Ballistic Gear Guide Article Review 2017 Pt2
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of a two part series, the boys finish up the review of the Gear Guide article in Sport Diver Magazine's Nov./Dec. 2017 Issue. This...
Episode 35 - 2017 Gear Guide Article Review Pt 1
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for Black Friday Christmas shopping for the SCUBA Diver in your life, our review of the Gear Guide Article for this Christmas season! In ...
Episode 34 - Cold Water Pt 2
18 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James and Brando continue their discussion of equipment selection for SCUBA Diving in cold water environments. This is part 2 of their ? part series c...
Episode 33-The Fitz
10 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee....AND this episode of The Great Dive Podcast. Now that the skies...
Episode 32-Cold Water Diving Pt 1
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys dive into the subject of cold water diving in this 1st of a several part series on the subject. Today's discussion focuses mainly on the deba...
Episode 31 -All Hallows Dive
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join James & Brando for a haunted dive through the spookiest dive stories on the Internet. Underwater ghosts, sea creatures, alien humanoid monsters, ...
Episode 30- The Flying Dutchman
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James reads from a classic book about Great Lakes Shipwrecks to celebrate this stormy time of year on our inland seas. The Great Storms of October and...
Episode 29 - Scuba-Do & Hugh
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
While cleaning the attic, James and Brando came across an old Playboy magazine with Scuba Diving right on the cover. They had to look! Listen in as th...
Episode 28 - Photography Survey Results Show
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys review the survey results from an online questionnaire asking listeners about underwater photography. Join along as James discusses the ins ...
Episode 27- Fruity Pebbles in Outer Space (aka DAN Photo Contest Awesomeness)
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys finally get back to the topic of underwater photography. Listen as they review some of the winners of DAN's 2017 Ocean Views Photo Contest (h...
Episode 26- I Thought We Were Gonna Do Photography!
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys get off track of their regularly scheduled topic of underwater photography to help ol' Jamesy through a depressing bout of "Internetitis".......
Episode 25 - Black & White Rules in Diving
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys examine the hard and fast rules of scuba diving in a recent article from Dive Training Magazine! Relax and laugh along with James & Brando as...
Episode 24 - Human Factors Skills in Diving Micro-Class Review
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
oin the boys as the review the "Human Factors Skills in Diving" on line micro-course from Gareth Lock, founder of "Human Factors Academy". The micro c...
Episode 23 - Labor of Love
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week the boys talk about their "labor of love"... that is diving!! Listen as they celebrate Labor Day with the topic of working diving and recall...
Episode 22 - Listener Feedback 1
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys go through some of the more notable feedback received since beginning the show a few short weeks ago!! Thanks to all the listeners and a spec...
Episode 21 Worst case Scenarios (Pt 2)
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Brando & James finish covering "Diving's 15 Worst Case Scenarios" article and it turns out that splitting the discussion into two episodes was a good ...
Episode 20 Worst case Scenarios (Pt 1)
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Time flies as the boys have some fun discussing an article covering "The 15 Worst Case Scenarios for Divers". Sit back and enjoy an hour of "witty ban...
Episode 19 - JC Part Deux
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Grab your wetnotes divers as we dive into the history of the invention of the "Aqualung". The boys tackle "Part Deux" of their "Big Fish" series featu...
Episode 18 - Pool Dive
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After 4 months of the podcast, it's time for a "Thank You"!! and an update of where we are at now. Join us as we recap a few things, share our progres...
Episode 17 - International Woman Diver Day
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Women's Dive Day, James hit the local quarry to interview a group of women divers. Listen as the boys get some life lessons from sev...
Episode 16 -Really 14.2
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week we wrap up Episode 14 with 14.2... which is really our 16th episode. We feature a topic by Gareth Lock, director of Human in the System Cons...
Episode 15-Actually 14.1
07 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join the boys as they explore deeper into the murky waters of dive safety and instruction while using a fantastic magazine article written by diving l...
Episode 14
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James & Brando dive into a discussion that started from a few stories circulating in social media. It gets deep. It gets serious. Do they have a point...
Episode 13 Horror Stories & Underwater Learning Experiences
23 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys relive a few of their own unlucky and horrific dive experiences and reflect on lessons learned!
Episode 12 - You Were Always My Favorite
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Father's Day and being our Father's favorite children, James & Brando ramble on about their favorite dives.... or do they?? Check 'em out ...
Episode 11 Decompression- Ratios and Rants
09 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What's all the fuss about decompression about?? After receiving more than a few requests to touch upon the subject of ratio deco, the boys finally cov...
Episode 10 - Photography Underwater 1
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The boys dive into one of their favorite subjects...underwater photography! The digital world has made great photography readily attainable by most ev...
Episode 9 The Bearded Mermaid of Apple Island
26 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On a research dive for the Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society, the boys visit Orchard Lake's famous Apple Island, in search of artifacts, ghos...
Episode 8 - Air To Spare
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
J & B decided to dive a little deeper into the subject of "out of air" just as an interesting magazine article was released. Listen as they get to the...
Episode 7 - Gear Fix
12 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Springtime gear service.... how often do you service your gear? Once a year? Twice a year? 12 times a year? 15 times a year? Only whe it's broken? Nev...
Episode 6 - Instructor Jive
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
After you got your C-card, were you satisfied or did it seem something was missing? Was there something more? Something deeper to this diving stuff? T...
Episode 5 - Gear Choices
27 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James & Brando talk about the gear you need for scuba diving. The boys discuss some tips about gear choices for divers just becoming certified and how...
Episode 4 - The Big Fish Series -Jacques Cousteau Pt 1
21 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sit back and enjoy as the boys read from the scripture of JC (Jacques Cousteau's "Le Monde Du Silence")... relive a few of the adventures as James and...
Episode 3 - My Buddy & Me
14 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As Brando prepares for a holiday dive with his wife, the boys discuss what it means to be a good buddy!
Episode 2- The Advanced Diver Part 1
10 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Join the boys as the dive into episode two with a big topic to get your fins shaking. The advanced diver! Is it a card? Is it a class? Is it a purchas...
Intro Episode April 2017
06 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James & Brando talk about how they got into diving and why thirty years later, they decide to start a podcast to talk about their favorite subject...d...