Into The Planet Podcast

We almost recorded this episode outside! Jill shares her film festival experience with "Playing With Sharks" about shark lady Valerie Taylor and "The Rescue" documentary with Richard "Harry" Harris. And, although well-earned, sometimes receiving awards can be kind of tricky. Episode 46.

Jill visits East Carolina University and the marine archeologists studying Blackbeard’s ship Queen Anne’s Revenge. This leads to revelations of the vessel’s previous incarnation as the slave ship Le Concorde and how some would rather skip that part of the unpleasant history. All this plus traveling with vaccine passports, banned books and Robert doesn’t even know what day it is anymore. Episode 45...

From acclaimed underwater explorer and documentary TV presenter to trans-continental cyclist and accidental chef, here are a few things you never knew about 30-year overnight sensation Jill Heinerth.

Jill shares tips from 20 years of representing brands and being an influencer in the underwater adventure world.

After giving hundreds of interviews and keynote presentations, Jill has learned a few important tips and tricks to be the best interviewee or interviewer on TV, Radio and Podcasts. A former radio host, live concert audio mixer, and journalist, Robert knows a thing or two about sounding good and getting your point across in interviews. Listen to this podcast and be a better podcaster or guest - may...

On a Canadian blizzard snow day, Jill and Robert talk about the ducks on the river, how humans and the planet are not exactly getting along, climate change and the Three Stooges. 

Tales of flying boats while filming a PBS documentary series, losing drones to trees, surrendering to -32C freezing weather and the little known geography of the "other" Mississippi River. Episode 40

Jill gives her tips for cold weather diving, including what gear to wear and how to safely use suit, glove and foot heaters. Jill and Robert explain why they create all the music for their creative projects because of tight copyright regulations. Oh, and a bit about how to set up an underwater ice hockey game!

Jill and Robert's annual predictions podcast. We discuss what we think will happen in the scuba diving and outdoor adventure industries for 2022. We also talk a bit about climate, UFOs, Art Bell  and Lizard People!

Jill travels to Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada for advanced commercial vessel boat training and gets in the dunk tank. Robert and Jill share a bit about their recent cave diving trip to Florida, USA. And they discuss complacency and normalization of deviance regarding Covid-19 precautions. All this, and pens in the ears on this episode! 

After a long hiatus, we are travelling to dive and shoot underwater videos again! JIll shares travel tips and tricks she's learned from a long career flying around the world with lots of photo, video, and scuba diving gear.

Jill and Robert discuss cold weather scuba diving tips, and what to wear under your dry suit. Landslides and floods in Western Canada remind us that there is more to Climate Change than rising sea levels and melting glaciers. A look at the Covid passport situation.

It is official: Jill Heinerth is a legend. We share her induction to the Mississauga Legend's Row where she is in great company with fellow inductee and Rock & Roll pioneer Ronnie Hawkins and the world's greatest mayor Hazel McCallion. Robert is still failing miserably at his How to be a Canadian tests, and the U.S./Canada border is now officially open!

Explorer and author Jill Heinerth travels for the first time in 18 months to British Columbia to present a lecture at the University of Victoria and shares her airport experiences and B.C. Hot Tub Boating. Robert practices speaking Canadian but still has a long way to go.

Jill Heinerth's new children's book is selected by Dolly Parton for her Imagination Library and Jill and Robert answer questions about Scuba Diving, Photography, Peeing Underwater, and even a bit of John Prine. 

Scuba Diving during the Covid lockdown, releasing The Aquanaut; a new children's book, and expedition plans for the future. With Jill Heinerth and Robert McClellan

Jill and Robert discuss the new world in which we all try to have valuable experiences and relationships against the backdrop of a global pandemic. Discussion about: Normalization of risk, Restarting society, We are all explorers, New status quo, Optimism in the face of uncertainty, Denying science, Politicizing the virus, Interconnectedness, Isolation and Exploration, Doing the next right thing,...

Jill and Robert discuss the renewed interest in the cold case of missing scuba diver Ben McDaniel. Was it an accident? A hoax? Or murder? Almost a decade after he entered Vortex Spring in Florida, there are still amateur sleuths and open source investigations looking into Ben’s disappearance on podcasts, YouTube videos and blogs. Go to Vimeo for the full documentary film Ben's Vortex.

Jill and Robert combine the Into The Planet and Real Sobriety Podcasts into one special episode discussing the COVID-19 Pandemic, quarantines, Lock Downs and what the world may look like when it is finally all clear to come back outside.

Life of an underwater explorer during COVID19. The future of the Scuba Diving industry and how the pandemic may change life as we know it. 

Acclaimed underwater explorer Jill Heinerth answers 10 questions from cameras and gear to the people who inspire her.

Jill's experience diving in extreme Arctic conditions while documenting the effects climate change is having on the people of the high north and its wildlife.

Author, explorer and filmmaker Jill Heinerth with practical advice about writing, finding a literary agent, publishing and promoting her major market book Into the Planet, My Life as a Cave Diver.

Join Jill Heinerth and Dr. Jaqueline Windh as they have a fun conversation about ultrarunning, marathons, and adventure.

Explorer and cave diver Jill Heinerth's new book Into The Planet, My Life as a Cave Diver has just been released. In this episode we share some of the content read by Jill and an overall impression of the book and its release.