PDR 3.0: POD DIVER RADIO

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 his aquatic cave field work, he has made important discoveries of the food webs of underwater caves. He is currently working at Texas A&M University. Also h...

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 shipwreck in the 450fsw depth range. We also discuss the genius of a plan to go back to Guadalcanal...... The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal consisted of a series of...

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: https://divetalkmedia.com. Check the YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb9sy84UQUOAL5To0IPotpw For more info about staying at the Pod Diver Lodge...

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

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 divers. Check us out at www.poddiverlodge.com #DiverChat #CaveDiving #scubaboard

We sit down with Gary Ward of Defer Diving and the NGO Caribbean Reef Buddy to explore how ecotourism is powering real reef protection in Grenada. Gary and his team train volunteers to collect reef monitoring data, run a coral nursery (with locally trained coral gardeners), and lead weekly lionfish culls that have turned an invasive predator into a community resource—from restaurant menus to artis...

Native Spirit Scuba, it is the first diving operation owned and operated by native Grenadian citizens. On the beach at Native Spirit Scuba (Radisson Grenada Beach Resort) with owner Adrian and coral-gardener Paulina after two stellar dives. First up: the HEMA—a 50-meter cargo wreck resting around 100 ft/30 m—stacked with life: eagle rays, nurse and reef sharks, turtles and schooling fish. Then we...

PROJECT GRENADA. Technical Diving on Grenada: CCR/Shipwreck diving on the MV Shakem. We interview Aquanauts Grenada head instructor Paul Ward about the dive. We also discuss the upcoming GRENADA TECH DIVING JAMBOREE that is being sponsored by Aquanauts Grenada. For more info about tech diving and GRENADA TECH DIVING JAMBOREE goto http://www.aquanautsgrenada.com/en/ Or you can call them: From the U...

Sitting on the beach in Grenada with waves at their feet, Joe Cocozza and explorer–filmmaker Jill Heinerth recap a perfect tech-diving day with the crew from ScubaTech Grenada. First up: the legendary Bianca C – a 600-foot "Caribbean Titanic" with a wild history of multiple sinkings, explosions, and rescue by the people of Grenada. Captain Sal brings the wreck's story to life, while tech instructo...

We visit Tyrell Bay, Carriacou (north of Grenada) to talk with Richard and Diane, owners of a local dive operation steps from the beach. They share how they built a relaxed, concierge-style shop—complete with a private jetty and dinghy pickups for cruisers—and why Carriacou's 38 dive sites keep photographers and explorers coming back. We break down two signature dives—Sisters Rock and Tropical Hil...

On this first Expedition Grenada Sound Scene Tour, Joe Cocozza and explorer–filmmaker Jill Heinerth take you along from their breakfast table on Grand Anse Beach to the dive boat and back again. Jill shares the not-so-glamorous reality of red-eye flights, rushed uploads for a Japanese TV crew, and arriving in paradise on zero sleep. Joe and Jill paint an audio picture of their beachfront base at C...

A sitdown with legendary explorer, instructor, and authorJeff Bozanic to dissect what really kills rebreather divers — and how to break the accident chain before it reaches the fatal endpoint. Bozanic walks through the true incident picture for CCR vs open circuit, why early adopters skew the stats, and how advanced cave and deep wreck missions intersect with a steep learning curve on new life-sup...

Interview w/ Kirk Krack & Mandy Rae Krack of Performance Free-diving International about the sport of Freediving. We go "in-depth" and discuss the philology, history and mindset to succeed in the sport of Free-diving. Kirk Krack is Kirk, is freediving, coach and instructor trainer. He is one of the world's foremost authorities on the professional aspects of freediving education. Mandy Rae Krack is...

Interview with Dr. Kernagis, who is a cave explorer and a scientist in the area of human performance optimization and risk mitigation for operators in extreme environments, such as those working in undersea diving.

Free Diving Discussion with Stephan Whalen from www.deeperblue.com Stephan discuss details about Free diving training and the different aspects of free diving.

Cave Dive Training Discussion: Interview with Ralph DiPanfilo of NSS-CDS about the progression of Cave Diving Training from Cavern Diver to Full Cave Diver. < Originally recorded at Floyd's Diner in High Springs FL in 2007 > PD-183

In this episode of Pod Diver Radio, Joe sits back down with Dr. Richard Vann of Divers Alert Network (DAN) to unpack what "safe" really means when it comes to decompression. Dr. Vann explains why decompression sickness (DCS) is rare in warm-water Caribbean-style diving—on the order of 1–2 cases per 10,000 dives—and why cold-water wreck diving under similar depth/time profiles can see up to 15 time...

Richie Kohler and his personal "Life Aquatic". We interview Richie Kohler at Beneath the Sea 2016 and discuss what it is like on the inside of tech diving and TV production industry. Joe and Rich share stories about how similar the reality is to the Bill Murray movie; "The Life Aquatic". FREE AUDIO FILE DOWNLOAD HERE

Recreational Diving with Tropical Sea Divers in Boca Chica Dominican Republic. We interview the Alexandre Cottier about diving and lifestyle in The DR. http://tropicalseadivers.com/

The Pod Diver Crews heads down to go Cave diving in the Dominican Republic. We meet up with the folks at Cave Hunters DR. We dive two cave systems 1. La Jeringa Cave 2. Padre Nuestro Cave For more info goto CAVE HUNTERS DR

CMAS: The World Wide Underwater Federation (Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques) CMAS is an international and multi-faceted organization that promotes scuba training, aquatic sports and the aquatic sciences. It is one of the oldest and most extensive dive training systems. While in the Azores we interviewed Mr Joao Gomes-Pedro, he discusses the history and philosophy of CMAS and the...

Mystery of the Last Olympian: Titanic's Tragic Sister Britannic. (new book) Interview with Richie Kohler at DEMA 2015 about his expeditions to the HMS Britannic and his new book about the same. < PD-172: AUDIO PODCAST> For more info about the book goto: https://www.bestpub.com/mystery-of-the-last-olympian.html Direct Download of PD172 Audio File.

Interview with Martian Parker of AP Diving about the Inspiration Closed Circuit Rebreather. PD171: We discuss, the development history, CE approval and what's new in 2015 for Inspiration CCR. Including; the new color Vision Electronics and HUS.

Five hundred years of shipwreck history. We interview Dr Jose Neto and Dr Pedro Parreira. Marine Archeologists at the Azores Regional Directory of Culture. We discuss the rich nautical history of the Azores and shipwreck diving in the Azores. DOWNLOAD AUDIO PODCAST

We explore Algar do Carvão, a volcanic vent located in the central part of the island of Terceira. We interview Laura Barbosa from Association of Mountaineers Azores. Terceira has over 60 dry lava caves. Cave exploring is amazing way to spend the day when you can't go diving. For more info about the caves of Terceira. Goto www.mountanheiros.com