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The Great Dive Podcast

The Great Dive Podcast

Brando & James

Grab your logbooks and gather around as James and Brando chat about your favorite subject and theirs, scuba diving. Each episode, these guys will share with each other an interesting and relevant story, tale, adventure or experience from under, in or on the water. It’s just like hanging out with a couple of cool buddies at the dive shop, on the dock or at the pub. Listen, learn and have fun with James Mott and Brandon Schwartz on The Great Dive Podcast. See and experience more at thegreatdivepodcast.com
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best The Great Dive Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to The Great Dive Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite The Great Dive Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 367 - Shadow Divers Part 3 Richie Kohler
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05/03/24 • 53 min

First off, thank you all for allowing us a week off... it was much needed and really helped with both of our "10 pounds of crap in a 5 pound bag" lives.... :-) .... This week we continue our dive into Robert Kurson's "Shadow Divers" with a look at the third main character, Richie Kohler. He's a quiet, studious boy that grows into the iconic Atlantic Wreck Diver and becomes partners with John Chatterton to help unearth the mystery of the this newly discovered WWII era sunken U-boat.... Join us as dive even deeper into the mystery of the "U-Who".
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The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 368 - Shadow Divers Part 4 U869
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05/10/24 • 69 min

The boys finally make their way to the end of the U-Who and discover the true identity of the U-869. Dive by dive, Jamesy and Brando go back to the beginning and revisit the dives made on the mystery sub. Through triumph and tragedy, John and Richie finally get the clue they needed.
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The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 388 - Diving With Mike Tyson
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10/18/24 • 60 min

Get in the ring with Jamesy and Brando this week as they go a couple of rounds with Mike Tyson and discuss the psychological aspects of diving. What can boxing teach us about scuba? How do you react when anger, ego, and frustration enter your mind underwater? Even positive emotions can give us problems while diving. Let’s go diving.
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The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 375 -Solo Diving and Maslow's Self Actualized Diver
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06/28/24 • 54 min

Wait... What?? Find out what Maslow's Hierarchy of Scuba needs and the solo diving class/diver have to do with each other... maybe nothing at all... maybe something interesting and noteworthy... you be the judge!
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The Great Dive Podcast - The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 392 -DIR Revisit
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11/15/24 • 66 min

Enjoy this revisit of one of this years top shows, while Brando makes his return from Florida. The TGDP boys will be back next week for another exciting episode.
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The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 380 - Shipwreck Photography
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08/02/24 • 58 min

This week the boys get ready for their upcoming trip to Isle Royale. To get ready for taking more shipwreck pictures, they discuss Nine Tips To Improve Your Wreck Photos, an article written by Jason Brown for the Shearwater website blog, go check it out over at https://shearwater.com/blogs/community/nine-top-tips-to-improve-your-wreck-photos
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The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 373 - Lotte Haas: The First Lady of Diving
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06/14/24 • 25 min

This week the boys pay tribute to the better half of the Haas duo, Lotte Haas. One of the first female SCUBA divers , Lotte started diving in 1949 on a Drager CCR and was soon taking part as one of the crew on Hans Haas' underwater exploration team! Tune in to this week's episode to learn more of Lotte's contribution to diving!
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The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 384 - Could You Save Your Buddy?
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09/20/24 • 65 min

The first rule in assisting a panicking diver is knowing that panicking is an asymptote. This week Jamesy and Brando discuss rescue training and what to do if your buddy is in trouble.
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The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 358 - Tied Up With Peter Panic
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02/23/24 • 61 min

The boys enjoy a little lesson for life, eventually. First, they spend some time recapping cave month and solo diving. What lessons can a beginner open water diver take from all that cave diving talk?
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The Great Dive Podcast - You're Certified. But Now What?

You're Certified. But Now What?

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09/13/24 • 62 min

So you decided to get certified.... you did the course... you got your certification... but now what do you do? Go diving? Take more classes? Take up scrapbooking? Today the boys discuss considerations to to consider (lol) after you're certified. Have a listen!!
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FAQ

How many episodes does The Great Dive Podcast have?

The Great Dive Podcast currently has 395 episodes available.

What topics does The Great Dive Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Podcasts and Sports.

What is the most popular episode on The Great Dive Podcast?

The episode title 'Episode 365 - Shadow Divers Part 1 Bill Nagle' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Great Dive Podcast?

The average episode length on The Great Dive Podcast is 57 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Great Dive Podcast released?

Episodes of The Great Dive Podcast are typically released every 6 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of The Great Dive Podcast?

The first episode of The Great Dive Podcast was released on Apr 6, 2017.

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