DeeperBlue Podcast

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  • Wildlife Photographer Paul Nicklen on a frozen moment with Narwhals in the Arctic, and Tom Ingram with a great way to stay connected to your gear
    Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 4 you can look forward to: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and co-host Linden Wolbert.
    • Then co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier speaks with acclaimed Canadian photographer, filmmaker, author, and marine biologist Paul Nicklen.  Paul shares his obsession for the arctic.
    • We then hear a top tip from the President and CEO of DEMA, Tom Ingram.
    • And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from from Nick Lyon on his dive to the E-49 Submarine Wreck
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    Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

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    35 min
  • Alex Finden on how he found magic under a fallen log, and Bob Talbot on when it doesn't pay to push it

    Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 3 you can look forward to: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.
    • Then Stephan speaks with the Co-Founder/Head of Content at Mammalz and Underwater Cinematographer Alex Finden.  Alex tells us about the nature live-streaming platform Mammalz, and how he found magic under a fallen log.
    • We then hear a top tip from the internationally renowned marine photographer, award-winning filmmaker, and dedicated environmentalist Bob Talbot.
    • And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Mario Elias on flying through the blue like superman.

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    Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

    Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

    33 min
  • Rannvá Jørmundsson on how she carved her own path and never looked back, and Julie Riffe on what should be on your checklist

    Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 2 you can look forward to: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.
    • Then Stephan speaks with Cave Diver and Explorer Rannvá Jørmundsson.  Rannva tells us about how we ended up working at Fourth Element, becoming a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, and develop a passion for exploring and diving in Caves.
    • We then hear a top tip from Julie Riffe on what should be on your checklist
    • And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Aidan Maquire about spearfishing in a kelp bed.

    If you’d like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.

    Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

    Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

    33 min
  • DEMA President Tom Ingram on why he has a tough time trusting Australians, and National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen on why it pays to slow down

    Welcome back to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  We have a fantastic season lined up for you with some amazing guests.

    In episode 1 you can look forward to: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.
    • Then Jason speaks with DEMA President and CEO Tom Ingram.  DEMA is the global diving industry trade association and organizes the DEMA Show every year (and wrapped up last week).  Tom talked about his lifelong connection to the ocean, how this became his career, and a dive on the Great Barrier Reef that brought him face-to-face with a Great White Shark but not in the way you'd expect.
    • We then hear a top tip from National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen on why it pays to slow down
    • And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Mike Marmesh about freediving in Dominica.

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    Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

    Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

    36 min
  • Szilvia Gogh on the wonder at-risk-youth have on their first ever dive, and Jim Ritterhoff on why recreational diving is now dead

    Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In this last episode of the season we cover: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and co-host Linden Wolbert
    • Then co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with Scuba Diver,  Stunt Woman, and Photojournalist Szilvia Gogh on the wonder at-risk-youth have on their first-ever dive
    • We then hear a top tip from Jim Ritterhoff, co-founder and executive director of non-profit Force Blue, on why recreational diving is now dead 
    • And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Steve Weaver who tells us about diving the devil's highway

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    Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

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    35 min
  • Emma Farrell on the cathedral she found at the bottom of a Scottish Loch, and Szilvia Gogh on why it's never really Christmas for divers

    Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 9: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias
    • Then co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with Emma Farrell, freediving instructor trainer, author of the book "one breath" and founder of her freediving training company Go Freediving
    • We then hear a top tip from Scuba Diver,  Stunt Woman, and Photojournalist Szilvia Gogh on why it's never really Christmas for divers
    • And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Ted Cole who tells us about snorkeling off the coast of Grand Cayman and how the ocean fairies helped

    If you’d like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.

    Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

    Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

    34 min
  • Francesca Trottman on the Humpbacks of Mozambique, and Dr. Mauricio Hoyos Padilla on why you should leave your camera at home

    Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 8: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier and producer Jason Elias
    • Then co-host Sarah Richard speaks with Francesca Trotman, the founder and managing director of the ocean conservation organization Love Your Oceans based in Mozambique. 
    • We then hear a top tip from shark expert, Dr. Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, on why you should leave your camera at home
    • And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Dano Krahling who tells us about diving in Deans Blue Hole in the Bahamas

    If you’d like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.

    Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

    Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

    30 min
  • Brett Stanley on the surreal-looking glass of Mexican cenotes, and Ilaria Molinari on the needle and the damage done (for Mermaids)

    Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 7: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and co-host Linden Wolbert
    • Then Linden speaks with Brett Stanley, the Australian-born, LA-based Underwater Photographer & Cinematographer famous for his underwater portraits.  He talks to Linden about the surreal-looking glass of Mexican cenotes
    • We then hear a top tip from Freediver and Mermaid Ilaria Molinari on the needle and the damage done (for Mermaids)
    • And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Tom Boyd about freediving with a Manatee mother and calf

    If you’d like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.

    Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

    Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

    31 min
  • Jim Ritterhoff on that time he and some ex-Navy Seals saved a T-Rex, and Emma Farrell on why sleeping underwater ain't so crazy after all

    Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 6: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.
    • Then co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier speaks with Jim Ritterhoff, executive director and co-founder of Force Blue - a nonprofit organization that provides a new mission for former combat divers and Special Operations veterans: healing endangered coral reefs.  Jim shares in this episode an epic dive off Florida that involved veteran seals, scientists and the T-Rex of all pillar coral.
    • We then hear a top tip from world renowned Go Freediving and RAID Instructor Trainer Emma Farrell on why sleeping underwater ain't so crazy after all.
    • And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Sara who takes us on dive with her at a UNESCO World Heritage site.

    If you’d like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.

    Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

    Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

    33 min
  • Autumn Blum on how she was shaped by a secret super power she discovered with her father, and Brett Stanley on how not to float through life

    Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 5: 

    • The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.
    • Then producer Jason speaks with Autumn Blum, founder of Stream2Sea.  She is a cosmetic chemist and diver who focusses on creating reef safe products.  Today she shares the story of starting Stream2Sea, how she has pivoted during the pandemic and how she discovered a secret super power as a little girl that help shaped her life.
    • We then hear a top tip from Underwater Photographer Brett Stanley who helps us understand why bouyancy control is by far the most important skill a diver can know.
    • And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Allan Sharp who takes us back to his first dive as a 9-year-old back in 1960.

    If you’d like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.

    Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.

    Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

    28 min

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The award-winning DeeperBlue Podcast is your weekly guide to everything happening around the world… underwater. Every Sunday we’ll cover all the latest news and events about Scuba, Freediving, Dive…