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 times higher risk. He breaks down the two pillars of decompression safety: Probability of getting bent Severity of the hit (from mild joint pain to serious neurological injury) We look at how different communities define acceptable risk—from the U.S. Navy (who dive with chambers on standby) to North Sea and Gulf of Mexico commercial operations—and why their numbers and tolerance levels don't look the same as recreational diving. Joe and Dr. Vann also talk about the upcoming DAN Technical Diving Conference, and why collecting real dive profiles and incident reports from tech divers is critical to improving decompression models for both technical and recreational communities. If you're a tech or cave diver, this is your gentle nudge to log your dives, share your data, and help push the science forward.

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

Interview with Jorge A. Mahauad, PADI Course Director from Tip Top Diving in the Galapagos Islands. We talk about CCR diving and diving with Mega Fauna in the Galapagos. www.tiptopdiving.com Episode 178

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/

Sound Scene Tour. GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOOR SHOW 2016. Interviews with:1. Rebecca McCoy of IVI about the TAVOR 5.56 Bullpup Carbine. www.iwi.us2. Ofc. David Mitchell of Pennsylvania Game Commission. www.pgc.state.pa.us3. John Hollister about SIG SAUER Silencers. www.sigsauer.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

SPECIAL EPISODE ABOUT DIVING PIONEER MATT JOHNSTON.

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 future of international dive training. We also discuss the new term that scuba divers should be aware of: "Aquaticity" A diver having the ability and skills to be confident in the water.