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 a world champion free-diver and record-holder. She set the women's world record for constant ballast by diving to a depth of 88 metres (289 ft) on one breath. (PD188 FREE AUDIO DOWNLOAD HERE)

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.

CRESSI: Freediving & Scuba GearInterview with Liz Miskavitch Marketing Specialist from CRESSI USA. We discuss the 70 year history of the Cressi brand from its beginnings as a free diving and spearfishing products company in Genoa Italy. Today CRESSI is an international watersports leader in 90 countries. CRESSI has everything from scuba, free diving, spearfishing and swim gear. www.cressi.comPD-186 < DIRECT DOWNLOAD FILE HERE>

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/