UTD Scuba Diving Podcast

#115, The Path to Completion, what to do after training and many tangents with a special guest. 13.05.2026 1時間 1分

Send us Fan Mail This is a fun one, first of all I roped in Jeff to join me for a Pod :-) That was good talking with him again like this. But we mostly discuss the "Path to Completion" document we use for our divers at all levels. As per normal for us, we go on several tangents and go off topic every once in a while. Hope you enjoy this one with Jeff. Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #114 – Meet the UTD Instructors - Neil Egerton 04.05.2026 1時間 2分

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we introduce Neil Egerton, our instructor from Ireland — land of the four-leaf clover and that beloved dark brew, Guinness. Neil has been working hard to build a thriving community of thinking divers in his corner of the world. You can find out more about Neil here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CRFWURzv2/?mibextid=wwXIfr Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

#113, Ben and Jiri discuss Diving computers, and why they are.... 22.12.2025 1時間 2分

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, ben has a fellow instructor on the show Jiri Pokorny. https://utdscubadiving.com/member/jiri-pokorny/ They talk all things dive computer, The why, the why not, transmitters, algorithms, and much more. I hope you enjoy. Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

#112, Ben talks to Arne Sieber on Solid State O2 cell at DEMA 2025 15.11.2025 17分

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ben talks to Arne Sieber on Oxygen Cells, specifically Solid State Oxygen cells or more accurately, Optical Oxygen Analyzing Cells. This is interesting, cutting-edge stuff for the scuba and CCR nerds amongst us. Have fun. Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #111 - The ingredients of a good diver. Do you have what it takes? 15.09.2025 1時間 26分

Send us Fan Mail Join Ben Bos and James Mott in this episode of the UTD Scubadiving podcast, where they discuss the ingredients of a good diver and how the UTD 10 covenants help keep you on the straight and narrow when you develop yourself as a diver. For context, here you can read them for yourself. https://utdscubadiving.com/utds-10-covenants/ Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #110 – Meet the UTD Instructors - Greg Wolff 18.08.2025 37分

Send us Fan Mail This episode kicks off our "Meet the UTD Instructors" series. We will be bringing you a series of episodes, interspersed with our regularly scheduled podcasts and carcasts, introducing some of our UTD instructors. You'll have an opportunity to discover the incredibly varied paths that each of these powerful divers took on their way to UTD leadership. In this episode we meet UTD Instructor Greg Wolff. Greg is based on the east coast of the U.S. in Maryland. Having just complet...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #109 – Jeff Carcast – The Bigger the Blob the Better the Job 14.08.2025 23分

Send us Fan Mail The electrical engineers creed about soldering: "The bigger the blob, the better the job." The rock climbers creed about rope: "If you don't know the knot, tie a lot." These two sayings, unfortunately, summarize much of the recreational scuba training that is currently happening. Without an understanding of "why," instructors are showing students how to do skills and expecting them to fully learn those skills. That, however, is impossible. In this short carcast, Jeff looks...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #108 – Jeff Carcast – UTD's History and Me 02.06.2025 44分

Send us Fan Mail For about two years Jay has been asking me for a history of UTD. It's one of the tasks I never completed, until now. On a long drive from San Diego up to the Sierra Nevada Mountains I recorded a look back at Unified Team Diving – how did it start, where did it start, what were some of the ups, and what were some of the downs. For those of you who have been around UTD for a long time, much of this will sound familiar. For those of you who have come to UTD more recently, this s...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #107 – Jeff Passes the Torch to Ben and Jay 28.04.2025 50分

Send us Fan Mail Dear UTD Community, Today, we’re sharing a meaningful milestone in the journey of Unified Team Diving. After years of inspiring leadership, Jeff is stepping down from his leadership role at UTD. His vision has shaped the path we’ve walked together, and his contributions have left an indelible mark on our organization. We are deeply grateful for his passion, his pioneering spirit, and the values he instilled in all of us. Jeff will still be around, however, as an instructor, i...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #106 – Jeff's Carcast - Comparing Yourself to Others 30.03.2025 22分

Send us Fan Mail Do you feel like you are good enough? That is the core of this episode. In diving, and in sports, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others and that can be a huge impediment to any successful outcome in a class or training program. The most important thing in any training situation, or in a competition, is simple: you do you. As usual, I tie diving to cycling. Regardless of whether these stories are about you, let us know if you need some guidance, some coaching, or som...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #105, Ben's Training Corner: Are you on the peak of Mount Stupid? 13.03.2025 41分

Send us Fan Mail Hi, in this episode Ben will discuss the Dunning Kruger effect. A cognitive bias that was created in 1999 by David Dunning and Justin Kruger. It gives a graphical representation of the development when learning new things. It's very applicable to us divers, as we can easily become the victim of incomplete education and/or a false sense of security by our own doing. For more information, contact us here: https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/ Here is a link to the gra...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #104 – Meet the UTD Instructors - Rene Krikke 28.02.2025 45分

Send us Fan Mail Meet UTD Instructor Rene Krikke, based in Blomberg, Germany. Rene is teaching across northern Europe and brings a fascinating perspective to our "Meet the Instructors" series. Rene stumbled into diving while on a holiday in Egypt, got hooked, made his way to the UTD Scuba Coaching Program, and is now a UTD instructor. Check out Rene's journey as we continue our "Meet the UTD Instructors" episodes. To reach Rene, click here. https://utdscubadiving.com/member/rene-krikke/ For ...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #103 – Jeff's Carcast - The Big Scuba Lie 24.02.2025 24分

Send us Fan Mail How many dives do you have? I believe the answer to this question is the biggest lie in scuba diving. As instructors, we are trained to take this answer with a grain of salt. In this short carcast, Jeff takes a look at logging dives, logging flight hours, and some ideas about how to best log your dives. For more information, contact us here: https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/ For more information about the UTD Scuba Coaching Program, click here: https://utdscubadiving.com/ut...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #102 - Jeff's Carcast – How Do You Stay Motivated? 13.01.2025 13分

Send us Fan Mail Do you feel like you are in a rut with your diving? Doing the same dives over and over? How do you stay motivated year after year? These are the question we look at today in another of Jeff's soon-to-be-famous UTD Carcast episodes. Check out more on UTD Scuba Coaching, click here. Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #101 – Ben's Training Corner - Dive Beautifully 18.12.2024 15分

Send us Fan Mail In this inaugural episode of Ben's short podcast series, "The Training Corner," he looks at the concept of 'dive beautifully.' How do you gain your own level of elegance in diving, particularly around propulsion techniques. As always, if you have questions, comments, or thoughts about this, you can contact us here. https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/ Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #100 – The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving - DEMA 2024 22.11.2024 44分

Send us Fan Mail Weerrrrreee...back! The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving - Live at DEMA 2024. This week we collected questions in the booth and pulled them out in front of an audience. Fun, interesting, informative. And did we say fun? Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

Unified Team Diving Podcast #99 – Advanced Rebreather Training - Ben's Talk at DEMA 2024 20.11.2024 23分

Send us Fan Mail We are back in Las Vegas for the DEMA show – us and a gazillion other divers checking out new equipment, new training, new everything. This year, in the Technical Resource Center at the show, Ben gave a talk on advanced rebreather training, why it's important to dive a consistent team configuration in your closed circuit rebreather, and how we accomplish that goal at Unified Team Diving. Here's the link to the video that Ben showed at the beginning of his talk: https://youtu...

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #98 – Jeff's Carcast on Setbacks and More Setbacks 13.11.2024 24分

Send us Fan Mail Things don't always go quite as planned. Sometime the planning turns into a setback. What is the best way to deal with that? Take "no" for encouragement and take a setback for opportunity. Thoughts or comments? Let me know. Contact here. Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #97 – Jeff Carcast – Managing Your Students' Brilliance 24.10.2024 20分

Send us Fan Mail Who is brilliant? You? Or your students? Or both? What happens when you face an instructor or a coach who is more focused on their own brilliance than yours. In this short carcast I take a look at a scenario where the brilliance got confused. Have a listen, let me know what you think. Contact us here. https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/ Jeff Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving

UTD Scuba Diving Podcast #96 – The Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving - Stump the Chumps 13.10.2024 55分

Send us Fan Mail Another of the Most Obscure Questions in Scuba Diving. This time we tried something a bit different. Ben came up with the questions and did not tell Jeff what they were going to be. Tune in for an honest discussion about pockets, valve drills, cameras, and more. Send us your obscure questions....contact us here: https://utdscubadiving.com/contact/ Also check out our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/UnifiedTeamDiving