The Great Dive Podcast

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  Episode 469 - Stop Whining or I'll Give You Something To Whine About! 24.07.2026 54min

  This week the boys read some listener feedback.... and continue whining. What are they whining about you ask? Have a listen and find out!!
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 468 - Sculture Part 2 17.07.2026 53min

  Last week, Jamesy and Brando coined a new word in the TGDP Lexicon, Sculture. This week the boys dive deeper into that idea of scuba culture. Sculture, if you will. What are we doing? What do we believe in? Is the idea to certify as many humans as possible just to make money? Or should we be building something better?
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  Episode 467 - Is The Problem With Scuba Training In Scuba Culture? 10.07.2026 1h 7min

  Does (at least) part of the issue with Scuba education and practice lie in the culture of Scuba diving? Some aspects of our Scuba culture (Sculture) seem to promote quantity over quality. Whether it is certifications or depth, the emphasis seems to be on high numbers vs. high quality of the diver doing the dive. Agencies incentivize high numbers of certifications by awarding "Elite Instructor" status (LMAO!) to instructors based on speed and numbers of students certified. This is an achievement that can only be accomplished by prioritizing speed of training (to get more numbers) over quality of training. The two are mutually exclusive. Quality takes time. It takes time because it takes work. Anything of value takes work and therefore time. An instructor with 100 dives under their belt is only going to make divers with that level (or worse) of competency. Couple this with the glorification of the depth achievement over the glorification of the quality and proper execution of the dive is also contributing towards the degradation of our Scuba culture with the constant attention to depth rather than the overall quality of the diver and the proper approach and execution of the dive. Too many people want the T-shirt without doing the hard work. Have a listen!!
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 466 - The Hardest Class You'll Ever Love 03.07.2026 56min

  James and Brando start talking about a recent weekend teaching the UTD Essentials class to a couple of scuba professionals. This class is hard, but not because of the difficult skills or impossible expectations. It’s hard because it requires humility and intention, rather than learning and doing random skills underwater. Check it out.
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  Episode 465 - Cave Diving Month Final Words 26.06.2026 52min

  The boys wrap up International Cave Diving Month with some final words. What can the recreational diving community learn from the Cave Diving community? Have a listen!
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  Episode 464 - Quantity vs. Quality in The Diving Industry 19.06.2026 52min

  What possibly could be the downside of focusing education on quantity vs focusing on the quality of the education? This week the boys explore the idea of a quantity vs. quality approach to educating the scuba world. Have a listen!
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 463 - Is it Cave Month 12.06.2026 47min

  This week the boys sit down and talk about Jamesy’s recent visit to Florida for the NSS-CDS International Cave Diving Conference. So, I guess it is officially Cave Month. Ol’ Jamesy’s presentation was a philosophical look at the difference between cave diving and the rest of the scuba education.
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  Episode 462 - Final Thoughts on The Maldives Incident 05.06.2026 48min

  The boys give their final thoughts on the Maldives Cave Diving Incident.
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 461 - Summer Splash 29.05.2026 31min

  This week the boys take a week off from the Maldivian Death Cave, to bring you a special interview from this year’s Thunder Bay International Film Festival. Summer is heating up and Jamesy and Brando are busy living the scuba life. Enjoy these interviews with Andrew a Great Lakes boat captain and Kate from NOAA talking about the festival and why the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is so great.
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 460 - The Return of the Attack of the Revenge of the Quacking Maldivian Death Cave From Outer Space 22.05.2026 1h 3min

  This week Jamesy and Brando join the discussion about what happened to the 5 Italian divers inside the Death Cave of the Maldives. But, we don’t want to continue speculating as much as we are trying to move this conversation along. This story is about more than just those 5 divers.
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  Episode 459 - THE NO QUACK ZONE IS BACK 15.05.2026 47min

  A recap of the past few months episodes and best of all.... NO QUACKING or HONKING! yes, you read that correctly.... there are no censoring beeps, quacks, honks or even Brando yapping about Manscaping. Just good old fashioned scuba diving talk! have a listen!
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 458 - Good Divers Bad Decisions 08.05.2026 1h 12min

  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 458 - Good Divers Bad Decisions by Brando & James
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 457 - DeadlyAOW2 01.05.2026 1h 10min

  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 457 - DeadlyAOW2 by Brando & James
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  Episode 456 - Panic Underwater 24.04.2026 1h 3min

  Only one kind of panic is worse than bee panic, and that's underwater panic! This week the boys discuss a readers letter regarding a recent incident where panic played a role in the dive but the reason for the panic was unknown. How does this effect the way we, as divers, address the very real possibility of panic underwater. Have a listen!
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  Episode 455 - Do You See The Red Flags 17.04.2026 1h 5min

  This week the boys discuss an email from a bloke out in Jolly Ol' England that tells the tale of what can happen when taking unfamiliar and novice diver on even what most divers would consider a "simple" dive. Would you spot the red flags in time to prevent an issue? Have a listen!!
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 454 Deadly AOW Dive 10.04.2026 1h 5min

  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 454 Deadly AOW Dive by Brando & James
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  The Great Dive Podcast - A Force For Good 03.04.2026 59min

  The Great Dive Podcast - A Force For Good by Brando & James
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 452 - DylanHarrison2 27.03.2026 58min

  This week the boys dive back into the tragic topic of Dylan Harrison, and the death of a young girl on her open water certification dives.
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  The Great Dive Podcast-Episode 451- Dylan Harrison 20.03.2026 1h

  This week the boys continue the discussion on scuba diving related incidents with the topic of Dylan Harrison. Dylan was a 12 year old girl who became separated from her instructor and class and later found deceased in the quarry where she was being trained. What can we learn from Dylan's tragedy and can we change the system so that it's less likely to occur again? Have a listen!!
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  The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 450 - LinneaMillsWe'reBack2 13.03.2026 1h 3min

  This week the boys dive into the long awaited Linnea Mills tragedy. It's a topic you listeners have been asking about for awhile. This story is made up of a lot of the issues we talk about on TGDP every week, and here we see all the holes of the swiss cheese line up on this cold water, drysuit, dawn, deep dive at truly the worst possible time for them to line up.