
Grab your logbooks and gather around as James and Brando chat about your favorite subject and theirs, scuba diving. Each episode, these guys will share with each other an interesting and relevant story, tale, adventure or experience from under, in or on the water. It’s just like hanging out with a couple of cool buddies at the dive shop, on the dock or at the pub. Listen, learn and have fun with J... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 476 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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This week Jamesy and Brando go back in time to Jan 2026 to the Thunder Bay International Film Festival. Join us as we sit down with Cal Straub and Kathy Johnson and discuss some not so usual parts of diving the Great Lakes.
The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 473 - The Great Dive Podcast Is Not For Everyone by Brando & James
WARNING!! This podcast contains NAUGHTY language!! If your ears are too sensitive, if you are easily offended, if you need a safe space, if you are confused and require ridiculous pronouns to be used by people to address you, if you are thin skinned ... more
This week the boys get back to complaining. Not complaining themselves but have a conversation about it and what it's all worth. And Brando tells his favorite joke, but it has a moral to the story.
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It’s nice to look forward to James and Brando talking about diving every week, I look forward to cave month. As a public safety diver myself, I would ask that they talk more public safety diving and how it can be brought out of the 1990’s and into the 2020’s.
That would be my only suggestion.
Love it all! You guys are real and say it how it is. People need to know the ins n outs and motivations why certain things are done for us and to us.
Your main points boil down to health, safety and all the bs around it. Keep up the good work with your touch o claws!
If you are a newly certified diver and want to keep learning as a diver you must listen to this podcast. it's no exaggeration to say it may just save your life.
Love your topics, passion. Could do without all the JCs and GDs. During one of your recent whining episodes actually had to shut it off - you probably don’t even notice during your discussions but the abuse of those 2 phrases gets old, unnecessary, and quite frankly offensive. You guys are great but wish this was important to you, too.
All that diving clearly washed away any trace of class—good scuba content, totally ruined by trash talk and bad language.
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A candid, humor-forward show that blends dive history, safety culture, and hands-on training philosophy with personal stories from the diving world. Hosts critique industry practices, explore mentorship and deliberate practice, and highlight how mindset shifts and smarter training can improve safety and enjoyment. Notable strengths include a strong emphasis on real-world experience, open critique of certification culture, and a memorable mix of technical insight with entertaining banter that keeps listeners engaged whether they're new to diving or seasoned pros. A standout feature is the ongoing emphasis on education, safety culture, and community mentorship, often amplified by guest perspectives from veterans, NOAA/marine-science stakehold... more
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