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**Launching POD DIVER RADIO 3.0: The Infocast in 2025** I’m thrilled to announce the relaunch of POD DIVER RADIO in 2025! PDR 3.0 will be a fresh take on the podcast, exploring not only scuba diving but also military history, firearms, combat sports, space exploration, current events, and politics. I started POD DIVER RADIO in 2005, inspired by stories from veteran New Jersey and New York shipwreck divers while aboard the dive boat *Sea Lion*. It began as a way to preserve these incredible narratives as an oral history of our sport. Initially modeled after public service radio shows, the podcast featured hour-long interviews with key figures in technical diving. Now, with PDR 3.0, I’ll offer long-form discussions with experts across various fields while continuing to honor underwater exploration. Expect sound-rich "scene tours" from my dives and travels to significant sites. I hope this new iteration resonates with both longtime fans and new listeners. For the podcast to thrive, it needs a wider audience—**please click, subscribe, and share with curious friends!** Subscribe here: . Let’s make PDR 3.0 a success! Thank you for your support!

The Battle of Midway: PBY Aviator Interviews Interviews were conducted with LtCmdr Lee McLeary USNR and LtCmdr Bill Cullen USNR, who served as pilot-navigators onboard PBYs Flying Boats during the Battle of Midway. These interviews took place in 1999 on Midway Island, during a reunion of Battle of Midway veterans. Ensign Lee McLeary, who was 21 at the time, shared the harrowing experience of his PBY being shot down, resulting in the loss of five crew members. After the crash, Lee and four other crew members survived for 2.5 days in a life raft before being rescued by the PBY navigated by Ensign Bill Cullen. #usnavy #battleofmidway #usmc #PBY #scubadiving #history #midwayisland #ww2 #usn #navalaviation

BATTLE OF MIDWAY: June 4, 1942. The Battle of Midway was the seminal naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It was a battle between US Navy and Japanese Aircraft Carriers for control on the Midway Atoll 1100 miles west of Hawaii. In June of 1999, I was on the island for a reunion of battle veterans. I got to interview Cmdr Dick Best. Cmdr Best was a Dive Bomber pilot who sank two of the Japanese Aircraft Carriers.

The RMS Republic: The Billion dollar Shipwreck of GOLD The Backstory: The RMS Republic was a White Star Line steam-powered ocean liner built in 1903. In early morning of 23 January 1909, while sailing from New York City to Gibraltar, the Republic was in a collision with SS Florida in 1909 in which she sank in 270 feet of water aprox 70 miles off of Martha's Vineyard. At the time there where multiple reports that she was carrying gold and mixed coin worth $250,000 (in 1909 dollars) to be used as payroll for the US Navy's Great White Fleet. In addition to the US Navy coin-monies shipment, various sources reported on a much larger cargo, $3,000,000 in US gold Double Eagles. Among these, The Washington Post reported, "Three million dollars in gold coins lies in the rotting hulk of the White Star liner Republic, lost off Nantucket in January, 1909. Today, those coins would be worth a Billion Dollars. Captain Martin Bayerle discovered the wreck of the RMS Republic in 1981 and in 1987 he launched a salvage effort. I was the video engineer on the documentary crew of that expedition. The expedition was successful in targeting and excavating their target area, but failed to locate the gold, however. " A perfect landing at the wrong airport…" With new information all these years later, Captain Martin Bayerle finally thinks he knows where the gold is. With its current value, that cargo would be worth over a Billion Dollars. This is a story of shipwreck diving, history, international politics and a life long quest for treasure. In the summer of 2022, Captain Martin Bayerle returns to the site of the RMS Republic and we will be there with him.

Technical Free-diving and shooting underwater scene for AVITAR 2. Interview with Kirk Krack of Performance Free-diving. Kirk discusses the procedure, techniques, physics and physiology of technical free diving. Kirk also discusses how he used technical free to train actors for the underwater sequences in the new AVITAR Feature Film Download past Free-diving episodes with Kirk Krack here: 1.We go "in-depth" and discuss the philology, history and mindset to succeed in the sport of Free-diving 2.Intro to Free-diving with Kirk Krack

Human Factors in Diving: Part 3 "Reducing Error Producing Conditions." We wrap up our Human Factors discussion with Gareth Lock. We discuss error producing conditions, network influence mapping and how to improve learning from incidents. We also preview the upcoming Human Factors in Diving Conference. In Sept 2021 there will be the online Human Factors in Diving Conference. For more info and how to attend goto:

Human Factors in Diving Psychological Safety and Just Culture: Gareth Lock, author of the book "The Human Diver" talks about the two key concepts in dive safety analysis. Psychological safety and just culture. - Psychological Safety is the belief that you won’t be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes. It’s a shared belief held by members of a team that others on the team will not embarrass, reject, or punish you for speaking up. - Just Culture is a concept related to systems thinking which emphasizes that mistakes are generally a product of faulty organizational cultures, rather than solely brought about by the person or persons directly involved. In a just culture, after an incident, the question asked is, "What went wrong?" rather than "Who caused the problem?". In Sept 2021 there will be the online For more info and how to attend goto:

Human Factors in Diving Part 1: An Introduction Gareth Lock is a retired RAF officer and dive educator who is the Director of "The Human Diver". This is an organization that's mission is to improve the safety and performance of divers thru the study of Human Factors. Human Factors are the physical or cognitive properties of individuals, or social behavior which is specific to humans, and influence functioning of technological systems as well as human-environment equilibria. The safety of diving operations can be improved by reducing the frequency of human error and the consequences when it does occur. Gareth wrote the seminal book on the this topic: Gareth's website is: Human Factors in Diving Conference is:

The Philosophy of Technical Dive Instruction: a discussion We talk with Marissa Eckert and James Draker of Hidden World Diving about: standards, tech diving history, training agencies, cave diving, tech student problems, advanced buoyancy control, gas management, situational awareness and how different instructors teach. For more info about cave and tech training, goto their website. https://www.dive-caves.com/

Cave Diving Etiquette Interview with Terrence Tysall. Terrence is an renown Explorer, Tech Diving Instructor and is currently the VP of Operations at NAUI Worldwide. We talk about how since the sport of Cave Diving has grown the basics of diving etiquette have seemed to slip. In full disclosure Terrence was also MY cave diving instructor. Important UPDATE: Pod Diver Radio is now on Instagram. find us and follow us at @poddiver

Interview with Cardiologist Doug Ebersole MD talks about PFOs (Patent Foramen Ovale) which is a suspected risk factor for DCS (Decompression Sickness). PFO is a relatively benign cardiac defect that creates a passage in a wall that normally separates the left and right upper chambers of the heart. PFO is found in about 25 percent of adults. If gas bubbles form after a dive, the venous bloodstream will carry them to the right side of the heart. In divers with PFO, the bubbles could pass through the opening, bypassing the lungs and theoretically putting the diver at an increased risk of decompression sickness (DCS). For info about the study. https://dan.org/alert-diver/article/study-update-pfo/

Sub Surface Ecology in the Underwater Caves of the Rivera Maya Interview with Dr David Brankovits PhD about the cave ecology and the food web in the underwater caves of the Yucatan Peninsula. Dr Brankovits is a Cave Diver and Biogeochemist. In his aquatic cave field work, he has made important discoveries of the food webs of underwater caves. He is currently working at Texas A&M University. Also he an expert in Marina Chemistry and an investigator for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. His paper on anchialine fauna from the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, can downloaded here:

Shipwreck Diving the Warships of Guadalcanal Exploration Leader Terrence Tysall recounts the expedition to the World War 2 shipwrecks of Guadalcanal. Terrence discusses the history of the battle and the diving technology required to dive shipwreck in the 450fsw depth range. We also discuss the genius of a plan to go back to Guadalcanal...... The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal consisted of a series of sea engagements related to the Japanese effort to reinforce their land forces on Guadalcanal. The Japanese under Admiral Yamamoto Isoruku organized a convoy, embarking 7,000 troops. In conjunction with their troop landings, Japanese naval forces were to bombard US Marines in order to destroy U.S. aircraft that posed a threat to the Japanese ship movements. Ultimately, U.S. naval forces prevented the Japanese bombardment and sank most of the enemy troop transports. The only two U.S. Navy flag officers (Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan, Rear Admiral Norman Scott) to be killed in a World War II surface engagement were lost in this battle. Two U.S. light cruisers, four destroyers, and 35 aircraft were lost; three destroyers were damaged. The Japanese lost two battleships, one heavy cruiser, three destroyers, eleven transports, and 64 aircraft. Japan’s defeat also ended the enemy’s final significant attempt to dislodge the Allied forces in the eastern Solomons.

Scuba Diving after COVID SHOW NOTES: Interview with Cardiologist Doug Ebersole MD about the medical implication of scuba diving after COVID. Dr. Ebersole graduated from the University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine in 1986. He works in Lakeland, FL and specializes in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Ebersole is affiliated with Lakeland Regional Health and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System. He is an avid technical and cave diver as well as a CCR trimix instructor and cardiology consultant to Divers Alert Network (DAN). His medical background and diving experience gives him a unique perspective on diving physiology. For more info on scuba diving after COVID check out Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society https://www.uhms.org/ Divers Alert Network https://dan.org/ International Assoc of Nitrox and Technical Divers https://iantd.com

#ExpeditionGrenada. Jill Heinerth and Joe Cocozza go diving with Adrian Blackman of Native Spirit Scuba, which is located on Grand Anse Beach at the Radisson Resort. Native Spirit Scuba, it is the first diving operation owned and operated by native Grenadian citizens. We also talk about the Coral Reef Gardner Project. For more info Telephone.: (473) 439-7013 Mobile: (473) 420 -1080 , 415-1080 Email: info@nativespiritscuba.com

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.

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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.

Post dive interview with PADI Master Instructor and Marine Biologist Bruno Sergio of the BEST SPOT AZORES Dive Center. Joe Cocozza along with Jill Heinerth talk with Bruno about the diving on Sao Miguel Island and the unique marine ecology of the Azores. BEST SPOT Dive Center is located on the marina in Sao Miguel Island and they are a PADI 100% AWARE 5* Dive Resort and Aqualung Partner Center. For more information about diving with them contact Bruno on Facebook at: Website:Email:

In this podcast we go slightly off topic and cover other outdoor adventure sports such as African Safaris, hunting, shooting and fishing.

Time Code:00:45 - Show Intro. I interview Lars Dalseide, Communications Manager for National Rifle Association about the Great American Outdoor Show: A show about all things in the shooting sports, fishing, boating, archery, hunting and camping.08:28 - WOW AFRICA. Interview with Linky Kirsten about hunting and photo safaris in South Africa18:02 - Porta Boat. The boat that you can fold up.21:31 - Bass fishing demo.27:00 - A.R.E. The ultimate custom truck for your action adventure lifestyle.29:30 - How to cook venison. 30:54 - Hank Sauce; The perfect sauce for all your wild game, fish and burgers too!32:40 - “Hunts for Healing” a program to help our combat vetsShow Links: (for more info check out)WOW Africa ~ Porta Bote ~ A.R.E. Trucks ~ Hank Sauce ~

PD144 discussion of: Underwater communications at the New England Aquarium. I interview John Hanzl, the DSO (Dive Safety Officer) about the underwater comm system at the New England Aquarium (NEAQ) Mr. Hanzl is not only a DSO he is also an experienced Broadcast Engineer and he brings these skills sets in setting up the comm system the Aquarium’s “Giant Ocean Tank”. #poddiver #NEAQ #podcast #OutofHellsKitchen #aquaman

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00:48- Show Intro01:32- Underwater Imaging Center04:30- Light Monkey07:05- Dive Travel07:45- OEM and Scuba Tools08:30- AP Diving and Silent Diving Systems10:00- Back Asile Booths11:28- TDI/SDI12:45- TDI training on the HOLLIS Explorer14:30- Pete at OMS16:33- Kirk Krack and Waterborn21:25- Genisis DPV with John N24:13- OTS28:48- Captain Gary

TDI Training on the HOLLIS Rebreather ~ Waterborne Demo Video ~ The Genesis DPV (Scooter) ~ POD DIVER RADIO: wants to thank Tom Shear and Assemblage 23 for permission to use their music in POD DIVER RADIO and POD DIVER TV. If you like the Assemblage 23 bumper music check out;