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The BiG Scuba Podcast

The BiG Scuba Podcast is a new, independent podcast dedicated to all things diving and ocean related. Its hosted by two friends, Ian, and Gemma.
Our aim is to provide a light hearted podcast for all levels of divers and also non-divers with a view to encouraging the non-divers to consider entering the water.
We hope to bring you current dive and marine related news and information with the added BIG twist.
Give us a listen and get inspired about all things scuba.

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Episode 167 Laura Parke from 2023-12-11T12:01

Laura Parke is an inspirational speaker dedicated to simplifying watermanship skills and fostering a deep connection with the ocean. With over 20 years’ experience and a catalo...

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Episode 166 Ted Harty from 2023-12-04T12:01

Ted Harty is scuba instructor from the Florida keys, who ditched the scuba tanks to become a Freediving instructor. Listen

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Episode 165 Hayley Adlam Miss Scuba International 2023 from 2023-11-27T11:52

Gemma and Ian chat to Hayley Adlam.  Hayley has been crowned, Miss Scuba International 2023 and at the time of our interview she was a f...

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Episode 164 Joanna Wyrebek from 2023-11-20T12:03

Gemma and Ian chat to Joanna Wyrebek.  Joanna originates from Poland and her diving journey started in 2014, and since then progressed t...

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Episode 163 Chris Lemons from 2023-11-06T11:59

Gemma and Ian chat to Chris Lemons.  Chris is a deep sea saturation diver who was involved in a catastrophic accident which left him str...

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Episode 162 Bobbie Scholley from 2023-10-23T10:59

Gemma and Ian chat to Bobbie Scholley.  Bobbie served in the U.S. Navy as a Diving and Salvage Officer for 24 years, holding leadership ...

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Episode 161 Abbie Barnes and Lundy Diving from 2023-10-09T10:59

Gemma and Ian chat to Abbie Barnes and catch up with Ben and Sam from Lundy Diving.  Abbie Barnes is an award-winning presenter, fil...

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Episode 160 Mallory Haas from 2023-09-25T11:01

Gemma and Ian chat to Mallory Haas.  Mallory is a maritime archaeologist who is originally from the Great Lakes in the US.Listen

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Episode 159 Gemma and Ian diving in the Farne Islands from 2023-09-12T13:17

Gemma and Ian bring an on the road report while they dive around the Farne Islands and Loch Long and paddleboard at Blakeney, Norfolk.   Listen

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Episode 158 Santi Diving and a BiG summer update from 2023-08-28T17:07

Gemma and Ian chat to Agnieszka Hrynkiewicz.  Agnieszka is the Sales & Marketing Director and COO at Santi Diving.Listen

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Episode 157 Diving in the Farne Islands from 2023-08-04T16:36

Gemma and Ian headed to the north east of Britain to Seahouses and spent three days diving around the Farne Islands.  This is a recap of...

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Episode 156 Michael Welham Combat Diver from 2023-07-24T11:05

Gemma and Ian chat to Michael Welham. Michael has been involved with diving, both military and civilian, for some 40 years, and was a Royal Marines Commando, with skills in div...

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Episode 155 Tash&George's Dive Trips from 2023-07-10T11:01

 

Gemma and Ian chat to Tash and George Scott.   They are keen divers based in the UK and have been running dive trips for a numb...

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Episode 154 Narked at 90 from 2023-07-05T11:01

Gemma and Ian chat to John Routley and Brent Hudson.  They are the founders and co directors of Narked at 90.Listen

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Episode 153 Grace and Ant Westgarth from 2023-06-19T11:01

Gemma and Ian chat to Ant and Grace Westgarth.  Grace is also known as Scuba Grace and has had an amazing scuba journey so far and her dad, Ant has been with her all the way.  ...

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Episode 152 Stoney Cove and Lundy Diving from 2023-05-29T07:41

Gemma and Ian are on location at Stoney Cove talking about their dives with the Ocean Reef Full Face Masks.  Listen

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Episode 151 Saltanat Khan from 2023-05-15T11:01

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Episode 149 The Mary Ross 4 D Experience from 2023-04-17T11:00

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Episode 148 Ross Kemp Deep Sea Treasure Hunter from 2023-04-10T11:16

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Episode 147 Patrick Widmann from 2023-04-03T11:00

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Episode 146 Dive the Mary Rose 4D from 2023-03-27T11:00

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Episode 143 Unified Team Diving Scuba Coaching from 2023-03-06T12:00

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Episode 142 Jake Davies JD Scuba from 2023-02-20T12:00

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Episode 141 The start of our Full Face Mask Journey&Ford UK from 2023-02-06T12:15

Gemma and Ian chat to Oliver Rowe and Michelle Gasgarth from Ford UK.  Oliver and Michelle tell us about their roles within Ford UK about Ford’s journey to building a better world and the action...

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Episode 140 Hannah Rudd from 2023-01-23T12:30

Gemma and Ian chat to Hannah Rudd .  Hannah is a marine biologist and writer, based in Suffolk, who has studied sharks in global marine hotspots, including South Africa and the Maldives. Her fir...

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Dive with Jimmy from 2023-01-09T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Jimmy.   He is also know as “Dive with Jimmy”.  Jimmy has over 500 dives and progressed to a rebreather.  Jimmy was based in Greece at the time of the podcast and passionat...

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Ben Bengey and Tom Wright from 2022-12-19T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Ben Bengey and Sam Davison, crew on the Barbara B, Ilfracombe and Tom Wright from Othree.   Ben and Sammy give us an update on life at sea and as RNLI crew.  Tom tells us a...

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Episode 137 Kirk Krack Avatar edition from 2022-12-15T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Kirk Krack.  This is a repeat of a previous episode to coincide with the release of Avatar: The Way of Water on 16th December 2022.   Performance ...

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Matt Rivett and his scuba journey from 2022-12-12T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Matt Rivett.  Matt is our mutual friend from Norfolk and an extremely keen passionate diver.  Matt started his scuba journey in Lanzarote and has progressed and now a side ...

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Will Marsh Sea Lion Boards from 2022-11-28T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to William Marsh.  William is the Founder and director of Sea Lion Boards.   We chat about how the Sea Lion Brand evolved.  Will and his team aim to change the status quo of t...

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Shari Moscoso from 2022-11-16T06:38:42

 

 

Gemma and Ian chat to  Shari Moscoso.   Shari is an International Business undergraduate that is now making a career in Marine Biology and the Interna...

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Steve Lewis – Vice President of Marketing for RAID from 2022-10-31T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Steve Lewis.  Steve Lewis’s main aim in life was to dig fossils out of rocks and make historic finds as a paleontologist… or to win a Nobel Prize in the field of Physics an...

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Arzucan "Zuzu" Askin from 2022-10-10T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Arzucan "Zuzu" Askin.  Arzucan "Zuzu" Askin is a German-Turkish marine scientist, technical diver, sailor and HSE Class IV commercial diver specialising in remote expeditio...

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DAN Europe Sustainable Tour from 2022-09-26T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Manuel Bustelo and Alana Alvarez from DAN Europe.  We discuss The Sustainable Tour, a project from DAN Europe to raise awareness of the need to drastically reduce our CO2 e...

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SDC Dive Watches and our diving adventures in the UK from 2022-09-20T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Sean Clements.   Sean is a natural ambassador for the aquatic environment, scuba diving fanatic and watch enthusiast. Sean founded SDC Watches in 2020 by combining three of...

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Ben Bengey Come to the Island of Lundy from 2022-09-05T11:02:22

Ben Bengey     Come to the Island of Lundy

 

Gemma and Ian chat to Bengey.  Ben is a skipper of a charter boat operating out of Ilfracombe on the North Devon Coast in the UK.  He t...

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Miranda Miranda Krestovnikoff and David Kennard - Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners from 2022-08-29T11:00

Miranda Miranda Krestovnikoff and David Kennard - Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners

 

Gemma and Ian chat to Miranda Krestovnikoff and David Kennard.  David is the founder of Neptu...

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Samantha Howlett from 2022-08-15T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Samantha Howlett.   Samantha has been on our podcast before but she has finished her PhD and talks about her new job about anaylysing Environmental DNA and also her amazing...

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Jessica Mitchell from 2022-07-25T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Jessica Mitchell.   Jessica is a passionate diver, she is a technical diver and Underwater Filmmaker based in Cornwall, UK, where she grew up. Jessica has always loved the ...

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Anglian Divers and North Norfolk Diving from 2022-07-11T11:00

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Gemma and Ian chat to Sean Sizeland and Ellia Driver.  Sean is the Chairpe...

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Ross Mclaren from 2022-07-04T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Ross McLaren   Ross is a chemistry teacher in Scotland who dives at the weekends…He talks about the incredible life he seas in the Scottish sea lochs and how breath taking ...

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Episode 123 Chantelle Newman DAN Europe from 2022-06-27T13:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Chantelle Newman.  Chantelle is the DAN Europe Area Manager for the UK and Ireland.  We hear about how she started diving and all aspects of DAN and her connection to WDHOF...

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Cristina Zenato and Kewin Lorenzen from 2022-06-13T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Cristina Zenato and Kewin Lorenzen.   Cristina and Kewin have been on the podcast before, in 2020 and in 2021 so we invited them back to have a catch up on the last year an...

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The Mary Rose from 2022-06-06T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Alexzandra Hildred.   Alex is Head of Research and Curator of Ordnance and Human Remains at the Mary Rose Trust.  She joined the project in 1979 as a graduate archaeologist...

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Sirene Project from 2022-05-30T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Tatyana Dacostagomez and Kaitlin Scowen.  Both work for “The Sirene Project”, a platform that highlights and connects female conservationists from all walks of life, to ins...

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Adventures diving around Lundy island from 2022-05-23T09:56:49

Gemma and Ian have spent a few days away in North Devon.  They travelled and camped in the Ford Nugget Plus and stayed on a camp site near Ilfracombe.  Saturday and Sunday they went diving on th...

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Chef Anton Scuba Magician from 2022-05-09T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Chef Anton.  Chef Anton is an IDC Staff Instructor with over 500 logged dives and is also an Award-Winning Magician from Hollywood’s Magic Castle.  You may have seen his ap...

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Stoney Cove Diving and Jeff Lucas from 2022-05-02T05:00

Gemma and Ian report from Stoney Cove and cover their day diving.   It’s a bit of a roving report.  We also chat to Jeff Lucas the author of the Lost Ship.

 

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Homer Hickam Author and Scuba Diver from 2022-04-25T11:00

Gemma and Ian talk to Homer Hickman.  . Homer Hickam, is a world-class Scuba diver and the New York Times best-selling author of  Rocket Boys, the most read book in U.S. schools, which was adapt...

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Aoibheann Gillespie-Mules from 2022-04-18T11:00

Gemma and Ian talk to Aoibheann Gillespie-Mules.   Aoibheann (pronounced E-Fin) grew up along the gorgeous NW coast of Ireland so was drawn to the ocean from an early age. She finished a Bachelo...

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George Linnane Caver and Cave Diver from 2022-04-04T11:00

Gemma and Ian talk to  George Linnane.  George made the news in November 2021 when he fell deep in the Ogof Ffynnon Ddu cave system in Wales.  George, 38, was the subject one of the longest cave...

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Alexa Fernando from 2022-03-28T11:00

Gemma and Ian talk to Alexa Fernando .  Alexa is a digital nomad, photographer and all-around creative from the Philippines and Canada. She is currently based in Baja California Sur, Mexico, liv...

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Tim Lamont and underwater sounds from 2022-03-21T12:00

Gemma and Ian talk to Tim Lamont. Tim is a marine biologist at Lancaster Environment Centre, with research interests in coral reef ecology and restoration.  Tim is well known for his recording o...

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Becky Kagan Schott from 2022-03-14T12:00

Gemma and Ian talk to Becky Kagan Schott.   Becky is a five-time Emmy Award-winning underwater cameraman, photographer & technical diver with a passion for adventure, discovery and exploration. ...

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The Go Diving Show 2022 from 2022-03-07T12:00

Gemma and Ian visited the Go Diving Show 2022.  We recorded a few interviews with exhibitors on Saturday 5th March.  These is an in show recording so there is some background noise!  We finish t...

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Rick Ayrton Expedition Britannic and more underwater wreck adventures...….. from 2022-02-28T12:00

 

Gemma and Ian chat to Rick Ayrton.  Rick learnt to dive and remains a member of Clifton BSAC club, Bristol UK. He is a BSAC Advanced Diver and has the HSE Commercial diving qualificatio...

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Nays Baghai Filmmaker and underwater cameraman from 2022-02-14T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat Nays Baghai.  Inspired by The Blue Planet as a child, Nays’ work as an underwater cinematographer and photographer has been showcased by numerous premier brands, including Rol...

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Kris Mears Confessions of a Dive Master from 2022-02-07T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat Kris Mears.  Kris grew up in Chepstow UK and then travelled extensively. He became a Divemaster and instructor on Utila in Honduras, spending four years working in a resort an...

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Andy Forster from Dive Project Cornwall from 2022-01-24T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Andy Forster.  Andy is the Project Director at Dive Project Cornwall.  He tells us about his own passion for diving as well as how Dive Project Cornwall is going to educate...

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Jhénelle Williams Ocean Engineering from 2022-01-17T11:34:04

Gemma and Ian chat to Jhénelle Williams.  Jhenelle is originally from Jamaica but based in London and currently doing her Masters in Climate Change.   She came into diving via her Ocean Engineer...

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Christmas Messages from 2021-12-20T12:53:08

Episode 104 Gemma and Ian reflect on 2021 and we have some Christmas and New Year messages sent in from our BiG Scuba Podcast Friends.

 

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Dan Abbott Saving the Med Foundation from 2021-12-13T14:24:25

Gemma and Ian chat to Dan Abbott.  Dan works at Save The Med Foundation.  He is incredibly passionate about marine conservation, underwater filmmaking, drones and helping people understand the w...

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Dan Abbott Saving the Med Foundation from 2021-12-13T14:24:25

Gemma and Ian chat to Dan Abbott.  Dan works at Save The Med Foundation.  He is incredibly passionate about marine conservation, underwater filmmaking, drones and helping people understand the w...

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Dave Conlin 80th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day from 2021-12-06T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Dave Conlin.  Dave was born and raised in Boulder Colorado and knew early on he wanted to be an underwater archaeologist.  He is part of National Park Service’s Submerged R...

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Dave Conlin 80th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day from 2021-12-06T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Dave Conlin.  Dave was born and raised in Boulder Colorado and knew early on he wanted to be an underwater archaeologist.  He is part of National Park Service’s Submerged R...

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Daniela Ceccarelli Australian Institute of Marine Science from 2021-11-29T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Daniela Ceccarelli who is a marine biologist who is based on Magnetic Island.  She works for the Australian Institute of Marine Science as the Fish Ecologist on the Long-te...

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Daniela Ceccarelli Australian Institute of Marine Science from 2021-11-29T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Daniela Ceccarelli who is a marine biologist who is based on Magnetic Island.  She works for the Australian Institute of Marine Science as the Fish Ecologist on the Long-te...

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BiG Scuba hits 100! BiG moments.. from 2021-11-22T12:00

Gemma and Ian have reached 100 episodes!  They both chat about the BiG Scuba Podcast Journey.   They do a lucky dip and  talk about three episodes.

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BiG Scuba hits 100! BiG moments.. from 2021-11-22T12:00

Gemma and Ian have reached 100 episodes!  They both chat about the BiG Scuba Podcast Journey.   They do a lucky dip and  talk about three episodes.

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Elaine Whiteford Writer, underwater photographer - Scottish salt water Lochs from 2021-11-15T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Elaine Whiteford.  Elaine learned to dive in 2002 and qualified as an Instructor (Master Scuba Diver Trainer) in 2005. She is based in Scotland and dives all year round in ...

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Elaine Whiteford Writer, underwater photographer - Scottish salt water Lochs from 2021-11-15T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Elaine Whiteford.  Elaine learned to dive in 2002 and qualified as an Instructor (Master Scuba Diver Trainer) in 2005. She is based in Scotland and dives all year round in ...

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Samantha Falcucci Diver, Science, Ocean & Space exploration from 2021-11-08T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Samantha Falcucci.  Samantha Falcucci is a technology professional in New York City, STEM mentor, and ocean and space exploration advocate. After studying Information Syste...

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Samantha Falcucci Diver, Science, Ocean&Space exploration from 2021-11-08T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Samantha Falcucci.  Samantha Falcucci is a technology professional in New York City, STEM mentor, and ocean and space exploration advocate. After studying Information Syste...

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Chris Jewell Cave diver, Explorer&Thai Cave Rescue from 2021-11-01T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Chris Jewell.  We are on location in Cheddar Gorge, a limestone valley in the UK recording on the Ford Custom Transit Nugget.  Chris is a cave diver and cave explorer and a...

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Chris Jewell Cave diver, Explorer&Thai Cave Rescue from 2021-11-01T12:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Chris Jewell.  We are on location in Cheddar Gorge, a limestone valley in the UK recording on the Ford Custom Transit Nugget.  Chris is a cave diver and cave explorer and a...

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Shearwater Research Dive Computer Update from 2021-10-25T11:00

Gemma and Ian catch up with Gabriel Pineda, Director of Sales and Marketing at Shearwater Research and Simon Morris who has been appointed as a Sales Manager for Shearwater. Both Gabriel and Sim...

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Shearwater Research News Update from 2021-10-25T11:00

Gemma and Ian catch up with Gabriel Pineda, Director of Sales and Marketing at Shearwater Research and Simon Morris who has been appointed as a Sales Manager for Shearwater. Both Gabriel and Sim...

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Simon Morris and Shearwater Research Update from 2021-10-25T11:00

Gemma and Ian catch up with Gabriel Pineda, Director of Sales and Marketing at Shearwater Research and Simon Morris who has been appointed as a Sales Manager for Shearwater. Both Gabriel and Sim...

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Simon Morris and Shearwater Research Update from 2021-10-25T11:00

Gemma and Ian catch up with Gabriel Pineda, Director of Sales and Marketing at Shearwater Research and Simon Morris who has been appointed as a Sales Manager for Shearwater. Both Gabriel and Sim...

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Luke and Penney Evans Mum & son scuba divers from 2021-10-18T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Luke and Penney Evans.  They are son and mother.  Luke is just fifteen and is a very keen diver as is his mum!   Mark Evans, Editor in Chief of Scuba Dive Magazine is husba...

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Luke and Penney Evans Mum&son scuba divers from 2021-10-18T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Luke and Penney Evans.  They are son and mother.  Luke is just fifteen and is a very keen diver as is his mum!   Mark Evans, Editor in Chief of Scuba Dive Magazine is husba...

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Hamna Hussain "Humpty" Girls That Scuba Ambassador from 2021-10-11T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Hamna Hussain, also know as Humpty!  Hamna is one inspirational young lady that has found the magic in diving.  Her enthusiasm is endless.  Listen to her conversation with ...

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Episode 94 Hamna Hussain "Humpty" Girls That Scuba Ambassador from 2021-10-11T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Hamna Hussain, also know as Humpty!  Hamna is one inspirational young lady that has found the magic in diving.  Her enthusiasm is endless.  Listen to her conversation with ...

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Emma Keen Life on the open seas, dive guard&sailing boat crew from 2021-10-04T11:14:03

Gemma and Ian chat to Emma Keen.  Emma is based on a 74 foot sailing boat called Wildberry .. it’s a Sunreef Catamaran.  Emma is currently in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines but sails a...

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Emma Keen Life on the open seas, dive guard&sailing boat crew from 2021-10-04T11:14:03

Gemma and Ian chat to Emma Keen.  Emma is based on a 74 foot sailing boat called Wildberry .. it’s a Sunreef Catamaran.  Emma is currently in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines but sails a...

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Two Afloat Divers & what to YouTube from 2021-09-27T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Ryan and Nicole Levinson.  The couple are also known as “Two Afloat” and live on a catamaran in French Polynesia.  The are content creators and have fun on and under the wa...

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Two Afloat Divers&what to YouTube from 2021-09-27T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Ryan and Nicole Levinson.  The couple are also known as “Two Afloat” and live on a catamaran in French Polynesia.  The are content creators and have fun on and under the wa...

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Whats a livaboard and Scuba diving around the world! from 2021-09-20T11:18:13

Gemma and Ian chat to Alyson Tyler and James Fletcher from Blue O Two.   Blue O Two is an ward-winning luxury scuba diving tour operator, offering liveaboard and shore-based holidays around the ...

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Whats a livaboard and Scuba diving around the world! from 2021-09-20T11:18:13

Gemma and Ian chat to Alyson Tyler and James Fletcher from Blue O Two.   Blue O Two is an ward-winning luxury scuba diving tour operator, offering liveaboard and shore-based holidays around the ...

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Diving in Shetland Isles from 2021-09-13T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Rosemary Lunn.   Rosemary is a well-known Dive Industry Professional from the UK.  In this episode Rosemary talks about her recent dives in the Shetland Islands and answers...

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Diving in Shetland Isles from 2021-09-13T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Rosemary Lunn.   Rosemary is a well-known Dive Industry Professional from the UK.  In this episode Rosemary talks about her recent dives in the Shetland Islands and answers...

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The Go Diving Roadshow from 2021-09-09T05:16:42

The GO DIVING ROAD SHOW.  Hear all about it here.   Mark Evans from Scuba Diver Magazine & Go Diving Show joins the The BiG Scuba Podcast...

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The Go Diving Roadshow from 2021-09-09T05:16:42

The GO DIVING ROAD SHOW.  Hear all about it here.   Mark Evans from Scuba Diver Magazine & Go Diving Show joins the The BiG Scuba Podcast...

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Samantha Howlett Marine biologist from 2021-09-06T11:15

Samantha Howlett is a PhD student based at the Lancaster Reefs Lab.  Her research covers how climate change effects coral reefs and their future.  Prior to that she volunteered for a marine proj...

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Samantha Howlett Marine biologist from 2021-09-06T11:15

Samantha Howlett is a PhD student based at the Lancaster Reefs Lab.  Her research covers how climate change effects coral reefs and their future.  Prior to that she volunteered for a marine proj...

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Leigh Bishop wreck diver & writer part 2 from 2021-08-30T11:00

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Leigh Bishop.  Leigh is one of the most accomplished and well-known technical divers in the world.

 

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Leigh Bishop wreck diver&writer part 2 from 2021-08-30T11:00

This is Part 2 of our conversation with Leigh Bishop.  Leigh is one of the most accomplished and well-known technical divers in the world.

 

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Leigh Bishop wreck diver & writer from 2021-08-23T10:51:06

Leigh Bishop is one of the most accomplished and well-known technical divers in the world. He first began diving during the late 1980’s in the English Channel, a virtual museum of over 5000 know...

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Leigh Bishop wreck diver&writer from 2021-08-23T10:51:06

Leigh Bishop is one of the most accomplished and well-known technical divers in the world. He first began diving during the late 1980’s in the English Channel, a virtual museum of over 5000 know...

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Chris Foiesy scuba diver and TikTok expert from 2021-08-16T11:00

Chris Foiesy is a professional Scuba instructor and certified in cave diving and technical decompression diving techniques. He has been in the dive industry for over 10 years selling, maintainin...

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Chris Foiesy scuba diver and TikTok expert from 2021-08-16T11:00

Chris Foiesy is a professional Scuba instructor and certified in cave diving and technical decompression diving techniques. He has been in the dive industry for over 10 years selling, maintainin...

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Diving the Farne Islands from 2021-08-09T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat about the Farne Island Dive trip they made at the end of July 2021.  We talk about the diving, the kit we used and the scuba vehicle we were in.  Matt Rivet features at the en...

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Diving the Farne Islands from 2021-08-09T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat about the Farne Island Dive trip they made at the end of July 2021.  We talk about the diving, the kit we used and the scuba vehicle we were in.  Matt Rivet features at the en...

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On location - The Ford Ranger Raptor and Farne Islands from 2021-08-02T11:53:44

A roving report style podcast from our three day trip to Seahouses in North East England and our diving adventures in the Farne Islands just off the coast.  The trip was organised by our local d...

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On location - The Ford Ranger Raptor and Farne Islands from 2021-08-02T11:53:44

A roving report style podcast from our three day trip to Seahouses in North East England and our diving adventures in the Farne Islands just off the coast.  The trip was organised by our local d...

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Dean Martin and Fourth Element from 2021-07-26T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Dean Martin.  Dean Martin is the Hardware Product Manager at Fourth Element.  Hel tells us about his scuba journey.

 

https://fourthelement.com/

 

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Dean Martin and Fourth Element from 2021-07-26T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Dean Martin.  Dean Martin is the Hardware Product Manager at Fourth Element.  Hel tells us about his scuba journey.

 

https://fourthelement.com/

 

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Womens Dive Day 2021 from 2021-07-19T11:00

Gemma and Ian catch up with a previous guest, Lydia Walker from Ilkeston & Kimberley Sub Aqua Club.  We spoke to Lydia in June 2020 and we hear all about her scuba adventures in the last year as...

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Womens Dive Day 2021 from 2021-07-19T11:00

Gemma and Ian catch up with a previous guest, Lydia Walker from Ilkeston & Kimberley Sub Aqua Club.  We spoke to Lydia in June 2020 and we hear all about her scuba adventures in the last year as...

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Around the world in Eighty Episodes from 2021-07-12T11:00

Here is a little montage of clips we have drawn from some on the episodes we have recorded…Have a listen and then go back and have a listen to some of our past friends of the podcast.

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Around the world in Eighty Episodes from 2021-07-12T11:00

Here is a little montage of clips we have drawn from some on the episodes we have recorded…Have a listen and then go back and have a listen to some of our past friends of the podcast.

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Professor Robert Stone Underwater Simulation and Human Factor Simulation from 2021-07-05T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Professor Bob Stone.  Bob Stone brings over 30 years of award-winning experience in human factors and simulation experience in a range of application domains, from defence ...

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Professor Robert Stone Underwater Simulation and Human Factor Simulation from 2021-07-05T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Professor Bob Stone.  Bob Stone brings over 30 years of award-winning experience in human factors and simulation experience in a range of application domains, from defence ...

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Trailer Episode 79 Professor Bob Stone from 2021-07-02T11:22:20

Professor Bob Stone brings over 30 years of award-winning experience in human factors and simulation experience in a range of application domains, from defence to healthcare and from subsea envi...

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Episode 78 Dive into the future With Blue Abyss from 2021-06-28T11:01

Gemma and Ian chat to John Vickers and Emma Farrell.  John is the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Abyss and believes passionately about connecting our marine evolutionary heritage and future spa...

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Trailer Episode 78 Dive into the future With Blue Abyss. from 2021-06-25T17:58:27

Out on Monday!  Gemma and Ian chat to John Vickers and Emma Farrell.  John is the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Abyss and believes passionately about connecting our marine evolutionary heritag...

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Episode 77 Grace Marquez.. Fine Art underwater...Scubadoobadoo from 2021-06-21T11:00

Grace Marquez is a visual artist and creative consultant living Canada. She works primarily in acrylic paint on canvas or wood boards and her subjects include the diverse and rich marine life an...

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Trailer Grace Marquez Fine Art for Water Lovers from 2021-06-18T10:30

Grace Marquez is a visual artist and creative consultant living Canada. She works primarily in acrylic paint on canvas or wood boards and her subjects include the diverse and rich marine life an...

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Episode 76 The Shearwater Experience from 2021-06-14T11:00

Gemma and Ian chat to Gabriel Pineda.  He is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Shearwater Research.   Shearwater Research quickly became a major supplier of trimix computers and electronic ...

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Episode 75 Seasearch... Feel the Tingle! from 2021-06-07T12:30

Gemma and Ian chat to Rob Spray.  Rob Spray and his partner Dawn Watson are coordinators of the Marine Conservation Society’s Seasearch project in East Anglia Seasearch is a project for scuba di...

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Episode 74 Diving in North Carolina "Graveyard of the Atlantic" from 2021-05-31T06:14:57

Gemma and Ian chat to Ian Travis.  Ian is based in North Carolina and passionate about ocean diving in the area.  Its called the Graveyard of the Atlantic and offers great wreck diving for all l...

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Episode 74 Ian Travis talks North Carolina Diving from 2021-05-28T18:51:20

Gemma and Ian chat to Ian Travis. A passionate scuba diver that loves the diving on the North Carolina coastline.

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Episode 73 Surface interval with Gemma&Ian from 2021-05-24T11:30

The BiG Scuba duo, Gemma and Ian catch up on some news items and whats coming up on The BiG Scuba Podcast.

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Episode 72 Planning a shore dive from 2021-05-17T11:30

The BiG Scuba duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Kat Gerasimova.  Kat lives in Norwich and has recently become a PADI instructor.  She has been diving for a few years and is passionate about UK shore di...

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Trailer for Episode 72 Preparing for a Shore Dive from 2021-05-14T11:41:45

Coming up is an episode detailing the things to consider when preparing for a shore dive.

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Episode 71 Richard Garriott gives us a viz report from Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench! from 2021-05-10T11:57:27

The BiG Scuba duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Richard Garriott about his exploration to the extremities of our planet.  He has journeyed to both poles, orbited the planet, explored jungles, peered in...

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Episode 70 Catching up with Cristina Zenato and Kewin Lorenzen from 2021-05-03T08:00

It’s a year since Gemma and Ian spoke with Cristina Zenato and produced Episodes 9, 12 and 21.  We also spoke to Kevin Lorenzen on Episode 13.  The year of 2020 was challenging for everyone but ...

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Episode 70 Catching up on Sharks and Caves Trailer from 2021-04-30T11:14:29

Its a year since Gemma and Ian spoke with Cristina Zenato and Kewin Lorenzen in the Bahamas so we had a catch up via zoom on the progress they have made through 2020.    Full version is availabl...

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Episode 69 Ghostnet Stockings! from 2021-04-26T11:49:03

Ian and Gemma chat about what they have been up to including news from DAN (Divers Alert Network) ..Rosemary Lunn joins the podcast to answer some listener questions and also brings us some news...

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Episode 68 The Any Any Any Any Any Rule from 2021-04-19T18:35:57

Ian and Gemma chat about what they have been up to including a refresher dive in the pool and then calling a dive based on the Any Any Any Any Any Any rule that Cristina Zenato stated on social ...

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Episode 67 Have you got your dive checklist ready? from 2021-04-12T12:30

Ian and Gemma chat among themselves and are also are joined by Rosemary Lunn who answers some scuba diving questions and brings us some interesting news items.

 

A new member of th...

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Episode 66 Emily Turton and The Orkney Islands from 2021-04-05T12:42:47

Ian and Gemma chat Emily Turton.  She is a dive boat skipper in Scapa. She holds an MCA Masters ticket for vessels <200gt, an RYA Commercial Yachtmaster ticket and a Boat Masters licence for pas...

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Episode 66 Trailer Emily Turton Scapa Flow from 2021-04-02T06:48:55

The latest episode of The BiG Scuba Podcast will be surfacing soon.  We chat to Emily Turton.  She is a dive boat skipper in Scapa. She holds an MCA Masters ticket for vessels <200gt, an RYA Com...

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Episode 65 Rosemary Lunn has a Scuba Q&A with us from 2021-03-29T11:23:15

Ian and Gemma chat among themselves and are also are joined by Rosemary Lunn who answers some scuba diving questions.

 

We talk about dive fitness and entering the Crossfit 2021 op...

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Episode 64 Ken and Kimber Kiefer from 2021-03-22T13:00

Ian and Gemma chat to Ken and Kimber Kiefer, a husband-and-wife team. Ken Kiefer is an award-winning underwater photographer based out of Houston, TX.  His goal is to create stunning imagery tha...

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Episode 62 Francesca Trotman Love the Oceans from 2021-03-21T14:31:47

Ian and Gemma chat to Francesca Trotman.  Francesca Trotman is the managing director and founder of Love The Oceans. With a Masters in Marine Biology she has always had a passion for marine life...

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Episode 64 Trailer Ken and Kimber Kiefer from 2021-03-19T12:30

The latest episode of The BiG Scuba Podcast will be surfacing soon.  We chat to Ken and Kimber Keifer, a husband and wife team. Ken Kiefer is an award-winning underwater photographer based out o...

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Episode 63 Entale.... Have you tried this? from 2021-03-15T12:00

Ian and Gemma chat among themselves today with no featured guests!  We chat about Entale podcast platform    www.entale.co    it’s a platform that allows listeners to discover more from their po...

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Trailer Francesca Trotman Love the Oceans from 2021-03-08T11:55:26

Ian and Gemma chat to Francesca Trotman.  Francesca Trotman is the managing director and founder of Love The Oceans. With a Masters in Marine Biology she has always had a passion for marine life...

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Episode 61 Garry Dallas from 2021-03-01T18:02:50

Ian and Gemma chat to Garry Dallas who is also know as Sidemount Bob! He is a Cave , technical and recreational Diver and Instructor Trainer for RAID UK & Malta. Additionally, he’s a CCR instruc...

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Episode 61 Trailer Garry Dallas from 2021-02-15T13:56:04

Episode 61 will be out in a few weeks but here is a taster.   We chat to Garry Dallas who is also know as Sidemount Bob!  He chats about all things sidemount, being a fish, and our Fourth Elemen...

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Episode 61 Trailer Garry Dallas from 2021-02-15T13:56:04

Episode 61 will be out in a few weeks but here is a taster.   We chat to Garry Dallas who is also know as Sidemount Bob!  He chats about all things sidemount, being a fish, and our Fourth Elemen...

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Episode 60 Julianne Ziefle from 2021-02-05T12:30

Ian and Gemma chat about what they have been up to and we hear from a caller on The BiG Scuba Bat Phone. Our guest is Julianne Zielfle.  Julianne became a certified diver in 1985.  Julianne is a...

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Episode 59 Birgitte Deda Wilms from 2021-01-30T06:33:17

Ian and Gemma chat to Birgitte Deda Wilms.   Deda came to the United States over 30 years ago from Denmark. She has traveled the world several times over, running a scuba diving and underwater p...

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Episode 58 Stratis Kas Close Calls from 2021-01-24T12:15

Ian and Gemma chat to Stratis Kas.  Stratis is a diving instructor, Explorer, Film-maker, adventurer and has recently released his first book called, Close Calls.  It’s a collection of 68 grippi...

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Episode 57 Shaff Naeen from 2021-01-22T12:00

Ian and Gemma chat to Shafraz Naeem.  He is known to everyone as Shaff, started his diving career in 1994 and as a PADI Instructor and an ex-military dive instructor he has extensive knowledge o...

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Episode 56 Autumn Blum Stream2Sea from 2021-01-16T15:13:26

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat Autumn Blum.  Autumn Blum, Founder and CEO of Stream2Sea.   Stream2Sea was founded in 2015 in Wauchula, FL after a dive trip in Palau made...

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Episode 55 Kirk Krack from 2021-01-08T13:01:44

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Kirk Krack.  For over two decades, Kirk Krack has developed education and certification programs with one goal: to improve safety in fr...

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Episode 54 Stephan Whelan from 2021-01-01T14:08:56

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Stephan Whelan.  Stephan is the Founder and Publisher of DeeperBlue.com. His passion for the underwater world started at 8 years-old wi...

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Episode 53 Paul Rose from 2020-12-29T13:11:21

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Paul Rose. Paul is a man at the front line of exploration and one of the world’s most experienced divers, field science and polar exper...

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Episode 52 Christine Dennison from 2020-12-25T12:30

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Christine Dennison.  She aims to empower women through exploration, adventure and role models. “Quest for knowledge, Thirst for Adventu...

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Episode 51 Marcus Greatwood from 2020-12-21T18:57:39

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Marcus Greatwood. He is a freediver and a Senior Coach at NoTanx.  NoTanx is a club.  Marcus started freediving in 1999, Loic Leferme s...

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Episode 50 Royal Navy Mine Clearance Divers from 2020-12-18T12:30

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Mike and Al who are Royal Navy Mine Clearance Divers based on the South Coast of the UK. They tell us about their experiences in the ro...

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Episode 49 Final BackPack Divers from 2020-12-14T11:57:23

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Beth and Elliot. They are the Backpack Divers. A young couple of diving enthusiasts from the UK.  They plan to go on a global journey, ...

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Episode 48 Alex Mustard Part 2 from 2020-12-11T12:00:47

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Dr Alex Mustard MBE.   Alex is from the UK is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading underwater photographers. He has been takin...

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Episode 47 Alex Mustard Part 1 from 2020-12-09T12:32:21

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Dr Alex Mustard MBE.   Alex is from the UK is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading underwater photographers. He has been takin...

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Episode 46 Peter Millar Dive Operations Specialist from 2020-12-04T15:29:16

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Peter Millar, a Dive Operations Specialist at the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.  Peter helps move the astronauts around in the pool...

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Episode 45 Wild and Temperate Seas from 2020-11-27T18:52:14

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma have put together a compilation from the author and contributors to the book “Wild and Temperate Seas”

 

 

Will Appleyard ...

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Episode 44 Will Appleyard from 2020-11-24T12:15:55

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Will Appleyard.  He is an author and photographer and has a passion for adventure.  He dives, climbs, loves skiing and snowboarding and...

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Episode 43 Manta Trust from 2020-11-22T12:30

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Simon Hilbourne from the Manta Trust.   The core objectives are to see all species of manta rays and their relatives protected or effec...

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Episode 42 Project AWARE from 2020-11-20T12:30

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Ian Campbell from Project AWARE.   Project AWARE is a global movement for ocean protection powered by a community of adventurers. They ...

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Episode 41 Cape RADD from 2020-11-16T12:00

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Dylan Irion and Mike Barron from Cape RADD (Research and Diver Development). 
Cape RADD facilitates SCUBA and freediving training...

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Episode 40 Christine Grosart Part 2 from 2020-11-12T16:30

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Christine Grosart.  Christine Grosart is an offshore diver medic, working in the North Sea on vessels and gas platforms.  When she is n...

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Episode 39 Christine Grosart from 2020-11-09T15:00

INTRODUCTION

Ian and Gemma chat to Christine Grosart.  Christine Grosart is an offshore diver medic, working in the North Sea on vessels and gas platforms.  When she is n...

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Mike Valentine Part 2 from 2020-11-05T17:09:18

INTRODUCTION  Ian and Gemma continue their chat with Mike Valentine.  Mike is a  renowned underwater film cameraman credited on an enviable list of A-list movies. These include ...

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Episode 37 Mike Valentine Part 1 from 2020-11-01T06:18:21

Ian and Gemma chat to Mike Valentine.  Mike is a  renowned underwater film cameraman credited on an enviable list of A-list movies. These include Bourne Supremacy, Casino Royale, Castaway, Termi...

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Episode 36 Simon Rogerson from 2020-10-28T07:40:42

INTRO Ian and Gemma chat to Simon Rogerson.  He is the editor of Scuba magazine.  The official magazine of the biggest British diving club the British Sub-Aqua Clu...

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Episode 35 Gemma Smith from 2020-10-22T05:08:17

INTRO Ian and Gemma chat to Gemma Smith.  She is a UK female scuba dive role model ; a technical diver ,caver diver ,Elite Instructor ,PADI Ambassadiver ,expeditio...

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Episode 34 Paralenz Vaquita from 2020-10-17T14:54:44

Ian and Gemma chat to Jacob about the new Paralenz Vaquita. Paralenz Vaquita is a small yet powerful underwater camera with a simple mission: to enable you to seamlessly capture and share brilli...

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Episode 33 Freediving with Georgina Miller from 2020-10-10T04:30

Ian and Gemma chat to Georgina Miller, national champion freediver. She learned to scuba dive in 1998 and certified as a PADI MSDT Instructor in 2005 and then progressed to freediving. Aquacity ...

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Episode 32 Steve Davis Speaking Sidemount from 2020-09-30T19:53:48

Ian and Gemma chat to  Steve Davis, the host of the acclaimed podcast, “Speaking Sidemount”, author of the books, “The Canterbury Wreck - A Diver’s Guide” and “Sidemount Fundamentals” and he is ...

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Episode 31 Mike Fincke NASA Astronaut from 2020-09-23T19:30:52

Ian, Gemma and Scuba Honey chat to Mike Fincke. Mike is a real life NASA Astronaut, he has completed nine spacewalks and spent 381 days in space! We talk about his training for he space adventur...

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Episode 30 Rannva? Jørmundsson Fourth Element from 2020-09-17T21:30

Ian and Gemma chat to Rannva? Jørmundsson about her scuba journey and working for Fourth Element and Shearwater. She originates from the Faroe Islands. We talk about her next adventure, being a ...

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Episode 29 Manta Pacific from 2020-09-09T19:00

Ian and Gemma chat to Kellor Laros and Janice McLaughlin about The Manta Pacific Research Foundation. The foundation is dedicated to research, education, and conservation concerning manta rays a...

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Episode 28 Mark Evans from 2020-09-02T15:01:37

Ian and Gemma chat to Mark Evans. Mark Evans is the Editor-in-Chief of the Scuba Diver Magazine. He has been in the diving industry for nearly 25 years, and has been diving since he was just 12 ...

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Episode 27 Tec Clark from 2020-08-26T03:00

Ian and Gemma chat to Tec Clark. Tec Clark is a renowned instructor trainer in the diving industry, and he has devoted plenty of his time into creating various projects aimed at both recreationa...

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Episode 26 Phil Short from 2020-08-17T03:30

Ian and Gemma chat to Phil Short. Phil is a Cave Explorer and Scientific Diving Safety Office. Phil has a passion for diving that is infectious.. he even still logs every dive and is happiest in...

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Episode 25 Deptherapy from 2020-08-08T13:00

Ian and Gemma chat to Richard Cullen, a founder of the Charity Deptherapy. He is joined by Tom Oats and Tom Swarbrick, Ambassadors for the charity.

 

GUEST  W...

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Episode 24 Jill Heinerth Part 2 from 2020-08-01T13:00

Ian and Gemma chat to Jill Heinerth, Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and film-maker. We previously had Jill on as a guest in Episode 17 and she continues talking a...

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Episode 23 Miranda Krestovnikoff from 2020-07-25T11:50:11

Gemma and Ian chat to Miranda Krestovnikoff. We discuss how she started her scuba journey and the passion she has for UK diving and marine life .

 

GUEST  WWW    https://www.mirand...

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Episode 22 PADI Womens Dive Day 2020 from 2020-07-18T03:18:30

Gemma and Ian and their guest co-host, Cristina Zenato, discuss women divers and we listen to some contributions from a range of women talking about their diving life and passions.

GUEST ...

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Episode 21 Cristina Zenato from 2020-07-09T18:17:53

Cristina and her connection with the underwater world and its exploration, our education and its conservation.  Gemma and Ian chat to Cristina Zenato, Cristina is a recognized diving professiona...

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Episode 20 Galapagos Whale Shark Project from 2020-07-01T10:19:04

Gemma and Ian chat to Jonathan and Jenny from the Galapagos Whale Shark Project..its a totally inspiring conversation about the Whale Shark. So little is know about this species... It is the wor...

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Episode 19 Michael and Robert Thomas ... Father and Son Divers from 2020-06-21T05:56:38

Ian and Gemma chat to father and son, Michael Thomas and Robert Thomas. Michael Thomas has been involved in diving for over thirty years including being an Examiner and Training Officer for The ...

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Episode 18 Matt Holton Trainee Dive Master from 2020-06-18T09:44:38

Ian and Gemma chat to Matthew Holton, a young diver from the UK.  He is training to be a PADI DiveMaster and talks about his scuba journey and UK diving.

GUEST TWITTER               https...

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Episode 17 Jill Heinerth Part 1 from 2020-06-14T08:00

Ian and Gemma chat to Jill Heinerth, Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer and film-maker. We chat about her scuba journey, how Jill wanted to be an astronaut, diving wi...

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Episode 16 Bren Gallagher Irish Diver from 2020-06-06T13:00:57

EPISODE.NO       Episode 16

TITLE     Bren Gallagher and the delights of diving near Donegal

INTRO   Ian and Gemma chat to Bren Gallagher a young diver from Donegal Ireland.  Irela...

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Episode 15 Monty Halls from 2020-06-01T06:19:22

Ian and Gemma chat to Monty Halls about diving, his travels and the time spent in the Galapagos.

https://www.montyhalls.co.uk/

Monty Halls   @MontyHalls

Monty Halls  @TheOff...

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Episode 14 Samantha Craven The Reef-World Foundation from 2020-05-24T07:34:34

EPISODE.NO       Episode 14

TITLE     Samantha Craven   The Reef-World Foundation & Green Fins

SUBTITILE           Samantha Craven   The Reef-World Foundation & Green Fins

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Episode 13 Kewin Lorenzen from 2020-05-20T08:11:32

EPISODE.NO       Episode 13

TITLE     Episode 13   Kewin Lorenzen

SUBTITILE           Kewin Lorenzen  Diving Professional, shark, CCR, cave diver and explorer. Exploring the world...

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Episode 12 Cristina Zenato from 2020-05-12T06:09:33

INTRO Ian and Gemma chat to Cristina Zenato. Cristina is shark behaviorist and conservationist, PADI Course Director, full cave instructor and explorer. Teaching a...

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Episode 11 John Chatterton Part 2 from 2020-05-08T10:31:38

Ian and Gemma have a BIG chat to John Chatterton, he is one of the world’s most accomplished and well known wreck divers.
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Episode 10 Part 1 John Chatterton Titanic and Britannic Diver from 2020-05-04T20:12:28

Ian and Gemma chat to John Chatterton, he is one of the world’s most accomplished and well known wreck divers.

 

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Episode 9 Cristina Zenato .. the Shark Listener from 2020-05-03T07:31:39

INTRO Ian and Gemma chat to Cristina Zenato. Cristina is shark behaviorist & conservationist, PADI Course Director, full cave instructor and explorer. Teaching and...

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Episode 8 Andy Torbet more diving and the Britannic from 2020-04-28T11:47:02

Ian, Gemma and Werttie chat to Andy Torbet, the voice of Action Man and also real Action Man, Diver, Underwater Explorer, Skydiver, Climber…

Find us all on Instagram  @thebigscuba  @gemmk...

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Episode 7 Interview with Andy Torbet from 2020-04-21T12:07:13

Ian, Gemma and Werttie chat to Andy Torbet, the voice of Action Man and also real Action Man, Diver, Underwater Explorer, Skydiver, Climber…

Find us all on Instagram  @thebigscuba  @gemmk...

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Episode 6 An interview with an Action Man from 2020-04-13T14:57:56

Ian, Gemma and Werttie cover some interesting news items, catch up with listener questions and comments and interview the voice of Action Man and a real Action Man, Diver, Underwater Explorer, S...

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Episode 5 Introducing Werttie. from 2020-04-09T06:30

Werttie joins Gemma and Ian to co host this episode.  Gemma and Ian interview Werttie and we discover her scuba journey.

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Episode 4 Pinkie and our first interview with three scuba girls from 2020-04-01T23:45

Pinkie and our first interview with three scuba girls
We discuss some news items, Gemma tells us about Pinkie and Ian has some issues saying Acheology! ...

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Episode 3 News and report on Go Diving Show from 2020-03-09T15:30

The BiG team have a reflection on their visit to the Go Diving Show, Gemmas journey so far to becoming a scuba diver.  New items are discussed, Beckies Challenge and ask your Dive Master and the...

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Episode 2 The Journey so far and beginners Equipment from 2020-02-22T19:00:35

This Episode cover the open water journey and the basic diver equipment.

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Episode 1: Introduction to BIG from 2020-02-16T17:00:19

This is our first episode with an introduction from the scuba team Beckie, Ian and Gemma.

Together we make up the BIG Scuba Podcast.  In this episode we introduce the podcast and ourselve...

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