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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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Gemma and Ian chat to Andy Lear. Andy is based in the UK and through his diving experiences has been inspired to write some poems with a scuba theme. If you would like to get in contact with Andy then pop an email to us and we will pass it on : thebigscubapodcast@gmail.com The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90. “Beyond Technical” …
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Gemma and Ian chat to Ellie Hudson. Ellie is also known as Scuba Ellie and is from the UK. She started diving at the age of fourteen and it became her passion. She left a corporate career to pursue her love of the underwater world and really found herself. Ellie is an ambassador for brands including Avatar Dry Suits, Reel Diving, DAN Europe and Cor…
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Gemma and Ian meet up with Jamie Parker at the Go Diving show to be measured for Santi Dry Suits. Jamie featured on our previous podcast explaining what it means to be a Santi Dealer. He covers the interview and measurement process when being fitted and advised about which Santi Dry suit to choose. Gemma and Ian then visit their local Santi Dealer,…
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Episode 175 What it means to become a Santi Dealer
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Gemma and Ian chat to Jamie Parker. Jamie is the Sales Manager for Reel Diving who is the distribution company for Santi products. Jamies explains what it means to become a Santi Dealer, the process the dealer follows such as learning about the history of Santi, the history of drysuits and then how to assess what drysuit meets a divers specific nee…
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Gemma and Ian attended The Go Diving Show 2024 that took place at the beginning of March. It was a fantastic show with plenty of exhibitors, a selection of speakers and of course many many visitors. This podcast captures some short interviews from around the show and our round up of the weekend. The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at …
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Gemma and Ian visited DEEP and were hosted by Phil Short, Research Diving, Training Lead. We were given a tour of the facility at Avonmouth and then over to the Campus at Tidenham. DEEP is evolving how humans access, explore and inhabit underwater environments. Through flexible, modular and mobile subsea habitats that allow humans to live undersea …
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Gemma and Ian chat to Dr. Joseph Dituri. Dr. Jospeh Dituri lived undersea for 100 Days in a mission combining education, ocean conservation research, and the study of the physiological and psychological effects of compression on the human body. Commander Joseph Dituri enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1985. He served continuously on active service upon …
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Gemma and Ian recently visited the team at DEEP. Kirk Krack is the Human Diver Performance Lead. This podcast conversation with Kirk was recorded back in 2020 and sets the scene showcasing Kirks diving experience. More information and conversation will be out in future episodes about DEEP. Gemma and Ian also talk about Dive Fitness, Ians Dry suit a…
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Gemma and Ian recently visited the team at DEEP and Phil Short was our host for the day. Phil is the Research, Diving and Training Lead at DEEP. This podcast conversation with Phil was recorded back in 2020 and sets the scene showcasing Phils diving experience. More information and conversation will be out in future episodes about DEEP. DEEP Campus…
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Gemma and Ian chat to Melanie and Kathleen who are the owners of Dive The Americas. A women-owned travel agency dedicated to customized dive vacations in Latin America. Melanie and Kath are passionate about diving and helping get more people underwater. They both live in Latin America and believe it's truly an undiscovered jewel for divers of all l…
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Beneath the aqua blue waters of the North Norfolk coastline is a hidden world of marine magic.Diver Chris Taylor has lived in Sheringham all his life and has snorkeled the offshore chalk reef since he was a teenager. Recently, he started filming his trips. Chris Taylor was born and bred in Sheringham on the North Norfolk coast and absolutely loves …
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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 catalogue of underwater images, she engages audiences with laughter and interactive encounters with marine life. The Pioneer in teaching Snorkelling as the Gateway to Scuba Diving …
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Ted Harty is scuba instructor from the Florida keys, who ditched the scuba tanks to become a Freediving instructor. Ted is the founder of Immersion Freediving which he started in 2010. He’s an instructor trainer for Performance Freediving, and is a past USA freediving record holder. His deepest free dive is 279ft or 85 meters and his longest breath…
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Episode 165 Hayley Adlam Miss Scuba International 2023
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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 finalist about to embark on the competition in Malaysia. Having worked in the offshore industry alongside commercial divers for over a decade, Hayley dived into the world of Miss Scuba UK after seeing a noticeable ge…
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Gemma and Ian chat to Joanna Wyrebek. Joanna originates from Poland and her diving journey started in 2014, and since then progressed to become a PADI Recreational Dive Instructor, a CCR Cave diver and a Full Trimix diver. She travels a lot but mainly dives the cold waters of the UK, whilst also having a strong passion for wrecks and overhead divin…
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Gemma and Ian chat to Chris Lemons. Chris is a deep sea saturation diver who was involved in a catastrophic accident which left him stranded 300 feet below the surface of the treacherous North Sea, with no light, heat or breathing gas for 35 minutes. His miraculous survival is the subject of the hit Neflix and BBC documentary 'Last Breath,' a versi…
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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 roles in many navy diving operations including the 1996 recovery of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of Long Island, NY, the 2000 bombing recovery of the USS COLE in Aden, Yemen, and USS MONITOR Expeditions 2001 and 200…
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Gemma and Ian chat to Abbie Barnes and catch up with Ben and Sam from Lundy Diving. Abbie Barnes is an award-winning presenter, filmmaker, and mountain leader with a passion for tying wellbeing to expeditions and adventures in the natural world. They are also the founder of the organisation Spend More Time In The WILD. Ultimately, Abbie is on a lif…
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Gemma and Ian chat to Mallory Haas. Mallory is a maritime archaeologist who is originally from the Great Lakes in the US. Mallory started working with the SHIPS Project in 2013 and is now a director and chief archaeologist for the Project. A recent venture is The 1000 Tyres Project, which came about while looking for shipwrecks with the University …
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Gemma and Ian bring an on the road report while they dive around the Farne Islands and Loch Long and paddleboard at Blakeney, Norfolk. Gemma and Ian announce that they are Brand Ambassadors for Ocean Reef! Christal Seas https://www.scuba4me.co.uk/ Malabar B&B https://malabar-seahouses.co.uk/ Soverign Diving https://www.sovereigndiving.co.uk/about.h…
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Episode 158 Santi Diving and a BiG summer update
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Gemma and Ian chat to Agnieszka Hrynkiewicz. Agnieszka is the Sales & Marketing Director and COO at Santi Diving. Sanit is a manufacturer of premium quality dry suits and dive undersuits and a distributor of technical and recreational diving equipment. A recognized leader in the diving industry worldwide, with a presence in 20 distribution markets …
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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 their trip and diving experiences. https://www.sovereigndiving.co.uk/ The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90. “Beyond Technical” Narked at 90 Large Enough To Cope, Small Enough To Care Whether thin…
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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 diving, canoeing, and parachuting; a member of 21 SAS Rgt (R); and a member of 95 Commando Naval Gunfire Support RA (R). He is the author of Combat Frogmen; Naval Elite Units; E…
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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 number of years using their Facebook page “Tash & George’s Dive Trips”. We chat to them about their recent trip to Bikini Atoll. Tash is a keen photographer and also has a YouTube channel that documents their adventures. https://…
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Gemma and Ian chat to John Routley and Brent Hudson. They are the founders and co directors of Narked at 90. We hear about how Narked at 90 began and both John and Brent tell us about their diving journey. Website: www.narkedat90.com Email: info@narkedat90.com Phone: +44 (0) 1933 681255 The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90. “Beyo…
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