DeeperBlue Podcast

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 10 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then Stephan speaks with Isaac "Shrek" Daly - founder of the Noob Spearo podcast.  They discuss his journey into Scuba Diving, Freediving, and then Spearfishing which took him onto the journey to help people via his podcast and his Kickstarter books.  We then hear a top tip from our Founder and Host Stephan on why there is no such thing as an ocean media mogul.And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Sara Revell about diving off a liveaboard in the Pacific.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 9 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with the marine filmmaker, film director, and cinematographer Bob Talbot.  They discuss his profound connection to the natural world that led him to work on some of the biggest Hollywood films out there.  He also tells us about a moment when a pod of dolphins fully accepted him in Bimini.We then hear a top tip from the Founder and Host of Noob Spearo podcast Isaac Daly on the infamous aqua-bog.And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Arlette Diederiks who tells her about a magical dive in the Belize Blue Hole.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 8 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then producer Jason speaks with Marine Biologist, Shark Conservationist, and founder of non-profit Sharks4Kids Jillian Morris.  They discuss how she became fascinated with sharks from 5-years-old.  They also discuss an amazing dive witnessing the magic of a birthing shark in Bimini.We then hear a top tip from the Founder of Stream2Sea Autumn Blum on how to handle "dive-hair".And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Mark Killian who talks about conquering his fear of jellyfish on his first dive.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 7 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then host Stephan speaks with underwater journalist, magazine editor, and dive show organizer Mark Evans.  They discuss how he became one a diving "media mogul" and one special muck dive that ended with some surprise ice cream.We then hear a top tip from marine biologist and conservationist Francesca Trotman on why coconut can be a lifesaver when diving.And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Pauline Hsulpas on her best dive in the Netherlands with a beautiful school of herring.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 6 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with real-life siren and freediving instructor Ilaria Molinari.  They discuss how you go from a multi-national record-holding freediver to a real-life mermaid.We then hear a top tip from marine biologist & shark conservationist Jillian Morris on why sharing is caring.And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Allan Sharp on his first dive as a 9-year-old.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 5 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with producer Jason Elias and co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier .Then co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with Dr. Mauricio Hoyos Padilla is a world-renowned shark expert.  Linden finds out which shark is his favorite, what drives his passion and that time he got DEEP with sharks.We then hear a top tip from journalist and Scuba Diver Magazine publisher Mark Evans.And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Sammy Kildegaard on diving with whales.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 4 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and co-host Linden Wolbert.Then co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier speaks with acclaimed Canadian photographer, filmmaker, author, and marine biologist Paul Nicklen.  Paul shares his obsession for the arctic.We then hear a top tip from the President and CEO of DEMA, Tom Ingram.And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from from Nick Lyon on his dive to the E-49 Submarine WreckIf you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 3 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then Stephan speaks with the Co-Founder/Head of Content at Mammalz and Underwater Cinematographer Alex Finden.  Alex tells us about the nature live-streaming platform Mammalz, and how he found magic under a fallen log.We then hear a top tip from the internationally renowned marine photographer, award-winning filmmaker, and dedicated environmentalist Bob Talbot.And then finally we hear a listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Mario Elias on flying through the blue like superman.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 2 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then Stephan speaks with Cave Diver and Explorer Rannvá Jørmundsson.  Rannva tells us about how we ended up working at Fourth Element, becoming a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, and develop a passion for exploring and diving in Caves.We then hear a top tip from Julie Riffe on what should be on your checklistAnd then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Aidan Maquire about spearfishing in a kelp bed.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome back to Season 4 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  We have a fantastic season lined up for you with some amazing guests.In episode 1 you can look forward to: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then Jason speaks with DEMA President and CEO Tom Ingram.  DEMA is the global diving industry trade association and organizes the DEMA Show every year (and wrapped up last week).  Tom talked about his lifelong connection to the ocean, how this became his career, and a dive on the Great Barrier Reef that brought him face-to-face with a Great White Shark but not in the way you'd expect.We then hear a top tip from National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen on why it pays to slow downAnd then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Mike Marmesh about freediving in Dominica.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In this last episode of the season we cover: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and co-host Linden WolbertThen co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with Scuba Diver,  Stunt Woman, and Photojournalist Szilvia Gogh on the wonder at-risk-youth have on their first-ever diveWe then hear a top tip from Jim Ritterhoff, co-founder and executive director of non-profit Force Blue, on why recreational diving is now dead And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Steve Weaver who tells us about diving the devil's highwayIf you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 8: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason EliasThen co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with Emma Farrell, freediving instructor trainer, author of the book "one breath" and founder of her freediving training company Go FreedivingWe then hear a top tip from Scuba Diver,  Stunt Woman, and Photojournalist Szilvia Gogh on why it's never really Christmas for diversAnd then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Ted Cole who tells us about snorkeling off the coast of Grand Cayman and how the ocean fairies helpedIf you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 8: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier and producer Jason EliasThen co-host Sarah Richard speaks with Francesca Trotman, the founder and managing director of the ocean conservation organization Love Your Oceans based in Mozambique. We then hear a top tip from shark expert, Dr. Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, on why you should leave your camera at homeAnd then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Dano Krahling who tells us about diving in Deans Blue Hole in the BahamasIf you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 7: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and co-host Linden WolbertThen Linden speaks with Brett Stanley, the Australian-born, LA-based Underwater Photographer & Cinematographer famous for his underwater portraits.  He talks to Linden about the surreal-looking glass of Mexican cenotesWe then hear a top tip from Freediver and Mermaid Ilaria Molinari on the needle and the damage done (for Mermaids)And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Tom Boyd about freediving with a Manatee mother and calfIf you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 6: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier speaks with Jim Ritterhoff, executive director and co-founder of Force Blue - a nonprofit organization that provides a new mission for former combat divers and Special Operations veterans: healing endangered coral reefs.  Jim shares in this episode an epic dive off Florida that involved veteran seals, scientists and the T-Rex of all pillar coral.We then hear a top tip from world renowned Go Freediving and RAID Instructor Trainer Emma Farrell on why sleeping underwater ain't so crazy after all.And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Sara who takes us on dive with her at a UNESCO World Heritage site.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 5: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then producer Jason speaks with Autumn Blum, founder of Stream2Sea.  She is a cosmetic chemist and diver who focusses on creating reef safe products.  Today she shares the story of starting Stream2Sea, how she has pivoted during the pandemic and how she discovered a secret super power as a little girl that help shaped her life.We then hear a top tip from Underwater Photographer Brett Stanley who helps us understand why bouyancy control is by far the most important skill a diver can know.And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Allan Sharp who takes us back to his first dive as a 9-year-old back in 1960.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 4: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Co-Host Mehgan Heany-Grier and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier speaks with John Stella, a legend in the diving world, member of the explorers club and a wreck hunter who has helped discovered 45+ shipwrecks in Aegean Sea.We then hear a top tip from Course Director, Explorer, and Environmentalist Ernst Van Der Pol on why The Band was wrong and you don't need to carry the weight.And then finally we hear another listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from Steve Lewis on a fantastic deep cave dive in Florida.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 3: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Co-Host Linden Wolbert and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with Julie Riffe, a member of the historic Riffe family and a world and national spearfishing champion.We then hear a top tip from legendary explorers club member and diver John Stella on why you should always be thinking about diving And then finally we hear yet another incredible listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from 12 year old Dylan Ober (daughter) and Ingram Ober (dad) who saw so many amberjacks they blocked out the sun in Mexico, and on a life ahead full of divingIf you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  In episode 2: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with the bubbly Beth Miller, known to many just as Bethy Scuba or the Dive Nanny.We then hear a top tip from Freediver Nathan Lucas on how practice, practice, practice ... makes for a better dive And then finally we hear yet another incredible listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from artist David Gellar and diving in a shark and dolphin mecca on honeymoon.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast!  This first episode is packed full of diving news, interviews, top tips, and an epic best dive ever from you, our listeners.In this episode: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then Stephan speaks with Jennifer Idol, an underwater photographer, expedition leader, and the first woman to dive all 50 states in the United States.We then hear a top tip from NOAA Chief Scientist Dr. Steve Gittings on how best not to be left adrift at sea at night.And then finally we hear yet another incredible listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from a diver in the British Virgin Islands and some epic dolphin encounters.Season 3 of the DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.If you'd like to be notified when new shows air, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Season 3 starts on Tuesday, July 13th. So that means if you'd like to be notified when new shows airs, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Scuba Diving, Freediving, Dive Travel, and Ocean Advocacy: the DeeperBlue Podcast is your weekly guide to everything happening around the world… underwater.Over the last few months, as we have worked on Season Three, we have interviewed even more of the most dynamic, interesting and influential people in the in dive, freedive, dive travel and ocean advocacy world including “the Dive Nanny”, pioneering conservationists, legendary freedivers and a few epic surprises up our sleeves.And we can't wait to share their stories.We've also retooled the show format and you will be hearing a lot more from our outstanding co-hosts.  Additionally we have received a whole new batch of incredible Best Dive Evers from you, our listeners, and those are quickly becoming one of our favorite parts of the show.Interestingly, we also had an active awards season, with a shortlist as Best Sports Podcast from the Podcast Publishers Awards, and perhaps more incredibly we were Honored in the Webby's as one of the best sports podcasts in the world. The Webbys are the most prestigious online awards, and are often called the Oscars of the Internet, so we could not be more thrilled.And we bring that excitement and energy into season three, which all starts again on Tuesday July 13th.So please, join us as we continue our exploration of the world's ocean community through the voices of the people who shape it.Welcome to Season Three of the DeeperBlue Podcast.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 10 of season 2.  This is the last episode of this season but we'll be back after a short break with some more amazing news, interviews, top tips, and best dive ever stories.In this episode: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Sarah Richards speaks with Inka Cresswell, filmmaker, and marine biologist.  They have a fascinating discussion on the biases inherent in the diving industry before Inka shares her incredible story of getting her big break shooting for the BBC.We then hear a top tip from Beth Scuba "The Dive Nanny" on why it pays to hum underwater and what Bethy is humming these days.And then finally we hear yet another incredible listener-submitted Best Dive Ever from freediver shares a great late-night dive with Dolphins.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 9 of season 2.  In this episode: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier speaks with Dr. Steve Gittings, Chief Scientist of NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program and fellow at the Explorers Club, who relays an incredible experience he had on the coral banks in the Gulf of Mexico.We then hear a top tip from Dr. Marah Hardt on probably the valuable tip for anyone who has dreamt of traveling to exotic locales to dive.And then finally we hear the Best Dive Ever from Karla Mendez who talks at a freedive she had in the blue hole of the Bahamas.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 8 of season 2.  In this episode: The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and producer Jason Elias.Then co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier speaks with Dr. Marah Hardt a fellow freediver who works at a non-profit focussed on fish sustainability.We then hear a top tip from Paralympian Rosie Bancroft on what she needs to dive underwater.And then finally we hear the Best Dive Ever from Bill Beard from Costa Rica.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 7 of season 2.  In this episode, you can look forward to… The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwater with Host Stephan Whelan and co-host Sarah Richard.Then co-host Linden Wolbert speaks with Annie Crawley or "Ocean Annie" as she is known. Annie shares her views on what it means to be a diver in the ocean and an incredible experience she had with a humpback mother whale in Tonga.We then hear a top tip from the "mother of sharks" Cristina Zenato as she offers up that things don't always need to be new. And then finally we hear a Best Dive Ever from Jonathan Self who explains the magic of Mexico's Cenotes.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 6 of season 2.  In this episode, you can look forward to… The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwaterThen we speak with Underwater Explorer Cristina Zenato - known to many of us as the "Shark Whisperer" as she tells us about her life living with sharks.We then hear from Jennifer Idol who talks about what it is to be a better underwater photographer.And then finally we hear an incredible Best Dive Ever from Abingdon Mullin.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto.  Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 5 of season 2. In this episode, you can look forward to… The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwaterThen we speak with Tony Myshlyaev. Tony is an underwater portrait photographer, better known as "Tones of Blue" on Instagram and winner of the DeeperBlue.com Photo of the Year 2020We then hear from Rannva Joermundsson who gives us a top tip you won't hear in any diving classAnd then finally we hear an incredible Best Dive Ever from Ezzeldin Ahmad.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 4 of season 2. In this episode, you can look forward to… The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwaterThen we speak with Sophie Morgan. Sophie is a freelance underwater filmmaker and producer who has explored our oceans for the BBC's BAFTA and EMMY award-winning series Blue Planet II and National Geographic's landmark EMMY nominated series Hostile Planet. She shared that even after all her fantastic experiences, she sometimes finds herself amazed.We then hear from Tony Myshlaev (or better known as Tones Of Blue on Instagram) about training to master your craft.And then finally we hear an incredible Best Dive Ever from 4x World Champion Freediver Stig Severinsen.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 3 of season 2. In this episode, you can look forward to… The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwaterThen, Producer, Jason Elias speaks with Rosie Bancroft, a British Zoologist, Conservationist, and ex-Paralympic Swimmer. Rosie talks about how diving with one leg has shaped so much of her worldview, and an incredible night dive in Thailand that changed her life forever.We then hear from Women’s Hall of Fame Diver Annie Crawley about a simple way to help the world’s reefs that starts in the shower.And then finally we hear an incredible Best Dive Ever from Sara Backvall, whose brief story is both beautiful and heartbreaking.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome to episode 2 of Season 2 of the DeeperBlue podcast.In this episode, you can look forward to… The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwaterThen co-host Linden Wolbert talks to Firefighter, Freedive & Spearfishing Instructor, and Freelance Photographer Nathan Lucas. Nathan tells us about how Freediving has shaped how he mentally heads into a fire, and a surprising story about what happens when you make a sea lion bull jealous!We then hear from underwater wildlife storyteller and producer Sophie Morgan whose work includes Blue Planet 2 and Hostile Planet. Sophie tells us about the greatest underwater film school is free.And then finally we hear from Chris William on his Best Dive Ever. The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Welcome back everyone, after a short break we’re pleased to be kicking off with episode one of Season 2 of the DeeperBlue podcast.In this episode, you can look forward to… The latest scuba diving, freediving, ocean, and diving travel news that has happened in the last week from around the world underwaterThen co-host Linden Wolbert talks to Ernst Van Der Poll - a Course Director, Explorer, and Environmentalist. Ernst speaks openly about his first connection to the ocean, an experience that leads to a dynamic life and ultimately led to a moving experience with giant manta rays.We then hear from Alex Finden, celebrated underwater cinematographer and co-founder of wildlife app and social network Mammalz who gives a top tip on how to capture epic underwater footage no matter your skill levelAnd then finally we hear from Brett Stanley on his Best Dive Ever. The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Season 2 starts on Tuesday, February 16th. So that means if you’d like to be notified when new shows airs, please subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast app or head to deeperblue.com/podcast to signup for the newsletter.Scuba Diving, Freediving, Dive Travel, and Ocean Advocacy: the DeeperBlue Podcast is your weekly guide to everything happening around the world… underwater.In Season One, we had an incredible lineup of guests, from world record freediving champions to leaders of the dive industry. We spoke with executives at some of the dive agencies and explored stories from legendary figures in the ocean community, had ocean celebrities we see on TV and spoke with explorers of the deepest reaches of our planet including diving the Titanic.With Season Two we’ll only expand that reach and have even more incredible interviews which we’ve already started lining up,.... from…… one of the world’s foremost experts on diving with sharks, to social media diving influencers shaping new ways we interact with the ocean. We’ll talk with the first woman to dive all 50 states, and an entrepreneur helping people live-stream direct from the oceans to your phone. So in many ways, season two has an even broader cross-section of iconic people from across the worldwide ocean community, and we are super excited to share their stories.So please, join us as we continue our exploration of the world’s ocean community through the voices of the people who shape it.Welcome to Season Two of the DeeperBlue Podcast.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

It's the season 1 finale for the DeeperBlue Podcast. It's been a fantastic 26 weeks for our initial run and in this episode host Stephan Whelan and Producer Jason Elias recap the highlights from this season and looking forward to 2021 for what is coming up in the next season.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 25, we've got the latest diving and ocean news including some awesome new freediving and scuba kit, as well as a brand new species of Jellyfish discovered.Then co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier talks to the legendary underwater photographer Stephen Frink, who is also the publisher of the Divers Alert Network’s beautiful magazine Alert Diver.We then hear from Margo Peyton, founder of Kids Sea Camp with a Top Tip on how to trust your instinct when starting out to dive.And then finally we hear from Ralph Graves on his Best Dive Ever. Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 24, we've got the latest diving and ocean news including the world's deepest swimming pool you can dive in opens, and the Christmas gift guides.Then co-host Linden Wolbert talks to the unstoppable and inspiring Margo Peyton, who 20 years ago founded Kids Sea Camp that has gone on to certify over 7,500 young divers into our community.We then hear from Stephen Frink, the incredible underwater photographer with his Top Tip on how to end a dive successfully.And then finally we hear from Mat Ireland on his Best Dive Ever.The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 23, we've got the latest diving and ocean news including who won the Ocean Photography Awards this year and the latest in Dive Insurance benefits in the post-COVID world.Then we talk to Paul Strike, one of the co-founders of the diving equipment manufacturer Fourth Element. He talks to me about the genesis and history of Fourth Element and how his incredible journey culminated with an invite to talk at the United Nations. We then hear from PADI exec Mark Caney, as he shares another one of his Top Tips this time with a hilarious safety tip.And then finally we hear from Menno Verschuur on his Best Dive Ever. The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 22, we've got the latest diving and ocean news including details on the world's deepest homemade submarine and the pending Guinness World Record for staying underwater for nearly six days!Then co-host Sarah Richard talks to Liz Parkinson, the freediver, environmentalist, and underwater stunt woman whose credits include some of the upcoming avatar films. She talks about the films as well as two incredible experiences she’s had while diving.We then hear from PADI exec Mark Caney, as he shares his Top Tip about how to dive with Whale Sharks.And then finally we hear from Harvey Villarica on his Best Dive Ever. The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 21, you'll hear the latest news in the last week from around the world underwater including a new line of t-shirts and hoodies from our friends over at Fourth Element, and Divers Alert Network Europe launching their #divelocal and #divesafe campaign to encourage and support us going diving locally during this different times.Then co-host Linden Wolbert sits down with Mark Caney - PADI Executive and the global lead of Project Aware. Mark talks about some of his epic dive experiences including one in the Red Sea so profound, he wrote a whole book about it!We then hear from Paul Strike, or Strikey to many in the dive industry, as he shares his Top Tip for new divers about not succumbing to pressure or chasing those depths numbers.And then finally we hear from Ben Lockie on his Best Dive Ever. The DeeperBlue Podcast is brought to you by Suunto. Finnish engineering pioneering adventure from mountain top to ocean floor since 1936.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

Episode 20 is a special edition - we’ve gathered all the co-hosts together for a fantastic roundtable discussion about our favorite “secret” dive spots around the world that we get to share with each other and of course with you. Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 19, you'll hear the latest news in the last week from around the world underwater including details on Descent Mk2 and Mk2i dive computers just launched and how Fourth Element is trying to address the challenged of women's sizing in dive equipment through their "Size Matters" campaign.Then co-host and founder of Girls That Scuba Sarah Richards interviews Kat Brown, an underwater camerawoman who specializes in wildlife filming. They talk about working on the documentary series Our Planet, about how to get into underwater filmmaking, and about becoming a mother.We then hear from another female underwater filmmaker - the legendary Michelle Hall, who gives us her Top Tip on how to maximize the fun and enjoyment on your dives.And then finally we hear from Faye Wilde on her Best Dive Ever. Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 18, you'll hear the latest news in the last week from around the world underwater including details on Deepspot, the new deepest pool in the world at 45m, and the incredibly bad idea of Quibbi's "Ten Ton Chum" series.Then freediver and co-host Mehgan Heany-Grier talks to Ken Stewart, founder of Diving With A Purpose - a fantastic organization that teaches qualified divers the basics of maritime archaeology, with a special focus on exploring the ocean legacy of the African slave trade.We then hear from underwater camerawoman Kat Brown - who gives a very practical tip for anyone looking to start making diving their career.And then finally we hear from Ted Harty on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 17, you'll hear the latest news in the last week from around the world underwater including some thoughts on the new David Attenborough Netflix documentary “A Life On Our Planet” and the new Oceans.io S1 Dive Computer that features a unique underwater messaging option.Then co-host Linden Wolbert talks with Colombian freediving star Sofia Gomez about what it means to be a competitive freediver and reconnecting with the passion that got her there.We then hear from Captain Bobbie Scholley - legendary navy diver and salvage expert - who talks us through her top tip about setting goals to make your dive a success!And then finally we hear from John Griffith on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 16, you'll hear the latest news in the last week from around the world underwater including a new mini-documentary following the western toad tadpoles in Vancouver and a fantastic (but unusual) collaboration between Project Aware and Kraken Black Spiced Rum.Then producer Jason Elias sits down with Aron Arngrimsson - the Icelandic owner of Dirty Dozen Expeditions which takes adventure wreck diving to a new level. They talk about what draws him to these wrecks, why he chases them around the world and why seeing these wrecks up close has given him some perspective on himself and mankind.Our top tip this week comes from podcast co-host and freediver Mehgan Heany-Grier - with a practical tip on how to up your recreational freediving game.And then finally we hear from Gareth Lock on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 15, you'll hear the latest news in the last week from around the world underwater including an update on AWARE week 2020 and several dive shows continuing the spate of cancellations and a new online dive show starting to hot up. Then we welcome back co-host Linden Wolbert as she sits down with TV personality, avid Freediver & Scuba Diver, and ocean advocate Kinga Philipps. Kinga talks a little about her life in front of the camera, life as an ocean advocate, and how an eye-opening encounter with a whale shark gave her a much larger perspective on the world. Our top tip this week comes from David Diley - Underwater Director/Videographer and director “Of Shark and Man” - who tells us his top tip about his perspective that if we want to be a good diver we need to start above the water.And then finally we hear from Gary Chuven on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 14, you'll hear the latest news in the last week from around the world underwater including hearing about 4 new freediving world records set under the first competitions starting up post-summer COVID-19 lockdowns.Then we have one of our co-hosts - the iconic US freediver and Discovery Channel host - Mehgan-Heany Grier. Mehgan debuts this week with an interview with Bobbie Scholley, a retired captain in the US Navy where she served for 24 years and specialized in special operations and surface warfare, as well as deep-sea salvage. She takes us on a journey as she tells us about her career as well as helping salvage on one of the most iconic and historically significant shipwrecks in US naval history - the USS Monitor.We then hear from Alex Rose, science editor and photographer at the incredible Oceangeographic Magazine as she helps us understand the best way to start capturing epic underwater shots… and it has nothing to do with equipment.And then finally we hear from Polly Woolfenden on her Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference!

In Episode 13, you'll hear the latest news in the last week from around the world underwater including the man who is aiming to be the world's oldest Scuba Diver at 100 years old. We also find out about the possible final resting place of a WWII US submarine off the coast of Thailand, new eLearning courses from PADI, and how sharks are being exploited as we explore COVID-19 vaccines as we round up the week's top stories.Then we welcome back one of our fabulous co-hosts, Linden Wolbert, as she speaks with famed underwater filmmaker Michele Hall. Michele left her 20-year career as a pediatric nurse to dive into the world of underwater wildlife filmmaking as a producer. She has produced, with her husband Howard Hall, some of the most successful underwater IMAX films of our time winning multiple Emmy awards.Mermaid Linden, perhaps the world’s most famous mermaid, shares a top travel tip for all those aspiring mermaids and mermen out there.And then finally we hear from Ross Arnold on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

In Episode 12, you'll hear about more details that have come to light around the accusations being leveled by an anonymous group of individuals at Ahmed Gabr's that his 332 m/1,090 ft Guinness World Record scuba dive in 2014 might be faked. We also talk shipwrecks, crowdfunded underwater scooters, and shark conservation as we round up the week's top stories.We then speak with Alex Rose, founder of Blue Ring and science editor of the Oceangeographic magazine. Podcast host Stephan has known Alex for many years around the trade show circuit and wanted to delve deeper into her close relationship with “her deepness” - the iconic marine biologist and explorer Dr. Sylvia Earle. We find out what it is like helping such a famous scientist celebrate her birthday on the ice flows of the arctic. Then we hear from our very first guest on the show - Hugh Pearson - one of the most successful underwater filmmakers working today. He gives us a mini-masterclass on underwater filmmaking for his top tip.And then finally we hear from Daan Verhoeven on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference

In Episode 11, we cover some of the biggest news items in the diving world this week including the growing scandal over the possibility the Ahmed Gabr's 332 m/1,090 ft Guinness World Record scuba dive in 2014 might actually have been faked.We then welcome co-host Sarah Richard from Girls That Scuba as she interviews Kuwaiti entrepreneur and diving ambassador Mariam Al Saif.Miriam owns her own dive travel business and speaks about breaking barriers for women in the middle east, the challenges of posting to social media in such a conservative culture, and why diving in Egypt means so much to her. Then we hear from media personality and this year's shark week host Paul De Gelder. He gives us a critical tip on how to exit a boat gracefully.And then finally we hear from Kris Zvaritch on her Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference

In Episode 9, we have an interview with Kirk Krack - one of the most prolific and innovative trailblazers in diving. For the last 20-plus years, he has helped develop and codify the foundations of modern freediving through his company Performance Freediving International. He has also been tapped by Hollywood to help bring some of the biggest blockbusters to life by training the film stars to hold their breath and be able to freedive including the primary cast of the upcoming Avatar 2 film. In this episode, he talks us through his career to date but most importantly also tells us about his life-changing experience being part of the undercover crew filming the dolphin slaughter in Japan for the oscar-winning documentary “The Cove”.Then we hear from Dr. Frida Lara, one of the leading authorities on sharks, especially those of the eastern pacific. She talks us through an important tip on how to dive safely with sharks and get really up close and personal with these majestic creatures.And then finally we hear from Dean Martin on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

In Episode 8, we have an interview with David Concannon - a dive lawyer, former general counsel for the explorer club and now owns a company that specializes in the business of exploration. He’s dived some of the most famous wrecks in the world, recovered the apollo space mission rockets, counts legendary astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Scott Carpenter as his dive buddies and although he doesn’t know it yet is now my new best friend! He talks to us about one of the 4 dives he’s done to the iconic wreck that is the Titanic.Then we hear from Mehgan Heany-Grier, pioneering freediver, ocean explorer, longtime marine conservationist, and co-host here on the DeeperBlue Podcast who gives us what may be the world’s most important dive buddy tip.And then finally we hear from Bethy Miller on her Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.

In Episode 7, we find out about how to set a freediving World Record by accident, deep connections forged on the reef before heading off to boarding school and how to make the most of your liveaboard diving trip.We have an interview with Tanya Streeter - a mother, world champion freediver, TV personality, and environmentalist - not necessarily in that order. She talks to us about some of her pioneering freediving world records including setting one by accident, and how she developed her deep connection to the ocean living as a child in the Cayman Islands before moving to boarding school in the UK. Then we hear from Sarah Richard, founder of Girls That Scuba and co-host here on the DeeperBlue Podcast who gives us 3 tips on how to make the most of being on a liveaboard.And then finally we hear from Rob Mackins on his Best Dive Ever.Don't forget to give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us - every share and like really makes a difference.