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Diver Tough is a weekly podcast featuring Walter Lyon and Josh Toth, two U.S. Navy Submariners and Divers, turned civilians. We share our sea stories, points of view on sub-life, civilian life and more; uncut, unedited, and always amusing.

Walt and JT


    • Apr 19, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 29m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    EP0024 - General Military Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2016 63:06


    In this episode of Diver Tough, Walter is wrong about Jarheads, JT decides he wont go to New York with a machete and we take your Fan Questions

    EP0023 - Special Request Chit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2016 67:25


    In this low-energy edition of Diver Tough the two take a step towards the random and talk about their love for Survival, JT pronounces "Sea glass" and the two talk politics and burn pits in the news.

    EP0022 - No Shave Chit - Christopher Acord

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2016 57:50


    Two in a row?! We've got another guest, the Bearded One, Navy Veteran, Submariner, and currently the Assistant Director of Race Operations at Battlefrog Racing Series, Christopher "Beard" Acord. He tells us about his time on submarines, where he went when he got out and how he got into obstacle course racing.

    EP0020 - Best of Diver Tough

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2016 67:12


    On a special "Best of" edition Diver Tough we recap some of our more fun moments on the show, and in doing so we realize Mother Nature hates us.

    EP0019 First Wake Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2016 91:57


    In our 19th adventure, we recap UFC 196 Conor McGregor fight, we talk about pranks on a submarine, and then we wrap things up with a JT rant on the current state of the presidential race.

    EP0018: Repel Boarders!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2016 72:23


    In our 18th episode, the guys talk pets, parenting, kick off their EDC segment with a talk about knives, then they talk about what the SharkWatch is actually doing, in the news and finally wrap things up with Fan Questions.

    EP0017 - In The Open Window!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 64:57


    In our 17th episode, JT annihilates a Battle Frog obstacle course race while Walter gets his boxing matched canceled. Then we tell you about our everyday carry items before we jump into School of the Boat where we discuss submarine weapons. Finally we wrap everything up with the news.

    EP0016 - Divers Working the Side

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2016 103:04


    On the 16th installment of Diver Tough, the guys debate on great white sharks around Alcatraz, we talk about week 3 of Navy dive School and we deliver the news.

    EP0015 - OPSEC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2016 88:12


    In the 15th installment, the guys talk about the H-Rod email scandal. JT finds glory in a dive but still has a pain in the butt and we do another round of Shipmate Advancement Boards.

    EP0014.5 - Sea Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2016 53:41


    On a special edition of Diver Tough the guys join the Sea Control Podcast with Natalie Sambhi! They discuss why they joined the Navy, how the podcast came about and what life in a steel tube with 100 other dudes is really like.

    EP0014 - Upper Center Going Port

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2016 120:55


    On a special edition of Diver Tough, we welcome torpedo-man extraordinaire Todd Grace to the podcast, to talk all things torpedo-man. JT and Walter debate wooly mammoths and we learn a little about bow hunting. Plus, the news and Tips for T.A.P.s

    EP0013 - First Wake Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2016 117:33


    On episode 13 of Diver Tough the guys unintentionally give all the spoilers to the documentary, Making a Murderer. Later on School of the Boat, they discuss how a submarine feeds its hungry crew while trying to prove why submariners are the best fed Sailors in the Navy, plus the news and fan questions.

    EP0012 - ZERO BEARING RATE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2016 91:15


    On our dozenth episode and first of the new year we talk about our new years resolutions, JT tells us about the time he almost shot an approaching vessel. We also cover week two of Navy Dive School with Dive School Daze, plus the news and much more!

    EP0011 - Kings Bay

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2015 98:26


    In this post Christmas episode of Diver Tough, Walter and JT talk about the holidays, presents, and Star Wars. We go over the news plus we learn what our shipmates are up to in Shipmate advancement boards.

    EP0010 - Reactor Scram!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2015 92:13


    We've hit double digits with 10 episodes! To mark this celebratory occasion, we talk a little about the podcast thus far. We issue a challenge-coin challenge, and we erase all credibility by attempting to talk submarine propulsion. We then wrap things up with the news and Tips for T.A.P's. All that and more on a great episode of Diver Tough!

    EP009 - Liberty Call, Liberty Call!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2015 105:48


    In the latest installment, the guys talk UFC 194 and Mystic Mac. They tell a C-Story, but in this case, the "C" stands for corn. In the news, JT and Walter get into another heated debate about politics and end the show on a happy note with your Fan Questions

    EP008 - Green Diver, Check!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2015 141:39


    In this extended episode of Diver Tough, JT gets animated over the news, both guys get tangled in fishing nets and we play a little "Where are they now?" with some former shipmates.

    EP007 - FIRE IN THE ENGINE ROOM!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2015 109:22


    In this Thanksgiving edition of Diver Tough the guys explore the murky depths of green bean casserole, and submarine escape. JT tells us how he completed a race with a broken foot and Walter almost kills a shipmate during a drill.

    EP006 - Divers In The Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2015 81:53


    On the latest installment of Diver Tough, Walter recaps his teams performance in the World's Toughest Mudder and the possibility of competing on another TV show. JT gives us the news, tells us why he drinks too much coffee and how reveals how ready he is for the Men's Health Urban-Athlon #notready

    EP005 - Oscar Oscar!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2015 75:18


    On the fifth installment of Diver Tough, JT joins in remotely as we talk about Walter's big boxing match, pre-bout, and post. We'll find out who had the nickname Frozen Planet...and we answer the burning question, are SCUBA divers really Navy divers? Plus the news and "Tips for TAPS"

    EP004 - Man Battlestations!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2015 109:00


    Episode number four marks a very spook-tacular Halloween episode! The guys talk about their Halloween costumes, a run-in with a deer, and Josh's hope to smash his upcoming Urban-athalon. Later, Walter tells a sea-story about the time he shot a Pakistani in the head, Josh tells us how he stays motivated and both guys sing praise for The Mustard Seed Table at www.mustardseedtable.com.

    EP003 - The Ship Is Underway!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2015 88:23


    WATER MOCCASIN! On the latest episode of Diver Tough, the guys finally tell the water moccasin story. We learn the difference between Coner's and Nukes, the delights of a steel beach picnic, and why you should probably to move east, immediately. Finally, the two wrap the show up with a showcase of JT's OPM psychic prediction, after giving us the skinny on the GI bill.

    EP002 - Station The Maneuvering Watch!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2015 84:38


    On the second installment of Diver Tough, Walter and JT tell us how a single cook evacuated an entire Submarine. We tell you whats going on with drones and "El Chapo." Then we draw a parallel between the IRS and Submarine life.

    EP001 - Sea Trials (pilot)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2015 104:53


    Diver Tough is a weekly podcast featuring Walter Lyon and Josh Toth, two Submariners and Navy Divers, turned civilians. We share our sea stories, points of view on sub-life, civilian life and more; uncut, unedited, and always amusing.

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