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Dive Heart at Our World Underwater
Photo courtesy of Mac
Mac, Jim and Darrin are joined by guest Steve Philipson and talk about his upcoming rebreather course. We also have scuba in the news and the other pre-requisites of the show.
This Week’s Guest
Steve Philipson
Steve is a Michigan based sports photographer and local diver. He enjoys underwater photography with models but also sea life and wrecks. Originally from England, Steve certified with BSAC in the early 1980′s but began diving again in 2011 on a DSD with his son in Grand Caymen. Since then, he has worked his way through PADI training and is just about to complete his Dive Master course, hoping to achieve OW Instructor by September this year. Steve has invested in a LDS to spearhead rebreather diving and technology in MI, something he feels is currently missing. His future goals include certifying as rebreather diver and instructor on Ambient Pressure’s EVO and Inspiration, and Poseidon’s MKVI.
Scuba in the News
- Aquatics Center Won’t Be Coming to Merrillville
- Cebu Provincial Board Lays Rules on Scuba Diving
- Sanya Scuba Tours Accused of Price Gouging with Photo Packages
- Recreational Diving Goes Hi-tech in Qatar
- Weather Drives Dive Business Owner Around the Bend
- Endangered Sharks Return ‘home’
- Shark of the High Seas Actually a Homebody
- Seafarer Science: Sailors Asked to Help Measure Plankton
- Divers Plan New Lake Litter Pick
- Deepest Undersea Vents Discovered
- Bing Maps Adds 13M Square Kilometers of High-res Data, Better Ocean Mapping
- Two UC Santa Cruz Undergrads Explore Rare Underwater Event in Mediterranean
- ‘Ghost Cruise Ship’ Suddenly Appears in the Middle of the Ocean
- ‘Daydream’ Believer: Diver Plans Underwater Golf Saturday at Shores
Is This a Scuba Movie? Raiders from Beneath the Sea (1965)
- A Down-on-his-luck California Apartment House Manager Hatches a Plan to Rob a Catalina Island Bank–and Escape with His Accomplices Using Scuba Gear
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear (kind of)
- Inventor to Test Tsunami-Proof Pod over Niagara Falls
Photos of the Week
- Trapped in a Shark Feeding Frenzy
Video of the Week
- Hawaii Woman Hitches Ride on Great White Shark
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By tweetant
– March 1, 2013
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Regeneration Matters!
Photo by Tony Shih – http://www.flickr.com/photos/images-tonyshih/8236456957/
Mac, Jim and Darrin didn’t get a dive in this week but they make up for it by discussing Slugs, Gold and a wet Bounty… These could be mental triggers we have been told to communicate for our alien overlords. The bad scuba joke may be the proof you are looking for. If you get to Our World Underwater, make sure you keep an eye out for Mac – he’ll be the guy waiting in line to see the mermaids.
Scuba in the News
- Underwater Mining for Minerals and Precious Metals
- Diving Daredevils Plunge Deep for Thrills
- Dive Flags Recommended for Snorkellers’ Safety
- End to Nightmarish Cruise in Sight
- Cruise Ship Woes
- Sunk: the Incredible Truth About a Ship That Never Should Have Sailed
In Honor of Valentine’s Day
- Sea Slug’s ‘disposable Penis’ Surprises
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- Would You Want to Fly Underwater in This Winged Wetsuit?
Video of the Week
- Diver Goes for the Ride of His Life
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Tagged with bluebuddy, Cruise Ships, Dive Flag, Dive safety, Freediving, Mac's Wreck, Nudibranchs, our world underwater, Ship Wrecks, Snorkelling, The Bounty, Underwater Mining, Valentine's Day, wetsuits.
By tweetant
– February 15, 2013
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The Saint Joseph Pier and Lighthouse – aerial photo shot by Mac from his plane this week
Mac, Jim and Darrin get skunked with a dry week again. At least there were a few things going on in the Scuba news. Check out to see what was or wasn’t harmed with this week’s bad scuba joke.
Scuba in the News
- £4,000 Haul of Scuba Kit from Romford Garage
- Ocean Camp Kids Visit Reefmaker
- Last of the Military Reef Wrecks?
- Deep Impact: Prof Leads Record Diving Expedition in Texas Cave
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- The Zayak Sea Sled: a New Product from Tropical Paradise Plastics?
Photos of the Week
- How Is This for a Dive Boat or Soon to Be Dive Boat?
Another view of the Saint Joseph Pier taken by an airborne Mac this week
Remember to Join us On…
- Access Scuba
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Our Scuba Obsessed Fan Map
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Tagged with Access Scuba, Apps, Artificial Reefs, bluebuddy, Cave diving, DEMA, Dive Logs, Dive Shows, Exploration, Ghost Ships, Kayak Diving, Military Wrecks, our world underwater, Rescue Training, Scubafest, Wrecks.
By tweetant
– February 8, 2013
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Darrin’s Winter Camp
Mac, Jim and Darrin huddle around the podcasting computer due to a disappointing lack of ice and plenty of Scuba to talk about instead. In addition to Scuba in the news, there are discussions about the book Shadow Divers as well as some things you wouldn’t want to see while diving. You may want to avoid the bad scuba joke this week…
Scuba in the News
- Heroism in the Face of Tragedy
- Self Rescue Techniques for Those out on the Ice
- Macmaster Contacts Snyder About Michigan Harbour Dredging Concerns
- What Is in Your Water?
- Scientists Using Holiday Snaps to Identify Whale Sharks
- Unique ‘Bimini Bull Run’ Shark Dive Experience Coming to the Big Game Club
- Skulls Found in Mexico May Have Belonged to Human Sacrifice Victims, Archaeologists Say
- Diving an Antarctic Time Capsule Filled with Primordial Life
Be Careful out on the Ice
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- Classic Undertones for Barracuda’s Latest 58 Metre Yacht
Photos of the Week
- Amazing Moment Fur Seal Comes Head to Tentacle with Maori Octopus Dinner
Video of the Week
- Coolest Guy at the Boat Ramp
This Week’s Topics
- Darrin Camping in the Snow
- Top 5 Things I Never Want to See as a Diver
- Shadow Divers
- Mack’s Wreck
Remember to Join us On…
- Access Scuba
- Facebook
- Twitter
- Our Scuba Obsessed Fan Map
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Tagged with Boats, Cage Diving, Commercial Diving, Fur Seals, IAreDiver, ice diving, Mac's Wreck, Rescue Techniques, Shadow Divers, Sharks, Winter Camping.
By tweetant
– February 1, 2013
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Hath Hell Frozen Over At Last?
Mac, Jim and Darrin brave the cold tonight to discuss more scuba items. A kickstarter project has been funded and a dolphin has been saved. Oh, and a chat room winner has been chosen for last week’s promised give-away.
Scuba in the News
- Hot Tanks: Halifax Police Investigating Theft of Scuba Tanks from Shop
- Missing Balls? Local Scuba Diver Is Mad That Someone Is Beating Him to the Underwater Golf Balls?
- Jenny Thompson Cites Benefits of Olympic Pool in City – Fosters?
- Our World-Underwater Expo Looking for Volunteers
- Sailfish Splash Waterpark Launches Scuba Diving Instruction Program
- Blackpool Sea Life Centre Finds 12,000 Sharks’ Teeth After Draining Aquarium for First Time in 23 Years
- US Nuclear Attack Submarine Hits Fishing Vessel in Gulf
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- Casio Announces Underwater Transceiver for Scuba Divers
- Fitness Company Launches Mobile App to Encourage Scuba Diving Fitness
- Bluebuddy – Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 LE Scuba Diving Logger
Photos of the Week
- Art Exhibit, Once Under Water, on Display in Key West
- Naked Environmentalist Takes an Underwater Stand for Shark Awareness
- Jerry Hall and Daughter Pose Topless Together – for Tuna
Video of the Week
- Amazing Video of Injured Dolphin Seeking Help from Scuba Divers
Next Week’s Topic…
- 5 Things I Never Want to See as a Diver (we promise this time!)
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Tagged with bluebuddy, ice diving, Kickstarter, Lake 16, Shark Awareness, Shark Teeth, Submarines, Sustainable Fishing, Underwater Communications.
By tweetant
– January 25, 2013
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Who was on Moonshiners last night?
Photo by Damien du Toit, Coda’s photostream – http://www.flickr.com/people/coda/
Jim and Darrin still don’t have ice, so they talk about dreams of grant money with a touch of underwater preserve instead. Listeners in the chat room enter a competition for a rather special give-away. A familiar face is spotted on Moonshiners.
Scuba in the News
- Those Little Things Add Up
- State DNR Fined $172,900 Following Investigation into Diver’s Death
- Project Planning 101
- More Money, Time Needed to Remove Concordia Wreck
- Costa Concordia to Be Removed by September
- A Great Day to Be a Seagull
- Tens of Thousands of Dead Fish Wash Ashore on South Carolina Beach
- Report Exposed Beach Shipwrecks to the Preserve
- Mission to save Aquarius Reef Base a Success
- UCSB Groups Receive Multimillion-Dollar NSF Grants for Marine Research
- Bomb Disposal Experts Raise Funds for Diving Museum
- Plymouth’s John Smith Commended for 50 Years as a Royal Navy Diver
- A Name That Rings a Bell!
- Access Scuba – Now with a Dive Log
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- Bluebuddy – Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 LE Scuba Diving Logger
- 15 Days to Go. 153 Backers and at 16,318 of 20,000
Photos of the Week
- Denizens of the Deep: Alexander Semenov’s Pictures of Undersea Creatures
- Vertical Caves: Exploring Blue Holes
- Architeuthis Giant Squid Stories
Videos of the Week
- How Underwater Photographer Hugh Gentry Shot Newsweek’s First Animated Cover
Next Week’s Topic…
- 5 Things I Never Want to See as a Diver
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By tweetant
– January 18, 2013
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Anyone for Calamari?
Mac, Jim and Darrin have a splattering of news this week. We were dreaming of ice dives, but Mother Nature isn’t helping out. Not sure if we can call the ending a really bad scuba joke.
Scuba in the News
- Product Recall: High-pressure Scuba Diving Air Hoses
- Horse Rescued After Swimming 2 Miles into Ocean
- Freedive and Scuba Diving Don’t Mix
- Achieve Your New Years Resolutions Through Scuba Diving
- Mark of Trust for Dive Operators
- North Africa: U.S. Navy Ship Takes Security Cooperation Underwater
- Director’s Labor of Love Gets Help from Newman’s Own
- This Clean Enough, Ray? Staff at London Aquarium Don Scuba Gear to Scrub Tanks
- Live Giant Squid Filmed in the Pacific for the First Time
- East Lancashire Scuba Team Find Wreckage from Wartime Crash That Killed Accrington Airman
- Roman Shipwreck off Greek Island Antikythera May Actually Hold Two Ships
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- Bluebuddy – Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 LE Scuba Diving Logger
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By tweetant
– January 11, 2013
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Happy New Year From the Muddies
Mac and Darrin have a full platter tonight. There is no shrinkage in this show. We had to bring in Dave at the end to help clean up. The bad scuba joke stunk. We added 10 new music samples for you to review. Stop by www.accessscuba.com/scubaobsessed to vote on the poll.
Scuba in the News
- Berrien County Is Preparing to Do Some Dredging
- Signs for Gun Shop Removed from Christchurch Quay
- Prospects for Underwater Goldmine in Pacific Decline
- Deepest Corals in Great Barrier Reef Discovered
- Chesapeake Bay Health Improves, Underwater Grasses Is the Only Area That Worsened
- EPA Grants to Educate Puerto Ricans in Waste Management
- Gahanna High School’s Robotics Club Take Plunge with Underwater Projects
- Diving into the New Year
- Owatonna Diving Club Hop into Freezing Water
- New Year’s Divers Joined by Wheeling Area Underwater Special Operations Team
- Skinny-dipping Santas Take Icy Dip
- Underwater Treasures: the ExHMAS Hobart
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- DARPA Wants Tech to Turn Navy Divers into Underwater Superheroes
- Explore the Underwater Topography of North American Lakes with These Laser-Cut Wood Maps by ‘Below the Boat’
Photo of the Week
Videos of the Week
- The Underwater Realm Is a Nifty Pitch Reel
Dives This Week
- Happy New Year 2013 from the Muddies
- Gull Lake, Kalamazoo, MI
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By tweetant
– January 10, 2013
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Merry Christmas!
Jim, Dave and Darrin cover some more scuba happenings this week. Mac chimed in from the chat room. This was the last podcast…. for 2012. We will see you next week with the start of Season 4!
Scuba in the News
- La Jolla Shores Association Votes to Create Beach Permit Review Committee
- California Completes Undersea Parks Network
- Scuba Divers to Remove Fishing Net Entangled on Shipwrecked Barge
- 12th International Submarine Races Announced
- An Underwater Forest Reveals the Story of a Historic Megadrought
- USC Dornsife Scientific Diving: the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber
- Low-water Rivers Offering up Glimpse of History
- Hamilton’s War of 1812 Shipwrecks ‘an Archeologist’s Dream’
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- Robocod: Homeland Security Adds Underwater Drones to Their Arsenal with Robots Based on Fish
Video of the Week
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By tweetant
– January 10, 2013
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Search and Recovery Dive in Paw Paw Lake
Shortly after recording this episode, the power was lost to our scuba podcasting bunker in the rural backwaters of Michigan. Even the predictions of the Mayans couldn’t keep us down and we present to you this episode.
Make sure you check out one of the websites we discuss in the last half of the show, Access Scuba.
Scuba in the News
- Maya Apocalypse 2012: Scuba Diving in Mexico’s Cenotes, the Maya Vision of Hell
- Scuba Dive Santas Net £5,000 for RNLI at Vobster Quay
- One of the Deepest Pools in North America Set to Close
- Ban on Feeding Fish at Diving Sites
- Zebra Mussels Found by Havre De Grace
- Bigger Waistlines, Could Pinch Bottom Line for Boats
- Possible Cure Found for Deadliest Jellyfish Sting
- Record-breaking Numbers of Manatee Calves Reported at Blue Spring
- WWII Submarine Discovered in Baltic Sea
Photos of the Week
- Not Sure If This Is a Diving Bell That I Would like to Use. It Reminds Me of a Furnace.
- Leptocephalus
- Underwater ‘Tornado’ Made of Fish
Potentially Cool Scuba Gear
- Something We Found via a Typo in the Address
Videos of the Week
- Notice the Gear in the Second Video
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By tweetant
– January 10, 2013
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