Best The Big Scuba Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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#123 Steve Bug: Where are the anthems? "We need the big new tunes to unite people" 1:34:02

2d ago1:34:02

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Are we partying like it's 1999? I mean what it was actually like in 99, not how Prince imagined it might be back in 1982. Millennium eve was supposed to be the best thing ever. I was beside myself with excitement for months beforehand, possibly years. But when push came to shove, my group of friends didn't even bother going to a rave and spent an u…

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Episode 183 Michael and Robert Thomas Fathers Day 1:15:35

18d ago1:15:35

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To celebrate Fathers Day in the UK we have re-released and episode recorded in 2020. Gemma and Ian speak to Michael and Robert Thomas who are father and son. They share similar interests in the caving, diving and diving in caves. Michael Thomas has been involved in diving for over thirty years including being an Examiner and Training Officer for Th…

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Adventure Travel with Janet Scalzo - Canyon Calling Adventures for Women 53:19

5d ago53:19

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Area/Topic Worldwide, Womens Trips, Group Travel Janet Scalzo Chief Adventurer & Owner Canyon Calling Adventures for Women With a passion for female empowerment, an endless sense of curiosity, and over thirty years of experience in the travel industry, Janet found herself innately drawn to Canyon Calling’s mission. She followed the call of her adve…

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#122 Radio Slave: Social media vs dance music, "there shouldn't be any rules" 1:10:52

9d ago1:10:52

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At what point does criticism of changes in culture become overly reactive? This is a question I've wrestled with continuously over the past couple of years, but I can't get past the conclusion that if something isn't good then pointing that fact out is never really a bad thing... right? My conversation with Radio Slave this week doesn't pull any pu…

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Adventure Travel with Tom Williams - Desert Island Survival 52:54

12d ago52:54

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Area/Topic Worldwide, Desert Island Survival, Extreme Adventure Tom Williams Founder Desert Island Survival Tom founded Desert Island Survival a company that maroons people on uninhabited desert islands. He has walked to the north pole and most recently look part in the survival TV show Alone in an effort to survive as long as possible in the Canad…

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#121 Thoughts on Live Electronic Music 40:04

16d ago40:04

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It's the week after the week before.... no guest this week, but a deep dive into my experiences with live electronic music in the audience as well as being on stage myself. And on stage I was, last week in London, Bristol, and Manchester. Huge thanks to all of you who attended the shows, had so much great feedback it's been a bit overwhelming actua…

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Adventure Travel with Rob Hamill - The Cruising Kiwis 1:16:32

19d ago1:16:32

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Area/Topic Southeast Asia, Sailing, Competitive Rowing, Family Adventure Rob Hamill Captain The Cruising Kiwis Marathon rowing champion Rob Hamill represented New Zealand in rowing for 16 years. Rob's numerous rowing achievements include a silver medal at the World Championships, Commonwealth gold and a world record on the indoor rowing machine. Ro…

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Adventure Travel with Santiago Granda - Amazing Ecuador 1:00:49

22d ago1:00:49

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Area/Topic Ecuador, Adventure Sports Santiago Granda Cofounder Amazing Ecuador DMC I am passionate about traveling and enjoying the big outdoors. And having the Andes, the Amazon, the Galapagos and the Pacific Coast as my backyard opens limitless possibilities to enjoy nature, wildlife and local encounters all day, everyday. https://amazingecuador.…

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#120 Phil Moffa: Running a studio in 2024, "The hybrid is the one, whatever works - do it" 1:42:34

23d ago1:42:34

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D:U:LIVE is coming this week!! My first live shows since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: scubaoficial.io/live How many proper recording studios are there left in big cities in 2024? And how many of those are used regularly for making proper dance music? Probably not that many but one of them is run by this week's guest, a reco…

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Episode 182 Sarah Donohue 1:19:21

24d ago1:19:21

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Gemma and Ian chat to Sarah Donohue. Sarah is an International Powerboat Champion, Marine Stuntwoman and conservation advocate. She loves all things ocean and has been a UN world ocean day blogger and a media diver…. https://sarahdonohue.com/ The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90. “Beyond Technical” Narked at 90 If you are thinkin…

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Adventure Travel with Pamela Martin - Blue Jellyfish SUP Adventures 1:02:16

26d ago1:02:16

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Area/Topic Canada, BC, Paddleboarding Pamela Martin Owner Blue Jellyfish SUP Adventures Pam tried paddleboarding for the first time in 2010 and fell in love! She is now is a certified Paddle Canada SUP Basic & Advanced Flatwater Instructor, as well as a Coastal Touring 1 Instructor. Pam studied Marine Biology at the University of Guelph & Commerci…

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Adventure Travel with Aydin Kudu - Turkishmoon 57:10

29d ago57:10

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Area/Topic Turkey, Anatolia Aydin Kudu Travel Designer & Documentary Filmmaker Turkishmoon I traveled in my native country, Turkey, on a bike and hitchhiking back in 80s when I was a university student. During those trips I preferred not to reveal that I was local, speaking anything but Turkish, to find out people's approach to travelers. I found p…

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#119 Deas: Outboard vs plugins... is there a right answer? "I don't want to convince anyone!" 1:22:47

1M ago1:22:47

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D:U:LIVE is coming in June! My first live shows since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: scubaoficial.io/live We've been covering techno quite a lot on the show recently, but mostly from a legacy perspective. This week we are joined with one of the last few years' breakdown names on the production side. Based in Krakow, Poland, K…

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Adventure Travel with Fernando Diez - Quasar Expeditions Ecuador 52:54

1M ago52:54

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Area/Topic Ecuador, Galapagos, Luxury Cruising Fernando Diez Marketing Director Quasar Expeditions Born and raised amidst the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands, Fernando Diez is a proud Ecuadorian who has dedicated his adult life to sharing the unique beauty and rare wildlife of this enchanting archipelago with adventurous travelers from eve…

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Adventure Travel with Fernando Padilla - Cicloaustral Chile 43:01

1M ago43:01

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Area/Topic Chile, Bicycling Fernando Padilla Co-Founder Cicloaustral Chile Fernando, is 34 years old. He was studying Ecotourism when he started Cicloaustral as a school project for a marketing and entrepreneurship class, and now runs one of the most respected cycling tourism companies in the Chilean Patagonia. In 2012 he traveled 2.200 km by bicyc…

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#118 Tom Vek: Blockchains, fragmentation, and a post-format world, "It always comes back to songs" 2:08:40

1M ago2:08:40

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D:U:LIVE is coming in June! My first live shows since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: scubaoficial.io/live Tom Vek is a solo artist from the UK who has been signed to majors, indies, and been self released. He was in the news recently in the debate surrounding James Blake's Vault platform, penning an opinion piece on the subje…

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Episode 181 Byron Conroy 2:02:24

1M ago2:02:24

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Gemma and Ian chat to Byron Conroy. Byron is the Chief Operating Officer at Arctic Adventures based in Iceland. He is also an exceptional underwater photographer. He is passionate about Iceland and photography. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/byron_conroy/?hl=en-gb https://www.byronconroy.com/ https://adventures.is/ The BiG Scuba Podcast is bro…

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Adventure Travel with Dale de Klerk - Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris 37:49

1M ago37:49

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Area/Topic South Africa, Hot Air Ballooning Dale de Klerk CEO Bill Harrop's Original Balloon Safaris Dale de Klerk is a passionate aviator! Having developed an interest in aviation at the age of 7 he has not stopped learning, embracing new opportunities and …becoming fully involved in all aspects of aviation from hang gliding, microlights, gliders,…

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Adventure Travel with Lisa Jansen - Life Done Differently 1:03:52

1M ago1:03:52

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Area/Topic New Zealand, Nomadic Lifestyle, Travel Writing Lisa Jansen Modern-Day Nomad & Writer Life Done Differently Lisa Jansen is a writer and digital nomad based in beautiful New Zealand. She spent almost five years travelling full-time in her RV, meeting amazing people, challenging society's norms and exploring the great outdoors of New Zealan…

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#117 Quinn (Paranoid London): Anonymity and acid house, "We'd always press fewer copies than we had preorders for!" 1:22:11

1M ago1:22:11

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D:U:LIVE is coming in June! My first live shows since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: scubaoficial.io/live Is it possible for the music to do the talking in 2024? Maybe, but probably not the extent that Paranoid London managed it for the first few "vinyl-only, no interviews" years of their career. Quinn joins us on this episod…

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Adventure Travel with Oliver Browne - True Summit Adventures 48:09

2M ago48:09

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Area/Topic Worldwide, Climbing, Personal Discovery Oliver Browne Founder True Summit Adventures Professional guide, adventurer and coffee lover. I am the founder of True Summit Adventures and I love travelling - typically to high mountain arenas but I am up for all sorts of adventures - in January I rowed the Atlantic. https://www.truesummitadventu…

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Adventure Travel with Matt Hartell - Old Town Outfitters Guatemala 38:39

2M ago38:39

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Area/Topic Guatemala, Bicycling & Trekking Matt Hartell Owner, Lead Guide Old Town Outfitters Matt originally from North Carolina moved to Antigua, Guatemala in the late 90's after a brief visit to Guatemala. Drawn by the vibrance, color, history and seemingly endless singletrack, he Knew Guatemala was the place that needed to be explored more deep…

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#116 Ceri: Technique, vinyl, and Ibiza "You have to put your soul into the music" 1:05:14

2M ago1:05:14

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D:U:LIVE is coming in June! My first live shows since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: scubaoficial.io/live Ceri is a DJ, producer, Find Your Own Records label owner, and Find Your Own Sound music production masterclass host. A former resident of the legendary after hours party Jaded in London, she has really taken off on the c…

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Episode 180 Dawn Kernagis 1:16:29

2M ago1:16:29

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Gemma and Ian chat to Dawn Kernagis. Dawn joined DEEP in 2023 as the Director of Scientific Research. DEEP is an ocean technology and exploration company with a mission to 'Make Humans Aquatic.' DEEP's undersea habitat and submersible systems, combined with multi-phased diver and human performance training, will create the next evolution of subsea …

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Adventure Travel with Bader Abdel Jawad - B Adventure Jordan 1:07:18

2M ago1:07:18

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Area/Topic Jordan, Mixing Culture & Adventure Bader Abdel Jawad Founder B Adventure Meet Bader, the adventurous soul behind B Adventure, a true explorer with an unquenchable thirst for the extraordinary. Bader's deep love for creating personalized journeys in Jordan, combined with a heartfelt connection to the country's hidden gems, is nothing shor…

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Adventure Travel with Julian Carnall - Large Minority Tuk Tuk Adventures 1:00:00

2M ago1:00:00

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Area/Topic Worldwide, Tuk-Tuk Adventure Travel, Challenge Travel Julian Carnall Co-founder Large Minority Ltd Born and raised in Kenya, Julian began travelling at a very young age and has never looked back. He has always harboured a great fascination for discovery, and it was while in the early years of his career that he discovered his true passio…

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#115 Cian Ó Cíobháin: 25 years of underground music on Irish public radio 1:25:23

2M ago1:25:23

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D:U:LIVE is coming in June! My first live set since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: scubaoficial.io/live Radio is not something we've covered massively on the podcast to date but this week's guest is often (and somewhat lazily) referred to as the Irish John Peel, so this is a step towards rectifying that. Cian Ó Cíobháin has b…

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Adventure Travel with Kaitlyn Shinney & Lainie Reisman - Adventures in Good Company 1:08:54

2M ago1:08:54

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Area/Topic Worldwide, Guide Stories Kaitlyn Shinney & Lainie Reisman Adventure Guides Adventures in Good Company Kaitlyn lives just south of Boston along the ocean with her husband and rescue pup GoodGirl. She first became part of the AGC family in 2007 with backpacking the Grand Canyon, Northern Cascades, Kilimanjaro and Greece. She was hired in 2…

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Adventure Travel with Per Jobs - Fish Your Dream Sweden 1:03:25

2M ago1:03:25

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Area/Topic Sweden, Fishing, Spirituality, Sami People Per Jobs Owner/CEO Fish Your Dream Per Jobs is the jazz composer with a fishing passion that almost 20 years ago turned his love of nature into a full time business. While operating lodges on several locations in Sweden, he tries to push the boundaries of sustainable tourism and conservation of …

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#114 Laurent Garnier: Looking forward, "techno is about tomorrow, not yesterday" 1:46:21

2M ago1:46:21

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D:U:LIVE is coming in June! My first live set since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: scubaoficial.io/live How could we possibly follow last week's episode with the techno legend Luke Slater? Well, with another legend of techno of course! Laurent Garnier is, in fact, and all-time great of dance music PERIOD. He was playing the H…

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Episode 179 Ben and Gemma Bengey Lundy Diving 1:20:52

2M ago1:20:52

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Gemma and Ian chat to Ben and Gemma Bengey. They are the dynamic duo behind Lundy Diving. Despite facing the loss of their father in February 2023, they joined forces to keep Lundy Diving a family business. Together, they've not only carried on their father's legacy but also forged a stronger bond, learning to work hand in hand with their resilienc…

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Adventure Travel with Sam Bradley - Cookson Adventures 52:16

2M ago52:16

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Area/Topic Worldwide, Luxury Travel Trends, Remote Bespoke Camps Sam Bradley Finance and Operations Director Cookson Adventures Sam is a travel and adventure enthusiast. He works for Cookson Adventures organising luxury holidays to remote parts of the world, and most of his spare time is spent travel writing for various websites and magazines. He's…

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Adventure Travel with Pablo Negri Edwards - Palatine by Viajes Temixco 1:42:33

2M ago1:42:33

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Area/Topic Patagonia, Fly Fishing Pablo Negri Edwards Associate Director Palatine by Viajes Temixco With over three decades of professional luxury travel experience, I hold a BA degree and an MBA in International Business. I'm a well-known ecologist, active conservationist, fly fisherman, high-seas sailboat captain, and professional photographer, w…

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#113 Luke Slater: What is techno? "Sometimes nothing happens... and that's the point" 1:45:34

2M ago1:45:34

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D:U:LIVE is coming in June! My first live set since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: scubaoficial.io/live If you were discussing, as people sometimes do, the possible identity of ' the best techno producer of all time' then Luke Slater would surely be mentioned in that conversation. At least if I was involved in the debate it c…

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