Gemma and Ian chat to Sarah Donohue. Sarah is an International Powerboat Champion, Marine Stuntwoman and conservation advocate. She loves all…
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The Big Scuba Podcast
The BiG Scuba Podcast, a new UK based podcast. We discuss everything to do with diving and the ocean and hope to promote scuba diving to more people including women.
Gemma and Ian chat to Byron Conroy. Byron is the Chief Operating Officer at Arctic Adventures based in Iceland. He is also…
Gemma and Ian chat to Dawn Kernagis. Dawn joined DEEP in 2023 as the Director of Scientific Research. DEEP is an…
Gemma and Ian chat to Ben and Gemma Bengey. They are the dynamic duo behind Lundy Diving. Despite facing the loss of…
Gemma and Ian chat to Andy Lear. Andy is based in the UK and through his diving experiences has been inspired…
Gemma and Ian meet up with Jamie Parker at the Go Diving show to be measured for Santi Dry Suits. …
Gemma and Ian chat to Jamie Parker. Jamie is the Sales Manager for Reel Diving who is the distribution company for…
Gemma and Ian attended The Go Diving Show 2024 that took place at the beginning of March. It was a…
Gemma and Ian visited DEEP and were hosted by Phil Short, Research Diving, Training Lead. We were given a tour of…
Gemma and Ian chat to Dr. Joseph Dituri. Dr. Jospeh Dituri lived undersea for 100 Days in a mission combining education,…
Gemma and Ian recently visited the team at DEEP. Kirk Krack is the Human Diver Performance Lead. This podcast conversation with Kirk…
Chris Foisey is a professional Scuba instructor and certified in cave diving and technical decompression diving techniques. He has been…
This is Part 2 of our conversation with Leigh Bishop. Leigh is one of the most accomplished and well-known technical…
Samantha Howlett is a PhD student based at the Lancaster Reefs Lab. Her research covers how climate change effects coral…
Gemma and Ian chat to Ryan and Nicole Levinson. The couple are also known as “Two Afloat” and live on a…
Gemma and Ian chat to Emma Keen. Emma is based on a 74 foot sailing boat called Wildberry .. it’s…
Gemma and Ian chat to Hamna Hussain, also know as Humpty! Hamna is one inspirational young lady that has found…
Gemma and Ian chat to Luke and Penney Evans. They are son and mother. Luke is just fifteen and is…
Gemma and Ian chat to Chris Jewell. We are on location in Cheddar Gorge, a limestone valley in the UK…
Gemma and Ian chat to Samantha Falcucci. Samantha Falcucci is a technology professional in New York City, STEM mentor, and…
Gemma and Ian chat to Elaine Whiteford. Elaine learned to dive in 2002 and qualified as an Instructor (Master Scuba…
Gemma and Ian chat to Daniela Ceccarelli who is a marine biologist who is based on Magnetic Island. She works…
Gemma and Ian chat to Dave Conlin. Dave was born and raised in Boulder Colorado and knew early on he wanted…
Gemma and Ian chat to Dan Abbott. Dan works at Save The Med Foundation. He is incredibly passionate about marine conservation, underwater…
Gemma and Ian chat to Jhénelle Williams. Jhenelle is originally from Jamaica but based in London and currently doing her Masters…
Gemma and Ian chat to Andy Forster. Andy is the Project Director at Dive Project Cornwall. He tells us about…
Gemma and Ian chat Kris Mears. Kris grew up in Chepstow UK and then travelled extensively. He became a Divemaster and…
Gemma and Ian chat Nays Baghai. Inspired by The Blue Planet as a child, Nays’ work as an underwater cinematographer…
Gemma and Ian talk to Becky Kagan Schott. Becky is a five-time Emmy Award-winning underwater cameraman, photographer & technical diver…
Gemma and Ian talk to Tim Lamont. Tim is a marine biologist at Lancaster Environment Centre, with research interests in…
Gemma and Ian chat to Rick Ayrton. Rick learnt to dive and remains a member of Clifton BSAC club, Bristol…
Gemma and Ian talk to Alexa Fernando. Alexa is a Filipina-Canadian photographer and digital creative based in Baja California Sur.…
Gemma and Ian chat about the Farne Island Dive trip they made at the end of July 2021. We talk…
A roving report style podcast from our three day trip to Seahouses in North East England and our diving adventures…
Gemma and Ian chat to Dean Martin. Dean Martin is the Hardware Product Manager at Fourth Element. He tells us about his…
Gemma and Ian catch up with a previous guest, Lydia Walker from Ilkeston & Kimberley Sub Aqua Club. We spoke…
Here is a little montage of clips we have drawn from some on the episodes we have recorded…Have a listen…
Gemma and Ian chat to Professor Bob Stone. Bob Stone brings over 30 years of award-winning experience in human factors…
Gemma and Ian chat to John Vickers and Emma Farrell. John is the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Abyss and…
Grace Marquez is a visual artist and creative consultant living Canada. She works primarily in acrylic paint on canvas or…
Gemma and Ian chat to Gabriel Pineda. He is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Shearwater Research. Shearwater Research…
Gemma and Ian chat to Rob Spray. Rob Spray and his partner Dawn Watson are coordinators of the Marine Conservation Society’s…
Gemma and Ian chat to Ian Travis. Ian is based in North Carolina and passionate about ocean diving in the area. …
The BiG Scuba duo, Gemma and Ian catch up on some news items and whats coming up on The BiG…
The BiG Scuba duo, Gemma and Ian chat to Kat Gerasimova. Kat lives in Norwich and has recently become a…