
The Great Dive Podcast
Hosted by Brando and Jamesy and The boys and James · Brando & James
4.7from 415 ratings
- 481
- Episodes
- 70
- Transcribed
- 415
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
About The Great Dive Podcast
Grab your logbooks and gather around as James and Brando chat about your favorite subject and theirs, scuba diving. Each episode, these guys will share with each other an interesting and relevant story, tale, adventure or experience from under, in or on the water. It’s just like hanging out with a couple of cool buddies at the dive shop, on the dock or at the pub. Listen, learn and have fun with James Mott and Brandon Schwartz on The Great Dive Podcast. See and experience more at thegreatdivepodcast.com
- Publisher
- Brando & James
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 6 Apr 2017
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
70 of 481 episodes have a transcript.

9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 480 - The Problems With DIR

2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 479 - DIR vs OLD

25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 478 - The Genesis of The DIR Diver
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Episode 480 - The Problems With DIR
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] These people come back with knowledge and experience, and then they say, this was a problem. Here's how we remedied it. And they get together and brainstorm. That is why they come up with the remedies protocol. To address these things that can be stretched from open water 101 to cave level 5 at 500 feet on a rebreather. You use the same mentality and the same protocol for an emergency. It's all the same. It grows with you. So it gets more and more reinforced. If you do have a system, it should be based around problem solving. That's going to work. in the environment practical for where you're going. […]
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- Cal Straub
- Kathy Johnson
- a few buys
- Andrew
- Kate
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 268 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 147 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100
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- Quality
- 60
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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Questions about The Great Dive Podcast
Who hosts The Great Dive Podcast?
Brando and Jamesy and The boys and James host the show. Published by Brando & James.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does The Great Dive Podcast take guests?
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