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The Great Dive Podcast

by Brando & James
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About the show

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

Latest episodes

  • Episode 480 - The Problems With DIR

    October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

    The boys hit the streets and talk about the problems with DIR diving! Have a listen!!

  • The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 479 - DIR vs OLD

    October 2, 2026 · 56 min

    This week the boys talk about getting older and staying DIR. We all age, we will all eventually lose strength and fitness, but does that mean you become more or less capable underwater? Join Jamesy and Brando as they earn a little bit of…

  • Episode 478 - The Genesis of The DIR Diver

    September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    Thankfully the Great Dive Podcast has gone back to their roots and abandoned "ye olde pirate b******t"! This week the boys begin a discussion on the genesis and evolution of the DIR approach to diving. Sparked by UTD's Podcast where Ben…

  • Episode 477 - Of Pirates and Scuba Diving

    September 18, 2026 · 53 min

    In honor of "Talk Like A Pirate Day", the boys retell the story of Roaring Dan Seavey. But what does this have to do with diving and diving instruction you aks? Well, you are going to have to listen to find out if there is anything to do…

  • The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 476 - Here We Go Again

    September 11, 2026 · 57 min

    This week the boys go deep, 50m deep, in Lake Michigan and discuss another deep air fatality. How long will it take for the scuba world to learn this lesson? There is a common thread amongst these deaths, they are not isolated occurrences.

  • Episode 475 - Lessons From A Dropped Fin

    September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    A dropped fin upon exiting the water via ladder. What can something so simple and common teach us about ourselves as diving and how we dive? How we learn diving? How diving is taught? Join the boys as they discuss a short story and what…

  • The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 474 - Not The Usual Great Lakes Diving

    August 28, 2026 · 44 min

    This week Jamesy and Brando go back in time to Jan 2026 to the Thunder Bay International Film Festival. Join us as we sit down with Cal Straub and Kathy Johnson and discuss some not so usual parts of diving the Great Lakes.

  • The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 473 - The Great Dive Podcast Is Not For Everyone

    August 21, 2026 · 45 min

    The Great Dive Podcast - Episode 473 - The Great Dive Podcast Is Not For Everyone by Brando & James