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PDR 3.0: POD DIVER RADIO

PDR 3.0: POD DIVER RADIO

Jospeh Cocozza: PADI MSDT 175 Episodes May 22, 2026

The podcast for serious scuba divers. It covers topics such as TRIMIX, NITROX, rebreather cave diving, shipwreck diving, DPV, Hogarthian, military scuba, free-diving, and hyperbaric science.

Episodes

Maldives Diver Deaths: A Tech Diver explains.
Maldives Diver Deaths: A Tech Diver explains. May 22, 2026 10:16 Cave Diver and diving journalist Joe Cocozza discusses the recent Maldives dive accident from the perspective of a technical diver and cave diver. This is not about exploiting tragedy or pretending we know every final detail before the official investigation is complete. It is about asking why obvious red flags in deep diving, cave diving, gas planning, training, equipment, and rescue readiness ne
Maldives Dive Death: A Tech Diver Explains what went wrong. PD243
Maldives Dive Death: A Tech Diver Explains what went wrong. PD243 May 22, 2026 Cave Diver and diving journalist Joe Cocozza discusses the recent Maldives dive accident from the perspective of a technical diver and cave diver. This is not about exploiting tragedy or pretending we know every final detail before the official investigation is complete. It is about asking why obvious red flags in deep diving, cave diving, gas planning, training, equipment, and rescue readiness ne
Scuba Diving Injuries Explained by a Hyperbaric Physician
Scuba Diving Injuries Explained by a Hyperbaric Physician May 10, 2026 27:21 Joe Cocozza sits down with Dr. Nicholas Bird, hyperbaric physician, former Air Force flight surgeon, former DAN Chief Medical Officer, and current hyperbaric department leader at Virginia Mason in Seattle, for a deep discussion on hyperbaric medicine, diving injuries, and the expanding role of hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Dr. Bird explains how hyperbaric medicine applies to decompression illness,
What IS Technical Diving in 2026?
What IS Technical Diving in 2026? May 3, 2026 24:25 In this episode of Pod Diver TV, Joe Cocozza sits down with Luis of IANTD to tackle one of the biggest questions in modern scuba: what actually counts as technical diving today? From the early days of IAND and nitrox training to modern trimix, cave diving, decompression diving, and closed circuit rebreathers, this conversation breaks down how the definition of "tech diving" has evolved — and why d
HPNS in Deep Diving: What Actually Causes It?
HPNS in Deep Diving: What Actually Causes It? Apr 13, 2026 17:55 🧬🧪 Download audio podcast with Dr Vann about the science of HPNS: https://youtu.be/T9hUkwgKGfE?si=G3vH47Nn5No-wb8O 📚 Recommended Reading: The Physiology and Medicine of Diving – Bennett & Elliott The Terrible Hours – Peter Maas U.S. Navy Diving Manual (Rev. 7) 👥 Featured in This Episode: Joe Cocozza – Tech Diver, Underwater Videographer, Host Terrence Tysall – NAUI Worldwide Director of Training ⚠
NAVY Master Diver Mindset: with Master Chief Rick Bettua USN
NAVY Master Diver Mindset: with Master Chief Rick Bettua USN Feb 8, 2026 42:19 Retired Master Chief Petty Officer and U.S. Navy Master Diver Rick Bettua joins Joe Cocozza on Pod Diver TV for a powerful, story-driven interview about what it takes to become a Navy Diver and the mindset that keeps you alive when everything goes sideways. Rick shares how a Super Bowl halftime "Navy Divers" ad sparked his dream, how he literally got himself to dive school, and why Navy diving is
Saturation Diving: Life at 600 feet down. Good pay but the toilets can kill you.
Saturation Diving: Life at 600 feet down. Good pay but the toilets can kill you. Jan 22, 2026 15:18 Using the toilet can kill you… at least if you're living for weeks inside a saturation chamber. In this Pod Diver TV episode, Joe Cocozza sits down in Lisbon, Portugal with former Portuguese Marine and commercial saturation diver João Rainho to unpack what life is really like as a sat diver. João walks us through his path from spearfishing Marine to IMCA-certified commercial diver, North Sea contr
Boost Your Scuba Video: Pro Lighting Tips from Keldan + Ultralight (DEMA Show)
Boost Your Scuba Video: Pro Lighting Tips from Keldan + Ultralight (DEMA Show) Dec 22, 2025 10:48 Join me on the show floor at DEMA for two rapid-fire interviews on underwater lighting for videography. We talk beam quality, color accuracy, CRI/TLCI, wide vs. spot beams, diffusion, battery management, burn times, mounting, and how to build a travel-friendly rig that still looks cinematic. First up is Keldan on color science, filters, and matching ambient light; then Ultralight walks through arm
Bahamas Scuba Therapy for PTSD at Dean's Blue Hole
Bahamas Scuba Therapy for PTSD at Dean's Blue Hole Dec 16, 2025 09:48 In this special episode, host Joe Cocozza sits down with veteran cave explorer and former Navy diver Brian Kakuk to talk about a remarkable PTSD program based at Dean's Blue Hole on Long Island in the Bahamas. The nonprofit, founded by Brian's friend Kevin James, is called PTSD – Progress Through Scuba Diving, and it uses guided scuba dives as a powerful tool to help veterans and other trauma surv
SS United States: DEMA Presentation by Alex Fogg
SS United States: DEMA Presentation by Alex Fogg Dec 4, 2025 38:29 Episode 234 of PDR 3.0: POD DIVER RADIO, host Joe Cocozza takes you to the show floor at DEMA in Orlando for a live presentation by Alex Fogg, Chief of the Okaloosa County Natural Resources team. Alex walks us through how Destin–Fort Walton Beach, Florida has turned decommissioned vessels into a world-class artificial reef program—and why their newest project, sinking the legendary SS United State
The Battle of Midway: PBY Aviator Interviews
The Battle of Midway: PBY Aviator Interviews Aug 13, 2024 43:42 The Battle of Midway: PBY Aviator Interviews Interviews were conducted with LtCmdr Lee McLeary USNR and LtCmdr Bill Cullen USNR, who served as pilot-navigators onboard PBYs Flying Boats during the Battle of Midway. These interviews took place in 1999 on Midway Island, during a reunion of Battle of Midway veterans. Ensign Lee McLeary, who was 21 at the time, shared the harrowing experience of his P
Battle of Midway: Cmdr Dick Best USN
Battle of Midway: Cmdr Dick Best USN Jul 30, 2024 18:04 BATTLE OF MIDWAY: June 4, 1942. The Battle of Midway was the seminal naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. It was a battle between US Navy and Japanese Aircraft Carriers for control on the Midway Atoll 1100 miles west of Hawaii. In June of 1999, I was on the island for a reunion of battle veterans. I got to interview Cmdr Dick Best. Cmdr Best was a Dive Bomber pilot who sank two of

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