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Josh Richards - The Engelbrechts east extension, Mount Gambia

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - December 05, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour
Josh Richards may not have decades of caving experience under his belt, however what he does have is a love for Wombats and the desire to act like one at times.  Joking aside, Josh's thirst for adventure started whilst diving as a kid with his father, continuing into a military career as a soldi...

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Episode 36: Plankton with Erich Hoyt

Seacreatures - November 21, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
The world of PLANKTON is uncovered in episode 36 of the Seacreatures Podcast. Our guest Erich Hoyt, whale researcher and plankton enthusiast talks all about the world of plankton, from what they are to where they live and why they are so amazing. Erich's passion for plankton has led to the relea...

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Jolyon Collier - Counting Coral

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - November 21, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour
Jolyon Collier, the visionary behind Counting Coral, has forged a unique path that intertwines conservation, art, and business acumen. As the founder of this groundbreaking not-for-profit organization, Jolyon is on a mission to bridge the gap between various stakeholders including conservationis...

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Michael Menduno - The Godfather of Tech Diving Journalism

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - October 30, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour
Michael Menduno has been diving and reporting on technical diving since 1990 when he founded the AquaCORPS magazine and its sister publication Technical Diver. A reporter, technologist and member of the Board of Directors for the historical diver's society, Michael is the editor-in-chief of Glob...

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Michael Menduno - The Godfather of Tech Diving Journalism - S03 E14

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - October 30, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour
Michael Menduno has been diving and reporting on technical diving since 1990 when he founded the AquaCORPS magazine and its sister publication Technical Diver. A reporter, technologist and member of the Board of Directors for the historical diver's society, Michael is the editor-in-chief of Glob...

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Episode 35: Little Penguins with Natalia Lucano

Seacreatures - October 21, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Learn all about the world of Little Penguins with wildlife and penguin guide Natalia Lucano. Learn about how these ocean based birds live their lives and how interesting and amazing they are.  From burrowing in the wrong places to how their love life can be anything but simple. To visit or lea...

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Episode 35: Little Penguins with Natalia Lucano

Seacreatures - October 21, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Learn all about the world of Little Penguins with wildlife and penguin guide Natalia Lucano. Learn about how these ocean based birds live their lives and how interesting and amazing they are.  From burrowing in the wrong places to how their love life can be anything but simple. To visit or lea...

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Lyndi Leggett - The Scuba Gym

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - October 17, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour
"Not all heroes wear capes." This is so true... they sometimes wear fins too! Lyndi Leggett wears fins, and to many she is an absolute superhero.  A few years ago, sick of the corporate world Lyndi was trawling through social media and came across an article about David J Lawrence Sr and his s...

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Lyndi Leggett - The Scuba Gym - S03 E13

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - October 17, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour
"Not all heroes wear capes." This is so true... they sometimes wear fins too! Lyndi Leggett wears fins, and to many she is an absolute superhero.  A few years ago, sick of the corporate world Lyndi was trawling through social media and came across an article about David J Lawrence Sr and his s...

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Episode 20: AJV Archaeology No. 020 - LEGACY Pt. I - The First Americans and America's Columbus - Dr. Jessi Halligan and Dr. Morgan Smith

AJV Archaeology - October 09, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour
This is the first episode of the “LEGACY” series and is brought to you by Maritime Legacy Project: Jamaica. The Maritime Legacy Project is a geoarchaeological initiative to Search for Columbus’s last shipwrecks in Jamaica which are the maritime component of the Taíno-Spanish Encounter o...

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Episode 20: AJV Archaeology No. 20 - LEGACY Pt. 1 - The First Americans and America's Columbus - Dr. Jessi Halligan and Dr. Morgan Smith

AJV Archaeology - October 09, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour
This is the first episode of the “LEGACY” series and is brought to you by Maritime Legacy Project: Jamaica. The Maritime Legacy Project is a geoarchaeological initiative to Search for Columbus’s last shipwrecks in Jamaica which are the maritime component of the Taíno-Spanish Encounter o...

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Peter Gash - Lady Elliot Island - S03 E12

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - September 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour
Lady Elliot Island is a destination that epitomises eco-centric tourism.  It is a true reflection of the dedication, hard work, focus and drive afforded to her by so many people over the years, past and present, and none more so than the island's current custodian, Peter Gash. I am elated to ho...

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Peter Gash - Lady Elliot Island

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - September 25, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour
Lady Elliot Island is a destination that epitomises eco-centric tourism.  It is a true reflection of the dedication, hard work, focus and drive afforded to her by so many people over the years, past and present, and none more so than the island's current custodian, Peter Gash. I am elated to ho...

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Episode 34: Octopus with Warren Carlyle

Seacreatures - September 20, 2022 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Join Matt as he chats all about octopus to the founder of Octonation Warren Carlyle. Warren shares a myriad of facts about Octopus and why the octopus is so special to him. He is passionate not only about sharing Octopus research but also about sharing Octopus stories and interactions. If you h...

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Nays Baghai - Running Cloud Productions - S03 E11

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - September 12, 2022 03:00 - 51 minutes
Nays Baghai is a young and impressive director with an exceptionally keen and creative eye.  His feature film debut, Descent, won the Best Australian Documentary award at the Oscar-qualifying Sydney Film Festival and has gone on to be available on Amazon Prime ANZ. Having been screened at numero...

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Nays Baghai - Running Cloud Productions

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - September 12, 2022 03:00 - 51 minutes
Nays Baghai is a young and impressive director with an exceptionally keen and creative eye.  His feature film debut, Descent, won the Best Australian Documentary award at the Oscar-qualifying Sydney Film Festival and has gone on to be available on Amazon Prime ANZ. Having been screened at numero...

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Episode 19: AJV Archaeology No. 19 - Spanish Treasure Fleets Part III: The 1622 Spanish Treasure Galleon in Dry Tortugas National Park

AJV Archaeology - September 05, 2022 00:00 - 51 minutes
Primary source documents suggest seven to nine Spanish vessels wrecked in the Lower Florida Keys on 6 September 1622. Over the past 400 years, only treasure hunters have located three vessels of the doomed fleet. Historical Documents point to three other shipwrecks in modern Dry Tortuga...

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Episode 33: Shellfish and Shellfish Reefs with Simon Branigan

Seacreatures - September 03, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this episode of the podcast Matt chats to marine biologist and restoration ecologist Simon Branigan all about Shellfish. Simon and Matt discuss how shellfish reefs have largely disappeared in temperate Australia and how Simon along with the nature conservancy is working to restore these incre...

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Episode 18: AJV Archaeology No. 018 - Spanish Treasure Fleets Part II: The History of the Spanish Treasure Fleet System

AJV Archaeology - September 02, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes
With the 400th anniversary of the 1622 Tierra Firme Fleet Disaster occurring next week, I am dedicating a podcast series to the earliest shipwrecks and maritime history of the Florida Keys.   In this podcast series, Spanish Treasure Fleets, we dive deep into the history of the oldest sh...

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Stephen Fordyce - Sump Diving and caving - S03 E10

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - August 29, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes
Stephen Fordyce is sometimes described as a mad professor and I can't help thinking that there is some truth in that.  When it comes to listening to his explorations deep beneath the surface of the earth and then beneath the surface of the water therein.  Scuba diving is a relatively niche sport...

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Stephen Fordyce - Sump Diving and caving

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - August 29, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes
Stephen Fordyce is sometimes described as a mad professor and I can't help thinking that there is some truth in that.  When it comes to listening to his explorations deep beneath the surface of the earth and then beneath the surface of the water therein.  Scuba diving is a relatively niche sport...

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Stephen Fordyce - Sump diving and caving

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - August 29, 2022 01:00 - 50 minutes
Stephen Fordyce is sometimes described as a mad professor and I can't help thinking that there is some truth in that.  When it comes to listening to his explorations deep beneath the surface of the earth and then beneath the surface of the water therein.  Scuba diving is a relatively niche sport...

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Episode 17: AJV Archaeology No. 017 - Spanish Treasure Fleets Part I: The Men Who Stole the Stars

AJV Archaeology - August 29, 2022 00:00 - 16 minutes
In this podcast series, Spanish Treasure Fleets, we dive deep into the history of the oldest wrecks in the Florida Keys. The first podcast, The Men Who Stole the Stars, is a metaphor for the difference between the academic pursuit of archeology and the profit-driven motives of treasure ...

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Episode 16: AJV Archaeology No. 16 - The Dr. Samuel Mudd Conspiracy and The Medical History of Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park

AJV Archaeology - August 19, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes
Live from Dr. Samuel Mudd's prison cell near the Sally Port of Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park, University of Miami graduate student Devon Fogerty, tells us the medical history of the Dry Tortugas and readdresses Dr. Mudd's racism and troubled past.  This podcast was meant ...

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Sue Crowe - OzTek Dive Conference & OzDive Expo '22 - S03 E09

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - August 14, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour
OZTek Advanced Diving Conference & OZDive Expo is a major international event that, since its inception in 1999, has done more to highlight the adventure and excitement inherent in diving than any other show. The show continues to play a key role in creating broad awareness of new techniques and...

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Sue Crowe - OzTek Dive Conference & OzDive Expo '22

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - August 14, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour
OZTek Advanced Diving Conference & OZDive Expo is a major international event that, since its inception in 1999, has done more to highlight the adventure and excitement inherent in diving than any other show. The show continues to play a key role in creating broad awareness of new techniques and...

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Gareth Lock & Mike Mason - The Human Divers - S03 E08

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - August 01, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour
Gareth Lock and Mike Mason return to the Scuba GOAT podcast for a catch up on the latest in human Factors in diving.  Recently Gareth invited me to complete the remote training package "Essentials of human factors in diving" followed by a 2-day face-to-face course held at Dive Centre Bondi.  T...

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Gareth Lock & Mike Mason - Human factors in diving

The Scuba GOAT Podcast - August 01, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour
Gareth Lock and Mike Mason return to the Scuba GOAT podcast to discuss the latest in human factors in diving. Gareth invited me to complete the "Essentials of Human Factors in Diving" remote training package, followed by a 2-day face-to-face course at Dive Centre Bondi. This course explores Huma...

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Episode 15: AJV Archaeology No. 015 - Shipwreck Tagging Archaeological Management Program

AJV Archaeology - July 27, 2022 00:00 - 30 minutes
A conversation with Austin Burkhard, Underwater Archaeologist of SEARCH H20 Inc., regarding the Shipwreck Tagging Archaeological Management Program!

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Episode 32: Green Sea Turtles with Liam Turner

Seacreatures - July 14, 2022 02:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this episode of the podcast Matt chats to marine biologist and Lady Elliot Island guide Liam Turner all about sea turtles. Liam shares handy tips for identifying different turtle species along with more detailed information on the life of a Green Sea Turtle. To learn more about Lady Elliot I...