Scuba Diving Injuries Explained by a Hyperbaric Physician
PDR 3.0: POD DIVER RADIO
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, including decompression sickness (DCS) and arterial gas embolism (AGE), and why divers need to understand the difference between the bends, pulmonary barotrauma, pneumothorax, and other lung...
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What IS Technical Diving in 2026?
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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 different agencies, instructors, and divers still see it differently. We get into: • the IANTD view of technical diving vs. “Tech Lite” • whether cave and overhead environments are always...
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HPNS in Deep Diving: What Actually Causes It?
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🧬🧪 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 ⚠️ Why This Matters There’s a growing trend of misinformation in technical diving content online. This episode cuts through the noise and emphasizes: Going back to...
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NAVY Master Diver Mindset: with Master Chief Rick Bettua USN
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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 as much leadership and mental toughness as it is underwater skill. We cover Navy Diver training, mission realities (ships husbandry, submarines, salvage, security operations), and the hard...
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Saturation Diving: Life at 600 feet down. Good pay but the toilets can kill you.
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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 contractor and finally saturation diver working worldwide. He explains how sat systems work, why divers spend 28+ days pressurized instead of bounce diving, and how an entire vessel—from cooks to...
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Boost Your Scuba Video: Pro Lighting Tips from Keldan + Ultralight (DEMA Show)
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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 arms, clamps, and buoyancy to position lights precisely (and keep your rig neutral). If you shoot wrecks, reefs, or macro, this is a compact masterclass in getting better results underwater. Gear &...
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Bahamas Scuba Therapy for PTSD at Dean’s Blue Hole
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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 survivors work through PTSD. Brian explains how a week of simple, supported dives in the calm, deep waters of Dean’s Blue Hole — combined with daily check-ins and recorded interviews — has...
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SS United States: DEMA Presentation by Alex Fogg
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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 States, is about to create the largest artificial reef in the world. You’ll hear the full story arc of the SS United States: from record-breaking transatlantic ocean liner, to asbestos-ridden...
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The Battle of Midway: PBY Aviator Interviews
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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 PBY being shot down, resulting in the loss of five crew members. After the crash, Lee and four other crew members survived for 2.5 days in a life raft before being rescued by the PBY navigated by...
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Battle of Midway: Cmdr Dick Best USN
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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 the Japanese Aircraft Carriers.
info_outlineInterview with Shawn Clark about how he overcame the challenges of Cave Diving when he only has one leg.