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The Scuba GOAT Podcast
Discover The Scuba GOAT Podcast, your ultimate resource for scuba diving, ocean conservation, and scientific exploration.
Join dive professional, Matt Waters, as he explores a range of engaging topics and interviews global game-changers, leading advocates of conservation, service providers, and emerging stars. With a focus on delivering relevant scuba and oceanic news, highlighting operators and conservation efforts worldwide, and providing first-hand information from the source, the Scuba GOAT podcast offers a wealth of insights and entertainment.
Dive into the Scuba GOAT podcast today and immerse yourself in a world of information and a splash of humour.
Episodes
69 episodes
Maxime Cheminade - Exploring Mines & Wreck Photography
Today I am thrilled to introduce you to Maxime Cheminard, a talented dive photographer who I first met at the inaugural International Underwater Photography Competition in Aqaba, Jordan, where he received an honorable mention at the award cerem...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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Jill Heinerth & Nays Baghai: Diving into the Darkness
In this captivating episode, award-winning film director Nays Baghai and legendary cave explorer Jill Heinerth discuss their collaborative journey in creating the film 'Diving into the Darkness.' They delve into the complexities of underwater f...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:08:36
Adrian Stacey - Go Diving Show 28-29 Sept 2024
Growing up in the UK, Adrian Stacey decided that scuba diving might be slightly more adventurous than selling photocopiers. With that in mind, he embarked on a 13-year scuba travelling adventure that would catapult him around the world to explo...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:14:13
Lyndi Leggett - The Scuba Gym, Australia update
Lyndi Leggett is a passionate scuba diving professional, and founder of The Scuba Gym Australia. A not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing therapeutic scuba diving experiences for individuals with disabilities and challenges, bot...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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Mark Evans - Go Diving Show ANZ & Scuba Diver Magazine
Join me on the podcast as I sit down with Mark Evans, co-founder of Rork Media and Editorial Director of Scuba Diver Magazine. We delve into his fascinating career journey, intertwining scuba diving with journalism, his profound passion for the...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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2:09:28
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Tim Morrish - SSI Instructor Certifier
Tim Morrish is an Instructor Certifier with Scuba Schools International (SSI). Based in Koh Tao, Thailand, Tim runs the professional training arm of Big Blue Diving and is also part of the management team of the dive centre. An ex...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:34:58
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Roni Ben-Aharon - Diving the Philippines with Atlantis Resorts & Liveaboard
Roni Ben-AharonIf you've ever visited a dive show in the last few years you may have seen this lady representing Atlantis on stands or even on stage providing presentations about the amazing diving on offer in the Philippines. Roni i...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:58:19
Andy Ridley & Becky Evers - Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef
THE END OF TALKING. THE AGE OF DOING. Attention, nature enthusiasts and aspiring conservationists! An incredible opportunity has emerged that allows you to become an integral part of saving one of the world's most precious natural wonde...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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57:05
Simon Mitchell - Explaining Decompression Illness & Hyperbaric treatment
Simon's correct title reads... Professor Simon Mitchell MB ChB, PhD, DipOccMed, DipAdvDHM (ANZCA), FUHM, FANZCA, Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland. This clearly does not fit in the title of this episode however,...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:59:35
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Pete Mesley - Lust 4 Rust / Shock and Awe Diving
Today, we are thrilled to have a distinguished guest with us a man whose passion for diving spans over three decades and has led him to become one of the most skilled technical divers and instructors in the southern hemisphere. Google the name ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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Nathalie Lasselin - A deep dive into Film-making and exploration with AquaNath
Ladies and gents, welcome to the Scuba GOAT podcast. Last year at the OzTek dive show in Melbourne, I had the pleasure of meeting Nathalie Lasselin. Our introduction was brief, but it was enough to pique my interest in her inspiring story...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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Vanessa Torres Macho & Talia Greis - Photography & Liquid Lens
Welcome to the latest episode of Scuba GOAT! In this episode, we talk to Vanessa Torres Macho and Talia Greis, the founders of Liquid Lens, a project promoting and encouraging women in underwater photography. Vanessa is a 20+ year dive professi...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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Nicholas Remy - The Underwater Club
Are you intrigued by the complexities of underwater photography? Nicolas Remy (multi award-winning underwater photographer and founder of The Underwater Club) joins me in the studio to shed some ligh...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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Sean Clements - SDC watches
Are you a fan of scuba diving or luxury watches? Well, Sean Clements certainly is, and a few years ago, he found a way to combine his passions and create a path for the future away from the corporate rat-race. Sean's vision led him to cre...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:22:58
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Don Silcock - Senior Travel Editor meets El Blanco
Don Silcock, esteemed Senior Travel Editor of Scuba Diver magazine and the mastermind behind Indo-Pacific Images, graces the studio for a long-awaited reunion, accompanied by good banter and a few cold ones. Embark on a riveting journey as we d...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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2:25:58
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Dan Johnson - MV Oceania Liveaboard - Part 2
Dan Johnson is the man in charge of MV Oceania, co-owner, and captain of this beautiful vessel, and joins me to kick off Season 4. MV Oceania is a liveaboard scuba diving vessel that operates out of Walindi Plantation, New Britain, Papua New Gu...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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47:54
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Dan Johnson - MV Oceania Liveaboard - Part 1
Dan Johnson is the man in charge of MV Oceania, co-owner, and captain of this beautiful vessel, and joins me to kick off Season 4. MV Oceania is a liveaboard scuba diving vessel that operates out of Walindi Plantation, New Britain, Papua New Gu...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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Jason Fondis - Blue Corner Dive Nusa Penida
Nusa Penida is a stunning island off the east coast of Bali– one look at the dazzling cliffs, hidden coves and secret beaches, and you’ll think you’ve stumbled into a spectacular island paradise. Each time I visit I am blown away by the l...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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Josh Richards - The Engelbrechts east extension, Mount Gambia
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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Jolyon Collier - Counting Coral
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 b...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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Michael Menduno - The Godfather of Tech Diving Journalism
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 div...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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1:02:33
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Lyndi Leggett - The Scuba Gym
"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...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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1:18:41
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Peter Gash - Lady Elliot Island
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 i...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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1:50:53
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Nays Baghai - Running Cloud Productions
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 t...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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51:02
Stephen Fordyce - Sump diving and caving
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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50:24
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