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The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack

Bottom Dwellers Media LLC

Dive deep into the underwater world with LB Diver and Johnny V. Join working commercial divers covering subjects from underwater welding to SCUBA diving. Our 30+ years of combined experience gives you an exclusive peek into what it’s like being a professional diver. We are the world’s first commercial diving podcast and the best educational resource for the learning diver.

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01:00:45

PDTC - After Dark

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/06/04

Recorded while at the Professional Diver Training Center after school hours. We talk with current students, Regina, and visiting friends. A great add on episode to the previous dive school episode. Recorded in Texas.

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00:57:37

What you need to know before choosing a dive school

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/05/28

Recorded in Alvarado, Texas at The Professional Diver Training Center. A dive school that centers on education and puts it’s students first! A refreshing truthful conversation about diversity training and what new grads can expect. Some hard truths some may not want to hear, but we also talk about why this is such a rewarding career! Listen as we speak with owner Don Moore and instructor Mark Allen as we talk dive school!

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00:42:46

A tale of two divers- with Free Descent podcast

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/05/16

Enjoy this episode with Myles, a recreational dive instructor from the Free Descent podcast. We have an educational conversation recorded on location at Ocean Enterprises dive shop located in San Diego, CA. A great conversation that helps others understand the importance of proper training and continued diving education. We also share experiences in our two different diving careers. Please like and follow Free Descent podcast if you would like to know more about the recreational diving world.

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01:18:18

The Last Breath movie: Behind the scenes with Brett...

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/04/17

We have a fun episode about dive movies and what goes into the production. We speak with Brett Murray about his first film experience as a consultant on set! By day Brett works for JFD and by night he is underwater Batman! Just kidding about the Batman part… or am I? Brett shares his experience working on the set of “Last Breath” and gives us an exclusive look into underwater Hollywood from the eyes of a commercial diver. Listen in as Brett gives us his “Tell All”!

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00:53:19

Salvage and Loss: Key Bridge Collapse and Potomac...

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/04/02

A remarkable exclusive interview and first hand account of the body recovery and salvage of the Potomac DC AA flight 5342 plane crash and the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. A true account of when regular commercial divers have to do the tough job of body recovery and salvage after tragic events in the water. This is a very important episode for divers to listen to before working a disaster in which loss of life occurs. It was very courageous of Glenn O’Connell to have a tough conversation with

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01:25:23

Rescue X with Brian Saxon

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/03/26

A great conversation with Brian Saxon about his company Rescue X and the importance of safety training for divers! They have an amazing product for extraction of a stricken diver from the water. This is in combination with the program that they have set up for how to care and keep the “window of viability” for life open. An episode on diver safety and a step in the right direction toward changing the safety culture of commercial and recreational divers. An important episode for both industries.

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00:59:45

Hollywood Schemes & Nevada Dreams (& Lube)

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/03/19

In this special bonus episode of Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack, we catch up on Johnny’s absence from the show while he’s been busy as an executive producer on the short film Devil’s Prism—from its early concept to hitting the festival circuit. Meanwhile, Armando takes us on a rollercoaster recap of his Nevada adventures, where he visited SHOT Show, AVN, and even came home with some unexpected “self-care” lube.Why you’d want to listen? We have no idea. But if you’ve got time to kill, check it out!

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01:10:16

Gulf Sat diving VS everybody else

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/03/13

Saturation diving is cool? Great episode with Nick Gill, @gillygram18 on insta, he tells us some of the differences around the world in Sat diving. He also talks about how he started as a gulf diver. He attributes a lot of his success to what he learned in the gulf. A good episode that takes you into the life of a saturation diver working in places from the North Sea to India and everywhere else in between!

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00:42:21

Underwater Robits with Videoray

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/02/12

Recorded live at SHOT show! A great episode on ROV’s and the multiple ways the robits are taking our jobs! Just kidding, we talk about how ROV’s help make our jobs safer and help us avoid taking unnecessary risks with human lives. I mean let’s face it, the T-1000 is superior in every way. It’s a shame John Connor is not a diver, then we may have a chance to stop the Videoray Robit Army! Listen as we talk with Rob from Videoray Underwater Systems.

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00:48:30

Spyderco Knives with Michael Janich

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2025/02/03

Amazing episode recorded live at SHOT show 2025 in Las Vegas. Big thanks to SHOT show for allowing us to record in their meeting rooms and for BROCO in helping us get out there! Talking with Micheal from Spyderco was indeed an honor and we learned so much. Listen as he talks about the beginnings of Spyderco, NEW reveals for 2025, what Magnacut is and why we’re excited about it! An episode that we have been wanting to do for a while! So glad it came together!

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00:28:56

On the Floor in New Orleans

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/12/23

Recorded live while on the floor in New Orleans Underwater Intervention commercial diving trade show. We had some good conversations with Bobby Delise and other friends on the floor of the show. This episode was cohosted by Ducky of Dive Shack Confidential. Make sure to like and follow both our shows!

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00:54:18

The Old and Bold with Dick Long and John Roat

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/12/13

A great conversation with two legends in the diving business. They have done so much for divers! Recorded live at Underwater Interventions 2024. Please subscribe like and share!

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01:08:48

What it takes to be a good Dive Supervisor

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/12/05

Recorded live at underwater intervention New Orleans 2024. Our first diver panel sponsored and hosted by Bottom Dwellers Media. We had a great time talking with seasoned dive supervisors including hall of famer John Roat of Mako Marine. We were also joined by Jeffrey Gazerack from Moffatt and Nichol, Troy Gessner of Integrated Underwater Services, Trevor Heintz supervisor for Orion Marine and owner of Pressure Junkiez wetsuits, and myself Armando Gonzalez dive supervisor with Moffatt and Nichol and

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00:43:27

Bradley Peterson: Part II

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/08/07

Part two. We have Ol’ Pete back on to clear a couple things up and tell us all about his side gig as a part time cut man. The second half of the audio was not recorded due to internet problems.

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01:18:17

The DMT Neck Whomp with Bradley Peterson

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/07/03

The only IMCA dive medicine instructor in the US, that we know of, comes on and talks about teaching at DIT in Seattle. From killing bad guys to teaching how to keep someone alive on a dive job. This episode takes some fun twists and turns! Listen in and enjoy this first part of a two part set.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebottomdwellersds/message

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00:53:24

EL Gato Diablo: The latest on CDT dive school and...

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/06/12

We talk about the latest happenings at CDT dive school and the past couple weeks events. Johnny comes out as his alter ego “el Gato Diablo”, and LB did some nerdy scuba show seminar. All this and more! Recorded while on the road in Mississippi. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebottomdwellersds/message

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00:55:29

Super Sh!T Show Week: CDT dive school and DerpSea Co

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/05/21

This special joint episode with @diveshackconfidential discusses the current drama unfolding at Commercial Diving Technologies out of Hudson, FL. We also touch on the drama with small diver businesses vs the ghost Goliath of derpsea locker and their army of bots. Tune into this special explosive joint episode! Please follow both shows for the latest updates to date news in the commercial diving business!--- Send in a voice message:

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00:54:13

From prey to survivor with diver Will Georgitis

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/05/15

One minute you're swimming along scuba diving, and the next minute you're getting your arm torn off. All he was doing was hunting for fossils minding his own business. No one ever get attacked by gators they said. They're more afraid of you. Only the gators that are fed by people are a problem...Bs! Listen in as Will recounts the tale of his harrowing escape from the clutches of this prehistoric menace. The alligator that almost killed him is still out there somewhere in the waters of South

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00:59:27

Pressure Junkiez

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/05/08

pressure makes diamonds. We catch up with Trevor and talk diving and wetsuits. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebottomdwellersds/message

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01:12:48

Best Episode Ever

The Bottom Dwellers Dive Shack ·

2024/04/17

The return of “EL Gato”! Johnny is back and alive in the dive shack. Episode has thrills and plenty of spills as we slosh our way through the last couple weeks. We give an update on the water tower diver death and have a quick phone call on air with a special guest.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebottomdwellersds/message

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