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DIVE TALK

by Woody Alpern and Gus Gonzalez

Woody and Gus love exploring underwater caves and discussing all things Scuba. Woody has been diving since the 70s and is also an Instructor Trainer and a Normoxic Kiss Spirit CCR instructor. He has earned 12 PADI Awards of Excellence as an instructor, and has a staggering 7,500+ dives under his weight belt. Gus started diving in 2018, became an instructor in 2020, and cave diver in 2021. Our address/PO Box: Dive Talk 3605 Sandy Plains Road Suite 240-500 Marietta, GA 30066 USA

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Position in the Hobbies chart (US), last 90 days.

#39
all-time peak
3
days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Latest episodes

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Episode 35: The Jeremy Wade Reaction Debrief

A few weeks ago we filmed a reaction to a video of Jeremy Wade facing some challenges during a night dive on a rebreather where he was trying to film extremely rare Oarfi

Sep 10 2025
34 min

Episode 34: An Update on our Cave DPV Certification

The Cave DPV Certification is one of the toughest technical diving certifications to attain! Those of you who have followed our podcast/ YouTube channel for a while are

Dec 31 2021
1 h 14 min

Episode 33: Complete DISASTER during our Cave DPV Class

A few months ago Woody and Gus bought some amazing DPVs (Diver Propulsion Vehicles) with the intent of using them when diving the Florida caves which in most cases are sp

Apr 23 2021
54 min

Episode 32: Diving in 'Cave Country'

Central Florida is the home of 'Cave Country' and since we live only 4-5 hours away we get to cave dive there often, but we have many friends who live in Cave Country and

Apr 9 2021
42 min

Episode 31: How do you know if you are a good diver?

This episode was recorded on video too! If you are interested in seeing our pretty faces and hand signals you should head to our YouTube channel and check it out! Today

Mar 20 2021
40 min

Episode 30: DIVER'S CEMETERY

In this episode we discuss "Diver's Cemetery" which is located in Dahab, Egypt. We discuss why it is so dangerous, why should some people stay away from the site, and why

Mar 5 2021
49 min

Episode 29: DIVING COLD

We had the wonderful idea to go diving in the Gulf of Mexico, in February, on wet suits. The water temperature was 63 degrees (17 celsius) and lets just say we had some

Feb 19 2021
59 min

Episode 28: DEEP DIVING

It is no secret that we are addicted to diving. And just like many divers out there we are members of Facebook groups and forums where diving is discussed 24/7. Occasio

Feb 5 2021
46 min

Episode 27: SEPARATED DIVER

On this episode we talk about our plans over the next couple of weeks, exciting news about DPVs and lights, a failed rebreather experiment, and we cover a story detailing

Jan 22 2021
51 min

Episode 26: CAVE DIVING

For our One Year Anniversary episode we wanted to talk about something we are super passionate about, Cave Diving! We spent a week in Cozumel with an amazing group of d

Jan 8 2021
57 min

Episode 25: New Year's underwater plus interesting articles from 2020

Here's what we've been up to over the last two weeks, pus our plans for New Year's and we review some of our favorite articles from 2020.

Dec 25 2020
40 min

Episode 24: The Dive Talk Diving Challenge

Nowadays you can achieve the rank of Master Diver - or perhaps even Instructor - without ever diving in the Ocean, or at night, or deep! So we decided to come up with a

Dec 11 2020
37 min

Episode 23: HIGHLY POLARIZING TOPICS

Today we talk about twenty polarizing dive related topics you probably have heard of on dive boats, dive forums, and online dive groups. Tune in to hear us discuss many

Nov 27 2020
1 h 35 min

Episode 22: So you want to dive REBREATHERS?

It is no secret that we are HUGE FANS of our rebreathers, and a lot of of you have asked us to do an episode about rebreathers. We wanted to answer the most common ques

Nov 13 2020
1 h 07 min

Episode 21: So you want to be a Tec Diver?

We were underwater A LOT over the last month, so we wanted to give you an update on what we've been up to, plus talk about "Technical Diving" and how can people make a tr

Oct 30 2020
53 min

Episode 20: TWENTY SCUBA MYTHS

Scuba diving is SUPER EXPENSIVE! Cave diving is SUICIDAL! You CAN'T mix and match gear from different manufacturers! It's WAY CHEAPER to buy online vs. a local dive

Oct 2 2020
53 min

Episode 19: Woody's back! Let's talk about specialties

Woody's is finally out of the water and he's back on the show talking about Dive Specialties. We discuss the ones we find super useful or even critical, and the ones that

Sep 18 2020
1 h 00 min

Episode 18: Here's what happened during my Instructor Evaluation

This past weekend I attended my Instructor Evaluation. This is a two-day test where you have to prove you have what it takes to be a certified Open Water Instructor. I

Sep 4 2020
1 h 05 min

Episode 17: Woody is Super Busy plus Must-Have Tools for a Safe Dive

Woody has been diving a LOT lately, so I took the opportunity to give you an update on what we've been up to, plus we review the Must-Have Tools for a Safe Dive according

Aug 21 2020
1 h 08 min

Episode 16: Diving in Pensacola plus embarrassing questions new divers are afraid to ask

This past weekend was a busy weekend for us, we were scheduled to go diving in North Carolina but a Tropical Storm cancelled all of our plans, so we were forced to improv

Aug 7 2020
1 h 12 min

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