Episodes: 249
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: United Kingdom
YouTube: 1.6k subscribers
Instagram: 4.3k followers
Publicly listed emails
thebigscubapodcast@gmail.com
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Ian Last - Co-host of an independent podcast focused on scuba diving, ocean topics, marine life, and the wider diving community.
Autumn Blum - Reef-safe Product Claims, Aquatic Toxicity, Marine-friendly Ingredients, Sustainable Packaging, Sunscreen, Shark Diving, And Technical Diving.
Mark Walker - Dive-centre Operations, Paperless Management, Booking And Staff Systems, Diving Technology, Artificial Intelligence, And Diving In Thailand.
Andy Torbet - Adventure, Cave Diving, Fitness, Snorkeling As An Introduction To Diving, And Expanding Participation In Underwater Activities.
Nicholas Harvey - Scuba Diving, Wrecks, Life In Grand Cayman, Underwater Inspiration For His Adventure-mystery Series, Career Change, And Following Personal Passions.
Episode 237 David Strike Six Decades of Diving!
October 05, 2026
In this episode Gemma and Ian chat to David Strike. Originally from the UK, David Strike learned to dive with the B.S.A.C. in 1961, since when he has worked for a major London newspaper's editorial intelligence department, served with the Royal Navy, participated in ground-breaking oceanographic research and been a grave digger, a bodyguard and an offshore commercial diver in the North Sea gas and oil fields. Since immigrating to Australia with his wife and young family, he has had an active ...
Episode 236 – Nick Derutter DiveSAGA - underwater filmmaker, explorer & technical diver
September 21, 2026
In this episode Gemma and Ian chat to Nick Derutter. Nick Derutter is an award-winning underwater filmmaker, explorer, and technical diver from Belgium. Through his filmmaking and his DiveSAGA platform, he has spent the past decade documenting some of the world's most challenging caves, shipwrecks, and remote dive sites. His work combines technical diving, exploration, and cinematic storytelling to bring underwater environments to audiences who may never have the chance to experience them t...
Episode 235 – Mark Walker of Dive Admin
August 31, 2026
In this episiode Gemma and Ian chat to Mark Walker, a former UK dive instructor now based in Thailand and the founder of Dive Admin. Mark shares his journey from learning to dive in Malta and becoming an instructor, to combining his diving experience with his background in technology to create software designed specifically for dive centres. We talk about the challenges of running a dive centre, going paperless, managing bookings, students, staff and boat lists, and how technology – including...
The Scuba Diving Podcast · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
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The publicly listed email for The BiG Scuba Podcast: thebigscubapodcast@gmail.com.
Podseeker estimates The BiG Scuba Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
The BiG Scuba Podcast typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Relevant professional experience in scuba diving, dive-centre operations, ocean advocacy, marine-friendly products, underwater adventure, or publishing with a strong diving connection. Common among recent guests: Founding a diving or ocean-focused business; Professional diving or exploration experience; Publishing books connected to diving or adventure. Recent guests include Autumn Blum, Mark Walker, and Andy Torbet.
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