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May 14, 2023

VIDEO: Midstream Update on The Dive Table

Jay and Producer Daniel discuss the latest in their lives and with The Dive Table. Daniel discusses Fish Dive Surf, Inc. and Jay talks about his tribulations with moving to San Diego and his first "messy" dive with guest co-…
May 8, 2023

Jack Der on Being Jack Der S2E5

Jack talks about how he grew up and got into Scuba Diving. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-porter73/message
May 2, 2023

S2E7 Diving Wet and Dry with Jack Der of DUI

Older than time itself (or at least older than the SPG v. Transmitter debate), the question of diving wet or dry has been around for a few minutes. While they both have an overlap regarding application, they also have very s…
April 25, 2023

Behind the Scenes: Being a Diver and Working in the Dive Industry with Jack Der S2E6

Jack joins Jay at The Dive Table for his second episode to discuss what it's like balancing dive work-life with work dive-life. We all do our best to balance our passions or our hobbies with our family and home life, but wha…
April 21, 2023

Yeah so, here's the thing...

My stepfather always used to tell me, "There's two things in this world; Excuses and Results." Yep. And here are some excuses as to why there aren't any results. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…
April 11, 2023

How to Build Relationships Through Scuba Diving S2E5

Jack Der of DUI is our guest co-host for our 5th episode of the season. Jay and Jack discuss the traditional and not so traditional ways any type of relationship can blossom through scuba diving. Through the "everyday" divin…
April 4, 2023

How Do You Know When Your Skills Are Improving? S2E4

Jay sits down with UTD Training Director, Ben Bos to discuss the question; How do you know your skills are improving as a diver? From the perspective of an instructor to that of self-assessing your own training dives, it's i…
March 28, 2023

Different forms of Dive Travel - From Dirtbag to Dollars

Sarah and Jay break down a few of the more common types of dive trips, from the dirtbag diver to the specialty trip. Each one has it's own personality and offers potentially different opportunities, but the cost will vary gr…
March 21, 2023

What Are The Conditions for Effective Training? S2E2

From examples of potty-training to less than glamorous beach exits after a scuba dive, the guys discuss what they feel is a solid foundation for effective training (and not just in scuba) and what the result of that effectiv…
March 14, 2023

Is Scuba Diving Special - A Love Letter S2E1

Welcome to the official start of Season 2 of The Dive Table! We're glad to finally get back into it and spread the Gospel of Scuba! If you caught episode 0, you'll remember that we announced that Nick has left the show to se…
March 7, 2023

Looking Ahead S2E0

As we enter the second season of The Dive Table, there's clearly a presence that is missing...know what I mean? Nick moved to Malaysia and deserted us all! Kidding! He's doing fine and we wish him the best. He was ready t…
Feb. 21, 2023

The Dive Table (Trailer)

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Dec. 29, 2022

End of Season 1 Thank You!

Just taking a couple minutes (literally) to thank everyone that has been involved with the show, in one way or another. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-porter73/message
Dec. 20, 2022

Humans of Scuba (HoS) Andy Davis

In our second episode of The Dive Table's, 'Humans of Scuba,' Nick takes on the task of sitting down with sidemount wreck technical diving specialist, Andy Davis. Nick took a trip to the Philippines last month and decided t…
Dec. 6, 2022

#39 A Conversation with Robin Cuesta of Sulawesi Dive Trek

One of the extraordinary individuals that Nick made contact with at ADEX in Singapore was Robin Cuesta. Robin started and runs Sulawesi Dive Trek in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Jay and Nick sit down with him to discuss how he got…
Nov. 29, 2022

A Conversation with the First Asian Team Underwater Rugby (FATUWR)

The guys excitedly sit down to speak with representatives, Gen, Khee and Ming of the First Asian Underwater Rugby Team, Singapore. You read that correctly, underwater rugby. Trust me, it's a thing and it's growing in popul…
Nov. 22, 2022

Back from DEMA '22

As a newly minted dive professional, Jay recounts his recent trip to DEMA in Orlando, FL. From walking the floor, seeing the latest scuba gadgets, meeting new vendors as well as recounting his new equipment certification, J…
Nov. 15, 2022

#36 Lessons Learned from Season 1 of The Dive Table

Reminiscing over The Dive Table's first 35 episodes, Jay and Nick discuss what it is they've learned about themselves and the required effort needed to start and maintain a podcast. Looking to the future, the guys also talk …
Nov. 8, 2022

#35 How Do You Prepare for Advanced Scuba Training?

While Jay is in Florida attending DEMA, he decided to take advantage of continuing his training with a UTD instructor. Nick and Jay discuss what they do respectively to prepare for training that is outside the typical hiera…
Oct. 31, 2022

Ep. 34 The Reef of Horrors, Vol. 1

Listeners beware! The stories you are about to hear might make your masks fog up and your regulators free flow, so just make sure you're not scuba diving while listening. As we head into the fall season here in Central Texa…
Oct. 25, 2022

#33 The Scuba Scuttlebuzz - October 2022

The guys chit chat about scuba topics that are currently in the news. Jay will be at DEMA Orlando this year. Nick speaks on his Malaysia exploits. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-porter73/message
Oct. 18, 2022

Ep. 32 What Are Your Top 5 Essential Scuba Tools?

We know that for any scuba shop to be successful, whether it's an agency labeled store or you buddy's garage down the road, more than 5 tools are going to be needed. In this episode however, the guys highlight what tools th…
Oct. 12, 2022

Humans of Scuba (HoS) - Xiangfei Kong

We are excited to bring you, 'Humans of Scuba,' a new series within The Dive Table Podcast. Some of you may be familiar with the concept and we thought it would be perfect for the scuba realm. Pulling the random scuba diver …
Oct. 11, 2022

Xiangfei Kong - HoS (Humans of Scuba) #1

We are excited to bring you a new series in the 'Dive Table' arena; Humans of Scuba. Some of you may be familiar with the concept and we thought it would be perfect for the scuba realm. Pulling the random scuba diver out of…