Speaking Sidemount Podcast

[NothingClever]

SM is the next skill set I want to develop in a sequence of advanced training courses I’m pursuing.

Although I’m a fan of traditional course books, I’ve spread out to find reputable, seasoned voices and their products to help me with a broader, more universal education.

Steve Davis of New Zealand hosts the podcast “Speaking Sidemount” and I’m finding the episodes very informative as well as entertaining.

Below is an index of podcasts to date. Note that Episode 51 is an interview with SB’s very own moderator, @RainPilot.

For the conspiracy theorists out there, I have no association with Steve Davis or his financial livelihood other than having purchased his book “Sidemount Fundamentals” (that I also found very useful). I just think he’s providing the global diving community a very professional service, free of the slippery slopes of social media, and find it worth sharing here with others.

E051 - Brendon Allen - Fixing Sidemount
E050 - Chris Jewell - Beyond Thailand Extended Trailer
E049 - Brian Kakuk Interview II
E048 - David Debruyne Interview
E047 - Ryan Custureri Interview
E046 - Sandra Clopp Interview
E045 - Roger Williams Interview
E044 - Thorsten-Toddy-Waelde - Project Utopia & The Caves of Sardinia
E043 - Turning the Tables - Steve Davis with Audrey Cudel
E042 - Chris Dawson on Dive Against Depression
E041 - Richard Harris - Against All Odds: The Thai Cave Rescue
E040 - Edd Sorenson on KISS Sidewinder CCR Training
E039 - Gareth Lock on Human Factors in Diving
E038 - Stratis Kas on Sidemount Videography & Cave Diving
E037 - Richard "Harry" Harris - Being an Explorer
E036 - Somos Los Cenotes featuring Phillip Lehman, Natalie Gibb & Vincent Rouquet-caltha
E035 - Steve Lewis on Improving Sidemount Diving & Instruction
E034 - Marissa Eckert & James Draker on Sidemount Cave Diving
E033 - Cristina Zenato - Shark Conservation & Cave Exploration
E032 - Becky Kagan Schott on Photography & Sidemount CCR
E031 - Yvonne Press on Open Water Sidemount Diving
E030 - Tom Steiner on Teaching Sidemount Diving
E029 - Cave Rescues & Recoveries with Edd Sorenson
E028 - Wrecks & Caves of Sri Lanka with Dharshana Jayawardena
E027 - Sidemount Essentials with Matteo Varenna
E026 - Expedition Bjurälven with Micke Tilja
E025 - British Cave Diving & the CDG with Michael Thomas
E024 - Toddy Style Sidemount with Thorsten Waelde
E023 - Australian Cave Exploration with Ryan Kaczkowski
E022 - Cave Exploration in British Columbia with Peter Norris
E021 - Sidemount Customisation with Andy Goring SUMP UK
E020 - Multi-cylinder Sidemount
E019 - Sidemount Diving Niue Island
E018 - Sidemount & Cave Exploration with Natalie Gibb
E017 - Sidemount Diving Truk Lagoon
E016 - Dominican Republic Cave Exploration with Phillip Lehman
E015 - New Zealand Cave Exploration with Tom Crisp
E014 - The Thai Cave Rescue with Erik Brown
E013 - Madagascar Cave Exploration with Patrick Widmann
E012 - XDEEP Stealth 2.0 Deep Dive with Patrick Widmann
E011 - Sidemount Fundamentals - Equipment
E010 - Audrey Cudel Interview
E009 - Jill Heinerth Interview: Sidemount and Exploration
E008 - Brian Kakuk Interview: The Caves of the Bahamas
E007 - Garry Dallas Part 2: Bell Island & SF2 Sidemount Rebreather
E006 - The Importance of the "Hover" - Garry Dallas Interview Part 1
E005 - Developing Comfort in Sidemount - Steve Bogaerts Interview Part 2
E004 - The Beginnings of Modern Day Sidemount - Steve Bogaerts Interview Part 1
E003 - Michur Interview Part 2
E002 - 4 Foundations of Sidemount Diving - Michur Interview Part 1
E001 - 7 Reasons Why You Should Dive Sidemount

 

[MichaelMc]

A great podcast. He is very interested in rebreathers, which has given me a view into those options in sidemount. Not that I'm getting one anytime soon.

 

[J-Vo]

I really enjoy these discussions, but I'm on the fence about paying.

 

[NothingClever]

I can empathize...diving ain’t cheap no matter how you slice it.

I think when one finds a reputable instructor with an informed understanding of how to train along with a wide variety of training techniques, course costs don’t sting as bad.

I live in Florida (sometimes) so getting trained in SM is only natural because it extends my dive opportunities to fresh waters (closer than salt water) thus more economical in the long run.

 

[RainPilot]

I really enjoy these discussions, but I'm on the fence about paying.

The podcasts are free. If you want to financially support Steve then you can. That comes with monthly video chats and some exclusive content but you can listen to those episodes listed at no cost.

 

[NothingClever]

I really enjoy these discussions, but I'm on the fence about paying.

Duh...my bad.

I thought you meant you were on the fence about paying for a SM BCD and a training course.

 

[tbone1004]

it's a good podcast, a bit of a circle jerk, but I enjoy most of the interviews

 

[J-Vo]

..., a bit of a circle jerk...

Welcome to the side mount club.

 

[J-Vo]

I can't blame him, but you now only get every other show without the minimum sponsorship. I haven't decided if a 1 hour show is worth $5.

 

[tbone1004]

Welcome to the side mount club.

been part of it since 2009, long before it was mainstream...