SEASON ONE VIDEOS

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.
- Jacques Yves Cousteau - 

The Watermen and Diving in Illinois

Episode 21, Season 1 

Bob Shoemaker and Jim Norton discuss an article from Midwest Dive News on diving in Illinois, the book The Watermen and answer your viewer mail!

Learn more about: Dive News Network and Midwest Dive News Magazine

Halloween Diving at Gilboa

Episode 20, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker and a special guest talk about their dives, pumpkin carving, and underwater adventures at Gilboa Quarry in Findlay, Ohio. They also answer viewer submitted questions about scuba diving.

Learn more about: Gilboa Quarry

DIVE VIDEO: Fall Freshwater Midwest Scuba Diving

 Episode 19, Season 1

 Talking Scuba share some of their favorite shots from their fall dive trips to Baptist Lake, Boardman River, Gilboa Quarry and Portage Quarry.  

Music: Nothing Remains the Same Yet the Future Still Holds Hope performed by Goonies Never Say Die.

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• Gilboa Quarry
• Portage Quarry

Diving in Mackinaw with Shipwreck Adventures & Mobile Divers LLC

Episode 18, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker and Jim Norton continue their diving discussions with Mike Bernard from Mobile Divers LLC and Greg Such from Shipwreck Adventures LLC about Mackinaw and Great Lakes diving.

Learn more about Shipwreck Adventures http://www.shipwreckadventures.com/  

Phone Interview:  Michael Bernard of Mobile Divers LLC

Episode 17, Season 1

 Bob Shoemaker speaks with Mike Bernard, the owner of Mobile Divers LLC, about his mobile dive shop, divers d/lyte sport drink, upcoming trips, and rebreathers.

Dive Video:  Wreck Diving the SS Cedarville and Barnum in the Straits of Mackinac!

Episode 16, Season 1

 The crew from Talking Scuba goes wreck diving in the Straits of Mackinac. The Straits of Mackinac is the narrow waterway separating the U.S. State of Michigan's Lower Peninsula from its Upper Peninsula. It connects two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. Dive boat charter service was provided by Greg Such of Shipwreck Adventures. In this video we dive the wreck of the Cedarville (bow section) and the Barnum.

Learn more about Shipwreck Adventures http://www.shipwreckadventures.com/ 

Saving Private Catfish!

Episode 15, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker and Jim Norton talk about a recent local dive that involved saving a catfish, dreams of diving, the importance of learning about the dive tables, and returning to the importance of buoyancy.

Dive Video: John Ford Lake, a private lake in Newago, MI.

Episode 14, Season 1

Local dive footage from our trip to a private inland lake in Newaygo, Michigan called John Ford Lake. No gas powered engines allowed on the lake.

The Importance of Buoyancy.

Episode 13, Season 1

Jim Norton and Bob Shoemaker discuss Jim's little joke on the crew in previous episodes, how diving is still an option in the Gulf of Mexico, our upcoming sponsored dive trip to Mackinaw City and the importance of good buoyancy. 

Learn more about Shipwreck Adventures http://www.shipwreckadventures.com/

Diving Old School!

Episode 12, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker shares his new dive experience using vintage scuba gear: a simple back-plate system, single hose regulator, and tank utilizing the J-valve.

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Lies and Local Dives.

Episode 11, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker and Jim Norton share their most recent dive stories in Michigan inland lakes and wrecks in Lake Michigan. This episode features some great Michigan dive footage shot at Gull Lake and wreck photos from Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates.

• Learn more about the Shipwreck Research Associates

Talking Bonaire!

Episode 10, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker tells his amazing and humorous stories of his recent trip to Bonaire with Jim Norton. The episode features some great dive footage, all shot off the shores of this tropical island paradise.

Oil in the Gulf and Jim Norton Returns.

Episode 9, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker and Jim Norton unite once again to talk about their recent dive trips and introduce a new product they plan on trying called Divers D\Lyte. Bob speaks with Eilene Beard from Scuba Shack, whose charter boat WetDreams is now being used primarily to investigate the movement of the oil heading inland towards Pensacola, Florida.

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Fiji, Reefs, and Sharks Oh My!

Episode 8, Season 1

Cam MacTavish returns as a guest co-hosts and speaks with Bob Shoemaker about his trip to Fiji. Cam shares his stories, experiences, and impressive footage of his trip on the show. If you love diving in the Tropics, this is the episode for you.

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Review of the White's Fusion Series DrySuit.

Episode 7, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker interviews Jeff Wandschnelder, a Whites and AquaLung Midwest Regional Manager, during a drysuit demo day. Bob asks some hard hitting questions about the new White Fusion Sport drysuit durability and cold water functionality that is encounter in Midwest scuba diving.

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Commercial and Recreational diving with Adam Czarnopys.

Episode 6, Season 1

Bob Shoemaker sits down with professional commercial diver turned professional recreational diver Adam Czarnopys. He talks about his professional life as a commercial diver, his gear, locations he has visited, and his dream dive destination.

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Diverite Nomad Sidemount Review and Scuba Diving Adventure Stories.

Episode 5, Season 1

Talking Scuba is back and is bigger and better. We have a a great new set, new dive stories, and a review on DiveRite Nomad Sidemount BC.

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Advance Scuba team up with Diveheart and Mary Free Bed.

Episode 4, Season 1

The crew of Talking Scuba visited Tim Marr of Advance Scuba and Paintball to witness the awesome power of scuba diving for those with disabilities.

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SingleDivers.com, where the hook ups are to scuba tanks.

Episode 3, Season 1

While at Our World Underwater near Chicago, Bob Shoemaker speaks with president and founder of SingleDivers.com, Kamala Shadduck, about her company's website and the various trips she offers to buddy-less divers. SingleDivers hookups are to Tanks!

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Olympus Dive Center at Our World Underwater.

Episode 2, Season 1

At Our World Underwater held near Chicago, Bob Shoemaker speaks with Robert Purifoy, Vice President of Olympus Dive Center about North Carolina's Premier Wreck Diving.

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The Ultimate Great White Shark Diving Experience with Great White Adventures.

Episode 1, Season 1

At Our World Underwater held near Chicago, Bob Shoemaker talks with James Moskito from Great White Adventures about the ultimate shark diving experience.

• Learn more by visiting http://seesharks.com/
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The Original Pilot 

Pilot Episode

Watch Jim Norton and Bob Shoemaker discuss ice diving in Michigan and invasive species in this "Test Pilot" episode distributed only on Vimeo.