How to maintain optimism among your team when faced with unexpected challenges. Jill and Robert recorded this while walking the Tip to Tip trail at Burritts Rapids on the Rideau Canal, near Ottawa. A very cold, windy day! Here are some links:
Diving Into The Darkness – a new feature documentary about Jill’s life as an underwater explorer. Diving Into The Darkness Film
Info about Burritts Rapids
You may have noticed that several podcast episodes have not posted to this site. You may have been met with a “Critical Error” message. Well, Robert sorted this out and a hammer may or may not have been deployed. Anyway, all good now and future episodes will be posted here again! Thanks.
Jill and Robert with a mid-summer update on the Ottawa River caves where Jill is assisting a team of Canadian Fisheries and Oceans scientists with important ecosystem research. And a preview of the upcoming Newfoundland expedition documenting WWII wrecks and some new discoveries. More at www.IntoThePlanet.com
Jill and young marine scientist Kayla Martin talk underwater photography, video, technical scuba diving and basically how young people will save the planet. Kayla’s website : http://loveofdiving.com
We almost recorded this episode outside! Jill shares her film festival experience with “Playing With Sharks” about shark lady Valerie Taylor and “The Rescue” documentary with Richard “Harry” Harris. And, although well-earned, sometimes receiving awards can be kind of tricky. Episode 46.
After giving hundreds of interviews and keynote presentations, Jill has learned a few important tips and tricks to be the best interviewee or interviewer on TV, Radio and Podcasts. A former radio host, live concert audio mixer, and journalist, Robert knows a thing or two about sounding good and getting your point across in interviews. Listen to this podcast and be a better podcaster or guest – maybe both.
Some Mics to consider for better audio results:
Blue Yeti
Blue Snowball
Rode NT USB Mini
Jill tells tales of flying boats while filming a PBS documentary series. How to lose your camera drone, and Robert gives up on everything in -32C freezing weather. And a geography lesson about Canada’s “other” Mississippi river. Below is a link to “Water’s Journey, The River Returns” the film Jill refers to in the podcast.
Jill and Robert’s annual predictions podcast. We discuss what we think will happen in the scuba diving and outdoor adventure industries for 2022. We also talk a bit about climate, UFOs, Art Bell and Lizard People!
After a long hiatus, we are travelling to dive and shoot underwater videos again! JIll shares travel tips and tricks she’s learned from a long career flying around the world with lots of photo, video, and scuba diving gear.
Jill and Robert discuss cold weather scuba diving tips, and what to wear under your dry suit. Landslides and floods in Western Canada remind us that there is more to Climate Change than rising sea levels and melting glaciers. A look at the Covid passport situation.
Jill receives gear support from Fourth Element and Santi Diving from time to time. Over the years, she has also received equipment from other great suit manufacturers including Weezle, Ursuit, Waterproof and Bare. The generosity of manufacturers helps support her active diving career.
Links:
Fourth Element – https://fourthelement.com
Santi Diving – https://santidiving.com
Sealskinz – https://www.sealskinz.com
SmartWool (good source of durable merino products) – https://smartwool.comhttps://smartwool.com
