Best Gus Gonzalez Podcasts (2025)

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E109 The Art of Diving with Xavi P Tapia 1:19:58

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In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, brought to you by XDEEP, host Steve Davis welcomes Xavi P. Tapia, a cave diver and instructor from Ecuador, who shares his journey through the world of diving. From his beginnings in the Galapagos Islands to establishing his dive center, "The Art of Diving" in the Dominican Republic. Xavi discusses the philoso…

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E108 Nick DeRutter - Dive Saga 1:17:45

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It's great to bring you Episode 108 of Speaking Sidemount, the podcast dedicated to sidemount diving and cave diving—huge thanks to our show sponsor, XDEEP. In this episode, I interview Nick DeRutter, a Tech Instructor Trainer and the creator of the Dive Saga YouTube channel. We discuss Nick's diving journey, the ethos behind Dive Saga, and the exc…

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E107 Stratis Kas & Lionel Wolovitz - A Dive Gone Wrong: Lessons from a Serious DCI Incident 1:18:37

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Hey, great to bring you Episode 107 with Stratis Kas and Lionel Wolowitz. Huge thanks to XDEEP for sponsoring Speaking Sidemount.In this episode, I catch up with Stratis Kas and Lionel Wolovitz. You may remember Stratis has been on the show twice before to discuss his cave exploration in Greece and his book "Close Calls". The latter proved somewhat…

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E106 Maria Bollerup - Stunning Expedition Buteng 1:06:32

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In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, produced with the support of XDEEP, Steve interviews Maria Bollerup. Maria is one of the world's most passionate divers and explorers. Along with her dive partner Rannva Joermundsson, Maria heads Nixie Expeditions, an explorer group focused on combining dive exploration with conservation, science, and educatio…

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E105 Ben Reymenants - "A Life in Diving" 1:25:24

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In this episode brought to you by XDEEP, Ben Reymenants shares his extensive diving journey, from his early experiences in the murky waters of Belgium to becoming a technical diving instructor. He discusses the evolution of diving training and the risks associated with deep diving. The conversation continues with a reflection on the Thai Cave Rescu…

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E104 Naomi Allen - "Sidemount and Mine Diving Thailand" 1:12:34

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Hey, welcome to another episode of Speaking Sidemount, brought to you by our show sponsor, XDEEP, Insta360, and the show's patrons.In this episode, I meet Naomi Allen of Koh Tao Divers in southern Thailand. Naomi is a leading light in the next generation of premiere technical divers and instructors. She has spent the past few years training, teachi…

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E103 Hollie Gallacher Teggart - "Maritime Archaeology, Wreck Diving, & Love of Sidemount” 1:21:07

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In this episode of Speaking Sidemount, sponsored by XDEEP and Insta360, host Steve Davis interviews Hollie Gallacher-Teggatt, a sidemount diving instructor based in Malta. They discuss Hollie's journey into diving, her passion for sidemount, and her studies in maritime archaeology. The conversation explores the significance of wreck diving, particu…

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E102 Joseph Bicanic - Bent Out of Shape at Boesmansgat 1:23:55

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This is the amazing story of Joseph Bicanic's decompression sickness (Bends) incident while cave diving at Boesmansgat or Bushman's Hole in South Africa. Joseph joined Richard "Harry" Harris and Craig Challen's "Dark Side of the Moon" expedition. While working on mapping the cave and also achieving a personal depth record of 210m, Joesph was "bent"…

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E101 Gus Gonzalez - Dive Talk 1:06:47

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It's great to bring you Episode #101 with Gus Gonzalez, one-half of the dynamic duo behind the YouTube phenomenon, "Dive Talk". Huge thanks to our podcast sponsor, XDEEP and episode sponsor, Seacraft along with the patrons of Speaking Sidemount for their support. In this episode Gus and I discuss his journey from novice diver to prominent figure in…

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Episode 113: A Texas-size pitcher of Copilot kool-aid 38:41

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I just got back from the 2024 Community Summit in San Antonio, TX and I wanted to share my thoughts on my experience attending the event this year. I discuss what I liked, what I didn't like, and what I think would make the event much better next year and going forward. Topics discussed: The "vibe" Where's the value? Session levels Expertise Alignm…

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Episode 112: Here's how the sausage is made 39:44

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Here's what I learned as the Microsoft Business Applications Program Director for over 2 years. In this episode we will talk about: Where have I been? How did I end up at Microsoft? What did I learn? Microsoft's bets over the years Copilot The change I wish to see at Microsoft Shoutout to Neil Benson for his recommendation of https://www.acquired.f…

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E100 Josh Richards - Mt Gambier Cave Discoveries 1:26:15

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Hey, it's great to bring you... Episode #100!!! Six years, a lot of blood sweat, and tears as the saying goes but a huge amount of learning, growth, and fun... I've loved every moment. I want to acknowledge the support of XDEEP who had the vision to join us early as the show sponsor and have been with us every step of the way. I am incredibly grate…

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E099 Stefan Panis - Shipwrecks of the Dover Straits 56:57

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Hey great to bring you Episode #99, thanks for your support and XDEEP for sponsoring the show.This episode features our latest Sidemount Diving Secret - Cylinder Section: "Why You Could be Diving the Wrong Cylinders". Big thanks to Seacraft for sponsoring this segment. Check it out here - https://youtu.be/0Ksl9r7zC6I?si=ZNYWiYTGYBPWX_ZBIn this epis…

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E098 Por Parasu Komaradat - Thai Sidemount Diving 1:17:43

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It's great to bring you Episode #98 with the support of our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support. In this episode, I introduce a new segment 'Sidemount Diving Secrets' where I'll share some inside tips and tricks that I've picked up over the 11 years now that I've been diving sidemount around th…

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E097 Jacek Konikowski - A Dive into the KISS Sidewinder 2 52:20

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It's great to bring you Episode #97 with the support of our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount, huge thanks to both for their support that makes everything you are about to listen to, possible. If you'd like to support the show become a patron for as little as $5 per month and get early access to every episode plus other …

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E096 Steve Martin & Vas Proud - Educating Sidemount Part 2 52:00

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Great to bring you episode 96 with the support of our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of SpeakingSidemount, huge thanks to both for their support that makes everything you are about to listen to, possible We had a phenomenal response to part 1 of my interview with Steve Martin and Vas Proud of Sidemounting.com. Thanks to everyone who follow…

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E095 Steve Martin and Vas Proud - "Educating Sidemount Part 1" 54:50

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Awesome to bring you Episode #95 Steve Martin and Vas Proud - "Educating Sidemount Part 1" with the support of our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their ongoing support of this podcast. I've spoken many times on this show about how I got started in sidemount. Steve Bogaerts' Ponderosa skills vi…

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E094 Florian Symoens - "Transitioning to a Full Time Instructor" 1:04:02

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Hey, great to bring you Episode 94 Florian Symoens - "Transitioning to a Full Time Instructor" with the support of our show sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support which helps to make this show possible. Well, there must be something in the water in Belgium. For such a small country, located in nor…

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E093 Tamara Adame - "The Path to Cave Instructor" 1:20:48

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Hey, I hope you are having a great start to the year :)!! It's great to bring you Episode #93 Tamara Adame - "The Path to Cave Instructor". Thanks again for your support. Huge thanks also to XDEEP for sponsoring the show. Their support has been instrumental in the success of this podcast and it is sincerely appreciated. One of the pinnacles in the …

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E092 Pepe Tiburon: "Tren Maya - A Disaster in the Making" 1:08:52

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Great to bring you Episode #92 Pepe Tiburon: "Tren Maya - A Disaster in the Making". Big thanks to all of you and also to our brilliant sponsor XDEEP. Your support makes this podcast possible. Many of you will be aware of the environmental issues and development pressures experienced on the Yucatan peninsula in the area spanning from Cancun to Tulu…

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E091 Ellen Cuylaerts - "The Power of Positive" 1:07:09

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Hey, great to bring you Episode 91 Ellen Cuylaerts - "The Power of Positive" with the support of our sponsor XDEEP, and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Massive thanks to both for their support :)! Of all the disciplines associated with diving, photography and videography have always been special to me. The ability to capture that perfect moment,…

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E090 Thorsten Waelde - "Exploring the Bel Torrente Cave" 1:14:21

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This episode is brought to you by our brilliant sponsor, XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support that makes this podcast possible. In this episode, I catch up for the third time with Thorsten Waelde or Toddy as he is known. I first met Toddy in Episode 24 when we did a deep dive into Toddy Style Sidemount.…

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E089 Turk Vangel - "Sidemount Fundamentals" 1:12:12

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Here's Episode 89 brought to you by our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Thanks so much for your support. Over the past 88 episodes, cave diving has featured heavily and that's no accident. As you'll be aware, sidemount diving grew from the requirements of early flooded cave explorers, firstly the CDG in the UK, with others arou…

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E088 Scott RG - "The Mines of Scotland" 1:17:20

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This episode is brought to you by XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support, that makes all of this possible. It's my great pleasure today to bring you episode #88 on the fifth anniversary of the founding of this podcast. If you told me on those nervous days starting on this venture that we'd still be pumpin…

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E087 Arielle Ginsberg - "Belize Cave Exploration" 1:03:29

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Great to share Episode #87 Arielle Ginsberg - Belize Cave Exploration, brought to you by our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support. I recently picked up a Facebook post by XDEEP describing the exploits of Arielle Ginsberg. Arielle is a founding member of the Belize Cave Diving Society and is its …

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E086 Michael Menduno - InDepth on Sidemount 46:50

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Awesome to bring you this episode sponsored by XDEEP and with the support of the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Massive thanks to both for making this podcast possible. A couple of episodes back, I let you all know that I was working as guest editor along with Stratis Kas, with none other than Michael Menduno to assist in producing what I think is …

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E085 Robbie Schmittner - Understanding the Caves of Yucatan 1:04:00

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Hey, great to bring you Episode 85 with the support of our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Massive thanks to both for their support of the show that makes all of this possible. It was super cool to do this episode with renowned cave explorer Robbie Schmittner. Robbie has spent the last 25 years exploring the caves of the Yucata…

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E084 Patrick Widmann - KISS Sidewinder 2 1:19:36

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The KISS Rebreathers team recently set Facebook "on fire" with their teaser posts on the new Sidewinder 2. To say that the new changes are innovative and revolutionary feels inadequate. Many of the changes are in the process of being patented and there is even a patent pending on the entire concept by which this rebreather operates. By definition, …

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E083 Demis Farrugia - "Unlock Your Full Potential" 1:16:24

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Great to bring Episode #83 to you with the support of XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support that makes this podcast possible. Demis Farrugia and I first started chatting online around 5 years ago. I could tell immediately he was committed to training, diving and ultimately becoming an instructor and was …

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E082 Jake Bulman - Aspiring to Excellence 1:08:01

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Great to bring you Episode #82 with the support of XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Massive thanks to both for their support that makes all of this possible. I am still coming down from my nearly 3 weeks in Mexico last November. I went primarily to train with Patrick Widmann, co-owner of ProTec Dive Centers and the Training Director for…

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E081 Chris Godlewski - Sidemount Society 57:34

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Hey great to bring you Episode #81 Chris Godlewski - "Sidemount Society", with the support of our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support. Looking back over the 80 episodes I've produced for Speaking Sidemount, there is a massive slant towards cave diving and exploration. I guess it goes …

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E080 Stephen Fordyce - Seconds from Death 47:47

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Hey, great to bring you Episode #80 Stephen Fordyce - "Seconds from Death" with the support of our sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support, which makes this podcast possible. The title refers to Australian Tech Diver of the Year, Stephen Fordyce reliving his harrowing, near-death experience where h…

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E079 Rannvá Jørmundsson - Becoming an Explorer 55:14

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Hi, here's episode #79 Rannvá Jørmundsson - "Becoming an Explorer" brought to you by our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support that makes everything you are about to listen to possible. One of the enduring themes of Speaking Sidemount is to shine a light on the applications of sidemount…

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E078 Bruce Clulow - Caves of the South Pacific 49:51

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This episode is brought to you by our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and by the patrons of Speaking Sidemount, huge thanks to both for their support. Speaking Sidemount has featured many of the top cave diving regions of the world… I'm thinking Mexico, Florida, UK, the Bahamas, and Sardinia. But it's been awesome to also dig deeper into regions not well k…

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E077 Alessandra Figari - "Follow Your Dreams" 1:02:13

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This episode is brought to you by XDEEP and by the patrons of Speaking Sidemount, huge thanks to both for their support. In this episode, Alessandra shares her inspiring story of the events that led to her moving to Mexico to pursue diving. How she started her cave diving journey under the tutelage of legendary cave explorer Bil Phillips. She relat…

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E076 Looking Back - The Best of Speaking Sidemount 1:26:50

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Hey, welcome to Episode #76 Looking Back - The Best of Speaking Sidemount brought to by XDEEP with the support of the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both!!! This episode looks back over the first 75 episodes with me handpicking some of my very favourite segments. This was such a challenging task and what I find remarkable now that it…

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E075 Tom Crisp 2 - "Explorer-Adventurer" 53:19

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This episode is brought to you by our amazing sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Thanks so much to both for their support that makes this podcast possible. Tom Crisp hails from my home New Zealand and is undoubtedly one of our finest cave explorers and I'll use the term, adventurers. Tom has based himself in Alberta, Canada to all…

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E074 Sanne Volja - "The Power of Passion" 1:01:35

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This episode is brought to you by our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for your support. Sanne Volja is a cave diver and ISE instructor from Belgium and if you haven't seen her social media then you've been missing out on a real treat. Sanne combines her huge passion for diving with a unique style t…

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E073 Edmund Yiu - "The Business of Diving" 1:05:29

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This episode is brought to you by our brilliant sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for your support. In this episode I catch up with Edmund Yiu. Edmund hails from Hong Kong and is a Tec Diving instructor to trimix levels on both open circuit and closed-circuit rebreathers. He also teaches cave diving, is Greate…

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E072 Stratis Kas 2 - "Close Calls" 54:47

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This episode is brought to you with the support of our brilliant Sponsor XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. Huge thanks to both for their support. I'm really happy to be able to bring you another episode featuring Stratis Kas. In addition to being a stellar cave diver and instructor who in his own words, is as passionate about sidemount d…

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Special Release - E058 Hayun Jung - "Young Guns" 1:01:50

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Hey... getting through the busy summer season in NZ so here's another Special Release from the patron archive brought to you by XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount. It's awesome to be able to share my discussion with Hayun Yung from South Australia. Hayun is new to sidemount but is progressing extremely quickly through diligent practice and…

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Special Release - E056 Steve Bogaerts - When Shit Gets Real 58:42

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It's awesome to be able to bring you with the support of XDEEP, another great episode from the Speaking Sidemount Patreon vault. This episode was the first of two episodes with Steve Bogaerts I did back in 2020 and was originally released as a premium, patron-only episode. The information Steve covers is awesome, so I am pleased to now share it mor…

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Episode 34: An Update on our Cave DPV Certification 1:14:17

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The Cave DPV Certification is one of the toughest technical diving certifications to attain! Those of you who have followed our podcast/ YouTube channel for a while are probably aware that we tried to achieve this certification earlier in 2021 and it was a total disaster. We discussed this on great detail the last episode of this podcast. Today we …

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E071 - Robin Cuesta - The Caves of Sulawesi 39:18

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This episode is brought to you by XDEEP and the patrons of Speaking Sidemount, huge thanks to both for their support. Robin Cuesta hails from France but has made his home in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, Sulawesi Indonesia. Long known for its brilliant ocean diving, Robin discovered that the region's geology included massive areas o…

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Episode 111: Real Project Stories 53:17

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Dani and James host this episode of the podcast and they share stories from projects in the past where things didn't work as expected from the get go. Hosted by: Dani Kahil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danikahil/ James Abraham: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrossabraham/

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Episode 110: The truth about API Call Limits and Entitlements 52:39

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This episode focuses on API calls and the entitlements that Microsoft expects customers to follow based on their licenses. Gustaf Westerlund joins me to share everything you need to know about API calls. P.S. If you are On-Prem this show is not for you. :)