The Grey NATO – 285 – A Chat With Richie Kohler: Diving Legend, Shipwreck Explorer, Historian, and Author

This is a big one, folks! The TGN Boys are thrilled to have none other than Richie Kohler on for an extended chat about diving, shipwrecks, finding lost submarines, his time exploring the HMHS Britannic, a handful of great watches, and more. For those out of the loop, Richie is nothing short of a wreck-diving hero and is one half of the pair chronicled in “Shadow Divers” as they hunted for the identity of a long-lost WWII submarine. We’ve been talking about Shadow Divers for about as long as TGN has been on the air, so you better believe we were beyond excited to have Richie on the show.

A huge thank you to Richie for coming on the show. If the segment on the Britannic sparked your interest, be sure to check out his book Mystery of the Last Olympian: Titanic’s Tragic Sister Britannic.

Richie (right) during a dive trip to the Andrea Doria in 1986.

Click here to play episode 285 from your browser – Thanks so much for listening.

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2:01 WindUp Chicago 
6:05 Citroen 2CV
11:48 Victorinox Climber 
16:19 Victorinox Dive Pro Quartz Titanium 
18:00 Jason’s vintage Seiko
19:01 Seiko Orange Monster SKX781
21:17 Watches in the Wild Thailand EP 1
21:38 Seiko SRP313 “Vampire” Monster 
24:00 Richie Kohler 
24:33 David Concannon on TGN
37:00 Atlantic Wreck Divers 
41:00 US Navy Dive Tables
47:25 Chuuk Lagoon
49:12 Andrea Doria
51:59 U-869 from Shadow Divers
1:01:57 “Shadow Divers” - Robert Kurson
1:13:37 The Britannic 
1:14:29 Deep Sea Detectives 
1:35:02 “Diving with Legends” - Dr. Peter Millar
1:38:39 “Mystery of the Last Olympian: Titanic’s Tragic Sister Britannic” - Richie Kohler & Charlie Hudson  
1:41:00 GMA T.50 finally meets McLaren F1 | Henry Catchpole - The Driver's Seat (Youtube)
1:43:04 “Why I Love My Citroen 2CV” (Chris Harris, Youtube)
1:43:42 Ashley Dasher Interviews John Chatterton
1:44:58 Meg Mac Covers Tame Impala's “Let it Happen” (Youtube, Triple j)
1:45:37 Meg Mac Covers Billie Eilish's “No Time To Die” (Youtube, Triple j)

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