The GDA Radio Show

The GDA Radio Show

Global Detection Adventures brings to you an informative and often times humorous collection of metal detecting news, information, reviews, tips, tricks and interviews with many popular metal detectors from Youtube, television and people who just enjoy the hobby. This is a weekly news and information podcast covering the weeks best finds from around the world. Hosted by XLII and Founded by Lance Goolsby of the Global Detection Adventures group, we will dive into historic and amazing things found metal detecting or by archaeologists around the world.

Episodes

September 12, 2019 37 mins

Lance is back, lots of bad things happened in this year forcing him to put the show on hold, but now he is back!!! Enjoy

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This is the full episode of the talk with Gary Cook, Founder of the Rodney Cook Memorial Rally in the U.K.
We discuss our mutual adoration for XP, our mutual friend Gary Blackwell, as well as finding out that XP Gary is actually a goofball in real life and really enjoys a good laugh.

This is a great and fun talk. A must listen to.

#Be sure to check out
www.gdapod.com
to find all the links for the donation and charity.
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May 27, 2019 70 mins
We discuss the coming Rodney Cook Memorial hunt, that will take place in September 2019. We invite Gary Cook, the founder and Professor Mark Beresford from the Bath Cancer care center. We discuss the charity and what the money is used for. This is a must listen to show. Please help spread the word and lets break the 30K goal they have set for the fund raiser!
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Lance welcoms special guest, Historian, and author James McQuiston to the show this week, and his in depth study of the secrets of the famous Oak Island. Its connections to Scotland, the Knights Templar and the First Order of the Free Masons in Edinburgh Scotland. This is a deep dive into a theory that has held more evidence, than any other on the islands deadly and crazy past.
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Lance welcoms special guest, Historian, and author James McQuiston to the show this week, and his in depth study of the secrets of the famous Oak Island. Its connections to Scotland, the Knights Templar and the First Order of the Free Masons in Edinburgh Scotland. This is a deep dive into a theory that has held more evidence, than any other on the islands deadly and crazy past.
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Lance welcoms special guest, Historian, and author James McQuiston to the show this week, and his in depth study of the secrets of the famous Oak Island. Its connections to Scotland, the Knights Templar and the First Order of the Free Masons in Edinburgh Scotland. This is a deep dive into a theory that has held more evidence, than any other on the islands deadly and crazy past.
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This is the first special episode that is a Facebook Driven episode, I will interview a member of a Facebook metal detecting group and talk about whatever the group wants, Only the group will have access to the live recording, and lead the conversation. The next Monday the episode will be available for download for everyone else.
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Covering 2 exclusive firssta, Detectival and the coming Air Metal Detector
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March 25, 2019 49 mins
This week XLII and Lance discuss how to date items, especially silver and gold, if there are hallmarks, and also how to date jewelry which have no hallmarks.

All links are under
gdapod.com
in the links section.

be sure to visit Rutus.com.pl for information on the amazing
ALTER 71
Metal detector
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March 11, 2019 66 mins
XLII and Lance talk some movies, and then dive into the importance of Permissions. What to look for, what to avoid and how to prepare for your sites.
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February 25, 2019 33 mins
Have you ever asked someone, "Which detector should I buy?"
Well give a listen to this show, and find out if asking is the right answer, and what questions you should ask yourself before buying a new or used machine.

42 will be back next week, she is off trying to find a gold coin before I do this year!!!
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February 18, 2019 42 mins
This week GDA detects a find from space!!!

Check out the website for the accompanying images and video for this episode:
www.gdapod.com

There is a slight audio problem this episode, the audio for XLII is too low, it will be fixed next episode!

and check out www.rutus.com.pl
to see the great Alter 71 metal detector
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February 11, 2019 83 mins
Lance and XLII dive into Battlefield Archaeology, and how it was developed and first put to use at the Battle Of Little Bighorn battle site in Montana. It really put a rest to the stories and rumors of what happened on June 25th 1876

The battle became a romantic notion of the Wild West, and the stories of the brave soldiers standing valiantly up to the oppression of thousands of Sioux warrior attackers.

Were the stories the natives t...
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February 4, 2019 58 mins
Lance and XLII discuss the Crosby Garrett Helmet of Cumbria England, and the law changes that are being changed because of the find.
Check the new website, www.gdapod.com
and as always our friends, www.rutus.com.pl
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January 28, 2019 66 mins
Lance and 42 head into a time tunnel to talk about one of the first uses of a metal detector, actually the second ever metal detector! And lets welcome 42 to the show while were at it!!!
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TRUE CRIME! this is possibly one of the best known True Crimes in metal detecting. And for the first time, as far as I know, the entire story, from beginning to end is laid out in a story that spans the course of 19 years.
The Nebra Sky Disk was found and sold off immediately to the black market, and lost for 2 years before a truly dedicated Archaeologist stepped in and saved it before it was lost forever.
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January 14, 2019 27 mins
Lance discusses some crazy historic news, the find of the week, things to troubleshoot during the new season and more...
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January 7, 2019 33 mins
The unofficial official start to the brand new season. Lance talks briefly about 2018 and invites you to the brand new season, and also discusses who may be the oldest divorcee in history.
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January 2, 2019 12 mins
In the GDA Finds Stories, Lance will develop a story around a single object each episode. Though the story of the find is made up, it reflects the times when it came from. It is devised to share the way of life that may have surrounded the object, rather than the true story of it. The name of the finder or finders will be revealed at the end of story, when the story of how it was found will be revealed.

This gives everyone who is a ...
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