SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter

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SANDCAST is the first and leading beach volleyball podcast in the world. Hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter take listeners into the world of the AVP, Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and any other professional beach volleyball outlets, digging deep into the lives of the players both on and off the court as well as all of the top influencers in the game.

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Tuesday May 02, 2023

Road to Paris No. 5: GOLDEN TKN; Tri Bourne, Chaim Schalk arrive, Swiss women with three Elite teams

Tuesday May 02, 2023

This is the FIFTH episode of our Road to Paris series, where Travis Mewhirter breaks down the race to the 2024 Olympic Games. Just a quick one today, analyzing the moves made after the @volleyballworld Elite16 in Uberlandia, Brazil, including:

- Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth with their second gold of the year!

- Steven van de Velde and Matthew Immers playing big

- Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk taking a massive fifth

- Welcome back, Joana Mader and Anouk Verge-Depre!

And a whole lot more.

SHOOTS!

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NEW BOOK ALERT!!! Travis Mewhirter and Kent Steffes just published a seminal work on the history of beach volleyball in their new book, Kings of Summer: The Rise of Beach Volleyball. Check it out on Amazon!! https://www.amazon.com/Kings-Summer-rise-beach-volleyball/dp/B0B3JHFKM7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1WGJFWHPBGPQ2&keywords=kings+of+summer+book&qid=1658922972&sprefix=kings+of+summer+book%2Caps%2C1328&sr=8-1

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Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023

April Mailbag! A deep dive into the mental side of beach volleyball, sports, and life

Wednesday Apr 26, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is our semi-monthly fan question episode that is doubling as a celebratory episode. We popped some bubble to celebrate Tri and Chaim Schalk winning their first AVP as partners, Savvy and Toni Rodriguez matching a career-best fifth at AVP New Orleans, and Travis BECOMING A DAD to Austin Zaun Mewhirter. And yes, we also answered some fan questions, including:

A deep, deep dive into the mental side of sport, beach volleyball, and life
Why are so many teams skipping Challenge and Elite 16 events
If you can only go to one AVP in California, which one would you go to?
Savvy Simo’s strange battle with on-court panic attacks

And a whole lot more!

SHOOTS!

PHOTO CREDS: MPU DINANI

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Wednesday Apr 19, 2023

Jake Dietrich, peaking at 34 years old, has finally discovered ”the thing that sets you apart”

Wednesday Apr 19, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter is our LONGEST EPISODE IN HISTORY – by a long shot. Theo Brunner actually has a name for getting into a beach volleyball chat with Jake Dietrich: It’s called “Getting Jaked.” And we got Jaked in the best of ways, finally chatting with the man known on the YouTube chats last year as “The Beard Guy” playing with Hagen Smith. Well, now you’ll know him, as we covered a wide range of topics from:

Jake Dietrich’s winding volleyball journey, one in which he has finally found his sweet spot in his prime as a professional
The absurd amount of beach volleyball film Dietrich watches, and the many hilarious rabbit holes he has gone down
How discovering “the thing that sets you apart” as a beach volleyball player is why Dietrich is playing the best of his career at 34 years old
The sweetness of having his family there for his first main draw in Hermosa Beach, where he and Smith stunned top-seeded Tri Bourne and Trevor Crabb

And, as you can tell from the time, so, so, so much more.

SHOOTS!

PHOTO CREDS: Bryan Malloch

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Tuesday Apr 18, 2023

Road to Paris No. 4: Brazil is BACK on the podium; Chase Budinger and Miles Evans have entered the chat

Tuesday Apr 18, 2023

Episode Four of The Road to Paris, breaking down the Olympic beach volleyball race with Travis Mewhirter. After two wild weeks of @volleyballworld Challenge events in Itapema and Saquarema, Brazil -- as well as an @avpbeach in New Orleans -- we've had a ton of changes, including:

- Miles Evans and Chase Budinger rebounding in a HUGE WAY

- George Wanderley and Andre Loyola staying the Kings of Itapema

- The Brazilian women have gone sicko mode

- Terese Cannon and Sarah Sponcil are evolving

- Valentina Gottardi is getting ridiculous

And a whole lot more!

SHOOTS!

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Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023

Tri Bourne, Chaim Schalk, the American team built ”for the long-term”

Wednesday Apr 12, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the host himself, Bourne with his new partner, Chaim Schalk. The two have only played three tournaments thus far – this was recorded before the Volleyball World Itapema Challenge – and it has been an expectedly up and down journey. We chatted about their first two tournaments, in La Paz and Tepic, and a bunch else, such as:

What it’s been like forming a new team between former rivals
How Schalk’s and Bourne’s work ethics mirror one another, and why that will be so critical for long-term success
Why this year is the first time Chaim Schalk has felt like he’s treating it like a real pro
What makes Sweden's David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig so ridiculous

And a whole lot more.

SHOOTS!

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Wednesday Apr 05, 2023

Zana Muno: Beach Volleyball’s ’Hooptidoodah Girl’

Wednesday Apr 05, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Zana Muno, our most popular guest in the show’s history and one of our favorite people in the world. Muno had quite the interesting 2022 season, playing – and succeeding with – Toni Rodriguez (bronze in Coolangatta), Allie Wheeler (silver in Aguascalientes), Brandie Wilkerson (two AVP semifinals), Sarah Pavan (fifth in the Phoenix Gold Series Championships), Lauren Fendrick (fifth in AVP Hermosa), and Julia Scoles (main draw in the Maldives). And she’s right back at it, playing the King of the Court with Kerri Walsh Jennings, the La Paz Challenge with Jess Gaffney, Itapema with Allie Wheeler, and New Orleans with Carly Kan.

She’s an agent of chaos, this chic farmer, whether she likes it or not. We talked all about her accidental partner hopping, as well as:

What it’s like to play with Kerri Walsh Jennings
Her love of human beings, and our ability to truly feel the full spectrum of emotion as beach volleyball players
The surprising things she’s come to love about this beach volleyball journey
What types of outfits she’s planning on dropping this season

And, as always, so much more. Love chatting with Z.

SHOOTS!

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Wednesday Mar 29, 2023

Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing: Canada’s top team is looking ’to do some damage’ in 2023

Wednesday Mar 29, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features our annual in-house visit with our brothers up north, Sam Schachter and Dan Dearing. The top team from Canada was in Hermosa Beach for a month-long (ish) training camp before hitting the road in La Paz, Tepic, Itapema, Saquarema, and potentially Uberlandia. Yeah, a lot of travel. We talked about that, as well as:

What Dan Dearing’s first year back on the Beach Pro Tour was like
The fun of building a new team again
Winning the continental championships in December…in Punta Cana…in gale force winds after being indoors for months
Why they’re playing at a different level this year than last

And, as always, so much more. Lots of laughs, lots of gems this one.

SHOOTS!

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Tuesday Mar 28, 2023

Road To Paris No. 3: Red Bull gives you gold medals

Tuesday Mar 28, 2023

Welcome back, all of you Olympic beach volleyball fans! Road to Paris No. 3 is a FULL one, as:

- David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig of Sweden -- and now of Red Bull -- stunned Anders Mol and Christian Sorum in Tepic

- The American women swept the golds in Mexico

- The Austrians have reorganized

- American men Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk and Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner debuted

- Valentina Gottardi had her breakout moment

- Yorick de Groot had his rebirth

And so, so, so much more. Absolute blast to watch this race begin in earnest. If you could like, subscribe, comment, share, it helps so much.

Love all y'all,

SHOOTS!

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Wednesday Mar 22, 2023

Troy Field: From ’just trying to figure out life’ to playing with Phil Dalhausser

Wednesday Mar 22, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Troy Field, one of the most popular players on the AVP Tour, as well known for his vertical leap as he is for his ability to connect with fans both in person and on social media. It has been a wild journey for Field, going from rookie to partnering with Reid Priddy to making AVP finals with Tim Bomgren to playing a full-time year internationally with Chase Budinger to, now, playing with Phil Dalhausser. We chatted all about that, as well as:

What this off-season was like for Troy as he pondered his future in beach volleyball
How his focus is now to be the best player and partner he can be in 2023
His absurd growth-rate in the sport of beach volleyball
A friendship with Taylor Crabb that requires no words being spoken
Lots and lots and lots of movie quotes (and so many laughs)

Always a blast hanging with Troy. If you haven’t met him, please do yourself a favor and do so at the next AVP. He is one of the most approachable players in professional sport.

SHOOTS!

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Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB

Wednesday Mar 15, 2023

Season Preview Mailbag! Who are the players to watch in 2023? New Mikasa; Who will win AVP Miami?

Wednesday Mar 15, 2023

This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is our SEASON-PREVIEW MAILBAG! The AVP season begins THIS WEEKEND in Miami, while Volleyball World begins again in La Paz, Mexico, for a Challenge. As always, we begin our year with a fan question episode, answering:

- Who will win AVP Miami?

- Who are the players to watch on the AVP Tour this season?

- Is the Elite 16 and Challenge system popular amongst the players?

- What are the players' thoughts on the new Mikasa?

And, as always, a whole lot more!

SHOOTS!

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We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/

Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB