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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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Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST features the new-look Canadian team of Sam Schachter – an Olympian at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games – and Dan Dearing. This team is going to be FREAKY athletic – and also one that’s a bit of a surprise to many. Schachter considered retiring after falling short of the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games; Dearing was literally retired for seven years.
Now they’re back.
And we chatted all about it, discussing:
- Schachter’s experience during the 2021 Tokyo Olympic quad
- Dearing’s retirement, and why he is back on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour now
- What Dearing learned about the work ethic and commitment it takes to compete at the highest level
- Why Schachter plucked a guy seven years retired as his running mate for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
And, as always, a whole lot more.
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Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST features, for the first time in a while, a fellow writer! Coming on to chat is longtime AVP player-turned-AVP staff writer Kim Smith.
For four years, Smith was a solid presence on the AVP Tour, making six top-10s, competing alongside Olympians and promising up-and-coming talent alike. But when the pandemic hit, and she found herself two spots out of the AVP Champions Cup, her role flipped, from AVP player to AVP staff writer.
On the show, we chat about all of that:
- How she got into beach volleyball in the first place, being from Zionsville, Indiana
- Her transition from indoor to beach, and why her passing drove Jose Loiola positively crazy
- How Sarah Sponcil allowed her to see the insane work ethic demanded of being an Olympian
- Becoming the AVP staff writer, and how everything just ‘feels right’ in her life
And, as always, much more.
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Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, is, without a doubt, our most hilarious one to date. It’s not just SANDCAST, this time, but a combination of our usual podcast and Drinking Whiskey with the Crabbs, as Taylor Crabb and Trevor Crabb brought on a 10-year bottle of Widow Jane. It wasn’t just shared but us, either, but also Nick Lucena, who was in town, and Taylor Sander, who swung by for a few drinks and some funny stories.
It’s not often you get four Olympians and three Manhattan Beach Open champions on a single show.
It’s different, this show. As you might expect from that cast of characters, and the two bottles of whiskey we crushed, it’s not so much a podcast as it is a bar conversation that happens to be a podcast. But we did cover some very real topics, including:
- A behind-the-scenes look at the Tokyo Olympic Games, from Taylor Crabb’s quarantine experience to Trevor Crabb’s injury that kept him out, from Nick Lucena almost needing a substitute to Tri Bourne’s wild ride as a last minute fill-in.
- How Tayor Crabb and Taylor Sander became a team
- Nick Lucena’s hilarious story about almost playing for Qatar with Phil Dalhausser in 2003
- How Drinking Whiskey with the Crabbs was started
Note: If you have a young listener in the car, maybe it’s best to skip this one. There is an abundance of profanity, so if you’re sensitive to that sort of thing, we’d encourage you to wait for next week’s family friendly episode with AVP writer extraordinaire Kim Smith.
Until next time...
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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
Be sure to check out some of the coolest beach volleyball gear in the country at Vollis Beach! Recently partnered with LuLu Lemon, Vollis is offering high quality, good looking apparel, and you can get it at a discount using Travisfans to get 15 percent off! https://www.vollisgear.com/
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Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Nick Lucena, one of the most humble, genuine, fun people in the sport of beach volleyball. As any conversation with Lucena is, this one was an absolute blast – funny, introspective, humble.
On this episode, we chat about:
- How Lucena intended to retire a decade ago, and why he’s still playing now
- How he had given up on the hope of qualifying for an Olympics – and then qualified for two, in Rio and Tokyo
- His thoughts on playing with Andy Benesh, with whom he’ll be playing this season
- Why working out before matches works so well for him
And, as always, so much more. Such a fun episode with Nick.
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This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
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
Be sure to check out some of the coolest beach volleyball gear in the country at Vollis Beach! Recently partnered with LuLu Lemon, Vollis is offering high quality, good looking apparel, and you can get it at a discount using Travisfans to get 15 percent off! https://www.vollisgear.com/
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Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
Wednesday Feb 16, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features our always-popular Fan Question mailbag episode, hosted, as always, by the wonderful Savvy Simo.
We had A LOT to talk about this week, including:
- Why we LOVE the AVP schedule
- Why the barrier to entry to the main draw getting higher is a good thing, for both qualifier and main draw players alike
- Who our surprise teams of the year are
- Biggest wins of the off-season
And, like always, so, so, so much more.
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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
Be sure to check out some of the coolest beach volleyball gear in the country at Vollis Beach! Recently partnered with LuLu Lemon, Vollis is offering high quality, good looking apparel, and you can get it at a discount using Travisfans to get 15 percent off! https://www.vollisgear.com/
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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Emily Stockman, one of the best defenders in the world – and one who isn’t finished playing beach volleyball just yet.
After a torrid run up the FIVB rankings in 2018, Stockman and Kelley Kolinske would finish the Tokyo Olympic qualification process ranked 10th in the world – and just out of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Afterwards, she went where she always does: the mountains, where she contemplated retiring, moving on, pursuing something new. And in those mountains she rediscovered her passion for the beach. Now Stockman is back on the sand, gearing up for one more Olympic run to Paris.
On this episode, we discuss:
- Stockman’s journey into beach volleyball, and stops in Finland, the Maldives, and Switzerland that helped get her there
- Stockman and Kelley Kolinske’s rapid, and oddly unnoticed, ascent up the world ranks from 2018-2021
- How difficult it was to come so close to qualifying for Tokyo
- Why she decided to return to the beach, and what her plans are for 2022 and beyond
And, as always, much, much more.
You can follow Emily Stockman on Instagram: @estock2
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This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
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
Be sure to check out some of the coolest beach volleyball gear in the country at Vollis Beach! Recently partnered with LuLu Lemon, Vollis is offering high quality, good looking apparel, and you can get it at a discount using Travisfans to get 15 percent off! https://www.vollisgear.com/
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Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the hottest team from 2021 on the AVP Tour, Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth.
What a tear they were on in 2021. They finished the NCAA season with LSU undefeated, a considerable accomplishment considering their opponents on court one. Then they won the first AVP they played in as a team, claiming gold in Atlanta, which was succeeded by a fifth-place finish in Manhattan Beach and a third in Chicago.
But they’re more than just good players, these two: They’re a team. A real one. The only pair who stuck together from 2021 and into the 2022 season. We chat about that, and much more on the podcast, discussing:
- Their month-long training camp in Hermosa Beach, California
- Their thoughts on their wildly successful 2021 season
- Why they’re so dedicated to staying with each other, even if that means a long, long climb up the FIVB ladder
- How they’re trying to change the narrative of beach volleyball, both as players and in the location in which they’re playing (Louisiana)
And, as always, much, much more.
Such a blast with Kristen and Taryn, who you can find on Instagram at:
- @kristen_nuss
- @tkloth10
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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
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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features a wide-ranging look-ahead at what's to come in the 2022 beach volleyball season. We have new tours, with the AVP being bought by Bally's, and Volleyball World replacing the FIVB. We have new partnerships, on both the men's and women's side. The hosts have new goals. New mindsets. It's new everything in 2022.
On this episode, we chat about:
- Breaking down the new partnerships for the 2022 season
- What to expect from Volleyball World this upcoming year
- Why the Elite 16 is actually a great format for the sport
- Travis and Tri’s plans for the year And much, much more.
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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
Be sure to check out some of the coolest beach volleyball gear in the country at Vollis Beach! Recently partnered with LuLu Lemon, Vollis is offering high quality, good looking apparel, and you can get it at a discount using Travisfans to get 15 percent off! https://www.vollisgear.com/
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Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features UCLA rising star – well, she already is kind of a star – Devon Newberry.
Just a sophomore at UCLA, Newberry is already a regular in AVP main draws, having made back-to-back main draws as a 17-year-old with good friend and teammate Lindsey Sparks, becoming the first U-18 team to make consecutive main draws in AVP history. In her freshman season at UCLA, Newberry went 24-8, helping the Bruins seal up a Pac-12 Championship.
Now, alongside Sparks, Rileigh Powers, and Lexy Denaburg, she’s a leader of the Bruins and an NCAA Championship contender.
On this episode, we discuss:
- UCLA’s prospects during the 2022 NCAA beach volleyball season
- Newberry’s growth as a player, and how much she has transformed since entering UCLA
- The value of back-to-back crushing losses to USC and Pepperdine prior to the COVID pandemic
- Her mindset shift from valuing low expectations for herself, to embracing high expectations
And, as always, much, much more.
You can follow Devon on Instagram: @devonnewberry
Follow UCLA’s beach volleyball team on Instagram: @uclabeachvb
And if you enjoyed this episode, check out our podcast with USC star Hailey Harward!
ENJOY!
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This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
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
Be sure to check out some of the coolest beach volleyball gear in the country at Vollis Beach! Recently partnered with LuLu Lemon, Vollis is offering high quality, good looking apparel, and you can get it at a discount using Travisfans to get 15 percent off! https://www.vollisgear.com/
SHOOTS!
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features USC standout Hailey Harward.
In her lone full season with the Trojans – Harward previously played for Long Beach State – she won a National Championship, and is returning to the lineup as a heavy favorite to do so again. In fact, it was Harward and her partner, Haley Hallgren, who provided the NCAA Championship-sealing victory in 2021.
Harward has also proven her mettle on the AVP, qualifying for three main draws, with a high of ninth in the 2018 Hermosa Beach Open.
On this episode, we discuss:
- What the culture is like at USC, surrounded by Olympians (coach Dain Blanton and Tina Graudina), World Champs (Delaynie Maple and Megan Kraft) and nearly a dozen AVP main draw talents
- Why joy has become her greatest source of improved play on the court
- How she was able to use the new NCAA NLI rules to snag a sponsorship from Raising Cane’s
- Her approach to becoming a professional after she graduates this spring
And, as always, much, much more.
You can follow Hailey on Instagram @haileyharward
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This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
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
Be sure to check out some of the coolest beach volleyball gear in the country at Vollis Beach! Recently partnered with LuLu Lemon, Vollis is offering high quality, good looking apparel, and you can get it at a discount using Travisfans to get 15 percent off! https://www.vollisgear.com/
SHOOTS!