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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 Sep 03, 2025
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the legendary John Hyden and his coaching right-hand woman, Nicole Christner. They cover all topics on this one, a fun, wide-ranging conversation that includes:
- How Hyden Beach, John’s complex outside of Nashville, is doing
- His transition into the coaching world after decades of playing
- What made Tri Bourne and John Hyden so special as a team
- Why Sean Scott should be considered one of the greatest blockers of all time
And so much more. Absolute blast with everyone in the studio!
SHOOTS!
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Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Welcome back to Beach Access, where Kyle Friend and Travis Mewhirter covered the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Hamburg Elite. They chat about:
- Italians Reka Orsi Toth and Valentina Gottardi winning a shocking gold medal, the first Elite win in Italian women's history
- Norway's Anders Mol and Christian Sorum going GOAT hunting, now one win closer to catching Ricardo and Emanuel for most all time
- What's up with Sweden's David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig
- Linda Bock, the can't miss new German defender And much more!
Our medical timeout was brought to you by SHIELD Athletic Tape. If you’re an athlete, coach, or just train hard, you know that staying healthy is easier said than done— it’s about staying supported. That’s where SHIELD comes in. SHIELD is a U.S.-based athletic tape company built by athletes, for athletes. Whether it’s rigid tape for serious support, kinesiology tape with true 4-way stretch for maximum mobility, or turf tape to fight off burns on the field — SHIELD’s got you covered. They even make recovery wraps for post-session cooldowns and inflammation control. And because it’s all made right here in the U.S., you’re getting elite quality and fast delivery —they are truly not cutting corners. Try SHIELD today — support that actually performs. Check them out at shieldhealthandfitness.com and use code SANDCAST for a discount. Tape smarter. Train harder. SHIELD up.
SHOOTS!
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Kerri Pottharst, one of the greatest beach volleyball players of all time and certainly Australia's GOAT. We shot this episode in Gstaad, on July 4 weekend, and we chat all aspects of Pottharst's career, from her multiple Olympics to where she is now as one of the key commentators on VBTV.
Chapters with Kerri Pottharst
00:00 Introduction to Australian Beach Volleyball
03:01 The Growth of Australian Volleyball
05:57 The Evolution of Beach Volleyball
09:09 Mindset and Mental Preparation in Sports
11:58 The Importance of Enjoyment in Sports
14:54 Lessons from Competing at the Highest Level
17:47 The Role of Coaches and Mentors
21:00 The Impact of Social Media on Sports
24:05 Reflections on Olympic Experiences
26:52 The Future of Beach Volleyball
30:06 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
SHOOTS!
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WE'VE GOT MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features Hector Gutierrez, the head coach of the TCU Beach Volleyball team who recently won the first NCAA Championship outside of California.
We chat a whole lot about that win, as well as:
- How he was able to build a program around Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno
- How he was able to lure Sarah Sponcil as his new assistant coach
- What it was like, winning his first NCAA Championship, and the first outside of California
- Why Gulf Shores presented more pressure than the Olympic Games (no joke)
SUCH A FUN ONE with Hector. Love this guy
SHOOTS!
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WE'VE GOT MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Welcome back to Beach Access, presented by SHIELD, where Travis Mewhirter and Kyle Friend recap all things Beach Volleyball wherever they are in the world. This weekend, they were in Montreal for the Beach Pro Tour Elite, where Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson successfully defended their gold medal in 2023, as did Anders Mol and Christian Sorum.
They chat all about that, as well as:
- What an incredible event the promoter put on and why we hope it continues
- The return of Ana Patricia Silva and Duda Lisboa
- Another f****** Sweden team is quickly becoming a problem on the Beach Pro Tour in Jacob Holting-Nilsson and Elmer Andersson
- Teams making the biggest moves in the World Champs race, including Germany's Lui Wust and Paul Henning
SHOOTS!
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Our medical timeout was brought to you by SHIELD Athletic Tape. If you’re an athlete, coach, or just train hard, you know that staying healthy is easier said than done— it’s about staying supported. That’s where SHIELD comes in. SHIELD is a U.S.-based athletic tape company built by athletes, for athletes. Whether it’s rigid tape for serious support, kinesiology tape with true 4-way stretch for maximum mobility, or turf tape to fight off burns on the field — SHIELD’s got you covered.
They even make recovery wraps for post-session cooldowns and inflammation control. And because it’s all made right here in the U.S., you’re getting elite quality and fast
delivery —they are truly not cutting corners. Try SHIELD today — support that actually performs. Check them out at
shieldhealthandfitness.com and use code SANDCAST for a discount. Tape smarter. Train harder. SHIELD up.
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
This is our first mailbag episode of the year -- and maybe the last, depending on Tri Bourne's and Travis Mewhirter's schedules. They catch up in a little reunion episode, chatting Tri's retirement, amongst a host of other topics in a wide ranging episode that gets looooose in the best of ways. We answer questions on:
- Tri Bourne's impending retirement
- What's going to happen with the podcast
- The difference between refs on the AVP and FIVB
- The NCAA players with the best chances of becoming world-class professionals
- And we just catch up. It was really, really nice.
ENJOY!
SHOOTS!
***
WE'VE GOT MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST features Gary Green, who might be the most fascinating guest we've ever had on the podcast. He's the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at the University of Georgia who has given talks to hundreds of teams and works with Kirby Smart and the Georgia football team. What's that got to do with volleyball? Well, everything, as Green is a master of human behavior, and in particular this young generation of athletes, whose brains are becoming Tik-Tokified.
Enjoy this masterclass from the master professor himself (We know Travis Mewhirter did).
SHOOTS!
***
WE'VE GOT MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST is a Gstaad special! Shot from the Beach Pro Tour Gstaad Elite, Travis Mewhirter and Kyle Friend sit down with Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher to chat all things beach volleyball, from their journey to veterans of the sport and number one in the world to the Olympic Games. We cover:
- How they have become veterans on the Beach Pro Tour now
- What they have done to maintain the youthful joy for which they are so known
- Their experience at the Paris Olympic Games, and its lasting effects
- Their new merch line and all things TKN Beach Volleyball
SHOOTS!
***
WE'VE GOT MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST is a heartfelt one, one in which Tri Bourne and his wife, Gabby, the Pod Mama herself, chat about Bourne's retirement from the world of professional beach volleyball.
It's a reflective episode, as Bourne and Gabby talk about:
- Bourne's wild journey, filled with the highest of highs, and perpetual health issues that robbed him of a fully healthy season since 2016
- Why he is deciding to retire now, at still a relatively young age in a sport that allows for longevity
- Why he isn't sure, and doesn't need to be sure, about what's next in his life
- The emotional weight of the decision to retire when he still has plenty of game left in him
And so, so much more
SHOOTS!
***
WE'VE GOT MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter features Evan Cory, one of the best players in the United States who alas had his plans aligned, with a full-time partner in Bourne, sites on the AVP League and World Champs -- everything dialed. And then beach volleyball happened. Bourne got hurt. They missed the League. Now Cory is, per usual, scrambling -- and thriving amidst the chaos. Fun episode with one of our favorites. We chat about:
- What is was like for Cory to miss the league with Tri Bourne
- How he has adjusted, leaning on patience, patience, and more patience, and adaptability, after he thought he broke through
- His new partner prospects he's looking at
- The importance of the mental side of sports, and how he is teaching it to junior players with his new business
And so much more. Gold mine of an episode here!
SHOOTS!
***
WE'VE GOT MERCH! Check it out here!!
Get 20 PERCENT off all Wilson products with our code, SANDCAST-20. https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Get 10 PERCENT OFF VBTV using our discount code, SANDCAST10
Want to get better at beach volleyball? Use our discount code, SANDCAST, and get 10 percent off all Better at Beach products!
We are FIRED UP to announce that we've signed on for another year with Athletic Greens! Get a FREE year's supply of Vitamin D by purchasing with that link.
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/