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Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay & Rob Kicks off episode 32! 01:11 - Our reaction to Chadwick Boseman's passing 06:55 - Our reaction to John Thompson's passing 14:55 - Should the NBA players have boycotted the postseason? 33:04 - NFL: Was Coach Bruce Arian's comment about protesting out of line? 42:31 - Shame or No Shame 45:51 - Quick Question: Yes or No? 48:43 - Sports Movie of the Week 51:00 - Bef...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 36! 02:09 - Was it about Seattle and Buffalo blowing leads or Dallas and Rams coming back? 05:34 - Buffalo/LA Rams: Did the refs decide this game? 11:12 - NFL: Pick Six 22:32 - NBA Finals: Who wins? 32:51 - UFC: Good Adesanya or bad Costa? 38:59 - UFC: What got better about Blachowicz? 42:47 - To Shame or Not To Shame 46:08 - Quick question...

Karl France is an American Volleyball Coach. He has enjoyed a heightened level of success in the NCAA as a head and assistant coach at Rutgers University, NYU and Mount Saint Vincent, earning multiple ACVA awards as an assistant at NYU. Join us, as we chat up how COVID affected the poor in NYC, the current state of high schools and Universities amid the COVID climate, vaccines vs getting tested, h...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 35! 01:49 - NFL: Which 2-0 team surprised you? 06:07 - NFL: Did the Cowboys win, or did the Falcons lose? 12:11 - NFL Pick Six 23:56 - NBA: Did Davis' buzzer-beater crush the Nuggets hopes of winning? 30:39 - UFC Fight Night: Our reaction to Woodley vs Covington 42:50 - To Shame or Not to Shame 47:54 - Quick Questions 49:36 - Sports Movie of...

Wendy Jones is an American Beach Volleyball Player, Author, Podcaster, Entrepreneur, and one of the last of the red-hot power women. She is the founder of "The Optimists Journal," an intriguing site where the journals read like a novel, and the podcasts are insightful and amazing. From athletics, to medicine, to mental and spiritual health, the "Optimists Journal has it all." Join us, as we chat u...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 34! 03:10 - Nuggets/Clippers: Who wins Game 7? 09:59 - NFL: What game surprised you, and what game did not surprise you at all? 16:20 - NFL Pick Six 26:11 - To Shame or Not to Shame 30:19 - Our reaction to the boos to the unity/silence moment 38:48 - Do athletes protesting hurt the sports owner's bottom line? 41:15 - UFC Fight Night: Woodley...

Falyn Fonoimoana is an American Professional Beach Volleyball Player and former Professional Indoor Volleyball Player. From Mira Costa High school, to USC, to the pros, Falyn lives and breathes the sport, winning multiple beach tournaments on the domestic and international scene. Her versatility to play with multiple partners and still enjoy the same level of success is well-documented - and she h...

Danny Moy is American Volleyball player and Chinese 9-man phenom. He is currently the president of the team "Strangers," a long-time competitive New York 9-man team. He played HS Varsity at Humanities - a program that produced 6 NCAA players - and played two years at Hunter College (1994), a small program that was invited to the EIVA post season tournament, as well as produced 3 individuals who pl...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay & Rob Kicks off episode 33! 01:41 - Was Kerri Walsh's post out of line or super Necessary? 28:37 - NFL Pick-six 39:22 - NBA: Who has a better chance against the LA teams - The Nuggets, or the Rockets? 46:55 - Shame or No Shame 51:55 - Quick Question(s) 1:01:38 - Before we go...

Rachel Kara Perez is an award-winning singer, theatre performer and theatre teaching artist based in New York City. As a teaching artist, she is involved with a number of organizations, using theatre, music, and dance to educate and uplift New York City and immigrant youth. Rachel Kara’s musical repertoire ranges from classical to Afro-Cuban Jazz, and she has appeared as a featured vocalist in con...

Bryan McDermand is an American Beach Volleyball and Indoor Coach, and a former indoor and open level sand player. He is also the founder of and head coach of "Progression Beach Volleyball Club," an indoor sand facility in Chicago. Tune in, as we chat up sports adjustments to COVID, finding ways to make things work safely, great players like Jeff Samuels, Dillon Cox and Dave Palm, drill-based drill...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 31! 01:32 - NBA: Was Montrez Harrell's apology necessary? Was his insult racist? 17:50 - NBA: Are the Clippers still winning the series? 26:25 - SHAME/NO SHAME 30:49 - Quick Question 40:38 - What are the top 5 upsets in MMA? 53:37 - Sports Movie of the Week 58:09 - Before we go...

Will Farrell is an American Actor and Entrepreneur. Will has done a ton of theatre since graduating with a BFA in Acting at Marymount Manhattan College and managed to hit up some film as well. His professional credits include Midsummer Nights Dream and the Grapes of Wrath, with TV appearances on Showtime's "Homeland" and the web mini series "The Other Will Farrell." He is also the Senior Ad Operat...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 30! 00:54 - UFC: Miocic def Cormier via unanimous decision - agree with the score cards? 07:34 - UFC: Is Daniel Cormier really "retired?" 12:48 - Jay's top 5 Cormier moments, in and out of the octagon 18:49 - UFC: Vera over O'malley - lucky break, or headed that way? 27:50 - NBA: which top seed is in more trouble - Lakers or Bucks? 43:49 - S...

Jeff Samuels is an American Professional Beach Volleyball Player, Entrepreneur, and Model. The prosperity he is enjoying in his sport is well-documented. From the AVP, FIVB, NVL main draw, to regoinal tournamnet wins such as the "Motherlode," this versatile player is fun to watch, wherever the venue may be. Come join in, as we chat up individual responsibility, playing in different regions, funny...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 29! 03:18 - NFL: Who is under more pressure this season? Tom Brady or Cam Newton? 20:55 - NBA: Which player, 21 or younger, would you want to build your franchise around? 30:39 - UFC 252: Picking Winners 44:09 - UFC Fight Night: Looking back 46:45 - Which sport did you NOT miss the audience? 48:54 - Which sport did you miss the audience? 51:...

Jeff Alzina is an American Beach and Indoor Volleyball Coach, Commentator and Consultant. Nicknamed the "Coach at all levels," the wealth of experience Jeff brings to the table at the club, college, professional and Olympic level is well-documented. A year and a half removed from winning an NCAA beach title assisting Stein Metzger at UCLA, he is currently the head coach of Santa Clara University,...

Bryan McDermand is an American Volleyball Coach, Consultant, author/writer, Entrepreneur and former Collegiate and Professional Beach Volleyball Player. His combined years as a player and coach is vast, and continues to coach full time, including the prestigious Chicago beach volleyball club "Progression." Join us, as we chat up realistic goals and expectations during the COVID era, his focus on p...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 28! 01:58 - AVP: Was Tri and Trevor's win an anomaly, or have they arrived? 12:20 - AVP: Is Kleinman and Ross the heavy Olympic favorite next year? 17:36 - AVP: What new addition to the broadcast team did you like the most? 23:14 - AVP: Interviewing Bruno Amorim, after his AVP America win in Atlantic City, NJ 29:20 - AVP our reaction to Brun...

Gigi Lucas is an American Surfer, Activist and Entrepreneur. Lucas is one of the founders of SurfearNEGRA, a non-profit organization whose mission is to bring gender and cultural-diversity to the lineup. She is also one of the pioneers of "Textured Waves" - a group with an unyielding dedication to health, strength, community, and kindness, in addition to gender and ethnic diversity. Join us, as we...

Evan Cory is an American Indoor and Beach Volleyball Player. From Valedictorian at Holy Cross School in Louisiana to multiple individual athletic awards at the high school, collegiate and club level, at 22 years old, the man with the brains and the braun has a ceiling not yet discovered. Breaking almost every stat record as an opposite at Lincoln Memorial University's indoor squad, his star contin...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 27! 01:11 - AVP Wilson Cup: What player, team or match stuck out to you? 08:10 - interview with on-site staffer Rene Marcellus 17:44 - AVP: If Marciniak can't go, then who? 21:34 - UFC: Whittaker vs Till - who REALLY won? 25:41 - UFC Fight Night: Which fighter or fight stuck out to you? 33:51 - NFL: Jamal Adams traded to the Seahawks. Jets l...

Warning: EXPLICIT language Bernard Norman is an American Musician, former indoor volleyball player and urban playing legend. Self-described as an "underground player," Bern has learned, identified and continues to convey what the sport means to many - not just a hobby, but a way of life. He also moonlights his time doing high-end security and some bouncing for some of NYC's exclusive night spots....

Dain Blanton is an American Beach Volleyball Coach, Commentator and former playing legend. He is one of only American players two players to achieve the trifecta - an NCAA crown, an AVP Beach Volleyball title, and an Olympic Gold Medal - the first African American in his sport to do so. Recognized as one of the best to ever play, he has won multiple FIVB and AVP tournaments and is currently the He...

Cartrecia "Chi" DiMaggio is an American Chemical Engineer and former long-time Indoor, Beach Volleyball and Wallyball Player. She is also the founder of "EcoAmen," a green movement that enlivens the human ecosystem, launching sustainable farming practices that grow healthier, higher nutrient-dense fresh food, raise free range animals and cooperatively promote our associates' organic green lifestyl...