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Philip Burrow is an American Beach Volleyball Player, photographer, model and entreprenuer. Adventurous and well-traveled in athlteics and the arts, Phil is the only beach volleyball player to play on all seven continents (with Antarctica being the last one to go). Tune in, as we chat up climatic conditions in parts of the world, behaving like good people, homelessness and mental health, training...

Rob McLean is an American Beach Volleyball Player and Coach, as well as a former Indoor Professional Volleyball Player overseas. One of the bright young minds of coaching, Rob is the volleyball skills coach for Endless Summer Beach Volleyball Club - a club that leads the nation in commitments per capita. Listen in, as we chat up the political climate, the UFC, the NFL and NBA, and more! This is th...

Tommy Chaffins is an American Volleyball Coach and former player. He teaches government and the constitution at Redondo Union High School where is the head coach of their nationally-recognized girls volleyball team. Tune in, as we chat up the shaping young minds into critical thinkers, his multiple runs at the state championship, and how things in his childhood shaped the man who he is today.

Daron Forbes is an American Beach Volleyball National Program Director and Entrepreneur. Founder of Beach Volleyball National Events (BVNE), Daron is deep-rooted in the volleyball community and has a decades-long respect from her peers. She is also the program director of Endless Summer Beach Volleyball, a club that leads the nation in college recruits per capita. Listen in, as we chat up coaching...

Jason Olive is an American Actor, writer, director, entrepreneur and former professional volleyball player and fashion model. He has appeared in slew of films and television such as Raising Helen, All My Children and several Tyler Perry productions. Listen in, as "JO" chats up the evolution of the sport (volleyball), NCAA players and their likeness, the in's and out's of fashion and film, the impo...

Kris "KJ" Johnson is an American professional indoor and beach volleyball player, recently in the main draw in Manhattan Beach, CA. Listen in, as KJ talks about the NCAA men's college scene (Formerly Cal-Baptiste), playing overseas, indoor skills that translate to the sand, being a decent human being, and more!

Wendy Jones of the podcast "The Optimists Journal" comes on the show to chat up NCAA pay-for-play, what the sport of volleyball means to her, Gender equality in sports, and more! Special guest tech for the show, is the great, Greg Faulkner.

Lucas Yoder is an American professional indoor and beach volleyball player. An All-American Standout at USC, The 6'5" elite athlete balances his time on the hardcourts and the sand throughout the calendar year. Listen in, as Lucas chats up the USC volleyball culture, Coach Jeff Nygaard, playing in Switzerland, parnters in the AVP, Will Ferrell, The LA Lakers, and more!

W. David Carson is a long-time American AVP/FIVB Referee and Volleyball Coach for UNH's Men's NCAA Volleyball program. The quality of his body of work in the sport, as well as the time put in, has more than earned the respect of his peers, contemporaries and partners. Tune in, as Dave tackles tough questions about the time-tested debate on hand-setting, the entertainment aspect of the sport, and m...

Casey Jennings is an American Professional Beach Volleyball Player, entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the relatively new and competitive Professional Beach Volleyball league "p1440." Tune in, as this former NCAA champ and legendary, multiple-time FIVB/AVP/NORCECA winner chats up the long, hard road to his success, always reaching for higher goals, his wife's (Kerri Walsh) competitive nature, respect...

Doug Nascimento is a professional volleyball coach, entrepreneur, and sports agent/personality. Jeff Samuels is a professional beach volleyball player and coach. Listen in, as these two chat up the state of coaching, Ricardo, new talent, area 51, and more!

Troy Field and Eric Beranek are Professional Beach Volleyball Players. Tune in, as these close friends and resident class clowns chat up the their fast ascension, tour, the NBA, Eric Zaun, and more!

June 13, 2019 - AVP qualifier-to-main-draw, and two-time Motherlode Beach VB Champ Cassie House talks Indoor/outdoor fundamentals, fun partners, her bizarre kidnapping, and more!

June 12, 2019 - Former USC standout and NCAA champion, now turned into AVP/FIVB pro, the enigmatic Alexa Strange talks professional preparation, strong personalities and more!

May 28, 2019 - AVP standout, and one of beach volleyball's polarizing players Jeff Samuels talks partnerships, interesting places and gets very personal

May 17, 2019 - Indoor and Beach Standouts talk p1440 developmental program, Mental health, movies and the landscape of American Men's Beach Volleyball

Former AVP/FIVB standout and NORCECA winner talks recruiting, volleyball personalities, and working/dealing with parents.