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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." Tune in, as we chat u...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 75! 01:28 - NBA - Kyrie Irving's stance - good or bad for the league? 12:53 - NFL Week 8: Pick Six 26:13 - MMA: Costa/Vettori, & UFC 267 picks 45:32 - To SHAME, or NOT to Shame? 49:15 - Quick Question 57:15 - Before we go...

Gene Dolan is an American professional beach volleyball coach. His classic brilliance in the field of physical and mental preparation of beach volleyball's most elite players has built a brand for himself. How someone like this flies under the radar and remains the secret of the success of so many is quite enigmatic. He credits this gift from his being a career problem-solver with companies like N...

Avery Drost is an American professional beach volleyball player. He is also the head boy's volleyball coach at Mira Costa HS - the reigning CIF division I champions - and a head boy's coach at MB Surf. His professional beach career consists of a slew of partners, where in every single case at the high level, he has enjoyed prosperity. He has finished 9th or higher in 21 of the 29 stops on the AVP...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 74! 01:33 - NFL: Gruden - Did the punishment fit the crime? 18:14 - NFL Week 7: Pick Six 25:16 - UFC: Should Dana part ways with Jon Jones? 34:26 - To SHAME, or NOT to Shame? 42:29 - Quick Question 50:56 - Ah, Ben Simmons 1:05:54 - Before we go...

Candace Charee is an American life coach, self-help specialist and 'manifestation expert.' She brings new meaning to growth mindset and being a better version of yourself. Her mission statement is helping individuals reprogram their old subconscious beliefs, recreate themselves, and become true to the creator inside of them. As an empathetic energy healer, she lessens the pain and trauma that may...

Marybeth Gingrich is an American Mental/Behavioral Health Therapist/Clinician and Military Contractor. A US Army Vet who served in Operation: Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, all of her post-military career and education has been dedicated to utilizing cognitive behavioral/processing therapy to empower her clients to fulfillment and happiness. Her specialties are vast, and she still maintains a he...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 73! 01:33 - NFL: Top five QB's after 4 weeks 10:42 - NFL Week 5: Pick Six 22:43 - MMA: Should fighters decline fights if opponents miss weight? 36:34 - To SHAME, or NOT to Shame? 40:11 - Quick Question 49:30 - Before we go...

Mike Cavataio is an American Beach Volleyball Professional. A former division I basketball player at St Johns and Holy Cross, he decided to try his hand at beach volleyball, moving to the west coast to maximize his potential. He has been active, playing in double-digit tournaments this year, alone. His 'coming out party' happened at Coconut Beach - a first-class setup for an AVP America tournament...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 71! 01:17 - NFL: 3-0 Surprises, 0-3 disappointments 10:42 - NFL Week 3: Pick Six 20:32 - UFC 266: What's next for the champs, FOTN 37:22 - To SHAME, or NOT to Shame? 42:01 - Quick Question 56:35 - Before we go...

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 71! 00:31 - NFL: Can anyone stop the Bucs from repeating? 10:33 - NFL Week 3: Pick Six 25:13 - UFC 266: Pick Six 47:03 - To SHAME, or NOT to Shame? 55:55 - Quick Question 57:34 - Before we go... Audio Available on iTunes and Spotify (The "Option) Video Available on YouTube and FB (The "Option)

John Schwengel is an American professional beach volleyball player. At the age of 21, John has more beach volleyball playing experience at the higher level that many well above him in age. From the youth Olympic games, to the FIVB U19 tournament, to NORCECA, to regional success, all the way to the AVP main draw, he has gained the respect of his peers, fans, coaches and the extended volleyball comm...

Thinesa Sri is a Canadian-born indoor volleyball standout and fashion model, most recently taking her athletic talents to the pro beach scene. Cutting her teeth on the indoor scene at York (along with players like Melissa Humana-Paredes, Brandie Wilkerson), all the way to a stint with the national team, she has attained team and individual accolades worthy of future promise. A fashion model for 30...

Kelsey Brandin is an American beach volleyball player and site organizer. She graduated Long Beach State University summa cum laude with a degree in film entertainment. She currently works at NBC Universal, safeguarding digital archival assets, globally. She is the founder of "Volley4sound" - a volleyball movement that organizes tournaments to raise money dedicated to helping the hearing-impaired....

Sports Debate Tuesday with Jay and Rob kicks off Episode 70! 02:07 - NFL: Most exciting and disappointing 12:01 - Are celebrity matches bad for combat sports? 24:25 - Tokyo 2021 volleyball: Surprise, and no surprise 41:17 - NFL Pick Six 45:56 - To SHAME, or NOT to Shame? 47:51 - Quick Question 57:56 - Before we go...

Bryan McDermand is an American Beach Volleyball and Indoor Coach, and a former indoor and open level sand player. He is also the founder and head coach of "Progression Beach Volleyball Club," an indoor sand volleyball club with a state-of-the-art facility in Chicago. His volleyball IQ and application has made him one of the most respected coaches and volleyball minds in his region and to some, the...

Tomas Goldsmith is an American Professional indoor and beach volleyball player. From top finishes on the regional scene, to multliple indoor championships on the international and domestic scene, it is safe to say that the 30 year-old superstar gets around. He spent his freshman year at Rutgers University as a libero before transferring to UW-Milwaukee to play outside hitter where he won conferenc...

Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth are American professional beach volleyball players and former indoor volleyball standouts. From HS state championships to NCAA conference crowns to a perfect 35-0 record their last year, these two hit the professional scene running. their accomplishments at such a young age are many. They ran roughshod through most of the best beach players in the country, winning crit...

Sarah Straton is an Australian-American former beach volleyball player at the professional and Olympic level. From competing in the Sydney Olympics in 2000 for her home country to winning an AVP chip in 2001, it is safe to say she knows her way around the sand. After a decade and a half at the highest level, she now teaches tools for effective communication and enhanced relationships based on the...

Greg Faulkner is an American indoor professional volleyball player and club and NCAA volleyball coach. He has won multiple individual awards as an indoor player in high school (Division II City Section Player of the Year at Westchester High School), college (A four-year letter-winner and All-MPSF middle blocker at CSUN) and at the professional level in Romania and Peru. He is currently the assista...

Cherif Younousse Samba is a Senegalese-born Olympic beach volleyball player competing for Qatar. This two-time Olympian has made a name for himself on the world beach volleyball scene. His skill set as a full-time blocker, his high-IQ approach to the game and his freakish athleticism has made him one of the elite players in in the world, today, highlighting multiple top three finishes in the last...

Marc Fornaciari is an American professional beach volleyball player and former collegiate and professional baseball player. He has competed and won a slew of tournaments on the regional and national scene, highlighting this year, a 2nd place finish at the Pottstown Rumble - the most grueling annual grass tournament in all of outdoor volleyball. An all-purpose sand and grass player, his place among...

Andrei Belov is a Russian American beach volleyball player and former indoor standout. Coming up on the international indoor scene, he decided to take his talents to the beach, playing in the AVP and FIVB. His last season with the AVP was in 2013, where he led the league in aces per set (voted best server). He was retired, but has been playing part-time since, concentrating on the regional scene,...

Tony Potts is an American Emmy-Winning, on-camera international television personality, producer and global media executive. Potts hosted international entertainment show Access Hollywood for NBC-Universal for 13-seasons. Potts is the co-founder of a global media, ideation and content company with a focus on the transformational relationship between attention-grabbing content, emerging tech and co...

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." Tune in, as we chat u...