In this episode, we were LIVE(ish) from Hangzhou, China, at the 2026 World ParaVolley Sitting World Championship. We welcomed Paralympic gold medalist and U.S. Women's Sitting Team athlete Jillian Coffee to the show (1:00 - 42:28). We caught up with Jillian before competition started at Worlds, and she shares what it would take for her and the team to win this event, as well as shares about competing in China. She talks about her journey in volleyball, being a mother and National Team athlete...
Jul 27
43 min
In this episode, we welcome 2-time Olympic gold medalist Dave Saunders to the show (2:16 - 1:05:35). Dive into Dave's career. We start off chatting about Dave's recent induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame Ceremony in Orlando. Dave then chats all about his career, including winning the historic, first-ever gold medal for USA Volleyball and the U.S. Men's National Team and so much more! Text us!
Jul 2
1 hr 10 min
In this episode, we welcome U.S. Beach Olympic silver medalist Jen Kessy to the show (2:03 - 1:00:17). We take a deep dive into Jen's career. First we chat about Jen's recent induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame Ceremony in Orlando. Jen chats all about her career, including the all USA Beach finals match at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Jen talks about coaching former teammate April Ross and her partner Alix Klineman ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games and so much more! Tex...
Jun 15
1 hr 3 min
In this episode, we welcome Olympic gold medalist and two-time Olympian Riley Salmon to the show (3:43 - 1:11:37). We take a deep dive into Riley's career. We start off by celebrating Riley and his upcoming induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame. Riley shares all about his career, including his incredible journey at the Beijing Olympic Games. Riley shares about how important your team is and the importance of "we." Riley talks about his coaching background and what he's been doin...
May 15
1 hr 15 min
In this episode, we welcome 3-time Olympic medalist Foluke Akinradewo to the show (3:16 - 59:19). We're diving into Foluke's illustrious career, starting with celebrating her upcoming induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame. Foluke then shares stories from her career and memories from all of her Olympic experiences. She catches us up on her family, what she's been doing since retirement, her upcoming start in nursing school and so much more! Get your tickets to the 2026 USA Volley...
Apr 30
1 hr 2 min
In this episode, we welcome 4-time Paralympic medalist Nichole Millage-Faust to the show (2:20 - 1:09:37). We take a deep dive into Nichole's career. We start by celebrating her upcoming induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame. Nichole then shares about some stories from her career and memories from all of her Paralympic experiences. She catches up on what she's been doing since retirement, we have a surprise guest crash the interview and so much more! Get your tickets to ...
Apr 16
1 hr 12 min
In this episode, we welcome University of Maryland Eastern Shore Men's head coach Dr. Anitra Brockman and 'Why Not Us' director Victor Vitarelli to the show (2:40 - 1:21:16). We go behind the scenes into the creation of the ESPN Original documentary focusing on the creation of the UMES Men's volleyball program. Anitra talks about what drew her to UMES and some of the goals she has. Victor talks about why he got involved in this project and gave some insights in the creation of the documentary...
Apr 1
1 hr 24 min
In this episode, we welcome Beach Olympian and U.S. Beach National Team athlete Chaim Schalk to the show (3:02 - 1:06:49). We take a beach volleyball deep dive and explore Chaim's insane career. Chaim talks about his continued beach partnership with James Shaw and their goal to qualify for LA2028, as well as his recent engagement to Toni Rodriguez. Chaim takes us through his upbringing and how he was constantly competing with his brothers to building his own home beach volleyball court. Chaim...
Mar 13
1 hr 9 min
In this episode, we were LIVE(ish) from the 2025 AVCA Convention December and welcomed back three-time Paralympic gold medalist, friend of the pod and U.S. Women's Sitting National Team setter Kaleo Kanahele Maclay (2:40 - 43:19). Kaleo catches us up on her life since she was last on the show in one of our first episodes. She shares about the success, growth and depth of the Women's Sitting National Team, she shares about her continued partnership with Mizuno, talks about winning GOLD in Pari...
Feb 25
47 min
In this episode we were LIVE(ish) from the 2025 AVCA Convention in Kansas City and we had the pleasure of sitting down with MLV Indy Ignite opposite Azhani Tealer and libero Elena Scott (3:17 - 31:49). They talk about their journeys in volleyball and transitioning from the college game to pro. They share about some of the passions, stories from competing, and so much more. Text us!
Feb 11
33 min
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