The Viral Volley Podcast

Episode 112: USA WNT VNL Week 4 Recap, 6/16/21 w/ Chiaka Ogbogu & Justine Wong-Orantes

In our Preliminary Round 4 (Week 4) update we bring the new faces to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics roster, Chiaka Ogbogu (Texas | Coppell, TX) and Justine Wong-Orantes (Nebraska | Cypress, CA) to break down the USA Women's National Team's performance, their play as the "rookies" and the upcoming week's matchup vs. Russia, Poland and China! 

Episode 111: USA MNT, David Smith - 2021 Tokyo Roster is Out, 6/14/21

In this special episode of the Viral Volley Podcast, the now-3x Olympian, David Smith, who was named to his 3rd Olympic roster this morning, shares his thoughts on the roster, the coaching staffs' decision-making challenges and the youngsters who were named. 

Episode 110: USA WNT VNL Week 3 Recap, 6/10/21 w/Jordan Larson & Kelsey Robinson

Big news items this week on the USA Volleyball Women's National Team/Volleyball Nations League Update: With Head Coach Karch Kiraly naming the 12-person roster for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Jordan and Kelsey share their thoughts on being repeat Olympians, the roster and the newcomers to start off this week's episode.

As the VNL competition continued the USA WNT has amassed a 9-0 start in dominating fashion. KRob and The Gov discuss the USA's success but also mention that there is still a lot of work to be done. There are still tough matches ahead as rosters update, change and rotate for other teams as we love closer to the "knockout stages" and have the Olympics in sight.

Episode 109: USAMNT VNL Week 2 Recap, 6/8/21 w/ Kyle Ensing, Josh Tuaniga & TJ DeFalco

Former Long Beach St. back-to-back National Champions and All-Americans, Kyle Ensing, Josh Tuaniga and TJ DeFalco playing for the USA Men's National Team in Rimini, Italy for FIVB Volleyball Nations League discuss their time in the "Rimini Bubble" and their experience playing with some of the biggest names in the game. 

Episode 108: USAMNT VNL Week 1 Recap, 6/1/21 w/ Micah Christenson & David Smith

2016 Olympic Bronze Medalists Micah Christenson and David Smith jump on to this mini-sode of the Viral Volley Podcast to talk about quarantining in Rimini, Italy, Week 1 of VNL and give some insight to some of their Week 2 opponents. Featured interview (primary content) is located on VolleyballMag.com and should be posted by 6/2/21!

Episode 107: USAWNT VNL Week 1 Recap, 5/28/21

In our Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Week 1 recap former Nebraska "Huskers" Kelsey Robinson and Jordan Larson tag-team on sharing what it's like in the "Rimini Bubble" in Italy for Volleyball Nations League. We then delve into the 3-0 start by the USA, it's new faces and combination of lineups. We even chat about the big news for the week: Foluke Akinradewo-Gunderson's first time back on the playing court since 2018! 

We end by discussing the Week 2 matchups of VNL!

Episode 106: College Volleyball Weekly, "The USC Roomie Recap Episode", 5/25/21

In this special episode of College Volleyball Weekly, Beach Edition we've got a "Roomie Recap" of USC's 2021 season. Roomates Tina Graudina, Hailey Harward and Julia Scoles reflect on the 2021 season, sharing there experiences through the NCAA Collegiate Beach Championship in Gulf Shores, AL. They give insight to COVID, training, Olympics and what's next for the ladies next season.

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Episode 105: College Volleyball Weekly, Beach Edition, 2021 Season Finale

With a new Collegiate Beach National Championed crowned at Gulf Shores last weekend, the CVW Beach Crew discusses their experience, some of the  matches that stuck out during the Natty-Weekend and some of the top pairs and athletes. We also briefly mentioned the AVCA All-America recipients, the polls and end with a crowd favorite-- Fan Questions!

Episode 104: College Volleyball Weekly Men's D1-2 Finale Show, 5/12/21

This week, UCSD Head Coach Kevin Ring jumps into the mix with the usual suspects, David Hunt of Pepperdine, Jay Hosack of George Mason and Dan Friend of Lewis. The CVW crew recaps UCSD's standout accomplishment of handing National Champion Hawaii their only loss of the season, the NCAA D1-2 Tournament week as well as the NCAA Championship match that crowned Hawaii the 2021 National Champion.

 

Additionally, the guys discuss takeaways from the 2021 season and what to expect in the 2022 season-- and a trending discussion on social media-- the unequal coverage of Men's Volleyball during the Championships.

Episode 103: CVW Gulf Shores or Bust Edition, 5/5/21

This week on College Volleyball Weekly Charlie Ekstrom of Stanford, Mads Fitzpatrick of Florida St. and Rob Espero discuss the AVCA Top Flight recipients, the latest AVCA and CollegeBeachVB.com polls and of course, the grand finale of the Collegiate Beach season-- Gulf Shores, AL-- for the NCAA Collegiate Beach Championship weekend to award a Natty!