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Volleyball from sport court to the sand court-- from the preps to the pros and beyond. Home of College Volleyball Weekly Indoor/Beach. Episodes drop “most weeks.” Follow the pod on Instagram at @viralvolleymedia!
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Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
In this mini-pod episode, USC Beach graduate student Hailey Harward discusses her's and partner, Julia Scoles' success in a couple of big tournaments this last summer: Waupaca, and the AVP America in Myrtle Beach, SC. Their extremely "fresh" partnership has resulted in 2 tournament championships in 2 attempts.
Additionally, being back on campus means having roommates, one of them being summer-partner, Julia, but also having a 2021 Olympian for Latvia and international super star, Tina Graudina, who tested false-positive for COVID for the King of the Beach Tournament in Utrecht, Netherlands. Hailey gives us a little insight of what the 2021 Trojan Collegiate Beach team's potential given a vast array of talent.
NOTE: I was asked to be interviewed for a "School Assignment" for Hailey and I turned it into an impromptu mini-interview.
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
In Episode 61, The Viral Volley Podcast is honored to have 2016 Rio Olympics Bronze Medalist, former USC All-American Setter, USA Men’s National Team member and one of the top setters in the world, Micah Christenson on the show.
After the VollyeballMag.com segment, Micah talks about his current team Modena Volley, the Italian Superlega and connecting with fellow Americans in Italy. He then discusses how his young family lives abroad and how American teammates are in “… the same stage of life.”
In addition he talks about his passion to let youth know that there can be a professional career in volleyball after college and how he finds his inspiration to play from the 2008 Beijing Olympics Gold Medal Men’s National Team. All this and more on the Viral Volley Podcast!
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
In the 2nd episode of the Viral Volley Podcast this week, 4-time AVCA All-American and Wisconsin Badger alumna Lauren Carlini drops into the show to continue the conversation from the VolleyballMag.com piece.
Here she talks about where she was when the global pandemic broke out, making it back to the United States to train the USA Women’s National Team, and find out she contracted COVID while in Southern California.
From there we dig into being part of the roster that qualified the USA for the now-2021 Tokyo Olympics, but knowing that the competition for a spot on the 12-member roster is gong to be a grind.
We then end on a light note discussing her true appreciation of electronic/techno music (right) and her limited ability to learn foreign languages!
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
In this episode of the Viral Volley Podcast, Penn St. 3x AVCA All-American joins host Rob Espero to continue the conversation from VolleyballMag.com. Haleigh discusses her desire to be a football player but playing volleyball, succeeding at an early level and watching the success continue through her Penn St. days, the USA Women’s National Team and now internationally in Italy.
Haleigh also shares her experience in Italy where the pandemic broke out in Italy, trying to come home to the USA during this chaotic time. On the lighter side of things she talks about her interest in philosophy and her unique ability to make other laugh—but we focus on her tweeting as of late!
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
In this "College Volleyball Weekly"-type episode of the Viral Volley Podcast, the show welcomes back for a return visit 2-time AVCA All-American, 2019 European Champion and representative of Team Latvia for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Tina Graudina.
Tina comes online to discuss what has been happening so far in 2019—like winning her 3rd straight Latvian championship, testing positive for COVID prior to the King of the Court event in Utrecht, Netherlands, and defending her title at the 2020 European Championships in her hometown of Jurmala, Latvia.
Tina closes out the show by discusses coming back to USC to a loaded roster of talent and preparing for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
Thursday Sep 24, 2020
This week AVP/FIVB standout and 2021 Tokyo Olympic hopeful, Emily Stockman “transitions” into the Viral Volley Podcast from a VolleyballMag.com interview.
We delve into the last few months of news and events in this 2x All-American (indoor) from Wichita St. (aka, “The Shockers”), the landmark 2019 season, post-AVP Champions Cup series recap and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. In addition, we touch on some of her off-court interests at Mira Costa High School, mountain biking and motocross!
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
This week on The Viral Volley Podcast is the Journalist & Media Roundtable with ESPN Honolulu's Tiff Wells and Off the Block Blog Associate Editor Jonathan Bates to do discuss their experience of the last 6 months since the breakout of the pandemic, recap the shortened 2019 season, news that could effect Collegiate Men's Volleyball, discuss what we could possibly be seeing in the 2021 season, USA Men's National Team and the likelihood of collegiate sports coming back by January 1, 2021.
Lots of topics touched upon with even more to watch in the upcoming weeks and months!
Monday Sep 07, 2020
Monday Sep 07, 2020
This week on The Viral Volley Podcast is long-time sportswriter for University of Hawaii Athletics-- with a keen interest in volleyball-- is Cindy Luis, who just recently retired from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Almost 40-years of covering volleyball, and having one of the top blogs in Hawaii and volleyball, Cindy discusses her beginnings, memorable players and walking along her son, Tiff Wells of ESPN Honolulu and CBS Sports Hawaii covering basketball, UH Men's and Women's Volleyball and the USA National Teams.
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
4-time AVCA All-American at Stanford. 5-time Olympian. 3-time Olympic Gold Medalist. Unsurpassed victories with Misty May-Treanor on the AVP and FIVB tours. Throw in inspiration, idol, motivator and one of the GOATs.
Kerri Walsh-Jennings joins Rob Espero on this episode of the Viral Volley Podcast/Vodcast to discuss what makers her aspire to greatness, the 2019 FIVB season, her new partnership with Brooke Sweat, 2021 Tokyo Olympic Qualification and her off-court pursuits.
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Melissa Humana-Paredes checks in on the Viral Volley Podcast this week to discuss her beginnings in volleyball, transitioning to beach and how her early success has come about not only on the FIVB World Tour but also more recently in the AVP, garnering the 2019 Best Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Year Awards.
We also discuss the AVP Champions Cup Series presented by Acer and the 3 results she received along with thoughts on her play. In addition we discuss what teams will be making a push for the medal stand in 2021 while having to navigate our COVID culture and adapted way of life.