Episodes

  • Episode 93: The Making of the Ultimate Beach Partner featuring Theo Brunner
    May 29 2024

    In this episode of The USA Volleyball Show, Stephen is flying solo as Clarence is in Columbus for Open National Championship. Stephen and guest host Sevrin Lavenstein then talked to U.S. Beach National Team athlete Theo Brunner (7:49 - 56:08). Theo shares all about his background from how he got into volleyball and how he was introduced to the national team. He talks about past partners and what goes into being a great beach partner. Finally, we get into the current Olympic race and so much more.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Episode 92: The Unwritten Rule: Giving it All You've Got, featuring Heather Erickson
    May 15 2024

    In episode 92 of The USA Volleyball Show, Clarence and Stephen catch up ahead of the USA Volleyball Open National Championship. Then, they sit down with four-time Paralympic medalist and U.S. Women's Sitting National Team opposite Heather Erickson (15:52 - 1:31:49). Heather shares stories her introduction to the game and to the sitting national team. She talks about her Paralympic experiences, including her first when she was 15 years old. She also lets us know what it would mean to her to become a five-time Paralympian this year in Paris and so much more!

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    1 hr and 45 mins
  • Episode 91: Rob on the Mic, on the Pod featuring Rob Espero
    May 1 2024

    In episode 91 of The USA Volleyball Show, Clarence and Stephen catch up after their trip to Baltimore for Girls 18s Junior National Championship. Then, they sit down with volleyball emcee Rob Espero, aka Rob on the Mic (13:56 - 1:19:31). Rob is the announcer for several USA Volleyball national team and beach events as well as AVP and NCAA men's events. He's also the host of The Viral Volley Podcast. Rob talks about his background in volleyball and beach volleyball, and shares his announcing experiences. Plus, he previews the NCAA Men's Volleyball and Beach National Championships.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Episode 90: Time for Middles to Take Over featuring Jeff Jendryk
    Apr 17 2024

    In episode 90, we are celebrating three years of The USA Volleyball Show! Stephen is BACK and reunited with Clarence after being out on parental leave. They catch up and welcome on the Jungle Cat, U.S. Men's National Team middle blocker, Jeff Jendryk (16:25 - 1:16:39). Jeff shares his journey in volleyball from starting out to the National Team. He also chats about giving back to the next generation of volleyball players through his platform, "Middle Beast Academy" and so much more. You'll want to rise and listen to this great conversation.

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Episode 89: Try, Try Everything featuring James Stuck
    Apr 3 2024

    In this episode, Clarence welcomes back guest host Curtis Ward while Stephen is out on family leave. They sit down with Paralympian and U.S. Men's Sitting Team member James Stuck (7:44 - 1:07:25). Stuck and the team are in China this week at the final qualification tournament for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. James talks about serving in the Army, how he was introduce to sitting volleyball and his Paralympic experience in Rio. James also shares what it will take to earn a spot to the 2024 Paris Paralympics and so much more! James is great and so is our conversation!

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 88: Reunited and It Feels SO Good featuring Sara Hughes
    Mar 20 2024

    In this episode, Clarence welcomes back guest host Sevrin Lavenstein while Stephen is out on Family Leave. They sit down with beach volleyball world champion and U.S. Beach National Team athlete, Sara Hughes (9:50 - 47:18). Sara talks about her beach volleyball journey including her early partnership with Justine Wong-Orantes, her reunion with Kelly Cheng and her hopes for the Olympic season. Sara shares what it would mean to her to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games. We also hear about peppering with Snoop Dogg and so much more! This is a great episode that you won't want to miss!

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    55 mins
  • Episode 87: Going 4 Gold, Again featuring Justine Wong-Orantes
    Mar 6 2024

    In this episode, Clarence welcomes back USA Volleyball Communications Manager B.J. Hoeptner Evans as guest host. They sit down with Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Women's National Team libero Justine Wong-Orantes (7:11 - 40:57). Justine shares how she was introduced to the game and about how her experience with disappointment drove her to be a better player. Other topics including playing Germany, and how excited she is to play for League One Volleyball (LOVB) Omaha team starting in November 2024. This is such an awesome conversation with Justine, enjoy!

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    46 mins
  • Episode 86: LIVE(ish) from the U.S. Women's National Team Open Program featuring Jordan Larson
    Feb 28 2024

    In this SPECIAL episode, Clarence and Stephen are BACK together LIVE(ish) from the 2024 Women's National Team Open Program from the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. They welcome back our first three-peat podcast guest, three-time Olympian, Tokyo gold medalist and U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Jordan Larson (6:43 - 16:13). Jordan talks about preparing for the 2024 season, visiting the Women's National Team Open Program, some goals for this season and more. Enjoy this special episode!

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    21 mins