About Travis Mewhirter

Author, journalist, podcast host, and broadcaster, Travis Mewhirter is the co-founder of SANDCAST and the lead color commentator for the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on VBTV

Beach Volleyball Digest: Welcome to Off Season Mode; Spotify wrapped notes; Zach Schubert on the pod

2025-12-15T16:13:44+00:00By |

December 15 Into The Off Season We Go Good morning, beach volleyball fans, When I was playing beach volleyball, I used to consider off-season a myth, a joke of a thing that people loved to talk about but nobody ever actually took serious. Now that I am no longer playing -- and no, my brief interlude back onto the court at Pompano Beach is not me coming out of retirement -- and am a coach, media person, and fan, well, we are into off-season mode. Christmas fireplaces dominate YouTube....

Beach Volleyball Digest: Unexpected golds; Mailbag pod; Look at those Crabbs go

2025-12-09T14:13:30+00:00By |

December 9 What a Lovely Surprise Photo by SpikeNet Good morning, beach volleyball fans, There was no newsletter yesterday for the most unexpected of reasons: I was in Tallahassee, yes, but got in at 2 am after a 7-plus-hour drive from Pompano Beach, where we left much later than expected because I was on the podium with Miles Partain doing the pictures and whole routine after winning the tournament. That was, to put it mildly, a surprise. I know, I know: Miles is probably the best player in...

Beach Volleyball Digest: The final final actual final week of the year; beach volleyball Christmas gift guide

2025-12-01T12:15:12+00:00By |

December 1 Double Secret Final Week Good morning, beach volleyball fans, I know last week seemed like the final week of a long and winding beach volleyball season, and it would make sense in so many ways for the year to end with the World Championships. But because Doha was cancelled, Volleyball World was still on the hook to hit the minimum prize money, so they added a late Elite in Itapema -- big fan of this place, almost died there, but I do love it -- to round out the year. The entry...

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