About SANDCAST
SANDCAST is the most-downloaded beach volleyball podcast in the world. Founded in October of 2017 by Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, SANDCAST has published more than 300 episodes and eclipsed 1 million downloads. Its YouTube Channel is quickly growing as well, averaging more than 1 million views per year. Mewhirter has added a Road to Paris feature, breaking down the 2024 Olympic race; Bourne has extended his Bourne on the Beach vlog, taking viewers behind the scenes of his AVP tournaments; and Savvy Simo, the lovely third host, both moderates the popular fan question episodes and hosts her own off-shoot, Simply Savvy, exploring players’ interests off the sand.
Since its inception, SANDCAST has become the most-downloaded volleyball podcast in the United States, Sweden, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, and Switzerland, among other countries at various points in time. Episodes have been recorded both domestically and internationally, from Hermosa Beach to Bulgaria, Russia to Myrtle Beach, Mexico to Maryland.
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Alexis Durish: Taking FSU Beach Volleyball to “A Whole ‘Nother Level”
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Beach Volleyball Digest: Beach Pro Tour Player Awards are in! A new venture in Volleyball media; Mark Paaluhi, Man of the Year
January 6 Happy New Year, y'all Good morning, beach volleyball fans, And a happy New Year! Hope everyone is still hitting the gym and doing whatever it is they've resolved to do in 2025. I'm back on the 5 a.m. wake-up routine, hence the early email. We at SANDCAST have resolved to continue growing, as 2024 was our most explosive year yet: 52% of our listeners discovered us in 2024 alone, we eclipsed 1 million audio downloads, our YouTube had more views in a single year than the previous six...
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