The USA Volleyball Show

In this episode, we welcome U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Molly McCage to the show (0:51 - 57:03). We catch up with Molly ahead of her third season with LOVB Austin. Molly reflects on the last two seasons playing on the national team and describes a day in her life while training. She talks about how she was introduced to the game, her short-lived retirement, her pro career overseas and in the U.S. and so much more. 

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In this episode, we welcome U.S. Beach A2 National Team athletes Gage Basey and Thomas Hurst to the show (0:51 - 49:36). Gage and Thomas chat about how they were first introduced to the game. Gage talks about finding the beach in Colorado and Thomas talks about how he found the beach in Texas. They share about how the NTDP pipeline helped shape their game and how their Colorado Cupcakes brand brings a fun spin to their partnership. Learn about what makes this team work, and so much more!

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In this episode, we were LIVE(ish) again from Hangzhou, China at the 2026 World ParaVolley Sitting World Championship. We welcomed U.S. Men's Sitting National Team libero Travis Ricks to the show (1:00 - 38:30). We caught up with Travis following competition at Worlds, and he talks about the results of the Men's team and the team qualifying for LA28, as well as shares about his experience competing in China. Travis talks about his journey in volleyball, starting out as a multisport athlete, finding sitting volleyball and coming back to competition after retiring and so much more! 

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In this episode, we were LIVE(ish) from Hangzhou, China, at the 2026 World ParaVolley Sitting World Championship. We welcomed Paralympic gold medalist and U.S. Women's Sitting Team athlete Jillian Coffee to the show (1:00 - 42:28). We caught up with Jillian before competition started at Worlds, and she shares what it would take for her and the team to win this event, as well as shares about competing in China. She talks about her journey in volleyball, being a mother and National Team athlete, and coming back to competition after having a child. She also talks about her foundation, hunting and so much more! 

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In this episode, we welcome 2-time Olympic gold medalist Dave Saunders to the show (2:16 - 1:05:35). Dive into Dave's career. We start off chatting about Dave's recent induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame Ceremony in Orlando. Dave then chats all about his career, including winning the historic, first-ever gold medal for USA Volleyball and the U.S. Men's National Team and so much more! 

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In this episode, we welcome U.S. Beach Olympic silver medalist Jen Kessy to the show (2:03 - 1:00:17). We take a deep dive into Jen's career. First we chat about Jen's recent induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame Ceremony in Orlando. Jen chats all about her career, including the all USA Beach finals match at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Jen talks about coaching former teammate April Ross and her partner Alix Klineman ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games and so much more! 

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In this episode, we welcome Olympic gold medalist and two-time Olympian Riley Salmon to the show (3:43 - 1:11:37). We take a deep dive into Riley's career. We start off by celebrating Riley and his upcoming induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame. Riley shares all about his career, including his incredible journey at the Beijing Olympic Games. Riley shares about how important your team is and the importance of "we." Riley talks about his coaching background and what he's been doing since retirement. We have a special guest that crashes the interview and so much more! 

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In this episode, we welcome 3-time Olympic medalist Foluke Akinradewo to the show (3:16 - 59:19). We're diving into Foluke's illustrious career, starting with celebrating her upcoming induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame. Foluke then shares stories from her career and memories from all of her Olympic experiences. She catches us up on her family, what she's been doing since retirement, her upcoming start in nursing school and so much more!

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Silent Auction: 2026 - Hall of Fame

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In this episode, we welcome 4-time Paralympic medalist Nichole Millage-Faust to the show (2:20 - 1:09:37). We take a deep dive into Nichole's career. We start by celebrating her upcoming induction into the 2026 USA Volleyball Hall of Fame. Nichole then shares about some stories from her career and memories from all of her Paralympic experiences. She catches up on what she's been doing since retirement, we have a surprise guest crash the interview and so much more! 

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In this episode, we welcome University of Maryland Eastern Shore Men's head coach Dr. Anitra Brockman and 'Why Not Us' director Victor Vitarelli to the show (2:40 - 1:21:16). We go behind the scenes into the creation of the ESPN Original documentary focusing on the creation of the UMES Men's volleyball program. Anitra talks about what drew her to UMES and some of the goals she has. Victor talks about why he got involved in this project and gave some insights in the creation of the documentary and so much more! Stream 'Why Not Us' on ESPN+ and the ESPN App today.

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