In this episode, Clarence is joined by guest host, and USA Volleyball's Senior Manager of Digital Media & Content Strategy, Laura Fawcett. After they catch up, they welcome back six-time Paralympic medalist and U.S. Women's Sitting National Team middle blocker, Lora Webster (15:38 - 1:24:05). Lora chats about her Paralympic experience in Paris and winning back-to-back-to-back gold medals. She talks about how she was introduced to the game, shares what motherhood as an athlete is like, and so much more!
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Episode 103: Silver Medaling in Style featuring Chiaka Ogbogu
Wed, 16 Oct 2024In this episode, Clarence and Stephen catch up and then sit down with two-time Olympic medalist and U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Chiaka Ogbogu (11:47 - 1:09:44). Chiaka chats with us about her Olympic experience in Paris and about winning the silver medal. She talks about how she was introduced to the game, her modeling career, the upcoming LOVB season and so much more!
In this episode, Clarence, Stephen and Sevrin catch up with each other, then Stephen and Sevrin sit down with 2024 U19 Beach World Champions Lily Davis and Myriah Massey (9:15 - 45:02). Lily and Myriah share what it was like playing against some of the best young beach athletes while overseas in China. They also chat about school and their upcoming collegiate seasons. Learn about how they were introduced to the game, why they play beach volleyball and so much more!
Episode 101: Meat Left on the Bone featuring Matt Anderson
Wed, 18 Sep 2024In this episode, Clarence and Stephen catch up with each other ahead of sitting down with four-time Olympian and two-time medalist Matt Anderson (13:44 - 1:01:02). Matt shares about his time in Paris along with his media tour of NYC. Matt chats about working toward LA 2028 and his upcoming season overseas. He also talks about his family, his recent tattoos and so much more!
Episode 100: LIVE(ish) from the 2024 Paris Paralympics featuring Monique Matthews and Tia Edwards
Wed, 04 Sep 2024In this episode, we are celebrating 100 EPISODES of The USA Volleyball Show! We welcome members of our podcast crew, Sevrin Lavenstein and Bri Jacox, then we reminisce on our favorite podcast moments. Our very own Laura Fawcett is on the ground in Paris. She sits down with U.S. Women's Sitting Team members Monique Matthews and Tia Edwards (44:15 - 52:01) on their day off. The two share their impressions of the Paris Paralympics, including what it's like to have access to Team USA's High Performance Center. They talk about Paris sightseeing, one souvenir they want to leave with, and so much more!
