{"podcast":{"title":"SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter","slug":"sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter-1026753","podcast_index_feed_id":1026753,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/RhFF41zA","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/8f74aa40-46cb-4f8d-9bf6-d8330b0fdfd4/3000x3000/sandcast_1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Travis Mewhirter","episode_count":536,"summary":"SANDCAST is the first and leading beach volleyball podcast in the world. Hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter take listeners into the world of the AVP, Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour and any other professional beach volleyball outlets, digging deep into the lives of the players both on and off the court as well as all of the top influencers in the game.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T20:17:26.045864+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter-1026753"},"episode":{"title":"Geena Urango: The Longevity Queen of Beach Volleyball","slug":"geena-urango-the-longevity-queen-of-beach-volleyball","published_at":"2026-04-22T09:43:21+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter-1026753/geena-urango-the-longevity-queen-of-beach-volleyball","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter-1026753","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter/episodes/geena-urango-the-longevity-queen-of-beach-volleyball/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/654d4719-1afe-45e4-9429-55e6fdd10a80/episodes/42693fd7-ce9b-44fc-b5f7-a6f76290a5df/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=654d4719-1afe-45e4-9429-55e6fdd10a80&awEpisodeId=42693fd7-ce9b-44fc-b5f7-a6f76290a5df&feed=RhFF41zA","summary":"This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the veteran of all veterans: Geena Urango. She sits down with Tri to talk about: - Her return to international beach volleyball, and why she is considering playing on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour - Why she loves playing with Megan Rice, and the intimidation factor she brings to the table - Differential learning, and the creative approach she's taking to the game - USA Volleyball's overhauled system, and why it's so promising Chapters with Geena Urango 00:00 Introduction and Career Longevity 01:59 Training Against Young Guns and Age Dynamics 03:53 National Team System and Centralized Training 06:00 Impact of Practice Environment on Performance 07:57 Player Partnerships and Team Building Strategies 10:00 International Play and Domestic Priorities 12:00 Mental Resilience and Mindset Development 13:57 Balancing Competition and Personal Growth 16:05 The Role of Technology and AI in Training 17:50 Energy Work, Meditation, and Hypnosis in Sports 19:52 Science of Energy and Healing in Athletic Performance 21:59 Using AI for Personal Coaching and Performance 23:59 Managing Emotions and Referee Interactions 25:57 Building Strong Partnerships with Self-Assessment Tools 27:57 Love Languages and Communication in Partnerships 30:01 The Power of Creativity and Differential Learning 31:47 Deepening Skills Through Unconventional Practice 33:57 The Mind-Body Connection and Brain Waves 35:58 Healing and Autoimmune Recovery Through Energy Work 38:00 The Science and Mysticism of Energy and Faith 40:11 Future of AI and Energy Science in Sports 42:05 Practical Applications of Meditation and Hypnosis 44:00 Using Technology to Track Brain Waves and Energy States 45:59 Overcoming Trauma and Stress w…","meta_description":"This episode of SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, features the veteran of all veterans: Geena Urango. She sits down with Tr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4440,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter-1026753/episodes/geena-urango-the-longevity-queen-of-beach-volleyball/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sandcast-beach-volleyball-with-tri-bourne-and-travis-mewhirter-1026753/geena-urango-the-longevity-queen-of-beach-volleyball.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}