Latest Manhattan beach Podcast Episodes
Sam Lagana - Part 2
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - February 28, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSam Discusses: - The MEMORABLE moments from his time as the MC of the AVP during its HEY DAY, both on and off the court, his recollection of how the sport crashed in the late 90's due to the EGOS, power struggle between the AVP vs FIVB, the mismanagement, & certain sponsors not following thr...
Sam Lagana - Part 1
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - February 16, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSam Discusses: - His youth growing up in the North Bay, how amazing it was as a kid to ride his bike or skateboard down to State Beach, Sorrento Beach, & Muscle Beach to watch the legends of the sport play at that time, the amazing volleyball and basketball players that he got to know over...
Dennis Hare - Part 5
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - February 09, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDennis Discusses: - The BEST hitters he ever saw ( Including an amazing story about Mike Stormin' Normand!), best diggers, best team he ever saw on the beach, the MOMENT when he made the decision to become an ARTIST after he and Mike Carey got knocked out of the Laguna Beach Open during the ...
Dennis Hare - Part 4
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - February 05, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDennis Discusses: - More of his FOND memories of the players from his era, including Bill "Blowfish" Imwalle, Amy Baldus, Butch May & Eileen Clancy, Buzz Swarts, Dane Selznick, Fred Zuelich, Gary Hooper & Steve Obradovich, his good friend George Stepanof and his AMAZING family ( wife Arlene...
Dennis Hare - Part 3
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 29, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDennis Discusses: Some of the players he saw, played with, and against, or heard about, including John Vallely, Jim Menges, Greg Lee, Bill Leeka, Fred Zuelich, Mike Carey, and Matt Gage, a funny story of playing in the Manhattan Beach Open with Ron Von Hagen and how nervous he was, winning t...
Dennis Hare - Part 2
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 22, 2021 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDennis Discusses: - The music he and the players were listening to back in the 70's, how he used to live at his parent's house in Yucaipa over the summer and drive to the beach and back home EVERY day, seeing John Vallely play at the beach and how amazing he was, meeting Wink Davenport and th...
Dennis Hare- Part 1.
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 18, 2021 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDennis Discusses: - His youth growing up in Yacaipa, CA, how his dad started a little league baseball team there, how supportive his parents and sister were to him as a youth, and how Dennis went on to achieve some incredible high school accolades as a baseball and basketball player (All - CI...
Andy Fishburn - Part 3 (Conclusion)
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 14, 2021 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAndy Discusses: - The best diggers he competed against in his era, best teams he competed against, what it takes to be a good overhand digger, a classic story from Lake Tahoe when he was playing against Jim Menges and Greg Lee and he hit a ball straight down that bounced into Greg's "Lee famil...
Andy Fishburn - Part 2
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 12, 2021 05:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAndy Discusses: - His partnership with Dane Selznick and what made them such a great team over their partnership together, his recollection of the '79 Beach World Championships when he and Dane lost in the first round to Rocky Ciarelli & Tom Wade and battled back to reach the finals, where t...
Andy Fishburn - Part 1
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 11, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAndy Discusses: - His youth and unique family history growing up in LA, learning the sport of volleyball as an "overactive youth" at the Santa Monica Beach Club, being invited by established Beach Club volleyball member John Meek to play in the Laguna Beach Open at the age of 22 where they de...
Bill Leeka - Part 2
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 09, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBill Leeka Discusses: - How he met Ron Von Hagen at UCLA when they pledged the BETA THETA PI Fraternity together as freshman, how he learned to play volleyball as a freshman football player on the volleyball court behind the frat house, playing at Sorrento Beach and learning more about ...
Bill Leeka - Part 3 ( Conclusion)
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 09, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsBill Discusses: - The 'infamous" '67 Manhattan Beach Open when he and Vogie lost in the first round, and then drank beer the rest of the weekend and made it to the finals against Ron Lang & Ron Van Hagen ( including the antics Leeka and Vogie pulled in the final that led to it being interrup...
Jan Kvalheim - Part 1
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - January 07, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJan Discusses: - Growing up in Norway, what the country is like, and how he got his start in volleyball as a youth, playing indoors professionally, including his time on 2 French professional teams in the 80's - Arago Sete, & AS Cannes, some of the best international indoor players he competed...
Jeff Jordan - Part 4
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - December 23, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJeff Discusses: - The OFF THE COURT "fun" volleyball players in the 70's had with the volley dolly's ( EPIC stories!), one of his most memorable finishes in the '74 Manhattan Beach Open playing with Leonard Armato, and the teams they beat along the way, and how fun the player parties were aft...
Dave Bordwell - Part 3 (Conclusion)
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - December 13, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDave Bordwell Discusses: - More insight on Ron "8-0" Lang , the best diggers from that era, the best hitters from that era, several EPIC stories about the most FEARED guy on the beach, Steno Brunicardi, Dave's memories of winning the '62 Laguna Beach Open with partner Gordon Evans, and winn...
Dave Bordwell - Part 3 (Conclusion)
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - December 13, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDave Bordwell Discusses: - More insight on Ron "8-0" Lang , the best diggers from that era, the best hitters from that era, several EPIC stories about the most FEARED guy on the beach, Steno Brunicardi, Dave's memories of winning the '62 Laguna Beach Open with partner Gordon Evans, and winn...
Dave Bordwell - Part 2
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - December 12, 2020 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDave Bordwell Discusses: - His good friend Keith Erickson and some CLASSIC stories about him and his athletic prowess & some shenanigans' between them ( including the time they threw water balloons at passerby's from their hotel balcony in San Diego), the time Bordwell saw Peter Velasco hit a...
Dave Bordwell - Part 1
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - December 10, 2020 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsDave Bordwell Discusses: - His start in the sport as a 18 year old kid in 1950 thanks to his girlfriend at the time who took him to State Beach and introduced him to Bernie Holtzman, who taught him the game, Bordwell's world class track & field talents ( running the 200 meter dash in 20.6 ...
Jeff Jordan - Part 3
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - November 26, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJeff Discusses: - Mike Maas and what a talented indoor defensive player he was, the West LA Window Shades USVBA team he captained and some FUN stories about the team, his High School indoor coaching career as an assistant coach for two of the most talented programs in the history of California ...
Mike O'Hara & Mike Bright Tribute - as Told by Ron Lang.
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - November 14, 2020 06:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRon Lang pays tribute to O'Hara & Bright and Discusses: - How he first met Mike O'Hara in '56 after O'Hara got out of the service and played in a tournament with him, the Selznick & O'Hara rivalry where he and Mike Bright were just side shows to Selznick & O'Hara when they played one another,...
Jeff Jordan - Part 2
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - November 08, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJeff Discusses: - A mesmerizing story about the most impressive hit he EVER witnessed (courtesy of Henry Bergmann) during an early round Saturday match at the '70 or '71 Manhattan Beach Open, how amazing the crowds were for the Manhattan Beach Open back then with fans packed all around the co...
Jeff Jordan - Part 1
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - November 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJeff Jordan - Part 1 Interview. Jeff Discusses: - Growing up in the South Bay as a talented baseball and basketball player, how he learned the sport of volleyball during a class at UC Irvine in College, playing in the Manhattan 6 man tournament with Ted Dodd, and being recruited by Pepperdin...
Ron Lang Interview. August 30th_2018 Part 1
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - November 01, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRon Lang Interview. From August 30th_2018 Part 1 Ron Lang Discusses: - Why he thinks Gene Selznick is the GREATEST American volleyball player in history, ever!, the strategy he would use playing against the modern day best player, Phil Dalhausser, a classic story of playing a young J...
Ron Lang
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - October 30, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRon Lang. First Interview. May 20th, 2018 Ron Lang Discusses: - His start in the sport when he went to the beach in 1954 to surf as teenager and couldn't surf due to the jelly fish in the ocean, and saw Richie Cooper and Harry Cohen from the Hollywood Y volleyball team playing beach vol...
Ron Lang
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - October 30, 2020 08:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsRon Lang. First Interview. May 20th, 2018 Ron Lang Discusses: - His start in the sport when he went to the beach in 1954 to surf as teenager and couldn't surf due to the jelly fish in the ocean, and saw Richie Cooper and Harry Cohen from the Hollywood Y volleyball team playing beach vol...
Episode 10: Paul Silva Interviews Jason
Jason for MBUSD - October 28, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsHey Everyone! This week is a little different. This will be our last episode before Election Day, and we’ve turned the tables. I’ve invited the former Executive Editor of the Beach Reporter Paul Silva to interview me! As Paul states in the interview, he is a supporter of mine, and he’s not appea...
Fred Zuelich - Part 2 ( Conclusion)
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - October 28, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFred Zuelich Part 2 ( Conclusion). Fred Discusses: - Some of the talented players he competed against when he played, his "foggy" memory of the after party when he won the '73 Manhattan Beach Open, the surreal experience of driving back down to San Diego after he won the MBO, the amazing com...
Fred Zuelich - Part 1
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - October 26, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsFred Zuelich Part 1. Fred Discusses: - His start in the sport as a surfer surfing at 42nd Street in El Porto and the infamous "Black Ball", which meant you couldn't surf, so he played beach volleyball during the break from surfing, his time at SDSU where he went to college, earning his way...
Episode 9: Why I'm Voting For Jason
Jason for MBUSD - October 21, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis week’s episode is a little different. Over the course of the campaign I’ve had the immense pleasure of getting to know my hometown in a way I never thought possible. I’ve had deep conversations about our community with a wider variety of Manhattan Beach residents than I ever have before in ...
John Vallely
GODS to GHOSTS Volleyball - October 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJohn Vallely. John Discusses: - His youth growing up in Newport Beach surfing, working for his dad, playing basketball, and learning the sport of volleyball, his journey as a talented basketball player starting out at Orange Coast Community College where he met his amazing wife, Karen, transfe...
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