Episode 545: Alexi Pappas – 2016 Olympian, Award Winning Filmmaker, Author of Bravey, & Podcast Host of Mentor Buffet
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Today on the podcast, we have Alexi Papas on the show. WOW, is this long overdue or what?!? She’s an Olympian and an award winning filmmaker. She has a book called Bravey, which I’m sure many of you have read. That was forwarded by Maya Rudolph. She also has recently adapted that book for Young Readers as well. It’s called Bravey (Adapted for Young Readers), forwarded by Maya Hawk. She co-wrote, co-directed and starred in the feature films Track Town and Olympic Dreams and has worked alongside the likes of Rachel Dratch and Nick Kroll.
Since this was her first time on my podcast, we talked about what she’s up to now. She’s got a new podcast coming out called Mentor Buffet and we dove into what that’s all about and her inspiration behind it. We also go into her story a little bit as well as we tried to pack it all into our hour long interview and it was really fun. I really, really enjoyed this episode and I’m excited for you all to listen in!
What we talked about:
3:45- Alexi’s involvement with the Olympics this year
6:30- Glittering up for races
8:00- Practicing patience in conversations
9:45- Combining all of her passions
18:10- Alexi’s new podcast
32:50- Finding purpose in her life
45:55- Her mom’s battle with mental health
52:20- The desire for motherhood
57:00- Her book, Bravey
1:00:00- Rapid fire questions
Show notes:
Bravey (Adapted for Young Readers)
New podcast: Mentor Buffet
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Into the Woods
Bird by Bird
Wild Nights
Sour Heart
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. Hey everybody welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hein. I'm your host Lindsay. Thanks so much for being |
| 0:24.3 | here today. Today on the podcast we have Alexi Pappas on the show. Wow is this long |
| 0:29.9 | overdue or what? She's an Olympian in an award-winning filmmaker. She has a book |
| 0:36.1 | called Bravy which I'm sure many of you have read that was forwarded by Maya |
| 0:42.2 | Rudolph. |
| 0:43.4 | She also has recently adapted that book for young readers as well. |
| 0:49.4 | So it's a young readers edition called Bravey, forwarded by Maya Hawk. She co-wrote and |
| 0:55.0 | co-directed and starred in the feature film Tracktown and Olympic Dreams and has |
| 0:59.9 | worked alongside the likes of Rachel Dratch, Nick Kroll. |
| 1:03.7 | She's been interviewed on about a gazillion podcast. |
| 1:06.4 | And since this was her first time on my podcast, |
| 1:09.7 | we talked about what she's up to now. |
| 1:11.7 | She's got a new podcast coming out called Mentor Buffet. We also go back into |
| 1:17.7 | her story a little bit as well. We tried to pack it all into our, a little bit over an hour long interview and it was really fun. |
| 1:25.9 | I really really enjoyed this episode. |
| 1:29.0 | You know I got to talk with Alexi a few years ago. In 2018 I hosted a panel at the 500 Festival |
| 1:36.5 | a Mini Marathon and she was on that panel with Frank Shorter, Bill Rogers and |
| 1:42.0 | Meb Kefleski. |
| 1:43.4 | And so that was the first time I got to meet Alexi |
| 1:46.6 | and talk with her. |
| 1:47.7 | And I'm so glad to finally have a full interview |
| 1:50.8 | out with her on my podcast. I actually had aired that episode on my |
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