Tales from a Bucket List Champ

Kiki Kelley

When you almost die, everything changes. But how do you get beyond surviving to thriving... bucket list thriving? Kiki Kelley tells her inspiring tales with help from author friend, Amy Hallberg.

  1. It's a Wrap!

    07/03/2022 ·  Bonus

    It's a Wrap!

    Kiki and Amy look back over the four seasons of Tales from a Bucket List Champ.

    14 min
  2. Everybody Wrestles

    06/11/2022

    Everybody Wrestles

    Kiki goes to the Rio Olympics and pulls back the curtains on what's going on behind the scenes.

    26 min
  3. Cleanup on Aisle Six

    05/28/2022

    Cleanup on Aisle Six

    During her work with USA Wrestling, Kiki led a very full life of travel. This meant that when she was home, she had a very full life of tending to everything else.

    19 min
  4. Tehran, Tashkent, Toronto

    05/21/2022

    Tehran, Tashkent, Toronto

    Kiki's job as Team Leader for USA Greco Roman Wrestling had her traveling all over the world. Here's what she was doing.

    28 min
  5. Sports Diplomacy

    05/01/2022

    Sports Diplomacy

    Kiki gets her own private tour of Iran and returns to notoriety in Washington D.C.

    22 min
  6. Welcome to Iran

    04/23/2022

    Welcome to Iran

    American women don't normally go to Iran, and in 2014, women didn't go into Iranian sports arenas. As team leader for USA Greco Roman wrestling, Kiki did both. Listen as she recounts the story of one of the best weeks of her life.

    33 min
  7. Kiki the Team Leader

    04/16/2022

    Kiki the Team Leader

    From Kiki: Women's Senior's Freestyle Wrestling is somewhat difficult to talk about to a general (read: non-wrestling fan) audience because of the complex structure of the pool of wrestlers, which comes from high school, college, and clubs. One of my goals is to create women's amateur wrestling trading cards, so fans and kids in general can get to know the greats, like Clarissa Chun (now coaching at Iowa) and Tamyra Mensah-Stock. A good reference for all American Wrestling is USA Wrestling. For example, the most recent team going to the most recent Pan-Am Games can be found by searching for "2022 USA Wrestling Pan-Am Games," but it's a list of the three teams, not just Senior Women's Freestyle. Or click here.  This makes me think we should interview some Women's Wrestling luminaries in our future podcast! For now, the point was to explain what a team leader is, but there's so much more to say about women wrestlers. For those interested, read Wrestle Like a Girl by Jamie Moffatt & Craig Sesker.

    20 min
  8. Through the Looking Glass

    04/10/2022

    Through the Looking Glass

    I can't believe it was 2020 when we last put out an episode..... so much has happened since then, some really really challenging experiences that continue to test the soul's mettle. It's not the prettiest content (we got our groove back, thankfully, for the rest of the final season), but it gets the job done. It's a getting back on the horse episode after a thorough bucking. I'm considering taking the transcript of the entire podcast and fixing strange turns of phrase and other things that just bug me and turning it into a BOOK (I'm a writer NOT a speaker, after all).... in which case, the podcast would come down. Soooooo if you wanna hear my awkward yet real conversations with Amy, listen now! Cannot thank our listeners enough for supporting us through the looking glass. Broadcasting my personal stories (and feeling so vulnerable while doing it) of overcoming adversity and celebrating life has been a bit surreal. But hopefully entertaining. May you find your own bucket list adventures as a result! Much love, Kiki. PS from Amy: We have heard that people do not want the podcast to come down AND people want to read the book. There's probably room for both. We'll keep you posted. XOXO

    31 min
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When you almost die, everything changes. But how do you get beyond surviving to thriving... bucket list thriving? Kiki Kelley tells her inspiring tales with help from author friend, Amy Hallberg.

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