{"podcast":{"title":"The Full Tilt Podcast","slug":"the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676","podcast_index_feed_id":7722676,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-full-tilt-podcast","website_url":"http://thefulltiltpodcast.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/br_l1S1heZqeV95_PQ9wYyWB_zx3va8gYqRaI0LfETo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMTEw/Y2M2ZDZkMTZiM2M4/MGFmMDE1OTJlNDQ3/ZTRjMi5QTkc.jpg","author":"Michael Hatcher","episode_count":20,"summary":"The Full Tilt Podcast is a show about elite athletic performers who refuse to operate at half speed. Hosted for competitors, coaches, and high achievers, this show dives deep into the mindset, discipline, recovery, sacrifice, and obsession required to perform at the highest level. From pro athletes and Olympians to elite trainers and sports scientists, we unpack what it really takes to go all in. From \"oh Sh**\" stories to unique experiences... No shortcuts. No excuses. Just performance — at full tilt.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T22:19:54.259617+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676"},"episode":{"title":"Kenny Monday - Wrestling’s Quiet Assassin :: Ep 18 The Full Tilt Podcast","slug":"kenny-monday-wrestling-s-quiet-assassin-ep-18-the-full-tilt-podcast","published_at":"2026-06-25T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676/kenny-monday-wrestling-s-quiet-assassin-ep-18-the-full-tilt-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676","url":"https://thefulltiltpodcast.transistor.fm/s1/18","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/e718f060/32022edd.mp3","summary":"Olympic gold medalist and three-time Olympian Kenny Monday sits down to go full tilt on a lifetime in wrestling. From getting beat up as the smallest kid in the Tulsa YMCA room to conquering the brutal Tbilisi tournament and winning Olympic gold, Kenny breaks down the mindset, rivalries, and turning points that shaped his career. He shares inside stories on his legendary battles with Nate Carr and Dave Schultz, what it took to finally crack the “Russian code,” and how he’s now rebuilding Division I wrestling at Morgan State, an HBCU with deep history in the sport. We also get personal: raising wrestling sons, coaching in today’s NIL era, and why this is the best time ever to be a wrestler. If you enjoy this episode, hit subscribe, drop a comment with your favorite story, and tell us which wrestling legend you want to hear from next! www.thefulltiltpodcast.com Timed highlights: 0:00 Custom Community ad and Full Tilt intro 0:49 Why Kenny Monday was a “must have” guest 2:20 Growing up in North Tulsa and discovering wrestling at the YMCA 5:19 Getting beat up daily as the smallest kid – and the power of “don’t quit” 9:11 His mother’s belief and building a lifelong belief system 10:25 Oklahoma as a wrestling hotbed and the Park System dual meets 13:16 Junior Olympics/Tulsa Nationals and early rivalries 22:10 Winning Junior Nationals as a freshman and high school dominance 26:20 The only blemish in high school and rivalry with Mike Sheets 28:47 Choosing Oklahoma State over Oklahoma and early college struggles 39:12 The worst beating he ever took in a practice room 44:40 The Kenny Monday vs Nate Carr rivalry – 11 matches and mutual respect 55:45 Learning freestyle and getting humbled in Russia 58:52 Surviving and then winning the brutal Tbilisi tournament 1:20:35 Beating world…","meta_description":"Olympic gold medalist and three-time Olympian Kenny Monday sits down to go full tilt on a lifetime in wrestling. From getting beat up as the smallest kid…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8913,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676/episodes/kenny-monday-wrestling-s-quiet-assassin-ep-18-the-full-tilt-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676/kenny-monday-wrestling-s-quiet-assassin-ep-18-the-full-tilt-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}