{"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":"Royce Alger - Gable Time, Foxcatcher, and the Heisman House :: Ep 1 The Full Tilt Podcast","slug":"royce-alger-gable-time-foxcatcher-and-the-heisman-house-ep-1-the-full-tilt-podcast","published_at":"2026-02-26T20:40:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676/royce-alger-gable-time-foxcatcher-and-the-heisman-house-ep-1-the-full-tilt-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676","url":"https://thefulltiltpodcast.transistor.fm/s1/1","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/cdf70f39/57614b46.mp3","summary":"In the debut episode of the Full Tilt Podcast, Hatch sits down with legendary “Fall Guy” Royce Alger – two-time NCAA champion, world silver medalist, and head coach of Titan Mercury Wrestling Club. Royce unleashes a barrage of stories from Iowa wrestling rooms, brutal Gable workouts, Foxcatcher days with Dave Schultz, and the infamous “Heisman House” of legends he lives with today. From 4.2-mile “Gable time” runs in the Iowa heat, to nearly getting choked out by Dave Schultz in a dark Foxcatcher room, to being only the second American ever issued a passport “behind enemy lines” in Moscow (after Bobby Fischer), this episode is wall-to-wall storytelling. If you love wrestling, old-school toughness, and wild road stories, this one sets the bar. Timed Highlights 0:00 – Cold open: 4.2-mile run and realizing Gable might be crazy 0:31 – Hatch introduces the Full Tilt Podcast and Royce Alger’s legendary resume 1:07 – Nashville trip, Young Guns clinic, and Montgomery Bell Academy first impressions 2:12 – National Collegiate Duals and Royce’s son chasing country music in Nashville 2:41 – Full career rundown: Iowa, World Cups, US Opens, Pan Ams, Titan Mercury 3:53 – Story-stealing, Dan Gable’s only collegiate loss, and calling him “Larry” 8:18 – “Gable time” and the infamous long loop run with Barry Davis 13:14 – The psychology of Gable’s extra 30 seconds and trust in the room 15:26 – Gable’s top game and how it shaped Royce’s wrestling from the top 16:21 – Being fourth on Iowa’s all-time pin list and the philosophy of pinning athletes 17:32 – Beating two Olympic champions at the same US Open 19:54 – Making the 1992 Olympic team and the parity of US wrestling rivalries 20:14 – What NIL money would have meant for 80s and 90s Hawkeyes 22:28 – “PhD: Poor, hungry, and driven” and how…","meta_description":"In the debut episode of the Full Tilt Podcast, Hatch sits down with legendary “Fall Guy” Royce Alger – two-time NCAA champion, world silver medalist, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4157,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-full-tilt-podcast-7722676/episodes/royce-alger-gable-time-foxcatcher-and-the-heisman-house-ep-1-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/royce-alger-gable-time-foxcatcher-and-the-heisman-house-ep-1-the-full-tilt-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}