KHC 157 - Alexi Pappas
KHC 157 - Alexi Pappas  
Podcast: Cameron Hanes - Keep Hammering Collective
Published On: Mon Nov 10 2025
Description: Alexi Pappas - Greek-American runner, filmmaker, actor, and writer. Pappas was an NCAA All-American athlete at both Dartmouth College and the University of Oregon. She represented Greece at the 2016 Summer Olympics, setting the national record for 10k. Join us for a conversation about Alexi’s first hunt and her perspective on hunting and a new appreciation for the outdoors. Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes  Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/  Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com  Follow Alexi: https://www.instagram.com/alexipappas/   Mentor Buffet Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Mentor_Buffet  Mentor Buffet Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1O68PH0r2JXIL6UW1JMGEo   Timestamps: 00:00:00  Love for the State of Oregon 00:06:55  Alexi’s First Time Shooting a Rifle 00:22:20  Being Connected to Nature & the Elements 00:27:29  Hunting for the First Time, Quails, & Observing the Buck  00:37:56  Developed Instinct and Being Immersed as a Hunter 00:44:08  Sight Acquisition & Going Through the Shot Process Without Ammo 00:49:59  The Truth is Good if You Keep Going 00:53:44  Alexi’s Perspective of Cam as a Hunter & Mentor 01:03:59  Cam’s Values & Experiencing Failures that Led to Success in Alexi’s Hunt 01:15:56  Confidence in Certainty, “Rascal Mentality”, and New Traditions 01:24:57  Balance and Harmony in Hunting 01:32:25  F#*k, Marry, Kill: Film, Writing and Running 01:36:56  Alexi’s Kill Tony Moment is 01:39:26  Knowing Yourself at Your Core Level 01:43:29  Hate Comments from Cam’s Reel of Alexi’s Buck 01:52:51  Final Thoughts