Time Wasting with Ali Riley and Kelley O’Hara

Skateboarding unicorn Lizzie Armanto joins Kelley to talk about her uncharted path through the world of professional skating. Lizzie discusses the importance of skate park culture to her early education in the sport, why an injury of all things was what convinced her to go pro, the lack of an obvious blueprint and professional role models at the start of her career, how she ended up on Tony Hawk’s...

All-world basketball star Breanna Stewart joins Kelley to discuss her ongoing pursuit of basketball perfection. Stewie discusses her recent recovery from a torn Achilles, why she’s still salty about the games she lost in college despite going 151-5 and winning four national championships, what makes UConn players different, Kobe Bryant’s mentorship and passing, winning a WNBA title in just her thi...

Record-breaking ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin sits down with Kelley to talk about her historic rise to the top of her sport, the influence of her family on her life and career, why she prefers training to competing, how she recovered from a near-crash to take home gold at the 2014 Olympics, what made the 2018 Olympics complicated, and what she’s learned about herself in the wake of her father’s passi...

During our conversation with Alex Morgan, the USWNT star went into detail about both her pregnancy and her life as a new mother. Not all of that made it into the final episode, but we thought it was too good not to share. Now, in this special bonus episode of the JWS Podcast, you can listen as Kelley and Alex discuss what it was like to give birth in a pandemic, the lack of research regarding preg...

The beach volleyball GOAT Kerri Walsh Jennings gets candid with Kelley as she discusses the ins and outs of her record-setting career. Kerri provides deep insight into her legendary partnership with Misty May-Treanor, the unbreakable mental bond that led to three gold medals, the negative effects her obsession with winning had on her family life and how she was able to recover, why her competitive...

Hockey superstar Hilary Knight joins Kelley to talk about her historic career and the battles she’s fought on and off the ice. Hilary discusses wanting to be an Olympian before women’s ice hockey was even included in the Games, breaking records at Wisconsin, the perils of too many college shenanigans, how she survived on closing-time Dunkin’ Donuts during her first professional seasons, fist-fight...

Basketball legend Candace Parker joins Kelley to share some of the wisdom she’s accrued in her Hall of Fame career. Candace discusses learning how to dunk at the age of 14, the influence of the late Pat Summitt on her life and career, how having a daughter made her a better person, her controversial exclusion from the 2016 Olympic team, what it meant to win a WNBA title in a season dedicated to Su...

Snowboarding’s present and future queen Chloe Kim joins Kelley to talk about the true story behind her introduction to the sport, what it meant to go pro at age 12, the fearlessness required to learn a new trick, how she handled being the favorite at the 2018 games, competing in front of her family in Korea, her infamous tweet during the halfpipe final, the demands of celebrity, her transition to...

Soccer icon Alex Morgan talks with teammate and friend Kelley O’Hara in her first full-length interview since giving birth. Alex discusses her life as a new mother, her meteoric rise from a late-beginning club career to making her national team debut at age 20, the influence Abby Wambach had on her career, the infamous tea celebration against England, the significance of the 2011 World Cup, the US...