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Bucket Podcast
by Sky Stickney
Not the highlights. Not the recruiting rankings. Not the version of the athlete the world has decided to pay attention to.Bucket is a long-form storytelling podcast about people who are 'buckets' and the human beings they're becoming.Season 1 is out now Season 2 drops every other week starting Fall 2026Hosted by Sky Stickney
Episodes
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IN DANA WE TRUST
For most of his life, host Sky Stickney couldn’t fill out a March Madness bracket. Picking anyone other than the Oregon Ducks felt like betrayal, and for sixteen years the faith behind that had a name: Coach Dana Altman. Last week, after 37 seasons as a Division I head coach and 16 at Oregon,...
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Check-In | Lucas LaBounty S1E2
When we first sat down with Lucas LaBounty in Season 1, Episode 2, "The Standard," it was the very first interview of this show. A conversation with a kid from Thurston High School about what it means to inherit something bigger than yourself. Lucas had grown up inside a program built on...
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Bombogenesis | Jakyi Miles
In October 2015, Hurricane Patricia exploded into the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere in under 24 hours. Twenty-two years earlier, a different storm did the same thing over the Gulf of Mexico, burying the American South in snow nobody saw coming. Meteorologists have a...
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5 Minute Update
Signal to Noise | Bonus A nor'easter, a lot of New York pizza, and a lot of courts without nets. Bucket is a 2026 Signal Awards Finalist in Indie Podcast and Documentary (Sports). Listener's Choice voting is open through October 15th You Can Vote for BOTH categories here:...
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Check-In | Kaylor Buse S1E3
When we first sat down with Kaylor Buse in Season 1, Episode 3, "The Full Measure," she wasn't necessarily a household name. She was a high schooler talking about competing + recruiting with a clarity most players twice her age never find: prioritizing the human connection, seeing through the…
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Canis Lupus | Jaiyana Bogen-Jacobs
There's a kind of wild thing you can only admire from a distance. You can study it, rank it, put its face on a wall downtown, but you can't quite reach it, and it was never going to answer to you anyway. It just keeps moving. Next thing. Sky sits down with the youngest athlete he's ever...
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Glory Bound
You don't know who's listening around the campfire. Bucket Podcast | Season 1 Finale. @BucketPodcast [email protected]
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The Build | Britt Prince
Some players arrive. Britt Prince chose to build. A homegrown Nebraska kid from Elkhorn North — where she led a brand new program to state championships, broke the Nebraska Class B scoring record, and won back-to-back Gatorade and MaxPreps Player of the Year honors. Then she came home to Lincoln....
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Why We Watch (Part 2)
We said if. Game 7 said yes. This bonus episode is part two of two... an inside look at the conversations happening inside a friend group right now — the texts, the takes, the things basketball keeps making them consider. Definitely one for the hoop nerds. Sky talks with Ryan Arel and Cy Benedict…
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Why We Watch (Part 1)
Some of the best conversations happen between brothers who've been talking hoops and life since they were kids. This is one of those. Sky sits down with his 'brother' Cy Benedict — philosopher, writer, and author of the Substack The Real — and you're a fly on the wall. They get into Cy's recent...
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The Moment
We used to experience things together. The same moment, the same breath, the same not-knowing. Somewhere along the way, we lost that. This episode is about what we've traded away in the age of streaming, highlight reels, and on-demand everything — and why sports might be the last place where time...
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The Staying | Keira Hanson
In an era defined by movement — by the next opportunity, the better offer, the open portal — Keira Hanson did something quietly radical. She stayed. A four-year standout at the University of Vermont, Keira leaves Burlington as one of the most decorated players in program history — a thousand…
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The Soil
Before the next episode drops — a pause. The transfer portal has thrown this mini-series for a loop, and rather than just explain the delay, this felt like the right moment to say something about it. The transfer portal has changed basketball. But this episode isn't really about basketball. It's...
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The Rhythm | Kaety L'Amoreaux
EPISODE TWO OF THE COLLEGE MARCH MINI SERIES In this episode of The Bucket Podcast, Sky sits down with Fairfield University standout Kaety L’Amoreaux, 2026 MAAC Player of the Year, to explore the moments that shape a player beyond the stat line. From a small-town upbringing in upstate New York to...
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The Waiting | Jo Lee
EPISODE ONE OF THE COLLEGE MARCH MINI SERIES Host Sky Stickney sits down with former Washington 4A Player of the Year Jo Lee from Glacier Peak High School, now a freshman at Le Moyne College. After a high school career defined by production, recognition, and deep postseason runs, Jo has arrived…
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A QUICK BUCKET UPDATE
After the last two episodes reached more listeners than could have been anticipated, host Sky Stickney takes a moment to say THANK YOU, reflect on the growth, the messages arriving from around the country, and what it means to build something that resonates. This week creates space to revisit...
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The Margin | Robbie Long III E6
Host Sky Stickney travels to Portland, Oregon to sit down with Central Catholic High School senior Robbie Long III. Robbie's day-to-day consists of unseen moments where habits are built, trust is formed, and leadership takes shape long before a game ever tips off. Through conversations with...
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The Craft | Taylor Donaldson E5
On this episode, Sky Stickney sits down with Oregon girls basketball standout Taylor Donaldson of South Albany high school — a 2,167+ point scorer climbing into the top ranks in state history — to explore what true craftsmanship looks like. Off the court, Taylor is known for cookies and cake pops...
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The Framework | Bryce Lowenbach E4
Host Sky Stickney travels to Prineville, Oregon to sit down with 6’10” senior Bryce Lowenbach and Crook County head coach Jason Mumm. After moving up from 4A to 5A, the Cowboys are ranked number one in the state of Oregon — but inside the program, the language is different. Coach Mumm doesn’t…
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’CUSE | Eli Prince & Jahzar Greene
Snow stacked along the sidewalks. Four-degree air. The kind of cold that settles into a city and stays there. In this special bonus episode, Sky travels to Syracuse, New York to sit down with two of the top high school basketball players in the state — Eli Prince of Westhill and Jahzar Greene of...
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The Full Measure | Kaylor Buse E3
What does it look like to love the game without hesitation? In this episode, Sky sits down with Kaylor Buse of West Linn High School — a player whose joy is as undeniable as her talent. From the playground to packed gyms, her game carries something deeper than skill. Along the way, Coach Brooke...
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The Standard | Lucas LaBounty E2
Sky Stickney returns to Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon — a place defined by continuity, expectation, and people who never leave. Lucas LaBounty is the returning Midwestern League Player of the Year, but this episode isn’t about accolades. It’s about what it means to grow up inside a...
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The Quiet Edge | Jaxon Lawson E1
Host Sky Stickney travels to Canby, Oregon to sit down with reigning Northwest Oregon Conference Co-Player of the Year, senior Jaxon Lawson. What begins as a straightforward interview inside Canby High School quickly becomes something more. In the quiet moments, a pattern starts to emerge — a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Not the highlights. Not the recruiting rankings. Not the version of the athlete the world has decided to pay attention to.Bucket is a long-form storytelling podcast about people who are 'buckets' and the human beings they're becoming.Season 1 is out now Season 2 drops every other week starting Fall 2026Hosted by Sky Stickney
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What is Bucket Podcast about?
Not the highlights. Not the recruiting rankings. Not the version of the athlete the world has decided to pay attention to.Bucket is a long-form storytelling podcast about people who are 'buckets' and the human beings they're becoming.Season 1 is out now Season 2 drops every other week starting Fall...
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Bucket Podcast is created and hosted by Sky Stickney.
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