The Podcast Archives: Browse by Category
Episode 67June 7th, 2020
I’ve been wanting to have Victoria Anthony back on the podcast to talk about her new business that she launched, and with how vocal she’s been on social media recently about racism while engaging in positive, productive dialogue, I wanted…
Episode 59May 11th, 2020
Caught up today with 7x Senior World Team Member, 2x World Silver Medalist, and 2x WCWA National Champion - among other accolades - Alli Ragan. Alli, along with others, just recently made the move from the Hawkeye Wrestling Club in…
Episode 34February 7th, 2020
Reigning World Team Member. Olympic Hopeful. American Soldier. Jenna Burkert has no slew of titles and accolades. This was a fun conversation to dive into with Jenna just before a best-of-3 wrestle-off series against the winner of Helen Maroulis vs…
Episode 33February 3rd, 2020
Women’s wrestling has been exploding lately. Part of that is in response to the great women who are creating such a dominant scene right now and leading the charge. Victoria Anthony, who has a slew of accomplishments from US Open…
Episode 26December 30th, 2019
Being the wife to arguably the greatest wrestler in the world, Lauren has insights no one else has been privileged with. It was a pleasure catching up with good friend Lauren Burroughs and chatting about her story, her relationship with…
Episode 96January 10th, 2021
College wrestling is back, we’ve got back-to-back nights of senior-level freestyle action, some match announcements, and so much more... it's wrestling season baby! Cenzo and I dove into it all over some coffee and Mark Hall joins the show (34…
Episode 95January 5th, 2021
USA Wrestling is sending an absolute SQUAD to France next week to compete in the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. David Taylor, Helen Maroulis, Kyle Dake, Thomas Gilman, Kyle Snyder, and the list goes on. Today, Cenzo and I…
Episode 94January 1st, 2021
2021 is upon us and oh, what a year it will (hopefully) be!
I put out an article on Rokfin this morning called “The Greatest Year of Wrestling Is Upon Us” and Cenzo and I are going to dive into…
Episode 93December 27th, 2020
What a year 2020 was! For as many negatives as there was, I can't overlook the positive that is the success of this podcast! Thank you to all who tuned in and engaged all year long! In 2020's final episode,…
Episode 92December 26th, 2020
Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & his faith! Though he doesn't share much publicly regularly,…
Episode 96January 10th, 2021
College wrestling is back, we’ve got back-to-back nights of senior-level freestyle action, some match announcements, and so much more... it's wrestling season baby! Cenzo and I dove into it all over some coffee and Mark Hall joins the show (34…
Episode 95January 5th, 2021
USA Wrestling is sending an absolute SQUAD to France next week to compete in the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. David Taylor, Helen Maroulis, Kyle Dake, Thomas Gilman, Kyle Snyder, and the list goes on. Today, Cenzo and I…
Episode 94January 1st, 2021
2021 is upon us and oh, what a year it will (hopefully) be!
I put out an article on Rokfin this morning called “The Greatest Year of Wrestling Is Upon Us” and Cenzo and I are going to dive into…
Episode 93December 27th, 2020
What a year 2020 was! For as many negatives as there was, I can't overlook the positive that is the success of this podcast! Thank you to all who tuned in and engaged all year long! In 2020's final episode,…
Episode 92December 26th, 2020
Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & his faith! Though he doesn't share much publicly regularly,…
Episode 89December 7th, 2020
What a fun episode! Coffee Cenzo back on the show as we talk about the storylines and takeaways from this weekend's RTC Cup. Two of the guys in the spotlight after this weekend, Gable Steveson and Trent Hidlay, also join…
Episode 76August 7th, 2020
BASCHAMANIA is back! It was a nice few weeks off from the podcast after 75 episodes in a row, but it feels good to be having a new conversation on the podcast! Today, my guy Jacob Kasper comes back on…
Episode 75July 15th, 2020
Across both amateur and professional wrestling combined, I'm not sure there's anyone more decorated. Some amateur wrestlers have more accolades and some professional wrestlers have more accolades, but nobody has done COMBINED what this man has done! He's also battled…
Episode. 38February 25th, 2020
The wrestling success he's had is just a portion of who J'den Cox is. The 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist and 2020 Olympic Hopeful has endured levels of hardship and adversity that few know about, but he's overcome, and he continues…
Episode 36February 18th, 2020
2x NCAA All-American Jacob Kasper and I couldn't keep this conversation short. He is one of the most passionate wrestlers out there and between his Olympic aspirations and his WWE aspirations, this man is the definition of passion and a…
Episode 92December 26th, 2020
Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & his faith! Though he doesn't share much publicly regularly,…
Episode 85October 28th, 2020
An absolute pleasure to have NCAA, World, and Olympic Gold Medalist, Kyle Snyder on the podcast today. Kyle is now the 6th Olympic Champ on the podcast, and I can't think of many others (if absolutely any!?) have had the…
Episode 81September 30th, 2020
From a young age, Iowa Hawkeye Michael Kemerer has been ingrained in wrestling culture and has been around the best the sport has to offer. Today, the 3x NCAA All-American joined me on the podcast to chat about his time…
Episode 76August 7th, 2020
BASCHAMANIA is back! It was a nice few weeks off from the podcast after 75 episodes in a row, but it feels good to be having a new conversation on the podcast! Today, my guy Jacob Kasper comes back on…
Episode 70June 18th, 2020
Had a blast chatting today with 2019 Big 12 Champion and 2019 Junior World Champion, David Carr, of Iowa State. Carr, who comes from one of the most accomplished wrestling families out there, has high goals and a big vision…
Episode 86November 13th, 2020
There’s a lot going on right now in the sport of wrestling! We’ve got everything from cancellations to trials to RTC cards and more. I wanna talk today about some of those topics and bring on some guests that are…
Episode 84October 26th, 2020
Pumped to have Cornell’s Associate Head Coach, Mike Grey, join the podcast today! Mike, a high school phenom that was the first 4x State Champ in New Jersey, has had an interesting career as both an athlete and coach and…
Episode 82October 8th, 2020
Former Hawkeye and current UNC Assistant Coach Tony Ramos is back on the podcast today to talk about the NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Bill. It has a lot of implications from an athlete, coaching, and program standpoint and…
Episode 72July 2nd, 2020
This past Sunday at Rumble on the Rooftop, Olympic Hopeful Nazar Kulchytskyy left his shoes on the mat after his 10-0 victory, signaling his retirement from competition. Today, Nazar joins the show to talk a bit about his career, his…
Episode 69June 13th, 2020
Could listen to 2x Olympian and 2x NCAA Champion Kerry McCoy share stories all day, including how when at Penn State, he wanted his picture on the wall so bad. When he finally got it on the wall, he took…
Episode 95January 5th, 2021
USA Wrestling is sending an absolute SQUAD to France next week to compete in the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. David Taylor, Helen Maroulis, Kyle Dake, Thomas Gilman, Kyle Snyder, and the list goes on. Today, Cenzo and I…
Episode 90December 14th, 2020
Cenzo, RBY, and Gilman all together on one episode! Need I say more? For real though, great time talking about what’s going on in wrestling over the past week (Burroughs/DT, Flo Bracket Challenge, etc.) with Cenzo and having RBY and…
Episode 86November 13th, 2020
There’s a lot going on right now in the sport of wrestling! We’ve got everything from cancellations to trials to RTC cards and more. I wanna talk today about some of those topics and bring on some guests that are…
Episode 66June 2nd, 2020
Reigning NCAA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Cassar has signed with Malki Kawa & First Round Management and has been training down in Miami alongside teammate Bo Nickal and Jorge Masvidal. Today, both Bo & Anthony joined the podcast to talk about…
Episode 47April 5th, 2020
Before he was earning multiple Million Dollar paydays in the PFL, Lance Plamer was a 4x Ohio State Champ and 4x All-American at Ohio State. He also won a Big Ten Championship, being named Outstanding Wrestler in the process, and…
Episode 96January 10th, 2021
College wrestling is back, we’ve got back-to-back nights of senior-level freestyle action, some match announcements, and so much more... it's wrestling season baby! Cenzo and I dove into it all over some coffee and Mark Hall joins the show (34…
Episode 95January 5th, 2021
USA Wrestling is sending an absolute SQUAD to France next week to compete in the Henri Deglane Grand Prix of France. David Taylor, Helen Maroulis, Kyle Dake, Thomas Gilman, Kyle Snyder, and the list goes on. Today, Cenzo and I…
Episode 94January 1st, 2021
2021 is upon us and oh, what a year it will (hopefully) be!
I put out an article on Rokfin this morning called “The Greatest Year of Wrestling Is Upon Us” and Cenzo and I are going to dive into…
Episode 93December 27th, 2020
What a year 2020 was! For as many negatives as there was, I can't overlook the positive that is the success of this podcast! Thank you to all who tuned in and engaged all year long! In 2020's final episode,…
Episode 92December 26th, 2020
Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & his faith! Though he doesn't share much publicly regularly,…