Justin Basch | Podcast Episodes

Nov 27

Episode 88

Gabe Dean on Olympic Run and Seth Gross on Duals, Events

Interesting weeks for both Gabe Dean and Seth Gross! Gross beat a red-hot Bryce Meredith and Gabe Dean toed the line with World Champ David Taylor at NLWC 3. Both also ...

Nov 20

Episode 87

Coffee Talk with Cenzo & Nick Lee

It’s hard not to fun have talking to these 2 for an hour! After “Coffee Nick” and “Coffee Cenzo” debuted at Big 10’s this ...

Nov 13

Episode 86

Yianni D, A Ashnault, & Bo Nickal on Current Events

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 ...

Oct 28

Episode 85

Kyle Snyder's Quest for More (Than) Gold

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'...

Oct 26

Episode 84

Cornell's Mike Grey Shares His Story & Perspective

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 ...

Oct 15

Episode 83

Cael Sanderson on All Things 2020 & Upcoming Rokfin Event

Oh, am I excited for this one! Today, a man who needs no introduction, Cael Sanderson, joins the show. He has all the accolades. Olympic Champion. 4x Undefeated ...

Oct 8

Episode 82

NCAA Name, Image & Likeness Bill Discussion with Tony Ramos

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 ...

Sep 30

Episode 81

Michael Kemerer Shares Some Stories

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 ...

Sep 16

Episode 80

Marketing, Branding, and Biz Talk with Jordan Burroughs

When it comes to branding and marketing, 5x World/Olympic Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs has come to set the standard. This past Saturday he tweeted about the marketability of college ...

Sep 11

Episode 79

Zahid Valencia On His Past & Future

Today, 2x NCAA Champion and 2021 Olympic Hopeful Zahid Valencia and I had a great chat about his wrestling career and the successes and failures he's had and endured. ...

Sep 3

Episode 78

Thomas Gilman Back on The Podcast (& Spoiler: He's Never Felt Better!)

I always enjoy catching up with World Silver Medalist Thomas Gilman! Today, Gilman catches up as he comes back on the podcast as we catch up on what's been ...

Aug 17

Episode 77

Catching up with Roman Bravo-Young

Was great to catch up with Roman Bravo-Young today! After having him on one last year to talk about his background and story leading up to where he is now, ...

Aug 7

Episode 76

Jacob Kasper on His Retirement from Amateur Wrestling and What's Next

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 ...

Jul 15

Episode 75

Exclusive Interview with NCAA, World, Olympic and WWE Champion Kurt Angle

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 ...

Jul 2

Episode 72

Nazar Kulchytskyy on His Retirement & Coaching Aspirations

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 ...

Jun 25

Episode 71

Jordan Oliver on Wrestling Jason Nolf Sunday

This Sunday on FITE.TV, Jordan Oliver is wrestling Jason Nolf. The super-match goes down on PPV along with a full card of other great matches, Today, JO joined the ...

Jun 18

Episode 70

Junior World Champion David Carr Wants More

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, ...

Jun 13

Episode 69

2x Olympian Kerry McCoy Shares Some Stories

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. ...

Jun 11

Episode 68

NCAA Champ Mike Macchiavello on Faith & His Story

Really enjoyed this chat with 2018 NCAA Champion from North Carolina State, Michael Macchiavello. The 202(1) Olympic Hopeful shared tons of great stories and insight in this episode, including diving deep into ...