Justin Basch | Podcast Episodes

Jan 26

Episode 182

Fellers, Willie & Basch Preview & Pick PSU/Iowa & Izzy Joins Us, Too!

Fellers and JB had a blast previewing this dual last year, so why not do it again? This year, we brought Willie “the Brain” along for the fun ...

Jan 13

Episode 181

Olympian & NCAA Champ Jake Herbert on Youth Wrestling, Success Off The Mat

Jake Herbert has no shortage of accolades! From multiple-time NCAA Champion & a Hodge Trophy Winner to Olympian and World Silver Medalist, most who have been around this sport for ...

Jan 6

Episode 180

Iowa State's Kevin Dresser on MFF's, Weekend Duals & Breaking News

Today we had the pleasure of having #4 Iowa State’s Head Coach Kevin Dresser on the show. Coach Dresser joined JB to chat about the current situation and landscape ...

Jan 3

Episode 179

Basch & The Brain Talk Holiday Tournaments & MFF's and No Shows

From the no-shows and MFF's to post-match flair between teammates, the holiday tournaments left no shortage of talking points and 'Basch & The Brain' dive into a lot of them ...

Dec 14

Episode 178

Jason Nolf on World Cup, New Business Venture 'Ocean'

Great to have 3x NCAA Champ Jason Nolf back on the show today to talk about his World Cup experience & matches, gratitude in defeat, his new business venture 'Ocean', ...

Dec 5

Episode 177

Weekend Rundown with MatScout Willie (Iowa/Iowa State, CKLV)

From CKLV to Iowa/Iowa State and everything in between, fun morning talking all things wrestling from the weekend with “The Brain!” This show is brought to you by our ...

Nov 18

Episode 176

Coffee Talk: Weekend Preview (Bill Farrell, Yianni/Gomez, All-Star Classic)

Some weekend Coffee Talk with my guy Cenzo and our friend Luke Gardner joins us ahead of an action packed few days of wrestling! From Yianni/Gomez on Saturday ...

Nov 16

Episode 175

Zain Retherford on World Cup, World Championships... and Going Back to School?!

Great having NCAA Champ, Hodge Trophy Winner & now... World Silver Medalist Zain Retherford back on the show today. We caught up and talk about his SIlver Medal Performance at ...

Oct 27

Episode 174

Army West Point’s Scott Green on Culture, Coaching Successes & Goals

If you follow wrestling, you’ve probably heard the name Scott Green. After a very dominant run as head coach as Wyoming Seminary Prep School in PA, Scott ...

Oct 25

Episode 173

Coffee Talk: The NCAA Season is Here!

Leaves are falling & college wrestling is upon us! Cenzo and I had some fun Coffee Talk today to talk the upcoming college season, give our All-Star Classic picks, and ...

Sep 26

Episode 172

Yianni D on World Championships, New Shoe & A Hodge Trophy Next?

Always a great time when our friend, and now-World Silver Medalist, Yianni Diakomihalis joins the show! Today, he came on the podcast to talk all about his 2022 World Championships experience; ...

Sep 23

Episode 171

Izzy Martinez Breaks Down The New Premier National League

Great having friend of the show Izzy Martinez back on the podcast to talk all about the newest venture in wrestling - Premier National League! PNL Chicago starts tomorrow ...

Sep 20

Episode 170

Talking World Championships Storylines with Mike Machh

From Jordan Burroughs making history becoming a 7x World & Olympic Gold Medalist to No Russia Presence and Women's Freestyle star Amit Elor, there is no shortage of storylines ...

Aug 20

Episode 169

Brody Teske on His Transfer to the Iowa Hawkeyes

The newest Iowa Hawkeye Brody Teske joined me for a quick weekend chat on his career & recent move to the Iowa Hawkeyes. We talk the move, NIL, transitioning ...

Aug 13

Episode 168

Bo Nickal on His 62 Second Win, Next Fight & We Juxtapose Wrestling/MMA

Great talking to Bo just a few days removed from his 2nd pro fight win at Dana White's Contender Series. We talk about a lot of the MMA/...

Aug 12

Episode 167

Nico Megaludis Joins Cenzo & I for Coffee Talk on His Year & Career

US Open Champ Nico Megaludis joined Cenzo and I today for some Coffee Talk to talk about the year he's had after an amazing comeback from 2 ACL surgeries on the ...

Jul 27

Episode 166

Cenzo's Back for Coffee Talk & An Update on His Career

Our guy Vincenzo Joseph is BACK for some Coffee Talk and catching up about his recent decision to leave his coaching gig at Stanford and head to Arizona State to ...

Jun 17

Episode 165

Seth Gross Loves To Be The Underdog

NCAA Champ Seth Gross just added another incredible accolade to his resume: World Team Member! Today, just a week after the monster accomplishment, Seth joins me once again on the ...

Jun 12

Episode 164

Nick Lee on Wrapping Up His College Career & What's Next

Great catching up with back-to-back NCAA Champ from Penn State at 141 lbs, Nick Lee! We talked about his final college season, his second National Championship, plans for the senior level, ...

May 16

Episode 163

Max Dean On His NCAA Championship & Being A Part of The Penn State Program

Fun time chatting today with 2022 NCAA Champion from Penn State, Max Dean, on this week's episode of BASCHAMANIA. We talked all things from his move to State College, what surprised ...