Olympics Podcast Episodes

Aug 28

Episode 246

The State of NIL & The Transfer Portal, "Developing" Athletes

Fun show today as Adam Fellers and Don Beshada join Willie & I to discuss the state of the NIL & The Transfer Portal after all of the recent Iowa &...

Aug 11

Episode 245

Did USA Wrestling Underperform at the Olympics? Olympics Recap

Olympic wrestling has come to a close at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and today, Willie & I, along with Felters halfway through, recap the action and discuss many of ...

Aug 9

Episode 244

Olympics: Spencer's In The Finals, Hildebrandt's a Champ, Draws for Saturday are Out

Basch & The Brain Recap the Past Few Days of Wrestling at the Olympics, including: Sarah Hildebrandt Wins Gold Helen In 3rd Olympic Medal Match Spencer Lee is in the ...

Aug 7

Episode 243

Recapping First Few Days of Wrestling at the 2024 Olympics

Basch & The Brain Live Show to Recap First Few Days of Wrestling at the Olympics: Lopez Wins Gold Number 5 Vinesh Stuns Susaki, then gets DQ'd after not ...

Aug 4

Episode 242

2024 Olympics Wrestling Preview with Basch & The Brain

It is finally here! Of course, I'm referring to both Wrestling at The 2024 Olympics and our preview show! Today, Willie "The Brain" and I, Justin Basch, ...

Jun 3

Episode 237

Bo Bassett Talks College Commitment as He Makes Another World Team

Fresh off making another age-level World Team, high school superstar Bo Bassett of Bishop McCort joins the show today to talk about the successes of the past year before we ...

Jun 1

Episode 236

Buckeye Jesse Mendez, 2024 NCAA Champ, Hungry For More

Great having 2024 NCAA Champ Jesse Mendez of Ohio State on the podcast today ahead of his match next week at Beat The Streets with 2023 NCAA Champ Andrew Alirez! We covered ...

May 23

Episode 235

Penn State's Newest Coach Nick Lee on His New Role, Olympic Trials & Pan-Ams

Earlier this week, 2x NCAA Champion & USA Olympic Team Alternate Nick Lee was named the new assistant coach at Penn State. Great to have him back on the show ...

May 10

Episode 234

Aaron Brooks on Beating David Taylor, Becoming Olympian, Addressing Rumors

Great having 4x NCAA Champion, Hodge Trophy Winner, and 2024 Olympian Aaron Brooks back on the show today! We talked: Wrapping up College Career His Hodge Trophy Being Part of the ...

May 7

Episode 233

Wyatt Hendrickson on His 5th Year & 2024 Olympian Kennedy Blades!

Two fun conversations in one episode today! First up, I chatted with Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, a 2x All-American who is in the transfer portal, looking for a home for ...

Apr 21

Episode 231

2024 Olympic Trials Recap with Basch & The Brain

Great time today recapping the 2024 Olympic Trials as we dive into Men's Freestyle & a bit of the Women's Freestyle action. Feel free to tweet us and send ...

Apr 15

Episode 230

2024 Olympic Trials Preview - Men's Freestyle

Another fun episode of "Basch & The Brain" as Willie & JB spend 2 hours going through the Men's Freestyle brackets for the 2024 Olympic Trials this weekend! Catch all the action ...

Mar 27

Episode 229

David Carr on His Second National Championship & What’s Next

Now a 2x NCAA Champ, Iowa State's David Carr joins me once again on Baschamania to talk all about his latest championship and more. We talk: NCAA Matches Rivalry ...

Mar 24

Episode 228

Recapping 2024 NCAA Championships with Vincenzo Joseph

Back on the podcast for episode 228 today, is our guy Vincenzo Joseph, 2x NCAA Champ, 3x NCAA Finalist (4th year stolen as the 1 seed), as we go weight-by-weight recapping an ...

Mar 4

Episode 224

Roman Bravo-Young on Becoming an Olympian!

This weekend, 2x NCAA Champ & friend of the show, Roman Bravo-Young, officially became an Olympian! He will be competing in Paris at the 2024 Olympics at 57kg. We spoke on: ...

Feb 15

Episode 221

PSU vs Nebraska, Senior Level News, Weekend Preview With The Brain

Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' today as we talk: Willie Makes His Return to FloWrestling's FRL Non-Olympic Weight World Championships Announced Today for 2024 World Team Trials for ...

Nov 20

Episode 214

Bill Farrell Recap, All-Star Classic Preview, and Random College Notes

It was great to have my guy Cenzo back on as we had some Coffee Talk and dove into all things wrestling this weekend & what's coming up! Bill ...

Nov 3

Episode 212

Wyatt Hendrickson on U23 World Gold, Upcoming Season, All-Star Classic

Back-to-back most dominant wrestler in NCAA, Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, is on the show today to talk about his recent accolades and the upcoming season! Being Recruited by Air ...

Oct 30

Episode 211

'Basch & The Brain' on College Wrestling, Senior Level Seasons

'Basch & The Brain' talk all things College Wrestling & Senior Level as both seasons kick off this week: Crystal Ball Rankings Update Wrestle Off & Lineup Updates Gomez Heading ...

Oct 29

Episode 210

College Wrestling's #1 P4P, Carter Starocci, Talks Upcoming Season

He's the #1 P4P wrestler in college today and he's back on the Baschamania podcast to talk all about this upcoming season and the looming 2024 Olympic Trials. We talk all ...