Olympics Podcast Episodes

Sep 13

Episode 205

Basch & The Brain Preview the 2023 World Championships

It's time for the 2023 World Championships, and the Brain joined me for a fun episode of Basch & The Brain as we preview, weight by weight, the Men's Freestyle action ...

Sep 3

Episode 204

Kurt Angle on Dave Schultz, Gable Steveson & His New ANGLE Doc

Friend of the show Kurt Angle - NCAA, World, Olympic & WWE Champion - is back on BASCHAMANIA as we dive deeper into the new ANGLE doc and talk a ...

Aug 8

Episode 203

Basch & The Brain Talk Conference Realignments, Oregon Wrestling, Cadet Worlds

Great having Willie back on the show today as we talk conference realignments and what it means for wrestling, Willie's disdain for Oregon, Cadet Worlds, preview Junior Worlds a ...

Jul 31

Episode 202

Rocky Elam's Excited To Go Home to Kansas City in 2024

Great having 2021 Junior World Champ and 3x NCAA D1 All-American from Mizzou, Rocky Elam, on the BASCHAMANIA wrestling podcast today. We talked about everything from his Junior World Championship ...

Jul 21

Episode 201

David Carr Reflects on Last Season & Looks to Next Year

From his battles with Keegan O'Toole and becoming a 4x BIG 12 Chanp to his upcoming senior year, was great to catch up with my guy David Carr and reflect ...

Jul 13

Episode 200

Beau Bartlett on Which PSU Guys Are Taking Olympic Redshirts

Episode 200! Thank you all for tuning in to the show and letting this show hit 200 episodes! Having a lot of fun with it, and I appreciate the support and all ...

Jun 12

Episode 198

Basch & The Brain Recap Final X 2023 & Talk Results

Fun time recapping this weekend's Final X! We talked broke down all of the Men's Freestyle match series, talked about Women's Freestlye & Greco, the pros/...

Jun 7

Episode 197

Basch & The Brain Preview Final X, Make Predictions

Final X is here! This Saturday, on June 10th, in Newark, NJ, Ten World Team spots are on the line in each style. Today, Willie and I (Justin Basch) do ...

May 31

Episode 196

Yianni D, Vito Arujau & BTS' Brandon Buckley Talk Final X & Beat The Streets

Fun show today as we start really looking to Final X and Beat The Streets next week on June 10th in Newark, NJ! First up, Executive Director of Beat The ...

May 18

Episode 195

Tyler Berger on US Open, PRTC, Zain at Final X & His Faith

Fun having NCAA Finalist & US Open Winner Tyler Berger on the podcast ahead of his upcoming Best of 3 battle with Zain Retherford at Final X. We talked all ...

Apr 29

Episode 194

Basch & The Brain Recap The 2023 US Open

What a fun few days of Men’s Freestyle at the US Open! This morning, Live from Las Vegas, Willie The Brain joins me, and we go through Men’s ...

Mar 22

Episode 189

Andrew Alirez Path to NCAA Title: Not Cheating a Rep

This weekend in Tulsa, Greeley, Colorado-native Andrew Alirez brought back the first D1 National Championship EVER to UNC. He joined me on the show today to discuss his wrestling career, ...

Mar 21

Episode 188

Yianni D on Becoming a 4x NCAA Champion & Making History

Yianni D is now just the 5th ever 4x NCAA Champion after earning another title at 149lbs this weekend. Today, friend of the show Yianni came back on to talk ...

Mar 13

Episode 187

Nick Lee on Launching Wakinyan, Wrestlers in Business & More NCAA's Talk!

Great to have 2x NCAA Champ Nick Lee back on the podcast today as we chat: Transitioning to Freestyle Full Time Competing at the Zagreb Open Launching a Company (Wakinyan) ...

Mar 3

Episode 184

Jordan Oliver Announces Transition to MMA, But Here's Why He Won't Leave His Shoes On The Mat

Always great having my friend Jordan Oliver back on the show, and the timing for today's episode was no accident! This week JO & Bellator announced that he had signed ...

Mar 2

Episode 183

3x Big Ten Champ Kollin Moore Talks Career, Faith & We Preview Big Ten Championships!

It's time for Conference Championships, and today's guest knows a thing or two about those! Along with being a 4x All-American, Ohio State Buckeye Kollin Moore is a 3...

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 ...

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', ...

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 ...