Podcast Episodes

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, ...

Jul 22

Episode 241

Mindset & Marketing for Wrestlers with Wrestling Mindset's Gene Zannetti

What a fun show today talking mindset & marketing for wrestlers as Wrestling Mindset's Gene Zannetti comes on the show and we talk all things mindset & marketing. For ...

Jul 15

Episode 240

Greg Kerkvliet on His NCAA Championship, Competing in CJI

Great having 2024 NCAA Champion Greg Kerkvliet back on the podcast as we recap this past season, look ahead to next season, and talk about him competing in the Craig Jones ...

Jun 24

Episode 239

Basch & The Brain Dive Into Recent News & Rumors, Offseason Chat

Fun time catching up with the Brain as we swift through news & rumors from the past few weeks in high school, college & freestyle wrestling! Olympics Marketing Seems Quiet ...

Jun 11

Episode 238

Luke Fickell on Young Wrestling Success Interwining with Football Today

Awesome having the Head Coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football program, Luke Fickell, on the podcast today to talk about his success in wrestling early on & how it all ...

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 ...

May 6

Episode 232

David Taylor is the new Head Coach at Oklahoma State; Basch & The Brain Live Reaction Show

David Taylor was just announced as the new Oklahoma State Head Coach and Willie and JB talked about it as the news officially broke live a bit into the show. ...

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 14

Episode 227

2024 NCAA Championships Preview & Picks

It's time! We have brackets for the 2024 NCAA Championships and today, Willie and I, the host Justin Basch, go weight-by-weight as we preview the 2024 NCAA Championships and make ...

Mar 13

Episode 226

Basch & The Brain Discuss At-Large Bids & Broken System

The At-Large Bids/Wildcards came out today for NCAA's and, as per usual in the wrestling community, drama ensued. Today, Basch & The Brain -Willie of Matscouts - discuss ...

Mar 4

Episode 225

2024 Big Ten Championships Preview & Picks + Some Pan Am Talk

Conference Championship Week is here! Today as Pre-Seeds came out for Big 10's, Willie and JB hopped on to do a full preview show of the Big Ten Championships. ...

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 22

Episode 223

Previewing #2 Oklahoma State vs #3 Iowa & The Rest of the Weekend Preview!

The Final Weekend of Regular Season Wrestling is Here, and There Is No Shortage of Storylines & Hype! Willie Won an Award, We Didn't NCAA Still Playing Credentials ...