Justin Basch | Podcast Episodes

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 ...

May 4

Episode 162

Bo's Fighting Next Month, Roman's Coming Back For Another Year

Fun catching up with NCAA Champs Roman Bravo-Young or Bo Nickal today! Both are back on the podcast once again to talk about what's coming up for them. Bo ...

Apr 20

Episode 161

Ryan Deakin Talks NCAA Championship, World Team Trials & His Faith

2022 NCAA Champion Ryan Deakin has to be one of the nicest guys in the sport. Today, he joined me on Baschamania to talk about his college career at Northwestern & ...

Apr 14

Episode 160

Yianni D on His National Championship, Freestyle, NIL & What's Next

My man Yianni D is back on the podcast today fresh off winning another NCAA Championship! Today, he joins to talk about his NCAA tournament, the Freestyle vs Folkstyle debate, ...

Apr 6

Episode 159

Cenzo & Willie Join JB To Discuss NIL & the Poaching Situation

A lot has been going on behind the scenes these last few days. After Real Woods left Stanford, the conversations started going wild about potential back-door deals & potential NIL ...

Apr 6

Episode 158

Aaron Brooks & David Carr Dive Into Their Faith & NCAA Tournaments

Couldn’t move past NCAA’s without having a few of my favorite competitors on the podcast! Today, NCAA Champions David Carr (1st in 2021, 3rd in 2022) and Aaron Brooks (...

Mar 22

Episode 157

Recapping the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships With Willie

What a weekend in Detroit for the 2022 NCAA Wrestling Championships! Not much of an intro is needed to set the stage here as Willie and I dive into all ...

Mar 10

Episode 156

2022 NCAA Championships Preview & Picks with Izzy Martinez

Great having Izzy Martinez of "Izzy Style" back on the podcast today as we give our picks and preview the 2022 NCAA Championships! We also talk about what Izzy'...

Mar 9

Episode 155

Recapping Big 10's, Talking Medical Forfeits and Pulling Back the Wrestling Media Curtain

What a weekend it was with the Conference Championships! Today, one of the biggest staples of the wrestling community, Willie Saylor, joins me as we recap Big 10’s weight-by-weight ...

Mar 1

Episode 154

2022 Big Ten Wrestling Championships Preview with Corby

Corby's back as we have Big Ten pre-seeds (which should all hold) and we go weight by weight discussing some key matches and all of our picks for the 2021-2022 ...