Justin Basch | Podcast Episodes

Aug 26

Episode 133

Junior World Champ Kennedy Blades & Her Coach Izzy Martinez!

This week we were not only joined by Junior World Champ Kennedy Blades (one half of the Blades Sisters), but her coach Izzy Martinez of Izzy Style also hopped on ...

Aug 20

Episode 132

Junior World Bronze Medalist & Nittany Lion Beau Bartlett

Beau Bartlett, the Penn State freshmen at 149 lbs, just got back from the Junior World Championships in Russia, where he won a Bronze medal. ??Today, the Nittany Lion joins ...

Aug 13

Episode 131

Olympic Bronze Medalist Thomas Gilman On All Things Tokyo

Thomas Gilman is back on the podcast and this time, he brings with him an Olympic Medal! Always a blessing chatting with TP Gilman and helping get his stories and ...

Aug 9

Episode 130

Olympic Storylines & World Team Trials Talk with Corby

After Willie and Corby had a great show talking about the technical analysis of Olympic matches and brackets, Corby and I did a podcast talking about Olympic Storylines, Brands, and ...

Aug 4

Episode 129

Olympic Coffee Talk with Cenzo & Eric Thompson

We were overdue for some Coffee Talk and that’s just what we had today! Some mid-Olympics Coffee Talk where NLWC and M2 Coach Eric “Golden Bear” ...

Jul 26

Episode 128

Mike Macch Joins to Talk Brand Deals, Olympics, NIL, World Team Trials

NCAA Champion Mike Macch is back on the show as he fills in for co-host Cenzo today as we catch up with Macch and talk brand deals and what's ...

Jul 15

Episode 127

JO's Coming For the 70kg World Team Spot in September & Cenzo's Back!

'Cali Cenzo' is settling in to his coaching duties in beautiful California and back on the podcast today as Olympic Team Trials Winner Jordan Oliver joins the show once again ...

Jul 6

Episode 126

Spencer Lee Is Capitalizing on NIL, But He Just Wants World & Olympic Gold

Like many other college athletes, 3x NCAA Champion and 3x Cadet/Junior World Champion has officially started capitalizing on his Name, Image and Likeness. Though, he just wants World & ...

Jun 29

Episode 125

Name, Image, and Likeness is Happening Thursday; Tony Ramos Joins

I'm a marketing guy and we like to cover marketing & business on this podcast, so today, UNC Associate Head Coach Tony Ramos joined the podcast again for a ...

Jun 25

Episode 124

Cenzo's Heading to Stanford!

On Wednesday, Stanford University, who recently reinstated its' wrestling program, announced that Cenzo had been named Assistant Coach by newly appointed Head Coach, Rob Koll! Today on BASCHAMANIA, we dove ...

Jun 22

Episode 123

Bo Nickal on His Wrestling & MMA Future

The Champ Bo Nickal is back on Baschamania as he joins Cenzo and me as we talk about the latest in NCAA vs athletes and Bo's future in MMA & ...

Jun 14

Episode 122

Yianni Has To Laugh at 'Moose' & His Shenanigans

Fresh off a trip to Poland, where Yianni captured the Gold Medal at the Poland Open, the 2x NCAA Champ joins Cenzo and I for some coffee talk to discuss ...

Jun 9

Episode 121

IMAR on His Rivalry with Cenzo and Upcoming Match with Burroughs

Isaiah Martinez is back on the podcast and this time Cenzo is here for it! We talk about IMAR's upcoming match with Jordan Burroughs on June 18th, recovering from ...

May 30

Episode 120

Rob Koll on Why He's Heading to Stanford

Yesterday, it was announced that Cornell's Head Coach of 28 years, Rob Koll, is leaving the program and will be heading to California to fill the vacant Head Coach position ...

May 24

Episode 119

Austin O’Connor Shares His Plans on Changing Weights, MMA, and Italy?!

149lb NCAA Champ from the University of North Carolina, Austin O’Connor, joined us for some Coffee Talk today as we talk, among other topics, about his Championship season, ...

May 21

Episode 118

'Super Shane' Griffith on His NCAA Championship & Helping Keep Stanford Wrestling

'Super Shane' Griffith saved Stanford Wrestling. Not alone, of course, but the 165lb National Champ was the face of the entire movement that brought back wrestling and 10 other sports. Today, ...

May 18

Episode 117

Coffee Talk: Stanford Keeps Wrestling, JO/McKenna, Senior Level Snapshot

Just some casual Coffee Talk on a Tuesday night where Cenzo and JB talk about: Why McKenna is going to Pan-Ams instead of Jordan Oliver, What's up with ...

May 7

Episode 116

Aaron Brooks on His Championship Season

2021 NCAA & Big 10 Champ Aaron Brooks joined Cenzo and I for some Coffee Talk as we talk all things AB. His transition to Penn State Wrestling, winning the NCAA Championships &...

May 4

Episode 115

A Post-Junior/Senior Nationals Coffee Talk

Some Tuesday afternoon coffee talk as Cenzo and JB talk about Junior & Senior Nationals, some random happenings in wrestling (and around the house), and a bit more. This episode ...

Apr 26

Episode 114

David Carr is Back With More Accolades

Iowa State Cyclone David Carr is back on the BASCHAMANIA podcast with a new accolade: NCAA Champion! (And Back-to-Back Big 12 Champ!) This time around, he joins Cenzo and I talk ...