Justin Basch | Podcast Episodes

Sep 11

Episode 79

Zahid Valencia On His Past & Future

Today, 2x NCAA Champion and 2021 Olympic Hopeful Zahid Valencia and I had a great chat about his wrestling career and the successes and failures he's had and endured. ...

Sep 3

Episode 78

Thomas Gilman Back on The Podcast (& Spoiler: He's Never Felt Better!)

I always enjoy catching up with World Silver Medalist Thomas Gilman! Today, Gilman catches up as he comes back on the podcast as we catch up on what's been ...

Aug 17

Episode 77

Catching up with Roman Bravo-Young

Was great to catch up with Roman Bravo-Young today! After having him on one last year to talk about his background and story leading up to where he is now, ...

Aug 7

Episode 76

Jacob Kasper on His Retirement from Amateur Wrestling and What's Next

BASCHAMANIA is back! It was a nice few weeks off from the podcast after 75 episodes in a row, but it feels good to be having a new conversation on the ...

Jul 15

Episode 75

Exclusive Interview with NCAA, World, Olympic and WWE Champion Kurt Angle

Across both amateur and professional wrestling combined, I'm not sure there's anyone more decorated. Some amateur wrestlers have more accolades and some professional wrestlers have more accolades, but ...

Jul 2

Episode 72

Nazar Kulchytskyy on His Retirement & Coaching Aspirations

This past Sunday at Rumble on the Rooftop, Olympic Hopeful Nazar Kulchytskyy left his shoes on the mat after his 10-0 victory, signaling his retirement from competition. Today, Nazar joins ...

Jun 25

Episode 71

Jordan Oliver on Wrestling Jason Nolf Sunday

This Sunday on FITE.TV, Jordan Oliver is wrestling Jason Nolf. The super-match goes down on PPV along with a full card of other great matches, Today, JO joined the ...

Jun 18

Episode 70

Junior World Champion David Carr Wants More

Had a blast chatting today with 2019 Big 12 Champion and 2019 Junior World Champion, David Carr, of Iowa State. Carr, who comes from one of the most accomplished wrestling families out there, ...

Jun 13

Episode 69

2x Olympian Kerry McCoy Shares Some Stories

Could listen to 2x Olympian and 2x NCAA Champion Kerry McCoy share stories all day, including how when at Penn State, he wanted his picture on the wall so bad. ...

Jun 11

Episode 68

NCAA Champ Mike Macchiavello on Faith & His Story

Really enjoyed this chat with 2018 NCAA Champion from North Carolina State, Michael Macchiavello. The 202(1) Olympic Hopeful shared tons of great stories and insight in this episode, including diving deep into ...

Jun 7

Episode 67

A Conversation with Victoria Anthony on Race & Her New Business

I’ve been wanting to have Victoria Anthony back on the podcast to talk about her new business that she launched, and with how vocal she’s been ...

Jun 2

Episode 66

Anthony Cassar & Bo Nickal on Current Training in Miami

Reigning NCAA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Cassar has signed with Malki Kawa & First Round Management and has been training down in Miami alongside teammate Bo Nickal and Jorge Masvidal. Today, ...

May 28

Episode 65

2x NCAA Champ Imar on Overcoming Adversity

2x NCAA Champion/4x NCAA Finalist Isaiah Martinez knows adversity, and he knows it well, but it hasn't slowed him down from having a ton of success. The 4x ...

May 26

Episode 64

Olympic Medalist Coleman Scott On Having Success at Every Level

Olympic Medalist & Pennsylvania Native Coleman Scott has won and had great success at every level there is. The current UNC head coach knows how to win. Thrilled to have ...

May 21

Episode 63

Buffalo Bills Head Coach Sean McDermott on What Wrestling Taught Him

Sometimes, instead of an NCAA or World Championship, the accolade of only being taken down once in two years leads to a head coaching position in the NFL. Not only ...

May 18

Episode 62

Anthony Robles Just Never Gave Up

Even after being born with just one leg, NCAA Champion Anthony Robles never gave up. Throughout his wrestling career, he had 3 undefeated championship seasons including going 96-0 his high school ...

Jul 5

Episode 73

Seth Gross & JB Discuss 2020 World Championships Movement

Hope you had a wonderful 4th of July! UWW, the governing body for wrestling, made it an interesting one as they announced dates for potential 2020 World Championships. My mind started ...

May 15

Episode 61

Seth Gross With Some Funny Stories

After the news was announced that there will be no fans at the NCAA's, I was chatting with a few of the guys competing and my conversation with Seth Gross ...

May 13

Episode 60

Richard Perry is an Overcomer

After a freak accident at a national team training camp, doctors told Richard Perry he would never walk again. He's now back on a wrestling mat. Seeing what God ...

May 11

Episode 59

Alli Ragan on Her Move From Iowa to The Sunkist RTC

Caught up today with 7x Senior World Team Member, 2x World Silver Medalist, and 2x WCWA National Champion - among other accolades - Alli Ragan. Alli, along with others, just ...