Justin Basch | Podcast Episodes

Jan 1

Episode 94

Coffee Talk: 2021, Upcoming Events, Mike Macch Joins

2021 is upon us and oh, what a year it will (hopefully) be! I put out an article on Rokfin this morning called “The Greatest Year of Wrestling Is Upon ...

Dec 27

Episode 93

Final Coffee Talk of 2020 with 2x NCAA Champ Vincenzo Joseph

What a year 2020 was! For as many negatives as there was, I can't overlook the positive that is the success of this podcast! Thank you to all who tuned in ...

Dec 26

Episode 92

Diving into Alex Marinelli's Career & Faith

Just ahead of (hopefully) the 2020-2021 Big 10 season getting underway, 2x Big Ten Champion Alex Marinelli joins me for today's episode of BASCHAMANIA as we dive into his career & ...

Dec 20

Episode 91

More Coffee Talk w/ Cenzo! Recent & Upcoming Cards & Matches

Just a wrestling fan and a wrestler talking wrestling! In today's episode, Cenzo and I talk about recent and upcoming matches and cards, including but not limited to Gross/...

Dec 14

Episode 90

Coffee Talk w/ Cenzo and Gilman & RBY Join the Show!

Cenzo, RBY, and Gilman all together on one episode! Need I say more? For real though, great time talking about what’s going on in wrestling over the past ...

Dec 7

Episode 89

Coffee Talk with Cenzo: RTC Cup Edition; Gable Steveson & Trent Hidley Join The Show

What a fun episode! Coffee Cenzo back on the show as we talk about the storylines and takeaways from this weekend's RTC Cup. Two of the guys in the ...

Nov 27

Episode 88

Gabe Dean on Olympic Run and Seth Gross on Duals, Events

Interesting weeks for both Gabe Dean and Seth Gross! Gross beat a red-hot Bryce Meredith and Gabe Dean toed the line with World Champ David Taylor at NLWC 3. Both also ...

Nov 20

Episode 87

Coffee Talk with Cenzo & Nick Lee

It’s hard not to fun have talking to these 2 for an hour! After “Coffee Nick” and “Coffee Cenzo” debuted at Big 10’s this ...

Nov 13

Episode 86

Yianni D, A Ashnault, & Bo Nickal on Current Events

There’s a lot going on right now in the sport of wrestling! We’ve got everything from cancellations to trials to RTC cards and more. I wanna ...

Oct 28

Episode 85

Kyle Snyder's Quest for More (Than) Gold

An absolute pleasure to have NCAA, World, and Olympic Gold Medalist, Kyle Snyder on the podcast today. Kyle is now the 6th Olympic Champ on the podcast, and I can't ...

Oct 26

Episode 84

Cornell's Mike Grey Shares His Story & Perspective

Pumped to have Cornell’s Associate Head Coach, Mike Grey, join the podcast today! Mike, a high school phenom that was the first 4x State Champ in New Jersey, has ...

Oct 8

Episode 82

NCAA Name, Image & Likeness Bill Discussion with Tony Ramos

Former Hawkeye and current UNC Assistant Coach Tony Ramos is back on the podcast today to talk about the NCAA Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Bill. It has a lot ...

Sep 30

Episode 81

Michael Kemerer Shares Some Stories

From a young age, Iowa Hawkeye Michael Kemerer has been ingrained in wrestling culture and has been around the best the sport has to offer. Today, the 3x NCAA ...

Sep 16

Episode 80

Marketing, Branding, and Biz Talk with Jordan Burroughs

When it comes to branding and marketing, 5x World/Olympic Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs has come to set the standard. This past Saturday he tweeted about the marketability of college ...

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 ...