Olympics Podcast Episodes

Mar 1

Episode 39

Sebastian Rivera Is Ready

Ahead of next weekend's Big Ten Championships, I caught up with Northwestern's Sebastian Rivera. In this episode, we chat about his start in wrestling, how tough Jersey is and transition ...

Feb 25

Episode 38

J’Den Cox Keeps Pressing On

The wrestling success he's had is just a portion of who J'den Cox is. The 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist and 2020 Olympic Hopeful has endured levels of hardship and adversity that few ...

Feb 18

Episode 36

Jacob Kasper Knows His Breakthrough Is Coming

2x NCAA All-American Jacob Kasper and I couldn't keep this conversation short. He is one of the most passionate wrestlers out there and between his Olympic aspirations and his WWE ...

Feb 12

Episode 35

A Conversation With Nick Gwiazdowski

2x World Bronze Medalist & 2x NCAA Champion Gwiazdowski has been the USA’s heavyweight for 3 straight years and he’s looking for it to become 4 as he aims for ...

Feb 7

Episode 34

This Is Jenna Burkert

Reigning World Team Member. Olympic Hopeful. American Soldier. Jenna Burkert has no slew of titles and accolades. This was a fun conversation to dive into with Jenna just before a ...

Feb 3

Episode 33

Victoria Anthony’s World

Women’s wrestling has been exploding lately. Part of that is in response to the great women who are creating such a dominant scene right now and leading the charge. ...

Jan 30

Episode 32

A Conversation With Kyle Dake On His Journey

He won a Hodge Trophy while winning 4 NCAA Championships in a row at 4 consecutive weights. After a storied college career at Cornell no one will soon forget, he became a 2...

Jan 25

Episode 31

Bryce Meredith's Perspective

3x NCAA All-American and 2020 Olympic Hopeful Bryce Meredith joined the show to talk about growing up in Wyoming, his wrestling career, and his future in MMA. We dive into a ...

Jan 20

Episode 30

Getting to Know Nick Lee

2x All-American and 2020 Olympic Hopeful Nick Lee has already developed quite the wrestling career. Episode 30 catches up with the Nittany Lion as he's in the heart of the grind towards ...

Jan 16

Episode 29

The Jason Nolf Interview

He doesn't do many interviews and isn't in media much, but that's not because the 3x NCAA Champion/4x NCAA Finalist doesn't have the stories and insight. 2020 Olympic Hopeful Jason ...

Jan 10

Episode 28

This is Thomas Gilman

It was great chatting with 2017 World Silver Medalist Thomas Gilman just ahead of his trip to Italy & Russia to compete in a few tough tournaments. The Iowa Hawkeye and ...

Jan 4

Episode 27

Some Stories From Vincenzo Joseph

What 2x NCAA Champ/3x NCAA Finalist doesn't have a good story? 2020 Olympic Hopeful Vincenzo Joseph is no different. On Episode 27, the Nittany Lion Senior stops by to talk about ...

Dec 24

Episode 25

The Impact of Joey McKenna's Faith

Fresh off an awesome performance at the US Open/Senior Nationals, Joey McKenna joins the show as we talk about his story & his faith. Many of us are guilty ...

Dec 12

Episode 23

Meet 74kg James Green

He's had a ton of success throughout his career, but an Olympic/World Championship alludes James Green. His losses that led to Bronze & Silver Medals at the '15 and ...

Nov 29

Episode 21

Getting to Know Darian Cruz

NCAA Champion & Olympic Hopeful Darian Cruz stops by the BASCHAMANIA podcast for Episode 21. It was great to spend an hour with Darian getting to know him and peeking behind ...

Nov 21

Episode 20

Chatting with Gable Steveson

It was great to chat with Minnesota's Gable Steveson after qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Trials at the Bill Farrell. Gable has won Junior and Cadet World Championships and now has ...

Nov 8

Episode 18

20 Minutes with Alex Dieringer

Days away from competing at 86kg @ the Bill Farrell in NYC and starting his quest to the Olympic Trials in April, I caught up with 3x NCAA Champ Alex Dieringer. ...

Oct 29

Episode 16

Catching up w/ David Taylor

David Taylor is not only as successful of a wrestler as it gets, already having won titles from the State level to the NCAA & Big 10 level on up to ...

Oct 19

Episode 15

A Chat with Nico Megaludis

Unlike many training for the 2020 Olympic Trials in State College, NCAA Champ Nico Megaludis is doing double duty. Along with training to beat the best in the world and make ...

Oct 12

Episode 14

1 Jersey State Tournament, 1 Jersey State Championship. 1 NCAA Tournament, 1 NCAA Championship. 2 "senior years", 2 incredible stories. Anthony Cassar has a story unlike any other in the sport and brings laughter, fun and ...