Podcast Episodes

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 ...

Apr 20

Episode 113

Carter Starocci Joins Us to Share On Success, Future, and Faith

Freshmen National Champ Carter Starocci joins his Nittany Lion teammate Vincenzo and I to talk about his success, his future, and his faith, among other topics, including what Thomas Gilman ...

Apr 12

Episode 112

Sammy Alvarez On What Happened With Big 10's

It was a weird year for all of us with Covid and Sammy Alvarez is no exception to the rule. He joins us for some Monday Morning Coffee Talk to ...

Apr 9

Episode 111

Getting to Know AJ Ferrari Over Coffee; Ant The Champ Joins In, Too

After an incredible month for AJ Ferrari, the Big 12 & NCAA Champ joined Cenzo and I for some coffee talk to talk about his injuries, rapid increase in fandom, recent ...

Apr 5

Episode 110

JO Breaks Down his Olympic Trials Matches, Weight Cut & Diet

It's rare we spend an entire episode breaking something down from a technical standpoint, but that's what this episode turned into as 2021 Olympic Team Trials Champion at 65kg ...

Mar 28

Episode 109

Braxton Amos & Evan Henderson on Their Journeys & Performances

After a dominating weekend at the Last Chance Olympic Qualifier, both Evan Henderson and Braxton Amos joined me on BASCHAMANIA to talk about their journeys leading up to the Olympic ...