Podcast Episodes

Mar 4

Episode 225

2024 Big Ten Championships Preview & Picks + Some Pan Am Talk

Conference Championship Week is here! Today as Pre-Seeds came out for Big 10's, Willie and JB hopped on to do a full preview show of the Big Ten Championships. ...

Mar 4

Episode 224

Roman Bravo-Young on Becoming an Olympian!

This weekend, 2x NCAA Champ & friend of the show, Roman Bravo-Young, officially became an Olympian! He will be competing in Paris at the 2024 Olympics at 57kg. We spoke on: ...

Feb 22

Episode 223

Previewing #2 Oklahoma State vs #3 Iowa & The Rest of the Weekend Preview!

The Final Weekend of Regular Season Wrestling is Here, and There Is No Shortage of Storylines & Hype! Willie Won an Award, We Didn't NCAA Still Playing Credentials ...

Feb 18

Episode 222

Recapping Penn State vs Nebraska & A Weekend Rundown

Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' as we recap the weekend and talk: Penn State vs Nebraska Full Recap Audrey Jimenez Makes History in Arizona Some Iowa/Wisconsin ...

Feb 15

Episode 221

PSU vs Nebraska, Senior Level News, Weekend Preview With The Brain

Another fun show with 'Basch & The Brain' today as we talk: Willie Makes His Return to FloWrestling's FRL Non-Olympic Weight World Championships Announced Today for 2024 World Team Trials for ...

Feb 8

Episode 220

Penn State vs Iowa Preview, Transfer Portal Probables & More

Crystal Ball Rankings Updates Transfer Portal Probables Penn State/Iowa Preview Nebraska/Michigan Preview This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. Video game stats meet real-life ...

Feb 1

Episode 219

Previewing Michigan/Iowa and Penn State/Ohio State, Pan Am Talk with Basch & The Brain

Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and senior-level wrestling for the upcoming weekend. Addressing "The Bias Pan ...

Jan 22

Episode 218

Basch & The Brain Weekend Rundown - Penn State is Dominating

Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and senior-level wrestling from this weekend. - Penn State is Dominating- Willie'...

Jan 9

Episode 217

Could Fix/Vito Be a 125lb Semi at NCAAs? Basch & The Brain Midseason Breakdown

Back at it for another episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we discuss all things college wrestling and preview the second half of the season. We also go through ...

Dec 4

Episode 216

Recapping 2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas (CKLV) Tournament with Basch & The Brain & Nico Provo Joins

Great show today recapping The 2023 CKLV Tournament with Willie The Brain as we go weight-by-weight, talk team race, and also bring on the 125lb Champ - and our MOW of ...

Nov 30

Episode 215

2023 Cliff Keen Las Vegas (CKLV) Tournament Preview with Basch & The Brain

It's CKLV weekend, and it's time to preview what is arguably the toughest tournament of the season! Another fun episode of 'Basch & The Brain' as we go weight by ...

Nov 20

Episode 214

Bill Farrell Recap, All-Star Classic Preview, and Random College Notes

It was great to have my guy Cenzo back on as we had some Coffee Talk and dove into all things wrestling this weekend & what's coming up! Bill ...

Nov 7

Episode 213

Crystal Ball Rankings Discussion, 2023-24 College Season Preview

Willie's Crystal Bank Rankings are out & we went weight by weight previewing this upcoming college season! This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. Video Game ...

Nov 3

Episode 212

Wyatt Hendrickson on U23 World Gold, Upcoming Season, All-Star Classic

Back-to-back most dominant wrestler in NCAA, Air Force's Wyatt Hendrickson, is on the show today to talk about his recent accolades and the upcoming season! Being Recruited by Air ...

Oct 30

Episode 211

'Basch & The Brain' on College Wrestling, Senior Level Seasons

'Basch & The Brain' talk all things College Wrestling & Senior Level as both seasons kick off this week: Crystal Ball Rankings Update Wrestle Off & Lineup Updates Gomez Heading ...

Oct 29

Episode 210

College Wrestling's #1 P4P, Carter Starocci, Talks Upcoming Season

He's the #1 P4P wrestler in college today and he's back on the Baschamania podcast to talk all about this upcoming season and the looming 2024 Olympic Trials. We talk all ...

Oct 19

Episode 209

Zain Retherford on World Gold, Olympic Trials, What's Next

Fun having our guy Zain Retherford back on the show today to discuss his newest accolade, becoming a World Champion, and talk about what's next as both his business ...

Sep 25

Episode 208

PJ Duke on Committing to Penn State, NIL, His Return To The Mat

Today, the #1 P4P wrestler in the Class of 2025 and Willie's #1 on his Big Board, hopped on BASCHAMANIA to announce his commitment to Penn State and talk why, how NIL ...

Sep 15

Episode 207

2023 World Championships Day 1 & 2 Breakdown

What a crazy weekend of wrestling! Willie & JB break down all the action recapping Days 1 and 2 as 8 of 10 have wrestled in Men's Freestyle. This show is brought to you ...

Sep 15

Episode 206

Bracket Breakdown: 2023 World Championships Live Reactions

The brackets are out for the 2023 World Championships and we went through them weight-by-weight before tomorrow's action gets underway! This show is brought to you by our friends at ATAC. ...