Podcast Episodes

Sep 13

Episode 205

Basch & The Brain Preview the 2023 World Championships

It's time for the 2023 World Championships, and the Brain joined me for a fun episode of Basch & The Brain as we preview, weight by weight, the Men's Freestyle action ...

Sep 3

Episode 204

Kurt Angle on Dave Schultz, Gable Steveson & His New ANGLE Doc

Friend of the show Kurt Angle - NCAA, World, Olympic & WWE Champion - is back on BASCHAMANIA as we dive deeper into the new ANGLE doc and talk a ...

Aug 8

Episode 203

Basch & The Brain Talk Conference Realignments, Oregon Wrestling, Cadet Worlds

Great having Willie back on the show today as we talk conference realignments and what it means for wrestling, Willie's disdain for Oregon, Cadet Worlds, preview Junior Worlds a ...

Jul 31

Episode 202

Rocky Elam's Excited To Go Home to Kansas City in 2024

Great having 2021 Junior World Champ and 3x NCAA D1 All-American from Mizzou, Rocky Elam, on the BASCHAMANIA wrestling podcast today. We talked about everything from his Junior World Championship ...

Jul 21

Episode 201

David Carr Reflects on Last Season & Looks to Next Year

From his battles with Keegan O'Toole and becoming a 4x BIG 12 Chanp to his upcoming senior year, was great to catch up with my guy David Carr and reflect ...

Jul 13

Episode 200

Beau Bartlett on Which PSU Guys Are Taking Olympic Redshirts

Episode 200! Thank you all for tuning in to the show and letting this show hit 200 episodes! Having a lot of fun with it, and I appreciate the support and all ...

Jun 28

Episode 199

Talking UFC 290 with Bo Nickal & Cenzo

Great having friend of the show Bo Nickal back on today as Cenzo makes his return to the podcast! We talked about Bo's upcoming fight with Tresean Gore next ...

Jun 12

Episode 198

Basch & The Brain Recap Final X 2023 & Talk Results

Fun time recapping this weekend's Final X! We talked broke down all of the Men's Freestyle match series, talked about Women's Freestlye & Greco, the pros/...

Jun 7

Episode 197

Basch & The Brain Preview Final X, Make Predictions

Final X is here! This Saturday, on June 10th, in Newark, NJ, Ten World Team spots are on the line in each style. Today, Willie and I (Justin Basch) do ...

May 31

Episode 196

Yianni D, Vito Arujau & BTS' Brandon Buckley Talk Final X & Beat The Streets

Fun show today as we start really looking to Final X and Beat The Streets next week on June 10th in Newark, NJ! First up, Executive Director of Beat The ...

May 18

Episode 195

Tyler Berger on US Open, PRTC, Zain at Final X & His Faith

Fun having NCAA Finalist & US Open Winner Tyler Berger on the podcast ahead of his upcoming Best of 3 battle with Zain Retherford at Final X. We talked all ...

Apr 29

Episode 194

Basch & The Brain Recap The 2023 US Open

What a fun few days of Men’s Freestyle at the US Open! This morning, Live from Las Vegas, Willie The Brain joins me, and we go through Men’s ...

Apr 25

Episode 193

Aaron Nagao On His Transfer to Penn State & Why

Aaron Nagao is back on BASCHAMANIA to share his transfer announcement and talk reasoning behind the decision, as well as what the process has been like. This show is brought ...

Apr 18

Episode 192

Basch & The Brain Preview The 2023 US Open

It's here! The 2023 US Open is next week in Las Vegas, and we are pumped! Today, friend of the show, Willie "the Brain", is back on as ...

Apr 9

Episode 191

Aaron Nagao on Why He Entered the Transfer Portal and What's Next

With all of the NIL & Transfer Portal talk going on, I thought it made sense to bring on someone who's at the center of the conversation - Aaron ...

Mar 29

Episode 190

Austin O'Connor on Establishing His Legacy at UNC

Today on BASCHAMANIA, UNC's Now-2x NCAA Champ Austin O'Connor, who just wrapped up his wrestling career on the top of the podium in Tulsa, joins the show ...

Mar 22

Episode 189

Andrew Alirez Path to NCAA Title: Not Cheating a Rep

This weekend in Tulsa, Greeley, Colorado-native Andrew Alirez brought back the first D1 National Championship EVER to UNC. He joined me on the show today to discuss his wrestling career, ...

Mar 21

Episode 188

Yianni D on Becoming a 4x NCAA Champion & Making History

Yianni D is now just the 5th ever 4x NCAA Champion after earning another title at 149lbs this weekend. Today, friend of the show Yianni came back on to talk ...

Mar 13

Episode 187

Nick Lee on Launching Wakinyan, Wrestlers in Business & More NCAA's Talk!

Great to have 2x NCAA Champ Nick Lee back on the podcast today as we chat: Transitioning to Freestyle Full Time Competing at the Zagreb Open Launching a Company (Wakinyan) ...

Mar 9

Episode 186

Coffee Talk: 2023 NCAA Championships Preview & Picks

The 2023 NCAA D1 Championships are a week away, and it's time to go weight by weight through the tournament and make some picks! View the full 2023 NCAA D1 Wrestling ...