Mark Bader

The Bader Show

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Mark Bader and friends interview the biggest names in the sport of wrestling. Hear from your favorite wrestlers and coaches about their experiences in life through the sport. Become inspired, entertained and amused by the wide variety of guests that come onto the show every week.

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Mark Bader

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Latest episode

Jun 23, 2026

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Episodes

Wyatt Hendrickson | The Bader Show (Ep. 488) 23.06.2026

Wyatt Hendrickson beat World Bronze medalist Mason Parris in two straight matches at Final X to make his second straight World Team. He will represent Team USA at the World Championships later this year. 0:30 - This summer will be different from last summer 2:00 - Wrestling Mason Parris at the Ranking Series tournament 4:15 - Wyatt’s thoughts on Final X matches 5:00 - Wyatt almost got pinned 6:30...

Jon Kozak | The Bader Show (Ep. 487) 17.06.2026

Get to know the story behind FloWrestling's international guru, Jon Kozak. 0:50 - Backstory, sports nut & wrestling 7:00 - Relationship with dad and wrestling 9:45 - Wrestling success 12:35 - Broke his leg in a match 18:30 - Felt good about the end of wrestling career 19:00 - Church, Bible college 22:00 - College baseball 24:30 - Jon became a pastor, started a church 26:30 - Became a huge MMA fan...

Enock Francois & Kevin Jack | The Bader Show (Ep. 486) 03.06.2026

IMG Academy is one of the most prestigious schools in the country and specializes in sports. They have started a wrestling program and Director of wrestling, Enock Francois and head coach Kevin Jack join the show to talk about their school, the vision and the future. 0:45 - What is IMG Academy? 3:15 - Sports education institution 5:45 - IMG is starting a wrestling program 8:15 - Why was Enock sold...

Mike Macchiavello | The Bader Show (Ep. 485) 02.06.2026

Mike Macchiavello won his third US Open title and is headed back to Final X for the second time. He will face returning World Champion and friend, Trent Hidlay, whose wedding he will attend this summer. 0:50 - Why the headgear in freestyle? 2:00 - The young guys are so tough and hungry 4:30 - Internal emotions tied to wrestling 8:20 - How Macch and Trent Hidlay became friends 11:00 - Trent was Mac...

What Happened At Tarleton State? Grant Leeth | The Bader Show (Ep. 484) 20.05.2026

Grant Leeth helped start the club wrestling program at Tarleton State in Stephenville, TX with the understanding they would be working toward becoming division 1. This week some statements came out that seemed contrary. Grant joins the show to give his perspective on the situation. 0:55 - Starting a wrestling program at Tarleton State 3:25 - Check all the boxes 4:40 - Raising money 6:25 - Allan Ro...

Bo Bassett | The Bader Show (Ep. 483) 06.05.2026

Bo Bassett just won the US Open at 65kg in both the U20 and senior divisions. He is already on the U23 world team and looks to make it on the U20 and senior teams as well. Bo is committed to wrestle at Virginia Tech and will move there this summer and prepare to be in the line up for the Hokies next year at 141 or 149. 0:50 - Junior Hodge Trophy Winner 1:45 - Wrestling two brackets at US Open 4:15...

Ben Askren & Donny Pritzlaff | The Bader Show (Ep. 482) 15.04.2026

Ben Askren and Donny Pritzlaff had a contentious rivalry back in 2007 and 2008. The two have gone on to become successful coaches, Askren with his AWA academies and Pritzlaff as head coach at Columbia University. The two join the show to talk through their past as competitors and share knowledge as coaches. In the end we see two former rivals become friends. 1:00 - Ben the content creator praised...

Pac 12 Realignment | The Bader Show (Ep. 481) 08.04.2026

Recent college wrestling conference realignment has seen a rebirth of the Pac 12 as several teams leave the Big 12 to join the Pac 12. Chris Pendleton and Neil Erisman, head coahces at Oregon State and Little Rock have been a part of the Pac 12 for some time now. SDSU leaves the Big 12 for the Pac 12 and Nate Engel is the director of strategy for Pac 12 wrestling. The four wrestling minds join the...

Cesar Alvan | The Bader Show (Ep. 480) 06.04.2026

Cesar Alvan captured the hearts of wrestling fans at the 2026 NCAA Wrestling championships when he was relatively unknown and came into the NCAA tournament as the #12 seed. He ended up fourth and attributes a lot of his success to Columbia head coach Donny Pritzlaff and his staff. 0:30 - Who the hell is Cesar Alvan? 3:00 - Loved wrestling and combat sports 5:00 - When Alvan went all-in on wrestlin...

Gabe Arnold | The Bader Show (Ep. 479) 03.04.2026

Gabe Arnold had trouble with communication last summer which lead to trouble with the Iowa program. After thinking he was off the team, Arnold regrouped to help the Hawkeyes secure wins at 174, 184 and 197 this season. He capped it off with by earning All-American honors at 197 after losing his first match at the NCAAs. 0:40 - Gabe’s eventful morning 3:20 - Was Gabe kicked off the Iowa team last s...

Jax Forrest, Sergio Vega & Landon Robideau | The Bader Show (Ep. 478) 25.03.2026

Forrest, Vega and Robideau all just won NCAA titles for Oklahoma State as true freshmen, helping the Cowboys to a second place finish at the NCAA Championships. Jax Forrest and Sergio Vega both finished the season undefeated, which had never been done before in the modern era. 0:55 - Coming home to Stillwater 2:25 - Robideau flipping from Minnesota to Oklahoma State 4:45 - Vega flipped from Cornel...

DJ Hamiti | The Bader Show (Ep. 477) 18.03.2026

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Tony Robie | The Bader Show (Ep. 476) 11.03.2026

Tony Robie just won the ACC Championships for the second straight year as head coach at Virginia Tech and qualified all 10 wrestlers for the NCAA Championships. 1:30 - Robie’s 2009 VT interview on Flo vs VT today 7:25 - Turning points for Robie at VT 11:30 - Likes, challenges and concerns of National Duals Invitational 16:10 - ACC Champions, back to back 17:50 - Aaron Seidel 19:50 - Jax Forrest vs...

Keep CBU Wrestling | The Bader Show (475) 03.03.2026

It was announced that Cal Baptist University will drop their wrestling program at the end of the season. Senior wrestler Timothy Cowan joins the show to shed some light and share his perspective on the situation. 1:10 - The experience and brotherhood of CBU Wrestling 4:25 - Finding out the program got cut, being blindsided 7:20 - Coach Moore and others talking after finding out 10:30 - What are po...

Brock Hardy | The Bader Show (Ep. 474) 25.02.2026

Brock Hardy is a 3x NCAA All-America and NCAA finalist from the University of Nebraska and is entering the final stretch of his college career. 0:50 - Brock is youngest of like 20 cousins that wrestled 2:30 - Wrestling clicked against Braxton Amos at Reno Worlds 6:30 - Watching Brock’s 10U, 100lbs Reno finals 9:00 - 4x State Champion 12:00 - Juggling recruiting with potentially taking a 2 year mis...

Donny Pritzlaff | The Bader Show (Ep. 473) 18.02.2026

Donny Pritzlaff is the head coach at Columbia University, they won the IVY League dual title for the first time since 1982. 0:30 - It’s Pritz-laugh not Pritz-loff 2:00 - Establish mentality and culture 4:45 - Most important time of season is March 6:50 - Highlights from last year, 5 NCAA qualifiers 9:00 - Beat Cornell first time in 40 years 11:25 - Big moments this season 14:20 - Sebastian Rivera,...

Scott Goodale | The Bader Show (Ep. 472) 18.02.2026

Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale has lead the program for 19 years and had one of the biggest wins of that span when they beat Minnesota for the first time in program history last Friday night in front of a big crowd at Jersey Mike's Arena. 1:00 - Big moments over the years for Rutgers 3:15 - Jersey Mikes Arena on Friday night 5:00 - Pep Talk! Let’s go party on these guys! 8:45 - Goodale is obsess...

Casey Swiderski From Iowa State To Oklahoma State | The Bader Show (Ep. 471) 03.02.2026

Casey Swiderski was an NCAA All-American at Iowa State and transferred to Oklahoma State for this season. He defeated former ISU teammate Jacob Frost last weekend as Oklahoma State beat Iowa State in their Big 12 dual. 0:40 - Casey’s introduction to wrestling and his hard-nosed dad 3:30 - Wrestling Dylan D’Emilio in the blood round 6:30 - Swiderski has swagger and wrestles with a chip on shoulder...

Joe Dubuque & The Headgear Controversy | The Bader Show (Ep. 470) 27.01.2026

Princeton head coach Joe Dubuque joins the show after Princeton lost the IVY MAC Rivalry dual to Rider 20-19 after losing a team point when a Princeton wrestler's headgear landed on the mat after a match. 1:00 - Princeton vs Rider the IVY MAC Rivalry 5:00 - Princeton battled injuries prior to Rider dual 7:34 - Dubuque “thanks the refs for keeping everyone safe” 8:00 - We need to use common sense 9...

Nico Provo | The Bader Show (Ep. 469) 23.01.2026

Stanford wrestler Nico Provo knocked off returning NCAA Champion Vincent Robinson of NC State over the weekend. 1:05 - Nico’s dad, brother and sister all wrestled 5:05 - Nico went to Greens Farms Academy prep school 10:00 - Development at GFA in wrestling and academics 12:50 - Effort is more important that being smart in school 14:10 - Treating an exam like a wrestling match 17:00 - Originally com...

Honoring Ty Snook | The Bader Show (Ep. 468) 23.01.2026

Ty Snook was a Delaware state champion, he wrestled at the University of Maryland and became a member of the Delaware police department. Just before Christmas he was killed in the line of duty. Iowa assistant coach Bobby Telford was very close with Ty and the Snook family. Telford joins the show to tell stories and honor his fallen brother. 1:30 - When Bobby forst met Ty 3:00 - Ty went out a hero...

Aeoden Sinclair | The Bader Show (Ep. 467) 23.01.2026

Aeoden Sinclair wrestled at Askren Wrestling Academy and values that experience. He is now a redshirt freshman at Mizzou and is ranked #2 at 184. 0:45 - Aeoden ran 7 miles this morning 1:30 - Aeoden was too rough for football, so he wrestled 3:20 - It was more fun when he got beat up less 4:10 - Meeting Askren’s & Tristan Moran 5:55 - Wrestled Mitchell Mesenbrink in state finals 8:50 - Patient Pan...

Jaxon Joy | The Bader Show (Ep. 466) 11.12.2025

Jaxon Joy is a 3x state champion from Ohio who is now the #2 ranked wrestler in the NCAA at 149 for Cornell University. Last weekend he won first place at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. 0:58 - Jaxon’s introduction to wrestling and love for it 3:40 - Wrestling loft at his parent’s house 8:15 - How did Jaxon develop his wrestling style? 9:00 - Learned penetration step and leg riding at the same ti...

MJ Gaitan | The Bader Show (Ep. 465) 02.12.2025

MJ Gaitan is a 2x NCAA qualifier at Iowa State. He recently had a big win over Patrick Kennedy in the CyHawk dual which helped propel Iowa State over Iowa for the first time since 2004. 0:50 - MJ did jiu jitsu first, then started wrestling 3:10 - MJ made a big jump and went all in on wrestling during COVID 8:15 - Gaitan made a break through at Super 32 9:30 - How MJ developed his tricky/funky styl...

Kaleb Larkin | The Bader Show (Ep. 464) 02.12.2025

Kaleb Larkin is a redshirt sophomore at Arizona State University. He is taking college wrestling by storm and is currently ranked #2 at 149. 0:45 - Wrestling in first home dual at ASU 2:00 - Early years during his dad’s Sunkist practices 4:00 - Dad as his youth coach and work arounds to that 6:00 - Valiant Prep 7:30 - Kaleb didn’t fall into love with wrestling until 11th grade 10:50 - Getting into...

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