The Bader Show

0:02 Did Jordan's parents steer him toward wrestling? 0:07 Choosing wrestling - process of elimination 0:09 Britton Stansell ruined his life 0:14 Attending Baylor and striving for excellence 0:17 Getting good coaching in Shane Turner 0:21 The Cornell Connection 0:25 Being a CEO coach 0:30 Past coaching experience - Cornell, Duke, UVA, Pitt 0:37 Brown's commitment to excellence 0:42 Brown Universit...

Olympic bronze medalist Sarah Hildebrandt joins The Bader Show to discuss her stellar performance at Final X New York. 0:00 — Summer Solstice. 1:00 — Typical training schedule. 6:00 — Final X New York 9:00 — Breaking down Match 1 against Alyssa Lampe. 11:00 — Between matches. 13:00 — Breaking down Match 2 against Alyssa Lampe. 15:30 — Working with an 8-0 lead. 16:30 — Wrestling free. 19:30 — ‘I do...

Seth Gross joins The Bader Show to reflect on his improbable run to making the 61 kg men's freestyle World team with a best-of-three series against returning World silver medalist Daton Fix. 0:00: Father’s Day. 1:00: Seth Gross’s stellar showing at World Team Trials. 4:30: Weight class adjustments. 6:00: Almost losing to Jesse Mendez. 8:15: Becoming a film guy. 10:00: Best-of-three series with Dat...

Two-time World champion J'den Cox joins The Bader Show after making his sixth World/Olympic team. 0:00: J’den Cox’s garage band. 3:00: Nate Jackson. 7:30: Nate Jackson’s confidence. 11:00: Cox-Jackson airport conversation. 15:30: Between rounds. 19:30: David Taylor best-of-three series in 2017. 20:30: Step-out rule. 24:30: J’den writes the rulebook. 31:30: Passivity. 33:00: Segmenting matches. 36:...

2022 Greco World teamer Benji Peak joined The Bader Show to discuss finding Greco, his performance at Final X and talking smack. 0:00 — No sad stories. 4:00 — introduction to wrestling. 8:00 — Finding Greco. 11:00 — Northern Michigan. 13:00 — Leaving home at 17. 16:00 — Taking lumps. 18:30 — Trash talking. 20:00 — Transitioning to the senior level. 21:30 — Reaching his Peak. 23:30 — Making Greco E...

2021 World bronze medalist G'Angelo Hancock joins The Bader Show to discuss Final X New York. 0:00 — G’Angelo’s biggest fear. 3:30 — Training in a barn. 8:00 — ‘We’re training through Braxton.’ 10:00 — Training at the OTC. 13:00 — Thinking about wrestling. 15:00 — Final X New York City. 16:30 — Pro wrestling as an option. 17:30 — This sport is more than money. 19:00 — The face of Greco. 20:30 — Wi...

Two-time NCAA champion Zahid Valencia joins the show to reflect on the World Team Trials and to look ahead to Final X New York. Episode 310 0:00 — Wrestling Season. 1:30 — Almost A Boilermaker. 3:30 — The foundation and the path. 5:30 — Mark Perry. 7:00 — Zahid vs Andrew Morgan breakdown. 11:00 — Zahid vs Mark Hall. 12:00 — The headgear pull. 15:30 — Losing to Mark Hall in Rec Hall. 17:30 — Zahid...

Nate Jackson had a long, winding journey to reach Final X Stillwater. Learn about his near-miss with a drug suspension as he tells his improbable story of resilience. 0:00 — Nate Jackson joins the show. 2:00 — A big scare. 7:00 — Staying strong through adversity. 11:00 — A traumatic experience. 15:30 — Heavy on the house. 17:30 — Making it to J’den. 19:30 — Big jumps since college. 22:30 — Trainin...

Valiant Prep coach and Arizona State NCAA champion Eric Larkin joins The Bader Show. 0:00: Eric Larkin joins the show. 1:00: Introduction to wrestling. 3:30: The notebook. 4:30: Entertaining style. 6:00: College wrestling. 8:00: Senior season. 11:00: Real Pro Wrestling. 12:30: Valiant Prep. 17:00: Wrestling structure. 20:30: Having success. 23:00: How big can this get? 24:30: Wrestling as a learni...

Sam Schmitz coached McKendree to three National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championships. Now, he's the wrestling director and head men's coach at Central Methodist. The former Bearcat coach joins The Bader Show to reflect on his championship run at McKendree and his new role at CMU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan Buckley joins the show to talk about Beat the Streets, Final X and more. 0:00: World Team Trials. 1:30: Beat The Streets New York. 7:00: Final X NYC in the Hulu Theater. 12:30: Back to normal? 17:00: Getting involved with Beat the Streets at btsny.org. 19:00: After party at Versa. 21:00: World Team determined. 24:00: Giving kids a chance. 26:00: Getting on the mat. 27:00: Dropping Fresno S...

2022 US Open champion Mike Macchiavello joins The Bader Show. 0:00: The many faces of Mike Macchiavello. 3:30: Hyperfocus. 8:00: Event focus. 11:00: US Open 12:30: Breaking down US Open finals. 21:00: Getting the stop sign. 22:30: Getting lulled to sleep. 23:30: Joe Rau’s Greco feel. 25:00: World Team Trials preparation. 27:30: Visualization. 32:00: ‘NIL is changing everything — and it’s scary.’ 3...

Mark Bader and Kyle Klingman break down the 2022 Women's Nationals and review Nyla Valencia's semifinal win over three-time age-level World champion Emily Shilson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Little Rock head coach Neil Erisman joins the show and we cover a variety of topics. The Trojans are showing growth and development and can look back and feel good about their showing in a loss at Oregon State. Coach Erisman describes the growth he has made while coaching as an assistant at UNC and since talking over at Little Rock in 2018. We get into a little discussion about NIL, what it means...

Kendric Maple made a bet with Keegan O'Toole that if O'Toole won the 2021 Junior World Championships that Maple would wrestle at the 2022 US Open. Maple lost the best but entered the US Open at 65 kg...and won. 0:00: Kendric Maple is the best storyline at US Open 2:00: Out of retirement. 3:00: Why retire? 4:30: The bet. 6:00: Training regimen. 9:00: Tiger Style training. 11:00: Fear factor. 15:00:...

David McFadden joins the show to talk about his amazing performance at the US Open where he captured the title at 79kg. 0:01- How’s the neck? 0:07- Quarterfinal vs Imar 0:18- Setting up Marsteller match 0:22- Watching semifinal vs Marsteller 0:30- Prepping for finals vs Cenzo 0:32- Help from Mark Hall 0:37- Watching finals match vs Vincenzo 0:50- Gaining belief in himself 0:54- Do something about...

NCAA champion Gregor Gillespie joins The Bader Show to discuss the new FloFilm "Fight Of Your Life." 0:00 — Gregor Gillespie. 1:30 — Knocking off Dustin Schlatter. 9:30 — Prepping for a specific style. 12:00 — The final takedown. 13:30 — Initial reaction to “Fight Of Your Life.” 17:30 — Making a film. 21:00 — Lessons learned. 24:30 — Climbing mountains. 31:00 — Chasing summits. 32:00 — MMA. 37:00...

2022 NCAA champion Keegan O'Toole of Missouri joins The Bader Show. 0:00 — Keegan O’Toole joins the show. 1:30 — First NCAA Championships. 3:30 — Belief in the system. 4:30 — 2022 NCAA tournament draw. 6:30 — Nerves. 7:30 — Round of 16 breakdown and a busted ankle. 13:00 — Quarterfinals breakdown. 16:00 — Semifinals breakdown. 22:00 — Finals breakdown. 28:00 — Attending to the ankle. 31:00 — First...

Former Ohio State wrestler Johnni DiJulius discusses all his extreme adventures on The Bader Show. 0:00 — ‘Whatever’s High Enough.’ 1:30 — Introduction to skydiving. 4:00 — From hobby to career. 9:00 — Flo talk. 10:00 — ‘I’m proud to say I’ve never had a sip of alcohol.’ 11:30 — ‘The reason I wrestle is the reason I don’t drink.’ 14:30 — First BASE jump. 17:30 — There’s nothing harder than 7 minut...

Four-time World silver medalist Shannon Williams joined The Bader Show to reflect on the early years of women's wrestling, accepting a new role as a high school coach, and ways to advance women's wrestling across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Campbellsville women's coach Lee Miracle joins The Bader Show to discuss NAIA sanctioning women's wrestling as a championship sport, coaching mistakes, and his team's title at the 2022 NAIA Invitational Championships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

USA Wrestling developmental coach James Green joins The Bader Show. 0:00 — James Green’s new job and retirement. 6:00 — Injuries. 10:00 — The job offer. 12:30 — The timing was right. 14:00 — Coaching carousel. 16:30 — International travel. 18:30 — Coaching influence. 22:00 — Reluctant leader. 26:30 — Elite Accelerator Program 28:00 — First international experience. 31:30 — 2017 World Championships...

Real Woods joins The Bader Show to discuss his move from Stanford to Iowa. 0:00 — The Resurrection. 3:30 — The Real Story. 7:00 — COVID restrictions. 10:00 — Epic road trip. 11:30 — ‘We’re saved! We’re saved’ 13:00 — The next head coach. 17:00 — Limited competition schedule. 21:00 — NCAA Championships. 26:00 — A turning point. 28:30 — Entering the transfer portal. 30:00 — Heading to Iowa. 34:30 —...

Three-time All-American Stevan Micic of Michigan joins The Bader Show. 0:00 — Countdown to 300 1:00 — Stevan Micic: 8 years of college. 6:00 — The finish line. 11:00 — Weight gains and losses. 15:30 — European Championships. 18:30 — Gaining weight. 21:30 — Team 100. 24:00 — B10 Championships. 28:30 — NCAA Championships. 31:30 — Last name. 33:00 — Sweat it out. 38:30 — Wins and whoopins. Learn more...

Northwestern coach Matt Storniolo joins The Bader Show. 0:00 — USA Wrestling events in Cedar Falls. 2:00 — Northwestern’s strong finish. 5:30 — Wrestling trends. 7:00 — Ryan Deakin. 11:30 — 70 kg is exciting. 13:30 — Future of Midlands Championships. 25:00 — Sweat it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices