Bader Show podcast

Latest Episodes:

Sergio Lemley | The Bader Show (Ep. 405) Feb 08, 2024

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Sergio was a 4x high school state champion and wrestles at Michigan. Last week he upset and majored #1 ranked Real Woods of Iowa 14-2.

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Vito Arujau | The Bader Show (Ep. 404) Jan 31, 2024

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Vito Arujau joins the show on the same day his film, VITO: Out Of The Shadows debuts. We also talk about Vito's return to NCAA wrestling including his loss to Crookham and his quest for the Olympics.

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Zadick, Espo & Joe | The Bader Show (Ep. 403) Jan 24, 2024

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USA Wrestling coaches Bill Zadick, Zack Esposito and Joe Russell join the show with updates on USA Wrestling and College wrestling talk.

0:01 - Esposito is in France!

0:05 - Bill on resident program back then

0:13 - Travel issues

0:16 - Olympic year

0:21 - DT JB, KD

0:24 - VITO

0:29 - College wrestling

0:31 - Dual meets

0:43 - Covid opened some eyes

0:45 - Get the weights qualified

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Doug Schwab | The Bader Show (Ep. 402) Jan 19, 2024

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Doug Schwab wouldn't take no for an answer when Utah Valley said they had to cancel their dual due to weather.

0:01 - Won’t take no for an answer. Wrestled UVU in Ames.

0:12 - Straight Outta West Gym, literally

0:18 - West Gym memories

0:21 - New wrestling room

0:27 - Ejections!?

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Peyton Robb | The Bader Show (Ep. 401) Jan 10, 2024

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2x Nebraska All-American Peyton Robb joins the show to talk about his crazy battle and against a nasty skin infection and how he was able to overcome it.

0:01 - Undefeated going into Big Ten

0:02 - Leg started to not feel right

0:05 - Heading to the hospital

0:10 - When it got serious for real

0:13 - Photos of the open wounds

0:32 - Back on the mat

0:36 - Taking a loss

0:39 - Winding down the college career

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Parker Keckeisen | The Bader Show (Ep. 400) Jan 09, 2024

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Northern Iowa Panther and #1 ranked 184 pounder Parker Keckeisen joins the show.

0:02 - Max Askren and falling in love with wrestling

0:08 - Thinking about positions

0:09 - Keegan story

0:14 - Cat and mouse game

0:17 - Chilled out scrapping vs trying to win

0:25 - Straight Outta West Gym

0:30 - Truax

0:44 - Visualization

0:48 - Wins and whoopins

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Michael Kemerer | The Bader Show (Ep. 399) Dec 20, 2023

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Michael Kemerer was a 5x All-American for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He announced his retirement from wrestling earlier this week and joins the show to talk about his career.

0:01 - Considering retirement

0:04 - Considering 7th year

0:06 - 2020 COVID Cancellation

0:08 - Overcoming adversity

0:10 - Big duals at Carver Hawkeye

0:15 - Best performance

0:18 - Iowa and Cornell and Young Guns

0:22 - First ever match

0:24 - Recruiting

0:33 - Lessons to Starocci and what’s next for Kem

0:37 - Wins and whoopins

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Gabe Arnold | The Bader Show (Ep. 398) Nov 29, 2023

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Iowa freshman Gabe Arnold joins the show to talk about his journey through wrestling and his big recent win at 184 at the Iowa-Iowa State CyHawk dual.

0:01 - Introduced to wrestling, wasn’t for him

0:05 - Falling in love with wrestling, dad’s influence

0:09 - Talk from dad after youth states, you missed a rep

0:12 - Going to Wyoming Seminary

0:17 - Growing up fast at prep school

0:20 - Developing in wrestling at Wyoming Seminary

0:23 - Beau Bartlett headlocks him, need to jump levels

0:26 - Mizzou was his dream school, but ended up at Iowa

0:31 - Iowa vs Iowa State, bumping to 184

0:38 - A huge dual from his perspective

0:53 - Wins and whoopins

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Brandon Slay & Roger Reina | The Bader Show (Ep. 397) Nov 16, 2023

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Olympic gold medalist and PRTC head coach Brandon Slay, along with UPenn head coach Roger Reina join the show.

0:00 - College wrestling is changing

0:02 - Changes on the senior level

0:03 - Impact of 3 point TD

0:06 - Coaching Brandon Slay

0:13 - JB at 74kg

0:16 - Kazakhstan

0:23 - PRTC Keystone Classic

0:26 - Keystone Classic to determine starters

0:29 - Vibe to the Olympic year

0:32 - Coaching Mistakes

0:37 - JB in the tunnel, “I’m scared”

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Sammy Sasso | The Bader Show (Ep. 396) Nov 01, 2023

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Sammy Sasso joins the show for the first time since getting shot in August. He reacts to the Young Bucks series and talks us through his long road to recovery.

0:01 - Young Bucks

0:05 - Sammy’s reaction to the series

0:07 - Friday night at NCAAs

0:11 - Getting shot

0:25 - Progression to recovery

0:32 - Physical therapy

0:35 - Today’s progress

0:38 - Returning to Covelli

0:41 - Current role with the team

0:43 - The school side of things

0:46 - New perspective

0:49 - Don’t worry