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Cesar Alvan | The Bader Show (Ep. 480) Apr 06, 2026

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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 wrestling & college opportunities 7:30 - Eyeing the UFC in his future 8:00 - Why Columbia University? 11:30 - Out with the old coaching staff, in with the new 12:40 - Alvan recruited Pritzlaff (you read that right) 17:15 - First practice with Pritzlaff as coach 20:00 - Jumping levels under Pritzlaff 23:00 - Cesar & coaching staff LOVED his draw in the bracket 24:00 - Alvan pins Locket in OT, he was ready 26:40 - Being the Man in the Arena 29:30- Mitchell Mesenbrink 31:30 - Day 3 at NCAAs is NOT about who’s a better wrestler 34:00 - When it all sunk it, balling for an hour 36:00 - Mohammad Ali quote 37:55 - Alvan wants to continue to wrestle for Brazil, maybe RAF 41:00 - Wrestling wizard Jeff Buxton 42:10 - Artificial Intelligence 43:00 - Honey the night before a weigh in 44:00 - Who is Alvan’s all-time favorite wrestler? 45:00 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow

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Gabe Arnold | The Bader Show (Ep. 479) Apr 03, 2026

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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 summer? 11:00 - Gabe wanted to wrestle 174 at the start of the year 13:30 - Getting to where Arnold was “locked in” 17:00 - Endene left, what did that mean for Gabe? 19:00 - Angelo Ferrari got hurt, Gabe fills in 22:00 - 197 for Big Tens or nah? 25:20 - Confirming with coach Brands on 197 27:40 - Pretending he liked NCAA brackets and seeds 31:45 - Iowa’s challenging season 37:10 - NCAA first round loss and the long road back 44:30 - Overwhelming emotion of earning All-American 49:30 - Gabe will wrestle 79kg at US Open 53:10 - 174 next year for the Hawkeyes #TheBaderShow

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Jax Forrest, Sergio Vega & Landon Robideau | The Bader Show (Ep. 478) Mar 25, 2026

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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 Cornell to Oklahoma State 8:00 - When Jax knew he wanted to wrestle at NCAAs 9:30 - Culture and development at OSU 14:25 - A lot of freedom at practice 15:30 - Robideau, Mike Meyers - Halloween - walkout 17:40 - Is Robideau a serial killer? 19:05 - When did each guy believe he could win NCAAs? 24:00 - NCAA Championship 26:15 - Robideau on semifinal vs PJ Duke 28:45 - Brock Hardy 31:15 - Jax vs Seidel 32:20 - Vega vs Jesse Mendez 39:25 - Robideau vs Antrell Taylor 45:10 - Jax vs Ben Davino 52:40 - Jax crazy story, got trapped in the arena! 56:10 - Freestyle season 57:10 - Sweat it out 1:02:30 - All-time favorite 1:03:15 - Wins and whoopins 1:08:00 - Final word

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DJ Hamiti | The Bader Show (Ep. 477) Mar 18, 2026

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Tony Robie | The Bader Show (Ep. 476) Mar 11, 2026

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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 Seidel 23:20 - Eddie Ventresca 26:50 - Free admission to VT wrestling matches 29:45 - Bo Bassett 34:40 - Dealing with the lineup log jam 35:50 - Would Robie consider having a recruit leave high school early 37:20 - How does Robie use AI in his daily life 39:00 - Sweat it out 42:30 - All-Time favorite 44:00 - Wins and whoopins

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Keep CBU Wrestling | The Bader Show (475) Mar 03, 2026

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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 potential solutions?

12:00 - KeepCBUWrestling.com

13:40 - Wearing singlets inside out. Then being silenced.

16:20 - Senior night and all the drama from meeting with admin

21:15 - The intense 5 minute meeting before the dual

23:40 - Administration silenced them

27:50 - Coby Merill Waving the shirt after winning CA State title

29:40 - Community support

31:30 - Tim’s opinion of CBU

34:00 - Finishing his career is bittersweet

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Brock Hardy | The Bader Show (Ep. 474) Feb 25, 2026

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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 mission

14:40 - Brock’s two year mission in Rio de Janeiro

19:30 - Surround yourself with the right people

21:30 - Back to wrestling after 2 years off the mat

24:25 - Wrestling is completely opposite than the mission, BE selfish

26:25 - How age has impacted Brock Hardy. It’s a mental battle

31:05 - Sergio Vega

36:25 - Jesse Mendez

39:00 - The spladle seen round the world

42:00 - How will experience help Brock in March?

45:25 - What’s next for Brock after graduation?

47:00 - How does Brock Hardy use artificial intelligence?

49:00 - Sweat it out - 5 TRIVIA questions

1:00:00 - All-Time favorite

1:01:15 - Wins and whoopins

1:04:15 - Wrestling is fun.

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Donny Pritzlaff | The Bader Show (Ep. 473) Feb 18, 2026

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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, Jeff Buxton and coaching staff

20:10 - Goals and expectations are high

23:10 - Realistic long term goals

25:10 - What AI tool would Donny build?

27:20 - Sweat it out

30:25 - Wins and whoopins

35:18 - Donny Pritzlaff’s all-time favorite wrestler

36:35 - NYC is a unique place to to live

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Scott Goodale | The Bader Show (Ep. 472) Feb 18, 2026

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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 obsessive about dual meets, match ups, strategy

10:10 - Second half of Minnesota

11:30 - Halftime routine

12:30 - Momentum

14:20 - Winning the dual at 197

16:05 - Jersey MIke’s Arena went Bananas!

19:06 - Water dumped on coach Goodale

21:25 - - B1G Dual season is a grueling roller roaster

26:00 - Taking Rugers from no fans in a gym to 5,000 fans in an arena

29:40 - Sweat it out

32:15 - Anthony shot him down

33:35 - Wins and whoopins

35:00 - All-time favorite wrestler

36:20 - OneWord

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Casey Swiderski From Iowa State To Oklahoma State | The Bader Show (Ep. 471) Feb 03, 2026

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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 7:30 - Looking to get your butt whooped 9:40 - Casey and Frost 10:30 - Why Casey went to Iowa State 11:30 - Why did Swiderski leave Iowa State? 15:25 - From training with dogs to training with wolves 16:30 - How Oklahoma State has helped 18:15 - Casey lost the first four matches of the season 19:30 - Oklahoma State vs Iowa State 22:05 - Pheasant hunting story 23:10 - Looking forward to the NCAA Championships 25:00 - Sweat it out 28:30 - Wins and whoopins 32:30 - Casey Swiderski’s All-Time Favorite Wrestler 34:00 - One Word

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