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Yianni D on World Championships, New Shoe & A Hodge Trophy Next? | Ep. 172 Sep 27, 2022

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Always a great time when our friend, and now-World Silver Medalist, Yianni Diakomihalis joins the show! Today, he came on the podcast to talk all about his 2022 World Championships experience; from his thoughts leading up to the tournament, to his post-match/pre-match thoughts, and all the takeaways from the Finals. We also dive into the upcoming season and if he's looking at the Hodge Trophy or not and wrap up talking NIL & his new shoe coming out soon! 👀

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Izzy Martinez Breaks Down The New Premier National League | Ep. 171 Sep 23, 2022

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Great having friend of the show Izzy Martinez back on the podcast to talk all about the newest venture in wrestling - Premier National League! PNL Chicago starts tomorrow and Izzy couldn't be more excited after 2 years with some of the biggest & brightest people in wrestling working to make this happen. We also talk about wrestling in MMA, growing the sport, development a few other topics!

Talking World Championships Storylines with Mike Machh | Ep. 170 Sep 20, 2022

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From Jordan Burroughs making history becoming a 7x World & Olympic Gold Medalist to No Russia Presence and Women's Freestyle star Amit Elor, there is no shortage of storylines from the 2022 World Championships! Pleasure having NCAA Champ & Senior Level athlete Mike Macchiavello on to recap a bunch of it!

Brody Teske on His Transfer to the Iowa Hawkeyes | Ep. 169 Aug 20, 2022

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The newest Iowa Hawkeye Brody Teske joined me for a quick weekend chat on his career & recent move to the Iowa Hawkeyes. We talk the move, NIL, transitioning to college and more.

Bo Nickal on His 62 Second Win, Next Fight & We Juxtapose Wrestling/MMA | Ep. 168 Aug 13, 2022

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Great talking to Bo just a few days removed from his 2nd pro fight win at Dana White's Contender Series. We talk about a lot of the MMA/wrestling comparisons, how the fight went down, when his next fight is, and much more.

Nico Megaludis Joins Cenzo & I for Coffee Talk on His Year & Career | Ep. 167 Aug 12, 2022

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US Open Champ Nico Megaludis joined Cenzo and I today for some Coffee Talk to talk about the year he's had after an amazing comeback from 2 ACL surgeries on the same knee that kept him out of action for years! We talk about everything from their time together at Penn State to his self-diagnosed quirks, and everything in between - including, his take on the World Team Trials loss to Seth Gross.

Cenzo's Back for Coffee Talk & An Update on His Career | Ep. 166 Jul 27, 2022

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Our guy Vincenzo Joseph is BACK for some Coffee Talk and catching up about his recent decision to leave his coaching gig at Stanford and head to Arizona State to train full time.

Seth Gross Loves To Be The Underdog | Ep. 165 Jun 17, 2022

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NCAA Champ Seth Gross just added another incredible accolade to his resume: World Team Member! Today, just a week after the monster accomplishment, Seth joins me once again on the podcast to talk about his World Team Trials & Final X performances and share some insight around the matches, circumstances, and overcoming adversity. Always great catching up with Seth! We talked about:

1) Jesse Mendez Match  at WTT
2) Nico Match   at WTT
3) DeShazer Match  at WTT
4) Being the Underdog  at Final X
5) Overcoming the Adversity
6) Wrestling Anywhere Everywhere 
7) Cut to 61 vs 57
8) Husband/Wife Competition Combo
9) Being “The Guy” in The Wisconsin Room
 10) Life in Wisconsin
11) Coaching and Competing at the Same Time 
12) Winning The Day - What it means!
13) Book Recommendations
14) Carnivore Diet & Coffee
15) Brand Side of Competing  
16) Final X/WTT Fans 
17) Upcoming Competitions

Nick Lee on Wrapping Up His College Career & What's Next | Ep. 164 Jun 12, 2022

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Great catching up with back-to-back NCAA Champ from Penn State at 141 lbs, Nick Lee! We talked about his final college season, his second National Championship, plans for the senior level, how to succeed at what you're doing -including, but not limited to- wrestling, respecting people who disagree with you, the issue with no fans at World Team Trials, and more.

Max Dean On His NCAA Championship & Being A Part of The Penn State Program | Ep. 163 May 16, 2022

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Fun time chatting today with 2022 NCAA Champion at 197lbs,Penn State's Max Dean, on this week's episode of BASCHAMANIA. We talked all things from his move to State College, what surprised him and what didn't, the wrestling lineage he's apart of, his time so far at Penn State, how political dodge ball is and so much more.

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