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The Bader Show

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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67:59

Brock Hardy | The Bader Show (Ep. 474)

The Bader Show ·

2026/02/25

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

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Donny Pritzlaff | The Bader Show (Ep. 473)

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2026/02/18

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

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Scott Goodale | The Bader Show (Ep. 472)

The Bader Show ·

2026/02/18

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

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38:29

Casey Swiderski From Iowa State To Oklahoma State |...

The Bader Show ·

2026/02/03

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

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47:42

Joe Dubuque & The Headgear Controversy | The Bader...

The Bader Show ·

2026/01/27

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 9:00 - Only sport where they can take points away 10:50 - Watching the controversy of the

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57:30

Nico Provo | The Bader Show (Ep. 469)

The Bader Show ·

2026/01/23

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 committed to Cornell, followed Rob Koll to Stanford 22:00 - You’ll know when you know 23:10 - NCAA

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48:05

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

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2026/01/23

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 4:15 - Bobby, Ty and his buddies at Tyrant Wrestling 6:50 - Ty picking Bobby up after a lossl 9:15

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69:06

Aeoden Sinclair | The Bader Show (Ep. 467)

The Bader Show ·

2026/01/23

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 Panda 11:00 - Learning from Askrens & love for AWA 17:30 - Aeoden hit a deer on the way to

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48:38

Jaxon Joy | The Bader Show (Ep. 466)

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2025/12/11

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 time 10:00 - Cradle innovation 12:30 - Thinking about wrestling 13:25 - Recruiting process and

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49:45

MJ Gaitan | The Bader Show (Ep. 465)

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2025/12/02

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 style 13:20 - Committing to CBU, eventually deciding on Iowa State 15:45 - Wrestling at NCAAs and the blood

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41:42

Kaleb Larkin | The Bader Show (Ep. 464)

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2025/12/02

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 ASU room and wrestling at Bill Farrell were big 12:00 - Training a lot without competing a lot 14:00 -

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49:14

Ben Davino | The Bader Show (Ep. 463)

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2025/11/19

Ohio State freshman Ben Davino had an impressive weekend at National Duals which included a win over 2x NCAA finalist Drake Ayala of Iowa in the finals which helped propel the Buckeyes over the Hawkeyes for first place.0:40 - Ben started wrestling at the age of 5-6 and cried a lot 2:45 - Consistency and always showing up 3:50 - Goals and state titles 4:55 - COVID and missing the 8th grade state championship 6:40 - Development during COVID and the barn tournament 9:10 - Going in on freestyle 10:00

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Trent Hidlay & Parker Keckeisen | The Bader Show (Ep....

The Bader Show ·

2025/11/19

Trent Hidlay and Parker Keckeisen have wrestled three times and gone back and forth. Their alma maters, NC State and UNI, will wrestle first round at National Duals. The two talk about their history on the mat and the upcoming first round dual. 1:10 - Parker was runner up at Bill Farrell over the weekend in NYC 2:35 - Trent got McDonalds breakfast last time he wrestled in NYC 4:00 - Trent says it’s not fun wrestling against Parker 6:30 - Parker on what it’s like to wrestle Trent 9:25 - Trent

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Zack Ryder | The Bader Show (Ep. 461)

The Bader Show ·

2025/11/05

Zack Ryder won four NY state titles who skipped his senior year of high school to train at M2 Training Center in PA. He went on to wrestle at Penn State for a year before transferring to Oklahoma State.1:00 - Three older sisters beat up Zack growing up 3:45 - Zack got hooked in 8th grade 4:45 - 7th grade Ryder sister changed the law 5:10 - Lost to Stevo in 7th grade state finals 6:20 - Zack met David Taylor and eventually moved to train at M2 his senior year 9:15 - Penn State was a no

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33:53

World Champion Kylie Welker | The Bader Show (Ep. 460)

The Bader Show ·

2025/11/05

Kylie Welker just won a U23 world title for Team USA. She also is the main character in the series HAWKEYES: The First Season With Iowa Women's Wrestling. 0:45 - Another world title 1:30 - Won her 2nd senior World Bronze, a little disappointed 2:55 - First international trip 5:00 - Kylie finally has her process down! 8:00 - Kylie can flip that switch and be mean 10:10 - Was very confident she would win U23 gold 11:00 - Watching her Gold medal match 14:40 - Kylie will take some time off the

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38:55

Ben Askren | The Bader Show (Ep. 459)

The Bader Show ·

2025/10/22

Ben Askren continues to make progress. He updates us on his recovery, talks building a club/business, National Duals, coaching philosophies and more.0:40 - Had a great workout and more good days than bad 3:00 - How sensitive is his chest/scar? 4:20 - Coaching from the chair 6:15 - AWA success, make the kids enjoy it 8:55 - Don’t cut any/much weight 10:00 - Don’t over compete 10:50 - LIttle to no 8th grade national success 12:15 - Mitchell Mesenbrink, take days off 13:20 - Making the wrestling room

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42:09

Wyatt Hendrickson's Wake Up Call After Worlds | The...

The Bader Show ·

2025/10/10

Wyatt Hendrickson won and NCAA title, won the Hodge Trophy and make the US World Team. He fell short and Worlds and learned a big lesson this summer which will take him far.1:00 - Dustin Plott bruised his face 1:30 - Reaction to FloFilm “The Year of Wyatt Hendrickson” 2:25 - Wrestling camps, hectic schedule, not ideal situation 4:00 - Subtle art of not giving a F#%K 5:00 - Not sleeping before Worlds, questioning himself and doubting 5:55 - Head pinch instead of go-behind 6:45 - Camps vs

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Trent Hidlay | The Bader Show (Ep. 457)

The Bader Show ·

2025/10/02

Trent Hidlay just won a UWW World title at 92kg. He was a 2x NCAA runner-up and a 5x All-American for NC State.0:45 - Has it set in yet? 2:20 - Best seats in the house for WWE RAW 5:30 - Trent first wanting to be a world champ 8:20 - Age level world experience 10:40 - Always the bridesmaid, never quite first place 14:44 - Confidence and mental process 18:40 - Calm down before the match 21:20 - Princeton match where Trent learned about approach “messy, not perfect” 24:00 - Competition anxiety and

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World Champion Zahid Valencia | The Bader Show (Ep. 456)

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2025/09/25

Zahid Valencia is fresh off a world title where he dominated the field going unscored upon through the entire tournament.1:00 - Zahid vs Dean Heil 89lbs at Tulsa 2:30 - Feeling less pressure to be the best, doing it for himself 4:13 - High school freshman Zahid interview 6:10 - Consistency 9:00 - Prepping for Ghasempour 10:30 - Zahid breaks down World semifinal vs Ghasempour 20:15 - Zahid wants to wrestle a lot of matches this next year 21:30 - The Final Word #TheBaderShow Learn more about your

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40:53

What is CLAW Wrestling? | The Bader Show (Ep. 455)

The Bader Show ·

2025/09/18

What is this CLAW Wrestling League all about? Eric Brugel was an All-American at Penn State and is one of the founders of the professional wrestling league CLAW.0:45 - World Championships & Penn State talk 2:00 - How CLAW got started 3:45 - Modified rules 4:50 - Pylon on the mat 7:40 - Matches are four rounds, every point counts 9:00 - Match points and team points 12:35 - We call stalling FAST 14:20 - All dual meets, willing to explore new concepts “Half ton challenge” 19:00 - CLAW draft 19:40 -

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