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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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56:53

Pac 12 Realignment | The Bader Show (Ep. 481)

The Bader Show ·

2026/04/08

Recent college wrestling conference realignment has seen a rebirth of the Pac 12 as several teams leave the Big 12 to join the Pac 12. Chris Pendleton and Neil Erisman, head coahces at Oregon State and Little Rock have been a part of the Pac 12 for some time now. SDSU leaves the Big 12 for the Pac 12 and Nate Engel is the director of strategy for Pac 12 wrestling.The four wrestling minds join the show to share their excitement for the opportunities that lie ahead. 1:05 - The role of college

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Cesar Alvan | The Bader Show (Ep. 480)

The Bader Show ·

2026/04/06

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 -

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Gabe Arnold | The Bader Show (Ep. 479)

The Bader Show ·

2026/04/03

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

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70:34

Jax Forrest, Sergio Vega & Landon Robideau | The...

The Bader Show ·

2026/03/25

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

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46:43

DJ Hamiti | The Bader Show (Ep. 477)

The Bader Show ·

2026/03/18

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50:45

Tony Robie | The Bader Show (Ep. 476)

The Bader Show ·

2026/03/11

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

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38:24

Keep CBU Wrestling | The Bader Show (475)

The Bader Show ·

2026/03/03

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

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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)

The Bader Show ·

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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41:12

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

The Bader Show ·

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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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)

The Bader Show ·

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)

The Bader Show ·

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)

The Bader Show ·

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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Ben Davino | The Bader Show (Ep. 463)

The Bader Show ·

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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50:57

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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