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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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- 4 days ago1h 10m
Yianni Diakomihalis | The Bader Show (Ep. 497)
Yianni won 4 NCAA titles at Cornell and a Senior World silver to go along with his two cadet golds. He's recently joined the staff at Cornell as an assistant coach. 0:45 - Running his first clinic at VHS with a big brace 2:50 - Approach to coaching 4:10 - Being coached vs having a feel for positions 7:15 - Coaching vs being coached 10:45 - Working on the mental/emotional, relationship side 14:10 - Garage home practices as a kid 16:25 - Practices at Cornell 17:30 - Hip injury 20:10 - Might Yianni compete again? 27:30 - Reflecting on his career 30:00 - Has Yianni experienced burnout? 35:00 - NCAA vs World Championships - The experience 43:15 - Final X 2025 vs PJ Duke, health episode 53:00 - Coach chuzz 53:40 - The increasing number of young elite kids 56:25 - Real Woods vs Bo Bassett 58:50 - Fan questions 1:03:00 - Working with RTC and Vito 1:05:20 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 6m
Aeoden Sinclair | The Bader Show (Ep. 496)
Aeoden Sinclair recently won a U20 World Title, after finishing 3rd at the NCAAs as a freshman. 0:30 - Becoming a world champ 1:10 - Believing he could be a world champ 2:50 - Comebacks were new for Aeoden at Worlds 4:30 - College wrestling is so hard, an advantage for hard matches 10:00 - Watching world semifinals and finals comebacks 20:30 - U20 Team Champions! 23:00 - Uniqueness of world championships 24:45 - Naked sauna, spa and the thai massage 34:00 - NCAA, RAF, USA, UWW 37:00 - Aeoden’s thoughts on his freshman year 38:00 - Aeoden considers NCAA loss to Ferrari as an upset 41:00 - Take time off the mat? Nah, just have fun 45:10 - Book reports for wrestling practice at AWA 55:00 - Fan questions #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago53 min
Aaron Seidel | The Bader Show (Ep. 495)
Aaron Seidel was third at NCAAs as a true freshman for Virginia Tech and recently won a U20 World Championship in dominant fashion. 0:30 - Savage Seidel 2:00 - Making a big jump this year 3:20 - Intro to wrestling and getting hooked 5:15 - Being from PA and getting good on top 7:00 - Never won states before high school 9:20 - Chasing Jax Forrest going for his fourth state title 11:20 - Chance Marsteller, being intimidated 15:15 - Deciding to wrestle in college and Virginia Tech 18:30 - Broken hand before first college competition 25:00 - Wrecking everyone at Midlands, his first competition 28:20 - Jax Forrest and NCAAs 31:30 - Watching and attending NCAAs 35:00 - Enjoying 3rd place and freestyle season 36:30 - Winning U20 World Championship 40:45 - Bo Bassett, now a teammate 42:30 - James Green, coach and competitor 43:30 - Fan questions 46:10 - All-time favorite wrestler 47:00 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago1h 6m
Jason Nolf Interest Level In 2028 Olympic Run | The Bader Show (Ep. 494)
Nolf recently beat Evan Wick at RAF, avenging a loss from a year ago. We dig in about a potential Olympic run but I wouldn't hold your breathe. He's coaching a wrestling club and using that experience to fuel and shape his business, Athlete's Ocean. 1:00 - Putting jiu jitsu to the side 6:00 - Wrestling in RAF 1 with 3 days of training 11:00 - Bo Nickal and timing 13:30 - Training evolution for RAF 18:40 - Nolf’s unique entrances at RAF 21:15 - Rematch vs Wick 27:30 - Any chance at Olympic run? 34:45 - The older you get, the less you train 38:55 - Texas wrestling culture vs Pennsylvania 42:45 - Nolf Wrestling Academy 44:15 - Ocean Team Spaces 46:40 - Building his product around his needs 48:00 - Questions from friends 50:15 - Nolf tore his knee in match 1 against Dake in Olympic Trials 1:00:00 - How does Nolf use AI? #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 21, 20261h 38m
Tyler Meisinger | The Bader Show (Ep. 493)
FloWrestling's Tyler Meisinger joins the show to talk about growing up in southern California, getting into wrestling, how he developed his passion for video and growth as a wrestler at the University of Michigan. 00:00 - Arm wrestling 03:25 - Growing up by the beach 04:48 - Finding wrestling 06:53 - The first practice & shark bait 10:13 - Taekwondo helped with wrestling 13:25 - Going all-in on wrestling 17:58 - Growing up in the YouTube era 24:41 - High school success and setbacks 28:26 - The driver's license goal: Winning a CIF title to earn his license 32:16 - The senior year breakthrough: Placing at the California state tournament. 37:11 - The road to Division 1, Michigan 40:43 - Freshman year at Michigan - sink or swim 43:46 - Developing video skills at Michigan 49:54 - Inspiration from the NCAA floor 51:11 - Earning the starting spot at Michigan 57:24 - The 2020 Big Ten Tournament 1:04:14 - The COVID-19 shutdown 1:08:43 - Post-college career, pre Flo 1:12:22 - The Michigan documentary 1:15:20 - Joining FloWrestling 1:21:55 - Favorite projects at Flo 1:28:49 - How Tyler uses AI for video editing, his all-time favorite wrestler, and his biggest "wins and whoopins." #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 12, 202651 min
Drake Ayala From Iowa To Iowa State | The Bader Show (Ep. 492)
Drake Ayala was a 2x NCAA finalist and 3x NCAA All-American for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He recently accepted an assistant coaching position at Iowa State. 1:00 - How healthy was Drake this season? 2:00 - The Freshman Fab Four (Jax, Davino, Blaze, Seidel) 4:10 - Last year wasn’t completely smooth for Drake and Hawkeyes 8:00 - Drake’s 2026 NCAAs11:00 - Iowa’s 2026 NCAAs13:30 - View of Iowa State as a Hawkeye 15:00 - Iowa - Iowa State rivalry 19:50 - Dealing with a tough year 22:50 - What were his plans for after graduation? 24:45 - How did Iowa State come about? 29:00 - Reactions from Iowa fans 31:45 - Being integrated at Iowa State 32:30 - Difference or similarities between Iowa and Iowa State 36:00 - Learning as a coach 40:20 - Questions from fans 44:30 - How does Drake use AI? 45:45 - Drake’s All-time favorite wrestler 47:20 - Wins and whoopins #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 12, 20261h 2m
Meyer Shapiro From Cornell To Nebraska | The Bader Show (Ep. 491)
Meyer Shapiro is transferring from Cornell to Nebraska after becoming a 3x All-American for Cornell. He joins the show to talk about his physical health, mental health and new home with the Huskers. 0:30 - Meyer is home in Maryland 1:35 - Health update 2:35 - Sitting out first semester 5:50 - 3 years and still no NCAA title 8:00 - The 2025 health scare 11:25 - Hurt neck, time off the mat 14:15 - Back on the mat 17:55 - Finishing 8th place at NCAAs 20:30 - Confidence & pressure 23:30 - Leaving Cornell for Nebraska 27:20 - Taking a Redshirt 30:20 - Open tournaments, freestyle? 33:30 - What will Meyer miss about Cornell? 35:45 - 157lbs and 74kg 37:00 - Questions from fans 39:20 - Build your own character 45:15 - Thinking about wrestling 48:20 - Wrestling Antrell Taylor 51:25 - Artificial intelligence 53:20 - Touring Meyer Farms, sauna and wrestling room #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 22, 20261h 4m
Amit Elor | The Bader Show (Ep. 490)
In May of 2025 Amit Elor wrestled in and won the World Team Trials while she was unknowingly pregnant. She stayed active and worked out the entire pregnancy. In May of 2026, about three and a half months after giving birth, Elor once again wrestled in and won the World Team Trials. She will compete in the World Championships this fall looking to earn her fourth World/Olympic gold medal. She joins The Bader Show to share her incredible journey. 0:45 - Baby update 1:35 - Finding out she was pregnant 4:05 - Amit wrestled at 2025 WTT while unknowingly pregnant 7:50 - Amit wrestled until 38 weeks pregnant 11:15 - A little too much working out sometimes 13:30 - Doctor’s advice 16:20 - Challenging parts of the pregnancy 21:00 - Giving birth 24:35 - Back to the gym three days later 28:10 - On the mat 2 weeks postpartum! 30:10 - Considering US Open and wrestling at WTT 34:07 - Not as strong this time 37:30 - What to do w baby during World Championships & training camps 41:10 - Pressure from competition is still there 42:30 - 2028? 2032? 44:45 - Content creator extraordinaire 49:00 - Pregnancy food cravings 54:45 - Fan questions 57:25 - How does Amit use AI? 58:45 - Wins and whoopins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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