The Bader Show

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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.

  1. 20 HR AGO

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

    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 conferences 2:00 - Chris Pendleton on Pac 12 changes since 2014 3:25 - How football and money has impacted college conferences 4:30 - Pac 12 experience for Little Rock 6:00 - SDSU experience in the Big 12 and why they are leaving 9:55 - Having voting rights in the conference 13:00 - When, how and why this conference alignment got going 17:15 - We need to be proactive instead of reactive 20:30 - Coming together and think outside the box 21:30 - What happens to the Big 12? 27:30 - How important conference championships can be for Mid Major schools 30:30 - Shifting more toward dual meets 36:15 - Having options and throwing all ideas out there 40:45 - Importance of collaboration 42:45 - Pendleton’s closing words 44:20 - Ability to host conference championships 48:15 - Damion Hahn’s perspective shift after leaving Minnesota 51:15 - Damion Hahn on the late great J Rob and how innovative he was in wrestling #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    57 min

  2. 2 DAYS AGO

    Cesar Alvan | The Bader Show (Ep. 480)

    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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    50 min

  3. 25 MAR

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

    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 #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1hr 13min

  4. 18 MAR

    DJ Hamiti | The Bader Show (Ep. 477)

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    47 min

  5. 11 MAR

    Tony Robie | The Bader Show (Ep. 476)

    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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    51 min

  6. 3 MAR

    Keep CBU Wrestling | The Bader Show (475)

    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 #TheBaderShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    38 min

  7. 25 FEB

    Brock Hardy | The Bader Show (Ep. 474)

    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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1hr 8min

  8. 18 FEB

    Donny Pritzlaff | The Bader Show (Ep. 473)

    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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    43 min
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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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  • Creator
    Mark Bader
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    234
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mark Bader

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