Mark Bader sits down with Spey over beverages to have a long conversation about his over 10 years of working at FloSports. Mark is the longest continuously tenured employee in the content department. That gets discussed, and much much more, in a fun conversation with pals!

Show Rundown:

0:00:00 - Welcome to another smooth edition of Spey's Stupid Podcast.

0:02:35 - We are on the eve of the Ohio State wrestle offs, so let's discuss the Big Ten Network and FloSports relationship.

0:11:25 - Simone Biles is more impressive than that marathon guy, PLAIN AND SIMPLE, END OF STORY.

0:14:00 - Bonus PASEOS: There is no "Dagestan of the United States'.

0:16:00 - Question for the teeming masses: let's talk nicknames!

0:23:00 - Mark 'The Master' Bader is in the house. We discuss Kazakhstan and the 2019 World Championships. 'Horse was on the menu.'

0:29:30 - Mark's tenure at Flo is discussed. Mark has a lot of tenure. Mark has been traveling to Yakutsk, Russian since 2011.

0:36:05 - Bader begins his origin story, starting in St Mary's hospital in St Louis county.

0:48:00 - Bader commits to Mizzou then finds out he'll be coached by new hire Brian Smith by reading the newspaper.

1:07:00 - Bader recruits Ben Askren to Missouri and has a humorous story about Ben's recruiting visit.

1:09:35 Bader graduates. Now what? How does he stay involved in the sport? By coaching high school, that's how.

1:13:20 - How did Bader end up at FloSports way back when?

1:29:15 - Bader actually started as the MMA guy at FloSports.

1:39:25 - When did Mark feel like Flo has outgrown its bootstraps?

1:55:30 - Bader describes life as a wrestling media celebrity.

2:03:35 - Spey makes up a bunch of questions for Mark.

2:17:16 - Bader tells some behind the scenes stories about his favorite FloFilm 'Terry'.

2:30:00 - We're back with the outro and one last digression about the Holy City Hoops podcast and how the Colonial Athletic Association deal with FloSports came to be.