The Bader Show

2x All-American Michael McGee of Arizona State joins the show to talk about his background and journey through wrestling. 

0:00: Two-time All-American Michael McGee

1:00: Introduction to wrestling.

4:30: Developing a passion.

8:00: Having success.

15:30: Old Dominion drops wrestling.

21:30: Transferring to Arizona State.

26:00: Making the right decision.

28:00: Taking fourth at nationals.

29:00: Trophy team.

30:00: NWCA All-Star Classic.

31:30: Wrestling Lucas Byrd.

33:30: Arizona State vs Michigan.

35:00: Sweat it out.

39:00: Wins and whoopins.

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Amit Elor became the youngest World Champion in USA history by winning gold at the 2022 Worlds last week. She joins the show to talk about her journey in this sport and her recent historic accomplishment.

0:00: Amit Elor makes history.

2:00: Introduction to wrestling.

6:00: Developing a passion.

7:00: Having success.

10:00: Acceptance.

12:30: Meeting Valentin Kalika.

16:30: Olympic fever.

20:00: First international competition.

23:30: Visualization and dreams.

29:00: Winning 2021 Cadet Worlds.

31:00: COVID training.

34:00: Jiu Jitsu

39:00: Belief.

42:00: Breaking down the World finals.

46:00: Youngest ever.

48:00: 2024 Olympics.

50:00: ADCC

53:30: Sweat it out.

56:30: Wins and whoopins.

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Cliff Fretwell (Ep. 332)

0:00: Georgia is on our mind with Cliff Fretwell.

1:00: Introduction to wrestling.

5:30: ‘There’s another level to this.’

11:00: ‘We can do better.’

15:30: ‘This is my dude.’

19:30: ‘We didn’t know how to coach and they didn’t know how to wrestle.’

24:00: Compound.

27:30: The Jordan Oliver shirt saga.

30:00: Save Olympic Wrestling shirts.

36:30: Elite 8 Duals.

48:00: Sweat it out.

50:00: 2022 Worlds review.

57:00: Final word.

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2x NCAA All-American at Illinois, Lucas Byrd joins the show.

0:01 - Introduction to wrestling, wrestling dummy

0:05 - Growing up with hammer, but not competing

0:07 - Finally started competing at 12 years old

0:10 - High school states

0:12 - Very competitive with his brother 

0:14 - Made a greco world team

0:18 - Jacob Kasper influence

0:23 - Committed to Maryland, ends up at Illinois 

0:26 - College goals

0:29 - Didn’t want to be at NCAAs

0:40 - Wins and whooping

0:42 - Wanting to transition to mma

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2022 U17 world champion Luke Lilledahl joins the show.

0:01 - Introduction to wrestling

0:05 - Kid got locked in bathroom on bus

0:08 - Watching high school states, wanting to be on that stage

0:10 - Deciding on CBC last second

0:13 - Transferring to Wyoming Seminary

0:18 - International travels

0:24 - Watching film and thinking about the sport

0:24 - Dreams about beating Bassett

0:30 - Wold Champonshiipis for the second time

0:35 - Watching his World Gold medal match

0:42 - Summer training regimen 

0:45 - Being recruited for college

0:48 - Taking some time off

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1972 Olympic silver medalist and 1976 Olympic Champion John Peterson joins the show.

0:01 - Introduction to wrestling

0:06 - Setting goals, never qualified for state

0:09 - From 5th NAIA to world class

0:14 - Gable picked me to workout with, brother Ben was jealous

0:17 - Pinned by Tediashvili, then competes with him soon after

0:20 - Skipping the White House visit to train

0:25 - Brainwashing/trusting in what’s true

0:27 - 1972,1976 olympics, getting rid of fear of losing

0:30 - 1976 gold medal match

0:36 - International travel decades ago

0:40 - Terrorists in Munich

0:43 - Wrestle for peace

0:48 - USA, Iran and Russia, wrestling transcends

0:49 - Wins and whooping

0:51 - The Peterson Roll

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Anthony Ashnault recently resigned as an assistant at Rutgers to join the New York Regional Training Center to train full-time. Ashnault discusses his decision and his commitment to wrestling at 65 kg for the foreseeable future. 

0:00 — Anthony Ashnault in transition.

2:00 — Transformation at Rutgers.

6:30 — Scarlet Knight flag bearer.

8:30 — Coaching lessons.

13:00 — A-ha moments.

15:30 — Leaving Rutgers.

18:30 — Training at NYCRTC.

25:00 — Making a move.

27:00 — City life.

28:30 — Next competition

31:00 — Coaching youth.

35:00 — Damion does well…

36:30 — Sweat it out.

39:00 — NIL

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Hear from Valiant Prep coach Angel Cejudo about all the innovative things he's doing in Arizona with his cutting-edge high school program. From his childhood brawls with his brother, Olympic gold medalist Henry, to joining the army, Cejudo created his own unique wrestling path. 

0:00 — Introduction to wrestling.

8:00 — ‘It was a brawl every day.’

12:00 — High school goals.

14:00 — Arriving in Colorado Springs.

18:00 — Joining the army.

20:00 — Fight Ready.

22:00 — Valiant Prep.

27:30 — Eloy boys.

31:30 — Coaching evolution.

37:30 — Childhood development.

39:00 — Big picture at Valiant Prep.

41:00 — Competition schedule.

44:30 — Christian Castillo’s flying squirrel.

47:00 — Sweat it out.

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Thomas Gilman, a 2021 World champion and 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, joins The Bader Show to discuss his preparations for the upcoming World Championships. 

0:00 — Age-level Worlds perspective.

7:00 — Gaining confidence. 

10:00 — Keeping an eye on the competition.

11:30 — Adapting wrestling style.

15:30 — Conversations with coaches.

18:00 — Competition schedule.

20:00 — Training schedule.

25:30 — ‘He got me.’

29:30 — Processing a loss.

31:00 — Will Russia be at the Worlds?

37:30 — Looking ahead.

43:00 — Final X

49:00 — Making freestyle more appealing.

52:00 — Sweat it out.

55:00 — Baby love.

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at the U17 World Championships with two of two people who were there: Mike Malinconico and Kyle Klingman. Both reflect on the tournament, key performances, and the city of Rome. 

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