The Bragman Breakdown

As the World Squash Federation's only "World Referee" from the United States, Mike Riley is one of the best squash referees, not only in the world right now but of all time. In 2018, Mike won the US Squash W. Stewart Brauns award for his extraordinary service to the game of squash and leadership as a world-class referee. It was great for us here at The Bragman Breakdown to have a chat with Mike about his incredible career. Enjoy!

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In this incredibly special episode, Jackson welcomed his all-time favorite professional athlete Borja Golán onto the podcast to talk about the Spaniard's legendary career. After reminiscing about the time he first met Jackson. The Spanish Bull discussed the opening of his new squash academy, as well as his training routine at 39 years old, and if he plans to retire soon. The Bragman Breakdown was honored to feature Borja on this episode and it's certainly one of the best interviews we have done. Please enjoy episode 52 of The Bragman Breakdown podcast!

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It was a pleasure for us here at The Bragman Breakdown to chat with the #4 squash player in the world and Cairo Egypt's own Tarek Momen. Tarek sat down with Jackson to discuss his 1-year-old son Shahir and the impact that having a child has had on his life. He also revealed the biggest lessons he's learned from his wife, Egyptian squash legend Raneem El Weleily, in addition to his reaction to winning the 2019 World Championships in Qatar. Thanks to Tarek for joining us today for this great conversation. Please enjoy episode 51 of The Bragman Breakdown!

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In this milestone episode, we are ecstatic to bring you this interview with World #38 Squash Pro "The Milkman" Nathan Lake. Among other things, Nathan discusses his new career-high ranking of 38 in the world, his fiance Haley Mendez, why he believes Egypt has dominated the sport of squash over the last couple of decades, and his momentum heading into his 4th Motor City Open. Jackson, of course, wraps things up with Nathan by hitting him with some red hot rapid-fire questions. Please enjoy episode 50 of The Bragman Breakdown podcast!

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The notorious Gabe and Gabe connection is back in this special Martin Luther King Day edition of The Bragman Breakdown. Jackson, Gabe, and Gabe (Goose) pick their 2022 NBA All-Star teams with All-Star weekend in Clevland just one month away. Enjoy!

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Standout combo guard for the Illinois State Red Birds Josiah Strong joins the show to rap about his stellar season for ISU. He also opened up about his relationship with Minnesota Timberwolves guard and former high school teammate McKinley Wright, as well as his decision to leave the US Naval Academy after his freshman season. We then get into his incredible shooting splits this season and Josiah talks about what it feels like to be in the zone. All that and more in this week's edition of The Bragman Breakdown. Enjoy!

Josiah is a true mensch and a standout individual (on and off the court). Make sure to give him a follow on IG: https://www.instagram.com/jstrong_2/

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Chicago State basketball’s scoring and assist leader Brandon Betson joins the show to discuss his experience playing JUCO basketball, his recruitment this off-season, his transition to Division 1 basketball, and playing for new head coach Gerald Gillion . Enjoy!

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Jackson Lloyd of the "NBA Action With Jackson" podcast joins the show to discuss the plausibility of another NBA shutdown, as well as, the favorites for the NBA's Rookie of the Year award, and the teams he expects to improve the most by the end of the 2021-2022 NBA season.  Enjoy!

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Decided to switch it up this week and put together a compilation of some of my best radio Play by Play calls from my high school football team's amazing season. Enjoy!

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Star sophomore for THE Ohio State Buckeyes Zed Key joins the pod this week to discuss a variety of topics. We rapped about his updated roles for the Buckeyes in 2021/2022, his relationships with his teammates including Preseason All-Big Ten 1st Team honoree EJ Liddell. Plus we get into his relationship with OSU Head Coach Chris Holtmann and discuss why he chose to commit to Holtmann and OSU out of high school. Finally, we finish with some rapid-fire questions. Great pod with a great dude. Enjoy!

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