Mat Talk Podcast Network
1,026 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsThe full allotment of wrestling-centric shows from the Mat Talk Podcast Network. All shows are individually available and can also be found at mattalkonline.com
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Episodes
Bloodround #468: Tackling t-shirts, Grand Valley State’s women’s launch and the Olympics
July 11, 2024 04:16 - 53 minutes - 24.7 MBTommy and Kevin talk about a lot of stuff this week.
2024 Tribute & Induction: J.R. Johnson, Meritorious Service for Officials
July 10, 2024 17:12 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBThe tribute speeches and induction ceremony for 2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Meritorious Service for Officials recipient J.R. Johnson.
Jared Frayer: Experiencing the Olympics – Ep. 28
July 10, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBShane Sparks picks back up with 2012 Olympian and current Virginia Tech associate head coach Jared Frayer.
Talking Paris 2024 with the Russians bailing out and new allocations announced – IWP 7-9-24
July 10, 2024 03:17 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBRyan, Kevin, Robbie and Austin are back with a discussion about the Olympics and the new allocations after Russia bailed.
Cleaning up the Key Bridge with Kramer Whitelaw
July 09, 2024 17:37 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBFormer George Mason University wrestler and Baltimore native Kramer Whitelaw was on the front lines of the Key Bridge clean up.
Dr. Brandon Mason, Wrestling’s Radiologist
July 02, 2024 20:43 - 57 minutes - 54.1 MBDr. Brandon Mason was a 2007 All-American at Oklahoma State. Now he's a radiologist at Stillwater Medical Center and still finds himself around wrestling - but not just the Cowboys.
Jared Frayer: Tricks of the trade with the current Virginia Tech associate head coach – Go Earn It Ep. 27
June 29, 2024 17:37 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBThe dynamic Jared Frayer is next up on the Go Earn It Podcast with Shane Sparks.
Wrestling coach and novelist J.D. Oliva drops his latest novel, Gaijin: an international thriller
June 27, 2024 16:02 - 1 hour - 97.7 MBIllinois high school wrestling coach and novelist J.D. Oliva is back to talk about his newest project.
2024 Distinguished Member: Coleman Scott
June 25, 2024 19:49 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBA talk with Class of 2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Distinguished Member Coleman Scott.
Bloodround #467 with retired Central Michigan head coach Tom Borrelli
June 25, 2024 14:17 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBA conversation with recently retired Central Michigan head coach Tom Borrelli.
Bloodround #466 with Mizzou alum and Allen (Tex.) H.S. assistant coach Allan Hart
June 20, 2024 02:07 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBMissouri alum Allan Hart is now coaching at one of the top programs in Texas at Allen H.S. He checks in with Tommy and Kevin on this week's Bloodround.
Looking at the growth of men’s wrestling and men’s sports since 1981-92 – Mat Stats 33
June 19, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBThe gang dives into the data and analyze the numbers to help educate the viewers and wrestling fans on where the sport is on the collegiate level and where it was.
Jon Reader: Battered, Bloodied and always Dedicated (Part 2) – Go Earn It Ep. 26
June 13, 2024 19:36 - 50.7 MBCatch up with Wisconsin assistant Jon Reader on Part 2 of the Go Earn It Podcast with Shane Sparks.
5PM60: Nevada natives Billy Sullivan and Justus Scott represent the Army’s WCAP program
June 12, 2024 15:03 - 50.5 MBNevada natives Billy Sullivan and Justus Scott have a shared journey on their path to the Army's World Class Athlete Program.
2024 Medal of Courage Recipient: Jonathan Koch
June 10, 2024 16:27 - 48 MBTalking with 2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Medal of Courage recipient Jonathan Koch.
Conference Crossover: June 4, 2024
June 06, 2024 16:23 - 56.8 MBCheck out InterMat's Conference Crossover discussion for June 4, 2024.
Bloodround #465: Ohio State assistant coach J Jaggers
June 06, 2024 16:06 - 59.8 MBOhio State assistant coach J Jaggers visits with the Bloodround crew to talk some wrestling.
Jon Reader: Battered, Bloodied and always Dedicated (Part 1) – Ep. 25
June 06, 2024 03:47 - 31.3 MBWho gets you more fired up than Shane Sparks? Wisconsin assistant coach Jon Reader!
How Honors Weekend looks and feels to those who attend
June 05, 2024 20:38 - 20 MBWalking around taking to guests at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Honors Weekend before the unveiling of the honorees on Friday night in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Breaking down Honors Weekend with USA Wrestling’s Gary Abbott
June 02, 2024 05:28 - 21.8 MBGary Abbott talks about his experience at the Hall of Fame Honors Weekend.
2024 Outstanding American: Col. Steve Banach
May 30, 2024 16:45 - 56.4 MBLearn about the 2024 Outstanding American honoree, Col. Steve Banach.
Bloodround #464: What’s on the horizon?
May 30, 2024 16:32 - 49.3 MBThis week Tommy and Kevin discuss a lot of the transfer portal moves along with coaching changes. We also talk through some upcoming events such as Beat The Streets NY, and the U20/U23 trials.
2023 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
May 29, 2024 17:33 - 92.9 MBThe 2023 Induction Ceremony and speeches from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honors Weekend in June 2023 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
2023 Hall of Fame Tribute Breakfast
May 28, 2024 16:15 - 90.1 MBThe 2023 Honors Weekend Tribute Breakfast honoring the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
5PME59: Northern Michigan assistant coach Parker Betts
May 25, 2024 15:45 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBNMU's Parker Betts is back on the show talking about the rise of Olympian Payton Jacobson and more.
Cornell’s Gabe Dean, destroyer of worlds and two-time NCAA champion – Go Earn It Ep. 24
May 25, 2024 00:11 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBMichigan native, four-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean joins Shane Sparks on the most recent episode of the Go Earn It Podcast.
Nick Gwiazdowski: Two-time World medalist, two-time NCAA champion and four-time All-American – Go Earn It Ep. 23
May 15, 2024 21:45 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBShane Sparks catches up with one of the most decorated heavyweights in college and international history, Nick Gwiazdowski.
How does 2024 Penn State stack up as one of the best D1 wrestling teams of all-time? Mat Stats 32
May 15, 2024 18:37 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBPenn State's 2024 championship performance set a new team scoring record and a record for margin of victory. But was it the best team ever?
Bloodround #463: NCAA champion Kyven Gadson
May 15, 2024 15:46 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBCatching up with NCAA champion Kyven Gadson on the latest episode of Bloodround!
Part 2 with two-time NCAA Champion Matt McDonough – Go Earn It Ep. 22
May 09, 2024 21:32 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBShane Sparks reignites his conversation with Matt McDonough.
Bloodround #462: DT to Stillwater, Steveson out at WWE and Brady roast thoughts
May 08, 2024 17:36 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBRecapping some notable news items with Kevin and Tommy on the latest episode of Bloodround.
5PM58: Army WCAP’s Ellis Coleman looking for another Olympic berth
May 08, 2024 04:34 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBTim Hands visits with Ellis Coleman ahead of his chance to try to qualify one of three Greco-Roman weights for Paris this coming week in Istanbul.
Bloodround #461: Olympic Trials Recap
April 25, 2024 03:45 - 1 hour - 51 MBKevin and Tommy look back at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Scores were up, but were they? Looking at the impact of the college scoring changes – Mat Stats 31
April 24, 2024 20:16 - 58 minutes - 54.3 MBEpisode 31 of the Mat Stats Show deals with how team scoring changed with the new 3-point TD and 2,3, & 4 point near fall, how accurate is the seeding process, and a recap of the 2023-24 season.
Catching up with Olympic journalist and longtime wrestling fan Maggie Hendricks
April 23, 2024 22:01 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBMaggie Hendricks covers Olympic sports for Olympics.com and has long been associated with wrestling, going back to her days growing up in Chicago.
Brian Smith: The methodical build at Missouri – Go Earn It Ep. 21
April 18, 2024 03:05 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBShane Sparks talks with Missouri head coach Brian Smith on the latest episode of the Go Earn It Podcast.
Bloodround #460: 2024 Olympic Trials Preview
April 17, 2024 22:50 - 2 hours - 58.3 MBTommy and Kevin preview the upcoming U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
Revisiting the hiring of Cael Sanderson (Wrestling 411 from April 24, 2009)
April 17, 2024 15:44 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBGoing into the Wrestling 411 time capsule with hosts Kyle Klingman and Jason Bryant to talk with then-Penn State AD Tim Curley on the hiring of Cael Sanderson in 2009.
David Carr’s Wrestling Chronicles – Go Earn It Ep. 20
April 11, 2024 00:48 - 1 hour - 62.4 MBShane Sparks talks with two-time NCAA Champion David Carr of Iowa State.
Matt McDonough: The two-time NCAA Champion from Iowa who almost wasn’t – Go Earn It Ep. 19
April 05, 2024 12:18 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBShane Sparks talks with Iowa two-time NCAA champion Matt McDonough.
Nick Simmons: Wrestling Resilience and the Art of Coaching – Go Earn It Ep. 18
March 28, 2024 22:04 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBShane Sparks talks with the East Lansing Strangler, Nick Simmons on the latest Go Earn It Podcast.
Bloodround #459: NCAA Recap with Kevin and Tommy
March 28, 2024 03:43 - 2 hours - 55.6 MBKevin and Tommy recap what went down in Kansas City.
Answering Wrestling’s Bar Trivia with the Mat Talk Online Preview Guide – Mat Stats 30
March 19, 2024 01:50 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBDiving in to what goes into the 250+ page preview guide done by Jason Bryant every year for the D1 wrestling championships.
Grappling with Greatness: Robert Kokesh’s journey from South Dakota to the Big Ten – Go Earn It Ep. 17
March 15, 2024 13:34 - 5 MBShane Sparks is joined by Nebraska three-time All-American Robert Kokesh on the latest GO EARN IT Podcast.
2024 NCAA Division III Championship Preview with the guys from D3 Nation
March 13, 2024 15:41 - 1 hour - 88.9 MBJason Bryant is joined by Anthony and Gennaro Bonaventura from the D3 Nation Podcast to talk about the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships coming up March 15-16 in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Bloodround #457 with Earl Smith of InterMat
March 13, 2024 03:01 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBEarl Smith of InterMat joins the Bloodround boys to talk about the total chaos this past weekend.
#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: 2024 ACC Championship Preview – NCS121
March 07, 2024 20:16 - 25 minutes - 59.1 MBHost Brian Reinhardt and Pack head coach Pat Popolizio go weight-by-weight for a complete preview on episode No. 121 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast.
Bloodround #456 Conference Previews
March 07, 2024 19:17 - 46 minutes - 21.1 MBKevin Claunch goes solo on the conference preview edition of Bloodround.
From the Mat to the Cage: Cole Konrad’s Journey of Dominance – Go Earn It Ep. 16
March 06, 2024 15:40 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBShane Sparks welcomes Cole Konrad, a wrestling legend from the University of Minnesota and an undefeated Bellator champion in MMA.
Matt Valenti: Wrestling Champion to Athletic Leader – Go Earn It Ep. 15
February 29, 2024 05:36 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBShane Sparks talks with two-time NCAA champion Matt Valenti on The Go Earn It Podcast.