Short Time Wrestling Podcast
849 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 99 ratingsFeaturing the Short Time Wrestling Podcast and hosted by award-winning wrestling broadcaster and journalist of the year, Jason Bryant, this show sets the standard when it comes to wrestling podcasts with news, reviews, previews and interviews from the top names in college, high school and international wrestling.
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Sam Herring and Jude Swisher, wrestling's podcasting wonderkids
October 23, 2020 17:55 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBThe teenage duo that hosts the Home Mat Advantage Podcast, Jude Swisher's a rapidly improving Pennsylvania High School wrestler. Along with co-host Sam Herring, the pair have carved out a place for themselves in the rapidly evolving world of online sports media. Recorded on September 30 for #InternationalPodcastDay Rockin’ Wrestling Fact Drop REALLY SHORT TIME Mount Hood Community College earned its only wrestling All-American at the NJCAA level in 1982. The program was short-lived, as it...
Patrick Kelly educating the wrestling world in Kansas through podcasting
October 20, 2020 20:55 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBCoach Patrick Kelly has been innovative not just in the world of wrestling, but also in the world of podcasting and melding the two for the great wrestling state of Kansas. On Episode 623 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Coach Kelly, the head coach at Seaman High School in Topeka, Kansas talks about his wrestling backstory and how the medium of podcasting has helped him not only educate, but bring a dynamic set of guests to the Kansas wrestling community. Recorded on September 30 for #I...
Discussing Fresno State, NCAA championship sites and talking podcasting with K.J. Pilcher
October 17, 2020 01:32 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBEpisode 622 of Short Time features award-winning wrestling journalist K.J. Pilcher of the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Pilcher is an Iowa native who followed his brother to wrestle at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa. Getting into journalism, Pilcher has one of the most strenuous beats in all of wrestling - covering the Iowa high school and college scene in the wrestling-crazed state. Pilcher breaks down how Pinning Combination, his wrestling podcast, works with the coverage ideals of his ...
Kyle Klingman has gone On The Mat before wrestling podcasts were a thing
October 14, 2020 20:04 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBEpisode 621 of Short Time features Kyle Klingman, a longtime radio and podcast host. The co-host of On The Mat, Klingman is a content producer for SportEngine's Trackwrestling.com. Klingman's first foray into podcasting came in 2008-09 with Wrestling 411, but prior, he'd been the host of On The Mat when it was housed by the NWHOF's Dan Gable Museum. Klingman talks about the structure of the show and how On The Mat has evolved over the years from a live radio show in Iowa to one of the top ...
Twin coaches Anthony and Gennaro Bonaventura talk D3 wrestling, podcasting and coaching #InternationalPodcastDay
October 12, 2020 19:24 - 44 minutes - 20.4 MBTwin brothers and Division III wrestling coaches Anthony and Gennaro Bonaventura are up next on Short Time. The pair host the D3 Nation Podcast, which focuses on, you guessed it, Division III wrestling. Anthony is a coach at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, while Gennaro is an assistant at their alma mater of Waynesburg. This interview was part of the #InternationalPodcastDay marathon live stream from Mat Talk Online on September 30. This episode of Short Time also quickly poi...
Wyoming wrestling alum Sam Eagan and his world of professional podcast editing
October 07, 2020 19:46 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBSam Eagan wrestled for Mark Branch at the University of Wyoming and spent time growing up in Utah and New York. He currently produces Vice News Reports for VICE and previously was the producer for Mo Rocca's Mobituaries. Eagan was the first guest of #InternationalPodcastDay Wrestling Edition. Eagan breaks down how he got into becoming a podcast editor and the journey that started with a trip through public radio in Laramie. Some comments and questions from this episode originated from a...
Looking to make a difference with BTS Chicago's Mike Dixon
September 23, 2020 15:51 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBMike Dixon had a long coaching career across Division I and Division II with the lion’s share of it coming at Old Dominion before he returned to his alma mater at Indiana. On Episode 618 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Dixon talks about his newest move as he’s the new Director of Wrestling and Enrichment at Beat the Streets Chicago. Dixon talks about his introduction to wrestling as a sophomore in high school, his first college coaching job at Division II Indianapolis and then gettin...
Johnny J. Rock Johnson and RAW 241 has been delivering talent for years
September 16, 2020 04:10 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBOne of the more underrated wrestling club coaches in the nation is past Division III All-American Johnny “J Rock” Johnson out of New Jersey. Picking up wrestling as a freshman in high school, Johnson placed three times for what was then known as Trenton State College at the NCAA Division III championships. After getting into college coaching at his alma mater under the legendary Dave Icenhower, Johnson ended up taking Brett Matter under his wing. A few years later, RAW 241 was born and a ne...
Anthony Robles is still going strong
September 01, 2020 20:47 - 1 hour - 32.1 MBAnthony Robles won the 2011 NCAA Division I championship at 125 pounds for Arizona State University. Since then, he's been a visible personality on television with the Pac-12 Network and ESPN, a motivational speaker, and a record-breaking athlete. On Episode 616 of Short Time, Robles chats about his next venture, The Unstoppable Podcast, which will launch in October on AnthonyRobles.com. If you'd like to SUPPORT THE SHOW and all the on-demand audio offerings, free newsletters and historical...
Colorado's greatest wrestling upset documented in Unmatched
August 27, 2020 04:09 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBBrady Buck grew up in the blue collar town of Wray in Eastern Colorado. A wrestler as a youth, he gravitated towards other sports before heading to college at Duke University in North Carolina. He always kept up with wrestling as a fan, but something drew him to tell the story about one of the greatest upsets high school wrestling in the West had ever known. On Episode 615 of Short Time, Buck talks about chronicling the journey of Brett Roller and his quest to win a state title and stop Tom...
Wrestling coach and author J.D. Oliva talks novels, comics, Fargo and even pro wrestling
August 21, 2020 15:08 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBJ.D. Oliva’s spends a lot of his time coaching high school wrestlers at DeKalb High School in Illinois. The former Northern Illinois University wrestler also has carved out his own career, much of which started with a small wrestling movie called 7 Minutes and a highlight show called The Wrestling Recap, which was a short-lived “Daily Show” of wrestling back in 2005. On Episode 614 of Short Time, Oliva talks about his latest project, his ninth book called Harvest Moon, a horror thriller whic...
Missouri super senior Grant Leeth and his unfinished business
August 17, 2020 19:16 - 45 minutes - 21.2 MBGrant Leeth is one of the oldest athletes in Division I wrestling. A 2014 high school graduate, Leeth’s career started at Duke before he transferred back to his native Missouri to wrestle for coach Brian Smith at the University of Missouri. Leeth joins Short Time to talk about his career and some of the things he’s balancing with wanting more eligibility, even though he’s entering his seventh year of competition. He’s had more appendages injured than … well, most everyone. If you'd like to SU...
Romania's Simona Buibar and her unique journey with wrestling
August 11, 2020 18:02 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBRomanian national team member Simona Buibar hasn’t been wrestling very long. In fact, she started four years ago at age 18 and has already represented her native country in two World-level competitions - the U23 World Championships and the World Military Games. On Episode 612 of Short Time, Buibar explains her interesting journey through the sport that’s brought her to the United States to train at Arizona State, her growth in developing the skills to improve coming from another sporting back...
Cadet and Junior Nationals King: David Kjeldgaard won 11 medals and eight championships
July 24, 2020 15:51 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBWith no Fargo this year, it’s a fine opportunity to go back through the history books and talk to the most accomplished Cadet and Junior age-group wrestler in USA Wrestling history. It’s not Cael Sanderson or Kyle Snyder or John Smith, rather, Council Bluffs, Iowa native and former Oklahoma Sooner David Kjeldgaard. Now working in Texas, Kjeldgaard was one of three 11-time All-Americans at the two age-groups and is one of two wrestlers to ever win eight championships between Cadet (now 16U) an...
Ride in Style with CSU Bakersfield head coach Manny Rivera
July 09, 2020 15:04 - 1 hour - 29 MBCSU Bakersfield head coach Manny Rivera is heading into his fifth season at the helm of the Roadrunner wrestling program. On Episode 610 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Rivera talks about the Ride in Style fundraiser that ends August 6 where they’re auctioning off a car (Infiniti Q50). Manny also talks about the entire school’s move to the Big West, Karen Langston’s role and leadership and much more. Check out the fundraiser at bakersfieldwrestling.com. If you'd like to SUPPORT THE SH...
Dr. David Ridpath and a conversation on the world of college sports
July 04, 2020 00:04 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBB. David Ridpath has been focusing on the world of Sports Management for quite a while. A former wrestling coach, athletics administrator, University administrator and professor, he’s got the experience like few in the field. On Episode 609 of Short Time, Dr. Ridpath will talk about some of the things that need to be blown up and fixed in college sports. There’s a discussion on why schools should be able to move to divisions that are in line with their vision so they can support broad-based m...
Sally Roberts and Julia Salata break down the next steps for women's wrestling
June 25, 2020 19:25 - 1 hour - 28 MBOn June 17, the next major step towards an official NCAA championship in women’s wrestling was made. The NCAA Division I Council approve Acrobatics & Tumbling and Women’s Wrestling as Division I emerging sports. Earlier this year, NCAA Division II and Division III approved women’s wrestling for Emerging Sports Status. On Episode 608 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we visit with Sally Roberts and Julia Salata of Wrestle Like A Girl, one of the main driving forces into moving women’s wrest...
Chase Pami and his Gold Rush Wrestling Academy
June 16, 2020 21:25 - 1 hour - 43.9 MBTwo-time All-American Chase Pami is heading back to his native Las Vegas. On Episode 607 of Short Time, Pami talks about the launch of Gold Rush Wrestling Academy, what led to his enrollment at Cal Poly, being the forgotten man in one of the greatest high school wrestling brackets at the NHSCA championships as well as the triumph of the blood round and the heartbreak of the NCAA finals. Pami finished his international career with the Pennsylvania RTC and talks about what he learned from the...
Senior Sendoff: NCAA Division I Championship Seniors
June 08, 2020 13:28 - 19 minutes - 8.88 MBThe Senior Sendoff for the senior All-Americans in NCAA Division I for 2020. This tradition started with Todd Hibbs and has been carried on throughout college wrestling national championships, most noticeably at the Division I championships. It’s been present at D1, D2, D3 and the NAIA over the years, but this year, the three NCAA divisional championships and the NAIA women’s invitational didn’t get the chance to see its seniors compete for medals. The Senior Sendoff is the work of the PA ann...
Senior Sendoff - Honoring the seniors from the NCAA Division III championships
June 02, 2020 15:40 - 13 minutes - 6.16 MBThe Senior Sendoff for the senior All-Americans in NCAA Division III for 2020. This tradition started with Todd Hibbs and has been carried on throughout college wrestling national championships, most noticeably at the Division I championships. It’s been present at D1, D2, D3 and the NAIA over the years, but this year, the three NCAA divisional championships and the NAIA women’s invitational didn’t get the chance to see its seniors compete for medals. The Senior Sendoff is the work of the PA a...
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Luke Broadwater on the values and lessons of wrestling
May 20, 2020 14:06 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBJournalist Luke Broadwater helped his paper, The Baltimore Sun, earn a 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting with his investigative work in breaking and covering the Healthy Holly story in Maryland last year that involved the mayor of Baltimore, Catherine Pugh. It’s just another title the Maryland native can add to his resume. What’s also on there? Wrestler and coach. On Episode 604 of Short Time, Broadwater talks about what it took to break that news story, how the real world of local rep...
ESPN's Quint Kessenich and his life in wrestling
May 12, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBGrowing up on Long Island, Quint Kessenich played a bunch of sports, but he was most successful in wrestling and lacrosse. When the time came to go to college in the late 1980s, he went where he felt he was best - tending goal for national powerhouse Johns Hopkins and its storied lacrosse program. Years later, Kessenich would reconnect with wrestling and serve as a commentator and sideline reporter for ESPN, covering a number of NCAA wrestling championships as well as calling the action for e...
The pigskin perspective on the drop of wrestling with former ODU football coach Bobby Wilder
April 25, 2020 02:49 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBBobby Wilder build Old Dominion’s football program from the ground up. Hired in 2007 and the first touchdown was scored in August of 2009. Wilder led ODU to two FCS playoff berths and a victory in the Bahamas Bowl over Eastern Michigan in 2016. Wilder was let go from his position as the head football coach last year after a disastrous 1-11 season. On Episode 602 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Wilder gives his perspective and thoughts about the situation at Old Dominion and what the thou...
Brown alum C.J. LaFragola became a three-sport athlete after grad transfer to Sacred Heart
April 02, 2020 10:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBThe three-sport athlete is rare in college these days. It’s an ever rarer thing to see at the Division I level. Former Brown wrestler and New Jersey native C.J. LaFragola is one of those rare athletes. After spending four years as a wrestler at Brown University in Rhode Island, LaFragola used his final year of athletic eligibility as a graduate student at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut. But LaFragola had an extra year in a sport other than wrestling, so he opted to play foo...
Showcasing the best in Minnesota Beers with the Minnesota Beercast and Short Time
March 20, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 33.4 MBIt’s one of my favorite podcasts about the local scene here in Minnesota and it’s all about the craft beer. Minnesota has nearly 200 breweries now and is one of the top beer destinations in the country. On Episode 600 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I co-host the Minnesota Beercast with Drew Lee and Andrew Schmitt from the iHeart Studios in St. Louis Park. The collaboration is real when Short Time meets the Minnesota Beercast. Check out their show at minnesotabeercast.com If you'd like t...
Chowing down in the Twin Cities with Stephanie Hansen of Stephanie's Dish
March 15, 2020 03:31 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBThis was supposed to be my present for you fans coming into the Twin Cities for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The first of two shows about the food and beer scene in the Twin Cities. I’m still releasing them, because if you ever come through the Twin Cities for a Minnesota match, a Twins game, summers at the lake, a water park, on the way to Fargo, there’s a lot to do here. Episode 599 is with Stephanie Hansen from Stephanie’s Dish and Makers of Minnesota. There is a bit of ...
Chowing down in the Twin Cities with MyTalk 107.1's Stephanie Hansen
March 15, 2020 03:31 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBThis was supposed to be my present for you fans coming into the Twin Cities for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The first of two shows about the food and beer scene in the Twin Cities. I’m still releasing them, because if you ever come through the Twin Cities for a Minnesota match, a Twins game, summers at the lake, a water park, on the way to Fargo, there’s a lot to do here. Episode 599 is with Stephanie Hansen from MyTalk 107.1 and Stephanie’s Dish, a weekly food show and podca...
The story behind college wrestling's winningest coach, Pat Pecora (Part 2)
February 27, 2020 19:07 - 46 minutes - 21.6 MBNow with Part 2 of the interview with Pitt-Johnstown head wrestling coach Pat Pecora on the Short Time Wrestling Podcast. We’ll move into a new era of UPJ wrestling with the introduction of the Strittmatter brothers. John and Jody were hammers, but Jody had bigger dreams and eventually left for Iowa. Coach Pecora talks about the decision to let Jody leave and why John Smith is still upset with Pecora over letting Jody go to Iowa. Pecora also talks about his ascension to the position of Athlet...
The story behind college wrestling's winningest coach, Pat Pecora (Part 1)
February 21, 2020 17:03 - 43 minutes - 20.1 MBCoach Pat Pecora took over as the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown in 1976. The program was in its third year and Pecora was a 20-something wet-behind-the-ears college graduate looking to teach and coach. On February 7, Pitt-Johnstown defeated Mercyhurst 22-12, giving Pecora his 617th all-time dual meet victory, breaking the mark set by former Oregon State coach Dale Thomas. Since the win, Pecora’s added win No. 618 as the Mountain Cats head into the 2019-20 postseason....
Starting from the bottom, Chris Ayres has brought Princeton back atop the Ivy League
February 14, 2020 21:21 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBWhen Chris Ayres first got the job at Princeton, the Tigers were bad. Like losing to Division III teams bad. It took 14 years, but Princeton is finally on top of the Ivy League. After beating Cornell and snapping the Big Red’s 92-match Ivy League win streak, Princeton hoisted the Ivy champs banner for the first time since 1986. Find out what made those formative years with an 0-35 record so beneficial to Ayres and how lessons learned from Greg Strobel and his late wife Donna, pushed him throu...
Zahid Valencia looks ahead to the last month of the season and beyond
February 11, 2020 22:58 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBPrior to Arizona State's dual with Little Rock on February 7, three-time All-American and two-time NCAA champion Zahid Valencia reflects back on his last month of folkstyle wrestling. Valencia is unbeaten and unchallenged thus far at his new weight of 184 pounds. In preparation for the Olympic Trials in April, Valencia's been trying to get big. He knows he'll be undersized at the Olympic weight, but he'll tackle that when the time comes. Valencia will also look back on growing up with Monster...
Richard Immel stops by to talk about the marketing of wrestling
February 07, 2020 01:42 - 1 hour - 36 MBA little bit of free form conversation on Episode 594 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast as Richard Immel of SportsEngine stops by and is the first "in Speakeasy" guest in New Brighton. Richard's career in wrestling media started at Flowrestling as an intern before he landed a job at USA Wrestling and then was thrust right into the Save Olympic Wrestling movement. After leaving wrestling briefly, he returned to work in marketing in the Twin Cities with SportsEngine, the parent company of Tr...
Greg Anderson and Dan Seifring get their geek on with WrestleStat
January 29, 2020 23:15 - 55 minutes - 25.7 MBSeveral years ago, Greg Anderson was thinking about the Iowa wrestling lineup and wondered how to compare Thomas Gilman and Cory Clark. Then he put some stats to work, some automation and then got some help from Dan Seifring out in New Jersey. Almost five years later, WrestleStat is proving another computer resource for fans to compare teams, compare wrestlers and also provide an engine for fantasy wrestling leagues around the country. Anderson and Seifring talk about the meeting of the m...
A different look at youth wrestling with Barnesville's Dan Cox
January 22, 2020 20:53 - 54 minutes - 25 MBOut in Barnesville, Minnesota, there's a large group of youth wrestlers. Coach Dan Cox is looking to try to solve the problem in getting kids quality mat time, while creating an enjoyable experience to keep the wrestlers in the system and prepare them for the high school program. On Episode 592 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, Cox talks bout how he developed the Northwoods Wrestling League and how it solves an issue with children who want to compete with their friends to get them on the ...
Short Time Shots: Presbyterian picks up the W (1-15-20)
January 16, 2020 06:11 - 9 minutes - 4.39 MBGot a two-star review on this here show the other day. The review, which was on the master Mat Talk feed and not this or the master Short Time feed, said they missed the longer shows and these short ones weren’t cutting it. First off, thank you for the feedback. Everyone has different tastes and this format has mostly been agreeable to listeners. This show, Short Time, actually started in this format in November of 2013. It went to interviews when the scores stopped, and the show grew from th...
Short Time Shots: Duals, Duals, Duals (01-13-20)
January 14, 2020 05:42 - 10 minutes - 4.83 MBIt’s late on the East Coast, semi late here in Minnesota and the College Football Playoff game is still going on as I sit down and blast out this episode. This is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from in and around the sport of wrestling, I’m Jason Bryant, and since there were no scores tonight, the show is about the “more,” today. Back home from Virginia and the 40th annual Virginia Duals. I’ve been to 24 and that tournament holds a special place in my heart. One ...
Short Time Shots: Back to Virginia (1-7-20)
January 08, 2020 04:43 - 12 minutes - 5.67 MBAgain welcome one, welcome all, welcome you sitting there sipping your coffee or just getting out of the shower. I’m Jason Bryant, this is Short Time Shots, your mostly daily look at the wrestling scores and more from in and around the world of wrestling. I do have one question though, why are you listening in the shower? Before I get to the notables and daily news updates, we have three major dual meet events coming up this weekend - the 92 team NWCA National Duals, which its official nam...
Short Time Shots: We're Scufflin' (1-2-20)
January 03, 2020 05:51 - 7 minutes - 3.78 MBThere isn’t a whole lot I’m going to go in-depth with tonight, but it’s now 2020 and oddly, this will be statistically the third decade I podcast. Yes, I realize that starting in 2009 and then going through all of the 10s into the 20s is basically 12 years, but whatever. This is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the wrestling scores and more from around the world of wrestling, I’m Jason Bryant. In case you’re wondering, this will continue to be MOSTLY a weeknight show, since I also ne...
Short Time Shots: Runnin' down a win (12-18-19)
December 19, 2019 06:30 - 9 minutes - 4.29 MBYes, it’s late, it’s cold and I watched Elf tonight. That’s about all you’re going to get for a cheeky intro. This is Short Time Shots, your mostly daily look at the day’s scores and more in and around the world of wrestling. I’m Jason Bryant. Minnesota Beer of the Night: Last night, the Facebook Live crowd didn’t get to hear my lackluster review of a beer I didn’t really like that much, which was Tin Whiskers Orange Dream State, which was an orange cream ale. Have no fear, here’s a b...
Short Time Shots: Runnin' down a win (12-18-19)
December 19, 2019 06:30 - 9 minutes - 4.29 MBYes, it’s late, it’s cold and I watched Elf tonight. That’s about all you’re going to get for a cheeky intro. This is Short Time Shots, your mostly daily look at the day’s scores and more in and around the world of wrestling. I’m Jason Bryant. Minnesota Beer of the Night: Last night, the Facebook Live crowd didn’t get to hear my lackluster review of a beer I didn’t really like that much, which was Tin Whiskers Orange Dream State, which was an orange cream ale. Have no fear, here’s a better...
Short Time Shots: Missouri Valley's Maccholz wins No. 200 (12-17-19)
December 18, 2019 04:53 - 6 minutes - 3 MBNothing flamboyant, I’m just going to freestyle. This is Short Time Shots, your mostly daily look at the day’s scores and more in and around the world of wrestling. I’m Jason Bryant. Dual Meets: Fifth-ranked Notre Dame College gave the first-year program at Fairmont State a rough welcome to Division II wrestling with a 45-0 victory in a battle of Falcons, and that’s NOT Mister Falcon. Gold star if you get the reference. Quickest fall came from eighth-ranked Kelan McKenna at 141 pounds as ...
Short Time Shots: Thanks Melissa! (12-16-19)
December 17, 2019 04:58 - 7 minutes - 3.69 MBThis is the first edition of the Short Time Shots where I’m actually recording from the Speakeasy Studio in wonderfully chilly New Brighton, Minnesota. Let’s first be clear, there’s nothing wonderful about being chilly. That was sarcasm. Now, I’ve got a sit-stand desk that I’m working on improving my mobility around the house, because I cannot sit in this stupid chair for 12 hours a day and expect anything good to come of it. Secondly, my desk is no longer in the corner of my bedroom, meani...
Short Time Shots: Keiser takes first win and how to interrupt a podcast (12-13-19)
December 14, 2019 05:16 - 9 minutes - 4.33 MBIt’s Friday the 13th. It was perhaps the only cool thing about growing up with the name Jason. The whole mythological thing with the Argonauts hadn’t quite resonated just yet - and since I didn’t go to school at the University of Providence or play in Toronto in the CFL, those references were lost on me - just like those two COULD be lost on you. This is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from in and around the world of wrestling, I’m Jason Bryant. Before we get to...
Short Time Shots: Vanguard waits 39 years between dual wins (12-12-19)
December 13, 2019 06:28 - 10 minutes - 4.92 MBThe number 12 carries religious, mythological and magical symbolism, generally representing perfection, entirety or cosmic order in traditions since antiquity. It’s also the number of qualifiers teams in the NAIA are allowed to send to the national championships, and the most frequent number won by Super Bowl winning quarterbacks. None of that is scientifically researched because why should I be the last guy on the earth to fact-check things before I post them. The first citation is from my f...
Short Time Shots: Mount Olive wins battle of first-year squads (12-4-19)
December 05, 2019 05:20 - 8 minutes - 3.93 MBCanada takes this one in a landslide folks. I’m Jason Bryant and this is Short Time Shots, your mostly daily recap of the scores and more from around the world of wrestling. What does Canada take? Well, as I checked into the Fallsview Marriott, I looked out the window to see the most glorious sight I’ve ever seen out of a hotel window at a wrestling event. Seriously, Wrestling Canada Lutte (you have to say Lutte) has at least made one person happy so far. By the way, it’s also not everyday yo...
Short Time Shots: A Program First for Kentucky Wesleyan (12-3-19)
December 04, 2019 05:22 - 9 minutes - 4.42 MBIt’s #GivingTuesday and I want to implore you to consider contributing the the Mat Talk Podcast Network. This is more than just podcasts. This show, Short Time Shots, is just a glimpse at what type of news I provide, for free, to the wrestling community at an almost daily basis. Why almost daily? I’ve got a wife and kids, too. At the end of each episode, I normally make a plug about contributing. This show and the daily wrestling newsletter is a value for value model. If you find it of value...
Short Time Shots: Auditing the show notes (11-26-19)
November 27, 2019 05:21 - 13 minutes - 6.11 MBTime to get back in the ring, to take another swing. The walls were shaking, the earth was quaking, my mind was aching - you know what, I saw AC/DC live back in 2016, you don’t need to relive that show, although it was super awesome. I’d previous had tickets to see them in high school, in September of 1996. That tour got canceled before it got to Hampton. So there I was, 20 years later, with my pregnant wife on Valentine’s Day rocking out to AC/DC. What’s that have to do with wrestling? Nothi...
Immediate reactions from Little Rock's dual meet debut
November 26, 2019 05:01 - 16 minutes - 7.84 MBOn Sunday, the eyes of the wrestling world were on two places – Ames, Iowa and Little Rock, Arkansas. When it comes to wrestling, one of those places is not like the other. While one saw over 11,000 fans come into the Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa to witness one of wrestling’s greatest in-state rivalries, just under 1,500 fans came to the Jack Stephens Center to witness college wrestling, many for the first time, as the Trojans of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock wrestled the first d...
Short Time Shots: Wartburg remembers Kenny Anderson (11-20-19)
November 21, 2019 04:48 - 11 minutes - 5.25 MBDon’t think I’ll be using that AirPod/Backpack Studio connection in the future, especially in the garage. My wife took slight exception to the note about the noise, but after nine and a half years of marriage, I still like to poke a little fun. I’m Jason Bryant, and this is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from around the world of wrestling. Anyone else hate Comcast? Not going down that rabbit hole. Dual Meets: No Division I action, but enough to chat about to m...
Short Time Shots: Garage Days (11-19-19)
November 20, 2019 06:41 - 9 minutes - 4.47 MB[powerpress] I’m Jason Bryant, and this is Short Time Shots, a mostly daily look at the scores and more from around the world of wrestling. My wife’s asleep, so I’m doing something different and recording this using the Backpack app on my phone. I’m standing in my 44-degree garage. And of course, this is now the second time I’m recording it, since stupid me tested it, changed a setting, but didn’t re-test it. So now I’m back in the garage. This isn’t my initial script, so screw it. Dual Meet...