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Mat Talk Podcast Network
The 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
Episodes
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Recapping Mackey Mania and looking ahead to Illinois – AAS7E9
Coach Tony Ersland and host Tanner Lipsett recap the Mackey Mania dual with Wisconsin, preview the upcoming Super Sunday bout with Illinois and talk about…
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#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 147 – Va. Tech Preview & Fr. Will Denny
Top-10 battle in Raleigh this weekend, as #8 NC State will host #7 Virginia Tech Friday night inside a PACKed Reynolds Coliseum crowd.
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Back from out east in time for the B1G home opener – AAS7E7
Coach Tony Ersland and host Tanner Lipsett talk about the team's East Coast swing, the Big Ten home opener against Michigan State and the Hammer Down Cancer…
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. A look at the history of the NCAA – Mat Stats 51
Mat Stats looks at the history of the NCAA.
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Rebounding from Nebraska and heading east for Rutgers, Maryland – AAS7E6
Coach Tony Ersland and host Tanner Lipsett talk about the dual at Nebraska, the upcoming road trip to Maryland and Rutgers, and the state of wrestling in the…
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#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast Ep. 146 – Midseason Report for Start of ACC Duals
ACC Duals begin Friday night as the NC State Wolfpack host Virginia inside Reynolds Coliseum. On episode #146 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, co-host…
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#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 145 – 197-pound Transfer Patrick Brophy
On episode #145 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, co-host Brian Reinhardt visits with the newest member of the Wolfpack squad, transfer Patrick Brophy
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Mat Stats: Ask What You Can Do For Wrestling
After a lot of research in the changes in college sports in the last few years, team at MatStats explains why in 2026 and in the future is more important than…
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Short Time: Nebraska head coach Mark Manning looking ahead to North Carolina, Oklahoma State
Mark Manning and the University of Nebraska host North Carolina and Oklahoma State this coming weekend.
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5PM67: Navy Wrestling Club’s Zac Braunagel
2023 World Team member Zac Braunagel joins the show for a rare two-segment episode.
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#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 144 – Season Shifts into Second Semester Action
The 2025-26 NC State Wrestling season is swiftly moving along as we head into second semester action.
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Catching up with Johnson & Wales coach Lonnie Morris in Minnesota
A night after Johnson & Wales met fellow Division III powerhouse Augsburg in a dual meet in Minneapolis, coach Lonnie Morris and his squad was back in action…
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Blaze wins CKLV title as Boilermakers look ahead to Morgan State – AAS7E4
Coach Tony Ersland joins host Tanner Lipsett to talk about CKLV results, Joey Blaze's Championship run and this week's dual at Morgan State. #BoilerUp
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Another W at Davidson as we head to Vegas – AAS7E3
Coach Tony Ersland and host Tanner Lipsett talk about the dual win at Davidson and preview this weekend's trip to CKLV in Las Vegas. #BoilerUp
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#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 143 – Don Cates
On episode #143 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast, co-host Brian Reinhardt visits with old/new member of the Wolfpack squad, 184-pounder Don Cates.
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Don’t Stop Believin’ – A look at NCAA men’s participation statistics – Mat Stats 49
The MatStats boys analyze the participation numbers of Men’s NCAA Wrestling from 1981-82 to 2024-25. How the new roster cap limits on D1 will affect the…
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Purdue sweeps the Boilermaker Duals – AAS7E2
Head Coach Tony Ersland and host Tanner Lipsett talk about the Boilermaker Duals, a busy weekend in and around Lambert Fieldhouse and the next few weeks for…
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A new season of Boilermaker Wrestling – AAS7E1
Coach Tony Ersland and host Tanner Lipsett talk about the hot start to the season, the upcoming Boilermaker Duals and the latest additions to the program.
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PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast Ep. 142 – R-So. Koy Buesgens
The 2025-26 NC State Wrestling season is in full swing, as the Wolfpack heads to Tulsa this weekend to compete at the National Duals.
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PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast Ep. 141 – Weight-by-Weight Season Preview
A season preview of NC State wrestling.
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These ARE the good old days – a look at HS wrestling participation numbers – Mat Stats 48
MatStats does it s annual dive into HS wrestling. We look at the participation numbers, if having a separate coach for the girls helps, the number of forfeits…
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#PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast: Ep. 140 – Returning All-American Isaac Trumble
With the 2025-26 NC State Wrestling season right around the corner, we visit with 2025 All-American Isaac Trumble on episode #140 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins…
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App State Wrestling Media Day with JohnMark Bentley, Tomas Brooker, Jerry Price, Kaden Keiser, and Stephan Monchery
The annual App State wrestling media day came and went on Tuesday, October 27. Featured with this year’s Mountaineer squad is head coach JohnMark Bentley and…
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Exploring the new Iron Maidens documentary with filmmaker Tony Melanson
Filmmaker Tony Melanson joins Jason Bryant to discuss his new documentary Iron Maidens: Wrestling for Glory, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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5PM66: 3-Style Wrestling Club’s Joe Uccellini
Joe Uccellini is the founder of one of America's best clubs, Curby 3-Style in Troy, New York. Recently, Uccellini was also named as an assistant coach for the…
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PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast Ep. 139 – WORLD CHAMPION Trent Hidlay
The season premier episode of Season #9 of the #PackMentality Pop-Ins Podcast was a banger! 2025 World Champion Trent Hidlay sits down to relive some of his…
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On A Clear Day You Can See College Athletics (Part 3 of 3) – Mat Stats 47
In this three-part series, MatStats does a business study using stats and financial data to help the viewers understand the drastic changes in college sports…
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Geeking out with Flowrestling’s Kyle Klingman
Join host Jason Bryant as he talks with 2024 National Wrestling Media Association Journalist of the Year Kyle Klingman on the latest episode of the Short Time…
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North of the Border: Clete Hanson’s Vision for Simon Fraser Wrestling
Clete Hanson, newly appointed head coach at Simon Fraser University, talks about his return to the program that shaped much of his wrestling and coaching…
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On A Clear Day You Can See College Athletics (Part 2 of 3) – Mat Stats 46
In this three-part series, MatStats does a business study using stats and financial data to help the viewers understand the drastic changes in college sports…
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Vinny Barber: Growing programs and growing professionally
Some might remember Vinny Barber wrestling in New York for coach Duane Ritter at Oneonta State. Others may remember him as a boisterous figure at Flowrestling…
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Nick Slack finding the positivity amidst brain tumor diagnosis
Nick Slack has powered through some of wrestling's biggest setbacks, but now he's in another battle.
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The 500th episode of Bloodround
The boys may wonder why anyone's actually listened to this show for the last 10 years ...
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Morgan State’s Jarod Trice talks coaching with Kenny Monday, growing as a program
Division I men’s wrestling only has one current HBCU wrestling program and it’s at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Central Michigan alum and…
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Nathaneal Rankin: From Reluctant Recruit to Finding My Calling
Nathaneal Rankin was a nationally ranked wrestler and NCAA Division III qualifier in cross country while an athlete at the University of the Ozarks. After his…
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Jim Beichner back in wrestling with the NWCA
Twenty years ago, Jim Beichner served as the host for the 2005 NWCA Convention in Buffalo, New York. The then-UB head coach helped coordinate the event and…
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On A Clear Day You Can See College Athletics (Part 1 of 3) – Mat Stats 45
In this three-part series, MatStats does a business study using stats and financial data to help the viewers understand the drastic changes in college sports…
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Dylan Wanagiel of the Prudential Center looking forward to Final X, BTS Benefit on June 14
Dylan Wanagiel is no stranger to wrestling events. As the current Vice President of Sports Properties and Special Events for the Prudential Center in Newark…
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Troy Nickerson takes command at Army West Point
We’ll get a chance to talk with new Army West Point Head Coach Troy Nickerson on Episode 786 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast.
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NWHOF Class of 2025 Full Induction Ceremony
Full induction ceremony for the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honors Weekend in Stillwater, Oklahoma on June 7, 2025.
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NWHOF Honors Weekend 2025: Tribute Brunch
The annual tribute brunch for Saturday, June 7, 2025 at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Honors Weekend.
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Bloodround #498 talking U20, U23s and other topical wrestling topics
This week Tommy and Kevin talk about USA Wrestling and the Kyle Snyder situation and strange lack of response. We also talk through the U20 and U23 results and…
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5PM65: Northern Michigan assistant coach Parker Betts
Parker Betts is the assistant coach for what is arguably the United States' most important Greco-Roman program, Northern Michigan University's National…
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Looking at the second-year impact of the three-point takedown – Mat Stats 44
Episode #44 is our annual follow up of a statistical analysis of how the new 3-point takedown has affected our sport.
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Bloodround #497 with Purdue All-American Joey Blaze
This week we connect with Joey Blaze - NCAA Finalist and 3rd place finisher at the World Team Trials.