The Bragman Breakdown

For the last 14 years, alongside his cohost Dr. Trey Franklin, Jeff Peck has served as the host of the Still Real to Us Show and this week he returned to The Bragman Breakdown podcast.  The first time we had Jeff on was a year and a half ago to talk about CM Punk’s now infamous media scrum following AEW All Out 2022, so this time Jackson had to ask him his thoughts on Punk’s, more recent, explosive shoot interview on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani in the leadup to WrestleMania a few weeks ago. Before that, however, the gents recapped WrestleMania 40 from Philadelphia and discussed the current state of WWE creative with Vince Macmahon out of the company and the dawn of the Paul Levesque era in WWE. Great show today, huge thanks to Jeff for making time for us. Make sure to catch him and Dr. Trey every Thursday on the Still Real to Us Show, wherever you get your podcasts. Enjoy!For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Dr. Ken Jackson is an English Professor at Wayne State University specializing in Shakespeare, religion, continental philosophy and literary theory and this week he's back on The Bragman Breakdown for the third time. Dr. Jackson shares his thoughts on parenting and early childhood development in 2024, and what the future holds for Gen Z. Huge thanks to Dr. Jackson for making time for us and we hope to have him on many more times in the future. Enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Welcome to episode 2 of NSL Talk! We have a stacked show for the people today, as Jackson Bragman and Sean Choi are back to chronicle an eventful draft weekend in Nashville, Tennessee. Jackson and Sean kickoff the show by recapping their truip to Nashville and analyzing the brand new NSL rosters by power ranking all 6 teams (13:23).  Next, they chat with New York City Knights 4th round pick and college squash legend Sam Scherl on how his minimalistic warmup gives him a leg up in the NSL format, beating Moustafa Asal in juniors, and his excitement to be back playing competitive squash (53:52). Finally, the gents interview the first pick in the history of the NSL Draft, the Atlanta Tornado's Youssef Ibrahim about what it means to be the first draft selection in NSL history, his fandom of American sports, and how his team stacks up to the competition across the league (1:11:41). Enjoy!  Subscribe to the NSL YouTube Channel so you never miss a match: https://www.youtube.com/@NationalSquashLeagueFollow the National Squash League on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nsl.sport?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==And last, but not least, for more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Attention!!! Squash University is now streaming on its own podcast page, wherever you. Click here to subscribe to Squash U on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4vYwalf9Kmufl4peQUKw8V?si=5abd04192139455b Or go to the explore page and search "Squash University" wherever you get your podcasts! The University of Pennsylvania Quakers are your 2024 CSA Men's National Champions! After an amazing season full of talking about teams across college squash, this episode is all about our guy Gilly and his boys hoisting the Potter Cup for the first time in school history, and what better way to do it than live, in person, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in the heart of Philadelphia, PA, the site of Penn's National Title win less than a week prior. Gilly tells Jackson how it feels to finally win a National Championship for the school he played for almost 2 decades ago and what it means for the Penn Squash program before the gents welcome on Penn team captain Roger Alber Baddour to recount the team's trials and tribulations throughout the year and how they were able to avenge their 2 regular season losses, to Princeton and Trinity, in the National semifinals and finals. It was so cool to record live from the Specter Center during last week's CSA Individual Championships. Huge congrats to our brand new CSA Women's Individual National Champion, Harvard's Saran Nghiem and the men's champion, Trinity's Mohamed Sharaf. Huge thanks to Roger for joining us and congrats for helping lead his team to its first ever National Championship. Enjoy! 

The CSA National Team Championships are in the books and the women of Trinity College, and Gilly's men of the University of Pennsylvania each hoisted their respective trophies this Sunday at the home of this years competition, the Arlen Specter Center. Gilly and Jackson will breakdown the exciting National Championship weekend next week live in person when the gents are back at Specter for the Individual National Championship competition, but, in the meantime, congrats to Gilly and his boys, as well as Wendy Bartlett and the Trinity women on amazing seasons. This week's show features 2 amazing interviews conducted last week that we haven't been able to upload until now, but still think are enthralling and wanted to share with all of you. First, the guys were joined by CSA All-American and University of Rochester #1, from India, Yash Fadte. Yash joined us days after his team won the Hoehn Cup, the second division in men’s college squash, to finish 13th in the country. Yash was fantastic and extremely candid about the roller-coaster of a season he's had with U of R this season, which ultimately ended on a high note and Hoehn Cup victory. Next was Columbia head men's and women's coach Chris Sachvie. Gilly and Chris reminisced about their first ever match, Gilly a senior for Penn at the time, playing Chris, a freshman at Cornell, and the, perhaps overly lively home crowd in attendance in Philly. Chris also spoke about his men’s and women’s teams, their seasons thus far, and preparing for the Nationals competition last weekend. Fun episode this week. Huge thanks to Yash and Chris and, once again, huge congrats to Trinity and Penn, our brand new CSA National Champions. Enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown/College Squash Show content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Franklin & Marshall just wrapped up an intense weekend at the CSA Divisional Team Championships, which saw 5 out of the 6 matches for the Diplomats men’s and women’s teams end in 5-4 results. Meanwhile F&M head coach Gavin Jones has just concluded his 13th season in Lancaster, PA, making him one of the longer tenured head coaches in the CSA. Jones joins The College Squash Show this week to provide a recap of last weekend’s Divisional Championships, discuss the F&M women’s team being promoted to Division 1 status next season, his thoughts on player conduct in CSA over the years, what qualities he looks for in potential team recruits, and the legendary story of his 2013 men’s team beating Saint Lawrence in the first round of the National Championships.  Coach Gavin is a class act. Huge thanks to him for joining us and we can’t wait to have him back on the show. Enjoy episode 7 of The College Squash Show with Gavin Jones! For more Bragman Breakdown/College Squash Show content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Welcome to Episode 1 of NSL Talk! With the NSL Draft in Nashville, Tennessee just one week away, Jackson Bragman and Sean Choi are here to preview the event with exclusive player and owner interviews, as well as a player mock draft. First, Jackson is joined by Nashville Crushers owner and NSL co-founder Jonathan Dyke to talk about his squash fandom, how he got involved with NSL, and his draft strategy heading into next weekend (7:10). Next, Jackson and Sean chat about heading to Nashville next weekend to provide commentary for the USA Vs. The World NSL exhibition match on Friday night, as well as the draft on Saturday, before jumping into a mock draft where they each select one player projected to be selected in the draft range of each of the 4 rounds for their teams (22:28). Finally, Jackson sits down with two of the most exciting, fastest rising players in squash today, Colombia’s Matias Knudsen and India’s Veer Chotrani. After discussing Matias’ viral trick shots of the last several months, as well as Veer's preparation for the upcoming CSA Nationals competition, the gents talk about their excitement for the first ever NSL season, how their playing styles will fare into the NSL format, who they would draft with first overall pick (1:08:55). Enjoy! To keep up with the NSL, for information on how to attend this weekend's draft (and/or any other future events), head to the NSL website: https://nslsport.com/Next weekend's exhibitions on Friday and Saturday, and the draft itself will be streaming live on the NSL YouTube channel. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss it: https://www.youtube.com/@NationalSquashLeagueFollow the National Squash League on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nsl.sport?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==And last, but not least, for more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

This week Jackson and Gilly are joined by former Bates and Hobart/William Smith head squash coach Pat Cosquer and former George Washington squash coach and founder of the Mid Atlantic Squash Conference (MASC) Anderson Good to preview this weekend's three major CSA conference championship tournaments, the Liberty League, MASC, and NESCAC, in addition to talking about the inception of these conferences and their importance for the long term success of college squash. Before being joined by Pat and Anderson, Gilly and Jackson recap the previous weekend which saw Gilly's U Penn boys clinching a share of the Ivy League Championship and Jackson being awarded Liberty League Rookie of the Week! Huge thanks to Pat and Anderson who have been major advocates for the growth of college squash and we hope you guys enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown/College Squash Show content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Gilly is back on the show after a huge 7-2 win for his U Penn boys over Harvard over the weekend. Gilly and Jackson recapped the Quakers win over the Crimson, talked about the importance and prestige of the Ivy League Championship, which Penn can potentially clinch at least a share of this weekend, discussed the other men’s and women’s results around college squash, and previewed the big week of matches ahead. Enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown/College Squash Show content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Connecticut College head men’s and women’s squash coach Scott Brown joins The College Squash Show this week. Scott graduated from Conn in 2019 and returned to coach his Alma Mater in November 2022. As a student, Scott kept busy in his time at Conn serving as a player and captain for the squash team, a player and assistant coach for the tennis team, and, off the court, a co pitch for his a cappella group, the Conn Artists (nice). As a coach, Scott is energetic, passionate, and  is  building the foundation of a very strong culture in New London. It was really a pleasure talking to someone so passionate about squash and coaching young minds. Huge thanks to Scott for taking the time to join us this week. This week’s episode is a bit shorter as Gilly was feeling a bit under the weather and was unable to join us, so we don’t have a full open, but that will be back next episode with Nationals fast approaching. Enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown/College Squash Show content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

2 of the top players on the PSA World Tour and college squash legends Timmy Brownell and Spencer Lovejoy joined Gilly and Jackson on The College Squash show this week. They talked about their experience playing college squash, why more and more top juniors around the world are coming to the US to play college squash, their best memories, what they loved and what they’d change about the CSA, and finally their new project, The National Squash League, which is about to embark on their inaugural season. Before chatting with Timmy and Spencer, Gilly and Jackson recapped the holiday’s and New Year with their families and discussed the CSA Winter Training period and its importance for every program. Then they recapped some of the men’s and women’s college matches from the last 2 weeks of play. Enjoy!  For more Bragman Breakdown/College Squash Show content, or to reach out, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Much like many of his peers, “All Ego” Ethan Page has clawed his way to the top of the professional wrestling industry. Ethan talked everything from his run in with the Miz, to his Karate Man gimmick, to working with the Hardy Boys, to how he is just now beginning to truly understand wrestling. This was a fun one! Subscribe to Ethan’s YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@EthanPageVlog?si=mWja5Op5-2D3eMzcAnd follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/official_ego?igsh=MXMxaGdyZjlnNG5tNQ==Thanks for an amazing year everyone, and here’s to an amazing 2024, we hope you all enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

What better way to celebrate the holidays than with a bonus pod for the people! After  a long day of star studded NBA action and Chinese food for Jackson on Christmas Day, he's primed and ready to share his thoughts and get everyone up to speed on the state of NBA basketball.  Happy Holidays to everyone and we hope you all enjoy!For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

On episode 2 of The College Squash Show, Gilly and Jackson recapped the last weekend of the first semester of college squash, highlighting a couple key men's and women's matchups ahead of the winter break from play. They then discussed the US Junior Open taking place last weekend and Gilly's experience watching and scouting some of the world's top juniors, as well as mingling with some of the Nation's best coaches. In the second half of the podcast, Georgetown Women's squash coach Tim Lasusa joined the show to talk about his college squash playing career at St. Lawrence, helping the Saints to a National Championship finals appearance in 2015, before discussing his first 3 years at Georgetown and how he's built up the program with their newly established varsity status. If you have any topics you'd like Gilly and Jackson to discuss on the show, reach out to us on Instagram with any suggestions : https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Happy Holidays to everyone and we hope you all enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown/College Squash Show content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Aaron Resnick (a.k.a AMR Hoops) returns to The Bragman Breakdown to recap the first ever NBA In-Season Tournament. Aaron joins Jackson in discussing the the Lakers win and LeBron’s standing is in the NBA today, the Tyrese Haliburton led Pacers’ rise to the limelight, Milwaukee’s head coaching issue, New Orlean’s Zion problem, and more. Huge thanks to Aaron for making time for us this week, make sure to click the links below to check out AMR Hoops on YouTube and Tik Tok. Always fun getting back into some NBA analysis and we hope you all enjoy! Subscribe to AMR Hoops on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@amrhoops?si=79u_rALhomUvGgmsFollow AMR Hoops on Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@amrhoops?_t=8iHArf4yFp9&_r=1For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

After months in the making, the College Squash Show is here. University of Pennsylvania Men’s Head Squash Coach Gilly Lane will join Jackson Bragman bi-weekly, to Breakdown the latest happenings, news, and updates, from the world of college squash. In episode 1, Jackson and Gilly open the show with a discussion about the current landscape of college squash, analyzing the brand new 12 team National Championship bracket and chatting about Jackson’s weekend in Lancaster Pennsylvania, playing 3 matches for Denison University against Dickinson College, Wesleyan University, and Franklin and Marshall College. Then, they get into their conversation with Tufts men’s and women’s squash coach Joe Raho. Joe was teammates with Gilly at U Penn over a decade ago and is still one of his best friends. Jackson asks the pair about their coaching philosophies, coaches in other sports they look up to, and much more. Great opening episode of a series Gilly and Jackson are incredibly passionate about and hope to grow in true coming weeks months and years and we hope you all enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown content/College Squash Show, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Gabe and Goose are back to join Jackson in previewing the college football Conference Championship Weekend. They start with The Michigan Vs. Ohio State game which they were all in attendance for, before covering the other major conference title games and discussing Playoff implications of the games. They wrapped up by chatting about a couple other major college football storylines including Mark Stoop short lived run as Texas A&M Head Coach and Colorado's early offseason drama. Fun and insightful chat with the boys and we hope you all enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Peter Vanderkaay is a 3 time Olympian, a 2 time bronze medalist, a 2 time gold medalist, and now a guest on The Bragman Breakdown. Vanderkaay joined Jackson to chat about how he first started out in swimming, his time swimming at University of Michigan alongside Michael Phelps before they became teammates on the Olympic relay team, swimming for world renowned coach Bob Bowman, the day to day role of a swimming coach at the Olympic level, how he stays motivated through training, what it feels like to win a gold medal, and more. Really fun chat this week. We want to send a huge thank you to Peter for his time and we hope you all enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

The gents are back with a (slightly late) NBA preview for the ages. Jackson and Goose predict the top 6 seeds in both conferences and analyze the league's top teams before giving their individual award picks. Good bants this week and we hope you all enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1

Gabe and Goosey are back and it feels oh so good. The gents analyzed the Travis Kelce/Taylor Swift saga before discussing the red hot Detroit Lions, the EA Sports Miami Dolphins, Gabe's top quarterbacks in college football, Deion Sanders' impact on Colorado and the world of college football, Michigan's early dominance without Jim Harbaugh, and ponder if Nick Saban has lost his touch. It was good to have the gang back together this week and we hope you all enjoy! For more Bragman Breakdown content, follow us on social media:Instagram: https://instagram.com/bragmanbreakdownpod?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bragman_breakdown?_t=8UTfP6R9XgM&_r=1