Welcome to the final episode of NSL Talk! of the 2024 season. On June 22nd at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the New York City Knights were crowned as the first ever NSL Champions. Today, we have a recap and analysis of the match, followed by an exclusive interview with Knights star player and 2024 NSL MVP Sebastien Bonmalais and New York City Head Coach Sam Scherl to cap off an amazing first season of NSL Talk! Finals recap and analysis (0:28) Fin...

Welcome to episode 4 of NSL Talk! The regular season has just wrapped up and we’re less than 2 weeks away from the NSL Finals at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We have 2 great interviews on today’s show, kicking things off with New York City Knights star Matias Knudsen. We talked about growing up playing squash in Bogota, Columbia, deciding to play college squash in the US, his viral trick shots that have taken social media by storm, his first year as ...

Jackson first met Fred Mirbach when he served as the long term substitute teacher for his radio class during his junior year of high school. Since, they’ve developed an unlikely friendship that’s now spanned almost three years, but Jackson realized that he didn't really know Fred’s life story. Bits and pieces, sure, but what was he like growing up? Where did his journey take him? How did he become the 74 year old husband, father, and grandfather that he is today? With Jackson being away at sc...

Welcome to episode 129 of The Bragman Breakdown and episode 3 of NSL Talk. Great show for the people today as we are halfway through the National Squash League regular season with 2 huge matches coming up this weekend as the 1-0 Nashville Crushers are set to take on the Derby City Colts this Friday, May 17th and the New York City Knights will do battle with the Chicago Grizzlies this Saturday, May 18th. We have 3 interviews on today’s show beginning with 2 gentlemen who both play in the NSL...

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 w...

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, fo...

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 ...

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 ou...

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, ...

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 b...

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...

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 ...

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 socia...

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&n...

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 ...

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=mWja5Op5-2D3eMzc And follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/official_ego?igsh=MXMxaGdyZjln...

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...

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 Lasus...

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 bac...

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 m...