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The Guillotine Grapevine
by Jason Bryant, Mat Talk Podcast Network
The Guillotine Grapevine is the official podcast of The Guillotine, Minnesota's oldest magazine and website dedicated to the state's youth, high school, college and Olympic-level wrestlers. Hosted by Mat Talk Online's Jason Bryant and publisher of The Guillotine, Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine Grapevine will discuss relevant topics and preview events in the Land of 10,000 wrestlers. The Guillotine is on the web at www.theguillotine.com. Part of the Mat Talk Podcast Network.
Episodes
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Gopher graduate Bobby Steveson talking life, wrestling and what's next - GG67
Bobby Steveson came into the University of Minnesota from nearby Apple Valley High School as the top-ranked 195-pounder in the country. A champion at the USA Wrestling Junior Nationals, Steveson looked to be one of the anchors for the upper weights for the Gophers. But injuries took their toll…
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A tale of two stories in Section 5AA - GG66
A trip to Totino-Grace High School in Fridley had one goal in mind, profile the private Catholic school and its accomplished wrestling program. What happened was what makes sports great - kids doing great things to create great results. Totino-Grace wouldn’t hoist the Section 5AA trophy on...
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The future is here: Augsburg women win home debut
The snow couldn't prevent Augsburg from winning the first women's dual in school history on Sunday, January 19 at Si Melby Hall. Originally scheduled for Saturday night, Augsburg beat UW-Stevens Point 30-12 in the lone home dual of the year. The win ushered in a new era of women's wrestling in…
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The relevance and importance of The Clash - GG64
The 18th Clash National High School Wrestling Duals got going on January 3 at Rochester Community & Technical College's Regional Sports Center. Today on The Guillotine Grapevine, we get an insight into the relevance of the tournament, its impact on Minnesota and the Rochester area as well as get...
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Aitkin wrestling leads the Fish House Parade on Thanksgiving Weekend - GG63
Leading the Fish House Parade in Aitkin is coach Larry Liljenquist and his Aitkin Gobblers. This episode of The Guillotine Grapevine stumbles across the Aitkin Fish House Parade the day after Thanksgiving. The Grand Marshal for this year's parade, that ran right through the center of town and…
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All-American Ryan Timmerman embodies alumni disappointment in St. Olaf wrestling situation - GG62
The fitting representation of the Axe of St. Olaf What’s the most notable sports story that’s involved St. Olaf in the past 18 months outside of its announcement to drop wrestling? The answer, known to the entire sporting world, is the school’s place in the fight to kick out Minnesota...
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Parents perspective on St. Olaf dropping wrestling - GG61
What level of a responsibility should a college have to take care of its students? That’s the question Florida’s Melissa McGlynn has for the entire St. Olaf College administration. By now, the Minnesota wrestling community knows that St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota announced it would...
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Dan Chandler talks #Fargo2019 after three Minnesota wrestlers win 16U Greco-Roman titles - GG60
Minnesota USA Wrestling head Greco-Roman coach Dan Chandler talks about the performances of the 16U team in Greco-Roman and some of the challenges that the style presents when coaching at all levels. All three 16U champions, Caleb Thoennes, Jore Volk and Gavin Nelson, all join the show. They also...
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Wrapping up #Fargo2019 freestyle with Jayson Ness and Junior National Champion Patrick Kennedy - GG59
Minnesota USA Wrestling head freestyle coach Jayson Ness talks about the performances of the team in freestyle. We'll also talk with Junior freestyle national champion Patrick Kennedy. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GUILLOTINE GRAPEVINE Apple Podcasts:...
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Business owner, three-time national champion Steve Saxlund prepares for another year in Fargo - GG58
A national event has a distinctly Upper Midwest presence as the 2019 USA Wrestling Junior & 16U Nationals will come to the Fargodome just across the Red River in Fargo, North Dakota from July 13-19. On this episode of The Guillotine Grapevine, we visit with Steve Saxlund, a Pipestone, Minnesota,...
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Storm roundtable with Pat Smith, Jordan Holm, Joe Dashou and Hans Martin Male from Insight Brewing - GG57
Another Storm roundtable edition, this time coming from Insight Brewing in Minneapolis. Join host Jason Bryant along with World Teamer Pat Smith, past World Teamer Jordan Holm, Canada's Joe Dashou and Norway's Hans Martin Male as they talk about the recent happenings in wrestling and how it…
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Brandon Paulson and PINnacle's busy summer on the mats - GG56
Brandon Paulson is set to be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame this weekend in Stillwater, Oklahoma. But even though Paulson has that important moment forthcoming, he's had a number of moments with the PINnacle School of Wrestling this summer. Paulson comes by the studio to give…
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Gopher Wrestling NCAA Preview with head coach Brandon Eggum - GG55
NCAA Division I Gopher Wrestling Preview from the floor of the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Minnesota head wrestling coach Brandon Eggum. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GUILLOTINE GRAPEVINE Apple Podcasts:...
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Minnesota State head coach Jim Makovsky - GG54
With over 30 years of coaching experience, the last 26 at Minnesota State in Mankato, it was inevitable Jim Makovsky would reach 300 victories. Now standing at 302 career coaching victories, with 279 of them in Mankato, Makovsky talks about what led him to a career in coaching from his time at...
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Cole Schrupp provides powerful and popular videos for Gopher wrestling - GG53
Team videographer Cole Schrupp joins The Guillotine Grapevine to talk about his career in the sport, coming from Watertown and what his life's been like around Gopher wrestling. Schrupp started out his college years at Minnesota State before transferring to Northern Michigan and working closely...
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Steve Bleise finds his groove and a Gopher recap vs. Rutgers - GG52
Episode 52 of The Guillotine Grapevine recaps Sunday's Golden Gopher win over Rutgers at Maturi Pavilion. The eighth-ranked Gophers beat their visitors from New Jersey 22-15 and after the dual, I talk with Rutgers head coach Scott Goodale, Minnesota 157-pounder Steve Bleise, Gopher head wrestling...
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Former Gopher Damion Hahn now leading South Dakota State - GG51
Heading into November 25th's dual at Maturi Pavilion, The Guillotine Grapevine catches up with new South Dakota State head coach Damion Hahn. A four-time All-American and two-time NCAA Division I champion for Minnesota, Hahn left Cornell after 12 seasons as an assistant coach and came back to the...
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Recapping Oklahoma State with Brandon Eggum, Gable Steveson, Mitch McKee and OSU's Daton Fix - GG50
We'll recap Oklahoma State's 23-9 win over Minnesota on Episode 50 of The Guillotine Grapevine. Among guests on this episode are Oklahoma State's Daton Fix, Gopher head coach Brandon Eggum and Gopher wrestlers Gable Steveson and Mitch McKee. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GUILLOTINE GRAPEVINE Apple Podcasts:...
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UMary head wrestling coach Adam Aho is burning the boats and building a program in Bismarck - GG49
We're going to #BurnTheBoats with University of Mary head wrestling coach Adam Aho on the latest edition of The Guillotine Grapevine. Aho is a Frazee native who wrestled at North Dakota State before venturing to coach high school for a couple of seasons. He had an opportunity to coach with Jim...
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Brandon Eggum excited about the future prospects of Gophers wrestling - GG48
Coming off homecoming, the Gopher wrestling program looks to some important upcoming dates to not just engage the community, but develop programs to fund the future of Gopher wrestling. On Episode 48 of The Guillotine Grapevine, we visit the wrestling offices at Bierman to talk to head coach...
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Minnesota Storm freestyle coach Dustin Schlatter - GG47
We head over to Bierman on the campus of the University of Minnesota to talk with 2009 U.S. World Teamer and Minnesota Storm freestyle coach Dustin Schlatter. A three-time All-American, Schlatter moved off the Gopher coaching staff to take over as the main RTC freestyle coach. We'll talk to...
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Pinnacle's Jared Lawrence on the Minnesota flavor at Junior Worlds - GG46
As Team USA heads to the Junior World Championships, we've got a number of Minnesota tie-ins to discuss and we'll do that on Episode 46 of The Guillotine Grapevine with Pinnacle's Jared Lawrence. Lawrence looks back on his own experience at the 1999 and 2000 Junior World Championships and talks...
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CSU Bakersfield head coach and Gopher All-American Manny Rivera - GG45
The Guillotine Grapevine goes on the road to Daytona Beach, Florida to check in with All-American Golden Gopher Manny Rivera. The California native is entering his second year as the head wrestling coach at CSU Bakersfield. Rivera talks about his time in Minnesota, getting recruited to Minnesota,...
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Minnesota Storm roundtable discussion with Joe Rau, Zach Sanders, Pat Smith and Donny Longendyke - GG44
Taking a visit over to the home of a few members of the Minnesota Storm to talk about some wrestling topics on Episode 44 of The Guillotine Grapevine. Join host Jason Bryant as he moderates the roundtable with Joe Rau, Donny Longendyke, Zach Sanders and Pat Smith. Among the topics are Final X,...
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Greg Kerkvliet and Paxton Creese ready for Rochester and international trips - GG43
A trip to Pinnacle Wrestling School on a Tuesday evening will bring all sorts of characters to the mats. On Episode 43 of The Guillotine Grapevine podcast, we'll talk with Cadet World champion Greg Kerkvliet and Shakopee state runner-up Paxton Creese on their preparation for the upcoming summer...
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St. Cloud State's John Peterson, National Wrestling Media Association Broadcaster of the Year - GG42
John Peterson grew up loving wrestling out in the western part of Minnesota. With two twin brothers who excelled, it was easy for him to follow their opponents from around the state. As Peterson got older, he took his love for the sport and his passion for broadcasting and put them together. On...
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St. Cloud State head coach Steve Costanzo - GG41
St. Cloud State captured its third NCAA Division II wrestling championship in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 8-9. On the latest episode of The Guillotine Grapevine, Huskies head wrestling coach Steve Costanzo joins the program to talk about his team's rise to prominence in Division II and what went...
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Before and After the Steveson-Kerkvliet supermatch - GG40
In the lore of Minnesota wrestling, Friday, February 2 might go down as one of the most important in the state's history. Not because the dual outcome impacted a state or sectional title, but because you saw two world champions collide as two of the state's power programs met in front of a…
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Nick Wanzek and Brandon Eggum talk Gophers individual and team performance - GG39
The Minnesota Golden Gopher wrestling team current sits as the 14th-ranked team in Division I wrestling. After a 30-7 drubbing at the hands of Michigan on Sunday, January 21, Coach Brandon Eggum explains what has to be done and how the team is fighting through a litany of injuries. We'll open up...
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GG38: Jared Lawrence on the foundations and national relevance of the PINnacle Wrestling School
The PINnacle Wrestling School has been one of the nation's most successful in recent years. Co-founded by Jared Lawrence and a handful of former University of Minnesota wrestlers, PINnacle has evolved over the last 10 years into a program college coaches notice. Lawrence talks about the…
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GG37: Post-workout with Minnesota natives Brady Berge of Penn State and Griffin Parriott of Purdue
Wrestlers coming home from college and getting a workout in is nothing new. On Episode 37 of The Guillotine Grapevine, we head over to the new home for the PINnacle Wrestling School and visit with Minnesota natives Griffin Parriott and Brady Berge. The two are in town for the holidays and decided...
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GG36: At the Auggie Open with Augsburg coach Jim Moulsoff and Minnesota State assistant Ty Eustice
It's college wrestling season and here in Minnesota, that means one of the first major events is hosted by Augsburg University in Minneapolis. On Episode 36 of The Guillotine Grapevine, we'll chat with Augsburg head wrestling coach Jim Moulsoff about the team, the tournament and the landscape of...
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GG35: Cadet World Champion Daniel Kerkvliet of Simley
Over the summer, Daniel Kerkvliet's name, and his wrestling, rose to prominence with a gold medal at the 2017 UWW Cadet World Championships in Athens, Greece. On Episode 35 of The Guillotine Grapevine, Kerkvliet talks about his start in wrestling, his teammates at both Simley High School and the...
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GG34: Air Force coach Sam Barber on his Minnesota background; Gophers' Brandon Eggum on progression after dual win
The college season is here and on Episode 34 of The Guillotine Grapevine, we'll quickly run down Minnesota's 29-6 win over the Air Force Academy on Sunday in Minneapolis. Eight Gophers earned victories including the first home victories for Hunter Marko, Owen Webster and Rylee Streifel. We catch…
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GG33: Joseph Dashou - The Canadian Lone Wolf in Minnesota
Episode 33 of the Guillotine Grapevine visits with "Canadian Joe" Joseph Dashou, a new wrestler training with the Minnesota Storm in Greco-Roman. Dashou, originally from London, Ontario, was living in British Columbia before deciding to make the move to Minnesota to get Greco-Roman training...
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GG32: Chad Shilson on growing women's wrestling in Minnesota and beyond
Centennial High junior Emily Shilson is representing Team USA at the Cadet World Championships in Athens, Greece this week. Her father Chad is part of the coaching staff with Team USA and is one of the active people within Wrestle Like A Girl trying to get state high school associations to start...
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GG31: World Champion Andrezj Supron of Poland recalls his time training in Minnesota
In the 1970s, Minnesota was the center of Greco-Roman wrestling in the United States. With the Minnesota Wrestling Club continually developing talent with the aid of international coaches, athletes and training partners, the club that become the Minnesota Storm always had an international flare....
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GG30: LeSueur native Bill May is a driving force behind international wrestling coverage
One of the most dedicated forces to promoting wrestling globally is from Minnesota. No, he doesn't live there now, but LeSueur native Bill May has been steadily churning out news, notes and rankings for nearly four decades. May, who wrestled at St. Thomas and for the Minnesota Wrestling Club…
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GG29: Crosby native Hayden Zillmer sits in a unique position on both national teams
Before boarding a plane to Budapest, Hungary, North Dakota State graduate and 2015 NCAA Division I All-American Hayden Zillmer joined The Guillotine Grapevine for Episode 29. Zillmer has the unique distinction of being the first U.S. wrestler to make the National Team in both freestyle and...
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GG28: The NCAA Championships will come to Minneapolis - Reactions from around Minnesota
Minneapolis was awarded the 2020 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships on Tuesday. Episode 28 of The Guillotine Grapevine will get an immediate Minnesota-themed reaction about the championships coming to U.S. Bank Stadium in March of 2020. We'll see what went into the bid process with Senior...
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GG27: Pat Smith and studying abroad in school and wrestling in Sweden
Minnesota Storm Greco-Roman athlete Pat Smith is back in the U.S. after three months studying abroad in Sweden. The U.S. Open champion is gearing up for the U.S. World Team Trials and looking to make his first World Team. But since winning the U.S. Open back in December, Smith decided to study in...
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GG26: Brandon Eggum and Gopher seniors Michael Kroells and Brett Pfarr
It was senior day for a number of Gopher wrestling seniors as Minnesota hosted Ohio State in the final home dual of the year at The Sports Pavilion. On Episode 26 of The Guillotine Grapevine, we'll visit with two of the best Gopher seniors, Michael Kroells and Brett Pfarr after the 24-20 loss to...
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GG25: Iowa-Minnesota recap and reaction with Tom Brands, Thomas Gilman and Brandon Eggum
Episode 25 recaps the Iowa-Minnesota dual at the Sports Pavilion in Minneapolis as Iowa defeated the Gophers 27-11 on Super Bowl Sunday. We'll get the Iowa side of things with coach Tom Brands and polarizing 125-pounder Thomas Gilman and then we'll talk to Brandon Eggum after his first home dual...
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GG24: Mack Reiter and Jayson Ness look back at the 2007 National Championship team
Episode 24 of The Guillotine Grapevine talks with Gopher alums Mack Reiter and Jayson Ness as they look back on the 2007 Minnesota wrestling team that captured the NCAA Division I Championship. It was bittersweet for Reiter, who failed to place that season. Ness finished fifth as a freshman. Both...
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GG23: Jeff Beshey chats early-season action; Cael Sanderson and Brandon Eggum talk PSU-UM postmatch
Episode 23 of The Guillotine Grapevine welcomes Jeff Beshey back to the program as he talks a bit about the start of the wrestling season here in the Land of 10,000 Wrestlers. We'll talk briefly about the National Duals where St. Cloud State won the Division II title and Augsburg made it back to...
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GG22: Previewing the Minnesota Christmas Tournament with John Nalan
Episode 22 of The Guillotine Grapevine visits with Class 3A Rankings Editor John Nalan as we preview the 30th annual Minnesota Christmas Tournament. While 3A teams are set to do some damage in Rochester, there's also nine out-of-state teams coming into this year's Christmas Tournament. Nalan...
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GG21: Rochester's Randy Rager, Augsburg's Chad Johnson and Southwest Minnesota State's Jesse Nelson at the Auggie Open
We'll head over to Augsburg College and talk with Augsburg assistant coach Chad Johnson, Southwest Minnesota State's Jesse Nelson and Rochester's Randy Rager on Episode 21 of The Guillotine Grapevine. We'll also start the show with a quick rundown of the weekend's action at Augsburg and the...
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GG20: Alan & Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions Inductions from October 22, 2016
Episode 20 of The Guillotine Grapevine was recorded at the Christensen Center at Augsburg College on Saturday, October 22. The night marked the seventh annual Alan and Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions induction ceremonies. Jason Bryant, host of this program, served as the Master of...
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GG19: Two-time Cadet World Champion Gable Steveson of Apple Valley
We kick off the second season of The Guillotine Grapevine by heading down to Apple Valley and talking with two-time Cadet world champion Gable Steveson. Already a two-time state champion and three-time state finalist, Steveson brings an impressive 128-3 record into his junior year for the Eagles....
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GG18: Ready, Willing and Gable to talk wrestling - Minnesota native Chas Betts on life as the WWE's Chad Gable
In 2012, Chas Betts represented the United States on the Greco-Roman Olympic Team in London. Four years later, Betts, now known professionally as WWE Superstar Chad Gable, is one of the rising stars in the world of professional wrestling. The Albertville, Minn., native was a Greco-Roman…
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The Guillotine Grapevine is the official podcast of The Guillotine, Minnesota's oldest magazine and website dedicated to the state's youth, high school, college and Olympic-level wrestlers. Hosted by Mat Talk Online's Jason Bryant and publisher of The Guillotine, Jeff Beshey, The Guillotine Grapevine will discuss relevant topics and preview events in the Land of 10,000 wrestlers. The Guillotine is on the web at www.theguillotine.com. Part of the Mat Talk Podcast Network.
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