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Hosted by Stephen Boyle and Brendan Day · sports · EN
Stephen Boyle & Brendan Day don't have balance. One lives in NC, and all he does is wrestling. One lives in FL, and all he does is wrestling. They gave themselves one more wrestling responsibility - talk about it - World & Olympic freestyle, NCAA, RAF, high school coaching & program building, and anything else that may come up along the way.
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Signup to Generate a PitchStephen Boyle & Brendan Day don't have balance. One lives in NC, and all he does is wrestling. One lives in FL, and all he does is wrestling.
Headgear Optional is hosted by Stephen Boyle and Brendan Day. The show has published 19 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The NCAA Tournament of HS wrestling, World Championship Preview, & NWCA All-Star Classic Match-ups" (27 October 2026, 66 minutes), "NWCA All-Star Wishlist & U23 World Championships Reaction" (19 October 2026, 80 minutes), and "Weight Cutting in Wrestling" (13 October 2026, 60 minutes).
Headgear Optional publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 67 minutes across 19 episodes.
Booking probability for Headgear Optional is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Headgear Optional requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Headgear Optional's contact route on record: public web form.
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Stephen Boyle and Brendan Day hosts Headgear Optional, a sports podcast with 19 episodes published.
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Episode #1
(0:00) - Introduction(7:15) - Best Off-season Tournaments(12:47) - Best Season Tournaments(15:26) - Similarities to NCAAs(36:50) - World Championships Preview(1:02:03) - NWCA All-Star Classic Match-ups(1:05:24) - Up...
(0:00) - Introduction(2:35) - Brendan's 125-pound wishlist(3:19) - Birdman's 125-pound wishlist(9:00) - 125 predicted match-up(11:59) - Birdman's 133-pound wishlist(14:15) - Brendan's 133-pound wishlist(17:51) - 133...
Episode #18
(0:00) - Introduction(1:45) - What is weight cutting(6:36) - Weight cutting in wrestling(14:43) - High school vs. youth wrestling(18:39) - Delayed gratification(26:49) - Cutting weight for competition(31:41) - Cutting...
Episode #17
(0:00) - Introduction(1:15) - What is burnout?(3:26) - Why kids quit wrestling(13:26) - When we see burnout in wrestling(48:25) - Burnout vs. Underpreparation(1:04:03) - Will we ever get the NWCA All-Star Classic...
(0:00) - Introduction(1:11) - Final X 65kg - Bo Bassett defeats Real Woods(10:32) - Final X 68kg - Kennedy Blades defeats Bella Mir (forfeit)(14:43) - Final X 76kg - Dymond Guilford defeats Kylie Welker(17:15) - WNO 165...
(0:00) - Introduction(0:28) - Reaction to our high school preseason episode(3:20) - Delayed Final X matches preview(3:37) - 65kg: Bo Bassett vs. Real Woods(14:50) - 68kg: Kennedy Blades vs. Bella Mir(16:25) - 76kg...
Episode #14
(0:00) - Introduction(1:22) - Club vs. High School programs(17:33) - Wrestling technique(34:35) - Running & conditioning(51:21) - Lifting programs(1:04:49) - Competition Schedule(1:20:32) - Up Next on Headgear Optional...
Episode #13
(0:00) - Introduction(1:50) - 125 pounds(8:49) - 133 pounds(21:21) - 141 pounds(29:56) - 149 pounds(40:29) - 157 pounds(50:27) - 165 pounds(57:19) - 174 pounds(1:06:44) - 184 pounds(1:17:05) - 197 pounds(1:24:27) - 285...
Episode #12
(0:00) - Introduction(2:03) - MAC preview(12:36) - SoCon preview(35:35) - High School-College coaching relationships(45:31) - Up Next on Headgear Optional: All-American Predictions
(0:00) - Introduction (1:39) - U20 World Championship Reaction (11:12) - Ivy League Favorite: Cornell (16:52) - Ivy League Contender: UPenn (21:23) - Ivy League Darkhorse: Columbia (25:35) - Ivy League Preview (28:27)...
Headgear Optional
(0:00) - Introduction(0:43) - 65kg Final X Date Set - Bo Bassett vs. Real Woods(3:08) - 2027 U.S. Senior World Team Qualification Procedures Changes(16:13) - Big 12 Favorite: Oklahoma State(32:47) - Big 12 Contender...
Episode #9
(0:00) - Introduction(0:43) - 65kg Final X Date Set - Bo Bassett vs. Real Woods(3:08) - 2027 U.S. Senior World Team Qualification Procedures Changes(16:13) - Big 12 Favorite: Oklahoma State(32:47) - Big 12 Contender...
Episode #8
(0:00) - Introduction (0:50) - Judge grants 5th year for HS class of 2022 (5:53) - The Favorite: Penn State (24:41) - Top Contender: Nebraska (36:02) - Top Contender: Iowa (45:35) - Contender: Ohio State (1:01:31)...
Episode #7
(0:00) - Introduction(0:23) - Meyer Shapiro transfers to Nebraska(7:43) - Carson Floyd - Iowa State and Appalachian State(36:38) - Joey DiVello - Washington & Lee University(53:56) - Phoenix Alyea - Virginia Military...
(0:00) - Introduction (1:14) - What is revenue sharing? (4:32) - Impact of revenue sharing (23:52) - Impact of NIL (43:05) - Impact of roster caps (56:43) - The overall state of collegiate wrestling (1:00:23) - What's...
(0:00) - Introduction(1:06) - Tournament Length(12:02) - Choosing the right competitions(21:12) - Middle School scheduling(33:21) - What Works: Coaching(39:37) - What Works: Technique(49:14) - The Ideal Wrestling Parent
Episode #4
(0:00) - Introduction(0:22) - Iowa vs. UNI Duals in 2026 & 2027(4:24) - U23 World Team Reps at 79kg and 97kg(15:10) - A.J. Ferrari Arrested(16:55) - What is 5 for 5? (32:08) - Roster Battles: Oklahoma State 125(34:39)...
Episode #3
(0:00) - Introduction: Freestyle or Folkstyle? (2:29) - Birdman: Freestyle (5:52) - Brendan: Folkstyle (13:16) - The Middle Ground (36:41) - Birdman's Perfect World (38:46) - Brendan's Perfect World (57:09) - Next on...
Episode #2
(0:00) - Introduction (3:15) - 86kg Kyle Dake def. Zahid Valencia (8:25) - 61kg Marcus Blaze def. Jax Forrest (12:53) - 97kg Kyle Snyder def. Stephen Buchanan (18:54) - 74kg James Green def. David Carr (21:30) 57kg...
Episode #1
(0:00) Introduction (3:30) 57 kg - Spencer Lee vs. Luke Lilledahl (9:00) 61 kg - Jax Forrest vs. Marcus Blaze (15:41) 65 kg - Bo Bassett vs. Real Woods (22:41) 70 kg - Zain Retherford vs. Ridge Lovett (28:10) 74 kg...
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