{"podcast":{"title":"New Jersey Mat Chat","slug":"new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656","podcast_index_feed_id":7328656,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/new-jersey-mat-chat/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/new-jersey-mat-chat","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/new-jersey-mat-chat/20260320_030319_18463e7c0efa4973afdccc30b56e7ba1.jpg","author":"Peter Normandia","episode_count":60,"summary":"The #1 video podcast and content provider for New Jersey high school wrestling. Up close, in depth and uncensored.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T00:18:17.513386+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656"},"episode":{"title":"058: Roundtable","slug":"058-roundtable","published_at":"2026-07-05T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656/058-roundtable","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/new-jersey-mat-chat/2964002","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/329189/2964002/new-jersey-mat-chat/2026_07_05_00_57_33_a9289163-003f-4fa7-9511-9e633779a56e.mp3","summary":"What really happens between coaches and officials during a wrestling match? For the first-ever New Jersey Mat Chat Coaches Roundtable, veteran wrestling official Gary Wade sits down with two of South Jersey's most respected coaches — Mike Ahern (Audubon) and Mike Lamb (Haddonfield) — for an honest conversation about the relationship between coaches and referees. Nothing is off limits. They discuss: 🔥 Why coaches get so emotional during matches 🔥 How officials are trained in New Jersey 🔥 What officials wish coaches understood 🔥 State tournament consistency and controversial calls 🔥 Video replay in high school wrestling 🔥 The PowerPoint system and weight classes 🔥 Stalling, edge wrestling, and rule interpretations 🔥 Coaching your own son 🔥 Building respect between coaches and officials The episode also opens with a heartfelt tribute to Chase Sedano and the St. Augustine wrestling community, reflecting on the impact he had on those around him. Whether you're a wrestler, coach, official, parent, or lifelong NJ wrestling fan, this episode provides a rare look at the sport from both sides of the whistle. It's a conversation about passion, accountability, and making New Jersey wrestling even better. 🤼 Guests: Gary Wade – New Jersey Wrestling Official Mike Ahern – Head Coach, Audubon Mike Lamb – Head Coach, Haddonfield 🎙️ Subscribe for more conversations with the people shaping New Jersey wrestling. ••Premier Sports Nutrition - Champion Athletes - https://champion-athletes.com 00:00 – Champion Athletes Nutrition Sponsor 01:26 – Welcome to the First Coaches Roundtable 02:00 – Mike Ahern & Mike Lamb's Coaching Backgrounds 02:52 – Rivalries, Respect & Wrestling Brotherhood 04:15 – Remembering Chase Sudano 06:30 – Why Coaches and Officials Clash 08:08 – Gary Wade's Distric…","meta_description":"What really happens between coaches and officials during a wrestling match? For the first-ever New Jersey Mat Chat Coaches Roundtable, veteran wrestling o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3403,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656/episodes/058-roundtable/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-jersey-mat-chat-7328656/058-roundtable.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}