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All Things Gymnastics Podcast

JD Barton

Booking Overview

A weekly gymnastics news and interview show focused on the gymnastics community, with recurring external guests including NCAA gymnasts, elite former athletes, club coaches, and recruiting perspectives. Agencies could credibly pitch current or former gymnasts, collegiate coaches, recruiting specialists, and sport professionals with relevant expertise or personal experience; booking difficulty is medium, as the show features accessible college-level guests alongside established names such as Maggie Nichols.

Metrics

Episodes: 264

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 835 subscribers

Instagram: 12.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

allthingsgympod@gmail.com

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Host

JD Barton - Doctor and gymnastics podcast host who interviews athletes, coaches, and other figures in the sport.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Current or former elite and collegiate gymnasts, NCAA All-Americans, club or collegiate coaches, recruiting specialists, and professionals with direct expertise in athlete performance or mental health.
Required Achievements:  
NCAA All-American honors, World or national championship experience, Collegiate team success, Leadership as a club or collegiate coach, Direct experience with gymnastics recruiting or athlete mental health

Recent Guest Discussions

Lacie Saltzmann - Her Freshman Season, NCAA Competition, Recruiting And Choosing Minnesota, Baking, And Overcoming A Fear Of Twisting.

Ella Zirbes - Performance Anxiety, Mental Health, Competitive Pressure, Social Media, And Her Junior Season.

Maggie Nichols - Missing The 2016 Olympic Team, The End Of Her Collegiate Career, Body Image, Athlete A, Resilience, And Finding Joy In Gymnastics.

Caroline Walker - Recruiting, Admission To A Military Academy, Life As An Air Force Cadet, And Collegiate Gymnastics.

Rachael Tracy Gardner - Gymnastics Recruiting From A Club Coach’s Perspective, Recruiting Communications, College Visits, Athlete Relationships, And Her Path Into Coaching.

Recent Topics

Gymnastics, Collegiate Gymnastics, Gymnastics Recruiting, Coaching, Athlete Mental Health

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
All Things Gymnastics Podcast
:

Lacie Saltzmann: A Freshman Season to Remember

August 17, 2026

This week, we are so excited to be joined by Lacie Saltzmann, who is a rising sophomore at the University of Minnesota. Lacie had an incredible freshman season, where she was a mainstay in the Gophers’ bars and floor lineups, posting career highs of 9.9625 and 9.925, respectively. She, of course, helped her team advance out of the toughest regional to move on to the NCAA Championships and then helped the Gophers make history by advancing to the Final Four for the first time ever. Individually...

Ella Zirbes on Performance Anxiety, Pressure & Finding Confidence

August 03, 2026

This week we are thrilled to be joined by seven-time All-American and rising senior on the Utah gymnastics team, Ella Zirbes. Ella is known not only for her beautiful gymnastics but also for being an advocate for mental health in the sport as someone who has very publicly struggled with performance anxiety. We dive deeper into the struggles she’s faced and how she’s learned to manage her anxiety while competing. We also talk about the pressure and expectations that come with representing a pr...

Mental Gymnastics: Maggie Nichols on Resilience, Redemption, and Moving Forward

July 27, 2026

In this month's episode of Mental Gymnastics, Dr. JD Barton sits down with Maggie Nichols, a 2015 World Team Champion and floor exercise bronze medalist, as well as an eight-time NCAA Champion during her career as an Oklahoma Sooner. She talks about the disappointment of not making the 2016 Olympic team, the pandemic abruptly ending her career, navigating body image issues in the sport, the attention that came with Athlete A, finding joy at Oklahoma, and more!Thank you to our monthly Patr...

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