The Great American Podcast with Butch Thurman is a weekly show featuring interesting interviews, news and highlights from the world of professional rodeo and the western life-style industry.
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Today our guest is saddle bronc rider Damian Brennan. The cowboy from Australia is having a big year and currently sits second in the PRCA World Standings. He talks about a big week moving up in the standings and reflects on the season so far.
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Today on the show my guest is team roper, steer roper Coleman Proctor from Pryor, Oklahoma. Proctor just won more than $28,000 and the coveted All Around title at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
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Bareback rider Cole Franks joins me on the show today. We talk about last weekend's win at Salinas, his season to date and we look ahead to the home-stretch and another qualification to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is Dalton Massey of Hermiston, Oregon. Massey, who is second in this week's world steer wrestling standings, is fresh from winning his event at Grand Prairie, Alberta. He also talks about his season so far and the upcoming summer run. Plus, I'll have highlights from Fort Smith, Arkansas.…
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Today on The Great American Podcast, the King of the Cowboys Trevor Brazile will join me. We'll talk about the upcoming Kid Rock Rock N Rodeo, his career and what he's doing today.
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is Kate Harrison of CBS Sports. We'll preview the upcoming PBR World Finals, Kid Rock's Rock N Rodeo, the PBR Team Series and much more.
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is Justin McKee of the Cowboy Channel. We'll talk about last weekend's Resistol Rookie Round-Up, the Cowboy Channel, McKee's career, his favorite rodeo, the Pendleton Round-Up and much more. Plus, we've got news and notes and rodeo highlights from Clovis, California and the PBR in Louisville.…
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is eight-time world champion cowboy Fred Whitfield. We'll talk about his career, his relationship with one of his favorite rodeos, the Pendleton Round-Up, and he talks about being a coach for the Kid Rock's Rockin Rodeo coming up next month in Arlington, Texas.…
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Today on the Great American Podcast the 2024 class of the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame has been announced and my guest is one of the inductees, 1983 world champion barrel racer Marelne Eddleman McRae. McRae talks about getting that special phone call, her 1983 world championship, winning a gold medal at the Olympics and her popular saddle and tack line. …
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is 2002 world champion steer wrestler Sid Steiner. We'll talk about his world title, the flamboyant Steiner family and the upcoming Kid Rock's Rock N Rodeo event May 17th.
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Bobby Mote joins me today on The Great American Podcast. The 4-time world champion bareback rider is a coach for one of the teams in the Kid Rock's Rock N Rodeo event May 17th at Arlington, Texas. Mote talks about the team concept, his four world titles and the success of the World Champions Rodeo Alliance. Also today, we'll have news and notes and…
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is 6-time world champion Cody Ohl. We'll look back on his career, and which gold buckle means the most to him. Ohl also talks about being named a rodeo icon by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association last year during the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Ohl reflects about his life-threatening knee infe…
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Today on The Great American Podcast we welcome 11-time world champion barrel racer Charmayne James to the show. We'll talk about her career, her barrel racing clinics and being a coach on the upcoming Kid Rock Rock N Rodeo team series in May at Arlington, Texas. Also on the show today, we've got news and notes and rodeo highlights from The American…
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The CEO of the Professional Bull Rider's Tour Sean Gleason joins me today on The Great American Podcast. Gleason talks about the season so far, the upcoming Team Series, and the Kid Rock Rock N Rodeo competition.
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is John Crimber. The 18-year-old claimed his first win on the PBR's Unleash the Beast Tour at Jacksonville, Florida last weekend. He talks about the win, the upcoming PBR Team Draft and learning the ropes from his father Paulo Crimber. Also on the show today we've got news and notes and rodeo hightlights…
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Today on The Great American Podcast we welcome the PBR's Koltin Hevalow. The 20-year-old bull rider from Smithville, Missouri will talk about his win last weekend at Salt Lake City and his early success on the Unleash the Beast Tour. Also today, we continue our salute to rodeo livestock with stock contractors and rodeo producers. We'll hear from Re…
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Today on the Great American Podcast my guest is 4-time world champion tie-down roper Caleb Smidt. He'll talk about his four world titles and his decision to retire. Also on the show today, we'll have results and hightlights from the Fort Worth Stocks Show & Rodeo, Rodeo Rapid City and the Professional Bull Riders from Sacramento.…
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Rookie bareback rider Weston Timberman of Columbus, Montana joins me today on The Great American Podcast. We'll talk about his recent win at the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals, his plans for the 2024 season and growing up in a rodeo family. Also today we'll recap the Sandhills Stock Show & Rodeo from Odessa, Texas and we'll check in on the PBR's …
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Today on the Great American Podcast we'll talk to the PBR's Austin Richardson about his big win in the Big Apple that put the Dallas, Texas bull rider atop of the PBR world standings. Richardson also talks about the PBR Team Series and competing for the Austin Gamblers, and we asked him about who he looked up to on the tour growing up. Also on the …
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Today on the show we'll recap the 65th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas as we hear from each of the world champions. In the second half of the show my guest is Ryan Growney, General Manager of the South Point Hotel Casino. Growney talks about the busy month of December with the PRCA Convention, the National Finals Breakaway Roping, the M…
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Breakaway roper Shelby Boisjoli joins me on The Great American Podcast today. Bosijoli, who sits number one in the world standings heading into Las Vegas next week for the National Finals Breakaway Roping at the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center, talks about her record-setting season, her horse and the upcoming finals.…
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is Mason Moody of Letcher, S.D. Moody talks about his rapid rise to the top of the bull riding world, joining the Professional Bull Rider's Unleash the Beast Tour while still in high school. Now the 20-year-old has his sights set on the PRCA's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the 2024 season. Also toda…
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Keenan Hayes is our guest today. The 20-year-old rookie out of Hayden, Colo., leads the PRCA world standings in bareback riding. He talks about his season, growing up around rodeo and he looks ahead to the upcoming Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Also on the show today, its news and notes and rodeo highlights with a recap of the Profes…
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guests are team ropers Brady Tryan and Calgary Smith. The duo is fresh from winning their event the 49th Canadian Finals Rodeo in Red Deer, Alberta, plus we'll recap each event and hear from the other champions.
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is steer wrestler Dalton Massey of Hermiston, Oregon. We'll talk about this week's Canadian Finals Rodeo, his record-setting season and next month's Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.
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Today on the show my guest is breakaway roper Bailey Patterson of Pendleton, Oregon. Patterson talks about winning her event at the Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo in Redmond. We'll also talk to her about her season, her rodeo family growing up and her future of in rodeo. Plus, we'll have news and notes and rodeo highlights and a recap from the…
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Today on the show my guest is Michael Gaffney, head coach of the PBR's Austin Gamblers. We'll talk about winning the regular season title and the upcoming PBR Team Series Championships in Las Vegas. Also on the show today, we've got news and notes and rodeo highlights.
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Today on the show my guests are rodeo announcer Wayne Brooks and from the Cowboy Channel, Canada's own Katy Lucas.
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Today on the show my guest is steer wrestler Jesse Brown from Baker City, Oregon. We'll talk about his recent win at the Governor's Cup Playoff Series at Sioux Falls, S.D. Also, Brown talks about injuring his knee at the Pendleton Round-Up last month, and we'll talk about his success this season.
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Today on the show my guests are Pick Up man Gary Remple and Bull Fighter Dusty Tuckness. Also, we've got news and notes and rodeo highlights.
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Today on the show we'll recap the 113th Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon as we step into the winner's circle with all of the champions. Also today, we'll talk to 8-time world champion Fred Whitfield who was inducted into the Pendleton Round-Up Hall of Fame.
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Today on The Great American Podcast we're broadcasting from the Pendleton Round-Up in Pendleton, Oregon. We'll check in on the 34th Annual Pendleton Round-Up Memorial Golf Tournament with bareback rider Clayton Biglow, also steer roper Vin Fisher jr is here talking about why Pendleton is his favorite rodeo and how its become a family tradition for …
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Today on The Great American Podcast, my guests are Pat Reay of the Pendleton Round-Up and Casey Hunt of the Happy Canyon Night Show. We'll talk about the upcoming rodeo action, the colorful night show, this Saturday's kick-off concert, the PRCA's Xtreme Bulls Finale and much more. Also today, we've got the results from the Walla Walla Frontier Days…
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Today on the show my guest is saddle bronc rider Lefty Holman. We'll talk about his season to date, his career and his rodeo family. Also, we've got news and notes and rodeo highlights as we recap the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, Oregon, the Lea County PRCA Rodeo in Lovington, N.M., and the latest from the PBR Team Series.…
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is Jon Gill of the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, Oregon. We'll talk about the upcoming rodeo, its history and plans or the future. Plus, we've got news and notes and rodeo highlights from the Dodge City Round-Up and The PBR Team Series from Kansas City.…
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Today on the Great American Podcast, my guest is breakaway roper Joey Williams. Williams is fresh from her big win at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. We'll talk about what it means to win the iconic rodeo and we'll talk about her horse and her season so far.
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Today on The Great American Podcast, we'll hear from the winners of the $50,000 Showdown Round from the Calagary Stampede.
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Today on the show my guest is eight-time world champion Joe Beaver. We'll talk about his time working with the Cowboy Channel, his roping clinics and we'll look back on his career. Also today, we'll get highlights from the Calgary Stampede
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Today on The Great American Podcast my guest is Tommy Joe Lucia, General Manager of the Days of '47 Rodeo in Salt Lake City. We talk about this year's tournament-style rodeo and his career in the sport, traveling with his hall of fame father and rodeo entertainer, Tommy Lucia. In the second half of the show, we'll meet the Queen Candidates for the …
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Rodeo producer John Growney of Red Bluff, California joins me on The Great American Podcast. Growney, formely the owner of Growney Brothers Rodeo Company, is back in the arena as Manager of Legacy Pro Rodeo of Burns, Oregon. Growney talks about taking on the new company, the state of the sport today and what he sees in the future of Pro Rodeo.…
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Bull rider J-C Mortensen joins me today on The Great American Podcast. Mortensen talks about his win last week at the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show & Rodeo in Union, Oregon. Also we'll talk about his season so far, the upcoming summer schedule, and we'll talk about his rodeo family. Also today, James Miller calls in. Miller is Senior Vice-President…
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Trent Sorey of Pendleton, Oregon joins me today on The Great American Podcast. Sorey talks about winning the first-ever national title in steer roping on the college level. He also recaps his season for us while competing at Weatherford College in Texas. He talks about growing up around the Pendleton Round-Up, becoming the start quarterback for Pen…
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PBR Stock Contractor Cord McCoy joins us on the show to talk about his bull 612 Ridin' Solo. For the second-straight season, Solo is named PBR World Champion Bull, and also receives top honors as the PBR World Finals Bull. In the second half of the show, PBR Pick-Up Man, Stu Crowe joins us to talk about this weekend's PBR event in Cassville, Missou…
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Barrel racer Sissy Winn joins me today on The Great American Podcast. Also, we've got the latest from the PBR World Finals from Fort Worth, Texas
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The Great American Podcast returns today and my guest is PBR Announcer Matt West. We'll talk about the upcoming PBR World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, the second season of the PBR Team Series and we'll ask West about his career behind the michrophone. Also today, we look back on the career of Larry Mahan, who passed away May 7th at the age of 79, a…
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Cowboy clown, PBR entertainer Flint Rasmussen joins me today on the show. He talks about growing up in Montana, his career in the PRCA and PBR, his decision to move on from the arena entertainer role and his future. Plus, Wade Sankey of Sankey Pro Rodeo and Phenom Genetics stops by to talk rodeo livestock.…
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