Sam Silvers & Logan Newsom

Drench Line Podcast

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Most show families figure it out the hard way. They ask around, get partial answers, and fill in the rest on their own. Logan Newsom and Sam Silvers have been in the show industry long enough to have made most of those mistakes themselves — and they're sharing that wisdom with you. Drench Line is a podcast about sheep, goats, and everything that comes with life in the show world. When to vaccinate. How to pick your animal. What to expect at your first major show. What nobody standing on the sidelines will actually tell you. New episodes drop twice a month, and they don't sugarcoat a thing. Log...

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Sam Silvers & Logan Newsom

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Summer Show Livestock Management: New World Screwworm, Track Training & Keeping Them Cool 23.06.2026 40:38

Episode 6 of The Drench Line comes to you live from Lajitas Golf Resort in far west Texas — mosquitoes, heat, and all. Sam Silvers and Logan Newsom sat down between tee times to tackle what's been on every show livestock producer's mind lately: New World Screwworm. They kick things off with a straightforward take — it's serious, it's manageable, and the worst thing you can do right now is nothing....

First Year Sheep Owner? Everything You Need to Know About Cocci, Heel Mites & Summer Care 11.06.2026 57:06

Episode 5 of The Drench Line comes to you live from the legendary Friday Night Fever — one of the premier show goat sales in the United States — held in the Sheep and Goat headquarters of the world in San Angelo, Texas. Sam Silvers and Logan Newsom dig into a deep mailbag of listener questions covering show sheep and goat health, management, and everything in between. Listener Kristine kicked thin...

Vaccinations, Deworming, Halter Breaking & Building a Routine: First Steps at Home 22.05.2026 1:04:32

You wrote the check. You loaded them up. Now what? Episode four of the Drench Line Podcast picks up exactly where episode three left off — Sam Silvers and Logan Newsom are walking you through everything that happens from the moment you back up to the pens and unload that new animal to the point where you've got a routine locked in and things are rolling. The guys kick things off with what they con...

How to Select Your Show Sheep: From the Basics to the Bells & Whistles 15.05.2026 1:17:12

Episode three of the Drench Line podcast picks up right where the selection conversation left off. Hosts Sam Silvers and Logan Newsom are deep in project buying season, recording live from Texas Tech University ahead of the 806 Live sale, and they're getting real about what it actually takes to find the right animal — from first glance in the pen all the way to signing the check. What needs to cat...

Have a Plan: Selecting Your First Show Animal & Surviving Your First Live Sale 24.04.2026 29:28

Sam and Logan are back for Episode 2 of the Drench Line, and they're getting right into it — this week is all about the buying process, from that very first conversation with a breeder all the way to pulling into your driveway with an animal in the trailer. The guys kick things off talking about what it actually looks like when a new family walks onto the property looking to buy their first show l...

Welcome to the Drench Line: Two Show Dads, A Lot of Mistakes, and One Very Deep Hole in Eden, Texas 15.04.2026 14:19

Every podcast has to start somewhere — and for the Drench Line, it starts exactly the way it should: two guys from the show barn, a story about digging a hole, and a whole lot of honesty about what it actually takes to navigate the show sheep and goat world. Sam Silvers and Logan Newsom are the first to admit this is their first rodeo when it comes to podcasting. But when it comes to show livestoc...