The Great American Podcast with Butch Thurman

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 Professional Bull Rider's first stop on the Unleash t...

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.

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.

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 PBR Team Series Championships in Las Vegas.

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.

Today on the show my guests are rodeo announcer Wayne Brooks and from the Cowboy Channel, Canada's own Katy Lucas. 

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.  

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.

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.

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 the Fishers, but first we'll talk to Stetson Wrig...

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 Rodeo and the 100th Ellensburg Labor Day Weeken...

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. 

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.  

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.  

Today on The Great American Podcast, we'll hear from the winners of the $50,000 Showdown Round from the Calagary Stampede.

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

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 Elgin Stampede, Dakota Anderson and Lydia Hasbe...

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.

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 of Competition and Athlete Development for Tet...

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 Pendleton High School, and his future in rodeo.

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, Missouri, Ridin' With Mason Lowe Invitational.  And fi...

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

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, as we'll dig into the archives with an interview...

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.