This Life Ain't For Everybody

Safari Club International is a U.S. based organization with more than 50,000 hunters dedicated to protecting the right to hunt and to promote wildlife conservation worldwide. Chip Hunnicutt and Ben Cassidy both work for SCI and reveal how the organization fights for all hunter rights with the U.S. Congress, state legislatures and wildlife commissions in Canada, European Union and elsewhere interna...

For more than a decade, Adam Hood has left his mark both onstage and in the writing room, carving out a southern sound that mixes equal parts country, soul and American roots music. Adam shares some stories from his musical past writing songs and performing on stage.

Bryan is co-founder of Gatr Coolers out of Louisiana. This innovated company is making some of the best coolers on the market. Gatr Coolers has developed a loyal fan base with their durability and top rated heat/cool retention that can keep ice for many days, all for a very reasonable price . Bryan is a business entrepreneur with a passion for the outdoors and hunting which is a big influence into...

Chad Mendes is a retired professional mixed martial artist who had a successful career in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Chad talks about his fight with Conor McGregor and other past fights. Chad is now pursuing his passion of hunting and fishing. With his good friend Mike Pappa, they started Finz & Featherz, a hunting and fishing guide service. Their goal is to create unforgettable adventure...

Charlotte Leigh has a beautiful voice and with her sultry sound and ability to write moving songs you'll see why she is a hot up and coming Nashville star. Charlotte just released her new single "Coffee Black". Charlotte grew up in Arkansas and but moved to Nashville to pursue music and her calling. Chad and Charlotte talk about everything from country music in Nashville, how they are getting thro...

Drake White is an Nashville country singer / songwriter. Drake, just released his new album Stars, which you'll want to check out. Drake talks a bit about freestyling and how artist like Eminem, John Prime, Busta Rhymes, Bob Dylan and more have a special ability to make words flow. Drake talks about his brain injury and how his wife Alex has helped him battle back to recovery and now he's finding...

Brett is a South Florida Outdoorsman who lives a hunter lifestyle. He hunts all over the country from whitetails in the midwest, gators in southern swamps, wild turkeys in Florida. Brett is also an accomplished fishermen with a billfish world record for catching and releasing all 9 billfish species of the world in just 26 days. Brett shares some of his amazing stories hunting and fishing including...

Dan 'H-Bomb' Henderson is a retired American mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler. Dan had a successful career in the UFC and Pride arena and has earned one of the most recognizable names in the industry. Dan now has his own gym creating new champions in the world of Mixed Martial Arts in Temecula California. Chad and Dan talk about the current MMA industry and the new fighters in the spotlig...

Chad Ward owns and operates Whiskey Bent BBQ as well as heads up the BBQ Team Marketing for Traeger Grills. Chad and Chad discuss the explosion of Traeger, dive into some recipes, touch on the benefits in a good dry rub, and get into what is happening with Traeger Nation currently. It’s an awesome episode and we hope you enjoy it! This episode was brought to you by Traeger Grills and Jack Daniels...

Tyler Stark is Director of Marketing at Traeger Grills. The culture at Traeger is second to none and it keeps growing! Tyler has accomplished a lot in a short time with his efforts mixed with those of his team and it is no doubt that Traeger is sweeping across the nation. They are the best backyard grilling units ever with their design and build, and when you mix that with genius marketing, you ge...

Mitch is Vice President of Programming for the Outdoor Channel Network. Mitch is perfect for this position with his experience in marketing and being an accomplished hunter and fisherman. Chad and Mitch record this one in their separate studios to discuss how the Coronavirus is affecting the hunting tv industry and hunters in-general. The guys get into the shows they are watching like Tiger King,...

Brent Cobb has released a new song entitled...The World Is Ending and although it was written almost a decade ago, there has never been a more relevant time to hear this masterpiece. Brent joins Chad from a dirt road in Georgia to discuss the current state of life and music and business and friends and everything else that goes into this crazy thing we call....The World! We hope you enjoy this awe...

This Spring Training Ain’t For Everybody!! That’s for sure! As the players learn that Spring Training has been cancelled and they become stuck in limbo due to The Coronavirus. The 2019 National League All-Star and Colorado Rockies starting Right Fielder Charlie Blackmon sits down in Chad’s Arizona studio to discuss baseball and how special of a sport it truly is! John Cary joins the conversation a...

Chad continues his Spring Training Podcast Season as he is joined by Caleb Ferguson and Will Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers. John Cary, professional fighter also joins in on the conversation and the four of them weave in and out of the disciplines needed to become a professional baseball player, just how good of athletes are baseball players, little things that they both work on daily to better...

Chad is joined at his studio in Scottsdale, Arizona by Major League Baseball player Caleb Ferguson and good friend John Cary. Caleb is a standout left handed pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has a 97 mph fastball and an insane slider! He is projected to be a big part of the Dodger’s 2020 Championship run! Chad goes in-depth with Celeb in regards to his mental approach, getting to the big le...

THIS LIFE AIN’T FOR EVERYBODY FOGHT WEEK continues as Chad is joined by Kelley Perotti! Kelley is a Two Time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and the owner of ATOS RENO JIU JITSU. She discusses her current business model with Chad as well as gets in depth about her training regimen as her next tournament nears! The meat of the discussion is wrapped around how beneficial Jiu Jitsu is for newbies...

This Life Ain't For Everybody Podcast Fight Week continues as Chad is joined in studio by one of his good friends and former guests Joey Gilbert! Joey is an attorney and a very successful one at that, but first and foremost, Joey Gilbert is a boxer, a fighter, a champion, and an authority on the fight game! Joey tried to school Chad with his opinions on current match ups, fights that just went dow...

Chad is joined in studio again by Scott Schellin. Scott is a successful business man in the insurance field but he is also an authority in combat sports including college boxing, professional boxing, and mixed martial arts. Scott brings his A Game in a discussion that proves to be full of fight knowledge and opinions. The conversation touches on the Wilder-Fury 2 fights McGregor, Kabib, Mike Tyson...

Chad and Matt sit down to continue their on-going discussion of different approaches and ideologies when it comes to training, not just your body, but your mind as well. Transparency has been key thus far and that theme continues as the guys dig into areas that people often only talk to themselves about. We were thinking this would be a three part series but as we neared the end of part 3, it beca...

Matt is back in studio with Chad to really get deep in the weeds regarding the mental approach of fitness, vanity, making life changes, setting goals and following through. It’s a must listen for all of those who are facing these choices on how do I get better?! Chad and Matt don’t have all of the answers but they go in depth in several areas that will provide help to anyone looking to start down...

Chad is joined in studio by Matt Pendola. You all know Matt from his previous appearances and he is back to discuss a new selection of topics. Matt who currently hosts his own podcast called The Pendola Project goes into depth about his training methods, ways to approach training and fitness mentally, nutrition, and last but not least, Chad and Matt discuss how part of their story was just told in...

If you ever get a chance to meet Kevin Brooks, you'd see why we think he is one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Kevin has great stories growing up in Kentucky, knowing the history of the Kentucky coal Mines, making moonshine and its ties to Nascar Racing, bluegrass music and the Kentucky Derby. Kevin's skills in wood working and love of music got him into building custom mandolin guitars and...

Bill Konway is a professional outdoor, hunting, fishing, lifestyle, documentary and product photographer. Bill has been a staff photographer and photo editor for Realtree for a number of years. His skill with the camera and keen eye for creating dynamic imagery has earn him the reputation as being one of the top photographers in the Outdoor / Hunting World.

We’re at the NWTF convention in Nashville, TN and got a chance to talk with the one and only Bobby Pinson. Bobby has had 13 songs go number one on the music charts, 40 songs in the top 5, a grammy nomination, Songwriter of the year in 2009, and the list goes on! Bobby shares stories writing songs with artist like Eric Church, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Leith Loftin, Dierks Bentley and ot...

Barrett Hobbs was born in Nashville, TN and his son is 5th generation Nashville. With his deep roots in the area Barrett created the Cumberland Hospitality Group which manages a number of popular downtown Nashville and Gaylord/Music Valley bars and restaurants, including; Whiskey Bent Saloon, Bootleggers Inn, Doc Holiday’s Saloon, Nashville Palace, Scoreboard, John A’s and more. The group also cre...