Wild West Diversity with Liz Lawless

Host Liz Lawless and Man on the Ranch Charles Flores Hearn will return in the saddle after a short vacation in August. Today, we are back to talking rodeo again as we discuss the final Fall Rodeo Season and thank our sponsors, 4D Excavation of Odessa, Texas, and AJ’s Steel Buildings. Cowboys and Cowgirls are making their last runs of the year, hoping to earn enough points or cash to make the final...

Host Liz Lawless will be conversing with Living Legends Alex Ewings and Felix Llanos, the founders of The New Blue Collar Fashions. Alex is a creative who spent time in two worlds—the country and the city. Growing up, he loved spending time with his cousins in Magnolia, Arkansas, and Boynton, Oklahoma, but his heart leaned toward the city. After moving to New York in his twenties, he launched his...

Host Liz Lawless and our Man On The Ranch Charles Flores Hearn will discuss the July Texas Buffalo Soldiers Month Celebrations and our founding annual Rodeo for the Dallas African American Museum on July 29th. With over 1,000 rodeos in Oklahoma and Texas alone, there is plenty of opportunity for fans to see some rodeo action this summer.

Host Liz Lawless and our Man On The Ranch Charles Flores Hearn will discuss the July Texas Buffalo Soldiers Month Celebrations and our founding annual Rodeo for the Dallas African American Museum on July 29th. With over 1,000 rodeos in Oklahoma and Texas alone, there is plenty of opportunity for fans to see some rodeo action this summer.

Host Liz Lawless will discuss Special Summer Programs and Rodeo Season opportunities with our Man On the Ranch, Charles Flores Hearn. With over 1,000 rodeos in Oklahoma and Texas alone, there is plenty of opportunity for fans to see some rodeo action this summer. Our founding annual Rodeo for the Dallas African American Museum is happening on June 29th and we have a special announcement and prize...

Host Liz Lawless and Man on the Ranch Charles Flores Hearn will discuss rodeo sponsorship and the Summer Rodeo Season. With over 1,000 rodeos in Oklahoma and Texas alone, there is plenty of opportunity for fans to see some rodeo action this summer. Charles has been competing at the rodeos in Fort Worth, Canton, and Waxahachie and will continue to hit numerous rodeos in Texas and Oklahoma over the...

Host Liz Lawless is taking a mental health break to honor Mental Health Month. In case you missed it the first time, we are re-airing our excellent interview with Living Legend Horse Whisperer Obba Babatunde about his horse Dakota and their rodeo competitions. Obba is also an actor, singer, dancer, director, writer and producer. Obba's breadth of work is known worldwide by audiences of all ages, a...

Host Liz Lawless will be celebrating Mr. Cleo Hearn’s 84th Birthday (May 3rd), kicking off the Book Donation Give-Away in his honor and talking Oklahoma City Rodeo with Rodeo Announcer Kevin Woodson and our Man on the Ranch Charles Hearn. Might have a few special guests stop by as well so be sure to log on and/or subscribe. We want to give a shout-out to: AJ’s Steel Buildings and 4D Excavating, Od...

Host Liz Lawless will talk with Living Legend Champion Bull Rider Charles Sampson, the first African American to win a National Bull Riding Championship. He was the 1982 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider. Charlie is not your average cowboy. He did not grow up in a rodeo family like the Hearns. Sampson was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 2, 1957. He wo...

Host Liz Lawless will be conversing with Author RY (Ruby) Burke, who will share her love of horses and her children’s book Yap-Yap: The Talking Horse. This engaging book was born from a story that Ruby used to tell at her children's school. The name came from the nickname she gave her daughter, Taneka because she always talked. Yap-Yap, The Talking Horse is not only a book that teaches children mo...

Host Liz Lawless will be talking all things sports with Living Legend Chris Arnold Dallas Mavs and Radio Personality and long-time friend of Rodeo Founder Cleo Hearn. Since 1996, Chris has been an integral part of the NBA’s 2011 World Champion Dallas Mavericks broadcast team. First serving for eight years as their courtside analyst for Fox Sports Southwest and currently, since 2005, serving as the...

WWD Host Liz Lawless talks with Living Legend and Calf Roper Ke’Elronn Hatley about his family’s rodeo, horse racing, and business legacy. Ke'Elronn is a champion calf roper who has participated in Cowboys of Color and other rodeos nationwide. I know you will appreciate this generational story about an African-American Texas family keeping the Western and Racing lifestyle alive for their family an...

WWD Host Liz Lawless talks with Living Legend Jose Hernandez of Tinytainment … Jose has a team of entertainers for any event. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Special Events, Indoors or Outdoors. With his background in the Circus, Theme Parks, Street, and Stilts Entertainment, he and his team know how to keep people engaged and having a good time. We will be catching up to see how business is going.

Host Liz Lawless and Man on the Ranch Charles Flores Hearn will discuss the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Celebration held at Billy Bob’s Texas last Thursday night. Four cowboys or cowboy organizations were honored with the 2023 Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Induction, and a special award was given to one cowboy musician. Cleo Hearn Boots O’Neal San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Texas Rangers Special Sta...

Host Liz Lawless will talk with singer Genevieve Dew from Las Vegas, NV. Genevieve dreams of singing the National Anthem at the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association in Las Vegas, where she lives and performs. Some of her favorite performances have been at the Professional Bullrider’s Rodeo and …

Host Liz Lawless will be having a conversation with Living Legend Alex Ewings. Alex is a creative who spent time in two worlds—the country and the city. Growing up, he loved spending time with his cousins in Magnolia, Arkansas, and Boynton, Oklahoma, but his heart leaned toward the city. After moving to New York in his twenties, he launched his lifestyle brand, consisting of functional work and le...

Host Liz Lawless will be talking with up-and-coming Living Legend Brittany Amos, a Barrel Racer from Texas. Brittany has been competing in rodeos since she was a youngster. Now, she is beginning to make a name for herself at Cowboys of Color and other rodeos around the state and country.

Host Liz Lawless and Man on the Ranch Charles Flores Hearn will share highlights from the Cowboys of Color Rodeo at the Fort Worth Stock Show in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Meet some other Living Legends and the up-and-coming Cowboys and Cowgirls.

Host Liz Lawless will share the history of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, the first indoor rodeo, which was established in 1896 and continues strong today. The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo kicks off on Friday & Saturday, January 13th and 14th, with the “Best of the West Ranch Rodeo,” Sunday, January 15th, the “Best of Mexico Celebracion,” and Monday, January 16th, Cowboys of Color...

Host Liz Lawless, Man on the Ranch Charles Hearn, and Living Legends will share their favorite 2022 experience or 2023 Western Lifestyle Intentions. Don’t miss this group LIVE with our hosts and their friends.

Host Liz Lawless will talk bull riding with Living Legend Danell Tipton from Spencer, Oklahoma. Danell is a former Cowboys of Color Rodeo Champion, International Professional Rodeo Association bull riding champion, two-time International Finals Rodeo champion, 1998 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association overall, and bull riding rookie of the year. His best time was a 90-point winning ride on bull...

Host Liz Lawless will discuss Calf Ropin’ and Ladies Barrel Racin’ with our Man on the Ranch co-host Charles Flores Hearn. Although Charles has been training for bareback riding, the rest of his family are all Calf Ropers and Barrel Racers, so we thought we would continue our discussion of the different Rodeo Events for our viewers and listeners who don’t know much about Rodeo. We have talked abou...

Hosts Liz Lawless and Charles Flores Hearn honor Professor/Actor Clarence Gilyard (Walker Texas Ranger, Matlock, Die Hard, The Karate Kid II, Top Gun, Left Behind and Left Behind II and others. In 2016, he also starred as Hoak Colburn in an onstage version of Driving Miss Daisy with his Walker Texas Ranger co-star Sheree J. Wilson) along with other Guests sharing the impact that he made on their l...

Host Liz Lawless and Living Legend Rancher and Cowboy Cleophus Mills. Cleophus has been a cowboy in his heart all of his life. He loves ranch life and loves to share it with others, especially people who have no idea what ranch life is really like. He recently bought a 100-acre ranch that has sat empty for a while in Arkansas, and he is working to bring the ranch back to life. A ranch like this ne...

Host Liz Lawless is thankful for viewers and listeners. She wishes everyone a blessed, joyful, and safe Thanksgiving week. We will be back next week talking to Cleophas Mills about the 100-acre ranch he just bought and plans to bring back to life.