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NFR Extra is a weekly podcast that focuses on the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and features icons that embody the rodeo and Western lifestyle.
Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2020
#59 Corb Lund singer-songwriter and Shane Minor country music artist and writer | NFR Extra Podcast
This episode is all country music from streets of Compton, California, to Nashville up to Alberta Canada. Canadian roots-country singer/songwriter Corb Lund joins NFR Extra to share how six generations of cowboy heritage ties into his style of music and road stories from Australia. American country music artist Shane Minor talks about his journey as a police officer in Compton to writing No. 1 singles in Nashville.
Posted: Thursday, August 06, 2020
#58 5x World Champion Steer Wrestler Luke Branquinho | NFR Extra Podcast
5X World Champion Steer Wrestler Luke Branquinho joins NFR Extra for our Rodeo is Life segment. Luke shares his family life during the pandemic, growing up as a rancher, his incredible gold buckle runs, balancing Type 1 Diabetes, and a lot more.
Posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2020
#57 2x Barrel Racing Champion Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi and Stock Contractor Mesa Pate | NFR Extra Podcast
Brittany Tonozzi visits NFR Extra to talk about managing family and a thriving horse program, winning at San Angelo and San Antonio plus words of advice to grow in the rodeo industry. Mesa shares how she fell in love with the bucking bull business at a young age, the famous bull Highway 12 and her family bloodline in rodeo.
Posted: Friday, July 17, 2020
#56 Doreen Wintermute CEO, Women's Professional Rodeo Association | NFR Extra Podcast
CEO of the WPRA Doreen Wintermute joins NFR Extra to share her journey, development of the WPRA, challenges of the pandemic and every barrel racer’s favorite topic THE DIRT plus a lot more.
Posted: Monday, July 13, 2020
#55 The Powell Brothers and Easton Corbin | NFR Extra Podcast
We're hanging out with The Powell Brothers, the Texas country-rock band on the rise to talk about breaking into the business and jamming what Cody Johnson during the pandemic. Plus, country music singer Easton Corbin shares how he got his start, gator hunting, performing at the NFR and the ultimate rodeo after-party.
Posted: Wednesday, July 08, 2020
NFR Tribute to Charlie Daniels | NFR Extra Podcast
Where the NFL had Hank Williams, the NFR had Charlie Daniels. This man of great faith and conviction found a home in Las Vegas. He loved performing at the NFR and there was always an added level of energy any night Daniels was at the Thomas & Mack Center. He would spend time prior to the dirt action shaking hands and taking photos with many of the competitors. He was larger than life and a true one-of-a-kind. As Trevor Brazile said, “They don’t make them like that anymore.” There aren’t a lot of folks who strike awe in a world-class rodeo competitor, but Daniels was one of them. The respect was shared between country legend and the rodeo stars. His songs and presence will be missed by fans, competitors and event organizers.
Posted: Friday, July 03, 2020
#54 George Taylor CEO, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association | NFR Extra Podcast
George Taylor has built a reputation as a big-picture thinker who can manage and inspire people on a day-to-day basis. His positive, forward-thinking personality makes him uniquely qualified to lead a large and diverse organization like the PRCA. He shares what the day to day operations look like for PRCA and the outlook for the rest of the 2020 pro rodeo season.
Posted: Thursday, July 02, 2020
#53 Karin Rosser from Flying U Rodeo Company and Chris Cox Horsemanship | NFR Extra Podcast
Karin Rosser from Flying U Rodeo Company. We talk to Karin about growing up as a rodeo queen, falling in love with Cotton Rosser, her involvement with NFR in the early days of Las Vegas, and much more. Chris Cox talks to us about his definition of success in the horse business. He demonstrates, with dedication and mutual respect, to achieve a versatile and willing partnership between horse and human. If you love horses, then you will enjoy our conversation with Chris on NFR Extra.
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2020
#52 3X Bareback Riding World Champion Tim O’Connell | NFR Extra Podcast
3 x world champion Tim O’Connell joins NFR Extra for our Rodeo is Life segment. Tim breaks down the art of bareback riding second by second, winning each world title, wrestling to rodeo, athletes of the industry and much much more.
Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
#51 NFR Extra Chris Boleman president and CEO of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Clinton Anderson from Downunder Horsemanship | NFR Extra Podcast
Dr. Chris Boleman, the new president and CEO of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, talks about his pre and post-pandemic experience on the new job plus his passion for educating the youth about agriculture. Clinton Anderson from Downunder Horsemanship shares his unique training method, the price of success and more.
Posted: Sunday, June 14, 2020
#50 NFR Extra Extra with Bill Neff VP Consumer Marketing at Yeti | NFR Extra Podcast
Bill Neff, Vice President of Consumer Marketing at YETI, joins the show to answer questions from NFR fans about YETI, the brand, product development and more.
Posted: Thursday, June 04, 2020
#49 Steve Stallworth General Manager of The South Point Arena & Equestrian Center | NFR Extra Podcast
As Las Vegas begins to reopen, so are live sports. Out of the chute is The South Point Arena & Equestrian Center hosting the PBR Monster Energy Team Challenge featuring 48 of the world's top professional bull riders, including 2019 Bull Riding World Champion Sage Kimzey and 2019 All-Around Champion Stetson Wright. So, what a better time to have Steve Stallworth General Manager of The South Point Arena & Equestrian Center join NFR Extra. We talk about Steve's beginnings in the Las Vegas community, his involvement in the evolution of Las Vegas entertainment and its venues, Michael Gaughan, and a lot more.
Posted: Tuesday, May 19, 2020
#48 Darrell, aka “The NFR Dirt Guy,” Moser and Allie Burget, 2x Wrangler NFR national anthem contest winner | NFR Extra Podcast
Darrell, aka “The NFR Dirt Guy,” Moser joins the show to give us the dirt on the NFR grounds and what makes it so unique at the Thomas and Mack Center. Allie Burget, 2x Wrangler NFR national anthem contest winner, talks about performing at the super bowl of rodeo and meeting Shania Twain there.
Posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
#47 2X World Champ and Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer Jack Roddy and PRCA bullfighter Cody Webster | NFR Extra Podcast
2X World Champ and Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer Jack Roddy joins NFR Extra to share his journey as a young cowboy on is way to becoming a world champion and blazing a trail in the rodeo industry. PRCA bullfighter Cody Webster talks about his passion for raising his fighting bulls and developing a school for young bullfighters.
Posted: Monday, May 04, 2020
#46 4X Wrangler NFR Qualifier Barrel Racer Stevi Hillman and Wrangler NFR Qualifier Bull Rider Trevor Reiste | NFR Extra Podcast
4X Wrangler NFR Qualifier Barrel Racer Stevi Hillman talks about how her passion for horses got her involved in the rodeo business and her success at the American before the quarantine. Wrangler NFR Qualifier Bull Rider Trevor Reiste shares how he became an ambidextrous bull rider and his love for racing horses.
Posted: Monday, April 27, 2020
#45 3X Wrangler NFR Qualifier Brody Cress and Lacie DeMers from the Junior Roughstock World Finals | NFR Extra Podcast
3X Wrangler NFR Qualifier Brody Cress talks about what he's doing during the quarantine and reflects on his sweet run at the 2019 Wrangler NFR. Lacie DeMers from the Junior Roughstock World Finals gives us a recap of the 2019 Junior World Finals and the importance of youth development for the future of bronc riding.
Posted: Monday, April 20, 2020
#44 PRCA bullfighter 'Blue' Jeanes and Alyssa Leal from Leal's Junior Bull Riding Championship | NFR Extra Podcast
PRCA bullfighter 'Blue' Jeanes joins NFR Extra to reflect on his career and his passion for bullfighting. Alyssa Leal talks about the 2019 Junior World Finals, the business of junior bull riding, and how Leal's Junior Bull Riding Championship got started.
Posted: Monday, April 13, 2020
#43 4x World Champion Bareback Rider Kaycee Feild and 4x World Champion-Pro Rodeo HOF Steer Wrestler Ote Berry | NFR Extra Podcast
4x World Champion Bareback Rider Kaycee Feild talks about what he's doing during the quarantine, reflects on his 2019 run and USO Wrangler National Patriot Memorial Day Tour. 4x World Champion and Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer Steer Wrestler Ote Berry shares his love of giving back to rodeo with youth steer wrestling and what got him into to pulling down steers.
Posted: Monday, April 06, 2020
#42 4x World Champion Bull Rider J.W. Harris and 3x NFR Qualifier Boudreaux Campbell | NFR Extra Podcast
4x World Champion Bull Rider J.W. Harris shares the many pranks he has played on contestants and his love for being a cowboy. 3x NFR Qualifier Boudreaux Campbell talks about how his success has elevated over the past few years and his relationship with his dad impacting that.
Posted: Monday, March 30, 2020
#41 2x World Champion Cowboy Caleb Smidt and 3x NFR qualifier Bret Beach | NFR Extra Podcast
2x World Champion Cowboy Caleb Smidt talks about his 2019 season and what his plans are during the quarantine. 3x NFR qualifier Bret Beach shares his involvement in youth team roping and how to achieve success in heading and heeling.
Posted: Monday, March 23, 2020
#40 World Champion Cowboy Shane Hanchey and Professional Rodeo Announcer Anthony Lucia | NFR Extra Podcast
We catch up with World Champion Cowboy Shane Hanchey to see what he's doing during this downtime and reflect on his successful 2019 season. Talented Professional Rodeo Announcer Anthony Lucia shares how he got his break in the rodeo business and how it's flourished from there.
Posted: Friday, March 06, 2020
#39 President of LVE Pat Christenson | NFR Extra Podcast
President of Las Vegas Events, Pat Christenson, joins the show to share his upbringing in Wisconsin, his experience becoming an NCAA Wrestling champion, Vegas in the 80s with opening Thomas Mack Center and Las Vegas Events then-and-now.
Posted: Thursday, February 27, 2020
#38 Legendary bull rider and Snapchatter, Dale Brisby and VP Corporate Marketing of LVE Bo Gardner | NFR Extra Podcast
It's Rodeo Time on NFR Extra with Dale Brisby joining the show. He shares his 2019 highlights and plans for 2020 and beyond. We get to know Bo Gardner, Vice President Corporate Marketing of LVE from his upbringing near Buckeye Lake in Ohio, competing in the AQHA World Finals at Ohio State and his arrival in Las Vegas.
Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020
#37 World Champion Team Roper Wesley Thorp and 2x World Champion Team Roper Clay Smith | NFR Extra Podcast
Team roping, team roping, team roping, and more team roping. 2x World Champion Team Roper Clay Smith gives us a 101 lesson about team roping, his 2019 gold buckle run, and roping on the Jay Leno show. We talk to World Champion Team Roper Wesley Thorp about winning his first gold buckle and the business of team roping partners.
Posted: Thursday, February 13, 2020
#36 World Champion Tie-down Roper Haven Meged and 2x World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Zeke Thurston | NFR Extra Podcast
Champions month continues with World Champion Tie-down Roper Haven Meged talks about balancing college and becoming a world champ as a rookie. 2x World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Zeke Thurston chats with us about growing up around rodeo in Canada and his journey winning his second world title.