NFR Extra
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NFR Extra is a limited-run weekly podcast that focuses on the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and features personal conversations with champions and icons that embody the rodeo and Western lifestyle. Hosted by Andy Seiler, Steve Goedert and Brilynn Bentley, NFR Extra delivers in-depth conversations with Wrangler NFR contestants, as well as additional special guests.
Posted: Friday, November 12, 2021
#111 Kirsten Vold from Vold Rodeo Company | NFR Extra Podcast
Kirsten Vold takes time off the ranch to visit NFR Extra. She shares memories of the "Duke of the Chutes," what sets women in rodeo apart from other professional sports, the special bond between girls and horses and the NFR in Las Vegas. Â
Posted: Friday, November 05, 2021
#110 4x World Champion and ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull rider Tuff Hedeman
We keep the NFR Throwback rolling from 2019 when we hung out with 4x World Champion and ProRodeo Hall of Fame bull rider Tuff Hedeman. Tuff chats about the early days of NFR in Vegas, Jim Sharp and Sage Kimzey comparison and riding Bodacious.
Posted: Friday, October 29, 2021
#109 6x World Champion ProRodeo Cowboy Cody Ohl | NFR Extra Podcast
We get our moneyâs worth with ProRodeo Hall of Fame Cowboy Cody Ohl on NFR Extra. Cody is about as cowboy as they come. His career accomplishments speak for themselves. Cody takes us from past to present with his dynamic career and even lessons for young cowboys to hear.
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2021
#108 NFR Throwback - Trevor Brazile 26x World Champion ProRodeo Cowboy | NFR Extra Podcast
Here is another NFR Throwback from 2019 with 26x World Champ Trevor Brazile. Trevor shared what he's been up to since retiring from rodeo competition, the challenges of winning his first and last gold buckle, and being in a family filled with gold buckles.
Posted: Friday, October 15, 2021
#107 Ty Murray - 9x World CHAMPION ProRodeo Cowboy | NFR Extra Podcast
ProRodeo Hall of Fame Cowboy Ty Murray visits NFR Extra. Thereâs not much Ty canât do, from riding the rankest stock in the world to dancing with the stars. He talks about the importance of stepping out of his comfort zone to represent the western lifestyle, what makes Las Vegas so unique to the rodeo cowboy, Stetson Wrightâs impact on the sport of rodeo, and much, much more.
Posted: Friday, October 08, 2021
#106 Nikki Zachary - President of Caldwell Night Rodeo | NFR Extra Podcast
Nikki Zachary from Caldwell Night Rodeo joins us on NFR Extra, Nikki talks about the history of CNR, the story behind the logo and the division between the infamous âRowdiesâ and âCiviesâ.
Posted: Thursday, September 16, 2021
#105 President of Pendleton Round-Up Randy Bracher | NFR Extra Podcast
This fifth-generation Eastern Oregon farmer and rancher has seen his fair share of challenges since becoming the president of Pendleton Round-Up. Randy Bracher talks about preparing for the iconic rodeoâs 111th run, his familyâs beginnings during the industrial revolution through the millennium, and the significance of the Cowboy Channel PRCA deal.
Posted: Friday, September 10, 2021
#104 Lee Olsen from Olsen Equine | NFR Extra Podcast
We are not horsing around with Lee Olsen from Olsen Equine. We get a 101 lesson from Lee on becoming a successful farrier in the equine world, and he talks about his electric path (no-pun) to becoming one of the well-known shoers in the business.
Posted: Thursday, September 02, 2021
#103 Chairman of Rooftop Rodeo Mark Purdy | NFR Extra Podcast
Mark Purdy from Rooftop Rodeo takes us on a rocky mountain journey. He talks about the challenges of planning for a rodeo in less than sixty days, going to new heights with Cervi Rodeo, The Cowboy Channel elevating rodeo, and scaring it up a bit with Stephen King.
Posted: Saturday, August 21, 2021
#102 2X World Champ Saddle Bronc Rider Ryder Wright and 3X World Champ Stetson Wright | NFR Extra Podcast
This concludes part three of our three-part series with the 2020 Wrangler NFR champions from the top of Circa inside the Legacy Club in Downtown Las Vegas. We found all the Wright reasons to have brothers Ryder and Stetson join us on NFR Extra to talk about their early success, traveling together and the NFR in Las Vegas.
Posted: Thursday, August 19, 2021
#101 2X World Champ Team Roper Paul Eaves and World Champ Tie-Down Roper Shad âMoneyâ Mayfield | NFR Extra Podcast
This is our second part of three with the 2020 Wrangler NFR champions from the top of Circa inside the Legacy Club in Downtown Las Vegas. 2X World Champ Team Roper Paul Eaves and World Champ Tie-Down Roper Shad âMoneyâ Mayfield joined us on NFR Extra before their summer rodeo run.
Posted: Tuesday, August 03, 2021
#100 World Champ Steer Wrestler Jacob Edler and 5X World Champ Bareback Rider Kaycee Feild | NFR Extra Podcast
We start our hundredth episode with Kaycee Feild and Jacob Edler from the top of Circa at the Legacy Club in Downtown Las Vegas. We catch both champs before they embarked on the summer rodeos back in May. This episode kicks off part one of three with the 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo champions, including Paul Eaves, the Wright brothers Ryder and Stetson and Shad ââMoneyââ Mayfield.
Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021
#99 Cal Poly Rodeo Coach Ben Londo | NFR Extra Podcast
Very few rodeo athletes have amassed to rodeo royalty from the college ranks, but the King of the College Cowboys, Ben Londo, has done just that. He shares his passion and challenges of coaching the young athletes of today to elevating the Cal Poly Rodeo program to one of the largest collegiate rodeos in the nation.
Posted: Friday, July 02, 2021
#98 Jim Dewey Brown GM Prescott Frontier Days | NFR Extra Podcast
Jim Dewey Brown shares his experience building the New Mexico State University's rodeo program from the ground up to setting the stage for the College National Final Rodeo and his most recent endeavor becoming the GM of the World's Oldest Rodeo, Prescott Frontier Days.
Posted: Friday, July 02, 2021
#97 World Champ Saddle Bronc Rider Billy Etbauer | NFR Extra Podcast
This was an NFR Throwback to the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas when we caught up with Pro Rodeo Hall-of-Famer and 5x World Champ Saddle Bronc Rider Billy Etbauer at Cowboy Christmas. Billy shares his historic run of 21-straight NFRs, the saddle bronc riding record of 51 total NFR go-round wins and his brotherhood with brothers Robert and Dan.
Posted: Friday, July 02, 2021
#96 NFR Stock Contractor John Growney | NFR Extra Podcast
We are going back into the NFR Throwback vault with a living legend among stock contractors and owner of Growney Brothers Rodeo Company, John Growney. Growney joins the show to talk about his and Don Kishâs notorious Red Rock, the 1988 Challenge of Champions and his dear friend Lane Frost.
Posted: Wednesday, June 09, 2021
#95 NFR Announcer Roger Mooney | NFR Extra Podcast
NFR Announcer Roger Mooney joins NFR Extra to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of the past three hundred and sixty-five days, the impact on agricultural education with the FFA and some Georgia facts.
Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
#94 PRCA Saddle Bronc Rider Jake Finlay | NFR Extra Podcast
Australian Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Saddle Bronc Rider Jake Finlay joins NFR Extra to share his experience winning the College Finals Rodeo, training with the Etbauers, the difference from rodeoing in Australia to the US and traveling with the âTom Brady âof rodeo - Chet Johnson.
Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
#93 ProRodeo Hall of Famers Donnie Gay and Joe Beaver | NFR Extra Podcast
As we march towards our one-hundredth episode, we dig back into our NFR Extra vault with an episode loaded with 16 gold buckles and two hall-famers. 8x World Champion Bull Rider Donnie Gay talks about the mental and physical challenges of repeating as a world champion bull rider and 8x World Cham Joe Beaver shares his record rookie run when NFR came to Las Vegas, retirement and his transition to television.
Posted: Tuesday, May 04, 2021
#92 5X NFR Bull Riding Qualifier Joe Frost | NFR Extra Podcast
He hails from a long line of pro rodeo athletes named Frost and His mantel is littered with buckles and awards, including the coveted Bill Linderman Memorial Award. While many bull riders feed off of adrenaline-rushed schedules and lifestyles, steadiness seems to suit NFR bull riding qualifier Joe Frost. Joe visits NFR Extra to talk about his early retirement and reflect on his successful career in the rodeo industry.
Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021
#91 WPRA World Champ Barrel Racer Fallon Taylor and PRCA World Champ Tie-down Roper Tyson Durfey | NFR Extra Podcast
We go back into our NFR Extra vault with WPRA champion barrel racer Fallon Taylor and PRCA world champ tie-down roper Tyson Durfey. We listen as Fallon and Tyson share their journey to becoming a champion and the power of healing through social media and connecting to those in need of help.
Posted: Monday, April 19, 2021
#90 Founder and president of the Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV Patrick Gottsch | NFR Extra Podcast
In the past, fans had few chances to watch rodeo throughout the year, much less live. Thanks to Patrick Gottsch and The Cowboy Channel, you now can watch rodeo year-round. Introduction of The Cowboy Channel Plus app in 2020 connected fans with their favorite PRCA competitions and athletes, as well as behind-the-scenes access to live-streamed rodeos. With us today is the man that made all that happen, Patrick Gottsch.
Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
#89 NFR General Manager Allen Rheinheimer | NFR Extra Podcast
He doesnât wear the cowboy hat⌠Or the boots, but donât let that fool you. Next to Shawn Davis, no one knows more about NFR production than Allen Rheinheimer. In 2000, after working with Allen at the FEI World Cup Jumping Finals which Las Vegas events produced, Shawn Davis recruited him to join the production team at NFR.   Since then, he has been a fixture backstage, working in and around every piece of production. And now he is the boss1.
Posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2021
#88 American singer-songwriter Bret Michaels | NFR Extra Podcast
Bret Michaels from the rock band Poison joins NFR Extra to share his journey as an 80s rock and roll icon, Rockin reality TV, going all-in on country music to navigating the pandemic.
Posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2021
#87 2X World Champ Steer Wrestler Hunter Cure | NFR Extra Podcast
Valentine's Day 2021 was one for the history books, and if love was in the air, for many across the southern United States, it was frozen. Two-time world champion steer wrestler Hunter Cure was badly injured at a qualifier event for RFD-TV's The American Rodeo. He had been recuperating and depending on others to help take care of his cattle at home. He had no idea how much that help would benefit him as the cold settled in. Hunter shares his Snowmaggedon story, family life, superstitions, and a lot more.