Ep. 73 - Anna Baglione; Packer, Muleskinner, and Woman of the West
At the young age of 18 years-old, Anna Baglione showed up at Bishop Mules Days in Bishop, California, for a job interview with Rock Creek Pack Station. After a decent amount of her teenage years spent in the back country, she felt called to the mountains and the life of a modern day wild west muleskinner!
She was hooked from that moment and takes us through the in’s and out’s of packing, packing trips, mules, Bishop Mule Days and of course the importance of conservation of the back country that all packers take extremely seriously! Anna is a 2021 recipient of the COWGIRL Magazine 30 Under 30 award and we are excited to have her on the show!
Ep. 72 - Tori Miller, From Miss Rodeo Arkansas to NBC's The Voice
Tori Miller graduated high school at the age of sixteen years old to drive 18 hours east to audition for one of two spots on a University’s traveling singing troupe. She not only made the stop, but she traveled the country for four years while getting her English degree. But 120 plus shows a year for that stretch took it’s toll and she felt burnt out. “Go back to your roots,” advised her step father and those roots were the world of rodeo. Three pageants later and she was named the 2016 Miss Rodeo Arkansas, the Rising Star at the subsequent Miss Rodeo America Pageant, her rodeo queen fashion was featured in Vogue, and then she made the Season 19 cast of NBC’s The Voice on Team Gwen Stefani!
Ep. 71 - All Around Cowgirl, Rancher, Actress, & Huntress, Carly Twisselman
Carly Twisselman is a native to the central coast of California, where she grew up on her family's generational cattle ranch. Always being a part of rodeo through the roping scene, she took a chance to independently rodeo-ing for the UCLA Bruins while getting a degree in mass communications and aspirations of being an actress!
It wasn't until she decided to step into the professional world of rodeo that she decided to upgrade from running her roper horses in barrel racing to a bred-to-run quarter horse cross as barrel racing was her only option as a woman in prorodeo. Her current mount, Charm, is a half-sister to Hailey Kinsel's great mare Sister, and is setting the way for Carly's success in the rodeo arena. But potentially even more exciting is the addition of breakaway roping to prorodeo's across the country!
Carly dives deep into ranching, rodeo, her breeding program and bloodlines, being a television host for RIDE-TV and her involvement in the hunting industry and politics.
Ep. 70 - Bryce Albright with the Dude Ranchers' Association
Could you use a vacation that fits your western lifestyle or even your western history dreams? The Dude Rancher’s Association is a trade industry that has been around for nearly 100 years and has been providing destination western ranch vacations for over a hundred years! While they all include horseback riding to some capacity, the 93 ranches over 10 western U.S. states and one Canadian province, also include their own unique outdoor activities like zip lining, cattle drives, fly fishing, and more!
Ep. 69 - Broadcasting & Barrel Racing with Janie Johnson
We’ve mentioned Janie Johnson on all three seasons of the That Western Life, which may come across a bit creepy, but just goes to show how big of a fans we all are from the podcast! Janie is fresh off of RFD-TV’s The American, a crazy week full of tailgate parties, performances and exciting story lines, so we were excited to chat with her more about all things pro rodeo!
Ep. 68 - Reined Cow Horses & the Cattle Industry with COWGIRL Magazine's 30 Under 30 Recipient Kim Rounds
Kim Rounds knows hard work, in fact, there’s many times in life that she’s been knocked down and challenged to quit - but that’s something she hasn’t done! A former show jumper, Kim was hooked on the world of reined cow horse when she watched them film parts of Down the Fence at the Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity. Strategically leveraging hard work and learning fundamentals, she’s found herself with the perfect horse, Stevie, and this dynamic duo has placed TOP 5 in the NRCHA world for two years running. A cattle industry professional by trade with 5 Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC, Kim is knowledgable and well spoken about all aspects of the cattle and equestrian worlds.
Ep. 67 - Ag State of Mind with Jason Medows
A full time pharmacist, cattle rancher, and family-man, Jason Medows is also the host of the Ag State of Mind podcast - a show dedicated to the mental, physical and spiritual health of those in the western lifestyle. Jason joins us on the show to talk about his show, his career, and more!
Ep. 66 - Former Bull Rider Turned Bull Riding Agent, Vexil's Own Shawn Wiese
Shawn Wiese isn’t just a former professional bull rider, he’s also a bull riding agent with his XD Sports brand, the owner of Vexil clothing brand and a fellow podcaster, we are so excited to have Shawn on the show today. We dive deep into curating sponsorship relationships and how Shawn learned from each phase of his life different tools and attributes to take him to the next level and his next business.
Ep. 65 - Staying True to Your Country Music Roots with Olivia Harms
Join host Katie Schrock as she chats with Canby, Oregon, country music star Olivia Harms about her life on a cow-calf operation, moving to the Cowboy Capitol of Oregon (that's Prineville for the non-Oregonians), commuting with Nashville, her album debuting later this year AND, as if that wasn't enough, all about her time spent internationally playing country music with her legendary 2020 Western Music Hall of Fame inductee mother, Joni Harms!
Ep. 64 - Talking Careers, Dale Brisby, and Rodeo with Kadee Coffman Blair
Kadee Coffman Blair grew up on a cattle ranch in California with a passion for rodeo and showing horses. Those passions combined to take her on a ride of a lifetime as she became Miss Clovis Rodeo, Miss Rodeo Salinas and Miss Rodeo California!
Without missing a beat, she finished her education in double time, moved to Texas one decade ago exactly, and then continued to shape the face of rodeo broadcasting and western sports news coverage as a sideline reporter for some of the biggest rodeos, most notably the National Finals Rodeo, a co-host with Pam Minick for RFD-TV's Gentle Giants, a commentator for the Parade of Roses, and so much more!
Make sure to sit back and soak it all in as we talk careers, Kadee's advice for the next generation, the importance of mentors, and, of course, we had to ask her, "What's up with Dale Brisby?"
Ep. 63 - Jessie Jarvis of Of the West
Welcome to episode 63, which is the unofficial kick off to our THIRD season of the That Western Life podcast! We are talking all things business, entrepreneurship, going back to working on the family ranch, and the new business venture of Mrs. Jessie Jarvis called Of the West!
Ep. 62 - Where are they now? Featuring 2015 Miss Rodeo America Lauren Heaton
The 2015 Miss Rodeo America Lauren Heaton joins field reporters Lisa Lageschaar Luca, the 2017 Miss Rodeo America, and Katy Lucas, the 2015 Miss Rodeo Canada on this episode of the That Western Life podcast as they chat all things national titles, skills learned, and how they're using them in their career!
Ep. 61 - National Finals Rodeo 2020 Round 8 Recap
Welcome to Round 8 and CANADA night! This year, five Canadians qualified for the National Finals Rodeo with one bareback bronc rider, two team ropers, a saddle bronc rider and a steer wrestler.
Ep. 60 - National Finals Rodeo 2020 Round 7 Recap
Round 7 continues to ramp up the drama that we all anticipated as we head through the final rounds of the National Finals Rodeo! Join us daily on the podcast as we chat about the workbook and all things rodeo predictions this NFR!
Ep. 59 - National Finals Rodeo 2020 Round 6 Recap
Arlington, Texas (December 8, 2020) - Let’s be honest, the first five rounds of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo are always a hoot, but the second five rounds are more dramatic and intense this year than what you could EVER hope for as a content-starved rodeo fan! It’s also the time that we can start running our predictor stats and that’s something we love to do! You can do this as well if you jump onto our home page and download your very own updated copy of the NFR projected averages and subsequent projected world titles.
Ep. 58 - National Finals Rodeo 2020 Round 5 Recap
Arlington, Texas (December 8, 2020) - Welcome to the halfway point of the 2020 National Finals Rodeo. If you haven’t been paying attention as of yet, you’re going to want to from here on out! From a flat out HORSE RACE in the barrel racing between the number one and number two barrel racers to unpredicted outcomes looming on the horizon for tie down roping and bull riding - 2020 refuses to be considered normal!
Ep. 57 - National Finals Rodeo 2020 Round 4 Recap
ROUND 4 RECAP OF THE NATIONAL FINALS RODEO
Co-hosts Katie and Rachel break down all of the events, 2020 world title predictions, a firsthand account to what the NFR in Texas is like, as well as a special guest interview with barrel racer, Jessie Telford, on how she got the call that she was IN to the 2020 NFR.
Ep. 56 - National Finals Rodeo Pre-Show 2020
It’s been a crazy year for pro rodeo and, like most fans, we are so excited that the committees and associations were able to work together to produce the 2020 National Finals Rodeo. With that being said, things look a little bit different! A new state (Texas), a new arena (Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers MLB team), new faces and, as our co-hosts put it, “Some weird numbers” - the 2020 season is going to finish with a lot of excitement.
Breaking down all things NFR 2020 kick off is co-hosts Katie Schrock and Rachel Owens-Sarno!
Ep. 55 - Where are they now? Featuring Miss Rodeo America 2007 Ashley Andrews-Alderson!
If you’re missing out on what would be the normal time for the Miss Rodeo America pageant, have no fear - co-hosts Katie Schrock and Rachel Owens-Sarno and the rest of the TWL Podcast team recorded a series of podcasts shortly after the 2019 National Finals Rodeo to share with you in honor of the pageant! While the pageant may have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no shot we wouldn’t be releasing these amazing stories of some of the most iconic Miss Rodeo America’s, their stories and what they are doing now!
Jump in as Ashley talks about being from a small rural town in North Dakota, being diagnosed with cancer, undergoing chemo and then competing for the title of Miss Rodeo America proudly wearing her wig. Then, as the leading lady of professional rodeo, Ashley was able to speak to the new Tough Enough to Wear Pink program as the perfect spokeswoman as a cancer survivor herself.
Not stopping there, Ashley continues to be a mover and shaker in the western fashion world as the founder of the Boutique Hub, the Boutique Chat podcast, online courses for boutique owners, various meet ups/conferences/summits, a part of the Western Runway magazine team, and so much more!
You won't want to miss out on this amazing story!
Ep. 54 - Our FIRST Barrel Racing Guest - Jimmie Smith
She's the 2019 Texas Circuit Champion barrel racer and the 2018 WPRA Resistol Rookie of the Year, a Texas Cowgirl that has won A LOT of money on her special horse, "LenaOnTheRocks" or "Lena." Today's guest is Jimmie Smith whose illustrious rodeo career started long before the 2018 Rookie title… She's a three-time CPRA finalist, was the 2018 Puyallup PRCA Champion and placed third at the Ellensburg (Washington) rodeo.