Podcast

No Spin Rodeo

News, Society & Culture, Sports News

Join Kendra Santos and Tommy Joe Lucia as they discuss important topics in the rodeo world without any politics or BS.

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#162
Episodes
111
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 2 min
On air since
2023
Latest episode
2 weeks ago

Episodes

111 episodes, newest first

  1. EP 111 Cowboy Town

    Season 1, Episode 111

    Show notes

    NFR GM Allen Rheinheimer takes us backstage and behind the scenes at the Super Bowl of Rodeo, where every entertainment detail is part of the plan.

    1 hr 15 min
  2. EP 110 Ask Away

    Season 1, Episode 110

    Show notes

    A welcomed, wide open conversation with PRCA Director of Rodeo Administration Steve Knowles. To his credit, no questions were off limits and his answers were candid.

    1 hr 6 min
  3. EP 109 Cowboy Billy Ward

    Season 1, Episode 109

    Show notes

    A timely conversation with NFR pickup man and Pendleton Round-Up chute boss Billy Ward on all things cowboy on the heels of the announcement that Pendleton and Salinas are the inaugural recipients of the Rodeo Legacy Award at the National Rodeo Hall of Fame in OKC. We also share some scoop on major movement, new deals and rules at PRCA HQ.

    1 hr 14 min
  4. EP 108 Devil in the Details

    Season 1, Episode 108

    Show notes

    After a solid month on the rodeo road, Kendra and Tommy Joe tackle (and at times wrestle over) everything from whether or not roughstock buck order impacts the outcome to some rodeos shifting away from cowboy-friendly formats, how top-loaded payoffs affect contestants’ bottom lines and more.

    1 hr 25 min
  5. EP 107 The Great Bronc Saddle Debate

    Season 1, Episode 107

    Show notes

    Living legends Clint Johnson and Zeke Thurston weigh in on the evolution and current state of bronc saddles, and set the record straight on fact versus fiction.

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    51 min
  6. EP 106 Battle at the Border

    Season 1, Episode 106

    Show notes

    No one has fought harder to re-open the border between the U.S. and Mexico to cattle and horses than Miguel Guerrero, and no one has more skin in this waiting game that’s hit the roping and rodeo industry hard. Our wide-open conversation covers a lot of important ground, including breaking news on New World Screwworm sightings in Texas.

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    1 hr 9 min
  7. EP 105 The Second Coming of Jade Corkill

    Season 1, Episode 105

    Show notes

    The three-time champ of the world and freshly crowned team roping titlist at The American is seeing life through a whole new set of eyes. He’s hinted at it. Here’s the whole story.

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    1 hr 9 min
  8. EP 104 No Spinners Speak Up + Houston Highlights

    Season 1, Episode 104

    Show notes

    We love hearing from No Spinners, so please keep those questions and comments coming. You can email us at nospinfeedback@gmail.com or text us at 817-668-2395. We also hit the high notes of RodeoHouston 2026, and all the things that make the richest rodeo of our regular season stand out.

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    1 hr 2 min
  9. EP 103 Hellooooooo, Houston!

    Season 1, Episode 103

    Show notes

    From Hall of Famer and voice of RodeoHouston Bob Tallman having to sit this one out to unprecedented dress-code reform for unruly fans, instant replay and a local county judge being booted for sneaking her way into a better seat, there’s plenty to talk about when it comes to the richest rodeo of our regular season. That, and two young guns just matched the 3.2-second world team roping record at Rodeo Austin.

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    1 hr 2 min
  10. EP 102 The Iron Man of Pro Rodeo

    Season 1, Episode 102

    Show notes

    The Cinch Timed Event Championship at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma is the ultimate timed-event cowboy contest to that pushes rodeo’s best to their physical and mental limits. The only 25-header in existence features five rounds each in heading, heeling, steer wrestling, tie-down roping and steer roping, and the battleground is the red dirt of the massive 600-foot Lazy E Arena. Dru Stewart joins us for an insiders conversation on this prestigious 42-year tradition.

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    1 hr 12 min
  11. EP 101 No Spinners Questions Answered

    Season 1, Episode 101

    Show notes

    As always, we appreciate you caring enough to ask. We will always do our best to get you the answers to your questions. Keep them coming.

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    1 hr 5 min
  12. EP 100 Navigating Every Parent's Worst Nightmare

    Season 1, Episode 100

    Show notes

    In this raw conversation, Kallie Wright talks candidly about losing her and Spencer’s 3-year-old son, Levi, to a tragic 2024 accident, and graciously opens up about anything we can possibly do to help families like the Domers get through the unthinkable loss of a child.

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    1 hr 23 min
  13. EP 99 Change at Cheyenne

    Season 1, Episode 99

    Show notes

    Cheyenne Frontier Days CEO Tom Hirsig talks candidly about the balancing act between tradition and innovation at The Daddy of ‘em All.

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    1 hr 12 min
  14. EP 98 Miss Rodeo America 2026

    Season 1, Episode 98

    Show notes

    Olivia Favero talks about the responsibilities that go with the role of professional rodeo ambassador. She’s not just a pretty face, and works long hours to promote the sport and help it prosper. This Utah cowgirl, who’s been working toward rodeo’s ultimate crown since she was 8 and rides dirt bikes when she’s not horseback, lives on the road and has learned to roll with the punches that come with just about every job in the Western industry.

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    53 min
  15. EP 97 PRCA CEO Tom Glause

    Season 1, Episode 97

    Show notes

    In this candid conversation, Glause fields questions about the current status of professional rodeo, the prospective move of PRCA HQ and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, the PRCA Judging Program, and PRCA and PRHOF finances, including his own compensation package and the status of PRCA IT.

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    1 hr 12 min
  16. EP 96 Happy New Year

    Season 1, Episode 96

    Show notes

    Instead of a New Year's resolution, what would you like to start, what would you like to stop and what would you like to continue.

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    52 min
  17. EP 95 NFR Day 10

    Season 1, Episode 95

    Show notes

    We wrap up the the 2025 edition of the No Spin Rodeo Rally

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    1 hr 2 min
  18. EP 94 NFR Day 9

    Season 1, Episode 94

    Show notes

    PCRA Photographer of the Year, Click Thompson and Heidi Schmidt, WPRA President, came out to Day 9 of the No Spin Rodeo Rally.

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    1 hr 1 min
  19. EP 93 NFR Day 8

    Season 1, Episode 93

    Show notes

    NFR stock pusher, Andy Hilton, and stock contractor, Reno Rosser, join the Rally today.

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    1 hr
  20. EP 92 NFR Day 7

    Season 1, Episode 92

    Show notes

    The South Point Hotel Casino and Spa General Manager, Ryan Growney takes part in the No Spin Rodeo Rally

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    1 hr

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