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Welcome to Beyond the Chutes, a Rodeo podcast where hosts Doug Simcox and Sam Swearingen dive deep into the heart of the Western and Rodeo culture. Join us as we explore the full spectrum of rodeo life, from the adrenaline-pumping action at the bucking chutes to the precision and skill of the timed event chute. Our conversations extend to those who make the rodeo world turn: competitors, committee members, stock contractors, judges, secretaries, and the vibrant personalities of contract acts, entertainers, and announcers. Together, we uncover their unique stories, experiences, and the unforgettable places their rodeo journeys have taken them.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Beyond the Chutes, a Rodeo podcast where hosts Doug Simcox and Sam Swearingen dive deep into the heart of the Western and Rodeo culture. Join us as we explore the full spectrum of rodeo life, from the adrenaline-pumping action at the bucking chutes to the precision and skill of the timed event chute.
Beyond the Chutes is hosted by Doug Simcox. The show has published 204 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Steve Ratchford: What Judges See In 8 Seconds" (20 October 2026, 34 minutes), "6666 Ranch, Sissy Smith & Butch Stewart | A Rodeo Road Trip" (13 October 2026, 20 minutes), and "The Road Brought Them Back | Mountain Cove Rodeo Reunion 2026" (30 September 2026, 32 minutes).
Beyond the Chutes publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 204 episodes.
Booking probability for Beyond the Chutes is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beyond the Chutes requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beyond the Chutes's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Beyond the Chutes are Sports and Fitness, Golf & Recreation. Beyond the Chutes has a sports audience and around 360 subscribers on YouTube.
Doug Simcox hosts Beyond the Chutes, a sports podcast with 204 episodes published.
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Episode #203
Eight seconds. A rider, an animal, and a score that can change a contestant’s day. What does a rodeo judge see in that moment? Doug Simcox and Sam Swearingen sit down with Steve Ratchford at the International Finals...
Doug and Sam wrap up their Oklahoma and Texas travels with stories from the Four Sixes, visits with Sissy Smith and Butch Stewart, and reflections on the people and conversations that make life on the road worthwhile...
Most of the people in this episode aren’t famous. You probably won’t find their names in the record books. That’s exactly why Beyond the Chutes went to Mountain Cove. We went. We listened. We recorded. In McLemore Cove...
What makes Festival Western de St-Tite feel different from almost any other rodeo? It isn’t just the livestock, the contestants, or the crowd. It’s the way the entire show moves. In Episode #200 of Beyond the Chutes...
Episode #199
How do you bring roughly three-quarters of a million people into a town of about 5,000 and make it all look like it just happens? That’s where BJ Prince comes in. In Episode #199 of Beyond the Chutes , Doug Simcox and...
In the first of three special episodes from the Festival Western de St-Tite, Doug sits down with festival president Anne-Marie Lemire for a look beyond the arena and into the people, planning, community and traditions...
In Episode 3 of our Rolling Smooth series, Doug Simcox sits down again with Stan Cromlish of Wandering Gypsy RV Life to talk about one of the biggest challenges on the road: power . From crowded rodeo grounds with...
For the third year, Beyond the Chutes connected with Team Australia during their July trip to the United States—but this time, the conversation happened face-to-face. Recorded at the 34th International Finals Youth...
Episode #195
Doug and Sam take the BTC bus down the rodeo road for a Texas trip packed with youth rodeo, old friends, world champions, Cajun cooking, historic artifacts, and stories waiting to be preserved. The journey begins with a...
Episode #194
Step inside The Buckhorn with longtime rodeo cowboy, historian, and collector Kelly Clark for a guided tour through a remarkable collection of rodeo history. Kelly shares the stories behind championship saddles, famous...
In this special episode of Beyond the Chutes, as presented by ParaSight System, Doug Simcox sits down on the back porch in Taylorsville, Kentucky, with his son Ben Simcox for a candid conversation about where the show...
In this episode of Beyond the Chutes , presented by ParaSight System , we continue the Rolling Smooth series with Stan Cromlish from Wandering Gypsy RV Life . We’re talking about one of the most important parts of any...
“I watched Mike Swearingen spur this bull to death and I said… that’s who I want to ride bulls like.” Recorded last fall at Mike Swearingen’s Rodeo Reunion in Wyoming, New York, Doug Simcox and Sam Swearingen sit down...
<p>How do you get to The American Rodeo? How do the qualifiers work? What happens in Lexington… and what waits in Arlington?</p><p>In this special standalone conversation pulled from our larger Lexington coverage, Doug...
<p>What really goes into building a podcast from the road?</p><p>In this special crossover episode, Doug Simcox of Beyond the Chutes joins Stan Cromlish on the Wandering Gypsy RV Life podcast for a behind-the-scenes...
<p>Stan Cromlish has lived the cowboy life—and now he’s built a new one on the road.</p><p>In this first episode of Cowboys & Cowgirls: Rolling Smooth, we sit down with Stan—rodeo man, author of the Rolling Smooth...
<p>Recorded last fall at Mike Swearingen’s Rodeo Reunion in Wyoming, New York, this episode of Beyond the Chutes sits down with a true patriarch of rodeo in the East—Jim Swearingen.</p><p>Husband to Nancy, father to...
<p>From the dirt of Lexington, Kentucky at the Alltech Arena, this episode of Beyond the Chutes takes you inside the moment—live, unscripted, and right after the win.</p><p>At The American Rodeo Eastern Regional Finals...
Episode #185
<p>From the dirt of Lexington, Kentucky at the Alltech Arena, this episode of Beyond the Chutes brings you inside the moment—right after the win.</p><p>We talk with Tilden Hooper, Dawson Hay, Jayden Roy, Austin Stewart...
<p>1985 IPRA World Champion Kenny Phillips shares his journey from rodeo glory to emergency room doctor…</p><p>In the fall of 1986, Kenny Phillips broke his neck… and somehow, that was only part of the...
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