#149 Festival Western de St Tite 2025

Sep 12, 2025

Doug and Sam open the 57th Festival Western de Saint-Tite, Québec. From Sylvain Bourgeois, BJ Prince and Vanessa Denis and 500 volunteers-the people who make FWST a family, not just a festival. Why Saint-Tite is, in Sam’s words, the “Woodstock of Rodeo,” how a town of 3,800 welcomes nearly 728,000 guests, and the stories that connect it all.. 🎤🐎 Listen anywhere you stream. beyondthechutes.show

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