Podcast Episodes
#151 – Festival Western de St-Tite: Champions Crowned & A Record-Breaking Week
Doug Simcox and Sam Swearingen wrap up an unforgettable 10 days at the 57th Festival Western de St-Tite. The crowds were record-breaking, the hospitality unmatched, and the rodeo action second to none. In this closing episode, you’ll hear from newly crowned champions:...
#150 Mike Duplissey: Don’t Quit the Cattle on a Stormy Night
Bareback rider and rodeo hand Mike Duplissey returns with stories that crackle—Marilyn’s quiet cowhand genius pushing an 1,800-lb swamp bull to the trailer, learning the racehorse game (and surviving the oil-bust tax-shelter collapse), coming back with real estate at...
#149 Festival Western de St Tite 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...
#148 Mike Duplissey: Them Kids Call ’em Dragons
A rodeo life masterclass with IPRA standout Mike Duplissey—bareback ace, bronc hand, coach, and storyteller. Mike opens up about meeting and marrying champion barrel racer Marilyn in Detroit, winning big at the Pontiac Silverdome (largest one-day rodeo), the IRA →...
#147 Mike Duplissey: Easy to Love and Harder to Get Rid Of
In this second installment with Mike Duplissey, Doug Simcox dives deeper into Mike’s remarkable rodeo journey — including his move from the IPRA to the RCA, Marilyn’s NFR push with her horse Dan, and unforgettable behind-the-chutes stories. Mike opens up about the...
#146 Mike Duplissey: That Kid Could Ride Some Wild Horses
Eight-time IFR qualifier, two-time Reserve World Champion, and one of the competitors at the very first International Finals Rodeo—Mike Duplissey has lived the history of rodeo. Host Doug Simcox visits Mike and his wife Marilyn in Poteau, Oklahoma, to reflect on his...
#145 The King Brothers Rodeo Legacy: Round Table Stories
Hold on to your hat—this one’s WILD – you may want to consider the Butterfly Wrap. In our final episode from the 2nd Annual King Brothers Rodeo Reunion, Doug Simcox sits down with Brian “Short Round” Seebock, Tommy & Coby King, – a table full of road...
#144 Legacy, Luck, and the Cowboy Way – 2nd Annual King Brothers Rodeo Reunion
In this special third episode from the 2nd Annual King Brothers Rodeo Reunion in Lewisburg, Ohio, Beyond the Chutes host Doug Simcox visits with three generations of rodeo grit, glory, and grit-your-teeth storytelling. First up is bull rider Keith Knoch, who shares...
#143 Team Australia Takes on the IFYR – Youth Rodeo, Big Dreams, and Long Flights
In this exciting episode of Beyond the Chutes, host Doug Simcox catches up with Team Australia at the 33rd Annual International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, Oklahoma. With nearly 1,000 competitors and $250,000 in cash and prizes on the line, Team Australia made the...
#142 Rodeo Roots Run Deep: Stories from the 2nd Annual King Brothers Reunion
Step into the heart of rodeo history with this second episode from the 2nd Annual King Brothers Rodeo Reunion in Lewisburg, Ohio. Host Doug Simcox brings you personal, funny, and powerful conversations with the cowboys, cowgirls, secretaries, stock contractors, and...
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