Sound Check Podcast 920 Rodeo

Sound Check Podcast 920 Rodeo

By: Jesse Knudsen

Language: en

Categories: Society, Culture, Personal, Journals, Education, Self Improvement

PRCA Music Director and Announcer Jesse Knudsen sits down with guests, and we hear their stories about what it took to get them to where they are today.

Episodes

Pro Rodeo Gameday Round 10
Dec 13, 2025

The final day of the 2025 WNFR and the boys recap round 9 and give their picks for Go-Round 10

Duration: 01:17:04
Pro Rodeo Gameday Round 9
Dec 12, 2025

The drama unfolds as World Title Contenders emerge and favorites get pushed aside and the boys break it all down.

Duration: 01:08:40
Pro Rodeo Gameday G0-Round 8
Dec 11, 2025

The guys discuss the night before and round 7, and preview the upcoming Go-Round 8 tonight

Duration: 01:08:42
Pro Rodeo Gameday Go-Round 7
Dec 10, 2025

The crew talks about the missed replay call from round 6 and preview Go-Round 7

Duration: 01:10:34
Pro Rodeo Gameday Go-Round 6
Dec 09, 2025

The crew recap round 5 and preview round 6 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo

Duration: 01:10:27
Pro Rodeo Gameday Go-Round 4
Dec 07, 2025

Jesse Knudsen, Tim O'Connell, and Kyle Whitaker recap go-round 3, preview night 4, and give their picks for go-round 4

Duration: 01:06:53
Pro Rodeo Gameday Go-Round 3
Dec 06, 2025

Join Jesse Knudsen, Tim O'Connell and Kyle Whitaker as they recap round 2 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, and make their predictions for Go-Round 3 of the WNFR

Duration: 01:07:21
Pro Rodeo Gameday Go-Round 2
Dec 05, 2025

The guys recap round 1 of the 2025 Wrangler National Finals, preview round 2, and pick their winners for the nights performance.

Duration: 01:06:58
2025 WNFR Go-Round 1
Dec 04, 2025

Join PRCA Personality Jesse Knudsen, 3X World Champion Tim O'Connell and 10X PRCA Linderman Award Winner Kyle Whitaker as the guy's preview Go-Round 1 of the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and make their predications for tonight.

Duration: 01:06:29
All Things Vegas with Justin Rumford
Nov 26, 2025

We sit down with 2014 NFR Barrelman Justin Rumford and get his stories form the World Series of Rodeo... The NFR

From his honeymoon, driving truck for Bennie, and the call to work the NFR, Justin takes us behind the scenes of his highs and lows of the best 10 days of the year.

Duration: 01:50:50
Season 2 Episode `14 - Jason King
Oct 01, 2025

We sit with PRCA Pickup Man and National Finals Steer Roping Arena Usher Jason King, and visit with how he got started in rodeo, college days, marrying into a Stock Contracting family, and raising your kids the right way in today's world, and rodeo production.

Duration: 01:56:31
Season 2 Episode 13 - Matthew Smith
Sep 17, 2025

We sit down with PRCA Bareback Rider Matthew Smith. From the Rolex's to the baseball field, to the chutes, we discuss all things life, and just how much family drives him in his day-to-day life.

Duration: 01:52:28
Season 2 Episode 12 - Tom Atwell
Sep 03, 2025

We visit with longtime friend Tom Atwell the Rodeo Chairman of the Gerry Volunteer Firemans Rodeo in Gerry, NY. From reminiscing of the rodeo in the early days to the challenges of rodeo in today's world, we talk about continuing the traditions set 80 years ago.

Duration: 01:48:11
Season 2 Episode 11 - Jeff Rector
Aug 20, 2025

We sit down with longtime friend PRCA Pickup man Jeff Rector and discuss how a young kid raised in the city, becomes a pickup man at some of the biggest PRCA rodeos. Jeff tells us about his time working with Bronc Rumford, getting the chance to work big rodeos, breaking down the barriers of stereotypes, and dealing with being a black cowboy in today's world.

Duration: 01:40:55
Season 2 Episode 10 - Rocket Ryan Litwin
Aug 06, 2025

Finally get the chance to sit down One-On-One with longtime friend and huge supporter of Soundcheck, former PRCA Rodeo Clown now turned Music Director Rocket Ryan Litwin. We visit about his path from a bullrider, to rodeo clown, to now a PRCA Music Director. Ryan tells of his current situation with his personal life, and what drives him day to day to be the best he can for his family.

Duration: 02:42:59
Season 2 Episode 9 - Wacey Munsell
Jul 31, 2025

We sit down with NFR Bullfighter Wacey Munsell and hear how the Kansas bullfighter knew at a young age what he was going to do for a living. We discuss PBR Bullfights, NFR, and how he is transitioning into his next endeavor in the rodeo industry.

Duration: 02:25:34
Season 2 Episode 8 - Corey Navarre
Jul 23, 2025

We sit down with CNFR, PBR World Finals, and NFR Bullrider Corey Navarre and listen to how he balanced being a full-time student and making those 3 finals in the same year. We hear about life in the PBR and what made Corey decide to return to the PRCA, and now his life as a rodeo parent as he travels the country with his trick riding daughters.

Duration: 01:36:24
Season 2 Episode 7 - Mark Weber
Jul 16, 2025

We sit down with longtime friend Mark Weber. We talk about his days in college, his many trips to the IFR as a bullfighter, his PRCA career, and his transition into a rodeo clown, and his plans for the future.

Duration: 01:54:37
Season 2 Episode 6 - Rodeo Round Table Ft. Scott Edition
Jul 09, 2025

Sound Check Podcast sits down with the boys from Ft. Scott, KS for a Rodeo Round Table edition. Join PRCA Rodeo Clown Seth Rice, PRCA Rodeo Announcer Troy Goodridge and longtime friend of the show and PRCA Music Director Rocket Ryan Litwin as the boys discuss all things rodeo.

Duration: 01:59:12
Season 2 Episode 5 - Ryan Davis
Jun 25, 2025

We sit down with former Montana State University Football Player Ryan Davis and talk about playing football at a high-level program, transitioning back to his first love the rodeo industry, and his new challenge of being a father.

Duration: 02:17:12
Season 2 Episode 4 - College Coaches Rodeo Round Table
Jun 11, 2025

We sit down with the rodeo coaches from South Dakota State University - Ron Skovly, Mitchell Technical College - Jimmie Nicolaus, University of Wisconsin River Falls - Matt Dunsmore and discuss the benefits of college rodeo for kids looking to further their education and rodeo career

Duration: 01:29:48
Season 2 Episode 3 - All Things Abbyville
May 28, 2025

Jesse returns to Abbyville, KS for the annual Abbyville Frontier Days Rodeo & BBQ, and sits down with longtime friend Justin Rumford. The boys discuss the history and tradition of the rodeo, talk about Uncle Tommy and even Bronc Rumford joins the show,

Duration: 01:15:04
Season 2 Episode 2 - Al Sandvold
May 14, 2025

Sound Check Podcast caught up with retired PRCA Bullfighter Al Sandvold at his barbershop while in Bozeman, MT. From calling for a fighting bull at the Wrangler NFR, to being a listening ear to his customers, the boys talk about everything in between rodeo and life.

Duration: 01:59:58
Season 2 Episode 1 - Kyle Whitaker
Apr 30, 2025

Soundcheck Podcast is back for Season 2 as we sit down with 10X PRCA Linderman Award Winner, and the Head Rodeo Coach for Montana State University Kyle Whitaker.

Jesse and Kyle visit about the glory days, the struggles of competing in 3 events, and coaching college kids in today's society, plus much more.

Duration: 01:47:54
Season 1 Episode 29 - Pro Rodeo Gameday Round 10
Dec 14, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell sit down and preview round 10 of the 2024 NFR and bring on PRCA Announcer Kory Keeth to make their predictions for the night.

Duration: 01:05:51
Season 1 Episode 28 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 9th Go Round
Dec 13, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell sit down and preview round 9 of the 2024 NFR and bring on 2X NFSR Announcer Scott Grover and his sone Statler to make their predictions for the night.

Duration: 01:06:32
Season 1 Episode 27 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 8th Go Round
Dec 12, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell sit down and preview round 8 of the 2024 NFR and bring on former PRCA Great Lakes Circuit Champion Bareback Rider and motivational speaker Logan Corbett to make their predictions for the night.

Duration: 01:02:24
Season 1 Episode 26 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 7th Go Round
Dec 11, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell along with 10X NFR Bareback Rider Caleb Bennett sit down and preview round 7 of the 2024 NFR and bring on 2X PRCA Announcer of the Year Anthony Lucia to make the predictions for the night.

Duration: 01:03:31
Season 1 Episode 25 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 6th Go Round
Dec 10, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell sit down and preview round 6 of the 2024 NFR and bring on longtime friend of the show Sylvane La Cross to make the predictions for the night.

Duration: 01:04:42
Season 1 Episode 24 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 5th Go Round
Dec 09, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell sit down and preview round 5 of the 2024 NFR and bring on 8X NFR Bareback Rider Tanner Aus to make the predictions for the night.

Duration: 00:59:52
Season 1 Episode 23 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 4th Go Round
Dec 08, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell sit down and preview round 4 of the 2024 NFR and bring on 2020 PRCA Specialty Act of The Year Rider Kiesner to make the predictions for the night.

Duration: 00:57:42
Season 1 Episode 22 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 3rd Go Round
Dec 07, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and PRCA Announcer Kory Keeth sit down and preview round 3 of the 2024 NFR and bring on PRCA Music Director Jersey Jake Ostrum to make their predictions for the night.

Duration: 00:57:07
Season 1 Episode 21 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 2nd Go Round
Dec 06, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell sit down and preview round 2 of the 2024 NFR and bring on Montana State University Head Rodeo Coach Kyle Whitaker to make the predictions for the night.

Duration: 00:58:57
Season 1 Episode 20 - Pro Rodeo Gameday 1st Go Round
Dec 05, 2024

The Sound Check Podcast crew Jesse Knudsen and 3X PRCA World Champion Bareback Rider Tim O'Connell sit down and preview round 1 of the 2024 NFR, and bring on PRCA Clown Matt Tarr to make their predictions for the first go round.

Duration: 00:57:35
Season 1 Episode 19 - Rob Gann
Nov 21, 2024

We sit down with the award-winning Rodeo Clown Rob Gann and visit about growing up in a rodeo family, the highs and lows of college rodeo, knowing when to transition to the next step in your career, and when music directors mess with the clowns' acts.

Duration: 02:12:58
Season 1 Episode 18 - Greg Simas
Nov 07, 2024

We sit down with PRCA Rodeo Announcer Greg Simas and visit with him about his childhood, what inspired him to join the Marines, and overcoming the east coast stereo type in the rodeo industry to becoming the voice at some of the PRCA top rodeos and events

Duration: 02:08:14
Season 1 Episode 17 - TyRell Rumford
Oct 24, 2024

We sit down with the TyRell Rumford and hear about what it was like growing up with parents as PRCA Stock Contractors, following an older successful brother in the rodeo business, and what it was like to rodeo in Spain for a few months.

Duration: 01:40:20
Season 1 Episode 16 - Brinson James Harris
Oct 10, 2024

We sit down with PBR Entertainer Brinson James Harris. From traveling the rodeo road with his dad as a little kid, to venturing out on his own when he was 17, to getting the PBR World Finals Entertainer buckle, Brinson James shares the journey of how he got to the top, and what it like to follow a legend of the PBR.

Duration: 01:32:31
Season 1 Episode 15 - Micah Lynn Barnes
Sep 26, 2024

We sit down with the former Miss Rodeo Iowa and discuss what it's like being raised in a stock contractors' family, overcoming sports injuries, what made her decide to run for a queen title, and how Micah used her platform to share the light

Duration: 02:14:21
Season 1 Episode 14 - Triple B Rodeo
Sep 11, 2024

We sit down with one of the newest members of the PRCA, Stock Contractors Scott & Jill Berends of Triple B Rodeo out of Maynard, MN, From the early days of backyard rodeos to putting on rodeos all over the state, to taking the next step in joining the PRCA, we hear how it all got started and why they decided to take the leap and join the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

Duration: 01:24:10
Season 1 Episode 13 - Dusty Myers
Aug 29, 2024

We sit down with PRCA Rodeo Clown Dusty Myers and talk a little wrestling, how he got started in the rodeo industry, why he waited so long to join the PRCA, and what advice he has for the next generation of rodeo performers

Duration: 02:08:12
Season 1 Episode 12 - Alexis Schieneback
Aug 21, 2024

We sit down with WPRA Barrel Racer and Chairman of the Price County PRCA Rodeo Alexis Schieneback and find out how she got started running barrels and why she decided to put on a rodeo during covid at a young age, and the struggles of running a PRCA rodeo

Duration: 02:04:04
Season 1 Episode 11 - Ronald Burton
Aug 14, 2024

We sit down with PRCA Rodeo Clown Ronald Burton and talk about Elvis, how he got started in rodeo, and pranks pulled on friends along the way.

Duration: 02:01:25
Season 1 Episode 10 - Jersey Jake Ostrum
Aug 07, 2024

We sit down with PRCA Music Director Jersey Jake Ostrum, and get his take on Coffee Shop Bands, rodeoing with a family, and finding his grove in the rodeo industry.

Duration: 01:58:24
Season 1 Episode 9 - Rodeo Roundtable 2
Jul 31, 2024

We sit down with PRCA Rodeo Announcer Scott Grover and PRCA Rodeo Clown "The Green Hat Clown" Austin Singley and discuss topics that are related to rodeo and the western lifestyle industry.

Duration: 01:44:19
Season 1 Episode 8 - John Harrison
Jul 24, 2024

We sit down with the award winning PRCA Barrelman and the "Triple Crown" winner John Harrison, and hear about how he got started in rodeo, the highs and lows of the profession and what keeps him motivated to be one of the best ever to perform.

Duration: 02:04:27
Season 1 Episode 7 - Trey Holston
Jul 17, 2024

We sit down with 2X NFR Bullrider Trey Holston and talk about his success at an early age, his struggles as he left high school, and the path that he took to get to 2 straight National Finals Rodeo appearances.

Duration: 02:01:41
Season 1 Episode 6 - Rodeo Round Table 1
Jul 10, 2024

We sit down with PRCA Contract Personnel members announcer Kelly Kenney, clown Justin Rumford, and timer Tammy Braden and discuss some of the topics that relate to the world of rodeo in today's time.

Duration: 01:56:41
Season 1 Episode 5 - Bubba Greig
Jun 26, 2024

We sit down with PRCA Bullrider Bubba Greig and hear how he got started riding bulls at the family farm and the success at a early age, to the highs and lows of his rookie year in the PRCA, and what is in store for the future of Bubba Greig.

Duration: 01:38:01
Season 1 Episode 4 - West & Keri Huggins
Jun 12, 2024

We sit down with West and Keri Huggins and hear their story on what it was like to see their son Walker endure all that he went through with the cancerous tumors on Walker's brain, The two share their experiences on what they did to overcome this tragic situation for their family, and what kept them strong through these times of the unknown.

Duration: 01:52:01
Season 1 Episode 3 - Roger Mooney
May 28, 2024

We had the chance to sit down with 7X WNFR Announcer Roger Mooney and hear how he got started, some business tips, and how to give back to the next batch of announcers.

Duration: 01:44:03
Season 1 Episode 2 - Justin Rumford
May 14, 2024

We sit down with 10x PRCA Clown of the Year Justin Rumford and find out his path to entertaining rodeo fans all over this country.

Duration: 01:47:37
Episode 2 - Justin Rumford
May 14, 2024

We sit down with the 10x PRCA Clown of the Year Justin Rumford and find out what lead him into the entertainment industry.

Duration: 01:47:37
Season 1 - Episode 1 Walker Huggins
Apr 29, 2024

We sit down the PRCA Music Director Walker Huggins, and he tells us what it was like to beat childhood cancer. Inspiring story from a great kid.

Duration: 01:05:20