The Luke Branquinho Show

Hudson Westbrook joins Luke Branquinho in his hometown of Stephenville, Texas, to talk about his journey from playing guitar in his college dorm room to making a name for himself in country music. Hudson shares what led him to walk away from college, the moment he announced he was dropping out on stage at ACL, and the hard work it took to turn his dream into a career. He also talks about his new album Made You Look, staying true to his roots, and the advice he's received from music mentor Miranda Lambert. Plus, Hudson reflects on touring with some of country music's biggest names, the importance of family and staying grounded, and what he's looking forward to at the NFR in Las Vegas. ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ 📧 Get in touch: [email protected] 🌐 Website: www.thelukebranquinhoshow.com Follow us on: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukebranquinhoshow/ ➤ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelukebranquinhoshow ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ty Harris joins Luke Branquinho to talk about his rodeo career, the evolution of the sport, and what's ahead as he prepares for the National Finals Rodeo. From the mental side of competing and the costs of rodeoing to weighing in on the one-head versus two-head short round debate, Ty isn't afraid to share his perspective. He also takes us behind the scenes of Let's Freaking Rodeo and shares unforgettable stories about rodeo legends, including Super Looper and the Creole twins. Plus, Ty discusses preparing the calves for the NFR, his partnership with his horse Peso, and what it takes to put on the best possible show for rodeo fans. ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ 📧 Get in touch: [email protected] 🌐 Website: www.thelukebranquinhoshow.com Follow us on: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukebranquinhoshow/ ➤ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelukebranquinhoshow ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Riley Duvall joins Luke Branquinho to talk about his family’s legendary steer wrestling legacy, growing up around rodeo legends, and the lessons that shaped his career. Riley shares how winning the Calgary Stampede helped turn his season around and what it took to qualify for his fifth National Finals Rodeo. Plus, he discusses creating more opportunities for timed-event cowboys, the changes coming to the NFR steer wrestling cattle, and returning to Las Vegas with his family to compete on rodeo’s biggest stage. ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ 📧 Get in touch: [email protected] 🌐 Website: www.thelukebranquinhoshow.com Follow us on: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukebranquinhoshow/ ➤ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelukebranquinhoshow ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hailey Kinsel joins Luke Branquinho to talk about her big win at the Calgary Stampede, building a competitive team of horses beyond Sister, and the lessons learned along the way. Hailey also shares the heart behind her annual youth barrel race, why creating a fun and positive environment for young competitors matters, and how she's helping grow the next generation of rodeo athletes. Plus, she sets the record straight on fake AI-generated social media accounts spreading misinformation about her life. ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ 📧 Get in touch: [email protected] 🌐 Website: www.thelukebranquinhoshow.com Follow us on: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukebranquinhoshow/ ➤ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelukebranquinhoshow ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eight-time NFR qualifier Will Lummus joins Luke Branquinho to talk about his career in professional rodeo, the evolution of the sport, and the next generation of rodeo athletes. From crossing the $2 million career earnings mark to winning the 2021 NFR average, Will reflects on the milestones that have shaped his career and why building a life beyond rodeo is just as important as succeeding inside the arena. Now serving as a college rodeo coach at Northwest Mississippi Community College, he's helping young athletes develop their skills, pursue their education, and prepare for life after competition. Will also opens up about one of the most personal chapters of his life: his and his wife Jenna's long journey with infertility and their decision to pursue IVF. He shares how faith, prayer, and learning to trust God's timing have shaped their journey as they look toward the future. It's an honest conversation about rodeo, family, faith, and learning that sometimes the biggest moments in life happen when you let go and trust the process. In this episode: Will's journey to becoming an eight-time NFR qualifier Crossing the $2 million career earnings milestone How professional and college rodeo continue to grow Why education and career planning should be part of a rodeo athlete's plan Coaching the next generation at Northwest Mississippi Community College Competing in the Cinch Timed Event Championship Will and Jenna's fertility journey, IVF, and the importance of faith Favorite rodeos, career highlights, and what's next ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ 📧 Get in touch: [email protected] 🌐 Website: www.thelukebranquinhoshow.com Follow us on: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukebranquinhoshow/ ➤ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelukebranquinhoshow ━━━━━━━━━━ ★ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices