E544 - Dusty Tuckness | The Most Voted Bullfighter in NFR History on God, Grit, and Getting Back Up

Dusty Tuckness has been voted into the National Finals Rodeo by the top bull riders in the world 17 years in a row. That's a record nobody else has touched. Chad sits down with Dusty the day after he took a hit — subluxed hip, stretched hammy, sprained MCL — and went back out and fought 11 more bulls that same night. They get into what it takes to step in front of an 1,800-pound animal that just threw somebody off and wants someone on the ground. The split-second decisions. The two-man team. Knowing when you're going to take the shot before it even lands. But this conversation goes well beyond rodeo. Dusty talks openly about his faith and how it carried him through a compound fracture of his tib and fib, how it shapes the way he competes, and why he considers himself a Christian who just happens to fight bulls. Chad brings his own story; the mallard duck that started Banded, the veterans he's raised money for, and what this lifestyle gives to him. They also get into Rocker Steiner, Stetson Wright, the camaraderie of the rodeo world, animal ethics, the crossover between hunting culture and rodeo, and what it means to be the unsung hero in an arena full of people watching someone else. This episode is presented by Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey and brought to you by Caesars Rodeo, Resistol Hats, Demerbox, GATR Coolers & Drinkware, Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels, Corning Ford, Bodyguard Bumpers, and LEER Truck Toppers.