This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

Podbit · This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

#664 - Crooners Welcome

Explore episode Jun 21, 2026

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Two Rodeos, Cowboy Names, and the History of Rodeo

At 20:30 · chapter starts 13:50

Theo dives into his recent rodeo adventures with the enthusiasm of someone who just discovered a new religion. He attended both the Franklin Rodeo and the Music City Rodeo, got access to the locker room, and watched riders including Rocker Steiners, Lefty Holman, and Shorty Garrett. The clown, he notes, is happy in the ring but in the back is stitching his own wounds — 'front lines against the dark animal arts.' The running joke is that rodeo cowboys' names all sound like injury diagnoses: Shorty, Lefty, Broken Richardson, Pelvis Shatterford, Lacerated Arm Leggerton, Wheelchair Montgomery. He then gets serious and reads the real history: rodeo originated in 16th-century Mexican cattle culture, evolved from Spanish settlers and their vaqueros, and the word comes from the Spanish 'rodear' — to encircle. Competitive rodeo took shape after the Civil War, with Deer Trail, Colorado hosting one of the earliest contests in 1864. Theo closes by noting the sport's diverse modern roster: Latinos, Brazilians, Canadians, Australians, and riders from Utah and Wyoming.

Comedy
Rodeo Names and Broken Limbs

#664 - Crooners Welcome · Jun 21, 2026 Comedy

At two Nashville-area rodeos, Theo noticed every rider's name sounds like a medical prognosis. Shorty Garrett, Lefty Holman, and his imaginary roster of 'Pelvis Shatterford' and 'Wheelchair Montgomery' prove the sport earns its danger.

History
Rodeo origins: 16th century

#664 - Crooners Welcome · Jun 21, 2026

The rodeo originated in the 16th-century cattle culture of Mexico, evolving from the livestock roundup practices of Spanish settlers and their Mexican ranch hands known as Vaqueros.

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