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Sam Fischer welcomes his "old" prep (egghead) school roommate to the podcast.  Dr. John Puente is a Neurologist who doesn't exactly know if he even falls in the cowboy/egghead spectrum.  

They discuss many topics including the difference between cowboy and  egghead patients, the pandemic, and they even throw in some war stories from being roommates in high school almost 40 years ago.   During the discussion they both question what they perceive themselves to be, 

#cowboys #eggheads #medicine #nobodyknows #covid #pandemic  #quietcowboy #loudegghead #killerkane 

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Saul Soltero grew up in southern Arizona.  Along the way he was exposed to strict upbringing from loving parents, and his Uncle who was a Arizona State Senator.  At age 8 he met Cesar Chavez.  He went on to play for legendary baseball coach Dave Bingham in college and spent 11 years with the San Diego Padres organization as a relief pitcher, coach and scout.

Sam and Saul visit about Saul's own personal journey into politics, and their shared passion for mentoring and leadership. 

They conclude the podcast with his experience as a beauty pageant judge.

#ironsharpensiron #mentor #PACE #cowboys #eggheads #allhandsondeck #baseball #nra #hunting #whitetailsunlimited #passion #gravelinyourtravel

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Sam Fischer's producer, Chad Bishoff, asks to come on the show and proceeds to challenge Sam on a few of his premises.

They discuss what it takes to be qualified as a cowboy, and later the discussion turns to the aftermath of pandemic.

Check out Chad's podcast Less than 2000.

#podcast #funnypodcast #ranchers #cowgirls #covid #covid19 

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In the season 2 premiere Sam Fischer promotes past guest Vaughan Wehr Fischer as the real time corespondent for the podcast. 

Vaughan talks about the challenges of being a new ranch wife as she prepares meals for branding while balancing her "real" job duties.  She gives new meaning to gourmet themed lunches on the ranch.  She talks about teaching her family Vaughn talk while she learns ranch talk.   She explains the sh$t talking role she assumes during branding. 

Her report concludes with two memorable recent stories from the ranch.

#cowboysnoteggheads #ranchwife #Vaughantalk #ranchtalk #coyote #knives #switchblade #coyotesplottokilldaphne

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In the season 1 finale special guest Jerry Kratochvil interviews the host, Sam Fischer.  They visit about the inspiration for the podcast, the difference between a cowboy and an egghead, and Sam's grandfather and father.  

#cowboys #eggheads #family #sayings #shitmydadsays 

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Sam asks special guests and family friends Charles and Andrew Ward to set the record straight and share memories of his dad, J.B. Fischer.  

#Friends #JB #stories #cowboy #wildcardcowboy #loyalty #lists #retainingwalls #liliypads #firetrucks #generosity

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In this episode, Sam talks with his college roommate, Chad Berry.  Chad tells the story of traveling from Lincoln to the Powder Horn Ranch over thirty years ago and meeting Sam's dad, J.B., for the first time.  The story revolves around Chad's day in the pickup with J.B., feeding cattle, opening gates, and pulling a calf.  

Chad is a screenwriter by trade, and is a great story teller.   

#winds # cold #ranch #ranchstories #JB #shitmydadsays #pulltherope #bark #charm #oneofkind #itactuallyhappened #epic #johnfordfilm #outlier #intense #prideful 

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In this episode Sam Fischer, who was born and raised on a Sandhills cattle ranch, chats with his cousin in law, Vaughan and brother-in-law Steve.  Vaughan is a valley girl meets millennial from the big city, and Steve was born and raised in England. 

They discuss being thrust into the ways of the Fischer (cowboy) family. 

When they compare notes about working cattle, pulling calves, and opening a gate for the first time; hilarity ensues. 

#boffin #marrying #valleygirl #millennial #English #movingcattle #workingcattle #aknifeisatool #castration #loyalty #opengates #getwehrd

 

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This week Sam Fischer and his special guest and first cousin, Jack McHenry, go down memory lane and talk about their cowboy grandfather, Bill Fischer.    

They discuss cowboy speak vs egghead speak, and stories growing up with a legendary cowboy, Bill Fischer, as a grandfather. 

They do a deep dive into the cowboy code, and how their Granddad with an 8th grade education influenced them in their non cowboy businesses.   And how ultimately cowboys and eggheads need each other to survive. 

#cowboycode #marketing #algorithms #cowboyspeak #eggheadspeak #coyote #finishwhatyoustart #bleepdownyourlegandgoon

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Sam welcomes as a guest the founder of the Kami K. Preston Hereditary Foundation, Brandi Preston.  Brandi tells the heart tugging story of the loss of her mother to breast cancer at age 14, and how it changed her life to advocate for early genetic testing for cancers.  #BRCA1 #mutation #bilateralmastectomy #breastcancer #preventativecare #Lynchsyndrome #genetictesting #millennials   

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