This Life Ain't For Everybody

Chad and Alex are back. Chad's been deep in true crime lately, and he can't stop. The Jinx. Making a Murderer. A 70-year-old man who got away with murder for 50 years until his DNA showed up on a baseball hat at the scene. From there it turns into rap, net worths, who stayed relevant, and why Dre is in a category nobody else is in. Then Reno traffic, bad bartenders, and Pyramid Highway. Chad might also be a golfer now.

Just another Breakin' It Down.

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Chad and Brittany leave Austin and end up five minutes from Gruene Hall. Hayes Carll is recording a live album and Chad has a request list ready before they even walk in.

He talks about what it means to stand in a room where George Strait shot his first album cover, and Willie Nelson has played. Hayes Carll takes the stage and the rest of the night disappears.

From there it's Luckenbach on a Monday with old Texans playing Guy Clark songs in the courtyard, the Albert Dance Hall on the way to camp, San Antonio, the Pearl District, Hotel Emma, and oysters on the Riverwalk.

Chad also gets into Hayes Carll as a songwriter, Jerry Jeff Walker and what Luckenbach means to him, Chris Knight being made an honorary Texan, and why he thinks songwriting is one of the greatest art forms alive. It's another awesome insight into a life that just ain't for everybody! We hope you enjoy!

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Chad's back with part one of the Nebraska to Texas trip.

It starts in Lincoln at the University of Nebraska Cornhusker volleyball camp, where Alyssa held her own against some serious competition and walked away with more to work on and more to be proud of. From there it's Waco and the Baylor Bears elite volleyball camp, Terry Black's barbecue, and dinner with Ted Nugent and Shemane that was supposed to last an hour and went almost two.

Then Austin. Lazer's Drunk Uncles podcast, Joe DeRosa, the World Cup at a bar packed with 4,000 people, Dos Equis with lime and salt, and a band called Nether Hour that Chad can't stop talking about. Bluesy, soulful, a little Van Morrison, a little Stapleton. Go find them.

Chad gets into real talk about raising an athlete, what D1 recruiting actually looks like, the mindset it takes to keep working when you see how good the competition really is, and why he wouldn't change any of it.

Part 2 is coming! Get ready for Gruene Hall, Hayes Carl, Luckenbach, Compadres in Bertie, and Axis deer hunting with Federal Premium.

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Part 2 picks up right where Part 1 left off, and it gets more heated.

The Iran deal takes center stage. Alex is over it. Brett explains the business strategy behind it and why $300 billion isn't just a handout. Chad defends Trump harder than anyone in the room expected. Clay drops the thought-provoking line no one wants to believe... maybe the swamp is just deeper than anyone thought.

They get into Ukraine disappearing from the news cycle entirely, the currency revaluation theory, why Republicans might not win another presidency for a long time if nothing happens before November, and what the next two and a half years look like if the midterms go sideways.

Brett's giving Trump until October. That's the deadline, and everything hinges on it.

This is our favorite series to keep us in the know, and keep your mind open! Enjoy!

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Chad's got Brett Fritz, Alex Crosby, and Clay Belding in the studio and they're not holding back.

Brett still believes Trump was put here for a reason and that we're watching a movie play out in real time. The central casting references, the replacements, the mask theory, all of it. Chad's defending Trump to his own crew. Clay's quietly skeptical. And Alex is just trying to get a word in.

They cover Q theory, Obama's presidential library and who paid for it, Epstein files and why they fizzled, the Joan Rivers theory, vaccine patents predating COVID, Newsom fraud, Minnesota learning centers, birthright citizenship, and what Justice Thomas wrote in his 91-page dissent that nobody in the media talked about.

And then Brett lands on the question that closes out Part 1 — is any of this actually getting out, or is the media just going to cover it up and bury it?

Part 2 drops next week.

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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.

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Chad was side stage Saturday night for Chase Rice. Sunday night it was Dustin Lynch headlining the Drifters Festival, and he owned it from the first song.

The audio was dialed in, and Dustin talked to the crowd, told stories, fired them up, and did a Toby Keith tribute that had the whole place going. Chad was there with Brittany, his other friend Brittany, and her husband Brad. They went backstage before the show, stood side stage for the whole set, then got back on the bus after and went out in Reno together.

Chad's known Dustin for years. From Talladega, Tennessee, duck camp, hunting stories on the bus. He talks about what makes Dustin different. His humility, the down-to-earth energy, and the fact that he's a hunter and a provider who genuinely gets it. Dustin Lynch is coming to camp this fall. Chad can't wait.

This one turns into a full-blown love letter to music — country, outlaw, rock, metal, hip hop, all of it. Chad goes deep on Hayes Carl, Brent Cobb's new album, Whiskey Myers, GNR, Metallica, and old school rap. If you love music the way Chad loves music, this one's for you.

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Chad just got home from side stage at the Drifters Music Festival in Reno, and he had to get on the mic.

Chase Rice headlined. Brittany was there. So was Les Nesbitt at 85, Chad's brother Clay, his nephew Chase, and his lab, Jack, who may be the most famous dog in country music.

They walked to the stage with Chase, stood side stage for the whole set, and spent over an hour on the bus after. Chad's known Chase for six years. He met him through Jack Daniels in Turkey Camp in Oklahoma. Since then, it's been duck camps in Wisconsin, Kansas, Tennessee, backstage in Nashville, Vegas with Les and Dan Henderson at Steve Aoki the night before a sold-out Kane Brown show at T-Mobile Arena. That night, Chase called Les up from the stage, and 15,000 people sang him happy birthday.

This episode is part concert recap, part friendship tribute. Chad runs through the set list, from Walk That Easy, to Bad Day, Key West to Colorado, Circa 1943, Cruise, a Toby Keith tribute with Should Have Been a Cowboy, and Lonely Eyes to close it out. He talks about Chase's evolution from bro country to something much more real: the songwriting, the road life, the hunting, the dogs.

Chase Rice just gets it. And Chad loves him for it.

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Chad's got a new truck, a new boat, and a lot on his mind.

The 2026 Ford F-250 Super Duty is built out and beautiful — Avalanche Gray, Bodyguard bumpers, Mickey Thompson tires, Lear topper, the works. Thank you Corning Ford. Now that that's out of the way, Chad goes somewhere unexpected.

Black Springs. Growing up poor. Brown bag lunches with cold spaghetti between two pieces of generic wheat bread. Riding bikes until dark. Breakdancing with J.J. and Marcus and Corey on a piece of graffitied cardboard. A nail through the foot. A wood-burning stove. Government cheese. A mom working graveyard shifts at the Veterans Hospital in oncology while going to nursing school and still making it to every game.

He talks about what that upbringing gave him. From humility, to discipline, faith, the fear of God, and what it means to be 51 years old, in the best shape of his life, doing exactly what he was put on earth to do.

He talks about his dad. Twenty years this August. He's still talking to him.

TChad doesn't have it all figured out. He'll be the first to tell you. But he knows where he came from and he's not ashamed of any of it.

This Life Ain't For Everybody. This one especially.

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Chad's solo on the mic with a lot on his mind and a few things he wants you to know about.

First up is Freedom Hunters. Founded by Anthony Pace, Freedom Hunters gets returning veterans, active duty, and special forces out into the field. Hunting trips, fishing excursions, time in God's country. Chad's been in the blind with these warriors, and he'll tell you straight about how much it matters. The Freedom Hunters Nashville Classic is Sunday, June 21st and Monday, June 22nd, at the Nashville Palace and Hermitage Golf Club. Tables are available. Come shake some hands.

Then there's the Silent Valor Project. This is a newer organization that Chad's been asked to join the board of. The mission is getting special forces operators transitioned into the private sector when their service is done. Rangers, SEALs, the ones you can't even name. They fought for this country, and then the country makes it hard for them to find work. This project wants to change that.

June 24th in Las Vegas, Seth Vandover and his band are throwing down at Caspians inside Caesars Palace. Kenny Chesney's at the Sphere that night. This is the after-party. Proceeds go to the Silent Valor Project.

And if you're in Temecula, Gary LaVox, lead singer of Rascal Flatts, is doing an acoustic performance at Hendo's Barrel House on June 11th. It's almost sold out, so move fast.

Chad loves this country. He loves the people who protect it. This episode is his way of saying so.

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