Top 5 “The Score” Podcast Episodes of 2026 (So Far)

The Score podcast has one goal—tell the stories that fuel our sport, no matter the topic, time, or place. If you haven’t had a chance to start listening to those stories, here are the top five most-listened to episodes of this season so far, which cover everything from life-changing days with a rope, big wins, and words from the people making the industry move.

1. Jade Corkill Gets Real on Winning the US Finals, Fatherhood & the Moment That Changed Everything

This episode of The Score wasnt planned, but it turned into one of the most meaningful conversations weve had. Fresh off a dominant showing at the U.S. Finals, three-time World Champion Jade Corkill sat down for an extended, unfiltered conversation that goes far beyond the pay window. After taking the #16.5 with his son Colby and the Open with Tanner Tomlinson, Corkill opens up to about what that moment really meant and why, in his words, it felt like a world championship.

2. Inside the $120 Million Team Roping Economy: Where the Money Is—and Where It’s Going

The team roping industry has crossed a threshold few could have imagined just a few years ago. In this special crossover episode of The Score the Solo Select Podcast, a panel of industry leaders sat down in Gainesville to break down exactly where the money is—and how ropers, breeders and owners can tap into it.

3. How Team Roping Hooked Former UFC Fighter Travis Browne

In this episode, we sit down with Travis Browne, a former UFC heavyweight contender who has traded the octagon for the roping box and embraced life as a team roper. Travis talks candidly about what it’s like to go from the elite level of one sport to being brand new in another, and how quickly team roping humbled him. From missing steers at his first jackpot to learning horsemanship, pressure, and patience, he shares the challenges and the rush that hooked him on the sport.

4. Road to the Announcer’s Stand: Cade Passig on Life These Days, Announcing Ropings, and Roping for a Living

On this episode of The Score, Passig talks us through how he grew up and the grind that it was, how he found his was onto the M.L.C. crew, and how even though he doesn’t hit the rodeo road “full time”, he wouldn’t change a thing.

5. Taylor Santos’ Comeback to Win 2026 Cinch Timed Event Championship

After stepping away from competition for two years due to multiple surgeries, 2020 Cinch Timed Event Champ Taylor Santos returned to the CTEC for the 2026 Ironman title for $100,000. Santos breaks down his surgeries, recovery, months of rehab and the mental battle of not knowing if he’d ever compete at the highest level again.