THE CODE OF THE WEST

The Broken Bow

Chris Hunt (Code of the West) and Colton Patterson (Broken Bow) explore the challenges and opportunities of building brands, social media, and authentic storytelling. T

#22-Art, Purpose, and the Code of the West

After some time away, we're back with a new episode of The Code of The West podcast. I’m sharing a personal reflection on this journey—how the Code of The West came to be

#21-Not Pete Roberts: American Made

In this episode, Chris Hunt discusses the state of American manufacturing, drawing insights from his conversation with Pete Roberts, founder of Origin USA. He explores th

#20- Heather Rae

From being stranded in The Frank Church Wilderness as a teen, to working with Josh Brolin on Outer Range-Heather Rae has lived a very "western" life chasing her dreams an

JW Phillips: From Marine Raider To Cowboy

Chris and James discuss the importance of mentorship, community, and authentic connections, as well as the challenges and lessons learned from their experiences. They r

Kylee Whiting: Gen Z In The West

In this conversation, Chris is joined by Kylee Whiting, a rodeo queen and businesswoman. They discuss Kylee's deep roots in the Western lifestyle, her journey into the We

Riding For The Brand-Week 1

WEEK 1 SUMMARY In the first of his weekly debriefs, Chris Hunt discusses his journey with Code of the West and his transition to running his own media company. He refl

The COTW Rider's Club

Let's talk about The Rider's Club a bit. A lot of people on the Instagram page are excited about this idea of having a membership card, which I love that you're excited,

EP15- Welcome To The Code of The West

Well, it has been a little while since you've heard from me on here. There were some reasons for that which I go into in this episode, but suffice it to say A LOT has hap

EP14-Nicholas Coleman (Artist)

Nicholas Coleman is a second generation Western artist. He and I have known each other through Instagram over the years but we finally sat down and chatted recently. It s

EP13-Scott Lyman: Welcoming The City Guy

I'm joined by Scott Lyman of Lyman Livestock today. I met Scott earlier this summer when I unexpectedly popped up at his families Memorial Day Branding. Very quickly he

EP12-"Change Is On the Wind"

I've made some dramatic changes in my lifestyle since we last talked around diet and exercise, and as a result I've gone through a bit of a transformation. Both physicall

EP11-"I'm Back"

Boy, a lot has happened since the last podcast. It's gonna take a few episodes to cover everything but I wanted to come back to the podcast with a bit of context for wher

EP10-"HAS IT REALLY BEEN 3 MONTHS?'

Lots of exciting stuff has been going on in my life, which I can't wait to tell you all about, but for now mum is the word BUT that's a huge reason why I've been a bit aw

EP9- "LIVE WITH COURAGE"

We often think of courage as being something associated with big acts, but I think it might be more important to practice it on the daily, with much smaller decisions tha

EP8- "CATCH UP"

Not much to report on, just wanted to touch base and let you know what's been going on in COTW land. Have some details about the rodeo poster I'm doing for Bear Hug Cattl

EP7- "STUCK IN THE MUD"

A lot happened in February in my world. We did the first COTW drop and followed that up with going public at my day job. I needed to take some time to adjust to my new ci

EP6- "I DON'T FEEL LIKE MUCH OF AN ARTIST..."

I've been getting a lot of feedback lately on the first five episodes (thanks for that) and one of the things that surprises me is that people respond to how I talk about

EP5-Hey Man

I welcome my first guest to the podcast. Former Army Ranger, PJ, current Black Rifle employee and future Free Range America host, Kevin Reeves. Kevin grew up in the Midw

EP4-CHOP WOOD, CARRY WATER

People have a tendency to see people who have "succeeded," or accomplished big tasks as having something unique or special, when in reality its usually just a grind behin