
Episode #93
From Bronc Rides to Bright Cuts: Brian Hochstrat's Unlikely Path
Send us Fan Mail Brian traces a life that looks like a frontier map: childhood moves between California and Montana, a fractured family, and early immersion in cow work and rodeo. That world taught him grit but also left unprocessed wounds. The episode follows Brian from steer riding and bronc addiction to the shop floor—dayworking, saddlebuilding, and eventually horseshoeing—where a canceled saddle order pushed him into silversmithing and engraving. Along the way he reflects on mentorship, hard lessons about control, and how craft can both conceal and heal the deeper struggles of a life forged in motion. You can check out Brian's work at www.brianhochstrat.com Support the show

