Summary
Overview
Taylor Sheridan joins Joe Rogan for an in-depth conversation covering his ranching life, the creative process behind his hit TV shows, America's political and social challenges, the state of government institutions, and insights into tradecraft and national security. They discuss everything from horses and hunting to COVID origins, prison reform, and the recent UFC fight at the White House.
Ranching, Horses, and the Cowboy Life
Taylor discusses his deep involvement in the ranching world, explaining the intricacies of horse breeding and the unique characteristics that get passed down through bloodlines. He describes managing the massive Four Sixes Ranch with only 12 cowboys across 300,000 acres and shares fascinating details about how cowboys live in remote camps, essentially running their own operations with minimal oversight. The conversation reveals the romance and brutal reality of cowboy life that resonates so strongly with Yellowstone audiences.
- Belt buckle from winning at the futurity with horse named Maverick Buzz the Tower
- Horses with certain bloodlines have predictable traits - some see 'ghosts' and freak out every few months
- White-faced horses above the eyes are typically deaf, which can actually help them at rodeos by blocking out crowd noise
- Four Sixes Ranch is 300,000 acres managed by only 12 cowboys
- Cowboys are responsible for 35,000-50,000 acres each, living in remote camps and going to town once a week
- Most cowboys have ranch management degrees from schools like Texas Tech, TCU, or Texas A&M
" Once every three months for no reason this thing's gonna fucking check out and I mean check out. Just decide it's not safe here, we're going back to the barn and you can come with me or I'm gonna buck your ass off. "
" It's a fucking superpower, if you understand it. If you could find something you love, people say, how in the world can you write a script? Once I know what it is, I can sit. You could sit me in an airport around 1,000 people. I won't hear them, and I can sit there for 12 hours straight. I just hyper-focus. "
Education System and Childhood Indoctrination
The conversation explores how the modern education system was designed to create compliant workers rather than independent thinkers. They discuss medication of children with ADHD, the early age at which children are introduced to school to maximize malleability, and how various ideologies use early education to program children's beliefs before they can think critically.
- Modern public education system was founded by Rockefellers to create compliant workers and soldiers
- Schools start early because younger children are more easily programmed and compliant
- Teachers working with preschool kids on sexuality and pride topics - 'they're fucking six, they don't know what you're talking about'
- Child suicide bombers are recruited young because children can be talked into almost anything
" One of the reasons why they decided to start school so early for kids is the earlier you can start them, the more you can get them to do whatever you want them to do. And the more you can get them to pledge allegiance and get really excited about this, that, or the other thing. "
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