# Kody Lostroh: What It Takes to Be a Champion Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/edutainment-learning-6681524/kody-lostroh-what-it-takes-to-be-a-champion Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/edutainment-learning-6681524/kody-lostroh-what-it-takes-to-be-a-champion.md Podcast: [Edutainment Learning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/edutainment-learning-6681524) Published: 2026-06-02T04:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/edutainmentlearning/2756041 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/237012/2756041/edutainmentlearning/2026_04_22_02_34_17_dcd76f47-9866-4607-9784-e6606e6b1f7b.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edutainment-learning-6681524/episodes/kody-lostroh-what-it-takes-to-be-a-champion Duration seconds: 1352 ## Resource In this powerful Edutainment Learning interview, students hear directly from Kody Lostroh, a 10-time PBR World Finals qualifier and the 2009 PBR World Champion. From intense rivalries with legends like J.B. Mauney to earning over $3.2 million and recording 51 elite 90-point rides, Kody shares what it takes to reach the top of one of the toughest sports in the world. But his story goes far beyond bull riding. After retirement, Kody faced a life-threatening tumor near his carotid artery—testing his resilience in a whole new way. Now a coach in the PBR Teams league and a Hall of Fame inductee, he’s helping shape the next generation of athletes. Are you an educator? Go to edutainmentlearning.com/podcasts to download student worksheets for every episode! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/edutainment-learning-6681524/episodes/kody-lostroh-what-it-takes-to-be-a-champion/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/edutainment-learning-6681524/kody-lostroh-what-it-takes-to-be-a-champion.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.