Growing Up Southern

In this episode, I sit down with Bro. Kenneth Bobo, a man who has faithfully preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ for over 65 years.  We talk about his early days growing up in rural Arkansas, his call to the ministry, how he met his sweet wife, Mrs. Shirley, and many other things related to his ministry.  Bro. Kenneth has preached more than 600 revival services spanning over multiple states and in...

In this episode, I dust off the microphones with two former guests who just happen to be my neighbors and guys that I call friends.  There wasn't much of a script for this episode, we just went with the flow and shared a few stories along the way.  

The Christmas story as recorded in the Gospel of Luke, and the greatest gift ever given.

A brief episode to give an update on the hunting season thus far and looking forward to what's coming up the next two weekends.

I sit down with the two game wardens from my home county to discuss a wide range of topics related to being a game warden in the state of Arkansas.  Dennis Hovarter and Andrew Watson share stories from their time as wardens and answer a number of questions that I had throughout our conversation.  

A short update about a recent episode that I recorded and what to expect over the next few months on the Growing Up Southern podcast.

I sit down with Matt Bearden to talk about The Mayfly Project, a non-profit organization that introduces children in foster care to fly fishing and connects them to the outdoors.  Matt is the lead mentor for the Texarkana, Ar project and he shares some of the history of The Mayfly Project, how it was started, as well as sharing some personal and memorable stories from his time as a mentor.   www.t...

In this episode, I sit down with Holli Boyett and Mandy McLelland who are both county coordinators for The CALL, a Christian non-profit organization that offers support to foster children and foster families throughout Arkansas.   They share information about The CALL, the many ways you can support the organization and the immediate need for foster families in our area and throughout our state. Th...

In this episode we discuss losing our dads and the situations surrounding each of their passings.  We also talk about having daughters who have faced a critical/chronic illness and how those situations, along with losing our dads, tested but strengthened our faith.

Part One of my sit down with Dustin Cooley.  He talks about his time growing up in a small town and those who influenced his life.  He's also an avid outdoorsman who loves to hunt and fish, and he shares several memorable stories from hunting game in south Arkansas. We share a lot of laughs in this episode and Dustin sets the record straight about the "Doe pee" story that the Curtis boys told in t...

In this episode, I sit down with Dusty Walker, a die hard turkey hunter and a man who makes an outdoorsman's trophy last forever.  He's the taxidermist who I trusted to mount my daughter's biggest buck of her young hunting career.   He's a good guy who does great work.  We talk taxidermy, turkey hunting, being a girl dad and hunting with our girls.  These things and more in this episode.

A short episode about a recent fishing trip where my son landed the biggest bass of his life, and how it reminded me of a very similar story from over three decades ago.

In Part Two of my sit down with Jimmy Fry, we have a lengthy discussion about our faith and I share a portion of my testimony as we dive deeper into the faith discussion.   We also discuss friendship and his impact on the younger generation at the Hope Country Club.

Part One of my two part episode with Jimmy Fry.  A man who I've played countless rounds of golf with over the years and a guy that I've always gravitated towards.  His friendly demeanor and constant encouragement, both on and off of the course, make him one of my favorite people to be around.  We discuss his early years growing up on the family farm, we share a few hunting stories, then we transit...

The infamous story of how one of my arrows found one of his cow, unbeknownst to me, and the nearly three years of "harassment" that I've received from my "friends" since the incident happened.  This story and much more on this episode of the Growing Up Southern podcast.

I sit down with Arnetta Bradford, Regional Manager for the International Student Exchange to discuss the details of hosting exchange students.   A deep discussion on this and much, much more in this episode.

Part Two of my sit down with the Curtis Brothers.  Buckle up!  There's more shenanigans to be told and a lot more laughs to be had.

Part One of my sit down with the Curtis brothers.  They share many stories and we share many, many laughs.  

A preview of an upcoming two episode sit-down that I had with Casey and Jutt Curtis.  Part one will upload on Saturday, May 25th and Part Two will upload on the following Saturday, June 1st.  

I sit down with my two youngest kids to tell the story of the day that they each killed their biggest buck to date.

In this episode of the Growing Up Southern podcast, I sit down with the Butler Brothers, David and Todd, to talk about many aspects of growing up in rural Arkansas.  We discuss several topics in this podcast with a large portion of the discussion dedicated to the deer camp.  Deer camps, at least in the traditional sense,  seem to be slowly fading away from what they used to be.  We discuss this an...

I sit down with Brad Townsend, part owner of Townsend Outdoors in Hope, Ar, to talk about a variety of topics including turkeys, trapping, suppressors, raising daughters in 2024 and the importance of sitting down at the table. We discuss these things and several other topics on this episode of the Growing Up Southern podcast.

A brief intro to what you can expect from episodes as they're uploaded.