Hayden Alabama Podcast

A group of friends tried to rescue a dog that wanted absolutely nothing to do with them. In Arkansas, reports of Bigfoot sent armed men into the woods. And at 2 A.M., a hotel guest heard something next door that made him call the police. Those are just a few of the stories in Episode 194 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast! Phillip, Shane, Sarah, and Bethany are together for another round of Southern st...

In Episode 193 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, we're joined by champion turkey caller Mitchell Johnston for another round of true Southern storytelling. From a Texas hunting trip where nearly everything went wrong to a fishing trip nobody will ever forget, these stories just keep getting better. We've also got church cooking disasters, a singer who sent a Baptist pastor running, some questionable f...

A preacher loses his footing on the church steps in front of his congregation. An elk-hunting guide faces a charging bear. And a man turns the key on a boat even though someone can still smell gasoline. In Episode 192 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, three groups of Southern storytellers join us at the Great Outdoor Expo in Sumter, South Carolina. You'll hear church mishaps, a deer with no visible b...

When Coty heard his truck alarm deep in the woods, he ran up the hill and found a stranger inside his truck wearing his yellow rain suit. In this episode of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, we talk through that unbelievable story, plus a near-drowning at the beach, a Make-A-Wish trip that turned into a 17-hour travel day, a truck driven through a pond, a barbed-wire crash, tubing chaos, and more. We al...

Andy Andrews and two buddies caught 2,000 pounds of shrimp in one night. They thought they had figured out how to get rich. Two days later, what they were doing was illegal. And somehow, that is only one of the stories in Episode 190. Andy joins Phillip and Walt at Lackluster Cabin for stories involving Nick Saban, a serial-killer investigation, an opening-day dove hunt gone wrong, the Mobile Bay...

They had one simple goal: create a believable Bigfoot sighting in rural Alabama and get people talking. The plan worked—possibly a little too well. From a fake Bigfoot standing beside a backroad to an encounter with an emu, church situations nobody quite knew how to handle, and some youth-ministry ideas that went spectacularly sideways, this episode has no shortage of stories that escalated far be...

A horse gets hauled home standing in the back of a pickup, a tiny grocery store somehow goes through 72 employees, and one family has enough stories involving burned houses, broken windows, BB guns, school paddlings, and questionable decisions to last a lifetime. And somehow, every story seems to lead to another one. But underneath the funny and unbelievable stories is something deeper. Neil looks...

A deer stand winds up on somebody’s head, firecrackers get lit in the worst possible place, a “great deal” on a Gatlinburg Airbnb keeps getting worse, and a Louisiana couple brings the kind of stories that never seem to end where you think they will. Frederick and Amy also eventually reveal what brought them all the way from Louisiana to sit down with us, and the episode takes a much more personal...

What happens when Arkansas storytellers get together and start swapping stories? You hear about a man who unknowingly gives Sam Walton his opinion of a brand-new warehouse, a rattlesnake that winds up where no sane person would want one, a 17-point buck nobody believes exists, and a man who goes looking for a fight with a preacher who reacts in a way he never expected. Along the way, we get storie...

Some warnings are apparently for other people. This week, a wheelchair ramp falls into the water before somebody is told to hit the gas, two hunters have a deer come looking for them before they ever make it to the woods, and a red-flag beach trip turns into a whole lot more adventure than anybody planned. We’ve also got a courthouse misunderstanding, a runaway Shetland pony, one of the most unfor...

Stephen and TB join us for stories about runaway Rangers, game wardens, accidental gun discharges, golf-course confidence, snakes, family, growing up Southern, and some expensive lessons learned the hard way. Later, TB shares how doing the right things for the wrong reason forced him to examine who he was actually living for, and we close with a conversation from Philippians 4:5 about why gentlene...

Episode 183 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast is where David, Robin, and Grunt bring another round of true Southern stories involving childhood trouble, hunting, marriage, law enforcement, near disasters, and memories from growing up in Mississippi. We also get an update from Robin, settle the “best hunting rifle” bracket, hear his testimony, and close with a discussion of Jesus’ parable of the wheat...

Episode 182 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast is packed with deer hunting, turkey hunting, fishing with Bill Dance, childhood chaos, bad decisions, and stories that got completely out of hand. Macy and Slade also share how they met through turkey hunting before the conversation turns to identity, success, faith, and finding lasting joy beyond the things we chase. Subscribe for true Southern stories, c...

Episode 181 also includes an unnecessary hospital shaving, disturbing questions from a child, boat rescues, raw milk, workplace pranks, and Josh’s honest story of salvation and surviving cancer. The episode closes with Philippians 4:1–3 and a conversation about admitting when we are wrong, extending forgiveness, and protecting Christian unity. Subscribe for true Southern stories, clean humor, and...

In Episode 180 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, Isaac and Josh share true Southern hunting disasters, deer stories, baseball coaching chaos, a brutal Bible-study prank, and some of the worst “I got this” decisions ever made. We also settle the Little Debbie bracket before Isaac shares the moment that changed how he viewed faith, fatherhood, and where he was leading his family. Subscribe for true Sou...

Ford survived a massive arc flash that blasted him off a transformer. His father, Johnny, was knocked unconscious by a rodeo horse whose hoof landed only inches from his skull. In Episode 179 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, this father-and-son duo shares how both accidents happened, what their families experienced, and why walking away changed how they think about safety, control, and the grace of...

One spark plug got 26 kids paddled—and somehow that was only the beginning. Jonathan and Jeremy join Phillip and Shane for bucking-horse chaos, school-bus fights, dangerous childhood bets, trucking mistakes, old-school discipline, and a heated gas-station snack bracket. Then the conversation turns to testimony, forgiveness, and the grace that gives people another chance. Subscribe to the Hayden Al...

What if you prayed the prayer—but nothing changed? In Hayden Alabama Podcast Episode 177, Chris shares his Christian testimony and the difference between believing in Jesus and following Him, with a practical discussion of salvation, repentance, discipleship, spiritual growth, and Philippians 3:12–14—plus hilarious Southern stories about childhood, danger, and growing up in Alabama. Hit that subsc...

In this episode, Brother Van and Brother Vann share unforgettable stories of violent men, broken families, dangerous confrontations, deep regret, and lives that nobody expected to turn around. From an alcoholic father who became a faithful deacon to a man with a switchblade who later became a preacher, these stories raise one powerful question: Can a person truly become someone new? Along the way,...

He built the music career he had always wanted—but beneath the success, something was still missing. Wes shares the moment he realized that changing his behavior was not the same as surrendering the one thing he refused to release. What happened next forced him to choose between the life he had worked to build and the peace he could never create for himself. This episode asks a question most of us...

Most people live on one side of a dangerous question: either “I’m good enough” or “I’m too far gone.” In this episode, the stories start wild — hunting, fishing, holler life, close calls, and a whole lot of laughter — but they eventually lead to the question underneath all of it. What if the proud man and the ashamed man are making the same mistake? This conversation is funny, honest, Southern, an...

Lee McBride has told plenty of hilarious Southern stories, but this one takes a turn nobody saw coming. Before the laughs, the hunting stories, the dog stories, and the wild outdoor memories, there was a season when he was just trying to keep his life from falling apart. In this episode of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, Lee shares how a preacher’s kid ended up in front of a judge, why he went to Bibl...

In this episode of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, we sit down with two Baptist preachers who have lived enough life, seen enough trouble, and heard enough church stories to keep you laughing for a long time. From old-school discipline and childhood trouble to fishing stories, family memories, preacher confessions, and real testimonies of God’s grace, this one feels like sitting around a table with me...

A normal grocery run turned into a nightmare when an AWOL Navy SEAL fugitive forced him into a car at gunpoint. For hours, he was missing while his family feared the worst, law enforcement and the FBI were piecing the case together, and the man holding him hostage was already wanted for violent crimes. But the part that makes this story unforgettable did not come out until the trial. The fugitive...

Rick Burgess joins the Hayden Alabama Podcast for a conversation full of Southern stories, childhood trouble, hunting memories, brother fights, and the kind of testimony that stops the room. What starts with hilarious old-school stories about brush fires, coon hunting, and growing up in Alabama eventually turns into one of the most honest conversations we’ve had. Rick shares the moment a pastor re...