Hayden Alabama Podcast

In Episode 193 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, we're joined by champion turkey caller Mitchell Johnson 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 family recipes, and a barbecue catastrophe that nearly ruined an entire church event. But there's more to this episode than laughter. Mitchell shares how his love for turkey calling became an unexpected opportunity to tell people about Jesus, a powerful testimony of God's work in a friend's life, and a touching memory of his father. We close with Scripture Time from Luke 18 and an encouragement to keep praying and never lose heart. If you enjoy true Southern stories, clean humor, hunting and fishing adventures, family memories, and conversations about faith, we'd love for you to subscribe to the Hayden Alabama Podcast. New episodes every Tuesday at 6 PM. Poncho Outdoors: Get $10 off your first order at https://www.ponchooutdoors.com/haydenalabama when you enter your email. We love our show sponsors and think you will too: - AmFirst Credit Union - Serving members since 1936. Amfirst.org - 1-800-633-8431 Facebook - facebook.com/AmFirst Instagram - instagram.com/amfirstcu/ LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/amfirst YouTube - youtube.com/user/AmFirstFCU TikTok - tiktok.com/@amfirstcu - Eiland Law - https://www.eiland-law.com/ - Precision Graphics (Printing, Screen-Printing, and Embroidery) - https://www.precisiongraphicsinc.net About the Hayden Alabama Podcast: Our podcast celebrates Southern humor, Southern storytelling and Christian faith, right from the heart of Alabama. We share funny stories, true tales, and testimonies that resonate with anyone who grew up in the South (or just wishes they did!) all while keeping appropriate for all ages to watch. Tune in for new episodes every Tuesday at 6PM. 0:00 Three Stories You Have to Hear 0:40 Sponsors and Welcome 1:53 Alabama Backroads and No Cell Service 4:45 The Turkey Hunter Who Wouldn't Shoot 9:56 Unspoken Expectations 11:47 Getting Shushed on a Turkey Hunt 14:31 A Hunting Call Nobody Expected 16:45 Poncho Outdoors 18:21 The Texas Turkey Hunt Disaster 23:12 Lost on a Texas Ranch 28:14 He Kept Shouting "Save Yourself" 34:07 The Yellow Jacket Story 37:31 Pranks on the New Guy 40:01 The Church Singer and the Pastor 45:44 Fifteen Gallons of Baked Beans 47:01 The Strange Hash Brown Casserole 51:36 The Ribeyes That Tasted Different 55:22 The Drive-Through Disaster 58:55 The Trouble With Church Potlucks 1:02:18 The Barbecue Chicken Mystery 1:04:42 Tracks in the Mashed Potatoes 1:07:00 Twenty Boston Butts Go Missing 1:11:36 When Turkey Calling Became a Ministry 1:16:44 First Impressions and Friendships 1:18:38 Steve's Story 1:25:43 A Baseball Glove and a Father's Love 1:28:34 Scripture Time: Pray and Don't Lose Heart 1:34:14 Closing #HaydenAlabamaPodcast #SouthernStorytelling #FunnyStories #HuntingStories #christianfaith

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 also close with a testimony about God’s timing and a Scripture Time segment from Matthew 18 on forgiveness. If you enjoy Southern storytelling, real-life family stories, and faith-filled conversation, be sure to like, comment, and subscribe. New episodes every Tuesday at 6 PM! OUR SHOW SPONSORS We love our show sponsors, and we think you will too! AmFirst Credit Union Serving members since 1936. Website: https://www.amfirst.org Phone: 1-800-633-8431 Facebook: https://facebook.com/AmFirst Instagram: https://instagram.com/amfirstcu/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/amfirst YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/AmFirstFCU TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@amfirstcu Eiland Law Website: https://www.eiland-law.com/ Precision Graphics Printing, Screen-Printing, and Embroidery Website: https://www.precisiongraphicsinc.net ABOUT THE HAYDEN ALABAMA PODCAST Our podcast celebrates Southern humor, Southern storytelling, and Christian faith, right from the heart of Alabama. We share funny stories, true tales, and testimonies that resonate with anyone who grew up in the South (or just wishes they did!), all while keeping our content appropriate for all ages. Tune in for new episodes every Tuesday at 6 PM! EPISODE 191 CHAPTERS 0:00 - Stranger in the Truck Cold Open 0:47 - Welcome Back to the Podcast 2:31 - The Woman in Cody's Truck 31:36 - Swept Out in the Ocean 35:49 - The Make-A-Wish Trip to New York 47:30 - Driving a Tacoma Through a Pond 54:00 - Cheap Dates and Learning Consequences 59:15 - Thrown Into a Barbed-Wire Fence 1:09:15 - Phillip's Lawnmower Story 1:11:26 - "You Can't Throw Me Off" Tubing Story 1:15:35 - Concession Stand Food Bracket 1:19:22 - Testimony: Praying for a Place to Live 1:24:15 - Scripture Time: Forgiveness Is More Than Saying "I Forgive You" 1:32:58 - Closing #HaydenAlabamaPodcast #SouthernStories #Podcast

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 beyond the original plan. But the conversation eventually goes somewhere deeper. Joey shares how being around Christianity was very different from actually knowing Christ, the people God used during some of the hardest moments of his life, and how events he knew nothing about were already shaping the ministry he would one day lead. The episode closes by looking at the kind of fellowship John describes in 1 John 1:1–4. The Hayden Alabama Podcast is Southern storytelling about family, faith, bad decisions, strange situations, and the people you never forget. If that sounds like your kind of conversation, subscribe and come hang out with us each week. We love our show sponsors and think you will too: - AmFirst Credit Union - Serving members since 1936. Amfirst.org - 1-800-633-8431 Facebook - facebook.com/AmFirst Instagram - instagram.com/amfirstcu/ LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/amfirst YouTube - youtube.com/user/AmFirstFCU TikTok - tiktok.com/@amfirstcu - Eiland Law - https://www.eiland-law.com/ - Precision Graphics (Printing, Screen-Printing, and Embroidery) - https://www.precisiongraphicsinc.net About the Hayden Alabama Podcast: Our podcast celebrates Southern humor, Southern storytelling and Christian faith, right from the heart of Alabama. We share funny stories, true tales, and testimonies that resonate with anyone who grew up in the South (or just wishes they did!) all while keeping appropriate for all ages to watch. Tune in for new episodes every Tuesday at 6PM. 0:00 The Church Problem Nobody Wanted 0:53 Welcome to Episode 189 1:54 The Bigfoot Plan 14:15 One Very Bad Beach Day 24:38 The 19-Year-Old Music Director 34:19 The Emu 41:39 Dinosaurs, the Moon & AI 46:35 Cousin It 58:51 Barrels of Fire 1:08:56 The Couple He Couldn't Place 1:14:58 The Band Name Story 1:18:24 The 90s Country Bracket 1:22:06 Joey's Testimony 1:36:27 High Point Community Church 1:39:21 Scripture Time — 1 John 1:1–4 1:58:22 Closing #HaydenAlabamaPodcast #SouthernStories #Bigfoot #Alabama #storytelling

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 turn when Frederick shares a powerful story about alcohol, family, faith, and the events that finally changed the direction of his life. We close with Philippians 4:14–23 and a conversation about giving—not just money, but our time, talents, and resources—as an act of worship. The Hayden Alabama Podcast is a place for Southern stories, clean humor, faith, family, and the kind of characters you don’t forget. Subscribe and come sit around the table with us each week. We love our show sponsors and think you will too: - AmFirst Credit Union - Serving members since 1936. Amfirst.org - 1-800-633-8431 Facebook - facebook.com/AmFirst Instagram - instagram.com/amfirstcu/ LinkedIn - linkedin.com/company/amfirst YouTube - youtube.com/user/AmFirstFCU TikTok - tiktok.com/@amfirstcu - Eiland Law - https://www.eiland-law.com/ - Precision Graphics (Printing, Screen-Printing, and Embroidery) - https://www.precisiongraphicsinc.net About the Hayden Alabama Podcast: Our podcast celebrates Southern humor, Southern storytelling and Christian faith, right from the heart of Alabama. We share funny stories, true tales, and testimonies that resonate with anyone who grew up in the South (or just wishes they did!) all while keeping appropriate for all ages to watch. Tune in for new episodes every Tuesday at 6PM. 00:00 Firecrackers in His Cousin’s Pocket 00:34 Meet Frederick & Amy from Louisiana 02:18 Hanging the Deer Stand 08:15 Bottle Rockets & Payback 13:12 Amy’s Fear of Dogs 22:49 His First Turkey Hunt 28:12 The Gatlinburg Airbnb 37:55 Running From Mama 41:35 Why Was the Dog Circling the Suburban? 43:58 The Snake on the Porch 48:35 Frederick’s Buzzard Nightmare 53:43 Hog Hunting With Night Vision 56:45 Cajun Food Bracket 1:00:29 Why They Came to Hayden 1:02:49 Frederick’s Testimony 1:16:26 Philippians 4: Giving as Worship 1:27:09 Closing #HaydenAlabamaPodcast #SouthernStorytelling #truestories #storytelling