Al Robertson & Uncle Si React to Miss Kay’s Big Comeback

Summary

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Duck Call Room: "Al Robertson & Uncle Si React to Miss Kay’s Big Comeback"

Air date: April 7, 2026
Hosts: Si Robertson, Justin Martin, John-David Owen, John Godwin, Jay Stone, Phillip McMillan, Jacob Mayo
Featured: Al Robertson, Willie Robertson, John Luke Robertson

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Episode Overview

This episode features a lively reunion with Al Robertson, who steps out of the "Unashamed" studio to join the Duck Call Room crew for a heartwarming and humorous exploration of family legacy, faith, personal transformation, and the recent resurgence of Miss Kay Robertson, affectionately dubbed her “big comeback.” The conversation weaves through stories about the family’s experiences with loss, healing, ministry, the impact of sharing their authentic story through media, and the enduring power of both laughter and faith—with a special focus on Miss Kay’s remarkable recovery after a tough year.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Al’s Visit & Studio Mix-Ups

• Al jokes about being “from the dark side” because he’s wearing all black, channeling a “Johnny Cash” vibe.
• The crew shares anecdotes about accidentally mixing up recording studios and the crossover with the "Unashamed" podcast.
  • [01:13 - 03:43]

2. Uncle Si’s Teeth & Family Folklore

• Si updates the group on his new teeth and upcoming permanent replacements.
• Rumors are addressed about Si allegedly traveling to Mexico for dental work—confirmed as “Missouri, not Mexico.”
• Humorous exchanges about age, appearance, and treating himself to “healing teeth.”
  • [01:45 - 02:53]

3. Faith in Action & The Power of Prayer

• The family recalls emotional encounters with Make-A-Wish children battling cancer and St. Jude’s Hospital visits.
• Si and Al share moving testimonials of faith, prayer, and apparent miracles witnessed as a family:
  • “We’ve had thousands of kids come… said prayers for them. And hey, guess what? Almighty looked down at that moment and said, ‘Bam, it’s gone.’” – Si Robertson [05:47]
• The importance of joy and humor for lifting others in hard times is emphasized, with Si stating he vowed to do “whatever it takes to make that kid laugh and smile.”
  • [06:51 - 08:54]

4. Media, Ministry & Family Legacy

• Al talks about a “Lifetime movie” being made about him and wife Lisa’s redemptive marital journey, produced by Willie and Corey's new company:
  • “It was really surreal to meet a 30 year old man, young man that is going to play you, be Al Robertson. And he was me from, from 17 to 30.” – Al [14:14]
• Discussion of the power of transparency in their testimony, the impact of "The Blind" (a film about Phil Robertson’s early life), and how dramatization amplifies their message of hope to audiences.
• Al details how scenes in the movie (sitting on the porch after returning to faith) reflect real, drawn-out periods of healing and reconciliation in his life and with his father, Phil.
  • “This 30 seconds was three months of my life… But Dad, he like totally breathed life into me…” – Al [17:51]
  • [13:05 - 18:36]

5. Forgiveness, Redemption & Making a Difference

• The hosts reflect on forgiveness within broken relationships and the healing power of honesty:
  • “If you've never been done wrong and had to give forgiveness, you don't know what forgiveness is.” – Si [19:42]
• Si and Al stress that “one person can make a difference” and discuss the generational ripple effect of changed lives.
  • “I'm looking at the Robertson family. One man can make a difference if he's honest with the world and transparent.” – Si [19:30]
  • [18:36 - 22:47]

6. The Cost of Sharing the Past

• Intimate reflections on filming and portraying past mistakes—especially Phil’s—on screen:
  • “Most people that have a bad past…spend most of their life trying to bury that...but if you do ministry and you're willing to be transparent… those are the ones that impact other people.” – Al [25:36]
• Al recounts a marriage retreat story about a young man whose life was transformed by seeing “The Blind,” reinforcing the value in sharing failures to foster hope.
• The family discusses integrating new branches of the family (Phyllis’s story) and the ongoing generational challenges and victories.
  • [25:31 - 34:28]

7. Laughter, Healing, and Podcast Legacy

• Si advocates for blending more faith-based discussion alongside the humor in the Duck Call Room:
  • “There's so many people out there struggling and hurting...the healing process is available for you.” – Si [38:09]
• Martin and Al agree that laughter is medicine and a vital part of their ministry.
• The conversation circles back to the value of honesty, mentorship, and the importance of lifting struggling people up with both truth and humor.
  • [38:12 - 41:24]

8. Family Dynamics, Parenting & Sibling Stories

• Al shares that even in difficult times, Phil provided encouragement instead of condemnation, playing the role of the prodigal son's father (Luke 15):
  • “He did not make me look at nothing about it, he said, Al, we got duck calls to build, son...” – Al [40:30]
• Classic sibling tales of rivalry, “narc” behavior (Jase tattling on Al), and Phil’s notorious “group discipline.”
• Stories illustrating the family’s message: regardless of your mistakes, you are never too far gone for redemption.
  • [41:24 - 43:31]

9. Miss Kay’s Comeback: Health, Humor & Hobbies

• Al and John Luke give honest updates on Miss Kay’s remarkable recovery after a dire health scare; she goes from “ready to die” to “flourishing,” regaining her spirit and energy:
  • “She started feeling better…and she had her old spark back. And it seemed like her again.” – Al [46:20]
• Kay’s current joy in bird watching and working on a new book and a “TV series” about birding highlight her newfound zest for life.
• Family expresses gratitude for those who stepped up to care for Kay, especially Al’s daughter Nan.
• The show closes with stories about family support, the importance of caretakers, and Kay’s playful relationships with her kids and grandkids.
  • [44:28 - 53:01]

10. Legacy, Faith & The Resurrection

• As Easter approaches, Al offers a parting reflection on Christian hope and what believers have to look forward to:
  • “When we see Jesus, we will know how we are going to be...when he appears, then we’re really going to know what it’s all about.” – Al [54:15]
  • Willie and Si remind listeners that no matter their past, victory and new beginnings are always possible through faith.
  • Playful banter about Jesus eating fish after the resurrection and what “glorified” life may be like.
  • [54:05 - 55:13]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Faith & Miracles:

  • “We’ve had thousands of kids come to us that are dying…we said, collectively, we said prayers for them...and hey, guess what? Almighty looked down and said, ‘Bam, it’s gone.’…they are doing the most remarkable thing with the most unlikely people you would ever run into.” – Si [05:47]

• On Transparency:

  • “Most people that have a bad past ...spend most of their life trying to bury that. ...But if you do ministry and you're willing to be transparent ...those are the ones that impact other people.” – Al [25:36]

• On Family and Legacy:

  • “One man can make a difference. If he's honest with the world and transparent. You can make a huge difference.” – Si [19:30]

• On Miss Kay’s Comeback:

  • “She started getting up a little bit more...all of a sudden...she just flourished...and she had her old spark back.” – Al [46:20]
  • “I said, you’re such a pain in the butt, Kay. I said, you always have been, you know.” – Willie [48:08]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment | Description | Timestamp | |------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------| | Al’s “dark side” visit | Jokes about studio crossover, Johnny Cash attire | 01:13 – 03:43 | | Si’s teeth legend | Rumors on dental travels, aging jokes | 01:45 – 02:53 | | Make-A-Wish & Prayer | Children’s ministry, miracles, St. Jude’s impact | 06:51 – 08:54 | | Al’s Lifetime movie | Portrayal of his life, healing, family legacy | 14:14 – 18:36 | | Forgiveness wisdom | Si & Al on the real cost of forgiveness | 19:42 – 20:10 | | Impact of “The Blind” | Movie’s effect on viewers and family | 25:31 – 34:28 | | The Miss Kay comeback | Kay’s health crisis and joyful recovery | 44:28 – 48:44 | | Legacy & Resurrection | Easter hope, what believers look forward to | 54:05 – 55:13 |

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Episode Highlights & Tone

• Tone: Warm, heartfelt, playful, and deeply honest, blending the signature Duck Dynasty banter with sincerity about healing and faith.
• Noteworthy: The crew balances humor with openness about vulnerability, loss, and the power of hope—and champion both laughter and tears as essential parts of the healing process.
• Heart of the episode: Miss Kay’s resurgence mirrors the recurring theme of resurrection—no one is beyond redemption and new beginnings, and the family remains united in sharing both their laughter and their lessons with the world.

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Final Thought

“No matter how bad you thought you was… God can take you and turn it around and make what you did a victory.” — Willie [24:21]

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Whether you’re a longtime fan or a newcomer, this episode offers a refreshing mix of hilarity and heartfelt testimony—a testament to faith, family, forgiveness, and the power of comeback stories, both on- and off-screen.

Transcript

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[Willie Robertson]

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[Al Robertson]

So what's the problem?

[Podcast Host]

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[Al Robertson]

Maybe there's no catch.

[Podcast Host]

That's exactly what a catch would want me to think.

[Willie Robertson]

Wow.

[Al Robertson]

You need to relax.

[Podcast Host]

I need to knock on wood. Do we have. What is this table wood?

[Al Robertson]

I think it's laminate.

[Podcast Host]

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[Al Robertson]

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[Martin]

Welcome back to the duck call room. Ladies and gentlemen, today we've invited the dark side over.

[John Luke]

The dark.

[Martin]

That's. I would say that because he's wearing all black.

[John Luke]

I was.

[Al Robertson]

I was like, whoa. I decided to go a little Johnny Cash for you boys today.

[John Luke]

We got Al in the house.

[Martin]

We got Al. Al said I need a laugh. So he left the unashamed studio and come over here.

[Willie Robertson]

And he come to the right place.

[Al Robertson]

Well, I have to say. I have to say good. I get asked a lot to come on and I'm not always able to do it. But Hunter asked so nicely that he. He got through my veneer and just said I've been.

[John Luke]

He got out.

[Martin]

Speaking of veneers.

[John Luke]

Down.

[Martin]

Speaking of veneers, have you seen size Smile?

[Al Robertson]

I know, it's spectacular. It's just.

[Willie Robertson]

And that these are days I. These here are just the healing teeth.

[Al Robertson]

These are. You still don't have the permanent.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah. I'm heading, you know what, next week, Wednesday to go up and get the permanent ones.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

What are they going back?

[Willie Robertson]

I went back like two weeks ago. Please. And I took these out, done a bunch of X rays and like the ones I've got. Seeing how much they had wore down and all this, you know. And then. Then they finished the product. Yeah, yeah.

[John Luke]

It's a finished product now. Well, it's just not in his face.

[Al Robertson]

Funny size, I get. So I travel all across the fruited plains and purple mountains, and I get asked a lot about you, probably more than anybody else. And there's been rumors about your teeth. And so this guy at a recent event said, is it true that Uncle Si went to Mexico to get new teeth? Missouri? And I said, no, but you're close. I love it out there. That somewhere there was somebody saying that Cy went to Mexico. Like, he getting.

[Martin]

Probably in one of his articles, getting a little sleeve done. Off the radar.

[Al Robertson]

Sleeve. Yeah.

[John Luke]

Go to Turkey and get a hair transplant next.

[Martin]

Oh, man alive. But by the way, thank y' all for letting us use your studio while ours was out.

[Willie Robertson]

I heard.

[Al Robertson]

I did not know that Inside came in the other day. So we're doing the podcast. I comes in and sits down and I see him over there. And I was, you know, we're recording. That's why I'm thinking, is that going to be on the podcast? So I'm trying to think if I forgot something. Well, I didn't know you guys had been using our studio. And so he sat there for like, 30 minutes, and finally somebody had to come get him.

[Willie Robertson]

No, no. I was there for an hour. We were supposed to start at 1:00'.

[Martin]

Clock.

[Willie Robertson]

I come in there.

[Al Robertson]

You got wrapped up in our podcast.

[Willie Robertson]

Then I got wrapped up in on the shame, because what y' all was discussing was also.

[Al Robertson]

It was a pretty good discussion.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh, no, it was.

[John Luke]

You know, you can just watch.

[Willie Robertson]

I never did think about, well, okay, why would God choose the. When Rome was in power? Why would he choose that date, that time frame for Jesus, his son, to come on this earth?

[Al Robertson]

Right.

[Willie Robertson]

When y' all got into it, there was all kinds of good stuff come out.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

And when Zach said something about power. Okay. Because they was the power of the. Of the. The earth at that date.

[Al Robertson]

Right.

[Willie Robertson]

You know, but then I said, oh, man, I wanted to jump in there so bad.

[Al Robertson]

Well, I wouldn't acknowledge Sa because I knew. I knew if I acknowledged him, he was going to start in without a microphone.

[Willie Robertson]

I was fixing to take over.

[Al Robertson]

So we were doing our, you know, Fridays we do our Hillsdale podcast, and we're doing ancient Christianity. So that was what that was about. And John, Luke and Christian are on there with us. And so we were talking about ancient Rome and really the kind of the first 200 years after Christianity came in. And so the setting, it didn't just end there with the persecution and all that just went on through the process. But that's exactly why he came to do it.

[Willie Robertson]

What was important on that for me was, okay, y' all brought up, like it said about the gates of hell will not prevail. Right, okay. And you said, well, hey, we. The Christian movement has never been defense.

[Al Robertson]

It's offense.

[Willie Robertson]

It's always been offense.

[Al Robertson]

That's right.

[Willie Robertson]

Ever since Jesus set foot on this earth, y', all, and established his kingdom by dying for it. Well, hey, the. The march the Christians have been marching on, it's not.

[Al Robertson]

Hold the line.

[Willie Robertson]

It's still going on.

[Al Robertson]

I like it.

[Willie Robertson]

But it was just. It. It was a fabulous.

[Al Robertson]

Okay, so I want to. I got a question for y'. All. Did you get this. Did you get size response to our podcast on this podcast later that day? Because I knew when he walked out

[John Luke]

later that day, the next Monday, the following Thursday, unlimited power. They didn't even know they didn't have the power, is what Zach needed to say.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, no, no, because most Christian people, okay. And I tell everybody when I'm out, I said, y', all, y' all don't believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, because y' all have never watched him work on film work. And I said, and God has blessed the whole Robertson family. But we've seen him do his work and his power, right? Because we've had thousands of kids come to us that are dying of stage four cancer. And we said, collectively, we said prayers for them. And, hey, guess what? Almighty looked down at that moment and said, bam, it's gone. When you see that over, like, 40 times, you know, a couple of times would be enough for me, but 40, because the whole Robinson family has done it. You know, folks, they're real and they're alive and they're well, and they are doing the most remarkable thing with the most unlikely people you would ever run into in your life.

[Al Robertson]

Yours truly reminded me of the Martin. You remember the first time that back we were doing the original show, Make a Wish reached out to us about bringing kids in, and we didn't know what to expect. The first time, I think there were maybe half a dozen or so kids, but when you include their families as well, there were like 40 people. And so we come in and, you know, they're so happy to see us. And we start looking at the kids and their situation, and we're all looking at each other like, whoa. Like, this is heavy, because these kids are going through something rough. I mean, you know, a lot of them, their heads are shaved. And so we kind of did our best. And after they left, I'll never forget this. We all got together and we were like, look, we're going to be doing this once a quarter. We have got to like bring our double A game to be funny and to lift these kids up because our job is they. They came to laugh and have fun. And we were all so like heart sick about.

[Martin]

We were all over crying.

[Al Robertson]

Oh, we were.

[Martin]

I was trying to calculate the last time I had a cough because I was like, man, these kids immune systems are shot. The treatment that they're on and I don't want to be the one to give them.

[Al Robertson]

From that point forward, Cy would start wearing boas and funny everybod.

[Willie Robertson]

I did it. I went home that night and cried my eyes out.

[Al Robertson]

I did too.

[Willie Robertson]

And look, I hit my knees and I asked God, I said, hey, look, make me come up with, I will do whatever it takes to make that kid smile and laugh.

[Al Robertson]

And you did say you were amazing and you were kind of our ambassador of the whole thing from that point going forward. But we did that for seven or eight years straight.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

We was all in. It's like a. A guy going into combat, watching a buddy get killed. It's that traumatic.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Okay. And I remember like it was yesterday when I looked at that kid and I looked at my knees that night and I said, father, whatever you got to do, do it. And hey, there ain't no limit. I will do whatever it takes to make that kid laugh.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah. Whenever I was in full time ministry, probably three different occasions, I wound up at St. Jude because we had a member that was there.

[Willie Robertson]

And I've been when I was out on the road.

[Al Robertson]

And I'm going to tell you something here. I came with a couple of things. One is just how courageous families can be, number one. But number two is the people that work at St. Jude Hospital. I mean, there's like, there's sainthood and then there's that, because those people are incredible.

[Willie Robertson]

When I got to talking to the doctors and the nurses and the staff and the help and found out that 90% of these people were. Were as kids were cancer. Yeah, they was. And then they chose to go to college to study for eight years so that they could fight it.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

And I said, my goodness, you know, like you said, there's good people and then there's all that, hey, step above and beyond being good.

[Al Robertson]

Well, every dollar you ever send to that place is the one of the best dollars you ever spent. So I encourage you to keep that. I mean, I send money all the time because they. And look These people that are coming don't have to pay. I mean, it's like, because of

[Willie Robertson]

any.

[Al Robertson]

This is amazing.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

And they don't cut corners on their beef.

[Al Robertson]

Nope.

[John Luke]

On their what?

[Martin]

On their beef. Wendy's. I mean, he's the one that funded. Sorry. I was trying to get out.

[John Luke]

I mean, I won for. I love a good, weird joke, Martin. Even I struggle.

[Martin]

That's a fun fact.

[John Luke]

That is a fun.

[Martin]

That's a fun fact that Wendy's doesn't cut corners on their beef. And they have a.

[Al Robertson]

There it is.

[John Luke]

Those are really good hamburgers.

[Martin]

You're welcome.

[John Luke]

I love a good Wendy's burger.

[Martin]

I look for a segue when I can. I heard Dave Thomas. I was like, hey, we're. We're in, man.

[Al Robertson]

Let's.

[Martin]

Let's slide.

[Al Robertson]

I was just. We were just on a cruise ship. I took my grandkids. Laugh at that. I took my grandkids on a Carnival cruise last week, and Guy Fieri was on it. He wasn't on it, but his hamburger place was. And my grandkids ate four guys burgers a day. For a day.

[Martin]

Well, I haven't been on a cruise

[Al Robertson]

ship, but not out because I'm PhD.

[John Luke]

Yeah.

[Al Robertson]

Oh, boy.

[Martin]

Haven't been on a cruise ship. That was probably a pretty good call because most of the food there is.

[Al Robertson]

Oh, it's not very good. Yeah.

[Martin]

Slide Sands, the ice cream.

[Willie Robertson]

It's like a.

[Al Robertson]

It's just a.

[John Luke]

It's a barn. Hills on the water.

[Martin]

It is. Yeah.

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[Martin]

How you been, Al? You've been, you've been beaching, you've been,

[Al Robertson]

I've been doing a little bit of beach. And mostly speaking, this is like our heavy season of travel. So at least I are doing like 31 events this year. They also did a, you know, have you ever seen a situation, maybe it was a family or a marriage. And you thought, man, that thing is so bad they could make a Lifetime movie about it. Well, they're making a Lifetime movie about me and Lisa,

[Martin]

so you're way better segues.

[John Luke]

Oh, goodness.

[Martin]

I thought you were about to talk about some restoration you saw 10 years ago. No, you're talking about the one you're living.

[Al Robertson]

I'm talking about the one I'm living.

[John Luke]

I thought he was about, I was like, I hope he doesn't say the name of whoever he goes to church with. Good night. Oh, it's me.

[Al Robertson]

It's me and Lisa. And so they actually, it's a, it's a part of, you know, Willie and Corey, they have a new production company that's doing the new show, the new duck show. And so a part of that was to make some other stories about the family into some sort of media. And so Lifetime was very interested in my and Lisa's story. And so because it was, like I said, kind of the most tragic of all of them, but obviously it's turned out well because, you know, we've been together for 41 years. So we, so we did it. They filmed it up in Arkansas. And it was really surreal to meet a 30 year old man, young man that is going to play you be Al Roberts, be Al Robertson. And he was me from, from 17 to 30.

[Willie Robertson]

Okay.

[Al Robertson]

So he played me as a youngster as well as on the way through. So that's kind of the period of the film.

[Martin]

Did he get that sweet tattoo on his arm?

[Al Robertson]

You know, he should have. He did have. He stole.

[John Luke]

I mean, I was about to say, did he just throw some letters on his arm?

[Al Robertson]

The reason he didn't is because he didn't know anybody that knew prison style tattoo because you got to have Just the right friend in your life to give you that one, you know, so that.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh, boy.

[Al Robertson]

But he was. It was really interesting because the. The actress that played Lisa, I think she was 33, and this young man, Luke is his name, was 30. And we had to talk to him for like an hour and a half or two to like, you know, get into our heads, who are. So we had to do it by zoom because, you know, TV movies are fast and quick. I mean, their thing is film it in three weeks and we're done. And so we had this conversation was really surreal. And what I found was interesting is that the minute we got into talking about mine and Lisa's life, of course he's read the script, so he's aware of our story and read our book. But he starts into stuff going on in his life and I just thought, you know, it's the same old thing. It always is. If you're willing to be transparent about what you go through, even the people playing you in a movie will say, well, you know, here's what's going on with me. What do you think about this? So instantly it was a ministry opportunity for the guy playing me when I was young and, you know, kind of out there wandering and trying to make my own way. So it was really great. Obviously we hadn't seen the final product. We did go visit, visit the set one day, and it was up in Vin army, but he and dad, you know, the actor, me and dad, and the guy playing dad was pretty funny. He was it. It doesn't look exactly like dad, but the guy got his mannerisms down pretty good. I have to say I was impressed. You know, thumbs up, and they were sitting out on the front porch. And so by this time I've come back to the Lord. And so when I came back, it didn't happen like the next day, but I had been, like, beaten up severely, like life threatening beaten up. And when I came back home, I still had the remnants of that. What he does in the scene here, he's got the yellow bruised eye and he's got the look. And so he and dad are sitting on the porch and we're putting duck calls together. And he's just basically saying, I screwed up, my life's been a mess. I'm sorry was me to dad. And what was neat about it was it was one scene in the movie. It'll be probably 20 seconds, 30 seconds. But in life, that was three months of me sitting on the front porch down there on the river with dad putting duck Calls together. Because Jace claims I've never been a duck call shop. Other day, Jason's like, wow, you may not know this, but here was the duck call shop. I said, jace, while you were still pooping in your pamper, son, I was doing. I was at the beginning. You were just a little. You didn't know anything. Don't tell me, do I know what a duck call shop is? Yeah. Who do you think's the number one son? I mean, come on, man. So. So anyway, so in that scene, it. It got me watching it because we're in the back of this h. They've taken a house and they recreated it to be mom and dad's house. And, you know, it doesn't look exactly like theirs, but here's what they got. They got mom's crap everywhere. I mean, it's just. I mean, like, I'm looking around. I thought you. So you people. Somebody did some serious research because this house was empty. So they totally recreated it.

[John Luke]

They just started putting.

[Al Robertson]

There's stuff everywhere and little notes stuck all over everything. You know, how mom's house always was. And so they totally nailed it. But I was watching in the back as they were filming it and just watching the scene, you know, it just takes you back. And I thought, man, this 30 seconds was three months of my life, of dad basically building me up and saying, it's gonna be all right. I mean, you. You were a mess. You're right. But now you're on the right path. And so I was just so deflated because I'd been so bad. But dad, you know, you'd think he wouldn't be like your encourager. He didn't seem like that kind of person. But he did. He, like, totally breathed life into me in those three months and got me turned around. So I don't know. It was just the only scene I saw. But I saw it, and if it comes out, the whole movie comes out like the one scene I saw. It's going to be really good.

[Willie Robertson]

You said that. And that reminded me about when he let Willie take over the duck commander. Yeah. And he. He never got in Willie's way.

[Al Robertson]

Willie has said that several times now.

[Willie Robertson]

Hey, that's hard to do. It's hard to do, you know, that's hard to do. This is your company. You formed it, you know, and all that. Now, he didn't get into the business side of it, okay? Because Kay took care of all that. But I'm just saying, for the man to just hand it to the son and then step Out. Totally. And never, you know, so, you know, then. But this, the whole thing, whole point of this to me is, okay. People always saying, hey, one man can't make a difference. That's a bunch of crap. Okay. Because I'm looking at the Robertson family. One man can make a difference.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

If he's honest with the world and transparent. Yeah. You can make a huge difference.

[Al Robertson]

Right?

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah. Because I remember having a discussion you, when you and Lisa was having trouble.

[Al Robertson]

Oh, yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

And I had told you, I said, well, here's what you should have learned from this. If you've never been done wrong and had to give forgiveness, you don't know what forgiveness is.

[Al Robertson]

Yes.

[Willie Robertson]

You know, and the reason I knew that me and my wife had problems, okay. And I had to forgive her, she had to forgive me. Yep. Yeah. So it's one of these things that, hey, whatever goes around it come back around.

[Al Robertson]

I watched the. I've watched all the shows, but the show that I've enjoyed the most out of the new show is the one that tribute was a tribute to dad, which was the season two premiere. And I just have to say, I have to say this in public. I don't think I've said anywhere else that I'm so proud of A E Because, you know, they and dad didn't always get along.

[Martin]

I'm about to say.

[Al Robertson]

I mean, I know it made me stay at the Ibis, but there was a few. There were a few dust ups back in the day.

[Martin]

And Si said Phil got out the way and didn't say. As a guy who was in those other meetings, he let it be known it was still his. Just so you.

[Al Robertson]

So we were in the other one, too. So at the end of the day, I was so impressed because to your point, Si, you know, it wasn't always an easy road, you know, filming, especially with dad, because he wanted to preach and do his thing. But you know what? To their credit, they honored him. I love that episode. I cried at the end of the episode when, you know, they showed the episode, the 50th anniversary episode. And so I just thought. I just wanted to say a shout out to them because they've done, I feel like, right by us and us getting to do this movie was great because Lisa and I do a lot of marriage ministry. The main reason I wanted to do it. There's hardly any money in TV movies about. Just so you know, John David, if they want to approach you about your story, there's not much money in it. But I will say this.

[John Luke]

My kids Got a chance, I got none.

[Al Robertson]

What I will say is that if you do ministry and you would like to have a professionally done movie about some of the stuff you share in front of audiences, the one thing I asked for was access to clips and stuff from the movie, so I could use that in a ministry tool. So, you know, like, if we're telling the story about, you know, Lisa and I getting to the point of when she had her affair, and this is a intense setting to have that, where somebody filmed it and there's two young actors playing us, and we can actually show that. That's pretty good. I don't have to tell the story. I'll say, yeah, here's what it looked like.

[Martin]

Watch this. Well, there's. You can tell the story, but a lot of times when you put a visual component to it, I mean, kind of like the blind was right.

[Al Robertson]

It was.

[Martin]

We all heard Phil tell those stories how many times he was an open book, but then you saw it, lived out, and you're like, oh, that. That's a little tougher than just just listening to the man sit there.

[Al Robertson]

It's just like. It's just like with our family. Martin, you and John David have been around us all these years. I mean, we told stories ad nauseam, but you put it on camera and you put some other components in there. I mean, it really makes for entertaining tv. And so I think it does. Media, in the art of television making as well as movie making is just another way to get the gospel out there. I mean, it's just another way to see that. And that's what the blind.

[Willie Robertson]

And not only that, the best part of it is, okay, it shows the power of God.

[Martin]

Look, sometimes you get so familiar with something, it's easy to take it for granted, to forget what it actually costs. And y' all know that we believe the story of Easter is the most beautiful story ever told. And we definitely don't want to cruise past the importance of what Jesus did that day. So what if this year you slowed down and considered the crucifixion from a new perspective? Right? That's exactly the idea behind Tim Tebow's new book. Book if the Tree Could Speak.

[Al Robertson]

It's a great book.

[John Luke]

Beautiful pictures. My kids loved it. Hey, on page 112, it's the tree talking about how he came to learn who his suffering was for. And the next page is a really good one because it just says you.

[Al Robertson]

There you go.

[Martin]

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[Willie Robertson]

That it don't make any difference how bad you thought you was. Mm. God can take you and turn it around and make what you did a victory.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Okay. And I mean, you in. Like most people didn't realize how the dramatic experience feel doing the movie Blind affected him.

[Al Robertson]

Oh, it did.

[Willie Robertson]

Okay.

[Al Robertson]

He was apprehensive about it.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah. I'm his brother, so I know. Yeah. Because a lot of times I was with him when he was doing what he was doing, and it put me in a bad situation. K felt better because I was there, but that didn't help. Nothing. Okay. But it bothered him to the point. Especially when he's slapping K around in the movie. Right. You know, because I, deep down, that man loved the ground that that woman walked on.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Okay. And that hurt him more than anything else for them to show him abusing her.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

And that was the part that I yell yes. Yeah.

[Al Robertson]

Well, you know. Sigh. It's interesting because the most people that have a bad past, and I'm not saying Christian. Not Christian. Whatever. They spend most of their life trying to bury that.

[Martin]

Yeah. Cover it up.

[Al Robertson]

Get as far away from as possible.

[Martin]

As many layers.

[Al Robertson]

Exactly. And look, that's all understandable. I mean, I fixed. I have a movie about me, you know, so I get it. And it's going to show some of the worst parts of who I was. But I told dad, and I had a lot of conversation about this. And, you know, at the end of Dad's life, first of all, he found out about Phyllis, which came out of nowhere, you know, when he was 74. And so again, that's your old life that comes calling back, because here was something he didn't know about. And nor did mom, nor did any of us. And so all of a sudden expected what mom said there would Be a. She said there would be a someone show up. She thought it'd be a boy. We didn't know. No, no, we didn't see. I thought the only girl we had in the family was Jeff. And then Phyllis came along.

[Willie Robertson]

Sister.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[John Luke]

Jeff just stayed catching

[Martin]

and. Yeah, I mean, as a guy, connect. Yeah. Because Phil used to always make fun of like, Jeff. Oh, three girls. You ain't getting all the way there, you know. So when that happened, all those jokes that. To Jeff and to Stone and for. And everybody else for however long was like, huh?

[Al Robertson]

Well, one of the jokes was, yeah, you know, by the time I got.

[Willie Robertson]

Hey, that was my statement. What goes around comes back.

[Al Robertson]

So we had Phyllis show up, which was obviously, I mean, like, mom and dad handled it great. I thought our family handled it great. I mean, we love Phyllis. She's definitely part of the family. But it was a blow. I mean, it's hard because you spent your whole life and all of a sudden you've got to integrate a whole new family into your family. And then. And then the movie was right after that was like, you know, three years after, two years after that, and that was something else. And now all of a sudden, because dad looked at me, he said, al. He said, would you want the worst part of your life on a movie screen? And I was like, nope, none of us would. But. But I did say. I said, but dad, look, I do think that if you. And it's up to you, we don't have to do this project. This is one of the early discussions because I'm the Phil whisperer, you know, that was.

[Martin]

Oh, yeah.

[Al Robertson]

And so.

[Martin]

Oh, I called you many a time. I need this done.

[Al Robertson]

So I was, I said, but, Dad, I said, I. I really think if we do this and it's done well, I said, at the end of the day, I think it will, because our family's in charge of it, that it will win a lot of people. And he looked at me, you know, kind of had that is. He just kind of cigar story ended Indian me for a few minutes. And then he said, you think we'll win some? I said, oh, I know we'll win some. And he said, well, let's do it. And that, in essence, was dad. So now that he, you know, in two years later, he was gone. And so I realize now that dad lived his whole life for those 50 years post wild feel totally in wide open mode for. For the Almighty. And so at the end, I think there were a couple of challenges just to remind him, like, you Remember how you got here? And, you know, you don't get that perspective until somebody's gone. But I look back on it, I think. I think that was the challenge at the end to say, well done, my good and faithful servant, because it was just a reminder. It hadn't always been easy, but you did the right thing. And so when I. Now that I'm 61, it hit me not too long ago, I thought, you know what? Mom and dad were my age and Lisa's when this whole thing first started, when the Benelli show came out, they were my age, they were early 60s, and they're running all over the country just like Lisa and I are flying everywhere, speaking. Every time you turn around, doing all this stuff.

[Martin]

Kay had a perm.

[Al Robertson]

I mean, mom had a perm. All this. All this, like, activity. And then I thought it was all there and it was wide open, and then it was over. Then it was like, it's just, you know, that's it. And so they went out in a blaze of glory. And so it reminded me that Even though I'm 61 years old, I don't know how much time I got left, but whatever it's going to be, it's going to be wide open.

[Willie Robertson]

Wide.

[Al Robertson]

That's the most.

[Willie Robertson]

And I said, what were you thinking when they came to you with this ideal? And he said, well, he said, you know, if it. If it will bring one person to Jesus, it'll be worth it.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

I said, yeah, but you're. They call. They gonna put you on the screen. The real Phil Robertson back then, he said, oh, I know it. But that's why I said, most people don't realize how much that impacted him. Yeah, okay. Because Joe and I finally. It made me angry. Yeah. I said, hey, y' all need to get off of him. I remember, hey, that was the old field. I remember to look at what Phil Robertson, their new one, has done. Instead of just keep piling it on to him, you know, get off of it.

[Al Robertson]

So, Sile, let me tell you this story. I don't think I've ever told this before. So three years ago at the WFR marriage retreat, we're there. And that was the year. That was right after the movie released. It released in September and this. So this is the following February. And this guy comes up to me. They were from Russellville, Arkansas. And he said, I got this young man that wants to talk to you that's here for the retreat this weekend about how your dad, how the movie the Blind has changed his life of Course, in the moment, I'm thinking, oh, here we go. Here's one right here. So I look around when he's not in the room and his wife is standing there, you know, because it's a marriage retreat. And I was like, is he here? I'm looking around like, where is he?

[John Luke]

He wants to meet you. We don't know where he is.

[Al Robertson]

So he's outside. He wouldn't even come in at this point. He was, like, either fearful or ashamed or whatever. And I said, was he here? And he said, yeah, he's waiting outside. I said, we'll send him on in. So he comes in, he sits down. He's kind of looking down at the floor. And it took him a minute. And then. So he tells the story, and his wife is kind of helping him. They went to the movie. She got him to go to the movie because he's a huge Dynasty fan, huge Phil fan. And so, you know, his life's a mess and a lot of stuff, and. But she got him to the movie. You know, she was. She was. She knew.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Al Robertson]

So he watches the movie, and he doesn't react at all. He doesn't do anything. She said. Just, like, he was, like, almost catatonic at the end of it. They get in the car, they're driving home, and nothing. He doesn't say a single word all the way home. And a couple of times she said, well, did you like the movie? He just kind of give her a little nod. That was it. Nothing. They get home, and Lisa and I call it, when we do marriage ministry, truth vomit. Because it's just like, you can't hold it back any longer.

[Willie Robertson]

All of it comes out.

[Al Robertson]

They get home. He just, like, he cried. He. So he. And he started telling me this. Well, he started crying when he was telling me just where his life had been, all this stuff. So, you know, he told it. We prayed together. I got to know him a little bit that weekend, and then they go back to Arkansas. So, you know, I don't. Because he's not like, he's in our church. Next year. Rolls around. This is two years ago at the marriage retreat. They said a couple's doing. And I don't plan anymore. I just show up and do stuff. And this couple gets up to do their testimony. Guess who it was? This guy and his wife. So the next year, they're giving their testimony at the marriage retreat. And when he's up there giving his testimony, he gets to a point in the testimony, and I could tell he looks and he stops and he had a hat on. He pulled his hat down low, and he's looking down at the floor and he's about to reveal something he's really ashamed of. And it was an addiction to pornography. And so when he tells it and he. And he says it out loud, his wife looks at him, she's got tears in her eyes, and she says, that's the first time you've ever said that in public. And she said, I'm so proud of you. Of course, all of us by this time are like. But in that moment, I just thought, man. So I watched this guy from one year to the next. Now he's sharing his story. And then this year at the marriage retreat, they're back again, year number three. And he tells me about all the times he's been going around now, giving his testimony. And he's about to start a podcast. And so he's like, can y', all, can you help me? I know y' all do podcasts. And I said, yeah, let me hook you up with some of our people back at home. So I just thought I watched that young man over a three year period. But it started because we made that movie because dad was willing to say yes.

[Willie Robertson]

He's ashamed to come in.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah. Start with exactly. Wouldn't even come look at me. He was so ashamed.

[Willie Robertson]

Wouldn't look up at you.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah. And now he's.

[Willie Robertson]

Now he's sharing it with the world so that they can get the benefit of, hey, hey, you're never too far gone.

[Al Robertson]

Which is why you have to be transparent. I always tell people, don't be stingy with God's victories, because those are the ones that impact other people and make a big difference. So anyway, that's a. I don't know if I've ever told that story, but. But that just me watching it over three years is pretty, pretty amazing to see it.

[Martin]

Yeah. That's awesome.

[Willie Robertson]

That's why I always tell by hey, one person can make a difference. That's.

[Martin]

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[Martin]

Well, we all rooting for the underdog, right?

[Al Robertson]

Right?

[Martin]

Like, I mean, and we're all underdog.

[Al Robertson]

Well, it's funny Jesus, because we all been there.

[Martin]

Well, yeah, you're all, you're an underdog till you find Jesus. Yeah. And then you're a champion. So that's always the fun part, man.

[John Luke]

But it's fun to me because you keep saying one person can make a difference, but it always goes back one more person. Because if you say Phil's huge difference, you go back to Jan, you go back to Bill Smith. Oh, and then you go to Al, then you go to this kid who talked to Al and who's hearing his testimony. And so it's all one person that God's using. And then he uses that to just make rivers of other things happen.

[Willie Robertson]

God is an expert at picking the one person, okay. That's going to get that person and then that person is going to make such a huge difference that it's unreal.

[Al Robertson]

And look, and we all play a role in it. I mean, John David knows this, but his grandpa approached me and Jace and said, you know, we see something in you boys. We think you've got something that's bigger than just sitting on side.

[Willie Robertson]

It's bigger than you.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah. And so they were like, we will. I'll support. Help support you to go to preaching school. Because I think a good biblical not who knows where it'll take you. And I mean, up until this point, I never even imagined anything like that. But he had the vision to See that? And then your parents and aunts and uncles, because of them, we were able to get our biblical education that wound up being the basis for everything we do to this very day. All those people build into that. So it's not just even the one, it's everybody around.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh, no. Because I was telling JD And Philip the other night that I want to incorporate what we're talking about in the podcast.

[John Luke]

Cy believes we've gotten too silly in this room.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, no, no, I want to. You know, I know, I know. There's so many people out there struggling and hurting. Yeah, yeah. And I want them to know that, hey, the.

[Al Robertson]

The.

[Willie Robertson]

The healing process is available for you.

[Martin]

Absolutely. And you've taught them that. You don't have to get serious to teach them that. The healing process, a lot of times is laughter. Oh, man. And you. You bring a smile to a lot of people.

[Al Robertson]

This is what I said at the beginning. I think the value of what you guys do on duck Call Roof is to make people laugh. I do think it's good to provide some.

[Willie Robertson]

I want to bring in more of what we, like, we're doing today.

[Al Robertson]

Right. Well, I think you got more time on your hands. Yeah, I need one more podcast. That's what I need.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, it's one of them things about,

[Martin]

hey, look, he's worried about his legacy.

[Willie Robertson]

You're not the only person that's ever been, you know, sorry for what he's done.

[John Luke]

Well, and that actually goes. I thought this when you were talking about you and your dad, and you wouldn't imagine him being the encourager for those three months on the front porch, but he was the perfect person because he was that guy. So he saw himself. So he was like, oh, you can get through this. But look, here, I've got the T shirt.

[Willie Robertson]

Jd, if you've been through it, you're not going to be able to blow smoke up my rear end.

[Al Robertson]

But it.

[Willie Robertson]

But it shows you talking to the one that I'm like, paul, I'm the worst there is, son. So I don't even go down that route.

[Al Robertson]

But it was Dad's humility, because jd, he. He's the one that told me two years earlier, you know, you got to get your life straightened out, son. You're a mess. If you stay, keep doing what you're doing, you're going to wind up in a bad situation. And he was exactly right. A guy almost killed me in New Orleans because my life was so bad. So he could have said, I told you so. Nanny, nanny, boo, boo. All Day long. But he didn't.

[Podcast Host]

No.

[Martin]

He only told Kate.

[Al Robertson]

He only told mom that he walked

[John Luke]

back in the house and Ms. K

[Martin]

told him I was right.

[Al Robertson]

Right. But in humility. Like, he had been hard with me. Straightforward, but when I needed just someone to, like, lift me up. And so it reminded me of a time when.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, the prodigal son is a. Oh, it's beautiful. No, no, I'm serious.

[Al Robertson]

And you realize in the prodigal son, I'm the older brother in the family, but the younger son of the story. Jace is the younger brother, but the older brother in the story. We talked about this many times on

[Willie Robertson]

the podcast, you know, because. And. And Phil, you know, he knew. He wasn't waiting when you finally come back. He met you. He ran in the yard with his arms open.

[Al Robertson]

He did not make me look nothing about it. He said, al, we got duck calls to Bill, son. Yeah, let's get after it. That was his thing. And he didn't hug me, but he did give me.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh, well, yeah. Yeah, I'm glad you're back.

[Al Robertson]

That's exactly right. So that night, we killed a fat catfish and had a celebration.

[Willie Robertson]

There you go.

[Al Robertson]

The lost son had come home.

[Martin]

It don't get no better. Just like the Bible.

[John Luke]

Mount is Cyprus, Israel, all in the one.

[Martin]

And Jace grumbled.

[Al Robertson]

Oh, he did. Jace. I mean, good night.

[John Luke]

I've been here a whole time reading my Bible.

[Al Robertson]

To Jace's credit, he says, I wanted you to be punished.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, hey, look, at least he was honest.

[Al Robertson]

He was. He was on there.

[John Luke]

Jace has always been.

[Al Robertson]

He was the older brother in the story because he was like, celebration, you know, we need to punish him.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, yeah, but look, I. I said, you're going the wrong way with this.

[Al Robertson]

I said this about Jason before. I was like, but Jason, I do not hold any grudges because I was terrible to Jace. Jace was a narc. He was always trying to get me in trouble because he was the only one that knew the real me. Because, you know, when you're 14, 13 or 14, and your brother's older and messing up, you know, because you're around, you hear the little. You know what's going on. And even in the movie, there's a couple of scenes. There's one in particular that I saw. They just sent me some clips, and it's me. I'm coming in, and Dad's like, where have you been? And I made up some lie, you know, about where I've been. And when I'm walking out, Jason, I know where you've been. I shut up. You know, I gave him the idea and I told the director, I said, in real life, I would have just grabbed him by the throat. That was terrible to Jace.

[John Luke]

If Jace the reason Phil whooped you and all your friends. Oh, yeah, because that's one of the greatest stories.

[Al Robertson]

Oh, yeah. He was the key narc, and he always was.

[Willie Robertson]

That's one of the greatest. That. That episode with that. I told that story. I said, son, I'm impressed with your friend. I said, because I. If I'd have been there. I said, hey, you kiss my rear and I ain't coming down. And that's your dad.

[Al Robertson]

Well, especially the one guy who. Who had never been there before. Like, you talk about the wrong place at the wrong time. Like, we and Greg, they were best pal, so you'd expect them to stick up for me. But I was like, dude, I mean, just. Just leave. Just walk away. It's time for you to come. This isn't the time to, like, you

[Willie Robertson]

don't have to get involved in this.

[Al Robertson]

So he. He came back 30 years later. He came to White's Ferry Road one Sunday, and he walked in, and I saw him in the back, and he looked at me and. And he said, you don't remember me, do you? And I said, you look very familiar. And he went, I won't say his name because it may embarrass him, but he said his name. And I said, said, good night, son. I said, it's been 30 years. I said, I've made you famous. I've told your story. I said, you were the fourth guy.

[Willie Robertson]

That's it.

[Al Robertson]

Where dad was whipping and said, son, I don't know who you are, but you go home and tell your parents.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Al Robertson]

And so I. And he. And so he laughed. And so dad comes up, said, dad, you're not believe who this is. He said, who. Who we got here? Who's this Buck?

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Al Robertson]

And I said, this is the guy that you said, I don't. Son, I don't know who you are. Tell your parents that Phil Robertson whipped your behind. And he was like, is that you? And he said, yeah. And he said, did it work? He said, no, sir. It did nothing. Divorce. He just kind of goes into his sad tale of his life. So then dad said, well, son, come on in here. Come on down to the house. I'll tell you about how to get it done. So it's like, same old dad, you know.

[Martin]

That's amazing grief. Oh, man. Oh, what a walk down memory lane. Well, how I know Last time when we called K, you were, you were the one who come back on the phone for. So how. How is Ms. K? We'll get a little personal update.

[Al Robertson]

I'll tell y' all something. It. I have to say not many times in a lot. I'm pretty good at just, you know, looking at situations and giving you a pretty good, you know, breakdown of what's going to happen. Seven or eight months ago, I thought mom was done. I thought she was following dad. She. She was in terrible, like physical health, mental health. She's in the hospital. She has uti. She's. She's like, I want to die. I'm ready to go be with your daddy. I mean, she was at that point.

[John Luke]

And I've never actually shared this, but I feel comfortable now. She was next door to my grandmother.

[Al Robertson]

Yes.

[John Luke]

And so I would go see my grandmother and then I would stop and see Kay and like, I was. I never wanted to like over bound and say that, you know, Kay was in the same place as my grandmother, which is where my grandmother passed away.

[Al Robertson]

Exactly.

[John Luke]

And then, you know, and I would do the same.

[Al Robertson]

Jenny, when I would go down and visit your grandmother, I knew with her, I thought, she's not going to be here much longer. And I thought the same thing about mom. And so when they were there together, I thought, I said, we'll be doing a funeral by the end of the year. And this was last year. This is like, you know, early fall. And all of a sudden when she got out of the hospital that last time, she, she went, she went back, but she started feeling better and you could tell. And then she lost some weight just because she wasn't eating much. You know, she's. They usually get real thin at the end. And she lost some weight and she started getting up a little bit more. And then finally Willie comes in one day and was like, I don't think she needs to be here. I think we need to move, you know, try her at a house. Of course I was all for it because I thought it would be better for. And to be honest, I thought it'd be better to die at home, to be honest. If you can, yeah, you can't always do it because we couldn't with dad. We just couldn't take care of. Of him. So we tried it and I mean, she just flourished. And all of a sudden, somewhere along in there, she was still having all these dreams and stuff with dad. But then finally one dad just came in and it just seemed like she had her old spark back. And it seemed like her again.

[Martin]

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[John Luke]

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[Al Robertson]

Now she like when I'm home like I go get her, we go out to eat, she comes over the house, she's like running around the house. The PT guys like Ms. K, slow down, you're going to hurt yourself.

[John Luke]

Oh no.

[Willie Robertson]

I told her that because Nan brought Rosa to the house and like you know, and Nan took a picture of because soon as she drove up, you know, Kay rolled the window down and I said what are you doing? I said, you're such a pain in the butt, Kay. I said, you always have been, you know. She said, why are you jumping on me? And I said, because you're a pain

[Al Robertson]

in the butt just like you would have 40 years ago.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah. I said, you ain't changed and neither have I. So, you know, after an hour while we both just grabbed each other's hand when I'm holding her hand and Nan took a picture of it, you know, and we're talking, I've given her a rough time.

[Al Robertson]

I came in the other day and I said. I said, so how you doing, Mom? Because now she loves to sit out on their back deck and watch the birds and be outside and. Which again, is amazing thing, because before she just, like, zombied on the tv. And so now she's, like, loving life again, enjoying things. And she said, I've been working on a new TV series. And I was like, really?

[Willie Robertson]

Jeff and Jessica's in a movie. You and Lisa in the movie now, Miles?

[Al Robertson]

Working on it.

[Willie Robertson]

Working on it.

[Al Robertson]

It's about a bird watcher. So I said. I said, well, who's it about? Mine? She said, what's about me, of course. I said, okay. And I said, what are you gonna do in the movie? She said, watch birds. That sounds interesting.

[Martin]

I'm about to blow her mind. I'm gonna get her one of those with a Bluetooth camera.

[John Luke]

She can watch it.

[Martin]

Watch it from anywhere.

[John Luke]

Subscribe to that.

[Al Robertson]

But anyway, so. So the next day I came over and she said, well, I'm writing a new book. I said, you are? I said, what's the book about? She said, watching birds. Watching birds. So that's where she's at right now.

[Willie Robertson]

It's about me watching birds.

[Al Robertson]

But I actually think gonna have to go visit her.

[Martin]

I actually think this a great time of year for be a birder, because you get all the migrants coming back.

[John Luke]

Quit being a nerd.

[Martin]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. This is. This is when the list grows.

[Al Robertson]

Martin, how often do I text you a picture of something and say, what? Can you tell me what this is? Minimum, monthly, at least once a month. Every time I'll see something, I was like, I know who, because somebody me tells I don't know what this is. I was like, I know a guy.

[Willie Robertson]

I know a guy that does.

[John Luke]

I sent him one.

[Willie Robertson]

If he don't, he'll research and find.

[Al Robertson]

I always said he could totally be full of crap and I'd never know because he's so confident and quick with his answers that I'm always about it. But actually, Martin knows biology stuff.

[Martin]

I mean, it's. Well, most of the stuff you run into is common anyway, so that was, like, the easiest ones to learn. If it was a toughie and you run into it then that's. That's pretty cool in and of itself there too. If I'm like, hold on. But now they got all those AI deals that you can like, scan pictures

[John Luke]

I sent you.

[Willie Robertson]

It's so weird when snow or ice comes, you see all kind of new species of birds because there's a little. He's some kind of sparrow, but he's red breasted.

[Martin]

Red breast?

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah. He's beautiful little. Yeah, little bitty thing.

[Martin]

Oh, probably a house finch or something then.

[Willie Robertson]

No, no. Well, what's the yellow one?

[Martin]

Goldfinch

[Al Robertson]

and a cardinal.

[Martin]

Yeah. So it's probably a house.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, but they only show up. Look, they only show up when it snows and ice.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Otherwise you. You don't see them. It's the craziest thing, you know.

[Al Robertson]

See how Mom's earworm is working on this podcast. We just had a podcast about bird watching. I'm telling you, she's on to something.

[Martin]

That's what I got my mom. One of the things I got her for the boys.

[Al Robertson]

We got one of those in my house.

[Martin]

We got the bird house.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

So, like you can look inside and see the baby bluebir attaching via camera

[Al Robertson]

one we have is just a little birdhouse and it's got the camera on the outside. You can catch them coming up.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, that's awesome.

[John Luke]

But Kay's doing well.

[Al Robertson]

She's doing well. She's doing better than I would say, probably better health wise. Anna and I were just talking about this than probably I would go back 10 years.

[Martin]

Oh, really?

[Al Robertson]

Yeah. I mean, back to just after the show.

[Willie Robertson]

I appreciate her driving her by the other day at the house.

[Al Robertson]

Oh, yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

You know, Nan is, you know, she's took over what Judy used to.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah. Willie tapped Nan correctly as. Because she's done everything around here. She's been here since she was 16 at Duckman. But he knew she would be great at taking care of mom and so that is her main responsibility for duck commander these days. And she's great at it. She's. She's, she's the best. She's my daughter, but she. And she's 40 now, which is hard to believe. I'm a 40 year old daughter.

[Willie Robertson]

So I remember when you, when y' all brought her from the hospital, you could. You could fit her butt in your hand.

[Al Robertson]

This is there she was 1.1pound 12oz. But then she got. When we took her home, she was just at four pounds and tiny little bitty thing. And now she had three big old whopping Daughters. So she's done pretty well wrestle you.

[Martin]

And she's. She's the quietest lippy person I know.

[Al Robertson]

She is.

[John Luke]

Has.

[Al Robertson]

Has. Stone is. Stone is scared of her.

[Willie Robertson]

No, no, I.

[John Luke]

Hey, I am.

[Willie Robertson]

Your. Your son in law is smart.

[Al Robertson]

He's smart.

[Willie Robertson]

You better be scared.

[Al Robertson]

Don't turn your back on that one. You better be sleeping with one eye open, I'm telling you.

[Willie Robertson]

Okay.

[Al Robertson]

Jefferson is strong in that one.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, she don't say much, but hey, buddy, when she does talk, you better listen.

[Martin]

That's why I said she's the quietest lippy person I know.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, you better watch out. Yeah.

[John Luke]

Has Kay told you who her favorite of all the podcasters are?

[Al Robertson]

She has not.

[John Luke]

She said it was you.

[Al Robertson]

She has not.

[John Luke]

I told y'.

[Al Robertson]

All.

[John Luke]

She didn't say that to everybody.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah, I have not.

[John Luke]

She told me it was me.

[Al Robertson]

Told me different.

[John Luke]

So they're all like, she says that to everybody.

[Willie Robertson]

She tells everybody.

[John Luke]

No, she doesn't. Because the other day I was at work and all of a sudden I look out, I said, is K at the honey hole? And she. Her friends were driving around. She said, go there. I need to talk to all them. And so she wanted to talk to mom and dad. We all went and talked to her.

[Al Robertson]

John Luke, John, David. I'm going to totally back you up because she. When you ask her favorite son is, she always says Jeff, even to me. So she is honest.

[John Luke]

We grew up around rednecks. We don't really fit in, and we like Star wars more than us. So little girl of the family.

[Al Robertson]

Little girl. That's right.

[Martin]

Oh, good.

[John Luke]

Ms. K loves us babies.

[Martin]

Oh, man. Wow, this has been fun, man. Thanks for. Thanks for swinging by real quick, though. What?

[John Luke]

Well, we always end with Bible verse. Probably going to let Al do it. Are you preaching Easter is here?

[Al Robertson]

I am.

[John Luke]

This will probably air the. The day Tuesday after Easter. Or are you. What are you going to talk about?

[Al Robertson]

I am preaching on Easter. It actually was totally birthed out of the podcast and my. My text to leave for you guys, John 3:2, which says when we see. And I'm paraphrasing because I'm not reading it, but when we see Jesus, we will know how we are going to be. In other words, when he appears, then we're really going to know what it's all about. And so that thought, it really inspired me to be excited about not just the resurrection and the second coming, but what does that mean for us?

[Willie Robertson]

Well, no, no.

[Al Robertson]

What are we going to be like?

[Willie Robertson]

That's why I told everybody about the power. Power. You don't know what's available for you.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Just like you said, when we see him, we'll know him for what he is.

[Al Robertson]

This is exactly right. Okay.

[Willie Robertson]

And that we are going to be like that one day.

[Al Robertson]

Yeah. And the fact that he ate fish on multiple occasions once he was glorified.

[Willie Robertson]

I'm not just saying.

[Al Robertson]

That's one of the things I'm looking forward to.

[Willie Robertson]

That's the Bible verse on my wrist.

[Al Robertson]

There you go.

[Willie Robertson]

I'm like, jason, that there are going to be fish fries in there.

[John Luke]

Hey, Jesus ate fish. Be like Jesus. Yeah, I know where you can get a T shirt that says, that's all I'm saying.

[Al Robertson]

Well, thank God for it.

[Martin]

Yeah, no, thanks.

[John Luke]

Awesome.

[Martin]

Check out Unashamed. If for some reason you're over here and you don't know about those guys, I would find that strange, but there's new people joining every day. You don't know. Check out.

[Willie Robertson]

You go to Unashamed for the scholars, Bible scholars. They'll come here for laughter after you've listened to them. Because sometimes you'll get sad because of we love.

[Al Robertson]

We Love our brother. Other podcasts.

[Martin]

You won't get. You won't get sad. You just, you. Sometimes you leave unashamed, feel a little guilty.

[Al Robertson]

And I was.

[Martin]

Yeah, they were talking to me. So let me go over.

[Al Robertson]

Y' all get really fired up here. Sometimes we're recording together. I can hear y' all through that wall.

[Martin]

Oh, you hear? No, no, no, no, no. You hear one of us through that

[Willie Robertson]

wall if I get fired up now. Hey, I ain't apologizing.

[Martin]

And as. As a thank you gift for coming on here, we're gonna get you a pair of size famous knee high socks.

[John Luke]

So have you seen these socks? Hold on.

[Willie Robertson]

Watch.

[Martin]

Wait for it. It just keeps going.

[Willie Robertson]

He didn't have pulled all the big bottle. And look, I put this on to go with the bees.

[Al Robertson]

I like that.

[Martin]

Two way different colors of yellow. I love it. Praise God. All right, we'll see y' all next time right here in the duck call room.

[Willie Robertson]

We're out. Sam.