Uncle Si Checks In & Finds Miss Kay Back to Her Fiery Self

Summary

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Duck Call Room - Episode Summary

Episode: Uncle Si Checks In & Finds Miss Kay Back to Her Fiery Self
Date: December 23, 2025
Hosts: Si Robertson, Justin Martin, John-David Owen, John Godwin, Jay Stone, Phillip McMillan, Jacob Mayo
Special Guests: Mary Kate, Ms. Kay (Kay Robertson), Nurse

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Episode Overview

This holiday episode of "Duck Call Room" celebrates Christmas traditions, family stories, and good old-fashioned Robertson banter. Uncle Si is back in his element, surrounded by Martin, Mary Kate, Hunter, and a cheerful crew. The episode features a spirited call-in from Ms. Kay, updates on her health and home life, and a parade of hilarious and heartfelt Christmas memories. With signature wit and warmth, the group discusses sleep habits, parenting, Christmas traditions old and new, duck hunting, family dinners, and, of course, a legendary Robertson house fire on Christmas Eve.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Making the “Best Podcast in the World”

• Si poses the question: “How do we make this the best podcast in the world?” (01:18)
  • Martin and Hunter jest that being the only podcast would help.
  • The crew encourages listeners to send in topics or questions for Si to discuss:
    • Email: [e-mail]
    • Or call in, but “don’t put a lot of guff in the feed” (09:33, Hunter).

2. Sleep Habits and Motivations

• Si reveals he spends almost 12 hours a day in bed:

  “I just slide out of bed at 9:15... what time do you slide into bed? About 9ish.” (06:23–06:33, Si & Martin)

• Mary Kate shares attempting the polyphasic sleep method (sleeping in 20-minute naps), with Si chiming in about military “power naps.” (07:51–08:35)
• Discussion turns to what motivates everyone in the mornings—Martin jokes, “I gotta pee” (05:55).
• Si reflectively talks about life perspective:

  “Life sucks, okay? In this world. I’m serious… So how do we make it better? All about your perspective, okay?” (04:49–05:08, Si)

3. Christmas Traditions—Old and New

• Robertson childhood:

  • Si reminisces about gathering hickory nuts with his siblings, busting them with hammers, and eating fruit for Christmas:

    “We’d gather up hickory nuts... bust them with a hammer and eat hickory nuts.” (15:17)
    “A lot of fruit… Mom and Dad would order oranges, California oranges about that big around.” (16:28–16:40, Si)

• Modern Robertson Traditions:

  • Martin and Si recall duck hunting on Christmas morning with Phil:

    “Christmas morning, hunting with Phil and Si. I got to hunt with Santa and his elf.” (13:06, Martin)

  • They remember always scoring great hunts, sometimes at the expense of missing family celebrations.

• Food Memories:

  • Fried pies and fruit are highlighted as holiday favorites.
  • The group laughs about “wet bread” cornbread dressing and the blunt Robertson family food critiques:

    “All this is wet bread.” (29:08, from Jason via Stone/Si)

4. Legendary Robertson House Fire Story

• Ms. Kay and the crew recount the infamous Christmas Eve when the house caught on fire.
• Phil’s unique approach:

  “He cranks up a chainsaw and starts sawing holes in front of the fireplace.” (27:21, Si)
  “He smashed everything to pieces... looks at mom and says, ‘Well, we’re heading to the blind.’” (28:16, Nurse)

• Humorously, the water lines were frozen so they used gallon water jugs to fight the fire.
• Anna, as a child, cared only about her presents, not the fire.

5. Kay's Call-In: Update and Fiery Wit

• Ms. Kay phones in while having blood drawn by a nurse (20:00+).
• Classic banter erupts about her “loungewear,” PJs, and even a discussion about the nurse’s appearance (21:01–21:29).
• Ms. Kay shares family Christmas memories:
  • Watching “Christmas Vacation” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
  • Going to the movies on Christmas Eve (sometimes to wildly inappropriate films for kids).
• When asked what she wants for Christmas:

  “All I want for Christmas is, I don’t know, good food and good company.” (31:04, Ms. Kay)

• Ms. Kay is back to her fiery self—cracking jokes, giving honest food reviews:

  “I don’t even know what it is—a monkey turd or something.” (31:31, Ms. Kay on a questionable dessert)

• The crew notes she’s sounding happier and thanks listeners for their thoughts during her health struggles.

6. Family Updates and New Traditions

• Mary Kate is expecting twins (both girls) and jokes about soon having five kids under six:

  “We’re barely beating the weirdo allegations.” (44:22, Mary Kate)

• Discussion about needing a bigger vehicle for all the kids (“get an Astro van”), possibly starting their own homeschool, and traditional vs. modern parenting.
• Si urges John Luke to aim for “seven” kids to beat the grandparents’ record.

7. Community: NICU Shout-Out

• Hunter relays a heartfelt story from listener Matthew from Mississippi, whose premature daughter, Oakley, is now healthy and going home:

  “If you are in the NICU and it’s Christmas, it’s tough… but there is a light at the end of the tunnel for you.” (54:04, Hunter)

8. Prayer and Sign-Off

• Si closes with a heartfelt Christmas prayer for listeners (54:43–56:07), giving thanks, offering encouragement, and tying the episode together with faith and hope.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Si, on motivation and life:

  “Life sucks, okay? In this world. I’m serious… So how do we make it better? All about your perspective, okay?” (04:49–05:08)

• Si, on sleep:

  “I just slide out of bed at 9:15... what time do you slide into bed? About 9ish.” (06:23–06:33)
  “You gotta have at least, you know, eight hours. I usually shoot for 10 or 12.” (07:04–07:10)

• Martin, on Christmas hunting:

  “I got to hunt with Santa and his elf. I mean, it was so fun.” (13:08)

• Ms. Kay, on Christmas wishes:

  "All I want for Christmas is... good food and good company." (31:04)

• On the famous house fire:

  “He cranks up a chainsaw and starts sawing holes in front of the fireplace.” (27:21, Si)
  “He’s broken up the fireplace, and he looks at mom, and he says, well, we’re heading to the blind.” (28:16, Nurse)

• Ms. Kay, on bad brownies:

  “Is this a monkey turd or something?” (31:31)

• Mary Kate, on large families:

  “We’re homeschooling and we’re gonna have five kids. Like, we’re barely beating the weirdo allegations.” (44:22)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Opening/Introductions: 01:03
• Si asks for fan input / best podcast discussion: 01:18–04:24
• Sleep patterns and routines: 05:00–08:50
• Christmas hunting traditions: 10:49–13:40
• Christmas Childhood Memories (nuts and fruit): 15:17–17:32
• Food talk / fried pies & dressing: 17:54–30:18
• Call with Ms. Kay: 19:19–33:56
  • Humor, medical updates, Christmas movie memories, house fire story
• The Great House Fire Story: 27:04–43:06
• Family talk: Twins on the way / large families: 43:10–49:51
• NICU shout-out and community support: 52:41–54:12
• Closing Prayer: 54:43–56:07

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Tone and Style

The episode maintains an unfiltered, conversational, and deeply familial tone. There’s constant ribbing, Southern storytelling, and a mix of poignant and irreverent humor—signature Duck Commander style. Ms. Kay's call-in adds warmth, nostalgia, and a dose of robust honesty the audience craves.

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Final Thoughts

This Christmas episode captures the heart of Duck Call Room: chaotic family love, big laughs, tales of survival (fires and twin pregnancies!), and the kind of remembering that keeps traditions and kin close. Ms. Kay’s update is both touching and hilarious, Uncle Si is as lively as ever, and the crew brings listeners right into the heart of a truly unique Louisiana Christmas.

Transcript

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[Martin]

Welcome back to the Duck Call room, ladies and gentlemen. We have our holiday guest host in here. Oh, only John Luke only shows up.

[Mary Kate]

For holidays, I believe for special episodes.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Hunter]

Very special episodes.

[Martin]

I like it.

[Hunter]

Is today special?

[Martin]

Apparently. Merry Christmas, everybody.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, I got a question for the fans. Cause, hey, look, I'm going to ask y', all, how do we make this the best podcast in the world?

[Martin]

Well, we'd be the only podcast, but I can't let you slide.

[Si Robertson]

Only what?

[Hunter]

You said podcast.

[Martin]

Yeah, you said, I forgot the beat.

[Hunter]

You want to know how I had.

[Si Robertson]

One of them little.

[Mary Kate]

It was wanting to know.

[Si Robertson]

Yo, no.

[Hunter]

Brain farts, no slip of the toe.

[Si Robertson]

What is the electricity a little short? A little short in the brain there?

[Hunter]

While ago, them shorts made everybody hear a lot.

[Si Robertson]

It may have been a doing them. It may have been a brain that we do as it went out of this world.

[Hunter]

How many brain shortages you have on the show, Duck Dynasty?

[Martin]

All of them. I want.

[Si Robertson]

I must have had enough that it made it good.

[Martin]

So somewhere the algorithm found me last night, and apparently Duck Dynasty posted, like, a Christmas from our Christmas episode where Sai was the elf.

[Si Robertson]

Huh.

[Martin]

And I found myself weirdly watching it.

[Hunter]

Oh, it's good.

[Martin]

And it was funny.

[Hunter]

It's good.

[Martin]

TV is an angry elf was so good.

[Si Robertson]

Hey.

[Martin]

Of course, those little kids now are, like, in college, which is hilarious. It's.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, that's the same.

[Martin]

Yeah. It's like, man, I have gotten old when I forgot, I knocked the Christmas tree down in that one. Like, I just. There's so much of that stuff when you go back, I'd have no recollection of any. Any of that.

[Mary Kate]

No, we've been watching it. It's so funny, though. Yeah, it's so funny. Even though my kids like swamp people better.

[Martin]

Well, that's fine. Must got gators.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah, I know.

[Martin]

Well, gator, you're raising a few little nerds. They get real wildlife.

[Si Robertson]

Shoot them, J. Shoot them.

[Hunter]

Scared me to death.

[Si Robertson]

Jacob, man. Shoot.

[Hunter]

Jacob's got to shoot him.

[Martin]

You got to shoot them.

[Si Robertson]

Got to shoot them.

[Hunter]

Oh, man. So you're still on the life.

[Martin]

Still on live.

[Hunter]

You want to know how to make this.

[Si Robertson]

You don't want to let me get bored. And. And look, always.

[Hunter]

How are you not bored?

[Si Robertson]

The only media I fool with is the tv.

[Hunter]

Oh, boy.

[Si Robertson]

And usually. Okay, I. I keep expecting different results.

[Hunter]

I don't know why.

[Si Robertson]

Which is stupid.

[Martin]

You got like 1200 channels. I don't know why you get stuck.

[Si Robertson]

No, I used to have 1200 channel, but my wife went on a channel slashing.

[Martin]

Yeah, I'm. Had to.

[Si Robertson]

She cut it down. Oh, no. She cut it down.

[Martin]

We about to start a GoFundMe to get your channels back.

[Hunter]

Do you have it?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, just a skeleton crew now.

[Hunter]

Do you have pbs?

[Si Robertson]

I don't know. I hadn't watched. I won. I hadn't watched public broadcasting because they ain't been showing nothing.

[Hunter]

That's actually part. That's how we make this podcast the best part. We got to get you back on the nature.

[Si Robertson]

Well, hey. Yeah, but I'm just saying.

[Martin]

And we need you narrating nature or football.

[Si Robertson]

But, hey, because here's the make it the best podcast it is in the world.

[Hunter]

In the world.

[Si Robertson]

And then. Okay, while we're doing that, Okay, I need help from the fan. Y' all can send us what topics you want us to discuss.

[Hunter]

You're really making Hunter's job hard.

[Si Robertson]

Well, no, no. And this way. Hey. And the gold of all of this is. The gold of it is, hey, we're going to make your life better by what we tell you.

[Hunter]

Oh, no pressure.

[Si Robertson]

Wow. Hey.

[Hunter]

What?

[Si Robertson]

I thought that was a good thing.

[Hunter]

I like that idea. What topics do you want to hear?

[Mary Kate]

Sigh.

[Martin]

Opine about.

[Hunter]

Opine about.

[Si Robertson]

Because. Well, no, no, because here's the bottom line.

[Hunter]

Kind of.

[Si Robertson]

Here's the bottom line. And it's the truth. Life sucks, okay? In this world. I'm serious.

[Hunter]

Merry Christmas.

[Si Robertson]

Okay, so how do we make it better? Okay. And look, this is all about your perspective, okay?

[Hunter]

And a happy New Year and the.

[Si Robertson]

Relationships you form with the Almighty first deal with the human race. And I know when you get to somebody with a relationship with the human race, that sucks, too. Okay.

[Mary Kate]

I like how. Because I just Thought, you know what? On this podcast, we should talk about things people want to hear.

[Si Robertson]

Well, no, no.

[Mary Kate]

This is just what is really, you know.

[Si Robertson]

Cause I got a question to ask everybody.

[Hunter]

I'm going to do it.

[Si Robertson]

What is your motivating fact? Okay.

[Hunter]

Yep.

[Si Robertson]

When you wake up in the morning. Okay. And you jump out of bed, are you riding to go to meet the day? Are you saying, this sucks? I gotta go to work again?

[Martin]

I'm generally saying I gotta pee. Well, hey, that's what it gets me to jump out of bed.

[Hunter]

I don't ever jump anywhere.

[Si Robertson]

You don't ever jump anywhere?

[Hunter]

I actually jump a lot.

[Si Robertson]

I lie. I usually. I usually just slide out of it.

[Hunter]

I ain't jumping out of bed.

[Mary Kate]

Bed.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Slide out. And as soon as my feet touches the floor, then I had to stand up, get ready to.

[Martin]

What would you say that. What would you say the average time of day that is 9:30 here lately?

[Si Robertson]

About 9:15. Oh, man.

[Martin]

He just slides out of bed at 9:15. What time do you slide into bed?

[Si Robertson]

About 9ish.

[Hunter]

Oh, my God.

[Si Robertson]

Okay. Because that's what. Finally. When a western I'm watching dies.

[Martin]

I hate to break it to you, buddy. Your life doesn't suck.

[Si Robertson]

Oh.

[Martin]

You spend 12 hours a day in bed.

[Hunter]

That would suck.

[Martin]

Your life is awesome.

[Si Robertson]

That's why I'm full of energy like I am.

[Hunter]

I know I would gladly. If they said no more sleep, it's no longer required. I'd be like, yes, I got to get. No, I mean, I need it.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

[Hunter]

I would love.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, no. You got to have at least, you know, eight hours. I usually shoot for 10 or 12.

[Hunter]

I realize I need it, but if I. If it was like, you could take it off the table and then just like, work all night, do stuff, have parties, do whatever, and then just wait, just go to work and then, oh.

[Si Robertson]

You know, we'll be going to parties or work, because I love.

[Hunter]

Oh, no, I got to get rid of.

[Si Robertson]

Let's keep your life. No, you go to a party, and then the next thing you know, you end up stabbed. So stabbed. And you're dead.

[Hunter]

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas.

[Si Robertson]

Merry Christmas.

[Martin]

You're really leaning in.

[Hunter]

I've been like a pizza party with my kids. I know.

[Si Robertson]

But, hey, don't. No, you don't want to be going to no parties. Bad things happen after party.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Like.

[Hunter]

Like a dinner party.

[Si Robertson]

People die.

[Mary Kate]

No, I. I tried the not sleeping. I tried this thing. I read this in a book where you only sleep four hours a day, but in 20 minute increments.

[Hunter]

That's not.

[Martin]

I can't do that.

[Mary Kate]

Well, I did it for like seven days.

[Martin]

Really?

[Mary Kate]

And.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, you're talking about power napping.

[Mary Kate]

Yes. 20 minute power naps.

[Hunter]

Oh, yeah, it hurt.

[Si Robertson]

I've done that all military, the pro.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah, no, it worked. And I had so much time at night.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, it's good when you got a job. That sucks.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. The problem is though, is like you got to take those naps at like noon, 4pm and if you miss it, you're done. That's what happened. I made it seven days and I missed a nap and then I was tired and then I fell asleep and I slept for like 16 hours.

[Si Robertson]

I slept 24 hours around the clock.

[Hunter]

Oh, no, you didn't.

[Si Robertson]

Yes, I did.

[Hunter]

No, you did.

[Si Robertson]

Yes, I did. Oh, yeah, I slept. I don't know why, but I actually do too.

[Hunter]

I just wanted.

[Si Robertson]

But I had stayed up, you know, a lot. Like 54.

[Martin]

What were you doing?

[Si Robertson]

I was studying to pass.

[Martin]

Oh, this one.

[Si Robertson]

You.

[Martin]

This one. You got drunk on Mountain Dew.

[Si Robertson]

That's right, Mountain Dew and 7up and two or three other cases of drink.

[Hunter]

Sir, have you been drinking this evening? Yes.

[Si Robertson]

No.

[Hunter]

Two cases.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, hey, I have been. I had a great cup of hot chocolate that Hunter made me empty. And then my special brew. Okay. That Mr. Christine fixes for me is tea. Yalls tea. It says Yalls sweet tea. But hey, you gotta make sweet. I don't make it sweet.

[Hunter]

Thank you.

[Si Robertson]

I'm sweet enough already.

[Hunter]

Yes, it is.

[Si Robertson]

That's what the women tell me.

[Mary Kate]

That's.

[Hunter]

That's what they tell you.

[Mary Kate]

Okay, well, I have a question for the podcast. Okay, I brought in today.

[Hunter]

Here's our first.

[Si Robertson]

Here's our first question.

[Mary Kate]

Here it is.

[Hunter]

And hold on. Before you go, I'm going to translate what he asked the people to do. Send an email. Hello, duck, call room.com or call or call. But don't put a lot of, don't put a lot of guff in the feed. Just say topics we want side to discuss and list them. And I will go through that if you tell me your life story. I. I got like six kids.

[Si Robertson]

Or if you have a serious problem.

[Hunter]

You can't solve, send that in.

[Si Robertson]

Jeff, we've done that before and I'm telling you between the panel we got in here, we'll come up with a good answer for you.

[Hunter]

But we've just covered the topic of sleep. I don't want to sigh. Loves it. And now John Luke has a new topic.

[Mary Kate]

Okay, here's my topic, Christmas traditions. Since it's Christmas traditions.

[Hunter]

Christmas traditions. Size of sleeping.

[Si Robertson]

Well, hey, a good nap is always, you know, tradition. It's worthy of note.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Especially when you do it like, hey, 12 o', clock, 12 o' clock hits. You eat a good meal and the first thing you do after a good meal, you got to take a nap.

[Martin]

Before I was with betrothed.

[Si Robertson]

Betrothed.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. Okay. There's two parts as a kid and then now, I guess.

[Martin]

Yeah. I was just thinking, like, I remember when I was working here, but before I was married, there were three people that hunted on Christmas day. You, me, Sa, and Phil.

[Si Robertson]

Right. That's it. That's it. That's it.

[Martin]

We were the only ones that showed.

[Si Robertson]

Up Christmas, had kids, said, oh, oh, I won't be there. And we say, what?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

What do you mean you're not going to be there?

[Martin]

Yeah. Me feeling.

[Hunter]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

But hey, it's Christmas. I said, what's that got to do with it?

[Martin]

It's human nature to want to change history, right? And like, go back. Go back and fix things, like major atrocities, you know, I mean, there's. Look, the list is long, right? I mean, you go back and fix anything, you know, if you had that power, you probably would. But you do have that power today. Because every single day In America, around 3,000 babies are aborted. And someday history will look back on this. Basically kind of like genocide, you know. But right now, one in four pregnancies ends in abortion. But it doesn't have to be like that anymore, y'. All. We can do something about it. Today, pre born network clinics are on the front lines, meeting women in their darkest hour, loving then and helping them choose life. This year alone, over 38,000 babies have been rescued, which is awesome. And the ultrasound, the simple moment when a mother sees her baby and hears the heartbeat, is the game changer. It literally doubles a baby's chance at life. I can say right now, I've never been more scared as when we heard that heartbeat. Like, that was like. That was like, oh, this is real. So I know what they're talking about right there because you can have all these preconceived notions, but once you hear that and see that, that changes things.

[Hunter]

The good news about preborn is they're sharing the gospel with each woman who walks through their doors.

[Martin]

Amen.

[Hunter]

And they're providing support with maternity clothes, diapers, car seats, and even counseling for flight free for up to two years. That's just big time right there.

[Martin]

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[Hunter]

How many Christmases did you three just hunt together?

[Martin]

It was like seven of them. I think that's. It was fun, man. Christmas morning, hunting with Phil inside. I got to hunt with Santa and his elf. I mean, it was so fun, like. And we. What's crazy is we generally always killed them. Like, oh, no.

[Si Robertson]

That was just a bizarre same thing. Same thing. Thanksgiving.

[Martin]

Thanksgiving. Yeah. It was always me, you, and Phil on Thanksgiving too. Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

And usually we went to our favorite place. My favorite place anyway, is Private Hole.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Private Hole.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Jason.

[Si Robertson]

We'd go there because, like river hall, we got to understand. So there's a line in the sky from Canada to Louisiana. I'm talking about. You could draw it. If you could draw it up there and stay there. Ducks follow that line. It's a highway. Down there on Phil's property, there is a big giant pine tree. When you're on dog bow, when there is a flat day, they all fly right over that big giant pine tree. Every duck in the air. If they're flight ducks, you know. So, hey, on Christmas day, same deal. We're on the privet hole. Look up, here they come. And we always burned them.

[Martin]

That's crazy. Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. We always burn.

[Martin]

It was always crazy. And it was wild.

[Si Robertson]

And I'm talking about Mallard duck, too.

[Martin]

I don't get to do that no more.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, God. You're out.

[Hunter]

You're out.

[Martin]

I'm one of the casualties of Christmas Day now. Now s out there by himself, I guess.

[Hunter]

You going hunting on Christmas Day this year?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. I'll get Stone, man. Stone and go if nobody else goes.

[Hunter]

I don't think even Stone can pull that off.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, he can. Nan. I understand. He's taking awful sigh. Nana. Nana, understand.

[Hunter]

I'm rooting for you.

[Si Robertson]

This is the lady that bakes me cake. So.

[Hunter]

Okay. Cheering for you. Christmas tradition.

[Si Robertson]

Mine was as a child when we lived in the log cabin. We had a big giant fireplace and we had done war. We had like four hickanut trees on the property right around the house. So what we would do was we'd gather up the hickory nuts and they'll sit there and bust them with a hammer. And eat hickory nuts. And look, we've done busted so many on concrete it. You could just set it.

[Hunter]

Hickory nuts on Christmas.

[Mary Kate]

That's a good trip. How old were you?

[Si Robertson]

Five? Five and six.

[Hunter]

Five and six.

[Mary Kate]

Wow.

[Hunter]

Two year tradition.

[Martin]

Anybody ever miss that hickory nut with a hammer?

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah. Hit thumb.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Well scream.

[Hunter]

I never had hickory nut.

[Si Robertson]

Maybe even a nasty word every once in a while.

[Martin]

Oh, okay.

[Si Robertson]

When you hit that thumb.

[Martin]

Which one?

[Si Robertson]

Hey, no, we don't get into that.

[Hunter]

It's Christmas.

[Martin]

Well, that's what I want to talk about. What's your favorite nasty word?

[Hunter]

No, no, no.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, and the other part was watching. Okay, you got a.

[Martin]

Because I got a couple.

[Si Robertson]

You got a Christmas tree there. And there ain't nothing under.

[Martin]

Now we're going back.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, there's nothing under it.

[Hunter]

Oh, and then there is the next day.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Then you wake up. Oh.

[Hunter]

There it is.

[Mary Kate]

What kind of gifts would you get?

[Si Robertson]

Huh?

[Mary Kate]

What kind of gifts would you get?

[Si Robertson]

We got a lot of fruit.

[Martin]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

Yo, they had ordered. Mom and them would order. Mom and dad would. Them would order oranges. California orange is about that big around.

[Mary Kate]

It's like grapefruit size for.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, yeah. Big orange. Hey, sweet. You know what?

[Hunter]

There's been a dude come by selling cases of fruit for like the last four years. I hadn't seen him.

[Mary Kate]

You got oranges?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, oranges, walnuts, Brazil nuts. Brazil nuts.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, and they're even more. Any more, kind of. Because mother, look, you know, mom loved nuts.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Okay. Any kind.

[Hunter]

Yeah, well, I have a. We also had a nuts tradition on Christmas Eve back with my granddaddy. He would. I'd wake up, go to his house and we'd fry donuts.

[Martin]

Oh.

[Hunter]

Which are much better than those.

[Si Robertson]

Well, that's.

[Hunter]

That's a good homemade donuts on Christmas Eve morning at my granddaddy's house back in the day.

[Si Robertson]

Well, when it comes to eating time, as was fried pies.

[Martin]

Fried pie. I like that with your fresh fruit. Oh, yeah, yeah. There you go.

[Mary Kate]

Fried fruit pies, huh? You make them into like fried fruit.

[Si Robertson]

No, no, Mama. Michael.

[Martin]

Yeah, there you go.

[Hunter]

I'm actually in a weird stage of life where the traditions are, like, transitioning to the old traditions kind of are.

[Martin]

Well, we're really just like making traditions.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Now there's a new stage.

[Martin]

The boys are three and they kind of understand Christmas now. Like last year they didn't really. I mean, they got it, but they didn't. And now it's like, Santa bring me this. And I'm like, okay.

[Si Robertson]

It's.

[Mary Kate]

I do like the fruits, though. I think I can go do that with my kids.

[Hunter]

You like fruit?

[Mary Kate]

You just got fruit. That's it. That's what you get. No toys. You get nuts off.

[Martin]

They wake up.

[Si Robertson]

We got.

[Martin]

If they wake up at morning.

[Si Robertson]

But, I mean, it's just.

[Mary Kate]

But the big thing was the fruit.

[Si Robertson]

With us, food and all, that was the best.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Did y' all trade fruits? Was there somebody, like, liked one and y' all would trade and.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. How do you, like, divvy it up? Do you each get your own? Do you, like, cut it up?

[Si Robertson]

They. As soon as we got the fruit, we peel that sucker and eat it.

[Martin]

Just eat it.

[Si Robertson]

It gone like K. When the first time she's come down and bought, like, a case of Cokes, man. Phil sit there and drank every one of them in, like, 30 minutes.

[Hunter]

That's not healthy, right?

[Martin]

Oh, that was back when Coke was healthy.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, I was back when it was healthy. I was back when Coke was Cokes.

[Hunter]

Yeah, Canes.

[Si Robertson]

We used to challenge each other with the little ones. The six ounce. Not. Not the eight or ten. The six ounces. The best tasting, but you had to turn it up and kill it. And then you could burp. You could burp 30 minutes after that.

[Martin]

Well, I'm approaching three years soda freeze. I know I could.

[Hunter]

We do have a Christmas surprise for everyone today. We do have a Christmas surprise. Oh, well, about it. And you just brought her up from bringing Cokes, but we're gonna call Ms. K and have Robertson K, you know, from Duck Dynasty.

[Martin]

She was on a little tv.

[Si Robertson]

She's got a TV show. You know that, right?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Yeah. So hunter has got Ms. K lined up to phone call into the duck.

[Si Robertson]

Call room for you.

[Martin]

Hello.

[Nurse]

Hey, that's.

[Martin]

You're live in the duck call room.

[Nurse]

Is that Martin?

[Martin]

Is that owl?

[Hunter]

Oh, is that.

[Mary Kate]

Okay.

[Nurse]

Well, you never know. You're gonna get.

[Martin]

Okay. You've dropped down to a base. I like this. This is okay.

[Nurse]

It's mom's number one son.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

I bet him enough.

[Martin]

There's.

[Nurse]

If I was handling my inner feel, I would say, hey, boys, I've been running with this one for 61 years.

[Si Robertson]

That's right. Hey, and I married her when she was 14.

[Hunter]

Oh, well, that's alleged.

[Nurse]

So do y' all want to guess what's happening right now as we're talking to you guys? What's literally going on at this very moment?

[Hunter]

I actually think I'm gonna get it back.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, I missed You.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

You would never guess it.

[Hunter]

Ms. Kay. Are you getting your hair done right now?

[Nurse]

She said, are you getting your hair done?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Not getting my hair done.

[Nurse]

Tell them what's happening to you.

[Si Robertson]

Are you getting a facelift?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

They're drawing blood from my body as he's speaking.

[Martin]

Yeah, you're right. I was never gonna get there since what they're drawing.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, they're drawing blood. So the vampires are there.

[Nurse]

Oh, yeah.

[Martin]

Okay, that kind of goes with my next question. What are you wearing?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

What are you saying?

[Nurse]

What are you wearing?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Loungewear.

[Martin]

And here comes Lisa.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

My PJs. They've got it written on their.

[Si Robertson]

She's in her PJs. Boy.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Here.

[Martin]

God almighty. Listening to everybody here. I love it.

[Si Robertson]

Hello.

[Nurse]

Well, we heard. We heard the Del Carl room was calling. Man, everybody just showed up, so we got to join in on the fun.

[Martin]

Hey, well, where's the nurse? Put her on too.

[Nurse]

You got anything to say, nurse lady?

[Si Robertson]

Before you put. Hey, look here. Before you put her on, describe what she looks like and what she's Great.

[Martin]

Oh, here we go. This just took a bad turn.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, no, we ain't taking a bad turn.

[Martin]

Hey, Al, did you look a lot.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Like Christine with that red hair?

[Si Robertson]

Oh, goodness. A red, uh. Oh, where are you at?

[Martin]

Yeah, there we go.

[Si Robertson]

Let me go get in my truck.

[Martin]

Sigh is further proof that you can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.

[Si Robertson]

Yep.

[Martin]

Wow.

[Nurse]

Besides, you may have to take your blood, big boy.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, if she's good looking. Hey, go ahead.

[Nurse]

Oh, boy size. She's got some of your merch she says she wears to some of her home health things, so I bet that scares the bejesus out of the cruise.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, I better stay here. I don't want to get in trouble with Jesus.

[Nurse]

You got for mom. She said my she hadn't passed out so.

[Martin]

Well, that's good.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Shaking like a stupid leaf.

[Martin]

Okay, well, why's the leaf got to be stupid?

[Hunter]

That was my question now.

[Martin]

Okay, we were just talking about Christmas traditions. Do you have one from your. Your life that sticks out?

[Nurse]

Do you have any favorite Chris Christmas tradition that we did at Christmas time or you did when you were a kid?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Well, we watched. What was that movie we watched every year?

[Nurse]

Well, yeah, that's more of a modern one. Christmas vacation. We love that.

[Si Robertson]

Our wonderful life was James wonderful.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

That reminds me of Princess Story.

[Nurse]

Do you. Do you remember mom and dad used to take us up to the movie? The movie. Every Christmas Eve he would take us to the movie in El. Dorado. Usually rated R movies that kids should never even see.

[Martin]

Y' all really went and saw Death Wish, right?

[Nurse]

Death Wish was one of them. All the clinic. Dirty Harry was another Christmas. Christmas memory.

[Si Robertson]

Make my day.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Are you telling this on the air?

[Nurse]

Yeah, this is going out to America.

[Martin]

America. These people watch Duck Dynasty.

[Hunter]

They only watched it because of you, Ms. K, so.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Oh yeah.

[Hunter]

Our viewership just went up tenfold having you on here.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Sorry about that.

[Hunter]

Oh, that's a good thing.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Did it go on off R or something? I mean, I didn't go that far.

[Nurse]

No, you're Good. You're just PG 13.

[Martin]

You go as far as you want to though, okay? We have the power of editing.

[Hunter]

As a consumer, you really do hold the success of a business in your hands. Their success depends on your choice to spend money with them or their competitor. And my friends at Pure Talk want to say a heartfelt thank you. Thank you for choosing them for your wireless needs. Because of you, Pure Talk had a record breaking year this year, which is fantastic. Through your generosity and their Roundup for charity program, they've been able to donate over half a million dollars to America's Warrior Partnership, which works to prevent veteran suicide at $500,000.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Hunter]

That's good math. And that's just a great cause. You. Your support also allowed Pure Talk to donate a thousand hand sewn American made flags to fellow veterans. America, by choosing Pure Talk as your wireless provider, you choose to support American jobs. Getting behind causes that support veterans is something that we're proud to do here in the duck call room. And that's why we love Pure Talk. Look, Si Robertson is backed by a cell phone company. Whoever thought they'd see the day. But that's because the great people at Pure Talk are easy to talk about. Like I said, consumers have the power to make or break companies. And with all the money big wireless spends on advertising, you're flooded with offers everywhere you look. So from everyone in the Pure Talk family, thank you for your trust and God bless America.

[Martin]

America, baby.

[Nurse]

She got out of the place she was in and now she's over here in the neighborhood. And she's got her house all fixed up for Christmas, so she's gorgeous.

[Martin]

Okay, well, what time can I come back?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Eh, yeah, well, you better wait till I get something cooked.

[Martin]

Oh, well, okay. If you're going to force me to eat, I will.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah, I hadn't been cooking much.

[Martin]

Okay.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

But I plan to.

[Martin]

Yeah, you can rally on that regard. I Lou, love a Swiss steak. I'm just Saying, oh, I know.

[Nurse]

Remember Swiss?

[Si Robertson]

That would be good. We have fried pies for dessert.

[Martin]

Oh, well, now we're just putting in an order.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Saying, there is.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, might as well.

[Martin]

Oh, Lord.

[Nurse]

I got good news for you. I'm fixing them this weekend. I'm making some of my holiday pies, so I'll make sure you get a slab.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, hey, no, make sure I get a pie. Oh, yeah, forget the sale. Hey, by the way, Sunday's lesson was excellent.

[Nurse]

Oh, you like that?

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah, look at that.

[Martin]

Hey, a rare Robertson compliment.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, that's pretty good. I always tell him when, you know, when he's got a good one, it.

[Hunter]

Makes you feel good. When he doesn't tell you anything.

[Si Robertson]

He just keeps on. He keeps on, y'. All. He's like your Energizer Bunny. I said, well, he's about done. That's about the best I ever heard. Then, hey. Then he best himself. There you go.

[Nurse]

Well, you know what it was, and it was surprising because it was only about 25 minutes long. So I adhered to the Carl Allison. If you hadn't struck oil in 20 minutes. Quit boring.

[Si Robertson]

That's right.

[Nurse]

And so I just went ahead and finished it up.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, quit drilling.

[Martin]

Boy, there's a lot of truth in that stuff.

[Nurse]

You took him off.

[Hunter]

This is our show. Hey, you got all the time you.

[Nurse]

Want, Ms. K. This is your podcast now.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

I think it's the Alan Robertson.

[Nurse]

Tell them Another Christmas. Tell them the Christmas story. The time that house caught on fire Christmas Eve. What about that one?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah. And who was running for all the her presents?

[Nurse]

Anna.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Anna could care less. The house was on fire. She's like, where's my other presents? Where's my other friend? I said, annie, that may be crispy by the time you get them.

[Hunter]

Whose house?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Carter.

[Si Robertson]

And what does Phil Robinson do? He cranks up a chainsaw and starts sawing holes in front of the fireplace.

[Nurse]

That's exactly right. And took a sledgehammer.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Hey, and to put the fire out underneath the house.

[Nurse]

Yeah.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

He don't know ever the right tools, does he?

[Nurse]

No, but you know my favorite, you.

[Martin]

Know, I think I'd have started with a water hose.

[Mary Kate]

I know. Sledgehammer.

[Nurse]

Well, we did. But look, the problem was Martin Garden. Everything was frozen because it was super cold. All the hoses were frozen. So we were pouring those big old five gallon things of Cooligan water.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Nurse]

To try to put, you know, we had that. We're trying to put it out. But look, once we got it all under control, the fire Department shows up, which, you know, took. Took a while to get out there. And. And so we look up. I mean, dad has just smashed everything to pieces. He's broken up the fireplace, and he looks at mom, and he says, well, we're heading to the blind. Take over, M.

[Si Robertson]

It's time to go duck hunting, boys. Yeah, I just destroyed the house in the fireplace. Okay, let's go to duck barn.

[Martin]

And you know my favorite part is, I bet he went to the blind and built a fire.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Built a fire. It's exactly what he does.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah, he. He's a good helper.

[Si Robertson]

Now, that's just traditional for Christmas, boys.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Wow.

[Martin]

What a life. Kay. Did you get any. Did you get any Asia's dressing at Thanksgiving? I just.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

I was surprised it was that good.

[Martin]

Luke.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

What?

[Martin]

Now there's the most Robertson compliment I've ever heard. I love it.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, your son, the fun sucker.

[Martin]

Uh. Oh, that'd be Jason.

[Mary Kate]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

He said, hey, all we got here is wet bread.

[Nurse]

That was what he said?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Hey, that's what Stone told me. He said, you know what Jason said about your dressing? I said, what? He said, all this is wet bread.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

What do you expect in a water thing like that?

[Si Robertson]

My own fault. I should have never kept that boy when y' all had him.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

I know.

[Si Robertson]

He's got too many of my mannerisms.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Sighs I ain't there for you, so you shouldn't be.

[Nurse]

That's it.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, I know. It's all my fault. Fault.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

It is your fault.

[Martin]

Well, we're breaking down all kinds of law. That's also the first time of a Robertson ever accepting blame. Look at there. Man, this is good.

[Nurse]

What do you think? Because I was just eating nothing but dressing, and he said, too wet, not enough sage. I said, well, that's what you said about mine last year.

[Si Robertson]

Well, hey, look, look, I messed up. I cooked it for them, okay? I didn't cook it for me. Next time I bring it, I'm going to cook it for me, and it'll be right.

[Hunter]

The Dressing Chronicles.

[Nurse]

I thought it was really good. And so I also thought your presentation was about a 9.5 out of 10.

[Si Robertson]

I did have to say the presentation was good because them ducks were browned and they was actually tender. And good because I ate mine down to the bone.

[Nurse]

The nurse was cleaning an old wound, and I guess you got into a little scar tissue.

[Mary Kate]

Uh.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Oh, it hurts. He did more than get into it. He played in that.

[Hunter]

Poor nurse is standing right there while they're saying this.

[Nurse]

Oh, yeah, she's looking around, saying, what if I got myself into it? She came over for a home health visit and wound up on an episode of Duck Call Room.

[Hunter]

Yeah, it happens to the.

[Martin]

Which is getting eerily similar to Doug Dynasty at this point.

[Nurse]

Very much is marky.

[Hunter]

Oh, man, Ms. K, you are phenomenal.

[Si Robertson]

We should have had cameras put in in place down there.

[Martin]

Okay, what do you want for Christmas?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah, all I want my Christmas is, I don't know, good food and good company.

[Hunter]

There you go.

[Si Robertson]

Surprise.

[Martin]

I can do one of those.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, surprise me.

[Martin]

My kids are great company. I'd love to drop them off.

[Hunter]

Last time I was with Ms. K, we were eating food together that was brought to you by not good Food people. And she said, look at this. I don't even know what it is. Is a monkey turd or something.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

What did I say?

[Hunter]

You called that brownie a monkey turd.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Oh, well, I'm sorry for some of my descriptions.

[Hunter]

Oh, it was accurate.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Kind of blunt.

[Nurse]

She went to. She went to the Phil Robertson School of Food. If you ask her what's. Whether something's any good or not, she tells you the truth.

[Hunter]

That's a good quality.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

No line.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, man.

[Martin]

Oh, my goodness gracious.

[Si Robertson]

Honestly.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

So what are y' all doing besides being silly?

[Martin]

Well, that's pretty much all we thrive in case.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

So, you know, it looked like it hadn't changed much since I was there last.

[Martin]

No, but we'd love to have you back here when you feel.

[Si Robertson]

Okay. Well, all my fans. All my fans miss you.

[Martin]

Oh, his fans.

[Nurse]

The fans miss you.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Oh, well, I miss him, too.

[Si Robertson]

There it is.

[Hunter]

My fans.

[Nurse]

All right, well, next time we get some hair and makeup over here, we'll get her fixed up and bring her.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

In, and then we won't bring the nurse.

[Nurse]

You should see the look on her face.

[Si Robertson]

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Hey, look, you can bring the nurse. She'll be safe here.

[Hunter]

Not with you around.

[Martin]

Yeah, I. Redheaded nurse. What could go wrong?

[Si Robertson]

Hey, I'm like him. What? That commercial, the Good Hands people.

[Martin]

All State, baby.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, hey. Yeah, it's all state.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Hey, guess what? I have a nice announcement. My new bird feeder has just got birds. Well, praise be with real birds.

[Martin]

Yeah, do you have the. Do you have a bird feeder with a camera? K, I hope you do.

[Nurse]

No, she has to look out the window, Martin. She's old school, okay?

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah, she ain't got a phone for a camera to be on.

[Martin]

Ah, man, we got to get Kay hooked up with a bird feeder camera. You can talk to him. Okay.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Talk to the birds.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Name them. Yes, and name them.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Gosh, I'll probably just scare them today.

[Martin]

What a time to be alive, right?

[Hunter]

Oh, 20, 25.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah. Modern times.

[Hunter]

Modern time.

[Martin]

No more pioneer days.

[Hunter]

Oh, goodness.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

No more pioneer.

[Nurse]

Well, they're fixing to do your rectal check, so anything else you want to get?

[Martin]

Let's keep the line open.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

I'm done.

[Hunter]

Only the Robert say that to their mother.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Close your eyes.

[Martin]

I think I'm gonna close my ears instead.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

Yeah, either one.

[Nurse]

All right. Tell them.

[Si Robertson]

Bye, Mom.

[Ms. K (Kay Robertson)]

I love y'.

[Martin]

All.

[Hunter]

We love you.

[Martin]

Merry Christmas.

[Si Robertson]

All right.

[Hunter]

That was. That.

[Nurse]

That was great. You were all.

[Hunter]

I was about to say that was the best thing we've done in 500 something episodes. And instead she said it.

[Martin]

How was that?

[Hunter]

I love Ms. K so much.

[Martin]

She is an absolute delight.

[Hunter]

Oh, she's the best.

[Martin]

I ain't heard that much joy in her voice in a long time, though, so.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah.

[Hunter]

Well, I'm glad that people got the update. She's been through some ups and downs, and so she hadn't been on. I don't know if Unashamed told any stories of where she's, how she's been, but she's doing great now. She's moving in the neighborhood. So we wanted to give y' all that update here. And that was great.

[Martin]

You still have your MyPillow, don't you?

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah.

[Martin]

I lose that and you still got your. My robes.

[Si Robertson]

That's it, man.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Hunter]

Got them things, look.

[Martin]

And that's a great thing because this past year has been one of the hardest in MyPillow's history. And it's because of people like you, our listeners, that they are making it through. Hey, and Mike and his friends over at MyPillow want to pass it along a thank you with these Christmas specials. Look, you can get the Children's Bible Story Pillow 5 pack for 29.98.

[Hunter]

It's like the story of Creation or Jonah and the west on the front. And then it tells the story on the back.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Hunter]

That's what you need your kids hanging out with.

[Martin]

Then you get my slippers with a free bottle of leather protectant spray for $39.98. Blankets, comforters, and duvets for as low as $25. And a blowout sale on the standard MyPillow for just $14.98. And we know that the MyPillow products come with a 10 year warranty, but MyPillow has just announced that they are extending their 60 day money back guarantee and orders placed between now and December 25th will have their 60 day money back guarantee extended through March 1st of 2026. You know what your wife needs, guys? Slippers. Brittany loves them. You know what else I need? Robes to owls thigh.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, hey. Everything is just good.

[Martin]

That's what I'm talking about. Everything for the great indoors is made better by our friends over at MyPillow. So go to MyPillow.com or call 1-800-969-3137 and use the promo code to take advantage of these wholesale prices. Including the standard size MyPillow originally 49.98. Now only 14.98. Queens 18.99 and Kings just a dollar more. That's MyPillow.com and use the promo code. Can we call her back? I wasn't done with that yet.

[Hunter]

Yeah, I was like, we'll make it.

[Martin]

I've been where Al is. Al was probably in charge of holding the phone, which is like the loneliest place ever when you're.

[Hunter]

Oh, that was so good.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, it didn't cut it off.

[Hunter]

There's your K update. She's got a nurse. She's a little rude.

[Si Robertson]

How was that?

[Hunter]

That was so fun.

[Martin]

Oh, man, that.

[Hunter]

That might be my new favorite Christmas tradition right there. Colin K. From the duck call room.

[Martin]

Yeah, we got to do.

[Mary Kate]

That was great.

[Si Robertson]

Yep.

[Martin]

So good.

[Mary Kate]

Oh, yeah.

[Hunter]

I feel like your topics, they are all going to send in more. More talking to K, please.

[Martin]

Yep.

[Hunter]

So how we make it the best.

[Si Robertson]

We can probably work that out. Get one out.

[Mary Kate]

Wait till I'm back on Valentine's Day.

[Hunter]

Holiday every two days on President's Day.

[Mary Kate]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Martin]

Federal holidays. They'll roll. They roll around a lot these days. Oh, my goodness.

[Hunter]

Valentine's Day on a Thursday. We got you.

[Martin]

What about New Year's Day? We got John.

[Mary Kate]

Oh, yeah, we got New Year's.

[Martin]

Oh, John. Luke's going to go back to pack.

[Si Robertson]

There you go.

[Mary Kate]

I'll see y' all tomorrow.

[Martin]

Oh, my goodness. Well, I don't even know how to recover. I feel like we should just end it.

[Hunter]

That was.

[Martin]

I really do. It hadn't been long enough.

[Hunter]

Yeah, it just that we peaked.

[Martin]

Yeah. I have to rearrange how these segments go.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. But that's going to. You know, I don't know what we're going to do to top it. So like you said.

[Martin]

Oh, that was so good. But I don't. I don't know. What were we. Oh, Christmas Traditions. That's kind of where we were. What you got, John Luke? You got a growing family. What are y'? All? Is there anything that sticks out? Are you just looking at new ones?

[Hunter]

You just fishing for fun stuff?

[Mary Kate]

Yeah, I was looking for ideas.

[Martin]

Well, you could go see Death Wish.

[Mary Kate]

That is a great idea.

[Hunter]

Set a fire to your home, chainsaw it out.

[Mary Kate]

I know. Is the fire a tradition that happened every year?

[Hunter]

I have a lot of questions about that fire and how he put it out with it. Chainsaw?

[Martin]

No, he just got the fire out of the house because their house is above the ground. He was just getting the fire.

[Mary Kate]

He cut a hole in the floor and the fire went down.

[Martin]

Yeah, the. The fire went under.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, it called on fire underneath it.

[Mary Kate]

Oh. Then the under side of the house.

[Si Robertson]

And we was pouring the gallon, five gallon water bottle, and all you could get out of there was smoke. He said, this ain't no work. Then I heard.

[Mary Kate]

Whoa.

[Si Robertson]

Then he said, oh, I need to get behind all that brick and mortar next time. Here comes 10 pound sledgehammer.

[Mary Kate]

Whoa.

[Hunter]

Sling the sledgehammer, too.

[Si Robertson]

And that way the floor was opened up. We could see where the fire was. And then just put it out.

[Hunter]

And this is in their current home?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, well, yeah, back home, Cyprus, the.

[Hunter]

One you saw on Duck Dynasty. That is the house that. That happened.

[Si Robertson]

Yo, but that first thing the fireman said when they got there, he said, how did you know to do that? Bill said, well, hey, all I could get out of when we put water on it was smoke. He said, hey, this ain't gonna work.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

He said, I gotta get where I can see it.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Mary Kate]

Then it was just cold in the house.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, I ain't looking. It was in the teens.

[Martin]

I'm gonna guess it was already cold.

[Si Robertson]

No, no, it was in the teens.

[Martin]

If the water lines were frozen.

[Mary Kate]

No, that's not. Well, you. But they had the fire then they didn't have.

[Hunter]

Yeah, and they had a hole in the.

[Si Robertson]

And he was wet from pouring the water around. Yeah, I was miserable. When he said, go the blind. No, I didn't go that day.

[Hunter]

Merry Christmas.

[Si Robertson]

I went to the house and changed clothes.

[Martin]

Oh, so this all happened right before.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah, we were fixed, Joe. We just showed up, you know, and he's got a fire underneath it. And he breaks out the chainsaw and the 10 pound sledgehammer and totally wrecked it. I'm talking about. And he enjoyed doing it because all he said when we got there getting out, he said, oh. He said, guys, what time it you know, he asked somebody what time, and they said, hey, man, it's five o'.

[Martin]

Clock.

[Si Robertson]

He said, we got to get the blind. So, hey, we load up, go the blind. And like I said, first thing we're doing. Fire.

[Martin]

Build a fire.

[Mary Kate]

Build a fire.

[Si Robertson]

Fill that charcoal bucket up. Oh, yeah.

[Martin]

Well, if Anna was. Anna, was there a kid wanting Christmas presents? I don't know. That's a great. I don't know.

[Mary Kate]

Like, he was all there.

[Martin]

It must have been. Yeah, it must have been pre. Y' all right. Those kids. So I'm sure Jace was there. I'm sure.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, it was everybody.

[Hunter]

Yeah, it had to be over.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Around 30, 35 years ago.

[Martin]

Yeah, you would think.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, it's a long time ago.

[Martin]

That's wild.

[Si Robertson]

Everybody just was amazed at. Hey, all you heard, you know, this ain't no word.

[Martin]

I have the clarity in that moment, though, to get a chainsaw and just say, forget this floor, man. I'm saving the house.

[Mary Kate]

Hey, you know what? Pretty impressive. That's. That's all Phil, though. Yeah, it's cool under pressure. Hey, I'm about to just.

[Martin]

Yeah, you never see him get started up about nothing.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, everybody else was panicking. My house would have been, hey, I'll settle down. So I'll go get the jugs of water.

[Hunter]

I'd have been calling Willie and Corey looking for a place to stay.

[Martin]

Yeah, I'd have been in a bind.

[Hunter]

Yeah, I wouldn't. Would not have had a chainsaw to even help out. I'd have called my dad. Hey, can I borrow your chainsaw? Well, too late.

[Martin]

I'd have been the. Yeah, I'd have been the guy getting Brittany and the boys out. And then I'm going for my guns. Like, we'll figure out the rest of this later.

[Mary Kate]

But everything else, his priority was getting to the duck bind. It was just, how do I stop this thing as quickly as possible so I can duck?

[Martin]

I can go duck.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, that's what he was thinking.

[Martin]

And I can hear him now. Ms. K, you're in charge.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. What's. What's a fireplace in the floor to a day of duck hunting?

[Martin]

Yeah, nothing. Worry about that.

[Si Robertson]

Nothing's.

[Mary Kate]

Wow.

[Martin]

Yeah, them ducks ain't gonna kill.

[Mary Kate]

That's what I'm saying.

[Si Robertson]

Those are firemen. Just said, what. What made you do that? What? How do you feel? Said, hey, I had to get to the source. What are you talking about? What made me do it? I had to get to the source. Burning up underneath.

[Mary Kate]

There you go. All you're seeing Is smoke. The fire's deeper. Gotta get to the bottom of it.

[Si Robertson]

Look, the whole underneath of that thing was on fire. It turned in just charcoal red. The bottom of the house. Yeah, from all the way across in front of that stupid fireplace.

[Hunter]

You had heated floors the first time ever. You're stupid. That can be a stupid.

[Martin]

That works. Yeah, that one works. Well, John. Luke. How's your. How's your wife doing with the. With the twins? How's that?

[Mary Kate]

He's good. Still pregnant.

[Martin]

Still pregnant.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

We're growing.

[Martin]

Has she seen movement yet?

[Mary Kate]

She's ceasing movement. Less movement every day. Yeah, we actually. We had a little scare. We went to the hospital this weekend, but everything was fine and the baby was fine. We got a free ultra. Well, not free, but we got ultrasound.

[Martin]

Which was fun, kind of updated.

[Mary Kate]

Updated and. But yeah, they. They basically just said stop. Stop moving around.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Bed rest.

[Martin]

Yeah. There ain't much.

[Mary Kate]

I'm not official on bed rest yet, but we're getting there.

[Martin]

There ain't much of Mary Kate, so the fact that there's two of them in there is.

[Si Robertson]

That's always.

[Martin]

That is impressive.

[Si Robertson]

That's always blows my mind.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Martin]

So after the twins, you think I see it or the house?

[Mary Kate]

It's gotta be. I mean, yeah, five kids. Is five kids a lot? I feel like. Yeah, six kids is. You're, like, moving into new territory.

[Hunter]

You gotta get your own area.

[Si Robertson]

Why not go for grandpa and grandma? Get seven.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. What's seven?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Mary Kate]

I don't know.

[Martin]

Might as well move to Utah then.

[Mary Kate]

Well, that's what I'm saying. We're. We're homeschooling and we're gonna have five kids. Like, we're barely beating the weirdo allegations. So seven when we get.

[Hunter]

I cannot stress barely enough.

[Mary Kate]

Oh, I know what I'm saying now. Now that I've got chickens and bees out there, like growing homesteader. Whoa. We're there. We're right there.

[Si Robertson]

We're right there.

[Mary Kate]

Right there. Don't get the conspiracy started.

[Si Robertson]

Horse and cows and pigs.

[Hunter]

Hey, do you believe in modern medicine?

[Mary Kate]

Barely.

[Hunter]

Barely.

[Si Robertson]

How do you feel about.

[Martin]

Only when I'm sick.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

How about a little. Where are we at on that?

[Martin]

The vasectomy.

[Mary Kate]

Oh, yeah. I don't know. See, that's what I'm saying. I don't know. Is it worth it?

[Hunter]

Yeah. I only got three.

[Mary Kate]

I feel like it is.

[Martin]

I've got two. I'm thrilled.

[Si Robertson]

Mark.

[Hunter]

Not done yet, though.

[Martin]

That ain't changing. That is done.

[Hunter]

Just saying. I'm friends with Your wife.

[Mary Kate]

I've heard rumors you get the snip. Snap.

[Nurse]

This, that.

[Hunter]

Well, it's the unsnap.

[Mary Kate]

The.

[Martin]

Yeah, yeah, that ain't happening.

[Mary Kate]

Snip. But now it's snap.

[Martin]

Yeah. I'm not having the world's dust.

[Hunter]

So you've got. You're gonna have. How old is John Shepard? Six once he turned seven.

[Mary Kate]

October.

[Hunter]

So you're gonna have five kids under six.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah, so I have six.

[Hunter]

Do you need, like, my Netflix? I feel like I know what your Christmas tradition is now.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Put them kids bed.

[Si Robertson]

I hope you more.

[Martin]

Yeah. Oh, ho, ho.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, they would love the fruit and the nuts.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Martin]

That may be all we're down to. They're going to go pick it out their orchard, though.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. At that point, we got.

[Hunter]

We're barely beaten.

[Martin]

Weirdo allegations.

[Hunter]

So five kids.

[Mary Kate]

What, do you have to have a special car to, like, drive them around or you have to take two? That's like. That's a different lifestyle.

[Martin]

Yeah, it really is.

[Hunter]

Yeah. And FOB's about the tops on children in one vehicle.

[Martin]

One.

[Mary Kate]

No. Well, we're trying to fit them all into. Into the one.

[Martin]

Okay.

[Mary Kate]

Every seat's taken.

[Hunter]

Get an astro.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

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[Hunter]

See, we had to get a bigger car just because our kids weren't allowed to sit by each other anymore because they started punching each other.

[Si Robertson]

They fight.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[Hunter]

If I had five kids, I would have a 15. Everybody gets their own row. Just keep to yourselves. But my kids are psychotic. Five of them?

[Mary Kate]

Yeah, there'll be six, four, two. And twins.

[Si Robertson]

Zero.

[Hunter]

And one of these Do. Ish twins.

[Mary Kate]

March. March. March is the due date, but.

[Martin]

Oh, you may not be here for Valentine's Day, then.

[Hunter]

Yeah, you're gonna be. Yeah, you'll be Homestead. You could be churning butter and getting.

[Mary Kate]

The groceries because I'm dead.

[Martin]

Have y' all told. What? Do we know what they are?

[Mary Kate]

Yeah, they're girls.

[Martin]

No, both girls.

[Mary Kate]

Both girls.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Mary Kate]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

Actually, I think I did know that.

[Martin]

Yeah, I wanted to say that, but I wasn't certain.

[Hunter]

So you don't ever announce somebody else's business.

[Martin]

Yeah. That's why I didn't know if that pro move. Yeah.

[Hunter]

Two girls.

[Martin]

So we'll have the God one twin girls and. And the. And the Roberts twin girls all within a month or so of each other. There's too many twins in this town, I guarantee you. Eric Brockovich, man, call her.

[Hunter]

Hey, that's what it is.

[Martin]

I don't know. It's the only thing that says, no.

[Hunter]

Mary Kate, don't drink the water from the sink. That's not. Me and Mary Kate aren't the tightest of friends, but I know her well enough to know she ain't a sink water kind of gal.

[Mary Kate]

Oh, we got filters water, ain't it?

[Hunter]

Yeah. I just needed to make sure that the Little House on the Prairie bicycles were going to be back this summer. So I'm glad they'll be here before.

[Mary Kate]

They'll be back in full force.

[Martin]

Yeah. With a bigger cart.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. More bikes.

[Hunter]

More bikes.

[Martin]

Get more bikes. Which is amazing.

[Mary Kate]

That's. That's what we need. A horse and buggy. That'll be the next day.

[Martin]

See them over there in a con.

[Si Robertson]

That's what you need, is a horse and buggy. That would be it.

[Hunter]

Oh, man. I'm just imagining myself having twins like four years ago. And I'd have to.

[Mary Kate]

That's a game.

[Martin]

Doing the math. Y' all could. Y' all don't even have to homeschool. Y' all could start a school.

[Nurse]

Yeah.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Build a little house out there by the pond. And then all the grandkids go to school together. I'll.

[Hunter]

I'll send my kids to the Mary Kate Institute of Higher Learning.

[Si Robertson]

These Mary Kate coming with the kids.

[Martin]

We can do this.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. We'll send the wagon around, pick up all the homeschooling.

[Martin]

Yeah, we can do this. I'll be the science teacher. I can help, but I can. I can come in for an hour a day.

[Mary Kate]

Everyone can use.

[Hunter]

Yeah, I'll come to career day.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, kids.

[Hunter]

Ever heard of Nam?

[Si Robertson]

Have a school trip. Go to the pond. Fish. Fish.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Uncle Willie's all his. All his fish.

[Martin]

Dodge the golf balls he hits at you. You learn about survival that way once.

[Hunter]

You got four brothers and sisters. I feel like that's survival anyway.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Wow. What a life. Five kids, man. Congrats.

[Hunter]

That's awesome. John Luke rooting for you.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

I don't go for seven. John Luke go for seven.

[Martin]

You just get past six.

[Hunter]

Well, what if it's triple?

[Mary Kate]

Hey, that's the scare. That's the scare. Now.

[Si Robertson]

That should have been the scares or two more.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah, but who knows when you're gonna have twins? You don't know that.

[Martin]

Amen, buddy. You sure don't. But I know with age, those odds go up.

[Mary Kate]

No, the odds go up. And once you have them, the odds go.

[Martin]

Odds go back up and with age.

[Mary Kate]

So now we're more likely.

[Martin]

Yeah. Those two. Those two little tiny scars that I have make a lot of sense because 0 to 2 was tough. I couldn't imagine 2 to 4 just like going from 3 to 5. That's.

[Mary Kate]

I think that. I think 0 to 2 is harder than. I haven't had him yet, but I think that would be harder.

[Martin]

Well, you got some. You got some built in. Like, John Shepard is old enough to help.

[Mary Kate]

That's why. Yeah, he's. I mean, he can survive for a little while by himself.

[Martin]

Yeah. But he can bring you stuff to actually bring me that. Bring me that Shepard.

[Hunter]

I'm going to give him more credit. I think he could survive. Survive for quite some time.

[Mary Kate]

No, he can't.

[Hunter]

Like, we could. We could drop him off somewhere and he'd be all right for a bit.

[Mary Kate]

Oh, well, that's with. With Mary Kate now because she can barely move, so they've got to just. Those kids are just getting all their own stuff. Like, she's not getting up off the couch to get them stuff.

[Si Robertson]

Amen.

[Mary Kate]

They want water. Milk.

[Martin]

They gotta figure it out.

[Mary Kate]

Scoot a chair over there.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Mary Kate]

From the fridge.

[Hunter]

I thought you were gonna say go milk the cow.

[Martin]

So my favorite.

[Mary Kate]

Now I got Milk the Goats. Goat Milk.

[Martin]

I wonder if your dad's been sitting there thinking of nicknames.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Yes.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Well, he'll just. Whatever pops into his head the first time he sees them, and that'll be hung with them for eternity.

[Mary Kate]

We got Smocky, Smock Boy, Jabba, Jabba.

[Martin]

The Hut, and Toad.

[Mary Kate]

Toad the Toad. The Toad the Toad fits.

[Martin]

But I mean, I hate it for him. But like every time you look at him, he's like squatting like he's a frog about to jump.

[Hunter]

I think very much worked.

[Mary Kate]

Well, the problem with Smock Boy is that that wasn't John Shepherd's fault. That was Mary Kate for putting him in smocks.

[Martin]

Yeah. And these twin girls have got smocks coming on.

[Mary Kate]

They're gonna be mad. Oh, we're already. That's the other thing. There's a package every week, matching clothes just coming in.

[Martin]

That doesn't stop for at least three years. I can't confirm. Yeah.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah. Java got the worst Nickname.

[Martin]

Yeah. Java.

[Mary Kate]

Little girl is like to be called Java.

[Hunter]

And she'll be called that at 18.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

He'll say it in her wedding day.

[Martin]

And if he officiates the wedding. Yeah, that's a problem.

[Mary Kate]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Yeah. Don't let him do that.

[Martin]

Jabba, do you take.

[Hunter]

Oh, that's good.

[Si Robertson]

Unbelievable.

[Martin]

Well, folks, thank you all for tuning in for a Christmas. Do we have anything else?

[Hunter]

I have a little good news.

[Martin]

Oh, do that.

[Hunter]

I got a guy called me this morning.

[Martin]

Okay.

[Hunter]

Out of the blue, named Matthew. He's from somewhere in, I'm gonna say north central Mississippi.

[Martin]

Okay.

[Hunter]

And he just, He. He started talking. He said, hey, man, just want to let you know we love the podcast. It's meant a lot to us and their current season where you've been. They've had a daughter who was born in September at 1 pounds, 9.4 ounces.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Hunter]

Which is us.

[Si Robertson]

Real small.

[Martin]

That's in your hand.

[Hunter]

Once they start doing decimals on the ounce, that's a new sort of small. But she's going home soon. But what they've done, you know, I've been in that situation of a long nick. You stay and you. I watch Parks and Rec and they've apparently watched the duck call room, listened in, heard our stories about NICU stays. And so his name was Matthew. The daughter's name is Oakley. But they're going home soon, and so I just wanted to give a shout out to him.

[Martin]

Well, Merry Christmas to that.

[Hunter]

Yeah, that's a.

[Martin]

That's a Christmas gift, right? That's awesome of itself.

[Hunter]

And she currently is weighing 5 pounds, 7 ounces, which doesn't sound like a lot, but that's like triple.

[Martin]

Yeah, that's quadruple at one point now it says.

[Hunter]

That's way bigger.

[Martin]

Yeah. Yeah. They think it's like, wow, this kid's big. And we'd go up. She is so small.

[Hunter]

So that was just a cool little story that just now that's ran into this morning, and I thought that would be a cool one to share here at Christmas.

[Martin]

Yeah, I love it.

[Hunter]

And if you are in the NICU and it's Christmas, it's tough, but. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel for you. Absolutely doesn't feel like that now. But there is.

[Martin]

Yep. You'll get there, man. That's. That's cool. Well, sigh. You know, Christmas is a weird time of year and there's going to be people going. Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people. You know, it's time of joy. But for some people, it's time of sadness. There's. There's always those weird things. I think the proper way to close out the Christmas one is why don't. Why don't you pray for everybody out there? So why don't you. Why don't you lift us up? We'll. We'll leave the verses. We know all the Christmas verses. Verses. But why don't we just offer a word of prayer for our listeners out there?

[Si Robertson]

All right, boys. Y' all bow your head with me, please. Father, we come to you and we're first. Thank you for all the blessings of life. Thank you, Father, for your love that you loved us enough to send your son. Thank you, Lord, for you knowing what you had set before you. You still came down and fulfilled all the prophecies that have been written by Jesus.

[Mary Kate]

You.

[Si Robertson]

We thank you for the greatest gift of all, Father, and that's life. And abundant life at that. Be with each and every one of us here on this earth. May we always continue to look for you and give you all the glory for all that you do. Thank you for your creation. Thank you for your son, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Everything revolves around him, okay? Because he created everything with you, Father. And the Holy Spirit, thank you for the forgiveness and the gift of the Holy Spirit to dwell in us, to help us do what's right. And again, Father, we thank you for all the blessings of life. Be with each, every one of us on this earth. May we always look to you for everything we need because you provided for us. And again, Father, thank you for your greatest gift of all, your Son and eternal life. And we ask you through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.

[Martin]

Amen.

[Si Robertson]

That's a prayer right there.

[Martin]

Well, Merry Christmas, y'.

[Si Robertson]

All.

[Hunter]

Merry Christmas.