Uncle Si Comes Closer to Being Scrooge than Santa’s Elf

Summary

Duck Call Room - Episode Summary: "Uncle Si Comes Closer to Being Scrooge than Santa’s Elf"

Release Date: December 12, 2024

Hosts: Si Robertson, Justin Martin, John-David Owen, John Godwin, Jay Stone, and Phillip McMillan
Special Guest: Mac Owen, Universal Global Director of Celebrate Recovery

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1. Welcome and Holiday Cheer

The episode kicks off with the Robertson family spreading holiday cheer, eagerly anticipating Christmas festivities. Jase Robertson sets a festive tone by welcoming listeners back to the Duck Call Room and expressing hope that everyone is enjoying the holiday season (00:00). The hosts engage in playful banter about their Christmas traditions, particularly Willie Robertson's rendition of "Christmas Time is Here," which has become a family tradition passed down to his children (00:15).

Notable Quote:

Willie Robertson: "Christmas time is here. And now I'm annoying people that are listening." (00:21)

2. The Visit from Santa and Holiday Antics

A significant portion of the episode revolves around a special guest dressed as Santa Claus visiting the Robertson household. This Santa is a close family friend who brings Christmas joy by distributing toy cars to the boys, Waylon and Jackson. The hosts recount the heartwarming and humorous interactions between their children and the Santa figure.

Highlights:

• Waylon's Enthusiasm: Waylon eagerly accepts an orange car, impressed by the toy's sound features (02:25).
• Jackson's Trust: Initially reserved, Jackson eventually overcomes his hesitations to embrace Santa Claus, showcasing his growth in trust and openness (02:25).

Notable Quote:

Jase Robertson: "He's struggling. No, the guy dressed as Santa here is a very good friend, family friend of ours..." (00:52)

3. Introduction of Mac Owen and Celebrate Recovery

Mac Owen, the Universal Global Director of Celebrate Recovery, joins the conversation, bringing a deeper, more meaningful discussion into the episode. The hosts highlight Mac's role in helping individuals overcome personal struggles and the significant impact of Celebrate Recovery over the past 20 years.

Key Points:

• Legacy of Celebrate Recovery: Mac Owen shares that over 6 million people have participated in Celebrate Recovery programs across more than 37,000 churches, emphasizing the program's extensive reach and effectiveness (19:00).
• Welcome Home Ministry: Mac introduces the "Welcome Home" initiative, dedicated to supporting veterans, addressing trauma, and providing a structured path to recovery (25:30).

Notable Quote:

Mac Owen: "Everything we were talking about in that text earlier in Hebrews about throwing off... throw off everything that hinders you." (20:33)

4. Personal Stories and Experiences

The episode delves into personal anecdotes and experiences related to Christmas traditions, recovery, and family dynamics. Mac Owen shares his journey with Celebrate Recovery, including how he was initially the first admitted drug addict to seek help through the church, highlighting the importance of community support in overcoming addiction.

Highlights:

• Mac's Journey: Mac recounts his first experience with addiction and how the church guided him towards recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and eventually Celebrate Recovery (24:00).
• Impact on Families: The hosts discuss how Celebrate Recovery not only transforms individual lives but also positively affects their families, creating a ripple effect of healing and support (20:16).

Notable Quote:

Mac Owen: "It's the way we help people do exactly what we were talking about... throw off everything that hinders you." (20:33)

5. Light-Hearted Banter: Prom and Relationships

Interspersed with the more serious discussions are light-hearted segments where the hosts share humorous stories about prom invitations, relationships, and the challenges of asking someone to dance. Hunter Robertson narrates his attempts to invite a preacher's daughter to prom, leading to comedic exchanges and fatherly advice from Willie Robertson.

Highlights:

• Hunter's Story: Hunter reflects on his experience asking a girl to prom, the initial rejections, and the eventual acceptance to go together (35:00).
• Advice and Laughter: Willie and Jase offer playful advice on how Hunter navigated the situation, blending humor with practical suggestions (35:29).

Notable Quote:

Willie Robertson: "They had to hear it through the grapevine... And finally she said, well, it'll be done by 11:30." (14:35)

6. Community and Faith

The hosts emphasize the importance of community, faith, and mutual support. Mac Owen shares his reflections on faith, forgiveness, and the dichotomy between light and darkness, drawing from Biblical teachings to underscore the mission of Celebrate Recovery.

Key Points:

• Faith in Action: Discussion on how faith and community support are pivotal in guiding individuals through recovery and personal growth (19:01).
• Biblical Insights: Mac Owen references Colossians 1:13-14, emphasizing God's role in rescuing individuals from darkness and bringing them into the light of Christ (31:53).

Notable Quote:

Johnny D: "Jesus is the light of the world." (32:29)

7. Promotional Segments

While the core content focuses on holiday stories and Celebrate Recovery, the episode includes brief promotional segments encouraging listeners to engage with Duck Commander merchandise and services.

Highlights:

• Duck Commander Teacup Giveaway: The hosts announce a giveaway where listeners can order an Uncle Si Teacup on December 12th for a chance to win a signed teacup (32:25).
• Mention of Tecovus Boots: An advertisement segment praising Tecovus for their quality western boots, emphasizing their craftsmanship and comfort (10:35).

Note: These promotional segments are minimal and seamlessly integrated into the conversation, ensuring they complement rather than overshadow the main discussions.

8. Closing Reflections and Encouragement

As the episode draws to a close, the hosts and Mac Owen offer final reflections on the holiday season, community support, and the enduring impact of Celebrate Recovery. They encourage listeners to seek help if they're struggling and to cherish the support systems around them.

Notable Quote:

Mac Owen: "Paul would say that God says, I want to do more than you can ask or imagine. But that's not true. That's not what it says. It says immeasurably more than all you could." (26:34)

The episode ends on a positive note, reinforcing the themes of redemption, community, and the transformative power of faith and support.

Final Thoughts:

Jase Robertson: "You're part of the family now." (42:36)

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Conclusion

"Uncle Si Comes Closer to Being Scrooge than Santa’s Elf" is a heartwarming episode blending humor, personal stories, and meaningful discussions on faith and recovery. Through engaging conversations and the inspiring presence of Mac Owen, the hosts provide listeners with both laughter and valuable insights, embodying the true spirit of the Duck Call Room during the holiday season.

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Timestamps:

• 00:00 - Episode Introduction
• 00:15 - Christmas Traditions
• 00:52 - Santa's Visit
• 02:25 - Children's Interactions with Santa
• 10:35 - Promotional Segment: Tecovus Boots
• 19:00 - Introduction of Mac Owen
• 20:16 - Impact of Celebrate Recovery
• 24:00 - Mac Owen's Personal Story
• 25:30 - Welcome Home Ministry for Veterans
• 31:53 - Biblical Verse Sharing
• 32:25 - Teacup Giveaway Announcement
• 35:00 - Hunter's Prom Story
• 42:36 - Closing Remarks

(Note: Timestamps are approximate and correspond to sections within the transcript.)

Transcript

[Jase Robertson]

Welcome back to the duck call room, ladies and gentlemen. We are. Here we are. Yeah. It's the winner we got. The holiday season is all around us, and, man, hope you guys are having a good holiday season so far. Hope you're getting ready for Christmas and all the things that go along with that.

[Willie Robertson]

Christmas.

[Jase Robertson]

Christmas.

[Si Robertson]

It's here.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, that reminds me. Here you go, Johnny D. You're gonna.

[Willie Robertson]

Worst song ever. And Willie always sings it. And now I've carried that tradition on to my children and annoy them by going, christmas time is here. And now I'm annoying people that are listening.

[Jase Robertson]

So we had a very special guest stopped by the house. Oh, yeah. Day for the boys. I'm texting this to Johnny D and.

[Si Robertson]

Okay, okay.

[Willie Robertson]

And you hired a Santa to come to your house, or is that the real one?

[Si Robertson]

That's.

[Jase Robertson]

This is one of Santa's helpers that spreads Christmas joy before that looks joyful before Christmas day. And my man Jackson, just of Christmas joy. Just struggling, man. He. He's struggling. No, the. The guy dressed as Santa here is a very good friend, family friend of ours, and he does this during the holiday season for folks. And every time he does, when he's dressed up, he calls and like, hey, are the boys awake? Well, we'll stop by. So that's awesome. He. He dressed. He was already doing another deal, and he come by, and the cars that you see them clenched so tightly in their hands is what he gave them. Little Waylon got him an orange car, and Jackson got him a red car. Jackson was. Man, he's my little socialite, but not with people in costume, apparently. He is.

[Willie Robertson]

The beard was too big.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. I would have lost a lot of money on that interaction. I was expecting Waylon to be headed for the door and Jackson about. Oh, yes, he's tired. Yeah. And so Jackson was like. He finally. He finally broke down some trust issues and walls with him. And, you know, it just took a minute. I give you that. Where he's hugging him. So he finally hugged and kissed Santa Claus. But, yeah, it was just. It was very strange because, man, I would have pegged Waylon for that one. And not. Yeah, not Jackson. That was. But Waylon just went to him. He was like, oh, if this man's giving out cars, I mean, I'm in.

[Johnny D]

Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

If he. If he's giving out cars that make noises, I'm in all that. So. No, that was fun, man.

[Willie Robertson]

It's.

[Jase Robertson]

It's fun. And we're going to have Christmas here at Duck Commander, too. So I'm going to bring them up here where we have a Santa Claus.

[Willie Robertson]

And you know who you should get?

[Jase Robertson]

I do know who I should get. I should get our guest that's coming on here in a little bit. Mr. Mac Owen. Johnny D's.

[Willie Robertson]

My uncle is a bonafide Santa Bona.

[Jase Robertson]

Card carry a member of the American Santa Claus Association. I don't know if that's what that's called.

[Si Robertson]

It's even called like, nailed it.

[Willie Robertson]

The real bearded American Santa Claus Association.

[Jase Robertson]

Really?

[Willie Robertson]

Look, Santa on a tight ship, you know, you don't get all around the world in one night without having some rules and regulations and without having some.

[Jase Robertson]

Help from your friends. Right.

[Johnny D]

You know?

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. You need people to stand in the gap while you're finishing up the toys and doing all the things.

[Willie Robertson]

So he bit. Look s. Look. Look at Ma.

[Si Robertson]

Wow.

[Willie Robertson]

Look at Owens.

[Si Robertson]

Wow.

[Willie Robertson]

So you gotta find some people to lock it down for you and you know, you got it pass some rigorous testing.

[Si Robertson]

That's a good Santa. And good elves.

[Jase Robertson]

What about that one elf with the little stash?

[Willie Robertson]

I don't know about the elves.

[Si Robertson]

They're dime a dozen.

[Jase Robertson]

Do you know the other ones?

[Willie Robertson]

No.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay.

[Willie Robertson]

This is a Denver mall. If you're in the Denver. We're going to talk to Mac about it here in a bit.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

If you're in the Denver mall, go see my uncle.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. Now that is cool.

[Willie Robertson]

He's helping out Santa Claus.

[Jase Robertson]

That is a cool.

[Si Robertson]

That's a. I did send you one of. Of Santa and his special elf.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh my word.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, there he is, boys. The rest of a grumpy elf actual. I got questions.

[Willie Robertson]

Is that you? That's Phil.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, wow. Who are the two ladies? Hey, it's not Christine and it's not Alicia. So I got a question.

[Si Robertson]

Well, it was a party. We had a Christmas party and me and Si had to go as the. As Santa Claus and the elves.

[Johnny D]

Almost not been feeling good that day.

[Si Robertson]

Look at that. Look.

[Johnny D]

Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. Why are you mad?

[Si Robertson]

Probably hungry.

[Johnny D]

Oh, hey, yeah, elf.

[Jase Robertson]

Why are you mad?

[Johnny D]

I wasn't feeling good today.

[Jase Robertson]

Sigh, you do know that there's a book out there that exists. It's called like Uncle Si, the Christmas elf. Right?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, like that's it, you know, like, about Christmas.

[Jase Robertson]

You look like Uncle Sigh, the IRS elf or something. Like, I don't. I mean like you like your taxes are passed through or something. I don't even know what. I've never seen that. You must have just woke up. That's what it looks like.

[Johnny D]

I don't know What? I really don't. Because you love smiling.

[Willie Robertson]

Feel smiling so big you can even.

[Johnny D]

See it through the face. I look so good.

[Si Robertson]

Did you see my machete on my. On the side there? Yep, there it is.

[Jase Robertson]

What is that?

[Si Robertson]

I had a machete in case I got in any trouble.

[Willie Robertson]

Look at size shoes. That's what it is.

[Si Robertson]

It's just like shoes are too tight.

[Willie Robertson]

Sized shoes were too tight. And his head wasn't screwed on just.

[Jase Robertson]

Right because I know it's not his heart. Too small.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

This is not the issue.

[Willie Robertson]

It's not that his art is three sizes too small. It's that his shoes are too tight and his head might not be screwed on.

[Si Robertson]

The hat might be too tight. He ain't liking something.

[Jase Robertson]

I was in a picture with two females. He ain't smiling and he ain't got his arm around now. You're right.

[Si Robertson]

That's unusual.

[Jase Robertson]

That is wild.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, that may be the problem.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

You just woke up and you're wearing candy cane pants.

[Johnny D]

That's right.

[Jase Robertson]

They aren't really that tight though. They look kind of cozy. Were they comfortable? Yeah, yeah, yeah, man, you still got them. I hope so. He is wearing the all new Duck Commander socks today. Look, I gave that man two pairs of socks that day. He thought he won the moon. So we got them Duck Commander socks back.

[Willie Robertson]

It's the way and decides Heart socks. Socks.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, absolutely. He didn't even have a lot of.

[Willie Robertson]

The old Duck Commander socks.

[Jase Robertson]

I got two pair of the green ones that I wear hunting just about every single day.

[Willie Robertson]

I know. Mine are like the ones with people's pictures. Like.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, no, no. I went with the green ones with like Phil.

[Willie Robertson]

I got a pair of Phil's face on them socks.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. So if you think you got everything Duck Commander odds are you probably don't because we got socks now. Order you some socks. And don't forget, add them teacups.

[Si Robertson]

I did find one with size. Smiling. There he is. He's happy now.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, now. Oh, he's okay.

[Si Robertson]

Happy elf.

[Jase Robertson]

You know why he got the microphone? Well, probably that's what makes Cy Robertson a happy elf. Give him the microphone. You over putting him in a corner.

[Willie Robertson]

So many.

[Si Robertson]

Don't put Effie in the corner.

[Jase Robertson]

Don't put Alfie in the corner. That is. That's what. What is. Is that a palm tree? Like a blow up palm tree.

[Willie Robertson]

They're at a Christmas luau that says rednecker than you on the backdrop.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, my goodness.

[Willie Robertson]

I got way more questions than I.

[Jase Robertson]

Will say if you hired Phil and size your Christmas entertainment. You are definitely rednecker than me, so.

[Willie Robertson]

That's true.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay, so then the real question. How was the food? Because I know that.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, it was so good.

[Jase Robertson]

Wasn't. What y'all eat?

[Si Robertson]

We ate the hibachi.

[Jase Robertson]

Hibachi for Christmas. I got questions.

[Si Robertson]

It was redneck.

[Willie Robertson]

Only redneck hibachi is in the house of waffles.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, that's waffle House. Unless y'all was eating something scattered, covered.

[Si Robertson]

That was in Mississippi. And we went to a hibachi grill right after that.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, it wouldn't like, cater. Okay, I got you, y'all. Oh, did s catch a shrimp?

[Si Robertson]

Yes, he did. Probably not in his mouth, though.

[Willie Robertson]

I love when they cook in front of you on that flat top, though. It is fun.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, Get a good one. It's. It's worth the show, man.

[Mac Owen]

It's.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. Little.

[Willie Robertson]

I always wanted to do that.

[Jase Robertson]

What's that?

[Willie Robertson]

Be a hia chef. I did it when I was a kid. Like, I wanted to do it as a job.

[Jase Robertson]

He did it s. Did it on Duck Dynasty.

[Johnny D]

He did it on Duck.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, duck. Family Treasure. But.

[Willie Robertson]

But those things are kind of like Hooters. You got to have a certain feature to work there as a hibachi chef.

[Jase Robertson]

I love where you're going with this. And I don't.

[Willie Robertson]

You gotta be Asian. Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

I know.

[Johnny D]

He did. He did. The trick was a spatula.

[Jase Robertson]

See, look, I don't want to Hooters. You ain't got to be Asian. I mean, you see where I was like. I thought you, like, you got to fit a stereotype. I thought you were going to say big hands or, like, I didn't know.

[Mac Owen]

Where we were going.

[Si Robertson]

Coordination.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

I don't like stereotyping. There's a white guy at the local hibachi.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

I would be disappointed. I don't think that's wrong. I think that's okay to say. In 2024, there's certain jobs meant for certain people. I don't know if this can air. I'm willing for it to.

[Jase Robertson]

So you're saying, like, old boy in the Chosen has been typecast as Jesus. You're saying that hibachi chef should be typecast? I mean, like, there's a prerequisite. And what you're doing, you know, it.

[Willie Robertson]

Would make it more fun.

[Jase Robertson]

Gotcha. Like, so if you had to.

[Willie Robertson]

If that guy's doing the. If it's me up there, I'm like, hey, everybody, here's a little Japanese Coca Cola, and I'm like, this isn't fun.

[Jase Robertson]

So since we're going down that road, if you had to type cast a Waffle House cook, what would you. What would you go with?

[Willie Robertson]

I could do that.

[Jase Robertson]

You could do that.

[Willie Robertson]

I could do that job.

[Si Robertson]

Tattoos in prison.

[Jase Robertson]

Could you really?

[Si Robertson]

Prerequisite redneck.

[Jase Robertson]

Well.

[Willie Robertson]

And as long as somebody else is dropping me off, then I've covered all.

[Si Robertson]

The bases to be community service.

[Willie Robertson]

If you're doing community service, chef, you.

[Jase Robertson]

Don'T have to leave that watch at home.

[Si Robertson]

If there's not a police car in front of it, I'm not even stopping.

[Willie Robertson]

Hold on. Here's the deal though. We Everybody likes to make jokes about Waffle House like that. But when you go in there that they got their. They got their years on their name badges and you see. So like some people have been doing that for like 14, 15 years.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. I was always wondering if that's how many years they've been there, how many years they got left.

[Si Robertson]

You know, I never.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, I've never asked them for the math equation.

[Si Robertson]

It's actually a token of sobriety.

[Jase Robertson]

Is it? That's cool.

[Si Robertson]

You read it on there.

[Jase Robertson]

That's awesome.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh, I thought now they got like how many years they worked there though too.

[Si Robertson]

Do they?

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, for sure. I think so. I was just at Waffle House recently. I love that place.

[Jase Robertson]

Speaking of token of sobriety, we have got our good friend, an original duck man, Chip Knight, and global leader Universal. Universal director of Celebrate Recovery, Johnny D's uncle Mac Owen. Stopping in for the next couple of segments. I hope y'all enjoy and we'll see y'all. This is going once Mac heads out, so we'll be back right after this. Who doesn't need a new pair of.

[Willie Robertson]

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[Jase Robertson]

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[Willie Robertson]

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[Jase Robertson]

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[Johnny D]

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[Willie Robertson]

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[Johnny D]

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[Willie Robertson]

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[Jase Robertson]

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[Willie Robertson]

Why were you up this morning?

[Jase Robertson]

Welcome back to the Duck Car.

[Willie Robertson]

Get it in fast. He's already done three segments. We have a guest. It's my Uncle Mac. They've already preached the whole gospel. And ready, set, go.

[Johnny D]

Hey, look, hey, I woke up this morning, okay? And I always go in and turn on TV and then I put in 0999-29-63.

[Willie Robertson]

What?

[Johnny D]

And that brings up. Yeah, that brings up gospel music.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, hey, on your tv. Oh, yeah.

[Johnny D]

Oh, yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

What?

[Johnny D]

It's what? Syria Siri, mx?

[Jase Robertson]

Sirius mx.

[Mac Owen]

Yeah, MX series.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, yeah.

[Mac Owen]

Anyway, rxm.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, rxm. But anyway, it brings up the gospel music. And look, hey, no, it ain't. No, didn't do it.

[Willie Robertson]

That's the message.

[Johnny D]

It had some kind of stupid kids thing with a little boat coming down on water with the sound of like a waterfall.

[Jase Robertson]

Huh?

[Johnny D]

Yeah, I'm saying, I'm saying, Christine, I said, what's wrong with this stupid tv?

[Mac Owen]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

I said, well, let me check the sports. Then I put into my sports channel. That's gone too. So I'm saying, what in the world's going on?

[Jase Robertson]

You ain't paid your bill.

[Johnny D]

Oh, right. Evidently.

[Mac Owen]

Evidently.

[Willie Robertson]

Wait, wait, is that the End of the story.

[Johnny D]

My wife gets on the phone, she said, hey, look, y'all are killing my husband, y'all. And the lady said, what are you talking about? She said, y'all shut all the things off that he watches.

[Willie Robertson]

Did they shut off pbs?

[Johnny D]

Oh, hey, yeah, probably.

[Willie Robertson]

That's a vital part of this podcast.

[Johnny D]

They're yelling at this stupid TV screen.

[Willie Robertson]

Why are you yelling at it?

[Johnny D]

Because it won't do what I want to do. It won't bring out my music. It won't bring up a football. Yo. Well, hey, she got on the phone in about 30 minutes, all this junk and you know, all the questions, all this. And then finally she said, well, it'll be done by 11:30. So I look, Christine said, well, it's 11:30. Try it. Right. Boop. Turn on, hit 09963. I said, great work, darling. Good job.

[Mac Owen]

Can't beat a good woman, huh?

[Johnny D]

Yeah. Hey, I'm telling you guys, that's right. God knew what he was doing when he told yo that, hey, Adam needed.

[Willie Robertson]

A helpmate because his Sirius XM on his TV wasn't working right.

[Johnny D]

They had. They had to hear it through the grapevine.

[Mac Owen]

Hey, sigh, I got one thing to say about that.

[Jase Robertson]

What?

[Mac Owen]

I thank God every day for women. Good godly women who have questionable taste in men.

[Jase Robertson]

Well, I know four of them.

[Mac Owen]

That's right.

[Jase Robertson]

I know at least four of them.

[Mac Owen]

They take care of us, right?

[Johnny D]

Well, no, no, hey, look, I don't say this. I said, look, if it was up to the male, I said, hey, what? This planet would have nothing living on it of a human. Because, hey, there ain't no way we go to go through all the changes they go through with childbirth. I don't think so.

[Willie Robertson]

No hard pass.

[Johnny D]

Yeah. Now, they always talk about the weaker sex. That's a big ha ha.

[Willie Robertson]

Okay, well, you're tough.

[Mac Owen]

Oh, man.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh, no, I'm just joking.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, yeah, I know you are. Okay. No, I. Look, just. Hey, think about what life would be without if we didn't have our ladies.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, I wouldn't have made it here, nor would any of you.

[Mac Owen]

Yeah, amen to that.

[Jase Robertson]

But anyway, that's fantastic, Mac, to pry in on you a little bit. What brings you to town this time, friend? Welcome back to West. Yeah, yeah, you heard the duck hunting was so good, you decided you'd come back and cook biscuit.

[Mac Owen]

That's exactly right.

[Jase Robertson]

I want to.

[Johnny D]

Well, I remember them days.

[Jase Robertson]

Because let me tell you right now, if you went duck out with us, that's all you be Doing well, that's.

[Mac Owen]

Not much difference in Colorado. There ain't no ducks up there, man, but there's some big game up there to chase around and taste better too. Oh, man. Do they?

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Mac Owen]

I don't know if you guys are sous vide and anything, but I sous vide a mule deer back strap the other day and my son in law thought it was the best piece of beef filet he'd ever eaten. Really? It thing was good. Had horseradish sauce on it. You know, you ruined it for Martin.

[Jase Robertson]

You lost me.

[Willie Robertson]

Martin's afraid of horse racks.

[Jase Robertson]

I just don't understand.

[Johnny D]

Burnley must have done something wrong because he said he shot one of them mule deer and he said they ain't like a whitetail. Whitetail is really good. But that mule deer was not, you.

[Mac Owen]

Know, depends on where they're at. If they're lower country than I am, they eat a lot of sage and they're really strong where I'm at. No sage.

[Jase Robertson]

I love the sage. Now he put a whole bottle in.

[Johnny D]

Addressing, well, hey, look, I like a little feeling.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, you like a lot of it?

[Johnny D]

Well, I know, but they say it's too light. Yeah.

[Mac Owen]

There's a difference between a little and a lot, though.

[Johnny D]

No, no, because that's. Well, no, it ain't a lot.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay, Mac.

[Johnny D]

I mean, it's got a good flavor, but I never realized how what a chore it is to cook. If you cook, you know, like a couple of casserole dishes worth of dressing.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

Hey, that's a workout.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Johnny D]

Especially for a 76 year old man.

[Jase Robertson]

I guarantee you cutting up all the.

[Johnny D]

Bell pepper and onions and you know, then mixing all. Let my wife cook the cornbread, y'all. Crumbs it up, y'all.

[Mac Owen]

But anyway, what brings me to. What brings me to Louisiana?

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Mac Owen]

Well, I always love coming home. First of all, this will always be home. But our celebrate recovery at White's Fair Road church had their 20 year anniversary. That's awesome weekend. So I got to speak at that about legacy. Passing down a good healthy legacy on Friday night. And then I got to preach on Sunday morning, so.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, they put you. So you just come time and been working.

[Mac Owen]

That's right.

[Willie Robertson]

I've been working the whole time.

[Johnny D]

I didn't hear the recovery. I did hear his Sunday sermon.

[Jase Robertson]

I was. It was good, Okay.

[Willie Robertson]

I heard it was real good.

[Johnny D]

No. People make religion too complicated, okay? And the human race has taken the word religion and destroyed it where it's not even recognizable. Religion is very simple. It's Light. It's about light and darkness and it's about life and death.

[Mac Owen]

The worst problem about all that is John and Paul, two apostles, both said that what does light have in common with darkness? And they said, absolutely nothing. The two cannot be joined together. But as humans, we seem to want to get in the middle of that and somehow get in a gray area.

[Johnny D]

We're bad fence straddlers. We really are.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Mac Owen]

And God says there's none of that.

[Willie Robertson]

Speaking of believing in something 20 years ago, CR.

[Jase Robertson]

That's incredible, though, that we're there.

[Mac Owen]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

So. So that's what you were doing 20 years ago. You were starting CR here and now you're. What's your technical title? Universal Director.

[Mac Owen]

Yeah, Universal Global.

[Jase Robertson]

Global.

[Willie Robertson]

Global Director.

[Jase Robertson]

Global Liaison.

[Willie Robertson]

Cosmic Director.

[Johnny D]

He's the Cosmic director.

[Willie Robertson]

Just in case we find life on Mars.

[Jase Robertson]

If they do that, I'll be there.

[Willie Robertson]

And preach.

[Johnny D]

And I don't know if you know the number. You probably don't. How many thousands have.

[Mac Owen]

Well over 6 million people have gone through a step study in celebrate recovery. Over 37,000 churches are using the material.

[Willie Robertson]

37,000 churches?

[Mac Owen]

Yeah. So quite a few people.

[Johnny D]

Impressive.

[Jase Robertson]

6 million.

[Johnny D]

That's pretty impressive.

[Jase Robertson]

And that's not 6 million lives that have been touched. Because then you extrapolate from that.

[Willie Robertson]

That's 6 million people that bought in, said, I'm going to commit to a right.

[Mac Owen]

And then because they got better, their families benefited from that. And so the number goes out exponentially from that.

[Jase Robertson]

That's incredible.

[Mac Owen]

Do you want to hear the beauty of Celebrate Recovery is we help people do exactly what we were talking about in that text earlier in Hebrews about throwing off, where he says, you're now surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses. So. So throw off everything that hinders you.

[Johnny D]

Anything that hinders you. Get rid of that garbage.

[Willie Robertson]

So speaking of that part, my dad. This lady was telling my dad this really cool story the other day, and she was like, this church down the road from here that a long time ago this man came in and he had been, you know, he had been a drug addict. And he finally just walked up front and told the whole church at one Sunday and said, I'm tired of living this life. And everybody walked down there and, yeah.

[Johnny D]

Can you help me?

[Willie Robertson]

And she was telling my dad the story and he goes, yeah, it's my brother.

[Mac Owen]

I know I can.

[Willie Robertson]

And she was like, are you for real? So, like, she didn't know you, but she'd heard the story of, like, all this forgiveness and throwing off everything that Hindered you back then and now the life you're living now. And she was just amazed to tell people about that story. And it was like. It was. It's funny to think about because to her, it was like almost folklore. Like this amazing story she'd heard about. And she was telling your brother, like. And I was. Cracked me up. I don't know if he told you that part, but it was funny.

[Mac Owen]

No, he didn't tell me.

[Jase Robertson]

I could see the look on Big Day's face, too. He's sitting there taking it all in.

[Willie Robertson]

He just let her go.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, yeah, that's my brother. Oh, Mac, by the way.

[Johnny D]

No, no, this guy.

[Jase Robertson]

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[Willie Robertson]

They gonna tax you again and you.

[Jase Robertson]

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[Willie Robertson]

I got the app. It tells me a lot of mistakes I'd be making. Yeah, I'd be just spending money like a dummy if it wasn't for them.

[Jase Robertson]

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[Johnny D]

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[Jase Robertson]

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[Mac Owen]

You know, the interesting thing about that is, at that time, the Whites Ferry Road Church where we were going, really didn't know what to do with it.

[Johnny D]

Oh, yeah, they didn't have no idea.

[Mac Owen]

I mean, they actually said, you're our first drug addict. We don't know quite what to do with you. I was just the first one that ever said anything.

[Jase Robertson]

Actually.

[Mac Owen]

There was plenty of them out there.

[Jase Robertson]

You were just the first admitted one.

[Mac Owen]

Right, right.

[Jase Robertson]

Because you knew everybody else in there.

[Mac Owen]

Yeah, I knew them, man. And so. But so. So they didn't know what to do, but they did say, the little old lady came up to me one night. She goes, you need to go to aa. And I said, is that like a car club? She says, no, that's triple A. You need double A. Alcoholics Anonymous. So that's where the church sent me. And then the irony of ironies, AA sent me right back to the church. And so that's why I ended up.

[Johnny D]

I didn't know what to do either.

[Mac Owen]

Well, yeah, well, yeah. Yeah, well. And that's the thing about. I love Secular Recovery because they're helping people get sober. Unfortunately, they don't have near as good a retirement program as Celebrate Recovery does. You know, we have an eternal retirement program. So.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, I need. I just had a brainstorm. Collector army has all these veterans that are dealing with all their traumas.

[Mac Owen]

Okay, you keep going on that, and I'm going to tell you something in just a minute.

[Johnny D]

You know, so we need to start something. Cause, like, you know, how's a doctor, okay, that just. He's been in books all his life. How's he gonna help a veteran that's had to kill kids?

[Mac Owen]

Right?

[Johnny D]

Well, he don't know what to do.

[Mac Owen]

And here's what we got. In Celebrate Recovery, we have a part of our ministry now called welcome Home. You know who that's for?

[Johnny D]

Yeah. Veterans.

[Mac Owen]

Veterans. Every one of them. We have a whole arm now.

[Johnny D]

Okay.

[Mac Owen]

Celebrate Recovery, that only deals with veterans. How cool is that?

[Johnny D]

Why?

[Mac Owen]

Yeah, that's what I said.

[Johnny D]

Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

I think I passed.

[Mac Owen]

I passed.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, I think. I think you found a guest speaker.

[Johnny D]

Or a spokesman even, because we losing too Many.

[Mac Owen]

That's right. Every day. Every day. Thousands.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

So if you are listening to this, because you do love Uncle Si, and you are a veteran, a we thank you. But if you are in any struggle whatsoever, check out what Max talking about because we love you and we want the best for you.

[Mac Owen]

And just go to celebraterecovery.com. you'll find everything you need to know on there. You can find out if you go to the about tab. You'll see the different ministries that we have on there. And one of them is called welcome Home. Paul would say that God says, I want to do more than you can ask or imagine. But that's not true. That's not what it says. It says immeasurably more than all you could. So whatever you can think up, he says, I'm gonna do so much more.

[Johnny D]

You can't even think of what he can do for you. You really can't.

[Jase Robertson]

I mean, one day you may look up and you be a mall Santa bum bum. I mean, thank you, Mark. Did you.

[Johnny D]

Did you have I'll be a TV star and the whole world calls you Uncle?

[Mac Owen]

That's right.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, but that's old news. Retirement plan Moss is a new one.

[Willie Robertson]

The big guy from the North Pole.

[Mac Owen]

Yeah, Right.

[Willie Robertson]

You're representing my man.

[Mac Owen]

That's right. That's right. I was. I was actually recruited into the international Real bearded Santa Clauses of America.

[Johnny D]

You were my man.

[Willie Robertson]

And y'all go out and you send it all back to the. To the head honcho.

[Mac Owen]

Oh, yeah, yeah. We take the list up and then set it back to the big guy at the North Pole. We're his helpers. But, you know, I'm just like a. I'm an ambassador.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, that is so.

[Willie Robertson]

Do you have any idea. That's one of my, like, dreams in life whenever I go gray to just go around as a Santa's helper.

[Jase Robertson]

But you got to have the hair, too, because he's got Santa hair. Yours is. Yours is straight. It don't. It don't have.

[Johnny D]

That's only given to a few people.

[Jase Robertson]

Because most people don't know what to do with.

[Johnny D]

I'm serious. Joker. I had a lady in Kentucky went to church with, and she had the most beautiful white hair. Okay. And I mean, like yours. It's full. It ain't falling out.

[Willie Robertson]

But he's my uncle.

[Johnny D]

Well, no, no. Hey, this man used to have a fro.

[Willie Robertson]

So did my dad, and I didn't get.

[Johnny D]

Well, I'm just saying.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay, you got your mama Straight.

[Mac Owen]

Hey, look, look here. I just got clear something up what you just said. Si. All these little old ladies have. And look, they all come up to me, these conferences that I do.

[Johnny D]

Yeah.

[Mac Owen]

And they're like, oh, I love your hair.

[Johnny D]

They're so interesting.

[Mac Owen]

I look at them, I look at.

[Jase Robertson]

Them, I say, it's just like yours.

[Johnny D]

I thought he's jealous.

[Jase Robertson]

I have little lady here. Yeah, you have little quasi permed white. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Mac Owen]

But that's the difference. They perm theirs. I don't mind. Was given. Yeah, yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

God given. So mall Santa, I got. So you were. You were actively recruited.

[Willie Robertson]

Look at.

[Mac Owen]

I was actually recruited from a.

[Johnny D]

Drafted.

[Mac Owen]

Hey, not only was I recruited, I had to pass a background check.

[Jase Robertson]

I would hope that that would be a prerequisite in today's.

[Willie Robertson]

So he's not at our mall.

[Johnny D]

It's just.

[Jase Robertson]

Did they look BC because I was.

[Willie Robertson]

Kind of telling change happened right around about 1992.

[Johnny D]

But hey guys, I give you when to start. When to start the background check. Yeah, go back.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, you go past that, I ain't ever qualified for nothing.

[Mac Owen]

Well, I'll say this. When they first called me, they said, we want you to go to New York for two months. Are you kidding? I said, let's do something a little more local first to make sure that I can, you know, pass the whole test of having kids. That many kids and all. And so they put me in a big fancy mall up in Denver. And so on the weekends, I will be Santa Claus up there and I'll have my whole helpers. I got a. I got two very luxurious velvet suits that they made padding. It's a real deal, man.

[Jase Robertson]

So you're going to be. Now, I mean, I feel like I have to fly the boys to a mall in Denver so I have a fix that they could sit. Max, I don't like taking shots at.

[Willie Robertson]

Local things from around here. But you, you're better off going to Denver than you are staying here.

[Jase Robertson]

Mac, do you have a rate can, like, can we book you? Is there like, is there like a rate card on this friends of family rate?

[Willie Robertson]

You know, we go have them at the Honey Hole here in the week. Just out there in the parking lot in a camouflage one.

[Mac Owen]

There you go. There you go.

[Willie Robertson]

There is one really good Santa in town. He doesn't do the mall.

[Jase Robertson]

No, he's coming to duck commander on December 14th. Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

What?

[Jase Robertson]

This is the same one we have for Duck Dynasty that time when we did that, right?

[Willie Robertson]

He's the legit guy.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, he's. He's.

[Willie Robertson]

He's like, Mac. He's been vetted and tested.

[Mac Owen]

Yeah, well, that's at church Sunday morning, they had the announcements at White Spear Road, and they said, hey, special day, in two weeks, Santa Claus is going to be here at Whites Ferry Road. So when I got up to give my sermon, I said, hey, it's a lucky day. I'm here.

[Jase Robertson]

I'm early. And I got here.

[Johnny D]

He said, santa Claus, out of here.

[Jase Robertson]

I just didn't know that there was a whole recruitment. Like, did somebody submit a headshot of you?

[Mac Owen]

I was doing a conference at one of our accelerator recovery conferences that we have all over the United States, and somebody saw me and said, here's a. Here's another Santa Claus. And so, evidently, he got some funds for recruiting me or, you know, turning me in, you know.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, man, that is Santa's.

[Willie Robertson]

It's kind of like Santa might be running a pyramid scheme.

[Mac Owen]

Well, yeah. Multiple multilevel marketing. Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Mac Owen]

No, I didn't have to put any money into this.

[Willie Robertson]

That's good. That's okay. That's good.

[Jase Robertson]

But you can use code MAC10 to save 10% off your. Well, Mac, thank you so much for joining us today. It is always our pleasure.

[Willie Robertson]

We left you with, like, 18 Bible verses.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, there's a bunch of them. But if you have one that's on your heart, on your mind, we would love for you to close us out with a verse for all of our listeners. And please, when you come back, post. Is this your inaugural Santa season?

[Mac Owen]

It is.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay. When you come back post Santa season, I want to know. Okay, we're going to need an update.

[Mac Owen]

Of Santa, and I'm sure Mary will send some pictures and stuff, too.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, yeah, Sister Mary, you just send them all.

[Mac Owen]

Okay. And no doubt about it, I have a verse that is with me right now. It's Colossians 1, 13 and 14. It says, for he, God has rescued us. That's not one of us. Some of us, it's all of us. He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son. He loves Jesus, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of all our sins.

[Jase Robertson]

Amen.

[Johnny D]

Jesus is the light of the world.

[Mac Owen]

Amen.

[Jase Robertson]

Amen. Look, y'all have heard us talk about it before here on the Duck Call Room podcast. We have a problem with teacups. So we want to let you know about a cool thing we are doing on December 12th on duckcommander.com. if you order an Uncle Si Teacup you could win, potentially, a signed teacup. We have a hundred signed teacups by everybody here on the duck call room that we're going to throw in there as an added bonus for people who order a teacup. So if you want a chance, December 12th is your day. I'm just saying, get you a signed teacup. Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Who signed them?

[Jase Robertson]

We all did. So There you go. December 12th. Check it out. Duckcommander.com is the place if you want a chance to win a signed duck call room teacup.

[Willie Robertson]

What a bummer for the people that get mine. My uncle Mac's the best.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, Mac is awesome.

[Jase Robertson]

Mac is goals. Right? I mean, minus the BC part. Like, I mean, I'm glad. No, that is.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, no, that.

[Jase Robertson]

But it wouldn't be. It wouldn't be this part without that part, too. So, like, you know, Mac is.

[Willie Robertson]

You want to end up how Max ended up.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, Agreed.

[Willie Robertson]

The jolliest man on earth.

[Jase Robertson]

Agreed. Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

The North Pole.

[Jase Robertson]

Who gets paid for it?

[Johnny D]

Well, the coolest thing about it is, though, okay, Is how one man. You can't. One man can make a difference.

[Si Robertson]

That's right.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, ain't no doubt. Yeah.

[Johnny D]

Okay. Because everybody's always saying, no, you can't. Yeah, that's bull.

[Jase Robertson]

I'm too far gone.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, that's bull. Because, hey, one man does make a.

[Jase Robertson]

Difference, Max, because I think Mac would tell you to. Ain't nobody been further gone than he was.

[Si Robertson]

And Mary. And you got to give her credit.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, yeah, yeah. He's been extremely transparent and all the duckblind conversations and everything through the years and all the Celebrate Recovery stuff he does there. You would be struggle to find somebody as lost as Mr. Owen was, you know, so that back is cool. And now he spreads joy through Celebrate Recovery and via the Denver Mall.

[Willie Robertson]

Via the Denver. Good thing it's not the Denver Airport. That's a whole different podcast. Oh, boy. I got. I do have one email.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, go ahead, fire away. What we got.

[Willie Robertson]

And I wish Mac was still here because he'd be a great addition to this one. But I think we can all help out old Joe emails in Joe. Uncle Joe. Not.

[Jase Robertson]

What do you know?

[Willie Robertson]

Not my Uncle Joe. He's from Evansville, Indiana.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay.

[Willie Robertson]

And he asked the preacher's daughter to out to a dance.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, why?

[Johnny D]

See?

[Willie Robertson]

Why'd you say oh?

[Jase Robertson]

Because I don't know this. Because this either go one way or the other, and I don't really.

[Willie Robertson]

Okay. Because now he's kind of freaking out.

[Jase Robertson]

Well, yeah, because the dance is less.

[Willie Robertson]

Than Two weeks away. Like, are you trying to learn how to dance in two weeks? That's not gonna happen.

[Jase Robertson]

Happen.

[Willie Robertson]

If all goes well, he'd like to ask her out again, but we're 15, and we can't drive by ourselves. Okay, do you have any advice on where to take her? You're 50. Take her to church, bro.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, church.

[Willie Robertson]

Where you gonna go? Yeah, get a ride to the park in Evansville, Indiana.

[Mac Owen]

Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

I mean, Duck gonna be trash. I was just trying to think of something where adults are going anyway. I was trying to think of something to not make it inconvenient. Oh, y'all 15? Y'all go see Moana, too. That'd be tight. What are you laughing at? Hunter's already seen it.

[Willie Robertson]

They're from Evansville. They've. They canceled Disney. I'm just. What do you think? Where should he take the preacher's daughter? They're going to a dance, so. I mean, they're clearly a different breed of Christian than I was growing up, because dances were the devil.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, yeah. They got to be Baptist.

[Johnny D]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, we were good Baptist.

[Jase Robertson]

Stop laughing. Hunter.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah?

[Willie Robertson]

Can Baptist dance?

[Si Robertson]

Can we?

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. I don't know.

[Willie Robertson]

Can we? All right, so. So you got that going for you? You can dance?

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

You can dance if you want to.

[Willie Robertson]

I would just. Ice cream is always a safe bet.

[Jase Robertson]

Pizza the part.

[Willie Robertson]

Can't do that. Not with the preacher's daughter.

[Jase Robertson]

Well, you don't have to ask. The question is, ask her if she wants to go eat pizza. If she says no.

[Willie Robertson]

If she says no to pizza, you run anyway.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. You gotta go, man. Like, I think that ain't okay.

[Willie Robertson]

Actually. You should do it.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

The preacher's daughter, she's. She's dying to have some fun.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Look her in the eyes and say, you want to go get a pizza, make out, just deliver it. Well, my friend.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, they're 15. Yeah, 15 make it to the prom.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, I like that. To a dance.

[Jase Robertson]

Well, that's where they're going already.

[Johnny D]

Hey, I'm talking about the high school prom.

[Willie Robertson]

We got to discuss something. Actually, we have not covered this epidemic that has happened to our country. And sigh, you don't know about this. When you went and asked the girl to prom or whatever it was you may have gone to, what did you say?

[Jase Robertson]

Will you go to prom?

[Johnny D]

I just went home and said, hey, babe, you know, hey, prom's coming up. You want to go with me?

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, he said, Ms. Davis, will you go prom?

[Willie Robertson]

Is that the teacher?

[Jase Robertson]

No, no, that's Varsity Blues. Come On.

[Johnny D]

I know what he worries getting, though. Okay. Hey, today this stupid little thing called a cell phone.

[Willie Robertson]

No, no, no.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, wait.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah, because you gotta Far worse. You gotta record.

[Willie Robertson]

They, like. They. They work harder on asking girls to prom than I asked Allison to marry me.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

And they video it, right? Post it for the whole world. You'd be shocked, sir.

[Si Robertson]

It's got to be like.

[Johnny D]

Yeah, but they do it over the top.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, they're. They're recording.

[Johnny D]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

You know, we got to make a special video.

[Willie Robertson]

Have you seen this, Martin?

[F]

I just made cool signs.

[Willie Robertson]

See, he had to make signs, and he's only like, he's already old enough. That. That's weird.

[F]

They all said no to that.

[Si Robertson]

It's like a big dance and a big production.

[Jase Robertson]

Wait, what? You made signs and they said no?

[F]

My senior year, I made two signs.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[F]

And asked two different girls, and they both said no to me. For the third girl, I didn't make a sign and just asked her out, and she said yes.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, that's. See, that's a good thing.

[Johnny D]

Oh, that's a good sign.

[Si Robertson]

That's a good sign. Two signs bad. One sign good.

[Johnny D]

Yeah. No, no. Cause, hey, look, I've had. Matter of fact, I had a young lady talk to me somewhere that I went out for an event, and she said, what's. What's wrong with me?

[Jase Robertson]

What's wrong with me?

[Johnny D]

Cause nobody was asking this girl out. And I said, hey, you're too fine. I said, the boys around you are scared, have confidence problems.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. I said, anybody in this room, they.

[Johnny D]

Just think, well, okay, she's so pretty. She won't go out with me.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, they none of themselves.

[Johnny D]

Hey, you big dummy. That's the ones I go for.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, I got turned down to go to. We didn't have prom because dancing is of the devil. We had junior senior. Yeah, I got turned down. How you like me now, old girl?

[Jase Robertson]

What's her name?

[Willie Robertson]

Saying it.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, why not?

[Willie Robertson]

She's a local. I see her kids go to school with my kids. Be weird.

[Jase Robertson]

That is weird. That's a toughie.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

You're already in trouble with school anyway, Hunter.

[Jase Robertson]

I needed to put a pin in something here. The girls that told you no, did you see them at prom? Since you in fact went, it's got.

[Willie Robertson]

Only weirdly quiet one of them.

[Jase Robertson]

Only one. Okay, so one wasn't going, so that's not as bad.

[Willie Robertson]

And one just didn't want to go with you.

[Jase Robertson]

One didn't want to go with you, maybe. Were you already going with it in fairness, on the one that you asked and said no, was that, like, I'm just gonna shoot my shot here.

[F]

I really like that girl.

[Willie Robertson]

Huh?

[F]

I really like that girl at the time. And I just found out the other day, actually, she said no to me because her. She knew her parents would say no.

[Willie Robertson]

Hunter's a bad boy.

[Si Robertson]

They know Hunter. His reputation.

[F]

Okay, so there was some mutual likeness. I just didn't know that at the time.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay, are you go.

[Willie Robertson]

Are you going back for it? Because. Why did you just now find this? Because you're like, how old are you?

[F]

I am 24.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, you're a long way removed from prom.

[Willie Robertson]

So why now y'all. Now y'all, like, remember when we should have gone to prom together? Girl update.

[F]

I'm. I'm single again.

[Willie Robertson]

That is an update.

[F]

Mike, you need.

[Johnny D]

You need to sing Toby Keats song.

[Jase Robertson]

How do you like.

[Johnny D]

How do you like me now, baby?

[Willie Robertson]

I was.

[F]

I was broken up with, and then my friends were like, here, let's set him up with someone else.

[Willie Robertson]

That's good thing.

[Jase Robertson]

And it was the girl that said no to you?

[F]

It was the girl that said no.

[Willie Robertson]

To me at prom.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, that's a toughy. You gotta get. You gotta get better friends.

[Willie Robertson]

No, we just need to move to a bigger town. But yes.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, my God.

[Willie Robertson]

But. But can I say something?

[Jase Robertson]

What'd she say this time?

[Willie Robertson]

She said. She said yes.

[F]

We're gonna go look at Christmas lights tomorrow.

[Willie Robertson]

That's really.

[Jase Robertson]

All right. Well, you know what's by the Christmas lights? Johnny's pizza.

[Willie Robertson]

Thank you.

[Johnny D]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Can we say something, though, about all the emails?

[Jase Robertson]

Hunter.

[Willie Robertson]

Hunter ain't scared, y'all.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, no. He shoot a shot. That's why I was asking the situation.

[F]

You need a heart monitor on me. I am terrified. But I'll. I'll shoot my shot.

[Jase Robertson]

Shoot your shot?

[Willie Robertson]

Young men that listen to this podcast that email in and are nervous as crap.

[Jase Robertson]

Shoot your shot, man.

[Willie Robertson]

Look at Hunter Jones. Am I allowed to say your last. You've been saying it. Hunter Jones is the man.

[Jase Robertson]

I live by the motto, period in life. The worst thing they can say is no, is no and slap you. Look, move on.

[Johnny D]

And she ain't the only fish in the sea, boy.

[Jase Robertson]

But they might just say, yeah, yeah, look at Hunter.

[Willie Robertson]

Hunter's going back to prom.

[Jase Robertson]

Hunter, are you taking a sign with you tomorrow?

[Willie Robertson]

Do not please.

[F]

I should recreate the sign.

[Jase Robertson]

No, you shouldn't.

[Willie Robertson]

No signs, Hunter. She said no because of the sign.

[Jase Robertson]

No, because then that's going to later than. Oh, My God, he remembered.

[Johnny D]

Hey, you use the Lord on that, you ain't getting the sign, Jack.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[F]

All right. Signs are out.

[Jase Robertson]

And if I can make a suggestion. Let's not bring that up again.

[F]

No, I. I totally agree. After I.

[Willie Robertson]

It was. It was.

[F]

It was, you know, just.

[Jase Robertson]

First name. What's her name?

[F]

Kylie.

[Jase Robertson]

Who?

[F]

Kylie.

[Jase Robertson]

Kylie. Okay.

[Si Robertson]

Let's go, Kylie.

[Willie Robertson]

Welcome to the duck call room. You're part of the family now.

[Jase Robertson]

Good for you.

[Willie Robertson]

I don't even remember the last girl's name. She's out.

[F]

Hey, I don't even know who she was.

[Willie Robertson]

Thank you.

[Si Robertson]

Look at Hunter.

[Jase Robertson]

See how far you make it down?

[Willie Robertson]

I wish we had a Hunter camp. Ladies and gentlemen, Hunter is the shade of red.

[Jase Robertson]

Well, good for you, bud.

[F]

Am I really?

[Jase Robertson]

I'm happy for you, man. Just get right back in the saddle, big dog. Christmas lights.

[Willie Robertson]

He didn't get right back in the saddle.

[F]

I didn't want to. I've been broken up with for a good month, but my friends were like, there's this girl that.

[Jase Robertson]

You still got your own place. Like, hey, you got a lot of things going for you, big dog. I love it. No, that's awesome. Hey, but wait till after Christmas. Well, you ain't gotta get no gift. No, that's just cheap me talking. I'm sorry. That's just cheap me talking. I'm sorry.

[Willie Robertson]

But I would work, actually do that because I was the opposite of like, I'm gonna get her something cool so she really likes me. And then they dump you. So, yeah, to be. Be like Martin in this.

[Jase Robertson]

Be frugal.

[Willie Robertson]

Be frugal.

[Jase Robertson]

Little bit of frugal. Let's go a long. Fantastic. But preachers, kids, where they go? We're. Oh, we send them to eat people pizza. Okay.

[Willie Robertson]

They're going to get pizza. And if it goes bad, he's going to be like Hunter and just go.

[Jase Robertson]

See some Christmas lights, turn his sights.

[Willie Robertson]

Elsewhere, just keep hopping back in the saddle.

[Jase Robertson]

There's just not a lot. I mean, I don't know much about Evansville, Indiana, other than I tried to fly in there one time, which was next to impossible.

[Willie Robertson]

I've been there.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. And so they're pretty. It's pretty small. Like, it's like right across the river from Louisville. No, not Louisville.

[Willie Robertson]

From Kentucky.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. Oh, go to the zoo in the winter.

[Willie Robertson]

There's no Zeus season, Mark.

[Jase Robertson]

Ain't it cold, though? I ain't trying to walk around. Look at them animals.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, they move more in the winter. Yeah. Because they're not burning up.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay.

[Willie Robertson]

In the baking in the sun.

[Jase Robertson]

There you go.

[Si Robertson]

Rocky and Adrian did it.

[Jase Robertson]

Ohio Rivers, Right. There you go. Not catch a fish.

[Willie Robertson]

Wow.

[Jase Robertson]

So rude. That river's tough place fish, man, you read everything about it. That place is hard to catch one. Ohio River.

[Willie Robertson]

Like the washer.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, like the wash. Well, washed out. Just ain't got no water in it. That's neither here. How you doing? Now that that tournament's been canceled, that's kind of a toughie, ain't it, for y'all? 300 boats were coming to fish Washtaw River. Didn't they moved it because the corps of Engineers.

[Willie Robertson]

Christmas is canceled due to the Corps of Engineers.

[Jase Robertson]

Corps of engineers got us again.

[Willie Robertson]

So they sent him a video of Carter on Christmas morning. Jerks.

[Jase Robertson]

All he got was his book from the book fair.

[Willie Robertson]

That's all good. The Lord's blessed us and we'll keep. Keep selling stuff to the non. 300 people that were just going to show up. And we have a very active audience.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. From out of town.

[Willie Robertson]

Ah, we're good.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, man, I'm angry, but I'm good. Yeah, well, that's a big deal. Not even just for y'all. For this whole town. So that's what really sucks. My local economy could have really grabbed a boost here right at the holiday season. Been good. People eating out, hotels full. All the things.

[Willie Robertson]

All the things.

[Jase Robertson]

But, you know, hey, whatever happens happens for a reason. So the good Lord didn't want it to happen. For now, we'll. We'll readjust whatever that is. Yeah. Interesting, man. All the things. All the. Yeah. I'm still stuck on Mac being mall Santa too, if I'm being honest. It's.

[Willie Robertson]

It's something that I'm going to think about every day for the next three weeks, you know?

[Jase Robertson]

Do you think your dad could be mall Santa?

[Willie Robertson]

Nope.

[Johnny D]

Nope. He ain't got the right kind of hair.

[Willie Robertson]

Actually. Big Dave's got perfect hair. Big Dave's just not quite as cuddly.

[Jase Robertson]

Jolly.

[Willie Robertson]

He's jolly.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Is he, though?

[Willie Robertson]

Not with you.

[Johnny D]

Well, Santa Claus gotta be cousin.

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah, that's the deal. Like, I walked.

[Jase Robertson]

I walked in the other morning, me and Big Dave just sat down, started chatting. Man, he. He was standing up. He pulled up a chair. I said, well, I reckon I'll sit here with him. And we waited on Johnny D to get to work.

[Willie Robertson]

Yep.

[Jase Robertson]

He wasn't that far behind me, though. It was working. It was good. It was. No, it's fun. I found a new line that I told him I was gonna steal.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh, no.

[Jase Robertson]

Somebody tells you something you don't want to do. Big Dave, look at him say, I'd rather have polio.

[Willie Robertson]

It's Big Dave's line.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

One day he's going to catch polio. It's going to be really bad.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, that's going to come back on him, but.

[Willie Robertson]

Because I don't think most of the time he means it.

[Jase Robertson]

No.

[Si Robertson]

Awful.

[Jase Robertson]

But it's such an old disease. Most people these days don't even know what you're talking about.

[Willie Robertson]

You know what I hear him say that often? And I don't know what polio does to people.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Do we? How do you get it?

[Jase Robertson]

I think it's gone right good for us. Didn't we eradicate that one?

[Willie Robertson]

Way to go, America and the world.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, we eradicated him.

[Willie Robertson]

I don't even talk about a good time to be alive.

[Jase Robertson]

I don't think he's a thing anymore, but maybe.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. I'm no expert on polar.

[Jase Robertson]

Did you. Were you the age where they just walked around school and gave you that shot or whatever?

[Si Robertson]

Right here?

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

Like a little circle, people say. Some people say they still got the little circle in.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. Like you walked up schoolhouse.

[Johnny D]

Well, they. They just, you know, needle just. And it makes. It lays a scar.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Johnny D]

Little scar. Circle scar.

[Si Robertson]

You'll have it forever.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. That's interesting. That's one of them weird facts you remember.

[Willie Robertson]

I don't have that. Oh, they start walking around with needles in my school. I'm leaving school.

[Jase Robertson]

Hey, don't worry. They wouldn't let y'all dance. Chance of needles coming through there.

[Willie Robertson]

Still can't dance either.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, they still. Is that why they have silent disco or whatever it's called?

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

Is that what that's about?

[Willie Robertson]

My son went to a birthday party yesterday that was a silent disco of all third graders. He came home, he goes, dad, you know what my favorite song was? Ice Ice Baby. And I was like, you didn't give me time to guess. And B, a bunch of third graders were listening to Ice Ice Baby and dancing on with headphones on. That sounds actually kind of fun.

[Mac Owen]

Really?

[Willie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Jase Robertson]

They all listen to the same song.

[Willie Robertson]

You put headphones on and you all get in a room and they listen to the same song and they just dance. We should try it.

[Jase Robertson]

Is that better for you? I like just playing over the speakers.

[Willie Robertson]

Or I assume it's for the people without headphones to laugh at you. Ah, that's what I want to do.

[Jase Robertson]

And the teachers know that you're preoccupied. Yeah, right.

[Willie Robertson]

Silent discos.

[Jase Robertson]

It's a silent disco. Any all. Are they like bluetoothable headphone? I guess they got.

[Willie Robertson]

Oh, you gotta, like, get a whole company because there's like a hundred kids.

[Jase Robertson]

Okay.

[Willie Robertson]

And they all get their own headphones.

[Jase Robertson]

So this is a business. This is a business. Goes around doing silent discos.

[Willie Robertson]

Silent disco business. Everybody knows about it.

[Johnny D]

John Travolta.

[Si Robertson]

John Travolta, he would have crushed it.

[Willie Robertson]

In a silent disco party.

[Jase Robertson]

That's interesting. Well, there you go, folks. You never know what you're gonna hear on this deal, but that's what you got today. Johnny D, you got a Bible verse you want?

[Willie Robertson]

Mac already sent us out with one.

[Jase Robertson]

Oh, did he? Yeah, yeah, I forgot. What was it?

[Willie Robertson]

A couple days ago.

[Johnny D]

He.

[Willie Robertson]

Well, Mac didn't send us out with verse. He sent us out with a whole chapter.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, we like seven of them. Yeah.

[Willie Robertson]

Hunter, call it back to that.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah, there you go. All right. Enjoyed it, y'all. We will see you also.

[Willie Robertson]

Hold on. Before we get gone, ladies, if you're interested in Hunter, email me. Hello, Duck Call.

[Si Robertson]

Wait, can they leave a message on our voicemail?

[Willie Robertson]

Ladies, leave a message for Hunter. There's a girl at the very first email named Talia. I think you two would hit it off. You should check her out. If your date doesn't go well, goodbye. I'm going to sell worms.

[Jase Robertson]

Yeah. All right. We'll see y'all next time.

[Willie Robertson]

I like how Hunter starts yelling. No, like he doesn't have the power to just totally take it out.