All Things Duck Dynasty: You Asked, We Answered! | Sadie Robertson Huff & Christian Huff | Korie Robertson

Summary

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WHOA That's Good Podcast

Episode: "All Things Duck Dynasty: You Asked, We Answered!"

Host: Sadie Robertson Huff
Guests: Christian Huff, Korie Robertson
Release Date: April 15, 2026

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Episode Overview

This lively and candid episode is a Duck Dynasty family affair! Host Sadie Robertson Huff is joined by her husband Christian Huff and her mom Korie Robertson for an unscripted, Q&A-driven conversation focused on all things Duck Dynasty. From fan-submitted questions to behind-the-scenes stories, family anecdotes, reflections on fame, and thoughts on keeping private and public life balanced, the trio delivers an energetic, humorous, and occasionally heartfelt hour that will leave listeners both laughing and reflecting on the joys and complexities of living in the spotlight.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Duck Dynasty—Rewatching, Epiphanies & Family Reputations

• The family reflects on watching early Duck Dynasty episodes with Sadie's daughter, Honey (Penny James), and how their perception of the show has evolved.
• Sadie realizes people might see the Robertsons as quirky or "crazy" rather than just a faith-based family.

  "I'm thinking they're thinking like, oh, sweet faith based family...I'm not thinking dissecting a squirrel...cleaning a frog." – Sadie ([06:09])

• Korie confesses she thought people related to their family but watching old episodes revealed people may have been laughing at (and with) them.

  "I thought they were laughing with us, but I think they were laughing at us." – Sadie ([06:39]) "When you're in it, it feels normal... but to everyone else, it's a little different!" – Korie ([07:02–07:12])

2. Weird Flexes & Family Banter

• Hilarious family exchanges about "weird flexes," including Sadie's superpower for always knowing if a card is a six or a nine, and Christian's commitment to waving and saying thank you when drivers let him cross.

  "Every single time I'm playing cards... I always know what it is. I always know it's a six." – Sadie ([02:53]) "That's not cool." – Christian ([03:01]) "You cannot compare your six, nine [to mine]!" – Christian ([05:18])

3. Willie’s Name Change: From Jess to Willie

• Korie shares the entertaining and little-known story about how Willie Robertson was known as "Jess" for most of his life until he was nearly 30.

  "So his name is Willie Jess. His mom always called him Jess... I married a Jess!" – Korie ([09:01]) "It was Jace, Jess, and Jep. And it was just confusing." – Korie ([10:48])

• The family draws parallels to biblical name changes and discusses the challenges of adopting new names in adulthood.

  "It's biblical—lots of people in the Bible change their names!" – Korie ([14:08])

4. Behind-the-Scenes: Favorite Filming Moments & Family Competitions

• Top moments from the latest Duck Family Treasure season:
  • The legendary "Dad’s birthday cake competition," where Sadie, not known for baking, wins the contest, sparking real sibling rivalry.

    "The cake was, as Bella said, ugly, and I won. And my sisters... they were mad at me! It was awkward." – Sadie ([15:26]) "I knew our guys were competitive, but our girls are competitive in the family!" – Korie ([16:12])

  • Hilarious recall of the family’s competitive nature beyond what was shown on-camera.
• Other favorite moments:
  • Christian and Korie’s audition to guest-host Sadie’s podcast during her maternity leave, which devolved into laughter. ([19:59])
  • The "Hot Legs" (Hot Wings) spoof—highlights who survived and who almost passed out from spice.

    "John Luke... I actually thought he was going to pass out." – Sadie ([23:34])

  • The joy of spending extended time together and how the show brings out their playful side.
  • The fun of family roles—Christian commits to his bit acting "Thor" much like his daughter acting as Moana or Ariel.

5. Life In Front of the Camera: Growing Up Onscreen

• Sadie shares that she’s spent more years in front of a camera than not—filming began when she was 12.

  "I've had more of my life in front of a camera than not." – Sadie ([26:30])

• Korie initially felt awkward but relaxed into filming after advice to just be herself:

  "Just be yourself, don't feel like you have to be more calm or more this—just be yourself and move." – Korie ([28:13])

• The youngest kids required some bribery (dollars, candy) to wear mics and get comfortable.

6. Vulnerability, Authenticity, and Balancing Privacy

• The Robertsons reflect on keeping boundaries between public and private life, especially in the podcast era, where sharing can be more spontaneous.

  "We just live our lives... we enjoy our normal. We feel like we have a very normal life." – Korie ([56:36])

• Sadie notes that despite what’s shared, much stays private:

  "You would probably be surprised by how much I don't share... my close friends Instagram is bumping." – Sadie ([59:24])

• Korie affirms vulnerability is a superpower:

  "I always say, like, your vulnerability is your superpower... You're constantly learning and all that. I think that's what podcasting is about." – Korie ([61:38])

7. Fame: Fans, Recognition, and Funny Encounters

• The trio discusses their relationship with fame and fan encounters—generally positive, but occasionally boundary-crossing (e.g. fans sitting on Sadie or Christian's lap for photos).

  "People have, like, literally crawled across Christian [at] airports!" – Sadie ([40:19])

• They note differences in fan reception depending on location and era (social media has made interactions more personal now vs. ‘character’ fandom before).
• Christian confesses the subtle letdown of expecting celebrity changes post-show, only to find his life mostly unchanged.

  "Mentally geared up and not one thing change." – Christian ([50:28]) "When do you cross that threshold [from ‘Are you Christian?’ to ‘Can I get a selfie?’]? I haven't crossed it yet." – Christian ([51:49])

8. Impact—Why They Keep Going

• Heartwarming stories of fan impact, including a ski instructor who credits Sadie’s podcast with saving his life.

  "Your daughter saved my life... I listened to her podcast in the darkest time of my life." – Ski Instructor (relayed by Korie) ([44:09])

• The family reflects on the deeper reasons they continue, highlighting the power of prayer and being a light.

9. Special Behind-the-Scenes Family Rituals

• The birth of Kit—how the family handled filming Sadie’s C-section with phone cameras only, and sharing the beauty and miracles of all types of childbirth.

  "A lot of moms feel like if you have to do a C-section, it doesn't feel as miraculous... but any birth is miraculous." – Sadie ([34:34])

• Parallel stories of the “Duck Dynasty” impact—from duck hunting to life-changing spiritual influences.

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Highlight Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On weird flexes:
  "Every single time I'm playing cards... I always know what it is. I always know it's a six." – Sadie ([02:53]) "That's not cool." – Christian ([03:01])
• On family oddities:
  "I thought they were laughing with us, but I think they were laughing at us." – Sadie ([06:39]) "Mama K literally carried a squirrel in her carry on bag to New York City." – Korie ([06:54])
• On Willie's name:
  "I married a Jess!" – Korie ([09:01])
• On the cake competition:
  "The cake was, as Bella said, ugly, and I won... they were legitimate, like, it was awkward." – Sadie ([15:26])
• On authenticity:
  "Your vulnerability is your superpower." – Korie ([61:38])
• On impact:
  "I just started listening to her podcast, and it saved my life." – Ski Instructor via Korie ([44:09])
• On the shift in fame:
  "It was kind of before social media is what it is now... so it was more like fandom... They treated you not like you're just human in a way." – Sadie ([41:55])
• On keeping things private:
  "There is privacy, but there's not a disconnect. I'm very much so the same person." – Sadie ([59:24])

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:25] – Introductions and jumping into Duck Dynasty talk
• [02:39–03:19] – Hilarious “weird flex” debate
• [06:09] – Sadie’s realization about the family’s TV image
• [09:01–10:48] – The story of Willie’s name change from Jess
• [15:26] – Behind the scenes: Sadie’s infamous cake win and real sibling rivalry
• [19:59–21:33] – Guest hosting competition for the “WHOA” podcast
• [23:34] – “Hot Legs” (Hot Wings spoof) and family laughter
• [26:30] – Sadie reflects on growing up with cameras
• [34:34] – Filming Kit’s birth, C-section representation, and its impact
• [37:47] – Attention from fans and adapting to fame
• [44:09] – Ski instructor’s testimony of podcast impact
• [50:28] – Christian on expectations vs. reality of fame
• [56:36–58:16] – Balancing public and private life as a family
• [61:38] – The gift of vulnerability and authenticity

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Notable Family Dynamics & Themes

• Playful Family Banter: The “weird flex” storyline and competitive cake baking illustrate the Robertsons’ quick wit and deep-seated sibling rivalry.
• Real Impact: Multiple times the family circles back to their motivation—impacting lives for Christ, and supporting community and family.
• Honest Reflection on Fame: They acknowledge both blessings and struggles that come with celebrity, including boundaries, private moments, and the evolution of their public identity across generations.
• Open Book, But Not Everything: The family is authentic and vulnerable, but maintain private areas of life, especially to protect children and special relationships.

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For Listeners:

Whether you’re a lifelong Duck Dynasty fan or new to the family, this episode is packed with nostalgia, wisdom, and relatable moments. For an inside look at the Robertsons’ unique family culture—equal parts fun, faith, and humility—this is one not to miss!

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Transcript

[Narrator/Host]

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[Sadie Robertson]

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[Corey Robertson]

Is that like a high pitched drum roll? Ye.

[Sadie Robertson]

It was supposed to be a drum roll, but it came after I announced your name, so it shouldn't make much sense. Speaking of Duck Dynasty, we have the new biggest Duck Dynasty fan in our house, Penny James.

[Corey Robertson]

Oh, my goodness.

[Sadie Robertson]

That's so cute.

[Corey Robertson]

I heard y' all been watching lately.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yes, we started from season one, episode one. Because when we were watching the revival on Amazon, it like, rolled right into. Yeah, and it went back into just like the first episode and we were cracking. Oh, my gosh. First of all, I don't remember it like that.

[Christian Robertson]

Like, yeah, you had an epiphany.

[Sadie Robertson]

I had an epiphany. I was thinking about, you know how people say, like, that's not the flex you think it is and y' all might not. Wait, are y' all in this culture?

[Christian Robertson]

All I know is I've heard that

[Corey Robertson]

before, but in what way?

[Sadie Robertson]

So, like, when you post something and you're like, bragging about he said weird

[Corey Robertson]

flex, but okay to me before, he's used that one.

[Sadie Robertson]

Say that to your mother a lot.

[Christian Robertson]

I don't think I've ever told you that. All your flexes are pretty cool.

[Corey Robertson]

Oh, thank you.

[Sadie Robertson]

He's redeeming that has some weird flexes. I do have weird flexes. You have cool flexes. What was my weird flex the other day? Oh.

[Christian Robertson]

Oh, this was. Okay, it's.

[Sadie Robertson]

This is impressive.

[Christian Robertson]

Maybe quasi inappropriate, but.

[Sadie Robertson]

It's not inappropriate. It's only appropriate because you said it was inappropriate. I wasn't. I was meaning this genuinely.

[Corey Robertson]

Okay, we need to know.

[Sadie Robertson]

What is this?

[Christian Robertson]

She thought you. You hyped it up way too much.

[Sadie Robertson]

This is a flex.

[Christian Robertson]

This is not a flex.

[Sadie Robertson]

Every single time I'm playing cards and people always get confused, like, Is that a 6 or a 9? I always know what it is. I always know it's a six.

[Christian Robertson]

I'm like, that's not cool.

[Sadie Robertson]

I always know it's a thick wordplex,

[Corey Robertson]

but, okay, thank you.

[Christian Robertson]

I was like, that's not cool.

[Sadie Robertson]

I was like, I get like, we're playing cards. I'm like, how can y' all not tell that is. It said it.

[Christian Robertson]

So seriously, you were like, I can literally tell. And I'm like, okay. I'm like, that's nothing to brag about.

[Corey Robertson]

Like, she's four.

[Christian Robertson]

No, like, it was, like, straight confidence. Like, that was cool.

[Corey Robertson]

Well, she does claim dyslexia, so maybe that is something that she's, like, proud of. Because you can tell a six or a nine. That's a funny one. That's a good one.

[Christian Robertson]

It led to, like, a disagreement.

[Corey Robertson]

It is a weird.

[Sadie Robertson]

But okay, well, because I was like. Because you are the worst at it. You always think it's a nine when it's a six, and I'm like, how can you not tell? And then everyone at the table is debating, and the whole time, I'm like, I could. I know. I know what it is. It's a six.

[Corey Robertson]

Okay, but then that led to an argument. In what way?

[Christian Robertson]

Not even an argument. It was just a disagreement.

[Sadie Robertson]

He just didn't.

[Christian Robertson]

It wasn't an argument.

[Sadie Robertson]

It wasn't just. You said a weird flex. It was a weird flex. But okay. But you were like, that's not impressive. And I was like, it is impressive. It is impressive.

[Corey Robertson]

Well, it is impressive if everyone else struggles with it and you don't.

[Sadie Robertson]

When everyone's like, wait, is it? And then you have to check and where's the line? I'm like, I've known this whole time. Even if the car was down, you

[Christian Robertson]

were comparing it to something that I do.

[Sadie Robertson]

No, you said something that was a weird flex. But okay, But I did not think it was. You didn't think it was a weird flex. You were like, that is impressive. I was like, no, that's just as weird.

[Corey Robertson]

Okay, what was that?

[Sadie Robertson]

He said every time I let someone go in front of me, like, if someone walks in front of me or. No, no. He said every time when someone lets me walk in front of them, whenever they're driving and they're letting the passenger have the right away, I always wave at them. He said, every time I wave and I say thank you.

[Christian Robertson]

I wasn't like flexing about that. And you were like, I don't like it when you like come to an abrupt stop and the person walks and they don't acknowledge you stopping them.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah, I always do a little vibe too. That is. I think that is very courteous.

[Christian Robertson]

I do it if I'm driving.

[Corey Robertson]

Yes.

[Christian Robertson]

I do it if I'm Dr. And if I'm walking, if I'm walking across the street and someone stops, I always wait. I don't.

[Sadie Robertson]

Just very kind. I think that's awesome. It was more so just like, it was as if, like, I am a gold star human.

[Christian Robertson]

Like, but I wasn't like flexing about that. You cannot compare your six, nine.

[Corey Robertson]

Okay, those are good ones.

[Sadie Robertson]

Those are good ones. Speaking of on trend, honey has been going 6, 7 and I'm like, how did that make it to a four year old girl?

[Corey Robertson]

Wow.

[Sadie Robertson]

Trends are crazy. Back to the point. So when you post something that you're kind of bragging about and then people say like, that might not be the flex you think it is. Like, I'm saying I can always tell a six and a nine. And Christian's like, that's not the flex you think it is. Okay, so not in a negative way, because I know when I say like, oh, I'm from Duck Dynasty, people are like, oh, that's so cool. Like, people love that because people love Duck Dynasty. It's just that in my head, when I said that, I thought people had a perspective of Duck Dynasty that was different than the one that they might have. I'm thinking they're thinking like, oh, sweet faith based family. Like, you know, praying around a table. I'm not thinking dissecting a squirrel. I'm not thinking the anatomy of a crawfish. I'm not thinking like cleaning a frog.

[Corey Robertson]

Yes.

[Sadie Robertson]

I was watching that and I was like, oh, okay. When people think of the Robertson family, they see that. Okay, that was more the epiphany I was having.

[Corey Robertson]

I do think that because I always say, like, I think people related to us and related to our family, which I think that is true too. But then when you watch from the old episodes you're like, oh, no. They actually also were watching us because they thought we were, like, crazy.

[Sadie Robertson]

I thought they were laughing with us, but I think they were laughing at us.

[Corey Robertson]

I think they're laughing with us, but I do think they think that, like, we're odd. I mean, your memo. Mama K literally carried a squirrel in her carry on bag to New York City.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yes.

[Corey Robertson]

Like, that's not normal.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yes.

[Corey Robertson]

But to us, when you're in it, it felt. Nor it feels normal. Yes, I did.

[Sadie Robertson]

I, Like, I really didn't think they were that weird.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

Growing up, I feel the same way because I was like, that's just what

[Corey Robertson]

they do when you're in it and

[Sadie Robertson]

you're in it normal.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

Now, like, because people are, oh, this generation's different. I'm like, we're really not that different. I was like, oh, yeah, we are really different.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

Like that. That. That's different. Okay. So it's just been hilarious, like, watching them back because by the time, you know, Pebble Phil in the later years of his life was like, so on mission for the gospel. So, like, I saw him in the context of, like, pre a lot. Podcasting a lot. I also never went hunting, so, like, I didn't see that side. I saw like, just like the passionate believer side. And so just watching him go after these beavers and like, shoot up the radio that they were listening to size sleep sounds or bathtub sounds on, like, just like crazy, it just was such a different perspective and it was so hilarious. So we've been loving to watch and honey, the other night, so this is just kind of funny, but when I read books to them at night, they asked me to do it in a British accent. So I give it my best. But the other night they were like, will you read it in uncle size voice? And so I gave it my best shot and my voice was literally hoarse.

[Corey Robertson]

That is so fun.

[Christian Robertson]

You gave it a good shot.

[Corey Robertson]

Well, I will say, going back, dad and I have watched sometimes, like, it'll. We'll just catch it on tv.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Corey Robertson]

One of the old episodes. And we're like, that was actually really funny. You know, not to flex, but it was actually really funny.

[Sadie Robertson]

It was funny. It was funny. The world agrees.

[Christian Robertson]

That's not a weird. Like, that's. That's a good flex.

[Corey Robertson]

Okay.

[Sadie Robertson]

Okay. Also on TikTok, one of my videos that recently got a lot of attention was when I said on the podcast recently that dad went by Jess most his life, he wouldn't know that.

[Corey Robertson]

And people don't know that.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Corey Robertson]

That was crazy. So should we tell that story?

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah. You married Jesse.

[Corey Robertson]

I married a Jess. Yes. So his name is Willie Jess.

[Christian Robertson]

When you married him, he was still going by Jess?

[Sadie Robertson]

Yes, he was. Just when I was little, I thought I. I didn't.

[Christian Robertson]

I thought it was.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yes.

[Christian Robertson]

Before that. Okay. I didn't know that.

[Corey Robertson]

On his 30th birthday, that was when I officially, like, I put Willie on his birthday invitation. And I was like, we're officially calling him Willie. Like, I had to. It was hard for me because I called him Jess all growing up. So for people who don't know this, his name is Willie Jess. That's his full name. His mom always called him Jess. His dad always called him Willie or Will. Phil actually called him Will a lot too. Granny called him Willie Jess. So he kind of went by all the names, but mostly, like for us in the youth group, you know, we are all in at school or whatever, he went by Jess. Then when we went to college, you know how in college your first name, you know, it's a confusing thing because the professors will call you by your first name. So he kind of did both. Like, he said he had one professor that would call him Willie in one class and Jess and the other. He didn't realize it was the same person, you know, so it was. He kind of went back and forth in college a little bit, but still I called him Jess. I never called him Willie.

[Sadie Robertson]

Like your journals are to Jess.

[Corey Robertson]

Oh, yeah, absolutely. And so then whenever he came back to work with the family business, that's whenever he was like, officially, like, okay, when he was right around 30, he came back to work for Duck Commander.

[Sadie Robertson]

When I was born

[Corey Robertson]

25.

[Sadie Robertson]

Okay. I was saying I was around 8. I thought maybe I was like 5, maybe 6. I remember being at ski school and I wrote Jess and then I was like, can I change it to Willie?

[Corey Robertson]

To Willie. Aw, sweet.

[Sadie Robertson]

Like, I remember that. But I would have been in ski school at 6.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah, probably.

[Christian Robertson]

Because Jason, Jess.

[Corey Robertson]

Are.

[Christian Robertson]

They're so similar.

[Corey Robertson]

Well, that's what happened. Jason. Wait.

[Sadie Robertson]

Jace, Jess and Jeff.

[Corey Robertson]

Jeff, yes. When he came back to work for the family business, when he was like, right around 30, it was Jace, Jess, and Jep. And it was just confusing. And he was just like, I want to go by Willie. And I was like, I don't think I can do that. I mean, I've called you Jess my whole life. I married Jess. I don't even know. But then it was awkward because he would be working and people would call him Willie. And I'd say Jess. And they'd be like, who's Jess? And so I was like, okay, I have to do this. So on his 30th birthday, I sent out an invitation and I put Willie. And I think I wrote a little poem or something, and I was like, we are calling him officially Willie from this point on. I need to go find that.

[Christian Robertson]

You have the W. And now if it had J, it looked different.

[Corey Robertson]

That would be weird. Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

That is so funny.

[Corey Robertson]

My grandmother, Grandma Joe. Yes. She still can't just call him Willie. She says Willie, Jess. Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

Well, she also calls Christian Chris.

[Christian Robertson]

Yeah. I don't know if that's being sweet or if she just forgets my name's true.

[Corey Robertson]

No, I think she thinks it's like, nickname probably.

[Sadie Robertson]

She calls you Chris. I think it's so cute.

[Christian Robertson]

Like, no, I love it, but I just. I was never sure.

[Sadie Robertson]

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[Corey Robertson]

So every once in a while we'll run into somebody from Willie's, like, younger years that will call him Jess. And it's like, I feel like they are like very, very much like they want to say Jess because they're like, that's how we knew you back when I knew.

[Sadie Robertson]

When people come up to me, I was like, I knew your daddy, Jess. I'm like, you knew him in high school.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

Which this is very inspiring because live original, we've always gone by ello, ello, everything. And now people have been calling it low. So I've been trying to meet them where they're at. It is so hard for me to say low all the time because when you've called something ello for so long, even though it's just like a simple change to low. But for you, like Willie to Jess, is it quite the difference? So it's impressive.

[Corey Robertson]

It's very biblical. Lots of people in the Bible. I know.

[Sadie Robertson]

Well, that's what JP and I were talking about on the podcast because he was wanting to start going by Jonathan. Right. And I was like, you can do it. He's. I don't know. You can do it. Willie was Jess.

[Corey Robertson]

And so it's funny.

[Sadie Robertson]

Anyways, I had to say that. So speaking of birthdays, we were talking about. I want to talk to you about the Season two is out right now. It's coming out on A E, but you can also watch it on Prime. It will eventually be on Hulu. But a lot of people are asking what our favorite moment of filming was or what are some funny behind the scenes moments. And I have to say, Dad's birthday party, the whole cake situation. For those who haven't seen, we decided that we were all going to make a cake for dad for his birthday. And it was kind of like a competition. Who can make the best cake. Not going to name any names, but a lot of people didn't believe in me, okay? A lot of people didn't think I had it in me. And to be honest, I didn't really believe that much in myself. But I know dad and I know what he likes. And we're so similar. So similar. In fact, just the other day at a party, dad was making pizzas for everybody. He said, does anybody have any requests? And I said, could you do pepperoni, sausage, sweet jalapenos and mushrooms? And he said, that is exactly what I want. And so we shared a pizza. So it's funny, we're very similar in what we like and the people we are and So I knew I could nail the flavors based on what he likes. However, I don't have much skill when it comes to baking or just like. Like, creating art like my sisters do, so they crush it on their cakes. I crushed the flavor profile. The cake was, as Bella said, ugly, and I won. Well, here's the thing. My sisters, you might think it was just for tv. Like, they were mad at me, but they were legitimate. Like, it was awkward.

[Corey Robertson]

We talked about it as a family for a while, and then we couldn't talk about it. Yeah, that's what. Yeah, exactly. I was gonna say we talked about it, but then it became, like, such a thing that, like, it was.

[Sadie Robertson]

Was.

[Corey Robertson]

They couldn't even talk about. I always say after that, I was like, whoa. I knew our guys were competitive, but our girls are competitive in the family.

[Christian Robertson]

Girls seem more competitive than the guys.

[Corey Robertson]

I don't know about more.

[Sadie Robertson]

I mean, sometimes I didn't know how competitive. And now I'm seeing all Bella's interviews. Bella's cut throat.

[Christian Robertson]

Here's the thing. Here's. Here's. Here's the thing. Who is still talking about the competition? The. The competition, though that's true.

[Sadie Robertson]

Girls and Mary Kate, me and Jacob

[Christian Robertson]

Marshall talking about pickleball. We're not.

[Corey Robertson]

That's tr.

[Christian Robertson]

Y' all are still rehashing me.

[Sadie Robertson]

I try to avoid it. I literally.

[Corey Robertson]

Sadie got to the point where she was like, I kind of wish I hadn't won. I was like, no, that's not.

[Sadie Robertson]

I did wish I had one.

[Corey Robertson]

You should be proud.

[Christian Robertson]

I don't know how many. Every time you bake a cake, I think it's just. It's like a. It'll take you back to that. That feeling of it will. Inadequate, but also on your win.

[Corey Robertson]

That's on them. They need to get over it. They lost. You won. That's the way it is. I will say it was surprising. This is why it's surprising about you.

[Sadie Robertson]

But I get it. I'm not saying.

[Corey Robertson]

No, here's the thing. Here's the thing. Sadie was my child and teenager that I used to say she wouldn't even make a sandwich. That girl did not cook in our house at all. She did not. If she was hungry, she figured out a way to get somewhere to get food. She did not.

[Sadie Robertson]

I went with aunts and uncles. If y' all weren't cooking, I was like, anybody on this street going somewhere tonight? She did.

[Corey Robertson]

She did not make a sandwich in her life. But now you are a really good cook. Like, she has become a really Good cook. Not just baking, but everything else. You cook for us of the night. And it was so good, actually, last

[Sadie Robertson]

week I cooked for y', all, John Link and Mary Kate and Will and Abby and I can't believe that.

[Corey Robertson]

I'm so impressed. I can't believe that.

[Sadie Robertson]

But that also kind of comes out of competition a little bit because one night. Okay, well, Bella's a really good cook and I love that Bella's a good cook. I love whenever she invites us over, but Bella doesn't often, you know, say, hey, I'm gonna cook for everybod. When she does it is like top tier. So Christian would always be asking me, like, do you think Bella's going to cook tonight? Do you think Bella's going to cook tonight? And I'd be like, oh, my gosh.

[Christian Robertson]

This is a say always.

[Sadie Robertson]

This is a little embarrassing at this point that, like, he's asking his wife if, like, her sister is going to cook for them to have a good dinner. So I was like, I got to lock it in.

[Christian Robertson]

That was not always, but we did live right next to each other.

[Sadie Robertson]

It was a lot. Bella, Bella says it too. You used to.

[Christian Robertson]

You have been influenced by Bella's over exaggeration.

[Corey Robertson]

I can kind of believe that you would. You would do that. Everybody knows.

[Sadie Robertson]

Everybody knows. Well, I married someone just like me. He seeks out good food that's trusted. He's always calling, dad, you cooking tonight? Which I love because it gets me.

[Christian Robertson]

That's more of a fellowship.

[Sadie Robertson]

I love it.

[Corey Robertson]

It's great.

[Sadie Robertson]

Anyways, all that to say, I decided I need to start cooking. And so I started learning. I started doing like half baked Harvest is where I started for anyone interested.

[Corey Robertson]

That's.

[Sadie Robertson]

I started following her recipes and then I, I got better. But all that to say for the cake situation. I really. It was ugly, but it tasted really good. And the siblings were all mad about it. And Rebecca still, she posted the other day, she' justice for my cake. We still haven't decided who the winner is. Like, it was decided it was actually

[Corey Robertson]

Rebecca's cake was pretty unbelievable. I told her, I was like, people are going to ask you to do that for them. I mean, that was. Her artistic ability was insane on that.

[Sadie Robertson]

But when she said the. The flavor profile was banana, I was like, you miss. Didn't she say banana cream or something? Like, she didn't hit Dad's flavors. Yeah. And hey, that man cared about the flavors. So that was a funny behind the scenes moment. I mean, you saw it on camera, but you couldn't have known how much. That really actually carried over conversations for months, and we're still talking about it. What were some of Yalls favorite behind the scene moments from filming this season?

[Corey Robertson]

Well, actually, whenever you, like, launched the whole podcast, it reminded me of the episode. It hasn't aired yet, so I don't know if by the time this airs, it'll have aired, but that was a super fun one where we actually competed, Christian and I. That was between us two, where we competed for your guest hosting opportunity. And so we had to say the whole, like, welcome to what's good.

[Sadie Robertson]

Whatever. That was the funniest day. Well, I was going on maternity leave.

[Corey Robertson]

We laughed so hard that day.

[Sadie Robertson]

We laughed so hard. It was so funny. And the interviews that y' all had to do, we. We set it up to where they had to interview hard guests. So that looked different ways. Like, one guest didn't a lot, and then one guest talked too much, and then one guest said weird things, and it's like, how do you pivot in the conversation? It was so funny.

[Corey Robertson]

I hope it comes across in the edit how funny it was that day because we were crying.

[Christian Robertson]

I still get asked all the time about co hosting, so I think it'll hit. I think it'll resonate with people.

[Corey Robertson]

I do think of competition.

[Sadie Robertson]

Well, if you listen to this podcast and you know my mom won because she took over while I was on maternity leave. Sorry, babe.

[Christian Robertson]

You needed me at the house.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah, that's right.

[Christian Robertson]

I think that was why I did it.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah, that was it. Oh, yeah, that was it.

[Sadie Robertson]

I love it. Christian, any of your favorite behind the scenes?

[Christian Robertson]

Yeah, I'm trying to think of even just favorite moments from filming. One that sticks out to me is Thor. We should do a podcast, and I should be Thor.

[Corey Robertson]

No.

[Christian Robertson]

Okay.

[Sadie Robertson]

That was the first season.

[Christian Robertson]

I know, but I'm just thinking about it.

[Corey Robertson]

I want to see him as Thor again on a podcast. That would be really funny.

[Sadie Robertson]

Christian goes when he gets in a carriage.

[Corey Robertson]

No wonder.

[Sadie Robertson]

That's where Haven gets it from. When Haven is Moana, she's Moana. Like, we'll be like, haven, put on your shoes. Moana doesn't wear shoes. Haven, can you walk? I have a tail. I'm Ariel. It's like, you never know, but she's like, all in.

[Corey Robertson]

That's you, that's Christian.

[Christian Robertson]

That is me. But also, I think for me, the thing that sticks out most is just, like, how much time we all got to spend together.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Christian Robertson]

Like, for me, the moments I think about, I love this. This Will come out later. But the hot wings one, I can't remember what we actually call it.

[Sadie Robertson]

Hot. That legs.

[Corey Robertson]

Hot legs.

[Sadie Robertson]

Funniest.

[Christian Robertson]

The hot legs.

[Corey Robertson]

Another one we, like, cried, laughing.

[Sadie Robertson]

I laughed so hard. And I was so thankful I was pregnant in that moment. And I didn't have to do that

[Corey Robertson]

because I wanted to call no money.

[Christian Robertson]

I also think it was just more memorable filming, like in spring, summertime than in the winter. Yeah, it was more fun, like doing the burgers late at night.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Christian Robertson]

Hot legs, like out, you know, like the. The more summer feel to me it

[Corey Robertson]

seems more sad memories. Yeah, that's so.

[Sadie Robertson]

Well, the hot wings. Okay. So if you've ever seen hot ones on YouTube, it's one of like, we used to love watching hot ones. And you know, it's the. What does it say? It's the only show where you have hot wings and even hotter questions. Or is it. Anyways, so we did a spoof on that, but with froglet. So it was like hot sauce. And all of them did it. But I have. Well, first of all, I was pregnant, which is what got me out of it. But genuinely, I have a geographic tongue, which you do too, literally. Yesterday honey saw my tongue and she said, your tongue looks broken. I was like, thank you. But it makes things extra, extra, extra spicy for me. So one time I was eating crawfish that's not even that spicy. And I was physically shaking. It hurt so bad. So I was like, that stinks. I could never do that show because I would love to, because I love the interviewer, but I could never do that.

[Christian Robertson]

You should do it. But he should just like.

[Sadie Robertson]

But watching that was the funniest thing ever. John Luke. I actually thought he was going to pass out.

[Corey Robertson]

Oh, he nearly did. He was on the floor.

[Sadie Robertson]

He was pale.

[Corey Robertson]

Which brought me back to a memory of John Luke. Were you there at Buffalo Wild Wings when he was like, in high school? You know how they had that challenge there and he for some reason was determined he wanted to do it.

[Sadie Robertson]

He's like, not the person to either.

[Corey Robertson]

He doesn't really eat spicy food.

[Sadie Robertson]

He's so skinny and like, like, doesn't eat spicy food.

[Corey Robertson]

He was like, not eater one to do it. And he was like, foaming at the mouth. Snot was coming out of everything. Eyes are watering. And I'm as the mom, like, dying laughing. But I'm like this.

[Christian Robertson]

That was a memorable one.

[Sadie Robertson]

It was too much.

[Corey Robertson]

I forgot about.

[Christian Robertson]

That was milk and the water guns.

[Corey Robertson]

It was so funny. It was really fun.

[Christian Robertson]

It was a Fun night.

[Sadie Robertson]

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[Corey Robertson]

Probably 2009.

[Sadie Robertson]

Time I was 12.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

Or I think it was even earlier than that. Maybe I was 12. And I'm 28 now. I've had more of my life in front of a camera than not. Maybe 2008 and so I am, like, so used to being in front of a camera that sometimes, especially when we first got married, you would have to tell me when things were too far to share or, like, because I don't feel that awkwardness or I don't feel that because it's just so natural.

[Corey Robertson]

That's part of your personality.

[Sadie Robertson]

That is part of my personality, but I'm also very used to it. Like, when we do things with other people and they're like, okay, you know, we're turning the camera and then say this, everybody's like, wow, like, you did that. So naturally, because some people feel awkward in front of a camera, but I'm like, I've literally been in front of a camera since I was 12, you know, so I don't personally feel that awkwardness, but I think that's just because of how long. And that is part of my personality.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah, I remember at first felt awkward. I remember even, like, the director who was helping us, you know, know, had to say to me, like, hey, relax. You know, Be yourself. And I would be. I think I would be more, like, calm on the show than I am in real life, because I didn't want to come across as, like, too much, maybe, or as like, I was faking it or acting. So I would kind of, like, chill down in a way.

[Sadie Robertson]

So cute on the first season of Douglass, by the way. Was she not. She was. You were so cute.

[Christian Robertson]

Season one is when. Season one is when Willie sends Phil inside to go do the. The thing at the school.

[Corey Robertson]

Yes.

[Christian Robertson]

You were all flustered and mad about it. That's when you're cutting your vegetables.

[Corey Robertson]

No. And I did not even realize that they had. Daddy had the knife.

[Sadie Robertson]

You had respecting their daddy. You sounded so country.

[Corey Robertson]

That's hilarious. So anyway, I just remember when we very first started filming, him being like, no, just be yourself. Like, don't feel like you have to, like, be more calm or more this. Like, just. Just be yourself and move. You can move, you know, and being more, like, stiff or something, and him being like, no, like, do. You can do stuff. You can chop vessel. You can do something while you're. While you're filming, you know, So I remember that initially kind of like, needing a little bit of that, like, catch. Because I was in my 40s when it happened, so it was a lot later for me.

[Sadie Robertson]

It's way different than when you're 12.

[Corey Robertson]

Exactly. Now I don't feel it. And the kids. I remember when we first started filming with the little kids. This time around, they were a little Bit unsure. And then they just got so used to the cameras, they didn't even think about it, you know. Christian, what about you?

[Christian Robertson]

We have. We'd have to bribe him with a. For the mic. With candy, though.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah. Our dollar.

[Christian Robertson]

They loved the filming. It was this. The putting on the mic.

[Corey Robertson]

Putting on the mic. Stopping to put the mic on.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah, they were playing, and they didn't want to stop and put on a mic, but they got a dollar if they did it. And then mom had a cute little book where they got to collect their dollars that they made for putting on the mic. And it was cute.

[Christian Robertson]

I didn't ever think. I didn't ever think being followed around with the camera was awkward. Are weird to me. I don't know. It felt like.

[Sadie Robertson]

Christian said, I've been waiting on this moment all my life, like something I

[Christian Robertson]

was just made to do. I really enjoyed it.

[Sadie Robertson]

We actually saw that from you.

[Corey Robertson]

I think Christian loved it more than anybody else, which I love that he did. And it was. It really was. It is so fun. It is special. It's like you're. You're getting to play together is what it does feel like, you know, it was really sweet.

[Sadie Robertson]

It's. It's sweet because, like, when we were talking about, are we going to do another season? And we don't know if we will, but for me, you know, it's. It was. It's so fun, and I'm so thankful, and if we do get to. I'd be so grateful, but there's so much going on with the kids and with Lo and all this stuff that for me, it feels a little overwhelming. And then Christian, one day, he's like, I know. Everybody's kind of like, I don't know if we're doing it, but I'm kind of like, let's do it. He's like, I loved it, and it makes me so happy, like, to see how much you do enjoy it.

[Corey Robertson]

Well, and what I think was. Really is really fun about that. Christian loved it so much, is that our family motto is, like, don't take yourself too seriously. And that you really have to, like, lean into that to do a show like this, because you have to just lean into, like, play and fun and don't take yourself. Like, it's okay if somebody thinks. Whatever somebody thinks about you or whatever. Like, don't think too much of yourself in it. And if you can do that, then you really can have fun in it. But it's hard. It can be a head game. Like, you could definitely get in Your head about, like, what are people going to feel, think when they see this about me? Or what are, you know, how am I being perceived?

[Sadie Robertson]

Or whatever.

[Corey Robertson]

And if you get in your head too much about it, it cannot. Can be not fun. Yeah, but I love that Christian just went with it.

[Christian Robertson]

And that's the thing, too, because it's different if you're playing. If you're acting and you're playing, like, a character in a TV show or something like that, but they don't like that character. That's who the character is. So they're not going to maybe go change the whole script of the show for that character. But with the TV show, if someone doesn't like you, it's like, well, you can't go, like, you can't go pivot. It's like, this is kind of who I am.

[Corey Robertson]

This is who I am.

[Christian Robertson]

I can't be like, let me go find this alter ego.

[Sadie Robertson]

It's vulnerable to put yourself out there because people will say stuff like that, as if you're a character and you're not a character, you're a person. Exactly. People will be like, oh, people actually refer to Duck Dynasty members as characters, you know, and it's like, oh, that's my dad. You know, that's actually my uncle. And it feels like character because it's tv. So that is kind of like a funny thing.

[Corey Robertson]

I don't feel like when my dad and I do feel vulnerable, whenever my dad and I do, like, you know, speeches or whatever together, he'll introduce me. He's like, this is Corey. She plays my wife on television.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yes, she plays.

[Corey Robertson]

I'm also your wife in real life.

[Sadie Robertson]

But, yeah, that's so funny. I love it. Okay, when is the episode of Kids Kit's birth story coming out? So this was so sweet. And honestly, someone was asking me this the other day, and I was saying, I haven't, like, seen the episode or, like, the things, and they're like, you haven't even seen it. Like, you'll see it with everybody else. Like, yeah, isn't that crazy? Because y' all film so much on the phone that day of, like, the day that Kit was born. It was so sweet. And for those who have asked, people are like, did you feel vulnerable sharing your birth story? Like, did you want that to be on tv? This is a great thing about reality TV is, like, you get to say what you feel comfortable with and what you don't feel comfortable with. And that was something that I thought would be really special to share. But under the boundaries of not having any producers there or actual cameras, but y' all filming it from just, like, a natural perspective. And if it worked to show it. I don't even know what all y' all got that day. I literally don't know what's gonna be out there. And I'm really excited, though. Like, I can't wait to see it, because I feel like it'll be, like, reliving one of the best days of my life with Kit, and we'll always have that for her. And to me, felt, like, so cool. And just the Lord's hand that this season started with honoring Pepaw Phil and his life and his legacy and ending the season with new birth, you know, like a new generation coming. And so it was just, like, the perfect bookend. And we couldn't have planned that. Like, you don't plan those things. That's what I always think of in Proverbs where it says, you know, man can make its plans, but it's the Lord who establishes their steps. And it's like, we made the plans, and we filmed TV show. We didn't know Pebble Phil was gonna pass away. I didn't even know I was gonna be pregnant with Kit. We didn't know that the first episode was gonna be Honor and Pebble Phil. We didn't know that the last episode could be a new generation being born. But that's, like, the Lord establishing steps, and that is so cool to me.

[Corey Robertson]

Wow.

[Sadie Robertson]

Isn't that cool?

[Corey Robertson]

I love that. That's so cool. Yeah. Well, I was thinking, as you were sharing that about us filming, you know, and we did it just with our own cameras without, like. We didn't have, like, producers or anything in the room with you. But the fact that you had a C section and posted about, you posted some of the video, and you didn't realize what an impact that was going to make for other people to be able to kind of, like, see a C section on. Because you don't see a lot of that. You see, you know, on. On social media, if you get in the algorithm of births, you don't necessarily see C sections and how that impacted people in such a positive way, which kind of speaks to why we do what we do anyway.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah, I didn't even know. So I guess because we had gotten all the rights from the hospital to film, I didn't know that of the time. A lot of people having C sections don't have the rights to bring cameras in. And so we had gone through the legal process to make sure we could do that for the show. But then I had it to share on social media, and people were like, wow, I've never seen a C section portrayed in such a really beautiful way. And I think that is really hard for moms. Like, a lot of moms feel like if you have to do a C section, it doesn't feel as, like, miraculous as, like, you know, a vaginal delivery, but like, any birth is miraculous. There's a heartbeat, like there's a baby. Like, this is a miracle. And so it was really, really special to get to show that side of things. And a lot of people have been asking me to share Kit's birth story on the podcast, like I did with Honey and Haven, and I chose not to share it on the podcast. We shared a lot of it, you know, in the show, but, you know, some things you got to keep personal and. But I'm excited, though, to share that side of it on the show. And that's really sweet.

[Christian Robertson]

And that's coupled with the guys going on an epic hunt, which.

[Sadie Robertson]

Oh, yeah, the finale's just great.

[Christian Robertson]

I forgot to have fun, though, was like getting to go actually, like fly on a plane with all the brother in laws and like, that was such

[Corey Robertson]

a fun trip, which y' all usually do once a year. Anyway, dad Willie takes y' all on a, like a brother, brother in law trip to go hunting or whatever.

[Christian Robertson]

So that was. That was.

[Corey Robertson]

That was fun to get to capture

[Sadie Robertson]

that for the girls to start planning.

[Christian Robertson]

A lot of good laughs. A lot of good laughs on that trip.

[Sadie Robertson]

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[Corey Robertson]

I think it varies. Sometimes it's like a lot and then other times it's like, oh, not that much. Kind of depends on where you are and what environment you're in or whatever. But, but yeah, we, we talk to a lot of people. Yeah, we have a lot of conversations. We take a lot of pictures, all that. And for the most part, it's not annoying. I think it's really sweet. We have great fans, everyone says nice things and all that. I mean, there have been times when it has been a little bit like much or somebody, you know, yells it across the whole way and you're like, okay, don't, you don't have to yell it. Let's just like be a little more subtle about it or whatever. Yeah, but, but for the most part, I think it's just really sweet.

[Sadie Robertson]

It's so true. It's so true. And it does vary. That's what I always say when people go, are you feeling famous? And I say famous to some, not to others because fame really is interesting. Mr. Rogers, I love how he says it. Fame is just a four letter word like tape or zoom or face or pain. But it ultimately matters what you do with it. And I think about that a lot because if I go, you know, to somewhere, like, I don't know, if we're in New York City, you know, we'll stop and talk to a few people, but for the most part, we can walk around. It's pretty normal. There's so much going on in the that city. If I'm in Buc Ees in South Alabama. Yeah, Buc Ees in South Alabama. Everybody at Bucky's gonna be really excited. Like, where you are does matter, but I personally, we do really love it when people come up to us because, like you said, we have amazing fans, and we've structured our platform in such a way that it feels more like, you know, than just like a fan. It's like, oh, like, I listen to this podcast or I watch this video, or, you know, I was 12 when I started watching Duck Dynasty, and it's been a part of my family. Like, it's the sweetest thing to hear the way that this is impacting people and everything we do is it's for God and it's for people, you know? And so, I mean, that aspect of it I love. It's actually really encouraging to me because so much of what we do is private. And then it's like we're putting out this podcast, and no one's in the room, you know, just like our. Our little team, we're writing books, and it's just like me and my. My co writer helping me. It's like, you know, you don't see the people you're impacting, and so I'm very grateful for that. But like you said. Yes. Sometimes it does little overwhelming, especially when we're with the kids and the family, and it'll be like some people do cross the boundary, you know, like, we've had had someone sit on my lap in the airport, a grown woman take a picture of me.

[Christian Robertson]

I'm like, had someone climb across my lap to get a picture.

[Sadie Robertson]

Oh, yeah. People have, like, brought across Christian airport

[Christian Robertson]

after they got a selfie with me.

[Sadie Robertson]

Like, yeah. I mean, just. There's times where it just can't cross a boundary, especially with our kids, too. But for the most part, it's very.

[Corey Robertson]

During this show, the first time, there was a lot of craziness, and it did become, like, there was some loneliness in it because you couldn't go out, because you couldn't go to a restaurant during that time period, because. And so you just kind of ordered room service because you couldn't go to the mall or whatever. In a way, in the same way, unless you had some help or security just because of. So there was just so much. And so I remember there being some hard parts about that. And for y' all in high school,

[Sadie Robertson]

there was hard parts about y' all in high school that was very hard Hard, cuz it did feel isolating and low weight. Cuz we would try really hard to like can like maintain normaly, but then people wouldn't really allow you to feel normal. And I think the hardest part was

[Corey Robertson]

like really go to a concert or

[Sadie Robertson]

just restaurants. To me it was like seeing with friends. It was people's expectation on me that was really hard because for instance, like I remember at times I would be like, okay, I'm going to my friends. So people ask tonight I'm just gonna say like, hey, I'm with my friends. And it would make so mad if I said I couldn't take a picture. And I would try to do it in the most polite way. I just say I'm with my friends. I was trying to like be normal. And then those people, I mean this happened several times, would go on social media and just blast me.

[Corey Robertson]

Like it was moms, rude moms. I'm like, how would a mom not understand?

[Sadie Robertson]

Said no teenager, you know, and they would tag you and tell them how rude I was that I didn't stop to take a picture with them. And it was just. That was hard because I would get in my head about like how I was being perceived and then it just made you not want to go anywhere. Okay, then I just won't do it, you know. So that was hard. I haven't experienced that in a really long time. I feel like most of the time now people are very respectful. And I do feel like we're just living in a different day though, because when Dark Dynasty, the original one was out, it was kind of before social media is what it is now to where people do feel like they see into your life a little bit more. So it was more like fandom. It was like we were characters and it was just like, whoa, like I gotta take a picture. They treated you not like you're just human in a way.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

Where now because people follow us on social media, they see our family, they see us for who we are as people. People come up to you like a person, you know, that they appreciate more than they used to.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Sadie Robertson]

From my perspective, I think that's true.

[Corey Robertson]

I agree. I think also because of the podcast and all that. Now, like you said, people aren't coming up to us and saying like, oh, I love y' all because your granddad, you know, cuts off frog legs or whatever. They're saying like, we love y' all because you've made an impact in our family in some way. And that is really special, means so much to me, means so much. And it really does keep us going. It keeps us doing what we're doing because we do hear of the impact that we've made. Always tell this story because I love, love it. This, we, we hear this, these kind of thing a lot. And especially I hear it about you a lot, Sadie. Like a lot of so many people come up to me and tell me how much your podcast admit to them, but this one I always tell because it just exemplifies something that you wouldn't necessarily think. So we were skiing in Salt Lake City on the slopes. This guy comes up with like long hair and like this handlebar mustache. And he was a ski instructor. And he came up, he's like, oh my gosh, your family has like made such an impact on my life. I became a duck hunter. I'd never duck hun before. And like literally I became a duck guide because of your family. Like, I love, I love your family and all that. Stu.

[Sadie Robertson]

I was like, that's so great.

[Corey Robertson]

Thanks for sharing that or whatever. So and then we went on, he came back like, comes back like 10 minutes later and he brings his girlfriend and he's like teary eyed and he's like, I, I told you all that, told you earlier that your family impacted me, but I really didn't tell you the full story of that. I just want to tell you that, that your daughter saved my life. And I was like, what? She's like, I listened to her podcast, like in the darkest time of my life, I was in a really bad place and I just started listening to her podcast and it just changed my life and it saved my life. And I wanted to say that to you in front of my girlfriend. I wanted you to know that. So it was just so beautiful because it was like somebody that you wouldn't have expected, like, yeah, expected that hit for him to say, I became a duck hunter because I watched your show. But that impact was the impact that's like, whoa, that's really meaningful. And that will make you keep doing it so much.

[Sadie Robertson]

It will make you keep doing, make you keep doing it and make you cry. And that's what I always tell people when they come up and tell me that. I always say like, thank you so much for telling me that because it means so much that, that I'm like so thankful that God would allow me to do this and it would reach you in that way. And before we've done any podcast we've ever recorded, we pray and we pray for the listener and we always pray that God would give us a love for the listener and words to speak to the listener. And so when people come up to me and they say, like, you said this and it changed my life or that episode, whatever it was, was. And I'm like, that's answered prayers. You know, that's God moving. And it really does keep us going. So I would not want someone sitting across their room from me acting like a stranger who's been listening to my podcast for five years. Like, please come tell me that you do. Please come tell me what God's done in your life. Like, I love that kind of stuff. So, yeah, in the past, we've had funny things, but for the most part,

[Corey Robertson]

didn't you just have just recently, somebody, like, take a picture? People try to take secret pictures, and that's hilarious. They never are secret. I just think they're being, like, like, so discreet. And didn't somebody clash?

[Christian Robertson]

Maybe she listens to the podcast.

[Sadie Robertson]

Cole Sprouse or Dylan Sprouse, they do it. They. I think it's take pictures of the people taking pictures of them just to show people it's not secretive, and it's so funny. Yeah, this girl. Well, we were just down at the beach, and we do take a lot of pictures when we're at the beach, and so that's just kind of fun. But when we were walking by this girl, it was dark, and her flash goes up, right, like, literally right as she's passing in my face, and she goes, oh, I don't know how I just took a picture. It was, like, so funny.

[Christian Robertson]

That was my favorite.

[Sadie Robertson]

No, they're funny.

[Corey Robertson]

Honestly, it doesn't bother me. People ask, like, does it bother you back? Especially back whenever so many people were coming up, if someone takes a picture of you or whatever, and I'm like, I really don't care. But I do think. No telling how many pictures are there of me, like, eating or, like, licking my lips or, like, who knows? Because they're just, like, taking random. Totally candid. And I'm not. Don't look great in Candidates went off.

[Sadie Robertson]

I know there's some bad pictures out there. A bad picture.

[Christian Robertson]

What was the Duckies picture? I don't remember.

[Sadie Robertson]

Oh, no, no. It was the Duckies place. And I was checking out, and it was the same night. That's what made me think of it. And I was just checking my stuff out, and the girl was just being so sweet and, like, casual and checking me out. And then this girl, like, runs around the corner. She goes, oh, my gosh, Sadie Robertson is in Here right now. And the register, she goes. And the girl goes, oh, hi, we're so glad you're in here. And I was just. Funny, cuz I didn't think the girl checking me out knew who I was. And she was just playing it cool. She's like, homie.

[Corey Robertson]

We were just talking about how people's, like, their tone gets slower and softer whenever they're trying to. Like, you could tell they're trying to.

[Sadie Robertson]

They're talking to someone and they see you, and then they're like, I don't what is.

[Corey Robertson]

And then they kind of notice. You can notice. They're trying to.

[Christian Robertson]

Telltale sign of you being recognized is when you audibly hear a conversation and then you walk past and then the conversation stops.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah, abruptly.

[Christian Robertson]

Like, that's when you know it's funny.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah, there's some funny things, which we do this.

[Corey Robertson]

I mean, if we see a celebrity, like somebody on television or on. In a movie or whatever, we do the very same thing. We're like, is that so? And so do we, you know, oh,

[Sadie Robertson]

I cried when I met Steve Harvey. I teared up when I saw Reba. I totally changed my tone when we saw Jason Bateman pass by us at the grocery store recently. You just do it. It's just fun. You see someone. I don't know about y', all, but if I can avoid loading up the kids, getting everyone in the car, and going into a store, yeah, I'm gonna. I'm gonna choose that every single time. If what I need can just come right to my house, that is just such a game changer. And that is why I think three Day Blinds is so genius. They literally bring the showroom to you. Just set up an appointment, and a professional design consultant comes to your house, helps you pick everything out, and gives you a free no obligation quote the same day. Looking through their designs on Instagram proves just how much of a difference this really can make. Blinds aren't just functional. They can completely pull a room together. Three Day Blinds has thousands of options to choose from. Everything from light filtering to blackout, and even motorized blinds that connect to Alexa. So cool. Being able to open your blinds with a voice command in the morning just sounds like such an upgrade.

[Corey Robertson]

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[Sadie Robertson]

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[Corey Robertson]

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[Sadie Robertson]

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[Corey Robertson]

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[Sadie Robertson]

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[Christian Robertson]

Yeah, I don't really get annoyed by fans coming up to me in public because it's, it's not very often.

[Sadie Robertson]

It means so much to you when someone comes up to you, a guy, and is like, dude, I love your podcast here for it. Men's stuff. Like, that is so sweet.

[Christian Robertson]

So, like Sadie said, if we're ever somewhere and you, you're. You, you, you listen to my stuff or please come up to me because it doesn't mean a lot. But I think one of the things, I kind of confessed this to Sadie a couple months ago, or even a couple. A couple weeks ago, and it was a. I don't even want to say wrestle, but it was something that I don't realize I kind of had put into place. And it was kind of right before the first season aired. And it was kind of like this family thing. And we kind of talked about it, and not that it was in any way a bad expectation or anything, but it was kind of like this, hey, you know, things might change. You know, you'll probably get recognized more. So I think I kind of like, mentally geared up. Like, okay, like, my life might change a little bit. You know, mentally geared up and not one thing change. That was like, it wasn't like a disappointment, but it was just like a. Oh, you know, that didn't hit. Like, I thought it was going to hit. And I asked Sadie that threshold a couple weeks ago. I was like, when do you cross that threshold to like, hey, are you Christian? To like, yo, can I get a selfie? Like, I don't. I haven't crossed wherever that threshold is. I'm not there yet.

[Corey Robertson]

You haven't crossed it yet?

[Christian Robertson]

I haven't crossed it yet.

[Sadie Robertson]

Well, I'm just laughing because I told him. I was like, well, it is interesting because I feel like again, because we started filming. I was just 12. People have known me for so long. And people do recognize you now a lot, actually. But people still do go, oh, you are. You know who you are. Because our family has been known for so long. Like, people know that we're. I mean, I have so many people say to me, like, I love you. And your husband's dance videos. Like, that's a very common thing that people say they recognize us from that. But it's like, even when we went to dinner, it's like, oh, I'm seating the Robertson family. It's just the Robertsons has. Is like a household name kind of. And so we were just, like, talking about that. And I was like. But also, it is something that I'm grateful for, for our family, for the girls. Because we always ask them, because people will say, like, can I take a picture of your family? And we always say, do you want to be in the picture? Do you not? And so if they don't, you know, they can stand with you. If they do, they can be in the picture, like, and most of the time, they do. So it's actually, like, a sweet thing for our family. But it was really sweet. We had a good conversation.

[Christian Robertson]

What I do now is when people ask to get a picture with Sadie, I'll take it.

[Sadie Robertson]

Oh, it's so awkward.

[Christian Robertson]

You do this, too.

[Sadie Robertson]

I.

[Corey Robertson]

By the way, this is hilarious.

[Christian Robertson]

So I'll take the picture, and then I'll hand the thumb back. Then I'll be like, okay, so where do y' all want to get for our picture? And they get so awkward. And I'm like, I'm just kidding.

[Sadie Robertson]

And then they'll be like, no, we can take a picture. And he's just joking. Get so hilariously awkward.

[Corey Robertson]

That is so funny. Well, but dad and I is similar in that, like, I take. I do take pictures. And people. Even if I'm just by myself or whatever, people take pictures with me, but not to the extent that dad does. And if so, dad. Dad and I are together.

[Christian Robertson]

I'm not crying. My eyes are just kind of weirdly watering right now. I'm not, like, being emotional about this.

[Corey Robertson]

You made me. I'm crying, laughing. Our allergies are. My allergies were terrible. I was already.

[Christian Robertson]

No, these are not, like, sad tears.

[Sadie Robertson]

You're literally.

[Christian Robertson]

I literally am. I don't know what just happened.

[Sadie Robertson]

It's so vulnerable. I'm not being vulnerable on this episode.

[Corey Robertson]

This is going to be the trailer. It's going to be Christian girl crying.

[Christian Robertson]

Thank you for Sharing your heart so hard sometimes.

[Corey Robertson]

No, the allergies are so bad today.

[Christian Robertson]

My.

[Corey Robertson]

I already, like, said I watered off all my makeup today.

[Sadie Robertson]

From allergies. No.

[Corey Robertson]

So dad and I are similar in that, like, with. With dad, with Willie, like, they. People, like, have to have the picture with me. They want to say something to me. A lot of times. A lot of times people say, like, oh, your family's been a lot, or whatever, which is really sweet, but they don't necessarily have to. To have a picture. But with. If Willie's there, like, they got to have that picture, you know? Exactly. Which is. It's totally fine. So I'll offer. I'll be like, you want me to take it? And then sometimes they're like, I don't know what you in it, or whatever. I don't care. Like, I truly do not care what whatsoever, one way or another. But the funny thing is, when we're together, dad says that he takes more pictures when we're together than him. And he's by himself because it's, like, verification.

[Sadie Robertson]

Yeah, it's like, oh, that too, though.

[Corey Robertson]

He's like, you see him, and then you're like, oh, that might be him, but then you see me, and you're like, oh, yeah, for sure.

[Sadie Robertson]

You get recognized. Yeah, because we'll see.

[Corey Robertson]

The kids realize, like, oh, it's confirmation. It's like, where they think maybe, or whatever, but. But. But Willie takes a lot more pictures than I do, even still. And.

[Christian Robertson]

Yeah, well, no, like I said, it's

[Sadie Robertson]

not something that bothers him, but he is weeping over here.

[Christian Robertson]

I am not weeping. But no, like. Like I said, I think it was just that, like, mental expectation of, like, this might change, this might happen, and it didn't. And not that that's, like, made me, like, sad or, like, question anything.

[Corey Robertson]

Yeah.

[Christian Robertson]

I think it's just acknowledging that, like, I had had this expectation and it didn't happen so well.

[Corey Robertson]

It's so true with television. I do think people don't really understand that how what happened with us with Duck Dynasty was so crazy, because a lot of people have television shows that doesn't happen.

[Sadie Robertson]

It was a phenomenon that happened.

[Corey Robertson]

It still holds a record of being, like, the most watched, unscripted show of all time. So all the licensed products, all the things that happened with that was kind of, like, insane. So this time around, with us having the show back on air, it's doing great, a great show and all this, but it just. That time around, it was insanity. And you just really never know what's going to happen with the show and how it's going to affect things. But anyway, that's funny. Thank you for sharing and being vulnerable, Christian.

[Christian Robertson]

You're welcome. I've never shared that publicly.

[Corey Robertson]

I cannot wait for this trailer.

[Sadie Robertson]

Oh, no, this trailer is going to be. Evan, last question. Since we're talking about sharing things publicly, is it hard to keep your private and public lives separate?

[Corey Robertson]

You know, kind of. Not really. Honestly. I mean, we just. I think we live in our same town. You know, we've kept our private lives the way it is. And also we are kind of open book people. Just naturally we have homes that we have a lot of people in all the time. We're used to a lot of people around and family and people and friends and all this. And so we're not super private people maybe. Anyway, so that might just be kind of part of our. Our nature. But, but. But our private life still feel very private. Like, we live our lives, we do our things, we enjoy our just nor. We feel like we have a very normal life. Dad goes to the grocery store every day. We do just very normal things. And so I do think with a podcast, we make a joke about that because you're recording podcasts twice a week or once, you know, essentially. And. But Jace for unashamed and al do four times a week. And. And Christian's been doing that.

[Christian Robertson]

Me and John Luke.

[Corey Robertson]

And John Luke and Christian have been doing that too. That call room. So you are talking a lot. So there is kind of a. There is kind of a joke about that. You're like, if you don't want something told, don't tell. Especially allergies, because they're talking for hours every week and they're going to tell everybody.

[Christian Robertson]

Cold open. Yeah, four or five days a week.

[Corey Robertson]

Exactly. And so I do think the Pumpkin podcast makes it more than even having the television show. The television show feels a little bit more kind of controlled. And you film it a long time ago before it comes out and all that. But the podcast is like every week,

[Sadie Robertson]

the podcast, it is hard because you are talking for so long on such vulnerable topics. So sometimes the line does get crossed where it's like, oh, maybe I shared too much, or whatever that looks like. And we've even had people text us after some like that you. I can't believe you shared that or whatever. And it's like, well, you know, you're in the conversation. But at the same time, you know, again, like you said, we feel so called to it. Like, we really do feel a calling in Our life be the light of the world. And so that's sharing your life with the world. But we also have boundaries in that. Like I look at some influencers who share everything and that's them. That's not me. You would probably be surprised by how much I don't share. When you, if you looked at my camera roll, I don't share most of it. You know, I share a lot of things that go like, revolve around work, revolve podcast, revolver on ministry. There are definitely my family in pockets of that. But like in our day to day, my close friends, Instagram is bumping and you know, because I want to share that with my family and my friends, but not like the whole world. And so there is like a private aspect to it that has, you know, been kept really normal. Like my best friends, we always laugh. Like we don't have a lot of pictures together and we've done so much life together for the past five, six years. And there's just like not a lot of pictures to prove it, you know, but it's just private. So I don't think about pulling my phone out in moments that feel private. People ask me like, oh, you never talked about your home, church. That doesn't mean we don't get, we go to church. We just don't post about going to church, you know, so it's like there is like such a normal private life here that I don't share. Just naturally just kind of don't. But it was funny because someone said to me recently, who I know very well, so if you're watching this, then you said it, but they were like, I don't follow you on Instagram because I just want to know you for like this side of you. And I was like, well, you should follow me on Instagram because I'm the same person. Like, there is privacy, but there's not a disconnect. I'm very much so the same person. Christian always says that about me and like, I feel like that's just true. He's like, you're very authentic whether you're here or there. It's the same consistency. It's just I choose to share this, that and I choose not to share that. So I was telling that person was like, that you're not going to see me differently by that. You're going to see me the same. I just share more personal things on my private stuff, you know, privilege.

[Corey Robertson]

Exactly.

[Christian Robertson]

I post a dump every Sunday and I could post a lot more dumps if I, if I shared all the pictures.

[Corey Robertson]

Yep.

[Sadie Robertson]

You're still crying. I'm sorry. He needs a moment.

[Christian Robertson]

And that's a wrap.

[Corey Robertson]

Well, I just want to say I think the authenticity of what you do and what you share and all. Every. Everybody who does the podcasting and everything, and when I'm on the podcasting as well, too, I think that is. I always say, like, your vulnerability is your superpower because it's how you're growing and learning because you are able to be vulnerable about things that you're going through. And, Christian, you have that ability, too. And I think that that is one. One of the ways y' all have, like, gained so much wisdom at a young age is because you talk about the things you're going through and you let other people speak into your life. You're constantly learning and all that. And I think that's what Paul podcasting is about, and that's what makes y' all great podcasters, is because you're. You're doing that, and you're doing it live on camera, and you're. You're learning and growing, and people are following along with that and learning and growing with you.

[Sadie Robertson]

So that's so sweet.

[Christian Robertson]

Thank you so much.

[Sadie Robertson]

What a blessing. Mom, you're the best. Think now. Christian is crying.

[Corey Robertson]

A.

[Christian Robertson]

That was so sweet.

[Sadie Robertson]

He's sorry for every time he said weird flex, but okay.

[Corey Robertson]

No, I took it as a compliment that you would say.