WHOA That's Good Podcast - Wow, 300 Episodes?! | Sadie Robertson Huff | Christian Huff | Korie Robertson

Episode Date: October 9, 2024

Sadie can't believe she's celebrating 300 episodes of the WTG podcast! Christian and Korie join her for the big celebration and they're talking all about their favorite moments, highs and lows, and what Sadie is taking — and leaving behind — as she heads into the next 300 episodes (and more!). And Sadie and Christian realize that their entire relationship began on the very first day of a WTG episode being published! Plus, Sadie's most popular guest EVER pays her a surprise congratulatory visit. And we want to hear from you: what's been your favorite episode? Let us know in the comments!  This Episode of WHOA That's Good is Sponsored by: https://sadiepens.com — Stock up on Mr. Pen Bible journaling supplies today! httsp://ariseforwomen.com — Get this 21-day video series from Covenant Eyes completely free! https://www.drinklmnt.com/whoa — Get a FREE LMNT Sample Pack with any purchase! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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As you can see, we are celebrating here today. We got balloons everywhere. I think, do we have like 300? No, but we do have a 300 sign balloons. We have cookies that are so cute. My team went all out. I think there might actually be 300 balloons in here. There might, Olivia, fact check.

There's 300 balloons in here. Wait, what did you say? Let's go. Yeah, maybe one of these big ones can count for like 10, but there's definitely not 300 of them. Our LO team and the Tread Lively team, our production company has gone all out celebrating today, which is really so special.

In August, we hit three, sorry, in August, we hit six years of podcasting and now 300 episodes. So, so much time has gone into this podcast. And honestly, I've loved every single minute of it. I have just absolutely loved podcasting in general, getting to hear people's stories. It's helped me grow so much into who I am as a person.

And, you know, I don't know that I would have necessarily thought we would hit 300 episodes and go for six years, but I will say I never thought about stopping this whole time because I've just loved it so much and I still have so many dreams for the future of this podcast and so grateful. But I wanted my mom and Christian

to come on today's podcast. And I think in a little bit, we might need to switch seats because you're gonna kind of be interviewing me this time. But I wanted them to come on because they have been such a huge part of this podcast. For those who have listened since the beginning of Whoa That's Good, I don't know, you would really have to be an OG to remember this.

But I would do like 20 to 25 minute podcasts and then at the end of the podcast, I would call my mom, and this is when I was living in Nashville, and I would ask her, it would be like a segment called Whoa That's Good or Whoa That's Bad. And so I'd be like, Mom, what do you think about this advice? Follow your heart. Whoa, that's good or Whoa, that's bad. Yeah. And so I'd be like, mom, what do you think about this advice? Follow your heart. Whoa, that's good or Whoa, that's bad. And then we'd talk about it.

So mom was such a huge part at the beginning. And then here in more recent years, we started the messy conversations that a lot of you have really resonated with and loved. And then of course, when Christian came into my life, he is such a big part of the podcast. We've answered so many of your DMs on a regular basis together.

And so it just made sense for y'all to be on this episode. And I could have more people here who have been here since the beginning. Steph is somewhere in the building. Steph was my right-hand girl at the time when I said I wanted to start a podcast. And she was like, well, let's Google how we do that and help me get the mic.

And now, you know, mom, your team's taken over and taking it to the next level. But just so grateful that we're here. So grateful to get to do a 300th episode and dream about the future and talk about the past. But maybe we should switch seats. I think we should because I have some things that I want to ask you about just, you know, your journey

and also some things I wanna tell you. So let's switch. All right. Let's switch. All right. Do I need to move or am I good here? Reverse, reverse. I think you're good right there.

I was just kidding. You can just stay right there. I was just kidding. You can just stay right there. She'll interview you too. Okay, before we do anything else though, I need to tell you that we have a special guest and he is one of the fan favorites.

I don't know if it's like the top episode when he came on, but definitely a fan favorite. And so I wanted to bring him in. You do not know who is coming, but I wanna bring in, come on in. It's whoever is here that wants to wish Sadie a happy 300. Come on in. What?

Uncle Scott Robertson, the legend himself. I saw the light was on. I just told me, hey, go ahead and crash it. Hey, I'm just constantly trying to keep up with your podcast. No, I hear that this is your 300th. This is my 300th. Okay, well, congratulations. When mom said that a guest is about to come in, who was one of my top episodes,

this is kind of funny. But I was like, Dad, Alan, Si, it's all the men in our family, which is hilarious. Because we've had some big guests on this podcast and like some epic conversations. But you guys are just the fan favorites. Well, Uncle Si has been one of your biggest fans since the very beginning, so. There you go. We had to have him on just to say hey.

I love it. And congratulations. I love it, thank you so much. What are you doing these days? You're looking at it. Podcasts. I'm doing podcasts. I know the last time I was saying to you

you was on the what, K-Love Affair? Oh yeah, I was hosting. Yep. You did a good job there. I do a lot of random things, thank K-Love Affair? Oh yeah, I was hosting. Yep. I do a lot of random things. Thank you. I like Willie's deal about, hey, just do your thing, girl. I know, I'm not sweet.

She's doing it. She's doing it. Doing my thing. Living original. All right, well thanks for coming in, Cy. Walking across the hallway from your Duck Call Room podcast and just popping into this one. Thank you. Every time I turn around,

they're doing something different up here. Hey, if you're not changing, you're done. I guess we're living well then. Well, that's good. Word. Yeah, we're living well then. Large, as they say. That's the truth.

Yep. All right, well thank you. We appreciate you. I appreciate you all as well. Thank you Uncle Si, I appreciate it. Well, this was an official party crash. Yes. Yes.

Ha ha ha. Ha ha ha. So continue on. All right, thank you. I was like, Dad, Ellen, which is hilarious. Well my first thought was like, I was already in here, so I was kind of confused. Ha ha ha.

Where you were going. I'll be honest, I first thought was that you were introducing Christian. I was like, that's kind of funny, because I think people would know Christian. I was like, that's kind of funny because I think people would know Christian. I was like, OK, dad's about to walk in. And I was like, well, actually, Uncle Alan's by guess is probably the biggest. And then Uncle Si. Uncle Si.

Well, everyone knows he's a fan favorite. That's like the most common question we get is like, what's Uncle Si doing? Yeah. As if we keep tabs on him at all times. We know what he's doing at all times. Keep up with that man. Okay, so one of the things I wanted to talk about and tell people is just that how much this podcast is impacting people. I know you know that and people who listen know that

because it's probably impacted to you. That's why you're listening. But one of the things that as your mom, that is really special to me that I get to hear literally all over the country, everywhere I go, in airports, in grocery stores, everywhere is just the impact your podcast has made on people. And this is people all ages, all walks of life, and that's been such a gift.

And it never gets old to hear someone tell me. And one of the stories that I love to tell, because it just was so impactful to me to hear, we were skiing, we were on the slopes skiing, and this guy comes up and he literally has this like long hair and handlebar mustache turned like this. And he's just like ski instructor dudes, you know, and he comes up and he tells me how much our family has impacted him.

And he talks about, now he ducks hunts and he never duck hunted before, but he found a love for that. And just kind of like, you know, about our family and what it has, how it's impacted him. So he walks away and that's it. And then a little bit later, he comes up and he has his girlfriend beside him.

And he's like, teary eyed. And like, I noticed, I'm like, okay, something's different this time. So he's like tearyriad. And I notice, I'm like, OK, something's different this time. So he's like, Tyriad. And he says, your daughter, Sadie's podcast, has changed my life. He said, it saved my life. And he said, I just listened to her,

and I listened to her podcast and her preaching. And I was at a really, really low point in my life. And it changed everything for me. And it was just so beautiful to hear it from him because yeah, you hear it from girls or you hear it from women or moms and like, oh, this impacted my daughter, she's in college or whatever,

but to hear it from someone that I would not have expected necessarily. So you have no idea, you have no idea who all you're impacting with this podcast. So thankful that you said yes to doing it years ago and you just had that dream and that little idea but you didn't just leave it as an idea, you actually did it.

You got with stuff and we're like, hey, how do we do this? And y'all figured it out. And it's been so beautiful to watch you figure it out along the way and do it over and over again. And one of the things I remember talking to you about early in those days of doing it is just how it's like, it's really part of it is just keep going.

You know, a lot of times people start things, a lot of people have ideas. And a lot of people start things, but to continue going 300 years in 300 years, to continue going 300 episodes and, and going 300 episodes and and you're still going, you're still going strong and you're doing it with joy and wisdom and humility and all that. So I'm very, very proud of you. Thank you so much. That means a ton. And obviously I couldn't have done it without you for a million reasons, which I know we're going to get into probably when we shifted to you

kind of taking over and helping with it more. But I'm so grateful. And I remember that guy, cause he came up to us when I was there, but then he didn't say any of that. And then he came back out to you later and told you that. So it really is cool how you never know

who it's touching or impacting. And man, those stories like never get old because you see like a number of downloads, but you don't know the people or the names behind that. And that's a unique thing about podcasting, different from social media. It's not like there's a place that you comment and you see it.

It's just this many people listened and you just pray and hope that God moved in their life. And then to get to run into those people along the way in the airport on the trips that we're on at lunch, it's very special. That's so awesome. All right, Christian, can you tell us, we need some little behind the scenes of like,

what's it like with Sadie doing this podcast? How have you seen it impact her? How has it impacted your life? Just give us the insider scoop. Well, I will say it's been cool. So we've been together for the last six years. So even just the progression. Yeah, I will say it's been cool, you know, so we've been together for the last six years. So even just the progression. Yeah, I actually started the podcast the month,

Krishna, I went on our first date. So it's the same. I did not realize that. That's amazing. But I was saying, it's been cool seeing the, like the progression of people recognizing you from the show to now like podcasting. So it's like 90% of people that come up,

it's instead of Duck Dynasty, it's the podcast, which has been cool. But yeah, a little insider scoop. No, it's been, I mean, you know, even talking pre-podcasting about like the mix pre-three, the mix pre-three before of like traveling with, you know, the little briefcase that's indestructible throughout the airport

and making sure that everything's intact and actually having a team that facilitates everything. But it's been cool to see the preparation be the same for you and treating it with as much weight as you did early on, as you do now. That's the thing that I'll say sometimes it's cool that like people don't necessarily realize how much work on your end goes into it.

And yeah, just how your heart is still so pure in it. And I've seen you truly take wisdom that people give you on the podcast of like, well, this good advice, yes, it speaks to all the listeners, but it also speaks to you. And you cherish the advice just but it also speaks to you. And like you cherish, you know, you cherish the advice just as much as everyone else does.

And you actually, you know, try to follow it and live it out. So it's been cool to see that of, yeah, like, you know, the progression of people recognize you for the podcast and just the impact that that's had on people. And yeah, just seeing behind closed doors and how much you pour into it

and actually how much it impacts you. So it's been cool. Well, I just thought about this, which is really cool because I know the first day the episode with Bob Goff came out, which is our first episode ever. And it was the same day as our first date. We didn't record it that day, but that's when it came out. So literally the podcast has been going for

since our first date, which is actually so weird. I've never thought about that. Isn't that weird? No, I did not know that. Like to the day, cause I just thought about that. We've never thought about that. And I was like, wait a second, that was our first date day. And I haven't put it together

cause we recorded it obviously before and then just put it out. And then I guess I was just, sometimes when big things go out, I'm just doing my thing. Or you're just kind of distracted by life. And that's crazy, that's cool. Well, that's the point of celebrating things

because it makes you think back and be like, oh, that happened, that happened. See the faithfulness of God and all of that. I feel like that happens so much with your podcast. Like I'll be, cause I'll let you know, you listen to it in the car while you're cleaning out your closet car while you're like cleaning out your closet or, you know,

while you're doing something else generally. But I always am like, oh no, I've got to go back and listen when I can write down because there are always so many good little nuggets. I love that so much. Okay. So tell me this, you know how like a dinner at night, when you sit around the table, you do highs and lows. So I thought I'd love to hear like,

what would you say are your highs and lows. So I thought I'd love to hear, like, what would you say are your highs and your lows of doing the podcast? Okay, let me think about that. Because there has been a lot of episodes, obviously, in a long time, six years. I would say one of the highs of doing the podcast has been that the past six years in my life I would say one of the highs of doing the podcast has been that the past six years of my life have been, you know, big six years.

Like I met Christian at the very beginning of this, and then we got married and we've had honey and Haven. And to have so much of that time, like documented in video of like what I was learning during that time. And even like we've had the girls on the podcast, I had Christian come on and like be introduced on the podcast. I think that that's really special.

It's something I haven't looked back on and like seen the progression of. But now that I'm thinking about it, I'm like, oh, that's all there. And I'm thinking about moments where like, I really needed to hear what someone said, because I remember when I started back working, but I remember this was a really significant moment for me,

because I just started about working and I was feeling like a lot of just being overwhelmed by everything going on and just the mom guilt. And- Are you gonna say Lisa Bavier? Yes. And more just like exhaustion. And I had Lisa Bavier on the podcast

and she just started speaking like to my heart. And I was like, there's a moment in interviews where I feel like I'd come on, I'm ready to interview someone and there are moments where I just go, okay, I'm just actually gonna receive what they're saying and not think about where we're going, but just like be in the moment,

which is scary because then you're vulnerable because then you don't know what's gonna come out next. Like I might share something I didn't wanna share, share too much or whatever. I was like, I'm just gonna let it happen. And that was, I think maybe one of the first podcasts a guest made me cry, where I just sat there and I just let it happen and was like, I needed this.

And I know so many people listen to this podcast and have this moment, and I'm gonna let myself have this moment. And so that was just really special for me. So high of like, man, I've learned so much from this and I've learned so much in such pivotal moments in my life. And I think it's made me a better wife. It's made me a better mom.

It's been me a better person, not from like doing it, but from listening to like, and being a part of these conversations, it's just made me so much better. So that's high. And one thing that I want to say to you, and this is something that I feel like I have learned from you over the years as a teenager and going into adulthood

and all that, one of the things I always say is like your superpower is your vulnerability and your ability to like actually tell somebody something that you're going through and let them speak into your life. I think for a lot of us, it can be scary to say, oh, I'm struggling with becoming a new mom and I don't really know how to do this

and how to work and how to do this. Instead, we try to just act like we've got it all together and try to figure it out. But one of the things you've done from a young age is you would say, hey, I'm struggling with this. And you say that to people that you know can speak into your life. And then you listen and you take it and you learn from it.

And that's something that I've seen you do. And I've learned from, I've become more open to people. Like whenever I'm going through something, if I'm around anybody who I think can speak into it, I'm like, I'm gonna tell you. I'm like, hey, I'm doing this right now. And I just think that that is such a gift. And I think what you've given to the listener

is modeling that and showing that. And so this, you know, this incident that you said that as your high, this instance is exact model of that. That's cool. Just to the point of documenting too, like we've had Memaw Joe on and Jumama and Tupapa and Memaw Kay and like Uncle Sai and all these, like I just feel like that's so

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that just came to mind. And one of them is Romans 12, one, and it just says, I appeal to you, their four brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,

that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." And that scripture just came to mind today because I was thinking about like, yes, doing something like this, putting out 300 episodes over six years time, take sacrifice. Like there is a piece of it that is sacrifice. It's like, I'm offering this up. I'm offering what I have, what God gave me, the gifts He gave me, and my time to Him to do something for Him. And that's what you've done in this. And what it's done for all of us who've been able to listen is we've been able to be transformed, renew our minds to listen to the advice and the things that are shared. So I thought about that verse this morning

and Christian mentioned it and cause he sees that sacrifice as well. So I think that's a beautiful thing. That's really cool. That's beautiful. I love that. Yeah. It's so cool. Cause there's been like so many hours put into it.

And you know, it's crazy though. You know how it's like, it takes like 10,000 hours to become an expert or something. Even with 300 episodes of hour-long episodes, I'm so far away from 10,000. You know? I'm like, crazy. What was the thing you said one time

you thought you were past 10,000 hours? I was like, I've gotta be at 10,000 hours by this point. Just because it feels like it. Yeah. These are long episodes, not to mention all the prep work. That's what I'm saying. That goes into it.

The hours are not just what you see here. It's not even the episodes. It's the prep work that goes into it. The hours are not just what you see here. It's the prep work. That's the longer. It's the reaching out and asking, hey, we be in my podcast. It's the reading the books, watching the film. It's the reading the books, watching the interviews, watching the videos that people put out,

which now I have an amazing girl who helps me read the books and prep and all the things. But yeah, that's a lot of time. And so I was like, I think you might have hit was like, but whenever I just added up the episodes, I was like, I was on even close to 10,000 hours. So it's amazing, you know, how much, yes, it's been a lot of time, but how, man, there's still so much time to put into it, you know,

and there's so much learning and there's so much, even now, you know, and there's so much learning and there's so much, even now, you know, I'm still constantly learning and pivoting and trying new things and it's really fun. 10,000 hours works out to be around 20 hours per week for 10 years. So you're gonna be there soon. 10 years, I'm at six years, so.

Four more years. Yeah, close. You'll be an expert. Maybe that's when we'll start the talk show. Perfect. All right, you wanna to share a low. What would be your low? Yeah, a low. I would say some of the sacrifice moments probably.

Of like, huh? I said expand. You mean like expound upon them? Yeah. Is that what you mean? Expand, expound. When you say expand, I say expound. It's a very good tomato.

Um, yeah, I mean the moments where, you know, cause not only do you podcast and you also like run a ministry and like you're a boss, like, not like you are a boss like that, but like you're like a boss is in like you manage people, you know, you are a boss, a boss, a boss in both ways. But no, I think, you know, like podcasting

is not solely only what you do. So I mean, sacrifice from the standpoint of like, just time and you know, with the girls and there's moments where, yeah, you don't wanna stay up late and study or get up early and study because one of the kids didn't sleep at all during the nights who were exhausted. And it's like, you know, we've been traveling. I don't wanna stay up late and study or get up early and study because one of the kids didn't sleep at all during the night so we're exhausted.

And it's like, we've been traveling, I don't wanna come do the podcast. Even after you can speak somewhere, you're on the plane studying and it's like, I don't want, something sacrifice from those low moments of when you talk about wanting to quit. Yeah.

It's those days where it's like- I think yeah, it's just those hard moments of like, cause this podcast isn't seasonal, it's every Wednesday, every other Monday. And so it is so, every Wednesday is gonna keep on coming, you know? And so you gotta have an episode. So there's moments where we've gotten behind

and we've had to cram. And then there's just moments where interviews felt harder than others, or the prep work took longer than it should have, or the kids didn't sleep and I'm tired and I'm still getting up or staying up. And so I think alongside my high being that it's kind of gone with me,

the lows have been in those seasons where like, I had a baby, you know, and we've kept the podcast going. That's been kind of hard to sustain, but you have stepped in and helped and helped be a guest host. You stepped in, we had a moment where John Luke stepped in and guest hosted for me. And so I've had a team of people help me

and that's the thing. A lot of times when people say like, I wanna do what you do. And I'm like, I love that, I love that. You wanna do this because I love what I get to do, but you have to have a good team. Like it is me on the camera, but there are so many people behind the scenes helping make this happen.

And there are so many people who step in on camera sometimes to help make it happen when I can't. And so I truly could not have done this without the army of people around us. And so I do always wanna say that to people who are like, I'm gonna start doing that. And I'm like, you should, and it's awesome. But here's my advice, do seasonal.

Pre-record all your episodes, do as much prep work as you can and don't put expectation to what it needs to be and all the different things because it's a journey that's very hard. And I would say to persevere to the point where you do have a team, because at first it wasn't. I didn't have a team at first, yeah.

I do think a lot of people are like, oh, I'm waiting on my team to all come around me and make this happen, but there are the kind of people are like, oh, I'm waiting on my team to all come around me and make this happen. But there are the kind of like the early, sometimes lonely days of like, okay, it's me in my room with my microphone. And it's me sending all the emails and it's me doing all that. So, yes, the team is what has allowed you to do this for this long and continue on. But there is that kind of starting part. Don't be afraid to start small.

Like just... Well, for me, like starting small was, yeah, not having a huge team at first. It was like me, Steph, and Court, and Court was doing the website and stuff, and Steph was doing, helping with the podcast, but also doing a lot of other things. And so it was me and Mel mix P3, pressing record, stopping the recording button, doing the thing, which was great and everything. And then for a couple of years, didn't get paid for it, just did it because I loved it.

And then eventually got some help with like advertisement and different things like that, which was huge and amazing. But then there's sacrifices of yes, growing a team and paying people for things. And so it's just a bigger thing that I think people realize when they're just like, oh, I'm just gonna start a podcast. It's like, if you look at where we're at now,

it took six years to get here, it just takes time. I think one of the things that struck me about your podcast and overall this time is just the different conversations you've gotten to have with people who've had a lot of loss or people who've experienced real trauma and then also fun podcasts and all that. So, yeah, how do you feel about just kind of hearing people's stories

and getting to share those stories with the world? Yeah, I think one of the reasons I started this podcast was for people to be able to share their story in a safe space and feel like their story was treasured. You know, that their story wasn't something that I was trying to use for a headline or use to my advantage, but it was a place for them to share their story from their heart and their voice. And that came from us, you know, with Duck Dynasty and Gents of the Stars being interviewed so often and so often after an interview, seeing a headline go up that I was like, what?

That is not even what I said. That doesn't even reflect what the conversation was or it was one sentence of what I said out of the context of how I said it and it would be frustrating. And then I would be like, okay, if someone didn't even read the article and they just saw that headline, then they just created their own story for what that was.

And so I wanted a safe space to share my stories in the way that was protected by my own heart. And like, okay, if you want to hear what happened to Sadie on this day, before you go to any other news channel, go to her podcast and listen to it, you know? And so, which has been a gift for me over the years with different things we've gone through.

But I wanted that for other people too, like a Luke Bryan to say like, hey, come on here, I want to ask you your story. And one, I want you to know I value it and treasure it. And I think it's amazing. I'm gonna shot you down and say, well, that's good. But also like other people get to hear your heart and maybe a way that they don't typically whenever you're on American Idol

Or doing your typical interviews and then also just like people who aren't well known who? Whose story should be heard, you know who who have stories of overcoming something who have stories of just powerful testimonies who? Have yeah funny stories or good things I'm like you should come on the podcast and share that because it's a great story and it's gonna impact other people and so many people can find their story through yours. Like I heard a story yesterday about my friend Lydia,

who's been on the podcast several times. She shared her story about being wild in college and then going to passion conference and that changing her life. Well, this girl was listening who was living a wild college life and she was like, okay, this girl was living the same lifestyle as me.

She went to Passion and something happened for her. So that girl listened to the podcast, buys her ticket for Passion, goes to Passion Conference, gives her life to the Lord. Then because she heard in the podcast, Lydia went to like started working for FCA, she went, got involved with FCA. And so then she started doing missions through FCA,

through a series of wild events. She gets to meet Lydia and then Lydia baptized her. Like how crazy is that? So like Lydia's story wasn't well known and she was on the podcast. All of a sudden it impacts so many people. Now Lydia is baptizing someone like from South Dakota. And so it's like, that's the power of just like

these conversations and these stories. And sometimes when you hear someone else's testimony and you see how God moved in their life, you go, oh, God can do that in my life. And that's the point of bringing on these different voices and hearing their stories. And then sometimes the podcasts are simply to pass on a resource.

Like maybe someone's book was like, man, people are going to be impacted by this. Let's interview the author. And then it leads to people reading that book. And then that changes their life. And then that's so amazing. That's so good. You have something? No, I don't. I was just saying that. It's so good. He was just over there saying, well, that's good. He was just like shouting you down. I was just saying, well, that's good. You didn't even hear that story about Lydia yet, did you?

No, I didn't. Yeah, that happened yesterday. That's really cool. I haven't heard that story. That's amazing. Well, I love podcasting because of that, the ability to have a long conversation and really get to hear from somebody and sit down across. You're sitting down across or sitting down across from a screen and you're listening

to a full conversation rather than that sound bite. Or even that just like Instagram post or even that, you know, that little bit, you can look at somebody's pay Instagram page or you can, if someone's famous, read there an article about them and form an opinion, but to sit down and actually get to like really hear their heart and listen to the things they've been through, it just changes things.

It does. And I have had like one of my favorite things is when the podcast ends and I've had so many guests say, like, thank you so much for caring about my story. I can tell you really read the book. I can tell you really watched the movie. I can tell that you really invested yourself in my life. Or, man, I've been in a press day all day,

and I've been interview after interview, and, like, this one was so refreshing, because it wasn't just the stereotypical press questions that you were asked to ask me. Like, you cared about my heart. And it's asked to ask me, like you care about my heart. And it's just amazing, like when you care about someone's heart and so I hope also with this podcast that maybe it's given people an example of like how to ask people

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Like when you're just really trying to figure out why you're doing what you're doing and like just fully believing in something and going for it. And I read this verse and I was like, this is gonna be the verse of the podcast. And I put this in like, it's not the verse of the podcast as in no one even knows this but me. Like I wrote this on a piece of paper and put it in my closet's not the verse of the podcast as in no one even knows this but me. Like I wrote this on a piece of paper

and put it in my closet. The secret verse of the podcast. This is the secret verse of the podcast. I wrote it down on a piece of paper, put it in my closet. And it says, make a tree good and its fruit will be good. Or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad. For a tree is recognized by its fruit. Then it goes on to say, you brood of hypers,

how can you who are evil say anything good? And this verse, for the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. So that I'm gonna keep going, but that was my verse for myself. Like if the tree is good, then its fruit will be good. And it's gonna be recognized by its fruit. My mouth is gonna speak what my heart is full of. And so I wrote that as a prayer for myself in my closet

and thought, okay, if I'm gonna have a microphone and interview people and I want it to be called, boy, that's good and be good, then my heart has to be good. Then I go on to read this. A good man brings good things out of the good sordid in him and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil sordid in him.

But I tell you that everyone will come to the day of judgment and be account for every empty word they have spoken, for by your words you will be, how do you pronounce that? Acquitted. Acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. And then I started praying for my guests every time they come on the podcast that I would bring up the good that's stored in them,

that the good treasure that's in their heart, I would bring up, I would ask them about, I would provoke it to come out. And that is such a good scripture for this whole podcast, because it's like your words matter, every word you say matter, and whatever is in your heart, your mouth is gonna speak of, your mouth is gonna say,

and I just love how it says good so many times and our podcast being, Whoa, that's good. So that was like a prayer. And I do wanna say too, like if for anyone like thinking, I'm gonna start a podcast or wanting to do a podcast, like make sure you know your why and like take the time to establish why you're doing what you're doing and what it's gonna be.

Because I think way before we even started, Whoa, that's good, we were dreaming of why we would do a podcast and what it was gonna be. And this was before people really did podcasts. Like now it feels like everybody has a podcast. Then I only really knew Annie Downs who had a podcast. And I remember whenever I told people I had a podcast, they would say, I don't have that app on my phone.

And I would go, yes, you do. Everybody has the podcast app. You just gotta get like no one knew even how to find it, what it was, what kind of platform that was. So I always remember it felt like new territory, but again, like before you do something just to jump on a train, like make sure you know your why, what you're doing, what you're trying to accomplish.

And I think it's really cool that like Christian said, the whole vision has stayed the same for six years. And it's, yes, things have added to it. It's become a little bit different in some different areas with better mics, better studio, different things. But that verse is still completely accurate to where we're at now. And I think if I had veered off too far from that,

I probably wouldn't be doing it anymore. You know? Someone said to me the other day, commitment comes from conviction. And so thinking about that, once you are convicted about your mission and what you want, then the commitment follows. Then you feel committed to it

and you're gonna stick with it. But if you don't really have conviction about anything, you don't really know your why or what's your point, then you're not gonna say committed to it. Yeah, and that's the thing. If you're gonna do something like this where every Wednesday does roll around, you know, and it is a lot of hard work,

even though I love it so much, it is a lot of hard work, you gotta know your why, you gotta feel convicted. If I didn't know my why and feel convicted by it, I would have quit when I had honey, because it didn't make sense to keep doing it with how, like, at the time I was like, okay, if I'm gonna do this and I need guest hosts, I need y'all to come in and do this,

we gotta keep it going, and then I came back in weak and feeling overwhelmed. And then that would have been the time I would have quit. But conviction makes you go, no, don't quit. At least those that don't get too comfortable. There's something here that people need and that you need, you know? That's good. That's great.

I'm gonna read a few encouraging comments. There's like 50 here, so I'm gonna choose a couple of them. That's sweet. Where'd y'all find these? Instagram? Yep. There's like 50 here, so I'm gonna choose a couple of them. That's sweet. Where'd y'all find these? Instagram? Yep. That's so sweet. Yes, Instagram.

Okay, one, this podcast has changed my life, and my friends and I have even started a small group watching the podcast together and discussing. That's so cool. That's very sweet. Aw. I turned to the podcast when I was walking through one of the hardest things I've ever been through,

when I couldn't bear to listen to anything else. This one's cool. Such an authentic model of how to live in the light of Christ. Authenticity is your word. So that was cool. You then even like practical things like this one's cool. This podcast has helped me overcome my eating disorder.

And I finally started my online ministry after hearing you say, start with your friends with what you have. Wow, those are so good. Cool little nuggets that- I love that. From the laundry room. Thank you. It is like really sweet to read those

because again, I actually don't like read that. Like I don't see that, you know? And so that is like really encouraging, it's really cool. Those encouraging words are important because sometimes when you're in the spotlight and you're doing a lot, you do also hear the discouraging words. So those encouraging words are so good.

And like I said, as a mom, I get to hear that all the time because people come up to me and tell me what it means to them. But to see them written down and people took the time to write and let you know what they've learned from you and what they've learned from this podcast is special. It's very special.

All right, one of the special things we've gotten to do is our messy conversations. Love it. And the very first one we did, we didn't have a name, we weren't calling it a messy conversation. We just sat down because we felt like we needed to talk about a topic. Which one was our first one?

I think it was the tattoo one. Because we were getting, because of those- Speaking of, you have a nice little rainbow tattoo from my daughter right now. I do. Would this be up for discussion or is this- Why did I get one? This is cause controversy. Let me see, what is yours?

Ryan is a rainbow seahorse. I have a rainbow in my hand. I love it. Ryan is a rainbow seahorse. I have a rainbow in my hand. Eleven. So, yes, so tattoos and that was one, the reason we did it is because of discouraging comments that we were getting. People were asking and commenting on the fact that we got tattoos and also genuinely asking and wanting to know like how do you feel about this?

I've been taught that this was wrong and so it led to, we thought, okay, we'll just sit down and have a conversation about it. And we're like, it's gonna be messy because we don't really know. And because these conversations are messy because right before we did this podcast, in real life, I had a conversation with someone who didn't think it was right to get tattoos.

And it was a messy conversation. And we left both feeling the same way in our conviction that I felt that it was okay based off scripture and things I read and she felt it wasn't. And so I remember coming into this podcast with you being like, hey, just so you know, like this might be messy. And I love that we titled it that

because it gave grace for the fact that this is not like saying this is the answer, but this is what we believe. Yeah. And if you haven't listened to our messy conversations, that is something if you want to go back to, because we always try to just like bring our Bibles to the conversation and really study scripture

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Whenever we did the messy conversation about cancel culture with Disney, because people were hating on me and Christian for taking our girls to Disney last year. And then also, yes, I got a lot of hate, but some people genuinely like, hey, I don't know why you would do this because all these reasons,

and then we got to talk about it. And so it actually has opened up the door for some really cool conversation and we do value your feedback. When you send encouraging comments, they mean a lot. And then when you ask questions, I'm like, what do I think about that? Or let me address that.

And so that's been cool. And that's kind of how we've taken it. We're like, okay, we're not necessarily gonna answer every hater or whatever, but people who come and have genuine, that's the thing, a lot of it is not, yeah, they're genuine conversation and questioning, like, hey, how do you see this?

Or why do you see it this way? Or I love you, but I see it differently, so I wanna hear, and those are conversations that we have like around our dinner table and in the car ride or on the phone. So we're like, okay, how about we sit down and just have it with a microphone. And that's been really fun.

That's been a gift. So good. All right, another really fun thing, part of it over these last six years has been Christian. Christian coming into it. And y'all have done a lot of like answering DMs and answering questions and that kind of things. Were you nervous when you first started coming on the podcast

or did you always just step in with confidence? I can't remember the first time I was on it. I don't think I've ever. I don't think you have either. Every time Christian's like, if your ratings start dropping, just let me know. I'll come back on. In like a sarcastic tone.

I'm never being serious. Sometimes Christian does get roasted on this podcast. I get roasted often. Yeah, because it's his humor that people just don't catch through the camera. No, people don't understand. It's too sophisticated for a lot of people. If you're carrying the football, you're going to get tackled.

That's what we've said for a very long time. If you're carrying the football, you're going to get tackled. Someone's going to try to judge it. But how many tackles am I going to break? Oh. Oh, that's good. You're like, scatting. Sometimes you got to juke out. Yeah someone's gonna try to judge you. How many tackles am I gonna break? Oh, that's good. You like. Sometimes you gotta juke out.

Yeah, sometimes you gotta juke and. That's right. Or do I fumble, you know. I think you know who you are, so you're not really worried about that. Yeah, no I'm not for sure. That's right, yeah. Well, you always say. I juke them all out.

And then I score. I don't fumble often. Christian does love to score. See, now you're gonna get roasted again. Oh, for sure. This is the problem. This is why. But just know we roast him first. Oh yeah, that's the trick. He can take it too. Yeah. Sometimes.

Not often. I'm not the best at getting roasted. You're not the best at getting roasted. Sometimes it actually does hurt my feelings. How about the times whenever you have come back? Oh, yeah. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted.

I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. I'm not the best at getting roasted. You're not the best at getting roasted. Sometimes it actually does hurt my feelings. How about the times whenever you have come back on social media?

Gratitude? Yes. It's only happened three times in six years. It's not a bad ratio. Yeah, that's true. It's two times actually. One on YouTube, one on Instagram. And it was defending Sadie, not me.

I know. Well, that's the thing. You know that happened to me early on too. I will tell you. So you should be proud of me for defending Sadie. I'm very proud of you. And I will say, I have experienced that because I could not care less what people say about me.

Whatever, I know who I am, I don't care. But there was a time when people were roasting dad, Willie, people were roasting Willie online. And this was back in the days of like chat room kind of thing, you know? And we had like this like chat room on Duck Commander. He had this like Duck Commander chat space or whatever. And people were roasting him and like,

I just could not take it any longer. And so I made a comment and I did, I did. And I will say those people came back and like apologized. Cause actually that happened with Christian. The one YouTube thing that happened, this guy like did a whole video about me. But like it made it, the way that he did the video with the headline, like his title made it look like

I was like a false prophet, like it was crazy. And then when you watch the video, it didn't like, there was nothing that he, no evidence. Like he was like all the things alluding to. And so Christian commented and it was like, hey, this is really damaging, you know, like, and kind of like made this whole comment about you don't know her, you don't know her heart. And he deleted the video.

Good for you, Christian. I know, and it was like a big video. Good for you. See, so two times I've had to clap back in six years. It's not bad. That's not bad. That's not bad. That's not bad. I'll take that ratio.

And when it's defending your wife, it's- When it could be like a thousand. When you hold your tongue. Oh yeah. A thousand. I've held it like 998 times, but two times I've let it fly. Okay, I want to end with, Yeah, 998 times, but two times I've let it fly.

Okay, I want to end with, there anything else that you feel like you need to say? One other thing I was thinking about with the highs of all this, has been meeting the people. And I know we've alluded to that and said that, but truly, when people come up to me, and I think you used to back in the day with Duck Dynasty, when people came up to me in public,

it felt like a little weird, you know? He's like, taking your picture, and I was like, young, and I didn't love that, you know, to be honest. But now, when people come up to me, and they hug me, and tell me like, your podcast has meant so much, or they tell me about a story of an episode that they listened to, or whatever, like, it actually has been so fulfilling

because that's why we do it. It's for people to actually be impacted. And I will say one thing with even just the listens and stuff, because I think so many times we deem success based off of the numbers of things. And when the podcast started, it did well. And then it grew and it grew and it grew and it continued to do well.

And then after I think it got like really big and then it dips them and then it will go back up and then it'll dip some and there have been like, you know, seasons of that. There's three episodes that's gonna happen. And I think like one thing with this podcast I have been very serious about is I will not ride that, like the emotions of like, I'm not gonna feel disappointed in any episode

of this podcast because a number was lower than another. And even if a group of them are lower than another, I told our team this, Tread Lightly this, even with like ads and stuff, I was like, this podcast was never started to make money. It was started to impact people. And so if this podcast is being listened by people and people are being impacted, then that's success to me.

And I'm proud of that. And I just don't want to ever feel disappointed in a podcast because it didn't perform as well in numbers, but it impacted that many people. And I think that's what's freed this podcast up into having people come on who aren't as well known and maybe their story isn't gonna reach quite as many people, but some of those have been,

I think, the most impactful in people's life. And I think back in the day, like early on, before even podcasting, just in other things in life, I would kind of deem what was successful by the numbers. And if it didn't do well, I'd feel disappointed and I could have done more and I should have done this and I should have done that. And I just, I don't even let myself

fill that with this podcast. It feels too, and I don't mean to say holy and like, cause that's the wrong word, but it feels set apart. It's like, it's not about anything other than the impact that's really making on people and God's using it in such a mighty way that I don't want to get in the way of that. And I'm not going to let my like human fleshliness

get in the way of that. And so, yeah, it just, it's so significant to me. It's different than anything I do. And I take that really seriously, the impact that we're making, not just like the amount of people we're reaching. And that's blown me away. I mean, for a long time, we kept up with it

and we'd be like, $40 million, $100 million. I mean, it was like crazy. It was all about that. And it still reaches a crazy amount of people I never thought we'd reach. And some episodes are still the biggest episodes. Like last month we posted one, it was one of the biggest ever.

But I'm like, it really is about the impact. And I just wanted to say that because that's been something, a mindset shift in me from when I was younger to where I am now, even though I'm still 27, that has been a big shift for me. That's so good. And it is really intimate because there, a lot of times when you're listening to a podcast,

that's a one-on-one thing. Like you're, you're listening to it, like in your bathroom, in your kitchen. So there's an intimacy that comes a podcast, that's a one-on-one thing. Like you're listening to it in your bathroom, in your kitchen, so there's an intimacy that comes with podcasting that can impact you differently. I think maybe even like we talk about when you're on a stage and you get to do that too, to where you're talking to tens of thousands of people

sometimes at once, but this is, there is kind of an intimacy involved in podcasting that's special. I think just, yeah, protecting the integrity of that. And even like, because I think if you do something for the success of like numbers of the world, that tempts you to do like, you know, click bait-y, like those kind of getcha things. And it's like, I, like I said, from the beginning, this is to treasure people's story. This is to honor people's story.

And if there's ever a title that's clickbait, something we actually said and talked about, you know? And so I think it's just, I've been so intentional about my heart not to get distracted by the hustle of like rankings, numbers, this and that, especially since so many more people are in that space now, the space now, I support those other ones because I know the impact they're making

and there needs to be different voices because people learn from different people. And so I just wanna keep my heart pure in that. And back to the good treasure, that's what the good's gonna come out. And I think God honors that. I've seen God do more with that than what I think I could have had

when I tried to go the fast route of just like, you know, getting the numbers and doing it, whatever. I think that's what's kind of led to the longevity of this is that the integrity has stayed the same, honoring people and their stories. And yeah, just not trying to do it just for a number, but do it for like a true impact on someone's life.

Let me just say, I think that's a word. That's a word for like people that are listening because you can do that on any level. Like it's not like, oh, you just have to be in the spotlight to be trying to do things to please man or to try to like get the likes or the clicks or whatever and to look at something and say like, oh, I'm not doing that anymore

because people didn't seem to like it because they didn't respond in that way But no like what is pleasing to God and and what is and the the why back to the hand that why you're doing it I think is so important. So I think that's a word for everybody. So man looks at the outward appearance, but God It's good. That's good All right So we're gonna end I want to end this the way that we do birthdays in our family. And it started with your friend group. So you brought this to our family from your friend group. And I love it.

And it's always a special time because this is like a birthday. This is a 300th episode. So the question is, what are you leaving behind and what are you taking with you? So good. I love this question. So unique with podcasting too of like, that kind of makes me have to think about it a little bit. I think leaving behind is kind of like what I just said,

the need, which hasn't been a thing for me, but it's like been a thing in my past, not just with the podcast, but in other areas of life where you just feel that need to like stay at a level or whatever. I just leave behind the striving, like there's no striving in this. This is something that I love doing, I feel proud of.

I feel like it's so pure and been so beautiful. And I just wanna leave behind any of that striving in a negative way. Like there's so many things I look forward to and things I wanna work towards and things that I'm genuinely excited to work towards, but not from a place of striving, like from a place of making more impact in a good way.

So leaving behind any of the unwanted pressure. And two, leaving behind, I used to like overly prepare for things, and now I just prepare like my heart more so. I just recently got to interview Priscilla Shire, who was a guest that I had wanted to come on the podcast for six years. I can attest. Sadie has been trying had wanted to come on the podcast for six years. I can attest.

Yeah. Literally. Sadie has been trying to get Priscilla on the podcast for years. Years. And she loves me, I will say. It's not like she was like not doing it. Oh, no, no, no. She's just super picky with her yeses and noses, and she happened to be on a press run,

so she was doing some podcast interviews, and I was like, yes. But like, if this would have been year two or three of podcasting and Priscilla Shire was gonna be on, all week, I would be reading every Priscilla Shire book. I would be listening to every sermon. I would be studying as much as I possibly could and just cramming for this one interview moment. And I think I probably spent 10 minutes truly sitting down because I was like, I know what I want to ask her.

Like I just felt steady in that, solid in that. I'm like, I've listened to so many of her sermons. I feel like I got the gauge of who, I know who she is. I know what she puts out there. There are certain questions that I think would be really impactful for me to even hear for other people. I watched the movie, which I did watch the movie.

So that was a little bit longer. And then I spent about 10 minutes going, okay, this is what I want to ask her. And just the ease I felt and the comments about it and our conversation was amazing. Then I wasn't sitting there overthinking what's next. I just got to listen to what she was saying and continue on. So leave them behind any unwinded pressure.

Okay, I want to say something in that too, because one thing that if you, this is a behind the scenes, I guess also for your guests that have been on, if you're listening, you've ever been a guest on Sadie's podcast, are for those of you who are listening that see her joy and her excitement, that is so genuine.

When Sadie will call me, like, you're not gonna believe who I get to interview tomorrow. She gets so excited for who's gonna be on, and it's not just the famous people, it's like, oh, I get to talk to this person tomorrow. And I can see that genuine joy in you. And you put that, of course, in front of the camera. And people are maybe like, oh, yeah, she's

doing that for the camera. No. That is not. She does. She gets so excited. I get more off camera than on camera. Actually, before Priscilla got on, I could see her on the screen when I walked in.

I was like, oh my gosh. And I was like, I her on the screen when I walked in. I was like, oh my gosh. And I was like, I was just got so excited when I walked in. I was like, I wish I was on video. So people really knew how excited I get for these conversations. I love it. And then I'm taking with me, you know, this, this year we have had so many conversations with just like friends like Lydia and Reeves, Louise and Brittany, just like really cool conversations with people in our life who have amazing stories, even more than the years past. And I want to take more of that with me, just that authenticity of real life stories happening right now. And we have tested out some live audience moments of having people in the room, getting feedback.

I love that. I definitely want to take that with me. That's where I feel like we're going to next is like having people in the room doing some kind of live audience thing. We've teased it. We are working on it for people listening. We want to make that an amazing experience and continue building that community around it, which would be awesome.

I love it. That sounds like fun. Yeah. Just getting started, girlie. That's right. would be awesome. I love it. That sounds like fun. Yes. You're just getting started, girlie. That's right. Just getting started. Congrats on 300.

Thanks, boo. Congrats on 300. Love you. All right, I've got one more scripture that just came to mind this morning as I was thinking about and praying about this conversation. And I don't even know where this fits, but I'm just gonna read it to you because

it was something that just made me think of you and made me think of what you're doing here. So this is 2 Peter 1, starting in verse 5. For this reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue and virtue with knowledge and knowledge with self-control and self-control with steadfastness and steadfastness with godliness and godliness with brotherly love and affection. I'm getting emotional. And steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing,

they keep you from being ineffective, unfruitful, in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is so nearsighted that he is blind, having forgotten that he was blind, haven't forgotten that he was cleansed from his former sins. Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall. For in this way there will be richly provided for you an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." So I think you live that scripture so beautifully

and so well, and you help others to live it through this podcast. So great job, baby. Thank you. Thank you so much for being here with me through all 300. I love you. If I ever get to 300, can we do this for me?

Yes, we will. It'll be longer than six years for me to get there, but maybe like 15 years down the road. Hey, steadfastness, perseverance. That's right. Perf it. That's right.