Hayden Alabama Podcast

The Dog Fought Rescue, the Blazer Sank, and the Police Walked Away | Episode 194

A group of friends tried to rescue a dog that wanted absolutely nothing to do with them. In Arkansas, reports of Bigfoot sent armed men into the woods. And at 2 A.M., a h

He Yelled 'Save Yourself,' We Got Lost in Texas, and the Barbecue Vanished | Episode 193

In Episode 193 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, we're joined by champion turkey caller Mitchell Johnston for another round of true Southern storytelling. From a Texas hunti

A Bear Charged, a Deer Had No Bullet Hole, and a Boat Exploded | Episode 192

A preacher loses his footing on the church steps in front of his congregation. An elk-hunting guide faces a charging bear. And a man turns the key on a boat even though s

A Stranger in the Woods, a Boy in Barbed Wire & a 17-Hour Flight | Episode 191

When Coty heard his truck alarm deep in the woods, he ran up the hill and found a stranger inside his truck wearing his yellow rain suit. In this episode of the Hayden A

Nick Saban, a Serial Killer & the Night I Met Cher Twice | Episode 190

Andy Andrews and two buddies caught 2,000 pounds of shrimp in one night. They thought they had figured out how to get rich. Two days later, what they were doing was illeg

Our Fake Bigfoot Had to Run for His Life—For Real | Episode 189

They had one simple goal: create a believable Bigfoot sighting in rural Alabama and get people talking. The plan worked—possibly a little too well. From a fake Bigfoot st

Let’s Make Some New Mistakes | Episode 188

A horse gets hauled home standing in the back of a pickup, a tiny grocery store somehow goes through 72 employees, and one family has enough stories involving burned hous

A Deer Stand on Her Head, Firecrackers in His Pocket & One Very Bad Airbnb | Episode 187

A deer stand winds up on somebody’s head, firecrackers get lit in the worst possible place, a “great deal” on a Gatlinburg Airbnb keeps getting worse, and a Louisiana cou

Do These Razorback Folks Know How to Tell a Story? | Episode 186

What happens when Arkansas storytellers get together and start swapping stories? You hear about a man who unknowingly gives Sam Walton his opinion of a brand-new warehous

How Do You Explain Something That Looks This Bad? | Episode 185

Some warnings are apparently for other people. This week, a wheelchair ramp falls into the water before somebody is told to hit the gas, two hunters have a deer come look

At What Point Do You Just Go Home? | Southern Storytelling | Episode 184

Stephen and TB join us for stories about runaway Rangers, game wardens, accidental gun discharges, golf-course confidence, snakes, family, growing up Southern, and some e

He Went to Sleep at Home. He Woke Up in a Cotton Field | Southern Storytelling | Episode 183

Episode 183 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast is where David, Robin, and Grunt bring another round of true Southern stories involving childhood trouble, hunting, marriage, la

They Denied Having a Gun. But 4K Don’t Lie | Southern Storytelling | Episode 182

Episode 182 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast is packed with deer hunting, turkey hunting, fishing with Bill Dance, childhood chaos, bad decisions, and stories that got compl

They Filled a Washing Machine With Tannerite | Southern Storytelling | Episode 181

Episode 181 also includes an unnecessary hospital shaving, disturbing questions from a child, boat rescues, raw milk, workplace pranks, and Josh’s honest story of salvati

The Most Dangerous Words You Can Say: “I Got This” | Southern Storytelling | Episode 180

In Episode 180 of the Hayden Alabama Podcast, Isaac and Josh share true Southern hunting disasters, deer stories, baseball coaching chaos, a brutal Bible-study prank, and

How Did They Survive a 35,000° Blast and a Hoof to the Head? | Southern Storytelling | Episode 179

Ford survived a massive arc flash that blasted him off a transformer. His father, Johnny, was knocked unconscious by a rodeo horse whose hoof landed only inches from his

26 Kids Got Paddled—and That Was Just the Beginning | Southern Storytelling | Episode 178

One spark plug got 26 kids paddled—and somehow that was only the beginning. Jonathan and Jeremy join Phillip and Shane for bucking-horse chaos, school-bus fights, dangero

The Childhood Stories That Would Get Somebody Arrested Today | Southern Storytelling | Episode 177

What if you prayed the prayer—but nothing changed? In Hayden Alabama Podcast Episode 177, Chris shares his Christian testimony and the difference between believing in Jes

What Do You Say When a Man Opens a Switchblade? | Southern Storytelling | Episode 176

In this episode, Brother Van and Brother Vann share unforgettable stories of violent men, broken families, dangerous confrontations, deep regret, and lives that nobody ex

He Was Already Hurt Before the Whippin’ Started | Southern Storytelling | Episode 175

He built the music career he had always wanted—but beneath the success, something was still missing. Wes shares the moment he realized that changing his behavior was not