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

Episode 178 July 16, 2026 01:35:45
26 Kids Got Paddled—and That Was Just the Beginning | Southern Storytelling | Episode 178
Hayden Alabama Podcast
26 Kids Got Paddled—and That Was Just the Beginning | Southern Storytelling | Episode 178

Jul 16 2026 | 01:35:45

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Show Notes

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, dangerous childhood bets, trucking mistakes, old-school discipline, and a heated gas-station snack bracket. Then the conversation turns to testimony, forgiveness, and the grace that gives people another chance.

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0:00 26 Kids Got Paddled

0:17 Meet Jonathan and Jeremy

3:36 Roughhousing Got Serious

7:56 The Schoolyard Bullpen

9:29 One Spark Plug, 26 Paddlings

13:15 The High School Rodeo

18:21 How “Tailgate” Got His Name

20:53 80 Speeding Complaints in One Trip

24:31 Grandkids Changed Everything

27:49 Backhoe Lessons the Hard Way

30:20 The Lawnmower “Loop-de-Loop”

40:53 Opening Listener Gifts

43:29 The $5 Air-Compressor Bet

45:56 Mistaken for His Twin

48:57 Preacher’s Kids on the School Bus

53:16 The Hat Question That Changed Phillip

58:52 More School-Bus Confessions

1:03:22 Best Hot-Day Gas Station Snack

1:06:58 Jonathan’s Testimony

1:14:44 Jeremy’s Testimony

1:21:41 Philemon and Forgiveness

1:35:00 Final Thoughts

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