Mike Behind the Mic

In this episode, I talk with former All-American running back and NFL 1st round pick out of Alabama, Trent Richardson. Trent had a meteoric rise to prominence in SEC football, finishing 3rd in the Heisman voting in 2011 and winning the Doak Walker Award as the nation's best college running back. But for a variety of reasons, his NFL career never took off after he was drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Browns. He is now part of the Mexican Football League, wearing several several hats. I think you'll really enjoy his candor in talking about his kids, the time they capsized Coach Saban's boat, and he shares some wisdom for NFL rookies on what he learned from some of financial losses early in his pro career.

In this episode of Mike Behind the Mic, we spend a little time with comedian John Morgan, better known as the Crazy Cajun. If you've ever seen his act, you know why he's earned that moniker. John has a no-holds barred style, with the high energy of a southern Pentecostal preacher and with the subtlety of a train wreck. Normally, once John Morgan gets going, there is no stopping him and there is no person exempt from his hilarious observations of people. But in this conversation, he turns serious at times, talking about his wife, two sons and adopted daughter and also shares some material he gained coming out of a pandemic. He's an open book, but he has a compassion for people and shows it through charitable work and his desire to make people laugh. He's come a long way since earning college degrees in political science and English in his home state of Louisiana. Here's our conversation.

In this episode of Mike Behind the Mic, Mike Dubberly remembers April 27, 2011, when a massive tornado outbreak caused more than 250 deaths in Alabama, over 2,000 injuries, countless homes destroyed, and even some towns leveled. But amid the tragedy, there were stories of heroism, courage, resiliency and a spirit of unified compassion among volunteers offering help in cleanup and recovery. Mike reflects on that day with two stories from the top-rated morning show in Birmingham, Good Day Alabama. The first is a new perspective from former Alabama defensive lineman, Shannon Brown, who lost his 21-year-old daughter Loryn in the mile-wide tornado that hit Tuscaloosa. How does he look at it now ten years later? Then, Mike introduces you to a couple in Smithfield who lost everything but their faith and love for each other. Melvin and Juanita Kent recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary and their special bond offers a message of hope.

In this week's episode of Mike Behind the Mic, it's only fitting I chat with the young man who helped win this podcast a recent Alabama Broadcaster's Association Award for Best Podcast because, oh by the way, he also happens to be a former cast member of the 2011-2015 hit show on Disney called, 'Kickin' It.'  Alex Jones, who played Eddie on the Disney show, is now a producer here at WBRC FOX6 News. The Birmingham native joins me to offer some insight into the acting world and how he's been able to avoid the nightmarish problems other child actors have experienced transitioning into adulthood with no big TV show or movie roles coming anymore. So for any aspiring actors out there or parents of aspiring actors, Alex provides you some sobering reality, but also some levity describing the highlights of being on the show.

Mike talks with a cable network news anchor who was once told she would never make it in this business. But while Fox News Anchor and top legal correspondent Shannon Bream addresses that memory, she’s mainly joining the podcast to talk about her new book, the Women of the Bible Speak, and also discusses some of the personal battles she faced that she shared in her first book, Finding the Bright Side.

In this episode of the Mike Behind the Mike Podcast, Mikes catches up with former American Idol Winner, Taylor Hicks, who has new music out from the movie released in January, Stars Fell on Alabama.

There is a new battle raging. Some of you might say, it's nothing new. But if you spend any amount of time on social media apps like Instragram, YouTube and especially Tik-Tok, you might see if differently. It's gotten nasty. Many of you have experienced it.  I'm talking about the dating battle. Singles lamenting, not only the challenging process, but pointing fingers at the other side and blaming them for the reason they can't find an enduring, happy relationship. While that weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth is going on, the short-term, mostly superficial, shall we say, "meetings" to put it discreetly, continue. So what's the solution?  Why can't the two sides meet? Will scores of singles stay single into their golden years? Licensed counselor and certified sex therapist, Dr. Misty Smith of MBH Wellness joins me to try to explain why there is not a meeting of the minds, body and spirit in dating. And is there a way to navigate it better. This is the first of several podcasts we'll spend on the subject. So let's dive in.

This week, former consensus All-American Lineman and Outland Trophy and Remington Award winning lineman Barrett Jones chats with Mike Dubberly to analyze the College Football Playoff National Championship game between Alabama and Ohio State.