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The whole family attends a “lively” (their words, not ours) service at Restoration Church with Trainer Steve and Pastor Howard. The Stache finally reveals the “ginder” of the latest Duggar grandbaby.  At the Tater Tot Mansion, it’s the final weigh in for Lego Hair and Pest’s long running weight loss challenge.  The brood splits into teams and there’s a whole family relay race before the final weigh in to determine the winner.  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

We all know Lego Hair is the epitome of buffoonery and incompetence, but he is in rare form in this episode. Even Cannon pulled out her rare, high pitched annoyed voice.  Meanwhile, Pest and Anna visit her family, giving Josh and David the opportunity to engage in more competition and… other things. We lean into the spooky season and dig into, "A Thief in the Night", the classic Christian horror/rapture film that terrified a young Baby Cannon. If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

The producers really ramped up the drama in this one when Pest and Anna confer with Lego and Cannon about a potential move out of state, for a job. Later, the brood goes to collect Joe from his ALERT graduation.   In our Dig, we go through the most exciting competition you could imagine: the National Bible Bee!  How do you get kids/teenagers excited about religion? Rote memorization (and its gamification) of course.  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

Steve is back to torture Pest and Lego.  He has them training outdoors for the first time.  Little Jordyn is having to have her tonsils out, but it means all the popsicles and ice cream she wants.  We end the episode with the Stache being the only one privy to the “ginder” of Pest and Anna’s next blessing.    In our Dig, Whit explores the Basic Care Bulletin on how to avoid “unnecessary hysterectomies”. It’s the most accurate booklet on women’s health that you can find… put together by a “doctor” and a bunch of volunteer teenagers. If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

At the Pest Nest, Josh’s helpmeet shows us how she’s trying to cook healthier while still making something children will eat.  Mackynzie has the secret to being able to enjoy this new menu. Meanwhile, at the Tater Tot Mansion, there’s a whole army of people coming over for dinner. Trainer Steve and his family joined the brood. Steve even brought his Pastor, and his family.      In our Dig, we continue the second half of the Andrea Yates story.   General Content Note: This episode covers a heavy true crime and legal case involving severe mental health struggles, tragedy, and violence.  Because those facts are central to the whole story, discussions around these topics are interweaved throughout the episode from start to finish. If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

In this week’s Dig, we take a look at the highly publicized case of Andrea Yates, and how it ties in with themes and topics we discuss in this podcast. General Content Note: This episode covers a heavy true crime and legal case involving severe mental health struggles, tragedy, and violence. Because those facts are central to the whole story, discussions around those topics are interweaved throughout the episode from start to finish. If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

Cannon and Lego are off to Puerto Rico!  This isn’t a regular travel episode though; they’re on a marriage retreat.  A chance to get away from all the kids (that their daughters raise) and the house (that their daughters take care of).  It’s a good thing they’re getting a break from it all.  Cannon says she’s most excited for the chance to reallycommunicate some things that are weighing on her and to really be heard. Lego takes multiple opportunities in this episode to state and reconfirm that he’s just there to bone.  **PSA** This is a double length episode, so there’s no dig this week.  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

This episode has been rated TMJ, Too Much Joe.  He spends quality time with Cannon followed by way too many people talking about how he’s an accountability partner and makesthe right decisions. Yeesh! Trainer Steve returns to make the mens suffer even more in their weight loss competition.     In the Dig, Whitney explores the short lived IBLP children’s magazine, Bright Arrows. We all know “Highlights” is the pinnacle of child-focused magazines, but this one isn’t even close. It fails to hit the mark.  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

The show has decided to give us a break from reexplainingthat Lego Hair and Pest are doing a competition to lose weight.  Instead, we watched Jinger and Jessa (in a totally not staged scene) asking their parents if they could do a fundraiser at a coffee shop for an orphanage in Guatemala. It’s a big day for showing off Jinger’s personality.  In the Dig, we look at the IBLP connection to Russian orphans.  We all know that a grifter is gonna grift, but learn how Billy G took advantage of turmoil in Russia, to indoctrinate and exploit children both there and here in the States.  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

Let the workout montage commence! Now, I would usually say that this episode had way too much Pest in it, but most of it is getting roasted by their new personal trainer. It makes it okay.  We watch as the kids plant seeds to do a little plant growing competition. In a longtime-coming dig, Whit gets into the Power Team! Do you have vague memories of some muscle-bound dudes in windbreakers and tank tops coming to your school and smashing cinder blocks, breaking handcuffs and ripping phone books?  Then you might have been there for a showcase of the Power Team. Hopefully, you didn’t get swindled to give all your information to a church later that evening.  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

Here we are at the underwhelming payoff of last episode’s cliffhanger.   We get to see the meeting with the doctor to go over Lego and Pest’s medical exam results.  Neither one of them eats well, nor exercises, and the results are what you would expect. At the Pest Nest, they get a visit from ole Pecan Waller and the little lady he married, whatever-her-name-is.    In the Dig, we finally get to Priscilla Waller.  In typical Priscilla fashion, this Dig was planned before but kept getting pushed out of the way by other IBLP mens stories.  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

So, we are here again, at the recycled plot line of “Lego needs to lose weight”.  This time, we got Pest involved so we can see the mens show off how competitive they are. The whole episode lets us explore our new bingo square: “Who’s a Big Man?”.  They suffer through 1 workout and a fitness test at the doctor.   This week we dig into the biblical way to grow plants- Dan Carlson’s  “Sonic Bloom”.   It’s a fascinating dig that weaves in storylines you can’t foresee: Guinness World Records, the best whistler on the planet, and a good ole Billy G grift.  If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

Starting off the season with a double length episode means this week is a Dig-only podcast. Whit explores a long-time resident on her potential Dig list: "Combating Cult Mind Control" by Steve Hassan. Steve explores the complex ways that cults control multiple aspects of their members lives to maintain control. It's a fascinating look at the "BITE" model, a framework to evaluate authoritarian or destructive control in groups, cults and relationships. Let's just say that we have definitely seen some of these examples in our recaps of the show. If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

Aaaaaaand we’re back! We kick off season 7 with all sorts of new things!  New episode naming convention? Check! New updates on Pest and Joe? Check! New Bingo board? Double Check! Since we start this season with a double length episode, we get a double length recap, as well.  Go figure, theseason gets started with a pregnancy announcement. If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to support us in a one-off fashion. Or you can support us monthly by becoming a member and then you will get access to our ad-free episodes and bonus content like Pickle episodes, Mildred Mondays, recipes, and two new types of posts; Tell Us Tuesdays and Foodie Fridays . We have a lot of fun over there with our community of Pickle People. We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod

That's a wrap on Season 6. While the middle of the season felt a bit uneventful, we did witness some memorable moments. We saw some of the younger Duggars come into their own in talking heads, watched Lego try and speak Spanish to the Japanese and Chinese people alike, and saw what Michelle could look like with some semi-modern hair. Enjoy our season Superlatives and our look back at some of our favorite Digs. We also get some discussion in on Bingo Boards going into next season. Thank you to everyone who contributed questions to our Q&A! We have Merpch, I mean Merch! over at https://digging-up-the-duggars.dashery.com Take a peek at our episode visuals and Mildred related contact at instagram.com/digginguptheduggarspod