Jackson Duggar is Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's 15th child. His birth was featured in the family's first reality TV special, 14 Children and Pregnant Again, so he quite literally grew up on television. At 21 years old, he is now attending Bible college near the Vuolos and is only the second Duggar to leave home to go to school. He is in a one-year program but is praying about continuing his studies. He joined Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo on the latest episode of their podcast.
When asked what they miss about being on reality TV, many of the Duggars have said that they miss the crew. Filming an episode of 19 Kids and Counting (or 18 Kids and Counting, 17 Kids and Counting, or Counting On) took a lot more than you might expect. The production company employed a crew whose full-time jobs were following the Duggars around and documenting their lives.
Some of the crew members came and went, but a few of them were around for years and became like family to the Duggars. When the show was canceled, the Duggars went from seeing these people multiple times a week to hardly seeing them at all.
On the latest episode of their podcast, Jinger and Jeremy Vuolo sit down with Jim Goodwin the sound guy, whom the Duggars affectionately called Uncle Jim, and his wife, Michele. Jim was a member of the crew for many years and watched the Duggar kids grow up. He was with them for their biggest moments, both joyous and heartbreaking, and he traveled with them overseas to Asia and Europe. On the podcast, Jim shares what it was like to be a crew member of such a popular television show, and he praises the Duggars' genuineness. They were the same both on and off camera, and their authenticity made an impact on him.
Since before they were married last August, Jana Duggar and Stephen Wissmann have been hard at work on their fixer upper home. As most of you know, Jana is a jack of all trades and can build or renovate almost anything. She just uploaded a YouTube video showing some of her most recent projects.
The Duggars took a big family beach trip last fall, which was documented in a video that Jana Wissmann uploaded to YouTube a couple weeks ago. They returned to the beach again this year, also with a group of about 40 people. Many of the same family members went. During the trip, they celebrated Michelle Duggar's 59th birthday and enjoyed Dolly Parton's Pirates Voyage Dinner and Show in Panama City Beach. Jana just uploaded a video with some of the highlights.