The JOY FM Podcast

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CHOSEN CONversations | Abe Bueno-Jallad

May 05, 2026

Dave, Bill, and Carmen sit down with Abe Bueno-Jallad, who plays “Big James” in The Chosen, during a “bring your mom to work” segment featuring Carmen’s mom, “Mohair,” a devoted fan. Abe shares a line from season two—“Sometimes I don’t always know what I’m doing, I’m just following”—that has grown in significance for him, and discusses how playing a disciple without a dedicated biblical book pushed him to stud...

CHOSEN CONversations | Austin Reed Alleman

April 28, 2026

Austin Reed Alleman from The Chosen on Nathanael, the Walk on Water Scene, and Filming the Fig Tree Moment On The Morning Cruise with Dave, Bill, and Carmen at The JOY FM, the hosts interview Austin Reed Alleman at Chosen Con, with Carmen’s mom “Mohair” joining after arriving with 11 handwritten pages of notes. Mohair asks Austin which scene has stayed with him most, and he highlights filming the walk-on-water sequence as a dreamlike, large-scale production and teases anothe...

CHOSEN CONversation | Jordan Walker Ross

April 28, 2026

Jordan Walker Ross on Disability, Faith & Healing + Behind-the-Scenes Fun on The Chosen Join The Morning Cruise as Dave, Bill, and Carmen interview Jordan Walker Ross (“Little James” on The Chosen). Carmen’s mom, a devoted fan shares how a scene about healing helped her reframe living with MS, and Jordan discusses embracing his own disabilities after years of feeling boxed in by the industry, the impact the scene has had on viewers, and why faith and healing aren’t...