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Episode: B&T Extra: Food & Christmas in Prison
Date: January 9, 2026
Hosts: Bob Kevoian, Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, Christy Lee, Josh Arnold, Pat Godwin, Ace Cosby
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A blend of offbeat news stories, comedic riffs, and group banter, this episode centers on bizarre food-related incidents and Christmas celebrations (or lack thereof) in prison, holiday gift gripes, and some characteristically sardonic talk about thrift finds and strange criminal acts.

Episode Overview

This “Extra” edition delves into:

• The strange and often humorous side of holiday gift-giving.
• A drone-dropping steak and crab legs at a South Carolina prison (with drugs, for good measure).
• Prison cuisine and holiday customs—real and imagined.
• Bizarre bank drive-thru drug drops.
• A windfall thrift-store piggy bank find.
• Classic BOB & TOM tangents and comedic zingers.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Holiday Gifting Gripes

[00:46–03:17]

• Bob Kevoian launches into a comedic, rhyming rant/song about useless Christmas gifts: chia pets, hickory farms cheese boxes, clappers, discount movies, mugs with cutesy slogans, and more.
• The riff lampoons the tradition of impersonal, impractical, or recycled gifts (“fruitcake Uncle Mike gave you last Christmas Eve”).
• Memorable line:
  • Bob Kevoian: “Stop giving me useless crap for Christmas. Stop giving me crap for Christmas. I got two words for you. No, thanks.” [03:10]

2. Holiday Contraband in Prison

[04:12–09:23]

• Christy Lee reports:
  • “Prison guards in South Carolina intercepted a package of steak, crab legs and drugs that had been dropped into the prison yard by drone.” [04:12]
  • The drop included steak, crab legs, Old Bay seasoning (“Nice that they had the seasoning”), marijuana, and cartons of cigarettes.
  • Hosts joke about Old Bay’s true purpose (“They need the Old Bay if they’re making Bloody Mary.” [04:43])
• Comedic banter:
  • Chick and Josh riff on “wiseguy” prison depictions: hot plates, slicing garlic, (“How do you like your steak? Rare. Oh, an aristocrat!” [05:12–05:15])
• Inmate amenities:
  • Discussion about prison food, whether prisoners actually get such contraband, and the evolution of cigarette policy (now often vape-only).
  • Christy wonders: “Where were they going to cook the steak?” [04:54]
  • Tom naively suggests, “I’d let the guys keep the stuff. They’re in prison. Give them a break.” [05:47]
  • Josh: “What the hell? ...I mean, you can’t, can’t you bring those to somebody if you do a visit?” [05:52–06:00]

3. Ramen, Soup for the Soul (and Trade)

[06:32–07:17]

• Discussion on prison economies and the use of ramen for barter.
• Christy: “Well, ramen noodles. I don't know.”
• Josh: “Ramen was big. They trade a lot of ramen, right?” [06:35]
• Switch to Campbell’s Old Bay Clam Chowder and the scandal of a Campbell’s executive allegedly calling it “for poor people and artificial meat.”
• Christy: “How would I make tuna noodle casserole without my cream of mushrooms?” [07:28]

4. Drones, Floods, and Escape Fantasies

[07:46–08:24]

• Josh brings up using drones for rescue during floods, joking about the idea of drones flying inmates out of prison.
• Tom: “So if they do that, you’re allowed to start shooting?” [08:17]

5. Christmas in Jail: Fact or Fiction?

[08:27–09:48]

• Christy wonders: “Do they do Christmas in jail?”
• Joking about traditions: Christmas meal, possibly a pageant, trees in every cell (“No, every cell has a tree.” [09:33])—obviously exaggerated.
• Chick McGee sings, “Christmas in jail, had a little too much to drink...” [08:58–09:08]

6. Drive-Thru Meth Mishaps

[09:53–10:35]

• Christy brings up an Ohio man who accidentally sent meth through a bank’s pneumatic tube.
• Tom: “What was he thinking?”
• Josh jokes: “Yeah, I want that in my checking.” [10:29]
• The group muses about the rarity of interacting with bank tellers, especially via drive-thru tubes.

7. Thrift Store Piggy Bank Jackpot

[12:06–13:27]

• A woman buys a “hideous” piggy bank at a thrift store, discovers $2,028 inside.
• Christy: "Vintage pink pig with an unnerving stare and flowers on both sides." [12:12]
• Tom: “It’s too human like...that face, the cheekbones.” [13:21]
• Much riffing (and gentle body shame jokes) about the pig’s appearance:
  • Chick: “Tom thinks it looks like a big, fat lady.” [13:32]
  • Josh: “Everybody, when you see a fat lady out in public, you see a pig. It’s worse than we thought.” [13:34]

8. Childhood Piggy Banks & Poker

[14:42–15:36]

• Group reminisces about piggy banks and saving as kids.
• Josh: “No, I had a jar. I had a pickle jar.” [14:46]
• Talks about playing poker with neighborhood kids, “I grew up with the Little Rascals.” [15:09]

9. Quick Standup Drop-In

[15:37–16:13]

• Comedian Sid Davis joins briefly, launches into a one-liner about Salvadoran food:
  • Sid: “Well, they said, Sid, do you like pupusa? And I said, I only get it on my birthday.” [16:11]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Bob Kevoian’s Gift List Rant:
  “You order a subscription to Sports Illustrated, you keep the magazine and give me the stupid football phone.” [02:46]

• Tom on Prison Contraband:
  “I’d say I let the guys keep the stuff. They’re in prison. Give them a break.” [05:47]

• Prison ‘Traditions’ Parody:
  Chick: “Every cell has a tree for best decorated.” [09:33]
  Chick: “Then they make each other presents. It's really something.” [09:35]

• Piggy Bank Reaction:
  Tom Griswold: “It’s too human like...the cheekbones.” [13:21]

Timestamps for Major Segments

• [00:46–03:17] — Bob’s comedic anti-gift anthem
• [04:12–05:46] — Prison drone drop and gourmet contraband
• [06:32–07:17] — Ramen as prison currency, Campbell’s controversy
• [08:27–09:48] — Christmas in jail jokes and song
• [09:53–10:35] — Meth accidentally sent through bank tube
• [12:06–13:27] — Thrift store piggy bank jackpot
• [14:42–15:36] — Childhood piggy banks and poker
• [15:37–16:13] — Comic Sid Davis’ punchline

Tone and Style

True to form, the BOB & TOM crew keep things irreverent, mixing news with smart-aleck commentary and inside jokery. The humor is quick, sometimes acerbic, and the camaraderie shines through every tangent. For listeners, it’s part topical, part nostalgic, and all delivered with the loose, playful chemistry that defines the show.

For Listeners Who Missed the Episode:

This “Extra” gives you a full dose of the BOB & TOM Show’s zany take on news and nostalgia, from smuggled steak in the clink to thrift store windfalls, all wrapped in the hosts’ signature blend of banter, musical humor, and oddball insights. If you missed it, you’re now up to speed on everything from Christmas in prison to why soup and piggy banks matter.