B&T Extra: Greg Warren with the Warren Report on Apples

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Episode: B&T Extra: Greg Warren with the Warren Report on Apples
Host/Author: The BOB & TOM Show | Cumulus Podcast Network
Release Date: December 18, 2024

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Introduction

In this episode of B&T Extra, host Christopher welcomes listeners to an engaging and humorous discussion featuring special guest Greg Warren from the Warren Report. The primary focus of the episode revolves around apple bobbing, a traditional Halloween activity, and extends into a broader conversation about apples, their varieties, historical anecdotes, and playful banter among the hosts.

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Apple Bobbing and Traditional Games

The segment begins with Greg Warren introducing the concept of apple bobbing:

Greg Warren [05:37]: "So you guys know apple bobbing? You put a bunch of water in a big basin and you put apples in there. And people put their hands behind their back and they try to get the apples out with their mouth."

Greg humorously contrasts apple bobbing with a more sanitized, theoretical version he dubs "apple tomming," where one avoids participation by lecturing others on hygiene:

Greg Warren [05:37]: "That's called the apple tomming."

The discussion swiftly moves into various traditional apple-related games. Greg elaborates on the origins and variations of these games:

Greg Warren [06:09]: "A lot of this is insane. This all started, I think, with a game called snap apple in Ireland..."

The hosts share laughs and anecdotes about similar games from their childhoods, enhancing the light-hearted atmosphere of the conversation.

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Historical Insights: Johnny Appleseed

Delving into history, Greg Warren recounts the life of Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), America's folk hero known for planting apple trees:

Greg Warren [14:38]: "Johnny Appleseed was basically America's first liquor rep."

He humorously attributes Johnny Appleseed’s tree-planting methods to his religious beliefs, which discouraged grafting:

Greg Warren [14:26]: "His religion would not allow him to graft trees. They said it hurt the plants."

The conversation touches upon the quality of apples grown from seeds versus grafted trees, with Greg quoting Henry David Thoreau on the sourness of Chapman's apples:

Greg Warren [15:41]: "They were sour enough to set a squirrel's teeth on edge and make a J. Scream."

The hosts laugh and poke fun at the historical anecdotes, blending education with entertainment.

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Apple Varieties and Preferences

The episode transitions into a discussion about different apple varieties, with each host sharing their favorite types:

• Christy prefers Gala apples.
• Pat favors Fuji.
• Caller mentions Red Delicious and Honeycrisp.
• Josh aligns with Granny Smith.
• Greg supports Gala as the top seller.

The playful debate over the pronunciation of "Gala" vs. "Gayla" adds a humorous twist:

Christy [12:56]: "I go gala." Josh [13:05]: "How about for a formal event, do you go gala or gala?" Christy [13:09]: "I go gala. Unless it's all men, in which I go gay."

Laughter ensues as the hosts navigate the linguistic nuances of apple variety names.

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Fun Facts and Light-Hearted Banter

Greg shares interesting tidbits about apples, such as their ability to aid in cleaning teeth:

Greg Warren [13:40]: "Eating apples can actually aid in brightening teeth. While it's not a substitute for toothpaste, the acid in apples helps clean the teeth."

This sparks a light-hearted debate about the ranking of fruits, humorously positioning bananas as the number one fruit:

Greg Warren [13:52]: "Apple is the second most popular fruit." Caller [13:56]: "Banana." Greg Warren [13:57]: "There you go. Really bananas."

The hosts continue with playful exchanges, including a brief, humorous tangent about the Cavendish banana and its near extinction, highlighting Greg’s propensity for adding quirky facts to the conversation.

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Conclusion

As the episode draws to a close, Greg Warren ties together the various threads of the discussion, from traditional games to historical figures and favorite apple varieties. The hosts express appreciation for Greg’s insightful and entertaining contributions, culminating in a cheerful sign-off from Christopher:

Christopher [18:50]: "That's it for another Bob and Tom show. Extra. Catch us on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher for Bob and Tom Extra. This is Christopher. Take care, everybody."

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Greg Warren [05:37]: "So you guys know apple bobbing? You put a bunch of water in a big basin and you put apples in there..."

• Greg Warren [14:38]: "Johnny Appleseed was basically America's first liquor rep."

• Greg Warren [13:40]: "Eating apples can actually aid in brightening teeth..."

• Christy [12:56]: "I go gala."

• Greg Warren [04:28]: "Guys, I'm in my newly remodeled condo. Yay."

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Final Thoughts

This episode of B&T Extra seamlessly blends humor, historical anecdotes, and informative discussions about apples, making it both entertaining and enlightening. Greg Warren's engaging storytelling, combined with the hosts' lively interactions, ensures that listeners are thoroughly entertained while gaining new insights into the world of apples and their cultural significance.

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Transcript

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[Christopher]

Welcome back. It's another Bob and Tom extra. This is Christopher. Not only is the Bob and Tom show live every weekday morning, but every afternoon. We'll give you a little extra in case you missed anything on the big show today. Greg Warren with the Warren Report Today on Bobbing for Apples. It's coming up in just a minute.

[Greg Warren]

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[Tom]

Hello?

[Tonya]

Yes, can I speak to Thomas May?

[Tom]

This is Tom.

[Tonya]

Mr. May, this is Tonya. I'm just following up with you. I called you back in December about renewing your subscription.

[Tom]

Help me. I'm being held against my will. You gotta help me.

[Tonya]

I'm sorry, do what?

[Tom]

I'm being held against my will.

[Caller]

You gotta get me outta here.

[Tonya]

Okay, sir, I'm gonna put you on hold for a second.

[Josh]

Don't leave me.

[Tom]

Don't hang up. I'm scared.

[Josh]

Don't.

[Tom]

Please don't. Please don't.

[Greg Warren]

Yield.

[Tonya]

Tell me again what's going on.

[Tom]

I can't take it anymore. They've taken everything from me. I had a 66 Chevelle SuperSport with crackers. And they stole it. And they treated it for a minivan.

[Tonya]

Are you a 4111 Morgan James?

[Tom]

No. No, that's my old address. They took me from there. There anymore.

[Greg Warren]

That's all I was.

[Tonya]

And where are you now?

[Tom]

They keep me moving. I don't know. One night it's like football practice. The next night it's scouts. And there's this little one. And he torture me. Watches. I. Carly. He watches it all day long. Over and over again. I can't take it anymore. They gotta get me out of here.

[Tonya]

Are you talking about your family?

[Tom]

They think about money.

[Greg Warren]

They think about.

[Tonya]

Okay, I can't help you.

[Greg Warren]

Now. Some more, Bob and Tom. You want it?

[Christy]

You need it. You can't live without it.

[Greg Warren]

This is Bob and Tom. Extra.

[Pat]

Say hello, Greg Warren, will you, Tom?

[Josh]

I'm happy to. I just saw Greg doing his thing in Kentucky. It was awesome. At the Carnival of Comedy with Willie G. That was a great show, Greg.

[Christy]

You saw him at the Caravan.

[Josh]

What did I say?

[Greg Warren]

You said carnival.

[Josh]

Sorry, I was close. I'm trying to do Greg. Before your segment starts, you have to give me just a second here.

[Pat]

Once again, maybe video isn't for you, Greg.

[Josh]

He used to be a kid at one point. And did you like making s'mores?

[Greg Warren]

Yeah, I enjoyed it.

[Josh]

Yeah, I can tell you were enthusiastic. We were doing s'mores last night at my house and I get very concerned the kids are gonna get stabbed. Someone has sent me the safe s'mores stick in which the tongs, the fork at the end is turned around so the. You can't get stabbed with it.

[Christy]

Oh, okay.

[Josh]

What a brilliant invention. I didn't know that'd be something.

[Greg Warren]

I bet you if you put. Still put that in somebody's eye, you would do some pretty good.

[Christy]

Damn, sure. Especially if it's hot.

[Josh]

Well, if it was hot.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah, yeah.

[Josh]

You'd have to kind of do a. It looks like a harpoon, but I'm. Well, thank you very much for sending that. I certainly appreciate it. That's just a little. Little update from Jessica. Thank you very much, Jessica. Now, where are you, Greg?

[Greg Warren]

Guys, I'm. I'm in my newly remodeled condo. Yay.

[Christy]

It looks wonderful. It does.

[Caller]

Looks lovely.

[Pat]

So you went with the E Crew. The eggshell, the. The cream, the. Yeah, yeah. Well, you know, you gotta. You gotta approach these things, Greg. You only buy something so you can sell it. That's all you have to remember, Craig. Everything's for sale. Everything has.

[Greg Warren]

That's what my designer told me.

[Pat]

I told you. That's right.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah.

[Josh]

No, once again, you had a flood and you had to redo your place.

[Greg Warren]

It looks great.

[Josh]

Congratulations.

[Greg Warren]

My designer, Kate, my friend Tim's mom's coming over today. We're gonna get the. The Warren wall rebuilt.

[Christy]

All right.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah, get the. All the Warren pictures up here.

[Caller]

Oh, nice.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah. Got some new ones. Got a Warren D. Martini picture.

[Josh]

Famous. Famous Warrens for the Warren.

[Greg Warren]

Oh, yeah, of course.

[Josh]

Earl Warren.

[Greg Warren]

Good stuff. Yeah, yeah.

[Josh]

Now, do you have Warren Haynes up there from.

[Greg Warren]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Josh]

Guitar player.

[Greg Warren]

A really nice picture of Warren Haynes.

[Josh]

Oh, good, good.

[Greg Warren]

Kind of a portrait.

[Josh]

Now, what is today's theme, if you will?

[Greg Warren]

Well, I want to talk about apple bobbing.

[Christy]

Ah. Tis the season, isn't it?

[Greg Warren]

Yeah, it is. It is. So you guys know apple bobbing? You. You. You put a bunch of water in a big basin and you put apples in there. And people put their hands behind their back and they try to get the apples out with their mouth. That's called the apple bobbing. There's another Halloween activity if you just sort of sit back and lecture everybody about the. The. How unhygienic the process is and don't participate in it. That's called the apple tomming.

[Christy]

Apple tomming?

[Pat]

Yeah.

[Christy]

Yeah. So you're.

[Josh]

You're then a fan, I gather, of the apple bobbing? The.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah. I've never done it that I know of. It wasn't part of my Halloween, but I am a fan. It started as a way for young lovers to find out if they were soulmates.

[Christy]

Really?

[Caller]

What?

[Greg Warren]

Yes. Each apple represented a man. And the female would try to bite the apple representing her crush. If the female bit the apple after one try, they and their mate were faded for love. After two tries, the suitor would pursue the female, but the romance would eventually fade away. And three tries, it just wouldn't happen.

[Josh]

What would happen if she just sucked on the apple and it went right in her mouth?

[Christy]

Then everybody wants to date her.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah.

[Caller]

Then.

[Greg Warren]

Then she would win the fifth race at Pimlico.

[Caller]

Oh, yeah.

[Pat]

Horses love apple bombing. I gu.

[Christy]

Right.

[Pat]

Yeah.

[Josh]

No, If I could break away for one second. Greg Warren, yay or nay on candied apple.

[Greg Warren]

Well, I don't know what you mean. A caramel apple.

[Caller]

No, caramel apple's different than a candy.

[Josh]

It's a similar thing. The candied apple. They're red. They just look.

[Greg Warren]

No, I don't lose one to three teeth.

[Josh]

I'm not a fan.

[Caller]

Caramel apples, do you like those?

[Greg Warren]

Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like a caramel apple.

[Caller]

Me too. Nuts or no nuts?

[Greg Warren]

No, I guess nuts.

[Josh]

Take that away. Hideous looking, Josh.

[Pat]

Oh, yeah.

[Greg Warren]

It does look like a little diseased.

[Pat]

Yeah, like a skin disease.

[Christy]

I like caramel apples. Hold the apple. Hey, here's something amazing that we're gonna kind of ruin healthy food.

[Josh]

We're just gonna.

[Christy]

I love an apple. I love an apple.

[Pat]

You love caramel.

[Christy]

You guys see me eat apples. I can't stand it when it's also.

[Greg Warren]

If you. If the. If the. The maiden put the apple with the bite of it underneath her pillow, she would dream of. Of her. The man that she would marry at night.

[Josh]

Wow.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah. If I. If I put a. An apple underneath my pillow, I would dream of a girl that had a giant apple head, I think.

[Christy]

Yeah. I would dream of ants crawling.

[Pat]

You know, a lot of people with an apple head, Greg. Like a big.

[Greg Warren]

I Know, I have some weird dreams, especially when I eat late. All right. I think that was the. That was sort of my first experience around the middle school with, like, insults. You know, you just sort of whatever item is around you. That's what you. Oh, look at old apple head. Really?

[Pat]

Oh, yeah.

[Greg Warren]

Oh, I ain't got no ice cream head. Looking. There are variations of apple bombing apple on a string where you just tie a bunch of apples from the ceiling and you have to put your hands behind your back and you. You jump up and take a bite out of the apple. The first one to eat the entire apple is the winner. I don't see how you could do that.

[Christy]

No, it took 45 minutes.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

[Caller]

What's the point of that?

[Greg Warren]

A lot of this is insane. This all started, I think, with a game called snap apple in Ireland. Snap apple in Ireland, Newfoundland and Labrador. Snapapple is such a big deal. Halloween is called snap Apple night.

[Christy]

Wow.

[Greg Warren]

So what they do is they have a horizontal plank that. That hangs from the ceiling, and on one end is an apple, on the other end is a burning candle handle. And they just spin the plank around and you gotta jump up and try to get an apple instead of a burning candle. Candle. Yeah.

[Josh]

Nothing can go wrong here.

[Greg Warren]

No. The risk reward equation seems to be a little off here for me. It's like. Yes. If you lose, you get a fire and molten wax in your face. If you win, you get a bite of an apple. Yeah. And then this is even crazier. There's a game, I guess, that sort of started some of this on Christmas Eve. Have you ever heard of Snap Dragon?

[Josh]

No, no.

[Greg Warren]

This is preceded snap apple. They play it on Christmas Eve. You put a bowl, a shallow bowl down and you put brandy in it. And you put raisins in the brandy and you set the brandy on fire.

[Christy]

Yes.

[Greg Warren]

And then you have to snatch the raisins out with your tongue and extinguish them in your mouth.

[Caller]

What?

[Christy]

Wow.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah. And this is a quote here. Nevertheless, children burned their hands or mouths playing this game. Children. All CPS right now.

[Christy]

That's insane.

[Caller]

That is insane.

[Josh]

And now here's our winner.

[Greg Warren]

Terrible tradition. The in Scotland, they call it ducking. Or duking. Apple duking.

[Christy]

Okay.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah, yeah. We had a game called apple ducking. Yeah. You're throwing an apple at somebody's head a half a second before it hits their head. You say duck. Often it's much too late. That's what we did in my neighborhood. Apple bobbing. Guys, there's not a ton on It. So I. If it's okay with you, I thought I'd expand the topic just to talk a little bit about apples.

[Christy]

Oh, all right.

[Greg Warren]

In general, what do you think the number one selling apple is?

[Caller]

Red Delicious, Honey Crisp.

[Pat]

Fuji.

[Greg Warren]

Honeycrisp is to Pat.

[Christy]

Granny Smith.

[Greg Warren]

Granny Smith is three. Josh. Gala.

[Christy]

My favorite is the gala.

[Greg Warren]

Gala is number one. Really?

[Christy]

That's my favorite.

[Josh]

Now, you go gala or gala?

[Christy]

I go. I go gala.

[Josh]

No, no, gala.

[Christy]

What do I say? I'm gonna buy some gala apples. I guess I do say gala. Yeah.

[Greg Warren]

No.

[Josh]

How about for a formal event, do you. Do you go gala or gala?

[Christy]

I go gala. Unless it's all men, in which I go gay.

[Greg Warren]

Is that right?

[Christy]

Yeah. Look at this.

[Tom]

Gay.

[Pat]

You really drive at home.

[Josh]

So sorry.

[Christy]

I'm often told. I'm often told to grow up.

[Greg Warren]

Have you been to.

[Caller]

He doesn't like to go. I can tell you.

[Josh]

Yeah, he has his. His car.

[Greg Warren]

He just can't wear car form.

[Caller]

I know, right?

[Christy]

You can. They don't like it.

[Josh]

We should make a Carhartt logo tuxedo for you.

[Christy]

I would love it. I'd love it.

[Greg Warren]

Eating apples can actually aid in brightening teeth. While it's not a substitute for toothpaste, the acid in apples helps clean the teeth.

[Caller]

That's interesting.

[Greg Warren]

Apple is the second most popular fruit. Christy, what's the number one?

[Caller]

Banana.

[Greg Warren]

There you go. Really bananas.

[Josh]

By the way, Greg Warren, if you really want to dive deep, you should do a special about the Cavendish banana.

[Christy]

Oh, God, please don't.

[Pat]

Please, please don't. He's talked to us.

[Greg Warren]

That's the mini banana, right?

[Josh]

No, no, it's the standard banana that they were afraid was going to go extinct. But apparently in the last month or two, a couple scientists have saved it, so. It's a very long, boring story.

[Christy]

If there's a morning.

[Greg Warren]

It sounds like something we should investigate.

[Pat]

If you know it's a long boring.

[Christy]

Story, why do talking about ad nauseam?

[Josh]

I just wanted to underscore the fact that they've apparently rescued the Cavendish banana. You know all the bananas, wheat are descended from one banana. Correct?

[Caller]

Banana tree.

[Greg Warren]

Right.

[Josh]

Absolutely.

[Greg Warren]

Well, I want to talk a little bit about John Chapman. Who's that, Josh?

[Christy]

Johnny Appleseed.

[Greg Warren]

Johnny Appleseed. Johnny Appleseed.

[Pat]

This smacks of a Missouri thing.

[Josh]

Is this a real guy?

[Christy]

No.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah, Johnny. John Chapman is a real guy.

[Pat]

Is he from Missouri?

[Greg Warren]

No, he was, I believe, Pennsylvania, but spent a lot of time in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. But I believe Pennsylvania is where out from where Pat was from. I think But Appleseed went around planting apple trees. Here's the thing. He planted all his seeds. All his apples. Trees from seeds. Which is not the best way to plant. If you want a good apple, you do it from grafting. But Chapman's religion would not allow him to. To. To graft trees. They said it hurt. Hurt the plants.

[Christy]

Oh, okay.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah. So he did his. From seeds. So his apples were. Were sour, according to Henry David Thoreau. You guys know who that is, right? Sure. Wrote on. Yeah, he wrote on Golden Pond, right?

[Pat]

No, no, no, he directed on Golden Pond.

[Christy]

You may have that wrong.

[Pat]

I'm pretty sure.

[Greg Warren]

Is that Josh. I know what I'm talking. This is my. My report.

[Christy]

You're right. You're right. I'm sorry.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah. He said. And they were sour enough to set a squirrel's teeth on edge and make a J. Scream. That's. That's what the seed apples. Doctor. So what? But they. What they were really good for was hard cider. That's what all of apple seeds trees were used for was. Was hard cider. Johnny Appleseed was basically America's first liquor rep. Yeah, I mean, I'll take those trees, Johnny, but the other guys usually have some sort of tchotchke. I got a. I got a Jack Daniels mirror from the lemon guy and a Jim Beam headband from the other guy. Can you give me a koozie or something?

[Josh]

By the way, why did his religion forbid.

[Pat]

Probably a Quaker or something.

[Greg Warren]

It was called Swedenborough, I believe is.

[Caller]

Yeah, Christy and I were just talking about that. Talking about that.

[Christy]

Yeah.

[Caller]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Is that like an Amish thing?

[Caller]

No, it's from Sweden and it's Sweden. Yeah.

[Greg Warren]

He was real kind to the animals in the. He, like, he put out a fire one time because it was killing mosquitoes.

[Josh]

What a dick.

[Pat]

But he also thought the opposite.

[Greg Warren]

He's a very kind guy.

[Josh]

Spreading disease.

[Christy]

You can see how kindness would equate to dictum in Tom's mind.

[Greg Warren]

Yeah.

[Tom]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Mosquitoes are passing along deadly diseases, and this guy's over there.

[Pat]

He also thought acorns were medicinal. You swallow two of those and call them in the morning.

[Greg Warren]

Okay, here's the thing. During Prohibition, I know we're running low on time, but during Prohibition, they went down and they basically got. They got rid of all of Appleseed's trees.

[Christy]

Oh, my.

[Greg Warren]

Because. Because of hard cider they were doing. So the FBI went out and they got rid of these, basically all of Johnny Appleseed's work. So he was like, hey, but I'm. I'm Johnny Appleseed. Well, I'm Johnny Law, okay?

[Josh]

I just looked it up. There is one of his trees left.

[Greg Warren]

It's in Ohio. Nova Ohio.

[Josh]

Exactly. Yes. It grows tart green apples, I guess. The last of the Johnny Appleseed trees. Fascinating stuff, Greg Warren. Now, is it true that you're going to be in Murray, Kentucky?

[Christy]

Never call back.

[Greg Warren]

I would. I just wouldn't. Yeah.

[Pat]

Well, that's fascinating.

[Christopher]

That's it for another Bob and Tom show. Extra. Catch us on itunes, Google Play and stitcher. For Bob and Tom. Extra. This is Christopher. Take care, everybody.

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