The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast: B&T Extra
Episode Title: Greg Warren, Zoltan Kazsas, & "Dan Gardner"
Date: March 26, 2026
Episode Overview
This Extra episode features the regular BOB & TOM cast in a signature blend of comedic banter, musical parody, audience interactions, and lighthearted conversation. The highlight includes a special request fulfilled with a musical bit, discussions on bizarre news stories, and signature riffing between the show’s hosts: Tom Griswold, Kristi Lee, Chick McGee, Bob Kevoian, and their regular ensemble.
Key Discussion Points & Segments
1. Parody Commercial: Alimonios Cereal
[02:01 – 04:47]
- The show kicks off its content segment with a parody ad for “Alimonios”—a bitter, divorce-themed cereal “for depressed adults, by depressed adults.”
- Comedic highlights involve mock-serious descriptions of the cereal:
- Comes in shapes like futon, half a house, two-thirds of a paycheck.
- “That’s the flavor of bitterness and defeat. Trust me, you'll get used to the taste. But that won't make it any easier to swallow.” – Christopher (02:57)
- "You'll be eating them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, trying to fill that void." – Christopher (03:33)
- Punchline jingle: “If your wife split and your life's turned to s***, that's when you need some Alimony-Os!” – Tom Griswold & Christopher (04:42)
2. Audience Song Request: “Deny, Deny, Deny"
[05:01 – 09:20]
- Listener “Slow Joe from St. Joe” requests a classic BOB & TOM musical parody.
- Banter among Kristi Lee, Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, and Bob Kevoian about the name "Slow Joe" and tongue-in-cheek derision (“I'd like to get to know him. Said no one ever, but go ahead.” – Kristi Lee, 05:17).
- The requested song—a tongue-in-cheek guide to cheating and covering your tracks—follows, with clever lines like:
- “If you want to be a cheater, go out of state to meet her. Don’t make a tryst a Facebook friend...and if you get asked, just stand there aghast and deny, deny, deny.” (07:25)
- “If the picture’s incriminating, the two of you fornicating, just tell your wife it’s Photoshopped.” (07:35)
- Group singalong on the chorus: “Deny, deny, deny, deny, deny, deny, deny, deny, deny.”
3. Aftermath Banter: Underwear in Cars & “Hook and Scoop”
[09:20 – 10:31]
- Post-song, Tom asks if anyone’s ever removed underwear in a car, leading to riffs about the “hook and tuck” and “hook and scoop” methods—referencing reality TV and slightly risqué toilet humor.
- “You just did the sideways tuck.” – Bob Kevoian (09:32)
- “How about the guy that won the hot dog eating contest?” – Tom Griswold (10:22)
4. News Roundup with Kristi Lee
[10:31 – 19:01]
4.1 Thailand Uses Birth Control Vaccine on Elephants
[11:10 – 13:36]
- Kristi shares that Thailand is administering birth control vaccines to wild elephants to curb conflicts with farmers.
- Segue into jokes about delivery methods and “semen jockeys” (cow inseminators):
- “You've heard about the guys that have to inseminate cows. That's a glove that goes up to your shoulder.” – Tom Griswold (12:32)
- “And they're called semen jockeys.” – Tom Griswold (12:39)
- Jokes riff on anti-vax sentiment: “There are a lot of pesky anti-vax elephant people…Jumbo Kennedy.” – Tom Griswold & Chick McGee (13:02)
4.2 Toucan Sam in Las Vegas
[14:12 – 15:00]
- News story: A toucan (“Sam”) was on the loose in Las Vegas and was finally captured.
- “Are they afraid of being sued by Kellogg?” – Chick McGee, referencing the Froot Loops mascot (14:24)
- “Well, what did Daffy Duck teach us, Chick? If you get shot in the beak, it just spins around to the back of your head.” – Tom Griswold (15:05)
4.3 Dairy Queen’s Annual Opening in Minnesota
[15:18 – 18:13]
- Story about Moorhead, Minnesota residents lining up in the cold for DQ’s spring reopening.
- Reminiscence by Tom about recent Dairy Queen trips with his daughters, his regret at not getting a dipped cone, and blizzard size misadventures.
- “This is the problem with the Internet.” – Tom Griswold (15:57)
- “When you go to the Dairy Bar, why get anything but a Buster Bar?” – Kristi Lee (16:12)
- Nostalgia over Dairy Queen as a community fixture and lament over post-COVID reduced hours.
- “Covid killed the 24-hour everything.” – Bob Kevoian (18:13)
- “Covid also killed a lot of people.” – Chick McGee, with a signature dark-comic twist (18:17)
- Reminiscence by Tom about recent Dairy Queen trips with his daughters, his regret at not getting a dipped cone, and blizzard size misadventures.
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On divorce cereal:
“That’s the flavor of bitterness and defeat. Trust me, you’ll get used to the taste. But that won’t make it any easier to swallow.”
– Christopher as product spokesman (02:57) -
On the “deny, deny, deny” strategy:
“If the picture’s incriminating…the two of you fornicating, just tell your wife it’s Photoshopped, she’ll buy it.”
– Parody song lyric (07:35) -
On Dairy Queen blizzards:
“When I got home, they walk in and Kelly goes, What is that? …These massive blizzards.”
– Tom Griswold (17:09) -
On familiar DQ rituals:
“They always turn it upside down—the whole deal. They give them the whole show.”
– Tom Griswold (17:14) -
On COVID’s legacy:
“Covid killed the 24-hour everything.”
– Bob Kevoian (18:13)
Timestamps for Important Segments
- [02:01] Start of parody ad (“Alimonios” cereal)
- [05:01] Listener song request and set-up
- [07:25] “Deny, Deny, Deny” musical segment
- [10:31] News desk with Kristi Lee
- [11:10] Thailand wild elephant birth control story/jokes
- [14:12] Toucan Sam Las Vegas capture story & Looney Tunes callback
- [15:18] Dairy Queen reopening, nostalgia, and COVID tangent
Tone and Language
Consistent with The BOB & TOM Show’s playful, witty, and sometimes irreverent style, the cast bounce between topical jokes, puns, and gently edgy humor. Even as they riff on more serious news, the underlying approach stays lighthearted and comedic.
Conclusion
This B&T Extra episode is a collage of the show's trademark humor: from mock commercials targeting divorcees, to lighthearted songs about marital infidelity, to small-town American traditions like Dairy Queen openings, all framed by quick-witted banter. For regular listeners or newcomers, the episode is a compact showcase of the show’s enduring blend of comedy, observational humor, and camaraderie.
