The BOB & TOM Show - August 22, 2025
Podcast: The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast
Hosts: Tom Griswold, Chris Wegscheid, Christy Lee, Josh Arnold, Pat Godwin, plus guests
Date: August 22, 2025
Overview
This episode of The BOB & TOM Show delivers the signature mix of comedy, unusual news stories, classic running gags, musical bits, and sharp roundtable banter. The team shares bizarre news—including award-winning pets, wild animals entering businesses, tales of fashion trends, listener mail, and quirky observations about technology and pop culture. The show also welcomes comedian Tatiana Frank for a lively guest segment full of self-deprecating humor and dating talk.
Episode Structure & Highlights
Public Service Messages, Comedy Songs & “BEER RUN” (00:00 – 03:47)
- Intro: Standard show PSA spots advising against drunk driving and insurance advertisements.
- Comedy Song: The “BEER RUN” song sets a loose, festive tone.
- Hosts officially gather in the studio (04:00): Joking morbidly about funerals and open caskets.
Baseball Gloves, Childhood Stories, and Tangent Talk (06:03 – 09:44)
- Heartwarming baseball glove stories:
- Tom recounts losing his autograph glove from Bob Feller ("It was autographed by the great Bob Feller..." [08:20]).
- Christy Lee laments losing a treasured family ring during a ballgame as a child.
- Pat Godwin shares methods for breaking in gloves (including peeing on it, to much mockery).
- Discussion on glove oil, technological advancements, regulations, and the sentimental value of childhood sports gear.
- Transition to lighter topics: "We’ve got a happy story about a dog, happy news with the Muppets…" [09:24].
Pop Culture & Listener Letters—Nostalgia and Obscure References (09:44 – 12:59)
- Thong Bikinis & Yoga Pants:
- Thong bikinis are back—“They never left, not in your mind!” ([09:36])
- Debate over "yoga pants phasing out" and men's opinions versus who actually drives fashion.
- Old song rivalry:
- “Bottle of Wine” discussed, with Tom’s honest memory: “I remember as a kid hearing that and really hating it. Because it was in the way of the Beatles and stuff that I liked a lot more...” ([12:04])
- Brief musings on parents’ music taste and family “our song” choices, leading to Josh referencing Juvenile’s “Back That Ass Up.”
- “She can twerk. I ain’t got no ass. I can’t twerk.” ([14:20–14:23])
Wild News: Pets, Pranks, Prison Currencies & Food (17:07 – 26:55)
Tackle Boxes' Alternate Uses
- Listeners suggest new uses: condiment organizers (“condimentium”) and “napatizer” (a nap before sleep).
- The team shares fish-hooking mishaps and injuries.
Prison Food Economy
- Listener shares: “When I was in jail, we called them soups. They were a form of currency.” ([20:45])
- Ramen noodles as barter; “One guy would sell his services for three soups…” ([21:04])
- Homemade “spread” with commissary goods.
Animal Pranks
- Spraying squirrel tails orange to trick a neighbor into thinking captured/relocated rodents “find their way home.”
Goldfish Woes & Wedding Fads
- Tom’s goldfish tales (won at fairs, then die), and listeners share successes/failures.
- Wedding centerpiece mishaps: “102° out, and they just boiled every goldfish…” [45:49]
- Jess Hooker shares the old betta fish plant vase fad.
Movie Theater Popcorn Perils
- Listener found a brown recluse spider in leftover movie popcorn days later: “I ended up throwing the large cardboard bowl across the room and screaming like a girl.” ([26:57])
Beer, Baseball, Today in History & The Power of Memories (27:20 – 41:43)
Craft Beer Overload
- "Edmund Fitzgerald Porter" inspires a song parody and jokes on endless craft beer choices: “There are a thousand options. That’s true of everything.” ([28:38])
- Alcohol gifts and the overwhelming tequila aisle.
Sister Jean Turns 106
- The March Madness favorite gets a birthday nod: “Are you—one hundred and six. Wow.” ([39:46])
Fun with “Today in History”
- Notable birthdays: Count Basie, Wilt Chamberlain, Bo Burnham, Kristen Wiig, Dua Lipa.
- Mona Lisa theft, “Stand By Me” and “Shawshank Redemption” (debate on overhype vs. greatness).
- Discussion on how songs, movies, and public perceptions shift over time.
Listener Letters on Old Restaurant Decor & Tech
- Extended, funny gripes about restaurant remodelling (Cracker Barrel, TGI Friday's).
- Debates on whether to take food home and anxiety over changes in familiar chain locations.
The Muppets, Disney, and Sentimental Attractions (57:24 – 62:16)
- Aerosmith ride at Disney replaced by The Muppets:
- Hosts recall favorite attractions (“The Muppet 3D movie...I’d seen it 25 times!” [59:02])
- Hall of Presidents, Pirates of the Caribbean, and evolving Disney nostalgia.
- “If you ever get stuck in ‘It’s a Small World’…”—theme park war stories.
Technology, Shopping, AI & Relationships (70:21 – 80:35)
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Self-checkout and grocery store quirks:
- Hosts swap tips and pet peeves.
- “I have a system—my way, which is illogical.” ([75:05])
- Technology humor: facial recognition shopping, future of targeted/AI-based retail.
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Dating & Gen Z Weaknesses:
- “Shreking”—dating someone less attractive with expectation of better treatment, often backfiring. (“What a trash person.” [81:24])
- Poll: Up to 75% of Gen Z bring a parent to job interviews. “Three out of four?...That’s...what?!” ([82:06])
- Parental overinvolvement and job application/discussion cringes.
Classic B&T Original: Bob & Tom Players Skit — The "Pussifier 6900" (88:11 – 93:03)
- Irreverent, raunchy faux-infomercial parodying “personal hygiene” appliances with escalating puns, sound effects and “Bob & Tom Players” ensemble acting (including the line: "It’s called the Pussifier 6900—the Velvet Purse Scrubber and Nebulizer.” [90:29])
- Over-the-top ad copy, topicality, and the hosts corpsing (breaking character).
Guest Segment: Tatiana Frank (99:42 – 125:31)
Background & Comedy Style
- Intro: “Great name, great hair, very funny.” [99:42]
- Daughter of Moldovan immigrant (dad), Argentine (mom), “met in Miami at a club...just being hot brought them together.”
- Jokes about heritage (“My dad, my whole life, refused to wear the color red. Thinks it’s gay. To him, it’s just really dark pink.” – [118:00])
- Anecdotes about family, long hair, and disastrous laser hair removal (“It was pissed. It was like, ‘You can’t kill me, I’m you.’” [101:04])
Dating in New York, Social Differences:
- Prefers live meets/approaches; “men have gotten cocky—more women than men.”
- Laughs about situationships, “looking for signs from the universe” – “He introduced me to his roommates—I think it’s a sign.” [137:16]
- Butterfly & cardinal superstition debates (relatives visiting in the form of animals).
Fashion, Fitness, and Underwear
- Discussion of the return of thong bikinis, shifting fashion trends, and underwear preferences.
- Audience & hosts joke about “sensible underwear” being secretly sexier to most men.
The Show’s Signature Humorous News Stories (130:19 – 136:52)
Hambone Award for Most Unusual Pet Insurance Claim
- Winner: Zaya, the dog who fought off a bull to save her human family ([129:55])
- Runners-up include:
- Lab swallowing a spatula head.
- A Great Dane eating a whole turkey leg.
Bear Breaks Into Ice Cream Shop
- Bear in South Lake Tahoe caught on camera, interested in strawberry ice cream ([140:07])
- Amused, “barely any cleanup,” “he was a very nice bear.” ([140:13])
Shark Photo Gone Wrong
- Fisherman bit by a lemon shark while posing for a photo ([140:32]).
- “Lemon sharks are holdable, but you’re probably going to get bitten.” ([141:05])
Fashion Trends: Thong Bikinis
- Noting “influencers and shows like Love Island driving trend resurgence,” with body positivity and “all shapes and sizes leaning into boldness.” ([143:11])
Arsonist Karma
- Would-be arsonist sets himself on fire in England, cops find a trailer full of drugs ([148:45])
- Hosts mock his mugshot and the irony.
Soundbites & Notable Quotes
- “If no one will buy something from you, does that make it priceless?” – Josh Arnold [08:54]
- “One guy would sell his services for three soups. Another guy would cut your hair for two soups...” – Mitch in Oregon’s prison experience [21:04]
- “Have you ever had a thong bikini? ... Mine had ruffles on it, so it kind of just...” – Christy Lee [146:26]
- “When people go, ‘Daddy’ and ‘Mama’... in the bedroom, I do not want to be called Daddy.” – Josh Arnold [35:20]
- “When I see an empty beer bottle, I think of my dad.” – Pat Godwin (after a discussion of memorial signs) [139:02]
- “No one likes small talk, you do it because you’re a human being...” – Tatiana Frank on forced neighborly conversation [109:08]
Timestamps for Key Segments
- 01:29 “BEER RUN” Comedy Song
- 06:10 Baseball-glove childhood stories
- 14:12 “Back That Ass Up” is referenced and sampled
- 18:25 Condimentium: The tackle box as a mobile condiment bar
- 21:06 Prison ramen as currency
- 26:55 Movie popcorn + brown recluse spider story
- 28:13 Beer/IPA/Craft booze explosion and memories
- 35:47 The “glove reunited after 70 years” feel-good story
- 56:58 Muppets replace Aerosmith at Disney, nostalgia talk
- 62:20 Cracker Barrel logo redesign debate
- 74:45 Extended self-checkout and grocery store tech discussion
- 79:27 Gen Zers bring parents to job interviews poll
- 88:11 The “Pussifier 6900” sketch (Bob & Tom Players)
- 99:42 Comedian Tatiana Frank Interview
- 129:55 Hambone Award: Dog saves family from bull
- 136:44 Comedy on arsonist lighting himself on fire
- 140:05 Bear raids an ice cream shop
- 142:44 Thong Bikini fashion trend debate
Closing Thoughts
This episode showcases what makes BOB & TOM a standout in morning comedy:
- Effortless banter on everything from ball gloves to Muppets rides,
- Deep-cut references and playful audience interaction,
- Outlandish sketch bits ("Pussifier 6900"),
- And good-natured ribbing spread evenly among the group.
The highlight interview with Tatiana Frank brings a fresh, millennial comic voice into the mix, tapping into generational differences, multicultural backgrounds, and post-pandemic dating. The show’s easy blend of old-school radio antics, raunchy comedy, and heartfelt or absurd listener contributions ensures there’s something for everyone.
For a regularly scheduled shot of comedy, nostalgia, and offbeat news, this BOB & TOM Show episode is a robust example—holding together its blend of the classic and the unexpected with laughter, music, and wit.