The BOB & TOM Show – January 12, 2026

Podcast: The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast
Date: January 12, 2026
Hosts: Tom Griswold, Bob Kevoian, Josh Arnold, Christy Lee, Pat Godwin, Willie G, Ace Cosby, Jess Hooker
Episode Overview:
A quintessential BOB & TOM blend of comedy, banter, listener mail, lighthearted sports talk, news of the odd, personal anecdotes, and special music. This episode covers weekend exploits, NFL playoffs, odd listener challenges, random acts of hardware-store heroism, celebrity commentary, animals on the loose, and a peppering of signature “dad jokes” and clever riffs.

Episode Theme

A fast-paced, comedic romp through recent headlines, personal misadventures, listener mail, and the quirks of modern American life, all colored with BOB & TOM’s signature irreverence and camaraderie.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Weekend Recaps and “Adulting” Mishaps

• Bob’s Productive Weekend:
  • Fixed home projects, suffered minor injuries (“pinhcy thing” on ladder, shoe shine adventures).
  • Hardware store gratitude: “You walk in the hardware store and they've got the rack, there have to be 50,000 different screws... and this guy's helping me for 20 minutes and I realize I'm about to purchase something that costs a dollar 42.” (Bob, 07:05)
• Josh’s Housework Battle:
  • Built a fishing rack, earned a blood blister, contributed to “weekend injury solidarity.”
• Christy’s Trip:
  • National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in Baltimore. “It was awesome, a beautiful facility... got to see a lot of people I haven't seen in 30 years.” (Christy, 09:04)
• Tech Gaffes:
  • Ongoing family confusion with phones and FaceTime’s auto-tracking feature.

2. Pop Culture & Personal Tastes

• Song Sung Blue (movie) Review:
  • Kate Hudson’s “Wisconsin accent” praised (“She nails the Wisconsin accent.” Bob, 05:37).
  • Tom’s imagined method-acting: “Probably went to Great Wolf Lodge for a couple weeks. Wanted to get in there at the Dells.” (Tom, 05:41)
• Golden Globes (brief):
  • Nikki Glaser as host, standout DiCaprio joke (“The last article, the interview that I could find was in Teen Beat. And she said, I hope your favorite food is still pasta, pasta, pasta.” Christy, 36:10).
• The Pit (TV show) helmet goof:
  • Noah Wyle’s motorcycle character with helmet left dangling.

3. Sports Talk – Playoff Mania & Betting

• NFL Playoffs:
  • Overview of advancing teams (49ers, Patriots, Bills, Bears, Rams).
  • Chick McGee’s “shoe-in of the week” record and picking Houston -3 over Pittsburgh. (“He said, ‘F yeah!’ So, ladies and gentlemen, if you’re keeping track, that is important to know.” Bob, 13:32)
  • Emotional fan watching (“Watching a comeback with a fan of that team is so exciting.” Tom, 19:03)
  • Sidebar on gambling “misses”—2-point conversion vs. touchdown bets.
• Sock Challenge:
  • Listener “Griswold Family Sock Challenge” sparks team debate on the art (and aging perils) of putting on socks while standing up.

4. Listener Mail, Letters & Oddities

• Wiener Mobile & Corn Dog Mobile Stories:
  • Reader drove the “corn dog mobile,” but can’t drive a stick shift.
• Manual Transmission Musings:
  • Fewer know how to drive stick. Stories of attempted carjackings foiled by manual transmissions.
• Emergency Room Stories:
  • Rectal object retrieval tales (“His response, every single shift... he said it was a can of Glade air freshener.” Bob, 26:20)
• Roman Numeral Hatred:
  • “I find them super annoying. I don't want to have to do extra math.” (Listener letter, 27:48)

5. Odd News & Animal Antics

• Loose Monkeys in St. Louis:
  • Multiple vervet monkeys escape in O’Fallon Park; the city “doesn't know how many are loose or where they came from.” (Christy, 15:28; 95:28)
  • Visual jokes about monkeys in little jackets, climbing the arch.
• Dog Wins Acting Award:
  • Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever “Indy” wins at the Astra Film Awards for the movie “Good Boy.”
• Sheep Invade Bavarian Supermarket:
  • 50 sheep overrun a grocery, leaving “a mess during their short visit.”
• ER Doctor’s “Rectal Retrievals”:
  • Grim but hilarious; every ER shift includes an odd “prison wallet” case.

6. Comedy & Classic BOB & TOM-isms

• On Air Song Parody – “My Sweet Melinda” [71:58]:
  • Pat Godwin’s Allman Bros. style song lampooning Bill & Melinda Gates’ divorce settlement (“It’s not your money, heavens know, it’s your causes I admire you for... Open up your wallet and help pour me.”).
• Pat’s Comedy Special Update:
  • Pat’s Dry Bar Comedy Special streaming February 21; “I am heavier, it’s a tough watch for me. I gained all this weight for a movie I wanted to watch from the act.” (Pat, 37:00)
• Greg Warren Segment:
  • Deep-dive into the Carhartt brand; jokes about railroad worker focus groups (“We started out with a lot of short pants... beanies with propellers.” Greg, 105:13).

7. Food & Lifestyle

• Gravestone Recipes:
  • Jess Hooker bakes “spaghetti casserole” based on a gravestone recipe; discusses what recipe belongs on a tombstone.
• Smoking, ZYN, and Nicotine Talk:
  • Wide-ranging, confessional chat about quitting smoking, nicotine pouches (ZYN), secret midnight snacks, and “transdermal patches."
• Weird Diets:
  • TLC’s “My Strange Addiction”—profile of a woman who snorts all her food. (“She described the experience as phenomenal and has since been consuming all of her food through her nose—including blended omelets, steaks, even guacamole.” Christy, 93:14)

8. Miscellaneous News

• Bill & Melinda Gates’ Divorce Settlement:
  • $7.88B donation to Melinda’s charity. Satirical riff on big-money philanthropy.
• Monks Walk for Peace:
  • Vietnamese Buddhist monks (and rescue dog) trek from Texas to DC; Tom remains skeptical, Josh wants to sabotage the cause with hot Sprite and dry Grape Nuts.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Bob on hardware stores:
  “You walk in the hardware store and they've got the rack—there have to be 50,000 different screws, washers, et cetera, et cetera. And this guy's helping me for 20 minutes and I realize I'm about to purchase something that costs a dollar 42.” (07:05)

• Tom on Lions helping in hardware store:
  “Once you get over the fact that you need help and you're not a real man, they're incredibly helpful to you.” (07:38)

• Christy on her trip:
  “It was a beautiful facility. An old bank, now an event space in Baltimore... we got to see a lot of people I haven’t seen in 30 years. When I was just a baby.” (09:04)

• Pat’s Gates song:
  “Open up your wallet and help pour me / 'Cause after all my garnishes, I basically work for free / No need for a background check, marry me, oh my sweet Melinda.” (72:00)

• Tom on tech frustration:
  “If you just take Finn out for a coffee date, just 20 minutes... you get to ask her anything you want about how your phone works. If you do that... you'll annoy us so much less.” (11:07)

• Josh on his “lumberjack meal”:
  “I just take, like... it's bison with organs and all, and just chop in a bunch of vegetables... sweet potatoes or rice or quinoa, and I just throw it all together and eat it.” (81:42)

• Christy on “My Strange Addiction”:
  “Imagine having a date with this woman. She’s in the bathroom, ‘Hey man, you want a bump?’ It’s a cheeseburger, man.” (94:00)

• Tom on monkeys in St. Louis:
  “Don’t you go right to the arch? That’s exactly what I was thinking—a somewhat lesser version of King Kong.” (86:53)

• Josh on monks’ peace walk:
  “They’re storming the Capitol. Essentially, they’re on way to D.C. to force Congress into doing... what if that’s the most violent confrontation?” (165:17)

• Tom’s classic dry cut:
  “You see what you’ve done to us today? You’ve tired us out so much, but that was a good joke. We can’t even laugh at it.” (167:04)

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Time Range | Notes | |-----------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------| | Opening Song & Weekend Recap | 01:10-05:45 | “Camel Toe” parody, home project stories | | Movie & Pop Culture Review | 05:45-09:00 | “Song Sung Blue,” Kate Hudson, Hugh Jackman | | Listener Mail & Sock Challenge | 20:32-22:50 | Standing vs. sitting to put on socks | | ER Letters & Rectal Retrievals | 26:17 | Stories from the ER | | Sports / Playoff Roundup | 40:03-43:43 | NFL breakdown, Chick’s bets, betting tangent | | Smoking / ZYN / Food Talk | 81:02-85:36 | Midnight snacks, ZYN, snorting food | | Pat Godwin: Melinda Gates Song | 71:58-73:02 | “My Sweet Melinda” | | Monkeys on the Loose (Story) | 95:28-97:48 | Multiple mentions, visual jokes | | Buddhist Monks Walk for Peace | 155:44-158:53| Tom & Josh lightly roast “walking for peace” | | Greg Warren: Carhartt Feature | 104:02-116:29| Brand history, improv jokes | | Miscellaneous Oddities | 138:03-142:28| Skeleton thief, casket locks, bells in graves | | News Desk – Animals & Awards | 148:54-152:17| Dog acting award, sheep in supermarket | | Golden Globes / TV Awards | 152:15-154:47| Hamnet, The Pit, Studio One, etc. |

Flow & Tone

The show’s language remains breezy, sharp, and suggestive, leaning into puns, playful ribbing, and rapid-fire comedic riffing. Interplay among the co-hosts is unfiltered and warm, delighting in the absurdities of daily life, pop culture, and the perennial battle with technology, aging, and oddball news. Listeners can expect biting sarcasm, “dad joke” wordplay (“remains at large” for a skeleton thief), and smart crowd-pleasing dumb jokes.

For New Listeners

This episode captures classic BOB & TOM: a blend of group therapy, barroom banter, morning zoo, and Americana comic traditions. Even if you haven’t heard them before, you’ll feel let in on the jokes and personalities—especially through workplace/household humor, sports takes, and their unique, irreverent takes on daily headlines.

TL;DR

Jokes, odd news, sports, weekend injuries, and animal antics run rampant in a lively, fast-moving episode. Notables: Chick McGee’s betting record, listener mail about sock challenges and stick shifts, Bill & Melinda Gates’ multi-billion divorce, Pat Godwin’s music parody, a good dog’s acting award, and loose monkeys in St. Louis. All delivered with relentless Dad-joke energy and zero apologies.

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