The BOB & TOM Show – January 13, 2026 Episode Summary

Episode Overview

The January 13, 2026 episode of The BOB & TOM Show delivers its signature blend of comedy, commentary, sports talk, audience emails, musical performances, and observational banter. This episode features house band Duke Tomato & The Tomato Trio (with the Brass to Mouth Horns), lively discussion on NFL playoffs, the quirks of blue jeans’ tiny pockets, viral culture, new dictionary words, and a good dose of self-deprecating and relational humor. Highlights include a special “El Conquistador” phone prank, musical tributes, the ever-popular mailbag segment, and a deep dive into the world of mullets and language trends.

Key Segments & Timestamps

1. Comedy Phone Bit: "El Conquistador" at the Car Dealership

[00:52 – 03:26]

• The show opens with a classic prank call. "El Conquistador" insists on not being called "sir" but only addressed by full title.
• The salesmen struggle with the insistence, which leads to comedic confusion on both sides.

“It is very important that I only be addressed in that fashion as El Conquistador.” – (E) [01:15]

2. Around the Studio: Introductions & Show Vibe

[03:30 – 05:14]

• Quick check-in around the studio: Christy Lee, Pat Godwin, Josh Arnold, Ace Cosby, Chick McGee, and Tom.
• Tom remarks on a listener who trained Alexa to call him "El Conquistador."
• Early shout-out to in-studio band Duke Tomato Trio.

3. NFL Playoff Wrap-up and Medical Waiting Room Observations

[05:15 – 10:25]

• Chick McGee recaps NFL playoff results, especially the Texans beating the Steelers.
• Banter about bland medical waiting rooms: wiping down vinyl chairs, TVs now replacing magazines, and the lack of Muzak.

"The medical waiting room is different now, no magazines anymore… you gotta wipe off the chairs. You can’t just leave it lay there.” – Christy/Chick [07:00]

4. Blue Jeans’ Tiny Pocket: What’s It For?

[10:25 – 13:42]

• Tom forgets about the tiny fifth pocket on jeans; the cast riffs on various possible uses (guitar picks, drugs, earrings).
• Listener responses sparked by earlier show mention.
• Tom’s complaint about “used Zyn” packets littering his street leads to a conversation about personal street-cleaning tools.

5. Show-and-Tell: Car Talk & Hyundai Palisade Hybrid

[14:28 – 16:31]

• Tom and Christy chat about features of modern SUVs and the unique chores that come with having a third row.
• Briefly segue into a music tease and an announcement about live music from Duke Tomato Trio throughout the show.

6. Emails from Listeners: Hurtful Tom-to-Josh Comments Hall-of-Fame

[19:47 – 21:54]

• A listener ranks their "Top 4 Tom Being a Dick to Josh" moments, including the infamous "more chalk" body outline joke.
• The crew collectively remembers (and laughs at) previous remarks.

“Number one… the all-time comment: ‘more chalk.’” – Listener Robert [21:31]

7. Mailbag Mania: Baby Jeans Pocket Uses & Valentine's Day Advice

[22:09 – 24:58]

• Letters: listeners use the tiny jeans pocket for guitar picks (especially on jam sessions), earrings, or even Zyn packets.
• Early warning for Valentine's Day falling on a Saturday; advice to book reservations early.
• A workplace breastfeeding story spawns the term "boob juicer.”

8. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Wins Acting Award

[25:09 – 26:36]

• Recap: a dog won “Best Performance in a Horror Thriller” at the Astro Awards, beating human actors.
• Cast riffs about the "dog upstaging Ethan Hawke" and unusual red carpet events.

9. Language & Aging: Calligraphy, Clocks, and Beards

[26:48 – 28:51]

• Tom rails against calligraphy and Roman numerals, favoring analog clocks. Letter from a listener pokes fun at the contradiction.
• Listener compliments Ace Cosby’s beard; Tom remains anti-beard.

10. Sock Application Arguments & Credence Reference

[28:51 – 29:08]

• Listener brags about never sitting down to put on socks, sparking a brief tangent.
• Quick jab referencing "Stuck in Lodi" (CCR) and guitar pick storage.

11. Wooks & Subcultural Slang

[29:08 – 32:15]

• Discussion of "wooks"—jam-band subculture types often considered untrustworthy or dirty.
• New reality show in production, “Walking/Wooking for Love,” looking for Wooks to participate.
• Letter clarifies the term can be a pejorative, not just fun.

“Wooks are typically untrustworthy, physically dirty, conniving folks in the jam festival scene.” – Letter [30:52]

12. Sports Desk: Playoff Results, Ticket Prices, Viral Kid Rants

[33:00 – 54:51]

• Chick details NFL playoff results, key injuries (Achilles epidemic: Kittle, Rodgers), and controversial plays (“tush push”).
• Viral Eagles fan rants about the team’s loss: wants “A.J. Brown packing his bags” and the offensive coordinator flipping burgers.
• IU-Miami National Championship ticket prices approach $3,000–$20,000.

13. Mullets: The Contest & Cultural Cycle

[55:04 – 57:23]

• 10-year-old wins “Best Mullet” at a Pennsylvania farm show.
• Panel jokes about the “Kentucky waterfall” and mullet culture through the years—Billy Ray Cyrus, Bowie, hockey players, comedian kids.

“He had one curly hair, so it just looked like a bowl of pubes hanging off the back of my neck.” – Jeff Oskay [57:13]

14. House Band: Duke Tomato Trio & Musical Interludes

[18:35 – throughout]

• Multiple live performances: "Don’t Have It In Me" (extended blues riff), "I Can’t Find My Shoes" (a musical metaphor about performance anxieties), "Tie You Up" (cheeky romp), and more.
• Cast comments on lyrics, with many bits turning into innuendo or metaphor.

“That song’s about erectile dysfunction.” – Josh Arnold, on “I Can’t Find My Shoes” [70:23]

15. New Slang & Dictionary Words

[129:06 – 135:27]

• Christy Lee brings in new words added to the Cambridge Dictionary:

  • Frost jacking: Stealing a car left running to defrost.
  • Ghost charging: Using EV charging bays as mere parking spaces.
  • Read away: A holiday dedicated to reading books.
  • Thrift tripping: Planning vacations around thrift shopping.
  • Bio-baiting: Overselling oneself in dating profiles.
  • Chat-phishing: Using AI to write dating site messages.
  • Grim keeping: Building relationships over shared dislikes.

• Cast riffs on which ones are legit, which annoy Tom, and which are just made-up.

16. Audience Story: Family Vacation Gone Wild

[107:07 – 112:22]

• Jeff Oskay recounts his Dominican Republic trip, highlighted by hangovers, Queen cover band karaoke, twerking contests, drug offers on the beach, and his family’s various reactions.
• Listener letter describes a disastrous (and expensive) sick-filled Disney trip, adding to the show’s “vacation mishap” lore.

17. News Bits: Trampoline Park Brawl & Returned Mandolins

[112:34 – 113:55]

• Massive fight breaks out among 100 juveniles at a Connecticut trampoline park (with further puns about bouncers).
• Mandolin thief returns stolen instruments with a drunken apology note: “Sorry, I been drunk. Merry Christmas.”

18. Pork Tenderloin: Official Indiana State Sandwich

[147:50 – 150:51]

• Indiana legislature advances a bill to declare the breaded pork tenderloin the state sandwich.
• Side banter about over-sized tenderloins, state rivalries with pastrami, and ranch dressing as the "official beverage."

19. Sports & "Tush Push" Controversy (Buffalo Bills Play)

[104:16 – 104:55]

• Play-by-play walkthrough of a controversial Bills play in which linemen literally carry Josh Allen (“tush push”/“flying wedge 2.0”).
• Mixed opinions on whether it’s “football” or should be banned.

20. Today in History & Birthdays

[159:43 – End]

• Quick walk through significant births/deaths: Rip Taylor, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Trace Adkins, Patrick Dempsey, William Hung (“She Bangs”), and key events (Elton John, Rod Stewart, Beastie Boys album release).

Memorable Quotes

• On El Conquistador:
  “It is very important that I only be addressed in that fashion as El Conquistador.” (E) [01:15]

• On Playoff Ticket Prices:
  “So if you're there in Oklahoma with Jerry… Help the man out. He’s gonna need some assistance.” — Tom [23:46]

• On Medical Waiting Rooms:
  “We like to keep our patients nice and calm. We don’t want anything too showy… but we don’t want anything that’s not a nice quality.” — Christy/Chick [07:15]

• On Hurtful Jokes:
  “Number one… ‘more chalk.’ This can only be appreciated by watching the video—Tom is laughing while saying it, then puts his head back to howling laughter.” — Listener [21:31]

• On NFL “Tush Push”:
  “The only way I’d allow it is if you’re on offense, being pushed, and I’m on defense, my defense is pushing me into it. Then I’ll allow it.” — Chick [98:07]

• On Bedwetting Blues:
  “That was my blues as a white man. That was my blues growing up.” — Pat Godwin [77:59]

• On Mullets:
  “He had one curly hair, so it just looked like a bowl of pubes hanging off the back of my neck.” — Jeff Oskay [57:13]

• On New Words:
  “Thrift tripping. Makes me want to punch somebody.” — Tom [86:50]

Music Highlights

• Feature Band: Duke Tomato Trio with the Brass to Mouth Horns
• Live Songs:
  • “Don’t Have It In Me” [40:36–44:54]
  • “I Can’t Find My Shoes” [67:29–70:16]
  • “Tie You Up” [118:38–125:28]
  • “How Much Crazy Can You Take” [150:54–155:36]
  • “Nocturnal Enuresis Blues” [78:12–80:37]
  • “Mullet Song” [61:56–62:43]
• Frequent interludes with studio-quality blues, funk, and cameo solos on bass clarinet, sax, and trumpet.

Tone & Atmosphere

• Lively, friendly joshing—full of sarcasm, wry observations, and often self-deprecating.
• The recurring sense of inside jokes (among hosts and with regular listeners).
• Family-friendly with acknowledged “adult” tangents, especially in sexual or anatomical humor.
• Frequent callbacks to earlier episodes, running gags, and audience participation.

Noteworthy Running Gags

• Tom’s obliviousness to common things (jeans pocket, calligraphy/clock contradictions)
• The “hurtful comments to Josh” listener ranking
• Ongoing “blue jeans baby pocket” debate and listener input
• Mullets: retro fashion as a source of jokes and musical tributes
• “Tush Push” as football controversy; playful sports debates
• Rise of “Wooks” and the oddity of jam-band subculture

Takeaways for Listeners

• The Bob & Tom Show remains rooted in rapid-fire banter, topical sports coverage, and well-honed musical comedy.
• Audience engagement is at the core—listener letters drive segments, provide fodder for ongoing jokes, and allow the cast to riff off “real life.”
• While the episode appears to jump between topics, long-term listeners will catch running themes and in-jokes, making the show both accessible to drop-in listeners and rewarding for regulars.
• Live music is a hallmark of the format, with Duke Tomato’s performances both breaking up and enhancing the comic rhythm.

Timestamps Index

• [00:52] — El Conquistador Phone Bit
• [05:29] — NFL Recap / Medical Waiting Room
• [10:25] — Tiny Jeans Pocket
• [19:47] — Listener: Tom-isms to Josh
• [22:30] — Baby Jeans Pocket Uses
• [25:24] — Dog Wins Acting Award
• [26:48] — Calligraphy, Clocks, Beards
• [29:08] — Wooks & Subculture
• [33:00] — Sports Desk / Viral Kid Rant
• [55:10] — Mullets & Competition
• [61:56] — "Mullet Song" Performance
• [77:59] — "Nocturnal Enuresis Blues"
• [104:16] — Bills "Tush Push" Play
• [129:06] — New Words Explored
• [147:50] — Pork Tenderloin Sandwich Bill
• [150:54] — Musical Finale: "How Much Crazy Can You Take"
• [159:43] — Today in History

A spirited showcase of midwestern wit, music, sports nerdery, and cultural absurdities, this Bob & Tom Show episode delivers both for longtime aficionados and new listeners.