The BOB & TOM Show – January 20, 2026

Podcast: The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast
Date: January 20, 2026
Host: The BOB & TOM Show | Cumulus Podcast Network

Episode Overview

This episode captures the familiar raucous blend of comedy, banter, sports talk, and quirky news that fans expect from The BOB & TOM Show. The morning after Indiana University's historic victory in the College Football National Championship, the team revels in Hoosier pride with songs, local color, and endless ribbing about fandom, fashion, and pop music. Expect recurring gags (including an Abba feud), deep-cut movie and sports references, playful digs about aging, and offbeat “help” segments, all rounded out by frequent callbacks to pop culture, food, and bodily functions. Special segments include “The Mr. Obvious Show”, on-air letters, musical tributes, British vs. American English vocabulary, and an extended chat with NFL correspondent and comedian Kostaki Economopoulos.

Table of Contents

1. Sports & Hoosier Hysteria
2. Comedy Sketch: Mr. Obvious Show
3. Running Gags & Musical Moments
4. News Banter: Letters and Ice Fishing Etiquette
5. British vs. American English Challenge
6. NFL Analysis with Kostaki Economopoulos
7. Pop Culture Riffs: Movies, TV & Music (ABBA’s “Fernando”)
8. Quirky Headlines: Cayenne in Socks, Cow Tool Use & Monkeys
9. Sex & Psychology: Porn Habits Explored
10. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)
11. Episode Wrap-up & Tone

1. Sports & Hoosier Hysteria

• Indiana Hoosiers Win the CFP National Championship: The primary vein throughout the entire episode. The hosts celebrate IU’s first undefeated football season since 1894, reveling in the underdog-to-champs story and debating whether it's the greatest college team ever.

  • Details of the game (IU 27–Miami 21), key plays, and emotional stories from attendees.
  • Mock plans for “Hoosiers 2” (basketball => football).

• College Football and NFL News:

  • Recap of other games, gambling talk (the spread, who “covered”), and upcoming NFL playoff matchups.
  • Recent coaching changes in the NFL (Titans hiring Robert Saleh, Bills firing McDermott, Dolphins hiring Jeff Hafley).

• Sports Superstitions & Fashion:

  • Chick’s and Tom’s “red shirts” in honor of IU. Extended banter about shirt colors, laundry, and brands (Sid Mashburn).

2. Comedy Sketch: Mr. Obvious Show [00:22–05:43]

• Premise: A caller seeks home improvement advice about his delayed deck, but Mr. Obvious deduces his contractor is actually having an affair with the caller's wife—and possibly his sister.
• Memorable punchlines involving “tools,” naked contractors, and “losing his plumb bob.”

“Caller, I don't want to get too personal, but I'm afraid what's happening here...your contractor—now follow me on this...is having an illicit affair.” (A, 04:29)

3. Running Gags & Musical Moments

• John Mellencamp & IU Fandom:
  • Live audio of “Hurts So Good” sung by IU fans at the championship game.
  • Mellencamp jokes: his smoking hut at IU stadium, stories about his concerts and the "little pink house."
• ABBA Feud:
  • Extended “argument” about ABBA’s merits, with the cast divided: Tom is fiercely anti-ABBA (“You can’t make me like them”), while the rest sing and dance to “Dancing Queen” and “Fernando,” complete with playful musical tributes to IU’s QB Fernando Mendoza (see below).

4. News Banter: Letters and Ice Fishing Etiquette

• Listener Letters:
  • Cold climate stories: peeing outside during football games, the pleasures (and science) of “steam.”
  • Presidents of random things: A running joke that everyone is “President” of something (dogs, oral satisfaction, merth/silliness, etc.)
  • Twilight Zone anecdotes and car mysteries.
• Ice Fishing Etiquette:
  • Debates about appropriate distance between fishing groups. “If you can count their beers, you’re too close.” (28:23)

5. British vs. American English Challenge

• Pop Quiz Segment [30:00–32:30 and 37:16–38:41]

  • Rapid-fire test with Christy and the gang:
    • “Torch” = flashlight, “lift” = elevator, “biscuit” = cookie
    • “Hoover” = vacuum, “plonk” = cheap wine, “flat” = apartment

• Banter on everyday Britishisms:

  • “Can you hand me the rubber?” (eraser, not condom).
  • “Car park,” “boot,” “takeaway,” “chippy,” and more.
  • Jokes about misunderstandings and cultural mixups.

6. NFL Analysis with Kostaki Economopoulos [87:32–98:52]

• NFL Playoff Recap with Guest Kostaki:
  • Analysis of weekend NFL games; focus on Atlanta Falcons news, including their odd “President of Football” job title.
  • Extended southern “country name” riff: “If you wrote that as a character’s name on Dukes of Hazzard, the note would be ‘it’s too on the nose’—Jim Bob Cooter!” (Kostaki, 93:27)
  • Joke on franchises firing coaches/GMs, and “Second Reich” (dangerous territory, delivered with wit).
  • Offbeat playoff outcomes, bizarre referee calls, player injuries, and recurring underdog heartbreak (e.g., Josh Allen).

7. Pop Culture Riffs: Movies, TV & Music (ABBA’s “Fernando”)

• Movie References: “Breaking Away,” “Hoosiers,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Mr. Ed,” “Francis the Talking Mule,” “Paddington,” “Miami Vice,” “Gilbert Grape,” “The Warriors.”
• ABBA: Major running joke—Tom’s refusal to acknowledge their catchiness.
  • Pat Godwin’s “Fernando” Tribute: Song parody celebrating IU’s QB (51:00, 128:03), referencing Tom Brady, do-or-die throws, and betting the spread.
• Other Music Tributes:
  • St. Louis Blues’ “Gloria,” Neil Diamond's “Sweet Caroline,” ABBA chair dancing.

8. Quirky Headlines: Cayenne in Socks, Cow Tool Use & Monkeys

• NFL Players Using Cayenne Pepper in Socks [54:35+]:

  • Banter about Rams players using cayenne to keep toes warm in Chicago.
  • Science of blood flow, warnings against using “spicy socks” for masturbation (“Burn real good!”), jokes about “human cumin.”

• Cow Uses Tools [155:35+]:

  • “Veronica the Cow” observed using sticks to scratch herself, prompting doubts about cheeseburgers and jokes about bovine intelligence.

• Banana-Covered Tourist Feeds Monkeys [149:16+]:

  • Viral video discussed; jokes about pervy monkeys, the ease with which a monkey could remove a penis, and “banana split” puns.

9. Sex & Psychology: Porn Habits Explored [131:30+]

• Research on Pornography Use: Discussion of a study arguing frequent viewing does not automatically mean dysfunction; motivation matters more than frequency.
  • Notable Lines:
    • “I don’t want it to be a book report.”
    • “Is it a problem if you do it at work?”
    • “If you know the director of a porno, you’ve got a problem.”
  • Song parody: “Too Much Porn” (Pat Godwin, 140:00).
  • Banter about analog pornography (“jackalog” – magazine-only masturbation), women’s discomfort with some adult media, and the effect of auto-correct on explicit texting.

10. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Hoosier Football

• [07:01] C: “The Hoosiers, big winners. So something really great. And it’s a great story. Coach Signetti – unbelievable.”
• [45:07] A: “They’ve got balls as big as church. Ballsy call, ballsy, baby.”

ABBA Feud

• [52:44] D: “I love ABBA. We're a big ABBA family.”
• [80:14] C: “It’s overproduced… I can’t listen. Sorry.”
• [130:53] B (Pat Godwin): “If I had to do the same again, I'd bet IU and Fernando!”

Vintage Comedy

• [04:29] A: “Caller, your contractor is having an illicit affair… I think it’s with your wife, caller. And evidently with your sister, too.”

Britishisms

• [30:25] A: “Do you know what a torch is? … In England, it's a flashlight. Chrissy: Torch.”

NFL with Kostaki

• [93:34] B (Kostaki, on “Jim Bob Cooter”): “If you wrote that as a character's name on Dukes of Hazzard, the note would be, it's too on the nose.”

Cayenne Socks

• [54:51] C: “Josh, don't use that sock for masturbatory purposes. That'll be… good burn.”

Banter on Funerals and Coins

• [145:43] C: “If he didn’t have enough change, he could go up in the casket… if the guy had those coins in his eyelids.”

Porn Banter

• [140:02] B (Pat’s song): “Too much porn, too much porn. 69’s a young man’s game and my meniscus is torn…”

11. Episode Wrap-up & Tone

The January 20, 2026 episode delivers classic BOB & TOM fare: relentless ball-busting, generational riffs, small-town Midwestern warmth—and zero sacred cows (only clever ones using sticks as tools!). Highlights blend sports pride, comedy, nostalgia, and bathroom humor, all in a breezy, music-filled format. Whether you’re a Hoosier fan, pop culture omnivore, or comedy nerd, it’s all here—just don’t let Tom catch you listening to ABBA.

For quick reference:

• Mr. Obvious Sketch: 00:22–05:43
• British/American English Game: 30:00, 37:16
• Kostaki NFL Interview: 87:32–98:52
• Pat’s “Fernando” Song: 51:00, 128:03
• Porn Discussion/Song: 131:30–141:43