The BOB & TOM Show – January 26, 2026

Podcast Summary by The BOB & TOM Show | Cumulus Podcast Network

Episode Overview

This episode delivers The BOB & TOM Show’s signature mix of comedy, irreverent banter, listener letters, quirky news, sports debates, and musical tomfoolery. Broadcasting live during a massive winter storm that has paralyzed much of the country, the cast—Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, Christy Lee, Josh Arnold, Pat Godwin, and Ace Cosby—remind listeners that they’re “essential employees.” The show brings warmth and laughs to listeners stuck indoors, mixing commentary on snowy football games, daredevil building climbers, TSA oddities, relationship quirks, and plenty of crowd-pleasing puns.

Key Topics & Discussions

1. Pat Godwin’s Musical Comedy: “Steal My Identity”

• [00:55]
  • Pat opens with a wry, bluesy original about the woes of identity theft: “Feel free to steal my identity… My mom, her maiden name’s Qwerty, 1-2-3-4 is my passcode…”
  • Notable lyric: “I had three surgeries with insurance… Take my name, give me a brand new start…”

2. Weather Woes and Live-In-Studio Gloating

• [03:41–18:00]
  • The cast bickers about driving in hazardous weather, mocking each other’s choices and “live” bravado.
    • Chick: “I breezed in, I got here in 10 minutes…”
    • Tom: “That’s because no one else is out!” [13:40]
  • Listener letters pour in from various snowy locales, a few “real men” ribbing the crew for “whining” about heading into work.

3. Football Talk: Super Bowl Picks & Snow Games

• [04:25; 46:24; 141:03]
  • Super Bowl is set: “Seattle and New England. How about that?” [04:27]
  • Chick celebrates his on-air sports picks (“Two-for-two, baby!” [04:15])
  • Tom rails against outdoor NFL games in blizzard conditions:
    • Tom: “It’s just ridiculous. It takes all the skill out of it.” [05:36]
    • Chick: “It would be like having a bowling tournament and throwing oil on the lanes halfway through…” [05:17]
  • Later, NFL great Joe Theismann calls in to explain weather is “the same for both teams,” reminding Tom that adversity is part of football:
    • Joe: “It’s a question of how you handle them... The elements are the same for everybody.” [137:57]
  • Hilarity emerges over the “Waffle House Index” (judging disasters by whether a Waffle House closes) and speculation about the practicality of baked potato bars at Super Bowl parties.

4. Extreme Climbing & Netflix Stunts

• [07:00–12:00; 61:06–64:21]
  • The team discusses climber Alex Honnold’s free solo ascent of Taipei 101, aired live with a 10-second delay “in case he fell.”
    • Chick: “The only safety measure was a 10 second delay—for our sake, not his!” [07:47]
    • Tom: “Isn’t that why people are watching?” [09:06]
  • The human angle: Anxiety for climbers’ families, insurance, and the psychology of risking one’s life for spectacle.
  • Notable Halloween: “He had a pouch with chalk behind him—and a pouch with cocaine, just to scoot right up that building!” (Chick, [10:55])
  • Later, discussion on how little Netflix paid him (~$500k), with Christy exasperated: “Baseball players get paid more than that!” [63:37].

5. School, E-Days, & The Mythology of Snow Days

• [18:37–20:11]
  • Chick mourns that e-learning and “E-days” have killed real snow days for kids.
    • Chick: “You learn more on snow days than at school.”
    • Tom: “Simply not true… you learn more in school than grab-assing on a snow hill.”
  • The debate devolves into nostalgia for sledding mishaps and childhood injuries.

6. Listener Mail: Super Bowl Food Controversy

• [22:39, 148:17]
  • Montana listener refutes a survey that claims “baked potatoes” are the #1 Super Bowl party food.
  • The crew is incredulous:
    • Josh: “Number one was baked potatoes at Super Bowl parties—and we were baffled.” [23:23]
  • Joe Theismann, when asked for his party pick: “Chicken wings.” [148:07]

7. TSA Oddities, Turtles in Underwear & Security Theater

• [78:26–83:34]
  • The TSA’s strangest recent finds include “turtles in pants and bra,” razor blades in shoes, a knee brace concealing a knife, and golf bags with guns.
  • Christy: “Pills in your pill caddy? That’ll get you in trouble unless you have the prescription.”
  • The gang riffs on the hazards of pet reptiles and phenomenology of pet turtles in 1970s childhood.

8. Subway’s Free Footlongs for Suffering Flyers

• [87:04]
  • Subway is rewarding Southwest Airlines’ “middle seat” passengers with a free sandwich if they upload a selfie.
    • Josh: “That’s a smart, fun promotion.”

9. Domestic Drama: Assault by Pork Chop (and Ketchup Too)

• [100:44–103:55; 107:03–107:49]
  • A Florida woman is arrested for hitting her mother with a pork chop. The gang puns madly about “assault and battery.”
    • Chick: “Charged with assault, not assault and battery—because it wasn’t breaded.”
  • Another story has police called over a ketchup-packet attack:
    • Christy: “Victim suffered two spots of ketchup on his jacket.” [107:30]

10. Product & Culture Sidebars

• Crocs x LEGO Collab:
  • New $150–$200 Crocs designed to look like LEGO bricks—“prevents you from stepping on a LEGO and from having sex, if a woman sees you wearing these.” [94:49]
• Snack Science:
  • Extended riffing on ketchup, red gold vs. Heinz [119:22], the etiquette of packet collection, and roller dogs from gas stations.
• True Crime Cuisine:
  • New Michigan restaurant offers “the last meals of famous serial killers”—unanimously deemed “gross” by the cast.

11. Relationship Science: Couples’ “Contagious Forgetting”

• Late in the show, Christy teases a story about how couples “share a unique form of contagious forgetting,” provoking laughs about the perils of long-term relationships.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• Chick McGee’s snowstorm humility:
  “I breezed in. I didn’t see a single other car.” [13:28]
• Christy Lee on turtle smuggling:
  “Turtles in pants and bra. So if you got a snapping turtle in your bra…” [79:36]
• Tom Griswold on NFL blizzards:
  “It takes all the skill out of it… It’s dumb.” [05:36]
• Josh Arnold on motivational sports regret:
  “Isn’t one of the reasons you do 40 years of radio so when there’s a snow day, you don’t have to go in?” [12:42]
• Pat Godwin’s Ice Fishing Song:
  “I’d rather stick my pole in a cold ice hole than spend another minute with you…” [73:00]
• Joe Theismann on analytics:
  “Football is still a game of instincts. Analytics are fine, but it’s about personalities.” [139:51]
• Chick on Super Bowl survey:
  “If you see a Super Bowl party without baked potatoes, I’m leaving!” [148:28]
• Pat Godwin, punning as always:
  “He also threw pudding on him, so they took him into custardy.” [108:00]
• Chick on weird pet dreams:
  “Wouldn’t you want a miniature woolly rhino, size of a bread loaf, as a pet? A teacup rhino!” [153:30]

Key Timestamps

• 00:55 — Pat Godwin’s “Steal My Identity”
• 03:41 — Show roll call, snowstorm banter
• 04:25 — Super Bowl set, Levi’s stadium jokes
• 05:02 — NFL in the snow debate
• 07:00 — Climber Alex Honnold, extreme danger/broadcast spectacle
• 12:48 — “You spend 40 years building a massive radio show—so you don’t have to work in snow!”
• 18:37 — Digital “E-days” replace real snow days
• 22:39 — Listener mail: Baked potato bar skepticism
• 41:53 — Blades Brown, teen golf phenom
• 61:06 — Alex Honnold climbed Taipei 101 listening to Tool
• 78:26 — TSA: turtles in bras & pants, more weird finds
• 87:04 — Subway’s free sandwich “middle seat” campaign
• 100:44 — Assault with a pork chop
• 107:03 — Ketchup packet battery
• 119:22 — The ketchup brands debate: “Heinz or the highway”
• 137:57 — Joe Theismann interview: coaching, NFL weather, analytics
• 148:07 — Super Bowl party food: “Chicken wings” or “baked potatoes?”
• 153:22 — Cloning extinct animals: Would you want a teacup woolly rhino?
• 160:01 — True crime last meal restaurant
• 157:42 — Couples and “contagious forgetting”

Overall Tone

• Snarky, quick-witted, gleefully irreverent.
• Signature blend of sarcasm, “dad-joke” puns, and genial self-mockery.
• The cast’s camaraderie shines, especially when riffing on each other’s follies, “old man” ailments, and eccentric pet dreams.
• Warm, relatable, and inclusive for snowed-in “essential listeners.”

For New Listeners

This episode is emblematic of The BOB & TOM Show: a rapid-fire blend of topical humor, offbeat news, sports chatter, and musical wisecracks. If you like comedy riffing, unpredictable tangents, and seeing how a snow day can unravel a room of adults, this one’s for you.

If you listen for:

• Laugh-out-loud puns: “Assault and battery—because it wasn’t breaded.”
• Bizarre but real news: TSA’s turtle-in-bra dilemma, Netflix daredevils, and pork chop crime.
• Thoughtful guests: NFL great Joe Theismann opines on analytics and adversity in football.
• Classic group chemistry: The cast’s debates over snow, snacks, and Super Bowl stats are comedy gold.

“Signature Segment” Recommendation

Don’t miss the [05:02–13:40] sequence for a vivid taste of their sports arguments, winter storm humor, and snappy back-and-forth. For the show’s sense of the absurd, try [78:26] (TSA weirdness) or the Joe Theismann segment at [137:57].

Summary prepared for the snowed-in, the stuck-at-home, and anyone needing a dose of BOB & TOM Show’s classic camaraderie and comedy.