The BOB & TOM Show – March 17, 2026
Podcast Summary & Highlights
Episode Overview
This St. Patrick’s Day episode of The BOB & TOM Show features the classic blend of comedy, offbeat news, pop culture discussions, and sports. The cast—Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, Christy Lee, Pat Godwin, Jeff Oskay, and Ace Cosby—share witty banter about NCAA brackets, spring sports, collectible spoons, unlucky doghouses, strange world records, and their unique take on current social habits and news headlines. The episode is also punctuated with live music, Ms. Pat’s guest segment, and running jokes about footwear, bodily functions, and everyday absurdities.
Major Segments & Timestamps
[02:05] – St. Patrick’s Day, Bracketology & Green Attire
- The group opens with math/music humor involving “inches, feet, yards, and nerves.”
- Chick kicks off sports talk, focusing on NCAA’s March Madness and office brackets.
- Notable: Tom promotes the site’s new look and bracket contest: "It’s being described as faster, cleaner, and simpler."
- They discuss their struggle to find or wear something green.
- Chick shows off his Nike Cortez shoes with a green swoosh, spawning a meandering riff about the shoes’ etymology (“Wasn’t Cortez the guy that shot all the people in the Aztec Empire?” – Tom, [08:32]).
- This banter leads to a brief history check, with Christy eventually confirming the shoes were named after Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, originally in a rivalry with Adidas’ Aztec.
[06:46] – Lowrider Stamps & Chicano Car Culture
- Tom enthuses about the new USPS commemorative stamps featuring classic lowrider cars ([12:32]).
- Christy: “Most of them are Chevy Impalas.”
- They launch into a lively chat about car culture, museum displays, and why the post office is, as Tom puts it, “losing money for some reason.”
- Tom suggests post office vehicles should become lowriders in honor of the stamps: “You’d know the mail was coming when you heard that.” ([13:38])
[14:48] – Sports: March Madness, World Baseball Classic, & More
- Chick previews big games (NCAA, World Baseball Classic, NFL trades): “How do I watch the play-in games?...I hope you have TruTV. They always do this and they’ve never changed it.” ([15:20])
- Announcements for the show’s live broadcast in Cincinnati, with new charity t-shirts benefiting “Brave Gowns” (costumes for kids in hospitals) ([21:25]).
- Tom relates designing the shirt while getting an infusion at a clinic, including a misadventure with a bathroom-hogging patient ([24:00]).
Notable Quote:
“You got the pissed…young lady—there’s nothing more difficult for a human being to do than laying on your back trying to urinate.” – Chick, [26:23]
[27:38] – Listener Letters: Sleep Number, Alpacas, & Animal Talk
- The crew reads and riffs on listener mail covering dogs invading beds, bracket wins, and animal comparisons.
- Extended banter on alpacas (“the giraffes of the sheep world”), camel beauty pageants (Botox for camels!), and the intricacies of animal haircuts ([29:04–34:07]).
[36:11] – Dave Matthews Impressions & Show Tunes
- Pat Godwin performs a Dave Matthews Band parody ([37:30]), as the group lightly mocks Matthews’ idiosyncratic vocals and lyric interpretations.
[41:30] – Doghouse Construction Saga
- Tom describes building a doghouse with his daughters (“...it looks like a big box. It’s got an entrance for the dog. The dog loves it.”).
- Chick and Jeff rib Tom for shoddy craftsmanship. Tom pushes back, citing the “father-daughter bonding” aspect ([80:02], [82:57]).
- Notable Letter: “Sometimes it’s the small memories that leave the biggest impact.” – Listener, Randy ([80:38])
[54:03] – Superhero Trivia & Comedic Tangents
- Dive into superhero powers (Green Lantern, Wonder Twins) and classic comic logic.
- Tom and the crew spiral into memory-lane jokes about underwear, head sizes, and family traditions.
[62:39] – Sports Desk: NCAA, Pets Named After Dog Breeds, and Brackets
- Extended discussion of the basketball brackets and sports mascot trivia.
- Reminders to join the show’s own bracket contest.
[86:36] – News: Nuclear Viagra, “Exploding Penis,” and Risqué Realities
- Christy Lee reports on adult entertainers overusing “nuclear Viagra,” leading to hospitalizations for priapism and related injuries.
- Jeff Oskay relates a real-life story about a friend who needed bolt cutters to remove a stuck C-ring.
- Tom: “That would be incredibly embarrassing... Did his neighbor have to touch it?” ([96:57])
- The group discusses the perils of unregulated ED drugs and the lengths adult stars go for their craft.
[104:11] – Survey: U.S. Grooming Habits
- Christy dives into a survey on body hair removal zones:
- Men’s top: face, nose, pubic area, armpits.
- Women’s top: armpits, legs, bikini area, eyebrows, upper lip.
- Leads to hilarious riffing on “trimming pubic hair,” with Pat’s musical interlude as “Leon Mudbone” ([109:14]).
Notable Quote:
“I like a little Garfunkel down there.” – Pat/Leon Mudbone, singing ([110:00])
[112:02] – AI-Generated Women Rated Sexier?
- Christy covers a study showing AI-generated erotic images are judged by viewers as more attractive than real nude photographs ([112:02]).
- Tom & Jeff discuss how realistic AI visuals now fool even savvy social media users.
[130:36] – Interview: Ms. Pat – New Book, Family, Cooking Show
- Ms. Pat joins via phone after video fails due to weather ([132:30]).
- She talks about her new memoir, Ms. American Dream, her online cooking show “Whisking It All,” and taking in more foster children.
- She jokes with Tom about wigs, her husband, and survivor stories, including having her nipple shot off—“Did they sew it back on?” “Tom, you know it’s back.”
- Promotes upcoming appearances and the importance of supporting her new book.
[146:20] – News: Babies and Deception, Animal News & Hollywood Props
- Study claims babies learn to deceive (pretending not to hear, hiding things, denying eating, etc.) by 8 months ([149:22]).
- Group riffs on “the big lie” (i.e., Santa Claus).
- Dog rescue: volunteers free a stray with a bucket stuck on its head ([153:13]).
- Ace Ventura “mechanical rhino” movie prop up for auction—crew speculates it’ll fetch huge money ([163:32]).
[118:22] – This Day in History: St. Patrick’s Day, Nat King Cole, Van Gogh, Tarzan
- March 17th: history of St. Patrick’s Day, Van Gogh’s posthumous rise, FDR/Eleanor Roosevelt’s cousin-marriage, and the weird origins of Tarzan’s “boy.”
- Light banter about animal actors, Hollywood memorabilia, and the “Maltese Falcon.”
Notable Quotes & Moments
On NCAA Brackets:
"Use your smarts and have some fun. And by the way, we have a brand new... a complete redo of bobandtom.com and our app and the VIP service. So it’s being described as faster, cleaner and simpler." — Tom, [05:35]
On Cortez Shoes:
“There wasn’t a shoe called the Hitler or the Pol Pot.” — Tom, [08:54]
On Doghouse Construction:
“It looks like a big box. It’s got an entrance for the dog. The dog loves it.” — Tom, [80:06]
On Over-the-top Sexual Lingo:
“That sounds like you could pull a muscle doing the rusty trombone.” — Tom, [11:07]
On AI-generated Women:
“The figures were then rated from 0 to 100 for realism, sexual attraction and aesthetic appeal... AI-generated images ranked highest.” — Christy, [112:15]
On Babies Learning to Trick:
“Examples are pretending not to hear a parent, hiding objects or denying they ate something they clearly had just eaten.” — Christy, [149:31]
On Ms. Pat's Resilience:
“Yeah, I just adopted three more kids because my family won't stay off crack. But now I have seven kids in the house.” — Ms. Pat, [136:01]
Final Segment: Lightning Round
- Christy and the crew laugh about collecting spoons (104 years to use every spoon in the record holder’s collection!) ([75:07]),
- They mock their own wardrobe and hair choices, tease each other’s bank accounts and marriage history, and trade jabs about off-key musical tastes.
- Pat’s "pubic hair song" and the rundown of “hair removal habits” land as classic show highlights.
Quick Reference Index
- NCAA Bracket/Contest Details: [05:00–06:15], [71:13], [64:10]
- Charity T-shirt Promotion (Brave Gowns): [21:25], [71:13], [130:36]
- Doghouse Building Story: [24:00], [80:02], [130:36]
- Ms. Pat Interview: [132:30–143:03]
- "Rusty Trombone"/Sex Slang Segment: [10:20–11:13]
- AI vs. Real Nude Women: [112:02]
- Spoon Collection/Guinness Record: [74:29]
- Hollywood Props/Ace Ventura Rhino: [163:24]
- Pubic Hair Survey & "Nobody has Pubes Anymore" Song: [104:11], [109:14]
- Historical Oddities: [118:22]
Tone & Style
The show maintains its breezy, humorous, improvisational tone with fast-paced banter and running jokes, dips into mild blue humor, and playful ribbing among cast members. They mix personal anecdotes, light news, participatory contests, and their signature musical parodies throughout.
Episode Takeaways
- March Madness launches the week—with promotions for the show’s bracket challenge and charity efforts.
- Pop culture nostalgia and comedic takes on everything from Nike’s naming troubles to “dead dog” stories, baby tricks, and porn actor mishaps.
- Guest highlight: Ms. Pat captures the show’s mix of pathos and humor, discussing her new book and foster family challenges.
- Signature musical comedy and ***audience participation—***everywhere from spoons to superhero trivia to reviews of St. Patrick's Day apparel.
“Hang in there. This is the Bob and Tom Show.” — often repeated refrain, summing up the fun, never-know-what’s-next sensibility of the crew.