The BOB & TOM Show – October 1, 2025

Podcast: The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast
Date: October 1, 2025
Host: The BOB & TOM Show Crew (Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, Josh Arnold, Pat Godwin, Cheryl Ashley, Ace Cosby, Jess Hooker, guest Sarah Lashley, and others)

Episode Overview

Theme:
This lively episode ushers in October with the trademark BOB & TOM combination of irreverent comedy, conversational riffing, and current-events banter. The show leans into fall traditions such as pumpkin spice mania, Fat Bear Week, and Halloween costumes (for pets and people) while blending in classic “old guy” rants, news roundups, sports recaps, letters from listeners, pop culture debates, and recurring bits. Notably, comedian Jim Gaffigan calls in to discuss his bourbon line and family, and the team weighs in on subjects ranging from soup rankings and “right on” as 70s slang, to the viral story of a pumpkin spice Yankee Candle removed from a patient’s rectum.

Main Segments & Highlights

1. Kicking Off October: Pumpkin Spice, Halloween, and Fall Routines

00:51–12:32

• The "Haunted Meeting" Sketch: Tom opens with a parody of tedious office meetings, turning them into a Halloween nightmare, poking fun at corporate lingo (00:51).
• Pumpkin Spice and Halloween Merch:
  • Rants about Halloween decorations and costumes being put out too early. Tom notes he already bought a dog costume from Target and recounts struggles with one dog freaking out about another’s outfit (06:14).
  • Cheryl shares a viral video of a golden retriever loving her angel wings costumed and looking in the mirror (06:41).
• Pumpkin Spice Mania—Pat Godwin Song:
  • Pat debuts a humorous song about pumpkin spice overload, including memorable zingers like:

    "Go easy on the pumpkin spice… pumpkin spice, pumpkin spice...but don't put it in your douche / ‘Cause no one wants to smooch a cooch that smells like pumpkin spice.”
    —Pat Godwin (09:07)

  • Laughter from the whole room, followed by jokes about pumpkin spice pet treats (10:01).
• Letter About 70s Slang & Listener Interaction:
  • Tom teases an upcoming quiz on 70s slang, with Cheryl and Sarah (guest) jesting about age and measurements (13:01).

2. Banter on Pet Costumes & Food

12:33–18:47

• Sarah’s Age & 70s Slang Quiz: Tom quizzes Sarah on terms like “10-4,” “book,” “hardball,” “far out,” and “groovy” (21:23–24:24).
• Letters From Listeners: Riffing on teenagers wearing Nirvana shirts without knowing the band, and chat about band tee licensing (20:00).
  • Notable line:

    “If you start seeing kids in Allan Sherman shirts, THAT is worth bringing up.”
    —Cheryl, reading listener Wes’ letter (20:35)

• Omaha Steaks Divergence: The crew detours to steaks, “meat grease,” and favorite cuts (15:06). Humorous tensiveness about an Omaha Steaks promo segues into wordplay on meat and veining (15:53–16:09).
• Mini Debates:
  • Filet mignon pluralization (English vs. French), “attorneys general,” and “courts martial” (17:49–18:30).

3. Mailbag: Fishing Lures, Chocolate, and Listener Stories

18:48–28:08

• Fishing Accident Correspondence: A listener recounts a woolly bugger fly getting stuck in his nephew’s ear and the “ER lure box” (26:01–26:56).
• Chocolate Sneezing: Dawn writes in to say she sneezes when she eats chocolate. The team riffs on allergies, and Tom recalls a neighbor who had “excessive flatulence when he drank chocolate milk” (27:29–27:59).
• Tom’s Overstock Habits: Letter jokes about opening a “$Griswold” surplus store (28:21–28:55).

4. Classic Comedy: 70s Slang Revisited

28:09–34:48

• Deeper 70s References: They parse more slang: “right on,” “out of sight,” “jive turkey,” “crash pad,” “my bad,” and “nice threads” (21:38–25:35).
• Listener Letters:
  • Many write in about T-shirts and old terms.
  • Baffled admiration for 70s phrases still in use, some only ironically.

5. Sports and Fat Bear Week

46:14–55:41

• MLB & WNBA Recap: Chick delivers updates: Tigers vs. Cleveland, “blah blah” Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, Dodgers, etc. (46:14–47:02).
• Las Vegas Heat & Arena Walking:
  • Group swaps “dry heat” Vegas travel hell stories, riffing on the city’s deceptive distances between landmarks (47:34–48:38).
• Fat Bear Week:
  • The team celebrates the champion “32 Chunk,” described as “a male bear, very large…weighs 1200 lbs,” with irreverent jokes about “chunk the hunk,” bear injuries, and whether humans ever weigh more than 1000 lbs (50:50–53:34).

    “There should be a magazine called No Win. Just stuff like that picking on people who don’t really deserve it.”
    —Tom (12:19)

6. Foodie Fights: Soup Rankings & Chili Debate

61:03–66:13

• Soup Season: Tom and Jess Hooker lead a passionate argument over US’ top 5 soups: chicken noodle, broccoli cheddar, cream of mushroom, tomato, clam chowder (63:07).
  • Contention erupts over beans and noodles in chili, acceptable soups, and the merits of fruit (especially strawberries) in sweets.
  • Fun quote:

    “I don’t even want a fruit delivering my banana split!”
    —Cheryl (55:30)

• Food Trivia: Cream of mushroom’s prevalence as a cooking ingredient (63:56–64:47).

7. News Oddities: Guinness, Expensive Coffee & BioBaiting

67:11–124:15

• World’s Most Expensive Coffee:
  • Cafe in Dubai serves a $680 cup brewed with rare Panamanian geisha beans (68:43–69:57).
  • Show recalls “cat poop coffee...”

    “Oh, geisha bean. Something pink surrounded by silk.”
    —Tom (69:09)

• ER Object Story:
  • A Chicago ER doc reveals having removed a full-size pumpkin spice Yankee Candle jar from a patient’s rectum.

    “Nothing says fall like pumpkin spice and anal leakage.”
    —Tom (119:25)

• Dating Bios & “Bio-baiting”:
  • New “term” for over-promising in dating app bios. Crew is skeptical—isn’t this just lying? Discusses fishing photos, favorite cliches, and pitches for more honest dating platforms (121:52–125:38).

8. Listener “Sexy Time” Letters with Allie Breen

141:13–154:57

• Relationship Dilemmas:
  • Snoopers finding incriminating texts, on-and-off romances, goofy “Dorito” hypotheticals, and a recurring issue—bits of toilet paper discovered during intimacy.

    “It’s biodegradable. It’s fine in your mouth. Chill out.”
    —Sarah Lashley (150:11)

• Funny Sidebar:
  • “Guys, don’t you just pick it off and get back to what you’re doing?” —Josh Arnold (150:05)
• Vacation Power Struggles: Letters detail couples’ trips ruined by “alpha couple” drama and who gets the biggest room.

9. Interview: Jim Gaffigan Talks Bourbon and Parenting

126:14–137:25

• Father Time Bourbon:
  • Jim plugs his new “Father Time” bourbon, inspired by his grandfather and the culture of collecting bourbon.

    “There’s a certain type of guy—over 30, out of shape, with a beard—if you don’t drink bourbon, you’re kind of a fraud.”
    —Jim Gaffigan (130:02)

• On Parenting: From first-timer on BOB & TOM to having a 21-year-old, Gaffigan muses on raising five kids, his son’s dabbling in standup, and the madness of the acting life (“My only goal now is to leave them with nothing”).
• Tour Dates Plug: Gaffigan is back in Indiana and Kentucky, working all-new material.

10. Rapid-Fire Callbacks, News, and Wrap Up

156:30–End

• Horse Story:
  • Lubbock, TX, “Officer Trotter” cracks up the cast, having chased a suspect on horseback using the line about a “narcotic sniffing horse,” and the suspect bolts (160:35–162:13).
• Halloween Candy Poll:
  • Everyone shares their favorite Halloween candy—Reese’s Cups is the runaway winner (157:37).
• Classic Banter:
  • Tom demonstrates his ventriloquist “skill,” the crew reviews more 70s slang, and they poke each other about family and food (100:33–101:14).
• Listeners tie it together:
  • Letters continue to drive new tangents. Bits about Bird Dog (a seemingly real listener with a maybe checkered past) are peppered throughout.

Notable Quotes & Moments

Pumpkin Spice Song – Pat Godwin (07:57–09:27):

“Put it in your Madame, you’ll so make your dookie smell nice, but don’t put it in your douche, cause no one wants to smooch a cooch that smells like pumpkin spice.”

Fat Bear Week (50:55–53:58):

“Chunk the Hunk. That’s a great nickname.”
“In the bear world, how would you do, Tom?”
“I would be a grizzly, obviously. Comes with the name.”
—Cheryl, Tom (53:56–54:08)

Jim Gaffigan on Bourbon Guys (130:02):

“There’s a certain type of guy—over 30, out of shape, with a beard—if you don’t drink bourbon, you’re kind of a fraud.”

Yankee Candle Story (116:44–120:46):

“A full-size Yankee candle still in its jar... The particular candle in this case was pumpkin spice scented.”
“How do you light it?”
“How do you fit it? I mean, this size feels so…unsafe.”
“Nothing says fall like pumpkin spice and anal leakage.”
—Sarah, Josh, Tom

Dating Apps & Bio-baiting (121:52–124:51):

“The bio–Bio Baiting—sounds like you’re cranking one off watching Margot Robbie in ‘I, Tonya.’”
—Tom

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Pumpkin spice song: 07:57–09:27
• First 70s slang quiz: 21:23–25:35
• Fat Bear Week winner: 50:52–53:58
• Cream of Mushroom soup debate: 63:53–64:49
• World’s most expensive coffee: 68:43–69:57
• Yankee Candle (pumpkin spice, butt edition): 116:44–120:46
• Sexy Time with Allie Breen: 141:13–154:57
• Jim Gaffigan interview: 126:14–137:25

Structure & Tone

• Language & Tone:
  Consistently playful, self-deprecating, and sarcastic. Active, fast-paced dialogue with plenty of asides, running gags, and half-sincere trivia.
• Attribution:
  Quotes and anecdotes are clearly presented with speaker names and contextual timestamps.
• Flow:
  The episode flows organically with callbacks, real-time listener interaction, and fresh digressions creating recurring themes (pumpkin spice, generational slang, food debates).

Conclusion

This October 1st episode is classic BOB & TOM: a sharp, unfiltered, ensemble blend of nostalgia, culture war skirmishes, grown-up adolescent humor, and just enough current events and sports to keep the water cooler humming. The highlight: side-splitting riffs on pumpkin spice’s autumnal chokehold, a memorable song, pure food snobbery, and a parade of letters and calls that remind listeners—they’re essential members of this perennially offbeat radio family.

For full laughs, be sure to check out:

• Pat’s “Pumpkin Spice” song at 07:57
• Fat Bear Week dramatics at 50:52
• Yankee Candle up-the-butt saga at 116:44
• Jim Gaffigan on bourbon and parenthood at 126:14
• The “Sexy Time” advice free-for-all at 141:13

Right on, my man.