The BOB & TOM Show – October 22, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of The BOB & TOM Show is a classic blend of comedy, listener interaction, quirky news, and discussions on everything from recurring dreams and obsolete jobs to questionable surgery in a Toyota Corolla. The cast, including Tom Griswold, Josh Arnold, Christy Lee, Pat Godwin, Willie Griswold, Ace Cosby, and special guests Steve O and Ali Breen, keep the laughs and conversation flowing with their signature irreverence and quick wit.

Main Segments & Discussion Highlights

1. Opening Parody & Team Introduction

• The show kicks off with Christy Lee performing a senior citizen-themed parody of “Margaritaville,” with jokes about CPAP machines and Atlantic City, setting the comedic tone. (00:48-03:18)
• Full cast introduction, including behind-the-scenes banter about avocados and team member fashion. (03:22-04:15)

2. Upcoming Guests & Show Teasers

• Steve O is teased as an upcoming guest, with jokes about his career in stunt work and clown school. (04:30-04:41)
• Ali Breen will join later for “Sexy Time.”
• A bizarre news item about a DIY penile extension surgery conducted in the back of a car promises weirdness to come. (04:41-06:04)

3. DIY Surgery & YouTube Learning

• Tom reads a news story about a man learning to perform a penile extension from YouTube, ultimately conducting the surgery in a Toyota Corolla. The gang riffs on the absurdity:
  • “Except what he’s doing is my toilet! By using it, that’s one thing. But you’re not purporting to be able to extend the length of a man’s penis.” – Tom (05:51)
  • “I had no idea YouTube had penis lengthening videos. If you’ll excuse me…” – Josh (06:37)
• Anecdotes follow about learning life skills online, leading to tangents about home surgeries and other questionable internet knowledge. (06:04-07:03)

4. Dreams and Nightmares: Listener Interaction

• Tom discusses reader mail about recurring dreams, including a Marine veteran’s anxiety dream about having a beard in the Corps. (08:33-09:43)
• Audience shares surreal or dangerous dreams—one about a football kicker who smashed his bed, and lighthearted jokes follow about wet dreams and “classics”:
  • “He said, home of the Hornets. Many nights after a game, I’d dream I was kicking field goals…culminated with me breaking my footboard hard enough to break it.” – Pat (10:35)
  • “I have a recurring dream that I have the body of a muffler. I wake up exhausted.” – Listener Michael (12:06)
• Funny dream anecdotes and banter around recurring dreams, including the effects of SSRIs and horror movies on people’s sleep. (13:16-19:08)

5. School Football & Trick Plays

• Nostalgia about high school football, unique kickers, and favorite trick plays like the Statue of Liberty.
  • “You know, right now there’s a couple guys in the NFL, they kick like a knuckleball…completely changing kicking.” – Christy (20:07)

6. Obsolete Technology in Medicine

• Listeners write in about pagers and fax machines still being in use at hospitals.
  • “I carry up to FOUR separate pagers daily.” – Megan, ICU social worker (21:44)
• Mail about forging driver’s licenses, nostalgia over bad license photos, and the evolution of IDs. (24:01-27:10)
• “I made a fortune!” – Listener Keith, on creating fake driver’s licenses (25:08)

7. Changing Tech: Love for Buttons, Hate for WiFi

• Discussion on cars moving from physical buttons to all-screen controls, and the rise of digital inconvenience.
  • “I got rid of a car because it didn’t have any buttons. I hated it.” – Tom (36:50)
• Team agrees backup cameras are a great modern feature. (39:12)

8. Obsolete Jobs: Quiz Segment

• Tom runs through a list of now-defunct occupations, including “barber-surgeon,” “pure finder” (dog poo collector for tanning), “leech collector,” and “groom of the stool” (royals’ bathroom attendants).
  • “Groom of the stool: a royal attendant who helped kings use the toilet. This included chatting with them as they went about their business.” – Tom (49:02)
• The group adds witty commentary and an obvious disgust at old sanitation jobs.

9. Sports: NBA & NFL Excitement

• NBA’s dramatic double-OT opening night highlighted. (65:05)
• NFL discussions: “Apparently in the NFL this year, they have had a disproportionate number of games that have been decided in the last two minutes.” – Tom (65:25)
• The tossing of tortillas at Texas Tech football games leads to a segment on sports and food-throwing traditions. (68:55-71:18)

10. Featured Guest: Steve O

(126:05-135:20)

• The famed Jackass star appears via Zoom:
  • Now lives on a Tennessee ranch with animal sanctuary – goats, pigs, dogs, cats.
  • Describes his new “Crash and Burn” tour as a live multimedia show, like a Jackass movie meets a stand-up set.
  • Shares tattoo stories, notably the full-back tattoo of himself and his newest "ET (extra testicle)" tattoo.
  • “Are you going to show us? Oh, cool. Wait a minute. Ladies and gentlemen, Steve O takes off his shirt. Wow. Amazing.” – Tom (129:42)

11. Sexy Time with Ali Breen

(137:48-152:29)

• Ali fields questions on everything from body hair preferences to video game neglect and golden shower kinks.
  • “My boyfriend’s a little freaky…likes to lay in the shower and have me pee on him. Now he wants it in his mouth… I can’t keep doing this.” – Listener letter (141:07)
  • “Just tell him this peeing thing isn’t really for me.” – Josh (141:59)
• Advice alternates between serious, supportive, and tongue-in-cheek.
• Final question: What to do if your partner doesn’t want to remarry because of baggage? The team considers the personal and emotional stakes.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• Penile Surgery in a Corolla:

  • “I learned how to do it on YouTube, of course.” – Tom Griswold (05:43)
  • “It was a commercial for a Mercury … a rabbi doing a circumcision in the back of a moving car.” – Tom recalls a parody (90:30)

• On Dream Content:

  • “I have nightmares all the time. ... Now it all just comes out in my nightmares.” – Josh on SSRIs (18:24)
  • “When you guys have wet dreams, is it always a sex dream or does it just happen?” – Christy (11:17)

• On Obsolete Jobs:

  • “A pure finder? ... People who collected dog manure on the streets and would sell it to leather tanners who used it to soften hides.” – Tom (41:03)
  • “Groom of the stool: a royal attendant who helped kings use the toilet. This included chatting with them as they went about their business.” – Tom (49:02)

• Sports Oddities:

  • “Texas Tech is banning the throwing of tortillas by fans … something I think has been allowed for too long.” – Christy Lee (69:06)

• Steve O’s Latest:

  • “There are numerous violent crashes in it. The other theme … is me confronting middle age. … determined to be badass and raise the bar one more time.” – Steve O (134:07)

• Sexy Time, Candid Advice:

  • “He’s not kidding. He’s testing.” – Christy on a boyfriend’s threesome jokes (146:32)
  • “Nick Foles won a Super Bowl coming off the bench, all right, man. You don’t feel bad that you’re the B squad? You’re in there, you’re playing the game.” – Willie (147:52)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Parody Song & Opening: 00:48
• Steve O Guest Interview: 126:05 – 135:20
• Sexy Time with Ali Breen: 137:48 – 152:29
• Penile Surgery Story: 87:31
• Dreams & Recurring Nightmares: 08:33 – 19:08
• Obsolete Jobs Discussion: 39:56 – 53:38

Tone and Originality

The show is fast-paced, self-deprecating, and unsparingly honest. The hosts’ banter is laced with running jokes, callbacks, and a willingness to take even serious or awkward topics (dreams, body insecurities, bizarre surgeries) in a comic direction. The team’s humor is as broad as ever—often in the gutter, but always with heartfelt camaraderie.

Summary for the Uninitiated

This episode epitomizes The BOB & TOM Show’s brand: a madcap blend of current oddities, listener stories, comedy sketches, and sports, all filtered through the hosts’ well-honed chemistry. Highlights include a Steve O interview from his animal sanctuary, crowd-sourced tales of strange dreams and old jobs, and an unforgettable news piece about underqualified medical procedures performed in a Corolla. Sexy Time offers the week’s best advice—sincere, sometimes practical, always funny. If you missed it, grab this summary and dive into the show’s singular mix of the absurd and the everyday.