THE BOB & TOM SHOW - SEPTEMBER 23, 2025

Podcast: The Bob & Tom Show Free Podcast
Host: The BOB & TOM Show (Tom Griswold, Chick McGee, Christy Lee, Josh Arnold, Ace Cosby, Pat Godwin)
Guests: Kostaki Economopoulos, Kelly Collette
Date: September 23, 2025
Duration Summarized: [01:28] – [166:28]

OVERVIEW

This episode delivers the classic Bob & Tom blend of comedy, absurdist riffing, news, sports banter, and witty camaraderie. Listeners get everything from fart museum jokes to debates on circumcision, trash TV fascination, big cat ownership, unique listener letters, sports recaps, and some surprisingly thoughtful moments. This episode is especially lively, with extended riffs on music nostalgia, cannibal sandwiches, the AVN Awards, and an engaging studio visit from comedian Kelly Collette.

HIGHLIGHTS & KEY SEGMENTS

1. News & Running Jokes: The Fart Museum Bit

• Timestamps: [01:36] – [04:39]
• Description: Christy Lee introduces a story about art museums, leading to an extended, improvised bit about a fictitious “Fart Museum.”
• Memorable Quotes:
  • Chick: "Oh, I'd go to a fart museum. Hell, yes. Farts through the ages." [01:40]
  • Tom: "It’s fully all dimensional. Smell-o-vision.” [01:59]
• Summary: The cast crack relentless jokes about “multimedia” exhibits, a concession stand selling raincoats for visitors, and distinctions between “modern” and “classical” fart art ("mostly fart deco" [03:16]). This bit is classic Bob & Tom, hammering an absurd premise for maximum laughs.

2. Pop Culture Callouts: Trash TV & Hunting Wives

• Timestamps: [05:19] – [07:31]
• Description: Christy and Chick discuss the show "Hunting Wives," with lascivious banter about its trashiness and supposed "boobage."
  • Christy: "There's a lot of boobage. Oh yeah. They go after it. Each other. Husbands."
  • Chick: "Trash TV at its finest."
• Summary: Lampooning and low-key lament for the state of TV, plus a playful riff on duck hunting and fox hunts—Tom shares an anecdote about almost breaking his teeth on buckshot at a fancy dinner.

3. Big Cats and the Joe Exotic Story

• Timestamps: [07:33] – [10:55]
• Description: Conversation shifts to an animal handler connected to Joe Exotic, who was killed by a tiger during a demonstration.
  • Christy: "I think there are more wild cats in personal homes or enclosures than in zoos in the United States of America.” [08:14]
• Notable Quotes:
  • Josh: “I would have, like a picture of like a very tiny kitten or something to say, like, pet on premises. So then when they actually saw it, they would just be completely [shocked].” [08:50]
  • Tom: “Apparently he got Siegfried and Roy’d, or at least Roy’d, but…he got dead.” [08:34]
• Summary: The crew reflects both humorously and with some sincerity on the dangers of keeping exotic pets and recaps the notorious "Tiger King" cultural moment.

4. Listener Letters: Medical Mishaps & Hot Dog Bets

• Timestamps: [17:39] – [23:36]
• Description: Listeners write in about medical field experiences (circumcisions, hospital indignities) and bizarre fantasy football league penalties (70 hot dogs in a week!). A standout letter details an awkward, painful adult circumcision.
  • Quote from Sean (listener letter): “She said in a deep smoker’s voice. We are going to shave you now. Somewhere someone’s getting very hot.” [20:17]
  • Chick: “I have no less than 35 emails about Dutch doors.” [13:35]
• Summary: Classic segment with cringe-inducing yet hilarious medical stories and creative punishment ideas.

5. Music Nostalgia—First Records & B-Sides

• Timestamps: [24:39] – [44:15]; more at [46:53] – [50:01]; [50:39] – [56:02]
• Description: Extended conversation about the first music each host bought, the difference between 45s and albums, obscure band trivia (Elephant’s Memory’s “Mongoose”), the logic behind B-sides, and cereal box records.
  • Chick: “That was the first any sort of recording audio that I bought ever.” [27:47]
  • Tom: “Do you think you liked that because you liked the groove or did you like the guy talking like that?” [24:03]
• Summary: Super-rich, affectionate deep-dive into musical tastes, childhood music memories, and the quirks of music collecting—peppered with radio host banter and teases.

6. Comedy Guest: Kelly Collette

• Timestamps: [100:27] – [165:48]
• Guest Introduction: Stand-up comic Kelly Collette joins in-studio.
• Topics Covered:
  • Career background: Safety engineer turned comic.
  • True crime fandom & Salem trip: “It’s just Gettysburg for white women.” [124:52]
  • Rescuing senior dachshunds (“I collect senior dogs”), relationships, dating apps: “Do you have kids? Do you not have kids? ... I’m trying for kids. They don’t get in your car as easy as they did in the 80s…” [126:31]
  • First time watching/accidentally screenshotting porn (“...because I liked the girl’s makeup!”) [132:03]
  • Wearing perfume (or not) in the studio, pocket equity for women’s pants, and Halloween parties.
• Memorable Quotes:
  • Kelly: "My resolution was so weird this year, it was to compliment men more…I feel like men don’t get compliments.” [159:34]
  • Kelly: “Can you imagine being an emotional support dog? Your ancestors were hunters and wolves and now you wake up every morning and make sure Britney isn't sad.” [107:20]
• Summary: Kelly fits seamlessly into the Bob & Tom rhythm—fun, self-deprecating, sharp-tongued, and able to riff with the team on everything from dogs to crystals to divorce. The segment is peppered with both applause and laughter, as she delivers solid punchlines about dating, OCD, and the foibles of adulthood.

7. Sports Banter & World Records

• Timestamps: [45:39] – [54:56]; [70:23] – [74:43]
• Details:
  • NFL Recaps: Game-by-game jokes weaved in with real scores and personalities (e.g., “Jameer Gibbs… two touchdowns. The movie Woodstock is amazing,” seamlessly switching topics.)
  • Kostaki Economopoulos segment: “Yeah, the Falcons are going to Germany to play the Colts. …could get out ugly. This could be the worst thing to ever happen in German history.” [89:31]
  • World Record: India sets a record for tallest human pyramid (discussion devolves into “is this cheating—they’re using a crane/harness”).
• Summary: Another classic B&T blend of real sports news and relentless mockery.

8. Food Oddities

• Cannibal Sandwich (Wisconsin): [121:50] – [124:28]
  • Discussion: The dish (raw beef on rye with onion) is dissected with equal measures of disgust and fascination.
  • Kelly: “That looks like something a single dad would cook. First breakfast without his wife.” [123:20]

9. Awards Show Absurdity: The AVNs

• Timestamps: [129:12] – [144:19]
• Details: Who wins "Best Supporting Actress" in porn? Does anyone give political speeches at the AVNs? What do the trophies look like?
  • Tom: “Do they ever get political? Like, ‘when I made Ass Masters Four, it reminded me of the way I'm taking it up the butt right now from Washington.’” [141:21]
  • Christy: “The AVN Award is a couple embraced, I guess.” [142:54]
• Summary: The team descends gleefully into giggles, researching porn categories and the social significance of AVN statuettes.

NOTABLE QUOTES & MEMORABLE MOMENTS

• Tom Griswold: “This is a Maybe related, maybe not, but a guy was attacked and killed doing a demonstration with tigers.” [07:33]
• Chick McGee: “I have no less than 35 emails about Dutch doors.” [13:35]
• Josh Arnold: “Just go home, it’s not going to get funnier than that.” (on the perfect Family Guy joke) [11:13]
• Christy Lee: “That was our tribute to all the little people that played the munchkins.” [03:36]
• Kelly Collette: "Trick-or-treat is my favorite, not because I like candy, but because I like to see inside other people's houses." [164:13]

SELECTED TIMESTAMPS FOR KEY SEGMENTS

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|--------------------| | 01:36–04:39 | Fart Museum Bit | | 05:19–07:31 | Trash TV/Hunting Wives | | 07:33–10:55 | Big Cat/Joe Exotic Story | | 17:39–23:36 | Listener Letters—Medical Mishaps, Hot Dog Bet | | 24:39–44:15 | Music Nostalgia, 45s, Albums | | 100:27–165:48 | Guest Segment: Comedian Kelly Collette | | 121:50–124:28 | Cannibal Sandwich | | 129:12–144:19 | AVN Awards Segment (porn Oscars) |

TONE & STYLE

• Language/Tone: Playful, quick-witted, purposely juvenile at times, relentless in riffing.
• Chemistry: High; show features lively cross-talk, teasing, and frequent call-backs.
• Guest Energy: Kelly Collette jumps in seamlessly, toggling between punchy standup-style bits and personal anecdotes.

SUMMARY FOR THE UNINITIATED

This episode is a textbook example of the BOB & TOM style: improv bits, mildly raunchy humor, pop-culture dissection, and listener participation, all bound by a fast-talking, no-topic-off-limits energy. The cast jumps from adolescent fart jokes to serious (then not serious) discussions about medical procedures, to music nostalgia and weird food, with healthy doses of audience email and guest interaction. The visit from Kelly Collette is a highlight—she joins right in with stories and quips that fit the perfect blend of goofy riffing and offbeat confession.

If you’re a fan of fast-moving morning radio with a blend of news, sports, and irreverent comedy—and you like a panel that will chase down a dumb idea for minutes at a time—this episode is a gold mine.