Best 7 Segments From The Bobby Bones Show This Week

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show: "Best 7 Segments From The Bobby Bones Show This Week"

Date: June 6, 2026
Host: Bobby Bones, with Amy, Lunchbox, Scuba Steve, Morgan, Ebony Morgan, and special guest Corey Kent
Podcast Theme:
In this highlight episode, the Bobby Bones Show compiles its seven best segments from the past week. The episode is packed with hilarious anecdotes, heartfelt conversations, playful debates, and a special in-depth interview with rising country star Corey Kent. The show’s signature combination of wit, banter, and sincerity shines as the cast shares personal stories, navigates parenting woes, debates proper etiquette, and champions the power of live music.

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Segment Summaries

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1. Eddie's Restaurant Dilemma: The Dead Fly Incident

Timestamp: [02:06] – [06:44]
Theme: What’s the right reaction when you’re served something gross in a restaurant?

• Story: Eddie recounts taking his family to a restaurant where he discovers a dead fly floating in his water.
• Team's Reactions:
  • Scuba Steve almost removes the fly himself, reasoning, “If I was at home, that’s easy, right?... But at a restaurant inexperienced.” ([03:47])
  • Amy highlights another concern: “And could everybody else's table get new water because their water came from the dead fly pitcher.” ([04:14])
  • Lunchbox role-plays what he would do, threatening a negative Yelp review for extra leverage: “You want me to hit enter? You want me to hit send?” ([06:17])
  • Bobby’s verdict: An appetizer as an apology or new drinks is fair; a free meal is unnecessary.
• Memorable Quote:
  • Bobby Bones: “They tried to force me to eat flies for dinner.” ([06:12])

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2. If Aliens Landed: What Song Would You Play?

Timestamp: [06:49] – [11:02]
Theme: Introducing aliens to humanity’s music.

• Prompt: If aliens landed and asked for a song that “tells me about your people,” what do you choose?
• Panel Choices:
  • Amy: "Hey Ya!" by Outkast — “I feel like we would dance to that.” ([07:44])
  • Bobby Bones: “Stairway to Heaven” by Led Zeppelin (“It's got, sonically, all the things: slow, fast... one of the greatest songs of all time.”) ([07:52])
  • Scuba Steve: “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen.
  • Morgan: “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry.
  • Lunchbox: “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars — “They're gonna love the song so much, they're probably gonna want to go see them in concert.” ([09:17])
  • Raymundo: “Body Like a Back Road” by Sam Hunt.
  • Scuba Steve (alt): Something from Linkin Park, citing the blend of rock and hip hop for an energetic intro to Earth’s diversity.
• Memorable moment: Bobby Bones, tongue-in-cheek: “The aliens are going to get fired up and just start lasering us all to death as soon as Chester screams ‘throw it all away.’” ([10:36])

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3. Corey Kent’s In-Depth Career & Life Interview

Timestamp: [13:53] – [53:06]
Theme: From childhood inspiration to stardom, resilience, family, and advice from Willie Nelson.

Key Discussion Points:

• How Corey Broke Through:
  • After being dropped as a songwriter in Nashville, Kent moved back to Texas, played small gigs (even for “50 bucks and free tacos”), and went all-in on independent releases.
  • His single "Wild as Her" took off organically, especially through social media traction, leading to major label attention.
  • Quote: “We rode that money all the way down to within a thousand bucks. And then Wild as Her came out and changed everything.” ([33:53])
• Life-Changing Moment with Willie Nelson:
  • At 16, Corey sneaked down from the nosebleeds to front row at a Willie Nelson concert with a cardboard sign reading “It’s my dream to play a song with you.”
  • After gifting Corey three bandanas, Willie invited him on stage to sing “Milk Cow Blues.”
  • Willie’s advice: “You gotta write great songs. And if you don’t know how, spend some time in Nashville...” ([25:02])
  • Quote: “The coolest moment in my career was...I started singing...I just saw this huge grin on Willie's face of like, oh, thank God this kid can sing.” ([20:56])
• Family and Loss:
  • Talks about parenting four children and the emotional challenge of miscarriage.
  • Quote: “Life is just full and chaotic and fun...they don't care at all about my music, I'm just dad, you know?” ([29:26])
• Collaborations & Music Philosophy:
  • Discusses secret new duet (hints at a male influence).
  • Explains the making of “Rocky Mountain Low” featuring Koe Wetzel: “To get a duet across the finish line is like impossible...so we just did it and didn't tell anybody.” ([41:47])
  • Speaks passionately about maintaining creative autonomy: “There's still a place for taste-making in country music.” ([44:00])
• On His New Album and Artistic Identity:
  • Announces upcoming record "Heartland Rock and Roll" (out in September, 15 songs).
  • Quote: “For the first time ever, I’m like, man, this might be the record that when people think about my name, they're going to think about this record.” ([47:15])
• Live Shows:
  • Bobby notes Corey’s reputation: “If they say ‘hey, what's Corey good at?’ the first thing they say is, he’s great live.” ([50:17])
  • Corey: “If I couldn’t play live, I’d just do something else. Live music is what I love.” ([51:16])

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4. Amy’s Dating Life Update

Timestamp: [56:06] – [58:36]
Theme: Is Amy ready to date again? Thoughts on love, apps, and future companionship.

• Listener asks: Is Amy considering dating again?
• Amy’s response:
  • No current plans, not on apps, but open to meeting someone through friends.
  • Quote: “Do I want to be alone the rest of my life? I’ve considered it, but I don’t think that’s for me.” ([56:52])
  • She’s determined not to emulate her mom, who stayed single for years and “got content.”
  • Not interested in just “going out to meet people,” but not closed off to new relationships.

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5. Lunchbox on Gift-Giving Etiquette for Teachers

Timestamp: [58:49] – [63:40]
Theme: The “tipping culture” around teachers’ gifts – too much gratitude, or just appreciation?

• Situation: Room parent requests $20–$25 per student for an end-of-year teacher gift (after already celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week).
• Lunchbox’s complaint: “Teachers are getting more gifts than anybody I’ve ever met in my life. Why are we getting all these gifts?” ([59:28])
• Panel Debate:
  • Amy and Scuba Steve defend gifting (“They’re teaching your kids...shaping lives.”)
  • Lunchbox: Wonders why this doesn’t extend to doctors and other professionals (“It’s out of control. It needs to stop.” [63:29])
  • Bobby challenges Lunchbox to reply to the class email with his grievances (he ultimately admits he will probably still pay).
• Memorable Moment:
  • “I'll just send them a link to this [segment].” — Lunchbox ([63:18])

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6. Amy’s Son and ‘Stranger Danger’: Should You Offer a Ride?

Timestamp: [64:00] – [68:18]
Theme: Navigating modern parenting and interpreting stranger (non-)danger.

• Story: Amy’s teenage son was running in the rain and a stranger in an SUV offered him a ride.
• Amy: “He just was a little, I don’t want to say shaken up, but a little like, ‘Mom, that was weird, right?’” ([64:13])
• Team Analysis:
  • Bobby raises the possibility it was just a kind gesture given the rain, especially since her son is a tall teen.
  • Amy is skeptical. “Would anybody in this room ask a kid if they need a ride home? No, because it's raining.” ([66:45])
  • Lunchbox: Argues it could have been well-intentioned.
  • Conclusion: They agree Amy’s son handled it right by refusing, but challenge listeners (and Amy) not to lose faith in humanity.
  • Quote: “I just challenge you to not lose faith in society...But 80% chance, creepo. 20% just a good person.” — Bobby ([68:01])

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7. The Bobby Bones Show Grip Strength Challenge

Timestamp: [71:38] – [84:39]
Theme: Studio-wide contest to see who has the strongest hands.

• Special Guest: Kyler Ennis, viral grip strength tester and official Bobby Bones Show trivia statkeeper.
• Setup: The team predicts the order; Kyler brings his handheld dynamometer to test each cast member.
• Results (Men’s Division):
  • Scuba Steve: 131 lbs – Champion ([76:52])
  • Raymundo: 129 lbs
  • Eddie: 114.2 lbs (surprises everyone, especially Bobby, who predicted otherwise)
  • Bobby: 94.8 lbs (“little princess hands”)
  • Mike D: 86 lbs
  • Lunchbox: 76 lbs – Last place
• Results (Women’s Division):
  • Morgan: 67.4 lbs (beats Lunchbox!)
  • Abby: 52 lbs
  • Amy: 45 lbs
• Fun moments:
  • Amy struggles to break 40 lbs even when screaming for extra power. “What's wrong with me, guys?” ([81:49])
  • Kyler reveals that anything over 160 lbs is considered elite grip strength.
  • Kyler’s wife is second strongest woman he’s tested at 112 lbs; top is 118 lbs.
• Memorable Quote: “If I could record and write, but I couldn't play live, I just would do something else. Live music is what I love.” – Corey Kent, linking back to grip strength and the love of using your hands.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Bobby Bones (on free meals for flies): “They tried to force me to eat flies for dinner.” ([06:12])
• Corey Kent (career advice from Willie Nelson): “You gotta write great songs. And if you don’t know how...spend some time in Nashville.” ([25:02])
• Lunchbox (on teacher gifts): “It's out of control. It needs to stop.” ([63:29])
• Amy (on future relationships): “Do I want to be alone the rest of my life? I’ve considered it, but I don’t think that’s for me.” ([56:52])
• Bobby Bones (on faith in people): “I just challenge you to not lose faith in society...But 80% chance, creepo. 20% just a good person.” ([68:01])
• Scuba Steve (on winning the grip test): “Even with low T, baby!” ([82:26])

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Episode Flow & Tone

The episode bounces from playful banter (restaurant and teacher debates) to introspection (Corey Kent’s music journey and Amy’s personal life), while always circling back to the big group’s culture of honesty, humor, and heart. Bobby’s curiosity and Amy’s empathy steer the conversations toward both laughter and relatability.
The standout segment is Corey Kent’s interview, which is authentic, detailed, and sprinkled with storytelling, laughter, and real talk about life and dreams in the music industry.

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Final Thoughts

This showcase episode is perfect for both longtime fans and new listeners, offering laughs, genuine insight, and a strong sense of the cast’s chemistry. The grip challenge is a fun, competitive closer, while the interview with Corey Kent is a highlight reel of perseverance, humility, and behind-the-scenes country music life.

For more detailed moments, see the provided timestamps.

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It's the best bits of the week with Morgan Part 2 Just the Bits what's up friends?

[Ebony Morgan]

Happy weekend. Excited that you're here to catch up on the Bobby Bones show from this week. I've got a whole lot of segments for you and if you want something totally new, you can listen to part one this weekend with Abby, not only do we answer listener questions, but we talk about not using our free will correctly in the person we've become that we never wanted to become. So a lot of fun stuff over there. If you just want to get caught up on the show, then let's get into it. Eddie went to a restaurant with his family and found something super gross in his dream. Now, would you say something or would you just let it be?

[Bobby Bones]

Number seven, Eddie went to dinner with the family.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

What happened?

[Scuba Steve]

So we get there, we sit down, and the server comes with a pitcher and starts, you know, serving everyone water in their glasses. Oh, that's nice. I'm a little parched. So I get my glass, and I'm about to drink it when I notice something, like a dark, black, like, something floating in it.

[Corey Kent]

I got some weird.

[Scuba Steve]

So I back up a little bit. It's a fly. There is a fly in my water. It's dead. Oh, but it's sitting there.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you do?

[Corey Kent]

I was going to ask you what

[Scuba Steve]

you guys did because, dude, it's awkward, right? Like, first, I'm just like. Like, I almost drank a fly. That's gross. Then second, I'm just like, it's just a fly.

[Bobby Bones]

I wouldn't have done just a fly. But I hear you.

[Scuba Steve]

So I started to reach in there and be like, it's just a fly.

[Corey Kent]

Pull it out.

[Scuba Steve]

Like, pull it out, throw it, and just drink the water.

[Bobby Bones]

But I did it.

[Scuba Steve]

I said, you know what? Kind of want them to know what they did.

[Bobby Bones]

What did they do?

[Amy]

They didn't do it.

[Scuba Steve]

But sure, they served a customer a glass of water with a fly in it.

[Bobby Bones]

Where was the fly? I think it was in the cup. Or do you think it was in the water they poured?

[Amy]

I bet it landed in the pitcher.

[Scuba Steve]

It had to have been in the pitcher because the cups were just sitting there, you know, and they were empty. And then the pitcher, they put the water in it. So I said, excuse me, ma', am, there's a fly in my water. And she goes, oh, gosh, I'm so sorry. Like, let me just get you another water. But that was it. And then I was like, I don't know if I should make a bigger stink out of it. Some kind of. I. I don't know. But I just left it there. And I said, you know what? That's fine. I got a water. Didn't have a fly in it. I'm good.

[Amy]

But is everybody else. Then I would be like. And could everybody else's table get New water because their water came from the dead fly pitcher.

[Bobby Bones]

You gave your family fly water? I didn't think about that. Yeah, yeah. You gave your family flat water, dude.

[Scuba Steve]

That's a good point, Amy.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, what would evil Eddie have done?

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, I think evil Eddie probably would have made a big deal out of it and been like, no, we're. We're not going to eat here unless we get our food for free.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you consider evil Eddie?

[Scuba Steve]

No, dude, honestly, I was really considering just taking it out of the glass and drinking it.

[Lunchbox]

Because.

[Scuba Steve]

Because if I was at home, that's easy, right?

[Amy]

If there's a fly, you're like, you

[Scuba Steve]

just take it out and drink it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And. But at home's not a restaurant inexperienced.

[Scuba Steve]

What would you have done?

[Bobby Bones]

Said, hey, this is fly my water. Like a new glass and a new pitcher water, please. That's it.

[Amy]

Oh, you would think, though, maybe some places might be like, hey, let's go ahead and send a appetizer out to that family that dealt with the fly.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's talk to what you had done.

[Lunchbox]

I would ask to talk to the manager.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Hello. Hello. Yeah. Yes, the Daniel family. What can I do for you?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, we have a problem here. Your health code violations. There was a fly in the pitcher of water. Yeah. So I think we need to be compensated. Our meal probably needs to be taken care of.

[Scuba Steve]

You haven't ordered yet, though.

[Lunchbox]

Well, I'm about to order, or else we're gonna have to go find another restaurant.

[Bobby Bones]

So, so sorry. And so what I would like to say is I'm French. Can you tell?

[Scuba Steve]

I can tell.

[Corey Kent]

I can tell. Okay,

[Bobby Bones]

we will send you some fried pickles. We feel sorry about that, but give us some fried pickles.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, no, fried pickles is not enough, man. I'm sorry, but, like, we could have been contaminated. My family, my kids, we could have been sick. Because you have dead flies in your water. That's not acceptable.

[Bobby Bones]

Uh huh. But you are not. So if you'd like to go, go ahead.

[Corey Kent]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

Goodbye.

[Bobby Bones]

Goodbye. That's.

[Scuba Steve]

And then that's it. Who wins there?

[Amy]

You leave. You.

[Lunchbox]

Then they get a negative Yelp review.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, you're gonna go to Yelp?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. They got flies in their stuff, man. Be careful. They tried to force me to eat flies for dinner.

[Bobby Bones]

They tried to force me to eat flies.

[Scuba Steve]

See, my mind never went that far.

[Lunchbox]

Or you pull up your Yelp and start typing it out so the manager and be like, hey, you want me to hit enter? You want me to hit send?

[Corey Kent]

Oh, wow, wow, wow.

[Lunchbox]

That easy.

[Bobby Bones]

You write it up, and you hold your finger over the enter button. Like, I'm gonna push Enter.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, free meal, man.

[Scuba Steve]

And you expect them to be like, no, no, no, please don't do that.

[Lunchbox]

Absolutely.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think it's worthy of a whole free meal. I do think an appetizer is fine, but I think also, I just like some new water, please. Or cover our drinks.

[Scuba Steve]

Fried pickle's good.

[Bobby Bones]

It's the best bits of the week with Morgan. Number two.

[Ebony Morgan]

We talk about aliens sometimes on the show, or extraterrestrials, whatever you want to call them. But this particular segment, we didn't actually get into the thing about aliens more. So we talked about the first song we would play if we met an alien, Number six.

[Bobby Bones]

The question is, if an alien came down from space and said, play me a song that tells me about your people, what do you play them? Switch it up on the alien talk. He thought I was gonna go all interdimensional.

[Scuba Steve]

They saw another thing.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but a little green man. Hello. Play me a song that tells me about your people. I just want to hear something. What would you play me?

[Amy]

Ooh, Amy, I feel like I want something with a little bit of, like, we can dance to and, like, clapping or snapping or something. So I'm gonna go with, Hey, y' all from Outkast.

[Lunchbox]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

What a pick.

[Amy]

Because we can check it like a Polaroid picture.

[Bobby Bones]

What is a Polaroid picture? I store all images in my brain forever.

[Ebony Morgan]

Right.

[Amy]

I feel like we would dance to that.

[Bobby Bones]

That's a good one. I think I'm going Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven. Because it's got, sonically, all the things slow, fast. It is a song that's lasted over decades and decades and decades, is still considered one of the greatest songs of all time. It is one of the greatest songs of all time. It is traditional music, formatics. There's a chorus. I just. All that.

[Scuba Steve]

What is all that?

[Bobby Bones]

The music part, because it's slow and fast, and then this is like, a song that has been considered great for 50 years. So I'm handing them Stairway to Heaven. There's a lady who knows. Yeah, Eddie.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Kind of the same thing as you, but I'm going to give him Bohemian Rhapsody.

[Bobby Bones]

That's my second one. Yeah, Same reason.

[Lunchbox]

Right, right.

[Scuba Steve]

Like, it's got everything and all these tempo changes. And then one of the best singers ever, Freddie Mercury. Like, you got to hear this great one.

[Bobby Bones]

I really struggle with one of those, too. Yeah, that one does everything. Goes slow, goes fast, tells different parts of the story. There's some nonsensical parts. There's. Yeah, that's a good one, Morgan.

[Ebony Morgan]

You guys really thought your guys is out. And as soon as you asked this question, the first thing that came to mind was play that funky music.

[Scuba Steve]

That's not bad.

[Ebony Morgan]

I don't know why.

[Bobby Bones]

What is a white boy?

[Ebony Morgan]

Yeah, it just felt like a fun song to show them. Be like, this was a really popular song for a long time, but I did not have any. You guys had a lot of thoughts,

[Bobby Bones]

and I think we're just music nerds. And you guys.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

You guys are trying to, like, grind with aliens. We're trying to teach them about music. Yeah.

[Amy]

Like at weddings.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Corey Kent]

You guys.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yeah. Right.

[Corey Kent]

Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. It's easy. Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars. I want them to hear this, and they're. It's fun. It has everything. And then they're gonna be like, how can I see this guy? So I couldn't pick someone that was dead because they're gonna love the song so much, they're probably gonna want to go see them in concert. So it's Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars.

[Bobby Bones]

I would imagine they'd have the ability to time travel and. Oh, then they could go back and watch anybody.

[Scuba Steve]

We have Bruno.

[Lunchbox]

Right?

[Bobby Bones]

We know we. We have Bruno in our hearts. And also, we just went back in time and watched Queen. The Mexican fella told us to watch Queen. So we saw them. Raymundo. Yeah. I got to give him a little bit of Sam Hunt body.

[Corey Kent]

Like the back road.

[Bobby Bones]

Of course.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Cousin also crossed over, so he's going to get the pop and then also country.

[Amy]

Yeah, it's a good one.

[Lunchbox]

I thought he was over Sam Hunt. I thought you'd moved on.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, you can. He still likes him, but you think the aliens are. They're not ready for Wallen because he's so hardcore country, back patio. I don't want to go straight to there.

[Amy]

So you easing them in?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Scuba Steve, what do you think? Aliens come down song.

[Corey Kent]

I think anything from that first album

[Scuba Steve]

from Linkin park because it kind of

[Corey Kent]

gives them a vibe like rock and hip hop and it's. I don't know. I would get them excited.

[Bobby Bones]

I think it would give us a

[Corey Kent]

song like Numb or what's that one song goes. I bleed it out Digging deeper just

[Scuba Steve]

to throw it away I bleed it

[Corey Kent]

out just to throw it away to

[Scuba Steve]

get some screaming in there.

[Bobby Bones]

The aliens are going to shoot. They're going to get fired up and just start lasering us all to death. As soon as like Chester screams, throw it all away. Okay, we should do that as an iHeart playlist. Songs we'd tell the aliens if they landed. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two.

[Corey Kent]

I turned off news altogether.

[Lunchbox]

I hate to say it, but I

[Bobby Bones]

don't trust much of anything.

[Ryan Seacrest]

It's the rage bait.

[Corey Kent]

It feels like it's trying to divide people.

[Bobby Bones]

We got clear facts. Maybe we could calm down a little.

[Corey Kent]

NBC News brings you clear reporting. Let's meet at the Facts. Let's move forward from there. NBC News reporting for America.

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Cory can't stop by the studio to talk all about his career, including a story behind his hit song Wild as Her, and. And how Willie Nelson changed his life when he was 16 years old.

[Bobby Bones]

Number five, here we go on the Bobby Bones show now, Corey Kent. Corey and I had a brief discussion on text message the other day, and he said, hey, man, thanks for letting me come on your show. And I honestly didn't know he was coming on the show yet. And I said, oh, I had no idea. That's awesome. I can't wait to see you. And then he said, oh, never mind. My people haven't asked yet.

[Martha Stewart]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

And so his people had asked, and I didn't know anybody. And so anyway, it obviously worked out. It's good to see you, man.

[Corey Kent]

Thanks for having me. Again.

[Bobby Bones]

I tell people, too, because people love you as an artist. And mostly if I'm like, hey, who's real good? That's like making it. But you're waiting for them to make it. Make it. Like, your name comes up a lot. And don't say thanks to me, because mostly it's from other people. Mostly I just agree. And I'm like, yeah, yeah, I love that guy. But what people think is funny is that your wife took pictures at, like, my family's wedding. Like, Grayson DJ's wedding. His wife was taking pictures. So she, like.

[Amy]

She was the photographer. Yeah, I know the way you say taking pictures, Right?

[Bobby Bones]

So will you back that story?

[Corey Kent]

Yeah. Well, my vantage point is. So, Dana, if you've seen, like, all of our, like, this photo, all my album art, Dana's like, super talented photographer, and she used to do, like, she used to do weddings, but just, like, selective. If she knew the people or if it was in a really cool place, she would take that. That gig. We kind of. She kind of slowed down on that just because. Keeps both of us away on the weekends from all the kids. But this particular wedding, she's like, I'm gonna do this one. And. And she came back from that wedding and was like, I met Bobby Bones and his wife, and they were super nice. And I'm going, this is like, years ago, right?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Corey Kent]

I'm like, she's. You told them about me, right? She's like, no. I'm like, what? This could have. This could have progressed my career. Like, what are we doing here? That's my vantage point of it. But I saw some of the photos. It looked like a Blast.

[Bobby Bones]

It was a blast. Where'd you grow up? Specifically?

[Corey Kent]

Bixby, Oklahoma.

[Bobby Bones]

That's exactly where we were for the wedding. And there's that, right? Yeah. There's awesome sonic there. And I know.

[Corey Kent]

I know that's our only claim.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, it's kind of how I know places, like towns are as good as their sonics are strong. There was a new, really strong Sonic there. And I know you guys from sports in Oklahoma now.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah. Yeah. Bixby's kind of become a. Like a football dynasty out there. It was not that way when I was there.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, they weren't good when you were a kid.

[Corey Kent]

We were a wrestling school when I was growing up, but my little brother, who just graduated, I think that they lost one game in four years that he was there. Something like that. I mean, that's what I know them

[Bobby Bones]

for, is, like, being dominant at football.

[Corey Kent]

State title after, state title after at the highest level is crazy. And that town is, I think, like 3 or 4x in size since. Since I graduated.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, you get a big sonic, everybody comes running.

[Corey Kent]

I know, man.

[Bobby Bones]

That's kind of how it works. Will you tell them the story? Because I don't think they know it because they're all Texans. You got a room full of tech. Not me.

[Corey Kent]

Are you really?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, we got all Texans. Will you tell them your Willie Nelson story?

[Corey Kent]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you guys know this story?

[Scuba Steve]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. You're gonna. This is the greatest story I've ever heard. Okay.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah. Because we talked about this on the podcast, So I was 16 years old. We gotta preface this by the reason that I love Willie Nelson's music is because my grandfather, who a couple months ago passed away, he was like. He was my person. So this story is, like. Is really fun for me to think of because it's one of my favorite memories with him. So my uncle buys my grandfather tickets, like, really good seats, like third or fourth row seats to Willie Nelson. And I think Willie's in his late 70s at this point. I'm 16 years old. I just got my driver's license, and they. They come to the house. They live in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. And so they came up to the house because he was playing in Tulsa. And obviously our house is closer to Tulsa than there, so they were staying at our house. And my uncle's like, you should really think about, you know, getting a ticket to this show, because Willie's a legend. You haven't seen him live. You love country music. This might be your last chance to see him. Little did we know he'd still be touring like Now, 100 years later, you know what I mean? But anyways, I was like, you're right. So 16 year old kid, I don't have any money. Tickets are expensive. So I was like, well, I'll just drive up there and I'll wait outside and, you know, get a ticket from. From somebody scalping tickets. And that's what I did. I waited till about 10 minutes after the show. I got a ticket from some guy who was just trying to make a buck off of them. And once the show starts, you can't really make any money off them. So I got a $10 ticket and I walked in. And at this point in my life, I. I like couldn't really enjoy a concert because all I could think about is like, what would I do if I was up there? Would I be ready? What would I sing? Would I be ready for that moment? And, you know, obviously that's never happened, but I've gone to a lot of shows and I've had that same feeling, and this night just felt a little different. And so I'm up in the noseblees with the $10 ticket, and I walked over to this sweet lady at the concession stand and I was like, this is going to sound super odd, but do you have any, like, cardboard or anything? And so she walked to the trash, she pulled out a piece of cardboard and handed it to me. And she's like, what do you want this for? And I was like, one other question. Do you have a Sharpie I could use? Then she got me a Sharpie and I wrote it's my dream to play a song with you. And I don't. I didn't know what I was going to do with that sign, but I ended up in the. In the nosebleeds. And one thing that you also have to understand about my grandfather is that he loved Maker's Mark. And he. You add Maker's Mark and Willie Nelson, like, he's having the time of his life. Anyway, my uncle calls me. He's like, did you make it in? I was like, yeah, I'm way up here. And he's like, bro, I need to be here. Like, I need you to come sit down here with your grandfather and make sure he's all right. And because my grandfather's like third row, eyes closed, Willie Nelson's playing. Hands up.

[Bobby Bones]

He's feeling it.

[Corey Kent]

He's. It is a spiritual experience for this man. So I tried to walk down there and I got stopped by a security guard because you had to have Like a wristband to be on the floor or whatever. And I was like, this isn't gonna work. I walked back up, walked around to the next, the next security guard and just, I was like, I just gotta act like I belong here. Walk straight through with my sign. I sit down next to my grandfather and I'm like, this is my chance, you know? So I hold this sign up and I hold it up for a couple songs. And the guy behind me is pissed because I'm blocking his view. And these people pay good money for this seat, right? Like, so I hold the sign up and Willie sees the sign and he leans over, he takes his bandana off his head and he throws it to me. It's like a very obvious, like, thanks for being here. Put the sign down. So, of course, being, you know, naive, bullheaded, 16 year old me, I take the bandana and I put it in my pocket and I'm like, that's crazy. I got a bandana from Willie Nelson. Then I put the sign up and he leaned over again a couple songs later and he threw me another bandana. And I was like, this is great, man. I was like, I was like, hey, papa, check this out. Like, open your eyes for a second, I got a bandana for you. And. And then I put the sign back up and. And the third time he leans over, he throws me another bandana. I'm not kidding. This is the third bandana off this guy's head. And I grabbed it and I looked behind me and I talked to the guy behind me and I was like, bro, I'm sorry I got to do this, but you can have this bandana. Like, hopefully this buys me a little grace here. I put the sign back up and he leans over and he goes, all right, what do you want to play? And up to this point in my life, I've been in this western swing band for like five years. From age 11 to 16, I was part of a western swing band which plays like Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. It was basically like a cover band for that. But I knew that nobody in that place wanted to see a random 16 year old kid sing on the Road again. Or Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. Like they want to hear Willie sing that, right? And I also knew that Willie loved Bob Wills. Like, that's one of his biggest inspirations. And I'd seen him play this song called Milk Cow Blues, which is one of my favorite songs to sing that I played in my band. So he leaned over, he goes, what do you want to sing. And I said, milk cow blues. And I could see his eyes get like, what does a 16 year old kid know about 1930s Dust bowl era? You know, Bob Wills music? And he's like, all right, get up here. And so it was like a mad dash, like a blur of time. They escorted me over, they started the song. Like, we didn't talk about, what key is this gonna be in? Like, it could have been an absolute train wreck. It could have been terrible. If they started that song too high or too low, I wouldn't have been able to sing it. But they, they played it in the exact key that we played it in. And I walked up there and he goes, what's your name? And I was like, corey Kent. And he walks up to the mic and he goes, corey Ken, everybody. And the coolest moment, I think still to this day, the coolest moment in my career was, you know, Willie obviously doesn't know if I can sing at all. Like, I could have been terrible. So he's right there next to his mic, basically ready to take over if I get up there and bomb and I start singing the first will. I woke up this morning and I just saw this, like, huge grin on Willie's face of like, oh, thank God this kid can sing, you know what I mean? And he. He gets his big grin and he just nods at me and he lets me sing the whole song. And in the middle of the song, I'm like, nobody at school is gonna believe this on Monday. Like, and nobody, 16 years old is at this Willie Nelson concert. Like, nobody from my school's here. So I pull out my phone and I'm like, I'm gonna snap a quick picture while they're taking a solo, and I'm like, my hands are shaking. So I take this picture and it looks like the ghost of Willie Nelson. Like, you can't tell. You can't. You can't see anything. And so get done with the song. And he's like, hey, come backstage after the show. I'd love to talk to you. And they send me back to the seat and I sit down and I'm like, looking at my grandfather and he's still, eyes closed, hands up. I'm like, did he. He didn't even see this man. Like, I don't even know if he knew what was going on. But I sat back down and I'm like, dang it, this is. This is like the coolest moment of my life. And nobody's gonna believe it, and there's gonna be no proof of it. And I sit back down, and the guy behind me taps me on the shoulder. He's like, are you gonna leave that sign down now? Like, am I gonna be able to watch this show now? And I was like, yeah, I'm so sorry about that. And he goes, well, here's my card. I got the whole thing on film. And he had a handycam.

[Kyler Ennis]

Wow.

[Corey Kent]

So the only video that exists is from that poor guy that was, you know, blocked the whole time. But that. After the show, I got to talk to Willie for a few minutes, and I was like, hey, if you have any advice for a kid that wants to take a real stab at this. This music thing, what would it be? And he goes, it's easy. You gotta. You gotta write great songs. And if you don't know how to write great songs, you gotta go spend some time in Nashville, Tennessee, where some of the greatest songwriters in the world live. And. And that's what I did. Six months later, I was 17 years old, I packed up and I moved out here. Moved. I slept in my truck till I made some friends and then crashed on their couches and tried not to overstay my welcome. But I. I've still not been able to reconnect with Willie. But that night changed my life, changed the trajectory of my life. And. And, yeah, now we're here.

[Bobby Bones]

Tell me that's not a top five story. It's one of the greatest stories. Yeah, I watched the video, and it's like, I'm not sure the brand, but you're on, like, an Under Armour pullover. You got a short haircut, buzz cut, blue jeans. I mean, he just looks like a kid who was just playing baseball and then decided to, you know, go to the show.

[Corey Kent]

That's so.

[Bobby Bones]

And you do see Willie just, like, smiling at you from the side, like, oh, he's got this. And he, like, it, like, tickled him.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, you could tell it. It was. I mean, he's one of the. Obviously, he is one of the people who enjoys live music on a completely different level. I mean, he's. He's still doing it. Like, it brings him so much joy. And you can just tell in every show, and he's playing with family members up there and everything. It was just. I don't know, that night really just solidified, like, what I wanted to do, but also just, like, built in this inherent love for live music. Like, I think I just caught the bug from. From him.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you just have a fourth kid?

[Corey Kent]

I did.

[Bobby Bones]

How long ago?

[Corey Kent]

Six months.

[Bobby Bones]

How's that?

[Corey Kent]

Going well. Pure chaos.

[Lunchbox]

Four.

[Corey Kent]

Pure chaos. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Four. As far as lies.

[Corey Kent]

But she. It's. My wife and I were talking. I was like, I don't know if. If we got lucky on the fourth one or if we finally figured something out, but she is, like, the chillest, and it's like she knows she's the fourth and that we didn't have any more capacity, you know? So it's. It's been really. It's been really nice. And I feel like knowing, like, this was kind of our last hoorah, I think we just kind of approach it with a different mentality. I think we just have, like, a little more patience, and we enjoy the, like, small moments a little more.

[Bobby Bones]

How old is your oldest?

[Corey Kent]

Eight.

[Bobby Bones]

So was it always you were gonna have four kids? Was that what you guys have talked about? Or did you just keep going because you enjoyed it?

[Corey Kent]

We always thought we'd have, like, three, and really, we didn't know. My wife's one of four, so that probably plays into it a little bit, but we didn't know. We thought we were done after three. And then in December of last year, we had a miscarriage that was kind of unexpected. The. The pregnancy itself was unexpected, obviously. Like, we'd never walked through that. And that was like, I. I did not understand, like, the devastation that came along with that.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, I.

[Corey Kent]

When. When somebody else would be like, hey, this is what we walked through, I'd be like, man, I'm so sorry, but I had a hard time, like, sympathizing with that. And then after walking through it, I'm like, and, you know what these. These kids become, you know, those relationships and what they. What they grow into, and it was just devastating. And I think that that was the moment that we realized, okay, well, maybe we're not done. Like, we. We wanted this more than we thought we. We did. And so thank God, like, you know, baby Ivy is here and healthy, and. But it's. It's pretty cool to hear our kids talk about it because they're, like. They are very adamant about. We have. We have five kids in our family. We just have one up there, and we'll get to meet her or him someday. But, yeah, that's a. Not to bring the mood down or anything, but that's. That's the story. That's the real raw story of how we ended up with four kiddos. And life is just full and chaotic and fun, and it's really nice to, like, they don't care at all about my music, and, like, they I'm just dad, you know? So it's nice to have just, like, a really stable place to go home to people that love you for. For you. Not for a platinum record on your wall or whatever. Dude.

[Bobby Bones]

Nice flexed on that in there at the end.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, well, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Nice. You know, they don't let me. For being a singer or the platinum record on the wall.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah. I always just say, like, you know, someday, like, people aren't gonna care. You know, someday. They just. Everybody, even. Even some of the greatest of all time who have achieved everything, like, I think that that fades, but I, like, measure. I'm, like, trying to project out a bit. And I think, like, success to me is like, do my kids still want to hang out with me when I'm older and they've grown up and, like, how full is my table, you know, when the music's gone? And hopefully that's not for a long time, but, yeah. I just never wanted to have, like, personal life regrets. And, you know, it's hard enough making it in music, right? Like, just to break through and become somebody that people are paying attention to. And we were like, man, that's hard. You know, what we should do is have four kids in the middle of that and make it really hard. You know, like, the hardest part of raising kids and the hardest part of building a career. Let's do it all at the same time. But it's beautiful. It's chaotic. It's. It's. It's just full.

[Bobby Bones]

You moved from Texas to Nashville then. I know you moved back to Texas. Are you still in Texas now?

[Corey Kent]

Yeah. Move there, like, really? Right. A few months before the pandemic, and that was like, yeah, I live in Salina, Texas, and it's kind of a if it ain't broke, don't fix it approach. But, yeah, we moved back. I got dropped as a songwriter. I was writing songs for other people and just randomly got a phone call one Monday that said, hey, we really believe in you. We think that you have, you know, all the potential in the world, but you're fired. And I was like, dang, this is a terrible time. We just bought our first house. Are you living here out in Dixon, Tennessee?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Corey Kent]

We just had our first baby girl out here, and I lost my. My job, you know, and so we were like, well, we want to raise our kids around, like, you know, my grandfather and my grandmother, like, super close to me, and my wife's part of a big Italian family and families, everything. So we were like, we want to Raise our kids with that. We want to give them that. And the only thing that was keeping us in Nashville was that. That contract to write. And so when that kind of dried up, we moved out to Texas, and I was like, all right, I'm getting the band back together. I'm gonna buy a van. We're gonna go hit the road. And everybody here in Nashville was like, dude, if you want a music career, you're basically committing career suicide by leaving. Like, it's not gonna. That ain't gonna happen. And I was like, man, well, we're just gonna. We're gonna give it all we got. We're gonna go build it the way that, you know, the only way that I knew how to build it, which was show by show on the road. And as soon as we got there, like, the world shuts down for a couple years. It's like, it was just the worst timing.

[Bobby Bones]

So no tour. You're getting no tour, no publishing money because you're not writing anymore, and now you can't tour to make money.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, it was the first time in my life, in my adult life, where it's like, what do I. How am I going to make any money?

[Bobby Bones]

New baby, new baby.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, it was. It was brutal. So shopped around, tried to get any work that I could. Worked at a motorcycle shop, worked at a pavement company, and just kept taking. We sold our house in Dixon, Tennessee, and we made, like, $60,000 on that house. And when. When the world started finally opening up, and early 2021, really, Texas kind of opened up earlier than the rest of the world. Maybe not Florida, but not Tennessee either.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Yeah.

[Corey Kent]

So I was. The only gig that I had was playing at a taco shop in Louisville, Texas, and I was just. I was doing that for, like, 50 bucks in free tacos, you know, And. But I just. I had to do. I had to play somewhere. Like, I just. I couldn't not play. It just was, like, for me. And, yeah, I mean, we just kept. We took that $60,000, and in 2021, we were losing, like, one or $2,000 a night, opening up for Randy Rogers and Josh Abbott. We were getting paid, like, 250 bucks, and obviously, you got to pay the band. And we. We rode that money all the way down to within a thousand bucks. And then Wild Desert came out and changed everything.

[Bobby Bones]

So when you say Wild as her came out, what do you mean? Like, you just put it up on streaming, and then it popped in a way.

[Corey Kent]

So we had put. We had been putting out songs like Every six to eight weeks, just religiously. And then at the end of that, we put out eight or nine songs and was like, the end of 2021. And we were like, well, we kind of accidentally created a record. So we. We packaged it, we called it 21, and it kind of. It did really well for us, especially in Texas. We were starting to see people show up at these shows, and we were kind of transitioning from the, like, the desired opener to, like, oh, we can sell our own tickets now. And then I had this next song, Wild as Her, just, like, in the can, ready to go. But the record had just come out in December, like, late December. And I remember talking to some people that I. I look up to and respect, and I'm like, what. What do you think I should do next? Like, I have this song. Should I put it out? And everybody's like, don't put it out. You gotta let. You just put out a record. You gotta let it breathe. You gotta let it have its moment. And I was just like, I just don't. I don't feel like anything that I've ever done by the book has worked ever. Like, my. Everything has been backwards, right? You move to Nashville, you think you got a job, right? And you get dropped, move to Texas, you're gonna hit the ground running, you're gonna build it on the road, and the world shuts down, right? And so I've been putting out this. This music, and I was like, I just. We've been consistent. We should just do it again. So we put that song out in early March, so just, you know, two months after releasing a record, and it. It was doing okay. And then I got a call from my manager probably a month or maybe a couple months after the song was out, and he was like, hey, I think you're having a moment on. On social media. And I was like, what does that even mean? Because I'm. I'm. I'm very involved in, like, the creation of content, but I'm not super involved in, like, how we roll it out and the posting of it and all that. I just. It drives me crazy. So I don't. I don't do a lot of that part of it. And he was like, you've got people making so many videos to this song, and it just kept growing, dude. It became a gold record while we were an independent band in Texas, you know, rolling around in a van, and it just kept going. And then we were playing a biker bar in McKinney, Texas, and 12 different record labels showed up and 11 people offered way. Yeah, obviously not all based on that song. They came to the show and we were playing like two hour sets and we had sold out this little biker bar, maybe four or five hundred people. But they knew all the. The. They knew the 21 record. They knew the from the west record, the stuff that we've been playing for a couple years in that. In that scene. And yeah, we got 11 record deal offers and we picked the one that we thought was the best team that would fit with us and they took it to radio and now it's a triple platinum.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, flex it, flex it.

[Corey Kent]

Freaking number one hit.

[Bobby Bones]

Triple platinum number one.

[Corey Kent]

But to me, I'm like, I say that because I'm like, how crazy that that song, like we celebrated that song going number one in a van. Like, it just was like this rags to riches moment of just like how. What are the actual odds that you would get dropped, move to Texas? Covid happens. You keep putting out music and then eventually one becomes. I mean, it's still being played on the radio. It was just. I don't know, and. And hitting all those lows, you know, working at the Pavement company doing something I was terrible at that. I wasn't, you know, I wasn't passionate about just trying to get by like hitting those lows. It. When I finally got back to playing music, even though we were losing money every night, like, I was happier than I had been in a long time and I was like, able to fully be. I was like, just filled with gratitude that I was able to do what I love to do again. And so, I don't know, I tell that story not as like a. Like look at what this song did and how big this song is. It's like the odds of that happening were so slim. Like, I really thought that maybe music for me, maybe. Maybe the. The fulfillment that I was looking for was going to just come from playing at the taco shop, you know, and that was. That was maybe reality for me, but I was still going to do that because I. I learned through that process that, like, I love this. I have to do this for me. But obviously super grateful that these songs have connected with people and I get to do this for a living and take care of my family. It's. It's a dream, man.

[Bobby Bones]

I saw you teasing a duet. Have you announced that yet?

[Corey Kent]

No, haven't announced it.

[Amy]

Just teased it.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel titillated and teased right now. Is it a good one?

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, it's pretty. It's pretty. It's pretty.

[Bobby Bones]

Dope you said no. I would think that was the funniest thing.

[Corey Kent]

It's not very good. I was. I was in the studio actually, last week. That was kind of the last, like, putting the bow on the record, this. This feature. And, yeah, I looked over. The guy's manager was there, and I was like, you know how crazy this is for me, like, this guy's music.

[Bobby Bones]

The person. You're not saying.

[Corey Kent]

The person I'm not saying, but you're

[Bobby Bones]

saying it's a guy and it's somebody that the engineer was impressed by.

[Amy]

I was picturing a girl.

[Corey Kent]

Okay, go ahead. Okay. Well, I was like, the music that. You know, that this particular dude's music was, like, really influential in my career and kind of the lane that I ended up in in country music. And I'm sitting there like, hey, what if you try this? And then it just hit me. I was like, what am I? Like, how did I get here? Like, I'm. I'm making music with a guy that has influenced my music, and he's like, yeah, that's a good idea. And we're just going back and forth as. As peers. And it was just a. I don't know. I. I don't know if other people feel this way, but it's just a crazy. It's just been. It's been a crazy journey for me. And I still feel like the regular dude that's working at the Pavement company that gets to make music. And to be in there with, like, you know, a guy I really look up to, who's done it at a high level for a really long time, it just, like. It's just crazy. It's like those moments where you. Life almost forces you to stop. Slow down enough to smell the roses. And like, man, just. Life could have ended up so differently.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, I made a list. Don't react, don't react. Obviously, number one on my list. Yes. These guesses. Don't react, don't react. It's Willie Nelson just because of that story. And number two is going to be, like, an Evan Felker from Turnpike. Number three is going to be a Pat Green. You're reacting.

[Corey Kent]

I'm not reacting. I'm listening.

[Bobby Bones]

I also put on, like, a stoney LaRue or some. Oh, it could be really anyone, because he. He's a Texas guy. Yeah, yeah. You know, we all lived in Texas for a long time. So I'm thinking about, like, who are the people that we.

[Scuba Steve]

And those guys have been doing it for a bit.

[Amy]

I feel like with Willie, though, I just, this is just my first thought when you said that. I don't think he would suggest anything like, you know, he said they were going back and forth as peers.

[Bobby Bones]

That's a great point.

[Amy]

He's like, hey Willie, why don't we go ahead and try to take that down? And like he'd probably just sit back really.

[Bobby Bones]

Say it like this.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, sing it like this.

[Amy]

That's probably off the table.

[Bobby Bones]

How did the CO Wetzel song come together then?

[Corey Kent]

Oh man, this is a, this is a fun 1. So CO and I had been kind of playing quite a few shows together, just getting build on the same things, you know, a lot of kind of musical fan overlap and so got to spend some good time together. Hung out in Denver one night and I just realized how much cooler CO was than me because he was hanging out with like Justin Gaethje and all these like top tier UFC fight. I'm such a huge UFC fan. But we were just hanging out and just that relationship naturally developed. And I've been a fan of how CO has built his career for a long time. He's been, you know, kind of outside of the mainstream for a bit, but just, just built this, this huge fandom. Like he is a lot of people, especially in Texas and in that, that area of the world, he's a lot of people's favorite country artist. And anyway, so I've respected him for a long time, looked up to him in a lot of ways. And anyway, I wrote this song Rocky Mountain Low and one of my favorite things about country music is like, I think the challenge of being a good narrator, like I know a good example is like I know Garth Brooks didn't get shot by his ex wife, but I love hearing him sing Thunder rolls. You know what I mean? Like George Strait was. Is masterful storyteller and you know, I even think like Hardy waiting the truck. Like I know he's not in prison, but damn, I believe the song. It's just so good. Like some people can tell stories so well. So this song felt like a really cool challenge to like can I tell this story well, but got to the second verse and wrote it and the day that we wrote it with you know, three of my buddies was like, man, this just feels like this almost feels like CO wrote this verse and so I texted him the song and to get a duet across the finish line is like impossible. I mean there's just. Especially if you guys are both on labels and you got, you know, management and all, just so many people schedules.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

[Corey Kent]

So I sent the song to code and he's like, dude, I am in. Like, this is a song. And I was like, what if we just do it and don't tell anybody? And so that's exactly what we did. We booked a studio out in Cisco, Texas and booked the film crew and we went out there and we cut the song and we turned it in. And I said, hey, I want this to be the first thing off the new record. I think this is the, this is the perfect thing to kind of set the tone for the next chapter of country music in my career. And, you know, three days later, it shipped to radio. Like, to my, my team's credit, they. One, they didn't, they didn't get in the way of that. They were really fully behind it. But two is like, you know, in today's world, everything is very data heavy. It's like, oh, the song's got a. It's got a stream X amount for X amount of time, and then it'll go to radio if it hits all these benchmarks. And, and we were just like, man, we really. Co and I both really believe people are going to dig this song. Like, our fans are gonna like this and we should just follow that and like, forget the data. Like, we still, there's still a place for like, taste making in country music. Like, I tell this dumb story about like getting my, my son to try steak for the first time. He's like, well, it's not a cheeseburger. I'm like, just close your eyes and try this. You don't know you're gonna love this, but you don't know it yet. And you know, he takes for a bite. He's like, this is amazing, you know, And I still feel like that is. That is a responsibility of artists. But I think we kind of lose the forest for the, for the trees sometimes. And we, we want to know without a doubt that a song is going to work. But the beauty of this was like we followed our gut, we followed our intuition and we put this song out and it's been the fastest, fastest climbing radio single we've ever had. And just like a really, a really cool and different texture to. In the country music landscape. There's just been a fun, fun thing. But yeah, kind of took a page out of coast book and we just did whatever the hell we wanted to do.

[Bobby Bones]

That's definitely a page out of co's book. Yeah, that's the page. That's the book he wrote.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Just does whatever he wants, whatever. And I Respect him for it.

[Corey Kent]

Me too, man. I mean, that's kind of like what we were talking about earlier. Just the way that he's gone about his business is like silence the noise, follow your gut. And. And it's worked out pretty well for him.

[Bobby Bones]

So, new album you just announced. Heartland Rock and Roll. Is there a date on when you're putting it out?

[Corey Kent]

I think there is.

[Bobby Bones]

Or like an era, like a month or something.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, September. I know it's September. I think that they put a specific date on there.

[Bobby Bones]

How many songs?

[Corey Kent]

15.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you have more than that. And you had to like cut it down to 15?

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Is that hard?

[Corey Kent]

It is tough, man. Especially in an era where people are putting out 35 song records. Yeah. But you know, I, I got to be realistic about where I am in my career. I don't think people have the. I don't have the attention span to listen to 35 songs from anybody. So I just like. I don't know. I think 15 is a good, a good number. I, I have only really put out like 10, 11, 12 song records. That's kind of been my formula of just on to the next. But this one, man, to be honest with you, I've obviously been proud of any record that I've put out because like you work hard on them and you believe in the songs. But like when I think of Stapleton, I think of the Traveler record. When I think of Eric Church, I think of the Chief record. When I think of Kings of Leon, I think about Come Around Sundown. Like there's just certain records that I just, you know, John Mayer, I think of Continuum. There's just certain records that are just catalyst in these people's careers. But it's just what I think about when I think about that artist. And I've never really felt like I had that. And I think really for the first time ever, I'm like, man, this might be the record that when people think about my name, they're going to think about this record. And that's an exciting place to be. And. And so I just didn't want. I finally got some time. You know, we have to put out music so fast. I think faster than ever. Finally just was like, stop rushing. Like, trust the process. Let's just make the best record we can possibly make. And when it's done, it's done. And if it's not done, then we don't put it out yet. And it just, it. It took a little bit of time, but kind of putting the finishing touches on it just really last week. It feels special. And we're, you know, three singles in and Rocky Mountain Low's doing its thing. And the top 10 at Radio Empty Words is going. We're going to have two songs on the radio at the same time, which is crazy. Like, never really dreamed that that was a possibility. So so far people are really resonating with the new stuff and it feels like we, we might be on to something special.

[Bobby Bones]

We're going to play Empty Words. I don't know, give me a little story, a little anecdote about this one.

[Corey Kent]

This is a deep cut that I never thought anybody would care about, that people really, really connected with. I thought it was gonna be a song that I loved that nobody cared about because that's usually how it goes. My favorite songs are. I mean, I think a lot of artists feel that way, but this song is, is. It just doesn't sound like anything else. You know, it's. It's got a lot of, it's a lot of soulful influence in, in this and we, we made this song created like every aspect of it in the third floor of Combustion. Just me and my. One of my best friends, Austin Goodloe, who's producing this record. And a lot of times you take the, the what you create in that moment and then you're like, let's go to the studio and then let's add all these A list players and let's see if we can make it better. This particular song, we were like, sometimes it's just, it just is perfect when you, when you originally create it. And so we, we took what we originally created. We didn't mess with it and we just put it out and it's been, it's been a really awesome thing to see. I mean we played a, we knew it was gonna be special. We played this, this show in Sacramento. We just picked up a random show and it was a, it was a little club and it was a sold out crowd. And they sang this song like every word as loud as they sing, wild as her or the stuff that's been on the radio. And so it just feels like, it feels like they've taken ownership of this song and now it's going to be, it's going to be on the radio.

[Bobby Bones]

We're going to play it also. Guys, go watch Corey. If you go to Corey Kent official, all the dates are up. You got a lot of shows all the way to the end of the year. So great live performer. I think people know you mostly as that. Like if they say, hey What's Corey good at? The first thing they say is, he's great live.

[Corey Kent]

And so.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Do you not know? They say that they should tell you that then, because mostly, like, people that like you and have, like, worked with you.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, I mean, I. You know what? Living in Texas, it is really kind of tough to know what people think of you. I. I don't hear, like, I'm not seeking that out. I'm not trying to figure out what do people think of me all the time. But I'm also just, like, one layer removed from. I actually do ask my manager, I'm like, you know, are we doing. Are we doing good? I just don't know. Like, I feel like we're doing good, but I also just. I'm not here. Like, I'm not. I'm not, like, immersed in it 247 like I used to be.

[Bobby Bones]

And so behind your back, people say, man, that dude's great live.

[Corey Kent]

Right on. Yeah, that's. That's like. That's the highest compliment to me because I. You know, I think a lot of people would write songs even if they didn't perform live. To me, I'm like, if I could record and write, but I couldn't play live, I just would do something else. Like, live music. Even from that night with Willie Nelson, like, that is why. That is why I got into this. Like, live music is what I love. So that's. That's reassuring. It's awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

We're gonna play Empty Words. I'm a big fan. Corey, good to see you, man.

[Corey Kent]

Dude, good to see you, too. Thanks for having me.

[Bobby Bones]

Everybody good?

[Corey Kent]

Yep.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, man.

[Bobby Bones]

You guys had enough?

[Corey Kent]

You guys were so quiet.

[Amy]

I was like, storyteller.

[Corey Kent]

Am I talking too much? Like, I didn't hear anything?

[Bobby Bones]

Trust me, if it wasn't good, we'd have been doing bits in between.

[Corey Kent]

Oh, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

We'd have been like, amy, how do you feel about his hat? We'll just look for stuff during. Bad Guests. Yeah, when you're killing it, dude, you're on your box.

[Amy]

I'd be like, what kind of cologne do you wear? Because you smell really good.

[Bobby Bones]

That's when you know interviews are going bad. Yeah. Yeah.

[Amy]

No, but really, he does.

[Bobby Bones]

He smells good.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

He hugged you.

[Amy]

Well, maybe that's why I smell him. That's why I still smell it.

[Corey Kent]

I don't know. It's like the. I'm going to mess this up. My freaking rednecks about the show. It's like, but. But it's not like the one that everybod no, it's not that. It's.

[Amy]

I know. It's one of them, though. It's a new scent to me, but I like it.

[Bobby Bones]

La Labo Horse Doll is what it is. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's at North Street.

[Corey Kent]

I'm always so impressed by people who can, like, smell something and be like, that's this. I'm like, I. I don't possess that. That, like, dark magic that people can do.

[Bobby Bones]

Corey, I gotta play your song, dude. I gotta play Empty Words.

[Corey Kent]

All right, he's got a song.

[Bobby Bones]

It's Corey Kent. This is his new song. Empty Words album comes out in September.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. All right.

[Bobby Bones]

Ish. There he is. Corey, Ken, everybody. Great job.

[Corey Kent]

Thank you, guys.

[Bobby Bones]

It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two.

[Scuba Steve]

I turned off news altogether.

[Lunchbox]

I hate to say it, but I

[Bobby Bones]

don't trust much of anything.

[Ryan Seacrest]

It's the rage bait.

[Corey Kent]

It feels like it's trying to divide people.

[Bobby Bones]

We got clear facts. Maybe we could calm down a little.

[Corey Kent]

NBC News brings you clear reporting. Let's meet at the Facts. Let's move forward from there. NBC News reporting for America.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Martha Stewart]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Corey Kent]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Corey Kent]

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[Ebony Morgan]

A listener called in and wanted some dating updates from Amy. Is she dating? Is she thinking about dating? Does she want to get married again one day? What's the situation going on? So here's an update on Amy's love life.

[Bobby Bones]

Number four.

[Corey Kent]

All right.

[Bobby Bones]

Voicemail.

[Corey Kent]

Good morning, studio. I was just wondering if Amy ever planned to date again or if she's gonna get into it or if she's

[Bobby Bones]

been talking to any guys. I feel like she hasn't been talking about that much lately, and I just wonder what she had planned. Love the show.

[Amy]

I mean, no plan, but I. I would imagine I will date again, but I'm not and I'm overdo it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Like, do I want to be alone the rest of my life? I've considered it, but I don't. I don't think that's for me.

[Ryan Seacrest]

You know what?

[Bobby Bones]

Being alone.

[Amy]

Here's the thing. I think I probably could do it, but then that would be very lonely.

[Bobby Bones]

But are you going to find someone just so you're not alone?

[Amy]

No, I don't think that's the goal. I just. That's what I watched my mom do. My mom never dated. She never got. I. It was crazy that she went so many years just. And she got content. And I know I could be like her and I could get that way. And I. I'm not gonna let myself. So that's more. So I'm. I want to experience life with someone.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you actively.

[Amy]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you on any app?

[Amy]

No.

[Lunchbox]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you plan to be?

[Amy]

No. I mean, I did the app thing and.

[Bobby Bones]

How do you expect things to change then?

[Amy]

I know.

[Bobby Bones]

No, no, no. I'm.

[Corey Kent]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm just literally asking you.

[Amy]

Yeah. Hey, I've got this friend, matchmaker. He wants to go out.

[Bobby Bones]

That's what happened with your last boyfriend, right?

[Amy]

Yeah. You're set up So I could. That. So maybe that could happen again. I'm not sure.

[Scuba Steve]

Organically, too.

[Amy]

I know. Organically. I know. My friend just talked to me about that this weekend. She was like, well, what? What. What did you do? And I was like, well, it was rainy. I didn't do much of anything. I mean, so it's hard. Like, she was. She's single. She goes out with groups of friends and they meet people, and she loves doing that. Like, I don't have the desire to just go out and meet people.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I don't either right now. Just generally speaking.

[Amy]

And that might change. Like, maybe there'll be a day that comes up where I'm like, okay, yeah, let's go. I want to go. But that's just not where I am.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, well, thank you for the question. Leave us a voicemail. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan.

[Ebony Morgan]

Number two, Lunchbox has another bone to pick with the whole education situation, but this time not exactly teachers. Maybe more so room parents. But there's a situation that involves teachers, and he has a lot to say.

[Bobby Bones]

Number three, Lunchbox, wants to complain about teachers again.

[Corey Kent]

So here we go.

[Bobby Bones]

All right.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. So we got the email from. I guess it's called the room parent. They have someone. No, no, it's like a parent that helps around the classroom.

[Corey Kent]

Got it.

[Lunchbox]

And they said, hey, don't forget, the teachers are taking down all their stuff in the classroom. They're going to be out of the building by this coming Friday. We would like to give the teacher an end of the year gift. We are asking for 20 to $25 per student.

[Corey Kent]

Whoa.

[Bobby Bones]

How many students in a class getting a Rolex or What?

[Lunchbox]

There's probably 18. I don't know.

[Scuba Steve]

Dang, that's a lot of money.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But hold on.

[Lunchbox]

We just did teacher appreciation week, and now we're doing end of the year gifts. Teachers are getting more gifts than anybody I've ever met in my life. Like, why are we getting all these gifts? Like, what are we saying? Oh, teacher appreciation. We, you know, they want to do all this stuff, and now it's end of the year gift. What was teacher appreciation then?

[Bobby Bones]

What if they would have said. And I feel like this would have been probably better. $5 per person. 20 bucks seems like a lot per person for a gift for the teacher. I like the idea of getting the teacher an end of the year gift if they did a great job. 20 bucks seems high. 5 bucks for each person.

[Lunchbox]

Can I say, this is turning into tipping culture. I Do not remember. And I'd had to ask my parents, but there was none of this get teachers gifts for a week when we were kids. There was no end of the year gift for teachers when we were kids. Why all of a sudden are we doing this?

[Bobby Bones]

Could you, as a parent, say no?

[Lunchbox]

I. I don't know.

[Amy]

You can opt out. You're not forced to participate in the. I wouldn't. But you could.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel like if there was one time to opt out, though, it's at the end of the year because you don't have to. That teacher anymore.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Well, do you think the home parent or the parent teacher, whatever would tell them, like, hey, everyone did except Daniel.

[Amy]

Yeah, no, see, I don't think the teacher's ever gonna know, but the other parents will. And you will likely be. If your kids are at the same school, you're going to be with the same parents.

[Bobby Bones]

You're opting in, right?

[Lunchbox]

Yes, but it's just like, it's getting out of control. Like, what is going on? We've got to put a stop at some point. So are we going to. Are we now coming. Two and a half months? Are we going to do a welcome back to school gift? Like, hey, let's start off the year. Good. Here's a present for the teacher to say we're excited about the year ahead. It's crazy. Do you, do you? Am I? Am I. You guys kind of agree with me on this, right?

[Scuba Steve]

Well, it's like, let me ask you, like, what is.

[Amy]

Doesn't bother me.

[Scuba Steve]

What's the most precious thing in your life?

[Lunchbox]

My kids.

[Scuba Steve]

So you, like, spend a little money to thank the people that they're spending hours and hours.

[Lunchbox]

Hours.

[Scuba Steve]

So look at it that way.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, then why do we have Teacher Appreciation Week?

[Scuba Steve]

To appreciate them as well.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, now, so how many appreciation gifts are we going to give them?

[Amy]

Okay, well, right now, if it's the beginning of the year, appreciation week, and end of year, that's three. And then maybe Christmas.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, no, no, no, no. Appreciation week, they had a different theme every day.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah, that's right.

[Bobby Bones]

Flowers into a different school.

[Amy]

Because I've never had that.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's not happening with you guys.

[Corey Kent]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

What if they're only just targeting you?

[Lunchbox]

Maybe that is. They see what, dollar signs? Yeah, they see radio guy, baller, and

[Bobby Bones]

they think, oh, you show up on your bike. They're like, that guy.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, he's got it. He's got it together.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So what's your point here?

[Lunchbox]

I just think it's getting out of control. Like, we are turning this. Like, the teachers, they work, they do things. But why are we acting like they are doing this amazing, like, changing.

[Bobby Bones]

They are doing amazingly. They are changing lives.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, man. They're teaching your kids shaping.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, so how many times do you get your doctor a gift?

[Bobby Bones]

My doctor?

[Corey Kent]

I don't.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't see my doctor near as much as a kid would see a teacher, which is everything.

[Lunchbox]

But if the doctor died, like, Eddie, the guys that. You know, the doctors and nurses that saved you from MRSA or whatever.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah. Staph infection.

[Lunchbox]

What did you give them?

[Scuba Steve]

Nothing.

[Corey Kent]

Oh, that's money.

[Bobby Bones]

You paid. Money we paid. But you're not paying your teachers.

[Lunchbox]

My tax dollars are paying those teachers,

[Bobby Bones]

but his wasn't the tax dollars.

[Scuba Steve]

Hey, that's not a bad idea. So start appreciating the doctors and giving them gifts.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, so you want to do that too? So you want to.

[Lunchbox]

No, no.

[Bobby Bones]

Give more people gifts?

[Lunchbox]

No, that's what I'm saying. Like, we. We do teachers, but we don't do everybody. It's. It's out of control. It needs to stop.

[Bobby Bones]

Then why don't you reply to that email, Be a man. Be the man you say you are. Reply back and say, hey, this is out of control. It needs to stop. Did you tip your doctor?

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Like, the way you said it here.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Be the guy.

[Lunchbox]

I'll just send him a link to this.

[Amy]

Be like, I get teachers do things. Yeah, but. But this is ridiculous.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Is this tipping culture? Do the whole bit you just did here in an email.

[Lunchbox]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

I love that. It needs to stop.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

With exclamation mark.

[Bobby Bones]

You're gonna be the first person to stop it.

[Lunchbox]

We got to draw a line in the same.

[Bobby Bones]

Don't link us. You just say it in an email.

[Lunchbox]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Let us know how that goes.

[Lunchbox]

I will.

[Bobby Bones]

But you're still gonna give the money?

[Lunchbox]

Probably.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan.

[Ebony Morgan]

Number two, Amy's son was out running, and he was offered a ride from a stranger. And Amy shared the whole story behind it, what went down, and how they handled it. Plus, how would you handle it if a stranger offered you a ride?

[Bobby Bones]

Number two, Amy's son was out running. It's been raining here, and some dude was like, hey, you wanna ride?

[Amy]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh.

[Amy]

He got back from his run and came inside and was like, some guy asked me if I needed a ride home.

[Bobby Bones]

So instead of stranger danger, can I again just be devil's advocate a little bit? Your son Looks like an adult. Don't you think so?

[Scuba Steve]

No, he's still.

[Bobby Bones]

No, no, he's a teenager, but he's a tall teenager. If it were like a seven year old, I would go, stranger danger for sure. I almost feel like that's just somebody trying to help somebody out. Running in the rain.

[Scuba Steve]

Was it a pickup truck or like, get in the car?

[Amy]

No, just hey, no, like, I don't know. He said a small SUV and the guy asked if he needed a ride home and he was like, no, and then he just ran off.

[Scuba Steve]

Smart.

[Bobby Bones]

I would have also ran off. He did the exact right thing. But if it's an 11 year old, it's different, right? Did your son feel like he was trying to abduct him?

[Amy]

No, I think he thought it was odd. He's never had somebody pull over and ask him if he needed a ride before. And all he's ever heard of, someone offers you to get in the car and take you somewhere. Like you say no. And so he just was a little, I don't want to say shaken up, but a little like, mom, that was weird, right? And I said, that is. That is weird. And he. It could have been a kind gesture. However, I'm thinking as an adult, would I pull over and ask a teenager if they needed to ride home if

[Bobby Bones]

they're running in the rain? Probably not, unless you're a runner.

[Amy]

And he did. He knew it was. He went out to run specifically in the rain.

[Bobby Bones]

But the guy doesn't know that.

[Lunchbox]

Right?

[Bobby Bones]

I'm just saying I'm glad he didn't get in the car. No chance. Don't get in the car.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Nope. However, your son is bigger than like a kid that can't fight and like punch and beat somebody up. And then also it was raining.

[Amy]

I know, but would anybody in this room ask a kid if they need a ride home? No, because it's raining.

[Bobby Bones]

But kid's a weird thing. How about young adult?

[Amy]

He is a kid.

[Scuba Steve]

I mean, an adult. I wouldn't even ask him if they need a ride.

[Bobby Bones]

I might, yeah. If it's pouring down rain and they, they got themselves caught out there, hey, man, do you need a ride?

[Scuba Steve]

Not be sitting there like, oh, gosh, covering himself, walking Lunchbox man.

[Lunchbox]

I feel like I wouldn't offer, but I do feel like when I hear it, it does think he sees a guy and he's running. So he's like, oh, man, he just got caught in the rain. He's trying to run to get out of the rain. So he's like, man, I'm gonna do something nice. I'm gonna ask him if he needs a ride home.

[Amy]

That's creepy.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know if it's.

[Bobby Bones]

He did the right thing. He did the right thing.

[Amy]

Maybe I just have a bad taste in my mouth about. About people in general because I was like, who does that? Who asks? And he was right. It's not like Stevenson was seeking shelter under. Like he was running. And I think it was that there's this part on the street where he has to cross the road and you have to wait for the crosswalk, so you have to press the button. And he was waiting there.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I know, that's right.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

So he looks like he's stuck in the rain.

[Bobby Bones]

Stuck in the rain with no one.

[Amy]

No, no, he was waiting for the walk button so he could go.

[Bobby Bones]

Stuck in the rain.

[Amy]

Right.

[Lunchbox]

The guy sees him stuck in the rain, like, oh my gosh. He's standing at a crosswalk getting drenched.

[Amy]

Still. I can't imagine myself being like, different. Some might say he looks 12.

[Lunchbox]

No, he's.

[Corey Kent]

No, he's 16.

[Bobby Bones]

He's tall.

[Amy]

He's 15. And he. How tall do you think he is?

[Bobby Bones]

I was with him a month ago. He's. He's like here.

[Amy]

Okay, well, on me, he's here.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Yeah, that's fine.

[Amy]

He has a. His hair is tall.

[Corey Kent]

That could be it.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm glad. I'm not advocating for him getting in that car. I'm just saying I don't necessarily think that was stranger danger. It just could have been somebody out of the goodness of their heart looking to help someone who got stuck in the rain.

[Amy]

I know. Normally I can see the good.

[Bobby Bones]

If I were gonna be a predator, I would pick somebody more vulnerable. Not a tall, strong 16 year old boy could beat me up.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

15. Sorry.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

And was he dressed like he was running?

[Amy]

Yes.

[Scuba Steve]

See, like all that doesn't make any sense.

[Lunchbox]

What does that mean? He's dressed like he's running shorts.

[Scuba Steve]

It doesn't look like he's walking from school.

[Amy]

Right. He's got his headphones like he was on a run.

[Bobby Bones]

I just challenge you to not lose faith in society. I know, I know.

[Amy]

That's right.

[Bobby Bones]

But 80% chance, creepo. 20% just a good person trying to help somebody out, having a bad day.

[Amy]

My main thing was I wanted to ask everybody in the room, like, would any of you stop? And none of us would.

[Scuba Steve]

I think Lunchbox would.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, it just depends if it were an adult. And I felt like they were trapped in the rain. I possibly depending on what car I'm in. Right, right, right. It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two.

[Corey Kent]

I turned off news altogether.

[Lunchbox]

I hate to say it, but I

[Bobby Bones]

don't trust much of anything.

[Ryan Seacrest]

It's the rage bait.

[Corey Kent]

It feels like it's trying to divide people.

[Bobby Bones]

We got clear facts. Maybe we can calm down a little.

[Corey Kent]

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[Ebony Morgan]

We had listener Kyler in our studio this week. You may know him as the one who keeps all the stats for all of our games. Who wins, who loses. You know me always losing. He stopped by the studio with a grip challenge for us, which got super competitive in studio. If you listen to this and you love it, you can also go watch it on our YouTube page at Bobby

[Bobby Bones]

Bones show number one. It's a Bobby Bones show interview, in case you didn't know. We're going to see who's got the strongest hands on the show because Kyler Ennis is here. He is a professional DIYer and like, he literally. That's what he does. But he's gone super viral on social media, testing people's grip strengths. Not only that, this is the guy that keeps all of our stats for games. He listens to every single segment we do and then calls us at the beginning of every year and gives us all the stats. But we told him, come up to the show. We're all gonna test our grip strength now with Kyler Ennis. So what's the. Did you buy the. The grip machine from like the Internet

[Kyler Ennis]

or ordered it off Amazon? This is like my, I don't know, sixth one. There's been a few that have broken.

[Bobby Bones]

Is it because so much use or because some people are just so strong?

[Kyler Ennis]

So much use, use and abuse.

[Bobby Bones]

You ever met anybody that's so freaking strong? And you're like, dang, that's wild.

[Kyler Ennis]

There's one guy, he was my plumbing excavator and he's like 7 foot tall, 385, and he just absolutely crushed it. He's the strongest guy I've tested for sure.

[Amy]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

I was thinking about this because we're gonna do this.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, great.

[Bobby Bones]

I think I'm last. I'm gonna be honest with you. I think I have the weakest hands

[Corey Kent]

of all the dudes.

[Kyler Ennis]

You just did a test at your physical, right?

[Bobby Bones]

I did.

[Kyler Ennis]

Did they have you hold it over your head or like at a 90 degree angle? Do they have you do it any

[Bobby Bones]

specific way and then even tell me I was doing it? They're like, here, grab this and pull. And I did it. And I was like, all right. They said, okay, you're strengthen this hand. I was like, I didn't even wore my. No, we were like measuring this. And then I did the other hand, which was a little bit more. But no, you posted above your head.

[Kyler Ennis]

Some people have said you're stronger if you hold it above your head, but I don't know. I just tell the whoever I'm testing, like, hey, just however you can feel like you're the strongest, just rip it.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel the strongest naked.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, if I'm completely butt naked, I feel like I can pull the hardest. I think Scuba Steve is number one. He's just angry.

[Scuba Steve]

That doesn't equal strong.

[Bobby Bones]

It does, though, sometimes. I think Raymundo is number two.

[Corey Kent]

That's strong.

[Bobby Bones]

Mike D is number three. Come on, Lunchbox.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, my. So stupid.

[Amy]

You do have low T. You're doing

[Scuba Steve]

that just to make me.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm not. If I were betting on this, it would go lunchbox and Eddie, then me. So is your machine. Do you have to, like, plug it in or anything?

[Kyler Ennis]

No, you just.

[Amy]

You just squeeze it.

[Kyler Ennis]

Squeeze it.

[Amy]

Go.

[Bobby Bones]

Can we get him a piece of paper? And I don't want him to tell us the results as we do them. Oh, we'll do them all. He'll write them all down, rank them, and then he'll read them to us like that. Scuba, you want to come in first?

[Scuba Steve]

That's fine.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah, let's do it. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

All right. Here is our executive producer, Scuba Steve. He's coming in. Kyler, what is this thing called, this machine?

[Kyler Ennis]

It's called a dynamometer.

[Bobby Bones]

So we pick one hand, you give it a rip. Do you want it?

[Lunchbox]

Oh, you only do one hand, so this could get ugly.

[Bobby Bones]

Scuba Steve, are you ready?

[Corey Kent]

Yes, I'm ready.

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Scuba Steve]

Like this. And grip it.

[Kyler Ennis]

Yeah. Just one hand only.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. Take your other hand.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, there you go.

[Kyler Ennis]

And, like, hold it. Hold it to your side or however you feel strongest. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Area 3.

[Scuba Steve]

Hold it in place.

[Kyler Ennis]

Yeah. And whenever you let go, it'll show, like, the number that you maxed out.

[Bobby Bones]

Don't say your number. Three, two, go. Dude, that's a strong hand.

[Lunchbox]

You don't have to hold it.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't have to hold it.

[Scuba Steve]

Hey, relax, bro.

[Lunchbox]

Are you supposed to hold it that long?

[Scuba Steve]

It slipped a little bit, though, because my hands are sweaty.

[Bobby Bones]

Scuba Steve is done. Hey, Raymundo, you come in. Scuba Steve can take your spot there on the old soundboard if needed.

[Lunchbox]

This is very interesting. Hey, might want to turn that upside down so Ray doesn't see the number.

[Kyler Ennis]

Good call.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, Raymundo. But I do get. There he goes. Looks like a diarrhea. So my. Again, my prediction is Scuba then Ray. Right, Mike D. You want to go next?

[Corey Kent]

Let's go.

[Bobby Bones]

And go. Mike is shaking very silent. We got like, hey, it's quiet, Mike. He lives silent.

[Kyler Ennis]

There you go.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunchbox oh, yeah.

[Lunchbox]

You ready, man?

[Bobby Bones]

Here we go.

[Scuba Steve]

All right.

[Lunchbox]

Don't need to do my shirt on or off?

[Amy]

On.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, here we go. Here goes.

[Lunchbox]

Down like this.

[Scuba Steve]

Do it above your head.

[Lunchbox]

Above my head?

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And go.

[Scuba Steve]

That barely moved.

[Amy]

I mean, hit the light.

[Bobby Bones]

It also nailed the light. I know.

[Scuba Steve]

Eddie, am I next?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Corey Kent]

All right.

[Bobby Bones]

Go.

[Kyler Ennis]

Break it.

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, that looked pretty good. I'm surprised at that. Yeah.

[Amy]

Well, that was an interesting maneuver.

[Bobby Bones]

All right. Is it me?

[Lunchbox]

All right. Bobby,

[Amy]

Is this how people on the job site do it?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Lunchbox]

How do they do it?

[Amy]

They don't go in squat.

[Lunchbox]

Do they grunt?

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, my back hurts.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, you kind of have to grunt.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel my back hurts. Dude. I think I hurt my back.

[Scuba Steve]

You put everything in it, man.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Who is the strongest grip on the show?

[Kyler Ennis]

Scuba.

[Bobby Bones]

Scuba Steve

[Kyler Ennis]

by 2.4 pounds. He got 131 at number two. Number two, you got Raymundo at 129.

[Corey Kent]

Wow.

[Lunchbox]

So far, Bobby's preseason rankings are dead on.

[Kyler Ennis]

Nailed it.

[Bobby Bones]

Raymundo at 2.

[Lunchbox]

Strong.

[Bobby Bones]

Ray, what was their difference?

[Kyler Ennis]

2.4 pounds.

[Bobby Bones]

That's not a lot, right? It's pretty close.

[Kyler Ennis]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Get you guys. All right, guys. Did you guys all look at your number?

[Lunchbox]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, you didn't even see your number.

[Lunchbox]

Did you know?

[Bobby Bones]

I did.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

I didn't look at it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, number. Just give us the. The grip of the third person.

[Kyler Ennis]

114.2.

[Lunchbox]

What were they? I don't.

[Bobby Bones]

That's got to be.

[Amy]

129 was raised. 131.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, we're way down there. That's a big drop.

[Bobby Bones]

And number three is.

[Kyler Ennis]

Is Eddie.

[Scuba Steve]

Hey, let's go. See what I'm talking about.

[Corey Kent]

Low T beat with low T. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Imagine if you got your tee up, dude.

[Scuba Steve]

I would dominate.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow. Okay. I was wrong on that one. I thought.

[Corey Kent]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, the next score.

[Kyler Ennis]

All right, number four. We got you at 94.8.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, my God.

[Amy]

Oh, my gosh.

[Ebony Morgan]

What was.

[Bobby Bones]

I finished fourth. That. That's awesome for me. Oh, my gosh. I got little princess hands.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, my gosh.

[Scuba Steve]

There's two.

[Amy]

Lunchbox.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunchbox and Mike D. Oh, no.

[Lunchbox]

Say, looking good for me.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

At least I got high tea so far.

[Corey Kent]

Doesn't matter.

[Bobby Bones]

Scuba at one, Ray at two, Eddie at three, me at four. Thank God I'm not last. And then we have Mike and Lunchbox. How you feel, Mike?

[Corey Kent]

I think I feel good about beating lunch.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

I think you got this.

[Lunchbox]

I mean, the last time I've Been to the gym, seventh grade, so I don't know, man. I'm not feeling too good about this. It's been a long time since I've used my hands for work.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, and who came in fifth?

[Lunchbox]

Wait, you want to go last now? Because you just want to announce last.

[Bobby Bones]

Who came in fifth?

[Kyler Ennis]

Yeah, you got Mike D at fifth.

[Bobby Bones]

So last place.

[Corey Kent]

You didn't win.

[Lunchbox]

I won last.

[Scuba Steve]

No, you lost.

[Bobby Bones]

You're the weakest of all.

[Corey Kent]

You're the loser.

[Lunchbox]

That's all right.

[Kyler Ennis]

So Mike. Mike got 86, and lunch got 76.

[Bobby Bones]

You want to do the lady? You guys want to do it?

[Amy]

Sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

Hey, preseason odds.

[Amy]

What's up there?

[Bobby Bones]

I think Morgan is at 1, Amy. Amy's at 2, and Abby 3.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I think Abby might struggle picking it up.

[Amy]

I feel like Abby's pretty strong just lifting it off.

[Scuba Steve]

She's gonna freak out and not squeeze it.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, my gosh.

[Bobby Bones]

She gets so nervous about it, it slips out of her hands. Yeah, I'm shaking, Morgan.

[Ebony Morgan]

Okay.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

All right. Walking up now is Morgan. Ready? 1, 2, 3, go. Look pretty strong. All right, Amy's walking up now to take the grip challenge with no shoes. Here we go. And go.

[Scuba Steve]

It's pretty good, though, Amy.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, she's squeezing.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

She said she can barely open a jar. All right, Abby. Abby's walking in to take the grip test here.

[Ebony Morgan]

You guys feeling any pain?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah, for sure.

[Corey Kent]

My arm hurts.

[Amy]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

We don't do a show tomorrow because we're all in the hospital. Abby, ready?

[Scuba Steve]

Abby, don't get nervous.

[Bobby Bones]

And go.

[Corey Kent]

Oh, my God. Oh, gosh.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, her.

[Lunchbox]

God.

[Bobby Bones]

I think you're right.

[Scuba Steve]

Preseason odds are right.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I think. I think Amy's gonna be better than probably she thought, though, because I thought you looked pretty good doing it. Okay, so who was the strongest?

[Kyler Ennis]

You got Morgan at 67.4.

[Amy]

Good job, Morgan.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunchbox for class.

[Scuba Steve]

Wow.

[Ebony Morgan]

I was right by him.

[Kyler Ennis]

76.

[Scuba Steve]

Dang. So close.

[Bobby Bones]

And second.

[Kyler Ennis]

Second, you have Abby.

[Corey Kent]

Oh, my God.

[Kyler Ennis]

At 52 pounds. And then Amy got 45 points.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, no, Amy, your heart's about to explode.

[Amy]

I don't think.

[Corey Kent]

I can't believe that.

[Scuba Steve]

Amy, we're gonna lose you.

[Amy]

Oh, no, guys, I gotta go to the doctor.

[Scuba Steve]

Take lunchbox with you.

[Corey Kent]

Oh, no. Oh, wow.

[Amy]

I didn't scream, though.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, that was the problem.

[Amy]

They both screamed. Should I scream?

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, you probably could have. Yeah. Has anyone ever pooped their pants doing it? Because I feel like that's the same muscle that I was using. Right. Like a Push.

[Amy]

Yeah. Let me scream.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, this is exhibition.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Hold it above your head. Okay, now.

[Amy]

I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

And go.

[Corey Kent]

Well, she's using both hands.

[Scuba Steve]

Cheater.

[Bobby Bones]

That's pretty slick though. That's pretty slick. She tried two hands.

[Scuba Steve]

She tried to pull a ray.

[Bobby Bones]

Nah, that's pretty good.

[Amy]

It was natural. I didn't mean to. It just feels better like. Okay, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

What you mean?

[Amy]

Is that higher?

[Kyler Ennis]

No, it's 38.

[Bobby Bones]

38.

[Lunchbox]

It went down.

[Ryan Seacrest]

No, it's not.

[Amy]

Oh, my gosh. What's wrong with me, guys?

[Lunchbox]

Your heart is now your heart is bad. You're.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you squeeze higher than all those? Squeeze. We squeeze one for us.

[Corey Kent]

Oh, there he is.

[Bobby Bones]

Get it out. And.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, dude, look at his arm.

[Amy]

Oh my God.

[Kyler Ennis]

He did 193.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Without even really doing it.

[Amy]

And he just like blinked.

[Corey Kent]

Dang.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow, that's pretty cool. So Scuba132, Ray129. Eddie114, Me94, Mike D86. Lunchbox76. That is not really Eddie. I apologize.

[Scuba Steve]

Thank you, man.

[Bobby Bones]

I thought you had finished next to last.

[Scuba Steve]

I did. I'm strong. Even with low T, baby.

[Kyler Ennis]

That's a wide range of numbers there.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, Scoop is pretty strong, right? 132. Him and Red. Those are pretty strong numbers generally.

[Kyler Ennis]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

What's strong in your mind, what number is generally? Just strong.

[Amy]

38.

[Kyler Ennis]

I mean. Yeah, 38. I bet at this point I've probably tested like over a thousand people and I'd say like anything over like 160 is like elite.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, dang.

[Kyler Ennis]

And then. But average, like on the job site especially is usually around like 125. 130.

[Bobby Bones]

That's average on the job site.

[Scuba Steve]

Guys that work with their hands all the time.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I feel.

[Corey Kent]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Kyler, where's the line between like women and men?

[Kyler Ennis]

Like the strongest woman. Yeah, the strongest I've tested is 118.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow. Nice.

[Kyler Ennis]

And then my wife is in second place at 112.

[Bobby Bones]

But you guys said I'm like practice. I mean, I would work out doing it.

[Kyler Ennis]

No, I. I actually have like pretty bad tennis elbow. I'm wondering if it's from always doing that. Yeah, but like anytime I do like train back day or anything, I don't use straps, anything like that. It's just. I don't know. And working with your hands a lot.

[Bobby Bones]

Generally, if a guy like myself gets up to do that and he's wearing pink, how does that turn out?

[Kyler Ennis]

About like it did.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, good, good, good, good. You know, we're in a little pink here. What are you guys doing while you're in Nashville?

[Kyler Ennis]

Well, our anniversary is tomorrow, and so we're gonna figure out something to do.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, dude, I'm glad you came in. Seriously.

[Kyler Ennis]

Yeah. Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

This is fun. You have provided a. A lot of fun for us, too, every year when we talk to you. And if you come back to Nashville, bring it back in, because I'm gonna train like a mofo pretty soon.

[Kyler Ennis]

Come back in a year.

[Lunchbox]

Yep.

[Bobby Bones]

I have one hand that's huge and one that's small. You guys follow Kyler at Kyler Ennis, and we really appreciate you and your wife. Happy anniversary.

[Corey Kent]

Oh, thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

I hope you guys have a. A great couple days.

[Ebony Morgan]

Yeah.

[Amy]

How many years are you celebrating?

[Kyler Ennis]

It'll be nine years.

[Amy]

Oh, that's.

[Scuba Steve]

Well, congrats.

[Bobby Bones]

What's. What's. What's nine years? Like cloth.

[Corey Kent]

Cloth?

[Kyler Ennis]

I don't know.

[Scuba Steve]

Dynamometer.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, there he is, Kyler. And it's everybody.

[Kyler Ennis]

Thank you, guys.

[Bobby Bones]

It's the best bits of the week with Morgan number two.

[Ebony Morgan]

That wraps it for the weekend. Thanks for catching up on the Bobby Bones show. Remember, you can follow us everywhere at Bobby Boneshow. Abby is on part one this weekend with me and you can check out my podcast. Take this personally. I had a guest on named Dave Rossi, and he has a book called Alphas die Early. So it was a conversation all about Alphas. If this is where I leave you, I hope you have a great weekend. Bye, everybody.

[Bobby Bones]

That's the best bits of the week with Morgan. Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out the other two parts this weekend. Go follow the show on all social platforms obbyboneshow and follow ebgirlmorgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode.

[Corey Kent]

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[Martha Stewart]

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[Amy]

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