Best Bits: Listener Q&A With Morgan and Scuba Steve

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show – Best Bits: Listener Q&A With Morgan and Scuba Steve

Release Date: April 12, 2025

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Introduction to Listener Q&A

In this engaging episode of The Bobby Bones Show, host Morgan teams up with co-host Scuba Steve for a lively Listener Q&A session. The duo dives into a variety of topics ranging from personal anecdotes and career insights to music preferences and nostalgic reflections on the '90s. The conversation is both entertaining and insightful, offering listeners a glimpse into the personalities behind the show.

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Shout-Outs and Listener Engagement [02:50 – 03:32]

Morgan opens the Q&A segment by acknowledging listener contributions. She shares a heartfelt shout-out from Michelle in Apple Valley, who expresses her unwavering support:

"I've said it once or twice, but I'll say it again. You guys are my favorites." [00:37]

Scuba Steve humorously discusses the challenge of handling shout-outs from listeners who don't provide their names or locations, joking about making up details to keep the positivity flowing.

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The Age Debate: How Old Is Scuba Steve? [03:32 – 05:54]

One of the first questions Morgan addresses is from Hillary in Texas, inquiring about Scuba Steve's age. This sparks a humorous and somewhat evasive exchange:

"How old is Scuba?" [03:36]

Scuba Steve admits uncertainty about his exact age, sharing a personal story about a conversation with a friend named David regarding feeling perpetually young. He reveals that while he presents himself as 25 internally, external appearances and interactions hint that he might be closer to 37 or 38 years old, especially after recounting an anecdote involving artist Neo:

"Neo's here. Da, da. And he mentioned his age... he goes, I'm 37." [05:34]

Morgan speculates based on context, suggesting that Scuba Steve is likely approaching 40, but Scuba Steve remains playfully vague about his true age.

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Weekend Radio Show and '90s Nostalgia [05:54 – 07:34]

Listener Lisa from Illinois asks if Scuba Steve is still hosting his weekend radio show. Scuba Steve reminisces about his time on the iHeart90s show, which he cherished for its nostalgic throwbacks to the '90s pop culture, music, and entertainment:

"It was nostalgia city. It was so much fun... the '90s were pretty badass." [06:27]

He shares how stepping away from the show for a few months allowed him to focus on new ventures, though he expresses optimism about returning in the near future.

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Facial Hair Chronicles: From Clean-Shaven to Bearded [07:34 – 10:37]

Tracy from Las Vegas poses a question about the last time Scuba Steve had a clean-shaven face, leading to an in-depth discussion about his facial hair journey. Scuba Steve explains that he has maintained some level of facial hair for over five years, initially growing a beard to satisfy his then-girlfriend's preference:

"I always had some sort of facial hair because my wife... did not like the way I looked without any facial hair whatsoever." [08:35]

He recounts the evolution of his beard from a light scruff in 2018 to a full-grown beard by 2020, highlighting how it has become a significant part of his persona. Morgan, curious about the grooming process, receives a "beard lesson" where Scuba Steve details the best methods to achieve a scruffy look, emphasizing letting facial hair grow naturally before trimming:

"The best is to shave it skin and then let it grow in a little bit because then you can get that real true scruffy five o'clock shadow." [10:04]

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Delving into the Country Rap Scene [10:37 – 14:34]

Robert from the Bay Area, California, inquires about Scuba Steve's thoughts on the country rap scene. This sparks a comprehensive analysis of various hip-hop subgenres across different regions. Scuba Steve appreciates the diversity within hip-hop, mentioning artists like Too Short and E40 from the Bay Area, and contrasting them with Southern and East Coast rappers:

"Hip hop is so different. No matter where you go in our country, it's got a different vibe, different sound." [13:55]

He differentiates country rap from traditional Southern hip-hop, noting that while Southern rap incorporates elements like "a little twangy" sound, it doesn't fully align with what is typically defined as country rap. Instead, he references artists like Upchurch and Jelly Roll who blend country elements with rap more seamlessly.

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Memorable Moments with JV and Reflections on Magic and Loss [14:34 – 35:35]

Felipe from New York City asks Scuba Steve about his favorite memories with JV, a notable figure in his career. Scuba Steve shares an emotional and eerie story connecting their past interactions with JV's untimely death:

"I was sitting there and he just started coughing... And then I remember the next morning, he was like, dude, I had never ate so much of my life." [23:52]

He recounts how a seemingly coincidental technological glitch—a Dropbox notification about a video—occurred shortly before JV went missing and tragically died. This experience left Scuba Steve pondering the possibility of signs from beyond:

"What if he is like, sending this message and messing with my technology... as if he's from the other side sending me this message?" [34:40]

The story underscores themes of friendship, loss, and the haunting nature of unresolved connections.

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Conclusion and Farewells [35:35 – 37:35]

As the Q&A session winds down, Morgan and Scuba Steve wrap up by expressing gratitude to listeners like Felipe and encouraging continued engagement:

"We’ll have the other questions in part one. We can geek out on them." [36:51]

Scuba Steve reflects on the profound impact of the Doghouse radio show on his career, acknowledging the mentorship and camaraderie of colleagues like Rico. The episode concludes with Morgan urging listeners to support their YouTube page and subscribe for more content.

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Notable Quotes:

• "I've said it once or twice, but I'll say it again. You guys are my favorites." – Morgan [00:37]

• "Hip hop is so different. No matter where you go in our country, it's got a different vibe, different sound." – Scuba Steve [13:55]

• "What if he is like, sending this message and messing with my technology... as if he's from the other side sending me this message?" – Scuba Steve [34:40]

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Key Takeaways:

• Personal Growth and Identity: Scuba Steve's discussions about his age perception and facial hair journey highlight themes of personal identity and how external appearances influence self-perception.

• Nostalgia and Career Evolution: Reflecting on his iHeart90s show, Scuba Steve emphasizes the enduring appeal of '90s culture and its impact on his career trajectory.

• Music Appreciation: An in-depth exploration of hip-hop subgenres underscores Scuba Steve's broad appreciation for diverse musical styles and regional differences within the genre.

• Emotional Narratives: The poignant story about JV adds a layer of emotional depth, touching on friendship, loss, and the enigmatic nature of life’s unexpected events.

• Listener Engagement: The episode showcases the strong rapport between hosts and their audience, fostering a sense of community and shared experiences.

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Final Thoughts

This episode of The Bobby Bones Show stands out for its authentic and heartfelt conversations. Morgan and Scuba Steve adeptly blend humor, personal stories, and thoughtful discussions, creating a rich and engaging experience for listeners. Whether delving into personal grooming tips or sharing memorable career moments, the hosts provide valuable insights while maintaining an entertaining and relatable dialogue.

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Transcript

[Morgan]

The number one hit podcast, the Girlfriends is back with something new, the Girlfriends Spotlight. Where each week you'll hear women share their stories of triumph over adversity. You'll meet Luann, who escaped a secretive religious community. Do I want my freedom or do.

[Scuba Steve]

I want my family?

[Morgan]

And now helps other women get out too. I loved my girls.

[Scuba Steve]

I still love my girls.

[Morgan]

Come and join our girl gang. Listen to the Girlfriend Spotlight on the iHeartRadio app, Apple PODC or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Scuba Steve]

Hi, I'm Sam Mullins and I've got a new podcast coming out called goboy the gritty true story of how one man fought his way out of some of the darkest places imaginable. Roger Caron was 16 when first convicted, has spent 24 of those years in jail. But when Roger Caron picked up a pen and paper, he went from an ex con to a literary darling. From Campside Media and iHeart Podcasts. Listen to GoBoy on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. My name is Brendan Patrick Hughes, host of Divine Intervention. This is a story about radical nuns in combat boots and wild haired priests trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover in a hell bent effort to sabotage a war. J. Edgar Hoover was furious. He was out of his mind. And he wanted to bring the Catholic left to its knees. Listen to Divine intervention on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm ready to fight. Oh, this is fighting words. Okay, I'll put the hammer back. Hi, I'm George M. Johnson, a best selling author with the second most banned book in America. Now more than ever, we need to use our voices to fight back. Part of the power of black queer creativity is the fact that we got us, you know, we are the greatest culture makers in world history. Listen to Fighting words on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Foreign you feeling? This too is a horror anthology podcast. It brings different creators to tell ten vile. No, no, no, no, no, no. Grotesque.

[Morgan]

Oh my God.

[Scuba Steve]

Horrific stories on what scares them the most. You feeling this too? Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Best bits of the week with Morgan. It's listener Q and A Time where Morgan and a show member answer almost all your questions.

[Morgan]

Welcome everybody. Listener Q and A time. Scooby Steve is joining me. We've got some listener questions here. Are you ready?

[Scuba Steve]

I'm always ready for them. And they give their proper Name and location for all of them.

[Morgan]

I did. Don't berate the ones that didn't, though.

[Scuba Steve]

Well, you just make it up. I would never have known if you would have made it up.

[Morgan]

I know, but I'm not very good at lying. We've learned this about.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, but it's just like. It's like improv. You're not really necessarily lying. You're just like committing to something and just. It's like a white line.

[Morgan]

Blur the lies.

[Scuba Steve]

Blurring lines. I like blurred lines.

[Morgan]

Okay, well, we're starting out with a shout out from Michelle in Apple Valley.

[Scuba Steve]

She said, oh, yeah, but is it the same Apple Valley? Okay, gotcha.

[Morgan]

She said, I've said it once or twice, but I'll say it again. You guys are my favorites.

[Scuba Steve]

Apple Valley.

[Morgan]

She wants to always make sure she. We know that she loves us.

[Scuba Steve]

She validates. And I appreciate that, Michelle.

[Morgan]

That's what we appreciate. All right, Hillary in Texas would like to know, how old is Scuba?

[Scuba Steve]

Steve Lunchbox mentioned the other day, we don't even know how old he is. And everyone's like, this is a question.

[Morgan]

Blowing up in this one. Like, how old is Scuba?

[Scuba Steve]

I don't know. How old am I? I always think that. And it's funny because I was hanging out my friend David last night and we're talking about. He's like, man, I just feel. I don't know how we got on the subject, but he's always just feel youthful inside. He goes, I don't feel like I am the age that I am because I always envision myself as at a certain age. And I was like, what do you see yourself as? And he's like, like 19, 20. And in my head, I'm always 25, no matter what, with, I mean, of course, decision making. I have to be a different kind of adult when it becomes the kids and work or whatever, but I just feel and think that I'm 25 years.

[Morgan]

Old always, you know, that you can feel and think 25, but still be a different age.

[Scuba Steve]

Of course, yeah. Your time on earth is longer than what you feel and think. But for me, I'm 25.

[Morgan]

Okay. But being alive is a beautiful thing.

[Scuba Steve]

It is. It is.

[Morgan]

Live for years. I know you're somewhere in your 30s. Like, actually, I just don't know where.

[Scuba Steve]

I know it's like this one time there are, you know, Neo, the artist. Yeah, Neo. So he came in studio when I was in San Francisco and I was putting together the prep and like, it doesn't really matter what his Age is. But I just put on there. So he knew it. And his birthday, I felt like it was coming up. So I was like, oh, you can mention, hey, birthday's coming birthday. And I put on his age on there, as I think it was at the time. I put 33 or 34. And he was going through it and he's going, hey, Neo's here. Da, da. And he mentioned his age. I'm like, you never mentioned his age. Why would you do that? It's just there for you just to.

[Morgan]

Know all of a sudden now.

[Scuba Steve]

And then ne goes, that's not how old I am. And then he goes, steve, get in here. And it was like this, like, three minute, let's beat the crap out of Steve for having, you know, wrong information on his prep sheet. And Neo's like, nah, man. He goes, I'm 37. And I was like, dude, online it says that he's 33, 34, whatever it is. And I went, I found the links and I showed him. And he goes, oh, I bet that's my PR person trying to make me seem younger than I really am, so I seem relatable to the audience. He's like, no, but I'm about to be 40. And I was like, see, I, I, I'm filibustering here and trying to deflect.

[Morgan]

So this is you. And what I'm getting here is that potentially Scuba Steve might be 37, 38 years old, might be coming on 40. Because he just told a story about Neo.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes.

[Morgan]

If I'm looking at context, maybe, I.

[Scuba Steve]

Don'T know, I'm just telling you a Neo story. And this Neo story is true and it's factual and it happened. And he was 33, 34, but he was actually closer to 40. That's Neo.

[Morgan]

All right, Hillary, we got nowhere. Is Scuba still doing his weekend radio show, Lisa in Illinois?

[Scuba Steve]

So it was a weekday. I did it Monday through Friday. I actually Monday through Saturday on iheart90s. And then I stepped away for, I did it for about three months. I loved it so much because when I, when I was doing it and doing the show, it like took me back to being a kid because everything we talked about on the show and all the music was things from my childhood. So I just like envisioned being in Orlando in 1995 when NSync is big and Britney Spears is going on.

[Morgan]

Well, you gotta live in some nostalgia.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, it was, it was nostalgia city. It was so much fun. And the audio I got from the show and using the show was very Nostalgic from, like, nickelodeon from the 90s. And even people, like, people that I would have have on through, like talkbacks or whatever. It was just. They brought a lot of great things that just made me remember a really fun time for me and I think for the world. I feel like the 90s were pretty badass. Yeah, it was a really incredible time in sports and pop culture.

[Morgan]

I was born in the 90s. Don't have to convince me twice. Yeah, I'm a 90s baby. Through.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, okay.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

So, yeah, it was fun. And we did that for a while, and then I stepped away for a moment because I was trying to focus on my next adventure, which we've talked about many freaking times. And.

[Morgan]

Yeah, and here we still are.

[Scuba Steve]

Here we still are. So I put. I'm moving in another direction with it and hopefully have some answers here in the next month.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

That's exciting.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Answers are something.

[Scuba Steve]

Exactly. Yes. Answers are something. Or I make. I create my own path. Whatever.

[Morgan]

That looks like cool, too. So, yes, yes.

[Scuba Steve]

I'm not doing it right now as this is airing. I'm not doing that show anymore, and I'm not doing anything else that's solo at the moment.

[Morgan]

Okay, well, we got an answer on that one, Lisa. Good job.

[Scuba Steve]

Good job, Lisa.

[Morgan]

Now it's like, which ones can we get an answer? When is the last time you had a clean shaven face? This is from Tracy in Las Vegas.

[Scuba Steve]

Clean shaven face. Let me see if I can find, like, let me go to my Instagram timeline because, like, if you go to Instagram, I feel like that's what show. What it would be if I already for sure.

[Morgan]

The entire time you've been on the show, you've never had a. Yeah, I've.

[Scuba Steve]

Always had the beard, so that's five years for sure. And I know working with Seacrest, I had the beard around after my son was born. Oh, yeah. So when my son was born in 2018, you can see there's a picture of me and Shawn Mendes and I.

[Morgan]

Still have short beard.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, it was like a 5 o'clock. Yeah, scruff, 5 o'clock. Plus, that was 2018. That was June of 2018 with me and Sean.

[Morgan]

When you first went bald, was that when you didn't have a beard or do you feel like you had a beard pretty much your entire.

[Scuba Steve]

I always had some sort of, like, facial hair because my wife, who's my girlfriend at the time, did not like the way I looked without any facial hair whatsoever.

[Morgan]

Got it.

[Scuba Steve]

So she's like, you look like an alien having a. Having a bald head and having no facial hair. Okay, so here's a picture of me at this lavish wedding in March of 2019. It was a year after my son's birth. And you can see the beard starting to grow in a little bit.

[Morgan]

Yep.

[Scuba Steve]

So I think I started growing it in 2018 and it started getting thicker around 2019. And then here's me leaving Ryan Seacro show. And there we go. August of 2019.

[Morgan]

Those are still smaller beards though, than the one that you have now.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, yeah, yeah. But this is like, it's like growing then. So I would say like 2018, I started growing it, growing it. 2019 at the end of the year, started getting bigger. And by 2020, being here in Nashville, then it's like, okay, it's full on Beard in 2020.

[Morgan]

So you really never had a giant period of time where you were totally just clean shaven all the way around?

[Scuba Steve]

No, it would always have. I always had some sort of five o'clock shadow or like a really mini beard. Like a. You know, it's like an inch or a half inch off. I mean, I had clean shaven when I was younger.

[Morgan]

Obviously I am curious now though. Like adult you, because that's kind of like young you.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

I am curious adult you. What you'd look like was just scruff instead of your beard. Beard now.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, me too. Yeah. I mean, who knows what it looks like? I know I'm in the absolute worst shape possible, so I'm sure I got a double chin. This is nice that it hides it for me.

[Morgan]

Let me ask though, because I obviously don't have a beard. I mean, I got little face hairs, but I don't have a beard.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

In order to get scruff, do you have to shave it all off and then you have to let it grow back into scruff? Or can you like shave it totally down to be scruff from the beard?

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, almost like how you would shave a head. Like if you had like longer hair and someone, you know, they buzz cut it and there's still some hair there.

[Morgan]

It would create the same effect. Or would it be like.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, the best effect is to shave it skin and then let it grow in a little bit because then you can get that real true like scruffy five o'clock shadow. Like the, like the OG Seacrest look or trying to think of who is someone that had it. David Beckham, that look. I mean, yeah, of course you can trim it, but the best is to go completely naked and then let it grow a little bit.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Because then it comes in all even. It looks good.

[Morgan]

That's what I thought. I just was curious of the process.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Morgan]

I never knew.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. So I usually would let it grow a little bit, and then I would take the thing to it and like, trim it short. And then after a while, like, okay, let me start fresh again and then do the whole thing. Yeah, but that was a long time ago of me doing that. I think from 20. I mean, I'd say 2010 to 2015, I did versions of that. And before 2010, there wasn't much hair there at all.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

Thank you for the beard lesson.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

I got a lot of information here. If I ever get a boyfriend, I'll. I'll have the knowledge. What does he think about the country rap scene? Robert from Bay Area, California?

[Scuba Steve]

The country rap scene I always appreciate and I think someone who's really good at. If you ever listen to SiriusXM, shade 45, which is LL Cool J's. Sorry. Rock the Bells is LL Cool J station. Shade 45 is Eminem. So Rock the Bells, which is LL Cool J's station, channel 43. Too short, who's a Bay Area rapper, which Robert is. Robert, right?

[Morgan]

Yeah, he's Bay Area.

[Scuba Steve]

Robert definitely knows who Too Short is. He knows who Keek the Sneak is. He knows who B Legit is. He knows who E40.

[Morgan]

I'll come up with these names. All I'm thinking in my head, they.

[Scuba Steve]

Have so many cool names in the Bay Area for the rappers, but every region. And Too Short does a great job highlighting this on his show. There's so many different, like, great influences and regions where their sounds are totally different. Like the Southern rap, which for the longest time was Atlanta based, and that was like Ludacris and Outkast. So you had that different sound and then you had like, kind of the Midwest, which was the Nelly. More like the party sound. And then New York was very, like, hardcore like you and.

[Morgan]

But does, like, the Southern rap constitute as, like, country rap or.

[Scuba Steve]

I think the country rap. He maybe is more referring to, like, the hick Hicop or whatever, which is kind of like.

[Morgan]

I don't know, like, this is. I listen to rap music, but I don't have a lot of background knowledge in rap. So that's why I'm asking you if that, like, could still constitute, like, is there moments where Ludacris, who you said was one of the Southern ones.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, yeah.

[Morgan]

Sounds a Little bit like country rap or is it all just really more rap and he's just rooted in the South?

[Scuba Steve]

I think he wouldn't be country. He'd be more just the Southern type style where it kind of can play a little twangy, but it's not like he doesn't talk like this a little bit and rapid. He just, he is just from the South. So his storylines and his, his inspiration and his. And his content of this lyrics are Southern based. Whereas like the west coast and the east coast, which mostly be the New York versus, you know, Compton, Compton, nwa, Oakland, and the Bay Area. Even like the Bay Area to LA is sort of different in a sense of, of what it was. And then even got Miami rap. You had like two Live Crew in that BAP shit and all that. Oh, sorry.

[Morgan]

We made. We made it 10 minutes, folks. It's okay.

[Scuba Steve]

It's all right. But yeah, so like there's really. It's like all these different textures and these different stories and the different lives and because they live different lives, they're different kinds of raps and different kind of lyrics. The hip hop or the Southern hip hop. Maybe he's referring to more like that Nashville, Kentucky, which could be more of like the Upchurch or guys like Jelly Roll before they got into country music or like A Struggle Jennings who has rapped, or a Yellow Wolf who is a rapper and really good. I guess I like that. I appreciate any kind of. As a kid, I was always like, oh, I'm only West Coast. I love West Coast. I loved. I loved all LA based hip hop. But then as I got older, I'm like, why would I ever close myself off to anything? It's just.

[Morgan]

I love all of it.

[Scuba Steve]

I love all genre. Yeah, I love rap. I don't care what it is. And I appreciate even. I appreciate every version of it. Even like looking at Detroit and all that kind of stuff. I just love hip hop so much, so much because it provides so many different sounds in that one genre where I feel like other genres it is in that, like country is kind of just country and pop is. I mean, it's some influences from the international pop or the island pop. So maybe pop's not a good example, but country's country. But hip hop is so different. No matter where you go in, in our country, it's got a different vibe, different sound. So I like it. It's not my favorite, but I, I appreciate it and like it.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Okay, well, there you go, the expert in beards and hip hop music. Everybody we're gonna take a quick break and we'll be right back.

[Scuba Steve]

My name is Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini could make elephants disappear, walk through walls, and escape the Chinese water torture cell. But he was also on a mission against mediums. I have never seen one genuine medium. Join me, Tim Harford, for a Cautionary Tales trilogy on the world's most famous magician. It takes a flim flammer to catch a flim flammer. Houdini wanted the world to see reason in an age of spiritualism. He went undercover to seances, exposed fakes and charlatans, and even tried to convince Washington lawmakers to ban mediums for good. A campaign that cost him friends and made him many enemies. They're going to kill me. Listen to cautionary tales on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

Sonoro and iHeart's My Cultura podcast Network present the Setup, a new romantic comedy podcast starring Harvey Guillen and Christian Navarro. The Setup follows a lonely museum curator searching for love. But when the perfect man walks into his life.

[Scuba Steve]

Well, I guess I'm saying I like it. You do? You like me?

[Morgan]

He actually is too good to be true.

[Scuba Steve]

This is a con. I'm conning you to get the Delano painting. You could do this together.

[Morgan]

To pull off this heist, they'll have to get close and jump into the deep end together.

[Scuba Steve]

That's a huge leap, Fernando, don't you think?

[Morgan]

After you, Chulito. But love is the biggest risk they'll ever take.

[Scuba Steve]

Fernando is never going to love you as much as he loves this job. Trudito, that painting is ours.

[Morgan]

Listen to the setup as part of the Mike Gultura Podcast network, available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Scuba Steve]

My name is Brendan Patrick Hughes, host of Divine Intervention. This is a story about radical nuns in combat boots and wild haired priests trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover in a hell bent effort to sabotage a war. J. Edgar Hoover was furious. Somebody violated the FBI and he wanted to bring the Catholic left to its knees. The FBI went around to all their neighbors and said to them, do you think these people are good Americans? It's got heists, tragedy, a trial of the century, and the God damnedest love story you've ever heard.

[Morgan]

I picked up the phone and my.

[Scuba Steve]

Thought was, this is the most important phone call I'll ever make in my life. I couldn't believe it. I mean, Brendan, it was divine intervention. Listen to divine intervention on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

The number one hit true crime podcast, the Girlfriends, is back with something new. The Girlfriend Spotlight. Our first two series introduce you to an incredible gang of women who teamed up to fight injustice, showing just how powerful sisterly solidarity can be. And we're keeping this mission alive with the Girlfriend Spotlight. Each week, a different woman sits down with me, Anna Sinfield, to share their incredible story of triumph over adversity. Like Tracy, who survived a terrifying attack, I remember that feeling of, okay, this is how I die. And turned that darkness into the most incredible journey. I want to take over the world and just leave this place better than I found it. Which took her all the way to Paris for the Paralympic Games. Oh, my gosh, this is amazing. So come and join our girl gang. Listen to the Girlfriend Spotlight on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Scuba Steve]

Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of iHeartMedia. I'm excited to introduce a brand new season of my podcast, Math and Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing. I'm having conversations with some interesting folks across a wide range of industries to hear how they reach the top of their fields and the lessons they learned along the way that everyone can use. I'll be joined by innovative leaders like chairman and CEO of Health Beauty, Tarang Amin. The way I approach risk is constantly try things and actually make it okay to fail. I'm sitting down with legendary singer, songwriter, and philanthropist Jewel.

[Morgan]

I wanted a way to do something that I loved for the rest of my life.

[Scuba Steve]

We're also hearing how leaders brought their businesses out of unprecedented times. Like Stefan Bonsell, CEO of Moderna. It becomes a human decision to decide to throw by the window your business strategy and to do what you think is the right thing for the world. Join me as we uncover innovations in data and analytics, the math, and the ever important creative spark, the magic. Listen to math and stories from the frontiers of Marketing on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

Back from our break and we don't have any more bearded music questions. I am so sorry, Scuba.

[Scuba Steve]

That's all good. I'm not sorry.

[Morgan]

Sorry. Not sorry.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, exactly. Yeah, it's all good. I answered them, so they got their answers. So what do you want?

[Morgan]

Well, Natalie, who I'm going to believe is from California.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

Wants to know if you're eventually going to leave and go back to California or Florida. One of the coasts.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. I mean, that kind of ties into my thoughts of my future. I mean, I don't have any plans at the moment because I'm settled into Nashville in the sense that I found my community with the basketball team and coaching these kids. And then my son really likes his school and my wife seems to be pretty much okay. I mean, she definitely is one that misses California the absolute most because her family's still there and her family doesn't come out here that often. So she misses them a lot. So she's definitely the driving force of where do we go next? I've never been really tied to a city. Ever since I left my home of Orlando. I've never been like, well, I gotta stay somewhere forever. That maybe could have been LA for me. I could have stayed in LA forever and been okay with it, especially if I didn't have kids. But I guess a long winded way to answer it is, I don't know. But I could see myself, I'm never married to anywhere. I could see myself staying here in Nashville. I could see myself living back in Orlando. I could see myself in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, New York.

[Morgan]

I was gonna say, would you move somewhere new too?

[Scuba Steve]

I would totally go somewhere new. Yeah. Like Atlanta would always be somewhere I could think of myself living where it still kind of has that LA and New York and a little bit of Nashville feel because. And it's a big city and they do filming there and they have television shows and movies and music. Entertainment.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I mean, Atlanta is kind of the new hotspot versus Los Angeles or New York.

[Scuba Steve]

Exactly, Atlanta's massive. And even Chicago, I think Chicago is a cool city. It's a very family friendly city.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

I could see myself there as well too. It's just really cold.

[Morgan]

Yeah, it's the cold winter.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. And I love the beach and I love the water. There is a massive lake there, but that massive lake pushes a lot of cold air into the city. So, you know, I guess I am never. I've never shut myself off to an opportunity. I know there's some cities on my list that I would never want to live or I don't have any interest in living and I don't want to piss anyone off.

[Morgan]

Oh yeah, Yeah. I was going to ask, but never mind.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. I mean, I don't mind saying I'm. But I just. It's probably obvious places, you know, I mean I couldn't and not say I could. Couldn't see myself living. Some of these places, they just don't have what I want for My career.

[Morgan]

Would you like to live in Wichita, Kansas?

[Scuba Steve]

Never would live there.

[Morgan]

That's rude.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Driven through it. But I would never live there because there's nothing there for me. I know I don't work for Boeing and I. And I don't. And I just. And I don't have. I don't have any family there. Any ties?

[Morgan]

Family? You know, they got lots of ties.

[Scuba Steve]

The Coca Cola family.

[Morgan]

No. Coke family. K O C. K O, C, H.

[Scuba Steve]

Coc is a coc.

[Morgan]

No, it's Coke.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, it's Coke.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

What do they do?

[Morgan]

They're like super wealthy. The Koch brothers. Super wealthy businessmen.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. Yes. Oh, yeah. They're invested in everything. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Yes. Lots and lots of things. So they're also there.

[Scuba Steve]

Gotcha.

[Morgan]

That was where they grew up, Kansas, I think.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay. And they still based out of there.

[Morgan]

Actually, I say that I don't know if they grew up there, if they just like raised all their families there and whatnot. But like their. I believe their headquarters is there.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

I didn't know.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

And yes, for some reason it's pronounced Coke or that's why that's what every Kansan has ever called them. So if it is CoC or something else, we've always said Coke.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, gotcha. Coke family.

[Morgan]

Yeah. Even the news. So I.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, well, I think the news that they're saying it, then they. Then obviously it's.

[Morgan]

Well, you know, you never know because everything I've ever said in my life is always wrong.

[Scuba Steve]

So. Yeah, Italian.

[Morgan]

I. I just. I don't trust myself anymore. Was A fan of JV since 2017. Any favorite memories of him? Felipe in New York City. Wow.

[Scuba Steve]

I wonder if that's Felipe Esparza. Wait, that's a comedian, but maybe he knows me. He's in New York. Wow, this person knows jv. Interesting.

[Morgan]

Yeah. He said he's been a fan of him, so he's been listening.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, wow. Okay. That's really cool. So I would say. What was the question? I just got thrown off.

[Morgan]

Your favorite memory of him?

[Scuba Steve]

My favorite memory of him? Man, I have a lot of great memories. A lot of crazy memories. Some memories. I don't know if I should be able to. I don't know if. I guess he's dead now, so can you talk about people that are dead and things you did that may have not been.

[Morgan]

That's entirely your decision.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay.

[Morgan]

And whatever you are comfortable with.

[Scuba Steve]

Well, I was the first person to, I think, get him to smoke weed ever. Or the first time in a really long time. I Think it may have been ever because him and Natasha had never smoked or she claimed she never smoked. And so I remember we were going to one of our events, it was called Girls Night out. Which by the way Girls Night out when you're a single guy is the greatest event ever because they can't do this anymore now because people get, you know, upset about not including all these different. So back in the day you had these events at the Sound Factory called Girls Night Out. And it was really cool for girls because that was our main demographic and it was a great way for us to you know, look out for women who are single mothers or teachers who don't get the chance to get appreciated and do fun things or just women in general. So we did this awesome event at the Sound Factory. It's this huge frickin nightclub with two floors and always be live performances. And in there there would be women can get pampered and get their nails done, their makeup and their hair. Free drinks, free food activations, like client related live music, like performers would be there.

[Morgan]

I love this.

[Scuba Steve]

It was always really, really cool. And then there would be like a male stripper that would come there, some strippers and they would strip. But ah, it's a good time.

[Morgan]

This like is escalating very quickly.

[Scuba Steve]

Wild 949 it was wild. We'd be up on stage and having a good time and shouting the crowd and DJing and, and bringing people on stage. And I remember I got a lap dance one time because I was going through my divorce. So I got a lap dance on stage and. And these girls would get, get slosh. They would get so drunk. And this is the part that I always felt bad because I guess not felt bad but just it felt kind of weird because these women would get drunk for four hours straight. And then the factory, the Sound factory had to open up to the public afterwards. So then women were getting drunk from about 7 to 11 and then there would be men outside just waiting to get inside because all these women have been liquored up and their chances are probably a little better because these women are drunk and they would get in there at 11. It was just like watching. It was just like boom, boom, boom, boom. Guys just like girl, girl, girl, girl. Guy and girl, guy and girl.

[Morgan]

This is what we referred to in the sorority fraternity world on freshman night after sorority week. Like rush week.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

It was called Shark Night.

[Scuba Steve]

Shark Night. This is very much like Shark Night. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Because they're like oh, fresh new blood. Who's here?

[Scuba Steve]

Oh yeah.

[Morgan]

Which is a Horrible thing to say. And, like, looking back on my life.

[Scuba Steve]

I know.

[Morgan]

I know what you're feeling by saying.

[Scuba Steve]

That, like, the idea of it's really cool and fun and awesome. Women get a chance to get out. It's totally free. The guest list, all you had to do is call up and then just say your name and give us the information. And you were in. You were on the guest list. So it didn't cost any money. Any woman could show up and be there and totally invited. It just felt a little weird that at the end of it all I was just like, sharpen the gates, open the gates. Yeah. And then. And it was all. It was what it was. And there were so many great things that happened. But I remember at the end of one of those nights from Girls Night out, we were done and JV and I were, let's get the hell out of here. Let's get some food or go somewhere. And so we got in the car. What were we doing? Or maybe we're walking to the car or something. And I always had shit on me, so here I am.

[Morgan]

That's all right. I'll add some bleeps in here.

[Scuba Steve]

Exactly. Also, you had friggin Lunchbox's podcast where there was 95,000 cuss words. So I think we're okay. And they were saying more than just the S word, so I think we're fine. And that's on the same feed. And so I remember sitting there and him, me, Natasha, and then I think there was somebody else, but I won't call her out because she's still alive. And I'm sure it's fine to mention who she is, but you know who you are if you're listening. And there was the four of us. We're sitting there and we're smoking. This pre roll that I got at, I think it was called Double Tree or somewhere. I forget what it was called. Green Station, Green Tree. I don't know. On the Mission. It was great. Got my pre roll. We're sitting there smoking. I'm fine. He takes like one hit and he just starts coughing and coughing and coughing. He can't stop coughing. And he hasn't either. I forget he had never smoked, which was so surprising me that he had never smoked, because I know he did other things, but maybe he just never smoked and just did the other things.

[Morgan]

Or didn't have the right person, you know, it has to be part of experience.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, maybe he did a long time ago and he got paranoid. Never want to do it again because people Say, oh, I get paranoid. But I'm like, it's just your environment, who you're with and the kind of stuff you smoke.

[Morgan]

Yeah, stupid. That happened to me.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. Okay. You just. Environment. Wrong people, wrong stuff.

[Morgan]

I just ended up watching an infomercial for, like, five hours, and I ate, like, three bags of chips. And I was like, I never need to do that again in my life.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, you got a chance to check out and veg out. That's. That's what. That's what it can do for you.

[Morgan]

It was. But it's mostly because I couldn't fall asleep because I didn't really know what was happening.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, all right. So it's just a weird experience.

[Morgan]

And I was like, I think I'm good.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, I'm good. I've had my experience. He just got. Got so lit where he couldn't stop laughing. I got him laughing so hard. He was cracking up. He was coughing. And then he just kept looking at me. He's like, dude, I gotta get here. I think I'm gonna die. He's like, I need to get home. We were far from his house. I was like, let me order you an Uber. He's like. He was trying to figure out on his phone, he couldn't figure out how to order an Uber. And his wife is cracking up, and my friend's cracking up, and I'm the only one who's like, whatever, guys. Like, let me order you a freaking Uber. So I ordered him an Uber, put him in the car. And then I remember the next morning, he was like, dude, I had never ate so much of my life. He went home and just devoured his refrigerator, passed out. I think he was late to work the next day, but it was a great, awesome memory. That was a good one. And then this one. Felipe, right? Yeah, this one Will Felipe. And anyone listening that listened to either JV as JV by himself when I worked with him, or even more iconic back in the 90s. He was part of the show called the Dog House. And the Doghouse was the biggest west coast radio station or radio show, like, ever. Like, you could not compete with him. I think the closest may have been this guy named Jack London on kmel that was there for a while, but, like, the Doghouse, by far was the wildest, craziest. Like, one time they. They. Their boss was ignoring them. You know how sometimes the bosses take forever to respond to emails or whatever, and he was. He was not having it. So one day he put on, like, a headset, brought a chainsaw to work and cut a hole. This is Clear Channel. Went to an office over here. Cut like a dog door sized hole into his office live on the air, knocked it in and then poked his head in like, here's Johnny. And he's like, hey, man, I'm trying to get ahold of you. I'm like, that's the kind of stuff they would do. Like, they were wild. They had the last Biggie interview before Biggie died. Like, they have a lot of iconic memories and moments that were just so big to the West Coast, west coast scene. But the one memory for him that I, the biggest one, I think was we did this bit where he was talking about how he's like, man, I could jump in the bay and catch one of those home runs from AT&T field.

[Morgan]

Oh, yes, we talked about this.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah. And I was like, I was like, I was like, well, if you can do it, then let's do it. And I was like, there's no way you can do it. The bay is so freaking cold. It's gonna constrict your blood. You're not gonna be able to, you're not gonna be able to catch the ball and then swim across and make it out safely. And he's like, oh, I totally can do it. And I was like, all right. Kinda like Bobby being like, I bet I could outrun the cops. And so I was.

[Morgan]

Or fight a kangaroo.

[Scuba Steve]

Or fight a kangaroo. And I was like, well, let me set this up. So I was like, well, one morning we're gonna go out to the bay and do this live. And this was back when Periscope was huge. And so our show was, we did this bit. And after we did this bit, iheartradio gave us their login to the Periscope and they made it a weekly feature that the JV show is gonna be live on the periscope at 8:40 West coast time, which was 11:40 East Coast. And so every week we did a bit, but this was our first one that really like took off and it got like millions of hits. So we went to the, went to the bay by AT&T field where the Giants play. We had a listener there who threw the ball into the bay. He jumps in, grabs the ball and it can barely make it to the end. And at that point, cops were called, Fire department was called. Sirens are coming. He makes it to the end. Cops haven't showed up yet. But the fire department showed up, which, okay, fire department, they can't arrest you. They're there to help You. They got him out. He's winded. He can't do it. I have this whole thing on Periscope, and we do this whole thing, and then I get him out of there. As soon as I hear cop sirens, I'm like, you gotta get out of here. We did this. This is great. It made it on the radio. It's on Periscope. But we have to get out of here. Like, you run that way, I'm running this way. Me and Crystal are going that way. We'll meet you back at the station. And that was the end of that story. But what's crazy was that, did he.

[Morgan]

Ever get arrested or get in trouble or get fined?

[Scuba Steve]

He's been fined, he's been arrested. He's been through all kinds of things for the radio show. This one, this was in his older age of, like, not going crazy. So for me to get him to do this was a big deal and totally out of character for him at this stage in his career in life because he had gotten a ton of trouble from being on the Doghouse back in the day, which the Doghouse was also in New York, too. So when they got in trouble in San Francisco, they got popped and they moved to New York and did it for a couple years and got popped there and then came back to San Francisco. His ratings were so big, they had to hire him back at regardless that.

[Morgan]

He just kept getting fined and doing.

[Scuba Steve]

All kinds of things. Yeah. So he's like, they bring him back. But they were like, you can't come back with your guy Elvis, who is his co host. Different Elvis from Elvis Duran. But he's like, you can't bring Elvis back because you two together are too bad. So they hired just jv. But the point of the story is the nice that he had passed away. I didn't even know he had passed away. I was talking to somebody, the same person who he smoked weed with with jv. And the same person was part of this bit. I was talking to her on the phone about her career and how things are going, and we're talking about jv and I mentioned something and. And she was like, oh, my God, Wow. And then. I won't say what I said. And then that night, I'm sitting there on my laptop doing stuff for this show, Bobby Bones show working. And I had that video on my Dropbox. And I don't. It's just there. It's just. It just lives there. I don't ever do anything with it.

[Morgan]

It's just there kind of in the cloud.

[Scuba Steve]

In the cloud. It's there if I ever want to. Like, if I need it for something, I don't know, I just keep it. But it never. It's never in my brain. I don't ever see it visually. But the weirdest thing in the world happened that night. I'm doing prep, working on some stuff. It's late at night, and all of a sudden I get a notification about that video. And that video pops up on my screen. And it basically says, you need to delete it because your Dropbox is full or whatever. This video in particular. And it pops up, and then somehow it gets downloaded in my download folder. Like, all these weird things, tech things happen. I'm like, this is so weird. And I'm like, oh, whatever. Don't even think about it. And the next morning, someone's like, hey, you okay? And I'm like, what do you mean? He goes, oh, jv, he went missing last night. And I was like, what? And they go, that's really weird. And then I was like. And then even fast forward, two weeks later, he had taken his life and jumped in the bay in that. In that very same vicinity where we did that bit. So I'm just like, whoa, that is so wild. That that same night that he took his life, because he didn't survive, like, that moment he died. They were trying to find his body for weeks. It's. You know, the Pacific Ocean feeds the bay, so they're thinking, you know, a shark could have got it, or he could have been swept out into the Pacific Ocean, gone forever. You know, we don't know where he is. But they did find his body near the Fisherman's Wharf two or three weeks later, I think. But he started at that location. So I'm like, oh, my God. Oh, my God. Like, what if he. In some sort of. Almost like. You ever seen Interstellar? Yeah. Where Matthew McConaughey's like.

[Morgan]

He's like, on the other side.

[Scuba Steve]

Like, what if he is, like, sending this message and messing with my technology, my computer, and popping up this video to show me, hey, I'm gone. Almost like, hey, miss you, love you kind of thing. And this is. But also clues of, like, this is where I'm at in the bay where we did this bit seven years ago.

[Morgan]

Gosh, that's so eerie.

[Scuba Steve]

So eerie. And at the moment I'm just like, this is annoying and weird and I gotta clear up my folder. My Dropbox. Oh, so stupid. I'm trying to get to bed, but realizing, oh, my God, that was Probably JV poking from the other side sending me this message.

[Morgan]

Especially because you have had your moments of ghost encounters and other life forms where you're like, okay, this feels a little off. Yeah, it's very possible.

[Scuba Steve]

And that was super weird and off. And I was like, wow, this is so wild. And so I feel like that was him poking from the other side and giving me some sort of sign of some sort about him. But I have a lot of great memories. I could talk forever about great memories, but also some bad memories, too.

[Morgan]

No, I'm glad. I'm glad you shared these. Both of these.

[Scuba Steve]

But the bad memories are like the thick skin that I got in the sense of it taught me things that in this career that are good for me where others don't have it. And I have it because I've been through fucking the ringer. Ah, damn it.

[Morgan]

All right, we've gotten four beeps here.

[Scuba Steve]

So, Felipe, I appreciate that, and thank you for listening to the to the Doghouse. If you were that OG or the JV show, model 94 9, that means a lot to me because that show was by far the show that changed my life forever as far as my career and pushing me in different boundaries. And I learned so much from working not only with jv, but with Rico, who's a part of that show, because Rico is fricking another og. That is just unbelievable what he has done in this career. Like, his father worked for Piolin, which is the old school Latin, like the SeaCrest or Rick D's back in the day for Latin music or Latin radio. And then even, like my PDs I worked with, like, Kat Collins and Mark Adams and Travis and all those people. It was a great. It was a cool time in my career in San Francisco.

[Morgan]

I love that. Well, I'm glad he asked that question, and I want us to end on that. I don't feel like I can ask another question and follow up with that and there'd be, like, this whole thing. So we're ending on that.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, cool.

[Morgan]

We'll have the other questions in part one. We'll address them because it'll be fun. We can geek out on them.

[Scuba Steve]

Okay, cool. All right, cool, cool.

[Morgan]

All right, well, Scuba, thanks for being here.

[Scuba Steve]

Thank you for having me. I appreciate it.

[Morgan]

Thanks for answering questions.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes.

[Morgan]

From all the people across the world.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes.

[Morgan]

And Felipe from New York, he really loved that question.

[Scuba Steve]

Heck, yeah. That was awesome. Thank you.

[Morgan]

Bye, everybody. Also, go subscribe to the Bobby Bunchau YouTube page. We would be very appreciative because at this point, I don't know that we hit our goal on Friday, but we still have another goal in August, so you're still helping us out. Goodbye.

[Scuba Steve]

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.

[Morgan]

Platforms Bobby Bones Show.

[Scuba Steve]

And follow Webgirl Morgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode.

[Morgan]

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[Scuba Steve]

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[Morgan]

From the producers who brought you Princess of South beach comes a new podcast, the Setup. The Setup follows a lonely museum curator. But when the perfect man walks into his life.

[Scuba Steve]

Well, I guess I'm saying. I like you, you like me.

[Morgan]

He actually is too good to be true.

[Scuba Steve]

This is a con. I'm conning you to get the Dalama painting. We could do this together.

[Morgan]

Listen to the setup on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.