The BobbyCast (Ep. 562): Bobby, Morgan, and Mike D – Q&A: Favorite Concerts, What They Wish They Were Better At, and Why Bobby Blacklists Guests
Podcast: The Bobby Bones Show
Host(s): Bobby Bones, with Morgan and Mike D
Date: December 17, 2025
Episode Theme: A relaxed, behind-the-scenes Q&A episode featuring personal stories, reflections, and inside show business tales—highlighting favorite concerts, personal growth goals, booking mishaps, and Bobby’s infamous grudge list.
Episode Overview
This episode is a wide-ranging, candid conversation between Bobby Bones, Morgan, and Mike D. The trio answer questions from listeners and one another about their lives, quirks, biggest regrets, and favorite concerts. The group discusses a memorable booking error, the realities of booking (and blacklisting) guests, the impact of social media, and more, peppered with their characteristic banter and self-deprecating humor.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Old Crow Medicine Show and Serendipitous Album Signing
Timestamps: [04:01 – 09:16]
- Bobby tells a humorous story about accidentally wandering into an Old Crow Medicine Show in-store performance at Grimy’s in Nashville while on a hunt for vinyl album art for his studio.
- He ends up chatting with Catch Secor, gets a signed vinyl, and later posts about it on social media—leading followers to question why he’d be at a show on a weeknight.
"Wouldn't miss it. I don't think I said wouldn't miss it, to be honest. I think I said something like, yeah. Like something very nondescript, like, yeah, how about that?"
— Bobby Bones ([07:05])
2. Booking Snafus: “Sean Ryan, But Not THAT Sean Ryan”
Timestamps: [09:16 – 18:42]
- Bobby is excited to (almost) book Navy SEAL podcaster Sean Ryan, only to learn Morgan and Mike accidentally contacted a local musician named Sean Ryan after a name spelling mix-up.
- They share the moment the error was discovered and how Bobby feels bad for the musician.
"It was like, a random musician in town that they found. I don't know how they found him. Instagram? No idea."
— Bobby & Mike D ([13:10])
- Bobby reflects on the importance of being honest and kind in such situations, deciding to still have the musician on for a future episode:
"I don't want this guy to feel like we were messing with him. I feel bad that we had asked him to come up and he had scheduled it, so he's going to be on an episode soon."
— Bobby Bones ([17:16])
3. FBI, Streaming Bots & Social Anxiety
Timestamps: [24:00 – 28:27]
- The team discusses the quirky story about an FBI director allegedly using a private plane to visit his country singer girlfriend in Nashville, and how intimidating it would be to date someone whose ex is a high-powered government agent.
"Not only hard to follow because he might be... but I would just be worried that if he still wanted to be with her. You talk about hacking and making my life miserable."
— Bobby Bones ([25:06])
- Conversation turns to streaming numbers in music, the use and purchasing of bots to inflate numbers, and their collective (amused but critical) confusion about how these “click farms” work.
"How do you even buy bots?... I would be super interested to do that. Like, a long time ago… When Twitter first started, I would buy my friends a bunch of followers on Twitter..."
— Bobby Bones ([26:41])
4. Q&A Roundtable: Personal Skills, Social Struggles, and Dating
Timestamps: [28:28 – 39:15]
- What do you wish you were better at?
- Mike D: Small talk and casual conversation.
"I am terrible at making just conversation with somebody… I am so comfortable in silence. Like, that's what I thrive in."
— Mike D ([28:47]) - Bobby: Agrees, sharing examples of social missteps and missing social cues:
"I suck at small talk. Like, I just haven't trained myself enough for it to just be passable without it being awkward."
— Bobby Bones ([29:05]) - Both share stories about awkward responses, unreturned group texts, and the “thumbs up” as a communication lifesaver.
- Morgan: Wishes she cared more about dating, describing her recent experiences as a “homebody” and reluctance to date post-pandemic.
"I wish I was better at caring to date. Is that too deep?... I probably should get out there and date, but I don't feel like it."
— Morgan (#33:37) - Bobby and Morgan discuss the anxieties of dating apps and the differences between digital “game” and in-person awkwardness.
5. Living Together, Love Languages, and Gift-Giving Expectations
Timestamps: [44:12 – 49:59]
- Bobby and Mike reminisce about how the pandemic fast-tracked living with significant others, and how “the moment reality sets in” comes over little things—like video games or the dishwasher.
- They compare love languages; for Bobby, it's gifts—he traces it to not getting many as a kid and now setting the bar impossibly high for his wife, Caitlin, when it comes to meaningful presents.
"I would just put this high expectation on my wife, who's supposed to know me better than anybody to get me something that blows me away... And I realize now… I don't like that I put her in that position."
— Bobby Bones ([47:25])
6. Regrettable Purchases & TikTok Shop
Timestamps: [51:54 – 54:09]
- Mike regrets buying a bag resealer from TikTok that didn’t work.
- Bobby admits to buying an Apple Vision headset:
"I spent thousands of dollars on the thing. I use it like seven times."
— Bobby Bones ([53:19])
7. Social Media: Makes Us Happier or More Anxious?
Timestamps: [54:17 – 57:56]
- All agree social media increases anxiety, despite some positives in connecting people.
- Bobby shares he is “four days sober” from reading any comments or replies on any platform and feels much happier, calling out Twitter as the worst.
"I don't go like on Twitter, I don't go to My app that replies at all. You just post and I post and let it live."
— Bobby Bones ([55:10])
8. The Best Concert Ever
Timestamps: [62:00 – 64:06]
- Mike D: Blink-182 reunion show—emotionally overwhelming due to childhood fandom and the improbability of seeing them live.
"Only time I ever got emotional at a concert… felt like this overwhelming amount of joy..."
— Mike D ([62:00]) - Morgan: Florence & The Machine at Memphis in May; Tyler Childers at the Ryman as a close second.
- Bobby: John Mayer at ACL Fest in Austin—festival setting, John Mayer’s musicianship, and personal connection make it his best.
9. Bobby’s Blacklist: The “No” List for Guests
Timestamps: [64:06 – 74:49]
- Bobby confesses to mentally blacklisting guests who refuse to appear on his shows—especially if they later do other press.
"If someone says they politely decline … I have in my mind like three or four people that I’m like, screw them. Eventually they're going to ask me for something and I'm not going to give it to them."
— Bobby Bones ([65:03]) - He explains some “no’s” are understandable (e.g., Billy Bob Thornton, Morgan Freeman, Paul McCartney), but others feel more personal and petty.
- He fantasizes about a segment where he’d list the people who said no, then highlight something great about them—“so I don’t hate them.”
- Mike and Morgan caution about the pettiness, but Bobby laughs it off, owning his emotional response and joking about getting their moms to come on instead.
Quotes & Memorable Moments
- "I feel like I can interview anybody. If you give me, like, five questions, I can find a place that we're gonna be able to talk about something we have in common." — Bobby Bones ([17:41])
- "I'm not interested in freezing eggs… I'm kind of at a point where I’m like, if it happens, it happens. If it doesn’t, I have two nephews that are biologically half me, so…” — Morgan ([35:13])
- "You put me in a text thread and you're like, hey, this is Sean Ryan and you need to convince him to come on the show. I'll be freaking hilarious… But in real life, I do not have sharpened small talk skills." — Bobby Bones ([32:55])
Notable Segment Timestamps
- 04:01 – Old Crow Medicine Show vinyl story
- 09:16 – Sean Ryan booking error
- 13:36 – Realization about the booking mistake
- 28:28 – Q&A: What do you wish you were better at?
- 34:03 – Dating difficulties and digital awkwardness
- 44:12 – The moment reality sets in living together
- 47:25 – Love languages and gift-giving
- 51:54 – Regretful purchases and TikTok Shop gripes
- 54:17 – Social media: happiness vs. anxiety, and Bobby’s “comment sobriety”
- 62:00 – Best concert ever attended
- 64:06 – Bobby’s guest blacklist and showbiz pettiness
Final Thoughts
This BobbyCast episode blends lighthearted stories, sincere confessions, and behind-the-scenes radio industry quirks. The dynamic between Bobby, Morgan, and Mike D is relatable and humorous, with each offering up moments of vulnerability and wit—whether it’s about social awkwardness, old concert joys, or the little (and big) showbiz grudges that stick with you.
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