The Bobby Bones Show
Episode: Eddie’s Hot Chicken Argument & Morgan’s Family Pranked Her Boyfriend
Date: December 6, 2025
Host: Morgan (Show Producer), Guest: Eddie
Episode Overview
In this engaging and lighthearted episode, Morgan and Eddie dive into holiday recaps and family stories, with a fun-filled debate about the "right" way to eat Nashville hot chicken. They discuss Thanksgiving adventures, family pranks, the challenges of accommodating a newborn, and their favorite Christmas recipes. Alongside their signature banter, listeners get a glimpse into food traditions, quirky group dynamics, and amusing personal quirks.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Thanksgiving Family Visits and Nashville Tourism
[03:15–09:22]
- Eddie shares highlights of his Thanksgiving, including family visits. His usually reclusive brother-in-law visits and asks all the tourist questions about Nashville, prompting Eddie to reminisce about fabricating celebrity house locations:
- “When we first moved here, I made up a rumor that one house, like, Dolly lived there.” — Eddie [04:05]
- Morgan tells her own “lost in Nashville” adventure, ending up on the set of the TV show "Nashville" at Percy Warner Park.
- They riff on the mystery of identifying celebrity homes, Nashville’s “old wealth,” and how sometimes massive homes belong to doctors or inventors, not musicians.
2. The Great Nashville Hot Chicken Debate
[09:22–14:49]
- Eddie brings up a hot topic: What constitutes real Nashville hot chicken?
- Eddie insists hot chicken should be “chicken on the bone” (wings, thighs, legs) and scoffs at ordering hot chicken sandwiches.
- Morgan argues back: “Every single person I’ve had visiting always gets a hot chicken sandwich.” [11:16]
- Eddie passionately responds, “You’re doing it all wrong!” [11:20]
- The difference between hot chicken in Nashville and menu items called "Nashville hot chicken" elsewhere is dissected, with Eddie bemused by the sandwich trend.
- Eddie and Morgan fact-check the origin of hot chicken, discovering its roots in the 1930s with Prince’s Hot Chicken—not a recent invention as Eddie initially thought.
- “You got facts so hard.” — Morgan (after correcting Eddie) [13:46]
Memorable Quote:
"To me, the hot chicken is chicken on the bone." — Eddie [11:55]
3. Food Rituals and Pet Mishaps
[14:49–18:14]
- The value of pickle spears in sandwiches (“every sandwich should come with a pickle spear” — Eddie [15:01]) and quirky food safety debates (fork vs. fingers in the pickle jar).
- Morgan shares the minor Thanksgiving disaster: Her dog threw up ham on the baby’s mat, thanks to her dad sharing table scraps.
- Eddie compares the process of removing turkey organs for gravy to the sometimes squeamish experience for kids and vegetarians.
4. Living with a Newborn: Surprises and Lessons
[29:15–35:01]
- After a week sharing a home with her newborn niece, Morgan shares insights:
- “Babies, they don't care about your plans. They just want to eat and sleep whenever they want to.” — Morgan [29:27]
- Navigating family schedules around feeding and crying, and learning that newborn parents do not get sleep.
- Morgan’s trick: Distracting the baby with spinning vinyl records and mirrors.
- Eddie commiserates with stories from having four kids, discussing sleep routines, co-sleeping challenges, and eventually establishing boundaries (i.e., locking the door when it was time to reclaim the bed).
5. The Great Buffet Etiquette Question
[41:08–44:32]
- Eddie describes picking only the chicken out of a mixed chicken-and-broccoli dish at a hot buffet, sparking a debate on buffet etiquette:
- Is it wrong to pick out only what you want? Does “self-awareness” factor in?
- Eddie jokes: “Do it when no one’s looking.” — Morgan [44:06]
6. Avoiding Food Waste and Parenting & Leftovers
[44:32–46:22]
- Both reveal pet peeves about food waste. Eddie, “I get so mad when…they never like to clean the entire…the entire plate.” [44:54]
- Shared strategies: Making kids serve themselves, but the kids sometimes game the system by taking tiny portions.
- Morgan shares her family's tradition of her dad being the “garbage disposal.”
7. Holiday Voting Adventures
[46:45–50:51]
- Morgan votes in person for the first time after finally getting a Tennessee ID. She describes the “old school” experience at an elementary school—giant machines, Scantron-style ballots, and elderly poll workers:
- "We really haven't figured out better ways for this?" — Morgan [47:49]
- She notes the intimidation and confusion that sometimes accompanies voting, doing research ahead of time, and finally getting her first “I Voted” sticker.
8. Christmas Recipe Traditions & Swap Idea
[50:52–53:50]
- Eddie’s favorite: His mom’s “sand tarts”—pecan, powdered sugar cookies he’s never seen anywhere else.
- Morgan’s favorite: Her mom’s glazed poppy seed bread—unlike any other poppy seed bread due to its abundant icing.
- They hatch an idea for a team recipe swap, acknowledging only a few on the show would probably participate.
9. Salsa Heat Levels: The Mild vs. Spicy Debate
[53:50–56:52]
- Eddie offers to remake his homemade salsa less spicy for Morgan, after she confesses to “crying” from the heat:
- “Eddie, I'm really the person who used to put sugar in salsa to make it sweet.” — Morgan [55:01]
- Morgan explains her delicate palate—growing up with bland foods, while Eddie’s changed over adulthood.
10. Light Closer: Dreaming Producer Eddie’s Chicken Business
[57:43–58:36]
- For laughs, Morgan and Eddie invent names and offerings for Eddie’s future food truck—“Producer Eddie’s Smoking Chicken” (possibly including pizza, sushi, and salsa).
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On Nashville hot chicken:
“We were here when they invented Nashville Hot Chicken. There was no Nashville Hot Chicken before we got here.”
— Eddie, tongue-in-cheek [12:29] -
On family pranks:
“So we get to saying Grace, and everybody stands up and starts doing the Pledge of Allegiance. And he’s just like, what is going on?”
— Morgan about pranking her boyfriend at Thanksgiving [25:44] -
On newborn chaos:
“Babies, they don’t care about your plans. They just want to eat and sleep whenever they want.”
— Morgan [29:27] -
On buffet etiquette:
“Do it when no one’s around. No, that’s what it is. Do it when no one’s looking.”
— Morgan, on picking out only the chicken [44:06] -
On spicy salsa:
“He loves salsa. Like, big fan. And I tried. I was like, my eyes are watering.”
— Morgan [54:56]
Timestamps for Key Segments
- 03:15 – Thanksgiving family reunions and Nashville tourism
- 09:22 – Nashville hot chicken: sandwich vs. bone-in debate
- 13:10 – Fact-checking hot chicken (historical roots discussion)
- 14:49 – Pickles, gravy, and food quirks
- 22:46 – Thanksgiving with Morgan’s family, pranking her boyfriend
- 29:15 – Living with a newborn: lessons and observations
- 41:08 – Buffet etiquette: Is picking out the best bits okay?
- 44:32 – Food waste, leftovers, and parenting tactics
- 46:45 – Voting in-person for the first time
- 50:52 – Favorite Christmas recipes and the idea of a team recipe swap
- 53:50 – Eddie’s salsa heat debate with Morgan
- 57:43 – Joking about “Producer Eddie’s Smoking Chicken” business idea
Episode Tone & Style
Conversational, playful, and candid, with lots of friendly teasing and relatable reflections on family, food, and life’s little quirks. Eddie and Morgan bounce off each other with humor, curiosity, and a deeply relatable approach to the joys and trials of holidays and traditions.
Perfect for listeners who enjoy:
Pop culture and food debates, family stories, holiday nostalgia, and the chemistry of radio show friendship—plus anyone curious about real Nashville local color!