The Bobby Bones Show – Episode Summary

Episode Title: FRI: Easy Trivia Goes Down To The Wire! + Bobby's Mind Is Blown By Real Dog, Horse And Human Clones + Who Gets The Dog After A Breakup?
Release Date: December 5, 2025
Host: Bobby Bones (with Amy, Lunchbox, Eddie, Morgan)
Theme: A packed Friday show featuring wild trivia, surprising animal cloning stories, dog custody drama after a breakup, and quirky news and listener questions, all delivered in the fast, fun, and sometimes chaotic Bobby Bones Show style.

Main Theme & Structure

This episode balances playful competition and lighthearted banter with genuine listener dilemmas and some truly mind-blowing scientific developments. The crew’s signature vibe—quick, witty, and always relatable—shines across segments that range from the “Easy Trivia” showdown to debates about animal cloning and what to do with a shared pet following a breakup.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Easy Trivia Gets Competitive

• Segment Start: 04:12
• The group starts Friday with a tense game of “Easy Trivia,” led by Bobby and featuring Lunchbox, Amy, Eddie, and Morgan.
  • Categories: Tools, State Capitals, Alphabet, Famous Ryans, Science, Famous Bills, Superheroes, Language Arts, Sports, and more.
  • Notable moments: Multiple “ding dong” penalties for missed answers, with playful ribbing when contestants blanked on basic facts.
  • Memorable Exchanges:
    • Amy (on vowels): “A, E, I, O, U…sometimes Y?”
    • Lunchbox (on blood types): “I do power reds now. I don't even do just blood. I do even more.” (10:07)
  • Final Showdown: Eddie wins after several sudden death rounds, outlasting the others in a heated battle of wits.
    • Bobby Bones: “Our winner with three wins. Now, Bones, it’s the anonymous…anonymous in box.” (15:47)

2. Dog Custody After a Breakup

• Segment Start: 16:08
• Listener Dilemma: A woman writes in about sharing custody of a dog with her ex, but the dog prefers the ex. She asks if she should fight for shared custody or let the dog go.
• Bobby’s Advice:
  • “Almost every single time that I've known the dog ends up living with one person…if you love the dog, let the dog go.” (16:48)
  • Amy shares her experience: “So when my ex-husband and I first separated… the dog went one week my house, one week his house. Now the dog is at my house full time. It just organically ended up being better that way.” (18:24)
• Consensus: Rarely does shared custody last; best for the dog to have stability.
• Notable Quote:
  • Bobby: “If you love the dog, you gotta let it free. I’m not saying release it to the wild. I'm saying let to one of the friends go with the…It sucks. I'm not acting like it's an easy thing to do, but I just rarely see these shared custody with animals actually be shared until the animal dies.” (18:00)

3. Pill-Swallowing Hacks

• Segment Start: 19:40
• Discussion about adults who can’t swallow pills, with tips from callers about leaning their head forward.
  • Abby: “My boyfriend taught me this like a couple weeks ago…I wanted to bring it to you guys, but I didn't. But…It works!…You lean forward and then like, it naturally floats back and you swallow it.” (20:24)
  • Morgan: “I've tried it. I panicked.” (20:37)
• Many in the studio (and listeners) struggle with this, relying on chewables or gummies.
• Takeaway: Head-forward trick is surprisingly effective for pill-phobic adults.

4. Human, Dog, and Horse Cloning Mind-blower

• Segment Start: 31:05
• Special Guest: Dr. Josie (Bobby’s veterinarian)
• Headline: Real stories of cloned pets and horses.
  • Dr. Josie: “I have a client who cloned her dog. I’m taking care of the clone…the clone is an identical replica looks-wise, but personality-wise, completely different.” (31:05)
  • Cost of dog cloning: $50,000.
  • Horse cloning: “In Argentina…They’re riding and playing clones of the best polo horses ever.” (32:19)
  • Bobby: “How do they know it's a clone though? Is there like no blue check?” (33:40)
• Discussion: Fascination and skepticism about the future—if we can clone animals, surely someone’s cloned a human.
  • Amy: “Oh yeah…it’s got to be the same [process].”
  • Bobby: “There’s an arms race. That’s scary with technology, with science everywhere all the time.” (34:14)
• Big Takeaway: Cloning for animals (especially for elite horses) is already huge; personality isn’t guaranteed, and the crew is both amazed and a little creeped out.

5. Good News & Fun Random Facts

• Amy’s Story: Louisiana State Penitentiary hosted a father-daughter dance for incarcerated dads and their kids.
  • Amy: “They put pink carpet down…they were able to have a special father-daughter dance.” (25:26)
• Animal Facts:
  • Lobsters are cannibals and don’t mate for life—seahorses do.
  • Squirrels can bury up to 10,000 nuts a year and sort them by type.
  • Deer flash their tails as a warning flag.
  • Only hummingbirds can fly backward.
  • More trees on earth than stars in our galaxy.
• NFL Fun Fact: Most common final score ever is 20-17. (30:02)

6. Viral Video Discussion: Controlling Spouse

• Segment Start: 39:32
• Context: TikTok by Meg El Scala lists “rules” for her husband (no video games, no coffee, strict finances, etc.)
• Reactions:
  • Eddie: “I'm out. I'm out. What is that?…Why are you putting all those rules on him?” (40:16)
  • Lunchbox: “She seems like a diva, very controlling…” (40:28)
  • Amy: “That's just…I just don't think that's how a relationship works.” (40:49)
  • Segment veers into real vs. AI companions, the limits of what physical attractiveness can cover up in a relationship, and more.

7. Listener Questions & Random Call-ins

• Pregnancy & Baby Names:
  • A husband gets in trouble for comparing his pregnant wife to Santa—crew advises that’s never wise and rates potential baby names (Tulip, Danger, Havoc, Wiley, Happy).
• Car Safety in Winter:
  • Eddie warns against leaving your car running unattended to warm up, citing theft and tickets. Amy cites local Nashville laws confirming it’s illegal to do so.
  • Bobby's assistant (AI?): “In your own driveway you’re usually fine…theft risk is interesting to me because Eddie’s talking about how he’s seeing a lot of cars just running and so people are just leaving them on running and they’re not in them.” (49:00)
• Books as Gifts:
  • Top three most-gifted books: Harry Potter, the Bible, Atomic Habits.
• Fabergé Eggs (and Febreze confusion):
  • Bobby learns Fabergé is a luxury jewelry brand famous for ornate “eggs,” not a fabric or air-freshener.

8. More Trivia & Games

• Wikipedia Showdown:
  • Eddie and Lunchbox compete to name the most-read Wikipedia pages of 2025.
  • Top answers: Charlie Kirk, deaths in 2025, Donald Trump, Pope Leo, and more. Lunchbox wins with three correct. (62:14)
• Bonehead Story:
  • A man is injured cooking with his gun left in the oven—turns out he stores it there, but forgets when preheating. He’s arrested (and a felon).
  • Bobby: “How do you forget? How do you put the wrong thing?…That sounds like a Willy Wonka character. Louie Magooey.” (62:07–62:12)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Bobby Bones: “If you love the dog, you gotta let it free. I’m not saying release it to the wild…” (18:00)
• Amy: “I have NA in my brain, but I also have pee.” (08:55, struggling with chemistry question)
• Dr. Josie: “The clone is an identical replica looks-wise, but personality-wise, completely different.” (31:05)
• Lunchbox: “I do power reds now. I don't even do just blood. I do even more.” (10:07)
• Amy: “Why did Friends use lobster as a reference?” (27:16)
• Listener Tip: “If you lean your head forward, put the pill in and swallow, you can swallow pills that way.” (20:01)

Useful Timestamps

• [04:12] — Trivia Kickoff: “Easy Trivia”
• [16:08] — Listener Letter: Dog Custody
• [19:40] — Pill Swallowing Hacks
• [25:22] — Good News: Father-Daughter Dance in Prison
• [31:05] — Cloning Segment with Dr. Josie
• [39:32] — TikTok Wife Rules Debate
• [46:23] — Books as Gifts
• [57:15] — Wikipedia Most Read 2025 Game
• [64:12] — Bonehead of the Day: Gun in Oven

Recap for Newcomers

If you missed the show, this episode is a rollercoaster through goofy trivia, heartfelt advice about pets and breakups, a jaw-dropping revelation about cloning dogs, horses, and—maybe—humans, and the classic Bobby Bones banter about everything from relationships to how not to get your car stolen. With a quick pace, real listener dilemmas, and rapid-fire topics, it’s a perfect primer on why Bobby and crew remain beloved by fans.

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