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Bobby Bones
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Bobby Bones
I love storytelling and I love you. So I can't wait.
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Bobby Bones
Wake up in the morning and you turn the radio on and the dial just keeps on turning.
Laney Wilson
Mike D's riding his wigs.
Bobby Bones
Next bit and Bobby's on the mic. So you know what? This is on the Bobby Bones show now.
Matt Castle
Laney Wilson.
Bobby Bones
Lany, good to see you.
Laney Wilson
Good to see you.
Bobby Bones
Your song that's about to go number one is really hard for me to say.
Laney Wilson
It's hard for me to say. It's a lot easier to sing.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Because now I got it by four by you. Yeah.
Laney Wilson
You have to do it like that.
Bobby Bones
Four by four by you.
Laney Wilson
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. When you guys were titling it.
Laney Wilson
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
Did you go through a couple different variations?
Laney Wilson
No. That's the one they came in with.
Bobby Bones
4X4Xu.
Laney Wilson
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. I like it. It's. It stands out. I just. I for some reason have trouble with that.
Laney Wilson
Well, sometimes, like if I'm talking about it in my set of the show, instead of saying and then let's play four by four by you, I just say let's do four by.
Bobby Bones
I would say four by four you. And then I would get a note going. You didn't say it right. Do it again.
Laney Wilson
Yeah, yeah. No, four by.
Bobby Bones
Congratulations again.
Laney Wilson
Thank you.
Bobby Bones
I mean, are you tired or are you rested?
Laney Wilson
I'm rested right now. I got like a three week break, which is the longest break I've had in a really long time.
Bobby Bones
Does that break allow you to be bored and then be creative again?
Laney Wilson
Yes. I feel more creative than I have in a very long time. It's funny you say be bored because I kept saying, I need to get bored, I gotta get bored. So whatever that looks like, I need to watch paint dry. But I feel more creative than ever. And I'm realizing that, like, you got to give yourself that space to be bored. To get creative.
Bobby Bones
I had to get in that space too. I didn't realize it because I would just run and do 72 things and think that I was really accomplishing something. What I was doing is just tasking.
Laney Wilson
That's it.
Bobby Bones
But then I would be so far behind on creating things to where even like last year I was like, I've got to be bored. And it sounds like a lame thing to say.
Laney Wilson
I know, but. But it's so true.
Bobby Bones
There are two places being bored or in the shower for me. For some reason, I'm like able to think clearly in this. Maybe because there are no other options.
Laney Wilson
I know. And a place for me now is, well, I come up with song ideas in the shower. But also I just got me a red light sauna. Things changed my life. And I leave my phone out of it. I get in there and I just like sit with me and my own thoughts, which is kind of a scary thing at times. But it's a good place just to shut it down. Like really shut it down.
Bobby Bones
An admission we have a Red light sauna as well. But I keep my phone in there until that little message goes, your phone's too hot. Throw it out. I swear. I know. It is terrible of me.
Laney Wilson
That is hilarious.
Bobby Bones
You know, when you leave it on the sun, it'll go, phone's too hot. I will keep it until it says that and then I'll.
Laney Wilson
And then you let it cool off.
Bobby Bones
And then I'll lay it outside. Yeah, I just. I just felt self shame when she told her story of, like having.
Laney Wilson
I mean, I'll definitely take it in there before. Yeah, that's hilarious.
Bobby Bones
I have some. And I usually don't do this, but I feel like some of these are so interesting. I have some talking points and I always get talking points from your people. And sometimes we hit them, sometimes we don't. But some of them are so interesting because again, you've done so much. I would like to just hit a point and you tell me a story about each of them.
Laney Wilson
Let's do it.
Bobby Bones
Number one, you co hosted the CMAs with Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan. What's your favorite story from that?
Laney Wilson
Oh, my gosh. Well, first of all, Luke is like, right before, he'll be like, hey, let's switch it up. Let's do this. And I was about to have a heart attack. He's the kind of dude that can do anything on. On the fly like that. Not me. I'm like, I'm reading this prompter and I'm doing a good job to read the prompter. You know, there were a few times when I was like, squinting my eyes because I had terrible vision. And so the next week I went and got Lasik. I said, if I'm gonna be reading teleprompters and we can't be doing all this.
Bobby Bones
So you got Lasik? Because, I mean, probably. Do you wear glasses at all?
Laney Wilson
Yeah, so I got glasses when I was in fourth grade. Terrible, terrible vision. But it was after the CMA's where I was like, I need to do something about this.
Bobby Bones
Did it help?
Laney Wilson
100%.
Bobby Bones
That's what Eddie said too. Oh, yeah.
Eddie
That's amazing.
Bobby Bones
My. I have one eye that doesn't work. My right eye doesn't work. Gets like 8% vision. But that's a. It's a brain thing. I would love to go get Lasik because we have people that, that we know that do Lasik, and it's a game changer. And you're saying from experience. It's totally changed everything.
Laney Wilson
It's totally changed everything. And I wasn't the best about taking my contacts out. You know how it is on the road. You're just, like, doing good to get in the bed, and it's changed everything. I can see the big E now.
Bobby Bones
The big E. The big E. You.
Laney Wilson
Know, when you're doing your eye exam?
Bobby Bones
Oh, the eye exam.
Eddie
I was wondering, too.
Bobby Bones
I like the big E. Is this sometime. Got it. What's Peyton Manning like to work with?
Laney Wilson
He's awesome. He is very chill. Him and my boyfriend, they're buddies and have gone hunting together and have so much to talk about. So it's like he wants to talk about Duck with me.
Bobby Bones
Duck your boyfriend?
Laney Wilson
Yes.
Bobby Bones
Yes, yes, yes. The halftime show of the Cowboys game, Thanksgiving. That's pretty cool.
Laney Wilson
38 million households tuning in. I'm glad they didn't tell me that until it was over.
Bobby Bones
What do we not know about that? Meaning what can you hear? How is it different than a normal show?
Laney Wilson
So my vocal. My vocal was live, but the band. That was all tracks. Because it was. It's too. It's too much to, like, get out there and make sure the instruments are all tuned. I want to say, like, quick turnover like that. So the only thing that was live was my vocal. So my band had it easy that night.
Bobby Bones
Do they. Did they fake play?
Laney Wilson
Yeah. They have to mime that? Yep.
Bobby Bones
That's funny, because I know I'd get caught not doing it or I'd get caught, like, doing something weird. I know.
Eddie
What about the drums? Are they hitting the drums?
Laney Wilson
They're still playing. They're still doing all of the things.
Amy
It's just not plugged in.
Laney Wilson
But it's just not like, going through the PA because that would have been. Because you know how it is in a stadium. It's like, lots of. Lots of feedback and delay and delay and talk about technical difficulties. I mean, we were running into them, like, seconds leading into the performance. I could not hear myself in my ears at all. And I thought, well, Lord, here we go.
Bobby Bones
And your hometown. Like, how. How's Baskin doing?
Laney Wilson
Baskin's good. They just named the highway after me. No way.
Amy
The entire highway.
Laney Wilson
A little part of the highway. The same highway that I got a ticket on when I was 15. So that's funny.
Bobby Bones
That's pretty cool. Have you seen the sign yourself? Yeah, I did take a picture by it.
Laney Wilson
Oh, yeah.
Bobby Bones
That's pretty cool.
Laney Wilson
It is pretty cool.
Bobby Bones
Now you can't, like, commit a crime. There's, like, a pressure. Like, my hometown put up a sign on me.
Laney Wilson
I was like, well, I can't I.
Bobby Bones
Know now I have to.
Laney Wilson
I've just been itching to.
Bobby Bones
Me too. Like, I was literally gonna rob a bank the next day, and I like, dang it.
Laney Wilson
Well, yeah, that'll hold you accountable. Just get a highway, and that will hold you accountable.
Bobby Bones
What's happening this year? Like, what are you excited about in 2025?
Laney Wilson
We're about to go across the pond. I'm excited to play Paris. I didn't even know there were country music fans in Paris, but there are.
Bobby Bones
Do you worry about and have. Because you can get tickets. You know, we. Our shows on internationally in some places. So if you're listening to this and you want to go watch Laney and Zurich or Berlin or London. London. I feel like a lot of country music fans, for sure. Yeah. But Paris, you're right. And I see the Paris show in March.
Laney Wilson
Yep.
Bobby Bones
Do you look at, like, ticket sales for them to go? Is anybody even gonna buy a ticket in Paris?
Laney Wilson
Well, we were worried, like, because the truth is, lots of country artists don't go to Paris. I think a handful of them have. I think Luke Combs did once, and I was like, well, let's just say. Let's just have a very, very small venue. It'll just be, you know, acoustic or whatever we need to do just to, like, show face and go see, like, test the waters. And then we sold out in just a few minutes. So then we just. We kept, like, getting bigger venues.
Bobby Bones
That's cool. Have you played anywhere where they don't know English yet or English isn't their first language?
Laney Wilson
Yes. Germany.
Bobby Bones
How did that go? Do they sing it. Does it sound weird when they sing it back?
Laney Wilson
If you're watching their mouths when you're trying to remember your own lyrics, it can get pretty risky. So you have to look at their forehead.
Bobby Bones
I feel like they would be extremely grateful for American acts to come overseas. Not because they're just dying for American acts, but anybody that they like. If they do travel all that way. I feel like that would be a very, like, grateful crowd.
Laney Wilson
They are very grateful. That's the best word to use for. For all of the country music fans across the pond, because you can just tell they love storytelling, and you can tell that storytelling is not oversaturated over there. And so they're just, like, on the edge of their seat. They just want to hear it. They want to lean in and listen. So it's important for me to remember that I had more fans over there than I did here back in, like, 2018, 2019.
Bobby Bones
You're like the boy bands of the 90s. They were massive over in Europe, and they came over in America, and people.
Laney Wilson
Were like, I wasn't massive. I just.
Bobby Bones
You were in sync. You were in sync of the 90s, Lainey.
Laney Wilson
That was it. I was. That was me.
Bobby Bones
I want to do deep questions with Lainey Wilson. I've got three very deep questions. Okay, Think about these here. If your next five years were a chapter in a book, what do you think that chapter would be about?
Laney Wilson
Balance. Actually, Keith Urban said something to me, I guess, about a year ago. I was just like, how do you. How do you keep that balance? Like, with. With your work, with family, with making sure that you're taking care of your business, but also taking care of your relationships and friendships and all that. And he told me, he said, it's better to maintain balance than try to always achieve it. And I was like, to me, that means being able to. To have just as much time with my people and the people that I love as just as much time as I'm working and putting, you know, not putting my eggs all in one basket.
Bobby Bones
Question number two. What is a lesson that you learned the hard way?
Laney Wilson
Oh, lord, don't go 75 and a 45.
Bobby Bones
Now are you being literal?
Laney Wilson
No.
Bobby Bones
Okay, fair.
Laney Wilson
I mean, well, yes, I've definitely gone 75 and a 45, but, yeah, I think, like, slowing down, like, taking a breath, looking up, enjoying it. Because those moments can, like, pass you by. And everybody says it, you know, they're like, make sure you're taking time to be present. And I just. I think I just heard that and heard it over and over again, but didn't quite understand it until maybe I did let some moments pass me by too quick.
Bobby Bones
I think the understanding of it comes once you've had the experience of not doing it right.
Laney Wilson
Yes.
Bobby Bones
Otherwise, it's just frou frou words.
Laney Wilson
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
Because there have been times, too, where I've just gone again, 10,000 miles an hour. And I regret not slowing down, but I don't think I would have slowed down later and appreciated it later.
Laney Wilson
Yes.
Bobby Bones
Had I not done it wrong initially.
Laney Wilson
That's right. And two, I felt like when I was going 75 and a 45, at times, it was important. You know, squeaky wheel gets the grease, and I felt like I needed to keep the pedal down to. To keep. Just keep going. And had I not. I mean, things might not look like they do right now, so I wouldn't, like, go back and really change it all, but I'm just learning I'm just. I'm growing. Even with this record that we put out in August, Whirlwind, I definitely had that feeling of, like, oh, shoot. Like, I hope people think that this is, like, a step up. You know, we got to level up. But I also knew that it was still the best thing I had ever done. And I was more proud of it than anything that I'd ever done. So I was like, well, if I can go to sleep at night, lay my head down and really believe that, then I did my job. Somebody was telling me. I can't even remember who it was. It was another artist. They were like, it's like you're about to send your kid off to school for the first time. And, you know, you are so excited. You're like, get these kids out of the house. Like, send them to school. Put their butt in school. And then all of a sudden, like, the days are. They're getting here, and you're scared and you're nervous and you're sad, and you have a lot of feelings that come along with it. I'm sure you do.
Bobby Bones
Final question. Deep questions with Laney. What would you do if you were not afraid that you haven't done? What would you do if you were not afraid? Straight up.
Laney Wilson
I mean, skydive. But.
Amy
Would you be allowed to do that right now, at this point in your career? Would your people be like, can we hold off on that? Things are looking up.
Laney Wilson
You know what? I think I'm gonna go book me an appointment today. Let's see what they say.
Bobby Bones
I went skydiving because I was so afraid of it. Went by myself.
Laney Wilson
Really?
Bobby Bones
Yeah, Because I was just terrified of it. And I was like, I gotta go do it. I hated it. I would again. I didn't tell anybody I was doing it.
Laney Wilson
You wouldn't do it again?
Bobby Bones
No. God, no. I hated it, but I did it. But I only did it because I was so afraid to do it.
Laney Wilson
Yeah. And I normally do things that I'm afraid of, too. So I keep talking about being afraid of skydiving, which probably means that I am going to do it at some point in time, but I don't. I'm not, like, itching to do it.
Bobby Bones
What was funny to me was. And this has been a couple years, when you started to really pop, when people started questioning if your accent was real.
Laney Wilson
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
I would just laugh.
Laney Wilson
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
And that had to be weird for you to. Where you're like, I've talked like this my whole life. And now people. You can literally go on Your Instagram go back in time and see you talking like you talk and where you're from. That's odd, huh?
Laney Wilson
Oh, my gosh. Well, honestly, that bothered me more than anything else. They would say, you tell me I'm ugly and I can't sing, but don't talk about the way I talk. That's something you can't change.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, it was weird for the mic. She's the industry plant. She doesn't even talk like that.
Laney Wilson
I know.
Bobby Bones
Like, you guys are just looking for people to get likes on social media.
Laney Wilson
That's it.
Bobby Bones
Congratulations again. Four by four by. You about to be number one again.
Laney Wilson
Thank you.
Bobby Bones
It's really great to see you.
Laney Wilson
You too.
Bobby Bones
Ma'am, if I give you just a few song titles, can you give me a quick story about them? Because we're gonna do a whole bunch of songs.
Laney Wilson
Let's do it.
Bobby Bones
Okay. Give me a story about Heart Like a Truck.
Laney Wilson
Heart like a Truck. My goodness. Well, I brought a little girl up on stage in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was the cutest thing. You can see the video on my Instagram. Her name was Savannah. And she jumps up on stage, and we had already sang Heart Like a Truck. And she jumps up there and she's like, lainey Wilson, you're my best friend. She talked just like me. I was like, what in the world? And she was like, you're my best friend. And my daddy said, if I could get up on stage, he's gonna buy me a horse trailer. My favorite song is Heart Like a Truck. And so she starts singing, y'all, you gotta go watch. Is the cutest thing ever.
Bobby Bones
It gets pinned of all the memories with that song. That's awesome that that still comes to your mind. Like an interaction with a fan at a concert.
Laney Wilson
Yes.
Bobby Bones
And you even know she was gonna get a horse trailer.
Amy
Well, I want follow through on that. Like, hopefully the dad that you got.
Laney Wilson
A horse trailer better. I FaceTimed her, okay, the probably about two months ago, and I need to catch up with her now. But they were looking at horse trailers and they were figuring it out. She FaceTimed me and showed me her whole farm, and she was introduced me to her cats. It was the cutest thing.
Bobby Bones
Let's do one more things a man ought to know.
Laney Wilson
Oh, my gosh. I was hungover the day that I wrote that. I did not want to go to the co write, and I felt terrible, but I knew the song was special. We get ready to cut the record. The record. The song was not even on the list. Not Even on the short list. And I remember where I was on Dickerson pike heading home, and I was going under an overpass. And I swear to you, it just hit me like a ton of bricks. I was like, thanks. A man ought to know we got to cut it. And so we already had our 12 songs picked out for that record. And I called the label and I said, we got to figure out what to ditch because we got to do things went on now.
Bobby Bones
That's cool. And then you look like a genius later when it. Then you get hungover more is what I think.
Laney Wilson
That's what I'm saying.
Bobby Bones
I just get hungover all the time. I'll have these great ideas.
Laney Wilson
I know.
Amy
Do you remember why you were hungover, though? Like, alcohol?
Laney Wilson
I'm sure it had something to do with Red Door.
Amy
I know it was alcohol, but I didn't know if there was something celebratory the night before that. Like, you remember, if it was just, like, random fun.
Laney Wilson
There was a time in my life where I was celebrating everything. That was probably what was happening.
Bobby Bones
Well, always great to see you. Congratulations. Love when you're around. You guys follow Lany Wilson music. And again, she's doing a bunch of shows over in Europe. Like, a lot of places you probably haven't been that I haven't been, that I only ever see on tv.
Laney Wilson
Yep.
Bobby Bones
First time I ever traveled, I was like, I'm only going places I've ever seen on TV because I didn't know of places. And then it was kind of cool because everything's so old over there.
Laney Wilson
I love it.
Bobby Bones
Buildings are older than our country.
Laney Wilson
I know.
Bobby Bones
That are weird. It's weird.
Laney Wilson
It is very weird.
Bobby Bones
Congratulations, Laney. Love seeing you. There she is. Lainey Wilson, everybody.
Laney Wilson
Thank you.
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Lunchbox
There was something sentimental when you, like.
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When you send it, it was like, do I send the heart now? I don't like the color edition.
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It's extremely pink.
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Bobby Bones
Easy trivia, Eddie. Which superhero is nicknamed the man of Steel?
Eddie
That's Superman.
Bobby Bones
Correct. These are all so easy. Who can last the longest here? Amy, what type of dish is often used to serve soups, salads, and cereals? And this is Super Bowl Sundays. Academy. A bowl. Oh, correct. Okay, so make sure. Lunchbox. What day of the week is commonly referred to as the day of rest?
Lunchbox
Sunday.
Bobby Bones
Correct.
Eddie
Super Bowl.
Bobby Bones
Super Bowl Sunday theme. Yes.
Lunchbox
Okay. Yeah, I just never heard that.
Eddie
The day of rest.
Bobby Bones
Sunday, Bible.
Lunchbox
I don't read the Bible. Guys, how many times are we gonna go over this? I've never read the Bible. I will never read the Bible.
Laney Wilson
Oh, wow.
Amy
We'll remind you of that when Easter comes around and you want off.
Bobby Bones
Well, a great point. When he's like, I need to go to church.
Amy
Good Friday. ASHW Wednesday.
Lunchbox
I do go to church, but also.
Bobby Bones
You never just heard that, like, in general.
Amy
Sabbath.
Eddie
Interesting.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. What's the name of the popular ice cream Morgan served in a dish that typically. Typically consists of one or more scoops of ice cream and toppings? A Sunday. Correct. Yes. Guess it's all Super Bowl Sunday all.
Amy
I'm just scared.
Bobby Bones
Okay, next up, the category. Famous billionaires. Eddie's the champion overall. Morgan's got the most wins this season so far.
Amy
Oh, boy.
Bobby Bones
Eddie, who's the founder of Amazon?
Eddie
Jeff Bezos.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Amy. What tech mogul co founded Microsoft and it's worth 107 billion.
Amy
I don't want to mess up Microsoft because Bill Gates.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Lunchbox. What media mogul with a 3 billion dollar net worth created the highest rated talk show of its kind that ran for 25 seasons?
Lunchbox
Oh, Oprah.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Morgan, who founded Facebook? Oh, founded it. I feel like that's a trick question. Now known as meta. He's worth $215 billion.
Amy
Mark Zuckerberg.
Bobby Bones
Correct. The category is 80s movies. Eddie, what 1984 movie follows a young boy who moves to California and learns karate?
Eddie
Oh, that's Karate Kid.
Bobby Bones
Good. Amy, what 1982 movie featured a friendly alien trying to phone home?
Amy
E.T.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Lunchbox. What 1985 film features a teenager traveling back in time in a DeLorean?
Lunchbox
Oh, Back to the Future.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Morgan, what 80s movie features the quote, nobody puts baby in a corner? Dirty Dancing. Good job. Easy trivia. Nobody's out yet. Fictional birds is the category. Eddie, what chicken from Looney Tunes constantly says, I say, I say, Foghorn Leghorn. Correct. Wow.
Eddie
I say, I say.
Bobby Bones
Amy, what's the name of the toucan who is the mascot for Froot Loops?
Amy
Toucan Sam.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Lunchbox. What type of bird is featured on the Tootsie Pop commercial and says, how many licks does it take?
Lunchbox
That's an owl.
Bobby Bones
Correct. What crazy bird from Looney Tunes? Morgan is known for yelling, you're despicable. Guys, I never watched Looney Tunes. What crazy bird from Looney Tunes is known for yelling, you're despicable? I can see him, but I don't think I know his name.
Amy
Five seconds, guy.
Bobby Bones
I don't know.
Laney Wilson
A Roadrunner?
Bobby Bones
I don't know. Not a duck you've been.
Arturo Castro
Boo.
Bobby Bones
Anybody?
Eddie
Daffy.
Bobby Bones
Daffy duck.
Eddie
Oh, wow.
Bobby Bones
Three remain 90s celebrities. Eddie. What 90s teen idol starred and Saved by the Bell as Zack Morris?
Eddie
Oh, gosh, what's his name? Mark Paul Gosler.
Bobby Bones
Correct. I don't know where that came from. Same place Foghorn Leg Leghorn came from? Amy, what singer was known as the queen of Tejano music before tragic death in 1995?
Amy
Selena.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Rest in Peace, Lunchbox. What actress starred in A League of Their Own and Beetlejuice? The category is 90 celebrities. What actress starred in A League of Their Own and Beetlejuice?
Lunchbox
Beetlejuice. I don't know who was in Beetlejuice. Oh, man. Dang, this is gonna be a tough one. We'll go with Rosie O'Donnell because she.
Bobby Bones
Was in A League of Their Own.
Lunchbox
Yeah, that's the only one I know.
Bobby Bones
There's.
Lunchbox
It's a Redheaded lady, but I don't know her name.
Bobby Bones
You guys know Machine, Beetlejuice, Gina Davis. Gina Davis.
Lunchbox
You've been Boo.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, she's the main woman. The main woman of Beetlejuice.
Laney Wilson
Yes.
Eddie
Married like Alec Baldwin, I think.
Bobby Bones
In real life?
Eddie
No, no, in the movie.
Bobby Bones
Oh, okay. Got it.
Eddie
Never seen Beetlejuice. Never gonna see Beetlejuice.
Lunchbox
Now I've seen.
Bobby Bones
Watch the sequel.
Lunchbox
I mean, I knew that the lady had red hair, but I didn't know her name.
Bobby Bones
Run from Beatles, Hate the Band. Children's books two remain, Eddie and Amy in the Cat in the Hat. Eddie, what color is the cat's hat?
Eddie
I don't think I've ever read this one.
Lunchbox
Oh, there we go.
Bobby Bones
And I don't ever plan to read it. And the Cat in the Hat. What color is the cat's hat?
Eddie
The cat's hat is black.
Bobby Bones
What is it?
Amy
It's red and white.
Bobby Bones
Red and white. Let's give him a pre. Bone.
Lunchbox
You've been boned.
Bobby Bones
If Amy gets it right, she wins. If she loses, sudden death. Amy, what's the name of the character in Dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham who tries to convince his friend to try the dish?
Laney Wilson
What?
Eddie
Oh, let's go, baby.
Bobby Bones
What's the name of the character? And Dr. Seuss's green eggs and Ham who tries to convince his friend to eat the dish?
Amy
What's a. What's this? What's the subject title?
Bobby Bones
Cat in the Hat is not correct. Do you guys know it?
Arturo Castro
Sam.
Bobby Bones
Sam. Yeah. Sam, I am. Sudden Death. Three questions. Here we go. The category is Middle School Math.
Eddie
Oh, no.
Bobby Bones
That's funny, Sam.
Amy
I should have just said.
Bobby Bones
Sam, what's the Square root of 36? Hey, Amy.
Amy
Six.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Good. Get that out of the way.
Eddie
Different topic.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Two thousand celebrities. What pop star sang the following songs in the early 2000s? Complicated and skater Boy. Eddie.
Eddie
Avril Lavigne.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Sudden death. Final question. Buzz in with your name.
Eddie
Come on, Eddie.
Bobby Bones
Sally Ride became the first US Woman in famous women in history to fly. Where?
Amy
Amy.
Bobby Bones
Amy.
Amy
Space.
Bobby Bones
Correct. Winner. Outer Space, 1983. I'm a little intimidated by this quiz. What is it?
Amy
Well, it's a female quiz for the guys. So I want to know who knows the most about a woman's body. It's focusing on our reproductive system.
Bobby Bones
By the way, kids listening? All good.
Amy
Yeah, they should learn this in school.
Bobby Bones
All good. I'm probably gonna do terribly. Lunchbox claims he knows women and their bodies. Okay.
Lunchbox
Seen a lot of them.
Amy
Okay, let's start with softball. Okay.
Bobby Bones
Okay, go ahead.
Amy
Which of the following is not a part of the female reproductive system? Ovary, testes, uterus, fallopian tube.
Bobby Bones
Okay. Testes. Is that one?
Amy
Yeah.
Lunchbox
That was easy.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, I like it.
Lunchbox
Testes.
Bobby Bones
We'll write them down after that, though. Okay, Testes. Go ahead.
Amy
What is the function of the fallopian tubes? Y'all familiar?
Bobby Bones
I've heard the word.
Amy
Okay. To produce eggs, to transport eggs from the ovaries to the uterus, to produce hormones or to store sperm.
Bobby Bones
You're gonna have to say ABCD Because I'm not gonna remember all that.
Amy
Okay. A, produce eggs.
Bobby Bones
Okay.
Amy
B, transport eggs from the ovaries to the uterus. C, produce hormones. D, store sperm.
Bobby Bones
I'm in. Lunchbox.
Lunchbox
I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
Go ahead.
Lunchbox
Transport.
Bobby Bones
Transport what?
Lunchbox
The eggs.
Bobby Bones
What letter did you pick? B. I also picked. Okay.
Amy
Y'all would be correct.
Bobby Bones
Like, the tube. Like, I think of that as, like, soldier.
Lunchbox
I know the women.
Bobby Bones
All right, go ahead.
Amy
What is the name of the external part of the female reproductive system? A, vagina. B, uterus. C, vulva. D, cervix.
Bobby Bones
Okay, I'm in.
Lunchbox
That's a trick question.
Bobby Bones
I don't think it's a trick question.
Lunchbox
All right, man.
Amy
Then I think some women might get this wrong too, by the way.
Bobby Bones
How?
Amy
It's their own bodies.
Bobby Bones
Then I think I know for sure. I'm not gonna. I'm gonna miss it then.
Lunchbox
Okay, I'm in for the win.
Bobby Bones
What do you have? Just give me the letter.
Lunchbox
I have C, vulva.
Bobby Bones
What do you have? I don't. I don't have that.
Amy
What do you have? I'm not saying. He's right.
Bobby Bones
You are. I can see with your eyes. I have a vagina. It's C. Okay.
Amy
Okay. So during which phase of the menstrual cycle does ovulation typically occur? A, menstrual phase. B, follicular face. C, luteal phase. D, proliferative phase.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, I'm in on this one.
Amy
Proliferative. I don't even know that one.
Bobby Bones
I've been on this one.
Amy
Okay, go ahead.
Lunchbox
I've never heard any of these phases.
Bobby Bones
What do you have over there?
Lunchbox
A phase.
Bobby Bones
I have C, luteal phase.
Amy
Why are you all just guessing now?
Bobby Bones
We're missing it. What does it mean, we're guessing.
Lunchbox
What do you mean? We get Amy. I didn't. I've never heard of any of those phases.
Amy
It's follicular phase.
Bobby Bones
You can't even say it.
Amy
That's why we didn't I can say follicular face.
Lunchbox
What is that letter? What?
Bobby Bones
It's B. Oh, man. Okay, give us another one. Give. We have two more.
Amy
What hormone is primarily responsible for regulating the menstrual cycle? Estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, or insulin.
Bobby Bones
Reread the first three again. I know what that is.
Amy
Okay. A is estrogen, B is testosterone, and C is progesterone.
Bobby Bones
And then what's the question again?
Amy
What hormone is responsible for regulating the menstrual cycle?
Lunchbox
There's a lot of big words.
Bobby Bones
Yeah. Are you in?
Lunchbox
I'm in.
Bobby Bones
What do you have?
Lunchbox
I got a. My messerone.
Bobby Bones
What was it? I thought it was one.
Amy
I knew it is A, but it's not. Mamisterone.
Bobby Bones
Is the answer A.
Amy
The answer is A. Ah, crap. Estrogen.
Bobby Bones
Oh, I put C. Pedestrian.
Amy
Okay.
Bobby Bones
Okay, one more.
Amy
What is the average length of a menstrual cycle? A, 7 days, B, 21 days, C, 28 days, or D, 45 days?
Bobby Bones
I think I would. Would have just guessed. And I wouldn't guess any of those.
Amy
Some women may miss this too.
Bobby Bones
Okay, will you say it again?
Amy
What is the average length of a menstrual cycle?
Bobby Bones
Okay.
Amy
A, seven days, B, 21 days, E, C, 28 days, or D, 45 days.
Lunchbox
45 days.
Bobby Bones
But the why I'm confused is, is your answering.
Lunchbox
I'm in. Dude, I got it right.
Bobby Bones
Why I'm confused. So is a menstrual cycle. Is that the whole cycle except for when they're on their period, or is it when they're on their period and then the rest is not? So that's where I'm confused, because it could be 21, but it's probably 7. I don't think I got. I don't think I got any right. Maybe I got one right. I didn't even know what part of the body the vagina was on.
Amy
Okay.
Bobby Bones
I thought it was in the foot.
Amy
What are we locked in? What letters are we choosing here? Lunchbox.
Lunchbox
The answer is B, 21 days.
Amy
Okay.
Bobby Bones
I'm gonna go seven days.
Amy
It's C, 28 days. So it starts from. It's. That's the part where you're like. Actually, you're talking about the part where they're on their period.
Bobby Bones
That's the part where I couldn't. I didn't know the difference. Like when you're on your period versus when you're not. So this is when you're not.
Amy
And this is the entire cycle from the start of the period all the way back around. To the next start. So that's your entire menstrual cycle phase. And most women, the Average length is 28 days.
Bobby Bones
Okay. I. I don't know that it's good.
Amy
To know this stuff about your bodies because that's how you know, like, oh, have I started? Or could I possibly be.
Laney Wilson
I think I got pregnant.
Bobby Bones
I got one. Right.
Lunchbox
So you're only not on your month for three days.
Bobby Bones
That's not what she said.
Amy
That's what I'm saying.
Bobby Bones
That's why I'm confused.
Amy
Yeah, it's the entire cycle. I learned this once I downloaded an app to track my psych track my cycle. I always thought it would was seven days too, because I'm seven days, but some girls are five, some days are. Some girls are eight. But anyway, the entire cycle, about 28.
Bobby Bones
Days, all I'm taking from this is I just should shut up and my wife talks and just go, yeah, okay. Whatever you need.
Amy
We didn't even get to the symptoms of a yeast infection, and I'm glad we did.
Bobby Bones
Pulled that off the air. Hey, it's Bobby Bones. Join me and former NFL quarterback Matt Castle every Wednesday for our new podcast, Lots to say with Bobby Bones and Matt Castle. Between us, we have over 17,500 passing yards, multiple New York Times bestsellers, and one mirrorball trophy from Dancing with the Star. So where else you can find a show with that much athleticism and football insight? Based in Nashville, we're more than just your basic NFL show. We talk sports, but we talk pop culture and music and a little bit everything, because we got lots to say. I texted you and you texted me back. Now, I don't know if you have the update, but, like, all the little thumbs up and heart and stuff, like, it's all colored, they changed, and the heart's a little pink. It felt like I told you I loved you. I'm going to be honest, it was a little pink. There was something sentimental.
Lunchbox
When you.
Bobby Bones
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Hi, I'm Arturo Castro, and I've been lucky enough to do stuff like Broad City and Narcos and Roadhouse and so many commercials about back pain. And now I'm starting a podcast because, honestly, guys, I don't feel the space is crowded enough. Get ready for greatest escapes. A new comedy podcast about the wildest true escape stories in history. Each week I'll be sitting down with some of the most hilarious actors and writers and comedians to tell them a buck wild tale from across history and time. People like Ed Helms, Diane Guerrero, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zoe Chao.
Bobby Bones
Titanic, Charles Manson, Alcatraz, Assata Shakur, the sketchy guy named Steve.
Arturo Castro
It's giving funny true crime.
Bobby Bones
I love storytelling and I love you. So I can't wait.
Arturo Castro
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Laney Wilson
It's about never feeling good enough.
Bobby Bones
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Bobby Bones
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Eddie
Them experience desire for you in minutes.
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Bobby Bones
Bobby Bone Show Bonehead glory of the day.
Lunchbox
This story comes to us from Florida. Two roommates. One of them has a PS5 that's a PlayStation 5. Other one doesn't. And one of them's playing it. He's like, hey, are you playing my PlayStation 5? He's like, yeah, I didn't tell you could play my PlayStation 5.
Bobby Bones
I'll kill you.
Lunchbox
So the roommate calls police, and, hey, he's threatening me. Police show up, and the guy throws a baloney sandwich at the cop. So he gets arrested for assault on an officer.
Bobby Bones
This thing just turned more into more like one of my dreams. Like, it makes no sense. Like, it leads you nowhere. Nobody gets killed. Baloney is a weapon on a cop.
Eddie
Yeah.
Bobby Bones
All that sounded like the music. Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. Okay, thank you.
Lunchbox
I'm Lunchbox. That's your bonehead Story of the day, Bones.
Bobby Bones
Big weekend. We're going to the Super Bowl. We're very excited about it. We are in New Orleans already. We've been doing all this football stuff. Your question is, what?
Eddie
Is there a difference between a suit and a tux?
Amy
Yes.
Bobby Bones
Yeah.
Eddie
Like what? What's the difference? They look the same.
Bobby Bones
Tux. If you show up at a place where everybody's just wearing a suit and you're in a tux, it's too much. It's a little much. We have the.
Lunchbox
Is.
Bobby Bones
Are you asking about the dinner tonight?
Eddie
Yeah, the dinner. So I'm like. I have, like. I don't know what to wear.
Bobby Bones
We have. What's the commissioner's dinner? The NFL commissioner has invited me. A plus one. My date's going to be Eddie to go. And it's all the NFL owners. It's pretty cool. Never been invited before.
Laney Wilson
Wow.
Bobby Bones
Yeah, it's all the owners and, like, some players and the commissioner and. Yeah, we have to wear a suit and. Eddie. So you want to wear it?
Eddie
Well, well, like, I have a couple suits, but they don't fit right. But when you got married, you know, you got us all tuxes, and that's what I Wore to the CMAs. And I got it all fitted and everything recently, so it fits perfectly. So I'm thinking, like, the tux is ready to go, or do I squeeze into a suit? But is it really different?
Amy
You can wear. I think you can wear that with a tie. Like, you don't wear it with a bow tie. I think that, that if you have the. The bow tie and the vest or a cummerbund, like, that's when you start to elevate a little bit.
Bobby Bones
I kind of want to wear the.
Eddie
Cummerbund now that you say that like dumb and dumber.
Amy
Like, if you've got a nice jacket with some nice pants, which is that part of the tux.
Bobby Bones
Yeah.
Amy
Then throw on, like, just a normal shirt and tie.
Bobby Bones
I would also just say wear like slacks and a jacket.
Amy
Oh, what are you gonna wear, Bobby?
Bobby Bones
Just a suit.
Amy
He needs to be in a suit.
Bobby Bones
I'm not even wearing a suit. I'm wearing a jacket with slacks. It's not a. It's not a suit.
Laney Wilson
Oh.
Bobby Bones
I mean, it's a jacket with a button up shirt. But suit is just what they say to make sure you're wearing something suit, like. Okay, but if you show up in a full tux, I will allow it.
Amy
I mean, that'd be kind of funny.
Eddie
Yes, it would be funny.
Bobby Bones
I will allow it and I will lol.
Eddie
And all the owners would be like, who's the dude in the tux?
Bobby Bones
They give them their drinks here. Sarah, would you walk around with a tray?
Eddie
Look like a server?
Bobby Bones
Yeah.
Amy
I think you should really go full.
Bobby Bones
Blown tux, you know, I mean, I have it, bones.
Laney Wilson
I'm ready to go.
Bobby Bones
I would say just wear it. Don't steal any show. You don't need to steal any show because it'll look weird for me. Wear slacks and a jacket.
Eddie
You got it.
Bobby Bones
You don't even have to wear a tie. Bring one. Bring one just in case. But I don't think you have to wear a tie. Okay. You can wear a suit without a.
Eddie
Tie, jeans and a jacket.
Bobby Bones
No, no jeans because it's not our event. So at least if there's a. Just generally speaking, if you're going to an event and you're not quite sure on the dress code, you always want to err to the side of being slightly overdressed, as opposed to underdressed, because then you look like the hillbilly.
Eddie
Well, that's why I was thinking tux, but that may be a little too overwhelming.
Bobby Bones
That's a little too much right there. Looks like you're doing a bit. So we're out. Hope everybody has a great and safe weekend. Hope you have a fun Super Bowl. I hope you watch again. Maybe you see us on tv. You won't.
Amy
I mean, we could.
Bobby Bones
You won't.
Amy
Why?
Bobby Bones
Because we're being a normal crowd. I know, but that was how Pam Anderson was discovered.
Amy
Super Bowl.
Bobby Bones
No, it was like Canadian Football League.
Amy
But y'all could end up on the Jumbotron.
Bobby Bones
Why would they put a bunch of 40 year old dudes? Yeah, we don't even have like a team. All right, that's it. See you guys Monday. Bye, everybody. The Bobby Bones Show Theme song written, produced and sang by Reed Yarberry. You can find his Instagram @reedyarberry. Scuba Steve executive Producer Raymundo Head of Production I'm Bobby Bones. My Instagram is MrBobby Bones. Thank you for listening to the podcast.
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Hi, I'm Arturo Castro and I've been lucky enough to do stuff like Broad City and narcos and Roadhouse. And now I'm starting a podcast because honestly guys, I don't feel the space is crowded enough. Get ready for Greatest Escapes, a new comedy podcast about the wildest true escape stories in history. Each week I'll be sit with some of the most hilarious actors and writers and comedians. People like Ed Helms, Diane Guerrero, and Joseph Gordon Levitt.
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Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show – Episode FRI PT 2: Lainey Wilson On Hosting The CMAs And Her Medical Procedure
Introduction In this engaging episode of The Bobby Bones Show, released on February 7, 2025, host Bobby Bones sits down with country music sensation Lainey Wilson. The conversation delves into Lainey's recent achievements, personal growth, creative processes, and behind-the-scenes insights from her experiences hosting high-profile events like the Country Music Association Awards (CMAs) and the Super Bowl halftime show.
1. Hosting The CMAs and Lasik Surgery
Timestamp: 05:23 - 06:17
Lainey Wilson discusses her experience co-hosting the CMAs alongside former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and country star Luke Bryan. She shares a humorous anecdote about her struggle with reading the teleprompter due to poor vision, which led her to undergo Lasik surgery.
Notable Quote:
"Luke is the kind of dude that can do anything on the fly like that. Not me. I'm reading this prompter and doing a good job to read the prompter." (05:30)
Lainey highlights how the surgery significantly improved her vision, allowing her to perform more confidently during live broadcasts.
2. Balancing Creativity and Rest
Timestamp: 03:20 - 04:22
The conversation shifts to the importance of taking breaks to foster creativity. Lainey emphasizes how a three-week hiatus was the longest she had taken, leading to a surge in her creative output.
Notable Quote:
"I feel more creative than I have in a very long time. It's funny you say be bored because I kept saying, I need to get bored, I gotta get bored." (03:38)
Bobby Bones relates by sharing his own realization about the need to slow down and create space for creativity, contrasting it with his previous habit of constant tasking.
3. Working with Celebrities: Peyton Manning and Luke Bryan
Timestamp: 06:33 - 07:21
Lainey shares her positive experiences working with Peyton Manning, describing him as "awesome" and "very chill." She mentions their shared interests, including hunting, which fostered a comfortable working relationship.
Notable Quote:
"He's awesome. Him and my boyfriend, they're buddies and have gone hunting together." (06:56)
Bobby humorously mentions their performance during the Super Bowl halftime show, noting the massive viewership and asking Lainey about any behind-the-scenes differences compared to regular shows.
4. Super Bowl Halftime Show Experience
Timestamp: 07:21 - 08:22
Lainey discusses the technical aspects of performing at the Super Bowl, where only her vocals were live while the band played pre-recorded tracks to manage the complexity of the event.
Notable Quote:
"So my vocal was live, but the band. That was all tracks because it was too much to get out there and make sure the instruments are all tuned." (07:27)
She explains the challenges faced, such as technical difficulties and the importance of maintaining performance quality under pressure.
5. Personal Stories: Hometown Honor and Fan Interactions
Timestamp: 08:22 - 09:32
Lainey shares the joy of having a portion of her hometown highway named after her, humorously recalling receiving a ticket there at 15 years old.
Notable Quote:
"Baskin's good. They just named the highway after me. No way." (08:26)
Additionally, she recounts a heartwarming encounter with a young fan, Savannah, who expressed her admiration by jumping on stage during her performance of "Heart Like a Truck."
6. International Tours and Global Fanbase
Timestamp: 09:32 - 10:33
Lainey talks about her expanding international presence, noting the enthusiastic response from fans in Europe. She shares how a tentative show in Paris sold out rapidly, prompting larger venue bookings.
Notable Quote:
"We sold out in just a few minutes. So then we just kept getting bigger venues." (09:35)
Bobby Bones reflects on his own experiences traveling internationally, highlighting the universal appreciation for storytelling in country music.
7. Deep Questions: Personal Growth and Lessons Learned
Timestamp: 11:04 - 14:44
Bobby poses a series of deep, introspective questions to Lainey, allowing listeners to gain insight into her personal philosophy and growth.
Next Five Years Chapter: Balance
Lainey: "It's better to maintain balance than try to always achieve it." (11:28)
Lesson Learned: Slowing Down
Lainey: "Slowing down, like, taking a breath, looking up, enjoying it. Because those moments can pass you by." (12:19)
Overcoming Fear: Skydiving
Lainey: "I think I'm gonna book me an appointment today. Let's see what they say." (14:44)
Lainey's responses reveal her dedication to maintaining equilibrium between her career and personal life, learning from past mistakes, and confronting personal fears to continue evolving as an artist.
8. Song Stories: "Heart Like a Truck" and "A Man Ought to Know"
Timestamp: 16:13 - 18:32
Lainey shares the inspiration behind some of her hit songs, providing listeners with behind-the-scenes stories that add depth to her music.
"Heart Like a Truck":
Lainey describes a touching moment when a young fan named Savannah jumped on stage during her performance, declaring Lainey her best friend. This interaction inspired the heartfelt themes of the song.
Notable Quote:
"My favorite song is 'Heart Like a Truck.' And so she starts singing, y'all, you gotta go watch." (16:19)
"A Man Ought to Know":
Written during a moment of celebration and introspection, Lainey recounts how inspiration struck while she was driving home, leading her to advocate for men to appreciate and understand women's perspectives.
Notable Quote:
"I was like, thanks. A man ought to know we got to cut it." (17:34)
9. Challenges with Her Accent and Authenticity
Timestamp: 15:21 - 16:59
Lainey addresses the skepticism regarding her accent as her fame grew, expressing frustration over critics who doubted her authenticity.
Notable Quote:
"They would say, you tell me I'm ugly and I can't sing, but don't talk about the way I talk. That's something you can't change." (15:42)
Bobby humorously reflects on public perceptions, emphasizing the importance of staying true to oneself despite external judgments.
10. Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Timestamp: 19:06 - 19:57
As the interview wraps up, Lainey thanks Bobby for the opportunity to share her stories and insights. Bobby congratulates her on her continued success and upcoming international tours, reinforcing her status as a meaningful and authentic voice in country music.
Notable Quote:
"It's really great to see you." (19:03)
Final Remarks This episode of The Bobby Bones Show offers a comprehensive look into Lainey Wilson's journey in the music industry, highlighting her commitment to authenticity, creative growth, and her ability to connect deeply with her audience. Through candid discussions and personal anecdotes, listeners gain an intimate understanding of what drives Lainey both personally and professionally.
Key Takeaways:
For fans and newcomers alike, this episode provides valuable insights into Lainey Wilson's life and career, making it a must-listen for those interested in the intersection of country music and personal storytelling.