TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD (FRI): 8-Year Old Continues Tradition Of Giving Back To Community For Her Birthday

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show

Episode: TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD (FRI): 8-Year Old Continues Tradition Of Giving Back To Community For Her Birthday
Date: January 16, 2026
Host: Bobby Bones
Co-hosts: Amy, Eddie, others
Network: Premiere Networks

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Episode Overview

This episode is part of the show's feel-good "Tell Me Something Good" segment, where Bobby and the team share uplifting news and positive personal stories. The main highlight is the story of Addison Cham, an 8-year-old from Oklahoma, who spends her birthday giving back to families in need with homemade birthday boxes. The episode also features small wins and gratitude moments from the hosts, plus another heartwarming story about hospital staff going the extra mile for a patient's wedding anniversary.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening Round: Good News from the Crew

• [01:39-09:02] The team challenges themselves to share something good from their own lives, even during tough times.
  • Soccer Comeback:
    • One male team member (anonymous) shares that he returned to playing soccer after months sidelined by injury and health concerns.
    • Memorable moment: Lighthearted banter about Cialis and running in soccer shorts.
      • Quote (Bobby, 02:47): "Are you running around with a boner?"
  • Work Wins and Gratitude:
    • Bobby updates the team about securing an in-person, on-camera interview with Blake Shelton for an upcoming Netflix show, and getting invited to a prestigious trivia event connected to the Super Bowl—though he won’t attend because of his wife’s pregnancy.
      • Quote (Bobby, 04:25): "I am not gonna stay long gone for any more than two days when my wife's pregnant."
    • Eddie shares a touching moment when his FBI agent brother-in-law hears him on the radio and recognizes the show's reach.
      • Quote (Eddie, 06:39): "He says, 'Dude, I'm in Amarillo for some work and... you're on the radio.'"
    • Amy expresses gratitude that her back pain, persistent since Christmas, is finally resolving, allowing her to resume her regular fitness routine.
      • Quote (Amy, 07:48): "My back is better. Praise the Lord."

2. Main Tell Me Something Good Story: Addison Cham’s Birthday Boxes

• [11:05-13:01]
  • Addison Cham, 8, from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma:
    • Rather than receiving gifts for her birthday, Addison creates "birthday boxes" with cake mix, pans, and party supplies for families in need, a tradition she started at age 5.
    • She uses donations collected for her own birthday to fund the project.
    • Addison is also active in her school's kindness club.
    • Positive reinforcement from the community and family encourages her to continue year after year.
      • Quote (Bobby, 12:05): "What I like about it is she got so much positive feedback at 5, it made her want to continue doing it."
    • The hosts have a light philosophical debate—Does it matter if good deeds are motivated by a desire for positive feedback or personal “feel-good” moments, as long as they help others?
      • Quote (Bobby, 12:28): "My argument would be, who cares as long as other people get benefiting?... In the end, the net gain is somebody that did not have help, got help."

3. Additional Good News: Hospital Staff Celebrate a Nurse’s Anniversary

• [13:10-14:16]
  • Angela, a Nurse in Florida:
    • Angela, hospitalized at her own workplace, faces her wedding anniversary post-surgery.
    • Her nursing colleagues transform her hospital room, surprising her with a romantic steak-and-shrimp dinner with her husband—complete with candles and flowers.
    • Both Angela and her husband are moved; it’s her first smile in a week.
      • Quote (Amy, 14:05): "Christopher was like, gosh, this is the first time I've seen her smile in, like, a week."

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Are you running around with a boner?" (Bobby, joking with a co-host about Cialis and soccer shorts) — [02:47]
• "I am not gonna stay long gone for any more than two days when my wife's pregnant." (Bobby on scheduling commitments) — [05:07]
• "He says, 'Dude, I'm in Amarillo for some work and... you're on the radio.'" (Eddie, sharing recognition from family) — [06:39]
• "We provide... so much happiness in America... Quit downgrading our job. We are important." (Unidentified male speaker, uplifting the team's work) — [06:52]
• "My back is better. Praise the Lord." (Amy, sharing her relief after weeks of pain) — [07:48]
• "What I like about it is she got so much positive feedback at 5, it made her want to continue doing it." (Bobby, on Addison Cham's giving spirit) — [12:05]
• "My argument would be, who cares as long as other people get benefiting?" (Bobby, discussing motivations for giving) — [12:28]
• "Christopher was like, gosh, this is the first time I've seen her smile in, like, a week." (Amy, about the anniversary surprise) — [14:05]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:39 – Good news challenge begins
• 02:20 – Soccer comeback story
• 04:23 – Bobby’s Blake Shelton interview and trivia event
• 06:11 – Eddie’s radio moment with brother-in-law
• 07:48 – Amy’s back pain breakthrough
• 11:05 – Addison Cham’s birthday boxes story
• 12:05 – Discussion on positive reinforcement and acts of kindness
• 13:10 – Hospital anniversary dinner surprise
• 14:05 – Angela’s smile and gratitude

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Tone & Style

Friendly, irreverent, supportive, and conversational. The hosts mix humor with sincerity, keeping the storytelling warm and relatable. The "Tell Me Something Good" features both small personal wins and broader community-focused stories, always with an eye toward uplifting listeners and highlighting acts of kindness.

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Summary for New Listeners

If you missed the episode, you’ll come away smiling. The Bobby Bones team share their own small but meaningful personal wins, then spotlight amazing acts of kindness: Addison Cham, an 8-year-old, forgoes presents to create birthday boxes for families in need—showing that affirming good deeds encourages more of them; and a team of hospital nurses turns a rough anniversary into an unforgettable, love-filled moment for a patient and her husband. The episode is a reminder that positivity and community matter, whether you're celebrating big moments or small personal triumphs.

Transcript

[Amy]

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[Bobby]

It's time for the good news.

[T-Mobile/US Cellular Announcer]

Tell me something good.

[Bobby]

You wanna try our little activity again?

[Amy]

Sure. You want us to report something good?

[Bobby]

Last 24 hours from our lives? I'd have to think about this too.

[Eddie]

Yeah, it'd be tough. Let's see.

[Bobby]

Oh, it would be tough.

[Eddie]

I gotta dig deep in there, see if anything's good.

[Amy]

It is possible.

[Bobby]

Okay.

[Amy]

It's just a weird time right now. Things aren't terrible at all because, trust me, they've been terrible. They're just a little meh. But I can dig.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

Dig deep.

[Eddie]

Let's dig.

[Amy]

I can dig. I cannot go first, but I can dig.

[Bobby]

Who wants to go first?

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

I'll go first. Go ahead, guys. For the first time in nearly three months, I went on the Soccer field and played soccer.

[Bobby]

Why three months?

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

Because I've had that pain and I thought if I stopped that it would just go away. And it never did. And then I got on Cialis and then I have testicular pain and I was like, you know what? And the doctor says, you're not going to make it any worse. Go out there and live your life. So I went out there and lived my life.

[Amy]

How is soccer?

[Bobby]

Are you running around with a boner?

[Eddie]

Oh, no, dude.

[Bobby]

What, in your soccer shorts? No. Oh.

[Amy]

But also, I don't think that him playing soccer is good for his insurance claim.

[Bobby]

Oh, yeah.

[Eddie]

Do you didn't play soccer. You thought about playing soccer, Dude.

[Bobby]

But if you're on Cialis and you're running around out there in shorts, that's dangerous.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

I'll stand up right now.

[Bobby]

No, do not. Do not stay down. I got to do. Tell me something bad if that happens. Okay. Good for you.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

Yeah. I mean I played 11 minutes out of a 50 minute game.

[Bobby]

That really is great.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

But I. I did something.

[Bobby]

That's great. That's. That's cool. Amy, do you have something? Mm. You know, if you're not ready yet.

[Amy]

Not ready.

[Bobby]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

Oh, man. I'm not ready. Got ready, dude.

[Amy]

I have gratitude. Just give me a second.

[Eddie]

Same. Same. We're just in a season. We're in a season right now.

[Bobby]

I got a couple things that happened yesterday that I can share.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby]

So I've been working on because I don't know when the last time was we interviewed Blake Shelton in here. It's been a while that we've had. And yeah.

[Amy]

Because the last time he was here, at least in person, I had to do it because you had to go. Cuz an emergency.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby]

I don't. Again, I don't remember. And I remember Netflix show is launching on the 26th. Yep. And I thought it'd be good to sit down with Blake for 45 minutes or an hour. We. I've never actually done that ever as far as like on camera. So he doesn't live here. So he reached out and he was like, yeah, just come to town. I'll sit with you for an hour. So yesterday I got the word and so we're going out to la, Mike and I are, and sit with Blake for an hour. Record an interview for Netflix for the show. All that.

[Eddie]

That's good.

[Bobby]

That'd be good.

[Eddie]

That's really cool.

[Bobby]

Yeah, that's one. And then I got invited. I don't know if I can do it, but I got invited to be On a trivia team the Thursday night before the Super Bowl. Because there's two days we're just going to be. We're not staying for the game this year. But there's two days that we're going to be out there just doing interviews.

[Eddie]

I'm picturing like a bar.

[Bobby]

No, it's in a theater. Okay. It's in a theater. So Barstool does this. They have a massive tournament like Trivia league and Brandon Walker and pft. They were like, hey, come be on our team.

[Amy]

Do they know you have trivia skills?

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

Do they know you were like the Quiz Bowl?

[Bobby]

I don't know if I can do it though because I got to get, I gotta get back.

[Eddie]

No, you have to do this.

[Bobby]

I am not gonna stay long gone for any more than two days when my wife's pregnant. Good point. So I can't, I'm not gonna go.

[Amy]

That shifted quick.

[Eddie]

You can't do this. You have to get back.

[Bobby]

I told, I, I told her a long time ago. I was like, I'm not gonna be gone for any more than. And I have like three multiple trips coming up. It's like it can't be gone for any more than two days cuz she's pregnant and not. She didn't just get pregnant yesterday, you know. Yeah. So I don't know if I can. But it was nice to be invited. I gotta figure out though the next couple days cause it's like a big deal. It's a whole theater people coming. It's a league. They got invited to be their teammate and it seemed super fun. But I can't, I can't do that. She told me yesterday I should stop saying she's very pregnant. She asked if I would stop because it means. Yeah, just how the word is.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But I understand what you mean when you say it. Yeah, like the time that she's pregnant.

[Bobby]

Yes. Yeah. And that's what I said. And I said I'll stop saying it.

[Eddie]

But you got to grant her wishes.

[Bobby]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Be best for you.

[Bobby]

So. Okay, that's a couple of things for me, Amy. Anything from you, Eddie?

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah, I did get a text from my brother in law, which is kind of cool. I don't know. This is good. But it was kind of cool. He was in Amarillo and he says, dude, I'm in Amarillo for some work and I'd got in my rental car and you're on the radio. Oh, that's cool. And I was like, wow, that's really cool. And I Don't think he's ever really known how, like, big our show is. I think for the first time, he's like, dude, you're. You're a big deal. And I was like, wow, I've never. And he's an FBI agent. And so, like, to me, that was just really cool.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah, that is cool.

[Eddie]

That was really cool.

[Amy]

Cause, like, his work's, like, legit.

[Eddie]

Yeah, his work is, like, legit. It's meaningful. And, like, ours is stupid.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

Stop saying our job is not meaningful. You. Why do you downgrade our job?

[Eddie]

He's an FBI agent.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

Do you understand how much happiness we bring millions of people in America? Their lives?

[Bobby]

Eddie, I feel you.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

Oh, my God.

[Eddie]

It felt good.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

From mental. Well, being is very important, and we provide that for so many people. Quit downgrading our job. We are important.

[Amy]

That is a good feeling, though. I had that feeling the other day. My boyfriend was in D.C. and he was like, hey, yeah, I just got in my rental car, and it was 98.7 WMZQ. I was like, shout out. So he listened.

[Bobby]

I never know where we are anymore, where our show is, where our show isn't. But I had. Over to the Bobby cast. We interviewed. I interviewed Catch from Olcrow and his new fiance, Molly Tuttle, who is a fantastic bluegrass artist. And they were in San Francisco, and they were like, hey, we're listening to you. While we're there. We're doing some. You just came on Bay Country.

[Eddie]

Awesome. Yeah.

[Bobby]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

So, yeah, Steve Young, too, is probably listening.

[Bobby]

That's how he knew I was.

[Eddie]

He's like, yeah, that's crazy.

[Bobby]

Amy, do you have anything?

[Amy]

My back is better. Praise the Lord.

[Bobby]

From what?

[Amy]

Don't know. It's been. I've been struggling since Christmas Day, so been quite some time. I remember I woke up that morning, and that was the first thing. And then I've been. It was. Because it was holiday season. The chiropractor I go to, I couldn't see him for a couple weeks, so it was, like, early January. I went to him twice, and he was like, just give it some time. It needs to, like, level up, but you should be good. And that's all I had to do. And then I feel like this morning, it's like, I just. I went to the bathroom earlier, and I get up from my chair, and, I mean, it's a little. But I'm so much better. I feel like today's, like, the first day. I'm really not feeling it.

[Bobby]

Don't push it.

[Amy]

Hallelujah. Yeah. I Had to take a break from Pilates. He grounded me. I was like, well, I've still been going to Pilates, but they give me a stick like a cane.

[Bobby]

Let's call it what it is. For the older people.

[Amy]

Yes. And I was like the elderly pole, but.

[Bobby]

Or injured people.

[Amy]

Yeah, I know, but I felt elderly or maybe pregnant.

[Bobby]

But I.

[Amy]

So I was like holding the pole and he was like, no, no, no, no, no. You're grounded from Pilates. No working out. And so now we're back in business. I found something.

[Bobby]

Back in business. There you go. Good deal.

[Eddie]

We dug and we did it.

[Unidentified Male Speaker]

We dug it.

[Bobby]

That's it. That's what it's all about. That was. Tell me something good.

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This show contains information subject to but not limited to personal takes, rumors, not so accurate stats and plenty more. What's up man? This your boy Nav Green from the Broken Play podcast. Look, it' end of the season, the playoffs are here. But guess what? It ain't the end of your season. You can always tune in with Broken Play podcast with Nav Green on the Black Effect podcast network. Another team who ain't going to the playoff. The Chiefs. What's a wrap? It's time to rebuild. Who your MVP right now then Drake May up there, Josh Allen up there still. Oh, my boy Matthew Stafford.

[Amy]

Where did Bo Nicks at?

[Nav Green from Broken Play Podcast]

He ain't too far behind.

[Amy]

He did all this talking.

[Nav Green from Broken Play Podcast]

What Matthew Stafford is doing statistically, bro is crazy. Bro, you know I ain't no Josh Allen fan, but Matthew Stafford got better weapon. Caleb Williams. Hey, he should be in that conversation.

[Amy]

In what conversation?

[Nav Green from Broken Play Podcast]

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[Bobby]

Come on, it's time for the good news with Bobby.

[T-Mobile/US Cellular Announcer]

Tell me something good.

[Bobby]

Instead of receiving gifts for her eighth birthday, Addison Cham of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, continued her tradition of giving back to her community. She created 59 birthday boxes herself with cake mix, disposable pans, plates, napkins, and candles for families in need. She began this tradition at age 5 after realizing some people may not get a birthday cake. And this year, what she wanted was donations to buy, like I mentioned, cake mix, disposable pans, and she would use that money for her birthday to buy these birthday boxes for other people. So she's also a member of her school's kindness club. That's cool. That's from kjrh. Eight years old. What I like about it is she got so much positive feedback at 5, it made her want to continue doing it. Which shows you when someone does something great, if you give them, like, positive affirmation, it makes them want to do it more. Because everybody loves to be affirmed in a positive way.

[Amy]

Yep.

[Bobby]

Is that a wrong reason to do it? No.

[Amy]

I don't know.

[Bobby]

Because she. She had to see this and want to do it, and then she did it and everyone's like, that's amazing. So she's like, well, I'm going to keep doing that. I like how doing things for others.

[Eddie]

Makes you feel good and that's a good thing.

[Bobby]

Is it selfish that you're doing it so you can feel good?

[Eddie]

Well, that's tricky.

[Nav Green from Broken Play Podcast]

No.

[Eddie]

Is that the only reason you're doing it, just so you feel good? Yes. That's a problem.

[Bobby]

My argument would be, who cares as long as other people get benefiting? It doesn't. Even if you're doing it just for yourself, because there are people who do charitable things just so they can get the praise for doing it. There are celebrities that do nice things for other people just so they can get the praise from it. I don't care. You're still helping somebody. In the end, the net gain is somebody that did not have help, got help, and it's free to give praise to people. You know what ain't free? Food that people need. So that'd be the point there. That'd be what I would say to that.

[Joel from How to Money]

It works.

[Bobby]

Yes. So big Shout out to Addison Chambers in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. That's what it's all about.

[Matt from How to Money]

That was.

[Bobby]

Tell me something good.

[Joel from How to Money]

Come on.

[Bobby]

It's time for the good news with Amy.

[Amy]

There's this woman, Angela. She's a nurse at Florida St. Lucie Hospital, and she was admitted with severe abdominal pain. She had to go in for emergency surgery just before her wedding anniversary with her husband Christopher, meaning that she would be in the hospital on their special day. Well, she had surgery in the hospital that she works at, so she knows the nurses, and they knew that her anniversary was that night, so they went into her room and they covered her head up, and they were like, you can't look. And so she said that was the only weird part, is that, like, she had to shield her face. Uh, but when the blanket was taken down, they had filled the room with candles, flowers, formal plates, and glassware, and they had a steak and shrimp dinner at her bedside with her husband, Christopher. And it was just really cool.

[Bobby]

That's fun. They just care about her. That's good.

[Amy]

Yeah. And Christopher was like, gosh, this is the first time I've seen her smile in, like, a week.

[Bobby]

Christopher, you need to be doing better as a husband, then if that's the case. That's a great story. I love it. And that's just people caring about people.

[Joel from How to Money]

At the end.

[Bobby]

That is what it's all about. That was. Tell me something good.

[Joel from How to Money]

Hey, it's Joel and Matt from how to Money. If your New Year's resolution is to finally get your finances in shape, we've got your back prices. They're still high, and the economy is all over the place. But 2026 is the year for you to get intentional and make real progress. That's right.

[Matt from How to Money]

Yeah. Each week, we break down what's happening with your money, the most important issues to focus on, and the small moves that make a big difference. Kick off the year with confidence. Listen to how to Money on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Nav Green from Broken Play Podcast]

This show contains information subject to but not limited to, personal takes, rumors, not so accurate stats, and plenty more. What's up, man? This your boy, Nav Green from the Broken Play podcast. Look, it's the end of the season. The playoffs are here. Guess what? It ain't the end of your season. You can always tune in with Broken Play podcast with Nav Green on the Black Effect Podcast Network. Not a team who ain't going to the playoffs. The Chief. It's time to rebuild. Listen to Broken Play with Nav Green from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcast.

[Amy]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.