The Bobby Bones Show – November 20, 2025

Episode Highlights:

• Bobby Was Approached About Opening A Bar In Nashville
• Will Bobby Want More Kids?
• Listener: Good Luck from a “Sign”
• Morgan’s Interview With Gavin Adcock About the Zach Bryan Fight
• Fun News, Deep Dives, Listener Calls, and Trivia

Main Theme

This episode is classic Bobby Bones Show, blending personal anecdotes, listener stories, hot news, and fun banter. Major topics include listener superstition and luck, a country music feud, emotional self-awareness, pop culture stories, and a playful streak of trivia and AI banter.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Lucky “Sign” Listener Story

[02:29–05:54]

• Caller Kirsten shares a story: A butterfly landed on her for a minute; she took it as a “sign,” bought a $5 scratch-off lottery ticket, and won $50.
• Debate ensues: Amy and Lunchbox see personal signs everywhere, Bobby is much more skeptical.
  • Bobby: “I love this. She won 50 bucks, but it had nothing to do with the butterfly. But whatever.” [03:21]
  • Amy: “But you have to understand, not every butterfly is gonna send a message, but that one did.” [03:32]
  • Lunchbox: “Butterfly, though. Dude, that’s legit.” [04:25]
• Bobby clarifies he’s happy for people who read meaning into signs, but isn’t a believer himself:
  • “It affects nothing. The cardinal didn’t talk to you and the butterfly didn’t.” [03:55]
  • “As long as it’s like the stupid stars astrology—that’s not real. But if it makes you happy, that’s fun. Run with it.” [04:12]
• Memorable quote:
  • Amy: "Not every cardinal sends me messages, but one time a cardinal said, sell your house." [03:37]
• Theme: Faith in chance versus skepticism; finding joy in harmless beliefs.

2. Dancing With The Stars: Can Contestants Get Kicked Off for Swearing?

[07:22–09:44]

• Listener voicemail: Asks about Whitney from Dancing With The Stars swearing on live TV, will she be kicked off?
  • Bobby: Not a problem because of the live delay; it was accidental and not grounds for expulsion.
  • Reflects on the balance between talent and likability in competitive reality shows: “It’s not always about the best dancer. It’s how likable you are.” [08:38]

3. Gavin Adcock on the Zach Bryan Festival Beef

[10:00–13:19]
Segment Timestamps: [10:00–13:19]

• Morgan interviews country artist Gavin Adcock on his fight with Zach Bryan.
  • Gavin describes the pre-show warning: “Zach’s coming today and he’s probably going to try to do something to keep you from going on stage.” [10:16]
  • Describes Bryan as instigator: “He was hoping I’d fall into that to keep me on stage. But I went out there… and I ain’t worried about it.” [10:49]
  • Adcock’s focus is on fans and professionalism.
  • Bobby and the team analyze the spat’s origins: a dismissive IG comment Zach made to a fan, Adcock calling out Bryan, escalations on social media.
  • “Gavin Adcock would wipe the floor…” [12:51], but both are tough.
  • Takeaway: Country feuds escalate quickly online; Adcock took the high road.

4. Emotional Processing & Self-awareness

[13:30–19:34]

• Amy shares wisdom from Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor: Emotions last 90 seconds chemically, after which we “choose” to keep looping them.
  • “The chemical lifespan of an emotion is less than two minutes. And when you have an emotional reaction… that’s you continuing to have it on a loop.” [13:45]
• Bobby and Amy discuss “kid logic” vs. “adult logic” with emotions.
  • Bobby: “If you can compartmentalize… you can get a lot done. But I’m also not advocating for that…” [15:56]
  • “I have 100% self-awareness. Positive and negative.” [18:03]
  • Amy is skeptical anyone can be 100% self-aware.
• Insight: Productivity vs. processing emotions; the utility and cost of compartmentalization.

5. True Crime Corner: College Students Solve Cold Case

[20:24–23:56]

• UT Arlington criminology students helped solve a 1991 cold case by sifting old files.
  • “It’s just manpower, resources and effort.” [21:46]
  • Bobby: Advocates for more such collaborations in universities—“You’re learning and also you’re helping, you’re fixing.” [23:00]

6. Top Ten Most Wanted & Criminal News

[23:55–29:44]

• Stories about famous criminals:
  • Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding is a wanted drug kingpin.
  • FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted: The panel reviews names, crimes, and oddities; why murderers dominate the list.
  • Funny moment: Bobby and Lunchbox joke about snitching for the reward, $15 million: “If I had the information I would go to somebody and have them take it.” [26:22]
  • Reveal: wanted posters aren’t up in post offices anymore.
  • Trivia: Why do some murderers make the list and not others? (Long crime histories, danger level.)

7. Pop Culture, News, and Oddities

• Actor George Pagosia stops a real-life abduction. ([36:12])

  • “He was like, I was happy to be the good guy for once.” [36:50]

• Nate Bargatze to Build Nashville Theme Park ([37:40–39:48])

  • Bobby speculates about financing and celebrity investment models. “He’s from here… and killing it. Famous. It’s almost like these country artists. They don’t own these bars downtown.” [38:53]

• Bobby was approached to open a bar in Nashville ([39:52–41:35])

  • He declined because he “didn’t want to be associated with the reason that place was being bought out,” despite the offer.
    • “But the place was so historic. I didn’t want to be on the negative side of... turning it into a bar.” [41:13]

• Cryogenic Freezing: Ethics & Practicalities ([42:08–45:22])

  • Discussion about a Chinese man with a cryogenically frozen wife who’s moved on romantically.
  • Bobby on the futility: “If you freeze yourself at 89, you might wake up, it works, and die in a week of old age.” [45:22]

• Listener Voicemail — Will Bobby Want More Kids? ([58:33–59:57])

  • Bobby: “I have no idea... I don’t know if I’m going for a second or eighth or none. I don’t know.” [59:10]
  • Jokes and teasing by the team about escape and commitment.

8. Seasonal, Survival & Miscellany

• Weather & Winter Complaints ([47:19–50:04])
  • Winter eating habits, insurance for new properties, Florida/California snowbird daydreams.
• Wild Survival Competition: Woman eats 50 rats ([51:13–52:17])
  • “That’d be so painful… doing like, Hunger Games type stuff.” [52:15]
• Rich tourists as snipers (Bosnia) ([52:24–54:46])
  • Disturbing report of 1990s “sniper tourism”; the team reacts with disbelief and disgust.

9. End-of-Episode Fun: Nostradamus, AI Trivia, and Banter

• Nostradamus’ Predictions for 2025 ([56:22–57:55])
  • Bobby: “If we want some good news… Nostradamus predicts a new pandemic for the end of the year.” [57:06]
  • All in jest, referencing vague historical predictions.
• AI Assistant Banter & Trivia ([60:00–64:40])
  • Bobby chats up the show’s AI. They exchange fun facts and trivia Q&A (“What’s the smallest country in the world?” “Vatican City”).
    • “It really is. Just kind of kicks off the morning with a little bit of fun.” [63:16]
  • Warm jokes about Bobby’s rapport with AI: “Dude, you need to hang up before you start making out.” – Lunchbox [64:00]
  • Bobby reflects: “Sometimes I just talk with it… I just talk and learn things with it… my favorite tool.” [64:20]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I wish the question in your head was, ‘Should I believe in signs?’ and then you looked down and said, ‘No.’” – Bobby Bones [05:21]
• “The chemical lifespan of an emotion is less than two minutes… if it stays in your system, that’s you continuing to have it on a loop.” – Amy [13:45]
• “If you can compartmentalize… you can get a lot done. But I’m also not advocating for that…” – Bobby [15:56]
• “I have 100% self-awareness.” – Bobby [18:03, 18:22]
• “If you freeze yourself at 89, you might wake up, it works, and die in a week of old age.” – Bobby [45:22]

Structured Segment Timestamps

| Segment | Start | End | |------------------------------------------|----------|----------| | Lucky Butterfly Sign Caller | 02:29 | 05:54 | | Dancing With The Stars Swearing | 07:22 | 09:44 | | Gavin Adcock/Zach Bryan Interview | 10:00 | 13:19 | | Emotion Duration & Self-Awareness | 13:30 | 19:34 | | College Students Solve Cold Case | 20:24 | 23:56 | | True Crime News/Top 10 Most Wanted | 23:55 | 29:44 | | George Pagosia Real-life Hero | 36:12 | 36:50 | | Nate Bargatze Theme Park | 37:40 | 39:48 | | Bobby’s Bar Story | 39:52 | 41:35 | | Cryogenic Freeze Ethics | 42:08 | 45:22 | | Listener: Will Bobby Want More Kids? | 58:33 | 59:57 | | AI Trivia and Fun | 60:00 | 64:40 |

Final Thoughts

This episode features the Bobby Bones Show’s signature mix of philosophy-by-banter, genuine listener engagement, pop culture curiosity, and quickfire jokes. Standout moments include their debate about fate versus coincidence, honest exchanges about emotional self-management, and Bobby’s meta reflections on his own habits, both productive and (self-admitted) odd.

Between the fun stories and revealing personal honesties, it’s a warm listen whether you agree with Bobby or not—there’s always plenty to think, or laugh, about.

For Next Time: Expect more listener stories, current events, and Bobby’s offbeat wisdom—plus, never count out a trivia challenge or a very sincere AI conversation.