THURS PT 2: Is Lunchbox Going Back To 'The Price Is Right'? + Bobby Ranks The Show Members + Amy Got Stood Up!

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show — THURS PT 2: Is Lunchbox Going Back To 'The Price Is Right'? + Bobby Ranks The Show Members + Amy Got Stood Up!

Date: November 6, 2025
Host: Bobby Bones
Podcast: The Bobby Bones Show

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Bobby Bones Show dives into a variety of topics with the show's signature humor and camaraderie. Key segments include speculation about Lunchbox's potential return to "The Price Is Right," an intriguing "hierarchy" ranking of show members, Amy's story of being stood up after misunderstanding a speaking event, and lively discussions around respect, workplace dynamics, and random facts—plus a dash of concern over travel safety and quirky history courtesy of Bobby’s AI assistant.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Lunchbox and 'The Price Is Right' (03:02–07:21)

• Lunchbox claims he’s being "begged" to return to "The Price Is Right" after receiving a priority ticket email. He hams up the idea that the show lost a star when he left.
  • Lunchbox: "They are practically begging me to come back... it's like they realize we let a star get out of the building." (03:14)
• The team quickly realizes it's a generic marketing blast, not a personalized invite.
  • Amy: "You're part of a subscription now." (03:54)
  • Bobby: "Is this an email they're sending to a lot of people?" (03:44)
• A "hot tip" in the email recommends attending early morning tapings to double your chance at being a contestant, which Lunchbox wishes he'd known before.
  • Lunchbox: "Why didn't they give me this tip before I went?" (04:01)
• Amy says going would be tough because of the early tapings conflicting with the show, but the others tease her for making excuses.
  • Lunchbox: "She's already making excuses. She doesn't really want it." (06:18)

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2. Show Hierarchy: Bobby Ranks the Cast (08:00–10:45)

• Discussion pivots to internal show rankings ("hierarchy") after Amy discovers she was a "second choice" for a speaking event—Bobby was preferred but declined.
  • Amy: "It was the ideal ask is Bobby. Period. Period." (08:01)
• Speculation and gentle ribbing about who ranks next if Bobby and Amy aren’t available. Scuba Steve is promoted to the number three spot, which upsets Lunchbox and Eddie.
  • Bobby: "Not only is Scuba Steve the executive producer...he now has his own afternoon show. He’s probably a three." (10:33)

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3. Amy’s “Stood Up” Story: Workplace Mix-ups & Respect (12:18–18:19)

• Amy shares a frustrating story where she commits to an event (believing it’s virtual), only to find out it’s in-person. She waits around all day only to be told last minute she’s not needed.
  • Amy: “I stayed hours... and then a guy says, ‘You can go home.’” (14:54)
  • Amy: "I felt I would never do it—this would never happen to Bobby ever." (15:42)
• The team reflects on demanding respect at work and the need for organization.
  • Bobby: "You can't put the blame on you for this... You can." (16:31)
  • Amy: “20 years with this company! Does that mean nothing?" (20:19)

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4. Pop Culture Updates: Dancing with the Stars and More (20:30–22:03)

• Bobby discusses “Dancing with the Stars” host Tom Bergeron returning as a guest judge for a celebratory episode—Bobby himself may attend if his ankle surgery recovery allows.
  • Bobby: "They literally just want me in the crowd. I think they want anybody who's been on the show.” (21:14)

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5. Ongoing Banter, Mega Millions, Astronauts, and Travel Safety (22:04–26:30)

• Mega Millions Frenzy: The jackpot climbs to $850 million, sparking playful demand for respect when co-hosts zone out.
  • Bobby: “I'm about to demand more respect. I feel like people don't listen." (22:41)
• Space Stranded: Brief aside about Chinese astronauts delayed in space after debris strike.
  • Bobby: “Imagine you're at Jupiter and you can't get back. That sucks.” (23:43)
• Travel Safety Concerns in Mexico: Amy is worried about cartel threats and whether to warn an acquaintance traveling to Mexico.
  • Amy: “If you're an American there, you're…not safe in Mexico, anywhere.” (25:13)

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6. Workplace/Parenting Dilemmas (46:14–48:51)

• Eddie’s Parenting Woes: Trying to get sons involved with chores, but the quality isn’t there—dirty cups and a broken lawnmower fuel the debate over kids slow-rolling tasks to avoid them.
  • Eddie: “I just feel like taking over again.” (47:03)
  • Amy: “No, then teach them how to do it correctly. And if it's not done correctly, there's consequences.” (47:08)

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7. Food Insecurity, Billionaires, & Philanthropy (40:30–44:56)

• Bobby spotlights the issue of SNAP (food stamp) benefits running out and urges listeners to support local food pantries, sharing his personal connection to food insecurity.
  • Bobby: “If you can find one in your area, it could really use it right now. Even 10, 15, 20 bucks." (41:20)
• Discussion about billionaires’ influence, the distraction of left vs. right politics, and the need for more private citizens with integrity in office.
  • Bobby: "Most public officials are only officialing so they can be officials again.” (35:54)
  • Bobby: “I can't believe that people in middle and low class fight for billionaires...” (37:50)

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8. Random Fun: AI Assistant Delivers Quirky Facts (50:30–53:06)

• Bobby uses his AI assistant (voiced similarly to Amy’s child’s therapist) to fetch random stories.
  • AI Assistant: “Have you ever heard of the Great Emu War of Australia?... Australian soldiers actually went to battle against emus.” (51:04)
  • Bobby: “Were there any human lives lost in this war?”
    AI Asst: “No humans lost their lives. The emus kind of came out on top to be honest…” (51:35)
• Bobby requests an Appomattox Civil War summary, prompting another factual AI tidbit.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Lunchbox on being “recruited” (03:14):
  “They are practically begging me to come back.”
• Amy on being a backup (08:01):
  “It was the ideal ask is Bobby. Period.”
• Bobby on work hierarchy (10:33):
  “Not only is Scuba Steve the executive producer...he now has his own afternoon show. He’s probably a three.”
• Amy on being stood up (14:54): “I’ve already been here... Bobby wrapped at 11 today. You know, sometimes we wrap at 12:30, 12, whatever. Whatever. But we wrapped.”
• Bobby on respect (16:31):
  “You can’t put the blame on you for this...”
• Amy’s exasperation (20:19):
  “20 years with this company! Does that mean nothing?”
• Bobby on food insecurity (41:20):
  “If you can find [a food pantry] in your area, it could really use it right now...”
• AI Assistant on Emu War (51:04):
  “Australian soldiers actually went to battle against emus… It's one of those stories that sounds too wild to be true, but it totally happened.”
• Bobby on billionaires (37:50): “I can't believe that people in middle and low class fight for billionaires. It's crazy to me where they pedestal billionaires and billionaires are the ones working against them…”
• Amy, seeking respect (20:19): "20 years with this company. 20 years."

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Memorable Timestamps

• 03:02 — Opening discussion about Lunchbox’s “invite” to The Price Is Right.
• 08:01 — Amy discovers she was a backup invite; show hierarchy debate begins.
• 14:54 — Amy reveals she was stood up for an event after waiting hours.
• 20:30 — Bobby on Tom Bergeron's comeback to "Dancing with the Stars."
• 22:41 — Bobby demands more respect as co-hosts don’t listen.
• 25:13 — Amy warns Americans in Mexico amid rumors of cartel anger.
• 35:54 — Bobby's take on politicians’ self-interest and billionaire influence.
• 41:20 — Bobby’s food pantry donation call-out, food insecurity talk.
• 50:30 — AI Assistant shares the Great Emu War story; quirky AI banter.
• 53:06 — Summary of Appomattox and more history fun with AI.

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Tone & Language

• Playful: The cast teases each other, especially Lunchbox and Amy.
• Candid & honest: Bobby and Amy reflect on workplace respect and personal anecdotes.
• Warm & supportive: Most exchanges are friendly, with moments of real guidance and empathy.
• Curious & informative: Use of AI for quirky, educational anecdotes; open-ended questions.
• Lightly satirical: Politics, billionaires, and show “hierarchy” are ribbed with classic wit.

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Additional Highlights

• Hierarchy running joke: Bobby and team repeatedly refer to a “ranking” of staff for invitations, mirroring both show dynamics and the billionaire discussion later.
• Family & Parenting: Eddie’s candid dilemma with getting kids to master chores, relatable for many listeners.
• Tech and AI: Bobby and Amy banter about AI voices, including a surprisingly informative "AI assistant" segment.
• Societal Awareness: Extended convo on political motivations, food insecurity, philanthropy, and the responsibilities of those with power.

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Summary

This episode embodies the essence of The Bobby Bones Show: a fun, fast-paced mix of personal stories, playful teasing, behind-the-scenes industry insight, and social commentary. Listeners are treated to both lighthearted laughs (Lunchbox’s Price Is Right fantasy, the AI Emu War story) and more thought-provoking moments (Bobby and Amy on respect and philanthropy, warnings about travel safety, food insecurity). The interplay of the hosts—often blurring the line between colleagues and friends—makes for engaging radio that both entertains and occasionally inspires.

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[Lunchbox]

This is the Bobby Bone Show.

[Unidentified Short Speaker]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's start with is it possible that Lunchbox goes back to make another run at the Price Is Right? Because according to him, they've reached out.

[Amy]

Oh, interesting.

[Eddie]

What?

[Lunchbox]

I mean, they are practically begging me to come back. I mean, begging me. They are sending me emails every day. And it's like, hey, you want to come back to the Price Is Right? We have priority tickets available November 6th through the 21st. Your chances have never been greater to come on down to win big. And it says hot tip. I mean, they're not even giving me tips on how to get on the show. It's like they realize we let a star get out of the building.

[Bobby Bones]

Is this an email they're sending to a lot of people?

[Lunchbox]

Yes, because it came to me.

[Bobby Bones]

The presentation to me was he was being asked to come back. But it sounds. It sounds to me like it's an email.

[Eddie]

You're part of a subscription now.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, he's on a mailing list. Yes.

[Amy]

This is their blast. They send out to everybody.

[Lunchbox]

Like, why didn't they give me this tip before I went?

[Amy]

What's the tip?

[Lunchbox]

Your odds are greater to come on down at the prices.

[Bobby Bones]

Right.

[Lunchbox]

By attending a 7:30am taping and then stay for two shows and double your chances. Hello? Why didn't they tell me that beforehand?

[Bobby Bones]

I would say they're telling people this now because it's harder to get audiences in the wintertime there. So they're saying, if you come now, we need audiences stay for two. And you got a better chance because there are less people that are trying to get on the show.

[Eddie]

Gosh, that makes sense.

[Bobby Bones]

Why didn't you research that before?

[Lunchbox]

I mean, nowhere did it say the winter time is the time to go.

[Eddie]

He also didn't research that it was Valentine's Day.

[Lunchbox]

No, that was last minute thrown on me.

[Bobby Bones]

That was not last minute because other couples were there and had planned weeks in advance, months in advance to come out.

[Lunchbox]

I'm telling you.

[Bobby Bones]

So what are you thinking, man?

[Lunchbox]

I'm like, is this them, like, reaching.

[Bobby Bones]

Out, saying, hey, no, they're not reaching out to you specifically, but they are giving you something to think about. Would you want to go? Because you spend a lot of money.

[Lunchbox]

I did spend a lot of money, man. LA is not cheap. I don't know if you guys ever been to Los Angeles, but that stuff is expensive.

[Bobby Bones]

What's I mean, well, mostly it's just getting there.

[Lunchbox]

Hotels?

[Eddie]

No, everything's expensive. McDonald's, expensive gas.

[Bobby Bones]

But it's not so much that if you're there for a week, it's going to wreck your bank account.

[Eddie]

No, not like that.

[Bobby Bones]

The real expense is when you go that far. Is. Is the flight in the hotel.

[Eddie]

Why are we entertaining this? I thought Amy was going now.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I thought they actually emailed him. Like somebody heard something and was like, hey, we'd like for you to come.

[Eddie]

Back because it's pretty good. Like if Amy goes now, like during this time. During this time.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, share that hot tip again.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, it says. It says Amy.

[Eddie]

Amy, listen up.

[Lunchbox]

No, Amy's not going.

[Amy]

Why do you say that? I mean, I obviously would need to be off the show. Like if I need to be at the 7:30 taping. That's difficult because I can't do the show.

[Bobby Bones]

But to be fair. 7:30, there is 9:30 here.

[Amy]

But I would need to get in line early. I. I see what you're saying. But also getting in line early and then LA, like how far station to the.

[Lunchbox]

I figured 12 minutes.

[Bobby Bones]

I figured we could work something out.

[Lunchbox]

It was 12 minutes from the station to the studio.

[Eddie]

That's not bad.

[Bobby Bones]

And priority tickets, you just got to get there a bit early. Okay, so. Hot shit.

[Lunchbox]

She's already making excuses. She doesn't really want it.

[Eddie]

No, no, no.

[Lunchbox]

She did you hear the like, you.

[Automated Voice Assistant]

Know.

[Lunchbox]

Like, she doesn't really want it. So take Amy out.

[Eddie]

Amy. If they saw you, they'd be like, you're in.

[Bobby Bones]

You'd immediately. They would what?

[Lunchbox]

What are you talking about?

[Amy]

Yeah, why'd you say that?

[Eddie]

Amy.

[Amy]

Amy.

[Eddie]

They see lunchbox. What are they thinking? Okay, maybe we'll see. They see you get her on tv.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

You have a presence about you, a warmth.

[Lunchbox]

What are you guys talking about?

[Amy]

Stop making you do.

[Bobby Bones]

Why do you think you were chosen from this show to go be in a movie? A Christmas movie?

[Eddie]

Yep.

[Lunchbox]

Because it was in a female bathroom.

[Bobby Bones]

They could have shifted into anything.

[Eddie]

No, there's no chance.

[Amy]

It had to be a bathroom scene. Didn't they want Bobby to begin with?

[Bobby Bones]

That doesn't matter.

[Eddie]

What was the. Then what was the scene? Because you weren't going to be in the women's.

[Bobby Bones]

That's my point. It wasn't. I think they made that once. It was Amy. Oh, there's another lunchbox. Okay, so they didn't ask you. I want to move on. I thought they literally had emailed him to be like, hey, Come back.

[Amy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, we've. We've heard you talking about it. Like, we've seen your social stuff. Come back.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, we. They're never letting you in. Actually, I think there's a picture of you on the wall. Never let this guy in again.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know what we're laughing about.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Do you want to do. Okay, so you brought this up. It reminded me when you said, didn't they ask you originally? There's a. There's a recent story about you finding out they had asked me to do something.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Start from the beginning. Cause I don't remember this.

[Amy]

I don't know that you would know about it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Okay.

[Amy]

Who knows if it ever got to you? I mean, maybe I guess you turned it down. So I get an email inviting me to be a part of something, to speak within our company. And it's like, hey, this is the day. This is the time, and they would really love you to come. I'm like, oh, okay. Um, it also is presented as virtual because I'm like, oh, okay. Yeah, I can just log on because it's at, you know, 4pm or something and we leave work well before that. So I agree. But then I scroll down and I start looking at other correspondence in the email. And it was like a forwarded email to me that had all the correspondence before I was getting asked. And it was the ideal ask is Bobby. It didn't even say, but if Bobby says no, let's ask Amy. Like, it was like, ideally, we want Bobby. Period. Period. So then I was like, oh, dang. I guess Bobby said no to this because now they're coming to me. And then I agreed to it. And then it just came back up again because it turns out it's not virtual. It's in person. And at 4 o' clock and driving in traffic, like, it's just a big ordeal. And I felt sort of like, dang, and they don't even want me.

[Bobby Bones]

And now, you know, why didn't they ask Lunchbox?

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's a good question.

[Amy]

Well, maybe that was the next ask. If I had said no, you know, there's like a. Don't you think there's like a chain?

[Bobby Bones]

I think there's a hierarchy, but I'm not sure that you're accurate about where they would have gone next.

[Amy]

Okay, so it'd go Bobby, Amy, and then I would assume Lunchbox. Or maybe Eddie.

[Eddie]

Yeah, it's a tie.

[Amy]

It's a tie. Eddie says it's a tie. Okay. So I.

[Lunchbox]

There ain't no way. It's a tie.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think it's either one of them. I think it's Scuba Steve next.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, what?

[Eddie]

Like, you're joking, right?

[Bobby Bones]

No, I'm not.

[Amy]

Just trying to mess with these guys.

[Scuba Steve]

Trying to make.

[Lunchbox]

Don't fall for it. Don't take the bait, man. Don't take the bait.

[Scuba Steve]

I'll be spot.

[Amy]

What happening?

[Bobby Bones]

What is happening? I'm not.

[Amy]

Since when?

[Eddie]

Oh, that's a good joke.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I would like to share why I did this. So. Okay. I can't do it. Amy can't do it. Well, who else can we get? Not only is Scuba Steve the executive producer of this show, and on air on the show, he now has his own afternoon show. That's true. So he can talk to it from different angles. He has to talk with sales. He has to deal with me every single day. We have to go through content situations. We got to go through sales situations. He's got to all of us. He pulls all of our strings. And then he also has his own sideshow.

[Amy]

Valid. Okay, so that's when it changed. Sort of like when he. Like, he went up a notch when he got the.

[Bobby Bones]

I think he probably would have already been in that third spot, but I think now he's for sure a three. All right.

[Eddie]

I need a show. I need a jazz show.

[Amy]

Hey, Latino.

[Eddie]

Hey.

[Amy]

No, it's big. It's big.

[Eddie]

Oh, I know, I know. I could be the next Enrique.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, you're telling Eddie that Latino is big. Hey, Eddie, Latino's big now.

[Eddie]

No way.

[Bobby Bones]

Really? You are in such luck, because Let me know is now big.

[Amy]

You should have leaned into that a while ago.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie only knows, like, partial space.

[Eddie]

I did do a spot. Like, they gave me a sample spot to see if I can do Spanish speaking commercials. Didn't do very well.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, didn't you?

[Eddie]

Well, I never heard back.

[Bobby Bones]

You did that for us, and then you didn't even know what you were saying, and Mike had to, like, interpret, right?

[Eddie]

Because I just read it for whatever the script was saying, but they never said anything back, so.

[Amy]

Well, so I guess I'm just curious what. What Bobby would do, like, if you knew all of this. Like, say you are invited to do something and you think it's virtual.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so you're taking. You're taking off the part where they wanted me.

[Amy]

But I'm not done yet. I'm not done yet. No, no, no, Bobby. How it would work with Bobby is he would scroll down. It'd be an ask from our CEO and he would see an email that said, ideally, we'd like Ryan Seacrest, period.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I would. I would say no immediately, but I wouldn't say no because of that. I would just be like, hey, I can't do it for whatever reason.

[Eddie]

Oh, wouldn't have anything to do with what was written below.

[Bobby Bones]

It would. It would have fully to do with that, but I would. I would say that. Okay, yeah, listen, I've gotten jobs because Ryan didn't take them.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But that's paid.

[Automated Voice Assistant]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm assuming this wasn't paid.

[Amy]

No. So let's say you say yes and everything's virtual. You even get a calendar invite with the teams thing. You're going to click on it and you think it's virtual, and then you find out it's in person and you have to be up here.

[Bobby Bones]

And if I have other plans that are near that. Yeah, I did do, like, an appointment of some sort that is important. That is not easy to move. I. In my response, it is reflective of that. Where they have told me it's virtual and it's not. I'm not able to do it because I was told it was virtual.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Just how important it is to you.

[Amy]

You want an update?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Okay. So I decide. So Scuba is the one that presented it as virtual.

[Eddie]

Dang.

[Bobby Bones]

Scuba.

[Amy]

He apologized down the list.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, Eddie and Lunchbox are back up to three.

[Amy]

No, no, he owned it and apologized. So we're all square there. At first, I think he was a little like, no, it's in person. It's always been in person. I told you, he's been in person. And he got, like, a little annoyed at me. And then I showed him my calendar invite, and it has the team's link. And he was like, oh, dang. So then later he apologized, but then he was like, you know, they really need you. So I was like, okay, fine, I'll come. I'll stay. So I stay at work. I stay. Like, we got done at a show.

[Bobby Bones]

You never went home after the show.

[Amy]

Never went home. Oh, around. So again, starting at like four or something, but around, like, two something. I'm in the building, and I pass a guy that's, like, working with it, and he's like, you can go home. And I was like, I'm sorry, what?

[Bobby Bones]

No, I was like, I would be burning the building down right about that point.

[Amy]

So Scuba doesn't even know this update yet?

[Scuba Steve]

I don't know, because I was told that at 11:30 they give us the.

[Bobby Bones]

Final call, and the final call Was.

[Amy]

That I should stay.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Scuba Steve]

Yes. Yeah, exactly. Yeah.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

So. But the problem was because I did have an upcoming appointment across town that I couldn't cancel. They couldn't guarantee we were gonna start on time. And Scuba was like, if y' all can't guarantee that, let us know. Well, at 11:30, they gave scuba the green light. Like, we're good. She can stay. So I stay. I go down. I get lunch at Whole Foods. I record Women of I Heart Country. I do some spots. I dilly dally. I. I work on the show. Like, I have stuff I can do. Like, it's fine, but you don't have.

[Bobby Bones]

To be at the building at the clock.

[Amy]

But I don't have to be at the clock, correct. Like, I don't have to be at the building at all. And some of the stuff I prefer actually do, like, to do later. Cause I need, like, news to happen. I need life to happen so that I can show prep, you know? And life was just me at the building. And I pass him on my way to the bathroom with my bag so I can freshen up and change. Because I'm speaking in front of people. And he's like, you can go home. And I say, what? And he's like, no, I just really feel like we're not going to start on time. So I'm going to feel bad if you stay for all this. I said, I've already stayed hours at 2:30.

[Bobby Bones]

They tell you this?

[Amy]

Hours. I said, I've already been here. Like, Bobby wrapped at 11 today. You know, like, sometimes we wrap at 12:30. 12, whatever. Whatever. But we wrapped.

[Bobby Bones]

That happened to be an earlier day.

[Amy]

Yes.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Amy]

It happened to be an earlier day. And so I just looked at him and he's like, what do you need to use? You want tickets to this other concert? I'll hook you and your family up. Like, I'm like, I'm good. I'm good. Don't worry about it.

[Eddie]

What concert?

[Bobby Bones]

Sabrina Carpenter.

[Eddie]

Paul McCartney.

[Bobby Bones]

She was here last night.

[Eddie]

Sabrina Carpenter was.

[Amy]

She was.

[Bobby Bones]

And tonight too, I think two nights.

[Amy]

Oh, she. She was good. I went to her concert last fall. That was good. So anyway, that's the update. Isn't that crazy?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I would have been really mad.

[Amy]

So now my question is, what would Bobby do?

[Eddie]

Oh, you know what he would do.

[Amy]

What?

[Bobby Bones]

What?

[Eddie]

But what?

[Bobby Bones]

I. I'm curious to know. What would I do?

[Eddie]

Oh, you'd be. You'd be pissed.

[Bobby Bones]

I would be pissed.

[Amy]

To be fair, I'm not even mad at the guy that told me you can go. I'm actually thankful that he's like, please go.

[Bobby Bones]

Because he. The guy that was running it.

[Amy]

No, he wasn't running it, but he was giving me a heads up. So, like, I'm not even upset at. At him. It's more so the. Like, I don't know. It's just. It's about respect. You know, that's what Bobby says it always boils down to. It's just like, organization and respect. Like, if you're going to ask somebody to do something. I don't know. I just felt I would never do it. This would never happen to Bobby ever. If Bobby was like, I have an appointment. I have to go. They'd be like, guys, we got to start on time. We got to get there. Let's get Bobby and let's get him out. And. And. And. And then I feel like I'm being.

[Bobby Bones]

Made a bad guy here. But you know what? For the sake of the story, I'll let it go.

[Amy]

But you wouldn't require that they would resp. Like, you've created this respect where they wouldn't do that to you. Where I failed is clearly I've created a situation where it's like, it's not your fault.

[Bobby Bones]

You can't put the blame on you for this. You can.

[Amy]

Well, obviously, I have not demanded respect in years past.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Because I tell my kids, they had no fear. They had no fear.

[Eddie]

I tell my kids, respect is earned. Right. Like, not. So maybe that's it.

[Bobby Bones]

All of us. I would never work with that person again. If they made you stay and then all. They didn't even tell you. They didn't give you the courtesy to come tell you themselves.

[Amy]

I don't really know where the original. I don't know.

[Eddie]

It was bad from the beginning because I saw you dealing with the beginning part.

[Better Picks Announcer]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Eddie started recording me.

[Eddie]

I was like, this is too good.

[Bobby Bones]

Nice.

[Eddie]

She was like, fired up. Fired up.

[Amy]

Well, no, my. My fired upness in the beginning was confusion because Scuba's like, yeah, well, I'll see you at the building. And I was like, at the building? And I said, it's virtual. Like, I'm doing it from home.

[Eddie]

And Eddie starts recording at the building. I'm like, get my phone.

[Amy]

Cause I was like, no, no, it's virtual. And then Scuba's like, no, it's. It's in person. He goes, basically, I'm paraphrasing, but Scuba's vibe was totally, like, I've totally set it up from the beginning. Like, you know, it's in person. It's in person. And then.

[Eddie]

And then Amy looked at me, said, turn that off. Like, you got it. Turn it off immediately.

[Amy]

I made Eddie stop filming because I was like, I was about to show Scuba the team's invite.

[Bobby Bones]

But did you fake, like, you stopped.

[Eddie]

Recording the fear and the look in her eyes?

[Lunchbox]

Good, good.

[Amy]

I created fear.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Respect. Hey, respect.

[Amy]

Yeah, let's go.

[Bobby Bones]

Respect.

[Amy]

So, anywho, Z. I'm sorry. That's the update. And I know Scuba is probably annoyed that the update because he had to, like, deal with it all and it never even happened.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Then.

[Scuba Steve]

And the annoying part, too, was they could have easily let you go two days ago. And we said, she has this appointment afterwards that would conflict with it. And they kept him and Holland around for days, like, they're gonna make it happen. And then they. I don't know. Sorry. And they tell you to go. So I apologize on their behalf and then my behalf for making that a team's invite and not being clear in the first place.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

That it was in person.

[Eddie]

All good.

[Bobby Bones]

All good.

[Amy]

I saw him when I was leaving. They were all prepping. I don't know who I was going to be there, but they were bought liquor and wine.

[Eddie]

Oh, fun.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Amy. They ask him to come back. Can she get a doggy bag?

[Amy]

Yeah, they. Yeah. I mean, apparently it was a good time.

[Eddie]

I don't know, guys. I just. I seem. I feel like the solution is if Amy's busy, got me and Lunchbox to jump on.

[Bobby Bones]

But again, it has to be what you.

[Amy]

Oh, wait, what?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, hold on. It has to be what you're talking about.

[Eddie]

What? Tell me, what's the topic?

[Bobby Bones]

That's the point. It has to be the topic.

[Eddie]

But what is it?

[Bobby Bones]

There.

[Eddie]

I got you, dude. I can make up anything.

[Scuba Steve]

Basically, the relationship between us as personalities slash influencers, sales, bridging the gap. That whole. That relationship.

[Bobby Bones]

I would say that Eddie's better than that at Lunchbox.

[Eddie]

Boom.

[Bobby Bones]

In that. In that situation, for that, I pitched.

[Scuba Steve]

Both of them, and they ignored me.

[Lunchbox]

Better at what?

[Scuba Steve]

It was crickets when I said Lunchbox as a plan B.

[Bobby Bones]

No response.

[Lunchbox]

Eddie's better at.

[Scuba Steve]

Ignored that.

[Lunchbox]

What?

[Scuba Steve]

They ignored that request.

[Bobby Bones]

Mike is so loud. Like, his voice is so booming.

[Eddie]

Booming.

[Scuba Steve]

Yeah, Just my voice is how I was born.

[Bobby Bones]

I would say that Eddie. Eddie works with a client every week. Eddie has a consistent client, at least one he works with every week. He nourishes the relationship. He does commercials with them every week. I think that's something you could speak about.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Well, it was authenticity and connection to. Yeah, it was a whole.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

He wasn't wearing a hoodie. He's probably has a nice shirt on today.

[Bobby Bones]

No, Eddie's in a hoodie.

[Eddie]

I'm wearing a hoodie today. I was wearing a hoodie yesterday. He looked pretty nice. He looked pretty cute yesterday.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah. He had a little plaid jacket.

[Eddie]

Thank you. I just feel like every time you guys talk about what I'm wearing, I'm wearing the hoodie that day. Because some days I do dress up nice.

[Amy]

But Lunchbox does smooths with the salespeople.

[Bobby Bones]

But that's the sales people, right? No, the clients. The clients are who you schmooze with.

[Eddie]

And I've heard the conversations. Mostly it's like, can you get me tickets, too?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's the smoothing. Can you do this for me?

[Eddie]

Right, right.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Well, anyways, that's my update, and I was just curious, what would Bobby do? And now we know. And now I know.

[Bobby Bones]

I think you knew from the beginning.

[Amy]

I gotta earn some respect around here.

[Eddie]

How are you gonna do that?

[Amy]

20 years with this company. 20 years.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Let him have it. Let him have it.

[Amy]

Does that mean nothing?

[Eddie]

Boom.

[Bobby Bones]

Let him have it.

[Amy]

I mean, what the.

[Bobby Bones]

Exactly.

[Amy]

That's what I say.

[Bobby Bones]

Tom Bergeron is returning to Dancing with the Stars. Five years after his exit from the show. He will be a guest judge. Oh, that'll be exciting. I loved Tom.

[Eddie]

He was cool, huh?

[Bobby Bones]

Very nice guy. Was always super. He's nice to everybody. He was always super nice to me too. But he hasn't been back since. He wasn't brought back as the host, which was a bit of a shock. And so now he's gonna be a guest judge, and he's like, I don't know how to judge the show, but I can judge based on, like, emotion, how I feel about it. I think it's a cool move because this is a celebratory episode, because I think there it's something like a certain amount of years. This is the one they invited me to come back for, or anybody that's been on the show. I don't know if I'm gonna be able to go.

[Amy]

It's tbd.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I've said that. I'm coming.

[Eddie]

Oh, you told them you're going?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, because I'd rather do that and then have to go, hey, I had an ankle surgery. I'm not able to travel. They don't want me to dance. They literally just want me in the crowd. I think they want anybody in the crowd who's been on the show. I think the whole crowd will be that and possibly as many winners as they. They could get in there like champions. And I said, I would like to come. I'm gonna come now. If I go and I can't move because my ankle, that's an easy call, not feeling out of surgery. So as of right now, I plan to go, but I don't know that I will be able to go. But, yeah, that's what's up. After his departure, Aaron Andrews and then Tyra Banks took over hosting duties. That's from Deadline.

[Eddie]

I got a picture with him when I went to go see you at Dancing the Stars. And then the picture was so dark and blurry.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, really?

[Eddie]

Because it was, like, by your trailer.

[Bobby Bones]

Put an AI now you still have it?

[Eddie]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. Somewhere. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Have a crisp it. Lighten it up.

[Eddie]

Okay. That's awesome.

[Automated Voice Assistant]

There.

[Bobby Bones]

There's another Mega Millions. Right. Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

Say that one more time.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, hold on. What did I say? Hey.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, you said something about Mega Millions, but I didn't hear the first part.

[Bobby Bones]

Scuba, what did I say?

[Scuba Steve]

Sorry, I was talking to Tim.

[Bobby Bones]

Nobody listens to anything, all right? No, I do listen. Morgan, what did I say?

[Amy]

You said, I hear there's another Mega Million situation.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Scuba Steve]

Oh, yeah.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know what you mean by situation, though.

[Scuba Steve]

There's a chance to buy in because it's now close to. What's it, $700 million. $800 million.

[Lunchbox]

It was on Tuesday.

[Scuba Steve]

There's a drawing on Friday.

[Lunchbox]

So let's see.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm about to demand more respect. I feel like people don't listen.

[Scuba Steve]

I apologize.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't.

[Lunchbox]

I didn't understand what you meant by there's another.

[Bobby Bones]

There's another Mega Million situation. Right. Lunchbox. And where it's climbed, well, now it's at $850 million. And that's all.

[Amy]

So should we play?

[Bobby Bones]

No, I'm done.

[Eddie]

You're done playing.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm moving off that story.

[Eddie]

Oh, okay. Lack of respect.

[Bobby Bones]

Lack of respect. We're moving on. There are more astronauts stuck in space. Amy. Amy.

[Eddie]

She goes. She goes. What did you say, Bobby?

[Amy]

I'm literally right here.

[Eddie]

I'm sorry, what did you say?

[Bobby Bones]

Bobby, what do you mean by space?

[Eddie]

No, I know.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm just kidding on that one. A group of Chinese astronauts are facing a delayed return to Earth after their spacecraft was believed to have been struck by small pieces of debris. Their return, originally scheduled for Wednesday, will be pushed back to an unspecified date. Dude, you're trapped in space.

[Amy]

That's so your unspecified date like you. That's the last thing you want to hear.

[Bobby Bones]

I got Covid once and I was in Italy and I was like, I didn't know when I was going to be able to fly home, and that was miserable. Imagine you're at Jupiter and you can't get back. That sucks.

[Eddie]

Yeah. The next time you want to complain about your delayed flight. That's true.

[Bobby Bones]

Imagine these astronauts. That's from a newser. Amy's still worried about the cartel. Anytime there's a story about the cartel, she wants to bring it to light.

[Amy]

Guys, I so serious about this. This is a Mexico story. Americans, if you're in Mexico and you can hear me.

[Bobby Bones]

Wait, wait, wait, wait. Oh, sometimes over a PA right now.

[Eddie]

Sometimes the signal bleeds over, man.

[Amy]

Leave, flee, get out. And, you know, I'm taking this so seriously. This. This friend I follow, but I met her through my boyfriend. Like, she's the fellow mom. Like, her kids go to school with my boyfriend.

[Bobby Bones]

She's a fellow mom.

[Eddie]

I don't know. This is so weird. Do you know this person?

[Amy]

Yes. Like, I know her. I see her at basketball games.

[Bobby Bones]

She's a fellow mom.

[Amy]

Yeah. Like, I don't. Like, she's invited me to, you know, a thing with the moms before, but I couldn't go. So I don't. I mean, I see her at kids stuff, you know, but. But. But I saw this morning she's on a flight to Mexico and why?

[Bobby Bones]

What's wrong?

[Amy]

Right now, I don't know her well enough to DM and say, like, turn around, don't go. Because the cartel is. They're angry at America for like, the. We're intervening in drug trafficking, you know, and they don't like it. So they're sending a message and it's that if you're an American there, you're.

[Eddie]

Not safe in Mexico.

[Amy]

In Mexico, anywhere. Cabo, all the places the Americans love to go. But the question is, like, do. Do I know this mom well enough to tell her to, like, too late. I mean, she's already on. It was a selfie on the plane on our way to Mexico.

[Eddie]

Forget too late. Amy, if something happens to her, that's. You're never going to forgive yourself.

[Amy]

I know, but, like, she's going to be now.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm not going to get invited a message like this. Hello, fellow mom.

[Eddie]

Dear fellow moms, I'm not going to.

[Amy]

Get invited to the mom things anymore because they're like, oh, sounds like Obama, that Amy.

[Bobby Bones]

It's like they're they're fellow moms.

[Amy]

Y' all know her? I guess.

[Eddie]

Her?

[Amy]

Well, I won't say who she's married to online, but you know her husband.

[Eddie]

Famous.

[Bobby Bones]

Very famous to y'.

[Scuba Steve]

All.

[Eddie]

Oh, we all know.

[Bobby Bones]

Must be an athlete then.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Got it.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I'd be curious to know. Oh, you did a motion on camera?

[Amy]

That could be.

[Bobby Bones]

You did a motion on camera. I don't know.

[Amy]

But like, we should save her.

[Eddie]

I think she's, you know, I don't.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm not sure what motion.

[Amy]

No, he doesn't. I don't know how y' all would know. There's lots of them.

[Eddie]

No, I know who it is.

[Amy]

Who?

[Eddie]

What do you mean?

[Bobby Bones]

What do you mean?

[Lunchbox]

Them people?

[Amy]

There's lots of athletes in town.

[Eddie]

I saw your motion.

[Amy]

Okay, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

But.

[Amy]

But should we warn her?

[Bobby Bones]

No, I think she's okay.

[Amy]

Should we warn him?

[Eddie]

No, no, I think you should.

[Amy]

I'm worried.

[Bobby Bones]

You see where some of those drug boats we shot weren't drugs.

[Eddie]

They were just.

[Bobby Bones]

They were just people. That's kind of a guess and.

[Amy]

Yeah, but then I don't know. But then I don't know if I believe that. Like, I don't know. I don't believe anything anymore.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

Did you see the FBI's head? Cash Patel's girlfriend's a country singer. And they're like, he flew into Nashville. She was singing at a wrestling event.

[Eddie]

Who's his girlfriend? Wait, what?

[Bobby Bones]

Alex. I never heard of her. Alex Wilkinson or something. Michael. You look her up and so he flies in and the big drama wasn't so much about her. But we find out in this because he used like a massive government plane and he flew down, he like took it off where you couldn't track it. What? And the whole thing was, I can have like, hey, FBI, FBI, stand by you.

[Amy]

That's pretty stupid.

[Bobby Bones]

Mike, would you read the story? Her name is Alexis Wilkins. That's it. Yeah. And there were like countries to Nashville. They were like country sensation Alexis Wilkins. And I'm like, well, we're tossing that name around, that country sensation word around pretty liberally. But if you can pull up the story when you get it. I saw it because it said country sensation. And I was like, oh, I wonder who he's dating then. Yeah, he flew in a government jet to see her sing the national anthem at a wrestling event in Pennsylvania.

[Amy]

Okay, well, maybe. Does he justify it because it was the national anthem?

[Eddie]

Oh, that you can. That's like a write off gpg.

[Bobby Bones]

And then he also flew to Nashville, where apparently she lives here.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Using the jet, I'm sure.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think the FBI, the head of the FBI, can fly commercial.

[Eddie]

Oh, well, there you go.

[Amy]

What? Why? I don't.

[Eddie]

Because he's the head of the FBI, dress incognito.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think that. But I do think it was the fact that it was like hidden and it's to see his girlfriend. And I'm not sure what the.

[Eddie]

But you've got to be very clear, like, when you get that position, they've got to tell you, like, okay, you have a jet, but you can't fly it for fun use.

[Amy]

But can you. Can you use the jet but pay for it personally?

[Bobby Bones]

It looks like that's what you can do because it can be used only for official Security reasons. And they must reimburse the government for any personal travel.

[Amy]

Okay, well, he's not an idiot. I take it back.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, he didn't reimburse the government and he had. They took the plane, apparently.

[Amy]

Well, that part's shady.

[Eddie]

I mean, because, like, they took it.

[Bobby Bones]

Off the radar, right? Yeah, but.

[Eddie]

But if, like you said, if you can't fly commercial and that's the only way you can.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't even know that that's.

[Amy]

He would have to pay. Like, he.

[Eddie]

I know, but what, you're forcing me to pay that much to go see my girlfriend.

[Amy]

If you're the pilot and you're like, but, sir, we can't take us off the radar. But it's like the head of the FBI, like, he could throw you in jail for.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know. That's true.

[Amy]

Whatever.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't. Again, I don't think that that's true right now. You can't just throw somebody in jail for whatever.

[Amy]

But if boss is the head of the FBI and says, take this plane off radar like you do, you do it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I agree. But I don't think. You say, I'm going to throw you.

[Amy]

In jail, but you get scared he's going to.

[Bobby Bones]

What I would think is there is a certain amount of money or there is a, like a stipend you get.

[Amy]

For a honey pot.

[Bobby Bones]

No, honey pots. When you give them a hot chick and a hot chick traps somebody because dudes and Whatever, Whatever.

[Amy]

Okay. A money pot.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Like, he probably has certain amount. I don't know. It was just controversial that he was flying the plane down. Everybody was mad, but I was like.

[Amy]

Well, petty cash if.

[Bobby Bones]

No, that's. That's.

[Eddie]

Yes, I saw the story, too, but I just thought, like, other thing I.

[Bobby Bones]

Care about was country sensation. I was like, I've never heard of her.

[Amy]

Yeah, that's all you care about. You don't care if he's being shady with, like, we have people that need to eat right now.

[Bobby Bones]

And he's just like, I think they're all shady. I think every. Every government official until they prove they're not. They are so shady, every single one of them. You have to prove. I don't think they all are. I think some have proven they are not. But if you are running for public office, I feel like you're doing it with not the best interest of people. You're doing it for your own best interest. Because this is how people get famous now, is they run for office and they yell from that platform. There are Highly, highly, highly. I'm not even saying unqualified in the public office space because I think we need more personal people to run for public office based off their life experiences. But there are people who are only running to have clout and not help others. That being said, there are some that I feel have proven that they are trustworthy. Most public officials are only officialing so they can be officials again. They only are out there doing things to get reelected and it should be. They're out doing things to help the greater good of the public. That is not the case, I would say, with over 90% of elected officials. But I do think people can come from the private sector and run for public office. I love the idea of that. So when people go, well, listen, Trump wasn't a politician. He was a guy on tv. He wasn't even that successful business. He was okay, some good, some bad, others. He just had an entrepreneur that had some real successes and some massive losses. But people, people now will go like, you should run for office. You don't have a history in it where you come. Well, Trump is a great example of somebody who resonated, just said things that people were like, oh, yeah, I kind of feel that. And they elected him into office. He is the example of somebody coming from the private sector. For sure. People knew him from entertainment. But I do get irritated when people are like, stay in your lane.

[Eddie]

What about like Ronald Reagan?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but there's no social media. It's a different time. But complete actor.

[Amy]

Actor. But then wasn't he governor first and then.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah, but that's how I won governor. Like, there's a guy running for lieutenant governor of Alabama who just played quarterback at Alabama and has no other.

[Amy]

Didn't the Auburn basketball coach leave to get into politics?

[Bobby Bones]

He's. I don't think he's gonna run now. Oh, Bruce Pearl.

[Eddie]

Bruce Pearl.

[Amy]

He's scared. He got scared.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know if he got scared or not, but the, the old Auburn football coach is a senator in Alabama with no. I don't think it's bad to come from the private sector to go into a life in the political world if your interests are to help people. I just don't feel like that's a lot of folks interest. I've said it many times. I don't think the left versus the right is a problem in America. I think it's a distraction from billionaires and everybody who's trying to get by. Because there's something that happens where billionaires, they have money, so they're going to fund politicians to make sure that plans go into place, that things are legislated to make sure they keep money either through tax cuts. There are so many tax cuts happening right now to the billionaires and now all of a sudden more people can't eat. You think those just happened at the same time accidentally? No. Billionaires fund candidates. Those candidates put into place laws, they legislate to make sure the billionaires either get tax cuts where they don't have to pay money, or there are ways they make more money. And the left versus the right is a distraction. And they create new classes so low classes can be mad at another class below them that is constant through the history of time. So anyway, I never. Country sensation, I didn't know her, that's all.

[Eddie]

What's crazy is my brother in law, he's in the FBI and it's, it's funny whenever like someone else gets elected, he's always just like, we'll see how it goes. Like got a new boss coming next week.

[Bobby Bones]

It's all the same.

[Eddie]

And so. And when the new boss shows up, it's like I work Saturdays now. Or like now I have a whole other job.

[Bobby Bones]

I work Saturdays now.

[Eddie]

You know, it's like he never knows like what's going to happen because the new boss comes in and just changes stuff up.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, again, I've said it many times. I don't think the left versus the right is the problem. I think it's a distraction and I think it's the billionaires. I can't believe that people in middle and low class fight for billionaires. It's crazy to me where they pedestal billionaires and billionaires are the ones working against them. It's wild. We have no healthcare in this country that is just universal health care. But you know, we have people that are so extremely rich that they could all just cut a sliver and pretty much care for millions of people right now. So our food insecurity, they could fix that. They literally could fix that. Just think of Musk and Bezos.

[Eddie]

Oh man. Yeah.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Like what are their, what are their dreams?

[Bobby Bones]

To have so much money and so much power that they can do whatever they want.

[Eddie]

Don't they do that already? I thought they reached that one kind of.

[Bobby Bones]

But you saw some candidates that must was backing not win. Yeah, so.

[Eddie]

So he's not completely there.

[Bobby Bones]

To have so much wealth and so much power that the world is basically theirs. That's crazy because it's an ego thing too. At that point you're competing you're competing to be the richest man in the world. You're competing at the biggest company or the biggest business. It's why a lot of them don't donate in massive amounts and others do, because theirs is not as much about ego. Look at Bezos ex wife who's out just donating 80 million, 150 million, 300 million. She's like, I got all this money, I'm never going to be able to spend it. I'm still going to be rich after I donate it.

[Eddie]

Boom.

[Bobby Bones]

Because she's not wanting to be in the hierarchy of rich. You know how we did our hierarchy? Me, Amy, Scoop of Steve. She's not worried about being in that hierarchy.

[Eddie]

Okay with the jokes again.

[Bobby Bones]

Whatever, man.

[Amy]

Yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Anyway, don't go to Mexico.

[Amy]

Don't go to.

[Eddie]

Yeah, no, but so back to that real quick. Is there something different? Just the boat thing?

[Bobby Bones]

Well, like now signs over bridges.

[Amy]

Yes. They've been. Yeah, like imagine like, you know, a big sheet and they've painted on it and they're saying leave now. And, and, and owners of Airbnbs where Americans are staying, apparently from what I saw, they are contacting their guests and saying, you should probably. Let's cancel this reservation. Y' all need to get out of the country.

[Bobby Bones]

Ah.

[Amy]

What?

[Bobby Bones]

That's crazy. One other thing real quick. Something that my wife and I have been doing especially because SNAP benefits running out and I was like someone who used. It wasn't called snap as a kid. It may have been. I didn't know that's what it was called. You know what SNAP is?

[Eddie]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

It's basically food stamps.

[Eddie]

Got it.

[Bobby Bones]

And so a lot of people aren't gonna have access to that if it's.

[Amy]

Not on your algorithm right now. Snap, snap, snap.

[Bobby Bones]

So no alligator fishing. Oh, wow. Hey, ever see the catfish in the hand?

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. That's called noodling. Noodling.

[Bobby Bones]

That sounds great. Yes.

[Eddie]

That girl.

[Bobby Bones]

That does it.

[Eddie]

Yes, yes. She's good looking girl.

[Bobby Bones]

That's what's crazy. She's in there and she's like pretty and she's noodling for freaking catfish.

[Eddie]

I watched a guy fish just fishing off a pier for like an hour last night.

[Bobby Bones]

Live stream.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Caught some really good.

[Bobby Bones]

I can see where that would, where that would be calming. I can. Because, because I will sometimes get on those videos where they're power washing. I like to watch that. Or like they're doing frosting. Perfect. I love to see a good perfect frosting cake. Like where they nail it.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's Cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, there's some satisfaction there. Yeah. My wife and I, and I have always been a food pantry or food kitchen or whatever you want to call it, Donator. Because for me, that was a difficult part of my childhood. So I donate regularly to those. But now, because there will be an issue with SNAP benefits, we have definitely become a little more aggressive and are helping out of those. So even like 10, 15, 20 bucks, if you can find one in your area, it could really use it right now. It could use it anyway, even if it wasn't for this, but especially right now, it could really use the help again. 10, 15, 20 bucks, whatever you have. I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say billionaires need to be giving. If I have the money I have, and I'm not also giving, but if I was a billionaire, can you imagine how good the Arkansas football team would be?

[Eddie]

Oh, you guys would win national champ, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

Because Texas Tech does that every year. Texas Tech, they have billionaires that just jumped in and started helping the program.

[Eddie]

Crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

I donate. I feel like I donate a lot, but I'm not. I don't have that kind of money. If I was a billionaire, I want to be a billionaire so effing bad.

[Amy]

Does Bezos have a college team he cares about?

[Eddie]

No, but if he did, they would be the championship.

[Bobby Bones]

No, but Larry Ellison does because his wife went to Michigan. And so they're the ones who paid Bryce Underwood the millions of dollars. Bryce Underwood, five star recruit that was going to lsu, but from Michigan. And so they got on and they were like, hey, Mike, you may look up Bryce Underwood's total nil package, but because she went to Michigan and he is, he was at a time this year the world's richest man. He overtook Jeff Bezos. He's Oracle. Larry Ellison.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

They went and bought Underwood, the quarterback, which all players now, if they're good, they're being paid.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Mike, do you see anything over there? Like 10 million? So it'd be 10 million probably over his full duration at the university. 10 million for four years? Yeah. But yes. So that's somebody who. And they were open about it, but I'd be open about it, too.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I just don't have that kind of money. And then sometimes when I'm donating to freaking football players, I'm like, man, I could be giving this so people could eat. And then I'm like, little for me, little for them, you know?

[Amy]

Yeah. So no, that is a good reminder. Food pantries. A lot of churches are collecting stuff right now, too, because some people, they have food pantries there. And then, yeah, you can call. If you don't have anything to donate, you can call your representatives.

[Bobby Bones]

I think people don't realize there are a lot of people that can't afford to eat. I think it's just. You don't realize it. It's not. It's also not something a lot of people share. Yeah, they're not on Instagram going, hey, we don't got three solids today. That's really not something you're going to see on social media. So it is very much something that's happening in a lot of places. It's why Madame won New York, because he's like, hey, we think buses should be free. We think people should be able to eat. Like, it's like, that's why he won, because people don't have money. And he's like, I believe in, like, general human integrity, and it's hard to have integrity if you can't eat. And so I may have said his name wrong, but whatever. Not whatever, but, like, that's not my point. If I said his name wrong. Mandami. How do you say it? Mike? I'm not sure either.

[Amy]

Yeah, I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

I just read something over and over again. I know, I know. Oh, they did the song, though. His name is Madame M A N D A.

[Amy]

They did.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. That's how I was remembering it for a while.

[Amy]

Banana parody.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's what I need. Okay.

[Eddie]

Anything.

[Bobby Bones]

Same. Yeah, I need any sort of. Eddie thinks lunchboxes ailment is contagious.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Weird.

[Amy]

Which ailment?

[Eddie]

The one. His. His pain on his side.

[Bobby Bones]

There are nine. Which one?

[Amy]

Oh, the left of the belly button.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I'm starting to get that same pain. I got it, like, two days ago and I was like, I didn't say anything when I first got it, cuz, like, it's probably just gas. And now, like, it's two days that it's been hurting. So I was like, oh, great. Whatever he has is probably contagious.

[Amy]

Oh, no. You have sympathy pains.

[Bobby Bones]

Attaboy.

[Eddie]

Oh, is that what it is?

[Bobby Bones]

Well, you're both ranked fourth in the hierarchy, so maybe together, Bobby probably has it.

[Amy]

He has a pregnant wife, so sometimes husbands get sympathy pains when their wife is pregnant. And so you're getting sympathy pains for lunchbox.

[Eddie]

Well, look at that. We need to get rid of this lunchbox.

[Bobby Bones]

That's what friends are for. So, hey, you should prove a point to him and get a colonoscopy.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I should.

[Amy]

I mean, I'm more due for one anyways.

[Eddie]

I'm more of the age range for that anyway.

[Amy]

You haven't had one yet?

[Eddie]

No. And I'll. I'll say, if a doctor told me, let's just get your colonoscopy done, I would just do it.

[Bobby Bones]

But what if a doctor said, hey, we got nothing else to do? It'd be funny if you got a colonoscopy.

[Eddie]

Sounds weird, but, I mean, that's what the doc says. Let's do it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Eddie needs help deciding what to do.

[Eddie]

Yes. So about two months ago, my wife and I were like, all right, we gotta get the boys involved with housework. Like, just. It's gotta be done. Yard, dishes, laundry. Like, there's four boys. And I kept telling my wife, because it was just her and I, I think we were up late doing dishes. I'm like, why don't we have the boys just do things? Like. So we decided each of them will do the. The dishes, right? Every night. Like, you're going to do the dishes this night, you're going to do the dishes that night. The problem is now, guys, I got a cup the other day and it was disgusting. Like, the cup smelled like throw up. So I'm like, this is cool that we're teaching our kids to, like, be responsible, you know, and do chores and stuff. But, like, the dishes are not getting done right. So what do I do here? Like, I just feel like taking over again.

[Amy]

No, because then that's. No, no, no, no, no, no.

[Eddie]

But I'm not gonna use the dirty throw up dish.

[Amy]

Then teach them how to do it correctly. And if it's not done correctly, there's consequences.

[Eddie]

It takes so long to be like, all right, I already taught them. I already told them.

[Amy]

What's the confusion on how to clean a cup?

[Eddie]

I think what they're doing is putting in the dishwasher, saying they started it and not really starting it.

[Amy]

Oh, that's seems like an easy solution.

[Eddie]

And then the next one comes in, like, clean dishes and puts them all up, and it's like, there's still noodles over there.

[Amy]

No, no, no, no. I. What's happening? But you need a system. Like, you need. Hey, we start, like, get one of those magnets for the dishwasher that's like, oh, yeah, this one's dirty, this one's clean. And so that way you can flip it over and they know and then make sure that, like, teaching them how to start the dishwasher seems like really, like, this could be A fast solution.

[Eddie]

Oh, totally. And then, like, the lawn, too. Like, all right, guys, you're going to do the lawn on Sunday, Whatever. And then they come in, like, I hit something. Like a piece of metal. Lawn mower is broken. Now I gotta buy a new lawnmower. Like, I should just do it myself, right?

[Amy]

This is how women feel with men.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, your kids are slow rolling you.

[Eddie]

Yeah, they're probably talking about it.

[Bobby Bones]

They're strategizing. If we keep doing it bad enough.

[Eddie]

We won't have to do it.

[Bobby Bones]

We won't have to do it at all.

[Eddie]

It's just. I don't know, it's just a conundrum.

[Amy]

I know it's frustrating, but you just gotta. I mean, I feel like Ben, my ex husband, he's working through that with Stevenson in the yard right now because, like, he loves a perfectly cut lawn. And, you know the lines and all that.

[Eddie]

The lines, the edges.

[Amy]

Yes. And, you know, he's trying to teach him how to do it, and he'll. He'll walk away, he'll come back out, and it's all jagged and like, he's like, oh, my gosh. He's like, oh. But he's being patient and he's trying to work through it with him, and eventually he'll get it down. Like, one day it's just gonna click.

[Eddie]

You think?

[Bobby Bones]

Unless it's purposeful, that it's not.

[Amy]

But Stevenson is definitely not until they.

[Eddie]

Get out of it.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy still wants to record her therapist and bring it in.

[Amy]

She is Bobby's assistant.

[Bobby Bones]

Her kids therapist.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. I want to hear it.

[Bobby Bones]

So do I. I want to hear it.

[Amy]

But, like, you can't do that, like, legally. What if I'm not? I'm not.

[Eddie]

I don't know. That's for you, not for them. That law is for you. The patient. Is that what you're talking about? You can't record.

[Amy]

I mean, she's on.

[Bobby Bones]

Then we bring it and put it on the air.

[Eddie]

Okay, you can't do that.

[Amy]

Well, maybe I don't bring it on the air, but I just play for y' all so that y' all can hear.

[Bobby Bones]

I generally, I. I don't care.

[Amy]

Who cares?

[Eddie]

But if it sounds just like your assistant, it's crazy.

[Amy]

I'm like, and she lives in California, AI.

[Eddie]

You know, that's where it's born.

[Amy]

A lot of it is done.

[Bobby Bones]

So I'm like, I wonder if they paid her.

[Amy]

Like, they were like, your voice is like, maybe. Maybe her boyfriend is the one that started Bobby's person Why don't you ask her?

[Eddie]

You ever done AI voice work?

[Amy]

Is that a thing? Do they just make up the voice or did they take somebody's voice?

[Eddie]

That's a good question. That's a lot of words to record.

[Amy]

Well, I think they just need them to say a certain amount of things and then they can make words from everything.

[Eddie]

Oh, really?

[Amy]

Yeah, for the AI Voice, they need somewhere to start. And I think Bobby's assistant started with this there. Like, it's freaking me out.

[Eddie]

So how does she talk?

[Lunchbox]

Just Bobby.

[Eddie]

No, no, no, you do it. You do it.

[Amy]

I don't know how to ignore it. Yeah. Good morning. Okay. Well, I don't know. She just. It's just hard for me to concentrate. Like, when she's talking, I'm like, yeah. Waiting for her to be like, ha, ha, Bobby. Funny you asked that. I know what you're talking about.

[Eddie]

Your AI never calls you Bobby, though.

[Amy]

Well, whatever.

[Bobby Bones]

Never.

[Eddie]

No.

[Amy]

Okay, fine. She knows exactly what you're talking about, though. And she always has the story.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. You want to get a story before we go? Just a random story?

[Amy]

Yes. And let me see if sometimes I'll do this.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, hey, tell me something fascinating today.

[Eddie]

Cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Because then I feel like I can learn. Here we go. Hey, how's it going? I hope you are having the most wonderful morning. Hey, so I'm sitting here with my show members and we'd love to just hear an interesting story to talk about.

[Amy]

A quick one.

[Scuba Steve]

Hey there.

[Automated Voice Assistant]

I'm doing great and I hope you guys are having an awesome morning too. Absolutely. Let's find you a fun story to dive into. Here's one that might get everyone talking. Have you ever heard of the Great Emu War of Australia? It's this bizarre piece of history from the early 1930s where Australian soldiers actually went to battle against emus. Yes, the large flightless birds. Because the emus were causing chaos on farms. It's one of those stories that sounds too wild to be true, but it totally happened and is a favorite quirky history tale. Let me know if you want more details on that or if you're feeling a different kind of story.

[Bobby Bones]

Were there any human lives lost in this war?

[Automated Voice Assistant]

So interestingly enough, in the Great Emu War, no humans lost their lives.

[Eddie]

That wasn't a war.

[Automated Voice Assistant]

It was definitely more of a one sided struggle where the emus kind of came out on top. To be honest, the soldiers struggled to actually reduce the emu population and the emus were just very resilient. So it's a quirky story. With no human casualties, but definitely a bit of a head scratcher in history.

[Bobby Bones]

What American war had the most casualties?

[Eddie]

Dang.

[Automated Voice Assistant]

That would be the American Civil War. It's the conflict with the highest number of American casualties by far. Estimates vary, but roughly 620,000 to 750,000 soldiers died, and.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm sorry. Go ahead.

[Automated Voice Assistant]

No worries at all. I was just gonna say, anytime you need another interesting tidbit, just let me know.

[Bobby Bones]

Before we go, would you mind just giving my show mates just a quick review of the surrender at Appomattox?

[Automated Voice Assistant]

Absolutely. I'd be happy to. So the surrender at appomattox happened on April 9, 1865. It's basically the moment that marks the end of the Civil War when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. They met in the village of Appomattox courthouse in Virginia, and the terms were actually pretty generous. Grant allowed Lee's men to return home with their horses and basically said, let's start the healing. It's a really significant moment of reconciliation in American history. So there you go.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow.

[Eddie]

I didn't know that. There you go. That's crazy. I never knew the end of it.

[Bobby Bones]

Of the war. I thought it was still going on.

[Eddie]

No, no. I knew it ended, but I didn't know that there was an actual moment where they were like, all right, we're done here. You go home.

[Bobby Bones]

Roll the credits. Yeah, yeah.

[Eddie]

Hey, there should be a movie about the. The emu war. Like, but. But you can't do just where, like, nobody. Like, the humans don't die. You got to do it where it's a real war.

[Amy]

Should there be?

[Eddie]

Yeah, why not? Like, there's Star wars, like, but Emu Wars.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but the humans don't die.

[Eddie]

What's the movie you have to make it to where there's, like.

[Bobby Bones]

It's a real war, but is it like Planet of the Apes where they have human traits?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So it's basically Planet of the emus.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

It's a far less interesting animal. They did make one in 2023. It's on Tubi. What's it called? The emu war.

[Eddie]

Dude, I can't believe that's not huge.

[Bobby Bones]

I can.

[Amy]

I'm good.

[Bobby Bones]

I can believe it with all my heart that it's not huge. That's it. Thank you, guys. We're done for the day. Hope you have a great rest of your Thursday. It is Thursday, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's starting to be like holiday ish time, so days are getting lost in the mix a little bit and I got a pregnant wife and we never, you know, it's just getting through a lot of the days and then for her it's tough too. We'll see you guys tomorrow. Bye everybody. This episode of the Bobby Bone show is brought to you by Chase Sapphire Reserve. Traveling is one of life's greatest joys. Honestly, can anything be more exhilarating? Yeah, it can. With Chase Sapphire Reserve, it's your getaway to the world's most captivating destinations. First, you'll earn eight times points on all purchases through Chase Travel and the card gets you into the Sapphire Lounge by the club at select airports nationwide and access to one of a kind experiences. Whether you are booking a once in a lifetime trip or your next weekend escape. Discover more with Chase sapphire [e-mail] Sapphire Reserve cards issued by JP Morgan Chase Bank NA member FDIC subject to credit approval terms apply. Let Massage Envy help you slay your holiday gift list this season. Now through December 31, 2025, get a free 20 promo card when you buy 100 in gift cards. In location terms apply. See Franchise Location for the Tales. Make sure your holiday to do list includes some me time so you can unwind with a therapeutic massage, stretch session or professional skin care service like a refreshing facial focused on a specific skin concern. Book yours today@massage envy.com this is an ad by BetterHelp. We've all had that epic rideshare experience halfway through your best friends and they know your aspirations to go find yourself in Portugal. It's human. We're all looking for someone to listen, but not everyone is equipped to help. With over a decade of experience, BetterHelp matches you with the right therapist. See why they have a 4.9 rating out of 1.7 million client session reviews? Visit betterhelp.com for 10% off your first month. Hey, it's Bobby Bones here. Have you ever tried planning a trip for a group? It can be challenging. One person wants a hotel with a pool, another wants a vacation rental with a giant kitchen, and someone else wants free wi fi. You know on booking.com you can find a stay that works for all of them. Hotels and rentals. Whatever you need. It makes the seemingly impossible group trip totally possible. Find exactly what you are booking for booking.com booking yeah, that's booking.com booking yeah. Want to score when your favorite player does well, you can't unless you download Better Picks who's giving away a free $10? Download the Better app. Pick more or less on your favorite player's stats, watch the games and win some cash. It's that simple. Must be 21 or older. In a jurisdiction where Better Picks operates, terms and conditions apply. Better Picks Sports just got better. This is an iHeart podcast.