The Bobby Bones Show – THURS PT 2: Will Bobby Release A Book After He Dies? + Lingering Effects Of The Ice Storm + Amy Bought Something Illegal On A Street Corner!

Date: January 29, 2026
Host: Bobby Bones (with Amy, Eddie, Lunchbox, others)
Podcast: The Bobby Bones Show

Episode Overview

This episode, recorded at Bobby’s house due to lingering power outages following a massive ice storm, is a candid, conversational check-in among the team. They discuss ongoing challenges caused by the storm, quirky personal stories (including Amy’s accidental street-corner weed purchase), the trustworthiness of institutions, and stray into topics like country music trivia, drug effects on mental health, and hypothetical posthumous publishing plans. The mood is energetic and light despite life disruptions, with lots of humor and gentle ribbing.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Lingering Effects and Stories from the Ice Storm

• The team is dealing with aftermath: outages, broken pipes, displacement, and worries about looting.
• Bobby is grateful to have power restored but aware it could go out again (02:15).
• Amy is displaced, staying at a friend’s (her cat is misbehaving and stressed). Her neighborhood’s power-return timeline is unclear (04:24).
• Eddie found a burst outdoor faucet despite having wrapped it (03:24, 04:24).
• Lunchbox’s power is back, but he’s hosting power-less neighbors and is obsessed with tracking outage numbers (05:05).

“It looks like a tornado hit. That’s the closest thing I can compare it to.” — Bobby (03:58)
“Half my neighborhood still doesn’t have power. So there’s two other families, they come over during the day and let their kids warm up and hang out… then go back home and sleep in the cold.” — Lunchbox (05:24)

2. Fear of Looting and Neighborhood Anxiety

• Ongoing concern in affected neighborhoods about potential looting when houses are vacant and power is out (02:46, 08:29).
• Amy jokes about defending her house and the impracticality of escape during icy conditions.

“You’re not getting away fast because there’s ice. You could slip… So I’m like, yeah, risk it, looters.” — Amy (08:51)

3. Country Music History & Naming Controversies

• Bobby shares “Today in Country Music” tidbits (09:16 onward).
• The team debates whether old albums by bands like the Dixie Chicks or Lady Antebellum now get rebranded with their new names.
• Authenticity vs. revisionism in music branding comes up, with comparisons made to changing a sports card after a team switch (10:24).

4. Dry January, High January, and Cannabis Talk

• Eddie introduces the concept of "High January," pushed by cannabis companies as a counter to Dry January (12:48).
• Bobby jokes that people doing Dry January may have a drinking problem, leading to a friendly spat with Amy who describes her boyfriend’s six-week no-alcohol streak (12:53–14:04).
• Amy voices confusion about expert advice on cannabis, especially for those with ADHD, referencing Dr. Amen’s differing recommendations (15:00).
• Bobby reiterates individual biology makes drug experiences unpredictable ("you have to do it and see”) (16:45).

“Anybody that says they’re doing Dry January, I think they have a problem.” — Bobby (12:53)
“Our biology, even us four, all so different from each other… Same thing could happen with any sort of chemical, food, plant.” — Bobby (16:45)

5. Amy’s Illegal Street-Corner Purchase

• Amy shares she once bought weed from a high school friend, on a street corner in Austin, to use with her sick mom, sparking some classic Bobby banter about unlikely drug dealers (17:12–17:48).

“We bought it on a street corner in Austin from, like, a high school friend.” — Amy (17:21)

6. Public Trust, Hypocrisy, and Government

• Lunchbox recaps the big news about a notorious drug dealer’s arrest and the government’s conflicting stories about whether he was caught or surrendered (20:47–21:28).
• Bobby expresses deep distrust in official information, referencing a heated exchange between Senators Rand Paul and Marco Rubio (21:32–23:00).

“I don’t trust anything our government tells us now more than ever… It’s absolutely the worst that it’s ever been.” — Bobby (22:00)

7. Viral Story Highlights

• Morgan brings the heartwarming account of a Florida community raising $65,000 for a struggling 92-year-old woman working at Burlington Coat Factory (23:23).
• Amy shares a psychological tip: writing letters to your future self can reduce anxiety, based on Oxford research. She finds an example in her daughter’s room (24:33).
• Team discusses the risks, reality, and therapeutic value of writing to your future self—and whether they'd actually read those letters later (25:44–27:32).

8. Journaling, Memoirs, and Posthumous Book Plans

• Bobby reveals he writes partly for therapy and partly “in performance” — with the specific intent his wife could publish his journals if he dies (29:05-29:23).
• The crew debates the blurred lines between authentic memoirs and embellished stories (re: Matthew McConaughey’s “Greenlights”) (29:43–30:42).

“If I die, my wife should sell [my notes] as a book. Like, I’m writing it in performance as well.” — Bobby (29:05)

9. Hypnosis Skepticism; Yanny/Laurel & The Dress

• Skeptical discussion of hypnosis as a tool (with Bobby admitting he faked being hypnotized on stage) leads into viral phenomena about perception (Yanny/Laurel, dress colors) (31:07–32:29).

10. Hot Water, Generators, and Emergency Preparedness

• Bobby fielded lots of questions about why he didn’t have a backup generator; he explains he just bought a full home generator and discusses different types (36:31–38:10).
• Amy details her boyfriend’s troubles keeping essential appliances running with a portable generator during the outage (37:34).

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On the chaos after the storm:
  “Like, all the overhead shots with just massive trees down everywhere… it looks like a tornado.” — Bobby (04:08)
• On Dry January:
  “If you have to go dry for a whole month to reset yourself, it means you go pretty hard in all the other months.” — Bobby (13:03)
• On cannabis and ADHD:
  “I wish there was a comprehensive… everything was just in one spot and I could check [what’s safe for my brain].” — Amy (15:57)
• On memoirs as creative writing:
  “A lot of it’s fiction. I thought it was called a memoir.” — Amy (30:18)
• Posthumous publishing:
  “I’m writing it in performance… so [my wife] can sell it as a book [if I die].” — Bobby (29:05)

Notable Segment Timestamps

• 01:49 – Power situation update; records from Bobby’s house
• 03:24 – Eddie & Bobby on busted pipes, pool equipment
• 05:24 – Lunchbox on hosting power-less neighbors, power map obsession
• 08:29 – Amy on risking visiting her own house and looting worries
• 09:16 – Country music history trivia
• 12:48 – Eddie on “High January” and Bobby/Amy sparring on Dry January
• 15:00 – Amy on cannabis confusion for ADHD
• 17:12 – Amy’s illegal street-corner purchase
• 20:47 – Lunchbox’s drug lord story & Bobby’s government skepticism
• 23:23 – Morgan’s feel-good story about helping a 92-year-old worker
• 24:33 – Amy on anxiety-reducing future-self letter writing
• 29:05 – Bobby on journaling for posthumous publication
• 31:07 – Hypnosis skepticism and viral auditory/visual illusions
• 36:31 – Generator talk, home preparedness

Tone & Style

True to the Bobby Bones Show brand, this episode is fast-paced, quick-witted, sometimes snarky, and ultimately warm and relatable. The hosts are honest about personal struggles, make each other laugh, and veer into offbeat asides, all while anchoring the conversation in the real disruptions hitting their community.

For listeners who missed this episode, expect:

• Real talk about life after a disaster, with classic morning-radio laughs.
• Authentic debates on self-help, mental health, and trusting institutions.
• Playful, sometimes self-deprecating banter among friends and colleagues.

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