TUES PT 2: Amy’s Son Joins The Show + You Should Put A Log In Your Pool + Mom Dancing Inappropriately At Wedding

Summary

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The Bobby Bones Show

Episode: TUES PT 2: Amy’s Son Joins The Show + You Should Put A Log In Your Pool + Mom Dancing Inappropriately At Wedding
Date: January 27, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode is a candid, lively catch-up among the Bobby Bones Show crew as they ride out a challenging ice storm, grapple with power outages, and welcome Amy's son Stevenson into the studio for a special appearance. The team fields listener voicemails, discusses odd winter life hacks, shares the latest personal and celebrity news, and debates viral topics. The episode’s tone is loose, improvisational, and full of personality—anchored by relatable struggles, funny anecdotes, and genuine family moments.

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Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Surviving the Ice Storm

[02:33–05:32]

• Multiple crew members are without power due to a severe ice storm.
  • Amy and Bobby compare it to other weather disasters, noting the particular difficulties of being cold and powerless (Bobby: “I’ve not ever been without power like this multiple days...that was something crazy.” [02:59])
  • Conversation turns to tree damage and whether ice storms actually kill trees or just break weak branches (Amy provides researched insights: “Ice usually doesn’t kill trees...When ice coats branches, it adds a ton of extra load...” [04:16])
  • Personal updates: Amy scared to check backyard for damage, Bobby’s fence still standing...for now.

2. “Log in Your Pool” Life Hack

[05:33–06:46]

• Question: Can putting a log in your pool keep it from freezing?
  • Bobby shares the tip, heard via a friend’s dad and admits: “I haven’t even Googled this.” [05:43]
  • Amy provides logic—placing a floating object lessens pressure on pool structure as ice expands, but it’s not a guarantee (“It can help a little, but it won’t magically keep a pool from freezing.” [06:09])
  • Eddie jokes Amy should make a TikTok out of it.
  • Bobby: “It doesn’t matter if it’s wrong or not.”

3. Listener Voicemails & Reactions

[06:48–10:06], [13:53–15:01], [19:12–22:15], [25:47–28:08]

• Listeners call in about:
  • Jason Arn’s American Idol golden ticket (Amy: “Let’s go Jason Arn. I give him some tips on that. I tell you how to get on that show.” [07:27])
  • Advice for a 15-year-old aspiring author (Amy: “Write a lot, obviously, and I would put it online so people could find it...start a Substack.” [08:23])
  • Stephen King’s range beyond horror—crew debates what actually constitutes “scary” in his stories and learns about the “cozy mystery” genre (Bobby: “Did you know there’s something called, like, cozy mystery? It’s like Murder, She Wrote.” [09:53])
  • Bobbycast on Netflix—fans see Bobby’s face for the first time after recognizing his voice.
  • The viral Lunchbox vs. Abby blowout episode—still in the archives.

4. Around the Room: News & Stories

[13:02–16:46], [20:42–23:09], [28:16–29:40]

• Eddie shares an update about Quinton Aaron (“The Blind Side” actor) in critical condition (blood infection after falling on the stairs) [13:04]
• Amy covers Kanye West’s full-page Wall Street Journal apology for past antisemitic comments, debate over using mental health as an excuse. She says: “If it’s a brain injury, he is working on it to get it fixed, man. Really one of the great artists.” [17:12]
• Lunchbox relays a harrowing viral clip of a toddler falling out of a car—out of a car seat, no child lock, but miraculously unhurt. This sparks another debate over when it’s okay to call 911 [20:42]
• Morgan highlights the viral “mom dancing inappropriately with groomsman” TikTok—crew debates whether it’s actually inappropriate or just fun (“Let moms live. They need to shake it sometimes too.” [29:11])

5. Stevenson (Amy’s Son) Joins the Show

[29:47–43:00]

• Stevenson sits in the studio, delighting in the experience, and gives the audience a glimpse into his day-to-day life without power, and school being canceled until Thursday.
• Stevenson’s updates:
  • Power outage struggles: trying to sleep by the fireplace, learning it wasn’t safe to keep on overnight.
  • School: Sad about missing friends, but grades are up (math is “really hard,” but he’s working hard and has a “hardcore” tutor [34:55])
  • Track and science class: Likes science more than math, enjoys learning about the earth’s layers.
  • Life lessons from math tutor about committing to answers and learning from mistakes (“Either you know it or you don’t...Once you’re there, you commit.” [35:54])
  • Wants a German Shepherd (feels outnumbered by girl pets), but admits it’s a big responsibility.
  • Discussion about Mr. Beast videos, rumors at school, favorite YouTubers.
  • Stevenson provides a culture update: “6, 7 is dying!”—refers to a school trend/term wearing thin [42:26]

6. Wrap-Up and Quick Hits

[43:00–43:41]

• Show closes with thank-yous, reflections on the challenging week, and shouts out Bobby’s Netflix projects and upcoming interviews.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Ice Storm:
  Bobby: “I’ve not ever been without power like this multiple days. I mean, when the tornado hit, but that was something crazy.” [02:59]

• Tree Wisdom:
  Amy: “Ice usually doesn’t kill trees...When ice coats branches, it adds a ton of extra load.” [04:16]

• Pool Freezing Hack:
  Bobby: “If you put a log in the bottom of your pool, it'll keep it from freezing.” [05:37]
  Amy: “It can help a little, but it won’t magically keep a pool from freezing.” [06:09]

• On Ambition and Writing:
  Amy: “Just write. Write, write, write. Short stories. A lot of the Stephen King stuff that ended up being really famous—they’re short stories, not full books.” [08:23]

• On Kanye West’s Apology:
  Amy: “If he’s undiagnosed and it is a literal mental health condition...I guess I need proof. How about that?” [17:12]

• On Math and Commitment:
  Stevenson: “If you think that’s the answer, don’t be like, oh, but I think it is. Either you know it or you don’t.” [35:54]

• On Pet Ownership Reality:
  Amy: “It’s a lot of responsibility because that’ll be your dog...all that crap stuff you got to do, you know.” [41:02]

• Culture Watch:
  Stevenson: “6, 7 is dying!” (When asked about school catchphrases going out of style.) [42:26]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |----------------------------------------|---------------| | Ice storm survival and tree damage | 02:33–05:32 | | “Log in Your Pool” life hack | 05:33–06:46 | | Jason Arndt/Idol voicemail & writing advice | 06:48–10:06| | Stephen King & cozy mystery genre | 09:53–10:22 | | Bobbycast Netflix chat | 13:53–15:01 | | Quinton Aaron news | 13:04–13:35 | | Kanye West apology debate | 16:19–18:07 | | Viral toddler-out-of-car video | 20:42–22:35 | | Mom dancing at wedding video | 28:16–29:40 | | Stevenson’s appearance/interview | 29:47–43:00 |

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Episode Highlights & Tone

The episode is defined by the sense of improvisation and relatability: listeners hear the show team navigate real-life complications from the ice storm, brainstorm random winter “life hacks,” and poke fun at viral internet culture. Stevenson’s visit is both heartwarming and funny—his presence grounds the episode in genuine family dynamics and friendly banter, with Bobby and Amy playing off the generational divide. The show remains fast-moving, sometimes off-topic, but always full of personality, self-deprecating humor, and quick detours.

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For Those Who Missed It...

This episode is a must-listen for fans who enjoy behind-the-scenes interplay, personal stories, and offbeat news—with the added treat of Stevenson’s in-studio cameo. Whether you’re looking for advice, laughs, or a dose of everyday reality, this episode delivers.

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Transcript

[Stevenson]

This is an iHeart podcast.

[Bobby Bones]

Guaranteed Human.

[Amy]

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[Joel and Matt]

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[Bobby Bones]

What if mind control is real?

[Amy]

If you could control the behavior of anybody around you, what kind of life would you have?

[Bobby Bones]

Can you hypnotically persuade someone to buy a car?

[Stevenson]

When you look at your car, you're.

[Amy]

Gonna become overwhelmed with such good feelings.

[Bobby Bones]

Can you hypnotize someone into sleeping with you?

[Eddie]

I gave her some suggestions to be sexually aroused.

[Bobby Bones]

Can you get someone to join? NLP was used on me to access my subconscious mind games. A new podcast, exploring nlp, AKA Neuro linguistic programming. Is it a self help miracle, a shady hypnosis scam, or both? Listen to mind Games on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Michelle Williams]

You know we always say New Year, new me, but real change starts on the inside. It starts with giving your mind and your spirit the same attention you give your goals. Hey everybody, it's Michelle Williams, host of Checking in on the Black Effect Podcast Network. And on my podcast we talk mental health, healing, growth and everything you need to step into your next season whole and empowered New Year Real you listen to Checking in with Michelle Williams from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Amy]

Everybody. We will do a part two today, even if it is not as long as normal. We'll see because Everybody's kind of going through it right now in different ways. No power for me, no power for Amy. Lunchbox just got power back.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Mike's good.

[Joel and Matt]

Good.

[Amy]

Yeah. So it's weird because we've been through bigger storms as far as snowstorms, as far as it looks like it's a mess, Amy, but is this the weirdest, worst ice storm you've ever been through?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I've not ever been without power like this multiple days. I mean, when the tornado hit, but that was something crazy.

[Amy]

This looks like that, though.

[Morgan]

It does, yeah. It really does.

[Bobby Bones]

But it does. It looks.

[Amy]

There are so many massive trees just on houses in the middle of the road.

[Bobby Bones]

But during that season, it was warmer. So this you have mixed with the. You have no power and it's cold.

[Eddie]

I have a stupid question.

[Amy]

Okay. I may not have the answer.

[Eddie]

So a lot of these trees are frozen, and then the weight of the ice on the trees makes them break or fall.

[Morgan]

Right.

[Eddie]

But does the ice around the tree kill the tree like some do? Are we going to have, like, just no trees?

[Amy]

Oh, that's interesting. Does the ice kill a tree? I was going to answer your question with a lot of the trees that are coming down. What we found in our yard, we have full trees that are gone, like, ripped up from the roots. But a lot of the limbs in our yard are from trees that were kind of possibly already weak anyway, weaker limbs, some dead. So it wipes out a bunch of the weak already that could have possibly fallen eventually. But I don't know about ice. I can look it up.

[Eddie]

It just feels like there's so much layer between the ice and the tree or whatever. It's like, how does the tree live?

[Amy]

Ice usually doesn't kill trees. It can. Ice storms are dangerous mainly because of weight. When ice coats branches, it adds a ton of extra load. It can snap branches, split trunks, uproot shallow rooted trees. When ice can kill a tree, a young or weak tree. So one that was already either really young or really thin, possibly almost dead. Evergreens, needles catch more ice, more weight. Repeated ice storms or damage to the trunk or the roots. If it opens the door for rot, for insects or disease. So it couldn't kill it. Maybe it doesn't kill it then, but it does split the tree. That's the crazy. Exploding trees have been crazy.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

So healthy, mature hardwoods gonna survive for the most part. But I think there's nuance.

[Eddie]

It sounds like so man. Like the tree in your yard, the one that was just completely. The full rooted yeah, like, that would have fallen eventually, right? Because, I mean, that was already kind.

[Amy]

Of weak for it to come fully rooted yet you would think or. Or that all the trees would have been falling.

[Eddie]

That's scary, man.

[Amy]

As of right now, our gates haven't been crushed, like, in the backyard.

[Bobby Bones]

Your fence.

[Amy]

Yeah, fence. Gate. Probably should have said fence, but yeah, that's what I mean. Yeah. It hasn't been crushed that I've seen, but there's a lot back there in the woods. I'm kind of scared to go back there and look because I don't have to deal with that situation again.

[Eddie]

Is your pool frozen?

[Amy]

Yeah, but I don't know. I walked on it.

[Bobby Bones]

So if you put a log in the bottom of your pool, it'll keep it from freezing.

[Joel and Matt]

A log?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Wait, tell me more. I've never heard this.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know. This is what. Okay, I haven't even Googled this.

[Amy]

I would just think it'd be frozen in the pool, but I don't know anything about this.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I don't know. So my boyfriend was putting logs in the bottom of his pool, and he said that his dad told him to do it, and his dad said, yeah, anytime there's a freeze, I throw logs in the bottom. My pool never freezes. And my boyfriend said that he told his dad. He's like, why you been holding out on me? Like, he didn't even tell him this until this year, but the other day, he was throwing logs into his pool.

[Amy]

It can help a little, but it won't magically keep a pool from freezing. When people put a log in water, water expands when it freezes. A floating object gives the ice something to push against. It can reduce pressure on pool walls, tiles, or plumbing.

[Eddie]

Oh, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

So, I mean, it's like. It could help.

[Eddie]

So it could help. I mean, it definitely helps your pool not. Not to get. Not get more damaged. Yeah, so that'd be a good TikTok video. You need to do that, Amy.

[Amy]

Throw a log in a pool?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

See what happens.

[Eddie]

Because anytime you see those. I was 45 years old when I learned this. For the first time. Those go real viral.

[Amy]

But I don't think that's for sure. I don't think that's a fucking.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, he doesn't. He.

[Amy]

Who cares?

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, it. It doesn't matter if it's wrong or not.

[Amy]

Got it.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, we'll see.

[Amy]

All right, let's run through some voicemails before we go around the room. Number one. Ray.

[Bobby Bones]

Hi, it's Melinda from Virginia, longtime listener. I'm sure Bobby saw Jason Arndt on American Idol tonight. I know he's been on the show before. Hope he gets the golden ticket. Thanks.

[Amy]

So he plays for the Texas tailgaters in the banana ball. You guys remember Jason R. Yeah. Called us forever when he was an artist and was like, hey, I made banana. So he was on Idol last night and the whole team was there with him. All the tailgaters. I think it's the tailgaters he plays on.

[Eddie]

Yeah, he's a Texas. One of those Texas teams.

[Amy]

And he made it to Hollywood.

[Stevenson]

Wow.

[Amy]

Yeah, I saw the. I'm pretty sure.

[Morgan]

Yeah, he got the golden ticket. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Nice.

[Amy]

Oh. So she made a call before that. That's why I was rethinking that. Yeah. Because from what I saw, he made it because they were all jumping around and Luke went out there. It was the whole thing. Yeah. Let's go. Jason Arn. I give him some tips on that. I tell you how to get on that show. I tell you how to get through.

[Eddie]

That was your job.

[Amy]

I can tell you how to get through. Oh, there he is.

[Stevenson]

Hi.

[Amy]

The boy, Jason.

[Bobby Bones]

Art.

[Amy]

That's super cool. He's been super cool to me because they played in a couple places and he's like, if you want to come be the celebrity, whatever, come. And I can't. One was in Fayetteville and he was playing come be the celebrity. So, yeah, yeah, I'm rooting for him. Maybe I'll reach out and tell him what the trick is.

[Eddie]

Yeah, dude, here's the trick.

[Amy]

Sing really good.

[Eddie]

Be the best.

[Amy]

All right, number two.

[Bobby Bones]

I am 15 years old and I would like to become an author, like writing novels. Do you have any tips? I would like to do fantasy. I know you haven't written that. If you just have any writing tips, please share them. Thank you.

[Amy]

Have a good day. Yeah, I would write a lot, obviously, and I would put it online so people could find it. I think, you know, people have substacks like crazy. You guys follow anybody on substack?

[Joel and Matt]

No.

[Morgan]

No, No.

[Amy]

I don't know what. No.

[Bobby Bones]

But I see people post about, like, if you want to read more, head over to my substack. And I'm like, okay.

[Amy]

I think that probably be my advice for this 15 year old to start a substack and write your stories on substack and you'll get followers. You can then have people. People can subscribe to substack. Some people do them like that. I think that's probably my advice. But just write Write, write, write. Short stories. A lot of the Stephen King stuff that ended up being really famous. They're short stories, not full books.

[Eddie]

Wasn't like, Shawshank a short story?

[Amy]

Amy, There's. We did a whole thing on the Bobbycast about Stephen King writings that turned into movies. He's not predominantly a horror guy, which, when I think of Stephen King, it's all horror in my mind.

[Eddie]

Green Mile. That was Stephen King.

[Amy]

Yeah. The Life of Chuck. That movie I saw that I gave five out of five, is Stephen King.

[Bobby Bones]

It's more like scary situations like, that normal people wouldn't want to be in.

[Amy]

No. Not even, like, black mirror type stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, but I don't want to be in Green Mile. I don't want that to be me.

[Eddie]

Shawshank.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't want to be Shawshank.

[Amy]

That's a good point.

[Eddie]

I mean, it's a dude, you know.

[Amy]

But he's writing about, like, life, but.

[Eddie]

It'S a bad situation.

[Bobby Bones]

So, like, it's scary in that way because. Yeah, you're right. I always thought it was really scary.

[Eddie]

It's always a little suspenseful.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's a good word. Did you know there's something called, like, cozy mystery?

[Morgan]

What does that mean?

[Amy]

Well, like, it's comfortable.

[Eddie]

You can be cozy while you watch it.

[Amy]

It's like, it doesn't make you anxious.

[Bobby Bones]

It's like Murder, She Wrote. Like, the worst part, you find out at the beginning, which is that, you know somebody died. But then you. It's a cozy read because you know you're gonna be following this story of how they solved the murder. So it's like Murder She Wrote would fall under Cozy Mystery.

[Eddie]

Cold Case. Those are so good, man. It start with, like, the murder. Or you'd find, like, there'd be a dead girl in a car and it'd be the zoom out and be like, oh, how did that happen? They're about to tell you.

[Amy]

He wrote Stand By Me.

[Eddie]

Bad situation.

[Amy]

I guess you're just pick, like, all. All stories have a situation.

[Bobby Bones]

Leeches.

[Eddie]

Good point. Karate Kid.

[Amy]

That's a chance. But he didn't write Karate Kid. But yes. So he. So his most famous stuff is horror. But he wrote so much. That's not it. Horror.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's the clown.

[Amy]

The Shining. Carrie Horror. Because he was like the. The 80s horror guy. Yes. The Stand. I don't know about the Stand. I don't know what that is. But it had to be famous, right? Misery, Pet Cemetery, Cujo. But then he wrote Shawshank Redemption, which was Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, which is a short story. The Green Mile, Stand By Me, the Long Walk, which is what I watched recently, which isn't monsters, but that's suspenseful. It's a horror. It's really good, though. That's really good. I'm trying to find. Because I don't even see the movie that I watched.

[Eddie]

Which one? Laugh a Chat.

[Amy]

Yeah, but that was excellent movie. He also wrote. I don't have it here, but he wrote under a fake name and tried to fool people. Probably in like the 80s. He wrote under a different name. There he is, the Life of Chuck. Because his publisher said, hey, you can't write so many books because if you're putting out three or four a year, you're taken away from the one or two that we really want to focus on. And so he created a fake name. And so with the name, he started writing books, didn't tell his publisher. And then it took a dude like doing investigating to figure out it was him.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, wow. What was his fake name?

[Amy]

Richard Bachman.

[Bobby Bones]

He really just.

[Eddie]

I mean, you can't stop him.

[Bobby Bones]

He wanted to write for a different name. Stephen King, Richard Bachman.

[Amy]

And so he wrote and his people didn't even know.

[Eddie]

Did Bachmann write any of those movies that we know?

[Amy]

Yes, Bachman did write some of them. Because now it says formerly written as Richard Bachman. Oh, wow. Yeah. I don't remember which ones. Long Walk in the Running man and Thinner. Running Man, Running man and thinner. I don't know if Thinner. And the guy, like, keeps losing weight. Til he's like a skeleton. Uh, Is it horror? Yeah, it's good.

[Eddie]

He keeps getting thinner.

[Amy]

Yeah. Dang. It's like Eddie doing this fast.

[Eddie]

I'm getting thinner.

[Bobby Bones]

Can y' all hear my stomach crawling?

[Amy]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

It's so loud. I'm waiting for y' all to like. Like, it's so loud. I feel like I haven't even eating as much as usual because all my food's frozen.

[Amy]

Let's go around the room. Eddie, you go first.

[Stevenson]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

So the actor, Quinton Aaron, he played the Michael Orr in the Blind side.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Yeah. So he is on life support.

[Amy]

What? What happened?

[Eddie]

So apparently he was walking up the stairs and he lost feeling in his legs and he fell. And they called the ambulance, they took him to the hospital. And it turns out that it's a blood infection that he has. And he's on life support right now, but his wife says that they're hoping for a full recovery. He's a fighter and they're just praying for the best.

[Amy]

That just came out.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Today.

[Amy]

D. He's lucky. Let's see, when he. But he fell down the stairs, he didn't like hurt himself more if he fell downstairs, right? Is that what happened?

[Eddie]

Yeah, he said he went to the hospital after losing feeling in his legs and fell while walking up the stairs.

[Amy]

Ray, voicemail number three, please.

[Bobby Bones]

So I'm watching the brand new Bobby cast on Netflix as I'm snowed in in Oklahoma and my daughter hollers from the kitchen, that's Bobby Bones voice. And runs in the living room to finally see what you look like. Because we're podcast listeners. She thought it was the coolest thing ever. Have a good day, guys.

[Amy]

Thank you very much and thanks to everybody who watched. It's still up. And hopefully get some time. Heck, if you don't watch it, just let it stream if you're not home.

[Eddie]

Just over and over.

[Amy]

I'm just trying to get some numbers.

[Eddie]

Have you watched it?

[Joel and Matt]

No.

[Amy]

Yes, but not on Netflix.

[Eddie]

What do you mean watch it on Netflix?

[Amy]

No, I wanted to watch it to make sure because Mike and I will both put eyes on it to make sure that there aren't any mess ups or there's something that I do this I'm not rambling on and on. So I've watched in that. That like that. But no, I haven't put it on Netflix. But we don't have power either.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's true.

[Amy]

I get. We have. I guess I watch on my phone. But if I'm gonna pull it up and watch it, I'm gonna watch it on a big TV to celebrate it.

[Eddie]

You wanna do it the right way?

[Amy]

Yeah, but no, I haven't.

[Eddie]

It's like when those actors, you know, they go to the movie to watch their movies. Like not the premiere, but they're like.

[Amy]

But mostly. Are they doing that to like judge the people in the room? Ooh, maybe like if I watch that, nobody's in the room. I'm not judging anything.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh no. But we need to go it two thumbs up.

[Amy]

Oh, that'd be good.

[Bobby Bones]

If we make it to the end.

[Amy]

Well, you can just skip to like watch like half of it and skip.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, that's what I mean. Go to the end and vote. It's one of my favorite things to do on Netflix.

[Amy]

Well, they have two thumbs, one thumb and then thumbs down.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I've never done this.

[Amy]

Oh, I don't either. But I noticed the other day it had two thumbs and then one thumb.

[Bobby Bones]

Because then it Knows what to feed you.

[Eddie]

Oh. So we thumbs up it. We're just gonna get Bobby. Bobby Kennedy.

[Amy]

No, double thumbs up. You'll get other great shows.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Right, right, right.

[Amy]

We got a good one coming out on Thursday with Bailey Zimmerman. And I think I said this on the show, but I was. Storms were coming. We were recording a bunch of stuff. I was exhausted. And I know Bailey really well. And before he came in, I told Mike, I'm like, I'm burnt. Like, I'm really counting on Bailey. And he came in just freaking shot out of a can, and it was awesome. So I think you're really gonna like the BAILEY Zimmerman. Zimmerman1 on Thursday. You know he bought his mom a house.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I saw that.

[Amy]

And, like, what he did leading up to that, to hide it from her is so great. So that'll be on Thursday on Netflix. Eddie's got to run so you can jump. Eddie.

[Eddie]

Okay, good to go.

[Amy]

Yeah. Morgan. Morgan will take.

[Eddie]

All right, Morgan, tag team.

[Amy]

You did your story. That's why you went first.

[Eddie]

Oh, okay. I thought you were disinterested in my.

[Amy]

No, no, no. Never anyone. No. You're like, 50% on duds are good, so. But no, not first. All right, Amy, you're up.

[Bobby Bones]

Kanye west bought a full page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal yesterday to apologize for his years of anti Semitic comments. And he blamed it on his bipolar disorder, which he says developed as the result of a car accident in 2002 and the failure of medical professionals to diagnose a frontal lobe injury. And so some are applauding him for taking accountability. Others are saying, ah, you're using your mental illness as an excuse.

[Amy]

Yeah, I don't know where I fall here, because he said some really terrible things. He even made a song, Hell Hitler. But if he is. If he's undiagnosed and it is like a literal mental health condition, I think there. I don't know, it was just so long. And I really have negative feelings about him now because of all of that. Because you can't just say that. But then again, if medically there's a reason. I guess I need proof. How about that?

[Bobby Bones]

Of his frontal lobe injury.

[Amy]

Show me a frontal lobe injury. Show me the X ray or an mri. I guess.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, so the failure of diagnosis was early on. It seems as though he has the diagnosis and he really got into a wreck.

[Amy]

I hate to not take someone for their word if they're talking about something in their brain messed up. Cause that's really the only reason you would say stuff like that, Right. He's like, you gotta be messed up.

[Bobby Bones]

Mm.

[Amy]

Well, good luck to him. I think it'll take some building back.

[Stevenson]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And some staying healthy.

[Stevenson]

Yeah.

[Amy]

I mean, that's daddy's head in the camera walking right by.

[Morgan]

Hey, guys.

[Amy]

So, yeah, I'm rooting for him. I'm rooting for him. I don't want anybody to feel the way that he was sharing. He felt that awful. But I did see that yesterday too. So I hope if it's a brain injury, he is working on it to get it fixed, man. Really? One of the great artists.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah. And I referred to him as Kanye West. He is yee now.

[Amy]

No, he's still Kanye West.

[Morgan]

If you would have said yee, we would not know.

[Amy]

We did not know who that was. And secondly, didn't he start going by yee during his injury? So you're gonna have to say all that stuff didn't count then.

[Bobby Bones]

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West.

[Amy]

Yay is probably what?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, is it? Yay. Yeah, but see, I was. What were the. What were the shoes? Yeezys.

[Amy]

Spell Kanye, Mike. What do you call them? Yay.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, it's ye.

[Stevenson]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Well, spell Kanye.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, Kanye.

[Amy]

Yeah, it's Y N, Y, E with his name.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, you're right.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Stevenson]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

But I could see it because it is Yeezys.

[Bobby Bones]

That's why I went yee. But you're right. It's probably.

[Amy]

Yeah. Yay.

[Stevenson]

Yay.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Kanye. Kanye. Kanye.

[Amy]

Right, next. Voicemail. I started listening right after the big.

[Morgan]

Lunchbox and Abby fight, and I can't find the audio or video anywhere. If you can, can we please put it up on YouTube or replay it somewhere? On one of the shows, preferably part two, I always hear a reference that's just one of the most funny things that I've never gotten to see.

[Amy]

So put it up. I'd appreciate it.

[Eddie]

Thanks.

[Amy]

We never took it down. It may be hard to find. What do you think, Mike? I think we could find it. It's. It's on a part two somewhere, right? Yeah, because it was happening live when he was raging out on Abby, calling her all the bad words because it was about the palette. It's up. We haven't pulled it. So it's just a harder find because we didn't take it down, did we?

[Bobby Bones]

No, it's still up. I Bet it's on YouTube.

[Amy]

Yeah. Not much help, except that it's still up. We know that. So you're not searching endlessly with no hope. But I don't Know what you would.

[Bobby Bones]

Search, Wash your back.

[Amy]

If you find it, let us know. But I wouldn't spend a bunch of time. I'm sure you can find it. All right, next one. Give me number five.

[Bobby Bones]

Hello, this is Payne from Missouri. Just saying on the Denver Broncos highlights, Abby is in the back when Sutton scored the touchdown. Just wanted to say that. Pretty cool. Have a great day.

[Amy]

I didn't know she made tv. She had some great seats. We had her yesterday on 25 Whistles because she wasn't here for the show because weather's been bad. Some of the roads were still frozen. And so we called her and the head coach of the Broncos got her and her friend seats. Actually, they got her friend seats and Abby went with her.

[Morgan]

And.

[Amy]

And so Abby's pretty close to the field at the end zone. And then I guess when Cordless catches the touchdown, you see Abby in the background.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's fun.

[Amy]

That's pretty cool. All right, Amy did your story right? That was Kanye.

[Bobby Bones]

About Kanye.

[Amy]

Okay. Yay, Lunchbox.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Morgan]

There was a woman in California, she was driving with her 19 month old without a car seat. She makes a turn. The toddler is able to open the door. She goes flying out into traffic and luckily the car behind her.

[Amy]

Wow. Flew out of the car.

[Morgan]

The video is unbelievable. And the car behind them slams on their brakes and stops right before hitting the toddler. The mom jumps out of the car, picks up the kid and drives off. And they were able to track her down and charge her with child abuse. Guys, she wasn't in the car seat. And you guys got on me when I called the cops because kids weren't on the car seat.

[Amy]

But why does the door come open?

[Morgan]

It was unlocked. And I guess she probably just grabbed the latch or something as.

[Amy]

Man, there's so many misses here.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Amy]

No child locks, no car seat. No, we were on you because they were. I don't know. Is that a.

[Stevenson]

That's.

[Amy]

That's a crazy story though. Like, that's a one in a million story where that happens. I think we were on you. You just love to call 911 and. Is that a police 911 call? I think we were saying that could have been a 411 call or the non emergency number.

[Morgan]

But I mean, look, if I would have called 911 on this lady, they could have got there in time to save the kid before it would have fallen out of the car.

[Amy]

I hear you. Our point was that's not a 911. You're polluting the lines whenever you could have called the cops and been like, hey, we just saw this. But then we debated. Would we have called the cops? And I don't think we would have. I don't think I would have. Would you?

[Bobby Bones]

They got the odds of this situation happening. Yeah, Right.

[Morgan]

But if we played the odds every time, guys.

[Joel and Matt]

Yeah.

[Amy]

You lose every time.

[Morgan]

The odds of someone being in trouble.

[Amy]

You playing the lottery. The odds of you not good. Have you ever hit.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Most money ever?

[Morgan]

250.

[Amy]

Yeah, I hear you. I would just call 4, 1, 1 if it's not an emergency. And I feel like a child in a car seat is not an emergency. And it's a rare situation like this. You know why it's so rare? Because it made the news.

[Morgan]

And what's so rare about. I mean, the video.

[Amy]

I mean, yeah, that's great. It's so crazy.

[Morgan]

I don't know Mike's pulling it up or not. But I said, I mean, the car behind them, how they were able to see this little kid in the road.

[Amy]

And we don't have to get the video. Eddie's gone. So I don't know if we're trying.

[Joel and Matt]

To do it here.

[Amy]

Hold on.

[Bobby Bones]

Just send it to Mike.

[Morgan]

I said, yeah. I sent him the new story boy that has the link.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, let me get it.

[Morgan]

But I don't know, like, I didn't want. I didn't have a leak. It's just like in the news. Like, you click on the news article and it's the first video and it's like, whoa.

[Amy]

Hey, it's Bobby Bones from the Bobby Bones Show. Whether you're a seasoned small business owner or you're just thinking about getting started, you'll definitely want to check out season four of Mind the Small Business Success Stories from iHeartMedia's Ruby Studio and Intuit QuickBooks. Mind the Business is part entertainment, part instruction manual, part inspiration. Each episode features practical tips and success stories that will resonate with entrepreneurs in any industry. In the latest season, hosts Austin Hankowitz and Janice Torres are covering topics on the forefront of running a small business. They're talking to self starters about everything from how AI helps them work smarter to weathering market uncertainties and enjoying the benefits of being your own boss. And using Intuit QuickBooks to help you get more done in less time. You won't want to miss it. Listen to Mind the Business Small business success Stories on the iHeart app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Joel and Matt]

New Year, New goals. And in this economy, a better money plan is more Necessary than ever. I am Matt. And I'm Joel. We are from the how to Money podcast. And every week we help you to spend smarter, save more, and make sense of what's going on out there. If you want 2026 to be the year you finally feel in control of your money, we're here to give you the tools and advice to help you make it happen. Listen to how to Money on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

What if mind control is real?

[Amy]

If you could control the behavior of anybody around you, what kind of life would you have?

[Bobby Bones]

Can you hypnotically persuade someone to buy a car?

[Stevenson]

When you look at your car, you're.

[Amy]

Going to become overwhelmed with such good feelings.

[Bobby Bones]

Can you hypnotize someone into sleeping with you?

[Morgan]

I gave her some suggestions to be sexually aroused.

[Bobby Bones]

Can you get someone to join your cult? NLP was used on me to access my subconscious. Nlp, AKA Neuro Linguistic programming, is a blend of hypnosis, linguistics, and psychology. Fans say it's like finally getting a user manual for your brain.

[Eddie]

It's about engineering consciousness.

[Bobby Bones]

Mind Games is the story of nlp, its crazy cast of disciples, and the fake doctor who invented it at a new age commune and sold it to guys in suits. He stood trial for murder and got acquitted. The biggest mind game of all, NLP might actually work. This is wild. Listen to mind Games on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. This season on Dear Chelsea, with me, Chelsea Handler. We've got some incredible guests like Kumail Nanjiani. Let's start with your cat. How is she?

[Amy]

She is not with us anymore.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, great, great, great way to start. So this is a great beginning, and hopefully you'll be able to, I don't know, maybe you will cry. Amanda Seyfried. Life is so short. If you feel something like that, you have that fire in you for this experience, it's not for a guy. It's for the experience of being in love. And, like, it's bigger than a guy. Elizabeth Olsen. I love swimming naked so much. And I know you love taking pictures of yourself. I love to be naked. I just want to be in my bra underwear all the time. Ross Matthews. You know what kids always say to me? Are you a boy or a girl? Oh, my God. All the time. I know. So I'm always like, hi. I try to butch it up for kids, you know, so they're not confused. Yeah, but you're butching it up. It's Basically like an angry woman. Doris Day, right? No, I turn into Bea Arthur. Listen to these episodes of Dear Chelsea on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Morgan]

Okay. Oh, get ready.

[Amy]

Here we go.

[Morgan]

Oh, man.

[Amy]

Can we show the screen?

[Bobby Bones]

Yep.

[Stevenson]

Hold on.

[Morgan]

Oh, man.

[Amy]

We're watching a REBA commercial right now. Is there audio? Who knows?

[Morgan]

No, no, there's no audio. It's literally just like a.

[Amy]

We're slowing way down. We should. We should have done this when Eddie was here. No offense, Morgan. We weren't ready.

[Morgan]

Morgan's good at this. She's doing a great job.

[Amy]

We watched a realtor.com commercial.

[Morgan]

Here it is. Watch.

[Michelle Williams]

Whoa.

[Amy]

I never. I didn't see it.

[Morgan]

Look at the kid.

[Amy]

Can you rewind it?

[Morgan]

Look at the kid.

[Amy]

Door. Yeah, it's shot. So dark. I guess it's not shot. That's the traffic camera.

[Morgan]

Do you see the camera?

[Amy]

Yeah. The kid almost got run over. Kid almost got run over for sure.

[Morgan]

Rewind it and just look up. Here comes now.

[Stevenson]

Boom.

[Bobby Bones]

Is this AI?

[Amy]

No, it does look like. Could be AI, But I don't think.

[Bobby Bones]

It is because, like, that is.

[Morgan]

The lady got arrested.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, well, then that's.

[Morgan]

Here comes her bottle. There goes the bottle. Here comes the kid.

[Amy]

Oh, she was chasing the bottle. Then she threw a bottle out.

[Michelle Williams]

Whoosh.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow.

[Amy]

Yeah. That's crazy.

[Morgan]

Oh, my gosh. Man. Talk about a good driver behind. Falling at a safe distance.

[Amy]

Probably didn't know what it was coming out of the car. I just didn't want to hit some. Anything. Hit anything. It's gonna mess up your car. Well, I drove over a limb yesterday. Couldn't get off beneath my car.

[Bobby Bones]

You're dragging it.

[Amy]

Yeah, I know what it was. I was like, what's wrong? My car. Whole freaking tree underneath there. Morgan, your story. Okay, so I know we're pinning you.

[Bobby Bones]

She's trying to do three things I'm learning. All right, so you know how the whole Brooklyn Becker. We talked about the Beckham drama with the mom dancing bad at the wedding? So this guy posted this video of his mom at his wedding. It's gone mega viral.

[Morgan]

That's his mom.

[Amy]

Who's she on one of the groomsmen.

[Bobby Bones]

So it isn't the son, but that.

[Amy]

Mom is riding one of her groomsmen. Like she's up with her legs wrapped around his waist.

[Morgan]

They're definitely hooking up.

[Amy]

I don't know if they're hooking up.

[Morgan]

No, no, there's not.

[Amy]

Like, look, that's inappropriate.

[Morgan]

That is.

[Amy]

That Sounds like them. I don't think that means they're hooking up. That's definitely mom. Somebody without a boyfriend or husband there.

[Morgan]

She doesn't have a ring on.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, she's 55. Apparently, the groomsman was 40, if that matters, but yeah.

[Joel and Matt]

Wait.

[Amy]

She says she asked our friend to pick her up. Let moms live. Here we go. Oh, she asked our friend to pick her up. Let moms live. They. What does it say?

[Bobby Bones]

They need to shake it sometimes too.

[Amy]

Yeah, there you go. That is. That is awkward. That's got a 1.6 million likes.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, it has 25 million views so far.

[Stevenson]

Wow.

[Amy]

That's crazy. Is this your algorithm, Morgan?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I have a weird algorithm. It kind of goes all over the place.

[Amy]

Well, no, it makes sense if it. I was gonna say, let's see what's on Morgan's algorithm, but it makes sense if you were looking at the Beckham stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And this was, like, part of that.

[Amy]

But.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I think you're on Mike's algorithm technically right now, because I.

[Amy]

Probably even weirder, Mike. Probably even weirder. All right, cool. Hey, Stevenson, pull that chair up there. You can talk with it for a minute. Amy, is that okay?

[Bobby Bones]

Mm.

[Amy]

I figured it would have. No, Pull that chair in the middle. By the screen. Yeah, right in the middle of the screen.

[Bobby Bones]

The screen behind you.

[Amy]

Slide it, Pull it that way. Boom. And is there a microphone down there by you? There you go. Boom. Now you're gonna be on camera. That doesn't mean watch yourself on camera, but that. Just so you know. Hold on. You'll be on a better one. Can you do a one shot of him?

[Joel and Matt]

Yep.

[Stevenson]

Hold on.

[Amy]

And. Hold on, hold on. There's one. There's one. Oh, here's a better look. There you go. All right, so now you're on camera. Okay. How you been?

[Stevenson]

Good.

[Amy]

What are you doing up here?

[Stevenson]

Watching my mom. Doing great.

[Amy]

Watching your mom. Look at. Watching my mom doing great is what he said.

[Stevenson]

She's cooking.

[Amy]

Except she did. She's not literally cooking because you were hungry, and there was no food up here.

[Stevenson]

Yeah.

[Amy]

What did you eat?

[Stevenson]

I ate muffins. The chocolate chip.

[Amy]

From where? The break room.

[Morgan]

From the green or the green room.

[Amy]

There are chocolate chip muffins over there.

[Bobby Bones]

The craven.

[Amy]

There are muffins. I was here yesterday, starving. I was the only one up here, and I could find. All I saw were pretzel bites.

[Stevenson]

Over there.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, no, there's. If you spin the little wheelie thing around, there's.

[Morgan]

Yeah, but those are supposed to be for Artists only. I got in trouble when I took some, so. Stephen, please don't eat those.

[Amy]

Steven.

[Morgan]

I said Stevenson.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, I thought you said Steven.

[Amy]

He said Steven, but yeah, I thought you were just calling him Steven. Okay, you. What do you been. Has no power.

[Stevenson]

Nothing power. It's been cold, but great.

[Amy]

What do you do at night? How you guys doing that?

[Stevenson]

We.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, tell them what we tried to do last night and then.

[Stevenson]

Okay, last night we tried to made up pallet. That didn't work because it was maybe like 4 degrees at nighttime.

[Amy]

Were you palleting kind of by a fireplace?

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

And it didn't work well.

[Bobby Bones]

But then we googled if you could sleep with a gas fireplace going. And it's not recommended.

[Amy]

It's not recommended.

[Bobby Bones]

So then I was like, okay, well, we got to turn this off. And then the floor, just like that part of the house. The floor, like, being upstairs is warmer because the heat.

[Amy]

So I was like, but there's no fireplace up there.

[Bobby Bones]

No, but that's okay. We had to turn off the fireplace anyways. And I was like, I think that whatever heat is here is rising and we should chase it. So we went upstairs, which was bum. Which was a bummer because we had already taken the time to build, like, this perfect palette with like 500 blankets. And then we. We had to just be like. Well, sometimes you have to call an audible.

[Amy]

Is school canceled?

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

So no school yesterday?

[Stevenson]

No school yesterday. All the way until Thursday. I don't know about Friday.

[Amy]

It's already canceled through Thursday? Yep. How do you feel about that?

[Stevenson]

Kind of sad.

[Amy]

You like school?

[Stevenson]

Yes. And also not.

[Amy]

Well. What part do you like?

[Stevenson]

Seeing my friends.

[Amy]

Okay. What part do you not like doing? All the.

[Stevenson]

Doing the work.

[Amy]

The school part. Yeah. Are you running right now for track? You're not training at all. Are you running at home?

[Bobby Bones]

He's literally thinking, like, right now you're.

[Stevenson]

Oh, yeah.

[Amy]

Oh, okay. Are you in the afternoons? Are you training at all? Are you running in the afternoons?

[Stevenson]

Sometimes, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Stevenson. Every Tuesday and Thursday of track practice. Correct.

[Amy]

Even in the winter?

[Morgan]

Yes.

[Amy]

Do you run inside or outside?

[Stevenson]

Outside.

[Amy]

Around a track? Yes. What if it's cold?

[Stevenson]

We bumped it up.

[Amy]

Oh, really? Do you like running in cold? No. Do you feel like you can run farther, Faster, though, when it's cold?

[Stevenson]

Probably a lot farther.

[Amy]

Yeah. Because when it's hot, your body depletes.

[Stevenson]

A lot more and you sweat a bunch.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Stevenson]

You feel, like, soggy.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Stevenson]

And I feel like I can breathe a lot better in the cold.

[Amy]

Yeah. I was walking yesterday. I Was walking the dog. And my cardio is not good because that ankle surgery, Although Stevenson told me I should run through it when I was over at your house. He's like, my coach used to say, run it off. Run through the pain. And I was like, this is a surgical pain. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

It's a little different.

[Amy]

He's like, my coach will say, if you feel pain, just run through it.

[Stevenson]

Feel the pain.

[Amy]

Feel the burn. Feel the pain. Feel the burn. Problem is this pain won't go away because I had. You ever had a surgery?

[Stevenson]

No.

[Amy]

Good. I hope you never have to have one.

[Stevenson]

I'm in a cold one.

[Amy]

I'm a big believer in push of the pain. Unless it's like an injury, then it gets worse. How's your shin splint?

[Stevenson]

Good. It feels a lot better.

[Amy]

What have you been doing to make it better?

[Stevenson]

Resting.

[Amy]

You put ice on it or anything?

[Stevenson]

No, sir.

[Amy]

Just let it rest.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Amy]

Yeah. How's everything else going?

[Stevenson]

Pretty good.

[Amy]

What's, like, the top three things happening in your life right now? Top three things. Let's go.

[Stevenson]

Number one right now.

[Amy]

Yep. Number.

[Stevenson]

See how. How things works right on the studio.

[Amy]

Oh, so literally looking at the studio.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Amy]

What have you noticed up here? What do you think is cool? What's what? Did you not know?

[Stevenson]

I think that home is cool.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

It's a Denver Bronco signed helmet. Yeah. Go ahead.

[Stevenson]

The state, the stadia back.

[Amy]

Like the glass room back there.

[Stevenson]

Yes. It's, like, all soundproof.

[Amy]

Mm. Okay. That's number one. What else happening in your life? Number two, don't look at your mom. She's g bailing you out in your life right now. What's happening in your life? You got this. What's happening? You got a class that's hard.

[Stevenson]

Math.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Stevenson]

Math is really hard. I have a 90 in that class.

[Amy]

That doesn't make sense if it's hard. How's your score? So good.

[Stevenson]

Working hard at it.

[Amy]

Nice. You have a tutorial?

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

Old man.

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

Yeah, you got that one. Yeah, I know about that. I know about the old man tutor for sure. He's pretty hard. He's pretty hardcore, huh?

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

Does he, like, go Stevenson?

[Stevenson]

He can be. Yeah.

[Amy]

But he helps you a lot. Yes. Isn't it pretty cool when you get to a test and you actually know what the questions are like? You feel you've worked hard to have an understanding. But doesn't it feel good when you get a test and you actually know how to do it?

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

Because you put in all the work. It has to feel like running a race. Whenever you've trained properly and you're running and you're close to your PR because you've trained so properly, that's kind of what a test is like, when you've done the work right.

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

You think he put you in a good place that you tutor? What does he do?

[Stevenson]

Do if I second guess myself or like, if you think that's the answer, don't be like, oh, but I think it is. Either you know it or you don't.

[Amy]

Kind of how life is.

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

Like commit. Once you're there, you commit.

[Stevenson]

On doing something, you commit.

[Amy]

Even if you're wrong, you can at least learn from the mess up you made. If you keep waffling, you're never going to learn anything because you're never settling in a place to take information in.

[Stevenson]

Yeah. It's like, remind me when my mom, me and my mom were in the airport, it was like, this is like a maze runner.

[Bobby Bones]

Like a Amazing Race.

[Stevenson]

Amazing Race. And she was like, just. We were in a rush. Just imagine this is like Amazing Race.

[Amy]

And I bet everything with your mom's like, Amazing Race, isn't it?

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

Always rushing from.

[Bobby Bones]

I was like, we just need to be confident and believe in ourselves. That was a particular trip where we changed our flight to earlier. Otherwise we were gonna get stuck for hours. And I'm shocked we made it. So I was like, kids, we're officially on Amazing Race. Because I second guessed myself. And I was like, we just gotta go for it and we're gonna make this. And we made it.

[Amy]

What else? Give me one more thing happening in your life. So we got up here in the studio, we got math being. But you're doing good because you got a good tutor.

[Morgan]

Yes.

[Amy]

What else is happening in your life right now? You got this. What's happening? Like, what do you do? What do you do in the evenings? Like, what are you looking forward to? Is there anything you're looking forward to?

[Stevenson]

I'm looking forward to. For the new year started or it already has started.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Stevenson]

Still get better grades in math in other studies.

[Amy]

And if math is hard, what's a good subject that you like that you find? Not science. You like science?

[Morgan]

Yes.

[Amy]

What about science? What part of science do you like?

[Stevenson]

Is like you learn. I feel like the things that you learn, it feels like a lot more easier. You know it.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Stevenson]

Math is like, they're going a really fast pace and I'm not. And I'm just not used to it.

[Amy]

Same with science. Do you like to learn about like rocks and water or animals. Or is there a version of science that you like the most? Or like experiments?

[Stevenson]

I'm learning like Earth crust, how the.

[Amy]

Earth subtunnel and like, like crust on top, mantle core in the middle and outer core. Yeah. Two parts the core.

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

I saw a thing once where if you fall through, if they were to dig a hole from the top all the way to the core.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Amy]

And then all the way down into. And it would come up somewhere else. If you fell in that you would fall and you would get to the core and the gravity would be so weird. You wouldn't fall all the way through. You just be perpetually stuck in the.

[Stevenson]

Middle and then just be like.

[Amy]

Yep. Just. Just screaming. Ah. But you probably die.

[Stevenson]

Yes. Like the pressure. The men's density of the pressure.

[Amy]

You'd probably be dead.

[Stevenson]

But yeah, by then it'll be like you get there, wee, 10, 30 minutes after, you're like, this is her. I can't bear this pain. Yeah.

[Amy]

What about driving?

[Stevenson]

Driving. I'm really excited for that.

[Amy]

Yeah. Yeah. When are you gonna get your license? Do you have your permit?

[Stevenson]

Nope.

[Amy]

That's first.

[Stevenson]

I'm just waiting.

[Amy]

What are you waiting on?

[Bobby Bones]

You get to drive your scooter.

[Stevenson]

I'm think I'm thankful for that.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. He drives every day.

[Amy]

Yeah. What about car?

[Bobby Bones]

His bike?

[Stevenson]

I can't do that yet.

[Amy]

Why not?

[Bobby Bones]

Because he has a bike and a scooter.

[Stevenson]

My parents thinks I am not responsible.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Stevenson]

That's the honest truth.

[Amy]

And then what can you do to prove you're responsible?

[Stevenson]

Probably not lose a lot of things.

[Amy]

Are you losing stuff? That's probably from your mom. I got that from her.

[Bobby Bones]

Not hereditary.

[Amy]

Oh, okay. All right. Well, you have a good time up here. Yes. Do you know who Alex Earl is? No. Do you have any streamers? Do you follow? Like, do you do follow?

[Stevenson]

I watch Mr. Beast sometime.

[Amy]

Okay. Yeah. What do you like? Like the games.

[Stevenson]

The games. But I heard like when he give out money to other people, I heard he's like fake. Like I heard it once. Like, example.

[Amy]

No, it's real.

[Bobby Bones]

Like I heard that's a rumor around.

[Amy]

Yeah. Tell those kids in school he's really giving out money and he's like wiring them money like you can see it in their bank account almost immediately. And it comes from his name, which is always kind of cool. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Tell Bobby what you ask for like every single day. What's something you want? You ask for. What do you want every day?

[Amy]

Remember when I bought you a PlayStation? You didn't have to do any work for it.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, but he was gonna, you know.

[Amy]

I know.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, he was gonna come work.

[Amy]

I know. I just was like, nah, he's supposed.

[Bobby Bones]

To come machete your yard.

[Stevenson]

I still can do that. Pay it off.

[Amy]

It's all good. Your mom said you're doing good at math. I was like, he can keep it then.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, okay, well, perfect. You don't even know what it is, so I guess you don't really want it.

[Stevenson]

I will watch.

[Amy]

No, you might as well list things you want now.

[Stevenson]

I'm keep listing. I don't know.

[Amy]

Okay, so you don't. What is it? Some Mr. Beast related feastables?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, wait, you got a little stuffed version of it for Christmas and you carry it?

[Amy]

He doesn't want admitted other stuffed animal. You're really throwing one on the bus?

[Stevenson]

I don't have a good memory.

[Amy]

What stuff thing did you get at Christmas?

[Stevenson]

Oh, oh, wait, I remember German shepherd. That's what I want.

[Amy]

You want a German shepherd?

[Bobby Bones]

Yes, he wants every day. Like it's like a. Yeah, it's like a casual ask. It's like. No, just a male German shepherd. That's it. That's all I'm asking for. A boy dog. I'm surrounded by girls all the time in this house. You Sashira. Kara is a girl.

[Stevenson]

Girl.

[Bobby Bones]

Maggie's a girl.

[Amy]

It's a cool dog, but man, you got a lot of animals right now.

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

And it's a lot of responsibility because that'll be your dog.

[Stevenson]

I mean, I would, I would run with it.

[Amy]

Yeah, that stuff's always fun. Yeah, but you know, it wasn't fun this morning when I had to get up at freaking 3:30, 4:30 in the morning, go walk my two dogs.

[Stevenson]

Oh, that was fun.

[Amy]

I said in 4 degree weather because I'm concerned that my fence has been knocked down by tree. Like all that crap stuff you got to do, you know.

[Stevenson]

Yeah. Pick up the dog poop.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah. See, we're not ready for that. But it's funny, like yesterday he probably mentioned it three times and it keeps coming up. And so I guess his dad was like, here's a spot.

[Amy]

That's what you do. You get one that only your dad keeps.

[Stevenson]

Yeah, that's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

Nobody. That's the thing. Like he would be my mom.

[Stevenson]

Avoid it.

[Joel and Matt]

Not my mom.

[Stevenson]

My dad is hardly at the house though.

[Amy]

Ah, then you gotta wait and wait to get one then.

[Stevenson]

Bummer.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's the thing. Like it's. We need someone to be able to Take care of the big German shepherd.

[Amy]

But. Well, I was gonna tell you. Alex Earl and Tom Brady have been texting since New Year's. Do you care about that?

[Stevenson]

Never heard that.

[Amy]

Then you wouldn't care at all. You don't care that they've been sending flirty texts? Tom Brady and Alex Earl? W. Yeah, exactly.

[Bobby Bones]

So the Get Ready with me videos aren't popular in your grade?

[Stevenson]

No, not yet, though. It's popular. Wait, actually, first good news.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Stevenson]

Six, seven is dying.

[Amy]

Thank you. No, thank you.

[Stevenson]

Good.

[Amy]

Yes. Yes. He's clapping. Thank you. Were you getting tired of it?

[Stevenson]

Just a little.

[Amy]

Yeah. And so people are saying it less.

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

Thank goodness. Why do you think that is? Is it because parents started saying it now it's lame.

[Stevenson]

It's probably just. It's old and it's like the new year. They want something like.

[Amy]

What's the new thing? Nothing yet.

[Stevenson]

Nothing yet. That I know.

[Amy]

Alex Earl. Nope, not her. Okay.

[Stevenson]

All right.

[Amy]

Well, we appreciate you coming in, hanging out with us. You don't have to leave, but we're just gonna wrap this up. Okay. You good?

[Stevenson]

I'm good.

[Amy]

Did you have a good time?

[Stevenson]

Yes.

[Amy]

All right, cool. There he is. Stevenson, everybody. You can stay there. It's. Hold on the mic. Yeah, we'll come back to you there. All right. Am you good?

[Bobby Bones]

I'm good.

[Amy]

All right, we're gonna wrap. This was like 40 minutes. Sorry. What is in longer? But we got icy roads and we don't have power. That's why Stevenson's up here, because they had no power at their house. He's just been freezing at home. And I was like, give the. Let him have some of our heat. That's what I said about you. I said, you let him have some of that heat in this. That room.

[Morgan]

I mean, we've been so cold. It actually feels warm in this room. And it's always freezing.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah, no, I'm always freezing in this room.

[Amy]

Good point. Good point. All right. Stevenson, good to see you, buddy. Amy, good to see you. Lunchbox Morgan. Bye, Eddie. That's it. You guys have a great day. Bye. Don't forget Kenny Chesney up on Netflix today. The Bobbycast is up. We will see you guys tomorrow. Bye, buddy.

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[Joel and Matt]

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. 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.

[Bobby Bones]

What if mind control is real?

[Amy]

If you could control the behavior of anybody around you, what kind of life would you have?

[Bobby Bones]

Can you hypnotically persuade someone to buy a car?

[Stevenson]

When you look at your car, you're.

[Amy]

Gonna become overwhelmed with such good feelings.

[Bobby Bones]

Can you hypnotize someone into sleeping with you?

[Eddie]

I gave her some suggestions to be sexually aroused.

[Bobby Bones]

Can you get someone to join your cult? NLP was used on me to access my subconscious Mind Games. A new podcast, Exploring nlp, AKA Neuro Linguistic Programming. Is it a self help miracle, a shady hypnosis scam, or both? Listen to Mind Games on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Michelle Williams]

You know, we always say New Year, New me, but real change starts on the inside. It starts with giving your mind and your spirit the same attention you give your goals. Hey everybody, it's Michelle Williams, host of Checking in on the Black Effect Podcast Network. And on my podcast we talk mental health, healing, growth and everything you need to step into your next season whole and empowered New Year Real you listen to Checking in with Michelle Williams from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bobby Bones]

This is an iHeart podcast guaranteed.