TUES PT 2: What Did Bobby Do For His Wife’s Birthday? + Listener Thinks Eddie’s A Hypocrite + Amy Attacks Eddie + Can You Take Kids Out Of School For Vacation?

Summary

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The Bobby Bones Show – TUES PT 2: What Did Bobby Do For His Wife’s Birthday? + Listener Thinks Eddie’s A Hypocrite + Amy Attacks Eddie + Can You Take Kids Out Of School For Vacation?

Date: January 6, 2026
Host: Bobby Bones (Premiere Networks)
Featured: Amy, Eddie, Morgan, Mike D, Lunchbox

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Episode Overview

This episode is a lively mix of personal stories, lighthearted debate, parenting questions, pop culture reviews, and classic Bobby Bones Show banter. The team covers topics from Bobby's thoughtful plan for his wife's birthday to the ethics of taking kids out of school for vacation. Tensions and teasing arise when a listener calls out Eddie for being a "hypocrite," and Amy and Eddie engage in a friendly (but heated) back-and-forth about work-life balance. Other highlights include reviews of TV shows and movies, musings on tardiness at work, commentary on taking down Christmas decorations, and listener voicemails with both praise and playful criticism.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Pizza’s Popularity Is Fading – Food Talk

(02:47 – 05:47)

• Amy shares a statistic: Pizza places are no longer the second most common restaurant—overtaken by Mexican restaurants and coffee shops.
  • Amy: “Pizzerias, which were the second most common restaurant in the country, are now outnumbered by…Mexican restaurants and coffee shops.” (03:05)
• Eddie laments that weekly “pizza Fridays” have turned his kids off pizza.
  • Eddie: "We have it every Friday, and now, Fridays come around and our kids are like, 'Are we having pizza again?'" (03:18)
• Bobby, who can’t eat dairy, misses pizza: “When I eat pizza, I do it for sheer enjoyment…and so why am I gonna eat pizza if it’s not sheer enjoyment?” (04:04)
• Amy describes a fun family contest: visiting and ranking three local pizza places.
• Bobby shares about ordering from a unique pizza place that included wagyu beef-stuffed shishito peppers.

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2. Bobby’s Wife’s Birthday: Thoughtful Celebrations

(05:23 – 07:01)

• Bobby recounts his approach to his pregnant wife’s birthday, involving options and flexibility:
  • He planned for her changing tastes by ordering a whole funfetti cake and assorted slices.
  • Considered taking “like 7 Lactaid and just going to town on a cake” but settled for a vegan cupcake.
  • Bobby: “I really thought about taking like 7 Lactaid and just going to town on a cake. I ate a vegan stupid cupcake. It just wasn’t worth it.” (05:42)

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3. Listener Calls Out Eddie As a "Hypocrite"

(44:52 – 46:46)

• A caller references Bobby’s other podcast, noting Eddie has a “secret” account his wife doesn’t know about and wouldn’t tolerate her having one.
• Eddie tries to dodge, nervous about it airing on the main show:
  • Eddie (joking): "You gotta delete that. We're live… That’s not cool.” (45:18)
• Amy, with mock innocence, chimes in and Bobby teases Eddie about the "secret" account.
• The segment dissolves into laughter and Eddie insisting: "It's not a secret account. You're gonna get me in trouble." (45:55)

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4. Parenting Debate: Is It Okay to Take Kids Out of School for Vacation?

(09:13 – 15:16)

• Morgan brings up a viral post from a principal condemning parents who pull kids out of school for vacations, spurring debate:
  • Morgan: “She posted...I actually have parents trying to defend pulling their child out of school for a vacation... No, can’t ever support that.” (09:14)
• Bobby clarifies an admin has to enforce attendance, but most “normal, balanced” parents see value in experiences outside the classroom:
  • Bobby: “There’s an education that happens that’s not just in the classroom… It can be both.” (09:49)
• Eddie says it depends on the child’s age; Amy stresses fundamentals matter, especially for younger grades.
• Amy discusses her kids’ experience: public schools provided greater support than private for English language learners.
  • Amy: “Now they’re in public and thriving. So it just depends. You gotta figure it out.” (14:04)

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5. Pop Culture & TV/Movie Reviews (Tuesday Reviews Day)

(24:03 – 42:22, 29:20 onward)

Reviews & Discussion:

• Bobby: “Blueberry” (Apple TV): “Concept is five…watchability three and a half. But I wouldn’t recommend it. It’s one of those shows that you really like, but you don’t want to recommend to people.” (25:08)
• Bobby: “The Last Frontier” (Apple TV) – Liked it for one season; canceled and a bit corny, but enjoyed. (30:04)
• Amy: Hallmark-style Christmas movies; discovered a new trove on Amazon Prime, praises Jana Kramer’s roles. (30:42)
• Mike: “Marty Supreme” (Timothee Chalamet ping pong film): “I loved it. There’s a lot of action…Timothee Chalamet is really good in it.” (32:14)
  • Also reviews “Avatar 3,” says it’s visually impressive but narrative is repetitive. (33:34)
• Eddie: Discovers classic rom-com “The Holiday,” rating it 4/5 and loving the cozy holiday spirit. (37:44)
• Morgan: “Triple Frontier” (Netflix): “Really wanted to love it…made me mad a few times.” (3/5 guns)
  • “Merv” (Amazon Prime): Dog custody comedy; “really feel good…cried a little.” (4/5 Dog Vacations)
• Lunchbox: “Christmas Chronicles” with Kurt Russell (“Kids loved it, I was bored…” 2/5 Sleigh rides)
  • “Deep Cover” – A fun Amazon comedy with improv comedians (4/5 comedy acts).
• Discussions also touch on “Stranger Things” finale, “Heads of State,” and re-watching Harry Potter films.

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6. Tardiness, Work Culture & Personal Growth

(16:55 – 22:25)

• Bobby references research about how even mild workplace tardiness greatly affects bosses’ perception—often a “three strike rule.”
• Discussion of early days on the show, evolving standards for punctuality and how Bobby’s strictness changed Eddie’s longtime habits:
  • Eddie: “You changed my life… As far as being on time. I was never on time personally… When I started this job, you set—like, you have to be here by whatever time. And if you’re not, you’re sent home.” (20:28, 21:00)

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7. Listener Voicemails: Praise, Callbacks, and Gags

(23:21 – 24:03)

• Listener amuses the team recalling Amy’s “Pinocchio” joke—that in the real story, it “wasn’t his nose that grew.”
  • Caller: “Amy, you’re the best. Happy New Year, guys.” (23:41)
• Another caller asks about show “Pluribus” and everyone gives their (mixed) takes.

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8. The Fireplace YouTube Hustle

(42:03 – 43:12)

• A man creates a 10-hour fireplace video, earning over a million dollars in ad revenue with over 157 million views.
  • Bobby: “He’s made a million bucks from it... 10 hours and it just says... That’s it.” (42:27)

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9. Christmas Decorations: Blues, Procrastination & Justifying Laziness

(48:20 – 59:02)

• Amy describes “post-holiday blues” and nostalgia for holiday sights and traditions.
  • Amy: “There’s so much joy and like the smells, the lights, the Christmas movies…then it’s all just over.” (48:20)
• Bobby can’t relate: “I feel like I have post holiday happiness. Thank God it’s all over.” (48:38)
• Multiple callers (Michelle, Julie) describe keeping lights and decorations up for weeks into winter, sometimes until February or March.
  • Caller Michelle: “When I come home and I turn all my lights on…it’s a happy time for me.” (50:58)
• Eddie admits he keeps his Santa inflatable into February(!) out of laziness: “It’s just kind of a pain…when it deflates…it’s a pain to inflate again.” (50:07)
• The conversation unravels into the difference between happiness-driven and laziness-driven procrastination.

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10. Parenting & Vacation: Is There Ever a Break?

(52:28 – 57:57)

• Bobby asks Eddie if, with four kids, he ever gets a real vacation. Eddie describes travel with kids as “the opposite of a vacation.”
  • Eddie: “Most parents, I have to remind myself it’s not about me, it’s about them…these are going to be their memories.” (53:06)
• Amy playfully attacks, wondering if work trips with Bobby count as vacations; Bobby and Eddie insist it’s still work. Lighthearted sparring ensues.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Bobby (on why he avoids pizza):
  “When I eat pizza, I do it for sheer enjoyment… and so why am I gonna eat pizza if it’s not sheer enjoyment?” (04:04)
• Eddie (after being called a hypocrite):
  “You gotta delete that. We're live… That’s not cool.” (45:18)
• Bobby (on attendance):
  “There’s an education that happens that’s not just in the classroom… It can be both.” (09:49)
• Eddie (on Bobby’s work standards):
  “You changed my life…as far as being on time. I was never on time personally...” (21:00)
• Amy (on public vs private school):
  “Now they’re in public and thriving. So it just depends. You gotta figure it out.” (14:04)
• Bobby (holiday fatigue):
  “I feel like I have post holiday happiness. Like, thank God it’s all over.” (48:38)
• Caller Michelle (Christmas spirit):
  “When I come home and I turn all my lights on…it’s a happy time for me.” (50:58)
• Bobby (on work “vacations”):
  “Just because our job at times has fun parts to it doesn’t mean you just get to relax.” (53:39)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Pizza vs. Mexican/coffee shops: 02:47 – 05:47
• Bobby’s wife’s birthday recap: 05:23 – 07:01
• Listener calls out Eddie as hypocrite: 44:52 – 46:46
• School vacation debate: 09:13 – 15:16
• Tuesday Reviews Day segment: 24:03 – 42:22
• Work tardiness & culture discussion: 16:55 – 22:25
• YouTube fireplace million-dollar story: 42:03 – 43:12
• Christmas decor, laziness vs joy: 48:20 – 59:02
• Parenting, vacations, and work-life tension: 52:28 – 57:57

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Summary Vibe & Closing Thoughts

This episode is an ideal snapshot of the Bobby Bones Show’s trademark blend: it’s relatable, a little chaotic, and full of humor and sharp, heartfelt banter. Listeners get candid insights into the hosts’ home lives, honest opinions about parenting and pop culture, and the kind of playful teasing only possible among true friends. Whether you’re catching up on the best TV shows, wondering if you’re the only one still procrastinating Christmas cleanup, or deciding if skipping school for vacation makes you a bad parent—the cast’s laughter, debates, and warmth make this a fun and worthwhile listen.

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Transcript

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[Bobby Bones]

All right, let's go around the room. Amy, what do you got?

[Amy]

So pizza may have hit its peak. And the story reminded me of Eddie because he loves pizza so much. But pizzerias, which were the second most common restaurant in the country, are now outnumbered by. But Eddie also like this.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, Mexican restaurants.

[Amy]

Yes. Yeah, Mexican restaurants and coffee shops. So it signals just a decline in the once beloved takeaway food.

[Eddie]

We may have killed pizza for our kids, I think.

[Amy]

Why?

[Eddie]

Because we have it every Friday, and then now, like, Fridays come around, and our kids are like, well, are we having pizza again Friday?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, wow.

[Eddie]

I'm like, gosh, we used to get so excited for free for pizza Fridays.

[Amy]

I know.

[Bobby Bones]

It's unfair to compare a coffee shop to a restaurant, though.

[Eddie]

It's not. It's not a restaurant.

[Bobby Bones]

It's not as intense.

[Amy]

I guess it depends, because some coffee shops, you can.

[Bobby Bones]

They do food, but little food.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, if you don't go there for dinner. If you don't go there for dinner, it's not the same on the. On the pyramid. This is dumb. I mean, it's the dumbest thing. Who cares? But when it's like, coffee shops are over, taking pizza places, that's, like, going, okay, lemonade stands. It's easy to do, easier to do. So why don't we count those? Yeah. I don't eat pizza anymore because I don't do dairy.

[Eddie]

And you're not eating those alternatives.

[Bobby Bones]

I love pizza. They just.

[Eddie]

It's not the same, man.

[Bobby Bones]

No, because. And they could be pretty good. But when I eat pizza, like, I do it for, like, sheer enjoyment.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And so why am I gonna eat pizza if it's not sheer enjoyment, if it's just pretty good?

[Amy]

We did something fun over the break with the kids as, like, sort of to your point, Eddie, like, trying to. Something fun. And dinner, it's like, oh, pizza. Just want. But we went to three different pizza places, like, close by, and then we all did, like, a ranking, and every.

[Bobby Bones]

That's fun.

[Amy]

So we kind of made, like, a. A game out of it. And now. And of the three, like, we figured out favorite, and we're like, oh, sweet. Like, this is gonna be a good one. And we all, like, gave our ratings and opinions, and then the kids were, like, putting it on Snapchat and giving their reviews. Like, I don't know. It was just, like, a fun. It made it a Little fun activity for dinner.

[Bobby Bones]

We ordered from a place last night that was really good. I don't know the name of it, but they had. Because I like shishito peppers. And I think you get those, like, sushi places for the most. You can get them a lot of places, but I think generally that's like Chinese, Japanese, right?

[Amy]

I think so, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And they put beef in the shishito pepper. Ooh.

[Eddie]

Like stuffed pepper.

[Bobby Bones]

And I hate peppers other than shishito peppers.

[Amy]

Like a ground beef or like a.

[Bobby Bones]

No, it was a wagyu beef.

[Eddie]

Oh, like a strip?

[Amy]

Like a slice.

[Bobby Bones]

It's excellent. That's cool.

[Amy]

Like any cheese in there? Oh, I guess not cheese. No.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Man, it sucks too. I love cheese. My wife's birthday was yesterday, and so I got her. Ended up ordering, but I got her cake. And then I ordered different slices of cakes from different places. And then I really thought about taking like 7 lactate and just going to town on a cake. I ate a vegan stupid cupcake. It just wasn't worth it. I know it's not worth it.

[Eddie]

So you ordered slices.

[Bobby Bones]

So I did two things because with her being pregnant, she never knows what she's going to want to eat. So it was like, hey, what do you want to do for your birthday? And we had some delivery stuff coming last night as far as furniture. So we really couldn't plan anything because she had scheduled this delivery months ago to come in. So she had went to, like, breakfast or lunch with a friend. I did her gift stuff. And we had been in New York for her birthday the last few days anyway. And so she said, we'll just order something for dinner because she gets tired early pregnant and she never knows what she wants to eat. So we waited until kind of the end, and she goes, I think I want cake. She doesn't normally want cake. Normally she doesn't want sweets. And I said, okay, I'll handle the cake. And so I went and I found places that had cake in town. I ordered one full cake that was vanilla with confetti, because that's like general cake. Now, like, your standard cake is like funfetti.

[Eddie]

Yeah, funfetti.

[Bobby Bones]

So ordered one full cake like that. And there were different slices from these places that had different kinds of. Cause I didn't know what kind she would want. So that's what we did.

[Eddie]

Okay, got it.

[Bobby Bones]

And then I ordered vegan cupcakes for me in case I was gonna be a freaking wuss. And I was, so. But some of the vegan stuff ends up Being good. I'm not vegan. It's just I can't do dairy, which is hard. Eddie, your story.

[Eddie]

So this is crazy. There's a 93 year old man who got arrested for shooting and killing his wife. And I read this and they don't know why. They were in a parking lot and 93. 93 years old, he shot his wife. And then he calls the cops and say, hey, I shot my wife. I'm gonna surrender. So just come by.

[Bobby Bones]

And he just couldn't take her bull crap anymore.

[Eddie]

It's 93 years old, dude. Like, how much longer are you gonna live?

[Bobby Bones]

Maybe he lived so long he hit his point.

[Eddie]

I read this story and I'm like, dude, you're 93 years old. Like, why? Like, what did she do that? He's just like, I can't take it anymore. I have to get rid of her.

[Bobby Bones]

Did he. So it didn't say.

[Eddie]

They're still investigating. Why? They have no idea why.

[Bobby Bones]

Maybe we have a capacity and our wives have one with us too. If we live to a certain point, you just can't take our crap anymore, so you kill us.

[Eddie]

Okay. She's 86, he's 93.

[Bobby Bones]

But like, odd that someone that old would kill somebody.

[Eddie]

That's. That's what I thought.

[Bobby Bones]

I initially thought it was an accident.

[Eddie]

No, man.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, what is. Oh, I'm old. What is this?

[Eddie]

Oh, it was a gun.

[Bobby Bones]

That sucks.

[Eddie]

Crazy.

[Commercial Announcer]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And how many 85 year olds are getting murdered? Unless it's a robbery, because what are they doing? What are they. They're not out and about.

[Eddie]

Right? That's interesting because, like, my kids, they have this, this fear of like, someone coming to our house and, like, murdering everyone.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but I have that fear.

[Eddie]

Yeah, but you have trauma.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay? Yeah. Actual instances, yes.

[Eddie]

Right. Our kids haven't had any experiences. Like, thank God. But it's just weird where we're like, guys, this doesn't. That doesn't happen very often. It's just weird that you.

[Bobby Bones]

You're right. It doesn't happen.

[Eddie]

You worry about that.

[Bobby Bones]

But do you think it's probably because what they see on social media or television or movies possibly. Yes, that's probably what it is. They're conditioned with that. Yeah.

[Eddie]

I was like, we're pretty. We're in a safe country, like, for the most part.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

You know, like, I will compare it.

[Bobby Bones]

Into comparison to what, Somalia?

[Eddie]

No, no, no comparison to anything. I'm just saying, like, we're safe for the most part. No need to worry.

[Bobby Bones]

When you go to sleep yeah, Generally.

[Eddie]

Speaking, you know, and I think that makes them feel.

[Bobby Bones]

But you say we. I think where you live. Yes. There are a lot of pockets in America that aren't safe.

[Eddie]

Sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Just to, you know, talking socioeconomically.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I get it.

[Bobby Bones]

But your kids are safe.

[Eddie]

It's just weird that they worry about that.

[Bobby Bones]

Morgan.

[Morgan]

Okay. There's this principal that's getting roasted online. It's kind of causing a debate. So she posted it's 2025. This was in the fall. And I actually have parents trying to defend pulling their child out of school for a vacation. I get a death. I get granny is turning 100 and lives out of state. But to get a cheaper vacation. Nope, can't ever support that. And so parents are all over the board with this one and just, like, really going at each other. I'm curious what we think about pulling out for vacation, because I don't feel like it's bad, but I also don't have kids.

[Bobby Bones]

As an administrator, you have to say that that is not acceptable because it is your job to make sure that kids are there at their traditional time while you have traditional school. That doesn't mean you actually feel that way, because I think most. I'll just use the word normal, balanced. I think most people, most parents understand that there's an education that happens that's not just in the classroom. And there are experiences that can happen that aren't just in the classroom. And that could be a trip, vacation, just being with your family, as in that is more important. But an administrator can't say that, like, unilaterally. You can't say, oh, man, I think if you got something, go do it. You can't.

[Eddie]

Family time's more important. Go.

[Bobby Bones]

So I think if you were to get this principal, superintendent, and you were to give them ol truth serum, what do you really think? Oh, I think there are probably instances where it is acceptable, but I can't say that because my job is to make sure that kids and parents are disciplined, to make sure they get their kids at school at this time, because that's the system we live in.

[Eddie]

So this guy said what he had to say.

[Bobby Bones]

Man or woman? Dang. Principal sexist.

[Eddie]

My bad.

[Mike]

Wow.

[Eddie]

And then she just has to take it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes.

[Eddie]

Just take all the bad comments they hate.

[Morgan]

Well, and she did double down on it. She said, when a student misses a week of school, the rest of the class keeps moving forward. It creates an added burden on the teacher who must find time to help that student catch up. And she adds, she unders she understands once in a lifetime events, but simply if there's a sale on airlines or at Disney, that's just not really worth it.

[Amy]

I mean, a week is a long time.

[Bobby Bones]

All that's true. Everything that everybody has said here is true. And it is harder on the kid to catch up. But you weigh is this experience that we're having as a family or as a learning experience. It can be both. It doesn't have to be some crazy learning experience. If it's just you don't really get to spend family time together except at this time when you can actually afford it. Like, is it worth more than what you're going to be set back when you have to catch up? And so. But also an administrator has to step in and go, like, yeah, we can't have kids just missing because Southwest is $off Wednesdays.

[Eddie]

I think it also depends too on the age of the kid. Like, I mean, second grade, really? What are they catching up on?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, wow. I would have thought. I would have thought the opposite.

[Eddie]

Not really.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, because second grade was really fundamental.

[Amy]

Fundamentals. Yeah. And like, if anything, adopting older kids, what I have learned is just how extremely important the fundamentals are.

[Bobby Bones]

Multiplication tables, how to do basic everything.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Maybe that's what got me because my parents would take me out all the time.

[Bobby Bones]

Second grade, I think being well adjusted is there's no such thing as balance, but trying to pursue a balance in this area, your kids get to school and your kids need to go to school. But if something pops up where it's, hey, we could really benefit more than we're losing in this area, it's okay to do.

[Mike]

Mm.

[Bobby Bones]

But I think this person probably, like she said, she even gave herself an out where she said, if it's a once in a lifetime thing. I had a friend whose dad was a truck driver growing up and he took two weeks off because his dad was doing. Mostly his dad just did regional deliveries, but he was doing a full delivery from somewhere. Not all. I don't think. I don't think he went ocean to ocean, but somewhere east all the way to California. And he left to go ride with his dad.

[Eddie]

That's cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Thought that was awesome. Mike, did you ever do that with your dad? He was a truck driver.

[Mike]

Yeah, he was regional. He never went other states.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you ever do regional rides?

[Commercial Announcer]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Did he do state to state? But Texas is so big.

[Mike]

Yeah, he would just do Texas, but yeah, you spend eight hours there.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Because in Arkansas you go eight hours. You can be in three states. Texas you go eight hours and never leave the state. Yeah, I agree with everybody on that one. I agree with her. She needs to say that because otherwise, can you imagine if parents are just okay, you can just pull their kids all the time to do anything they think they would if there weren't rules.

[Morgan]

Well, and she's talking about public education too. So maybe like, because you choose to enroll in public education, you have more of a responsibility there. I don't know though, public versus private education.

[Bobby Bones]

I would say you don't really choose public. Public. Public chooses you.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

That you can choose private. If you are willing to sacrifice financially to go. Like, that's an extra step to go private. Public is provided to you. Wouldn't you. Would you say that's an accurate analysis? Yeah, yeah. And I think publicly there's probably a lot of kids that need to go to get their butts to school.

[Amy]

Yeah. And as a parent, I've like, I've done both. We've done private school, we've done public school, and for our specific needs. Oh, I wish from the get go we would have done. Public is able to meet our needs more than private ever did. And that's just because of English being a second language and different programs that they offer. Other parents may understand, but like, you know, there's IEPs, there's just different things that the private schools. Yeah. All the other parents out there that know, they will know. But it's like, yeah, if you know, you know, but it's a lot that you're just like, oh my gosh, what a blessing that this exists. Where at private school they couldn't, they weren't, they didn't have these special programs because a lot of the kids have been at that same level the whole time. And so then your kids are just trying to keep up and then they fall behind. Whereas public school, they're like, oh, they're going to come in and like meet them where they are with the different programs that the public schools have. At least that's been my experience. And I wish we would have done it from the get go, but we thought we were going to be doing them a favor of like, oh, oh, this private school is really good. And it backfired. Now they're in public and thriving. So it just depends. You gotta like, figure it out.

[Bobby Bones]

But yeah, it's ieps, man.

[Amy]

Yeah, ieps. Yeah.

[Eddie]

If you know, you know, you know.

[Bobby Bones]

YK Ykatti. Oh, yeah.

[Amy]

You don't. Maybe you don't know.

[Eddie]

I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't know, some fans think there's another episode of Stranger Things coming out tomorrow. I did not watch the finale or the last couple of seasons. But this is such a big pop culture story. Mike, what do you know about this?

[Mike]

They think that we're all under a curse from the villain in the last episode. Who's we all, by the way, the hardcore Stranger. Stranger Things fans because they want more. And they said there've been all these little clues inside of that episode that that wasn't the real finale, that there's another finale coming.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you believe that could be true? No.

[Mike]

No way.

[Bobby Bones]

So they just weren't happy with the finale?

[Mike]

No. The theories are just greater than the actual show. Like all the people coming up with all these things is like more entertaining.

[Bobby Bones]

The Stranger Things series finale aired on New Year's Eve. Or did it?

[Eddie]

We don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

There's a theory going around that episode eight was a fake out and the real life finale airs tomorrow. They call it conformity Gate theory and basically it suggests that I won't even say anything else in this. But you don't think it's going to happen? No.

[Mike]

They wouldn't have done the in theater thing where they aired the finale in theaters and people paid money to go to then have a real finale after it.

[Bobby Bones]

There's a Stranger Things documentary coming out.

[Mike]

Yeah. Next week.

[Bobby Bones]

It is.

[Mike]

Yeah. The making of the final season.

[Bobby Bones]

They are also doing Stranger Things spin offs.

[Mike]

Yeah. They won't be the same characters, won't be set in the same town, the same time period. One of them is animated and a couple live action ones.

[Bobby Bones]

But is it going to give context to some of the things you saw in Stranger Things?

[Mike]

One I saw. One element will be taken from the show.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you excited about that as a fan or do you not want there to be more you want there that can have a bow and be done?

[Mike]

I kind of just want to be done with it. And if they do something totally different that's not connected to Stranger Things at all.

[Bobby Bones]

How bad is it to be late? That's the question in your career. The story is called Tardy Timing Finding, Hiring and Keeping Peak Performers by Harry E. Chambers. He wrote this on it. If you are late even a couple minutes, he says it's pretty bad. Because most bosses take frequent tardiness seriously. Especially if you're late for meetings or there are other people seeing you're late. It's typically a three strike rule. Then they have a cause in case to fire you. It's given the impression that you're not dedicated and can't be relied on or trusted, even with the smallest of responsibilities. Plus, your co workers will resent you for having to pick up the slack when you're late. Thoughts, Amy?

[Amy]

Well, yeah, I mean, I agree, professionally speaking, and not just because the environment that you've created here, where being late is unacceptable, like you'll just get sent home, but in general, it's very respectful to be on time.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. The whole reason. And again, if your car breaks down or your kid's sick, that is different.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah, totally.

[Bobby Bones]

But the whole reason, it's not that, well, you weren't here in time to do your job. It's that everybody else got here in time, and you're showing that you think your time's a little more valuable than theirs. And it does create resentment. It does create a culture. So, yeah, there were. There was a rough year on this show.

[Amy]

What year was that?

[Bobby Bones]

It was early. So we started, what, 2013 in.

[Amy]

Well, in Nashville.

[Bobby Bones]

2013. Here?

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Here. Well, yeah, that's when I really started to. And.

[Amy]

Oh, so. But like, before that, though. Yes, because I will say, like, when we were in Austin, you set a precedent of getting to work, like, so early.

[Bobby Bones]

That.

[Amy]

Yeah, like.

[Bobby Bones]

But I didn't expect anybody else to do that.

[Amy]

Yeah. But, yeah, fair.

[Bobby Bones]

You.

[Amy]

Yeah, we got there early. Like, ridiculously early.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Amy]

And it changed whenever you got jumped. And then we had that security guy, but. Because, I mean, obviously you were getting to work so early and it was, like, dangerous.

[Bobby Bones]

It was. I was very vulnerable because I was the only one at the building. Yeah, I got jumped outside the building.

[Amy]

Yeah. And then you started to be like, okay, I guess we can, you know, it doesn't need to be 3:30 in the morning. It can be a little later.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Eddie wasn't there for those days.

[Eddie]

I wasn't.

[Amy]

Because the middle of the night on South Congress. It was a little.

[Bobby Bones]

A little sketch.

[Amy]

A little sketch. Yeah. So that's when it started. So Austin was never a problem. So you're right, I guess. In Nashville, what. What was your experience? Like, what.

[Morgan]

Do you remember.

[Eddie]

Me. Me being late?

[Bobby Bones]

Not just you. No. And nobody specifically was the cause. But I didn't want any tension behind the scenes on an inability to do the easiest thing. Meaning. And so it was like, if you can't do the easiest thing, I don't want Eddie to be resentful of lunchbox for not getting here on time when Eddie was here on time or Amy. So it was, if you're late, you're just going to go home. And then eventually that culture will fix itself and no one will ever be late again.

[Amy]

Well, see, but I'm curious about it too, because I don't remember the when because I don't think. Did we ever. I don't know that we ever had a firm time until somehow we had a firm time. And I don't remember what that was.

[Bobby Bones]

Like.

[Amy]

Like, did we just have like a. Generally this is when you get here. And then that started to get like, kind of later and later and later, like, what happened? Because it had to. I remember it being very specific, but I. But I don't remember.

[Bobby Bones]

Mike, you have an idea?

[Amy]

Mike, you're the.

[Mike]

I mean, that was a little bit before me.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, Whatever it was. I must have been a little annoyed at some. Somebody or some people starting to take liberties. So it was okay, we will not get here at this time. And if you're not here at this time, I'm not going to yell. I don't yell, but you'll just go home. And that happened probably like seven times in a year, all in. And then it never happened again.

[Eddie]

I feel like I did. You changed my life. Like, as far as. No, I'm dead serious. As far as being on time. Like, I was never on time personally. Anything personally, professionally. Like, when I worked for the news station, like, they would always be like, all right, news late, Austin, Eddie's coming in late. And it was called News 8 Austin. That was the joke because I was always like, rolling in, like, hold on, guys, I'm coming in. Let me set up real quick. And that was just me. Like, my. My parents were that way. We were going to be somewhere at 8 o'.

[Bobby Bones]

Clock.

[Eddie]

We would get there at 9:30, you know, it was just the way we lived. And when I started this job, you were like, I don't think. I think the time was with me because I think you had to set. Like, you have to be here by whatever time because, like, no, wait, were.

[Amy]

You rolling in sometimes when, like, we're about to go live for the first time?

[Eddie]

I don't know. But I remember one time, I think Morgan had just started, and I walk in and I was late, like by two minutes or something, right? But the time was the time. And Bobby's like, go home, you're late. And Morgan, I think, had just started and was like, whoa. He just went home. And then she texted me, like, sorry, are you gonna send videos? Like, how is this gonna work? And I remember that that was probably the last time I was ever late on the show because we had early.

[Bobby Bones]

Issues, too, about traveling. I tried to leave Eddie once in New Orleans, I think.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

He wasn't an office call and he wasn't there. We left and he comes running after the van way.

[Eddie]

Yeah, but.

[Bobby Bones]

But that's. That's so. That's water under the bridge.

[Eddie]

That's so old school. Me, like, I am not like that now. And my family's not like that. Like, even my wife, she's just like, Eddie's changed me. And I'm like, Bobby changed me. It's just. And it's for no other reason other than, like, we have to be. We have to respect other people's times. And, like, I think we set ourselves up better, too, in life, if we're there just a little bit early and not late.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, I'd say most of being successful in life is showing up on time with a good attitude. That's it. The rest you can figure out. Yeah, like, you set yourself back so far. If you don't do those first two things that it's hard. If you don't do those first two things, it doesn't matter how great you are at the other things that you don't. You don't really have a shot.

[Eddie]

Yeah, like basketball. Like, basketball practices. Don't ever be late to basketball practices or games. If they say, be there 4:30, we're going to get there at 4:20.

[Bobby Bones]

Someone brought this up on the show, I'm pretty sure, because I've seen it on TikTok a couple times as well. And maybe it was me reading a story, but how A lot of coaches have to remember not to penalize young kids getting late to practice.

[Eddie]

Their parents.

[Bobby Bones]

Their parents are the ones doing it.

[Eddie]

That was us, too. For a long time, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

It was like, you're gonna make them go run laps because their parents were not getting them there in time. The whole foot.

[Eddie]

You would see a kid run to football practice. He's like, dragging his pads and the whole team has to run. They're like, great. David's late and the dad's like, my bad. That was on me.

[Bobby Bones]

It was the dad's fault.

[Eddie]

But, yeah, but, like, the kids have to take it.

[Bobby Bones]

A couple voicemails. Number one, please. Listening to the Disney stories, the real Disney stories. How are you just gonna skip over Amy saying when you brought up Pinocchio, she's like, oh, no, it wasn't the nose that grew. That was hilarious. Amy, you're the best. Happy New Year, guys.

[Eddie]

I don't remember that.

[Bobby Bones]

I Can probably put together what he's talking about. We talked about the real versions of Disney stories before they became the Disney story. And we were like, Pinocchio. It wasn't really as it was in the cartoon. And Amy was like, it wasn't his nose that grew. Yeah, yeah, that's funny. Okay. Sometimes everybody's talking all at once and we miss it. Stuff just goes through. Number two, please.

[Caller]

Hey, studio for Tuesday reviews day. I'm curious if anybody finished Pluribus. I'm not sure how I feel about it, but I know online everyone loves it. So, yeah, if anyone finish it. Want to hear what you think?

[Bobby Bones]

We will get to Tuesday reviews day in a second on the podcast. And I didn't talk about. We just recorded it. But. And Lunchbox was here for that. He's been sick for this part. I did finish Blueberry. I don't know why I didn't put in reviews day. I guess it was so early in the break. That show. The concept of that show I loved. I didn't always love while I was watching it, though.

[Eddie]

Is this the woman that's don't be happy.

[Bobby Bones]

But that's really not what it's about.

[Eddie]

I feel like I saw the trailer.

[Amy]

And I didn't understand it.

[Bobby Bones]

I know it's hard to even explain. So what happens in the show? If I could give you this it's into the world type show, and is.

[Eddie]

It really the end of the world?

[Bobby Bones]

She's basically the last person.

[Eddie]

Okay, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

So it's something like that.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Because part of it, though, is you don't want to know until it's happening. It's the highest rated show on Apple TV ever.

[Amy]

Ever.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Like most. Most people watched it more than any other show. It is very slow at times, but purposefully, it's like Breaking Bad. I like it. I'd probably give it a four out of five if it's just on watchability. Three and a half. But I love the concept so much. Concept is five. I'd give it a four. Yeah, I'd give it a four, but I wouldn't recommend it. It's one of those shows that you really like, but you don't want to recommend to people. Do you want to finish it?

[Mike]

No. I stopped at episode three. Never went back. But I loved the first episode. And then it just kind of was like, that's all it is.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. My wife kind of gave up on it, too. She's like, it's too slow for me. But I was like, the concept.

[Eddie]

You love that end of the world stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

I do. Yeah, it's kind of my thing. All right, we'll get to Tuesday Reviews day and all that stuff after this. All right, thank you guys. 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 Business 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. Hey, Bobby Bones here. And you know I love when companies show up for our military and veterans. Hyundai does exactly that with their Veterans Employment Transition Program. They recruit and support vets within the Hyundai dealership parts and services. Hyundai also offers programs like Military to Metapro, helping veterans find civilian careers in manufacturing, and Fold of Honor, providing scholarships to families of America's fallen and disabled service members within the company. Hyundai's Stars and Stripes employee Group honors and supports vets and their families. Learn [e-mail] Life moves fast at American Military University. They're ready to help you keep up. AMU's flexible, affordable online programs in cybersecurity, IT, space studies and more are designed for service members, veterans and their families. AMU provides the support you need to take the next step wherever life takes you. American Military University Built for what's next. Learn more at Amu Apus Edu. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. You don't need to become a new you in 2026, just a you who feels a little less weighed down. Therapy can help you spot what's holding you back, give you a neutral perspective so you can better understand your relationships, your motivations and your emotions. Therapy for me is something that I've been working at for a long time and has definitely made me more aware of what matters to me, you know? BetterHelp therapists work according to a strict code of conduct and are fully licensed in the US over 30,000 therapists. BetterHelp is one of the world's largest online therapy platforms, having served over 5 million people. What you're going to like about it is that it's super easy to do on your schedule. Do it from your phone. BetterHelp is awesome. BetterHelp can help you in 2026. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% [e-mail] Bobby that's betterhelp betterhelp.com Bobby do you like free money?

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[Bobby Bones]

So we're doing Tuesday reviews day, which earlier I reviewed a whole bunch of stuff, so you can listen to that. In the other podcast, something I didn't talk about was the show the Last Frontier I watched.

[Eddie]

Is that Kevin?

[Bobby Bones]

Huh?

[Eddie]

Kevin Costner?

[Bobby Bones]

You guys are all confusing me. No, it's a show on Apple. It's about an airplane full of criminals they're transporting across America. The plane crashes and they crash in, like, Alaska, and the guy that lives there has to fight them, basically.

[Eddie]

That's Con Air.

[Bobby Bones]

No, it's called the Last Frontier.

[Eddie]

That sounds awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Commercial Announcer]

Have you seen?

[Amy]

I have not.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. So before I review it, I was probably. I think there's 10 episodes of the show. I was probably six or seven into it, and it's been out for a bit, and I read the headline. The Last Frontier is canceled. Will not be renewed for season two.

[Eddie]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

And then I have to decide, do I want to watch the next three or four episodes?

[Eddie]

It's over.

[Bobby Bones]

Man, are things tied up in a bow. Still liked it for a season. I'd give it a three and a half out of five snowstorms. But the Last Frontier, it's good. But it's been canceled after one season at Apple tv. Premise is good. A little corny. Those Apple TV shows, man, they're either awesome. They're like Netflix movies. They're either awesome or kind of so corny that they don't factor into even remembering them after you watch them. But the Last Frontier Is something I put on there. Okay, Amy, I know you did. Age of Disclosure. Do you have anything else?

[Amy]

No. I mean, pretty much I watched Every Christmas type, you know, the Hallmark kind. I mean, who knew there were so many out there? Like, don't sleep on Amazon Prime. Like, there's so many. They just keep going and going. And Jana Kramer stars in a lot of them.

[Bobby Bones]

I think that's her thing now.

[Amy]

Yeah. Good for her.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Like every year is a new one. Find your niche.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Yeah, I will. Yes. A lot of them. There's a lot of similar. Some. Will she play the same person?

[Bobby Bones]

Does she ever play the villain? She'll play the good person.

[Amy]

I mean, it's Hallmark Christmas movies, so.

[Bobby Bones]

It'S always falls apart.

[Amy]

It's a heartwarming story. But yeah, there's never a villain like.

[Bobby Bones]

An ex that comes back into play.

[Amy]

I mean, there may be, but she's pretty much the. The main character that's like. Yeah. Falling in love with somebody. But I thought. Just when I thought I was running out, I unlocked a whole new batch over on Amazon Prime.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, next year. We can't wait to hear those reviews. Well, pre. Pre those. Yeah. Mike D. Did you watch the Timothee Chalamet ping pong movie?

[Mike]

Yeah, Marty Supreme.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm torn on if I think that's good or not.

[Mike]

I think you'll like it.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't even know what it's about other than he plays ping pong.

[Mike]

That's pretty much it. He's trying to be the best ping pong player in the world.

[Bobby Bones]

And it's based on a truish story.

[Mike]

Yeah, like a fictionalized story of a real guy's life in the 1950s.

[Bobby Bones]

When they say fictionalize on a real guy's life, what does that mean?

[Mike]

Pretty much the person was real, but all the things that happened in the movie didn't really happen.

[Bobby Bones]

Hmm. Okay, So I just need to watch it as it's not a true story.

[Mike]

Yeah. Like some of the competition stuff is true, but all the things about his, like, personal life and all the other characters in it didn't really happen.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you like it?

[Mike]

I loved it. There's a lot of action. You don't think there'd be a lot of action in a ping pong movie, but there's like, violence. There's a little bit of everything in it. And Timothy the Chalamet is really good in it.

[Bobby Bones]

Does it feel like a sports movie?

[Mike]

Yeah, it's like a sports drama more than anything.

[Bobby Bones]

When does it stream?

[Mike]

Probably another three Months.

[Eddie]

You don't want to go to the movie theater and watch it?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think so. I was just thinking about that, and I thought. No, I thought about that.

[Mike]

I think he has a better chance of winning best actor for this than he did for playing Bob Dylan.

[Bobby Bones]

I was looking at the betting markets, and he is the favorite right now.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Over DiCaprio. That was a good movie.

[Mike]

Yeah, I think he did better than DiCaprio.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, DiCaprio was really good because, like.

[Mike]

This entire movie is just. If he wasn't good in this, it wouldn't be a good movie.

[Bobby Bones]

That DiCaprio movie. One Life after another battle. One battle after another. Have you guys seen that?

[Eddie]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Anybody? It's. You can stream it out. It's good. It's very original, too. Meaning it's not based on anything. It also feels different because it does. That movie does different things. That type of move for that type of movie, right?

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, it feels very original. It's long. It's like 19 hours.

[Eddie]

Oh, my goodness.

[Mike]

A little under two and a half.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, 19. And I saw in the theater, imagine how miserable that was. But the movie is good. If you haven't seen that.

[Eddie]

Did you watch Avatar, Mike?

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Two or three?

[Mike]

Three. The one that just came out.

[Bobby Bones]

How many are there?

[Mike]

There's three now. There's gonna be five total.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Did you like three?

[Mike]

Not really. It felt as runtime. When I saw two in theaters, I was like, that didn't feel like three hours. This one felt like three hours. But visually, it looks amazing. It feels like you go on a virtual reality ride in a movie theater. I've never seen anything like that where it's, like, so crisp and they move so smoothly. It felt more real life than real life.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you anxious for four?

[Mike]

Nah, I could be done after this one. I'll still watch it because I need to watch them. But as far as, like, my general excitement for them has really gone down. After this one, it just felt like the exact same movie. Is two.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you think of one?

[Mike]

I didn't like it at the time. I revisited before 2 came out, and I was like, oh, wait, that's a really good movie. I think it was just the hype around it. It created that whole 3D trend that I hated. But I love one. Two is good. Three, man.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you think they. They didn't include in this movie.

[Mike]

They literally made the exact same movie as Part two. Like, all the action is the exact same thing. It's the same thing over and over again. Like bad guys coming after them, they try to escape. They do that for three hours.

[Bobby Bones]

Isn't that every movie? Bad guys come after them, they try to escape.

[Mike]

But it's like even like the same villains, pretty much. There's like one new villain that's pretty good.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you see anything else?

[Mike]

I watched a lot. I'm trying to think of all of the things I watched. The new.

[Bobby Bones]

It's kind of your job.

[Mike]

Yeah. I watched this new Sydney Sweeney movie that was a lot better than I thought.

[Bobby Bones]

The boxing one?

[Mike]

No, not Christy.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, the maid one or whatever.

[Mike]

The housemaid.

[Bobby Bones]

I already made it. See, I know how that ends because the book. So I didn't. It's making so much money.

[Mike]

Yeah, it costs like $35 million to make. Is made like 250.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, is it that good?

[Mike]

Well, it's so bad that it's good because it's a movie that you go watch and like, this is so ridiculous, but it makes it so entertaining. Like, just plotline alone, you wouldn't think, oh, that was a great movie. But it's so over the top that it does exactly what it's supposed to.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you rate it?

[Mike]

I would give it a strong 3.5 out of 5. I thought I was gonna not enjoy it at all.

[Bobby Bones]

Your wife like it? Yeah.

[Mike]

She read the book?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yeah. What else did you see?

[Mike]

I saw. What else did I watch over the break? Rewatch all the Harry Potter movies. We do that every Christmas.

[Eddie]

What?

[Mike]

Yeah, it's all eight of them.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Do you ever do two in a day? Yeah, fully.

[Mike]

We just completely start them over and over. Like, next one ends, Next one starts. I watched, trying to think of what I saw in theaters. I went to go see Zootopia 2 again because my mom wanted to go see that. So we all watched that.

[Amy]

Oh, my daughter saw that. She said she was awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

I never saw Zootopia one.

[Eddie]

Oh, it's great.

[Mike]

Yeah, they're really good.

[Eddie]

They're good.

[Amy]

Yeah, she loved it.

[Mike]

And then I finished Stranger Things.

[Bobby Bones]

What'd you think about how that ended?

[Mike]

I. I don't love it. I thought. I don't want to spoil anything. Even though I feel like it's such a big event that everybody.

[Bobby Bones]

It was an event that I know how it ends. And I didn't watch the first. Don't spoil it.

[Mike]

Just because it was. My feet obviously was covered in it, you guys. Probably not.

[Bobby Bones]

Mine was. And I don't even watch it.

[Mike]

Like, I thought they ended it. I don't even want to say that. Okay then. No, I would give it Overall still a 4.5 out of 5.

[Bobby Bones]

The whole series.

[Mike]

The whole series.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you give the final season?

[Mike]

4 out of 5.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you give the finale episode?

[Mike]

3.5 out of 5.

[Bobby Bones]

Slowly goes the finale.

[Mike]

The finale is not what I wanted. I think it's what the hardcore fans wanted. But for me, who likes a little bit more of like this is said and done. Not for me.

[Bobby Bones]

Tuesday reviews day. Eddie.

[Eddie]

So I just watched all my holiday movies that I love, right? Like Elf and all those. But I watched one that I'd never seen before and I loved it. It was an option on the airplane.

[Bobby Bones]

I watched the holiday. Oh, yeah. Is that the one Amy's in?

[Eddie]

No, I didn't.

[Amy]

Tell me.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, this is just the holiday.

[Eddie]

Cameron Diaz. Jude Law. Jack.

[Bobby Bones]

Who's the first person?

[Eddie]

Cameron Diaz.

[Bobby Bones]

Who?

[Eddie]

Cameron Diaz. Stop. Cameron Diaz.

[Bobby Bones]

Does she eat salsa?

[Eddie]

Oh, I bet she loves salsa.

[Mike]

Okay. Yeah.

[Eddie]

Dude.

[Bobby Bones]

Good morning, Amy. Say it. What's her name?

[Amy]

Cameron Diaz.

[Bobby Bones]

Is that just because we're white?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy]

I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

But would you say that with the effect on if you weren't around us? No.

[Eddie]

That's how I say it.

[Bobby Bones]

Say it again.

[Eddie]

Cameron Diaz.

[Lunchbox]

He doesn't say it.

[Amy]

You're making it even more. You just added flair.

[Eddie]

That's her last name.

[Amy]

At first you said Diaz and then now you're like Diaz.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, go ahead.

[Eddie]

Great movie. I mean, such a good holiday rom com. How did I never see this one before? Dude, it's so good. I'm going to give it four movie trailers out of five. I just love love stories during the holidays.

[Bobby Bones]

Morgan, anything?

[Morgan]

Yeah, I watched two movies. I watched Triple Frontier on Netflix. That's the one I thought you were talking about.

[Bobby Bones]

Bobby. Who's in that?

[Morgan]

So Pedro. Pedro Pascal.

[Eddie]

Pedro. Yeah.

[Morgan]

Okay. And Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck. It's like a really star studded cast. So that's why I kind of wanted to watch. It feels very a team vibes and it kind of made me mad a few times throughout.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you say a team? How do you know the A team? That's before you didn't they remake it?

[Eddie]

They remade it.

[Bobby Bones]

The TV show or the movie?

[Mike]

The movie of Bradley Cooper.

[Eddie]

They remade it. That's what she's talking about. She's not talking about Mr. B.A.

[Bobby Bones]

Barakis.

[Morgan]

Yeah, yeah, I'm watching.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm talking about the Bradley Cooper one, I think.

[Morgan]

But very similar vibes. It's like five guys on a mission to do something and yeah, I really wanted to Love it. And I did enjoy it, but it made me mad a few times throughout. Like I just wasn't sure where the story was going.

[Bobby Bones]

Would you give it.

[Morgan]

I give it three out of five guns.

[Bobby Bones]

And then what else you watch?

[Morgan]

I also watched Merv on Amazon Prime. It's with Zooey Deschanel and the guy who plays Daredevil.

[Eddie]

Is it about a dog?

[Morgan]

It is about a dog and they like break up and it's about the dog story of like they are like sharing custody over the dog. It's a really feel good movie and it was super cute. I cried a little bit at one point too. Dog stories.

[Bobby Bones]

Would you give it.

[Morgan]

I give that one four out of five Dog Vacations Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I watched two movies. I think the first one was called Christmas Chronicles. It's like a brother and sister aren't getting along and they are fighting and the older brother just wants to like be in his room. And the mom's like, you guys need to get along. And she leaves for work. And then they set up a camera to try to catch Santa Claus to prove he's real. Kids loved it. I was bored out of my mind. So I give it two out of five Sleigh rides.

[Morgan]

That's the one with Kris Kristofferson, isn't it?

[Lunchbox]

I don't know who's in it.

[Morgan]

Yeah, I think it's Kris Kristofferson and Goldie Hawn and they were together.

[Bobby Bones]

It's way old movie.

[Amy]

No, it's not Russell or Kurt.

[Morgan]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

They look like he's one of the highway.

[Lunchbox]

Kurt Russell with Santa Claus in it.

[Eddie]

Right.

[Morgan]

Don't they look alike though?

[Bobby Bones]

Kurt Russell, Old white men. I mean, maybe later. Yeah, okay, go ahead.

[Lunchbox]

And then I watched Deep Cover and that is with the guy from the soccer one.

[Bobby Bones]

Jason Sudeikis. No, the Ted Lasso.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, Ted Lasso. But the kid that was like the water boy and then he moves up to coach or whatever and Orlando Bloom. I didn't know who. I recognized it.

[Bobby Bones]

I watched that. I saw that movie on Amazon.

[Lunchbox]

So fun.

[Bobby Bones]

It's actually fun.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, yeah, it's like deep, deep cover.

[Eddie]

Deep cover.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. They're comedian. They're comedians.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, they're stand up comics or whatever. What do you call them? Ad lib. And they go undercover.

[Amy]

Ad lib.

[Bobby Bones]

Like Ron Howard's daughter. Bryce Dallas Howard's in it. Oh, that's cool.

[Lunchbox]

It was really fun. I give it four out of five comedy acts.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I like that show too. That movie.

[Eddie]

Is that newer?

[Bobby Bones]

No, it's a Couple years newer. Yes. New. No, but newer. Yeah. It's good. I was surprised. I liked it so much.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

There was another movie on Amazon that I watched that reminds me of that. It had the British dude who is really good looking. Was like people sexiest man. Black dude.

[Morgan]

Oh, Idris Elba.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes. And he had a movie where he played where he was the. It was the president who was John Cena, I think. And he was the president. The prime minister. Oh, I watched that. Heads of state.

[Mike]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Those two kind of reminded me of each other. They're both like, surprisingly fun and good.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

In both Amazon movies. Yeah. John Cena as president. But what's funny is they make him the president as who he is. Not as John Cena, but as somebody who probably shouldn't be president. He's got elected because he's famous, like as an actor. But I forgot to ask anybody, has anybody seen Even in the Glass Room? Have you guys seen the movie? I gave five. No. No one has seen Life of Chuck. No. I will, though. You don't have to.

[Eddie]

That sounds like a movie I'd like.

[Bobby Bones]

I didn't go and I don't want to. I don't even want anybody to watch it because you're going to come back. Because I've now built it up too much. All I'm saying is it was the only five out of five that I saw in 2025, so. But I didn't ask the Glass Room if they had seen Life of Chuck. But it's good.

[Morgan]

It's on my list, so I will watch it.

[Bobby Bones]

It was already on your list.

[Amy]

Yes.

[Morgan]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Okay. There you go. That is Tuesday reviews day. Good job, everybody. During the break I saw a guy had created a YouTube video and it's a 10 hour long YouTube video of just a burning fireplace that you could put on just to set the mood. There was one that we had on during Christmas. Somebody just put it on.

[Amy]

Yeah. And Netflix has that option too.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, it does. So this guy's made a million bucks from it.

[Eddie]

I saw that, dude.

[Amy]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So I think we have an audio clip. Yeah, I didn't. That's it. That's it.

[Eddie]

Well, for 10 hours.

[Bobby Bones]

10 hours. And it just says.

[Amy]

I mean, he. It is a good craft.

[Bobby Bones]

It's racked up over 157 million views.

[Amy]

So next winter.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, well, now everybody's doing it, so no one else is going to make money.

[Eddie]

You just don't do a fireplace.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you do then? Frogs. You do all the different scenes. You do creeks.

[Eddie]

Yeah. What do we do?

[Bobby Bones]

Oceans. So it's fireplace, 10 hours, full HD. It's just 10 hours of a cozy fireplace burning away to the sound of that crackling wood.

[Mike]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

And it has generated over a million dollars in ad revenue. We had one up and every once in a while, though, an ad would pop up in the middle. It totally killed the vibe.

[Amy]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm trying to have fire here.

[Amy]

I guess it's. If you have Netflix, that one's good because there's no ads.

[Bobby Bones]

There's a U.S. postal worker who's in a little trouble because allegedly he tried to run over a 10 year old boy after the kid tried to retrieve a package that was delivered to the wrong address. So dropped off at the wrong house, but the kid sees it dropped off at the wrong house, so runs over to get his mail. The post office person thought it was a porch pirate.

[Eddie]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

So William White Jr. 41, was arrested on New Year's Eve and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, petty theft, criminal mischief. White dropped off a package at the wrong address, which I'm sure happens all the time. The kid, whose family owns the home the package was wrongfully delivered to, noticed the mistake, placed the package on his electric scooter. Oh. He took it to the different address. So the wrong one was dropped to his house. Thought same thing happened. They thought it was a porch pirate, thought the kid was stealing it, and drove the USPS vehicle towards the kid and ran over the scooter.

[Amy]

Oh, my God.

[Bobby Bones]

The kid was able to get away, ducking into a nearby yard before the USPS truck driver ran over the scooter, grabbed the scooter from underneath the vehicle, placed it on the truck and yelled at the kid. Thought it was a porch pirate. Yeah, but you can't do vigilante justice. And that's why you can't, because you're trying to be Batman out there and you're knocking the wrong dude's head. Or it's a 10 year old boy's head that you're knocking.

[Amy]

Yeah. You either just have to let it be or ask.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you a Porsche?

[Amy]

Like ask before you if you're a porch pirate.

[Bobby Bones]

Raise your left hand. I do want to go over and take this call in Tallahassee. Hey, you're on the show. Good morning.

[Caller]

Good morning. Morning, studio.

[Bobby Bones]

Morning. What do you want to say?

[Caller]

Okay, so Bobby, I was listening to your episode of 25 Whistles and I just have to say that Eddie is one of the most hypocritical people I've ever seen because he was saying how he has his little secret account that his wife knows nothing about, but if he found out that she had an account, he would be so upset.

[Eddie]

Hit the button, dude. You gotta delete that.

[Bobby Bones]

We're live.

[Eddie]

Yeah, delete it. Bray, how do you do that?

[Bobby Bones]

Not less Bone says now we've run out of time.

[Amy]

Why would you drop it? Yeah, the delay is only, what, 10, 15 seconds?

[Eddie]

Yeah, like, that's not. That's not cool.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't want to follow up on that?

[Eddie]

No, I don't.

[Bobby Bones]

You talked about that on 25 whistles.

[Eddie]

Our pot. Our sports podcast, not the radio.

[Amy]

So, wait, he has a.

[Eddie]

No, Amy, don't even take it out of context.

[Bobby Bones]

It's out of context. It's just.

[Eddie]

It's a thing we talked about on the sports podcast.

[Amy]

He has a secret.

[Eddie]

No, it's not a secret account. You're gonna get me in trouble.

[Mike]

No, you.

[Amy]

You're getting your own spot.

[Bobby Bones]

You talked about it? Yeah.

[Eddie]

On the sports podcast.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

My wife doesn't go to the sports podcast.

[Bobby Bones]

Does she ever go to this? Maybe.

[Eddie]

You never know. It's a dial on the radio, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, well, Jara. Eddie doesn't want to talk about it here, so. But I appreciate you bringing that up.

[Eddie]

It's not hypocritical. It's just the reason I'm saying.

[Bobby Bones]

You're not saying anything. And now. Yeah, Jar. Thank you. I'm sorry that he.

[Caller]

Thank you for taking my call.

[Bobby Bones]

And you bring up a great point, Dara.

[Eddie]

What the.

[Bobby Bones]

We can move off that. But, yeah, he talked about it.

[Amy]

Sounds like he did. Otherwise. Anybody know about it? What do you, like, pick and choose? Like, you just are, like.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, certain things. I guess he thinks he'll never get out.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

If you listen to the podcast, the 25 Whistles podcast. Okay. You don't talk about it. We'll talk about it. We'll move on.

[Eddie]

I don't want to talk about it.

[Amy]

All right, when you're ready to talk about it, let us know.

[Eddie]

We may have to talk about it at some point, but not yet.

[Amy]

Something. You should go home and talk about it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, exactly. There's a gang that pulled off a $40 million bank heist, and they paid for the parking for their getaway car.

[Amy]

Is that how they got busted?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, like they left a record. Like they paid. You would think if you were doing a getaway heist, you'd have somebody just circling.

[Eddie]

Yes. Waiting.

[Bobby Bones]

And you wouldn't have to pay for parking, but yeah. Last week, a Group of thieves drilled into the vault of a big bank and stole $40 million worth of gold, cash, jewelry and other belongings. They gained entry through a car park and the whole thing was like 18 inch concrete, 42 centimeter thick drill. I don't know what that is. But how they found them was they went and they tracked the people that paid for parking. They paid for their own, like with.

[Amy]

Their own like credit cards.

[Eddie]

And I love that they were like, you know, abiding the law by paying for the park.

[Amy]

They don't want to get a ticket out.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, they don't want to get a ticket. You would just think somebody would be circling.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

The break in went undetected for days and the police were only alerted when a fire alarm was triggered inside the bank. Days later when they arrived, they found a massive hole drilled through the vault. Investigators say it was a mass gang, probably three people that went through the bank parking garage, but through the parking garage they had to pay to get in. So that's how they found them. You have post holiday blues a little bit. What does that mean to you?

[Amy]

It just means like looking forward to Christmas. There's so much joy and like the smells, the lights, the Christmas movies, just the fireplace, the vibe, like everything that you look forward to and then it's all just over. And then you have to wait an entire year to get the feeling back.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel like I have post holiday happiness. Like, thank God it's all over.

[Amy]

Oh, really?

[Bobby Bones]

Get back at it. Experts say a lot of people feel the post holiday blues a mix of sadness, exhaustion and anxiety from the shift of holiday excitement. It's crazy that you actually have that.

[Amy]

I mean, I wouldn't say I have a severe case at all. I can understand it though. Like I've had moments of like, oh man, it's over. And now we have to go all January, February, March, April, May, like the whole familiar calendar.

[Bobby Bones]

But can you find happiness in.

[Amy]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Bobby Bones]

July 4th.

[Amy]

Sure. It's a little hot in July, but.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, the weather sucks. I hate winter.

[Amy]

Oh, I don't mind it.

[Bobby Bones]

I wish we could just get rid of it. If somebody ran on that platform, no winter in America. I would be in. I hate it. National take down. Your Christmas tree day is today. Is yours down?

[Amy]

It is not. But it will be going down this week.

[Bobby Bones]

I think ours is down.

[Eddie]

You don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

It just is in the house and I don't notice it.

[Amy]

Yeah, I started to take down my wreaths outside and then now I gotta tackle some of the stuff inside. But by the end of the week, that's my goal. It'll be gone.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you leaving up to big Santa Claus again this year?

[Eddie]

No, no, no.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you put it up this year?

[Eddie]

Yeah, I put it up.

[Bobby Bones]

The inflatable?

[Eddie]

Yeah. But it's gonna. It's gotta come down, and I think February is a good time for it to come down. Everything to come down.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow. You're gonna wait till February?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Is it because you're lazy?

[Eddie]

Yes. Yeah. Because if I take the Santa down, I'm gonna take the lights down, the trees down, everything down.

[Bobby Bones]

It's not because you want it to continue the spirit?

[Eddie]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

You just don't want to get to it?

[Eddie]

No. It's kind of a pain in the butt, dude. Honestly, even when it deflates, it's a pain in the butt to inflate it again.

[Bobby Bones]

When you're putting it up, are you dreading taking it down?

[Eddie]

Yes, because it's got. I got to hammer down, like, anchors and stuff because it's so big the wind can take it.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's go over to Michelle, who's listening in Pennsylvania. Michelle, you're on the show.

[Caller]

Hi, Bobby. Thanks for taking my call.

[Bobby Bones]

Of course. What's going on? Oh, my gosh.

[Caller]

I wanted to share with you. I was listening this morning. First of all, I love you guys. You make my day every day.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you.

[Caller]

I laugh, and it just makes my day start. Wonderful.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you.

[Caller]

Also, I was listening this morning, and Amy was talking about Christmas and how it makes her sad, and I feel the exact same way. I don't take my Christmas stuff down until February 1st.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, it sounds like Eddie, but. Yeah. Yours is based off of happiness. His is based off laziness. Laziness.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Well.

[Caller]

Right. But I think he should definitely keep it up till February 1st. Everybody should. Because. Well, I do understand that it makes people sad as well, but I live in Erie, Pennsylvania, and when it's snowing, it's gorgeous. But if it's not snowing like today, it's raining, it's just ugly. So it makes me happy. When I come home and I turn all my lights on in the house and I put my lights on outside, and it's a happy time for me. So I just wanted to share, Amy, that I feel the same way that you do.

[Bobby Bones]

Did it feel like Christmas flew by this year? Yes, because it was so close to Thanksgiving.

[Amy]

So was it different?

[Bobby Bones]

It felt so close.

[Eddie]

It wasn't different.

[Amy]

Thanksgiving's always.

[Eddie]

Every year, man.

[Amy]

Third Thursday of the month.

[Bobby Bones]

Sometimes, though, there's more days or is it the fourth? No, but sometimes there's a couple a few more days because it's not a set date.

[Eddie]

Thanksgiving, Thursday. Yeah, it's not.

[Amy]

Oh, true. I guess.

[Eddie]

Depends on how sorry we attacked you for now.

[Bobby Bones]

I know, right? You guys are getting a good day.

[Amy]

Sorry, but now I'm confused. Is it the fourth Thursday or the third Thursday?

[Okta Announcer]

I don't know.

[Eddie]

You said third. Like, it was.

[Amy]

I know the gospel.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy's preaching the gospel over here. My point is because I was talking to my wife about this, and I said, does it seem like a little closer? And she looked it up, but she was like, a couple days. Nothing crazy, but it did seem like it flew by this year, and that could have just been my perspective. Did it feel like it flew by to you?

[Amy]

It's the fourth Thursday. I don't know why I said third. I am sorry. And yes, to me, it did feel like it flew by you.

[Eddie]

Yeah. I mean, anytime we have days off.

[Bobby Bones]

It flies by when I text you. Didn't seem like that, though.

[Eddie]

What do you mean? Oh, it's just. It's just, man, the family's tough, like, because the whole break is family, right? So, like, we go to my parents, my family's house for, like, you know, four or five days. Then we go to my wife's family's house, and it's just a lot of family stuff, you know? So, like, when we get home to Nashville, I'm like, oh, that was exhausting. I'm ready to just live my life now.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you exhausted while you're out there?

[Eddie]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Does it ever hit you, like, I just want to go home?

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Dude.

[Eddie]

Anytime we travel, it's not restful for us. It's just.

[Bobby Bones]

It seems like with four kids, going on vacation is the opposite of a vacation for you.

[Eddie]

It is the opposite. And most parents, I have to remind myself that it's not about me, it's about them. Like, these are going to be their memories.

[Bobby Bones]

Then. Do you get a vacation ever?

[Eddie]

My wife and I, once in a while, we'll go.

[Amy]

Like when you hit trip with Bobby.

[Bobby Bones]

Huh?

[Amy]

Oh, Bobby.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, when we were doing work, when.

[Eddie]

Are we just hanging?

[Amy]

Sometimes it's fun stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, yeah, but so is this job. That would be like, you coming to work and someone going, amy, your job's not work.

[Amy]

That's true, but sometimes it's not. Like, it's like. I guess this isn't a fair example, because it wasn't recent recent, but, like, when he gets to go to the super bowl, does that count or does that work?

[Bobby Bones]

I mean that was cool. It was cool. But we spent days in or when he got to hotel walking around the setting up all these interviews. It's worse.

[Amy]

True, true. What about us? The Cowboys game, Jerry Jones.

[Eddie]

That was awesome. But we interviewed Jerry Jones.

[Bobby Bones]

Just because our job at time I feel like fun parts to it doesn't mean you just get to relax.

[Amy]

No, no, no, I. Trust me, I understand that.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm not being a hater right now.

[Amy]

I'm not being a hater. I'm trying to think of when I'm. No, I'm actually.

[Eddie]

No, our job is pretty cool.

[Bobby Bones]

You just said when he. We do stuff together. Isn't that vacation?

[Amy]

And I'm talking through it. I'm thinking of times where maybe he's got to gotten to join you. And I was thinking, I forgot y' all interviewed Jerry Jones. Like I thought he just got to go fly on Jerry's helicopter and then sit in his suite and hang out.

[Eddie]

We did go play golf with your father in law.

[Bobby Bones]

There were. There are fun parties. That's true. There are elements. But I'm asking like where you can just unplug if you have an interview. He's got to be in control of cameras. He's got to make sure the equipment's there and set up.

[Amy]

No doubt. I can recognize that. I spoke too soon on that. Like I guess I'm trying to talk through it. Like you did just mention the golf thing. Like did he work there?

[Eddie]

That was one we didn't work.

[Amy]

Y' all went to that really Cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I saw pictures.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh yeah. You didn't shoot that?

[Eddie]

No, we just played.

[Bobby Bones]

So. But we went there and back same day. So it's not like he could unplug. It was fun. But it's like. Yeah. All I wanted to know is if all these kids does ever feel like a. You ever get a full like 3 day vacation where you just get to sleep in and do nothing except relax?

[Eddie]

No, I mean we have to leave.

[Bobby Bones]

The house to do that.

[Eddie]

So once in a while, my wife and I, yes, we will book a vacation where it's just her and I for like three or four days.

[Amy]

Hot take though. Bobbi, real quick, now that I'm really thinking through my thoughts. Him coming to work with you, I get it. He's not unplugging. But him going to do cameras for a Jerry Jones interview and then four kids at home is different kind of work.

[Eddie]

I mean it was awesome. It was awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

I did say, is it not Fun. Exciting, even. But it's still work. And if it doesn't go right and we go. And he doesn't do his part and the cameras are messed up, everyone's mad at me. I just spent all that money to get us all down there. Yeah, there's some stress involved in it.

[Amy]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Why are you being a hater?

[Amy]

No, wait, wait, guys. I'm not hating. I'm talking through this with y'.

[Okta Announcer]

All.

[Amy]

Like, why are you.

[Eddie]

There was no talking. We didn't have to talk about anything.

[Amy]

Yeah, we're talking and thinking it through.

[Bobby Bones]

And all I wanted to know is, with four kids, is there ever a couple days you get off? And Amy's like, well, isn't every day he works with you?

[Eddie]

Yeah, it's like every day we come into work.

[Amy]

Well, I'm like, yeah. Yes. I get that there's stress associated with it, but you, like, does your wife ever get to just go take a trip in, Run camera?

[Eddie]

Why are you attacking me?

[Bobby Bones]

He paid for it.

[Eddie]

What's wrong with her?

[Amy]

Well, I'm like, where? Because maybe you need to send her on a trip.

[Eddie]

Well, send her. If she wants to go on a trip, she can go on a trip. And she has.

[Bobby Bones]

She doesn't send him on a trip.

[Eddie]

Like, I have to go on trips. But, like, if she said. If she came to me and said, hey, I want to go with the girls to go play golf, I'd be like, go for it. Go for it.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm glad you didn't go sexist there. I like how you switch it up.

[Eddie]

Yeah, they play golf. Let's go. That's what we did.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Eddie]

She wants to go to a Cubs game. Hey, go for it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes. Oh, yeah.

[Amy]

Did y' all do that, too?

[Bobby Bones]

We did, but it worked. But I did a bunch of interviews.

[Eddie]

A lot of interviews. Gosh, man, you were exhausted.

[Bobby Bones]

I was exhausted.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah, yeah. No, I know. Golly, no.

[Bobby Bones]

You're trying to shine ugly light down.

[Amy]

On something that's not true. Don't make this as something that's not. You made it. No, you did it. I'm trying to say.

[Bobby Bones]

All I said was, do you ever get full days off? And then you jumped in and said, wasn't every day you go to do work stuff, vacation.

[Amy]

I since say every day. I said, some of the trips you take with Bobby, and I was walking through if any of them were just strictly fun. But it sounds like they're not always work.

[Eddie]

You know what, though? I will say the Staying in a hotel, sleeping in my own Bed. Like. Like, that's kind of cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Which one?

[Eddie]

Like, when we're traveling for work, the hotel life. It's nice.

[Bobby Bones]

See, I don't like the hotel life. I'd rather be at home.

[Amy]

Yeah, but he's waiting at home because there's four kids.

[Eddie]

Like, I got a kid jumping in bed in the middle of the night. Like, no.

[Amy]

Do you see my point now?

[Bobby Bones]

A little bit. Yeah. But I don't think it's. You're penalizing him because he has a job that is fun at times. And it would be the same if someone said, amy, you don't have a real job. You go in and talk every day.

[Amy]

I don't think I'm penalizing him.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy, you're vacationing every day.

[Amy]

I don't think I'm penalizing. I thought we could just, like, have a chill conversation about this.

[Bobby Bones]

You weren't chill when you came in.

[Amy]

I didn't attack. I questioned. I questioned.

[Bobby Bones]

Michelle, thank you for your call.

[Caller]

Yes, you're welcome. Thanks, guys.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's go over to Julie and Little Rock, who's on. Julie, you're on the show. Hey.

[Caller]

I wanted to tell Eddie that I leave my Christmas lights up until the time changes in early March. So that way, when you get off work at 5 and go home, it's not just pitch black still, and it's more cheerful.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but aren't you guys doing that because you just don't want to take it down? And, like, you found. She just said cheerful, but you found a reason to blame your laziness on something, which is.

[Eddie]

Sure. I mean, it's all the same. You want to be lazy or leave it up till March. Like, it's the same June all year.

[Bobby Bones]

All.

[Eddie]

You don't know all year is bad because you think that the lights are gonna work the next year. They don't. Like, if you leave them up and you're like, oh, I'm just gonna unplug them, and then I'll plug them back in December 1st. Nah, it doesn't work that way.

[Bobby Bones]

Really?

[Eddie]

It doesn't work.

[Bobby Bones]

Have you tried that? Yeah, multiple times. Julie, I hear you. You like the lights, but you probably also hate taking them down, right?

[Caller]

I mean. Yeah, I like putting them up. I hate taking them down.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, well, we appreciate your call. Hope you have a great day.

[Caller]

Y' all have a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

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