The Bobby Bones Show – Wednesday, PT 1: Amy Had An Object Fly At Her Car + Eddie Doing Something Dangerous + The Show Competes For $250!

Date: February 11, 2026
Host: Bobby Bones
Guests/Team: Amy, Eddie, Bowen Yang, Lunchbox, Cody Johnson
Podcast Theme: A high-energy, humorous, and candid morning show mixing country music insider interviews, relatable life stories, pop culture, games, and listener advice—with today’s focus on crazy driving stories, workplace drama, news, and a heated $250 trivia competition.

Main Theme / Purpose

This episode of The Bobby Bones Show delivers an entertaining blend of real-life near-misses (literally, with objects flying at cars), lighthearted workplace confessions, pop culture, the latest “Spill the Tea” tattletale, and a fiercely competitive trivia game for a $250 Macy’s Valentine’s Day gift card. The crew also brings their signature candid takes on viral news stories, conspiracy theories, celebrity encounters, and controversial headlines.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Interview: Cody Johnson Talks Prison Guard Days & Music Career

• [02:22–07:30] Bobby Bones & Cody Johnson
  • Life as a Prison Guard: Cody explains the realities of working in prison: “It’s just a different culture... It taught me a lot about discernment, about walking into a room and reading a room really quickly and picking out potential threats.” (Cody, 02:40)
  • Family Background: Both Cody and Bobby joke about their families' connections to prison—some as inmates, some as employees.
    • Bobby: “Pretty much all my family’s been in prison. Half of them work there, the other half are living there.” (03:53)
  • Ingenuity Behind Bars: Cody is amazed by the creativity seen in inmates: “The sheer raw talent that is locked up... A guy makes a full DVD player out of a piece of bologna and a hanger.” (Cody, 04:43)
  • Music Transition: Cody discusses touring with Luke Combs, going from opening acts on tennis courts to major stadiums, and what it takes to become a confident headliner.
  • Performance Mentality: “It took me a lot of years to be the guy...[now] it’s like Conor McGregor walking to the ring—give ‘em to me. Y’all better watch out, ‘cause here I come.” (Cody, 06:53)

2. Relationship Advice Corner: "Boyfriend Wanting More"

• [07:30–10:07] Bobby, Amy, Eddie
  • A listener asks if he should break up with his girlfriend who won’t talk marriage, and may flirt with others.
  • Bobby’s Rule: “If you say ‘I love you’ and they don’t say it back, they basically have 30 days to commit or...it's time to move on.” (Bobby, 08:51)
  • Amy and Bobby agree the guy might be overthinking; “This is a you problem, guy. Take deep breaths and let it all unfold organically.” (Bobby, 09:39)

3. Valentine’s Day Trivia Showdown: $250 Macy’s Gift Card

• [11:00–17:35] Bobby, Amy, Eddie, Bowen Yang, Lunchbox
  • The crew competes in a fast-paced inventor trivia game, with everyone bringing their A-game for the holiday prize.
  • Sample Questions & Highlights:
    • Wright Brothers → Airplane (Everyone gets it right)
    • Guglielmo Marconi → Radio
    • Henry Ford → Assembly Line (“You said assembly line, so I wrote it down.” — Eddie, 14:27)
    • Johannes Gutenberg → Printing Press (lots of wrong guesses first)
    • Jack Dorsey → Twitter (Bowen & Amy correct, Eddie says “Internet”)
    • Rudolph Diesel → Diesel engine (Amy wins with the answer "diesel")
  • Amy’s Victory: “Amy, you just won a $250 gift card from Macy’s!” (Bobby, 16:32)
  • Banter on how desperate everyone is for the Valentine’s gift.

4. Wild News Stories: Survival, Scams & Age-Gap Love

• [20:37–29:40]
  • Pole Accident Miracle: Woman impaled through the stomach by a pole in traffic—survives after three surgeries. [20:37–21:38]
  • Amy’s Scary Driving Story: Something from a truck hit her car, and she instinctively “turned [her] head, closed [her] eyes, and hoped for the best.” (Amy, 22:26)
  • 35-Year Age Gap Birth: 70-year-old Roy and 35-year-old Glenda in Alaska have their first child. Jokes about whether Roy will live to see graduation. (24:25–25:48)
  • Celebrity Deepfake Scam: Woman loses her home to scammers posing as actor Steve Burton using AI—group warns listeners: “If a celebrity reaches out to you on social media... it is NOT real.” (Bobby, 27:41)
  • Shakira’s Former Caribbean Island for Sale: 650 acres, $30 million.
    • “My luck, I’d save up all my money and then not be able to pay to get there.” (Bobby, 29:04)

5. Football Withdrawal and Olympics Banter

• [29:40–30:52]
  • With Super Bowl over, talk of “football withdrawal” according to psychiatrists, and anticipation for what to do with weekends now.
  • “NBA's not the same. I think it’s gonna hit me on Sunday when there’s nothing on.” (Eddie, 30:21)

6. Celebrity Stories: Lance Armstrong, Austin Butler, and Car Encounters

• [30:52–38:22]
  • Lance Armstrong Biopic: Discussion of what it will take for Austin Butler to accurately portray Armstrong’s “jerk” reputation.
    • Real-life story: “I reached to help him up and he was like, get out of here dude.” (Eddie, 31:36)
  • Car Encounters: Show members recount seeing celebrities like Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Ernest, and... each other on the road.
    • Hilarious moment: Eddie finds himself stuck behind Bobby’s slow highway driving: “Cars are just passing this car, like who is this stupid Jeep? ...It was Bobby.” (Eddie, 37:54)

7. Spill the Tea: Eddie’s Dangerous Garage Driving

• [33:07–36:13]
  • Anonymous voice-changer tattletale segment claims Eddie “comes flying down the ramp” in the parking garage.
  • Eddie admits: “If it’s a straight shot, I go pretty good. But when I get to the turn, I slow down.”
  • Bobby urges: “I would just encourage everybody to go a little slower in the parking garage than you think is the appropriate speed.” (Bobby, 34:31)

8. Workplace Tattletales & Superstitions

• [36:13–38:22]
  • Group jests about “jinxing” by saying you’ve never broken a bone or hit a pedestrian, then segue into wild news about a football player ramming cops.

9. Morning Corny

• [39:37]
  • “How did the orca ask out his girlfriend? — Will you be mine?” (Amy/Bobby)

10. Savannah Guthrie’s Mom Disappearance: The True-Crime Watch

• [40:04–45:48]
  • The show follows the ongoing case of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, noting new surveillance images surfacing, news network rivalry in coverage, and speculation about suspects.
  • Amy’s new true-crime podcast follows and the blurred line between news and entertainment: “It now feels very reminiscent of something we watch all the time... you’re just a voyeur watching it like a show.” (Bobby, 45:14)

11. El Paso: FAA Closes, Then Quickly Reopens Airspace for “Security Reasons”

• [45:48–54:02]
  • Discussion of the rare FAA 10-day closure of El Paso airport, then sudden reopening.
  • “Everything feels weird right now. Everything feels like a distraction, too, from the Epstein files.” (Bobby, 49:40)
  • Amy and Bobby spiral into government distrust and conspiracy (“The Super Bowl was one big distraction... they have us fighting,” Amy, 52:17).
  • Epstein files revelations leave the crew shocked and disgusted.

12. Bonehead Story of the Day: Little Caesar’s Bandit

• [54:41–55:53]
  • 41-year-old man breaks into Little Caesar’s, opens up for business, pockets the cash, and cleans up—gets caught the next day. “It was a way to make money, he just turned on the stuff...” (Lunchbox, 55:16)

13. Pop Culture: Halle Berry’s Fourth Marriage

• [55:56–58:00]
  • Crew debates if Berry, like JLo, is “on the crazy scale” or just unlucky in love—but end with “We love love!”
  • “She’s picked three bad dudes, and she has a bad picker too.” (Bobby, 56:36)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Cody Johnson on Prison:
  • “Inside the prison does not beat to the drum of outside world... It’s pretty amazing, actually, to see the ingenuity.” (04:27)
• Bobby Bones on Love:
  • “You have 30 days [after you say I love you] to say it back or it’s over.” (09:53)
• Amy’s Reaction to the Near-Miss Accident:
  • “I turned my head, closed my eyes, and hoped for the best.” (22:26)
• Trivia Panic:
  • “Daddy needs this for Valentine’s Day.” (Bowen Yang, 14:02)
• On Scams and AI:
  • “If a celebrity reaches out to you on social media and wants to be your friend—out of nowhere—it is NOT real!” (27:41)
• Suspicion & Conspiracy:
  • “Everything feels weird right now. Everything feels like a distraction, too, from the Epstein files.” (Bobby, 49:40)
  • “If you’re not mad, you’re not paying attention.” (Bobby, 54:10)

Timestamps for Major Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |------------------------------------------------------|-------------| | Cody Johnson Interview (Prison Work & Music) | 02:22–07:30 | | Listener Relationship Dilemma / Advice | 07:30–10:07 | | Inventors Trivia Game ($250 Macy’s GC) | 11:00–17:35 | | Wild News (Pole Accident, Age-Gap Couple, Deepfakes) | 20:37–29:40 | | Football Withdrawal; Olympics Transition | 29:40–30:52 | | Lance Armstrong Stories / Celebrity Car Encounters | 30:52–38:22 | | Spill the Tea: Eddie’s Garage Driving | 33:07–36:13 | | Morning Corny | 39:37 | | Savannah Guthrie’s Mom True Crime Watch | 40:04–45:48 | | FAA/El Paso Airport Closure & Conspiracy | 45:48–54:02 | | Bonehead Story: Little Caesar’s Bandit | 54:41–55:53 | | Halle Berry Marriages/Relationship Banter | 55:56–58:00 |

Recap / Takeaway

This Bobby Bones episode brings together everything listeners love: relatable mishaps, goofy crew competition, juicy pop culture, and spirited banter over today’s wild headlines. Amy’s win in the trivia showdown, Cody Johnson’s behind-the-scenes talk, and the group’s impassioned news discussions highlight the show’s lively, transparent style. For fans of the show—or newcomers—you get a taste of why The Bobby Bones Show defines morning radio with its genuine, unfiltered, and hilarious crew dynamic.