The Bobby Bones Show — WEDS PT 1 (Dec 3, 2025)

Episode Theme:
This Wednesday, Bobby Bones and his team dive into the chaos of their "falling apart" show, tackle holiday office etiquette and gifts, test their music knowledge with an ad-lib game, and share personal and quirky health struggles. Along the way, they explore viral news stories, debate ethical issues, and keep the laughs — and dark corny jokes — rolling.

1. Should You Buy Holiday Gifts for Coworkers?

[02:49–06:39]

• Discussion Starter: Bobby asks, “Should you get your coworkers a holiday gift?”
• Amy: “Yeah. I actually just got Morgan and Abby’s two days ago and I already have it wrapped up.” [03:01]
• Debates what constitutes a “thoughtful” gift, with Amy arguing homemade gifts matter more.
• Bobby shares that, according to office etiquette experts: “Do not get your coworkers gifts… times are tough… no need to shell out hard earned cash on people in similar positions.” [03:45]
• Solution:
  • This year, the show is partnering with giftcards.com for a random envelope gift card draw (ranging from $5 to $1,000).
  • Bobby: “This is just my way of eliminating us having to do little knickknacks... We'll all draw an envelope.” [04:52]
• Amy rebels: “I’m still bringing my gifts in the building.” [06:25]
• Debate about whether private gifting hurts office morale.
• Bobby relates feeling “frazzled” after Thanksgiving, comparing it to the week after daylight savings.

Notable Quote:
“A homemade gift is more thoughtful because it’s time.” — Amy [03:26]
“If you want to get a gift for anybody else, do it out of the building.” — Bobby [05:41]

2. Listener Dilemma: Unpaid Loan & “Charity”

[08:23–12:59]

• Listener Letter: Someone loaned money to a friend who hasn’t paid it back, but flaunts charitable donations on Facebook.
• Bobby’s advice:
  • If you need the money now: “Just a text. Hey man, gotta do some Christmas shopping, any chance I could get at least some of that back pretty soon?” [09:13]
  • If not urgent: “Wait till after the holidays. You can’t bring up that you saw them donating to charity.” [09:38]
• Amy adds: “When you loan money out, you should loan it… and release that expectation depending on your situation.” [10:59]
• Bobby distinguishes family vs. friends in loan expectations:
  • “If it’s family, I realize I’m… probably not getting it back. If it’s a friend… I want my money back.” [11:21]
• Reflection on setting expectations when lending.

Notable Quote:
“Family, you may not get it back. Friends, you get your money back because they won’t be your friends anymore. You can’t not have family anymore. You can’t remove the blood.” — Bobby [12:41]

3. Viral News & Ethics

[12:59–16:47]

• Fantasy Football ‘Kidnapping’ Prank:
  • UC Berkeley students staged a mock kidnapping as a prank; police investigated a real abduction.
  • Bobby: “That’s like traumatizing for your whole life.” [13:01]
  • Group debates whether the student could develop trauma even after learning it was a joke (“I think trauma happens in a lot of ways.” — Bobby [14:43])
• TV “Special Forces” Show & Trauma:
  • Bobby explains why he declined to appear on the military reality show — not just for the torture aspect, but for fear of long-term trauma.
  • Comparison with "Dancing with the Stars," noting everyone gets the same pay, unlike “Special Forces.”

4. Odd News & Culture

[17:57–19:19]

• Nude Cruises Culture Shock:
  • Bobby reads about the rise in popularity of nude cruises, clarifying: “Our cruise next year, not nude.”
  • Reveals the only rule on such cruises relates to men’s behavior (jokingly alludes without explicit details).
  • Team jokes about societal expectations and who actually attends nude cruises.
  • “Never seen a nudist and thought, ‘I’m glad they got naked.’” — Bobby [19:10]

5. Tell Me Something Good

[22:14–23:19 & 47:57–49:11]

• Free Food Vending Machine:
  • Bobby shares the story of a vending machine in a Bronx Boys and Girls Club offering free produce, eggs, and other groceries for families in need.
  • “As soon as it goes up, people are there ready to accept the food. That is what it's all about.” [23:08]
• Knitting Bus Driver:
  • Amy spotlights Tina Hutcherson, an Oklahoma City bus driver crocheting winter hats (“beanies”) for her students, with over 25 hand-made.
  • Students respond with homemade thank you cards and their excitement at choosing their own colors.

6. Musician Ad Lib Game

[23:20–30:18]

• Bobby hosts a rapid-fire game where the team must identify artists based on ad-libs instead of lyrics.
• Playful competitiveness, some nostalgia, and lots of laughs.
• Standouts include:
  • Michael Jackson’s “oww!” [23:27] — Example
  • Lil Jon, Eminem, Will Smith, James Brown, Katy Perry, Whitney Houston, T-Pain, DMX, Cardi B, Pitbull
• “You know John, yeah, yeah.” — Lunchbox [25:04]
• Bobby wins, nailing obscure ones by ear: “I didn’t know, you had me at ‘woo’.” [30:18]

7. Quirky Health Struggles: Why Is Our Show Falling Apart?!

[39:52–47:38]

• Each core member is facing health woes:
  • Bobby: Still limping post ankle surgery.
  • Lunchbox: Undiagnosed sharp pain by his belly button, after visits to five doctors (an MRI left his arms numb).
    • “The fact that they said, ‘I could send you to physical therapy, but I wouldn't know what to tell them to work on’… I'm here right now with this pain, and all you're telling me is, ‘I don't know.’” [42:14]
    • Jokes about Munchausen syndrome, but Lunchbox insists, “I don't have munch houses.” [43:22]
  • Scuba Steve: 20 pounds lost, conflicting diagnoses (possible hernia vs. tumor), can’t lift kids, awaiting specialist.
    • “I’ve got a lot of conflicting reports, so hopefully… they'll tell me what really is wrong so I can get it, get in surgery and figure it out and move forward.” [44:56]
• Team good-naturedly roasts each other, but the reality: “Our room is basically a disaster.” — Bobby [39:52]

8. Debating Justice: Anklet Monitors Before Trial

[30:18–36:35]

• Discussion on the case of Lindsay Shiver, a Georgia woman accused of plotting to kill her husband and forced to wear an ankle monitor (pre-trial) in the Bahamas:
  • She requests removal for comfort, embarrassment, mobility.
  • Amy: “If I’m the judge in this case, she needs to keep the ankle monitor on.” [32:45]
  • Bobby notes the justice dilemma between reasonable precautions and presumption of innocence.
  • Debate whether technology should allow waterproof anklets.

9. Show Segments & Humor

Morning Corny

[49:55–50:08]

• Amy: “Did you hear about the fire in the shoe factory? Many souls were lost.” [50:02]
• Bobby: “I think you found my niche — dark corny jokes.” [50:15]

Bonehead Story of the Day

[50:24–51:46]

• Lunchbox tells the tale of a bored Iowan man flashing his “ding dong” by the roadside for excitement.
• Jokes about what exactly was flashed and the importance of the man’s Chevy Impala.

Listener Voicemail

[51:46–52:37]

• Request for a Christmas morning dance party.
• Bobby: “Nobody listens on Christmas. I think if I did a dance party and you guys were in the room, we recorded it ahead of time, more people would be listening in this room than would be out listening that morning.” [51:58]

10. Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “You are such a rebel. You fight the system, man.” — Bobby to Amy on giving gifts [06:30]
• “Berkeley Scanner with that story.” — Bobby, about the prank (deadpan) [14:53]
• “I think trauma happens in a lot of ways. I think for a while, if you think it's real, that's ingrained in you even if you're let up.” — Bobby [14:43]
• “Man, that's a weird flash.” — Bobby [50:50]

11. Segment Timestamps

• Co-worker Gift Debate: 02:49–06:39
• Loan/Charity Dilemma: 08:23–12:59
• Viral News & Trauma: 12:59–16:47
• Nude Cruises: 17:57–19:19
• Good News Segment #1: 22:14–23:19
• Musician Ad Lib Game: 23:20–30:18
• Anklet Monitor Debate: 30:18–36:35
• Falling Apart Health Updates: 39:52–47:38
• Good News Segment #2: 47:57–49:11
• Morning Corny: 49:55–50:08
• Bonehead Story: 50:24–51:46
• Listener Voicemail (Dance Party): 51:46–52:37

Conclusion

This episode balances lighthearted games, earnest debate on proper office gifting, and the team's medical mishaps — all delivered in Bobby's easy-going, comedic style. Whether you need advice, a laugh, or just want to hear a group of radio hosts commiserate over their ailments, this show’s got something for you.