The Bobby Bones Show — October 1, 2025 (Weds Pt 1)

Host: Bobby Bones (Premiere Networks)
Summary of Episode:
This episode of The Bobby Bones Show covers everyday life mishaps, parental dilemmas with kids and technology, games about "famous firsts," candid conversations about crime (theoretically!), dream jobs, and practical financial wisdom. Regulars Amy, Eddie, and Lunchbox weigh in with their usual humor, and the episode features a notable segment with Dave Ramsey on money management and relationship dynamics.

Main Theme & Purpose

Today's episode blends relatable life stories, playful games, interactive listener mailbags, and serious financial advice. The show offers comic reflections on grocery store mishaps, weighs in on parental boundaries with kids and social media, entertains with trivia and hypothetical crimes, and finishes strong with advice from financial expert Dave Ramsey.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Why Was Amy’s Grocery Bill So High?

[03:23 – 07:14]

• Story Set-Up: Amy shares a grocery store incident where she buys only snacks (chips, guac, salsa, hummus) but ends up with a $302 bill.
• Speculation & Guesses: Co-hosts guess what went wrong—Eddie thinks Amy accidentally paid for two people's groceries (missing a divider), Lunchbox suggests the previous shopper's unpaid bill was still on the register.
• Resolution: The previous customer’s $260 bill was still in the register system and Amy’s purchases got added on.
  • Amy: “Luckily, I was paying attention, so I didn’t end up paying for it all.” ([06:53])
  • Bobby: “He almost got away with $260 worth of groceries.”
• Fun Moment: Amy’s friend ended up stuck waiting in line due to the confusion.

2. Listener Voicemail: Lottery Winnings & Game Shows

[07:25 – 09:45]

• A listener shares that their mother won a million dollars on a $5 scratcher.
• The team talks about the allure of winning and hosting game shows, with Bobby calling it the dream job.
  • Bobby: “That is the dream right there. Hosting a game show used to be looked down upon. Not so much anymore.” ([09:01])
  • They joke about the careers of Ryan Seacrest, Drew Carey, and Steve Harvey.

3. Parental Dilemmas: When Is Social Media OK for Kids?

[14:47 – 18:17]

• Email Question: Listener asks if it’s OK for their 10-year-old daughter to have social media accounts like TikTok or Instagram.
• Amy: “10’s too young. Just—it’s a no. It’s a hard no.” ([15:00])
• Discussion: Various ages are debated; Amy says even 13 is young. Eddie suggests making pacts with other parents to withhold devices/social media until later.
  • Amy: “I wish there was just some universal, hey, let’s be united on this.” ([15:52])
  • Eddie: “You can do that with your group of parent friends … where we’re like, hey, can we all agree like no phones till 16?” ([16:10])
• Comic Bit: The group imagines creating a "parent treaty" with (jokingly) harsh penalties for violations.

4. Life Updates: Amy’s Home Mold Scare & Bobby’s Travel

[10:56 – 13:27]

• Amy: Shares she had to leave her house due to mold removal (“evacuate”), and how she tried to use spider plants to purify her home, but realized she would need "thousands" for it to matter.
  • Amy: “I would have to have like thousands of them to make a difference.” ([13:07])
• Bobby: Returns from New York, teases travel stories coming up.

5. “Famous Firsts” Game

[22:52 – 30:26]

• Raymundo hosts a trivia round on firsts in pop culture and history.
  • Sample Questions & Answers (timestamps variable):
    • First person on the moon: Neil Armstrong
    • First MTV video: “Video Killed the Radio Star”
    • First cloned mammal: Sheep (Dolly)
    • First Instagram account to hit 100m: Selena Gomez
    • First Twitter account to a million: Ashton Kutcher
    • First cartoon on Walk of Fame: Mickey Mouse
    • First fast food in America: White Castle
    • First national park: Yellowstone
    • First Disney princess: Snow White (not Cinderella, leading to much joking frustration)
• Playful accusations about who’s cheating and who’s “in for the win” add classic show banter.
  • Amy (after missing Snow White): “It is Snow freaking White. Why did I do that?” ([30:25])

6. Dream Jobs—Why Hosting a Game Show is the Ultimate Gig

[08:38 – 09:12]

• Bobby muses that hosting a game show is “the dream” as you work limited days for huge pay and job security.

7. Dave Ramsey Segment: Money, Marriage, & Investments

[32:38 – 38:53; 60:27 – 63:25]

• Managing Money as a Couple:
  • Dave Ramsey: “The couples that work together have higher quality marriage, higher happiness factor … and a much more efficient use of the money.” ([33:18])
  • 100% pro shared checking accounts.
• Dave’s Backstory: He went from $4 million in real estate (and $3 million in debt) by age 26 to bankruptcy and having to rebuild with his wife.
  • Dave: “We spent the next two and a half years losing everything we owned … bankruptcy … starting over penniless.” ([36:14-37:16])
• Financial Myths on TikTok:
  • Get-rich-quick schemes and day trading—almost everyone loses money.
  • “97% of the people that day trade stocks lose money in a six month period of time.” —Dave Ramsey ([61:11])
• Crypto: Dave does not invest in crypto, commodities, or single stocks. He avoids anything that does not generate money on its own.
• On Gambling & Trauma: He avoids gambling and similar risk because of past financial trauma.
  • Dave: “I don’t get joy out of losing money … I don’t like gambling. I don’t play cards.” ([61:50])
• Valuable Life Lessons: The importance of being on time—chastised by a mentor for lateness as a young man (“That’s arrogance.” [37:42])

8. Top 5 Crimes We Think We Could Get Away With (Hypothetically!)

[43:05 – 53:02]

• The team humorously brainstorms crimes they think are “get-away-with-able”:
  • Shoplifting or property crimes: Bobby thinks he’d be "awesome" at them, Eddie and Amy less so.
  • Drug trafficking: “I think I’d be a great trafficker. I’m likable.” —Eddie ([44:41])
  • Insurance fraud: Jokingly discussed.
  • White collar crime: Credit card theft, embezzlement, etc.
• On Murder: The team agrees they wouldn’t really get away with murder—Amy: “No, I don’t really. What am I gonna do with the body?” ([48:01])
• Bobby references cannibalism practices in other cultures, offering an oddly educational aside.
  • Bobby: “The only part of the human you can’t eat is the brain because you’ll get, like, mad cow disease.” ([49:49])
• Dark humor about friends helping hide a body: “No, I don’t think I’m helping you.” —Bobby ([51:38])

9. Notable Listener Voicemails & Relationship Dilemmas

[53:02 – 55:58]

• Listener shares that her aunt unknowingly had a fake diamond for 20 years.
  • Amy: Wonders if the husband had been bamboozled, but Bobby thinks it’s fishy (“That’s your heart thinking that, not your brain.” [53:48])
• Eddie shares a story about a fake Tiffany’s bracelet and the resulting confession.
• Team debates if discovering this would upend trust in a relationship.

10. Heartwarming & Fun Moments

• True Story: Tom Hanks gifts a vintage typewriter to a man years after telling him he would ([30:43]).
• Tell Me Something Good: Couple finds their lost wedding ring at the bottom of a lake, thanks to volunteer divers ([56:20]).
• Morning Corny: “Where do landscapers sleep? In the flower bed.” ([58:21])
  • Eddie, startled at the premise, brings a laugh.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Game Show Hosting:
  “That is the dream right there. Hosting a game show used to be looked down upon. Not so much anymore.” —Bobby ([09:01])

• On Parenting & Social Media:
  “10’s too young. Just—it’s a no.” —Amy ([15:00])
  “I wish there was just some universal, hey, let’s be united on this.” —Amy ([15:52])

• On Financial Transparency in Marriage:
  “The couples that work together have higher quality marriage, higher happiness factor ... and a much more efficient use of the money.” —Dave Ramsey ([33:18])

• On Faking It (‘Fake Diamond’ Story):
  “That’s your heart thinking that, not your brain.” —Bobby ([53:48])
  “I want to see a receipt.” —Amy ([54:05])

• On Crime (Hypothetically!):
  “I think I could break into cars because all you have to do is walk around and hit the door.” —Bobby ([43:30])
  “I think I’d be a great trafficker. I’m likable.” —Eddie ([44:41])
  “No, I don’t really. What am I gonna do with the body?” —Amy ([48:01])

• On Cannibalism!
  “You can’t eat the human brain, you will die because you’ll get mad cow disease.” —Bobby ([49:49])

• On Being Late:
  “That’s arrogance.” —Dave Ramsey’s mentor ([37:42])

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Grocery Bill Mystery: [03:23 – 07:14]
• Lottery/Gameshow Talk: [07:25 – 09:45]
• Parenting/Tech Dilemmas Mailbag: [14:47 – 18:17]
• Home Mold & Spider Plants: [10:56 – 13:27]
• Famous Firsts Game: [22:52 – 30:26]
• Dave Ramsey Feature: [32:38 – 38:53; 60:27 – 63:25]
• Top 5 Crimes Discussion: [43:05 – 53:02]
• Fake Diamond Story: [53:02 – 55:58]
• Morning Corny: [58:17 – 58:48]
• "Tell Me Something Good" Stories: [30:26; 56:20]
• Bonehead Story (Donuts for Impressing Women): [58:54 – 60:07]

Overall Tone & Style

The show cracks jokes, embraces awkward tangents, and keeps a relatable, conversational energy. Even the serious money talk is delivered with real-life anecdotes and humor. The regular cast playfully teases each other, with comedy layered into nearly every segment.

Conclusion

This episode is a perfect example of The Bobby Bones Show’s signature blend: relatable mishaps, real-life questions, pop culture games, hypothetical misbehavior, and impactful, accessible advice on relationships and money. The episode is peppered with laughs, useful wisdom, and moments that prompt listeners to look at everyday life with a lighter touch.