The Bobby Bones Show – August 27, 2025 (Wednesday Part 2)

Main Theme:
A lively and wide-ranging episode featuring conversations about a former intern’s high-profile exit from Saturday Night Live, parenting and money lessons, financial milestone ages, family anecdotes, and the crew’s lottery ambitions.

1. Former Intern Devin Walker Gets Fired from SNL

Timestamps: [02:44]–[05:33]

• News Recap: Eddie announces that comedian Devin Walker—previously an intern on the Bobby Bones Show—has left Saturday Night Live.
  • Eddie: “Comedian Devin Walker has announced his exit from SNL.” [02:51]
  • Intern Devin was remembered fondly by the team.
  • Bobby Bones: “That’s crazy...Three years on SNL. That’s awesome.” [03:27–04:19]
  • Walker described his job at SNL as being like “a bunch of little marriages—some are fleeting, few are permanent.” [Read by Eddie, 03:48]
  • Eddie discusses how Walker got noticed: “He was doing comedy in Austin…moved to NYC, did shows, got an audition, nailed it.” [05:06]
• Reaction: Mixed feelings expressed: excited for his achievement, but surprised he's leaving.
  • Eddie: “I’m so proud he made it but it’s also the announcement that he’s leaving. It’s like a weird feeling I have.” [04:30]

2. Six Money Milestones & Generational Finance

Timestamps: [05:34]–[15:19]; [21:18]; [22:35]

The Six Money Milestones (with Ideal Ages)

• Amy’s Parenting: She talks about her daughter’s savings ethic and imposing new responsibility:
  • “Starting September 1st...she has to write us a check....It’s for her car insurance, phone bill. She’s paying towards that.” [07:58–08:50]
  • Explains it’s not rent, but to teach budgeting (parent "tax").
• Bobby’s Kids: Proud that his son has already saved $7,000 in two years due to intentional household budgeting rules. [06:20]
• Eddie: Observes it’s “better to pull someone back from working too hard than to push a lazy person.” [07:17]
• Money Milestone Ideal Ages (led by Eddie):
  • Start saving for retirement: Age 27 [05:42]
    • “If you start anytime in your 20s you’re doing great.”
  • Land your dream job: 29 [15:23]
    • Crew reflect on their own path—Amy wanted to be a stay-at-home mom; Eddie’s early goal was musician or filmmaker.
  • Buy first home: 30 [21:18]
    • Bobby: “I bought my first home at 23...scared to buy a house because this job, everybody gets fired all the time.”
  • Become debt-free (except mortgage): 41 [22:35]
    • Amy credits her ex-husband’s diligence for being car payment–free post-divorce.
  • Retire: 58 [24:04]
    • Amy: “58 now feels different than 58...the more you stay active, keep going and doing, the longer you’ll live.”
• Notable quote:
  • Bobby: “You teach your kids what your mistakes were, so they don’t do that again.” [06:26]

3. Parenting, Family Dynamics & Childhood Reflections

Timestamps: [09:35–14:13]

• Bobby and Crew on Large Families: Discussion pivots to day-to-day chaos with many kids.
  • Bobby: “My house is so chaotic...I have to tell my wife, ‘I’m leaving for two hours because I can’t take it.’” [09:54]
  • Crew jokes about parents who keep trying until they get a child of a certain sex.
• Amy’s Family: Her father was the youngest of a large household (seven birth siblings, took in more kids).
  • Shares a poignant story: Her grandfather died being run over by a watermelon truck in Dilley, Texas. Her dad was only one month old at the time.
    • “He was unloading watermelon...the truck went out of park and just knocked him over…” [13:57]
  • Amy reflects: “I wish my dad was still alive so I could talk to him about it…he had, like, some neglect because there’s so many kids.” [12:11]

4. Real World, Reality TV, & Overexposure of Celebrities

Timestamps: [17:04–19:39]

• Lunchbox: Shares how his dream job would have been to be on “Real World” and then “The Challenge.”
• Crew references a viral social media meltdown from Kelly Wolf (Real World: New Orleans), reflecting on the pitfalls of over-sharing online.
  • Eddie: “Somebody needs to be there to go stop putting this on TikTok.” [18:27]
• Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engagement: Debate on overexposure and celebrity fatigue.
  • Bobby: “She’s the most famous person...well, top five most famous people in the world.” [19:27]

5. Interview with Arkansas Keith (Bobby’s Former Stepfather): Retirement Lessons

Timestamps: [27:46–32:20]

• Keith joins the show via phone to discuss when he retired, money habits, and post-retirement life.
  • Retired “semi” at 55, fully at 67 after a long career in a mill and then at a water plant.
  • “I think that’s not a very good idea.” – Keith, upon learning Eddie and Lunchbox have no retirement savings [29:12]
  • Shares his gold investing: “I give like 1700 an ounce for it...It’s gonna be around three [thousand] now.” [29:41]
  • Talks fishing, hunting, playing poker (“not very much, I play a little poker with BJ.” [28:15])
• Financial Planning Takeaways:
  • Keith emphasizes the importance of starting retirement savings early.
  • “There’s always some little something—you gotta get started doing something, you know?” [29:20]

6. Miscellaneous & Notable Moments

Tech & Pop Culture

• Apple iPhone 17 event: Anticipation for meaningful upgrades, perhaps a “Foldy” iPhone; jokes about Apple lifting features from Android. [55:01]
• Social Media Tips: Eddie coaches Scuba Steve on how to improve his TikTok/Instagram videos—“No logos up front. If you don’t hook them in 1.5 seconds, they’re out.” [36:59–39:04]
• David Spade Story: Shares about Spade arming himself after a stalker fan follows him home—“He says they’re not really fans, it’s a business.” [54:18]

Health & Show Dynamics

• Illness & Work: Discussion of the team getting sick and functioning through exhaustion.
  • Amy theorizes Bobby’s ability to push through is due to his body being in “constant survival mode.” [50:49]
  • “If you just are quiet, she’ll keep talking— I like it.” (Eddie, about Amy’s musings) [57:01]
• Lottery Talk: Lunchbox shares his Powerball results—won $6. Launches discussion of buying tickets via the Jackpocket app (with code BONES). [58:05–61:00]
  • Lunchbox, enviously: “If there’s a lottery player in this circle, it would be me...maybe a little hurt…” [60:15]
• Debate about Puerto Rico voting rights: Bobby and Lunchbox argue about whether Puerto Ricans can vote for president—eventually clarified: they can’t in the general, only in primaries. [67:12–69:42]
  • “August 27, I got something right. Bobby got something wrong.” (Lunchbox, jubilant) [68:17]

7. Notable Quotes & Fun Banter

• Bobby Bones: “You teach your kids what your mistakes were, so they don’t do that again.” [06:26]
• Eddie: “It is so much better to have to take people and go, like, hey, hey, you’re good, take a step back, you’re doing way too much, than to go, hey can you do a little more? That never lasts.” [07:17]
• Lunchbox: “Real World, man! ...then parlay that into The Challenge. That was my dream job and it never worked out.” [17:04]
• Amy (on her grandfather’s tragic accident): “He was unloading watermelon in his, sort of on a hill, and the truck went out of park…and it just knocked him over and then rolled over him.” [13:57]
• Arkansas Keith: “Anything you get tax free is…something to be said about it.” [30:13]
• On Taylor & Travis (Lunchbox): “It’s still fake...He’s finally allowed to post about her on Instagram and a week later they’re engaged.” [40:11]

8. Closing Segments

• Brief promo for Morgan’s podcast with a listener who founded a nonprofit as a teen. [66:35]
• Episode wraps with lottery banter and playful tech arguments.

Overall Vibe:

Conversational, loose, full of callbacks, family stories, and banter ranging from heartfelt parenting topics to pop culture and money. The hosts lean into their personalities, give practical wisdom, tease each other, and respond to listeners, offering a fun snapshot of workplace camaraderie.

Listen for:

• Honest parenting advice and money talk
• Retirement tips from a real working-man
• Behind-the-scenes stories of SNL and reality TV
• The humor and chaos of handling big families
• Playful ribbing and “life happens” moments