Will Eddie Ever Eat Another Hot Dog?

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Will Eddie Ever Eat Another Hot Dog?"

Podcast: The Bobby Bones Show
Date: January 17, 2026
Main Host(s): Morgan & Eddie (Producer Eddie)
Format: Listener Q&A

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Overview

This episode is a lively listener Q&A session between Morgan and Eddie, filled with lighthearted banter, reflections on family life, food habits (especially the hot dog saga), and personal updates. The theme loosely centers around Eddie's aversion to hot dogs post-challenge, how his family navigates meals, favorite Nashville spots, and updates on his personal life and wellness. The conversational tone is friendly, familiar, and at times introspective.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Diamond Bracelet and Shopping Spree

• Question: Did Eddie keep his diamond bracelet from Scuba?
• Summary:
  • Eddie returned the bracelet and used the $1,000 gift card for a family shopping spree.
  • Purchases included clothes for everyone and an ice cream maker for the kids.
  • Quote:

    "We just went to Macy's and just like, tore it up... We had a thousand dollars, man." (03:05)

  • Reflected on the pressure and excitement of spending a large, unexpected gift card.

2. Wife's Wedding Band

• Question: Did Eddie find out his wife's ring size and what did he get her?
• Summary:
  • Used one of her other rings to determine her size and replaced her lost wedding band.
  • The new ring was slightly upgraded with little diamonds per her preference.
  • Both discuss the joy of seeing a new ring sparkle.
  • Quote:

    "She loves it. She looks at it all the time now. She's like, look at it." (05:17)

3. The Hot Dog Challenge Fallout

• Question: Has Eddie eaten a hot dog since his infamous eating challenge?
• Summary:
  • Hasn’t had a hot dog since attempting to eat 100 of them.
  • Fasting has made him think about all kinds of foods, but hot dogs still don’t appeal.
  • Is uncertain if he’ll ever eat them again, even in classic settings like baseball games.
  • Morgan and Eddie agree the real test will be refusing a hot dog at a baseball stadium with his kids.
  • Quote:

    "I really have not even gotten near a hot dog since that." (07:24)

    "If you can deny a hot dog in a baseball stadium with your boys, I think you can officially say you're probably not going to eat one again." (08:13)

4. Family Dinners: Staples & Rituals

• Question: What are Eddie’s typical weeknight meals?
• Summary:
  • Pizza is a staple food—often ordered from local chains or assembled at home using store-bought dough.
  • Five different pizza chains are in their regular rotation (Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, Domino’s, Jets, Sal’s).
  • Discussion on changes in the taste/quality of Pizza Hut over the years.
  • The family goes through large amounts of Hidden Valley Ranch.
  • Kids are resistant to Papa John's garlic sauce, something both Morgan and Eddie enjoy as adults.
  • Quote:

    "In our house, a ranch bottle is an essential... The bottle is, like, almost, like, half a gallon." (12:07)

5. Food Adventures and Picky Kids

• Discussion:
  • Eddie's kids are not very adventurous with food, except his oldest (17yo) who will try more things.
  • All kids do love ranch dressing, though.
  • Quote:

    "My kids don’t, like, trust me in that. Like, I’m always just like, dude, you’re going to love this. And then they’re like, 'I’m good.'" (11:29)

6. Favorite Child—A Delicate Q

• Question: Five reasons why your favorite child is your favorite?
• Summary:
  • Eddie navigates the question carefully, settling on "the easiest one" being the favorite.
  • Admits favorites can shift depending on the week and their behavior.
  • Hopes for future adult friendships with his sons after “dad duty” years.
  • Quote:

    "Favorite’s such a bad word... I think it’s just easier." (13:24)

    "Once that’s done, I want to be friends and let’s go hang out." (14:19)

7. Fasting & Healthy Diet Goals

• Question: Can Eddie complete a 20-day fast? Is he hangry?
• Summary:
  • At recording, Eddie had just started; not hangry yet but expects the challenge.
  • Plan is 4 days only liquids, then gradual reintroduction of solids excluding meat, dairy, and sugar.
  • Morgan shares her experience with weekly 24–48-hour fasts and benefits like mental clarity.
  • Both discuss how hunger is hardest at home or around the kids.
  • Quote:

    "The clarity you have in your brain is unbelievable... To pray, to think, to work, to understand your family members." (16:45)

8. Nashville Favorites

• Question: Favorite local places?
• Summary:
  • Eddie mostly frequents chain restaurants with the family (Chewy's, Chili’s, Logan’s Roadhouse).
  • For parks, likes Centennial Park (with the Parthenon).
  • Reminisces on Virago (sushi spot) and its Monday deals.
  • Quote:

    "Centennial Park... We'll go there once in a while... feels like you're kind of in a different place... there's a Greek Parthenon right there." (19:08)

9. Reflections on Grief & Family Loss

• Question: How are you coping with your father’s passing?
• Summary:
  • The holidays were better; time has helped, but moments of sadness and vivid dreams persist.
  • Sometimes still reflexively tries to call his dad.
  • Morgan suggests sharing memories with his mom, which he finds an interesting idea.
  • Family is navigating grief together, hoping to create positive new memories.
  • Quote:

    "Every once in a while, I still... I still reach for my phone once in a while and be like, oh, let me call dad... just forgetting." (21:03)

    "It's different, but we're doing the best that we can." (23:36)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On family shopping spree:

  "We just went to Macy's and just like, tore it up... We had a thousand dollars, man." (03:05)

• On hot dog aversion:

  "I really have not even gotten near a hot dog since that." (07:24)

• Testing willpower at a baseball game:

  "If you can deny a hot dog in a baseball stadium with your boys, I think you can officially say you're probably not going to eat one again." (08:13)

• On favorite pizza chains:

  "Pizza Hut still. Yeah. Oh, yeah... Something changed for sure, because. No, you’re right. It’s not the way it used to be when we were kids." (09:54; 10:30)

• On ranch as a household staple:

  "In our house, a ranch bottle is an essential... The bottle is, like, almost, like, half a gallon." (12:07)

• On favorite child (diplomatically):

  "Favorite’s such a bad word... I think it’s just easier." (13:24)

• On fasting and clarity:

  "The clarity you have in your brain is unbelievable... To pray, to think, to work, to understand your family members." (16:45)

• Coping with loss:

  "Every once in a while, I still... I still reach for my phone once in a while and be like, oh, let me call dad... just forgetting." (21:03)

  "It's different, but we're doing the best that we can." (23:36)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Diamond bracelet & gift card story: 02:00–03:41
• Replacing wife’s wedding band: 04:16–05:55
• Hot dog challenge aftermath: 05:56–08:20
• Family pizza rituals: 08:30–12:29
• Condiments and kids' food routines: 12:07–12:29
• ‘Favorite’ child discussion: 12:36–14:19
• Fasting and diet talk: 15:08–17:40
• Nashville favorites: 17:59–20:12
• Grief, family loss reflection: 20:21–23:39

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Tone and Style

The tone remains conversational, friendly, and unpretentious throughout. Eddie and Morgan move easily between goofiness, honesty, and the occasional poignant reflection. Their "yap sessions" are intentionally informal, relatable, and peppered with playful self-deprecation.

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Conclusion

This episode is a great snapshot of everyday life and challenges, balancing parenting humor, culinary nostalgia, and real-life vulnerability. Whether you’re tuning in for the inside jokes, the ongoing hot dog ban, or Eddie's thoughts on family and loss, it's a relatable, laugh-and-learn installment of The Bobby Bones Show’s ongoing Q&A tradition.

Transcript

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It's listener Q and A time where.

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Morgan and a show member answer almost all your questions.

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Happy Saturday. We are here for listener questions and Eddie is joining me. What's up, Eddie?

[B]

What's up, Morgan?

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Once again, still messing with the microphone. Always like he was in part one.

[B]

This microphone's like, it's messed up.

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Welcome to our studios.

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I blame Scuba.

[A]

You can also blame Scuba because it was him.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

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Starting with shout outs. I love the Eddie best bits. He has the greatest voice and attitude.

[B]

Ooh, the voice. I've never heard that before. That's cool.

[A]

You like your voice?

[B]

Yeah, yeah. Cause I mean, usually I'm used to hearing. No, no, I don't like my voice. I'm used to hearing lunchbox say like, oh, it's all nasally. Eddie, this.

[A]

You know, he's just giving you a hard time because he can, right?

[B]

Yeah, it's awesome.

[A]

Your voice isn't that way.

[B]

That's cool.

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My favorite. Yay. Carolyn from atx. And then we've got just love, love, love yours and Eddie's yap sessions.

[B]

Yaps. We just. That's what we do. We just yap.

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Here we are, yappers. And if you really like a good yap session, part one this week, it was great.

[B]

We yapped.

[A]

We had. We had a blast doing that one. Okay. Did Eddie keep his diamond bracelet from Scuba? Two years ago, Becca in Idaho?

[B]

Nah. Mm. Mm.

[A]

What did you end up doing?

[B]

I went back to the store and I returned it.

[A]

Oh, didn't you get some gifts for the kids?

[B]

Uh huh. We got all kinds of stuff. I got clothes, my wife got clothes. The kids got, like, toys. Yeah.

[A]

Like, so basically you had a family shopping spree with that money?

[B]

Oh, yeah, because like, it was I mean, how much was like, it was.

[A]

One grand, I thought, because he had the highest gift card.

[B]

Was it a thousand? Yeah, it was a thousand because I remember using, like, I don't know, four or five hundred on clothes. And I've. Morgan, I don't buy clothes. Like, it's not my thing. Like, I think I bought this shirt with it.

[A]

You're wearing a blue kind of navy ish pullover. Yeah, right.

[B]

Like a cardigan pullover.

[A]

I would call it a light shacket. Not a full shacket, but a light shack.

[B]

It's wool, I think.

[A]

I like it.

[B]

And like, I bought this there with the money. And like, I don't. I just don't buy clothes for myself. Never.

[A]

So then what did you do with the rest of the money? Do you still have the gift card?

[B]

No. And then my wife bought some stuff. I don't remember what she bought. And then I think the boys bought like an ice cream maker or something. Like something random. We just went to Macy's and just like, tore it up.

[A]

Shopping spree?

[B]

Yeah. We had a thousand dollars, man.

[A]

Did you use it all, though?

[B]

We used it every single. Every single dollar. And I remember, like, I thought my wife. There was a percentage of. Of me that thought that maybe my wife would like the diamond bracelet. And she was just like, it's. It's sweet, but it's not. It's not me. Like, I don't wear diamonds like that.

[A]

You know, like, we can put that money better years.

[B]

Yes. I was like, cool, let's go return it. And I was worried that they weren't going to take it because it's jewelry. Like, I don't know how that policy is, but now I just returned it. They gave me gift cards and it's good.

[A]

That's awesome. Yeah, that's like a. One of those shopping sprees you see on social media that somebody want to give away. And you guys are just running around the store buying whatever you want.

[B]

You wouldn't think the pressure of, like, having $1,000 and be like, well, what do I buy with this? Like, without planning. Right. You know, sometimes you go to the store like, I know what I want.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

But when you go to the store and not know what you want, but everything is there, like Macy's, like, anything.

[A]

Everything becomes everything that you want.

[B]

Yeah. All of a sudden.

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Because you didn't know you wanted it. Mostly because you didn't know if you had the money to want it.

[B]

Right? Yeah. No, that was crazy.

[A]

That's fun. Did you find out your Wife's ring size. Carol.

[B]

I did. I did find out my wife's ring size, and that was. She had a. She had a ring that, like, already that she. I didn't know she wore. She wore, like, maybe wore it once or twice or something. And so I found it, and so I got that sized, and then I got to order whatever the ring was.

[A]

Okay, so what ring did you end up buying her for Christmas?

[B]

So she had. So I think she lost her wedding band. So, like, she has her, like, engagement ring. Like, the diamond, the nice one. Right?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And then the dot. The ring. The band was just, like, a gold band. And I think she lost that. Like, I lost mine two years after we got married. I think she lost hers maybe, like, three years ago. And so she's always wanted to replace it, but she had, like, this. She wanted, like, another kind of. She wanted, like, little. Little diamonds on it a little bit.

[A]

More than what she had.

[B]

A little more than what she had. And so I was like, I got it. Like, I know what I want. I know what. I know what to get her. And so all I had to do was just get that ring size. And once I got that, I just ordered it. It was perfect.

[A]

And did she love it?

[B]

She loves it. She looks at it all the time now. She's like, look at. Cool.

[A]

It's like she got engaged again.

[B]

I know. I know. You know the feeling of, like, looking down and being like, that's cool.

[A]

Oh, yeah. I look down all the time, like, oh, little diamond there.

[B]

She forget it's there.

[A]

How could I forget that it's there right now?

[B]

It's so big. It's so big. Like, I can't even see you because it's so bright.

[A]

Oh, shut up. I'll be, like, driving. I'm like, ooh, there's a diamond on my hand. So she's having that feeling again.

[B]

Does the sun hit it sometimes or you're just like, dang, that thing's sparkling.

[A]

Yes. I love when she sparkles.

[B]

That's fun. Oh, it's a she.

[A]

I just love calling her a she. I love calling anything a she.

[B]

Mrs. Diamond.

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If it's mine, I am so happy. She's happy, though. That's fun.

[B]

Yeah, she loved it.

[A]

Have you eaten any hot dogs yet? Late in Pennsylvania?

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No. Hey, I just thought about this the other day, mostly because I was doing my fast, and so, like, I was, like, thinking, I haven't had a hot dog since I tried to eat.

[A]

So you're telling me you get back in this fast you start thinking about.

[B]

All kinds of foods.

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Trust me, I know. I do fast every week.

[B]

You do every week?

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Yeah, from like 24 to 48 hours.

[B]

You're crazy.

[A]

They're so good for you.

[B]

Yeah, you're crazy.

[A]

But they do make you think about every food that you could possibly want.

[B]

I'd never done a fast and like, yes. You see a food and you're just like, wow, that looks good. Anything.

[A]

So the fast has got the hot dogs back in your mind.

[B]

It's just. I just thought about it and I'm like, oh, hot dog. I don't even know where I saw one. Maybe, like, I don't remember where I saw one, but I looked at it and I was just like, dang. I haven't had a hot dog since I tried eating like 100 of those.

[A]

So do you think after. Because you're still current. Well, I, you know, we're recording this early, so you still could currently be in your fast. You could have broke it by the point that this is recording.

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I'm not breaking it.

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They're hard. I'm not. I'm not going to lie, but I'm.

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Not going to break it. They're rough, I imagine they're rough. I imagine it's going to be so crazy. But, like, I'm not going to break it. Okay.

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I believe in you.

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I will not.

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At this point, you haven't broken it. Once the fast is over, are you going to try and go eat a hot dog?

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No, I doubt hot dogs would be the first thing I get. I run to.

[A]

I hope it's not. You really do need, like, a smoothie or, like, an easy food.

[B]

Yeah.

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A hot dog would not be the thing that I would rush into.

[B]

But no, that's crazy. Like, I really have not even gotten near a hot dog since that.

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Do you think 2026 is the year you bring back the hot dog?

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I don't think so.

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Or do you think the food is ruined completely for you?

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I mean, I don't know. I really haven't put much thought to it other than, like, I have no desire to eat a hot dog. Whereas before I didn't have a problem eating a hot dog. Like, if the kids were eating a hot dog and like, say some of my boys, like, they'll eat a hot dog and they're like, dad, you want half of it? And I'll be like, yeah, like, give it to me. If they said that today or not today, but, like, you know, and in the near future, I'd probably be like, no, I'm good.

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I'm gonna be curious. When baseball season comes around and you.

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Take the boys to a game, to a stadium.

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Yeah. That's the moment where it'll truly be tested.

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Yes.

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Because that's an environmental thing where you get excited. It's part of the atmosphere.

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Yes.

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If you can deny a hot dog in a baseball stadium with your boys, I think you can officially say you're probably not going to eat one again.

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I think that's fair.

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Yeah.

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That's going to be the judge, the judgment right there.

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That'll be our test. What is a normal week night meal at Eddie's house? Tiffany in Missouri. Also so, so bold to be making him talk about this.

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Very rude. Actually. My mind starts going to all the meals, everything.

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This, this, this. I want to eat all that.

[B]

I think, like, the staples in my house for sure are pizza. Like, that's the staple that you go out and buy.

[A]

Have you guys ever done a making your own pizza night?

[B]

Well, do like one of the grocery stores here has like the dough.

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Okay.

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In a ball.

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I like it.

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And you have to, like, spread it out, cover it in olive oil, and then buy the tomato sauce or whatever, the pasta sauce and then cheese.

[A]

Okay. So you have to make your own crust.

[B]

We do it. I've never made. Maybe like a long time ago I tried making my own crust, but I haven't done that in a long time.

[A]

Oh, that's a lot of work.

[B]

It's too much work.

[A]

It's already a lot of work to do your own.

[B]

Yes.

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Let alone that extra step. So.

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Yeah.

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No.

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So once in a while we'll do the homemade, you know, stick in the oven pizza. But nah, like, we kind of rotate too. Like, we have our five pizza places that we like. Pizza chains, you know, like Pizza Hut, Papa John's, Domino's Jets. And then I think. I think there's like a local like Sal's Pizza. Have you seen Sal's Pizza?

[A]

Yeah, I think I've seen. And Marcos is another one that's kind of local.

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Yeah. We don't have one kind of near our house, so we don't do Marcos. But those are kind of the five that we rotate. Like, it just depends what, what, you know, mood we're in.

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Do you. Is there one that stands out above the rest?

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That's your favorite Domino's, because the cheapest.

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Okay. Your favorite taste.

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Oh, very taste. Pizza Hut still. Yeah. Oh, yeah.

[A]

Really? I had Pizza Hut for the first time. Gosh, I don't know. Sometime last year. And I was like, this does not hold up to the caliber of what, remember Pizza Hut being.

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It's changed. It's definitely changed throughout the years, but, I mean, there's something that keeps it a little consistent. I, I, I remember I noticed the change probably about like 10 years ago. It was like something with a crust. Yeah.

[A]

I wonder if they got bought out at that time or maybe changed ownership.

[B]

You never know. Or, like, or in, in the corporate office, they're just like, hey, guys, this ingredient's too expensive. We got to change it. Yeah, something changed for sure, because. No, you're right. It's not the way it used to be when we were kids.

[A]

Exactly. That makes me not feel as crazy. Papa John's has held up for sure.

[B]

Same.

[A]

Still the same.

[B]

Yeah. Domino's, Same.

[A]

And if, honestly, if I could have Papa John's garlic sauce with Pizza Hut's Pizza, what used to be Pizza Hut's Pizza.

[B]

That's the best, that garlic sauce.

[A]

Oh, my gosh.

[B]

It's crazy. Like, my kids don't touch it.

[A]

Really?

[B]

Yeah. It just stays in that little container in the box. I'm like, you guys are crazy.

[A]

You know, though, growing up, I don't know that I ever ate it either.

[B]

It's an adult thing.

[A]

I don't know that I ever realized that it was that good. I think I was not as adventurous in eating food when I was younger, so I just wouldn't, it wasn't something I was used to or somebody ever told me how good it was. I just stayed away from it.

[B]

And you know what? Maybe as a child, garlic. The word garlic doesn't sound good.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, and it's not like something that you, you know, is in food. So when you see garlic and garlic's big on that packet.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, on the top of it, it says garlic. It's like, probably kids are just like, I don't want that crap. Yeah.

[A]

Be curious if you, like, entice them to be like, guys, this is so good. You have to try.

[B]

I have. My kids don't know. My kids don't, like, trust me in that. Like, I'm always just like, dude, you're going to love this. And then I was like, I'm good.

[A]

Are they adventurous in food yet?

[B]

No.

[A]

Yeah. So then maybe it is just more of a, you know, kids are pretty, like, stable. They like certain things.

[B]

My oldest 17 year old, he is okay. He's definitely like, I'll try it.

[A]

Did he like it?

[B]

Yeah, he likes garlic sauce, but he's, it's not like, he tried it. He's like, it's not bad, but I'm good without it. They all like ranch.

[A]

Oh, I do love a ranch. I can't hate that.

[B]

Dude, we. In our house, a ranch bottle is an essential. Like, and we've gotten to the point where we buy the big one. You know, the big one that's like.

[A]

The big staple one. What's the brand?

[B]

Valley. Hidden Valley Ranch. It's huge. The bottle is, like, almost, like, half a gallon.

[A]

And you go through it every week?

[B]

I don't know about every week, but, I mean, if it's low, they let me know. And they're like, guys, the ranch is low. We got to get a new bottle. It's like, all right, you know what?

[A]

At least they have one condiment that they all like.

[B]

They love it.

[A]

We're going to take that as a venture. Okay, we're going to take a quick break, and we'll be right back. We're starting off with a really tough one. Eddie.

[B]

Oh, boy.

[A]

Ashley would like to know five reasons why your favorite child is your favorite. You don't have to point out who your favorite child is.

[B]

Five reasons?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

The number one reason is because he's easy. Like, I think that is everyone's number one reason. The easier the child, the more you just enjoy being around them. You know what I mean?

[A]

And if they're not easy, you don't enjoy being around them.

[B]

And I'm not saying, like, this kid is always easy. He has his moments. But, like, overall, he's the easiest. He's easygoing. We, like, kind of the same things.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

You know, there's. I mean, there are a couple. Look, they're all close. Like, there are some times where, like, there will be a week where I'm like, you know what? You're not my favorite. This was my favorite.

[A]

Just weeks a week.

[B]

Yeah. Like, they're close. Like, they're really close. But, like, I think if you had to say, overall, you have one that you. It's not even favorite. Like, favorite's such a bad word. Like, if they heard this, they'd be so, like, heartbroken. But it's not favorite. It's just. I think it's just easier.

[A]

Like, the one who is the closest in your relationship status, just everything.

[B]

Like, they like the same things I like, you know, like, they are easy to talk to. They want to learn more from me.

[A]

Do you feel like that changes, too, as they all get older, too?

[B]

No. He's my oldest son. Yes. I'm gonna leave Right there. No.

[A]

Well, I just. I wondered if they get easier because they get older and they become adults and that might change that relationship.

[B]

Possibly. Like I keep saying, I cannot wait till they're all older and we could just be friends and you don't have.

[A]

To be the dad.

[B]

Yeah. Because being a dad's hard. Like, you know, And I think some of them feel like they don't, you know, they're not close to me because I'm their dad.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, but, like, really, it's just my job, man. It's just my job to keep you straight and, like, to teach you. And once that's done, I want to be friends and let's go hang out.

[A]

I am so excited to see what your relationship is like with all of them as they get older and they're in college.

[B]

It's gonna be so cool. Like, I cannot wait.

[A]

This would be a fun phase just.

[B]

To do, like, a boys trip, you know, where all the guys get together and we go do something. Like, I think it'd be awesome.

[A]

You're gonna ha. You're gonna have your boys trips.

[B]

I'm gonna finally have my boys trips.

[A]

Get older.

[B]

Cause what's my wife gonna say about that? No, those are our kids. You can't stop me from doing that.

[A]

If she knows her kids enough, she.

[B]

Might be like, that's true.

[A]

Let's maybe not do this one. Do you really think you can conquer 20 days? Are you hangry? This is from Barb.

[B]

When we're recording this. I just started, so I'm not hangry yet. I. I'm. I'm assuming I'm going to be hangry because I do get hangry.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Hunger is a big deal for me. Food is a big deal for me, which is why I decided to do this fast. This fast has been talked about forever, right? And I've always been like, not for me. Like, I don't do that. But I don't know. I thought this year I'm, like, I'm going to try it.

[A]

Well, the worst that happens is you don't make it 20 days.

[B]

I'll make it 20 days. I'm not going to go 20 days without. And I talked about this. I'm not going to go 20 days without, like, just water. Like, I'm not going to do 20 days without just water. I'm gonna. After the four days of the water fast, or the water liquid fast or whatever, I'm gonna start adding, like, solids and, like, you know, fruits, vegetables, nuts, stuff like that.

[A]

Are you gonna Specifically, keep out one food that you're fasting for 20 days.

[B]

I think meat and dairy are kind of going to be sugar.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

All that stuff's gonna be gone.

[A]

So Whole foods. So you're gonna be eating a diet like mine.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So dairy free.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Vegetarian fruit iteration. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But gluten, I guess you could have. I'm gluten free.

[B]

That's. I don't. I don't know. Not really. I think I'm going to just stick to whole foods. Whole foods. I don't think I'm going to touch any kind of bread and nothing like that.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

So it's hard.

[A]

It's really hard. No, but it's so worth it. The benefits of it in general, beyond what you're getting spiritually.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But also the health benefits of what that is.

[B]

I feel it all. It just goes hand in hand. Because the more I hear from people, they're just like, man, the clarity you have in your br. Brain is unbelievable. To pray, to think, to work, to understand your family members. Like. Like clarity.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And I'm looking forward to that. I really am. Because I haven't had clarity on things for a long time.

[A]

I'm excited to see how you feel after even just the four days. I'm excited to see how you feel after that.

[B]

That's gonna be tough.

[A]

You can do it. I do believe in you.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

But I will tell you, it is hard. Yeah, it was difficult. It's more difficult, really. Where I do the fast every week is. I'm on it right now as we're recording this, because it's always my busy day. Thursdays are always my really busy day. And so I'll jam pack everything in so I don't think about food. And then when I get home from the busy day and I sit there on the couch, I'm thinking about everything that's in the kitchen that I can go and eat. So the hardest part is being at home and not having anything to do.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

That's when it gets hard.

[B]

I bet it's hard, too, when you have a bunch of kids that just eat whatever they want around you.

[A]

Oh, that's just gonna add another layer. Right. Because especially you're home alone, and that's happen. You have all the kids eating around you, snacking. Yeah. So I'm excited. I'm excited to see your results. It'll be good. What are your favorite Nashville spots? Sadie from Ohio.

[B]

Ooh, I don't know. I don't know, man. I really don't spend A lot of time. Like, I don't favorite Nashville spots. Let me think about this.

[A]

Like, where did school this, school that. School this school, really?

[B]

I mean, that's what we do. Like, really. And if we got to eat, it's like Chewy's Chili's, Logan's Roadhouse. Like, you know, like chain restaurants. Just stupid chain restaurants where we can go eat for, like, an inexpensive.

[A]

Hey, chain restaurants aren't stupid. I love chain restaurants.

[B]

I know, but, like, you guys come. Like, ooh, I tried this restaurant. Like, I'd love to go there, but I have four kids and we would never go there. But, like, my wife and I could go there, but we don't. If we go on a date, it's kind of just like, let's go by the house so we don't have to spend a lot of time, like going downtown and doing all that because we only have, like two hours, you know, like, that kind of thing.

[A]

I feel like you're getting to the point where they're all getting older. So that might change.

[B]

That might change. Yes.

[A]

And I hope that for you guys. Yes.

[B]

So we can do like three hours.

[A]

Just a little bit more before we.

[B]

Get an emergency phone call. Gosh, this is tough. Like, I do like the. What's that park? Centennial Park.

[A]

Yeah, Centennial park. With the.

[B]

With the Parthenon. I do like that. That's kind of cool. Like, we'll go there once in a while and we'll throw football and I don't know, it just feels like you're kind of in a different place. Yeah. In a different place. Yeah. Because, like, there's a Greek Parthenon right there. Feels like you're in Greece. Yep.

[A]

You're in Greece for a hot second. But also Nashville.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It is a weird thing.

[B]

I don't know. That's tough. Like, I mean, downtown's cool. I like it down here.

[A]

Do you have a favorite restaurant that isn't a chain of all the time that you've been here?

[B]

No, not really. I've gone to some good restaurants.

[A]

Yeah, I have a whole list for you.

[B]

What's the. The sushi place that was just kind of by here. Is it still open?

[A]

Oh, are you talking about. Hold on. I think it's on my list. Let me check. Virago.

[B]

Virago. That one was really good.

[A]

Yeah. And they have half price sushi on Mondays.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Nice.

[A]

And it's like half price sake also.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

The whole vibe.

[B]

I'm not a sake fan, but, like, that sounds cool for people that, like, Sake.

[A]

Yeah. I really am not either, but I just like the idea of everything.

[B]

You see the deal? You're like, that's me.

[A]

Yes. Give me any deal. I love a deal. I'm really sorry about the loss of your father. How are you doing after the holidays?

[B]

Good, you know, pretty good. And I think everyone did better. My mom was better. You know, I think it's just time. Right. Time. My mom has her moments, you know, and she gets kind of just like. There are just little moments in the day, you know, where she starts thinking about him and then we all start thinking about him, and it gets sad for a second. And, man, I've had, like, just dreams, which has been weird for me. Like, dreams where he pops up and then I wake up, like, really sad, like, and, you know, I don't even think about it.

[A]

Do they feel vivid?

[B]

The dreams feel very. Oh, yeah.

[A]

Like.

[B]

Yeah, like he's still here. And every once in a while, I still. Still. Which is so weird. I still reach for my phone once in a while and be like, oh, let me call dad. Hadn't talked to him in a while.

[A]

Have you ever called it to leave a voice?

[B]

No. I don't know. I don't even think that's. Is it. No, I haven't even tried it, but I don't even think that that line is still there.

[A]

I mean, that would be based on your mom, depending on if she changed it.

[B]

I think my sister canceled that. I'm not sure. What? I'm not sure. No, I haven't tried to call the number, but I've definitely reached for my phone thinking, like, just forgetting, like, because you're just living life and you're just like, oh, let me call Dad. I haven't talked to him in a while. I'm like, oh, gosh, this is so crazy. Like, still can't believe it.

[A]

Yeah, That's a really hard feeling. I would imagine that you just. And there's nothing you can do about that feeling.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You just have to sit with it. And it is what it is. Do you call your mom sometimes when that happens?

[B]

No, I think I feel like I don't ever want to call my mom and provoke an emotion that she's already been dealing with, you know?

[A]

I feel like she would love to talk about him, though.

[B]

And we do. Like. We do, like, when we're together. But I'll ask her when we're talking on the phone, I ask her, you know, just like, how's everything going? She's like, good. The good days, bad days. And then she'll be like, yeah, you know, like, I miss him so much, and whatever. And then we talk for a second, but then we move on to something else. Just because, like, I feel like. I don't know, she just. I feel like she doesn't really want to talk too much about it because she. When she does, it hurts, you know, And I don't want her to hurt. Kind of want to help her. Help her move on. Yeah.

[A]

I just wonder. I know in a lot of the grief that a lot of people experience that I've seen, they love to share stories about those people. So if you have a memory that reminds you of him, I wonder how that would be helpful.

[B]

That's interesting.

[A]

If she wants to remember the good stuff, not necessarily talk about how she's feeling about it, but just if you call to be like, I thought about dad and that one time we did this.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. Even during Christmas, we would do stuff, and I'd be like, oh, my gosh, dad would totally do this right now. Whatever. And she'd be like, oh, my gosh, yes, he would totally do that. So there are those moments, for sure. But, yeah, that's interesting. I never thought about that.

[A]

Yeah. I just wonder if it. Because then it could, in a way, allow you to still have the outlet of talking about him.

[B]

Right.

[A]

While also her getting a chance to talk about something that she loves so much.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know what I mean? But I don't know.

[B]

That's a.

[A]

That's such a unique experience that.

[B]

And I'm. I'm so new to it, too. Like, it's. It's challenging. So. Yeah, we're all learning.

[A]

Yeah. Well, I'm glad it felt a little bit better this holiday season.

[B]

Yeah, it did. Thank you. It did.

[A]

And I'm glad that you guys are also getting together and doing memories where you can.

[B]

I know. It's definitely weird. It's different.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, it's different, but we're doing the best that we can. Good.

[A]

And your brother's doing good.

[B]

My brother's doing great. Although he didn't come down for Christmas. He didn't have time off of work, so. So we didn't get to see him. But hopefully we'll see him soon. I don't know. He said he was going to try to come down maybe March, April, something.

[A]

Like that, and visit you guys here.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. So we'll see.

[A]

Oh, good. Okay. Well, thank you for updating. I saved the best for the beginning and the end for you to chat about, and thanks for being here, Eddie.

[B]

Thank you, Morgan.

[A]

Can they find you? Hear you all the good stuff?

[B]

You know this already. Producer EDDIE I'm everywhere.

[A]

But I just like to remind them.

[B]

Producer Eddie One word. Everywhere.

[A]

Everywhere. You're everywhere.

[B]

Everywhere.

[A]

Inside their little vents in their car. Is that where you are?

[B]

Yeah. Yeah.

[A]

You can see me and you can go subscribe to the channel on YouTube. Obbybone Show. I'm ebgirlmorgan again. Thank you, Eddie.

[B]

Thank you, Morgan.

[A]

These are always fun, our yap sessions. I appreciate it.

[B]

Yeah, thanks for letting us yap for a little bit.

[A]

Yep, yep. Bye, everybody.

[B]

That's the best bits of the week with Morgan. Thanks for listening. Be sure to check out the other two parts this weekend. Go follow the show on all social platforms obbyboneshow and follow ebgirlmorgan to submit your listener questions for next week's episode.

[A]

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