The John Clay Wolfe Show – Episode #105 (07/15/17)

Podcast Date: February 13, 2026
Host: John Clay Wolfe
Co-Hosts: J.D. Ryan, Bobbo, "Turley"
Podcast Theme: The John Clay Wolfe Show is a wild ride through cars, sports, sex, drugs, and rock & roll—a high-adrenaline weekly window into Southern car culture, radio shenanigans, and unfiltered humor. Powered by GiveMeTheVIN.com, each episode revolves around live on-air car deals, offbeat stories, listener calls, and a steady stream of raunchy jokes and improvisational comedy.

Episode Overview

On this episode, John Clay Wolfe and crew live up to their reputation for irreverence and unpredictability. The show focuses heavily on live car appraisals over the air, peppered with digressions into personal tales, awkward advice, celebrity impressions, and radio industry inside jokes. The team repeatedly circles around regional humor, generational divides, and the joys and pains of the car business, all presented with their signature rowdy, off-the-cuff energy.

Show Structure & Key Segments

1. Catching Up & Circle Jokes

Timestamps: 00:30–06:00

• The crew banters about Bobbo’s absence from the liquor store ("They had me filed as a missing person Wednesday in my old hometown" – Bobbo, 00:58), playfully roasting him for abstaining from alcohol for a week.
• A long-running inside joke about station affiliates and regional stereotypes, especially "Walmart Country" and the process of turning in a wife for an upgrade at customer service.
• Gags about the prevalence of radio personalities in small-town Texas: "Everyone in the Wichita Falls radio market knows Lindy..." (B, 04:10)
• The team debates whether their audience understands the shoutouts to obscure Texas towns.

2. Live Car Appraisals & Listener Calls

Timestamps: 06:10–56:00 (multiple intervals, recurring throughout the show)

• Structure: Callers pitch their cars and John quickly values them, usually with some back-and-forth haggling and jokes about the vehicles, locations, or caller’s life situations.
• Notable Calls:
  • JP from Bridgeport with a 2012 F250 King Ranch, negotiating a $28k deal. (07:23)
  • Caller with a 2013 Volvo XC60 from Mansfield, plugging the Volvo Club that meets at a Fort Worth tobacco shop. (09:46)
    • "So 13 grand buys the car. If it's nice, I'll buy it. Yes, that's a 13 XC with 55. Perfect." – John, 11:54
  • Lonnie Cole from Houston selling a banana-yellow 2008 Corvette, and listing a series of other dream cars ("I bought all the cars that I always wanted my whole life. As I got older. They're just sitting in the driveway…" – Lonnie, 13:51).
• Parental Repos:
  A mother tries to sell her daughter's Civic ("It's a parental repo." – John, 31:16; "Is your daughter angry with you about this?" – John, 31:35).
• Advice Segment:
  When a caller owes more than her car is worth, John jokes:
  "I think you take her to the strip club and walk her in there. [...] This is going to be you if you don't get your stuff together with being so damn lazy." (32:57)
  • The crew riffs on the potential backfiring of this "shock therapy," endlessly spinning what-if scenarios.

3. Comedy Skits, Impressions & Celebrity Jokes

Timestamps: 16:05–104:30 (throughout the episode)

• Recurring Parody Bits:
  • "Let's Make a Dope Deal":
    A game show parody where Bob plays the part of a former Harvard philosopher turned drug dealer (Bob Bitchen).
    • "What made you drop out?" – "A lot of people think it was the 400 acid trips they took, you know. [...] But what was it really, Bob? – One day I played Black Sabbath at 78 speed, man. And then what happened? – I saw God." (18:05; recurring at 71:10)
  • God Calls In:
    Outlandish riff where Bobbo impersonates "God" as a used car buyer:
    "Thou shalt bring us done to me. Something sporty with a standard shift and convertible top." (19:09)
• Impressions:
  • Rush Limbaugh (approx. 62:16)
  • Tony Romo’s dad (100:06)
  • Satan/Prince of Darkness (91:41)

4. Car Business Deep Dives & Industry Banter

Timestamps: 46:05, 51:08, 61:13

• Explanations of auction arbitration, post-sale inspections, and market dynamics for high-end vehicles (e.g., Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari 430 Spider: "You want to sell the car? [...] I'll definitely give 100." – John, 89:51)
• Details about high-miles and junk cars, parental repossessions, and live negotiation dynamics.
• John’s pride in online reviews: "It's hard to have good reviews in the car business." (70:07)

5. Sex, Drugs, and Lifestyle Tangents

Timestamps: misc. throughout

• Extended chat about the Naughty in New Orleans swingers convention (41:13; 48:39)
• Bobo details his time living with "alternative lifestyle" housemates, including the pudding-cup incident (110:45)
• JD relates stories of wild success as a country radio DJ in the 1990s ("Fishing with a net… you tonight. I mean, it was like a rock star a little bit." – JD, 129:16)

6. Audience Feedback & Cultural Commentary

Timestamps: 53:57, 121:12, 134:22

• The crew fields feedback about perceptions in "rough" markets, especially Austin ("I've heard a lot of people bitching, a lot of people complaining. Really? Yep, yep, they say we're too rough." – John, 22:56)
• Listeners from Austin and other areas weigh in on whether they're truly offended (121:25)
• Satirical "Top 10" segment: "Top 10 reasons we should be friends with the Russians" (75:47)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the car business philosophy:
  "I buy a couple hundred cars a week, and I'm just. Yes, ma'am. 10,000." – John, 31:57
• On why men build skyscrapers:
  "No, just the hopes that I might get that one last piece out. Impress some girl." – 05:51
• God as a car buyer:
  "And thine offering shall pleaseth me best. If it comes in eternal flame." – God (portrayed by Bobbo), 19:19
• On being a 'hobosexual':
  "Do you know what a hobosexual is? Someone that's in a relationship to prevent being homeless." – John, 49:49
• Bobo’s Alternative Lifestyle Story:
  "It was never as easy coming home as it was getting out in the morning, I'll tell you that." – Bobbo, 114:17

Detailed Timeline Highlights

| Timestamp | Segment/Highlight | |:-------------:|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:30 | Crew banter and Bobbo’s sobriety jokes | | 06:10 | First round of live car appraisals (JP – F250 King Ranch) | | 09:46 | Volvo Club call and Fort Worth tobacco shop plug | | 13:51 | Collector car caller (yellow Corvette, 928) | | 31:16 | The "Parental Repo" call—daughter's Civic | | 32:57 | John’s infamous (bad) advice: “take her to the strip club…” | | 16:05, 71:10 | "Let's Make a Dope Deal" parody skit | | 19:09 | "God" calls in for a car bid ("Sporty with a standard shift!") | | 46:05 | Story about CarMax training video – industry inside baseball | | 51:08 | Discussion on high-end cars, lifted trucks, and auction losses | | 62:16 | Rush Limbaugh impression; car business and peyote gags | | 75:47 | "Top 10 Reasons We Should Be Friends With the Russians" | | 110:45 | Bobbo’s "alternative lifestyle" house story, drag parties, pudding incident | | 129:16 | JD reminisces about wild country DJ days—“fishing with a net” for romance | | 134:22 | Austin’s tightness versus reputation for openness—satirical cultural commentary |

Episode Tone & Style

The language is fast, rough, self-deprecating, and unapologetically blue-collar. The crew is boisterous, quick to riff, and never misses a chance for an inside joke or risqué quip.

Sample Exchange:
"If you had the same garage world with A cups or C cups. Yeah. And you liked her the same, which one would you go with?"
"Anything more than a mouthful to waste anyway, you know what I'm saying?" – (John & caller, 108:08)

Listener Calls:
Mixed in are sincere moments—callers express gratitude for GiveMeTheVIN's service (Elter, 71:58: "You saved my life, man.")—but these are swiftly followed by theological or satirical "blessings" (Reverend Cleophas Jones, 74:31).

Closing Minutes

The show closes with rapid-fire car appraisals, behind-the-scenes stories about car deals and misadventures, and a topical riff on Denmark’s cashless society, leading into wild hypotheticals about tipping, hookers, and personal hygiene.

"Do something. I mean, it's not like red and flame tips on the John Clay Wolfe Show." – John (145:23)

Final Moment

A Facebook/viral news segment (super soaker shatters watermelon at 243 mph—confirmed real) gives way to one last explosive redneck story before the crew wraps up.

For First-Time Listeners

• Expect: Wildly unpredictable Texas humor, raw but clever radio antics, real car talk, and lightning improv.
• Skip if: You want clean, focused car business advice—the entertainment is as much about the personalities and stories as it is the deals.
• Don’t Miss: The layers of in-jokes, frequent callbacks to previous episodes, and the way caller stories are woven into the larger cultural fabric of the show.

Jump to Key Moments

• [Live car deal: F250 King Ranch] – 07:23
• [Volvo Club humor] – 09:46
• [Parental Repo advice] – 31:16/32:57
• ["Let's Make a Dope Deal"] – 18:05/71:10
• [God as a caller] – 19:09
• [Rush Limbaugh (parody)] – 62:16
• [Classic car deal: Ferrari 430] – 87:29/89:51
• [Bobo’s “alternative lifestyle” experience] – 110:45
• [JD's wild DJ days] – 129:16
• [Austin listener reactions] – 121:12/134:22
• [Top 10 reasons to be friends with Russians] – 75:47

Overall:
This episode is a raucous, layered slice of contemporary American FM radio—a blend of auto industry, Texas wit, and radio legend in the making. Come for the car deals, stay for the stories, and don’t be surprised if you leave humming the “sell us your car…” jingle.