The John Clay Wolfe Show – Episode #127 (12/16/17)

Date: February 13, 2026
Podcast: The John Clay Wolfe Show
Host: John Clay Wolfe
Powered By: GiveMeTheVIN.com

Episode Overview

This episode of The John Clay Wolfe Show blends car talk, dealership tales, off-the-rails comedy, audience banter, and irreverent takes on the week’s news. John and crew field listener calls about selling cars, discuss strip-club economics, riff on car culture and auctions, share personal stories (including some wild ones about accidental careers, strippers, and even Yeti coolers), and lampoon the news and themselves in trademark rowdy fashion. The Christmas season, sexual harassment in the workplace, and the changing landscape of car buying/selling also feature heavily.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Buying and Selling Cars LIVE On-Air

• Caller negotiations: John Clay Wolfe fields calls from all over (Houston, Oklahoma, Louisiana) for live car appraisals and offers. Notable vehicles include 2016 Audi A5, Nissan Rogue, Corvette, Miata, Challenger Hellcat, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Ram, and more.
  • John is direct: “Do you really want to sell it? Because I’m really going to buy it.” [03:51]
  • Offers are made based on miles, features, color, and market rates; callers often come with ambitious price expectations, to which John responds honestly and with comic wit.
  • Repeated advice: “Go to givemethevin.com, load it up, and let’s do a deal.”

2. Car Dealer/Auction Tales

• Auction Records: John shares that his team broke the all-time record at Dallas Auto Auction with 220 cars sold in one day.
  • “We did break a record. 220 cars. That’s a record for Dallas Auto Auction.” [25:46]
• High-Energy Environment: Auction sales are described as contact sports where momentum matters—even joking about continuing sales despite a driver’s passing:
  • “The show must go on. … The dead body did not come with the car.” [82:50]
• Dealer Strategies: Emphasizes buying high for volume, taking losses or profits in stride: “I’m like a ticket scalper.”

3. Strip Club Economics and Culture

• Hannah (stripper persona) Explains Holiday Work:
  • Holidays see an uptick in tips from “married gentlemen” – “It’s like quadruple. Because all the married guys have been saving up all year.” [10:49]
  • “If you can’t have boobies at nighttime and listen to Motley Crue … and throw money at a stripper, that’s what Christmas is all about.” [10:24]
• Life On the Road: Being a featured dancer is hard work, involving travel and unconventional “tips” (e.g., Walmart gift cards for cosmetics).

4. Market Observations & Car Culture

• Nissan’s Prevalence in Strip Clubs:
  • John attributes the popularity to “crazy incentives” and “buying loans that are more questionable than normal.”
• Resale Headaches: Cautions against expectations of retail price on used sales – “I can’t give retail for cars, you know that.”

5. Sexual Harassment Stories and Workplace Culture

• Open Forum: John and JD invite listeners to call with sexual harassment stories. JD shares his own (hilariously misconstrued) incident with a female boss’ boob job.
  • “That is not sexual harassment. That is you being a dumbass.” – John [29:01]
  • “You harassed her and she took you up on it.” – John [29:57]
• Role Reversal: Jokes flip traditional narratives, adding satirical flavor while referencing real workplace issues.

6. Strippers and Jealous Boyfriends – Black, White, Latino or Other?

• Segment (147:02): DJ Pre K reads a headline—man sets fire to strip club over jealousy—and the crew guesses ethnicity based on the story.
  • “Sounds like a Caucasian crime to me.” – Reverend Charles [148:06]
  • Confirmed: White male.

7. Yeti Cooler as a ‘Gateway’

• Running Gag: John shares how owning a Yeti cooler in his car made him drink more: “It’ll turn you into an alcoholic too…” [47:28]
  • Threatens to sue Yeti for this behavioral change, drawing parallels to frivolous lawsuits.

8. Life Stories and Comebacks

• John’s Back Injury: Recalls a 13-year-old motocross accident that left him (temporarily) paralyzed, subsequent business setbacks, and using radio as a new beginning.
  • “That’s how we got on the radio—because I was in a wheelchair.” [111:23]
  • Now, after breaking records, he reflects on coming full circle.

9. Show Humor, Satire & Ongoing Characters

• Regular guest/comedy personas include “Satan,” “Reverend Charles,” “Rush Limbaugh,” and “Keith Richards,” each lampooning or giving off-the-wall wisdom about current events, pop culture, and car auctions.
• The crew mercilessly roasts each other, listeners, and the absurdities of their own industry.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Car Sellers’ Reality Checks:
  • John: "If you want to risk your life for $2,500, it’s up to you. We’re gonna say a prayer. Reverend Charles, can you give this man a prayer?” [121:33]
  • “If I gave retail, I’d be out of business, like a day.” [77:01]
• On Sexual Harassment:
  • JD: “She closed my door in my office, and there they are. She says, you want to feel them?” [28:49]
  • John: “That is not sexual harassment. That is you being a dumbass.” [29:01]
• On Auctions:
  • “I’m gambling on cars... There’s the horse whisperer and the car better. I’m a car better.” [64:47]
  • “He had a driver in the momentum and the auction… Every minute we sell a car, boom, boom, boom. When you break that momentum, you screw everything up.” [81:18]
  • “The dead body did not come with the car.” [82:52]
• Strip Club Insights:
  • Hannah: “If you can’t have boobies at nighttime and listen to Motley Crue... and throw money at a stripper, that’s what Christmas is all about.” [10:24]
• Yeti Addiction:
  • “I think I’m gonna sue Yeti. I think that they’ve changed my behavior pattern.” [47:40]
• Comedy Bit – Satan:
  • “These are the easiest souls to wrangle... But let me explain something about the angel physiology. We don’t feel it.” [49:53]
• News Satire:
  • JD: “President Trump signed a sweeping defense bill... Now they will have to actually register all the little toy drones. In other news, you can still buy your kid a Glock pistol and not have it registered for Christmas.” [130:56]
• Classic Rock’s Staying Power:
  • “What is up with classic rock?... Number one station in Dallas, number one in Louisiana... It never went away.” [153:41]

Timestamps for Major Segments

| Time | Segment/Topic | |-----------|------------------------------------------------------------| | 00:39 | Character Open – Reverend Charles and Satan banter | | 02:11 | Car Calls: Audi A5, live negotiation | | 05:24 | Car Calls: McLaren, Nissan Rogue, CarMax offer discussion | | 09:00 | Hannah on strip club economics, customer behavior, holiday tips | | 13:43 | Bobo tries to plug a musician, John roasts him | | 23:05 | Breaking Dallas Auto Auction sales record, drone filming | | 28:00 | Sexual harassment stories – JD’s office incident | | 33:00 | More live car appraisals: Saturn, Dodge, upgrades, etc. | | 37:01 | Weekly “Black, White, Latino or Other” segment teaser | | 39:20 | Listener calls about legendary Stevens and Pruitt holiday parties| | 45:41 | Yeti cooler, drinking more, contemplating “suing” Yeti | | 49:53 | Satan’s barroom wisdom & Miller Lite endorsement | | 52:05 | Dodge Challenger Hellcat – owner negotiations | | 54:59 | Listener bids to buy John's Yeti cooler | | 63:40 | Auction strategy, momentum, legendary auction stories | | 73:40 | Beer at auctions, car auction culture then vs now | | 82:34 | Auction stops for nothing – even a driver’s death | | 99:06 | NFL now broadcasting Saturday games, Tony Romo’s big week | | 110:00 | John’s personal comeback story | |121:33 | Reverend Charles prays for a caller risking his life to sell his car| |147:02 | "Black, White, Latino or Other": jealous boyfriend arsonist| |153:40 | Classic rock’s eternal appeal |

Additional Highlights

• Advice to Sellers:
  • John repeatedly stresses the benefit of using GiveMeTheVIN.com for transparent, fast vehicle offers and the importance of realistic expectations.
• Comedy Riffs:
  • Plenty of in-character comedy with “Reverend Charles” delivering mock-sermons on everything from car value to sexual harassment, “Satan” dispensing hellish wisdom, and playful digs at each other’s expense.
• Listener Engagement:
  • Callers offer stories, participate in games, and get honest, sometimes brutal car appraisals live on air.

Themes & Takeaways

• No sacred cows: Everything is a target for jokes—cars, work, the holidays, even themselves; FCC boundaries are observed, but just barely.
• Volume and honesty win in car sales: Buy in bulk, buy high, sell fast, and don’t get emotional over a single car deal.
• Workplace and industry satire: Navigating the changing landscape of sexual harassment lawsuits, news cycles, and automotive business with humor and candor.
• Customer empowerment but with a laugh: Live call-ins give ordinary listeners a shot at real deals—and real John’s sharp-witted banter.

Final Thoughts

The John Clay Wolfe Show #127 is vintage JCW: irreverent, high-energy, hands-on, and packed with behind-the-scenes dealership drama, strip-club stories, and a cavalcade of running inside jokes and colorful characters. If you want to know what's really happening in the car business—or just want a great laugh while getting suspected life lessons—this is your Saturday morning audio joyride.

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