The John Clay Wolfe Show – Episode #153 (06.16.18)

Air Date: February 13, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of The John Clay Wolfe Show is a rollicking ride through cars, sports, pop culture, and the inevitably offbeat adventures of the cast. With Father’s Day weekend in full swing, the crew shares irreverent stories about fatherhood, debates the authenticity of JD’s hair, welcomes cult BMX star Bill Allen from Rad, and dives into a wild, political-tinged Ted Nugent interview. Packed with live caller banter, technical mishaps, and insider car trade talk, the show is as unpredictable as always—no topic is off limits as long as the FCC doesn’t mind.

Main Topics & Key Discussion Points

1. Father’s Day Antics & Crew Banter

• Opening Energy (Starts ~00:38)
  • Fun, rowdy banter about Father's Day, each host sharing dadly pride, jokes, and mishaps.
  • DJ Pre K is humorously unsure if he’s a dad:
    "Pre K doesn't know if he's a daddy or not." - JD Ryan [01:32]
  • JD recalls Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts, Bobbo reminisces on old-school scout skills and reading the manual for knot-tying and fire-starting.

2. Breakfast & “Le Breakfast” Debacle

• Breakfast Traditions Gone Awry (~03:50)
  • A running joke about their complicated breakfast order with the (unnamed but obvious) “Le Breakfast” café, leading to French mispronunciations, miscommunications, and mild local drama.
  • Bobbo’s French is, by admission and humor, learned from Steve Martin’s Pink Panther:
    "All the French I know I learned from Steve Martin in that terrible remake of Pink Panther." - Bobbo [05:20]

3. Technical Difficulties: The Great 'Air Check'

• Live On-Air Signal Testing (~06:12)
  • Dallas affiliate is off-air; the crew launches an old-school "boogie check," taking rapid-fire live calls from Houston, Baton Rouge, Odessa, Oklahoma City, and more to confirm broadcast reach.
  • Several hilarious caller exchanges:
    "Corpus Christi. Thank you for checking in." - John Clay Wolfe [07:38]

4. The Great JD Hair Debate

• Is It Real or Is It Memorex? (~10:45-16:00)
  • Facebook post of JD’s suspiciously youthful, jet-black hair launches a studio investigation.
  • JD insists his hair isn’t dyed, referencing family genetics; John (a known “Just for Men” user) isn’t so sure and offers to physically test for a wig.
  • “If you wouldn’t mind coming over here, I’ll pull on your hair.”
    “Please do.” - John & JD [13:41–13:44]
  • Facebook listeners chime in, with some suggesting toupee theories and cracking, “See if the drapes match the …”

5. Special Guest: Bill Allen (Crew from "Rad" – BMX Movie)

• Hell Track is Coming (Starts ~17:19)
  • Bill Allen, cult BMX movie legend, joins in-studio for nostalgia and event hype.
  • Texplex Park in Dallas–Ft. Worth has rebuilt the famous Hell Track, with Allen and other 80s BMX stars appearing and riding.
  • Bill confesses:
    "I do ride now, where I didn’t really before. I’ve started taking freestyle lessons. So, yeah, absolutely. I’m in my 50s and now a radical guy." [19:40]
  • John admits he never got into BMX:
    “I loved motocross. … I broke my back in a motocross race and got paralyzed…” [22:26]
  • The group laughs over behind-the-scenes BMX stunts, 80s movie magic, and being more famous decades later.

6. Ted Nugent Interview: Rock, Politics, & Outrage

• Motor City Madman Unleashed (Highlighted ~25:21, 49:43, 99:06)
  • Ted reflects on moving from Detroit to Texas, dives headlong into Trump, North Korea diplomacy, and “liberal freak” critiques.
  • Notable quips:
    “I haven’t had this good of a laugh since Richard Pryor’s afro caught on fire. This is funnier than Sam Kinison on cocaine.” [26:18]
  • John and the crew debate calling opponents “losers and idiots” versus the trend of celebrity political rants (DeNiro at the Tonys).
  • Later, Ted waxes lyrical about Tommy Shaw’s guitar skills and talks classic rock’s cross-generational appeal.
  • On music:
    “I’m not only the creator thereof, but I’m the biggest fan in the world of really killer, soulful rhythm and blues and rock and roll...” [139:32]
  • The full, uncut Ted Nugent interview available on the show’s podcast; segments pepper the live broadcast.

7. Listener Stories: Parties, Tailgates, and Wild Giveaways

• Listener Party Recap (~31:26, ~88:11)
  • Callers drive hundreds of miles just to meet the show; some forgo concert tickets to hang with the team.
  • Next listener party plotted for LSU-Alabama weekend in Baton Rouge. Bar owners asked to reach out.

8. Candid Car Business — Buy, Sell, and Auction Stories

• Live “Sell Your Car” Calls (throughout, e.g., ~36:13, ~75:04+)
  • John values cars live on air, treating bentleys, F-150s, Corvettes, and dented pickups with both precision and comedic flair.
  • “If we don’t beat your CarMax offer, we’ll send you 100 bucks in the mail. And I happen to know that that will happen because I happen to own the company.” - John Clay Wolfe [16:00]
• Auction Life (Phil the lane coordinator calls in, ~106:54)
  • Praise for John’s legendary car lineup and helicopter entrance; inside look at how a massive car sale operates.

9. Scandalous Legends: The Prosthetic Leg Story

• Pete the Greek’s Leg (~45:40+)
  • John shares infamous tale: catching his ex-wife’s lover, tackling him, and taking his prosthetic leg as a trophy.
  • “We have his leg in the studio… I stole his leg when I realized he had a fake leg. And I've got it here in the studio..." [46:09]
  • Trophy culture: If a listener snaps a photo with Pete (and his new leg), they get a show T-shirt.

10. Politics, Satire & Games

• Call-in Debates: Conservative vs. Liberal (~59:10, ~63:54)
  • Callers spar over politics, definitions of “conservative,” and the tone of modern punditry.
• White/Black/Latino/Other Guessing Game (~60:28)
  • DJ Pre K hilariously narrates a police chase and the crew tries to guess the culprit’s ethnicity.
  • “This is a white tweaker.” — John [61:41]
  • Correct answer: Black; JD wins a break from ribbing.

11. Odds & Ends: Social Commentary, Fake Commercials, and Pop Culture

• Zuckerberg Smokes Meats (41:13)
  • John jabs at Mark Zuckerberg’s awkward Facebook Live:
    “With a baby and a Korean wife, just like the rest of us. And a green egg. And he smokes meat. Doesn’t smoke pole. He smokes ribs.” [42:06]
• Donnie Baker on iHOb [73:17]
  • Satirical rant about IHOP’s burger rebrand:
    “You can put truck nuts on a moped, but that don't make it a Harley."
• Explicit Post-Show Podcast [147:17+]
  • Off-air, adult-only segment (no FCC filter). The crew debates bringing a band with a controversial name (Black Pussy) to the Louisiana event, with much tongue-in-cheek discussion about branded music and radio censorship.

Notable Quotes & Classic Moments

• JD gets his hair yanked for science:

  "If you wouldn’t mind coming over here, I’ll pull on your hair."
  "Please do."
  [13:41–13:44]

• Ted Nugent on current events:

  "This is funnier than Sam Kinison on cocaine."
  [26:18]

• Discussing “Le Breakfast” French mishaps:

  "All the French I know I learned from Steve Martin in that terrible remake of Pink Panther."
  [05:20]

• John on listeners:

  "A hard, real money, good offer is worth something. They're gonna wind up selling it to us."
  [44:19]

• Banter on fatherhood:

  "My Father’s Day gift is get rid of all these kids."
  [122:50]

• On the prosthetic leg saga:

  "We have his leg in the studio… I stole his leg when I realized he had a fake leg."
  [46:09]

• On car auctions and staff:

  "It’s like a car show." – Phil
  "No, it’s better than a car show." – John
  [108:22]

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Time | Segment/Event | |-----------|------------------------------------------------| | 00:38 | Show opens, “goober” riff, Father’s Day jokes | | 03:50 | French breakfast order fiasco | | 06:12 | Technical difficulties; call-in city check | | 10:45-16:00 | “Is JD’s hair real?” Facebook debate | | 17:19 | Bill Allen (Rad) joins, Helltrack preview | | 25:21 | Ted Nugent interview segment #1 (Politics) | | 31:26 | Listener party stories, meetups | | 36:13 | Live “Sell Your Car” call-ins begin | | 45:40 | The Pete the Greek prosthetic leg saga | | 49:43 | Ted Nugent interview segment #2 (Music/fun) | | 60:28 | “White/Black/Latino/Other” game, Youngstown story | | 106:54 | Phil, auction lane coordinator guest call | | 122:44 | Father's Day chats; plans & reflections | | 147:17 | After-show, explicit podcast (“Black Pussy” band) | | 164:13 | Closing calls, show wrap-up |

Tone and Language

The show’s tone is fast-paced, irreverent, and infinitely self-aware. The hosts blend sarcasm, blue-collar straight talk, and affectionate ribbing. There’s a familial, inside-joke camaraderie throughout—everyone, from callers to hosts, is fair game for a jab. Technical screw-ups, inside stories, and raw honesty are all part of the entertainment.

Summary for New Listeners

If you haven’t tuned in before, this episode is a sampler platter of The John Clay Wolfe Show's signature unpredictability. Expect lightning banter, wild stories (true and tall), deeply American debates, 80s nostalgia—and a comically deep dive into the business of buying and selling cars. You’ll get a taste of everything: pop culture skewering, off-color jokes, real life drama, and the peculiar bonds of radio misfits who feel like old friends, even if you’re hearing them for the first time.

[Don’t forget: The full Ted Nugent interview and more are available on the show’s podcast—and if you want to weigh in on JD’s hair, join the fray on the show’s Facebook page.]