The John Clay Wolfe Show — Episode #182 (01.19.19)

Original Air Date: February 16, 2026
Host: John Clay Wolfe
Co-hosts: J.D. Ryan, Bobby Brown (Bobbo), Michael Turley, DJ Pre K
Powered by: GiveMeTheVIN.com

Episode Overview

This episode of the John Clay Wolfe Show delivers the expected blend of irreverent humor, off-the-cuff banter, and real talk about cars, sports, pop culture, and life in the South. The cast riffs on topical events (like the Gillette "toxic masculinity" ad), debates the boundaries of comedy in advertising, swaps wild work stories, and takes live calls to bid on listeners' vehicles. Along the way, the team tackles topics ranging from Super Bowl predictions to the insanity of modern car prices, always lacing conversation with a self-aware, no-holds-barred style.

Table of Contents

• Opening Banter & Weather (00:00)
• Gillette Commercial & The "Me Too" Movement (01:34)
• Edgy Car Ads, Caitlyn Jenner Jokes & Program Director Pushback (04:05)
• Uncle Roy Story: Getting Shot by His Wife (07:32)
• Listener Call-Ins: Vehicle Bids & Upgrades (21:12, 25:57, 32:47)
• "White, Black, Latino, or Other" Crime Segment (17:40 & 29:27)
• Pop Culture/Comedy: R. Kelly & Dave Chappelle (23:28)
• Sports Talk: CFL, Johnny Football, Playoff Picks (13:27, 51:06)
• Auction Tales, Sabotage & Big Phil's Firing (35:04, 39:03)
• Parenting & Teen Phone Drama (43:07)
• Drinking Culture, Beer Talk & Legal Weed (119:48, 135:47)
• Mustang vs. Mazda: Ride of the Week (124:47)
• Podcast Aftershow: Pink Floyd, Smoking, and Station Politics (141:12)
• Memorable Quotes

Opening Banter & Weather (00:00–01:16)

• John, JD, Bobby Brown, and Michael Turley kick off with wisecracks about Saturday mornings, body image, and the cold snap hitting the country.
• Weather headlines: 40 inches of snow heading for the northeast, rain in California (“California, in Vegas, laughing your asses off at us.” – Michael Turley, 01:04)
• Quick recap of the week’s car auction: ~600 cars sold—a record week for their operation.

Gillette Commercial & The "Me Too" Movement (01:34–03:44)

• Bobby Brown remarks on the public uproar over the new Gillette ad addressing toxic masculinity.
• The group listens to clips from the ad and takes aim at the brand’s late arrival to “Me Too” messaging:
  • “A generally positive message, right? But isn’t that about a year late?” – Bobby Brown, 02:37
  • “About 50 years late.” – J.D. Ryan, 02:44
  • Mild confusion about how relevant or effective the commercial is, and jokes about brands jumping on activist bandwagons.
• John mistakenly conflates Me Too with "the transvestite thing," leading to rapid-fire jokes and corrective banter.

Edgy Car Ads, Caitlyn Jenner Jokes & Program Director Pushback (04:05–07:32)

• John unveils several controversial new ad scripts for GiveMeTheVIN, including:
  • “I may not be hung like Caitlyn Jenner, but I'm an athlete in my own right…” (04:05, full script recited)
  • The group debates whether the punchline is funny or offensive, and speculates about management pushback.
  • "Just that first five words is the problem." — Michael Turley (04:43)
  • More rejected/“under review” scripts surface, each leaning further into bawdy, edgy humor (e.g., “you won't get the clap, but you'll get a hell of a deal,” 06:06).

Uncle Roy Story: Getting Shot by His Wife (07:32–11:57)

• John calls Uncle Roy, their colorful head of transportation, who recounts a wild workplace morning and a legendary personal story:
  • Uncle Roy explains he was once shot by his wife at 2 a.m., after she thought he was cheating while he was actually out shooting pool.
  • “She shot you right straight through the front door.” – Uncle Roy, 10:22
  • The show runs with the story, folding it into running jokes about the reality of their operation and the quirky “Uncle Roy methodology.”

Listener Call-Ins: Vehicle Bids & Upgrades (21:12, 25:57, 32:47)

• Multiple listeners call in to get real-time bids on their used cars:
  • Example: 2013 Acura TL, 65k miles, navigation package. (“Does ten grand buy it?” “Oh, no.” “Well, that’s MMR on it is 9400, I’m thinking ten grand, ten five, because you sound so nice.” – 22:22)
  • Humorous asides about “chicken-fried pickups,” negative equity, and the perils of selling junkers with high miles.
  • John’s signature blend of honesty and snark: “If you said my grandpa died and it had 41 on it, I’d really impress him. 198 (K miles)...he’s lucky I offered anything.” – 27:10

"White, Black, Latino, or Other" Crime Segment (17:40 & 29:27)

• DJ Pre K introduces a recurring guessing game: Tell a crime story, have the crew guess the perpetrator’s ethnic background.
  • This week: Woman becomes obsessed with the cop who arrested her, sends X-rated messages and later smashes her way into the police station seeking him.
  • Guesses: John = Latino, Turley = White, JD = Black, Bobby = Latino. Reveal: “Another one of y’all crazy honkers”—she’s white, named Ashley Keister (32:10).
  • The panel cracks up over JD’s line: “Just to be different, I’ll go black this evening.” – 31:32

Pop Culture/Comedy: R. Kelly & Dave Chappelle (23:28–25:20)

• The team discusses Dave Chappelle’s infamous R. Kelly parody and R. Kelly’s anger over it, plus the larger issue of targeted satire in comedy.
  • Clip: “He literally sent his entourage to confront (Chappelle) about that bit on his show...” (24:18)
  • John ties this back to his own ad writing style: “My sense of humor is twisted a little bit sometimes. Maybe sometimes my filter’s off.” (44:32)

Sports Talk: CFL, Johnny "Football," Playoff Picks (13:27, 51:06)

• Playful phone interview with “Johnny Football” (impression/skit), riffing on his Canadian league drama (“Screw Canada, man.” 14:42), legal weed, and burnout.
• Rams/Saints and Chiefs/Patriots playoff previews, with chipmunk character “Rush Limbo” offering predictions and prop bet ideas, and jokes about betting on player injuries.
• Lively banter about football lines, Canadian football, and Tom Brady’s potential retirement.

Auction Tales, Sabotage & Big Phil's Firing (35:04, 39:03)

• Long-form story about “Big Phil,” a caller fired from Manheim Auction for allegedly favoring GiveMeTheVIN’s cars (shutting down rival lanes to ensure “high-end cars” passed through undamaged).
• John discusses real-life instances of car auction sabotage (people hacking ODB ports, letting air out of rivals’ tires, etc.), but clarifies that Manheim Dallas has “cleaned house”—now, strong security and less insider mischief.
  • “It got where cars were getting molested left and right. And they brought in a SWAT team kind of deal to straighten it out … so it’s not that bad anymore.” – 40:30

Parenting & Teen Phone Drama (43:07–44:36)

• A humorous look at generational differences in parenting, featuring a 16-year-old calling 911 on her dad for confiscating her $800 phone.
• John’s take: “Everything that you own belongs to your mother and your father. Having a phone is not a right. It’s a trip.” (43:34)
• Chatter about the ways kids hide things on phones and how the “upside-down” world of parenting has changed.

Drinking Culture, Beer Talk & Legal Weed (119:48, 135:47)

• John rails against the “craft beer” trend at bars that have ousted common domestics from their taps.
  • “If I wanted it in a bottle, I’d be in my car in front of a 7-Eleven drinking it. I came here, I want a draft beer!” – 119:21
• Mixed opinions on the future of legal weed in Texas—medicinal likely, full recreational unlikely due to “too much Bible Belt.”
• Lighter topics: Jokes about whiskey preferences, Swinger symbolism at the office (pineapples and hot dogs left on desks as coded invitations).

Mustang vs. Mazda: Ride of the Week (124:47–128:23)

• Turley reviews the 2019 Ford Mustang 5.0 as a comfortable daily driver with “460 horsepower” and “plenty of burnouts on tap” (125:10), praising its seat comfort and sound.
• Bobbo touts the “zoom zoom” Mazda CX-5 as a $39k value leader with nimble handling and real cargo room.
• Show makes jokes about rising car prices: “When you were a kid...MSRP on a new car was less than 10k and that was a nice car!” – JD, 128:54

Podcast Aftershow: Pink Floyd, Smoking, and Station Politics (141:12–151:51)

• Unfiltered, adult-only segment (“turn it off now, you deviant little fuckerbag”).
• John talks about getting caught with edibles in Colorado, running through Pink Floyd’s “Interstellar Overdrive” while stoned, and favorite “music to get high to.”
• Rant about why the San Diego station dropped the show: constant censorship over edgy bits (“white, black, Latino, or other"), mis-match with the station’s format.
• Guests reminisce about dorm life, stoner ingenuity, and Beatles reissues.

Memorable Quotes

“I may not be hung like Caitlyn Jenner, but I’m an athlete in my own right…”
— John Clay Wolfe, (04:05, throughout episode as a recurring bit)

“She shot you right straight through the front door.”
— Uncle Roy, (10:22)

“Just that first five words is the problem.”
— Michael Turley, (04:43)

“Just to be different, I’ll go black this evening.”
— J.D. Ryan, (31:32)

“Everything that you own belongs to your mother and your father. Having a phone is not a right. It’s a trip.”
— John Clay Wolfe, (43:34)

“You know what old buddy? The Second Amendment is my license.”
— Bobby Brown, (83:09)

“If you said my grandpa died and it had 41 on it, I’d really impress him. 198 (K miles)...he’s lucky I offered anything.”
— John Clay Wolfe, (27:10)

“Swinger game. So someone is putting a pineapple on your desk saying they are interested in you and your bride.”
— John Clay Wolfe, (70:32)

Useful Timestamps

• Gillette ad/Me Too talk: 01:34–03:44
• Caitlyn Jenner ad debate: 04:05–07:32, 44:32–46:05
• Uncle Roy’s shooting story: 07:32–11:57
• "White, Black, Latino or Other" segment: 17:40, 29:27–32:47
• R. Kelly/Chappelle: 23:28–25:20
• Playoff football (Goat Boy, Rush Limbo): 51:06–53:54, 89:35–90:30
• Big Phil auction/Sabotage: 35:04–40:30
• Parenting & phone 911: 43:07–44:36
• Beer/IPA rant: 119:48–121:45
• Mustang/Mazda reviews: 124:47–128:23
• Podcast aftershow (weed, Floyd): 141:12–151:51

Final Thoughts

This episode typifies the offbeat, Southern-flavored, boundary-pushing radio that has defined the John Clay Wolfe Show. Between the backroom dealership stories, live car bids, and blue-collar wit, the show delivers both automotive expertise and a slice-of-life Texas spirit—bold, loud, sometimes crass, and always memorable.

For comedy, car talk, and an unapologetically unfiltered take on the world, this is essential listening.

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