The John Clay Wolfe Show: Episode #47 (5-21-16)

Air date: February 12, 2026
Host: John Clay Wolfe
Notable Guests/Regulars: J.D. Ryan, Bobbo, Michael Turley
Show’s Focus: Cars, sports, music, raunchy humor, pop culture, and a take-no-prisoners approach to radio

Episode Overview

This episode runs the gamut from wild personal anecdotes, irreverent humor, debates about concert seating, strip club laws, listener call-ins about car values, and candid behind-the-scenes radio banter. The crew critiques themselves in light of new station affiliates and listener feedback while maintaining the show’s loose, unfiltered style.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Studio Banter & Mood Check

• The show opens with playful banter about soundscapes, Turley’s pre-show music, and gentle ribbing about Doobie Brothers nostalgia and Oklahoma stereotypes.
• John admits to feeling "beat down" this week but presses on, with the team joking about FCC fines and new affiliate expectations.
• Memorable moment: John joking about “sucking more pounds per square inch than Elton John’s lips” ([03:08]) and Bobbo hyping John to “let your freak flag fly.”

2. Oklahoma Women and Life Lessons

• Wild discussion on the “correlation” between messy households and sexual proclivities, riffing on personal experiences with “crazy Oklahoma girls”.
• John: “The ones that can’t keep a house are great in bed. This is not scientific. This is fact.” ([04:10])

3. Strip Club Law in Louisiana

• They riff on a (real) Louisiana bill that proposed weight restrictions for strippers.
• The law’s intention was to restrict age, but a weight limit of 160 lbs for strippers was briefly suggested by Rep. Kenneth E. Harvard.
• The team lampoons the idea, proposing chubby chaser rooms and retelling awkward swinger club stories.
• Bobbo: “I walked in and went, oh, this is wrong.” ([07:49])

4. Golden Corral & Corporate Sponsor Anxiety

• John wants to mock Golden Corral but worries about offending sponsors, showing the challenges as the show syndicates to more markets.
• Discussion about buffet food quality, joking about Foxworthy's commercials.

5. Buying & Selling Cars Live On-Air

• Multiple listeners call in to get live offers from John on their vehicles.
• Transparent negotiation, with John explaining his thought process and referencing the show’s website, givemetheven.com, which boasts a 100-dollar guarantee if they can't beat CarMax’s offer.
• Notable negotiation:
  • [13:40] Listener gets offered $24k for a 2013 F150 FX2, told to avoid hitting 50,000 miles before selling.
  • [31:13] Caller bargains for $5k on a Dodge truck—John walks through the non-committal sales psychology.
  • [70:00] Negotiation with a Jeep Wrangler owner, bringing on “couples counseling” humor—John gives in at $8k.

6. Behind the Scenes: Radio Life & the Team’s History

• Spirited story about “Hooter,” a friend turned car buyer, going from least to most successful because he learned to balance “niceness” with closing deals.
• Era-spanning anecdotes regarding wild parties, high school days, and Hooter’s epic meltdown over a canceled sale.

7. Concerts, Rich People, and General Admission Rants

• J.D. rails against “rich people” in general admission at concerts, complaining about their entitled space-saving and disruption.
• Recap of Bobbo’s “Take it to the Limit” moment at a Joe Walsh/Eagles concert, where he passed out from holding a hit of potent weed too long, resulting in a “great old man stone fallover story.” ([27:46])

8. Listener Emails & Hate Mail Segment

• The crew reads and riffs on new affiliate stations’ listener feedback, including hate mail related to language, trans/gay references, and un-PC jokes.
  • Sample hatemail ([75:12]): “I turned off the radio at some trannies are kind of hot… Don’t have to be worried about my kid attaching to the word tranny or other hate speech. I liked y’all as a nonpartisan radio station, and I will not be listening…”
• John debates how much to censor himself for new markets vs. staying true to the show’s roots.

9. Family Life & Star Wars Birthday Prank

• Running subplot: John attempts to prank-call his son as Kylo Ren/Darth Vader. Technical mishaps ensue, including accidentally revealing the gag to his son live on the phone, causing mock drama over a “crushed” seven-year-old’s birthday.
  • Jeanette (wife): “You’re making it so difficult, and it’s pretty simple.” ([55:23])

10. Sports: Ballpark Brawls, NBA, and College Recruiting

• Vivid retelling of the Texas Rangers’ recent brawl (Odor vs. Bautista), linking each historic on-field fight to the opening of new stadiums.
  • John: “Every time a Ranger punches somebody, we get a new ballpark.” ([64:02])
• NBA playoffs update and a segment on an 8th grader (Jesus Machado) getting an Alabama football offer.
• Quick takes on Cavs, LeBron’s $1B Nike contract, and college soccer recruitment.

11. Pop Culture: TV and Music

• Debates about “Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul,” “House of Cards,” and actor pay equity.
• “Foreign accent” banter, especially around John’s Danish wife and Sofia Vergara.
• Mocking overplayed pop hits (Lucas Graham’s “7 Years”), with side-by-side contrast to Danish chart-toppers Nick & Jay (“Boing Boing”).

12. Turley’s Audio Clip of the Day

• Feature: Shaquille O'Neal recounts spending $1 million in one day (buying Mercedes for himself and family, jewelry, etc. ([123:32]))
• John: “I bought that car, the actual car, that car.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Oklahoma girls:
  • John: “The ones that can’t keep a house are great in bed… This is not scientific. This is fact.” ([04:10])
• On strip clubs:
  • Bobbo: “Chubby chasers. There’s people that love, love that.” ([07:45])
• On radio censorship:
  • John: “You can’t bring up dead dogs, you can’t bring up religion, you can’t bring up politics, you can’t bring up homosexuality… There’s our entire program.” ([34:08])
• On concert weed:
  • Bobbo: “After you left, Wolf, I found the guy with the great weed… I just kept holding it like Randy Meisner in the Eagles, just pushing it. And I just passed out.” ([27:46])
• On listener criticism:
  • John (reading): “…Don’t have to be worried about my kid attaching to the word tranny.” ([76:36])
  • Bobbo: “We make most fun of ourselves. We’re silly. There’s no hate here.”
• On energy drink addiction:
  • John: “After about four of them, man, he gets a little skitsy… Let’s put it that way.” ([132:24])
• On meme-worthy medical issues:
  • John: “There was a time, all right, there was a time night before last that the farts were so bad… it was like the movie Alien.” ([87:19])

Timestamps for Important Segments

• [03:08] – John jokes about “sucking more pounds per square inch than Elton John’s lips.”
• [04:10] – The “Oklahoma girls and messy homes” theory.
• [06:14] – Louisiana stripper bill saga begins.
• [13:40] – Live negotiation for a F150.
• [18:36] – The story of Hooter, the car buyer.
• [27:46] – Bobbo’s Eagles concert/weed story.
• [53:19] – Botched Star Wars birthday prank on John’s son.
• [64:02] – John’s thesis on Ranger brawls and new ballparks.
• [75:12] – Hate mail segment starts.
• [87:19] – Explosive “Alien-style” farts anecdote.
• [123:32] – Turley’s audio clip: Shaq’s million-dollar day.

Listener Calls (Car Bids & Negotiations)

• Top recurring format: Call in, describe year/make/model/miles, John gives instant offer, references givemetheven.com for more details
• Notable deals: Jeep Wrangler, King Ranch F-150, and a 1984 Oldsmobile Hurst among others.

Show’s Tone & Style

Unapologetically irreverent, rowdy, and unfiltered. The banter is rapid, often R-rated, full of inside jokes, and occasionally crossing lines (intentionally so, a point of both pride and criticism). The crew openly discusses the balancing act between maintaining their authentic identity and not alienating new affiliates or listeners.

For New Listeners

• Expect candid, unpredictably wild humor with an edge; not all jokes land for every audience.
• Show centers on cars but goes far beyond, with real talk on relationships, sports, music, radio culture, behind-the-scenes stories, and mock therapy for the host and his team.
• Live car appraisals, purchase negotiation, and industry insight are as real as the jokes are irreverent.
• Audience feedback—including hate mail—is a recurring feature and responded to on air, sometimes with serious reflection, more often with comic deflection.

In Summary

Episode #47 of The John Clay Wolfe Show is a breakneck blend of crude humor, heartfelt candor, listener interaction, off-the-wall anecdotes, and a relentless insider’s take on the car business and syndicated radio life. This episode careens between absurdity and sincerity, never shying away from controversy or self-deprecation. The experience is as much about the host’s idiosyncratic worldview as it is about valuation of your used truck—and that’s exactly by design.

Essential attitude: If you’re easily offended, change the station. If you love chaotic, uncensored radio where anything can happen, buckle up.