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And yes, it's contagious. Gather round as the wolf pack goes on this throwback adventure. What it do? It's your boy DJ Pre K with the John Clay Wolf show up in the archives. And y' all know the biz. Mo money, mo problems. Now, John makes sure we all get paid, but some people need a bit extra to grease the wheel. Luckily, John's such a nice guy that he's willing to help for the right price. Our former employee, Big Ed might have tried to pimp the situation a little bit. Hell, Big Ed even got me for a couple bucks before. But that's still my dog. Check it out. If you want half em billion dollars, which by the way, someone in California did over the weekend, what would you do that you know, the TV guys come out and go, so what would you do? Well, I would give it all if you won the lottery. If you won the lottery, I would give it all to my church. I'd buy everybody in the family a car. Well, this guy was a little more honest. Cut number five. What are you going to do with that money if you win? Well, I'm definitely going to get a new supercharged Mustang with dual exhaust and about 5 kilos of cocaine and I'll be good to go. Okay, so you like cars? You like cars? Okay, no, I like cocaine. But one more time, I didn't quite. What are you gonna do with that money if you win? Well, I'm definitely gonna get a new supercharged Mustang with dual exhaust and about five kilos of cocaine. And I'll be Good to go. Okay, so you like cars? You like cars. Live tv. Isn't that fun? You never know what's you're gonna get thrown. He sounds like one of our employees that give me the vin. He does. Did you pick that up? Yeah, it does. Hey, man, Cocaine? That's all I'm gonna get for here. Is that what he says? Oh, well, I mean, it's just the Titan. I've never heard him talk about cocaine. Well, no, it's just part of it. Yeah, just part. Is he a coke user? Do we need a drug test? No, no, golly. But he's the one that hits me up for money. No, no, no. And that's why I was wondering, if he's got a little coke thing, then I need to know that I won't make him those short term loans. God. I have no evidence of him using cocaine. I'm just saying, that voice, right? It's a party voice. It constantly has a raspy sound to it. I don't know if it's because of excess coke use, but. No. Gigi, have you ever asked an employer for a short term loan? No. Who does that? A lot of people. I mean, but wait a minute, wait a minute. Maybe I should do that now. Big Ed. Yeah, Big Ed from Puerto Rico. Are you serious? What did they say? Hey, I need to do this and that and. Can you please advance me this or that? And. And. But when you do it once, then. Then they're gonna. It's a cat deal. They'll keep coming back. It's not a one. You know, if somebody really needs something, that's one thing. But. But the. The repeat offenders is just different. But then. So how do they pay you back? They. In love. They. We make a. We make a, you know, a deal. 250amonth or set up a time frame. Each deal's different. There's not a whole lot. I'm being careful what I'm saying because I don't want to attract more of this. Can we. Can we have an intervention right now? Yeah. Yeah, we can have an intervention. Please. So we're talking about employee loans inside the company@givemetheven.com John. Yes. Please stop it, please. Really? Yes. Tell me why. Why? It causes too much headache for the company and myself. Why? Because if they don't produce Podbean, your message amplified. Ready to share your message with the world? Start your podcast journey with Podbean. Podbean, the AI powered all in one podcast platform. Thousands of businesses and enterprises trust Podbean to launch Their podcasts. Use Podbean to record your podcast. Use PodBean AI to optimize your podcast. Use PodBean AI to turn your blog into a podcast. Use Podbean to distribute your podcast everywhere. Launch your podcast on Podbean today. I can't. We can't collect the money back. Oh, oh, and you can't fire them because they still owe. Correct. Ooh, that's perfect. Yeah, it's. I had. There was one. We had him finally cut loose. Couldn't get the money collected. I was like, screw it. We just couldn't do it. It was costing too much money. The difference between what he owed and what he's costing us, it wasn't worth it. Oh, yeah. So, please. Was that the motorcycle dude? Yes. Oh. But it was the mom, and it was the cancer, and it was the. This. You have a. A huge heart. Seriously, huge heart. But he does, and that's why. That shows me how much I'm. You're gonna see the other side of that huge heart here in a minute. What's the. Owe me? I believe it's around 800 bucks. Yeah. Okay. He got it down to 800. That's good, because we were up there pretty good on that one. Oh, yeah. We just have to have somebody sit outside your window, your door. No one gets in to talk to John. You know, one of the. Give me the vin. I'm not gonna tell you who. Okay. But they told me something about. They're like, well, last thing you won't do is owe John money. Who's that? No, you don't. Cause, you know, he helped Norma build a house, and so we're stuck with him. Not that he sooks in his jaw, right? But he's a handful, Norman. And then this one guy, motorcycle guy, comes in, says, oh, I need more money. And he can't buy cars. And we had to let him go. Turley's about to have three heart attacks, calling me, saying, well, ain't he your friend of yours? I'm like, no, Last thing you want to do is old John Bunny. I think he'd snap on you. I think he'd put out a hit. What about Big N? He. I mean, he came in, he actually comes back. He. He pays up. But he's got the. The daughter story that, you know, the abandoned child. He's raising another woman's child that she. She had. Her. She got drunk at a party. She was hanging her head out the window. She got trained, got pregnant with another man's child. And this guy's raised it, and she's a cute little girl, and he brings her around, and. And he needs help, so I've blown him a couple times, but he's always paying me back. Yeah, but it's always. He's a good man. Yeah. We're gonna move him up to Jersey, I think, to open the. Give me the van up there. Oh, yeah. Mm. So, Turley, really? Office loans cause problems. Yes, it does. I'm being serious. Okay, well, y' all can blame Turley. He's. You wonder if a guy like Zuckerberg, anybody approaches him. Hey. Oh, oh, oh, hey, I'm sorry. No, go ahead. That you think that the employees. Ask Dr. Burn. I wonder if anybody asks, somebody has that kind of money. Hey, can you float me a couple of mil? All right, y' all know what to do. Hit us up on John Claywolf dot com. You can check out old episodes on there. You know, stay up to date with what we got going on. Get cool gear. We got hats, shirts, all that hit us up on Facebook, you know, search John Clay Wolf show. We're on Instagram. 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Episode Date: October 3, 2025
Host: John Clay Wolfe
Co-hosts/Contributors: DJ Pre K, Gigi, Turley
Podcast Powered By: GiveMeTheVIN.com
This throwback "archive" episode of The John Clay Wolfe Show dives into the wild, often humorous world of workplace short-term loans—dubbed here the “Bank of Wolfe.” The crew reflects on the hazards, hilarity, and headaches that come with lending money to employees, spurred by John Clay Wolfe’s generous (and sometimes too trusting) nature. What begins as a riff on lottery winners pivots into an inside look at GiveMeTheVIN.com's unique culture and the personal stories, missteps, and life lessons behind fraternizing finance at work.
The episode launches with a tongue-in-cheek segment about what people would do with lottery winnings.
A news clip features a man jokingly saying he'd buy a "new supercharged Mustang with dual exhaust and about five kilos of cocaine" (03:00), charming the hosts with his candor versus typically scripted answers.
"Okay, so you like cars? No, I like cocaine." — News Clip Guy [03:09]
John acknowledges that employees—most notably "Big Ed"—have asked him for short-term loans, sometimes repeatedly.
The crew debates the risks and ethical dilemmas of lending money at work.
"If somebody really needs something, that’s one thing. But the repeat offenders is just different.” — John Clay Wolfe [06:55]
John admits to some informal loan structures:
Gigi reacts with disbelief, and Turley urges John to stop:
The hosts recount specific stories of lending, including:
"You have a huge heart. Seriously, huge heart." — Gigi, to John Clay Wolfe [12:42]
There's debate about the limits of generosity:
Big Ed’s recurring requests are contextualized: he’s supporting another woman’s child and has sympathetic circumstances.
John is protective, but wary: "Each deal's different. I'm being careful what I'm saying because I don't want to attract more of this." (09:01)
In this episode, John Clay Wolfe and his team air out the complications of mixing loans with the workplace, with a hearty dose of storytelling and comic banter. The “Bank of Wolfe” is a place where generosity meets human complexity—and occasionally, hard lessons. The episode bridges the universal themes of charity and boundaries, all without taking itself too seriously.
For more episodes and show details, visit johnclaywolf.com.