JCW ARCHIVE: The 4/20 Special

Summary

The John Clay Wolfe Show – 4/20 Special (Originally aired April 17, 2026)

Theme:
This 4/20 archive special is a humorous, nostalgia-fueled celebration of cannabis culture, workplace traditions, and personal stories about weed. The crew revisits memorable anecdotes about getting high—at work, as teenagers, and as parents—while poking fun at generational changes and the ongoing evolution of “stoner” holidays.

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High Points and Key Discussions

1. The “420 Answering Machine”: Stoner Call-Ins

• [01:07 – 04:04]
• The crew listens to a flood of voicemail messages from colleagues who used 4/20 as an excuse to call in “sick.”
• Callers sound variously stoned or confessional, spinning tales of stolen pizzas, canine companions, and schedule conflicts.
• A playful look at workplace culture where 4/20 serves as a quasi-official holiday for some — and no one’s worried about drug testing.
• Memorable Quote:

  “Randy wore that machine out.” — Co-worker Renee | (04:06)

2. First Encounters with Weed

• [04:19 – 05:36]
• Bobbo recalls being lured to a neighbor’s apartment in elementary school by promises of electric guitar and then witnessing his first joint. Afraid, he called the police ("I called the police on the stoner dude… The police didn’t care.").
• John Clay Wolf shares a keg party story where a girl famously asked, “Is that marijuana? I’ll see you guys later,” a phrase the crew now repeats as a running joke.
• Insight into generational differences in teenage experimentation and attitudes toward marijuana.
• Memorable Quote:

  “I called the police on the stoner dude that was just trying to jam and be cool to a little kid. And they didn’t care.” — Bobbo | (05:07)

3. Teen Drug Trends: Then vs. Now

• [06:40 – 09:04]
• Bobbo interviews Max the Intern about current high school trends. Max emphasizes that vaping—regular e-cigs more than THC—is the dominant thing now, not weed.
• Bobbo and Max banter about family “narc” drama and secrets regarding vaping.
• The show reflects on how shifting substances (from weed to vapes) shape teenage identity and rebellion.
• Memorable Quote:

  “I didn’t get paid at all. Why is he getting paid?” — Max the Intern, about his sister bribing their brother to cover up her vaping | (09:02)

4. Parenting and Pot: Stories from the Crew

• [09:11 – 11:41]
• Bobbo and G.G. swap stories about catching their kids (and themselves) with weed.
• G.G. describes her son's elaborate attempts to cover up smoking ("Mom, the look in your eyes…"), only to light up as soon as she left — highlighting the timelessness of parent/teen deception.
• Bobbo opines that regular, heavy weed use in high school leads to “slow starters,” while G.G. counters that for some (esp. with ADHD), weed can actually help with focus.
• The debate ranges from condemnation (“it dumbs them down”) to acceptance, with recognition of medical/recreational nuances.
• Memorable Quote:

  “That’s how I got through undergraduate school. I’m just gonna put it out there, you know what I mean?” — G.G. (Parent) | (10:39)

5. Types of Weed & Evolving Cannabis Culture

• [11:21 – 11:46]
• Talk of “Mexican ditch weed” vs. today’s customizable strains and targeted effects (body high, head high).
• G.G. notes the modern landscape of marijuana: “Now they have different strains to do different things…”

6. Musical Montage: Stoner Anthems and Parody

• [11:58 – 13:15]
• The “Shabbat Singer” performs a parody reggae song about getting high and the resulting munchies, reeling off a roll-call of snack foods that stoners crave. It adds levity and ties the episode back to the upbeat, irreverent tone.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• The “Amber” Phrase:

  “Is that marijuana? I’ll see you guys later.” — Amber, retold by John Clay Wolf | (06:13)

• Parent-Teen Stoner Dynamics:

  “You lit it up after I said don’t.” — G.G. (Parent) | (10:24)

• Generational Change:

  “Half the grade uses vapes… it’s everywhere.” — Max the Intern | (08:11–08:31)

• Cultural Reflection:

  “Some are just happy being what they are, but they can barely support themselves.” — Bobbo, on lifelong stoners | (11:01)

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Episode Structure and Timestamps

• 00:22 – 04:08: “420 Answering Machine” segment with call-ins from stoned staff.
• 04:19 – 06:13: Childhood/teen stories: Bobbo’s police call, keg party tales.
• 06:40 – 09:04: Generational panel: High school now (vapes) vs. then (weed).
• 09:11 – 11:41: Parenting & pot: Discipline, deception, and changing attitudes.
• 11:41 – 11:46: Types of weed and strains.
• 11:58 – 13:15: Stoner song & celebration.
• 13:15 – 13:36: Wrap-up, social media plugs.

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Tone & Style

The show blends irreverent humor, “stoner logic,” and playful banter, offering a window into workplace culture, family life, and American attitudes toward weed—past and present. It’s less about advocacy and more about sharing real, unfiltered stories, poking fun at themselves and their listeners along the way.

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Key Takeaways

• 4/20 at work: For the crew, it’s an unofficial holiday full of inside jokes, call-ins, and camaraderie.
• Generational shifts: What counted as rebellious or risky changes every decade; today, vapes are more popular than joints.
• Parent/child honesty: Kids will always test boundaries, and parents will always try to catch them—sometimes with surprising results.
• Cannabis culture: Weed occupies a complicated place in American life, sometimes stigmatized, sometimes celebrated, always evolving.

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“Load up the bong of nostalgia” and enjoy this 4/20 throwback with the John Clay Wolf Show crew—where the munchies are many and the high jinks are contagious.

Transcript

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[John Clay Wolf]

Today, the John Clay Wolf show has appeared on terrestrial radio for a really, really, really. So we dug into our pockets and on the other side of our we found something funny. And yes, it's contagious. Gather round as the wolf pack goes on this throwback adventure.

[DJ Pre K]

What's going on? It's your boy DJ Pre K with the John Clay Wolf Show. Straight smoking out the archives for 420, baby. So I wanted to load up the bong of nostalgia a few times and float away on a cloud of high time classics. So take a hit out this JC Dub sack and let's celebrate the holidays. You know what I'm saying? Check it out.

[Bobbo]

Nationally, people in droves didn't show up for 420. Yeah, 420. Yeah.

[Co-worker Renee]

Renee called in. She actually told us the day before that she wasn't. Because it was a holiday for her.

[Bobbo]

For her. She's a. She's a toter.

[Max the Intern]

She's a teetoter.

[Bobbo]

Teetoter. So what? So what were you saying, Turley? The answer machine.

[Co-worker Renee]

Well, yeah, the answer machine's on all the time and apparently I. We had some other co workers that wanted to call in too on 420.

[Bobbo]

Really? Yeah.

[Randy]

Hey, guys, what's going on? Randy, I'm stoned because of the Jesus belt. I don't know if I can make it for Saturday.

[G.G. (Parent)]

Saturday?

[Randy]

I stole four pizzas from the Domino Man. I might not be done with those till Monday. God, I'm high.

[John]

John, it's Rushbow. Just wanted to say I've had a couple of extra Vicodins this morning and it's really. It's not going well with that Colombian pot I got from Bill after he got the bad news. We're having fun, but we may not see you Saturday. I'm like, give me a call. Hey, John, this is strip club. I'm gonna try to come see maybe, maybe like next Tuesday. I've got an appointment with my psychiatrist and then my physical therapist too. And I'm gonna get a pedicure with my mom. My dog Squishy says hi. She's not high. She may be. Squishy, are you high? She is. She's high. Okay, bye.

[Randy]

Queen of Dias. Mr. Wolf, this is the Tony Mexican Romo.

[Bobbo]

The hell?

[John]

Jcw It's Pablo, man. What's going on, man? What was I calling you for, huh? I'll call you back.

[Randy]

Hey, Jedi. This stuff is too good, man.

[Bobbo]

So Randy won't quit calling.

[John]

Hey, guys, this is John. I don't know if I'm gonna make it in this morning till like 11 or something. Jacking the box open. Hey, get Turley to grab me a couple of cheeseburgers and Venti pike from Starbucks. Oh, and get cookies at Gallagaskins. Got him about starved to death. Okay, see you in a minute. Yeah, buddy.

[Co-worker Renee]

A lot of co workers not gonna show up. Well, y' all don't drug test.

[Bobbo]

I mean, clearly.

[John Clay Wolf]

I guess that's what you get, huh? Randy's.

[Bobbo]

That was the 420 answering machine.

[Co-worker Renee]

Yeah, Randy wore that machine out.

[DJ Pre K]

Hey, man, I'm going to Taco Bell. You want anything? All right, cool. Here's another clip to hold you over till I get back. Okay. Don't smoke at all.

[Bobbo]

I used to go up to Stop and Go on my Mongoose bicycle and pick up albums. Like 12 inch. What are they? 12 inch? How big are albums? Yeah. And there was this dude in there. He said he's talked like him, but he was probably 15 and he was a guitar player. We got to talk. And I was in maybe third grade, and I went with him. He lured me back to his apartment behind Stop and Go. His parents were gone and he was going to play some electric guitar for me.

[John]

It's getting weird.

[Bobbo]

It is getting weird, isn't it? Yeah, it's getting weird. Starting to get weird. It's getting weird.

[Shabbat Singer]

Yes.

[Bobbo]

And then he's playing the guitar, and I was, you know, I mean, I was third grade dude.

[John Clay Wolf]

Sure.

[Bobbo]

And then he whipped out a joint, fired that baby up.

[John Clay Wolf]

Okay.

[Bobbo]

And I scared the hell out of me.

[John Clay Wolf]

Yeah.

[Bobbo]

So when I left, I called the police. You did? Oh, my God. I called the police on the stoner dude that was just trying to jam and be cool to a little kid. And they didn't care. The police didn't care. They're like, what? I'm like, this guy's got marijuana. He's got marijuana. Did he make you smoke it?

[John]

No.

[Bobbo]

Did he offer it to you? No, but I smelled it. Do you feel funny? A little bit.

[John Clay Wolf]

We were at a keg party one time. My friends and I, we had a band and they had big keg parties. We played. We're standing in a circle, 14ft across.

[John]

Right?

[John Clay Wolf]

Right. Seven or eight of us party at the Moon Tower, our friend Sean brought a, we said little freshman girl. She was about to be a junior in high school and we were all high school kids. And we're in a circle and we're passing two joints around for a half an hour.

[Bobbo]

Okay?

[John Clay Wolf]

I mean, it's going around. Every time one's gone, somebody's got a new one where, you know, keg party. Keg party. And Amber wasn't privy to what was going on and she would just go by her. Nobody even tried to hand it to her. It's going around and Sean was right next to him. I mean, he's hitting that nub man, that tiny little roach man, right? Lips wide open. And she looks at him and it clicks. And her little light bulb came on and she said, and this is the Amber phrase, we referred to it forever after. Is that marijuana? I'll see you guys later. All right? She was out of there.

[Bobbo]

Hey, Max, put the camera on the high one and come in here. I want to talk to you. The high one.

[John Clay Wolf]

It's the high one, man.

[Bobbo]

My. My 16 year old high school son. I've got some questions for him. Now that you bring this up.

[John Clay Wolf]

You're not high with me.

[Bobbo]

So smart. He makes me feel so stupid.

[G.G. (Parent)]

I'm so glad you said that. I felt like the world's biggest idiot when he was talking.

[Bobbo]

I know every time he talks, I'm

[John Clay Wolf]

just like, oh my God.

[G.G. (Parent)]

Made me wish I'd paid attention in school.

[John Clay Wolf]

He is very well informed for his age. No doubt.

[Bobbo]

Max the intern. Good morning, Max. How are you?

[Max the Intern]

Good. Are. Am I on?

[Bobbo]

You are on, son.

[Max the Intern]

Oh, okay. I can't hear anything.

[John]

Hold on.

[Bobbo]

Oh, well, I thought we left all this.

[Max the Intern]

Okay, okay. Here. Sorry about that. Sorry about that. So. Hi.

[Bobbo]

Hi. Well, Bobbo is talking about high school and a keg party in high school and how kids were passing around a joint, marijuana joint. And you're in high school and I wanted to ask you what is.

[Max the Intern]

What.

[Bobbo]

What's going on? So, like in my high school, when I was in public school, weed was not the deal. Like it was. It was risque and we all drank plenty of beer, but nobody whipped out a joint and started passing around a campfire or keg in high school.

[Max the Intern]

You're asking the wrong person. I knock. Invited to parties.

[Bobbo]

But what do you. What do you hear? Like in, in. I mean, obviously we don't need to talk about any school names or any kids names or anybody's names for that matter.

[John Clay Wolf]

Just.

[John]

But you.

[Bobbo]

What, what is the marijuana usage in your grade or Your high school.

[Max the Intern]

I don't know anyone who smokes marijuana, but if you want to talk about something that's everywhere, and you've probably heard about that, and this isn't so much as my school, but, like, in public schools and stuff, vapes are everywhere. Like, half the grade uses them.

[Bobbo]

Using thc. Vapes or regular vapes?

[Max the Intern]

Regular. But, like, everyone's like, when you think about it, it's just. You've got.

[Bobbo]

Do you remember when we caught that jewel thing? Your sister had a little jewel problem? Little vape thing.

[Max the Intern]

You want to know what the craziest part was? Nolan came up, and she was. And he was like, tab was. Tab paid me $40 to not tell you. And I was like. I did not say anything. I didn't get paid at all.

[Bobbo]

Okay?

[Max the Intern]

If. If I knew that she was paying Nolan off and not me, I would have snitched right away.

[Bobbo]

Oh, wow, that's. That's kind of. Sorry.

[Max the Intern]

I didn't get paid at all. Why is he getting paid?

[Bobbo]

Snitches get stitches. And I bet she never paid him. I bet she just told him she'd pay him to shut up.

[John Clay Wolf]

Yeah. Nobody likes a narc, Max.

[Bobbo]

Right?

[G.G. (Parent)]

Yeah.

[Bobbo]

So. So, G.G. your boys in high school at that age in California, Was it legal then?

[G.G. (Parent)]

No.

[Bobbo]

Okay. What? Was it a problem? Was it a problem?

[G.G. (Parent)]

Yes, it was a problem. I caught my son smoking weed upstairs. You know what I mean? And he. So I smelled it. I know what I smelled, right? And so then this is my older son who has the gift of gab, like, you know what I mean? Anyways, so I go to his room. I'm like, what are you doing? I can't believe you're doing this. Blah, blah, blah, right? He gives me this long. Oh, my gosh. I can't believe I let you down. And I'm so sorry about that. And I can't believe this, right? So I'm like, okay, it's cool and everything. I walk back to my room, and like, 10 minutes later, I think he thought I had left. He blazes it up again. You know what I mean? So I gotta go back. And I'm like, damn, homie, did you

[Bobbo]

go to the belt this time?

[G.G. (Parent)]

Okay, Is this what we're doing? No, he's like, six, four, so I'd have lost that battle.

[Bobbo]

Okay?

[G.G. (Parent)]

You know what I mean? So I'm like, is this what we're doing? Okay. So he puts it out. Then he comes into my room with this long speech. Mom, the look in your eyes. You were so disappointed and blah, blah, blah. And I'm like, you know what? Just miss me with that BS because you lit it up after I said don't.

[Bobbo]

Right?

[G.G. (Parent)]

So, yeah, it was a bit of a problem.

[Bobbo]

My deal with weed is, like, I had friends and I did have. I went to two different schools, but wake and bake guys, guys that smoked a lot of weed, it dumbs them down. There's no question. It absolutely dumbs you down.

[G.G. (Parent)]

Okay. I guess it just depends on how much you smoke and what you're doing. I mean, that's how I got through undergraduate school. I'm just gonna put it out there, you know what I mean? But I did my. I did my work, and I didn't know it helped me focus. So it depends on how much you smoke. It depends on what kind you smoke. It depends on, I think, your makeup. You know what I mean? So maybe some yes and some no.

[Bobbo]

Well, the people that I know well that smoked a lot of weed were extremely slow starters until they ditched it in their mid-20s. And they finally realized that the reason that they were behind everybody else is because they were stoners. And there's still a few of them that are just still stoners. And they're just. You know, they're happy being what they are, but they can't. They can barely support themselves.

[G.G. (Parent)]

Yeah, but, you know, there's also. There's a whole category of people who have undiagnosed, like ADHD and things like that, and they grow gravitate towards that because it slows them down and it does help them focus. So they kind of. They kind of self medicate, and now they have different strains to do different things, you know what I mean? A head high, a body high, and so on and so forth.

[Bobbo]

So Mexican ditch is all I ever knew. Mexican ditch weed.

[DJ Pre K]

All right, Ira. Another day has risen and another celebration rings true. Happy Easter. On behalf of the John Clay Wolf

[Shabbat Singer]

Show Crew, Shabbat Enough Respect Jean Clay Wolf Show. Shout out Original Bob Marley. I want to smoke a blood and get high and get high and get high and then I eat everything inside all my love I want to smoke a blood and get high and get high and get high Chocolate ice cream and pizza pie Feeling so hungry the weed give me the munchies I look into the cabinet and eat everything I see Hot dots and trail mix Hot pockets and Cheetos Beef jerky and stem chips A whole box of frozen burritos I want to smoke a lot and get high and give high and get high and then I eat everything inside. You know that I do? I want to smoke a blunt and get high and get high and get high? I want a burger and french fries? Oh, Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord.

[DJ Pre K]

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. John's on Twitter. You know, you can holler at all of us. Okay. You know how to spell it.

[Bobbo]

Okay.

[DJ Pre K]

We appreciate y' all listening. Keep on rocking with us.

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