Dudley and Bob with Matt — 93.7 KLBJ-FM, Austin — Thursday, August 25, 2016
This Show
Part 1: Body odor
Dale discusses a strange sweet body odor he’s developed, which his wife complained about. After getting blood drawn painfully at CPL, he’s awaiting test results. The show also covers Dale accidentally giving a stranger his number at a restaurant, critiques a BBC list of best 21st-century films, and examines new self-following luggage technology. Lighter segments include a gold nugget discovery and a Blue October ticket giveaway.
Segments
- Show open and intro [00:00:11] — Bob reads the extended show introduction. Daniel Gallo is on vacation; Carissa is handling production. CJ Morgan mentioned as joining later.
- ‘You suck’ phone call callback [00:01:57] — Dale references Carissa’s ‘you suck’ prank call from last week, explaining how it’s evolved from hurtful to silly over his 29+ years on air.
- Fogged glasses and parking lot encounter [00:03:19] — Dale describes how his glasses fog up when leaving his air-conditioned car in Austin’s humidity, and noticing a suspicious car in the lot.
- Restaurant encounter and number exchange [00:04:29] — Dale recounts meeting fans at a restaurant – a divorcing couple partying together. A California surfer-type guy handed Dale his phone for his number, and Dale may have accidentally given him the hotline instead of the request line.
- Wife’s real estate business plug [00:09:39] — Dale promotes his wife’s business at Realty Austin, joking that ‘everybody’s using my wife’ and asking for multi-millionaire clients.
- Fast Food Fanatic and Trump Dump tease [00:09:51] — Dale previews upcoming segments including Fast Food Fanatic and a ‘tiny Trump Dump’ about immigration flip-flopping.
- Role-play of restaurant encounter [00:10:56] — The hosts attempt to recreate the phone number exchange scenario with Matt playing Dale, but it devolves into confusion about what actually happened.
- Dale’s mysterious body odor [00:19:43] — Dale reveals a strange sweet smell coming from his body that his wife complained about. Carissa confirms it smells sweet and weird, not like normal body odor. Dale suspects it’s related to his drinking.
- Painful blood draw at CPL [00:20:38] — Dale describes getting blood drawn at Clinical Pathology Laboratories in Cedar Park. The technician used an unusual vein location on the side of his arm near the elbow, causing significant pain and requiring digging around to find the vein.
- Night sweats discussion [00:28:51] — Dale mentions waking up with night sweats and getting blood work done after a listener/friend (Michael) who is gravely ill advised him to get symptoms checked.
- BBC best films of 21st century list [00:30:33] — The hosts critique a BBC Culture list of best films since 2000. They mock critics for choosing obscure foreign films over popular favorites. Top films include Mulholland Drive (#1), In the Mood for Love (#2), There Will Be Blood (#3), and Boyhood (#5).
- Self-following luggage technology [00:36:29] — Dale shows the crew the R1 robot suitcase that follows you via a smartwatch. It costs $499 on crowdfunding site, from Shanghai. The hosts debate its practicality in crowded airports.
- Dale’s dark armpits discussion [00:42:36] — Matt and Bob notice Dale’s underarms are unusually dark colored, speculating it might be fungus or 40 years of deodorant buildup. The body odor discussion continues.
- Gold nugget discovery story [00:43:37] — Dale reads about a 145-ounce gold nugget found in Victoria, Australia, worth over $250,000, named ‘Friday’s Joy.’
- Blue October ticket giveaway [00:45:19] — Dale gives away tickets to Blue October’s ACL late show at Stubb’s on September 29th, recalling when the band used to come on the show before getting famous.
Recurring Bits
- Fast Food Fanatic [00:09:51] — Dale teases ‘prime time Fast Food Fanatic’ segment coming up with real restaurant news
- Trump Dump [00:10:09] — Dale mentions a ‘tiny Trump Dump’ about immigration policy flip-flopping
Music
- Blue October — Ticket giveaway mentioned; band used to appear on show before becoming famous, from San Marcos
Quotes
At twenty nine point six years, ‘you suck’ is silly, not hurtful.
Dale Dudley [00:02:32]
When somebody gravely ill says you gave them meaning each morning, who cares what anybody else says.
Dale Dudley [00:28:51]
Critics are talentless hacks trying to make a name for themselves like gunslingers.
Dale Dudley [00:33:04]
Part 3: Mood Zika
The show opens with discussion of Carissa’s depressed mood spreading to Bob, then moves through multiple topics including Jim Baker endorsing Trump as God’s chosen leader, Bob’s theory about divorce seasons (confirmed by research showing peaks in February-March and August-September), porn’s impact on marriage, and an extended conversation about Carissa’s financial struggles and self-pity. The segment ends with Carissa revealing she’s considered suicide, including keeping pills ‘just in case,’ before a caller attempts to cheer her up.
Segments
- Mood Zika spreads through the studio [00:00:02] — Dale notices Carissa has ‘the blues’ and Bob has caught it too. Bob blames talking to Carissa during the break, saying he now questions every decision he’s ever made.
- Jimbo’s real estate success causes envy [00:01:37] — Discussion of production head Jimbo selling his house after property values soared, leading Bob to feel envious about life choices. Hosts explain Jimbo bought acreage that became highly desirable.
- The LinkedIn party proposal [00:06:06] — Bob’s wife keeps telling him to fix his LinkedIn profile. Bob proposes throwing a ‘LinkedIn party’ where an expert teaches everyone how to properly use LinkedIn for career advancement.
- God Squad: Jim Baker on Trump [00:06:35] — Dale plays clips from Jim Baker’s show where guests compare Trump to Jesus as a builder and claim God is raising Trump up to lead America, to Dale’s incredulous commentary.
- Nathaniel Ratliff giveaway [00:13:58] — Dale gives away tickets to Nathaniel Ratliff and the Night Sweats at Stubbs on October 1st, repeatedly trying to give out the hotline number on air.
- Texas realtor arrested after hookup [00:14:13] — Story of a 22-year-old realtor who took her boyfriend to a recently-sold house at night for sex, got caught by police responding to a squatters report.
- Study: porn watching and divorce rates [00:16:31] — Dale reads Time article showing watching porn alone doubles divorce risk for men, triples it for women, but has less negative impact if couples watch together.
- Bob’s divorce season theory confirmed [00:20:09] — Bob’s long-held theory about divorce filing patterns is validated by research showing peaks between February-Easter and August-September, with holidays creating barriers to filing.
- Carissa reveals her porn preferences [00:24:56] — When asked, Carissa admits she and her boyfriend watch porn together sometimes, revealing ‘I think he likes butts’ – something she doesn’t have, leading Matt to warn she’s in trouble for revealing this.
- Carissa reads Hillbilly Nation book [00:27:00] — Discussion of the bestseller about overlooked poor white Americans. Carissa relates to it despite not being truly poor, leading to extended debate about her situation.
- Dale’s career advice rant [00:28:01] — Dale recounts his own struggles at age 30 with no credit and $20k salary, getting an entertainment attorney, building credit. Tells Carissa to stop wallowing and take action on offered help.
- Carissa admits defaulting on credit card [00:30:58] — Reveals she defaulted on a credit card after not paying for three months, despite Dale having offered to pay it off interest-free. Dale is frustrated by her self-defeating choices.
- Poor white Americans discussion [00:32:08] — Matt explains the Hillbilly Nation book’s thesis about society discounting poor white people, and the cycle of poverty being hard to escape when living paycheck to paycheck.
- Bob’s never-applied-for-a-job philosophy [00:36:02] — Bob explains he was always recruited and never applied for jobs, suggesting Carissa should be doing something to make other companies want to hire her. Dale reveals his consideration of leaving radio four years ago.
- Dale’s almost-left-radio confession [00:37:01] — Dale reveals for the first time that four years ago he almost left the show to handle press for someone prominent in New York City, would have taken a pay cut but welcomed the change.
- Career suggestions for Carissa [00:40:23] — Hosts suggest various career paths: sales assistant, real estate school, promoting her jewelry business. Carissa says she hasn’t had time to work on any of it.
- Man with giant dagger in his back [00:44:02] — Video from Brazil showing man calmly sitting in emergency room with massive dagger lodged in his back, just to the right of his spine.
- Walmart brawl and police frustration [00:45:13] — Discussion of Walmart fight video and article about police departments saying they spend 30-40% of their time responding to calls at Walmart locations.
- Dale’s Walmart Greeter costume story [00:48:29] — Dale mentions his Austin Monthly column about dressing as ‘Clyde the Walmart Greeter’ for Halloween, calling it the loneliest costume he ever wore, made him see people differently.
- Billy calls in about various topics [00:50:31] — Recurring caller Billy rambles about the Walmart fight, Hillbillies, Clinton being big somewhere, and other disconnected topics. Dale heard him on Opie and Jim’s national show.
- 10-foot King Cobra escapes in Houston suburb [00:52:03] — News story about one of the world’s most poisonous snakes escaping from a mobile home near schools in Needville, Texas. Later recaptured.
- Carissa discusses suicide ideation [00:53:30] — Carissa reveals she’s thought about suicide, has pills saved ‘in the very back’ that are toxic seizure medication. Says it would make life easier on her dad. Discussion becomes very serious about the danger of her plan.
- Tornado collapses Starbucks [00:56:10] — Video from Indianapolis area showing tornado across the street from where people are filming, watching in real-time as a Starbucks facade collapses like a card house.
- Caller wants to open Armadillo World Headquarters 2 [00:57:34] — Enthusiastic caller says when he hits the lottery he’ll open ‘Armadillo World Headquarters 2’ and take care of everyone. Says mother-effer on air, causing Matt to spill water on equipment while hitting dump button.
- Equipment disaster ends show [00:58:24] — Matt’s water spills into his equipment while hitting the dump button. Panel scrambles to turn off mic and prevent electrical damage. Show ends with Dale promoting his afternoon shift.
Recurring Bits
- God Squad [00:06:35] — Jim Baker segment claiming God raised up Trump to lead America, comparing Trump’s buildings to Jesus being a carpenter
Callers
- Billy (regular) [00:50:31] — Rambling about Walmart fight, Hillbillies, Clinton being popular somewhere, boom sound on radio, Rush Limbaugh, wanting to advertise his film Dale mostly ignores his disconnected comments but mentions hearing Billy on Opie and Jim’s national show. Billy’s stream-of-consciousness call is typical for him.
- unnamed [00:57:34] — Encouraging Carissa, saying he’ll open Armadillo World Headquarters 2 when he hits lottery Said ‘mother effer’ on air causing Matt to hit dump button and spill water on equipment, creating chaos that essentially ends the show
Text Line
- [00:00:44] Dale’s wife texted ‘I love you gone’ – Dale asks if that means she wants him gone — read by Dale Dudley Dale thinks it’s a spell check error for ‘hun’ or ‘honey’, texts back asking if he should leave as a joke
- [00:26:45] Dale’s wife texts during show about booking Thanksgiving airfare and friend wanting a girls’ weekend in Denver with cheap flights — read by Dale Dudley Dale frustrated she’s texting him about this while he’s on air, though he’s fine with the girls’ weekend itself
- [00:34:55] Dr. Hicks texts: ‘No one except politicians ever made a billion dollars being on the government dole’ — read by Dale Dudley Dale notes Dr. Hicks has replaced High Pockets Fred as the person who sends him crazy memes, but Dale has to be nice because Hicks is a sponsor
Music
- Nathaniel Ratliff and the Night Sweats — Discussed as giveaway for October 1st show at Stubbs, late night ACL show. Bob recommends them, mentions song ‘Son of a Bitch’
Quotes
Chris has got a case of the blues, and Bob just caught it.
Dale Dudley [00:00:02]
God picked the guy who called Republicans idiots and said he would always run as a Republican because they would vote for anybody.
Dale Dudley [00:08:50]
That’s what Carissa did. She gave us all Mood Zika.
Bob Fonseca [00:20:09]
You’d prefer to pay the $25 interest constantly and give somebody else the money. Do you understand how infuriating that is?
Dale Dudley [00:30:58]
When you’re barely getting by, there is no time to go do other things because all of your time is spent.
Matt Bearden [00:32:46]
Four years ago I almost left the show to go into an entirely new career, and my home base was gonna be New York City.
Dale Dudley [00:37:01]
Sometimes it crosses my mind that it would just make life easier on people.
Carissa Jade [00:53:30]