🎯 TL;DR – Today’s Highlights
Matt, Bob, and Chuy dive deep into Austin’s best queso and Tex-Mex scene (declaring Matt’s El Rancho’s Bob Armstrong the winner), break news about Texas’s new Delta 8 felony ban, and debate the “VatoZone” phenomenon where mobile mechanics work in AutoZone parking lots. Highlights include Matt’s mortifying “swinger party” joke to a horrified mom, an Australian caller thanking them for AC/DC tickets to see the show with his 10-year-old son, Chuy’s controversial endorsement of Chili’s chips and salsa (prompting angry caller Adam Fool), and the revelation that 85-year-old actress Donna Mills just joined OnlyFans—plus Bob’s Rock and Roll News covering Metallica’s Vegas Sphere residency, Obama’s summer playlist, and W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes’ cancer battle.
📻 First Hour Analysis 📻
🌭 Is it a Hot Dog Friday Show?
Yes, this is a Hot Dog Friday Show! 🎉 Matt mentioned he celebrated National Chili Dog Day yesterday by eating two chili dogs (00:25:00), and the show opened with the Jumbo Hot Dog jingle in Tagalog (00:00:30-00:00:42). Chuy is referred to as “the sausage king himself” (00:01:53).
🍔🍟 Food Items/Restaurants Talked About
The Click Click Boom segment featured an extensive discussion of the “Top Five Fast Food Burgers You Need to Try According to Foodies”:
- #5: Culver’s Butter Burger 🧈 (00:13:00) – Fresh, never frozen beef with a lightly buttered toasted bun. Matt’s kids love it, and Chuy recommends adding cheese curds to the burger
- #4: Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger 🥓 (00:16:00) – Family-owned, beef imported from Scotland, over 250,000 possible combinations with 15 free toppings. Bob noted it’s expensive at around $20
- #3: Shake Shack Smoke Shack 🔥 (00:19:00) – Features Angus beef patty with Nyman Ranch applewood smoked bacon. Bob called it “not shabby”
- #2: In-N-Out Double Double 🍔 (00:22:00) – Quality you can taste, fresh ingredients, never frozen. Bob wished they had jalapeños in Texas instead of banana peppers
- #1: McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with Cheese 🍟 (00:23:00) – Switched from frozen to fresh beef, which was called a “game changer”
Other restaurants mentioned: Burger King (ongoing debate about the Texas Whopper), Dan’s Burgers on 2222 and Lamar, Hop Doddy, Marino Burgers, and Casino El Camino (mentioned as an Austin icon).
Matt also had two chili dogs for National Chili Dog Day 🌭 (00:25:00).
📰 News Stories Discussed
Empire Control Room & Empire Garage Closure 🎵 (00:37:25) – Matt reported that this 13-year Austin music institution has collapsed. Empire Control Room closed in April, and Empire Garage has now closed, leaving a hole in the Red River Cultural District. The owner claims an investor took the business, while the investor says the books were riddled with fraud. The city had floated a $2.1 million loan in 2024. The building will likely be sold to another live music operator.
🖱️ Click Click Boom Segment – Clickbait News
The Click Click Boom segment (00:11:41-00:26:00) covered:
- Top Five Fast Food Burgers 🍔 (detailed above) – This was the main story, with extensive discussion and banter about each burger choice
😂 Funny Moments & Memorable Quotes
- Elevator Celebrity Game 🛗 (00:09:00-00:11:20) – Bob shared he’s been in elevators with Cheech and Chong, Roseanne Arquette, and Sinbad. Matt has been with Andy Cohen (who gave him COVID) and Steve Guttenberg. The joke landed that Chuy was in an elevator with “Bob and Matt from Mornings with Bob and Matt” in Vegas 😂
- Butter Burger Tongue Twisters 🧈 (00:15:00-00:16:00) – The crew engaged in hilarious alliteration: “Bob briefly bounced to Boston for a better Butter Burger on a balcony” and “Don’t be bitter about the better Butter Burger”
- Agent Confusion 🤖 (00:05:00-00:06:20) – Bob mentioned his AI fitness tracker agent wants him to go to bed at 10pm, leading Matt to joke about it being like a “gigapet” where Bob is the pet
- Obama Impression 🎤 (00:33:00-00:36:00) – Chuy did an Obama impression while reading his summer playlist, starting with “Let me tell you about a few of these. This first one, Michelle and I made love to” 😳
- “I Want to Be Somebody” 🎸 (00:40:00-00:42:00) – Discussion of W.A.S.P. led to debates about who actually listened to them versus just wore the merch to be different from the Iron Maiden/Black Sabbath crowd
🎸🎤 Bob’s Rock and Roll News – 5 Paragraph Summary
Bob kicked off his Rock and Roll News segment in a particularly good mood despite acknowledging it was a slow news week with rock stars possibly “sleeping in or staying at home in the air conditioning” during the heat dome (00:26:00). He noted that the week featured “more canceled tours, more rock stars falling on stage” and “old guys getting together,” setting a somewhat weary tone for the available headlines 🎵.
The first major story covered Metallica’s partnership with the video game Gears of War E-Day (00:26:40). The game will feature a weapon skin inspired by Metallica’s album “Ride the Lightning,” and the multiplayer modes are previewed in a trailer set to “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” The game is set for release on October 6th for Xbox and Windows, with pre-orders available. This led to discussion about video game skins and their value, with Chuy revealing he bought a Ninja Turtle skin for Call of Duty, and Bob expressing confusion about why virtual items have such high monetary value 💰.
Bob also announced that Metallica will be launching a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere in October (00:32:00), which both Bob and Chuy expressed interest in attending. The conversation then shifted to Billy Corgan joining Youngblood on stage at an after-show party where they performed a rendition of “Zombie” (00:32:40). The Smashing Pumpkins are heading to headline Lollapalooza at the end of August, and fan footage of the Youngblood performance is available online 📹.
Bob shared President Barack Obama’s summer playlist (00:33:00), which was met with mixed reactions. Bob initially criticized it for being “too hip” and lacking Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan, but Matt pointed out there were multiple pages. The playlist included tracks from Earth, Wind & Fire (“Can’t Hide Love”), The Police (“Message in a Bottle”), David Bowie (“Modern Love”), A Tribe Called Quest, The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, and even Coldplay. The full discussion revealed Obama’s eclectic taste spanning from classic soul to contemporary artists like SZA 🎶.
Jackson “The Injector” delivered news that former W.A.S.P. guitarist Chris Holmes is fighting cancer for the second time (00:39:00). After successfully being treated for throat cancer in 2022 through a crowdfunding campaign, Holmes now has prostate cancer and his insurance won’t cover treatment, forcing him to turn to fans again. The segment sparked discussion about W.A.S.P.’s place in 80s metal history, with Matt noting they were the band kids would claim to like to be different, even if they didn’t actually listen to them much. The crew struggled to find the GoFundMe link for Holmes, suggesting either poor promotion or that they’d already reached their goal 🎸.
🎤 Rock and Roll Shoutout/Salute
Yes! Bob gave a Rock and Roll News Salute to Anna 🎂 (00:43:00-00:46:00), described as a “very good friend” who helped raise Bob’s boys and was “a bit of a smoke show.” She was a lead dancer in a Billy Idol music video (possibly “Flesh for Fantasy” or “Eyes Without a Face”). Anna is a long-time Austinite visiting for her birthday 🎉. Bob apologized on air for revealing she was in the video and being “kind of gross” about it, and expressed looking forward to hanging out with her over the weekend.
🎵 Bands Mentioned During Bob’s Rock and Roll News
- Metallica ⚡
- Youngblood
- Billy Corgan/Smashing Pumpkins 🎃
- Earth, Wind & Fire 🌍
- Charlie Crockett 🤠
- Mumford & Sons
- Vince Staples
- The Police 👮
- David Bowie ⚡
- A Tribe Called Quest
- The Beatles 🪲
- Marvin Gaye
- Coldplay ❄️
- Nina Simone 🎹
- Sam and Dave
- Johnny Cash (Folsom Prison Blues)
- Anderson .Paak
- Glenn How (died in motorcycle accident recently)
- Jacoby
- SZA
- W.A.S.P. 🐝
- Striper (the Christian “yellow and black attack” band)
📝 3 Paragraph Summary of This Portion (Excluding Rock and Roll News)
The show opened with the Hot Dog Friday energy as the hosts did their elaborate introductions for each other. Bob praised Chuy as “the hardest working man in show business” and “the sausage king himself,” while Chuy described Matt as “Austin’s greatest living storyteller” who delivered “Yuck Yucks live and in person” across America as a stand-up comedian. Matt returned the favor by calling Bob “America’s father” with a Hollywood resume and Texas Radio Hall of Fame credentials. The friendly roasting set a warm, familial tone for the broadcast, though Bob mentioned his AI fitness tracker agent was unhappy with his sleep quality this week, leading to jokes about having a “gigapet” that tells him to go to bed at 10pm 🤖😴.
The crew engaged in hilarious banter about celebrity elevator encounters, with Bob revealing he’s shared elevator rides with Cheech and Chong, Roseanne Arquette, and Sinbad, while Matt has been with Andy Cohen (from whom he got COVID in 2020) and Steve Guttenberg. This spawned discussion about whether this would make a good phone topic, though they concluded most people probably haven’t had such experiences. The conversation meandered through Vegas trips, Culver’s locations Matt keeps secret from his kids, and Bob’s confusion about video game skins having monetary value after one of his sons sold a skin for $800 💰🎮.
Matt shared his parenting struggles with getting his teenage daughter packed for a two-week YMCA hiking and leadership camp trip while his wife tends to her mother. Despite his best efforts to do a “flat lay” and checklist system, his daughter refused all help with an attitude of “I’m doing it, I’m doing it!” Bob provided sage fatherly advice: let them fail, get a signed release document from his daughter to protect himself from his wife’s inevitable disappointment, and accept that he’ll probably be at FedEx on Monday morning spending $150 to overnight Chapstick to the Yukon. The segment perfectly captured the universal struggle of parenting teenagers who won’t accept help but aren’t quite ready to handle everything themselves 👨👧📦.
📻 First Hour Analysis 📻
🌭 Is it a Hot Dog Friday Show?
Yes, this is a Hot Dog Friday Show! 🎉 Matt mentioned he celebrated National Chili Dog Day yesterday by eating two chili dogs (00:25:00), and the show opened with the Jumbo Hot Dog jingle in Tagalog (00:00:30-00:00:42). Chuy is referred to as “the sausage king himself” (00:01:53).
🍔🍟 Food Items/Restaurants Talked About
The Click Click Boom segment featured an extensive discussion of the “Top Five Fast Food Burgers You Need to Try According to Foodies”:
- #5: Culver’s Butter Burger 🧈 (00:13:00) – Fresh, never frozen beef with a lightly buttered toasted bun. Matt’s kids love it, and Chuy recommends adding cheese curds to the burger
- #4: Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger 🥓 (00:16:00) – Family-owned, beef imported from Scotland, over 250,000 possible combinations with 15 free toppings. Bob noted it’s expensive at around $20
- #3: Shake Shack Smoke Shack 🔥 (00:19:00) – Features Angus beef patty with Nyman Ranch applewood smoked bacon. Bob called it “not shabby”
- #2: In-N-Out Double Double 🍔 (00:22:00) – Quality you can taste, fresh ingredients, never frozen. Bob wished they had jalapeños in Texas instead of banana peppers
- #1: McDonald’s Quarter Pounder with Cheese 🍟 (00:23:00) – Switched from frozen to fresh beef, which was called a “game changer”
Other restaurants mentioned: Burger King (ongoing debate about the Texas Whopper), Dan’s Burgers on 2222 and Lamar, Hop Doddy, Marino Burgers, and Casino El Camino (mentioned as an Austin icon).
Matt also had two chili dogs for National Chili Dog Day 🌭 (00:25:00).
📰 News Stories Discussed
Empire Control Room & Empire Garage Closure 🎵 (00:37:25) – Matt reported that this 13-year Austin music institution has collapsed. Empire Control Room closed in April, and Empire Garage has now closed, leaving a hole in the Red River Cultural District. The owner claims an investor took the business, while the investor says the books were riddled with fraud. The city had floated a $2.1 million loan in 2024. The building will likely be sold to another live music operator.
🖱️ Click Click Boom Segment – Clickbait News
The Click Click Boom segment (00:11:41-00:26:00) covered:
- Top Five Fast Food Burgers 🍔 (detailed above) – This was the main story, with extensive discussion and banter about each burger choice
😂 Funny Moments & Memorable Quotes
- Elevator Celebrity Game 🛗 (00:09:00-00:11:20) – Bob shared he’s been in elevators with Cheech and Chong, Roseanne Arquette, and Sinbad. Matt has been with Andy Cohen (who gave him COVID) and Steve Guttenberg. The joke landed that Chuy was in an elevator with “Bob and Matt from Mornings with Bob and Matt” in Vegas 😂
- Butter Burger Tongue Twisters 🧈 (00:15:00-00:16:00) – The crew engaged in hilarious alliteration: “Bob briefly bounced to Boston for a better Butter Burger on a balcony” and “Don’t be bitter about the better Butter Burger”
- Agent Confusion 🤖 (00:05:00-00:06:20) – Bob mentioned his AI fitness tracker agent wants him to go to bed at 10pm, leading Matt to joke about it being like a “gigapet” where Bob is the pet
- Obama Impression 🎤 (00:33:00-00:36:00) – Chuy did an Obama impression while reading his summer playlist, starting with “Let me tell you about a few of these. This first one, Michelle and I made love to” 😳
- “I Want to Be Somebody” 🎸 (00:40:00-00:42:00) – Discussion of W.A.S.P. led to debates about who actually listened to them versus just wore the merch to be different from the Iron Maiden/Black Sabbath crowd
🎸🎤 Bob’s Rock and Roll News – 5 Paragraph Summary
Bob kicked off his Rock and Roll News segment in a particularly good mood despite acknowledging it was a slow news week with rock stars possibly “sleeping in or staying at home in the air conditioning” during the heat dome (00:26:00). He noted that the week featured “more canceled tours, more rock stars falling on stage” and “old guys getting together,” setting a somewhat weary tone for the available headlines 🎵.
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🕙 Second Hour Analysis 🕙
🍕 Food Items/Restaurants Discussed
This segment was a MASSIVE deep dive into Austin’s Mexican food scene! Here’s what got mentioned:
Queso & Chips Discussion:
- Matt’s El Rancho 🌮 – Chewy declared their Bob Armstrong queso the best (00:55:01-01:17:27)
- Torchy’s – Mentioned for good queso
- Pappasito’s – Noted for their thin, translucent chips (01:12:01)
- El Dorado 🏆 – Praised for their salsa sampler with six or seven different salsas, and their mocajete salsa (01:25:20)
- Lupe Tortilla – Serves warm charro beans as a dip with chips; also serves breakfast (01:04:39-01:05:15)
- Tres Amigos – Matt’s neighborhood spot at 290 & 183, praised for incredible queso and perfect nachos (poncho-style) (01:22:20-01:44:00)
- Verdad – Chewy mentioned their mole tasting served with chips (01:22:39)
- Veracruz Fonda – Noted for serving mole with tostones (thick chips) (01:22:58)
- Chuy’s – Discussion about their creamy jalapeño ranch sauce (01:17:00)
- Texican Cafe – Mentioned for blanco queso and perfect nachos (01:18:10)
- Chili’s 😱 – Chewy controversially declared their chips and salsa “really, really good” (01:24:59)
- El Patio – Bob referenced their chips with butter/margarine service (01:14:38)
- Güero’s – Matt discussed their chip changes over the years (01:11:51)
- Mayas – Chewy declared their red salsa the best (01:24:59)
- Vivo – Matt praised their California nachos with sprouts 🌱 (01:32:23)
- Arturo’s Underground Cafe – Caller Scott recommended it for unique earthy Mexican food (01:40:20)
- Curas – Bob mentioned their mole (01:23:05)
- Taco Casa – Mentioned for nachos (01:18:59)
- Chili Parlor – Makes perfect nachos (01:18:40)
- El Rinconcito – Matt’s beloved former restaurant where Wink is now, known for interior-style Mexican food and vinegary enchiladas with eggs (01:25:20-01:41:00)
Other Foods Mentioned:
- Sikil Pak – Mayan pumpkin seed and tomato dip, described as “Mayan hummus” 🥜 (01:19:00)
- Hop Doddy breakfast menu opening in Mueller (01:04:39)
- Chewy’s perfect scrambled eggs recipe: ton of butter, sour cream, salt at the end (01:06:00)
📰 News Stories Discussed
- Delta 8/Delta 10 Ban 🚫 – As of July 31st, possession of manufactured Delta 8 or Delta 10 is now a state jail felony in Texas (180 days to 2 years in prison, $10,000 fine). Over 14,000 Texas retailers registered to sell hemp products will have to shut down. Matt criticized the fundamentalist money in Texas politics preventing common-sense regulation (00:55:15-00:58:40)
- Austin Safety Ranking 🏙️ – New study ranked Austin as the 26th safest city out of 83 big cities. Top 10 for crime safety, but lost points for traffic deaths, natural disaster risks (flooding, heat), and mosquito-borne illnesses (00:58:40-01:00:03)
- Cesar Chavez Street Renaming – City holding three community meetings to gather input on potentially renaming the street. Chewy jokingly suggested “Chewy El Dorado Boulevard” or “Chewy Way” (spelled G-U-E-Y) (01:00:03-01:01:51)
- Paredes Middle School Closure – AISD trustees voted to shut down the school with about 353 incoming 7th and 8th graders being split between Bailey and Mendez Middle Schools (01:03:39-01:04:39)
💬 Funny or Memorable Quotes
- 💬 “You got a Peretti’s nuts on your chin” – The requirement for winning Styx and Chicago tickets (01:07:04)
- 💬 “It’s melted cheese” – Bob’s controversial take that all quesos are the same (00:56:11)
- 💬 “I don’t want you to eat a whole thing because we’re just here for happy hour margaritas. It’s four o’clock in the afternoon.” – Matt on ordering all three appetizers (01:01:11)
- 💬 “I can hear Adam Fool dialing his phone right now” – Matt after admitting he likes California nachos with sprouts (01:32:56)
- 💬 “Your flibberty gibbiness is why I’m even around anymore” – Matt thanking his mother for skipping class the day of the UT Tower shooting (01:02:39)
- 💬 “I’ve been making those since 1998” – Both Matt and Chewy claiming they’ve been making French-style scrambled eggs since 1998 (01:05:15)
- 💬 “Sometimes you can’t question somebody’s taste. They just have found something that they like that doesn’t fit them.” – Matt defending controversial food opinions (01:37:20)
📞 Phone Callers
- Winner of Styx & Chicago Tickets – Successfully told Jackson “you got a Peretti’s nuts on your chin” to win the final pair of tickets (01:09:20)
- Adam Fool ☎️ – Called in angry about Chewy’s Chili’s chips and salsa endorsement, declaring “I don’t want nothing from California” regarding Matt’s sprout nachos (01:35:05-01:39:20)
- Scott (Christy’s Husband) – Called to praise El Rinconcito and recommend Arturo’s Underground Cafe on South UT campus (01:39:45-01:42:20)
🎭 Recurring Jokes or Gags
- Peretti’s Middle School Nuts Joke 🏫 – Started with Matt making the “Peretti’s nuts on your chin” joke about the closing school, then requiring callers to say it to Jackson to win tickets (01:03:39-01:09:20)
- Chewy’s Poop Emergency 💩 – They played “Stranglehold” by Ted Nugent in its entirety (8+ minutes) while Chewy had a bathroom emergency, but he was back before the song ended, leading to awkward staring (01:07:23-01:09:20)
- Bob’s Height Jokes 📏 – Matt: “He doesn’t like a piece of fish that’s taller than him” (01:23:32)
- Bob’s Latino Status 🌮 – Multiple jokes about Bob being Latino but not knowing basic Mexican food terminology or customs (01:15:51, 01:34:00)
- Matt Living Near Tres Amigos 🏘️ – Running bit about everyone now knowing Matt lives within five miles of the restaurant (01:27:05)
📝 Summary
The second hour kicked off with breaking news about Texas’s Delta 8 and Delta 10 ban taking effect July 31st, turning what was legal yesterday into a state jail felony today. Matt criticized the “Looney Tune fundamentalists out in West Texas” whose political money prevents common-sense cannabis regulation, noting how legitimate businesses like Tejas Texas and Hometown Hero are getting crushed while the products remain legal federally. The conversation touched on Austin’s safety ranking (26th out of 83 cities) and the potential renaming of Cesar Chavez Street, with Chewy jokingly lobbying for “Chewy Way.” 🏛️
What began as a simple discussion about finding Austin’s best queso quickly spiraled into a passionate 40+ minute debate about Mexican food culture. Chewy declared Matt’s El Rancho’s Bob Armstrong queso the winner, while Bob controversially claimed “all quesos are the same – it’s just melted cheese.” The trio debated everything from chip quality to whether guacamole has fallen out of favor, with Chewy suggesting restaurants should innovate with bean dips instead. The conversation revealed personal preferences: Matt loves Tres Amigos near his house, Chewy is obsessed with El Dorado’s salsa sampler, and Bob just wants to “get in and out” of restaurants quickly. 🌮
The discussion took a controversial turn when Chewy admitted Chili’s has “really, really good” chips and salsa, prompting Adam Fool to call in outraged. Matt then confessed his love for Vivo’s California nachos topped with sprouts, which horrified everyone. The debate expanded to cover perfect nachos (poncho-style where every chip is individually topped), the superiority of mocajete-made salsa, whether eggs should be available on everything, and Chewy’s recipe for perfect scrambled eggs using butter, sour cream, and salt added at the end. Bob complained about having to order items with women’s names like “ladies’ lunch.” 🥑
Throughout the segment, personal stories emerged: Matt’s mother skipped class at UT the day of the Tower shooting to sit by the pool, making his existence possible. Matt shared a touching moment teaching his autistic son that French fries can be dipped in queso, not just ketchup – “a proud pop moment” he compared to a son’s first hunt. The hosts revealed their expertise in different cuisines, with Matt showing deep knowledge of everything from Sikil Pak (Mayan pumpkin seed dip) to nutritional yeast in vegan queso, while defending that sprouts on nachos and cashew queso can actually be delicious. 🍟
The segment wrapped with caller Scott recommending the underground gem Arturo’s Cafe and praising the long-lost El Rinconcito, which Matt remembered fondly for their vinegary enchiladas with eggs on top. The passionate food debate revealed not just restaurant preferences but deeper truths about Austin’s changing culture, with Matt lamenting places where “having customers annoys them” as part of old Austin charm. Despite disagreements ranging from Chili’s acceptance to sprout tolerance, everyone agreed El Dorado’s salsa sampler represents perfection, and that Tres Amigos is making a comeback worth celebrating. The conversation celebrated Austin’s incredible diversity of Mexican food while mourning the loss of neighborhood institutions. 🎊
🕛 Third Hour Analysis 🕛
🌮 Food Items/Restaurants Discussed
This hour was absolutely dominated by food talk – almost the entire segment! Here’s what was mentioned:
Tex-Mex & Mexican:
- Chuy’s – Discussion about their salsa and jalapeño ranch (01:45:17)
- Firehouse Number 12 – Queso with pickled onions and jalapeños (01:45:51)
- Dirty Martin’s – Jalapeño ranch recommendation from caller Connor (01:47:02)
- El Dorado – Plans to visit (01:48:20)
- Enchiladas y Más – Charlie Hodge’s favorite (01:48:28)
- Texican Cafe – Mentioned but doesn’t open until 3-4pm (01:48:35)
- Dresden Migos – Not open for lunch (01:48:42)
- AQB (grocery) – Good queso and cheese (01:49:00)
- Culinary Cowgirls queso at AQB – Jalapeño popper flavor (01:49:16)
- Jorge’s/La Marcha – Jorge’s had great salsa, now La Marcha (02:02:51)
- El Patio – “That is not good” (02:03:01)
- Marty’s Tex-Mex – Controversial; some love it religiously, hosts not fans (01:57:20)
- Little Easy on César Chávez – Muffuletta recommendation (01:56:12)
- Polvo’s and Kura’s mentioned by Australian caller Luke (02:03:47)
- Texican Cafe – Chewy craving it (02:08:17)
Other Restaurants:
- Texadelphia – Matt claims top 3 queso of all time; closed 12+ years ago (01:51:43)
- Delaware Subs – Still exists on Spicewood, cheesesteak with ketchup (01:53:40)
- Don’s Barbecue – Good salsa verde and Mexican food, skip the BBQ (01:58:38)
- Pinehouse Pizza – Queso recommendation (01:50:52)
- Taco Bell – Quesadilla mentioned at bar (02:37:03)
Grocery/Stores:
- Velveeta and Rotel mentioned multiple times (01:46:45)
- Golden Corral – Chewy and Spencer have been (02:07:10)
📞 Phone Callers
Caller 1 ☎️ – Recommended Dirty Martin’s jalapeño ranch, dissed Chuy’s salsa (01:47:02)
Caller 2 ☎️ – Recommended AQB queso (01:49:00)
Caller discussing Texadelphia queso ☎️ (01:50:52)
Caller from Waco ☎️ – Suggested Little Easy muffuletta, called it “Rapist Chávez Street” which caused some tension (01:56:12)
Caller re: Marty’s Tex-Mex ☎️ – Suggested Chewy should eat only Marty’s for 6 months as punishment (01:57:20)
Luke (Australian caller) ☎️📻 – Major memorable moment! Thanked the show for winning the AC/DC competition to San Antonio with his 10-year-old son, went with Aaron and Buddy (his ex-brother-in-law who signed his green card papers). Saw the Alamo and Pee Wee Herman exhibit. Concert was great, cannons scared his son. Discussed his experience with Tex-Mex as an Australian immigrant – been in Austin 15 years. Mentioned Jorge’s had amazing salsa, doesn’t like El Patio (02:00:00)
Tesla Dan 🚗☎️ – Called about the VatoZone/AutoZone mechanics parking lot situation, offered to take them to Indian food for “Hindu kandu” (02:36:40)
🧠💡 Interesting Facts Shared
“This or That” Origin 🎬 (02:06:17) – The line “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us” comes from the 1932 movie The Western Code, popularized by Looney Tunes
Onions Trading Ban 🧅 (02:08:58) – Onions are the only agricultural commodity banned from futures trading in the U.S. due to two traders cornering the market in 1955, leading to the Onion Futures Act of 1958
Coffee Hydration ☕ (02:10:24) – Coffee can provide similar hydrating qualities to water with no evidence it causes dehydration (from PubMedCentral.gov)
Strength Training & Bones 💪 (02:10:55) – Strength training can reverse bone mass loss from aging by signaling the body to remodel bones to be thicker and stronger
Game Show Economics 📺💰 (02:11:25) – Most game shows cost about $1 million/hour to produce. Typical Jeopardy payouts are $20,000-$30,000 total. Shows like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” use insurance policies to cover big wins rather than having the money on hand
“Thing” Etymology 📖 (02:13:06) – The word “thing” originally meant an assembly/meeting. Saying “I got a thing” is actually the correct original use
Strongest Beer 🍺 (02:13:51) – Utopia’s 2025 by Samuel Adams is the world’s strongest beer at 30% ABV, illegal in 15 states, achieved through extended fermentation with specialized yeast (not distillation)
Oil Disposal Law 🛢️ (02:35:35) – By state law, any oil change shop must take oil from third parties for proper disposal
😂 Memorable Moments
Matt’s Swinger Party Faux Pas 🛏️😬 (02:15:43) – HILARIOUS STORY! Matt picked up his son from a friend’s house, saw a mattress in the living room, and joked “Oh, having a swinger party later?” The mom was horrified. Matt was wearing his controversial shorts, sweaty, and had to stand there awkwardly waiting for his son. He realized he forgets that normal people don’t joke like radio people do.
VatoZone Discovery 🚗🔧 (02:28:11) – The guys discovered/discussed the AutoZone/Advance Auto Parts parking lot where mobile mechanics work on cars despite “no working on cars” signs. Massive discussion about the economics, liability, and whether it should be allowed. Matt sees it as the free market working and people trying to survive. Someone renamed it “VatoZone” which made them laugh.
Matt’s Social Anxiety 😅 – Extended discussion about how working in radio has made them unable to interact normally with regular people (02:14:00-02:22:00). Matt doesn’t understand what “normal people” think about.
PETA Protest Backfire 🦞 (02:24:50) – PETA staged a lobster protest with a gorgeous woman dressed as a lobster on a dinner plate with butter. The hosts noted it just made them crave lobster more.
Donna Mills OnlyFans 👵📱 (02:26:46) – 85-year-old actress Donna Mills (Knott’s Landing) joining OnlyFans. Bob was completely uninterested despite her being from his era.
Tesla Dan’s Comedy Deal 🎤 (02:37:08) – Tesla Dan negotiated 5 minutes of stage time in exchange for Kanye tickets, but didn’t specify when during the show. Considering doing it after the concert while everyone’s leaving!
🎸 Kick Out the Jams Segment
PETA Lobster Protest 🦞 (02:24:50) – Beautiful woman on dinner plate dressed as lobster with butter, but it just made Chewy crave lobster
Donna Mills OnlyFans 👵 (02:26:46) – 85-year-old joining OnlyFans at age 85 for “quality time with admirers”
VatoZone Mechanics 🔧 (02:28:11) – Austin AutoZone parking lot where mobile mechanics work despite signs prohibiting it. Discussion of economics and survival
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📝 Five Paragraph Summary
The final hour of the show became an epic food discussion that lasted nearly the entire segment, with the hosts and callers diving deep into Austin’s Tex-Mex and queso scene. 🌮🧀 The conversation covered everything from Chuy’s salsa to Texadelphia’s legendary queso (which closed over a decade ago but still lives in Matt’s memory as top 3 all-time). Callers chimed in with recommendations ranging from Dirty Martin’s jalapeño ranch to AQB’s grocery store queso, while an Australian caller named Luke shared his 15-year journey discovering Tex-Mex after moving to Austin. The hosts debated the merits of various establishments, with Marty’s Tex-Mex being particularly divisive—some people love it religiously, while Bob and Matt remain unconvinced. 🤷♂️
The most hilarious moment came when Matt recounted his mortifying experience picking up his son from a friend’s house. 😂 Upon seeing a mattress in the living room during redecorating, Matt joked “Oh, having a swinger party later?” to the horror of the conservative mom. Standing there sweaty in his controversial shorts, Matt had to awkwardly wait for his son while realizing that radio people and normal people operate on completely different wavelengths. This led to an extended discussion about how years of working in radio has made them socially incompatible with regular society, unable to make small talk without defaulting to inappropriate jokes. 📻
An Australian caller named Luke provided one of the segment’s heartwarming moments by calling to thank the show for winning AC/DC concert tickets. 🎸 He attended the San Antonio show with his 10-year-old son, his ex-brother-in-law Buddy (who signed his green card papers), and Aaron. Luke described how the concert’s cannons both scared and exhilarated his son, and they visited the Alamo and the Pee Wee Herman exhibit. As someone who’s been in Austin for 15 years, Luke shared his perspective on discovering Tex-Mex culture, praising Jorge’s (now La Marcha) while dismissing El Patio as subpar. 🇦🇺
The Facts of the Day segment covered fascinating ground, from learning that “thing” originally meant a meeting/assembly, to discovering that onions are banned from futures trading due to a 1955 market manipulation scheme. 🧅💡 Chewy revealed that Utopia’s 2025 by Samuel Adams is the world’s strongest beer at 30% ABV (illegal in 15 states), while Matt explained how game shows like “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” use insurance policies rather than keeping million-dollar prizes on hand. The segment also covered coffee’s hydration benefits, strength training’s bone-building effects, and the etymology of Western movie catchphrases. 🧠
The show wrapped with the VatoZone controversy—a discussion about Austin AutoZone parking lots where mobile mechanics work on cars despite prohibition signs. 🚗🔧 While Matt sees this as the free market working and people trying to survive, Bob worried about liability issues for the retail stores. Tesla Dan called in to explain oil disposal laws and offer to take them for “Hindu kandu” (Indian food), somehow making it sound vaguely racist despite good intentions. The hosts debated whether influencers discovering and publicizing these spots would lead to their shutdown, with Matt suggesting they should shoot influencers with birdshot for “ratting out” authentic Austin spots. The segment perfectly encapsulated the show’s blend of local culture appreciation, economic discussion, and complete inability to have normal conversations! 🎯