🎙️ First Hour Analysis 🎙️

Analysis of Matt & Bob 08-02-2023 Show Transcript

Food items/restaurants talked about:

• Bobby Flay (24:17) – Chewy joked about hiring celebrity chef Bobby Flay to make dinner if he won the lottery, or even just to pick up food from Ken’s Tacos
• Ken’s Tacos (24:17) – Mentioned as a place Bobby Flay could pick up food from
• Bologna (25:26) – Chewy wanted Bobby Flay to fry him some bologna
• Sour candy (30:09) – Matt’s wife was going to go get sour candy and a lottery ticket
• Miss Vicky’s chips (51:35) – Expired chips brought in by Chris Brown from McCliff
• Prison casserole (51:42) – Chewy mentioned wanting to make one with the expired chips

Click Click Boom segment (13:35):

The segment featured “treasures that could make you rich” instead of typical clickbait news:

• Captain Kidd’s treasure – Buried somewhere near Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey between two elm trees called “Kidd’s Rangers”
• Lost ship in the desert – A seafaring vessel supposedly stranded in the Salton Sea basin in California
• Forrest Fenn’s treasure – A chest worth millions containing 265 gold coins and hundreds of gold nuggets buried somewhere in the Rocky Mountains (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, or New Mexico). Multiple people have died searching for it.
• Local Austin treasure (20:01) – Bob revealed that in 1986, KLBJ radio buried a time capsule in a park across from the Irwin Center near UT. It was never dug up and may now have a building over it.

Funny moments or memorable quotes:

• Bob’s vacation crisis (05:15) – Bob woke up at 1am in a “cold sweat” realizing his planned vacation conflicted with his kid going back to school and potentially missing Joan Jett. Matt kept poking fun at Bob’s failure to use a calendar.
• “I am the team” (07:40) – Bob declaring himself the ultimate team player
• “One day you’re asking them for vacation, next day you’re asking them for change” (08:45) – Chewy’s dark take on work-life balance
• “You’ll show the lottery” (29:03) – Matt mocking Bob’s decision to pick his own lottery numbers instead of using quick pick
• Bobby Flay net worth debate (24:16) – The hosts debating whether Bobby Flay is worth a billion dollars (he’s not – estimated $20-25 million)
• Tool fan wedding disaster (38:14) – Discussion about a Tool fan who wanted to reschedule his wedding because the band was playing on his wedding date, leading to his fiancée moving back in with her parents
• “White on top, white on bottom” (03:05) – Matt describing Bob’s outfit in an unintentionally awkward way

Phone callers:

• Chris Brown from McCliff (51:20) – Brought in expired snacks and chips for the show. He had called the day before and followed through on bringing expired items from the vending machine.

Bob’s Rock and Roll News segment summary:

Bob Fonseca delivered his Rock and Roll News segment starting at 31:43, though he struggled with technical difficulties throughout. The segment covered several aging rockers and their recent activities, befitting what he called “Rock and Roll News Senior” for listeners heading to their pickleball lessons.

The most touching story involved Rob Zombie’s connection to the late Paul “Pee Wee Herman” Reubens. Zombie once worked as a production assistant on Pee Wee’s Playhouse in New York City before becoming famous. He shared a memory of Rubens arriving on set looking exactly like his infamous mugshot, with a live band playing “Tequila” to greet him. Rubens rolled his eyes at the gesture and walked straight into a meeting, which Zombie found hilarious even though everyone else was disappointed. Zombie only spoke to Reubens once during his time on the show – to give him directions to the restroom.

Lynyrd Skynyrd received coverage for their 50th anniversary celebration. The band is releasing a commemorative box set cleverly titled “50” but spelled with a “Y” (Fiftyn) as a play on their name. The four-CD collection will include a book and comprehensive material from their five-decade career, available soon at record stores including the locally-recommended Paranoid Records.

Peter Gabriel emerged from semi-retirement with new music from his upcoming album “I/O” (styled as I forward slash O). His latest release “Olive Tree” is part of what he describes as a “brain-related project” influenced by his environmental interests. The veteran Genesis founder continues to pursue his characteristic heady, intellectual approach to rock music. Gabriel previously scored a massive hit with “Sledgehammer” though Matt noted that despite loving “Shock the Monkey” and “In Your Eyes,” he found the Sledgehammer album disappointing overall. Gabriel has been releasing a series of unusual cover albums over recent years.

Wilco, described by Bob as “probably my second favorite band in the world,” announced a new album titled “Cousin.” The name references the term of endearment used by characters on the hit show “The Bear.” Bob expressed amazement at Jeff Tweedy and Wilco’s prolific output, wondering how they manage to produce so much content each year between both band and solo projects. He speculated they must lock themselves in the studio continuously to maintain such productivity.

The segment concluded with the Rock and Roll News Salute going to Justin Gibson, field sales manager for Lagunitas Brewing. Gibson had sat next to Matt at a bar over the weekend and spoke enthusiastically about Bob and the Rock and Roll News segment. Bob appreciated the kind words and thanked Gibson for both listening and taking the time to talk with Matt.

Rock and Roll shoutout/salute:

Justin Gibson (42:23) – Field sales manager for Lagunitas (or “Logging me” as Bob pronounced it). He sat next to Matt at a bar over the weekend and talked about how much he enjoyed Bob and the rock and roll news. Bob gave him a salute for being a listener and for talking to Matt.

Bands talked about during Bob’s rock and roll news:

• Rob Zombie / White Zombie
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Wilco
• Peter Gabriel / Genesis
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Tool
• Nickelback
• Queen

Summary of this portion (excluding Rock and Roll News):

The show opened with the hosts discussing Bob’s vacation scheduling crisis. Bob woke up at 1am in a cold sweat realizing his planned vacation conflicted with his daughter going back to school mid-August and potentially missing an interview with Joan Jett. Matt repeatedly teased Bob about his failure to use a calendar properly, which increasingly frustrated Bob who insisted his life is “very complex.” The tension revealed the difficult balance between family obligations, work commitments, and the pressure Bob feels as a team player. Chewy offered the dark wisdom that “one day you’re asking them for vacation, next day you’re asking them for change,” highlighting the precarious nature of work in radio.

The “Click Click Boom” segment took an unusual turn, focusing on buried treasures instead of typical clickbait news. The hosts discussed Captain Kidd’s treasure supposedly buried at Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, a lost ship in California’s Salton Sea, and Forrest Fenn’s multi-million dollar treasure chest hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains (where several people have already died searching). Bob revealed a local treasure story: in 1986, KLBJ radio buried a time capsule in a park across from the UT Irwin Center that was never retrieved and is possibly now under a building. The lottery discussion dominated much of the morning, with the Mega Millions jackpot reaching $1.25 billion after no winner. The hosts debated the mathematics of winning, discussed how lottery winners often go broke, and fantasized about hiring Bobby Flay as a personal chef.

The most memorable moment came when Matt shared an eerie coincidence involving Pee Wee Herman. After spending the previous day discussing Paul Reubens’ death, Matt went to his storage unit looking for an amplifier. Upon opening an unlabeled box, he discovered a complete DVD collection of Pee Wee’s Playhouse he’d forgotten he owned – including two lost episodes that never aired. The synchronicity spooked him given they’d just been discussing the entertainer’s passing. The show wrapped with Chris Brown from McCliff delivering expired snacks to the studio, fulfilling a promise from a previous call and providing the hosts with Miss Vicky’s chips and other treats past their prime.

⏰ Second Hour Analysis ⏰

Matt & Bob Show Analysis (Second Third – 08-02-2023)

Food Items/Restaurants Talked About

• Hot Cheetos (52:54, 1:18:48, 1:28:14) – Multiple references throughout, including expired bags from McCliff vending
• Magic Time Machine restaurant (1:05:46) – San Antonio location celebrating 50th anniversary; Austin location closed (former site now Cidercade on Riverside)
• Peter Pan Mini Golf (1:02:00) – Mentioned as Austin institution, lease ending April 2024
• Medieval Times (1:10:01) – Food comparison to Magic Time Machine
• Dick’s Last Resort (1:05:23) – San Antonio Riverwalk restaurant
• Nobu (1:03:34) – Mentioned as potential replacement for Peter Pan
• Dave’s Hot Chicken (1:03:34) – Referenced disparagingly as “fly-by-night place”
• Sonic (1:03:34) – Similar context
• Dirty Birdie (1:33:31) – Domain location for listener meetup
• Main Event (1:03:57) – Domain entertainment venue
• Roman Orgy meal at Magic Time Machine (1:08:58) – Family-style dining experience, $20 per person currently

News Stories Talked About

• July 2023 hottest on record (54:01) – Average temperature at Camp Mabry was 90.8 degrees, beating 2011 record of 90.6 degrees
• Consecutive 100+ degree days (55:19) – Currently at 25 days, approaching 2011 record of 27 days
• Scooter accidents at Dell-Seaton (56:25) – Dr. Jason Adelet reports 95% of hospitalized scooter riders had alcohol on breath
• Peter Pan Mini Golf lease ending (1:01:26) – Lease expires April 2024, Texas Juvenile Justice Department will renegotiate; course has been around since 1948
• Feral pig problem in Spain (1:42:52) – Boars overrunning beaches, rummaging through beachgoers’ bags

Interesting Facts Shared

• 1907 July temperature (55:13) – Average was 78 degrees in Austin
• 2011 drought and fires (54:58) – Referenced as terrible year for Austin
• Scooter pricing evolution (59:50) – Initially subsidized rides now cost significantly more; Matt’s hour-plus ride once cost $6, now same distance would cost much more
• Magic Time Machine history (1:05:46) – 50th anniversary celebration; originally designed with people from different historical eras, evolved to include pop culture characters
• Uber pricing evolution (59:35) – Originally underwritten by company to gain market share, now much more expensive
• Candy cigarettes (1:26:32) – Two types: chalky extruded white sticks with pink tips, and gum wrapped in powder that created “smoke” effect when blown through
• Big League Chew (1:30:48) – Bubblegum designed to look like chewing tobacco

Memorable Quotes

• “I like to have a reminder of you close to my genitals whenever I can.” (52:54) – Matt about headphones
• “You’re in full stoner mode eating hot Cheetos at 7:45 in the morning.” (53:12) – Bob to Chuy
• “95% of people who are hospitalized because of scooter accidents also have alcohol on the breath.” (57:06) – Doctor’s report
• “One in the pooter, two in the scooter?” (58:57) – Matt about riding scooters
• “They should stop making Barbie and they should make a Quita movie.” (1:01:07) – Matt about Quita Culpepper
• “The only missing ingredient is your saliva.” (1:25:57) – Matt about Fun Dip/Lickum Stick
• “Why do we want our kids to be adults or look like adults?” (1:31:11) – Chuy about candy cigarettes

Guests/Special Visitors

• Chris Brown from McCliff Vending (1:18:10, 1:35:46) – Brought expired snacks from vending machines; hosts initially forgot his name but it was confirmed by caller “Press Control Chris”
• Quita Culpepper (1:00:40) – KVUE reporter, played audio clip about Peter Pan Mini Golf

Recurring Jokes/Gags

• Expired snacks theme (52:54 throughout) – McCliff vendor brought expired convenience store snacks; hosts extensively discussed and ate them
• Matt’s storytelling (1:09:22) – Bob calls Matt “Austin’s greatest storyteller”
• Chuy’s elevated status (1:17:17) – “Chuy is the most elevated producer in the city”
• Mrs. Freshly brand discussion (1:20:29) – Jokes about Mrs. Freshly leaving Mr. Freshly and out-earning him
• Childhood neighborhood references – Matt’s story about living near gas stations and 7-Eleven in Houston (1:23:18)

This or That Segment

Convenience Store Snacks Discussion – Not a formal “This or That” but extensive caller participation:

• Alejandro (1:27:54) – Hot Cheetos, mentioned adding nacho cheese to bags cut lengthwise
• Leslie (1:29:25) – Sugar Daddy (also Sugar Babies, Sugar Mama)
• Little Hickey (1:33:03) – Fizzies (tablets that fizz in mouth)
• Press Control Chris (1:35:10) – Zingers (off-brand Twinkies with thick icing layer)
• Alex (1:37:58) – Chile piquin in long straw form and packets with parrot picture
• Steven (1:39:46) – Ground beef jerky in snuff packaging

Host favorites mentioned:

• Matt: Lick-O-Made/Fun Dip (1:23:02), candy cigarettes (1:26:32)
• Chuy: Wax bottles with juice inside (1:25:00), Fun Dip/Lickum Stick (1:24:21)
• Bob: Sugar Daddy/Sugar Babies (1:31:29), chocolate cigarettes (1:27:48), Zingers (1:35:28)

Summary

This portion of the show opens with Matt and Bob discussing headphones and transitions into an extended segment about expired convenience store snacks after Chris Brown from McCliff Vending brings a bucket of expired items to the studio. The hosts sample various products, including Hot Cheetos that expired in October of the previous year and knock-off Hostess cupcakes, while discussing the preservative content that keeps them edible well past their “best by” dates.

The show then moves into “Thick Headlines,” Austin area news, where Matt reports that July 2023 was officially the hottest July on record in Austin history, with an average temperature of 90.8 degrees at Camp Mabry. He also discusses a concerning trend at Dell-Seaton Medical Center, where Dr. Jason Adelet reports that 95% of patients hospitalized for scooter accidents had been drinking alcohol. The hosts share personal experiences with downtown scooters, debating their safety and discussing how pricing has dramatically increased since the scooters were first introduced as a heavily subsidized service.

A major segment focuses on the potential closure of Peter Pan Mini Golf, an Austin institution since 1948, whose lease expires in April 2024. This leads Matt into an extended, hilarious story about his family’s visit to the Magic Time Machine restaurant in San Antonio in 1977. The tale involves a creepy drunk man in a white linen suit who kept approaching his baby sister, Dorothy Hamill on roller skates as their waitress, Mark Spitz serving shirtless, and culminates in his sister having explosive diarrhea that got on the drunk man’s suit and was tracked throughout the restaurant by the roller-skating waitress. Matt positions this story as a perfect example of 1970s dining culture, when restaurants needed gimmicks because the food quality was universally poor.

The expired snacks prompt an extensive discussion about childhood convenience store favorites, with the hosts taking multiple calls from listeners sharing their memories. Favorites mentioned include Hot Cheetos (with variations like adding nacho cheese or ranch seasoning), Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies, Zingers, Fun Dip/Lick-O-Made, chile piquin products, wax bottles with juice, candy cigarettes, Big League Chew, and beef jerky packaged like chewing tobacco. The conversation reveals how many children’s snacks from the 1970s and 80s were designed to mimic adult vices like smoking and chewing tobacco, something the hosts find both nostalgic and disturbing in retrospect.

Throughout this portion, the show maintains its characteristic mix of local news, personal storytelling, and audience interaction. Little Hickey calls in to promote the upcoming listener meetup at Dirty Birdie (an indoor mini-golf venue at the Domain) on Saturday, August 5th at 8 PM, which will be free with food provided. The segment ends with “Nod to the Odd,” featuring a story about feral pigs overrunning beaches in Spain, with Matt showing video of boars in Speedos chasing the animals away from beachgoers’ belongings, drawing an obvious parallel to Texas’s own feral hog problem while noting Spain’s situation has become even more severe.

🕐 Third Hour Analysis 🕐

Analysis of Matt & Bob Show (08-02-2023) – Final Third

Food or restaurants talked about during this portion:

• Valentina’s taco – Bob mentions getting this at Austin FC matches (01:56:25)
• Light beer (24 ounce) – Bob’s routine at Austin FC games (01:56:25)
• Lean beef tacos – Chewy claims he made these for dinner (02:12:29)
• Flamin’ Hot Cheetos (expired) – Matt mentions Chewy eating four bags (02:12:40)
• Whataburger onion – Referenced multiple times regarding smell (02:30:22)
• Rice cooker – Mentioned as a door prize at the Mexican Father’s Day event (01:51:39)

News stories talked about during this portion:

• California company making beer from recycled shower/sink water – Epic CleanTech created “Epic One Water Brew,” a kolsch-style ale made from recycled wastewater from San Francisco residential buildings. Produced 7,000+ cans as an educational effort. Not for sale due to regulations, but given away at conferences (01:45:05 – 01:48:02)
• Mexican mayor’s controversial Father’s Day celebration – Mayor Manuel Angel Villalobos of Huehuetan, Chiapas hired strippers with city tax funding for a Father’s Day event. Men were told to lie on their backs while strippers danced on them. The event included door prizes and was held in what appeared to be a church or community center with a cross visible (01:48:02 – 01:53:59)
• Austin FC trade – Diego Fagundas traded to LA Galaxy for Memo Rodriguez and $900,000 in GAM (General Acquisition Money). Bob is devastated as Fagundas just started following him on Instagram two weeks prior (01:57:03 – 02:07:16)

Any memorable moments during this portion:

• Chewy’s hygiene crisis – Chewy worked out, didn’t shower, slept in sweaty sheets, woke up late, didn’t shower again, and has an intern interview with a young woman. Oliver was brought in to smell Chewy’s armpits to determine if he stinks (02:13:02 – 02:33:08)
• Oliver’s armpit smell test – Oliver reluctantly smelled Chewy’s armpits and determined he smells “more weed than anything” (02:19:00)
• Zero interns wanted to work with their show – Discussion revealed 0.0 kids chose KLBJ as their first choice for internship, causing embarrassment for the hosts (02:27:22)
• Chewy wearing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt – For a professional intern interview, Chewy wore “really short white shorts” and a vintage TMNT t-shirt with a “bacon collar” (02:15:25)

Any callers this portion:

• Domino’s (caller) – Called in about the Austin FC Diego Fagundas trade, mentioned not being an expert but referenced “Moneyball” approach to sports trades (02:04:04)
• James (caller) – Also discussed the Fagundas trade, compared it to Moneyball, suggested AI probably analyzed statistics to make the decision. When asked if he’d trade his kids for $900,000, accidentally said “Yes” before correcting to “No” (02:09:14)

Any predictions made during this portion:

• Austin FC mayor re-election – Multiple predictions that the Mexican mayor who hired strippers for Father’s Day will definitely get re-elected (01:51:00)
• Chewy’s intern interview failure – Hosts predict the intern will go back to her sorority and complain about the “dad rock” station interview with someone who smelled bad and wore a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt (02:29:29)

What was the “Kick Out the Jams” segment about:

• 10-day weather forecast as metaphor – Matt reads the forecast (103, 101, 102, 103, 103, 104, 103, 103, 103, 102 degrees) and relates Friday’s forecast of 102 to Bob having two fireplaces in his house, making a “double chimney” wealth joke (02:08:27)

5 Paragraph Summary:

The final portion of the show opened with “Nods to the Odd” segments featuring two unusual news stories. The first covered a California company called Epic CleanTech that created a kolsch-style ale using recycled shower and sink water from San Francisco residential buildings. They produced over 7,000 cans as an educational effort, though regulations prevent them from selling it commercially. The hosts debated whether shower water goes down the same pipes as toilet water and joked about the beer’s “earthy notes of foot and soap scum.”

The second news story generated significant discussion about a Mexican mayor in Huehuetan, Chiapas who used city tax funds to hire strippers for a Father’s Day celebration. The mayor invited all fathers to a local auditorium, had them lie on their backs, and strippers danced on top of them while door prizes were given away. Video of the event showed it took place in what appeared to be a church with a cross visible. The hosts found humor in the situation, with Matt joking the mayor would definitely get re-elected, while Bob questioned holding such an event in a religious building.

A major discussion centered on Bob’s distress over Austin FC trading Diego Fagundas to LA Galaxy for Memo Rodriguez and $900,000 in GAM (General Acquisition Money). Bob, a season ticket holder since year one, considers Fagundas “the face of the team” and was particularly upset because the player had just started following him on Instagram two weeks earlier. Bob couldn’t understand why the team would trade away such a popular player, noting that Fagundas gets the biggest crowd response. Multiple callers tried to explain the trade using “Moneyball” logic, suggesting AI and statistics likely drove the decision, but Bob remained unconvinced and heartbroken.

The show’s most comedic segment involved Chewy’s hygiene crisis before an intern interview. Chewy had gone for a run, worked out on a heavy bag, cooked dinner, and went to bed without showering. He then overslept and didn’t shower in the morning either, only applying non-antiperspirant deodorant. With a female intern interview approaching, Chewy worried about making a bad impression, despite wearing a vintage Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles t-shirt and very short white shorts. Oliver was brought in to smell Chewy’s armpits and determined he smelled “more weed than anything.” The hosts offered Chewy a KLBJ shirt, but he refused because it would make him “look like a Ninja Turtle.”

The segment concluded with the hosts revealing an embarrassing fact: exactly 0.0 college students had chosen KLBJ as their first choice for internship placement, despite it being the highest-rated morning show in the building with the biggest signal in the city. They joked that all the young male employees in the building are “horn dogs” who appear whenever an attractive woman visits, comparing them to how Ed Clements magically appears whenever food is in the studio. The hosts worried that the intern would return to her sorority and describe her interview with someone wearing a cartoon t-shirt who smelled like “Whataburger onion left in the sun” at the “dad rock” station nobody wanted to work for.