Dudley and Bob with Matt — 93.7 KLBJ-FM, Austin — Thursday, January 12, 2017
This Show
Part 2: Work Shop Days
The second part of the January 12, 2017 show featured extended discussions about math anxiety (triggered by Carissa confusing 1,200 pennies with 1,200 dollars), Apple TV mishaps that nearly exposed personal photos, and the show’s chaotic energy. Dale shared a touching video of his daughter riding a bike without training wheels for the first time. The hosts also discussed a British documentary about radical Islam, crime stories including a foot-licking maintenance worker and a child abuse case at a Leander HEB, Japanese tapeworms in salmon, and discovered Trump’s inauguration booked a Bruce Springsteen cover band called the B Street Band.
Segments
- Apple TV Photo Mishap [00:00:00] — Dale warns everyone not to look at the screen as his phone’s cloud photos accidentally start displaying on the new Apple TV, nearly exposing personal photos from New Year’s Eve.
- 1,200 Pennies Controversy [00:04:00] — The show discovers someone said you could save twelve hundred dollars by saving a penny a day, leading to Carissa admitting she confused 1,200 pennies with 1,200 dollars, revealing her severe math anxiety.
- Math Lesson and Carissa’s Math Trauma [00:11:00] — Bob and Matt attempt to teach Carissa simple multiplication tricks with zeros while she reveals deep-seated math anxiety from being made fun of by a teacher in seventh grade.
- Radical Islam Documentary Discussion [00:18:00] — Dale discusses a frightening British documentary about radical Islam in London, describing how radical preachers laugh at ISIS violence videos and survive on welfare while preaching extremism.
- Japanese Tapeworms in Salmon [00:25:00] — The hosts discuss news that wild Pacific salmon may carry Japanese tapeworms, with Carissa worried she might have one after eating salmon the night before reading the article.
- Zach Martin’s Cartoon [00:28:00] — Dale shows a cartoon by listener Zach Martin depicting Daniel choosing between a penny and a disgusting pizza, illustrating Daniel’s food priorities.
- San Antonio Foot-Licking Assault [00:30:00] — The hosts discuss a bizarre sexual assault where an apartment maintenance worker grabbed a woman by the ankles and licked her feet, with the complex merely moving him to another property.
- Leander HEB Child Abuse Arrest [00:37:00] — Dale discusses a woman arrested for throwing her two-year-old son into a shopping cart at the Leander HEB and threatening to beat him, validating Dale’s negative opinions about that particular store location.
- Daughter’s First Bike Ride [00:43:00] — Dale shares an emotional video his wife took of their five-year-old daughter riding her bike to school without training wheels for the first time at sunrise, a bittersweet parenting moment.
- B Street Band at Trump Inauguration [00:48:00] — The show discovers Trump’s inauguration booked a Bruce Springsteen cover band called the B Street Band, leading to watching and critiquing YouTube videos of their performances.
Text Line
- [00:04:00] A listener informed the show that someone on air claimed you could save twelve hundred dollars by saving a penny a day for a year (confusing 1,200 pennies with 1,200 dollars) — read by Dale Dudley Led to extended discussion about Carissa’s math anxiety and multiple attempts to teach her basic multiplication with zeros
Quotes
I hope wherever Steve Jobs is, I hope he’s in pain somewhere.
Dale Dudley [00:00:07]
My mind automatically goes to you’re stupid, you’re dumb, you’re never going to figure this out.
Carissa Jade [00:12:00]
Religion is the most dangerous thing in the world. At different times, one religion is more dangerous than the others.
Dale Dudley [00:20:00]
There’s no life in that music in that performance.
Bob Fonseca [00:35:00]
Part 3: The Movie
Dale launches into an extended rant about Matt Schaefer, a Texas representative from Tyler who proposed a bathroom bill regulating Capitol restrooms based on biological sex—a bill for which he had no jurisdiction. Dale calls it pandering and a waste of legislative time. The show also discusses a Netflix documentary about jihadists, bizarre cultural practices from around the world, autonomous cars potentially eliminating parking lots, and Dale recalls childhood stories and radio station anecdotes from Tyler. Throughout, the hosts engage in banter about past relationships, Karl Pilkington’s travel shows, and share ticket giveaways.
Segments
- Netflix Documentary Recommendation [00:00:03] — Dale asks for help identifying a Netflix documentary about jihadists in London called ‘The Jihadist Next Door,’ which examines radical street preachers and raises questions about belief systems and logic.
- Religion and Critical Thinking Discussion [00:04:03] — Dale reflects on how interpretations of religious texts lead to vastly different practices, using Church of Christ as an example, and argues for teaching kids that ‘life is a mystery’ rather than rigid dogma.
- Papua New Guinea Cultural Practices [00:09:32] — Daniel brings up disturbing initiation rites in Papua New Guinea involving boys and older men, which leads to discussion about different cultural practices and tribalism throughout history.
- Childhood Story: Bush City Limits [00:11:30] — Dale tells a disturbing story from his childhood about his drunk mother crawling in front of the TV, which he frames as his ‘coming of age’ moment in his dysfunctional upbringing.
- Matt Bearden’s Macaroni Grill Story [00:14:59] — Matt recounts being called ‘the biggest poon from Tyler’ by an unkempt waiter while dining at Romano’s Macaroni Grill for a client meeting early in his radio career.
- Quita Culpepper Promotion Announcement [00:17:27] — The show announces that Quita Culpepper has been promoted to main anchor at 6 and 10 on local TV news, with Terry Grook moving to the noon slot.
- Matt Schaefer Bathroom Bill Rant [00:18:37] — Dale unleashes an extended rant about Tyler representative Matt Schaefer filing a bathroom bill for the state Capitol without understanding he had no jurisdiction over Capitol facilities, calling it pandering to religious constituents.
- Tyler Memories and Apache Belles [00:23:05] — Dale looks up Matt Schaefer’s website, finds a photo with Tyler Junior College Apache Belles, and recalls a sexual encounter with an Apache Belle outside a basketball game when he was young.
- Tyler Radio Days: Joey Panther [00:28:56] — Dale tells the story of Joey Panther, a morning DJ at KTYL in Tyler who sat on a red pillow (for hemorrhoids) and once called teenage Dale to ask if he was telling people Joey was homosexual.
- Sledgehammer Video Gone Wrong [00:40:33] — The hosts try to watch a video of a blindfolded Sikh martial artist who accidentally hits a man’s head with a sledgehammer instead of coconuts. The video has been removed from YouTube for violent content.
- Karl Pilkington Travel Shows [00:47:02] — Discussion of Karl Pilkington’s ‘An Idiot Abroad’ and ‘The Moaning of Life,’ particularly episodes where he helps pose a dead body and witnesses disturbing cultural practices in various countries.
- Autonomous Cars and Parking Lots [00:49:15] — Dale discusses an article suggesting self-driving cars could eliminate parking lots since cars could drop people off and return home or drive elsewhere, potentially doubling rush hour traffic.
- Telemarketer Prank Call [00:53:55] — Dale takes a telemarketer call on air and leaves a ridiculous voicemail as ‘Chase Roop,’ then performs an impression of Chase calling him back to complain about wasting his time.
Callers
- unnamed [00:23:40] — Bathroom bill jobs comment Very brief interjection about bathroom monitors creating jobs, quickly dismissed
Quotes
Come to Texas. You wouldn’t stand on a street corner yelling ISIS for very long.
Dale Dudley [00:02:03]
Shouldn’t we teach our kids that life is a mystery and no one has the answer?
Dale Dudley [00:06:16]
Not for roads, not for disabled kids—he filed a bathroom bill for the Capitol.
Dale Dudley [00:20:08]
Matt Schaefer, the dumbest human being so far in the legislature.
Dale Dudley [00:21:42]