August 26, 2019 • 21 mins
In episode 4 the boys interview Baby Bones. We learn about all of the achievements that Bobby has had throughout his career. We also learn how cancer has affected several people in his life and how he is using his voice and talent to give back to others.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is Are You Kidding? Podcast? I can listen with
my kids. Come on kids with brothers Sebastian and Brandon
Martinez who are kids helping kids? Thanks for joining us
today we are interviewing radio and TV host, stand up comedian,
book author, musician, and winner of last year's Dancing with
the Stars, Mr Bobby Bones. Hi, Hey Bobby, what's up?
(00:22):
Thanks for talking to me, Thanks for joining our podcast.
Thanks for thank you very much. What do you want
to talk about? Um? While we just have some questions,
some I don't know, some things to talking to about.
You know, let me ask you guys a question. Hot
you So, what's this podcast about? Like a new guy
like me that's gonna be listening for the first time,
if I gonna listening to some old episodes, what am
I gonna here? Well, we have our new podcast on
(00:44):
my Heart Latino and we are going to be talking
about our new sock which is benefiting for Stand Up
to Cancer and Stant Up to Cancer is an organization
that our sock we're going to give back to the
foundation so we could help find a cure for cancer.
Look at you, guys, were a difference. We're not going
to just talk about like our sock. We're also gonna
(01:05):
we also interview cancer survivors, um, some celebrities like you, um,
you know, trying to help us, you know, help you
also and talk about the our campaign for stand Up
to Cancer and how we can inspire other people do
the same. Well, first of all, congratulations. Second of all,
you're working with Enrique, who's like the best of the best. Yes,
(01:28):
and then you're doing something that's awesome and I need
the help, So you guys are right on with that.
I need to help. So however you can help me,
let's do this, Okay, thank you? Um, well we are
we Me and my brother design socks for charity and
we also have our own line of stocks. We started
about five to six years ago when my mom if
I wanted to design my own sock company because I
(01:49):
had a passion for cool, funky and crazy socks. And
I said yes, of course, and I got to the
dining room table and got my paper crands, mark years
and everything like that and started designing socks. And then
one year later we manufactured all our socks in a
manufacturing company and that's how we got started for our business.
(02:10):
Well that sounds pretty awesome. It sounds like you've got
a lot of get up in you. Thank you, thank you.
So now let's talk about you because you have so
many amazing accomplishments. Besides being an amazing on air radio
host in Nashville for the Big Nineta, you've also won
Dancing with the Stars last year, which is want I'm
gonna ask you a question, how hard was? It was
the hardest thing I've ever done. I'll be honest with you.
(02:31):
You know, I do this radio show every morning all
over the country, and you know I tore into music
and write books. But I'm telling you, dancing on a
TV live and from the millions of people was the
hardest thing I've ever done. Well, we saw you dance
on TV with our grandma because she loves that show.
So we went to her house and we saw you dance,
and you have some good moves. I'm sorry you had
(02:53):
to see that. Boys, I'll be honest with you, but
thank you very much. What did you just say? Sorry?
What do you mean? That was the outstanding performance? Thank you?
I had you know. I was the lowest score geter. Basically,
I was actually the lowest score geter that one in
the history of the show. So I you know, I'm
joking a little bit because I wasn't the best, but
you know, like you guys, I just had the people
behind me. And uh, that's why ended up winning that show,
(03:15):
not because of my sweet dance moves though I gotta
get the audience first. You were also an American idol mentor,
so that means you were, like, I don't really get
how the show works. So if you can explain, like
how like being a mentor, sure, so on that show
they bring on a lot of people that you don't
want to make it in singing and so more than
just singing, it's talking to the camera, stage presence, it's
(03:38):
picking songs. So they brought me in to do all
of that because I have a pretty wide background of
being a musician, being a comedian obviously being on the
radio and doing television. They wanted someone that could come
in and work with them on all those little things
and also life advice to you know. I come from
a um you know, not the easiest of upbringing, and
a lot of them have stories similar to mine, and
(03:59):
so I was like part time therapist, part time musical mentor.
And by the end of the show, you know, I'd
worked with all of them. Well, speaking of mentors, you
were a mentor on American Idol. Have you ever had
a mentor in life or during your career? I think
I had people early in my life. I grew up
without a dad and you know, without really a mom
too for most of my life, so there were people
in my life that kind of stepped into help. My
(04:21):
youth director at church was a big deal to me
because he, you know, would make sure that I got
to church and at times, you know, a lot of
us would go and you know, stay kind of in
their guesthouse and we would have dinner, and that that
was a big deal too, because it was even food
you know, wasn't always around when I was a kid. Um,
my high school football coach was a big part of
my life, and as a mentor, not so much because
I didn't become a professional football player, but he really
(04:42):
instilled a lot of discipline in me today and a
lot of my my mindset is because of a lot
of things that he taught me. So I would say
they were mentors in that part of my life. And
they also vot you to where you are today. And
speaking of today, you know, you're always on radio and TV?
And what do you like better like being on the
O radio? Radio for sure, Yeah, because you get to
(05:03):
you know, talk to people and in longer form and
actually share details about your life that hopefully they're relating
to or laughing at one of the two. I feel
like you can make a bigger difference in radio. It's
much more immediate, Like I can go on the radio
and share whatever. When I do TV, you have to
wait for lights and it takes like we had Family
We did Family Food last night on ABC, but we
(05:24):
taped that in February. It took that long to get on,
so you know, I'm yeah, exactly. So I'm a much
much bigger fan of radio. You also feel like radio
is better because you get to actually express yourself, while
like on TV it's sort of like scripted. Yeah, we
have a more more space to stretch out. You can
talk about things, you can you know, um, little vidiosyncrasies
(05:45):
come through on radio more so than in television because
you have more time to show them. So for me,
I'm a big, big believer in radio and podcasting and
in TV. You were on Family Feud. I love Family Food.
I always watch it with my Grandma all the time
when she comes to our house. I actually met Steve Harvey,
which was on Family Food. We went we actually went
(06:07):
to Atlanta for the camp um It's it's like a
mentor camp for the Steve Harvey Camp. It's boys who
don't have a dad or their dad not around them
as much. And we presented, we we presented next to
Steve Harvey. I'm sorry, and we actually got to meet
(06:28):
him and take pictures. It was nice, yeah, funny, cool,
Yeah it was. It was really nice and funny to
me too. Yeah, that was awesome. I thought it was
cool too to get to meet Steve Harvey's that's pretty cool. Okay.
And also, you are a two time New York Times
best selling author. So your books, like, how do you
come up with your books? Well, my first book was
(06:48):
just really the story of my life. And you know,
like I said, I felt when I was writing my
first book that really no one would understand what I
had gone through as a kid, you know, growing up
and you know, my mom was had some issues and
my dad left when I was you know, six years old,
and it really was the struggle that I was writing about.
And again I thought, well, no one really understand this,
(07:09):
so no one's gonna care. But what I found was
that a lot of us are going through struggles that
really people aren't sharing, and so it's it feels like
we're alone when really we're not. And so for me,
that's what I got most out of my book. It
really wasn't even my story. It was other people stories
who would come to me and say, hey, I understand
where you're coming from. So that was the first book,
and the second book was more of, you know, my
theory on how to be successful, which is you don't
(07:30):
have to be that talented. You don't have to be
um gifted in a way other than just show up
on time every day and prove your worth that way. Um.
So you know, like you guys, you know, we don't
come from a from a lot of privilege. And I
think that second book was you know, how do you
make it while not being given a lot? And so
(07:51):
books are a bit different, but both coming from my
my nutty brain. I feel like those two books tied
together because it shows like your life in the this
one it's like one it's like, like, how like what
you change in your life to become successful? I think
so and I don't even know what successful means anymore,
you know. To me, I think success now is being
able to do a job you love and pay the bills.
(08:13):
I mean that I used to think success was if
I could just get on TV or have more cities
listen to my radio show, or get I mean boys,
I can't even get a girlfriend at this point because
I've been working so much. So, Uh, you know whatever
success is, and I think I talked about it in
my last book. I think success is being content with
the goals that you said. It doesn't have to be
about fancy cars. It can just be about, you know,
(08:34):
being around the people that you love. Well, we're actually
made a new sock for stand up to cancer. And
what the sock is? A girl named Poppy actually designed
to stock. She has been impacted by cancer and she
designed stock. You have you seen a sock yet? Uh?
(08:55):
That specific one? No? Are you gonna send me one?
Or I can kind of look at it. Well, you
could go on w ww dot Are you kidding socks
dot Com? And check them out for yourself and again,
um wwww are your kidding socks dot Com? I'm gonna
check that right now and we'll send you the Stand
Up to Cancer socks and the standard of the cancer sock.
(09:15):
Poppy made it. And you probably think that it's just
a bunch of arrows and the waves. Well, actually there's
more meaning into it. The waves because she loved the
beach and that made her put her mind off of cancer.
And the arrows actually represent her family. There's eight arrows
in a big arrow, and all the arrows represent all
(09:36):
her family members and the big arrow is Poppy, and
the family members mean like they're helping her take her
mind off of cancer as well. Oh man, I'm looking
at it now. This are awesome. And the person who
made it, of course, is Poppy. And she was actually
impacted by Standing Up to Cancer because they hulped her
with the research and get her minds off the cancer.
(09:58):
So they actually helped her. And Paul she is actually
really good at drawing, and that's why she came with
our socks. And it's just a beautiful design. I'm looking
at it right now. I love it. Not only is
she like the designer, but she's also a cancer survivor.
And look at you guys. You guys are light little
models up here. Huh, Well, you can't see us but
we're I guess we're like talking models. No, I'm looking
(10:20):
at the pictures. What do you mean, oh the models
on the Yeah, well yeah, look at you guys. Well
thank you may want to buy all the socks. Well,
I am actually the boss of these two, my mom
and my brother. I am oh the company, and I
(10:41):
d OS, which I made myself director of sales. You know,
I like director of sales in the title. But you
know it's not fair. That's actually gets CEO and I
get the director of sales. You know I need a
d OS. Yeah, yeah, go ahead. My mom's position is
cooper driver, and she's good cheesemaker and panca pancakes. That's
(11:04):
why I need to hire a grilled cheesemaker and pancake maker.
How much you paying her? I mean she's paying us. Oh,
I got it, I got it. That's a good job. Though, yes,
well that's terrible. You got you can't pay the rent
on hugs? Break her off a little something there, I
find a piece of chocolate, alright, alright, what it works?
(11:24):
And as we know, you're a very very funny comedian,
and I also love telling jokes. I want to know
if you could share a kid friendly joke with our
listeners because some of our kids and they need to
be clean. You got it. I only do clean jokes
and my comedy I don't say any bad words. So
you are you una luck? My friends? UM, I'll give
(11:46):
you the the the corny ist funniest makes me chuckle
every time one line or joke. You ready? Yeah? Okay,
here's the question. What's a pirate's favorite movie? What? He
doesn't have a favorite as long as it's rated? Are I? Also?
Can I tell you a joke? Absolutely? Friend? So you're
(12:10):
American when you go in the bathroom and American when
you go out of the bathroom. What I were you
in the bathroom? What are you European? Uh? Is that
kid friendly? Though? Come on, you're pushing it here, you're
pushing it. You gotta put one of those warnings out
in front of that joke may not be suitable for
people under three? Come on, kids? Well, as you know,
(12:35):
we saw a lot of socks. Were those affected by cancer? Uh?
Have you been affected by cancer or somebody close to
you that has have been affected affected by cancer? Yeah?
My grandfather, Um, he passed away from cancer even before
I was born. Um, my best friend at co host
Amy's mom passed away from cancer just a few years ago.
And you know, we also have a clothing line where
(12:56):
we've been able to raise millions of dollars for for
different cancer charities. I work with St. Jew Children's Hospital
a whole lot, and that's who we played for our
Family Food last night. So I really respect what you
guys are doing. And you know, I'm trying to make
my little dent in the world the same way. So
congratulations to you guys for continuing to push and make
a difference. Thank you, Thank you. Did you win in
Family Food? Well, we lost, We just lost. You're bringing
(13:20):
up a source of subject, boys, although we didn't get
as much money to donate, but I'm gonna have to
break them off a little bit out of my personal
accounting because I feel guilty. Well, we also love all
of your charitable efforts which have helped raise millions of
dollars for needy children, also shelter animals, hospital patients, and
victims of natural disasters. Look at you, guys, did your
(13:41):
your preparation here? Like, look at you guys. You can
take take my job, taking Rique's jobs soon enough, and
we're taking of victims of natural disasters. I remember after
Hurricane Irma, we got two thousand pairs of socks, right,
and we went to a shelter and gave every single
person there a pair of socks. Wow, that really and
we are excited to be able to say that we
(14:01):
have helped so over sixty pair of the socks that
has raised money for cancer organizations. Because sixty pair of
socks and holy crap, that's awesome. Whoa you do a
European joke and I can't say crap? Okay, okay, fine, fine,
(14:23):
well we wanna Can you tell us how your charity
work has helped kids with cancer? Yeah? So you know
the charity that's probably nearest and dearest to my heart,
it's working with uh St Jude Children's Hospital. And to me,
it came about because when I was a kid, I
was in the hospital for a long time and we
couldn't afford the medical bills. And so at St. Jude,
(14:45):
if you go in and you have one of the
cancers that they study, which are most of them, um,
when you get accepted, nobody pays a bill. There's no
hospital bill, there's no food bills or no travel bills.
They take care of it. All, and so for me
it was to actually understand what it's like to be
someone who can't afford medical care. And if it wasn't
for the church or people that had stepped in to
help me pay mine, I wouldn't have been able to
pay my medical care. And so I got involved with St.
(15:07):
Jude because of that. And you go into the hospital,
we we've been there to play music. We do want
a big live concert, and then we raise money for
them a few times during the year. And so for me,
it's not only raising money to help find a cure,
but it's also spreading awareness so other people make and
learn and donate as well, much like what you guys
are doing now. Well, you know how we're talking about
saying Jude and like how like everybody should like, you know,
(15:29):
help I feel like we like us, you know, we
could come together and make a St. Jude suck. I
love that. Let me know when you get that going. Yes,
and as you know me, we both donate back to
organizations and we want to know on your opinion, what
do you think about our Kids Helping Kids initiative? I
(15:49):
think it's fantastic because you know, whenever kids are going man,
I wish I knew how to help. You know, who
talks to them best or other kids, and you guys
actually know what you're talking about. And so me, if
I were a kid, and you know, I just was
a few hundred years ago, um, I wouldn't want to
hear from another kid who understands what I'm going through.
So I really think it's fantastic what you're doing. It's
like we are sort of like mentors to the kids. Yeah,
(16:12):
like you guys. Yeah, and you're also a mentor American
and American idol. And as a mentor, what advice would
you give us on how to continue to educate kids
like us to give back? My advice will be to
keep at it even if you feel like nobody's listening,
because one, you never know who's reading or who's listening. Ever,
people can be in your website you not even know. Um,
(16:32):
and too there are gonna be times where you're you
start to be a little disenfranchised or a little frustrated.
You're going, man, we're not really make as much a
difference as I would hope. But you know, with me,
that's been kind of the points when I've I've done
my best work because I've been able to kind of
regroup and go, Okay, how can I be more effective
at this? And so sometimes the step backs are often
overall better for for learning and for accomplishing more So,
(16:56):
I would just you know, encourage you guys to keep
at it even when it seems like you're making a
humongous difference, if it ever feels like that, like you
really are, and and to continue just just learning and
smiling and spreading the message. Well as you know the
country world line dancing. We want to know if you
could gather a lot of people dancing understand up to cancer,
(17:17):
but they're line dancing understand up to cancer socks, that
would be cool. Let me talk to some friends and
see what we can do. And also they could be
listening to you know, you know what they should be
listening to for the song hold on, don't let me
let me see either they get up challenge or old
town Road old folks home? Oh got me my mom?
(17:38):
The other day? Um, very cool. Thanks. There's a video
up today too. Yeah, are all folks on video? Yeah,
just search it on YouTube. Raging idiots all folks on.
I'm gonna have to search it up later. I have
a question. I'm ready. Um, why is why is it
called Raging Idiots because we're dumb? Yeah, we're dumb. And
(17:59):
I started it when I was about fifteen years old,
and much like my name Bobby Bones, which is my
real name is Bobby, my last name is not really bones. Um,
it just got stuck to me and so I couldn't
get rid of it. So here I am Bobby Bones
the Raging Idiots. Thank you. I got a single clap.
That's what it sounds like at our shows. Give Bobby
(18:20):
a big round of the plot. Is that better? That's amazing?
Do you have any questions for us? Oh? Yeah? What
started you guys? Like when was the when was the
first day you woke up and went all right, I
feel like I need to do a sock, Like what
was that first day? Like? Well, that first day was like, well,
we also have to think what do people like? And
(18:43):
when we woke up, we're like, what do people want
to see? And what's the new trend? And that's when
we started designing socks. And we started negotiating me and
my brother for what to design. And that's kind of
the process. What about what's the ultimate goal here? Like
what are you guys shooting for apparel. Yeah, we want
(19:04):
to open you know, Wenna want to make some shirts, shorts, hats, more,
um more, socks and chooes. Also because you know, socks
and shoes are like peanut butter and jelly, they go together.
There you go. I love that. And we also want
to be like Dwayne Wade because we love basketball. Three years,
three years, three weeks ago, I actually went to Kansas
(19:25):
and then the next week I went to Orlando for
a basketball tournament and I was very sore after I
woke up from both of those weeks. And Dwayne Wade,
as you know, he was in the NBA. He just
retired this year, and he also has a sock and
shoe company, and that's what we want to be like.
He's a role model. It's pretty cool. It's a good
good guy to model yourself, model yourself after. And also
(19:47):
another goal we have is to get you wearing your socks.
Let me get them, I'll wear them. I'll buy some
from you, all right. We just want shipping to you,
all right, I'll I'll hit you up afterwards. All right,
all right, well I think that's a wrap. Well, we
want to thank you for being here. And you bored
of Bobby already? Oh no, oh you sound you sound
(20:11):
like all the girls updated. Boys, Well, we want to
thank you for being here and taking the time out
of your day to speak of us and come and
join our podcasts and just thank you for being here.
Thank you, It's been a pleasure. I love what you
guys are doing. I love that you're doing it so young.
I love that you're setting examples for other kids. And
I love that you're raising money for something that really
(20:33):
needs not only money but attention. And so I salute
both of you, the CEO and the d O S
and that you b e R driver that makes girl
cheeses as well, So all of you guys, and we
also want to ask just one last thing if we
could face time you and take a selfie. Yeah, you
gotta hit me up. Okay, I'm gonna FaceTime you now, Bobby. Okay,
(20:54):
I'm gonna I'm waiting for it right now. Boys, We're
gonna do it live though, Okay, perfect, And if you
want to go see the go to as on Instagram
to check out the picture. Yeah, okay, here, what up?
What up? All right? You guys got me? Yeah? All right,
here we go. I'm smiling, but now'll put him. Whatever
(21:17):
you guys do, do not edit this out of the
podcast though. This is how people like Yes, you have
to here, you go? Three to stay all right, don't move.
I take one of my phone. Hold on, boys, get
back up there. I want to post it on on answer Story.
You ready, Here we go, one to got it? Thank
you so much, Bobby. You might have not saw me, Bobby,
but uh I put on Bunny ears on you. There's
(21:38):
no way I could have seen you. I'll be honest
with you. Hey, thank you guys, thanks for having me
on your show. And uh, I'm gonna get some stocks
from you. All right, perfect, then we'll send them your way.
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and Brandon Martinez for Kids Helping Kids
This is Are You Kidding? Podcast? I can listen with
my kids. Come on kids with brothers Sebastian and Brandon
Martinez who are kids helping kids? Thanks for joining us
today we are interviewing radio and TV host, stand up comedian,
book author, musician, and winner of last year's Dancing with
the Stars, Mr Bobby Bones. Hi, Hey Bobby, what's up?
(00:22):
Thanks for talking to me, Thanks for joining our podcast.
Thanks for thank you very much. What do you want
to talk about? Um? While we just have some questions,
some I don't know, some things to talking to about.
You know, let me ask you guys a question. Hot
you So, what's this podcast about? Like a new guy
like me that's gonna be listening for the first time,
if I gonna listening to some old episodes, what am
I gonna here? Well, we have our new podcast on
(00:44):
my Heart Latino and we are going to be talking
about our new sock which is benefiting for Stand Up
to Cancer and Stant Up to Cancer is an organization
that our sock we're going to give back to the
foundation so we could help find a cure for cancer.
Look at you, guys, were a difference. We're not going
to just talk about like our sock. We're also gonna
(01:05):
we also interview cancer survivors, um, some celebrities like you, um,
you know, trying to help us, you know, help you
also and talk about the our campaign for stand Up
to Cancer and how we can inspire other people do
the same. Well, first of all, congratulations. Second of all,
you're working with Enrique, who's like the best of the best. Yes,
(01:28):
and then you're doing something that's awesome and I need
the help, So you guys are right on with that.
I need to help. So however you can help me,
let's do this, Okay, thank you? Um, well we are
we Me and my brother design socks for charity and
we also have our own line of stocks. We started
about five to six years ago when my mom if
I wanted to design my own sock company because I
(01:49):
had a passion for cool, funky and crazy socks. And
I said yes, of course, and I got to the
dining room table and got my paper crands, mark years
and everything like that and started designing socks. And then
one year later we manufactured all our socks in a
manufacturing company and that's how we got started for our business.
(02:10):
Well that sounds pretty awesome. It sounds like you've got
a lot of get up in you. Thank you, thank you.
So now let's talk about you because you have so
many amazing accomplishments. Besides being an amazing on air radio
host in Nashville for the Big Nineta, you've also won
Dancing with the Stars last year, which is want I'm
gonna ask you a question, how hard was? It was
the hardest thing I've ever done. I'll be honest with you.
(02:31):
You know, I do this radio show every morning all
over the country, and you know I tore into music
and write books. But I'm telling you, dancing on a
TV live and from the millions of people was the
hardest thing I've ever done. Well, we saw you dance
on TV with our grandma because she loves that show.
So we went to her house and we saw you dance,
and you have some good moves. I'm sorry you had
(02:53):
to see that. Boys, I'll be honest with you, but
thank you very much. What did you just say? Sorry?
What do you mean? That was the outstanding performance? Thank you?
I had you know. I was the lowest score geter. Basically,
I was actually the lowest score geter that one in
the history of the show. So I you know, I'm
joking a little bit because I wasn't the best, but
you know, like you guys, I just had the people
behind me. And uh, that's why ended up winning that show,
(03:15):
not because of my sweet dance moves though I gotta
get the audience first. You were also an American idol mentor,
so that means you were, like, I don't really get
how the show works. So if you can explain, like
how like being a mentor, sure, so on that show
they bring on a lot of people that you don't
want to make it in singing and so more than
just singing, it's talking to the camera, stage presence, it's
(03:38):
picking songs. So they brought me in to do all
of that because I have a pretty wide background of
being a musician, being a comedian obviously being on the
radio and doing television. They wanted someone that could come
in and work with them on all those little things
and also life advice to you know. I come from
a um you know, not the easiest of upbringing, and
a lot of them have stories similar to mine, and
(03:59):
so I was like part time therapist, part time musical mentor.
And by the end of the show, you know, I'd
worked with all of them. Well, speaking of mentors, you
were a mentor on American Idol. Have you ever had
a mentor in life or during your career? I think
I had people early in my life. I grew up
without a dad and you know, without really a mom
too for most of my life, so there were people
in my life that kind of stepped into help. My
(04:21):
youth director at church was a big deal to me
because he, you know, would make sure that I got
to church and at times, you know, a lot of
us would go and you know, stay kind of in
their guesthouse and we would have dinner, and that that
was a big deal too, because it was even food
you know, wasn't always around when I was a kid. Um,
my high school football coach was a big part of
my life, and as a mentor, not so much because
I didn't become a professional football player, but he really
(04:42):
instilled a lot of discipline in me today and a
lot of my my mindset is because of a lot
of things that he taught me. So I would say
they were mentors in that part of my life. And
they also vot you to where you are today. And
speaking of today, you know, you're always on radio and TV?
And what do you like better like being on the
O radio? Radio for sure, Yeah, because you get to
(05:03):
you know, talk to people and in longer form and
actually share details about your life that hopefully they're relating
to or laughing at one of the two. I feel
like you can make a bigger difference in radio. It's
much more immediate, Like I can go on the radio
and share whatever. When I do TV, you have to
wait for lights and it takes like we had Family
We did Family Food last night on ABC, but we
(05:24):
taped that in February. It took that long to get on,
so you know, I'm yeah, exactly. So I'm a much
much bigger fan of radio. You also feel like radio
is better because you get to actually express yourself, while
like on TV it's sort of like scripted. Yeah, we
have a more more space to stretch out. You can
talk about things, you can you know, um, little vidiosyncrasies
(05:45):
come through on radio more so than in television because
you have more time to show them. So for me,
I'm a big, big believer in radio and podcasting and
in TV. You were on Family Feud. I love Family Food.
I always watch it with my Grandma all the time
when she comes to our house. I actually met Steve Harvey,
which was on Family Food. We went we actually went
(06:07):
to Atlanta for the camp um It's it's like a
mentor camp for the Steve Harvey Camp. It's boys who
don't have a dad or their dad not around them
as much. And we presented, we we presented next to
Steve Harvey. I'm sorry, and we actually got to meet
(06:28):
him and take pictures. It was nice, yeah, funny, cool,
Yeah it was. It was really nice and funny to
me too. Yeah, that was awesome. I thought it was
cool too to get to meet Steve Harvey's that's pretty cool. Okay.
And also, you are a two time New York Times
best selling author. So your books, like, how do you
come up with your books? Well, my first book was
(06:48):
just really the story of my life. And you know,
like I said, I felt when I was writing my
first book that really no one would understand what I
had gone through as a kid, you know, growing up
and you know, my mom was had some issues and
my dad left when I was you know, six years old,
and it really was the struggle that I was writing about.
And again I thought, well, no one really understand this,
(07:09):
so no one's gonna care. But what I found was
that a lot of us are going through struggles that
really people aren't sharing, and so it's it feels like
we're alone when really we're not. And so for me,
that's what I got most out of my book. It
really wasn't even my story. It was other people stories
who would come to me and say, hey, I understand
where you're coming from. So that was the first book,
and the second book was more of, you know, my
theory on how to be successful, which is you don't
(07:30):
have to be that talented. You don't have to be
um gifted in a way other than just show up
on time every day and prove your worth that way. Um.
So you know, like you guys, you know, we don't
come from a from a lot of privilege. And I
think that second book was you know, how do you
make it while not being given a lot? And so
(07:51):
books are a bit different, but both coming from my
my nutty brain. I feel like those two books tied
together because it shows like your life in the this
one it's like one it's like, like, how like what
you change in your life to become successful? I think
so and I don't even know what successful means anymore,
you know. To me, I think success now is being
able to do a job you love and pay the bills.
(08:13):
I mean that I used to think success was if
I could just get on TV or have more cities
listen to my radio show, or get I mean boys,
I can't even get a girlfriend at this point because
I've been working so much. So, Uh, you know whatever
success is, and I think I talked about it in
my last book. I think success is being content with
the goals that you said. It doesn't have to be
about fancy cars. It can just be about, you know,
(08:34):
being around the people that you love. Well, we're actually
made a new sock for stand up to cancer. And
what the sock is? A girl named Poppy actually designed
to stock. She has been impacted by cancer and she
designed stock. You have you seen a sock yet? Uh?
(08:55):
That specific one? No? Are you gonna send me one?
Or I can kind of look at it. Well, you
could go on w ww dot Are you kidding socks
dot Com? And check them out for yourself and again,
um wwww are your kidding socks dot Com? I'm gonna
check that right now and we'll send you the Stand
Up to Cancer socks and the standard of the cancer sock.
(09:15):
Poppy made it. And you probably think that it's just
a bunch of arrows and the waves. Well, actually there's
more meaning into it. The waves because she loved the
beach and that made her put her mind off of cancer.
And the arrows actually represent her family. There's eight arrows
in a big arrow, and all the arrows represent all
(09:36):
her family members and the big arrow is Poppy, and
the family members mean like they're helping her take her
mind off of cancer as well. Oh man, I'm looking
at it now. This are awesome. And the person who
made it, of course, is Poppy. And she was actually
impacted by Standing Up to Cancer because they hulped her
with the research and get her minds off the cancer.
(09:58):
So they actually helped her. And Paul she is actually
really good at drawing, and that's why she came with
our socks. And it's just a beautiful design. I'm looking
at it right now. I love it. Not only is
she like the designer, but she's also a cancer survivor.
And look at you guys. You guys are light little
models up here. Huh, Well, you can't see us but
we're I guess we're like talking models. No, I'm looking
(10:20):
at the pictures. What do you mean, oh the models
on the Yeah, well yeah, look at you guys. Well
thank you may want to buy all the socks. Well,
I am actually the boss of these two, my mom
and my brother. I am oh the company, and I
(10:41):
d OS, which I made myself director of sales. You know,
I like director of sales in the title. But you
know it's not fair. That's actually gets CEO and I
get the director of sales. You know I need a
d OS. Yeah, yeah, go ahead. My mom's position is
cooper driver, and she's good cheesemaker and panca pancakes. That's
(11:04):
why I need to hire a grilled cheesemaker and pancake maker.
How much you paying her? I mean she's paying us. Oh,
I got it, I got it. That's a good job. Though, yes,
well that's terrible. You got you can't pay the rent
on hugs? Break her off a little something there, I
find a piece of chocolate, alright, alright, what it works?
(11:24):
And as we know, you're a very very funny comedian,
and I also love telling jokes. I want to know
if you could share a kid friendly joke with our
listeners because some of our kids and they need to
be clean. You got it. I only do clean jokes
and my comedy I don't say any bad words. So
you are you una luck? My friends? UM, I'll give
(11:46):
you the the the corny ist funniest makes me chuckle
every time one line or joke. You ready? Yeah? Okay,
here's the question. What's a pirate's favorite movie? What? He
doesn't have a favorite as long as it's rated? Are I? Also?
Can I tell you a joke? Absolutely? Friend? So you're
(12:10):
American when you go in the bathroom and American when
you go out of the bathroom. What I were you
in the bathroom? What are you European? Uh? Is that
kid friendly? Though? Come on, you're pushing it here, you're
pushing it. You gotta put one of those warnings out
in front of that joke may not be suitable for
people under three? Come on, kids? Well, as you know,
(12:35):
we saw a lot of socks. Were those affected by cancer? Uh?
Have you been affected by cancer or somebody close to
you that has have been affected affected by cancer? Yeah?
My grandfather, Um, he passed away from cancer even before
I was born. Um, my best friend at co host
Amy's mom passed away from cancer just a few years ago.
And you know, we also have a clothing line where
(12:56):
we've been able to raise millions of dollars for for
different cancer charities. I work with St. Jew Children's Hospital
a whole lot, and that's who we played for our
Family Food last night. So I really respect what you
guys are doing. And you know, I'm trying to make
my little dent in the world the same way. So
congratulations to you guys for continuing to push and make
a difference. Thank you, Thank you. Did you win in
Family Food? Well, we lost, We just lost. You're bringing
(13:20):
up a source of subject, boys, although we didn't get
as much money to donate, but I'm gonna have to
break them off a little bit out of my personal
accounting because I feel guilty. Well, we also love all
of your charitable efforts which have helped raise millions of
dollars for needy children, also shelter animals, hospital patients, and
victims of natural disasters. Look at you, guys, did your
(13:41):
your preparation here? Like, look at you guys. You can
take take my job, taking Rique's jobs soon enough, and
we're taking of victims of natural disasters. I remember after
Hurricane Irma, we got two thousand pairs of socks, right,
and we went to a shelter and gave every single
person there a pair of socks. Wow, that really and
we are excited to be able to say that we
(14:01):
have helped so over sixty pair of the socks that
has raised money for cancer organizations. Because sixty pair of
socks and holy crap, that's awesome. Whoa you do a
European joke and I can't say crap? Okay, okay, fine, fine,
(14:23):
well we wanna Can you tell us how your charity
work has helped kids with cancer? Yeah? So you know
the charity that's probably nearest and dearest to my heart,
it's working with uh St Jude Children's Hospital. And to me,
it came about because when I was a kid, I
was in the hospital for a long time and we
couldn't afford the medical bills. And so at St. Jude,
(14:45):
if you go in and you have one of the
cancers that they study, which are most of them, um,
when you get accepted, nobody pays a bill. There's no
hospital bill, there's no food bills or no travel bills.
They take care of it. All, and so for me
it was to actually understand what it's like to be
someone who can't afford medical care. And if it wasn't
for the church or people that had stepped in to
help me pay mine, I wouldn't have been able to
pay my medical care. And so I got involved with St.
(15:07):
Jude because of that. And you go into the hospital,
we we've been there to play music. We do want
a big live concert, and then we raise money for
them a few times during the year. And so for me,
it's not only raising money to help find a cure,
but it's also spreading awareness so other people make and
learn and donate as well, much like what you guys
are doing now. Well, you know how we're talking about
saying Jude and like how like everybody should like, you know,
(15:29):
help I feel like we like us, you know, we
could come together and make a St. Jude suck. I
love that. Let me know when you get that going. Yes,
and as you know me, we both donate back to
organizations and we want to know on your opinion, what
do you think about our Kids Helping Kids initiative? I
(15:49):
think it's fantastic because you know, whenever kids are going man,
I wish I knew how to help. You know, who
talks to them best or other kids, and you guys
actually know what you're talking about. And so me, if
I were a kid, and you know, I just was
a few hundred years ago, um, I wouldn't want to
hear from another kid who understands what I'm going through.
So I really think it's fantastic what you're doing. It's
like we are sort of like mentors to the kids. Yeah,
(16:12):
like you guys. Yeah, and you're also a mentor American
and American idol. And as a mentor, what advice would
you give us on how to continue to educate kids
like us to give back? My advice will be to
keep at it even if you feel like nobody's listening,
because one, you never know who's reading or who's listening. Ever,
people can be in your website you not even know. Um,
(16:32):
and too there are gonna be times where you're you
start to be a little disenfranchised or a little frustrated.
You're going, man, we're not really make as much a
difference as I would hope. But you know, with me,
that's been kind of the points when I've I've done
my best work because I've been able to kind of
regroup and go, Okay, how can I be more effective
at this? And so sometimes the step backs are often
overall better for for learning and for accomplishing more So,
(16:56):
I would just you know, encourage you guys to keep
at it even when it seems like you're making a
humongous difference, if it ever feels like that, like you
really are, and and to continue just just learning and
smiling and spreading the message. Well as you know the
country world line dancing. We want to know if you
could gather a lot of people dancing understand up to cancer,
(17:17):
but they're line dancing understand up to cancer socks, that
would be cool. Let me talk to some friends and
see what we can do. And also they could be
listening to you know, you know what they should be
listening to for the song hold on, don't let me
let me see either they get up challenge or old
town Road old folks home? Oh got me my mom?
(17:38):
The other day? Um, very cool. Thanks. There's a video
up today too. Yeah, are all folks on video? Yeah,
just search it on YouTube. Raging idiots all folks on.
I'm gonna have to search it up later. I have
a question. I'm ready. Um, why is why is it
called Raging Idiots because we're dumb? Yeah, we're dumb. And
(17:59):
I started it when I was about fifteen years old,
and much like my name Bobby Bones, which is my
real name is Bobby, my last name is not really bones. Um,
it just got stuck to me and so I couldn't
get rid of it. So here I am Bobby Bones
the Raging Idiots. Thank you. I got a single clap.
That's what it sounds like at our shows. Give Bobby
(18:20):
a big round of the plot. Is that better? That's amazing?
Do you have any questions for us? Oh? Yeah? What
started you guys? Like when was the when was the
first day you woke up and went all right, I
feel like I need to do a sock, Like what
was that first day? Like? Well, that first day was like, well,
we also have to think what do people like? And
(18:43):
when we woke up, we're like, what do people want
to see? And what's the new trend? And that's when
we started designing socks. And we started negotiating me and
my brother for what to design. And that's kind of
the process. What about what's the ultimate goal here? Like
what are you guys shooting for apparel. Yeah, we want
(19:04):
to open you know, Wenna want to make some shirts, shorts, hats, more,
um more, socks and chooes. Also because you know, socks
and shoes are like peanut butter and jelly, they go together.
There you go. I love that. And we also want
to be like Dwayne Wade because we love basketball. Three years,
three years, three weeks ago, I actually went to Kansas
(19:25):
and then the next week I went to Orlando for
a basketball tournament and I was very sore after I
woke up from both of those weeks. And Dwayne Wade,
as you know, he was in the NBA. He just
retired this year, and he also has a sock and
shoe company, and that's what we want to be like.
He's a role model. It's pretty cool. It's a good
good guy to model yourself, model yourself after. And also
(19:47):
another goal we have is to get you wearing your socks.
Let me get them, I'll wear them. I'll buy some
from you, all right. We just want shipping to you,
all right, I'll I'll hit you up afterwards. All right,
all right, well I think that's a wrap. Well, we
want to thank you for being here. And you bored
of Bobby already? Oh no, oh you sound you sound
(20:11):
like all the girls updated. Boys, Well, we want to
thank you for being here and taking the time out
of your day to speak of us and come and
join our podcasts and just thank you for being here.
Thank you, It's been a pleasure. I love what you
guys are doing. I love that you're doing it so young.
I love that you're setting examples for other kids. And
I love that you're raising money for something that really
(20:33):
needs not only money but attention. And so I salute
both of you, the CEO and the d O S
and that you b e R driver that makes girl
cheeses as well, So all of you guys, and we
also want to ask just one last thing if we
could face time you and take a selfie. Yeah, you
gotta hit me up. Okay, I'm gonna FaceTime you now, Bobby. Okay,
(20:54):
I'm gonna I'm waiting for it right now. Boys, We're
gonna do it live though, Okay, perfect, And if you
want to go see the go to as on Instagram
to check out the picture. Yeah, okay, here, what up?
What up? All right? You guys got me? Yeah? All right,
here we go. I'm smiling, but now'll put him. Whatever
(21:17):
you guys do, do not edit this out of the
podcast though. This is how people like Yes, you have
to here, you go? Three to stay all right, don't move.
I take one of my phone. Hold on, boys, get
back up there. I want to post it on on answer Story.
You ready, Here we go, one to got it? Thank
you so much, Bobby. You might have not saw me, Bobby,
but uh I put on Bunny ears on you. There's
(21:38):
no way I could have seen you. I'll be honest
with you. Hey, thank you guys, thanks for having me
on your show. And uh, I'm gonna get some stocks
from you. All right, perfect, then we'll send them your way.
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