The Dr. John Delony Show - A Christmas Special: James/Kelly's Alternate Show Name Ideas

Episode Date: December 25, 2020

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Hey, what's up? This is John with the Dr. John Deloney Show, the special Christmas edition. I hope you are doing well. I just got this picture of you. Either you've already opened Christmas presents and your dad's already driving you crazy, or your husband keeps making that stupid face in his sweatpants that are too tight, your kids didn't like what they got, Christmas doesn't look like you thought it was going to, or you had to go to work today. Whatever it is, we weren't going to do a show. And then it was like, no, let's just reach out and do something light and do something fun.

And so here's what we're going to do today on the Dr. John Deloney show. And by the way, it's so annoying to talk about yourself in the third person. So we're going to do this on this little podcast. How about that? I found out the other day that Kelly Daniel, who is the call screener, who takes the calls, goes through these emails, she crafts the show. And James Childs, who runs the board, he edits the shows. He makes everything happen. He is the producer of the show.

She's the associate producer of the show. And then Zach Bennett back there on the tubes. He makes sure all the cameras work and everything's going. So we are in the studio together all the time. They've been keeping secret titles to the show since we started. We just finished the 50th episode, and they've been creating an air table. So I've invited them to be on the show today. James,lly good to see y'all merry christmas and also with you merry christmas and so you've been keeping a secret uh excel sheet a secret spreadsheet of alternate show titles even before

we started the show when you started co-hosting the show with dave ramsey there were certain phrases you would start to say that you would repeat fairly often. I was like, these are too good to not document. This is them making fun of me. Let's go ahead. We only make fun because we love.

If we don't make fun of you, we don't care. That's actually what I believe too. Y'all want to read these? You want me to read these? I'm just seeing these for the first time, so I'll go through them. So you read them and we comment. Okay. So instead of the Dr. John Deloney show, here's some alternative titles.

Go to Breakfast with Dr. John Deloney. That's pretty self-explanatory. I do say that a lot. That's right. Amygdala with Dr. John Deloney. I don't even know what that means, but do I say that a lot? Neither does anyone else, but you say it a lot. God Almighty with Dr. John Deloney.

I did say that too much. Oh, this is annoying. What a gift with Dr. John Deloney. I've got to quit saying that. Whackadoodledoo with Dr. John Deloney. That'd be awesome. Yeah, you do use that one.-doo with Dr. John Deloney. That'd be awesome. Yeah, you do use that one. That sucks with Dr. John Deloney. That could also be the title of some of our marriages,

but we'll go to the next one. It's just a fire alarm with Dr. John. Yeah, I do say that a lot. What is up? Every show. Every show. So I, listen, my friend Todd Whitaker in Texas, he's the one who used to always say, what is up? And somehow it just became part of my vernacular. And now it can be an alternate show title.

This is my personal favorite. Rocket Diarrhea with Dr. John Deloney. I loathe every piece of my being. That. You don't like diarrhea humor. No, I do not like bathroom humor at all. For someone with two doctorate degrees, you do an awful lot of my being. That. You don't like diarrhea humor. No, I do not like bathroom humor at all. James Shottles? For someone with two doctorate degrees, you do an awful lot of bathroom humor. Oh, so much.

Can I tell them about your coffee mug? I do have a coffee mug. It's right over there. My sister bought it for me. John and I are in a meeting one day. He walks in and sets his coffee mug down that says, be nice to me. I have diarrhea. And the first thing I said is that will never, ever be on camera.

So far, it has not. My sister is the funniest person I know. She's hilarious. She's awesome. And she got me that coffee mug. And I didn't think about it. It was just perfect, and I just brought it to work. And, of course, Kelly saw it.

So I don't think that diarrhea humor is contingent on how many degrees you have that's just me but whatever all right the next one is gangster ninja with dr john deloney do i say that a lot you say when you're talking about like how awesome someone is like your wife or your grandma or someone who's a gangster yeah the word awesome my my buddy nate tells me that awesome is used by like young youth ministers and people who hang out with high school kids. Like, yeah, guys, that's awesome. And occasionally I'll say it and right as it comes out, I just feel like an idiot. And so somehow it became gangster ninjas.

I don't even know where that came from. That definitely doesn't sound as immature as awesome. People of the internets with Dr. John Deloney. Yes. Again. I don't – I can't – I talk to you. John Deloney. Yes. Again. I don't, I can't, I talk to you. I can't see you. I don't know.

So you're just, you're out there. People of the Internets. Humor, grace, and grit. I don't say that. That's an inside joke because somebody wrote that as your copy early on. And you said, I hate that. So I just put that in there to spite you. Okay, good job.

Real talk Do I say we're gonna do real talk? That was another That was also part of that That was another thing They were doing those Original like teasers They were so not

Before they You Met me yeah Some quack on the radio Yeah I used to say that Especially in the beginning days I was super self conscious You don't think you're a quack anymore?

You got a little Big head now? No I just say it a little more Explicit explicitly and you'll beep it out or edit it out i live in the woods with dr john delong that is true i say that a lot low level hum sounds like a meditation joke james not appreciate it not by your hand but in your lap i love that one yeah no do i say that too much? No, you say it appropriately.

All right. This is it, guys. This is the name of the show. Box of Farts with Dr. John Saloni. Oh, here we go again. Would you not, when you're scrolling down a podcast, would you not stop on Box of Farts and think, I should probably listen to this one?

Our ratings would definitely go up. I would know. Our ratings would go through the roof. Yep. Our listen time would not, but our click-on rate would be huge. You can drink and drive. Did I say that?

You said that in a show one time, out of order, and you corrected yourself, but we're not going to let you forget that. All right. You can drink and drive with Dr. John Deloney. This one. Who hurt you?

Who hurt you with Dr. John Deloney? Wasn't you? Who hurt you with Dr. John Deloney? Wasn't that on like a Reddit thing? Tell that. So the running joke is that when you co-host the Dave Ramsey show, you know, Dave will say, you know, somebody will call in and say, hey, I'm upside down on my truck.

What do I do? And he's like, how much money do you make? And that your go-to question for everything is, you know, they could be calling about a money question. You're like, who hurt you when you were young? It's just your default. That's part of our trifecta. The trifecta.

How in the world are you with Dr. John Deloney? I do ask that a lot. Waiting on John with Dr. John Deloney. What does that mean? Yeah. You've gotten better about it, but early on in the recording days, we would often be waiting on you to start recording.

I think that's no secret. You were sent to me from God as a lesson in patience. Just a little patience. Yeah. Learned behavior with Dr. John Deloney. Do I say that a lot? Yeah. Not a whole lot And then the last one

All of It That's a good title All of It I like that, why don't we call the show that It's better than the Dr. John Deloney show We do deal with all of it So there's one more that I couldn't I don't know how to type it, but it'd be a good one

At the end of almost every show you do this thing where you go you know what I'm talking about I can't I didn't know how to type it but that yeah that could be one too so Zach you're the silent engineer back there you don't have any

I don't have a microphone you contributed to a lot of these too we all came up with them. All right. Well, so those are alternative show titles. Anything else y'all want to add? We've just passed 50 show mark. I know.

Can you believe it? No, I can't. I mean, really, who would have thought that back when we started? We're closing on a million downloads. I mean, the numbers have just gotten cartoonish. It's just bananas. When we signed up for this, we thought it would be kind of a pilot one or two episodes thing and then fall flat. Yeah, we really didn't think we were – we already had jobs.

Yeah, and by the way, y'all are listening. These aren't just like schmoes. These guys are the producer and senior associate producer of like one of the most – what, the number three show in the country, right? It's not like they are chumps. They're running things. Zach runs the YouTube channel for the Dave Ramsey show. And they were like, man, Deloney needs so much help. We're going to have to pull people who actually know what they're doing.

We thought, well, we'll do this, and then clearly it won't work, so we'll get to go back to doing what we already do. And here we are. That's a lot. So I would like to say publicly, we've crossed the 50-episode mark. It's going better than I think any of us could have ever imagined. So thank you, Kelly, for crafting these shows and for saying, no, John, that's a stupid idea. That's terrible.

We're not doing that. James, for saying nothing, but then you tell Blake on me, and then Blake calls and says, John, we are not going to do that thing. Actually, you don't do that. You tell me. That's the way things work. And for actually knowing how all this works. And Zach, the silent wonder, the ninja, the gangster ninja behind the videos.

All the thumbs up. Yeah, what I get from Zach often is this. And so to you, Zach, thumbs up to you, brother. And so here's to another, I don't know, a couple thousand shows. And to all of y'all listening, I want to wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. You about to say something? No, I was just going to say don't forget about the lyrics.

I forgot that my mic was on. Oh, so yeah, he's talking to you. See, he's always talking to me. But this is a show and a song I'm going to cold read. It's a Christmas song. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah. Everyone who's listening to this I wish you great blessings this season

Thank you for whatever it is you're doing right now Lean into it Take a deep breath, exhale Go back out and be with your family Leave if you have to Go back to work Thank you so much for joining us And I hope you'll stay with us as the show continues to grow

So as we wrap up today's show Here is the greatest Christmas song Of all time By Wham It's called what? Last Christmas Last Christmas by Wham George Michael and Company

You gotta have faith, faith, faith And the song goes like this Ah, aha Ooh, ooh Ooh Gotta have faith, faith, faith. And the song goes like this. Ah, aha, ooh, ooh, ooh. Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away. This year to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special. Last Christmas I gave you my heart, but the very next day you gave it away. You gave it away.

This year to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special. Special. Once bitten and twice shy, I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye. Tell me, baby, do you recognize me? Well, it's been a year. It doesn't surprise me. Merry Christmas. I wrapped it up and sent it with a note saying, I love you. I meant it. Now I know what a fool I've been, but if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again. A crowded room, friends with tired eyes. I'm hiding from you and your soul of ice. My God, I thought you were someone to rely on me. I guess I was just a shoulder to cry on. A face of a lover with a fire in his heart. A man undercover, but you tore me apart. Ooh, now I found a real love.

You'll never fool me again. Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away. You gave it away. This year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special. Special. Last Christmas, I gave you my heart. I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you gave it away. That is not the greatest song of all time.

Even close. We could have gone with Mariah Carey, but we went with Wham. This has been the Dr. John Deloney Show.