01-06-26 - Hot Releases - The Pitt S2 - Coldwater S1 - His And Hers - Beast Games S2 - Best Medicine Hulu - Black Label Soc - Alien Ant Farm - Megadeth

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona

Episode: 01-06-26 - Hot Releases - The Pitt S2, Coldwater S1, His And Hers, Beast Games S2, Best Medicine, Hulu, Black Label Soc, Alien Ant Farm, Megadeth

Date: January 6, 2026
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo

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Main Theme & Purpose

This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness is the first “Hot Releases” roundup of 2026, where the team dives into the newest TV, movie, and music releases. The crew banters through their takes on upcoming shows, streaming picks, new movie debuts, and hot tracks, blending pop culture insight with their signature irreverent humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Sports Franchises & Arizona Teams (01:16 – 03:58)

• John Holmberg launches into a sharply funny critique of local sports franchises, particularly the Cardinals and Coyotes, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, reputation management, and not inflating a rivalry where there is none.

• He references an old Jerry Jones quote to highlight the lack of a true rivalry between the Cowboys and Cardinals.

  “The worst insult you can give a man is you’re bad at your job. You’re just terrible at what you do… Irrelevant in success is awful. And that’s what they are.”
  — John Holmberg (02:10)

Hot Releases - TV & Streaming

The Pitt Season 2 - HBO Max (05:37 – 06:39)

• Based in a Pittsburgh trauma center, the Emmy-winning medical drama returns, focusing on intense 24-hour shifts during July 4th.

• Brady reveals he binge-watched the first season, while John admits he’s “slow” watching but enjoying it.

  “It’s basically 24 in the hospital… Each episode’s an hour. It’s really good.”
  — John Holmberg (06:21)

Cold Water - Paramount Plus (06:39 – 07:33)

• A British thriller starring Andrew Lincoln, about relocation, trauma, and unsettling rural mysteries.

  “The bald guy is Spud from Trainspotting… He’s got the greatest Scottish accent of all time. He barely ever closes his mouth.”
  — John Holmberg (07:04)

11.22.63 - Netflix (07:37 – 08:47)

• Stephen King adaptation: a time-travel drama to prevent JFK’s assassination. James Franco stars.

  “A time traveler gets thrown in the day before Kennedy’s assassination. Stephen King’s in on it.”
  — John Holmberg (08:04)

His and Hers - Netflix (08:49 – 09:55)

• Starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal.

• Married reporter and detective find themselves investigating (and suspecting each other for) the same crime.

  “They’re trying to solve the same crime. Of which they both think the other is the suspect.”
  — Brady (09:28)

People We Meet on Vacation - Netflix (09:55 – 10:32)

• Romantic comedy about best friends questioning if they’re meant to be a couple.
• Molly Shannon and Alan Ruck appear.

Blossom - Netflix (10:39 – 10:58)

• The original Blossom sitcom is back for streaming.

Variety Releases (10:58 – 14:28)

Beast Games Season 2 - Prime (10:58 – 11:45)

• Mr. Beast hosts a game show with huge cash prizes and competitive, Gladiator-esque challenges.

  “Last year’s winner won a million. And everybody else gets like cuts of different things depending on the contest.”
  — Brady (11:11)

Night Manager Season 2 - Prime (11:50 – 12:37)

• Hugh Laurie returns. Brooding action-drama with intrigue and arms smuggling.

Best Medicine - Fox/Hulu (12:41 – 13:13)

• Quirky medical drama about a surgeon returning to work in his small-town childhood home.

  “This is a show called Northern Exposure, years ago. Exact same idea.”
  — John Holmberg (13:01)

Primate - In Theaters (13:13 – 14:28)

• A darkly comic film about a woman raising a chimpanzee… until it starts attacking people.

• Several jokes about animal violence and cinematic killer primates.

  “He becomes not just an angry primate, but like one that uses knives.”
  — John Holmberg (14:06)

• Cinemark’s popcorn “Lowe’s bucket” promo sidetrack.

Music Releases & Notable Tracks

Black Label Society – “Broken and Blind” (17:04 – 19:17)

• New Zakk Wylde-led release; the band is touring, coming to Arizona.
• The crew agrees BLS is reliably “good, though scary” music.

Coheed and Cambria – “One Last Miracle” (19:17 – 19:42)

• New music, discussed alongside the band’s consistency and their quirky Christmas-themed video.

Alien Ant Farm – “Bad Attitude” (19:46 – 20:38)

• Mesa’s own band returns.
• The gang riffs on their local ties and one-hit wonder legacy. John claims he’s their new drummer (jokingly).

POD, Youngblood with Smashing Pumpkins, & Covers (21:03 – 22:45)

• POD performs a cover, leading to recollections of a contentious interview.
• Youngblood and Smashing Pumpkins collaborate on a “Zombie” cover, sparking discussion on the best covers and Billy Corgan's personality.

Megadeth – “Let There Be Shred” (23:28 – 24:28)

• Dave Mustaine’s instrumental prowess is praised, though there’s joking confusion about the band members and video clips.

AI Soul Covers Segment (24:34 – 28:48)

• John raves about “AI soul covers” as “better than the originals,” cueing up several tracks:

  • Soundgarden’s “Fell on Black Days” with an AI soul twist
  • Smashing Pumpkins’ “Cherub Rock” reimagined
  • Carmen Mayas’ “Any Hole Baby” rendered as 70’s love song via AI

  “AI’s just better than this is best... Look, I’m fun with music and toys and porn and—”
  — John Holmberg (26:48)

• The gang marvels at AI’s creative and sometimes NSFW flourishes.

Novelty Song: “Your Blank is Dripping All Over My Face” (29:12 – 29:27)

• Cheeky, risqué, with audience reactions ranging from laughter to mock-shame.

“N Word or F Word” Game (29:31 – 31:09)

• Iconic segment returns; today’s track: Ice-T’s “I’m Your Pusher”.

  “Brady’s the first one here. One and Oh, Brady for 2026. He’s in the lead.”
  — John Holmberg (31:08)

Listener Anecdotes & Banter

• Listener Sean Phils claims he once kissed “Six” from Blossom at an Arizona bar (16:07–17:05). The team’s skepticism and jokes about the encounter contribute to the lively atmosphere.

  “We’ll believe you, but pics or we don’t necessarily think it happened.”
  — John Holmberg (17:04)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Arizona sports:
  “You’re irrelevant. That’s like... the worst insult you can have—being irrelevant in success.”
  — John Holmberg (02:10)

• On The Pitt:
  “It’s basically 24 in the hospital... It’s really good.”
  — John Holmberg (06:21)

• On “His and Hers”:
  “They’re trying to solve the same crime. Of which they both think the other is the suspect.”
  — Brady (09:28)

• On AI Covers:
  “AI’s just better than this is best... I’m fun with music and toys and porn and—”
  — John Holmberg (26:48)

• Popcorn at the movies:
  “It makes tons of sense to me to have five gallons—right?—get something.”
  — John Holmberg (14:44)

• Blossom listener story:
  “What’s she kissing Sean Phil’s for? Did she have to stand up on a chair to kiss her? She’s an adult-sized person.”
  — John Holmberg (17:05)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:16–03:58 — Sports Franchise Rant & Reputation
• 05:37–14:28 — TV & Movie Hot Releases Breakdown
• 14:31–14:59 — Popcorn/Lowe’s Bucket Tangent
• 17:04–24:28 — Music Releases, Covers, and AI Discussion
• 24:34–28:48 — AI Soul Covers Listening Session
• 29:31–31:09 — “N Word or F Word” Game: Ice-T Edition
• 16:07, 17:04 — Blossom Listener Kiss Story

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Flow & Tone

• The episode moves at a brisk pace, with each host adding quips, reactions, and pop culture references. There's a playful mix of dry wit, sarcasm, and genuine entertainment value.
• John Holmberg leads with biting commentary and imaginative segues; Brady is quick with banter and trivia; Bret and Toledo chime in with reactions, keeping the mood fun and inclusive for listeners seeking both information and laughs.

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Transcript

[John Holmerg]

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[Brady]

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[Brady]

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[John Holmerg]

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[Brady]

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[John Holmerg]

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[John Holmerg]

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[Brady]

No, no, he's not.

[John Holmerg]

He's not evil. He's just a bit rude. 98 flying through. People are screaming at me about Gruden. And you know what they all say? I love it. I should work for the. I should work for a local sports franchise and teach them two things. Just PR this. Cardinals. I would have been great with coyotes. I had a lot of great. Just a whole team of us would have been rolling in there going, all right, coyotes, shut up. You know what the first thing I would have to teach these franchises? Be self aware. You're unaware of your reputation. You think that you're beloved, you're hated. There's a difference. You're. You've done the worst thing you can do in the world of business, and especially when the business is wildly successful and you're just a cog in it. You're irrelevant. That's like. I think the worst insult you can have give a man is you're bad at your job. You're just terrible at what you do. What you've chosen as a career. You're bad at that. Is a blistering shot at a man being irrelevant in success like you were an irrelevant member of the success is awful. And that's what they are. And they seem to think it goes back to old Bill Bidwell when they did realignment in the 90s and he fought in tooth and claw and oh, we got to keep that Cardinals Cowboys rivalry. It's one of the biggest rivalries in football. And Jerry Jones out loud said, we don't care if we ever play the Cardinals again. I don't know where that rivalry comes from. He's like of the other teams in that division, which were the Redskins, that was a team for a while, the Redskins, the Eagles and the Giants. The Cowboys didn't consider the Cardinals a rival at all. They were, if anything, they were the. The fourth one just because they had to play him twice. Bill Bidwell was like, that's a rivalry because we sell our stadium out once a year when the Cowboys are in town. We can't lose that. We need you. They're irrelevant. And Cruden would come in and say, franchise is irrelevant. I'm going to fix that and just be self aware. I'm excited about it for you guys. And I can't stand. I can't stand any of this stuff. Why aren't we doing more presidential quotes? I'm good at them. You know, I just reread what Lincoln said. He actually said a lot more. Well, jeez, he said a lot more different things than you're saying. He cussed to. A house divided against itself cannot stand. And that's what Lincoln's actual quote was. People don't say that. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall, you piece of garbage. That's what he said. But everybody remembers it nicely. That's not how it went. He said it like I say it, like a man. Isn't that right, Captain Crunch? Simulation is broken. Are you guys ready?

[Brady]

Sure.

[John Holmerg]

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[Brady]

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[Brady]

All right. No real games yet to speak of being coming out right out of Christmas. But The Pit Season 2 had debuts on HBO. Max. Debuts Thursday night After last year's hit first season. The sophomore chapter of the pit. The Emmy winning series follows the staff at Pittsburgh's trauma medical school center over the 4th of July and will work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department. Bunny took in season one while she was out here.

[John Holmerg]

The whole thing.

[Brady]

Yeah, it's like 12 episodes or something in a week.

[John Holmerg]

I slow. I've watched two. I started about a month ago. I got to get on that. I liked it a lot. Good. Yeah. But I can't.

[Brady]

It gets pretty tense too.

[John Holmerg]

We can cover for you. We've been doing it for. Yeah, it's good actually. Really enjoyed the. The idea of it. It's basically 24 in the hospital. Yeah, it's 24 solid hours. Each episode's an hour. It's really good. I've gotten through two episodes. I'm like, I'll get back to that. I'll get back to that. I never do it.

[Brady]

New series coming to Paramount plus Cold Water. And it debuts Friday. British thriller series Coldwater stars the Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln as John, an ordinary husband and father who finds himself far from normal situation. Per the synopsis, John moves his family to a rural town in Scotland after a violent incident at a playground in London, but soon begins to experience a series of unsettling events.

[John Holmerg]

The bald guy is Spud from train spotting.

[Brady]

I've seen him.

[John Holmerg]

There's been a body found in the woods. He's dead. Oh, it's so British. But it's on my conscience and lax. John, I got your back. He's got the greatest Scottish accent of all time. He barely ever closes his mout. I got your back. Oh, that's. That's interesting. And that's Cold Water.

[Brady]

Cold Water on Paramount plus Friday is when you can start.

[John Holmerg]

No clue if I have Paramount plus.

[Brady]

Yeah, he's lost track too. This one's for you, John. 112263 debuts on Netflix day before Kennedy got plugged tomorrow. Yeah, it's a series.

[John Holmerg]

Take a look around.

[Brady]

James Franco's back playing jfk, I think.

[John Holmerg]

Again, I don't think that's jfk she's got thrown in the dirt.

[Brady]

No, is. I think. I think it's a.

[John Holmerg]

It's like when he was younger.

[Brady]

Yeah. Or it's a time travel thing. Something.

[John Holmerg]

A quantum leaps, something like that. I need you to go. Oh, he's a time travel. The assassination of John F. Kennedy. Oh, cool. So a time traveler gets thrown in the day before Kennedy's assassination. Stephen King's in on it.

[Brady]

I think this series was out maybe on another streaming platform, but Netflix picked it up.

[John Holmerg]

Okay. You shouldn't be here. I had my life. This is a good idea. Oswald was the man who did it. You'll figure out the rest when you get there. You see, the past doesn't wanna be changed. So it is like the old show Quantum.

[Brady]

Yeah, a little bit. A little bit, yeah.

[John Holmerg]

Saw this on Netflix.

[Brady]

Netflix. Tomorrow you can start watching that one out.

[John Holmerg]

Yeah, that looks interesting.

[Brady]

His and hers is also on Netflix. This comes out on Thursday. Stars Tessa Thompson and I can never remember the other dude's name.

[John Holmerg]

Aren't you reading it?

[Brady]

No, it doesn't have that in my synopsis.

[John Holmerg]

Tessa Thompson is the question.

[Brady]

I have two sides One truth is that. What's his name? John.

[John Holmerg]

They found a body.

[Brady]

He's in everything.

[John Holmerg]

Let me take it as a field.

[Brady]

I know that helps.

[John Holmerg]

I think we both know that guy. And the other guy, that guy, he.

[Brady]

Played the Punisher in the TV series.

[John Holmerg]

Okay. Detective Harper. He's in the Marvel universe, is he? Who isn't?

[Brady]

Yeah. So. So these two, she's a reporter, he's a detective. They're married. Yeah, they're married. And they're trying to solve the same crime. Of which they both think the other is the suspect.

[John Holmerg]

Oh, they think the other guy did so. Trying to put the other one in jail the whole time and probably gonna do it. And fall in love in the way.

[Brady]

Exactly. They'll fall back into each other's arms.

[John Holmerg]

Yeah, eventually. And then they got to protect each other from then to find out the end that she actually did it. But now he loves her.

[Brady]

Movie out on Netflix, this comes out on Friday. Is people we meet on vacation.

[John Holmerg]

Okay. Come here. Starring that guy and that guy.

[Brady]

Spirited, Poppy and routine loving Alex have been unlikely best friends for a decade. Living in different cities but spending every summer vacation together.

[John Holmerg]

Molly Shannon. Molly Shannon and Alan Ruck.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[John Holmerg]

Ferris Bueller.

[Brady]

The careful balance of their friendship is put to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to everyone else. Could they actually be the perfect romantic?

[John Holmerg]

Oh, they've been just kids camping together every year.

[Brady]

Now vacation Alex does.

[John Holmerg]

That's why I want to travel.

[Brady]

The age old story, John.

[John Holmerg]

Yeah, that's right. The girl that you. That you grew up next to. When you get old enough to want a boner, you try rods.

[Brady]

Also, I don't. Don't need to show a trailer for. This is for you, John. Blossom is coming to Netflix and you can start streaming that today.

[John Holmerg]

Miami. Alex Blossom. The original Blossom. Yeah. Ted Wasp. Blossom.

[Brady]

I believe so.

[John Holmerg]

Six Genovan. Oy. Blossom.

[Brady]

Yes.

[John Holmerg]

Tonight on a very special Blossom Blossom.

[Brady]

Beast Games Season 2 is coming out on prime tomorrow. And I think there's a couple Arizona people in this year's 100 Big Time Plays.

[John Holmerg]

Mr. Beast just quizzes people and gives them.

[Brady]

Tons of money, a lot of money. I think the last year's winner won a million. And everybody else gets like cuts of different things depending on what the contest is. If you want to play an honorable game, we can.

[John Holmerg]

We'll take it under consideration. I consider it. And the answer is no. They make them fight like American Gladiators and stuff. That's kind of neat. So it's like, yeah, American Gladiators. Meets that the. What was those game with the balls? Oh, yeah. John Henson watch that too. Great. Yeah.

[Brady]

Oh, Wipeout.

[John Holmerg]

Yeah, that's it looks like Wipeout and Mr. Beast.

[Brady]

Is there a combination?

[John Holmerg]

I gotta watch stuff. I can start watching things again. Again, I don't watch anything.

[Brady]

The Night Agent Season 2 is also out on prime that says Night Manager or Night Manager. Sorry, Agent.

[John Holmerg]

Manager.

[Brady]

Night Agent is also a series that's coming out soon.

[John Holmerg]

Richard Roer will remain a missing person. Another British.

[Brady]

The only synopsis I have on this is the past is a deadly weapon.

[John Holmerg]

I spent years creating you a new. It's time you get back in the field. Teddy Dos Santos. Teddy is smuggling arms into Colombia. Calls himself Richard. I like his house. House is in this. I like when houses and things. I forgot his name, but his house.

[Brady]

Hugh Laurie.

[John Holmerg]

That's right, Hugh Laurie. You're right, Brady, it's Hugh Laurie. And he's in it in his house.

[Brady]

The last one I have is on Fox. And then debuting also on Hulu is Best Medicine, starring Josh Charles.

[John Holmerg]

No, this is on cbs, right? They were Fox or Fox. They were hyping us on football.

[Brady]

Dr. Martin Best leaves his career as a Boston surgeon to become the general practitioner in the quaint east coast fishing village where he spent his childhood summers.

[John Holmerg]

This is a show called Northern Exposure. Years ago. Exact same idea.

[Brady]

Everything old is new again. All right, then the last one I have in theaters Friday is Primate.

[John Holmerg]

Oh, I saw the preview of this lady owns a primate and it goes crazy. Of course.

[Brady]

Primate this looks raises him from a baby chimp.

[John Holmerg]

It's like a crazy suit having parties. And then this is home. Inside the house is a killer chimpanzee. And that's.

[Brady]

I think that my hat. Deaf guy from Mesa that won the academy.

[John Holmerg]

Our mom rescued him and now he's part of our family. Yeah, it's a chimpanzee. And only bad things can happen. He's kind of cute. Oh, and he gets strong and starts tearing faces off. I might watch this just for the ridiculous bear from bj. And the bear. Yeah, finally he's a little typecast. But he's got a new gig and we're happy he's finally back in the business. This is Best Friend Bear.

[Brady]

Bloody teddy bear.

[John Holmerg]

He becomes like Chucky. He becomes not just an angry primate, but like one that uses knives.

[Brady]

One that's calculated.

[John Holmerg]

There's something wrong with Ben. Yeah, he became a champ again. Nothing wrong with him. He's just doing what he's supposed to.

[Brady]

So that's in theaters Friday.

[John Holmerg]

I'm gonna watch that. That's in theaters only. I gotta wait for that a little while.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[John Holmerg]

30 days. It's too long. Brady brought up that if I bring a Lowe's bucket I can get five gallons of popcorn for a two hour film, which is totally reasonable. Cinemark. Yeah, that makes tons of sense to me to have five gallons.

[Brady]

The only Cinemark's in Mesa.

[John Holmerg]

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[Brady]

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[John Holmerg]

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[Brady]

Sure about that?

[John Holmerg]

Is that.

[Brady]

What was she doing here?

[John Holmerg]

I don't know. She travels. She's allowed here. I mean, she's doing a little Blossom thing.

[Brady]

She's not allowed?

[John Holmerg]

No. What the bigger question is, what's she kissing Sean Phil's for? Did she have to stand up on a chair to kiss her? She's an adult sized person. All right, Phil's. We'll believe you, but pics or we don't necessarily think it happened. All right, Brett, what do you got? All right. By the way, I spent a lot of one day of break listening to nothing but AI Soul covers of rock songs. Oh, I got one in here, too. It's worth your. It's worth having a category in your. I'm trying to put a soundtrack thing together for workouts. It's there. It's in it. It's so great. It's better than all the regular songs now. Well, I'm still gonna do that podcast. Just 10 best songs I found this week. That'll be my producer. All right, go. All right. We'll start off with new stuff from Black Label Society. This is Broken and Blind. All right. Zach's been busy. He's coming here too. He's touring this band. On top of just running around with Pantera for the last year or two. They're playing it Financial. Is it coming up soon? I don't see it. Oh, There it is. March 10th. Yeah, that's right around the corner. You kind of know what you get with bls. I mean, it's. It's good, though. So there's that. Zach looks scary. New stuff from Coheed and Cambria. Oh, boy. This is one last miracle. Aren't they coming too? I think, I guess. It's a Christmas song. Just came out two weeks ago. Yeah, the video has Santa Claus out.

[Brady]

They haven't changed at all.

[John Holmerg]

Never been a big fan. Pictures of Trump in the video. When reality. I'm tired. I'm tired of whining. Yeah.

[Brady]

A visual of Santa spanking Trump is pretty good.

[John Holmerg]

That's a good visual. How about Alien Ant Farm? And it's because I asked him to do it. I liked it. I liked it a lot. From Smooth Criminal. To this is a bad attitude. Alien Ant Farm's back. Mesa kids, right? Weren't they? That was Jimmy. Oh, that's right. Close enough. Do they have any other songs outside of Smooth Criminal? Maybe it's not called Movies, but it never was. Jumper Behavior. Maybe I spend my all time without you it seems like we need our own space and all this time I wasted away. I don't know if you guys saw this, but I'm the drummer for Alien Ant Farm. Evidently. Wow.

[Brady]

I look forward to you guys playing the Ugly Christmas.

[John Holmerg]

Yeah, it's going to be fun. Is it terrible? Nice job. Brett's not a fan. I mean, you know, you're playing drums. Kevin James on the. Yeah, Kevin James is in that band now. Here's John's buddies from pod. All right. Don't let me down. I hate that guy. Which one was it?

[Brady]

Is this a cover? Evil. Oh, my God.

[John Holmerg]

That's that guy, right? That's the one that was yelling at me. The singer. Maybe it is that guy one of them was really mad at. I think it was the guy with.

[Brady]

The glasses, because he's the touring guy.

[John Holmerg]

He's not even part of the band. Oh, wait, okay, that's him. He got really upset with me and all I said to him because I didn't know he was in the band. Someday Bury the Darkness, we'll have POD open for them. He goes, well, you know, for anything. Who's this guy? Why is he so angry? And then he started yell at me about, get rid of anybody die in your band. And I'm like, no. Jeez. And he said, what about the singer? Ever die in your van? I'm like, no. I sang in a band, though. That would be horrible because that would be mean, right? And I'm trying to make jokes, and the guys from Bury the Darkness go. You've got to go, like, why? POD hates you. Like, that was POD and we paid them to be here. Anyway, I didn't know that that dude wanted to kill me. So there you go. There's pod. Yeah. Doing the Beatles. That's a youngblood with the Smashing Pumpkins. They're covering Zombie as well. The Cranberries. Yeah. See if it's better in battles. Nobody covered it better. Night of the Singing Dead. It was an authentic cover. This isn't the same Zombie. This is the COVID Yeah.

[Brady]

I gotta say, Billy's podcast is actually pretty interesting.

[John Holmerg]

He's very interesting. Yeah. You tell. He'd be a real prick, though, in person. Yeah. He's Bill Burr's brother, right? That's a thing. Like, for real? Yeah. Their dad, who Bill Burr hates.

[Brady]

Yeah.

[John Holmerg]

Got mad at him because he's like, you got two kids name is both Bill. He's mad. I don't want to talk about it. Wow. Interesting. Youngblood doing a song called Zombie. That is not Zombie with the pumpkins. That's pretty good. I like that one. Here's your buddy, Dave Mustaine. Let there be. Shred.

[Brady]

Yes.

[John Holmerg]

Can't get away from that word. I still shred. Watch. My hands. Let there be. He doesn't sing in this one. Oh, does he? He watch this. Yeah, I didn't listen too far. Gotta bomb.

[Brady]

Tracy Morgan.

[John Holmerg]

Stacy Morgan. In this video. Everyone get off your seat. My Cedars spontaneously combust into flames, destroying pretenders only ashes remain. On the day I was born A guitar in my hands the earth started. That is not Tracy Morgan. You're a racist.

[Brady]

I didn't even say that.

[John Holmerg]

No, he did. Let there be shreds. Let there be shred.

[Brady]

Who's gonna be the champion in this fight?

[John Holmerg]

Yeah. Who will win the shred off? Probably me. But who knows what but me? Yeah, we'll get to that one. Oh, okay. All right, we'll go to this one. Here's Fell on Black Days, the soul remix. The Soundgarden Fell on Black Days, which is already great. This is. I'm gonna love this. Come to life. Whatsoever I fought off. It's a church of Soundgard became my life. Just when every day seem to greet me with a smile sun spots, baby. Now I'm doing. Now I'm doing. Come on, rise up. You know what, randy watson? Incredible. I I embrace the AI. I keep watching people go, oh, it's scary. No way. Look what it's giving us. And I do admit it's being nice to us right now. Look, I'm fun with music and toys and porn and.

[Brady]

Oh, no.

[John Holmerg]

How about Smashing Pumpkins? Cherub Rock and soul. That'll be interesting already. A great song, though.

[Brady]

Oh.

[John Holmerg]

AI's just better than this is best. Freak out and give in doesn't matter what you make le I'm listening to this on the drive home.

[Brady]

Funky monkey.

[John Holmerg]

Somebody'S foolish cuz they know Fun thing is you can sing along who is right Just what is told so I'm told who wants honey as long as there some money Come on now. Who wants that? Honey, I want that in my car now. All right, then we'll go to some of the created ones. How about any hole baby 70s love song as AI singing any whole baby from Carmen Mayas. I get it. I'm in my eyes. Any whole baby Carmen. My eyes. I don't know where that one got me. Here we go. Your hands on my hips Feel like coming home. Every fingerprint a place I belong. Kiss me slow while the city sleeps outside. Romantic song. I wanna give you, you everything to me.

[Brady]

Max, into the camera. What's going on with that?

[John Holmerg]

Stay as long as you want. You can do me in any ho. Darling, just love me deep. Keep the rhythm repeating. You can do me any hole tonight. Damn it. I shouldn't be half hard, but all right. Hey, I just. We'll do. We'll do one more. All right. You can announce this one. We gotta hurry up. Yeah. All right. Go ahead. When we skip it. Or this one's called.

[Brady]

No, you can do it.

[John Holmerg]

Oh, my God. Your blank is dripping all over my face. Does she say it? Let's find out. It's a band. 90 song by Penny Tration this one's less cle. Pushing deeper don't you stop your body shakes. I feel your skin X ray. Yeah. I open wide and let it in. It's hot and sticky Fever. Mark and I were listening to this one that we're driving around in the car. All right, that brings us to N word or F word. The game that is sweeping the nation. And today is iced tea. I'm your pusher as I start. I won last year, so I think.

[Brady]

You were a champion of the year.

[John Holmerg]

You go ahead, Ice tea. Yeah, this is old iced tea, too. This is like 90s, early 90s, maybe. Ladies angry. N word. Okay, I'll go friendly.

[Brady]

N word. MFer.

[John Holmerg]

All right, here we go. Kingpin window wax pins crack a smacker. Take you to a show end. You don't need it. Just throw that stuff away.

[Brady]

You want to get high?

[John Holmerg]

I let the record play. Oh, man. I like this dope here, man. It's feeling all right, boy. What you say your name was, man? Friendly. Very friendly.

[Brady]

Friendly.

[John Holmerg]

Very friendly. N word. Brady's the first one here. One. And. Oh, Brady for 2026. He's in the lead. There you go, everybody. That's. Those are your hot releases. It's 98k upd. Hey, it's not weird.

[Brady]

It's pretty cool, actually. No membership fees.

[John Holmerg]

I have heard enough of this. Hey, it's Larry McFeely.

[Brady]

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