Podcast Summary: Holmberg’s Morning Sickness – 01-07-26 – "WED – Coolest Things at CES, Stolen Car at Delivery, and Brady’s Dementia Revelation"

Date: January 7, 2026
Host(s): John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Brett Vesely, Dick Toledo, and guest Ian Schwartz
Locale: Phoenix, AZ

Episode Overview

This episode of "Holmberg’s Morning Sickness" delivers the usual irreverent blend of offbeat news, technological musings (including this year’s coolest CES finds), and unfiltered personal stories. The main focus toggles between hilarious pop culture banter (especially about CES), oddball headlines (such as a man stealing his girlfriend's car while she’s in labor), and a deeply personal and darkly comic look at dementia, racism, and the complexities of elder care—all in the fishbowl of John Holmberg's trademark comedic style.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. National "Bobblehead" and "Pass Gas" Day

• [04:08] Brady: "Happy National Bobblehead Day. And National Pass Gas Day."
• Discussion on generational humor: Gen Alpha apparently finds fart jokes passé, with the crew lamenting the tragic overexposure and mis-timing of the once-venerable fart joke.
• Holmberg: "It’s the timing of a fart that's funny. And the ones that are funniest are the ones that aren't supposed to happen." [04:50]

2. Wild Predictions from the 1950s

• [05:50] Brady leads a rundown of crazy, incorrect predictions from the 1950s, ranging from universal jetpacks to hose-based cleaning and six-foot-tall "superwomen" dominating society.
• Holmberg (re: Las Vegas water forecast): "Experts say that by 2021, there’ll be no water in Las Vegas... that’s not even close." [06:04]

Strange Pornography Theory

• [08:14] John opines, only half-jokingly, that women physically "grow during sex" in adult films. Extended back-and-forth about whether it's camera tricks, perception, or something more mysterious.
• Holmberg: "I think women grow during sex... It’s like a cobra. They just get bigger and they look bigger than when it starts." [08:33]
• Laughably scientific but fundamentally adolescent debate, referencing specific pornstars.

3. CES 2026: Coolest (and Weirdest) Tech Gadgets

Highlights covered by Brady & Ian:

• Lollipops that play music with bone conduction tech (only you can hear it while biting): $9/ea. [14:59]
• AI picture frames that converse with you, inspired by Harry Potter. Also, tech that creates “interactive” pictures of deceased loved ones. [15:45]
  • Holmberg: "I feel bad for [Bob Barker’s] family... their late grandpa comes to life all the time and it’s never in a good way." [15:59]
• Gaming headphones that read your mind: track focus and reaction speed. [16:30]
• Desktop hologram AI gaming buddies that watch and coach your play. [16:56]
• Smart toilet for seniors: Alerts families if unused for 8 hours. [17:48]
• AI mirrors: Give fitness/makeup feedback and advice (sparks riffs on "mirror, mirror on the wall"). [18:25–19:43]
• Wearable conversation recorders: Log and recall everything you say, Black Mirror-style. [19:54]

The crew debates the societal (and marital) chaos likely to ensue from constant recording of conversations, poking fun at "never said that!" arguments.

4. Headline: Man Steals Girlfriend’s Car While She Gives Birth

• [21:03] Brady: "Christopher Maletti, 37, in Kentucky, left waiting outside his girlfriend’s car as she gave birth. He just... takes the car and disappears."
• Security footage shows him slyly switching from passenger to driver and taking off.
• Classic speculation on ethnicity ("I'm going with Italian!") [22:47] and references to "going back to the family" after bailing on the girlfriend.
• Brett: "We don’t claim him." [24:07]

5. Brady Videos & Listener Submissions: Funny & Extreme Clips

• [24:35] Woman on motocross wipes out, likened to a bull rider.
• Family boating—everyone falls out after a wake; crew debates if it’s "too good" to be real (AI/CGI suspicion).
• [26:27] CES: "Jenny the Labrador puppy," an animatronic companion for dementia patients. Crew muses about ethics and comic outcomes of robotic pets for the elderly:
  • "You can give an Alzheimer's patient a fake dog and they won't know." [26:54]
  • Series of one-liners and riffs about medication reminders and the potential for robot dogs to ‘gaslight’ confused owners.

6. Brady's Columbus Dementia Story: "Doug From Ghana"

• [29:25] Brady reveals that a family friend in a home has Douglas, a live-in caretaker from Ghana, who faces cognitive abuse by his racist elderly patient.
• The group riff extensively, with dark, tongue-in-cheek role play between "Megan’s Grandma" and Douglas about dementia, racism, and inheritance.
• Holmberg: "Douglas is in the will... She’s using [dementia] as an excuse." [31:13, 31:24]
• Crew debates whether deep-seated racism emerges with dementia or is just an "excuse valve."
• Comedy sketches spiral, referencing Trajan (an Arizona estate law firm), Judge Mathis, and even Columbus Zoo.

7. Cringe & Viral Video Rundown

• Asian country, a man attacks a traffic cop with a meat cleaver and escapes on a scooter (nobody can ID him—classic).
• Hospital patient beds rolling downhill. Possible adult video critiques.
• Massive, grotesque cosmetic implants ("clown cans"). [41:44]
• Puzzling sexual fetish video (“She’s giving him oxygen... blowing air into his balloon head.”) [42:32]
• Dashcam vigilante justice (spanking thieves with a board).
• Thread ends with thoughts about inheritance, plans, and a running tally on whether Douglas will "cash in" soon.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• On generational humor:

  • Holmberg: "It’s the timing of a fart that’s funny. Wedding farts, funeral farts—you still eventually laugh at one." [04:50]

• On 1950s predictions:

  • Brady: "Women would tower over men. A columnist wrote women are expected to reach an average height of 6ft tall.... Super women would dominate the workforce." [07:42]

• Porn "Science":

  • Holmberg: "Watch porn just without playing with yourself... I think she got a little bigger during the actual [sex], and then at the end goes right back down." [09:40]

• CES on AI Picture Frames:

  • Holmberg: "Poor Bob [Barker], now... when he loses his mind and attacks the audience...." [16:18]

• On smart toilets for seniors:

  • Holmberg: "If they don’t use it for eight hours, it alerts the family... or they’re doing it to themselves." [18:01]

• On conversation-recording devices:

  • Holmberg: "Black Mirror did a thing on this where you have a chip in your head... You never lose an argument." [20:08]

• Brady’s dementia story:

  • Holmberg: "You don’t want a ninety-year-old woman and an opaque African walking around her house in her last days—because it’s coming out! You gotta remember where she’s from—Ohio, the 1940’s." [34:14]

• Brady on Doug:

  • Brady: "He lives here full time. Gets paid 50 grand... and this 90 year old woman is racist to him all day. Oh, it’s just mean." [29:25, 30:31]

• On robotic pets:

  • Holmberg: "You can give an Alzheimer’s patient a fake dog and they won't know. That’s a nice thing to do... but a little mean, too." [26:54]

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 04:08 – Brady Report starts: National Bobblehead & Pass Gas Day, Gen Alpha and fart humor.
• 05:50–10:55 – Hilariously incorrect 1950s predictions, John’s “women grow during sex” theory.
• 14:59–20:54 – CES tech rundown: Lollipop music, AI picture frames, smart toilets, AI mirrors, and Black Mirror-worthy recorders.
• 21:03–24:35 – Man steals GF’s car during childbirth; mugshot speculation.
• 24:35–29:25 – Motocross wipeout, viral boating videos, animatronic dog for dementia.
• 29:25–39:16 – Brady's Dementia Story: "Doug from Ghana," inheritance, racism, and comedy role-play.
• 40:00–45:41 – Viral video watch party: cleaver attack, bizarre fetish videos, dashcam justice, implant critiques.
• 42:32 – Discussion of weirdest video: woman and man in foil, balloon head, oxygen mask fetish.

Tone and Style

Full of quick-witted banter, NSFW jokes, and zero filter, the show’s humor is devilish but playful, never far from self-mockery—even as they take shots at social taboos, technology, and their own friend group’s quirks.

Conclusion

This episode is a microcosm of "Holmberg’s Morning Sickness": a wild ride through leftfield news stories, social commentary laced with dark humor, and the changing face (and tech) of everyday life. Even as the crew makes fun of society's foibles (and their own), there’s a surprising level of insight—especially in moments like Brady’s dementia-care vignette—that elevates the comedy beyond mere shock value. For those wanting a blend of tech curiosity, real-world strangeness, and raw radio energy, this episode delivers.

Listen for:

• The CES rundown for future gadget predictions (14:59–20:54)
• Bizarre perspectives on dementia, racism, and generational divides (29:25–39:16)
• "Would you notice if your girlfriend grew during sex?" — John’s porn-science thesis (08:14–10:55)
• Classic radio banter, accessible even to new listeners.