Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Condensed Short Show – 01-12-26

Podcast: Holmberg’s Morning Sickness (98KUPD, Arizona)
Date: January 12, 2026
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Brett Vesely, Eddie (Dick Toledo)
Episode Type: Condensed short show

Overview

This episode delivers a rapid-fire, freewheeling blend of tech fascination, dark humor, pop culture musings, and classic Morning Sickness banter. The crew pivots quickly from new CES gadgets to macabre cemetery stories, generational technology, the meaninglessness of long-winded quests (like searching for Nessie), the absurdity of “grandma showers,” and the mishaps of neighbors with anger issues. Notable for its irreverence, sarcasm, and Arizona-centric vibes, this “condensed” show is a prime example of the show’s provocative, anything-goes style.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Technology & CES Recap

(00:46 – 08:44)

• Wallpaper TV and Ultra-Thin Screens

  • Brady leads excitement over wallpaper televisions unveiled at CES, “9.9 millimeters thick...Clean, clear as, like, just perfect” (00:46).
  • Reminiscing about how TVs and home electronics used to dominate living rooms and furniture choices.
  • Anecdote: Brady recalls his ex-brother-in-law’s work making wearable screens—“making shirts that had screens on, but they weren’t like heavy screens. It was made out of, like, shirt material” (01:54).
  • Commentary on how quickly tech makes old furniture and storage obsolete: “Think of the furniture we don’t need anymore because of technology. Every room in our house when I was a kid had an entertainment center” (05:08).
  • Joking about old, heavy TVs, and how nobody has walls of books or shelves anymore.

• Smart LEGO Bricks

  • New “smart bricks” from LEGO at CES; bricks light up or alert kids if they're building correctly.
  • Brady reflects, “You kids, they don’t have to think...what I’d rather have, like, a perfect thing that I didn’t really do, or like the crap I built, which was horribly ugly and stupid, but I did it myself” (07:01).

• AI and Robotic Housekeeping

  • New AI companion “dogs,” wall-climbing vacuums, self-changing mops featured.
  • Brett: “Women are really being replaced.”
    Brady (jokingly): “If we can get the sex dolls, you know, I don’t even know why we’d include menstruation, but they are changing their own pads for the realism...” (08:16).

2. Macabre Body Parts Thief in Pennsylvania

(08:51 – 15:20)

• News Story Discussion

  • A man in Pennsylvania stole “hundreds” of skulls and body parts from a cemetery—100 skulls accumulated since November.
  • Brady: “He’s an ambitious man. 100 skulls...in two and a half months” (09:32).
  • Jokes about the lack of security and how easy it seems to be to dig up graves. “How many break-ins does it take for you to put up a Ring?” (10:33).
  • Darkly comic speculation: “Somebody’s got Waylon Jennings in their house. He’s buried in Mesa. My ass. Somebody took him a long time ago. Nobody’s ever going to report that Waylon Jennings got stolen.” (12:18).

• Morbid Humor & Reflections

  • Musings about how common it might be for people to own illicit human remains (“20 or 30” in Phoenix?).
  • Stories of construction workers finding bones and “treasure chests” while building the Superdome in New Orleans—just pocketing and not reporting them to keep construction going (17:54).

3. Loch Ness Monster: 52 Years Wasted?

(19:02 – 31:18)

• Dedication to a Lost Cause

  • The crew discusses a 76-year-old man who spent 52 years trying to find the Loch Ness monster and finally admitted defeat.
  • Brady: “I’ve spent no money at all [and] had that same conclusion...when I was about five” (19:29).
  • Pity mixed with mockery: “Could you imagine dedicating your life to something to find out it was never there?” (20:27).
  • The futility of Nessie quests compared to real unsolved mysteries: “They found the Titanic in the Atlantic Ocean and they can’t find a thing in the lock?” (28:46).

• Scottish National Quirkiness

  • The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland: “National animal for Scotland is the unicorn...No, they’re delusional” (25:37).
  • Laughing at Scottish myths and the persistence of Nessie beliefs.

• Tourism & Ownership

  • Loch Ness has become a tourist trap allegedly bought out by foreign investors, leading to a change in how the experience is sold; ethnic slurs used in a story retelling (which the crew handles with joking discomfort and frequent interruptions).

4. 'Grandma Showers' and Aging Out of Romance

(31:26 – 40:50)

• Grandma Showers: New Baby Shower Trend? Or…?

  • "Grandma showers" originally referenced as upcoming parties for new grandparents, but quickly devolves into raunchy wordplay and imagery.
  • Brett: “Wait till later”—hinting at a video, leading to a riff about elderly sexual behavior (32:07).
  • Brady’s take: “Grandma showers. The worst phrase I’ve ever heard in my life” (32:07).

• Taboo and Elderly Attraction

  • Holmberg adamantly states that elderly women aren’t a romantic target:
    • “No dude’s ever left his wife for an elderly woman. It’s never happened.” (35:13)
    • “You never go older like that...maybe two, three years max. And that has to be a unicorn” (39:57).
  • Jane Seymour as the “exception” because she’s “kept it together.”

• Physical Comedy and Imagery

  • Long riff on the alleged unattractiveness of elderly naked bodies, comparing their figures to “a melted candle” (38:15).

5. 'Dear Brady': Hit-And-Run Neighbor Dilemma

(40:51 – 44:34)

• Listener Letter
  • ‘Rodney’ writes in admitting to hitting his neighbor’s car—a neighbor who is “certifiably insane, huge like the Liver King.”
  • Crew debate whether Rodney should confess or cover it up.
  • Eddie: “Have backup.” Brett: “You owned it [on air]!” (42:07).
  • Strategies include blaming another car, collaborating with the angry neighbor, or just selling the house to escape possible vengeance.

6. Governor Katie Hobbs Parody Call

(45:33 – 49:06)

• Show Tradition: Governor Hobbs Call-In
  • “Katie Hobbs” (parodied) enters the chat, poking fun at recent show topics and the hosts.
  • Political jokes are laced with double entendres, sexual innuendo, and playful insults about the show team’s romantic worthiness.
  • Katie: “I'm going to make it illegal for everybody to have sex with grandmas with the letters M and Y and T in their name. Don't do it, Brad.” (46:22)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Technology & Nostalgia

• Brady (on wallpaper TV): “9.9 millimeters thick it is. And it just. Right on your. Right on your wall. It’s unbelievable. Clean, clear as, like, just perfect.” (00:46)
• Brady (on changing furniture): “Think of the furniture we don’t need anymore because of technology.” (05:08)

Body Parts Thief

• Brady (on the thief’s ambition): “He’s an ambitious man. 100 skulls…since November. It’s January 12th. That’s 45 days of him going, you know what, I’m going to start stealing heads.” (09:32)

Loch Ness

• Brady: “Could you imagine dedicating your life to something to find out it was never there?…I’ve spent no money at all. Had that same conclusion, exact same conclusion, when I was about 5.” (19:29)
• Brady (on Scottish national animal): “National animal for Scotland is the unicorn. Yeah, yeah. Oh, no, they’re delusional. Mess up there.” (25:37)

Grandma Showers

• Brady: “Grandma showers. The worst phrase I’ve ever heard in my life.” (32:07)
• Brady (on old people attractiveness): “No dude’s ever left his wife for an elderly woman. It’s never happened. And again, the money thing is the only time.” (35:13)

Listener Dilemma

• Brett: “Well, moron, you just told everybody in the Valley you did it.” (41:51)

Governor Hobbs Parody

• Katie (parody): “Don't do it, Brad. You gotta find a way around it. I can't do…anything.” (46:27)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• Tech/Wallpaper TV & CES: 00:46 – 08:44
• Body Parts Thief Story: 08:51 – 15:20
• Loch Ness Monster Segment: 19:02 – 31:18
• Grandma Showers/Elderly Relationship Discourse: 31:26 – 40:50
• Listener Dilemma (“Dear Brady” – hit & run neighbor): 40:51 – 44:34
• Governor Katie Hobbs Parody Call: 45:33 – 49:06

Tone & Style

The episode bounces between irreverent, sarcastic, and darkly comic. The hosts veer into taboo subjects deliberately, constantly poking fun at themselves and each other while skewering cultural trends, generational divides, and modern paranoia. The casual, quick wit and Arizona-specific references keep the energy high and the laughs coming, all within the safe confines of trash-talking morning radio.

For fans of rapid irreverence, pop culture detours, and uncensored humor, this episode of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness is a condensed showcase of the signature comedic chaos that makes the show a local Arizona favorite.