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John Holberg
All right, HMS Podcast, time again to let you know where to go for some great comedy in the Valley this week. Get out to the Tempe Improv on the east side to see Paul Versey on Thursday and Beth Stelling Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Desert Ridge Improv up north features Sarah Weinschenk this Thursday and Joe Derosa on Friday and Saturday. And downtown at Stand Up Live, check out the very funny Lil Rel performing Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the complete lineups. And for tickets, go to standuplive.com desertridgeimprov.com and tempeimprov.com it's John Holberg here.
Larry McFeely
For the amazing people at the Core Institute, life can throw you a curveball now and again. One day you're trucking along, feeling great. Next day your dog smashes into your head and knocks you cold. Or like a KUPD listener told me this week, his dog did a sprint across the backyard directly into the side of his wife's leg and blew her knee up. She needed that need to get fixed and fixed right? Two years later, she's running like she used to again. And it's all thanks to the Core Institute. I went through it, too. And you can get rid of your pain and start saying, yes, I can to all the things you want to do.
Corey Walsh
And.
Larry McFeely
And all you have to do is trust the experts at the Core Institute head there right now. The Core Institute.com youm thought that was funny? You were laughing like a hyena when he said it.
Unknown
What the hell is wrong with you?
Larry McFeely
We just found something out here I'm not real happy with. This may actually be a boycott of the squares today.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Really legit beef.
Larry McFeely
Because we're running so late anyway. Can you come in Monday?
Corey Walsh
Sure.
Larry McFeely
We'll do them Monday. Okay, Toledo, don't break your neck. We gotta get to the bottom of this. Yeah, we're gonna do the entertainment drill. And in lieu of the squares, we're on strike for our own thriller. Yeah, we're on strike. The squares are on strike with you until. Yeah, that's right. I'm gonna do my Elon Musk salute for you.
Corey Walsh
Congratulations.
Larry McFeely
Heart goes out to you, Thriller. Our man Thriller. Corey, right? Yes. How in the world does nobody. I'm just kidding. Then lend it to the joke. That was the fun part of the whole thing. He's unrecognized here.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
My man.
Larry McFeely
And you know what this is, Corey?
Corey Walsh
What's that?
Larry McFeely
This is an insult to your handicap, okay? That nobody, aside from this loving, caring program that you're on right now.
Corey Walsh
And Chris.
Larry McFeely
And Chris. But he had to. Has taken you in. They've avoided you because you're hobbling around here. Nobody wants to ask questions or everybody's on eggshells.
Corey Walsh
It might spread and they feel.
Larry McFeely
Exactly. They don't know if you're contagious, so they've ignored you. It was Cory's birthday earlier this week. In our emails are in our office emails every day. It seems like Emily downstairs is firing off a birthday from somebody in the building. Somebody in promotions. Happy birthday to someone. I don't. Taka Kriti. Who's that? Oh, they work at 2016. Like, nobody knows who these people are. Thriller's birthday. He comes in, he goes, I said, how was your week? He said, oh, celebrating my birthday this week. I'm like, nope, we didn't get an email. And then sadly, Thriller says they never do. Not one year has. How long have you worked here?
Corey Walsh
Since 2016.
Larry McFeely
Jesus Christ. I'd have guessed maybe 2022. No kidding.
Corey Walsh
Eight years.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
When you.
John Holberg
12.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
You started when you were 12?
Corey Walsh
I was 18.
Larry McFeely
Hold on.
Corey Walsh
Yeah, it wasn't full time, but.
Larry McFeely
Did you see him ever? For the last.
Corey Walsh
I started midnights.
Larry McFeely
8 and a half years.
Corey Walsh
I did.
Larry McFeely
Oh, you used to see. Did you talk to him?
Corey Walsh
Barely.
Larry McFeely
No.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Why would I do that?
Corey Walsh
It's like, hey, leave me alone.
Larry McFeely
Like, who's this guy?
Corey Walsh
Like, fair enough.
Larry McFeely
You didn't want to catch it?
Emily Newcomb Krantz
No, he went by a couple times. Hey, Brett, it's my birthday.
Larry McFeely
I want from Tripp Reeb a public apology.
Corey Walsh
He is here today.
Larry McFeely
Is he here today?
Corey Walsh
I saw him.
Larry McFeely
Trip needs to apologize to you. And I need him to at least, the very least, suspend or punish whomever is in charge of the birthdays being pumped out on emails.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
This can I.
Larry McFeely
Is akin to racism, my friend.
Corey Walsh
Oh, really?
Larry McFeely
Yes, because you're messed up and people are afraid to confront you about it. Like you're. People are like, I don't want to even talk about it. Nobody learned your name. Nobody talked to you?
Corey Walsh
Well, I don't go downstairs and talk to anyone.
Larry McFeely
It doesn't matter. How many emails have we gotten of people we don't even know work here?
Corey Walsh
Wait.
Larry McFeely
Oh, there he is.
Corey Walsh
Can you believe this trip actually worked out?
Larry McFeely
He hobbles around this building every day, barely able to walk because of his.
Tripp Reeb
I'd like to take this opportunity.
Larry McFeely
Yes, Trip re.
Tripp Reeb
I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of Hubbard Radio, the whole shebang.
Larry McFeely
Cory.
Tripp Reeb
To publicly apologize to Corey.
Larry McFeely
Go ahead.
Tripp Reeb
For not for Emily.
Larry McFeely
Throw her under the bus.
Tripp Reeb
Not publicizing the fact that his birthday was last week.
Larry McFeely
See? You don't even know. Nobody even cares. Wednesday, you know, and this is pathetic.
Corey Walsh
Yeah.
Larry McFeely
Do you think it's because he's. You know.
Tripp Reeb
I really don't care.
Larry McFeely
You're pretty sure, though, that's why nobody's paying attention. Because then you'd have to talk to him.
Tripp Reeb
I'm just here for the content.
Larry McFeely
Okay. That's a good answer.
Corey Walsh
That's a good answer. Thank you very much.
Larry McFeely
I took that as authentic.
Corey Walsh
Yeah, I genuinely.
Larry McFeely
I think he means that. I think he meant every word of it.
Corey Walsh
Yeah, absolutely.
Larry McFeely
Now, can you go reprimand or suspend Emily?
Tripp Reeb
Yes, I will.
Larry McFeely
I know I can count on that. All right, well, thank you, Trip.
Tripp Reeb
Whatever you guys want.
Larry McFeely
That was done and done.
Corey Walsh
Thank you very much.
Larry McFeely
Was huge.
Corey Walsh
That's very kind of you.
Larry McFeely
I want that in paper somewhere. That your birthday gets recognized annually, because otherwise we're making fun of handicapped people.
John Holberg
We're.
Tripp Reeb
We're.
Larry McFeely
We're running some sort of slave operation over here. Not even paying attention.
Corey Walsh
Oh, no, I. I recently got a raise. I'm happy as a clam.
Larry McFeely
Wow, you walk like a clam.
Corey Walsh
That's right. Clip, clap. Clip, clap.
Larry McFeely
That's.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
We got a bottle of liquor for you on the way out.
Larry McFeely
Has anyone else? Yeah, we're gonna. You like drinking?
Corey Walsh
Yeah, sure.
Larry McFeely
All right. We're gonna get you.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
We're gonna get you fully stocked.
Larry McFeely
We're gonna get you loaded up.
Corey Walsh
Yeah.
Larry McFeely
We're gonna be walking straight by noon.
Corey Walsh
There it is. Everyone I talked to is always like, oh, we gotta get you drunk.
Larry McFeely
Have you done it?
Corey Walsh
No.
Larry McFeely
You've never been drunk?
Corey Walsh
I don't really want to be.
Larry McFeely
Instead of the squares. You're gonna drink all the way through the water. Are you going home?
Corey Walsh
Yes.
Larry McFeely
Oh, yeah.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
To.
Larry McFeely
We're getting Thriller, a birthday bottle, and you're doing shots at the end of the show. Maybe the Cezrec to put him over the edge. What if you just start tap dancing? You become like Gregory Hines.
Corey Walsh
Whenever I do drink a little bit, I know that my legs feel amazingly, like, just relaxed.
Larry McFeely
Super healthy, I would say healthy. Oh, here we go. Kid, give me some glasses. Richard. We'll do the entertainment. We're gonna forego the squares. Yeah, you'll open that. You never had Cesarek. That's not a great place to start, but you're gonna get knocked down. We're knocking Corey down.
Corey Walsh
All right.
Larry McFeely
And we'll drive you home. We'll Uber you back. You're not Driving.
Corey Walsh
I want to go where I live. You don't like that area?
Larry McFeely
Oh, I'm not taking you home. We'll get you home. I'm not gonna do it myself. What are you crazy? I don't know where you live, but I'm pretty sure I'm never. I've never been there and never will be. Yeah, right.
Corey Walsh
You've driven by. Probably the golf courses nearby.
Larry McFeely
What course?
Corey Walsh
Legacy.
Larry McFeely
Oh, yeah, we play on that one. Yeah, that's not so bad.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
I think I've seen you.
Corey Walsh
You're a little close.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Or for course by walking along the.
Larry McFeely
Canal you would recognize there's a. Anyway, I was very upset when you see. Because you seem so sad that your birthday is not recognized. Thriller. And that's. Did it mean something when Tripp came in there, it was very nice.
Corey Walsh
I'm very thankful. Apology to drag out him and his.
Larry McFeely
You know, he got up out of his desk.
Corey Walsh
I feel kind of bad. I was like, well, you don't have to get up and do this. Doesn't it hurt at this point?
Larry McFeely
You know what happened right before that?
Corey Walsh
What's that?
Larry McFeely
He was in his office listening, and he heard you start complaining. And he heard that I said something about it.
Corey Walsh
Yes.
Larry McFeely
And then right before he goes, oh, mother, the cripple needs an apology. And then he got up and he did that authentic thing. That's right. Yeah.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
That was sweet.
Larry McFeely
I thought it was too.
Corey Walsh
I. I'm thankful.
Larry McFeely
How old are you? 29.
Corey Walsh
27.
Larry McFeely
27 years old. Lee Harvey, you madman. And dressing again. Worse this week than last about Lee Harvey outfits. Last week had an Ed Gein vibe. Now you've gone full Lee Harvey T shirt mug shot.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
And this is the way. This is how it happens. You don't acknowledge the guy, next thing he knows, he's shooting up buildings.
Corey Walsh
Yeah, yeah.
Larry McFeely
You'd stop talking birthdays and you ignore him. He. He goes under the radar, creating a monster. He's like, oh, you want to ignore me? I'll show you. By the way, that's why Tripp came in. That's right. You know, Trip's no dummy. He's seen school shooters before. He's worked with a few lunatics. He knows how to keep the peace. Morning sickness. Disgusting. They say things that are horrible.
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Wayne
Hey, it's Larry McFeely here with Wayne from Amco And Wayne, now that it's getting warmer, I turned on the AC in my car and the air is blowing kind of cool, but it really smells like a basement.
Larry McFeely
What can I do about that, Larry?
Unknown
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Larry McFeely
Nice.
Wayne
Is that a big deal to get done?
Unknown
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Corey Walsh
That's awesome.
Unknown
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Wayne
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Larry McFeely
A whole lot more Homburg's morning pain sickness. Be honest with me. And this is a weird question, but because people are afraid to ask you things and you probably are like, it doesn't bother me. It's my reality. But people get really touchy about it. I'm the opposite. I will ask the questions no one else will. Go ahead at any time in your life. On your birthday, when you blew out the candles, did you wish for it all to go away?
Corey Walsh
No, I can't.
Larry McFeely
So you knew, even young.
Corey Walsh
Yeah.
Larry McFeely
Like a miracle.
Corey Walsh
No. My parents went down and said, hey, I know this sucks, but it's forever.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
It's the way it is.
Larry McFeely
But they never gave you hope that.
Corey Walsh
No, they want to lie, but maybe it will.
Larry McFeely
Oh, they're positive.
Corey Walsh
No, they said. They have said, oh, theoretically, if you. If it was possible to get rid of it, would you want to? And I was like, yeah, right.
Larry McFeely
So you. But as like a six year old boy over your birthday cake, you never.
Corey Walsh
Yeah. They said, hey, we can make a wish. Never that one, though. Where does it stand?
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Genie comes in, you have three wishes.
Corey Walsh
Oh, that's number three.
Larry McFeely
It's what's one and two?
Corey Walsh
I'll help other people out.
Larry McFeely
What? This is Miss America beautiful person. And we won't even wish him a happy birthday because Emily hates crippled people so much.
Corey Walsh
Probably some kind of harem. I don't know.
Larry McFeely
You like a lot of ass, so it's help help the community until you try get loads of ass and then fix these legs.
Corey Walsh
Yeah.
Larry McFeely
In that order. That's the order.
Corey Walsh
I mean, the wishes don't expire after.
Larry McFeely
But I'll tell you, like, right now, if I had three wishes. Yes. I probably, until today, wouldn't have thought. At least get Cory an email. I may not be fixing you, but that's terrible. What would you do when you say you'd help people?
Corey Walsh
I don't know. Just like, I don't know the right way to do it. You want to make sure you're less homeless who need help in the area in particular, or food insecurity for specific. Genie's gonna mess it up.
Larry McFeely
Can we all be honest? In this room, outside of Corey, if we had the three wishes, we'd never once thought that I, even Brady, was like, probably give back to the homeless.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
I maybe had two people on there.
Larry McFeely
Yeah, but you know them.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Yeah.
Larry McFeely
You're not thinking, like, because it personally affects you.
Corey Walsh
See you, Matt.
Larry McFeely
Yeah.
Corey Walsh
Yeah.
Larry McFeely
And you, my friend.
Corey Walsh
Yeah.
Larry McFeely
That's beautiful. Corey, you're a good person. And I'm so sorry that Emily Newcomb Krantz downstairs hates. She's got the handicap so much, she won't even wish you a happy birthday. It's her one job. That's all she does here is she's so busy pumping out birthday wishes on our emails and you got jumped over and I don't think.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
You know, I'm going to ask you for a birth certificate, though, just to confirm.
Larry McFeely
Right.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Because you could be grifting us.
Corey Walsh
For what?
Larry McFeely
Birthday wishes?
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Yeah, birthday wishes.
Larry McFeely
You're trying to humiliate Tripp.
Corey Walsh
You can call my mom and just let her know. She'll tell you the story.
Larry McFeely
Oh, of you?
Corey Walsh
Yeah. Just like, hey, he fell out.
Larry McFeely
Does she tell it terribly?
Corey Walsh
Not terribly. She over it?
Larry McFeely
I hope so.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Did you hear Happy Birthday from them? From the family?
Corey Walsh
Yeah, of course.
Larry McFeely
You probably went to the house and stuff, Right? Cakes? You get any presents?
Corey Walsh
Yeah, yeah, plenty.
Larry McFeely
What'd you get? I got giant shoes because you've got the biggest feet.
Corey Walsh
Got a lot of books, actually. Got a lot of books. Yep.
Larry McFeely
Waste of time. What do you need? Those.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Check out the movie.
Larry McFeely
Yeah, there's always a movie. What Books theory.
Corey Walsh
Let's see. Well, I'm going over a book right now, going over, like, how to survive economic turmoil.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
That's okay. Read that one.
Larry McFeely
You're going through that.
Corey Walsh
Exactly. And then right after that, I have a, like, 800 book to read about the life of Jim Henson, the puppeteer. Yeah, that'll be fun.
Larry McFeely
Okay.
Corey Walsh
I got weird hobbies, man. Yeah, it's not even fun.
Larry McFeely
Nobody's going to dive into this. This is exactly what you guys are going to need to remember when the news says 40 people died today in a shooting at Hubbard Radio.
Corey Walsh
That's right.
Larry McFeely
And how dare they do that to puppets. Pictures of him with a puppet holding an AR15. All right, well, Corey, hopefully this made you feel better and more wanted.
Corey Walsh
No, thank you, guys. I really appreciate you being so kind to me.
Larry McFeely
It is kind. We're the only ones doing it. Nobody will even talk to. Walk around downstairs and start introducing yourself.
Corey Walsh
I feel like I'm a bother. They're so busy down there.
Larry McFeely
No ignoring you. Their highs go straight down. Oh, but you know what? We just got an email from Emily Bluebell upstairs.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
It was over Corey's birthday.
Larry McFeely
So the second somebody drops off a pint of ice cream, Emily tells everybody what that is.
Corey Walsh
That's a code word that I'm approaching. I'm Bluebell.
Larry McFeely
Blue bell is in the kitchen upstairs.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Upstairs in the kitchen.
Corey Walsh
Yeah. Yeah, I'll let you know when he's out of the building.
Larry McFeely
Well, you're on the list now, my friend.
Corey Walsh
Oh, great.
Larry McFeely
We need to. You should have told us last week. We'd have had a big birthday thing.
Corey Walsh
What's better to five days ahead when it's not necessary, or two days after?
Larry McFeely
Well, the pathetic one was this.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
You've been sitting on this since.
Corey Walsh
Oh, yeah. It's every year. 2016, I don't think. Stink of it.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Yeah, full time.
Tripp Reeb
I will.
Corey Walsh
Full time was 2021.
Larry McFeely
Do you see the power you wield, too? Or, like, the second you had a complaint, Trip ran in here to say.
Corey Walsh
I was like, I don't want to bother anybody.
Larry McFeely
You think if I complain, Tripp ever comes in and says, geez, sorry.
Corey Walsh
Does he not?
Larry McFeely
No. Oh, because he's like, get over it. You can sue him. All you have to do is whisper. And if you said, God forbid, you said, you're also a lesbian, you'll own this place.
Corey Walsh
Yeah, exactly.
Larry McFeely
Chuck's like the guy with the good parking spot. I'm coming right in. Yeah, I'll be there in a second. I've seen his Wheelie McWheelies. I don't know his name. I'm all over it.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
All right, next week we're gonna. On Monday, we're gonna. Oh, my God, Is that Kermit the Frog?
Corey Walsh
Yeah.
Larry McFeely
You're gonna go.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
He's gonna hook up something on the.
Larry McFeely
An autographed Kermit.
Corey Walsh
You wanted to meet Kermit? He's right down. He's Right there.
Larry McFeely
Sorry about the wrapping paper, but I gift. And it's two sticks with handles with Christmas paper around them. I hope you don't guess what these are. I don't need the crutches. Just in case. Anyway, happy birthday, Thriller. The squares are on strike today and actually works out nicely because we were so late.
Corey Walsh
Yes.
Larry McFeely
All right, we'll do the entertainment drill next. Thriller will be here. Part of it, maybe.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
Thriller Girl.
Larry McFeely
Yeah. Oh, my God.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
In lieu of the entertainment.
Larry McFeely
Well, no, we gotta do that. We'll do the entertainment drill. But it's too late for Thriller. Draw. Okay, maybe during the week next week we'll do a full week of celebrations for Thriller's birthday since this building has ignored him for nine years. You're like Milton.
Corey Walsh
Who's Milton?
Larry McFeely
From Office Space Jesus.
Corey Walsh
Oh, I'm sorry. I'm too young.
Larry McFeely
Don't say that, okay?
Emily Newcomb Krantz
You're never too old.
Larry McFeely
Yeah, Milton's too good. We'll do the entertainment drill next. Happy birthday. What's your email, by the way?
Corey Walsh
Like, my public email?
Larry McFeely
How many peas is that?
Corey Walsh
Yeah, I was just like, you want to dox myself immediately?
Larry McFeely
Smells the Cezrac, the safe one I get.
Corey Walsh
Okay.
Larry McFeely
No, do you have like a company email?
Corey Walsh
I do, yeah.
Larry McFeely
That people will email you because you work at the station.
Emily Newcomb Krantz
All right, well, I've got a problem.
Larry McFeely
How'd you get a company Is it Hobbles at Hubbard Radio? What is your company email?
Corey Walsh
Sure. I say it right because the ending is different than usual. So it is. See walsh w a lsh@hbi.com okay.
Larry McFeely
See walsh@hbi.com. everybody wish Corey a happy birthday.
Corey Walsh
Toss it in strangers. Talk to me.
Larry McFeely
Don't say that. Don't say toss it in strangers. That's you'll get rent. Toss it right way too fast saying that. And say happy birthday to Thriller. This is a tragedy. Entertainment drill's coming up next. We solved something today. It's 98 Arizona's most powerful, powerful rock radio station.
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Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona: Episode Summary (January 24, 2025)
Episode Title: Calling Out Our Entire Staff For Not Recognizing Thriller's Birthday For The Entire Time He's Worked Here
Host: John Holmberg
Co-Hosts: Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Release Date: January 24, 2025
In this episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness, host John Holmberg and his co-hosts delve into a pressing internal issue at Hubbard Radio: the persistent neglect of recognizing a long-standing staff member's birthday, affectionately known as Thriller. What begins as a light-hearted discussion quickly escalates into a heartfelt critique of workplace culture and acknowledgment.
The main focus of the episode centers on Corey Walsh, a dedicated employee who has been with Hubbard Radio since 2016, marking eight years of service. Despite his long tenure, Corey’s birthday has gone unnoticed by the entire staff, a fact that becomes the catalyst for the episode's intense conversation.
Corey Walsh: "I've been here since 2016. Not one year did they recognize my birthday."
(Timestamp: 02:27)
Larry McFeely, one of the co-hosts, spearheads the discussion by expressing frustration and disappointment over the lack of acknowledgment.
Larry McFeely: "This is an insult to your handicap, okay? That nobody, aside from this loving, caring program that you're on right now."
(Timestamp: 02:15)
The conversation escalates as Larry compares the neglect to racism, highlighting the severity of the oversight.
Larry McFeely: "This is akin to racism, my friend."
(Timestamp: 03:53)
Corey shares his feelings of isolation and being a burden, further amplifying the emotional weight of the situation.
Corey Walsh: "I feel like I'm a bother. They're so busy down there."
(Timestamp: 13:19)
The tension reaches a peak when Tripp Reeb, a representative from Hubbard Radio, joins the conversation to address the issue directly. Tripp delivers a public apology on behalf of the entire station.
Tripp Reeb: "I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of Hubbard Radio, the whole shebang, to publicly apologize to Corey."
(Timestamp: 03:39)
Larry continues to hold Tripp accountable, pushing for concrete actions to ensure Corey feels valued.
Larry McFeely: "Can you go reprimand or suspend Emily?"
(Timestamp: 05:15)
Tripp acknowledges the mistake and commits to taking necessary steps to rectify the situation.
Tripp Reeb: "Yes, I will."
(Timestamp: 05:17)
Following the apology, the hosts discuss ways to make up for the missed recognition. They propose organizing a comprehensive birthday celebration for Corey in the upcoming week, aiming to compensate for the nine-year oversight.
Larry McFeely: "We'll do the entertainment drill next. Happy birthday. What's your email, by the way?"
(Timestamp: 15:40)
The team emphasizes the importance of acknowledging Corey’s contributions and ensuring he feels appreciated moving forward.
Amidst the serious discussion, the hosts maintain their signature humor, making light-hearted jokes to balance the conversation and keep the mood engaging.
Larry McFeely: "You walk like a clam."
(Timestamp: 06:08)
Corey Walsh: "Yeah, sure."
(Timestamp: 06:20)
This blend of humor and sincerity showcases the hosts' ability to address serious issues while maintaining an entertaining dialogue.
The episode concludes on a hopeful note, with the hosts reaffirming their commitment to fostering a supportive and appreciative work environment. They acknowledge the oversight as a significant mistake and express determination to prevent such neglect in the future.
Larry McFeely: "Nobody will even talk to. Walk around downstairs and start introducing yourself."
(Timestamp: 13:19)
John Holmberg: "Happy birthday, Thriller."
(Timestamp: 15:52)
The episode serves as both a critique and a call to action, urging listeners and staff alike to value and recognize the contributions of every team member.
Larry McFeely: "This is an insult to your handicap, okay? That nobody, aside from this loving, caring program that you're on right now."
(02:15)
Larry McFeely: "This is akin to racism, my friend."
(03:53)
Corey Walsh: "I feel like I'm a bother. They're so busy down there."
(13:19)
Tripp Reeb: "I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of Hubbard Radio, the whole shebang, to publicly apologize to Corey."
(03:39)
Larry McFeely: "You walk like a clam."
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This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness not only highlights an internal issue within Hubbard Radio but also underscores the importance of workplace recognition and the impact of its absence on employees. Through candid discussions and genuine apologies, the hosts aim to foster a more inclusive and appreciative community both on-air and behind the scenes.