02-03-26 - Hot Releases - Muppet Show - Glitter And Gold - Lincoln Lawyer S4 - Winter Olympics - Lady Gaga - Marilyn Manson - Kid Rock - Sevendust

Summary

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Holmberg’s Morning Sickness

Episode: 02-03-26 – Hot Releases - Muppet Show - Glitter And Gold - Lincoln Lawyer S4 - Winter Olympics - Lady Gaga - Marilyn Manson - Kid Rock - Sevendust
Date: February 3, 2026
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness offers the crew’s signature irreverence and quick wit while highlighting the week’s “hot releases” in TV, streaming, and new music. The hosts riff on everything from classic song covers and Muppet nostalgia to the oddities of AI-generated music and the latest in rock. Conversation ranges from the return of the Winter Olympics to pop culture oddities, alongside typically candid commentary and humorous tangents.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Remakes and Song Covers

• The crew opens mid-conversation joking about musical remakes, referencing “Planet Rock” by Afrika Bambaataa and others that outshone their originals.
• John critiques Bob Dylan's singing talent, comparing his We Are the World appearance unfavorably—

  "Bob Dylan doing things...it’s like a homeless guy yelling at you and you have your windows down at a stoplight. Just shut up." (03:33)

• Discussion expands into the idea that cover versions frequently surpass the originals—citing examples like Springsteen's vs. Manfred Mann's “Blinded by the Light.”

2. Streaming & TV Hot Releases

Winter Olympics 2026

• [05:17] The Winter Olympics opening ceremonies are coming Friday, with competitions following on ABC/Disney.

  "The big thing you really don’t need a trailer for is the Winter Olympics opening ceremonies Friday." – Dick Toledo (05:17)

• They riff on the upcoming ice dancing docuseries "Glitter and Gold" and its “sexy” portrayal of the sport:

  "If you’re a man by yourself...and you plop down and watch the ice dancing doc, you’re going to come out of that with a wiener in your hand." – John (07:19)

The Muppet Show Remake

• [05:29] Seth Rogen is behind a new Muppet Show.

  "I’ll say it right now. Don’t like the new Kermit voice." – John (05:39)

• The nostalgia factor is high, but the new voices earned skepticism.

"The Lincoln Lawyer" Season 4

• [07:50] Season 4 debuts on Netflix. The crew debates the show’s appeal, with John unimpressed by the original movie.

  "I haven’t seen the show. Yeah, I didn’t like the movie." – John (08:13)

Chess Docuseries: "Queen of Chess"

• [08:24] Follows Judit Polgar, the legendary chess prodigy who broke gender barriers.

  "She started beating dudes in Russia. I couldn’t like that." – John (08:45)

• The show is compared (doubtfully) to “Queen’s Gambit.”

Other TV Jokes/Tangents

• The group pokes fun at Netflix content, joking about a fake show "Drying Paint":

  "Tonight on Netflix. Drying paint. 12 painters compete to see who can dry their paint the fastest." – John (09:10)

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3. New & Notable Music Releases

Lady Gaga – “It’s a Neighborly Day (Mr. Rogers)”

• [11:43] John reacts with mock horror to Lady Gaga’s emotional cover of a Mr. Rogers classic.

  "Oh no, go get a butter knife. I’m gonna cut my wang off. Brady was playing this in the office the other day." – John (11:44)
  "Simplicity is the key. We don’t need it to be..." – John (12:12)
  "Can we just let that be what it is?" – Brady (12:14)

Marilyn Manson – “Unreal”

• [12:23] Newest single earns approval from the group.

  "Plastic halos, God and faith, manufactured guilt in bulk, everybody wants a savior that won’t ask them to look." – Manson (13:06)
  "I like this. I think tomorrow’s wake up song has been chosen." – John (13:22)

Kid Rock – “Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch” (Remake)

• [13:34] The crew is taken aback by this classic Motown cover.

  "Please tell me I’m not gonna turn this up and hear what I think I’m gonna hear." – John (13:36)
  "Is it bad that I like it? It’s Dunc." – John (14:44)

Sevendust – “Is This the Real You?”

• [15:53] John approves enthusiastically:

  "Yeah, so far. I’m a Sevendust fan again. I’m going through a thing with them right now." – John (15:54)

Bush – Unnamed New Rock

• [17:01] Discussing live performance and improvement:

  "Won me over last year when I went to the Bush concert...They were great." – John (17:06)

AI & Odd Musical Moments

• [18:38] Bizarre entries like "My Esser Gapes Tonight" and “Holy Diver” (soul version) display their fascination and comedic approach to genre crossover and AI-generated tracks.

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4. Game Segment: N-Word or F-Word?

• [20:32] The hosts close the “Hot Releases” block with their trademark tongue-in-cheek music lyric guessing game, this time using a Daz Dillinger track featuring E-40 and Kurupt.

  "That's a very friendly, high powered N word he was giving." – John (21:09)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|---------|-------| | 03:33 | John Holmberg | "Bob Dylan doing things…it’s like a homeless guy yelling at you and you have your windows down at a stoplight. Just shut up." | | 05:39 | John Holmberg | "I’ll say it right now. Don’t like the new Kermit voice." | | 07:19 | John Holmberg | "If you’re a man by yourself...and you plop down and watch the ice dancing doc, you’re going to come out of that with a wiener in your hand." | | 11:44 | John Holmberg | "Oh no, go get a butter knife. I’m gonna cut my wang off. Brady was playing this in the office the other day." | | 13:22 | John Holmberg | "I like this. I think tomorrow’s wake up song has been chosen." (re: Marilyn Manson) | | 14:44 | John Holmberg | "Is it bad that I like it? It’s Dunc." (on Kid Rock) | | 15:54 | John Holmberg | "Yeah, so far. I’m a Sevendust fan again. I’m going through a thing with them right now." |

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Highlight Timestamps

• [02:53] Song covers vs. originals debate
• [05:17] Streaming & TV releases rundown starts
• [05:39] Muppet Show reboot reactions
• [07:50] Lincoln Lawyer S4 hits Netflix
• [08:45] Chess docuseries and gender barriers
• [11:43] Lady Gaga’s emotional cover meltdown
• [12:23] Marilyn Manson single reviewed
• [13:34] Kid Rock’s “Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch” surprise
• [15:53] Sevendust gets their due
• [17:01] Bush’s new material and live show commentary
• [18:38] AI music and absurd song entries
• [20:32] “N-Word or F-Word?” game segment

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Tone and Language

• The episode is packed with candid, off-the-cuff humor and the crew’s signature irreverent banter.
• Music and pop culture material are discussed with a blend of nostalgia, skepticism, and comic exaggeration.
• The hosts frequently riff off each other with jokes, asides, and playful mocking (especially John’s quick quips).

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Summary

This “Hot Releases” edition of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness is an entertaining rundown of the week’s notable TV, streaming, and music drops. The crew skewers classic song remakes, shares sharp-tongued takes on remakes (like The Muppet Show, Lady Gaga, and Kid Rock), and peppers their review of new material from Marilyn Manson, Sevendust, and Bush with honest reactions. They also highlight the Winter Olympics, discuss quirky docuseries, and round things off with their irreverent “N-Word or F-Word” game. For listeners who enjoy a sarcastic, high-energy take on pop culture and music, this episode delivers laughs and opinions in equal measure.

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[B]

Sugar Hill Gang brought in hip.

[A]

Yeah. But was it maybe. Huh? Trying to skip through here. Yeah. I can't. How about that? How about that? Who knew? Definitely a better version. Yeah. With rage. Interesting.

[B]

Got a little more anger in it.

[A]

Yeah. But I mean, I always feel like that they're. They modernized it because they wrapped the popping rockin soccer with the side of hip hop with We We're Going There ain't no stopping. Anyway, it's a fun song. And that guitar work is incredible in that. Anyway, just a little flash. Some of you didn't know that's a remake. There you go. If you want to hear the original, you're wasting your time. It's almost like Blinded by the Light. When you hear the Springsteen version, you're like, what a pile of garbage. This is a man for man. Man for man killed it. Made it a song that's tolerable. Ripped up like these. He doesn't even do it anywhere near close. It's awful. All along the Watchtower. Really a winner there. Timothy Chalamet sucks. And then Jimi Hendrix did it. It was great. Bob Dylan doing things. It's like a homeless guy yelling at you and you have your windows down at a stoplight. Just shut up. Why? Are you famous? Well, then keep it on paper and let other people sing it. This is awesome.

[B]

Napkins.

[A]

All right. Shh. I wish you were Stephen Hawking. Your tolerable voice. Then. Proof he's not talented to all Bob Dylan fans. Go watch. We Are the World In a room full of talented people. They had to isolate him because he couldn't sing one line. No. No one knows what you're doing. I don't think I fit in. You don't because all these people are talented musicians. You're terrible at this. Good Christ. Do we have to include him? Bob Dylan. Then they make a movie about him. Timothee Chalamet wins awards because he sang like him. Everybody cannot sing. It's easy. Thanks. Thanks a lot. Boom hour. It's 9:30. It's time for your hot releases. They are upon us as we speak. The things that come out this week that are perhaps to your liking on tv, movies. They got some other stuff in there. Music, for sure. Toledo, we'll start with you. What's out on the streaming services this week pique my interest.

[B]

The big thing that you really don't need a trailer for is the Winter Olympics opening ceremonies on Friday.

[A]

That this week?

[B]

Yep, on Friday. And then the. I think the first competitions are underway already.

[A]

What?

[B]

And then the major competitions get going on Sunday, but on ABC and Disney. Seth Rogen, I think is behind this remake of the Muppet Show.

[A]

I'll say it right now. Don't like the new Kermit Voice.

[B]

Yeah, I agree.

[A]

There not right. Oh, Rolf, have you been playing this whole time? What'd you Think it was some kind of sentimental montage in your head. We're doing the show again. Frog. That's right. Oh, my God, it's you. You're my idol. You're sweet. Should have Mahomes do the voice. I grew up watching. My parents grew up watching you. I said I would and they took away from me. They thought I'd be in the super bowl in this thing because I'm not. So what are you gonna do? And then is maybe starting again, depending on how tonight goes. I've been burned before. It's a little bit joke and it starts right now. Maybe we're a little rusty. I like it. I like Statler, Mordorf. They're up there. They're in it.

[B]

You can watch it tomorrow. Disney plus abc. And then I believe Thursday you can start watching it on who?

[A]

I mean, it's an identical set. So what? They did Nostalgia plus Y, which is great.

[B]

Glitter and Gold is a three part docu series about the ice dancing competition. Winter dancing.

[A]

Very sexy. Yeah. You know, you can still call it ice dancing. You don't have to be political. You're right. You know, maybe just in case Bad Bony did say ice out. I don't think the. The Freezy Cubes and rinks. Winter rinks, they call them. Going into these Olympics. Maddie and Evan, they're the favorite. Evan and Maddie have been standing together for 14 years. Tanith Balbo.

[B]

Tanith Belbin.

[A]

Belbin, that's right.

[B]

That was your.

[A]

Your go to. She was my first two.

[B]

Two Olympics in a row.

[A]

She was my first DUA Canadian. Now she does the play by play.

[B]

Did I get them?

[A]

You tried to get them on the air. Now what face are you going to do? Hey. We have battled Maddie and Evan our entire careers. Maddie and Evan and Piper and Paul have been waiting for this moment. Now it's. I think I can watch that. That looks ultimately gay. I think that is if you take. If you're a man by yourself. And I know the football's gone and stuff. So Thursday night you got nothing to do and you plop down and watch the ice dancing. Doc, you're going to come out of that with a wiener in your hand. You'll be listening to Izzy tomorrow morning. Yeah, it won't party. All right.

[B]

On Netflix, the Lincoln Lawyer season four debuts.

[A]

Yes, John, your Bob Dylan impression sounds like Johnny 5:35 alive. Disassemble, Stephanie, reassemble. What is this?

[B]

Lincoln Lawyer Season 4. And you can start streaming this on Thursday.

[A]

I kind of want to choke him. I know. That guy.

[B]

First couple seasons were pretty good.

[A]

I haven't seen the show. Yeah, I didn't like the movie. One thing I've learned working for you is things can always get worse. I know. I'm. I law. Shows have to be something different.

[B]

How about the Queen of Chess? On Netflix. A Hungarian girl dreams of conquering the male dominated world of international chess. Is a docu series, not a movie. After a 15 year battle against World champion Gary Kasparov, Judith Polgar revolutionized the sport's patriarchal culture to become one of the greatest chess prodigies in history.

[A]

She started beating dudes in Russia. I couldn't like that.

[B]

I don't know if this is what the Queen's Gambit's based on, but I.

[A]

Would assume she disappeared everybody. Did they kill her? That's her talking. Oh, they're terrible chess players. Settles in. I'm not watching TV this week. Yeah, no kidding. I think I'd rather watch ice dancing than a chess documentary.

[B]

You got the. You got the Olympics. And that's about it this week.

[A]

Tonight on Netflix. Drying paint. 12 painters compete to see who can dry their paint the fastest. And you watch.

[B]

Can they take down the champion who dries very fast?

[A]

Well, he's the Jason Statham of paint. My paint dries very fast. Did you say it drives fast? No, it dries fast, as in gets dry to the touch. I'm Jason Statham, the fastest painter. Yeah, I paint now. For Crylon. Yeah, for Crylon. I'm Jason Statham. No runs, no drips, no errors, mate.

[B]

What do you paint?

[A]

Everything. Okay. Put in front of me. I'll paint it. All right. At the Rolling Stone. I want to paint it black, but mine dries faster. I drive very fast, like Toledo's wife. Very dry, very fast. How's a little Jason Statham joke in there? You like it? 28. Can you repeat it?

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[A]

Holmberg's morning sickness that dry with this one? Ew, you Lady Gaga. Oh, no. Go get a butter knife. I'm gonna cut my wang off. Oh, this is her. Brady was playing this in the office the other day. Like he's trying to over make too much emotion on a Mr. Rogers documentary. It's a neighborly day in this beauty. Calm down about yourself. Some like stuff in it. Yeah, it's Mr. Rogers song. Simplicity is the key. We don't need it to be.

[B]

Can we just let that be what it is?

[A]

Thank you. We should. No, she's got to make it her emotional.

[B]

I don't understand taking that one.

[A]

Yeah. All right. This got released like two hours ago. It's Marilyn Manson's video for Unreal. Oh, cool. Chrissy probably got a lot new. Maryland man's the problem. Mike produces his stuff. Edison. Got a little Rammstein type thing. Plastic halos, God and faith Manufactured guilt in bulk Everybody wants a savior that won't ask them to look Maryland's home. I like this. I think tomorrow's wake up song has been chosen. Comfort is the law. If it doesn't sell well enough. I'm sorry about that. My fault. But I want the whole effort. That was good Maryland man. New ones.

[B]

What's it called?

[A]

Put that in. Unreal. All right, we go over to the our car friends over there and get our stereos upgraded and blast that one. Create a car stereo. Gosh, here's Kid Rock. This one got released seven days ago. Says Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch. What? There's a remake? Please tell me I'm not gonna turn this up and hear what I think I'm gonna hear. You know that I love you. Sure enough. Wow. I can't help myself. I love you. This is a Duncan Hines commercial too. In and out my life in and out. Go. Leaving just your picture behind. I don't think it's AI cuz I went. There was an Amazon link for it, so. But if it is, it can't be real.

[B]

You bring up a great point though. Hey, here's something new from so and so.

[A]

Yeah, no, I know.

[B]

Real. Or is it?

[A]

I went on Amazon and there's a link for it to buy the song. So is it bad that I like it? It's Dunc.

[B]

Is it on his official page?

[A]

I'm weaker than man. Michael McDonald. Black girl. Yeah. Can't do it, can't get higher. I like this. I shouldn't, but I do. Is he gonna do this for the alternate halftime show? Ice Out. I like this, so I don't that one. I can't tell if it's AI or not, but it wasn't like to buy it, so. All right, all right. I gotta listen to that on the car Home with Marilyn Manson. Listen, I will turn the radio down at stoplights though. I don't want to look like a loon. Just make sure Mark's with you. You'll be fine.

[B]

Oh, that's true.

[A]

Stephanie's in the car with me. Won't drive around. Here's a new seven Dust. Uh oh. Is this the real you? High Bar, you've said already this is a good day. Yeah, so far. I'm a 7 Dust fan again. I'm going through a thing with them right now. Could this be something? What we got? I like this too. Is this the real you? Is this the real you? Is this the real you? You head's in the clouds, you don't know where to find it. I don't know where I. All right, there's seven Dust. New one kind of petered out a little bit at the chorus, but. Oh, good.

[B]

You got about five minutes.

[A]

Plenty of time. All right, here's new rock from Bush. I'm here to save your life. Won me over last year when I went to the Bush concert with China year before When I seen them, they was not good, man. They were great. Jerry Cantrell and Candlebox, they were the worst. Ok, the end of the tour, so his voice was pretty shot. They were so good on the one. This is the tour I watched him on. What's the video shown? This is out now. Yeah, this got released three days ago. So the Alpha's out right now. I can lonely this close by. I know everyone. I know no one at all. This car is coming. This is solid. I wish I as good as I tried bridge I wish I felt more alive. Tell me where the wild things are. You see But I kill him. Great. Nice job. Another one. One what in the what? All right, let's go to one of our AI songs. Not a new song, and it's not AI it showed up on my YouTube playlist. The kid Rock, Sugar Pie. So it got released a couple like seven days ago. That's right. Did it? Did it? Yeah. So.

[B]

Oh, my God.

[A]

There you go. There's an AI song for you. Oh, my God. I can't play this. It's called My Esser Gapes Tonight. All right, well, I'll try to beep it best I can. It's Nordic ABBA style, 80s theme. My pooper gapes tonight as the night unfolds, my sphinx grows tight Waiting for the sweet deviance of night. For you, my love, I moan and yearn Begging for the pleasure I've earn my gates Tonight you're holding the key Everything feels right. Give me rectal ecstasy my gave us Tonight you're holding the key Everything feels right. Give me. That's nice. Ready? Play that for your mom for Valentine's Day. She'll love. She'll love the new modern music. Hey, let's do this. I know how much you love Dio, but here's Holy Diver in soul. Is he singing? Yeah. Yeah. Nope. Holy Diver by Dio. The soul version. Martyn. Nothing better. Love soul music. It's already the best version of this tiger. You can see his stripes. But you know, he's clever. Me. Oh, don't you see what I mean?

[B]

Got to get away.

[A]

Holy Divers. Come on. All right. That's spectacular. Holy Diver Soul edition. And that'll bring us to N Word, the F word, the game that is sweeping the nation. And today we have Daz Dillinger featuring E40 and Corruption. Corrupt. This is getting money, man.

[B]

I got it. So Daz Dillinger. I'll go hardcore. N word, hard.

[A]

N word. Mean. Angry. Yeah, I think. Was it me last or Brady? Go ahead, Brady. I'll go with the friendly N word. All right. I'll go with the F word. Here we go. All right. Yeah. What's up? This rough, young Gotti. I just left Volcano re upped on the pills. I got the Blue Devils. I'm with my high powered. That's a very friendly, friendly, high powered N word he was giving. That was nice. He's saying white power N words. Oh, wow. Okay. High power. Good one there. Yeah, Brady got that one. Well done. I thought he said white tower N words. And I'm like, white. Wow. I would like to meet that. There you go. All right. Well, there it is. Those, my friends, are your hot releases. It's 98, Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said fully erect. This episode is brought to you by Progressive Insurance. Do you ever find yourself playing the budgeting game? Well, with the name your price tool from Progressive, you can find options that fit your budget and potentially lower your bills. Try [e-mail] com Progressive Casualty Insurance Company and affiliates Price and coverage match limited by state law. Not available in all states.