Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Entertainment Drill: Billions of Wings & Pricey Super Bowl Snacks

Date: February 9, 2026
Episode Theme:
The crew discusses the aftermath of Super Bowl Sunday, focusing on astronomical chicken wing consumption, debates about outrageous stadium food prices, and a mix of quirky entertainment news. Expect the show’s trademark blend of humor, skepticism, and local flavor.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Super Bowl Reactions

• Atmosphere at the Game

  • Holmberg and crew share reports from friends who attended the Super Bowl, describing the game as underwhelming.
    • [01:24] John Holmberg:
      “Both of them just kept firing back. Sucked. Game sucked. Atmosphere sucked. Everything.”
  • Discussion about the halftime show and its confusion for fans unfamiliar with the language or style.
    • [01:38] Speaker:
      “The crowd was confused at halftime.”

• Comparison to Telemundo

  • The crew riff on watching Spanish-language television and not understanding what’s happening, joking about still enjoying the visuals and energy.
    • [01:44] Holmberg:
      “It's like watching Telemundo. You're like, this might be a great show. I don't know...”

2. Entertainment Drill: Super Bowl Bets and Food Consumption

• Big Bets on the Super Bowl

  • A high roller wagered $253K on the coin toss at Caesar’s Palace and won.
    • [05:30] Brady:
      "Someone bet a quarter of a million bucks on the coin toss and won... $253,000 on it. Won $245,000."
    • [05:42] Holmberg:
      "That is a fingers crossed crazy moment. That's got to be pretty great."
  • "Mattress Mac" lost millions betting on the Patriots.

• Billions of Chicken Wings Consumed

  • National Chicken Council estimates 1.5 billion wings eaten on Super Bowl Sunday—enough to circle the earth nearly three times.

    • [06:28] Brady:
      "The National Chicken Council estimated we down to 1.5 billion wings."
    • [06:41] Holmberg:
      "Chicken wings...just a little butt to wing all in a linear chicken wing line. Three times around with chicken wings. You fat pigs. That’s disgusting."

  • Joking about the absurd amount of ranch dressing required.

    • [07:00] Holmberg:
      "Peter North Earth in ranch. How much? Oh my God, that's brutal."

• Stadium Food Prices Outrage

  • Social media outrage over $20 hot dogs and The Hammer Burger at Levi’s Stadium costing $180.

    • [07:14] Holmberg:
      "Nobody's bitching. People who didn't go are bitching. People who were there, they had money to go to the Super Bowl."
    • [07:21] Brady:
      "They did have the Hammer Burger. That was 180 bucks, right?"

  • On stadium food pricing complaints:

    • [07:41] Holmberg:
      “People on Yelp will sit and go, the prices are something. Then don’t order it. Why are you yelling about the prices if you can’t afford it?”

  • Masters Golf Tournament cited as the only major event with cheap food ("1950s and 60s prices").

    • [08:09] Brady:
      “It’s the Masters. They keep the pricing of what it was in the 50s and 60s.”

  • Lighthearted commentary about tailgating culture and stadium class divisions.

3. Entertainment News Highlights

• Austin Butler Cast as Lance Armstrong

  • Crew jokes about Butler’s intense method acting and prior struggle to drop his Elvis accent.
    • [09:34] Holmberg:
      "Does he still have his Elvis accent? Because he couldn't get out of it."
    • [09:42] Holmberg (on Jim Jeffries’ bit):
      “It’s acting. But he’s such a good actor… how come nobody ever does that—‘I’m sorry, I played Hitler three years ago and I just can’t get it out’... You’re just a mental basket case is what you are.”

• Twisted Sister 50th Anniversary Tour Canceled

  • Due to Dee Snider’s health (arthritis), Twisted Sister retires from touring.
    • [10:49] Brady:
      “D's having some health problems. He's got some bad arthritis and says, I'm not singing as good either.”
    • The team jokes about cover band names and the likelihood they'd attend such a show.

4. Community and Local Entertainment

• Brief shoutouts to local comedy acts and venues in Phoenix: Stand Up Live, Desert Ridge Improv, Tempe Improv.
  • [00:38] Speaker:
    “Get out and see the comedy of Moshe Casher... for tickets, standuplive.com desert ridgeimprov.com and tempeimprov.com.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On not understanding the halftime show:

  “It's like watching Telemundo. You're like, this might be a great show. I don't know.”
  —John Holmberg, [01:44]

• On the chicken wing stat:

  “Three times around with chicken wings. You fat pigs. That's disgusting.”
  —John Holmberg, [06:47]

• On the price outrage at the Super Bowl:

  “Nobody’s bitching. People who didn’t go are bitching. People who were there, they had money to go to the Super Bowl.”
  —John Holmberg, [07:14]

• On stadium food pricing in context:

  “If you can afford a Super Bowl ticket, for the most part, you don't care about the beer.”
  —John Holmberg, [07:49]

• On method acting and Austin Butler:

  “You’re just a mental basket case is what you are.”
  —John Holmberg, [09:42]

Segment Timestamps

• [01:24] – Attendee reports: Super Bowl “sucked”
• [01:38] – Halftime show confusion and Telemundo riff
• [05:30] – Big bets on the coin toss and “Mattress Mac”
• [06:28] – 1.5 billion chicken wings stat revealed
• [07:14] – Super Bowl food prices and “Hammer Burger” debate
• [09:11] – Austin Butler as Lance Armstrong/Method acting jokes
• [10:24] – Twisted Sister retirement news

Tone & Style

The episode retains Holmberg's irreverent, observational humor and banter among the crew. Much of the discussion is lighthearted, with hyperbolic jokes and local references, offering listeners a funny, breezy recap of Super Bowl fallout and quips about pop culture news.