Holmberg’s Morning Sickness – Arizona

Podcast: 98KUPD | Hubbard Radio

Episode: 02-10-26 – FULL SHOW – TUESDAY
Date: February 10, 2026

Overview

This episode jumps into the chaotic and humorous world of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness, steered by John Holmberg and his cast: Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo, Byron, and Lisa. The crew delivers banter that zigzags from the Winter Olympics and questionable Olympic medals, to the hazards of collectible obsession, gender roles, conspiracy theories, AI in music, and peculiar news stories. As always, expect wild tangents, sarcasm, crude laughs, and Arizona-specific flavor.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Olympics, Crappy Medals, and Eye Candy

• 00:53–13:35

• Olympic Fails: John opens with a rant about the poor quality of Olympic medals and venues in Italy. Podium collapses, medals breaking—“That's some low-level third world crap right there.” (John, 01:50)
• Eileen Gu Lovefest: Much time is spent ogling over skier Eileen Gu—her mixed heritage, model looks, and athletic feats. John admits he would "go full on Marxism" if Gu asked.
  • “If China produced more of that, I'd be a communist tomorrow.” (John, 07:04)
• Olympics Nostalgia: The team laments the loss of classic, un-curated Olympic TV, replaced by apps and subscriptions, and complains about constantly switching between obscure events.
• Skiing Skills: Gu's ability to ski backwards and execute gravity-defying tricks has the crew in awe, mocking traditional ski jumps as obsolete by comparison.

2. Collectibles, Obsession, and Red Flags

• 16:14–38:06

• Stranger Things Superfan: News of an Arizona man, Joey Avalos, who owns a world record 2,301 Stranger Things collectibles becomes a recurring punchline.
  • “You have just checked your dick out of the game from normal broads.” (John, 18:34)
  • “It's a red flag to every normal girl if you show a girl you just met...your Stranger Things memorabilia room.” (John, 19:23)
• Woman’s Stuff = Creepy Too: Recalling a woman who decorated her house entirely with Disney, John concludes obsessive collecting is a red flag regardless of gender.
• What's Socially Acceptable to Collect?: The crew debates the acceptability of sports memorabilia collections (“adds value to the home!”), but draws the line at pop culture shrines.
• Gender Reversal: The group notes men will often tolerate a woman’s odd collecting if she’s attractive; women’s tolerance inversely correlates with display level.

3. Currency, Gender, and Dating Realities

• 41:14–58:25

• Brutal Honesty on Dating: John facetiously breaks down why “vagina is currency”—emphasizing how men will date broke women if they’re attractive, but women rarely date broke men.
  • “A man's currency is currency. We have to have money ... to be valuable.” (John, 41:14)
• Email Debate and Confessions: A listener, Sarah, protests the idea that "vagina is currency," leading to several emails with the hosts defending the assertion in classic, over-the-top fashion.
• Rich Old Men and Power: The discussion shifts to how money transcends physical/age gaps for men, referencing Robert Kraft and “Fifty Shades of Grey”.

4. Conspiracy Corner

• 58:25–66:11

• Royal Family Theories: John predicts Prince Andrew will be killed off by the royal family to cover up for lingering Epstein-related scandals.
  • Consensus: “They gotta kill this dude and they know it.” (John, 64:27)
• Moon Landing & Princess Diana: Brady derails the talk into moon landing conspiracies; John claims growing skepticism. Princess Diana’s death = “most elaborate murder of my lifetime.” (John, 65:04)
• Michael Jackson’s Death: The crew wonders if even Michael Jackson was “Epstein’d.”

5. House Sitting Horror Stories

• 71:31–81:45

• Condom Catastrophe: The team reads a Slate advice column where a couple’s used condom left in a friend’s trash nearly caused a divorce—emphasizing the unspoken rules of house-sitting.
  • “You flush it. Or you put it in a baggie and you take it to your house. You don't leave it there.” (John, 72:18)
• Personal Confessions: Several at the table admit to “hazing” houses they were trusted to watch in their youth.

6. AI & Creativity: Music Gets the Robo Treatment

• 111:11–137:33

• AI Song Creation: The crew demonstrates how AI tools like Suno can take a goofy original (“Piss Ball Pete”) or impromptu lyrics (“No Blacks, No Blacks...”) and generate entire ragtime or punk-style songs.
  • “I can go back in and correct the time signature. I can go back in and make it the lyrics’ frenetic.” (Ronnie, 131:52)
• Prompt Hilarity: The team laughs over AI’s literal, sometimes offensive lyric interpretation. Wildly catchy 1930s-esque AI song samples are played on air.
• Playdio Impact: Some concern that next year’s music competitions will be flooded with AI-generated entries. “The ones and zeros are coming for us.” (John, 134:17)

7. Weird News Roundup & Bizarre Perps

• 95:53–110:51

• Fun Facts from Brady: Includes trivia about llama law in Georgia, origin of instant replay, Darth Vader’s breath sound trademark, and the oddest traffic laws.
• Pee Crimes & Mooning: Story of a paramedic urinating everywhere at work—including in chili, coffee creamer, and on a supervisor’s keyboard.
  • “He urinated into the ice and then used the scoop to mix the urine throughout the ice maker.” (Byron, 107:06)
• Teen Mooner: 47-year-old man moons teens in McDonald's after argument.
• User-Generated AI Caricatures: Listeners and hosts discuss using AI to generate funeral illustrations and caricatures, devolving into a spree of tasteless funeral jokes.

8. Trash TV, Comfort Shows & Media Culture

• 166:14–170:14

• Comfort TV: Show lists the nation’s favorite "background noise" comfort shows: Malcolm in the Middle, Fresh Prince, The Office, Simpsons, Friends, etc.
• Timothee Chalamet’s Arrogance: Hot take on Chalamet declaring he “works harder than almost anyone I know,” earning the crew’s eye roll.
• Breaking Bad House Sold: Bought by a Twitch streamer – speculation abounds about future use (Airbnb? Party house?).

9. Notable Comedy, Quotes & Moments

• On Eileen Gu's impact: “If China produced more of that, I’d be a communist tomorrow.” – John (07:05)
• Collections as celibacy: “When the news calls [about your Stranger Things collection]… you have just checked your dick out of the game from normal broads.” – John (18:34)
• Vagina as currency: “If we had that weapon, we'd use it.” – John (46:25)
• On moon landing skepticism: “I’m getting to that point now where it's almost like they're trying to send us stuff that makes us go: just know it didn't happen.” – John (61:14)
• On cleaning up as a house guest: “Leave no evidence. Be like Native Americans: leave only footprints and take memories.” – John (79:51)

Notable Timestamps

- 00:53: John opens with Olympics and gas conspiracy
- 02:15: Union shaming over Italian medal quality
- 06:41: Gu-mania, Olympic ski trick awe
- 16:51: Joey Avalos and the perils of collecting
- 22:32: Funko Pops vs. relationships
- 41:14: Gender dynamics – "currency" and dating
- 58:25: Conspiracy tangent: Royals, Diana, and moon landing
- 71:31: Condom trash confessions
- 111:11: AI music generator demos (Piss Ball Pete, “No Blacks” song)
- 131:39: John marvels at AI inventiveness
- 143:03: Ice skating, masculinity, and Olympics hilarity
- 166:14: Ranker.com’s TV comfort show list

Tone & Style

• Raucously irreverent, often venturing into politically incorrect and NSFW territory.
• Self-mocking and meta-aware, often laughing at their own off-color jokes and failures.
• Arizona-centric, peppered with local references, radio station plugs, and giveaway teases.
• Hyperbolic, Physically Comedic Vocabulary, for both affection (Eileen Gu rants) and disdain (collections = incel doom).

Final Thoughts

This episode is a full-throttle ride: from trashing Olympics antics, to lampooning obsessive fandoms, to exploring taboos about gender, money, and even bodily fluids. It stands out for its recurring callbacks (Stranger Things guy), wild speculation (“the royal family’s gonna kill Andrew!”), open-ended, off-the-rails tangents, and a gleefully unfiltered willingness to “entertain, question, and disturb” as many listeners as possible—all handled by one of Arizona’s top-rated, rowdiest morning shows. If you missed it live, there’s plenty of rock, roll, and raucous stupidity to go around.