02-24-26 - John's Getting Annoyed By His Eye Patch - Moving Company Guys Rescue Amber Alert Toddler From Kidnapper - Rape Accusations Leveled In Top Model Documentary

Summary

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Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona

Episode: 02-24-26 - John's Getting Annoyed By His Eye Patch - Moving Company Guys Rescue Amber Alert Toddler From Kidnapper - Rape Accusations Leveled In Top Model Documentary

Date: February 24, 2026
Host(s): John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo

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Episode Overview

This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness mixes signature humor with topical discussions about John's ongoing eye patch woes, a remarkable real-life Amber Alert rescue, reflections on reward systems for missing people, and a candid conversation about the portrayal of sexual assault in classic films and reality TV—prompted by a new documentary about America’s Next Top Model. Throughout, the hosts riff, joke, and dig into uncomfortable cultural moments, keeping things engaging for both loyal and casual listeners.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. John’s Eye Patch Adventures

• John discusses his frustration with the eye patch he’s wearing post-surgery and the surprising challenges of getting it to stick to his face.
• He muses about women’s ability to glue things to their faces (re: makeup and beauty routines), expressing newfound respect:
  • Quote: “Here’s another thing, ladies. I have more respect for you and your abilities to glue stuff to your face to not be ugly. Oops, sorry. To glue stuff to your face, not be ugly...” — John, (01:08)
• Describes fumbling with the medical adhesive and weighing the pros and cons of switching to a pirate-style patch for practicality and humor:
  • “Look at this mess that I’ve got on my head.” — John, (01:44)
• The group riffs about pirate patches vs. medical patches, comparing the “Days of Our Lives” aesthetic to novelty items:
  • Quote: “The pirate thing is very Days of Our Lives. It’s kind of almost like I’m trying to be a character, but I have not—not thought about...” — John, (03:18)

2. Amber Alert Success Story & Reward Talk

• John recounts how a moving company crew helped rescue a kidnapped toddler after spotting them during an Amber Alert.
• Shares his own reaction to Amber Alerts and how most people dismiss them until an actual rescue occurs:
  • Quote: “I thought I’d turned those off. I don’t care about anybody missing. Didn’t. So this amber alert goes off... I dismiss it like all the rest of us did.” — John, (04:16)
• Breaks down the details: moving company workers matched a real-life scene to the Amber Alert and intervened.
• The gang jokes about how Amber Alert rewards should work and contrast them to Old West “dead or alive” posters and modern criminal bounties:
  • Quote: “You don’t want to go old west Tombstone on this... does the poster say dead or alive? Because otherwise, I’m not looking.” — John, (06:02)
• Humorous debate about whether you’d get partial reward money if you found a missing person deceased, and how motivation might shift based on payout:
  • “If I also find her kind of in a decomposing condition in a bush somewhere, I get half, right?” — John, (08:44)

3. Reality TV Dramas & Sexual Assault Narrative

• Discussion turns to the recent documentary revisiting America’s Next Top Model, revealing a case of sexual assault on the show.
• John critically compares notable problematic scenes in ’80s teen movies (Revenge of the Nerds, Sixteen Candles) with how reality TV has filmed and handled potential sexual assault:
  • Quote: “The 80s were loaded with them [rape scenes], and they’re classics... The Revenge of the Nerds rape scene doesn’t age well.” — John, (19:11)
• Talks about how old films normalized bad behavior and how modern scrutiny is exposing those issues.
• On America’s Next Top Model, John describes a contestant’s assault and the aftermath, including media and production responsibility:
  • Quote: “A girl got drunk in a hot tub... she started making out with [male models]... the cameraman filmed the whole rape... and then they, like, cut it up and aired it.” — John, (20:33)
• Group contemplates where responsibility lies—in production, the participant, or the culture at large.

4. Contest Tease & Listener Engagement

• John hints at a big contest announcement coming the next morning (at 7:00am). He urges listeners to download the app and get friends/family involved for a better chance at winning.
  • Quote: “This is going to be amazing. Brett, trust me, this is worth it. So, you know, wake the kids, phone the neighbors. This is a worthwhile deal.” — John, (13:55; 14:30)
• Explains how listener participation impacts radio metrics and why they run these promotions.
• Encourages coordination—enlist people to join, send codewords, and increase odds of winning, with plenty of tongue-in-cheek encouragement to “nag Nancy Guthrie” for more entries.

5. Remembering Robert Carradine & 80s Movie Legacies

• Briefly notes the passing of Robert Carradine (Lewis from Revenge of the Nerds), reflecting on his legacy and the odd focus on his later roles (e.g., Lizzie McGuire).
• Uses his character’s story arc to segue into the discussion of problematic comedy and “lessons” taught by 80s films.
• Quote: “Louis Skolnick is a legend and absolutely—in a disguise and raping the prom queen. And he did it and cheered, yay. And we were in the theater going, ‘he got her’... It’s a horrible scene. It does not age well.” — John, (18:40)

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Memorable Quotes & Notable Moments (with Timestamps)

• “Here’s another thing, ladies. I have more respect for you and your abilities to glue stuff to your face to not be ugly. Oops, sorry.” — John, (01:08)
• “The pirate thing is very Days of Our Lives. It’s kind of almost like I’m trying to be a character...” — John, (03:18)
• “I thought I’d turned those [Amber Alerts] off. I don’t care about anybody missing.” — John, (04:16)
• “Does the poster say dead or alive? Because otherwise, I’m not looking.” — John, (06:02)
• “If I also find her kind of in a decomposing condition in a bush somewhere, I get half, right?” — John, (08:44)
• “The 80s were loaded with them [rape scenes], and they’re classics... The Revenge of the Nerds rape scene doesn’t age well.” — John, (19:11)
• “A girl got drunk in a hot tub... the cameraman filmed the whole rape... then they, like, cut it up and aired it.” — John, (20:33)
• “Wake the kids, phone the neighbors. This is a worthwhile deal.” — John, (14:30)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Eye Patch Fiasco & Beauty Rituals: (01:08–04:06)
• Amber Alert Rescue & Reward Satire: (04:16–10:03)
• Contest Announcement Tease: (12:08–16:19)
• Robert Carradine Discussion & 80s Comedy Reflection: (17:19–19:11)
• America’s Next Top Model Documentary & Cultural Reckoning: (19:11–23:14)

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Takeaways for Listeners

• The crew combines irreverent humor with sharp observations about everything from personal health struggles to disturbing cultural history on TV.
• John’s annoyance with his eye patch becomes a launching pad for broader social commentary, as does the conversation about missing persons and public reward systems.
• The episode boldly tackles difficult subjects around media, victimhood, and the normalization of sexual assault in pop culture—balancing uncomfortable truths with signature HMS irreverence.
• Fans are strongly encouraged to tune in for the next episode to catch the big contest reveal and increase their chances by enlisting friends and family.

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For full hilarity and candid cultural critique, catch the full episode or check back tomorrow at 7:00am for the big contest reveal.

Transcript

[Brett Vesely]

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[Byron]

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[Unidentified Female Co-host]

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[Byron]

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[Brett Vesely]

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[Byron]

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[Byron]

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[Brett Vesely]

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[Byron]

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[Byron]

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[Brett Vesely]

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[Byron]

you thought that was funny? You were laughing like a hyena when he said it. What the hell is wrong with you? Don't look at me. I'm a monster. I did enjoy sending pictures of my bleeding eye to people, though. I thought that was kind of neat post surgery. I was nifty.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

I shared it.

[Byron]

Oh, yeah. People love people. Loved it. What happened? You're more than welcome to put that up on our Facebook page. And if you'd like Brett to take a photo of me as Phantom of the Opera today, that would be awesome, too. I patched up my eye. And here's another thing, ladies. I have more respect for you and your abilities to glue stuff to your face to not be ugly. Oops, sorry. To glue stuff to your face, not be ugly. I've had to put this patch on my eye every once in a while, and you got to tape it on yourself. It's this little plastic circle that goes over your eye socket and then gauze and then tape and. You ever try to tape anything to your face? It's impossible. It's the Hardest thing in the world to me. Look at this mess that I've got on my head.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

You're gonna miss an eyebrow.

[Byron]

Oh, you know what? This stuff, I. It doesn't do anything bad. Like, you can pull. It doesn't feel good, but it doesn't. It's not that this adhesive is really strangely. Just skin. Kind of ignores your hair, but, yeah, it's hard to do. So this is. This is as good a job as I can do. I can tape one on you. It would look pretty on me. It's just this hodgepodge.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

It's a bit haphazard.

[Byron]

Oh, I've got tape going over my nose.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

I understand that. Because you need an anchor point, right?

[Byron]

No, there's a way. When they did it, when I left, it was perfect. Square. Nothing on my nose.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

You didn't pay attention.

[Byron]

Nothing down here by my jaw. I don't know why.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

In your beard line.

[Byron]

Beard in my ear. I had to clip this one. I'm like, it's like 14 pieces of tape.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

And the standard, like, pirate patch

[Byron]

wouldn't work. Or it would work. It's supposed to be more of a plastic thing. Yes. I could go pirate face, but I think this is more of an announcement that it's temporary.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

The pirate thing is full lazy eye patch.

[Byron]

Yeah. The pirate thing is very Days of Our Lives. It's kind of almost like I'm trying to be a character, but I have not. Not thought about. Like, I did. Look at buying pirate patches surprisingly easier than I would have imagined. Like, it's. They can get it to you today. Like, where do they sell those? And. But they do. There's places you can just buy pirate patches, but then some are novelty and they're kind of like cruddy.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

The skull and crossbone.

[Byron]

Well, the thing you don't want is that much like your Kentucky deer, man, you don't want any fur. And a lot of them have that, like.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Oh, they do. Like a fur lining.

[Byron]

Yeah. Kind of like a fur line on it. And it's like you could get stuff like it's. This doesn't.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Yeah, you want the hard plastic.

[Byron]

I want a full out plastic one. No leather and whatever. Just plastic.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Just like.

[Byron]

Okay. I was like, I can tap it.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Quit. Quit it.

[Byron]

Why? Nothing can happen to me. I'm fine.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Look at another five days.

[Byron]

Yeah. No, I won't look another five minutes. My text, my goodbyes, and I'll be out. Ain't nobody loving me that much. I'm not worth it. I do have to say, though, that the amber alert worked. That was the most amazing. Did you guys see that? Now, here's the thing. I'm laying face down on the couch, pissed off. Day six. I got one to go, and that starts going off my phone. I'm like, I thought I'd turn those off. I don't care about anybody missing. Didn't. So this amber alert goes off, and I look and I'm like, well, I'm talking to the wrong dude. I can't find my shoes right now. There's no way. And I'm not going outside. So I dismiss it like all the rest of us did in the amber alert. Whatever. Then on the news last night, I see the dudes that caught. They recognized the baby from a truck. Try doing that again.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

What you pointed out was. I think they recognized the racial makeup.

[Byron]

Well, there was a situation. There was a black baby and a white woman, and the white woman was doing some crack in the car. And then one of the guys in the car is like, I think that's that amber alert baby. And then they have in. In camera or in the. In cab cameras. And the dude's like, yeah, that's the baby. And they're looking at their phone.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

That's her.

[Byron]

So they just moved the truck up and blocked the lady from pulling out of the qt, and they got her, and the little kid got back. It was awesome. It was a great thing. And then they asked. They asked one lady what she thought of it, and she goes, are you kidding me? And then it said, oh, that's Savannah Guthrie. Like, she's. That's. I see they found the baby. I'm like, a her mom. They've just upped the price if you're interested. A million dollars if you can find Savannah Guthrie's mom. And that tells me that they're not real serious about paying. That opened up.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Open up with a million.

[Byron]

Yeah, I don't want to go. I don't want to go old west tombstone on this. But does the poster say dinner alive? Because otherwise, I'm not looking.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

I didn't see any poster that said said dead or alive.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

You just saw the increase.

[Byron]

You saw the money increase. But did it say dead or life? Like, if I find her and, like, oh, we wanted her back breathing. I'm like, well, it didn't say that. Like, old posters used to make it clear. Like, back when we were men, we'd put posters up, and we weren't all sensitive about it when it said dead or alive.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

But that wasn't for a missing sure.

[Byron]

Technically, kind of was criminal. He's missing. Can't find him. You're missing, right? I mean, if you're putting up posters saying, we're looking for this guy, clearly he's missing. Now, whether or not you're checking on him for nefarious reasons or whatever, this is the same exact search. Like if you're looking for William Bonney and you're looking for Nancy Guthrie, pretty much the same tactics apply, right? You put up posters, you say there's a reward, there's pictures, there's not a whole lot of difference.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Yeah. You know, and I think at this particular time, they're happy if you just find her.

[Byron]

But I'm not talking about dead or alive. Okay? But I'm not talking about their happiness. I'm talking about if you're gonna put up the reward money, like this dude, El Picho or whatever got killed.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

El Mencho.

[Byron]

El Mencho, he. $15 million. But it was on. And by the way, you're welcome, Mexico. You tell him, Hobart. Yeah, our government helped. Our government helped kill El Mencho. We did that. We gave you the T and you did it. But if you're in the military and you kill the guy, like Bin Laden had that massive thing. But the, the dude we never knew, the payout there wasn't. He got money, but he didn't get like the big boy. Like, they had a reward on him, but like if Toledo found him, there's like a 50 million dollar bounty on the guy. A million? It's good, but I need some insurance that if I find her, had a

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

poster like El Mencho had a post. I don't know.

[Byron]

So does Nancy Guthrie.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

I don't know if it's in pesos, but it's a 15 million.

[Byron]

That's not pesos. They're gonna give you $830 for finding a men show, you know? Yes, I know it's a lot of money down there. Why don't we put it right under a grand? No, they knew what they were doing. And I don't know if you'll get a nice bonus, but you're not getting the full 15. If you're part of the cops or military, that's your job. But if it's just Toledo wandering around, he sees Nancy Guthrie's mom, I'd nab her again. Like, you're not going, right? I'm not going to save you right away. Get in the car. And then I'm driving around going, hey, I got Nancy Guthrie. I didn't kidnap her. But I found her, and I want that million. And I can back that up. I've been face down for seven days. Like, there's. I have not been with her. But if I also find her kind of in a decomposing condition in a bush somewhere, I get half, right?

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Well, if they get the one caller that says, hey, just to clarify, why only half?

[Byron]

I don't know. She's not full. I guess if you just bring the core. I don't necessarily want to do it, but I would call. I would do, like, the till there. Hey, I think I found Anti Guthrie. But before I tell you everything. Yeah, what's that. What's that reward look like? Well, if you found her, where are we sitting? You should just want to report it. Yeah, I do, but I'm just saying.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

And can I get that lump sum? Do I have to?

[Byron]

I think I'd start treating it like I did. Kidnapper. I'm like, I think I want the money up front before I tell you where I'm at.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Yep.

[Byron]

I'll give you my routing number, and you pop that in there. When I see that, I'll tell you where we are. But as of now, I just found her. You don't want to put a million dollars on it. That just. That's just a giant announcement that they're desperate and they think she's gone. Still, I stand by my original thought. This is going to turn into a border situation, and we're going to have.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

I don't disagree. Because if you're the kidnappers, you're like, hey, they keep upping the money.

[Byron]

Yeah. But they're not.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

And then get, you know, Greg down the road to find her.

[Byron]

Yeah. You split it five ways just to get her out of the house. Anyway, congratulations to the dudes who did the Amber Alert. That was impressive. And it was just some moving company, right?

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Yeah.

[Byron]

And they.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

I wish I knew the name of the movie.

[Byron]

Yeah, they pulled their truck up behind the truck of the. And again, the lady was smoking crack with a baby in the car. I'm pretty sure you're supposed to call the cops about that every time anyway, so it was a bit of a reward for that. It's a bit of a dice roll or a bullseye, so to speak, that they kind of got the big one that we were all alerted to. But a lady smoking crack with a baby in the car, You're. You're supposed to call the cops. Everything happens.

[Brett Vesely]

Depending what kind of neighborhood you're in.

[Byron]

Did that. Was there a reward on the Amber Alerts? Did we get a couple hundred bucks for that?

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

I don't think Toledo was at a play when it went off.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

The whole we were in Gammage and the entire theater was like the worst.

[Byron]

You get like dinner at Rodizio grill or something, right? You solve an Amber alert, you get us. You get a Brazilian steakhouse night.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

He's like, we got trouble right here.

[Byron]

What play were you at?

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Clue.

[Byron]

Oh, I see. It was good. Yeah, sure it is. Nobody's judging you.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

It was a camelback moving company.

[Byron]

I don't think that's right. I think that was on a different. Yeah, yeah. They're always beacons. We at beacons are always looking for children. Anyway, good job on that. Before we move forward with anything else, I have to let you guys know and the boys in the room. I'm the only one who knows this. Tomorrow is this amazing thing we're giving you. Oh, this is going to be great. It's a contest for you guys. I can't say what it is. I can't say if it's. I can't say anything till tomorrow at 7. And when I do tomorrow at 7, you guys are going to. You're blown away. This is going to be amazing.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Brett, set an alarm because we're not supposed to be late.

[Byron]

Oh, we won't be late. I'm going to be all over this one.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Not supposed to be early either.

[Byron]

I'll be early. Morning sickness.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

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[Byron]

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[Unidentified Male Co-host]

No.

[Byron]

I'm going to start in with some details a little bit early.

[Brett Vesely]

He's going to poke your other eye out.

[Byron]

That's all right. I still beat him up. I still, I'm going to get it. I'm going to get it going around 6:47, 6:44, 8. And I start mentioning little things and then I'm just gonna, I'm just gonna tell you. Little, very Chris Berman. But Brett, trust me, this is worth it. So, you know, wake the kids, phone the neighbors. This is a worthwhile deal. People who don't like this show, get them involved.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Oh, there you go.

[Byron]

Because it's gonna be on the app and it's going to be on. It's just going to be like what we did with Nine Inch Nails last week. Get them ready and tell people at your work to say, hey, do this for me. Help me out. Get us. And again, that is not a clever ploy on my part. That is to appease the radio knobs that run this place that our app numbers go. That's the whole reason we do this stuff. A, to do good radio and have that, but be also to boost our numbers in all sorts of different ways. So if you can help us with that, trust me, it'll be worth your time. Get as many people in your office, kids, just everything you can get. Neighbors, grandparents, get them all on it and have them do the thing. And then you're going to have to do some work with this by calling up saying, hey, I need you to do this word at 8:00 for me. And then I'm tired of this. Just do it, Nancy. Or else

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

in a weekend on the dolly steamboat.

[Byron]

Yeah, it is. Get Nancy Guthrie's like little thumbs going, you do it or else. But pull your hand back like you're gonna slug her again. If you've got Nancy Guthrie, that's an extra phone. You can. This is a good one. And I don't want the Guthrie kidnappers to. To win. This thing's awesome. I can't go. And I'm gonna be part of it, right? I can't be part of it. I'm gonna be part of it. I can't really tell you how that works, but I'm glomming onto this my own way. But I still can't, like, you're gonna get the thing. I can't have it. And that's not because of radio or anything else. It's just unavailable. Like, there's nothing for me to have. Once we give the winner their prize, that's it. There's no, like, see you there.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Yeah.

[Byron]

Oh, it's so, ah,

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

tomorrow, 6:47.

[Byron]

Right about there, you just start figuring it out. This one says, I can't wait to hear what you're talking about. I have a great chance. Tomorrow is my wife and mine's 31st wedding anniversary and I'm feeling lucky. Here's the thing about that. It doesn't end tomorrow. It starts tomorrow. It's going to drag on for a little bit, but maybe the very first time you enter will be the time that you claim. No, it's going to be great. I'm super excited about this because I would if I was just a gentle listener, as many of you listening are. This is one I would participate in. This is one I'd actually like. The way my mom used to do it. Albuquerque's KOB. Every morning at 8 o', clock, she'd. She'd play along with the morning zoo and KOB to try to get that weekend trip to Mazatlan. Never won. Was a finalist a couple of times, but she never won. She was so addicted to this game. This is what I'd be doing for this one. So get ready. And we casually mentioned it this morning, but Lewis from Revenge of the Nerds one through five is gone. Robert Carradine, right? Another Carradine brother. And this one went naturally. He did not. No.

[Brett Vesely]

I thought he offed himself.

[Byron]

He did.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Yeah.

[Brett Vesely]

Because he had bipolar.

[Byron]

Oh, no kidding. He wasn't tugging like his novel for

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

like two decades, I guess.

[Byron]

I thought he just died. And I keep saying that. How in the world is the Lizzie McGuire thing his highest credit? Like, every time I see Robert carradine of Lizzie McGuire dies. I'm like, no.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Because his contemporaries are all dead. And anybody who nobody remembers him from

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Lizzie McGuire was a revenge of the Nerds.

[Byron]

Okay, good. Because it's aimed at a specific age group. TMZ.

[Brett Vesely]

Done. Besides those ten Revenge of the Nerd movies, Lizzie McGuire. That's about it, right?

[Byron]

That's it. But you lead with the Revenge of the Nerds and then say, also, Lizzie McGuire for the younger weirdos with Lizzie McGuire is for little girls. Right? Revenge of the Nerds. That was a. That was a happening. That still gets quoted by people. If it's on, like, young people will watch Revenge. It's very relatable. Outside of the incredibly grotesque rape scene that is.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Louis Skolnick is a legend.

[Byron]

He's a legend. Lou Skolnick is a legend and absolutely in a disguise. And raping a. Raping the prom queen. And he did it and cheered, yay. And we were in the theater going, he got her and he fooled her to do it. Dreams do come true. It's a horrible scene. It does not age well. The rape and the bounce house of that comedy. And then the best thing is, is it taught an entire generation of nerds that rape leads to love. If you're good enough at rape, she'll love you. That's what I learned from Revenge of the Nerd. Sure, she may not want 16 candles in the back of the car. She may. Exactly. She was drunk. All she cared about was, was I good? And she's like, I think I love Farmer Ted. This rape has changed my. My oxytocin level. Terrible. The 80s were loaded with them, and they're classics. End of Sixteen Candles in that Rolls Royce, he bound her. She's grossed out by it. Like, ah, I can't believe that. But you know what? I got to give her credit. That might be the last time on celluloid that a woman took accountability for her actions. She was drunk. She didn't know what she was doing. She woke up next to a guy, went, yeah, crap. Well, it's not his fault. I'd bone me if I was drunk. But the Revenge of the Nerds rape scene doesn't age well. You know what else doesn't age well? And I watched this through a mirror backwards. The documentary that they're trying to attack Tyra Banks over America's Next Top Model because there's a rape in that.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

What?

[Byron]

Yeah, I didn't know that either. And I watched America's Next Top Model. I loved that show. And Tyra Banks.

[Brett Vesely]

Which year?

[Byron]

Which first one season One or two. I don't remember.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Wow.

[Byron]

But a girl got drunk in a hot tub, and they had male models there, too, and she started making out with them, and the cameraman filmed the whole rape because they're like, it's a reality show. They didn't know what to do.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Wow.

[Byron]

And then at the end, they filmed her calling her boyfriend, saying, something horrible's happened, and I've cheated on you. And they had the whole exchange on. And then at the end, the cameraman goes, I'm so sorry we had to film that. And then they, like, cut it up and aired it.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Sorry. You signed it.

[Byron]

Yeah. Then she got drunk, and she's trying to blame Tyra Banks, and Tyra Banks was, you know, the executive producer and telling everybody they were. But the girl went on to be like, she got. She was pretty screwed up by it, I bet. Well, yeah, Rape will do that. Unless you're. Unless the guy was.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

You side with.

[Byron]

It's nuanced, Brady. There's a middle. Tyra Banks had nothing to do with it outside of, hey, we told you we're going to film everything. You're. Your behavior is your own. She did not go into that bed forcibly. She wanted to be there.

[Unidentified Female Co-host]

Would you. You know, being the producer of the show or whatever, made the same decision. We're airing that.

[Byron]

No. Maybe because she didn't say it was. She didn't say it was bad till after the phone call to admit to her boyfriend that she'd messed around with another guy. And then after that, when it all kind of weighed down on her, she's like, I didn't really even want to do it, but she was so drunk. And then again, you start realizing, well, who's feeding them the alcohol and where are they? And. But you are responsible for your own behavior, and you did take that guy into bed. Now, having it filmed the entire time was awkward, but it's a pretty good documentary. And they go after Tyra. Pretty good. She was evil. But they just called everybody fat back then, and you couldn't have an extra pound on you. And Tyra and Janice Dickinson were mean, but that's what made the show so good. I mean, if anything, you go back in retrospect and watch Simon Cowell and the early American Idols. It's not going to age well either. He called women fat all the time. They go up and sing like an angel. He's like, but you can't be America's Next Top Model. You're too fat. I don't see you doing well next and then it'll be like, oh, you're going to Hollywood. No. And Simon was always right. I can't sell this. You're hideous. Go lose weight. And that was how it was in 2003. It's a good documentary, though, because you see kind of what the horrors of aging on these girls who are.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

Oh, man.

[Byron]

Wanted to be models in 2003.

[Unidentified Male Co-host]

And then 2006, they're still not at their model weight.

[Byron]

Couple of them are not. A couple of them ate their model weight in weight. And then a few of them still look great. It was pretty interesting, though. So that was what I did with my time. And I watched it backwards. I watched. I watched it in reverse on a mirror. What a setup. Anyway, so hop on that if you got some time to kill. You got an eye surgery or something. We got the hot releases coming up in just moments. Tomorrow, 7am Think about it. From now until tomorrow, how many people you need to tell to download the app today? Tell them today. Get everyone, you know that people who hate me download the app. Don't just. You don't have to listen. Just tell them. You don't have to listen. Just download the app. I'll tell you what to do from there. And then let's get like a. A text thread going with like 10 or 12 people that are like, please, I need you to download this. And then fire off the words I give you every hour. And then have them do it and say, I'll, you know, I'll give you a hundred bucks if I win this thing. All you have to do is put the. The word I tell you to put into the little thing. Please do this. And then they'll call that person like, I don't even listen. Oh, yeah, this is for Jimmy. Like, just take it. And then you can claim everything. Tell your friends, tell your co workers, get people you don't know, foreigners everywhere. Just have them download the app today, blow it up, please, and then go get your retinas checked. We got the hot releases coming up in just moments. It's 98, Arizona's most powerful, powerful rock radio station. Hey, it's John and Brett from the morning sickness. And the nightmare of the holidays are behind us. And now it's time to treat yourself. The perfect time to fresh start everything with a new system quality car stereo, upgrade your ride with better sound, smarter tech and service you can trust, whether

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