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John Holmberg
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Brady
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John Holmberg
Please.
Brady
Yeah, now there's a $10 charge here. Bob's on whether or not we should protect against Cameroonian invasions of our podcast, and we think we should. No way. $10. A lot of money. All right, The Bob's have voted. There'll be no $10 protection charge for the listeners. Let the Cameroonians rape all of their cell phones.
Brett
Yay.
Brady
Number two in Cameroon.
John Holmberg
Look at us.
Brady
If you're enjoying. If you're enjoying it. And now our plan to give all those jerseys to Africa in our.
Brett
Maybe that's what happened.
Brady
That might have pushed us over the top with the bring us your mistake. Purchased football, baseball or basketball jerseys, even hockey. And we're going to give them to Africa. Maybe Cameroon got wind of that. Anyway, we'll figure it all out. But I'm worried about you guys. Most our management isn't, but I am. It's time now for Brady to solve all your problems. We call this what Would Brady Do? And it's brought to you by Mo Money Pond. 12th street in Indian School. MMP guns right there inside Mo Money Pond. Gonna get you taken care of. All the gun needs you've ever needed, had or wanted are right in front of you. I got ammo, they got supplies, they got guns, most importantly. And if you say, hey, I got this weird one I'm looking for, they can find it. You find just about anything. So get on down there and grab something. They're knowledgeable as well and they'll help you build AR15s and 9s. They got all sorts of classes. Head on in there. It's the only place you need to go for all of your ammo needs. Mo money. Pawn MMP guns. 12th street and Indian School. Brady, are you ready? Ready. Simple one. Dear Brady, my daughter's a terrible singer. She tries really hard, but she's just not that good. My wife and I both agree, but she is a dreamer. She wants to go to an expensive performing arts school in California. She auditioned for them. We thought it's going nowhere, but she got through her audition. Even said the words it's not a very good audition, but if you're willing to pay, they think she's got potential. Well, the pay is $35,000. Of course they're going to take her in. Should I let her chase her dream or be the killer of said dream? We're not poor, so it's not like we can't afford it. But is it good money, Vince, man, you know your kid sucks at something. 35 grand you got to spend to find out. Other people think she sucks, too.
Brett
It reminds me of those talent agencies that used to go around town. They'd advertise.
Brady
Yeah, your kids got talent.
Brett
We got acting classes for them and.
Brady
Oh.
Brett
Not at this time.
Brady
You don't think so? When then?
Brett
Well, I. I would try to get her involved in some other things before, you know, because a second first thing I did think was, okay, person's rough and vocals are not that good. But with coaching.
Brady
Kirby wants to sing.
Brett
That's great.
Brady
Do you send her to a school.
Brett
That says, no, I've gotten her to a $35,000?
Brady
Sure.
Brett
Especially when this just sounds a little bit like a predatory.
John Holmberg
Sounds like diddy's running this A little.
Brady
A little.
Brett
Because it's like, well, the audition's not that good, but we.
Brady
We think there's something here that doesn't mean.
Brett
But then they come out of there after that. Right. And then once she completes that and she's good to go, there's jobs all over the place.
Brady
They can help you. They can teach you to sing better.
Brett
You can.
Brady
If you've got potential.
Brett
Way. You don't have to spend as much.
Brady
So you're saying go for the cheaper route?
Brett
Yeah. There's good vocal coaches locally.
Brady
Are there?
Brett
Yeah.
Brady
How many great vocalists are popping out of here?
John Holmberg
Does Cooper.
Brady
Exactly. I don't think there's any good vocal coach, if that's our guide. There are no good vocal coaches in the city. Not a one. There's the other one. Nary a good vocal coach in the entire metro region.
Brett
I think there's good vocal coaches. No matter.
Brady
They just haven't found anybody to help.
Brett
No, they help people.
Brady
Nary a one. Find out if anybody's graduated from this school that's good.
Brett
And graduating does what?
Brady
Well, I don't know. Well, you look, you go to those performing art schools, you can go in and be a bad actor. Audition, and they'll teach you how to audition. They'll teach. She doesn't know how to do any of this. Her breathing technique might be bad. She might have potential. They might be telling the truth.
Brett
That's why I'm saying a vocal coach can help on some of that stuff.
Brady
That. Look, Netanyahu. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm with you. All I'm saying is find out who the school hangs their hat on. Find out who the school's like, this guy went through our program. This guy. And if you've got a few, like, oh, my God, like, you know, Gunna and Drake, forget it. You got some stuff going on. Find out what they're about. Because if it's like the radio and broadcast school that used to be on 48th street, and I went there, I almost went there, they hung their hat on Casey Kasem's son, and I fell for it. I am the most successful human being to ever graduate from that school. That's a guarantee. I think anybody else in that silly school did anything with this career. But it was. It was only. And at the time, it was at 10 grand for six months.
Brett
That's a lot of money.
Brady
That's a lot of dough. Probably.
John Holmberg
But you were guaranteed a job, man, right after you got out.
Brady
You're guaranteed help to get a job. Prescott. No, they were big on getting you in Globe in the promotions department. But what I did learn from that was, oh, this is up to me. It was probably the best $10,000 my parents ever spent. A lot better than college. Because what I realized there was, oh, if I want to do this, it's up to me. I have to get better take. And it also taught me the whole, okay, most of this is fluff. Find the things that resonate with you and put them in your pocket. Don't crap on everything. 35 grand's a lot of money for a kid who you don't think can sing. But if they said, but she could still.
Brett
You can doctor up that voice.
Brady
Yeah. Get a computer. Over and over, you're saying, tell me.
Brett
Britney Spears can sing.
Brady
Yeah, you know, she's. She can. She can hold the note. She can sing.
John Holmberg
John went to that school, too.
Brady
Fella did.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brady
I rest my case. He just. I stand by my comment. And now more than ever. And this one says, Britney Spears wasn't a great singer, but she's a great performer. Their daughter's a good performer with a decent voice. She's got a shot.
Brett
Yeah, but I don't know if this is the. I'm with him as far as saying, but when. Tell me about this. This. Well, I want to find out more about this school and just say, but.
Brady
When do you say, yeah, we gotta send her when she's great at singing and she doesn't need it.
Brett
Yeah, and what do you do with that then, right?
Brady
You tell her already. We're just gonna get you an agent, start you singing. This one needs some. You know, she's a.
Brett
Like I said, I don't know how many opportunities there are for, you know, agents and like, I got a singer, I guess, you know, if they keep doing.
Brady
You throw out some auditions and stuff. You throw out a little bit of live.
Brett
They're doing live television.
Brady
You got to get some more the musicals, by the way. Yeah. What the wrong with all of you? There's like YouTube and tick tock and stuff. Get her on tape.
Brett
Rebecca Black.
Brady
She's huge. She did great. Even though Friday almost destroyed her. Yeah, I don't think.
Brett
Not Friday, huh?
Brady
That's what I'm saying. It almost destroyed her, though. It almost made her the laughingstock. Had she not come out with actual talent a few years later, it would have remained her destruction. She overcame Friday and also the fact that she was like 13. I think people will forgive you when you screw up when you're 13.
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Brady
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Brett
I. I mean, can't you buy him his own seat?
Brady
He gets his own chair.
Brett
Yeah. I mean, if he's wrecking couches. But I can understand where she's coming from as far as that. Like that's gonna be tough for him to even sit on the floor.
Brady
Why? Good.
Brett
£400.
Brady
Good.
Brett
Yeah.
Brady
Okay, well, make it easier on yourself. Lose some weight and then getting up and down off the floor will be easier. And then if you lose enough, you won't be on the floor anymore.
Brett
Just won't. I. I would give him a separate deal for that and, and encourage him or to lose weight. How can I?
Brady
Some oic, you know, you could get him is a stationary bicycle to sit on and watch tv. That's where you sit. I don't care if you pedal or not. But that's your chair. Yeah. Not on my kneecap.
Brett
He's put a hundred pounds on in a year or something like that. That's.
Brady
He's £400.
Brett
Yeah.
John Holmberg
Just thyroid.
Brady
It's not as I said at one time.
Brett
Wasn't.
Brady
He's like 300 by one point. Yeah. You have to be 300 to get the 4.
Brett
I'm saying. I thought he said that in the letter. Like it was like, oh, I don't.
Brady
Know attention to that. I didn't think it was short span. I think he just said. Oh, he just got rid of his old couch. No, he said he has to get under 300 in order to sit on the couch. Didn't say anything about how he got to 400, which I assume included 300.
Brett
Ozempic.
Brady
You got to give him some Mozambic.
Brett
Yeah.
Brady
And let him do it.
Brett
Well, no, mom, you know.
Brady
Right.
Brett
Because it's stepson. Right.
Brady
Mom's got it.
Brett
Yeah.
Brady
I'll let you on my stuff. Dads used to be big on that. You're not allowed to touch that. You're an idiot. Like a lot of that. And if you're too big and you wreck the last couch if you ask groove a couch too big for the. It's gone, it's over. You're not doing it to the new couch. I wasn't allowed when we got new furniture to sit on it for like the first few months. My dad hated when. He hated when we as kids would touch the new stuff. New car. We weren't allowed in the new car. Like, he'd pull it into the garage. We'd all climb in there. Get your shoes off. Like everything was new rules. Don't touch that.
Brett
No eating.
Brady
No drinking and eating in this car. New rule. And for like two months that would stick. And then the next thing you know, there's fries all over and. But that was a rule for a while. Maybe it's. Maybe you get over it, maybe you don't. But she's withholding sex because you won't let her fat kid. Maybe she withhold meals from the boy instead of sex from her. The person. That's okay.
Brett
You know, a lot of times. I mean, she could be enabling that process.
Brady
Of course she's punishing the guy. Trying to help.
Brett
Well. And yeah. But I don't think putting him on the floor will.
Brady
Why?
Brett
You know, it depends. I don't think it's gonna. That'll ever change with the. The misses if they're even married.
Brady
Yeah, I mean, they're married.
Brett
Married.
Brady
Make it prison style. Get a bicycle that powers the TV or his gaming system. Yeah, I think that's a good idea too. £400, no joke. There's no coddling that you get up to £400, it's time to lethal. Not hug anymore and start saying, hey, this is to save your life.
Brett
Yeah.
Brady
If your kid had a gun in his mouth every day, you wouldn't let him on the couch. This kid's walking around with basically a gun up against his heart.
John Holmberg
How's this kid anyway?
Brady
Probably teenager. I'm guessing they didn't say. I don't know because it's.
Brett
It doesn't sound like he's on his own.
Brady
I don't know.
John Holmberg
I was just going to say if he's some 23 year old slob, kick him out.
Brady
Or kick him out. Yeah, go sit on somebody else's couch.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brady
It's not fair. I can't get in my own apartment because I don't have any money. Go get a job that requires movement.
John Holmberg
Just put a park bench in your family room. There you go. Sit on this. Fatty tried to strike one of these.
Brady
Brett. Try to wreck one of these. Waffle butt. The waffling hurts my ass. Yeah, well, if you didn't weigh 400 pounds, your ass wouldn't hurt every time you tried to relax.
Brett
Better than the floor.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brady
Is it? I actually like the floor. This guy said, john, he's gonna blow his knees out trying to get up and down off the floor. Well, that's not the floor's fault.
Brett
Help me up.
Brady
He gets to 450, he's gonna blow his knees out getting off the couch. Somebody needs to care about this kid's health. And I think you're doing the right thing. Take things away from him. Starting with the devil dogs. Dear Brady, hot face, beautiful breasts, hair for miles. But she's in a wheelchair. Her legs are a little bit messy. She can walk, but it isn't pretty. She spends a lot of time in the chair. Cause it's just easier for her. I work with her anyway. She's a funny girl. Doesn't take herself very seriously. Jokes about her legs a lot. And I kind of think I want to ask her out, but I'm not sure deep down that if things went well, I could hit it when the time came. Do you believe love conquers all? Will I eventually be able to overcome this and bang her? I know that sounds crass, but you know what I mean. Should I pursue this Wesley?
Brett
No.
Brady
No. Why not?
Brett
Not for him.
Brady
You don't date the cripple.
Brett
No, because the goal is he's trying to find love by banging.
Brady
Well, yeah, that's how you do it.
John Holmberg
No, trying to find love.
Brett
Trying to get the banger.
Brady
Yeah, he's trying. No, he's misread that. He's trying. He's saying that if I cared about her, I'm not sure I could get past her thing to bang her. He's actually doing the opposite of what you're saying. He's just trying to bang her. It didn't open her up like a wishbox.
Brett
It didn't sound that way so much when you're.
Brady
Yeah.
Brett
Telling the story. But I mean if he didn't say anything.
Brady
But I just want to bang this. He likes her.
Brett
It absolutely does.
Brady
You think love conquers all that?
Brett
Sure.
Brady
No way. You're not gonna be able to hit that. It's disgusting. You're crazy.
Brett
But like I was saying, him. I don't see it's happening.
Brady
Yeah, you're asking the question. You're not going to hit Caleb, you freak. Knock it off.
Brett
Right the way he's already talking about it, we're not going to get over that.
Brady
Although I would imagine that most able bodied people that have fallen for somebody in a chair had that very same question when they first met. I think if you asked anybody who has a person in a wheelchair as their partner, they would say, I would have never thought I could have done this. Some of that I don't think anybody pursues it.
Brett
But why? Because love.
Brady
No, love conquers all. Because they can't run away. Nathan Sutherland. Love doesn't conquer all. For sure. That's a misnomer. To think that you can get through anything just because love's in the room. That's not true. But you're saying that I'm uncomfortable with this because none of us are supposed to have sex with the handicapped, right?
Brett
Where's that rule, huh? Where's that rule?
Brady
If you don't have it, you're a pervert. Should be you and your belief system should have that be an 8.
John Holmberg
If Dua rolled in in a wheelchair.
Brady
She wouldn't be DOA. I need the bad dance moves now. She's long. Something about her shape sitting down. I don't think she's that great, like permanently sitting down. Plus you gotta flop her around.
John Holmberg
And we said that she can, she.
Brady
Can walk, but it's like Thriller. Probably a little worse than Thriller.
John Holmberg
All right. There goes my erection.
Brady
See what I said?
John Holmberg
Nice.
Brady
Then she walks in the bedroom in that lingerie with those Forrest Gump braces. Oh God, she's coming to bed in lingerie. Here we go. She just wheel up to the bed, turn the lights out.
Brett
If she had the arm, legs, the sticks.
Brady
Oh, the braces.
Brett
Yeah.
Brady
You hear that sexy walk down the. She comes towards you dragging her feet like Timmy.
Brett
That's a tough one.
Brady
Could you do it if he likes.
John Holmberg
Her with the click sticks?
Brett
I could. With love, I could, yeah.
Brady
Nah, you don't have enough in your heart. You couldn't do it. You couldn't do it.
Brett
Probably, right?
Brady
Yeah. But I think most. I think that's fair to say. Most people probably say that's where.
Brett
That's why they come up with that question, though. The women do a lot of times. If I got.
Brady
I lost my arms and legs in an accident, would you still love me? Probably. Would we be together? Absolutely not. Why you love me? I love you from a distance. You're a floor mat.
Brett
The best thing for our relationship was to part ways, right?
Brady
Which wasn't hard. All I had to do is poke your forehead, you tip over like a Weeble wobble, and I'm out the door.
John Holmberg
If you love something, set it free, right?
Brady
Don't come back. Well, if you love something with no arms and legs and you set it free, it's going to get eaten by coyotes or ants. What's it gonna do, lip its way back to the door? Anywho, it's insensitive, but it's true. I don't see a lot of, like, television. There's that one show on TV now with that really crippled kid is with another super duper crippled girl. And it's cute, like, they're like a foot and a half tall, each of them. You know what I'm talking about?
Brett
Dwarfs.
Brady
No, they're beyond dwarfs, man. They're in chairs.
Brett
Many dwarfs.
Brady
Dwarfism is micro dwarf. Least of their concerns is dwarfism. They're like, if Raggedy Ann was sewn this. But they'd throw it out. Like, there's a lot going on. And then he found one just like him. And one's from, like, Guatemala. And the other guy. The guy is black at Jeffrey or. So I don't know the name of the show, but it's.
Brett
I've seen one where they had kids.
Brady
Okay, but here's the thing. No, you're thinking of them. These people are in chairs.
Brett
Oh, okay.
Brady
Like, they're a mess. Now imagine that show being on TV if Brett was the guy. I'm just saying.
John Holmberg
Okay?
Brady
And then the girls in the chair. Are you seeing love? Are you seeing Predator? If I rolled in here one day and said, this is my new lady. She's a foot and a half tall, her legs Are crossed three times.
Brett
Couple Hannah on Instagram and yeah, yeah.
Brady
Everybody thinks that's gross. And that guy's not that bad. Her legs are like a braided pretzel. Her arms stick out like bird wings. Her head's back and Bob's.
Brett
I know one thing, she's loaded.
Brady
Maybe if she had a lot of money, you'd be like, that's why I would just tell you. I'm just here for the money. If I'm lucky, she won't last long. But if I came in and said, no, love conquered all, you'd be like, that's beautiful. Or would you picture me hitting that, going, he's horrible. He needs to be in jail?
Brett
I wouldn't say that.
Brady
B is the answer. You would have been wrong not to say it. So what do you do? You just peel her out of the chair? Yeah, I like to put her in positions in my, like, bend her over kitchen counters. Sometimes I like to just stick her on there and walk around like she's a flagpole sitter.
Brett
But that's not far of a stretch for me about you.
Brady
Yes, it is. I have somebody who can fight back. I just don't flick them like a crumb off my lap. Ow. Shut up.
Brett
You can't feel that.
Brady
You don't act like you have feelings. Your nervous system screwed. You know what I'm talking about.
Brett
Yeah. For the most part.
Brady
Able bodies should stay with able bodies. Unless it just. Unless it's after the fact. And also, you can't pursue it. If it happens, it happens. You can't pursue it. You look like a creep. She pursues you and you hit it off. That's great. But then you take her little Caleb legs. I know. We gotta go. Brady says, don't do that. You said it too. You said what I'm saying, don't bang her. She's. Something's wrong with her. What if you can catch it? There you go. That is the. What would Brady do for today? It made me sick. It's 98k, you Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said fully erect. 98. Prestige Billiards has everything you need for your game room. From top of the line pool tables to billiard balls and everything in between. This includes game room furniture, air hockey dartboards, ping pong tables, arcade games and much more. Prestige Billiards is family owned and operated and is dedicated to providing the very best quality products and service. Prestige Billiards has five star ratings on Yelp and financing is available. Check them out@prestigebilliardsaz.com or in person at one of their three locations in Mesa, Scottsdale and now Glendale Prestige Billiards delivers statewide. And tell them John Holmberg sent you. It's John Holmberg here from the morning sickness. And it's time once again for this week's pick of the litter, brought to you by our friends at Turf Monsters. Go to turf monsters az.com they help us out at Lost our home pet rescue. We appreciate them greatly. This week's peck of the litter is a project. It's Jep. He's a special project for that special someone. Jep is one of my projects. Let's get him a forever home. They'll waive the fees right now. This week, Pick of the litter, it's Jeff. Check it out. Lost our home.org 98kupd.com. This Friday, I'd like to go hunting the greatest action franchise of the past decade. How do I start doing what you do? Reloads. Looks like you already have. From the world of John Wick, ballerina Richard R.
Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode: May 19, 2025 Host: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo
In the May 19, 2025 episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" on Arizona's #1 Morning Radio Show, host John Holmberg, alongside Brady Bogen and Bret Vesely, delves into three compelling listener questions (referred to as "What Would Brady Do" or WWBD segments). The discussions are marked by their characteristic blend of humor, candidness, and sometimes controversial viewpoints.
Listener's Dilemma: A listener named Vince grapples with whether to invest $35,000 in sending his daughter, who is not a strong singer, to an expensive performing arts school in California. Despite her mediocre singing skills, she passed the audition and believes she has potential.
Discussion Highlights:
Bret's Perspective [05:07]: Bret likens the situation to talent agencies that may exploit aspiring artists, suggesting caution against predatory practices.
Brady's Advice [07:24]: Brady emphasizes the importance of assessing the school's credibility by investigating its notable alumni and success rates. He shares his own experience with a similar performing arts school, highlighting that while the tuition was hefty, it instilled a sense of personal responsibility and skill development.
Debate on Vocal Coaching [06:31]: Bret and Brady discuss alternative routes, such as local vocal coaches, advocating for more affordable and personalized training before making significant financial commitments.
Notable Quote [09:18]:
Brady: "She may not be a great singer yet, but with coaching and the right opportunities, she could develop her talent."
Listener's Concern: Jason seeks advice on handling his 400-pound stepson, who has damaged the family couch and refuses to adhere to weight-related restrictions imposed by Jason. The wife has escalated the issue by withholding intimacy until her husband enforces the rule.
Discussion Highlights:
Bret's Suggestion [13:27]: Bret recommends providing the stepson with his own seat to prevent further damage while still accommodating his presence.
Brady's Strategy [14:04]: Brady humorously suggests unconventional solutions like a stationary bicycle for the stepson to use while watching TV, framing it as assigning him his own designated chair.
Family Dynamics [15:37]: The conversation touches on enforcing household rules and the challenges of motivating weight loss, with Brady sharing anecdotes about his father's strictness with new possessions.
Notable Quote [16:35]:
Brady: "If your kid had a gun in his mouth every day, you wouldn't let him on the couch. This kid's walking around with basically a gun up against his heart."
Listener's Question: Wesley is conflicted about asking out a colleague who uses a wheelchair. While he finds her attractive and enjoys her company, he fears that physical intimacy may be challenging or insincere.
Discussion Highlights:
Bret's Immediate Response [18:33]: Bret advises against pursuing the relationship, labeling it as inappropriate.
Brady's Critical View [19:00]: Brady contends that love doesn't necessarily bridge physical differences and expresses discomfort with the idea, emphasizing societal perceptions and personal boundaries.
Counterpoints [19:47]: Bret acknowledges that genuine relationships can overcome physical disabilities, referencing individuals who have successfully formed partnerships despite such challenges.
Notable Quote [20:12]:
Brady: "If you don't have it, you're a pervert. Your belief system should have that be an 8."
Humorous and Controversial Tone: The hosts maintain a provocative and irreverent tone throughout the discussions, often making blunt and controversial statements that reflect their unique on-air personalities.
Listener Engagement: The WWBD segments are designed to engage listeners by presenting relatable yet challenging personal dilemmas, fostering a dynamic and interactive broadcast environment.
The May 19 episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" offers an unfiltered glimpse into complex personal issues, navigated through the hosts' distinctive blend of humor and candid advice. While some viewpoints may be contentious, they undoubtedly spark conversation and reflection among the diverse Arizona audience.
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Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by the hosts in this episode reflect their personal viewpoints and are intended for entertainment purposes. Listener discretion is advised, especially regarding sensitive topics discussed.