06-10-25 - Hot Releases - Trainwreck Astroworld - Cocaine Air - Titan The Oceangate Disaster - Virgins TLC - Call Her Alex - Buckcherry - Dierks Bentley - Neil Young - The Cure - Van Morrison

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode Summary: June 10, 2025

Hosted by John Holmberg with Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dan, Alex, Chime, and John

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1. Gaming News: Nintendo Switch 2 Frenzy

The episode kicks off with the hosts discussing the overwhelming demand for the Nintendo Switch 2. Dan highlights the widespread anticipation, noting, "Nintendo Switch 2 took over everything last week so people are still trying to get their new Nintendo Switch" (02:07). Brett shares his firsthand experience, mentioning how fans were camping out at Best Buy: "There were dudes the night before camped out hanging out for the Switch" (02:24). Holmberg humorously critiques the supply strategy, wondering, "With the Internet and technology being as good as it is, how come they still can't make those things fast enough for release?" (02:29). The hosts debate whether companies intentionally limit supply to boost demand, comparing it to McDonald's strategy with their McFlurry: "They produce enough to know we got a huge demand for this thing. Let's oversash" (03:07).

2. Netflix Releases: Trainwreck Astroworld and Cocaine Air

Transitioning to entertainment news, the hosts delve into Netflix's latest documentaries. Holmberg introduces the "Trainwreck Astroworld" tragedy documentary, drawing parallels to historical events with a humorous touch: "I used to go through Wikipedia pages and change all of the former governors of Arizona's death to trampled at AstroWorld just to see how fast it would get corrected" (03:53). Dan adds context about Travis Scott's comments, asking, "Didn't Travis Scott also say that he's gonna do it again?" (04:38). Shifting focus, Holmberg discusses "Cocaine Air," a documentary about pilots smuggling cocaine: "Pilots as drug traffickers. I think they're high class drug mules" (04:45). The conversation raises questions about the awareness and complicity of these pilots in their illicit activities.

3. Titanic's Titan OceanGate Disaster

Holmberg leads a poignant discussion on the Titan OceanGate disaster, emphasizing the inevitable failure of the project: "There was no way of knowing where Titan was going to fail, but it was a mathematical certainty that it would fail" (05:24). The hosts critique Stockton's motivations, suggesting his pursuit was fueled by ego: "Stockton saw an opportunity to restart tourist visits to Titanic. Stockton fully believed in what he was doing and that it would want fame to fuel his ego" (05:30). Dan echoes the sentiment, noting the unfair blame placed on Stockton: "They're blaming the dead man" (06:05). The conversation underscores the risks and ethical considerations in such high-stakes ventures.

4. TLC's "Virgins": A Candid Look at Virginity

A substantial segment is dedicated to TLC's new season of "Virgins." The hosts engage in a humorous yet sincere discussion about the show's portrayal of individuals struggling with virginity. Holmberg reminisces, "This dude looks like Bluto from the Popeye" (07:33), while Chime shares personal insecurities: "I've never had an orgasm. I'm a prude. I felt that crazy" (06:40). The conversation evolves into an exchange about societal pressures and personal experiences with virginity, highlighting the show's impact on viewers. John adds depth by questioning the status of divorceed virgins: "I am still a virgin. And what's even more crazy, I am a divorced virgin" (07:10).

5. "Call Her Alex": Alex Cooper's Expanding Empire

The hosts spotlight Alex Cooper and her podcast "Call Her Daddy," which has recently expanded to Hulu. Holmberg praises her entrepreneurial spirit: "She's exploding. Perfections in the show are what make..." (10:42), though the segment cuts off before completing the thought. Dan continues, emphasizing her success: "She was an astute businesswoman who understood where podcasting was headed" (10:37). The discussion reflects on Cooper's influence and the evolution of her platform from podcasting to broader media presence.

6. Music Releases: New Tracks from Rock and Hip-Hop Icons

Brett announces new music from prominent artists, sparking lively debates among the hosts:

• Buckcherry's "Set It Free": Holmberg admires the 80s vibe, saying, "I have lived a good life, Travel coast to coast, Filled it up with sunshine. Very 80s" (11:27).
• Dierks Bentley's "She Hates Me": The conversation pivots to Bentley's latest single, with Holmberg mocking the song title humorously.
• Neil Young & The Cure: Holmberg expresses frustration with Neil Young's enduring presence in music: "Crazy Horse gets a call and is like, neil's still alive" (13:20). Similarly, Brett introduces a remix from The Cure's latest album, leading Holmberg to comment on their longevity: "I like his voice but I don't need to hear him. It's 85. This guy's got to be ancient" (14:28).
• Van Morrison and 50 Cent: The hosts briefly touch upon new releases, with Brett introducing 50 Cent's "Call Me Crazy": "Fitty's got a new one out" (14:53) and Holmberg adding playful banter about embracing the "N word" in music: "I'm gonna go with super friendly N word" (15:17).

7. N Word or F Word: A New Musical Game

The segment introduces a new game titled "N Word or F Word," featuring 50 Cent's latest track. Holmberg humorously navigates the game's controversial title, suggesting, "super friendly N word you embraceable N word" (15:17). The hosts discuss the reception of the game, with Dan balancing the conversation by mentioning more intense versions: "That leaves me with the angry ones" (15:26).

8. Online Scams: Jason Porter's Romance Fraud

Returning to digital issues, the hosts examine a new documentary on Prime Video about romance scams perpetrated by individuals like Jason Porter. John narrates the deceit experienced by victims: "He was a thief. He committed fraud" (10:37). Holmberg reflects on the emotional manipulation involved, questioning, "Why is this guy with me?" (10:06), highlighting the vulnerability of those scammed.

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Notable Quotes:

• Holmberg on Nintendo Switch 2 Supply Issues: "How does Nintendo not just oversaturate and then be ready for release date? They're always, you know, we'll get five of them." (03:07)

• Holmberg on Titan OceanGate Disaster: "There was no way of knowing where Titan was going to fail, but it was a mathematical certainty that it would fail." (05:24)

• Chime on Virginity: "I've never had an orgasm. I'm a prude. I felt that crazy." (06:40)

• Holmberg on Alex Cooper: "She's exploding. Perfections in the show are what make..." (10:42)

• Holmberg on Music Longevity: "I like his voice but I don't need to hear him. It's 85. This guy's got to be ancient." (14:28)

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This episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" weaves through a variety of topics, balancing humor with insightful commentary. From dissecting supply chain strategies in the gaming industry to delving into the emotional complexities of virginity as portrayed on reality TV, the hosts engage listeners with candid conversations and relatable anecdotes. The discussions on recent documentaries and music releases provide listeners with a comprehensive overview of current cultural phenomena, ensuring that both entertainment and critical analysis are thoroughly covered.

Transcript

[Brett]

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[Holmberg]

Tuesday that means it's time. Hold on. Oh boy, here we go. Ah, came in. When?

[Brett]

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[Holmberg]

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[Dan]

Nothing really game wise. Nintendo Switch 2 took over everything last week so people are still trying to get their new Nintendo Switch. I saw things online where people were waiting in line for a month.

[Brett]

I went to Best Buy just to pick something up for the new house and there were dudes the night before camped out hanging out for the Switch.

[Dan]

Yes, they had been lying.

[Brett]

I was like, oh my God, that's.

[Holmberg]

A crazy thing for me. With the Internet and technology being as good as it is, how come they still can't make those things fast enough for release. Like, they know how many people want one.

[Dan]

Well, and you would think Amazon would know how many they have, right?

[Holmberg]

Well, that's my point.

[Dan]

It tells me, well, you better order now. You only got two left in stock.

[Holmberg]

But they do it on purpose to force demand, because McDonald's knows how many burgers to serve in a day. They might get a rush, they might not. But if they introduce the McFlurry, they don't get lines around the block when we're out of them.

[Dan]

Like, they know because that machine's always done well.

[Holmberg]

That's true, but they produce. What? My point is, they produce enough to know we got a huge demand for this thing. Let's. Let's oversash.

[Brett]

I didn't notice the what lines for the s' mores.

[Holmberg]

I should have never brought it up because I knew. Great point. I knew Big Food, but I didn't notice it was. And, yeah, all right, we weren't talking about that. My point is, how does Nintendo not just oversaturate and then be ready for release date? They're always, you know, we'll get five of them. Like, every store is five. I think they have the inventory. Of course they do. But why? Why not just sell them all? I don't get it.

[Dan]

Can you change your Instagram to Big Food?

[Holmberg]

Yeah, he's Big Food. Big food at 98. Can you do that? Big Food. I'm Big Food.

[Dan]

Netflix this week. Train wreck. The Astroworld tragedy documentary on the Travis Scott Festival.

[Holmberg]

Is this the one that killed people? Did ever tell you that I used to go through Wikipedia pages and change all of the former governors of Arizona's death to trampled at AstroWorld just to see how fast it would get.

[Dan]

How long did it last?

[Brett]

Evan Meekin was there.

[Holmberg]

Yeah, I killed Evan Mecham. Well, I keep their original death and then say, you know Evan Meekam? I had him crawl out of the ground and because he needed to go to Astroworld, where he was trampled to death. It is unbelievable how fast that got corrected. Like, Mo Udall was one of them. I don't know if he was one of the governors. It's just people's names. I remember I changed his to getting trampled to death at AstroWorld. And it was like a dude emailed me within a minute. You can't do this. Like, how did you get my email? He tracked me. It was terrifying.

[Dan]

Didn't Travis Scott also say that he's gonna do it again?

[Holmberg]

Yeah, it wasn't his fault.

[Brett]

That Was like. That was like the Woodstock documentary, right?

[Dan]

A little bit. Also out on Netflix is cocaine air smugglers at 30,000ft.

[Holmberg]

Oh, cool. Just about dudes who smuggle coke. Pilots as drug traffickers. I think they're high class drug mules. Pilots. Did they know what was happening and look the other way? 26 suitcases. 26. Wait. Who cares about bags?

[Dan]

Pilots of pilots.

[Holmberg]

I don't remember what I said before. Wow. That makes the most sense of all that.

[Dan]

This one's for you, John. Titan Ocean Gate. They made a documentary about the strategy there.

[Holmberg]

There was no way of knowing where title was going to fail, but it was a mathematical certainty that it would fail. Oh, man, this thing's going to be tough to watch. Stockton saw an opportunity to restart tourist visits to Titanic. Stockton fully believed in what he was doing and that it would wanted fame to fuel his ego. Fame. I have no desire to die. And that I believe I understand this kind of risk. I thought Stockton was a borderline psychopath. Oh, man. They're blaming the dead man.

[Dan]

No kidding.

[Holmberg]

That's another good one.

[Brett]

When you jump on a boat and it's controlled by a PlayStation controller, you know, Come on.

[Dan]

Agree there.

[Holmberg]

Second thoughts are things that are homemade that are going to go way down. I don't even want them in the bottom of my pool.

[Brett]

Right.

[Dan]

I don't know if the producers of Love on the Spectrum did this one also, but Virgins is out on TLC this week. Season one, four older versions. Virgins, I guess.

[Alex]

Yeah.

[Chime]

Pure paradise.

[Holmberg]

Yes.

[Chime]

You are not on the beach though, because that would hurt, I think. And get messy.

[Holmberg]

Yes. I imagine it feels glorious. That's why people do it so much.

[Chime]

I'm of course gonna be in my head of like, am I doing this right? Am I doing this right? My fears are bad. I'm bad at it.

[Holmberg]

Yeah.

[John]

Everybody looks like they're 12, 37.

[Chime]

I'm 30.

[Holmberg]

I'm 34. He's got a PlayStation controller for a pillow. Oh, my God. You got it.

[John]

I have never masturbated.

[Chime]

I've never had an orgasm. I'm a prude. I felt that crazy. Of course I want it. Who doesn't want it? But I'm not doing it.

[Brett]

What are you doing?

[Holmberg]

You're a woman.

[Chime]

Ooh.

[John]

My situation is I am still a virgin. And what's even more crazy, I am a divorced virgin. That's why.

[Alex]

What?

[Holmberg]

It doesn't count? Her marriage never counted. Gotta consummate that, right?

[Dan]

Yeah.

[Holmberg]

The magic happens, unfortunately for me, doesn't.

[Brett]

That's Obvious. Look.

[Holmberg]

This dude looks like Bluto from the Popeye.

[John]

When was the last time you had a real date?

[Brett]

10 years ago.

[Holmberg]

Whoa.

[John]

Alex is a really great guy. I don't know why he stole.

[Holmberg]

Then you bone him.

[John]

It's Tundra speed dating.

[Holmberg]

I am scared to approach women.

[John]

He just needs to get laid.

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[Holmberg]

Holmberg's morning sickness.

[Chime]

I hire a hooker and those broads even got laid.

[Brett]

Come on.

[Chime]

But I don't hook up with people. I've never had a boyfriend like that is abnormal.

[John]

Go, Dan.

[Holmberg]

She's hot though. This one's like good looking.

[Chime]

Extremely worried that having sex is a.

[Dan]

Bull writer like Meline.

[Holmberg]

For me.

[Brett]

That'S some 40 year old virgin stuff.

[Holmberg]

Yeah, well, they did that right out of the movie. They did the same thing. But if you're a woman and you're a virgin and you go on TV to say I'm a virgin, it's. That's lined up. Yeah. This is.

[Brett]

Your DMS are full.

[Holmberg]

Come on. You go to a bar and say, I'm. I want to have sex with someone. They're like, okay.

[Dan]

They'll line up.

[Holmberg]

Yeah.

[Dan]

On Prime Video this week. Rom Khan. Who the F is Jason Porter? Couple ladies got scammed online for romance.

[John]

Our first date. He told me, I waited my whole life to meet you. Heather, my man. I Mean, who doesn't want to hear that?

[Holmberg]

Everyone. That's crazy.

[John]

Makes me feel beautiful. Desired. He's sexy. Muscles like a man.

[Holmberg]

What's he doing to you?

[Chime]

Extremely complimentary.

[Holmberg]

He bought me. First question you should do is, why is this guy with me?

[John]

I was hooked, man. I met two Jace. Jace dawn on a dating app. I had some doubts. Are you really into older women? I'm trying to understand. Who is this guy? I was on my computer, and one name just kept popping up. Jason Porter. Jason Porter. Who's Jason Porter? Who's Jason Porter? Who the is Jason Porter? He was a thief. He committed fraud.

[Holmberg]

Got them all. Yep. That might be fun to watch, too. There's some good stuff coming out this week.

[Dan]

Last one I have is podcaster Alex Cooper. She has her podcast, Call Her Daddy. Yeah, she's got a show on Hulu now. Call her Alex.

[Holmberg]

She's exploding. Perfections in the show are what make.

[John]

It even more me.

[Dan]

Here we go.

[John]

She was an astute businesswoman who understood where podcasting?

[Holmberg]

Oh, it's a podcast. Or it's a show about her podcast about empowerment. No, she killed it. I don't know what happened, but she became huge. Just gargantuan. Anyway, whatever. Those broads in that mommy retreat yesterday, they were listening.

[Dan]

They've listened to Color Day.

[Holmberg]

They love. They were. Probably had it all in their earbuds yesterday while they were getting rescued.

[Dan]

Yes, absolutely. All right, that's all I got.

[Holmberg]

All right, Brett, what do you got?

[Brett]

All right, right here we got new stuff from Buck Cherry coming out. This is Set It Free.

[Holmberg]

I have lived a good life, Travel coast to coast, Filled it up with sunshine. Very 80s. He still looks.

[Brett]

He hasn't aged at all. He still looks 70 like he did 20 years ago.

[Dan]

Kid wrote Dennis Leary.

[Holmberg]

It is all right.

[Dan]

Yeah, that's Buck Cherry.

[Holmberg]

It's Buck Cherry.

[Brett]

There's one for Dale Dirks Bentley. She Hates me.

[Holmberg]

Put your IQs down or you'll lose them.

[Dan]

He's in town next weekend.

[Holmberg]

Did he redo the she loves her mama don't do drama? Holds her Whiskey knows her Wh.

[Dan]

Oh, you thought she wants me for me from.

[Holmberg]

She Hates me Puddle of. Pretty much.

[Brett]

All right, let's just keep with that theme of how great it is. Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts.

[Holmberg]

Oh, no, he's still alive.

[Brett]

Again, the Chrome Hearts.

[Holmberg]

Here it comes. That's right. Yeah. That's enough. Crazy Horse wanted nothing to do with this. Nobody. Everybody's. Crazy Horse gets a call and is like, neil's still alive.

[Brett]

Let's keep it going for John here.

[Holmberg]

Christ, Brett. What are you trying to kill me today? It's the music. New stuff from the Cure.

[Brett]

This is the Cure. It's the remix from their last album. This is can never say goodbye to Paul Okenfilm Cinematic remix.

[Holmberg]

There's that thing. Weird children's cl he has to wake up. Love slipping away I can't no right.

[Brett]

Cutting myself about Van Morrison. Cutting corners.

[Holmberg]

Yeah.

[Brett]

Brown eyed girl.

[Holmberg]

It's the.

[Brett]

Yeah.

[Holmberg]

Like the most unbelievably.

[Brett]

Dance is good too.

[Holmberg]

Yeah. Yeah. But really annoying karaoke. You can't get out of every karaoke Marseille. Yeah, exactly. Somebody's singing that. I like his voice but I don't need to hear him. It's 85. This guy's got to be ancient. Cuz I'm cutting corners and I'm standing still missing you and I always. All right, that's enough of F. All right.

[Brett]

And then I'll just bring us to N word or F word. The game is sweeping the nation. And this is actually new music too. From 50 Cent.

[Holmberg]

Fitty's got a new one out.

[Brett]

Yeah, this is. Call me crazy.

[Holmberg]

The Brady won last week. I'm going mother effer. Damn it. Mother effort me forever. Since I'm one same.

[Brett]

Brady. So street.

[Holmberg]

I'm gonna go with super friendly N word.

[Dan]

Super friendly N word.

[Holmberg]

Really? Like embraceable. The embraceable N word you embraceable N word you.

[Chime]

All right.

[Dan]

That leaves me with the angry ones.

[Holmberg]

All right, here we go. Fitty. Go get him. It is what it is, man. I wanted mother so bad. Freddie had first choice and he took it. I knew it was gon on the ones and twos. Damn it. Second right away. I need one this morning. Did you have that one rolling Kind.

[Brett]

Of a fire with this one title the creator show. This is what happens.

[Holmberg]

Like somebody tips him off. He's got some. Maybe a big per is giving him tips through the text.

[Brett]

Kirby text me just before that.

[Holmberg]

She was listening. You should introduce Kirby to big Bob Lavender.

[Brett]

Big Bob.

[Holmberg]

I'm big PERP Bob Lavender. It's 9:25. There you go, everybody. Those are your hot releases. Brought to you by newac unit.com save,000 save time buy online new ac unit dot com. It's out of control now.