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Dick Toledo
You thought that was funny?
John Holmberg
You were laughing like a hyena when he said it. What the hell is wrong with you? Holy Diver. Thanks, John Gordon, passenger 11A. That's what we call him, the Holy Diver. Think about that. Somebody just emailed me and said this is my favorite new conspiracy theory. Now again, for those of you who don't have senses of humor anymore or can't differentiate, but they're killing Toledo on my emails and it's awesome. I'm getting oh, they're saying you can't raise a kid. Like, I don't know why us teasing you about TDS makes you know your your parenting is now in question. All over my it's very funny because that's just as deranged the other way. Like, Jesus, you're complaining that he's got the TDS and you're losing your mind. Somebody that My favorite conspiracy theory I've ever heard is that passenger 11A on Indian Air planted a bomb on the plane, lit it, and got out. And I'm like, man, that is a bad plan.
Brett
Guys got timing.
Brady
How does that explain where the plane Was going.
John Holmberg
Oh, no, no, no, no.
Dick Toledo
It couldn't.
John Holmberg
It's a heavy bomb. Toledo.
Dick Toledo
Oh, that's okay.
Ganeesh Gallimore
No, no, no.
John Holmberg
But can you imagine sitting in the meeting room? Okay, here is the plan and there is no deviation. You will bring a bomb onto the plane, light the fuse and jump out of the plane.
Ganeesh Gallimore
No, no, no, no, no, no. Do it moving. Is the plane still moving?
John Holmberg
Yes, right after takeoff.
Ganeesh Gallimore
No, no, no, no, no, no. We need a better plan. This is not possible.
John Holmberg
It is the only way.
Ganeesh Gallimore
Don't you think that we could just blow it up without me on the plane?
John Holmberg
No. You're the catalyst to making sure the plane explodes before it hits the building.
John Gordon
We have enough charge. Jump off, get out at 11A.
John Holmberg
You can do it. If you can book 11A, you got.
Ganeesh Gallimore
To pay an extra 45 rupees.
John Holmberg
Who's in?
Brady
Someone else got 11A.
John Holmberg
Show of hands. Ganeesh. Eight you, one. You one and one against.
Brady
No good. I'm always against.
Ganeesh Gallimore
Ganeesh Gallimore is the one who votes against me. Jumping out of a moving aircraft. I do not think this is a great thought out plan.
John Holmberg
It is done. You will leap from the plane. And he made it.
Brett
Call Kevin from Discover Cart. Have him take 11A.
John Holmberg
I'm out.
Ganeesh Gallimore
Do, do do, do it. I will just stay over here at Capital One and make phone calls.
John Holmberg
That is not a conspiracy theory. I think that holds that his plan was to leap out of the plane and he made it. You guys, I am shocked.
Ganeesh Gallimore
I apologize for putting up such a fight.
John Holmberg
It worked.
Ganeesh Gallimore
You were right. Jumping out was a good idea.
John Holmberg
That's crazy. I love it though.
John Gordon
And going through tsa, it's just a Roman candle.
Ganeesh Gallimore
Don't worry about it.
John Holmberg
Well, it's India. TSA next. Go.
Ganeesh Gallimore
Next.
John Holmberg
Go.
Ganeesh Gallimore
Is that your goat? Yes, and he is not filled with explosives.
John Holmberg
Go.
Brady
Be gone.
Ganeesh Gallimore
You go ahead, keep moving. Goat. Chicken. Chicken. Goat. One eyed boy with machete. Two one eyed boys with machetes.
Brady
Never did see the animal casualties on that. On that.
John Holmberg
Oh yeah. It smelled like roasted goat. When that thing hit the building, they were flying all over the place. Any goats survived the crash? It was a dreamliner.
Brady
It's going to London. Does London accept goats?
John Holmberg
I think you leave your goats?
Brady
Yeah, yeah.
John Holmberg
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Brady
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John Holmberg
ACs, ACs. We don't have a lot of swamp coolers. It's not humid enough. You got to get down to some serious. You got them, but better have an AC unit too, or you're going to be sitting in swamp.
Brady
Right.
John Holmberg
Call it that for a reason. It is. How about you first to Leo you go.
Brady
All right. Really? The only game I've got out today, it's on all platforms including the new Nintendo Switch 2 is Tron Catalyst. Next Tron game is out.
John Holmberg
I think you know more than you're saying, man. Tron looks good for you. You survived the explosion. Whoa. If you de res me, I'll just go again.
Brady
And they expanded the universe a little. Been a Tron paint that looks incredible.
John Holmberg
Except the cartoony characters. I'm not a fan of that graphics are.
Brady
You heard why they started doing that? Because of the popularity of like Fortnite and all that where they didn't spend a lot of time on the characters. And it makes the games faster because it doesn't have to render all the features on the. On the humans.
John Holmberg
All right, that's kind of cool.
Brady
At least that's a theory.
John Holmberg
It's a working.
Brady
Yeah. On Apple tv plus is the second season of Buccaneers. This is a Bridgerton type series on Apple tv. Plus.
John Holmberg
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Brady
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John Holmberg
40 year old girl porn. 40 year old girl porn.
Brady
Yep. Exactly. So season two, I believe gets underway tonight. I think on Prime Video there was.
John Holmberg
A first season of the Bucket.
Brady
You missed it. Come on. How are you gonna catch up you can binge.
John Holmberg
This is the new Cinemax.
Brady
Oh, yeah.
John Holmberg
Chicks love this stuff. Bridgerton's dirty. Yep. And so was that. It looks like cuz if the preview showed three, like, neck kissing scenes.
Brady
Yeah. On Prime Video is We Were Liars is a new series. Where's my. The adaptation of Elochart's 2014 novel follows the extended Sinclair family, a wealthy clan who owns an island near Martha's Vineyard. Following a tragic accident when she was 15 that left her unable to remember what happened, the eldest granddaughter, Cadence, revisits the island on her 17th birthday, where she and her friends, who are dubbed the Liars, recall what happened.
Dick Toledo
And guess what?
Brady
It wasn't good.
John Holmberg
Oh, we were happy. We wanted for nothing. So wait, somebody got amnesia and then these guys make up a story, Horrible accident, and I have no memory of.
Ganeesh Gallimore
What or who hurt me.
John Holmberg
So it's like some terrible story about.
Brady
A girl who was, by the way, if she was 15 when that happened, don't show her naked on the beach.
John Holmberg
And here's the other thing is she's 15 when it happened. Why did you take her back at 17?
Brady
Yeah, that's a little too soon.
John Holmberg
It's a little too soon. Like, it took me about three years to take my ex wife back to where the Trade center was.
Brady
Wait a minute. You did that?
John Holmberg
Oh, yeah. She wanted to.
Brett
Wow.
John Holmberg
I told her it was a bad idea. And guess what it was. When we stood there in the. There was still a lot of rubble and a lot of fencing and then some ribbons. And I looked over at her and she was a puddle. This was a terrible idea. She thought she was ready. I don't think you're ever really ready to go back to that.
John Gordon
You're like, get over it.
John Holmberg
I watched a special on the great Steeler Rocky Blyer, and he went back to the Rice Patty that he got blowed up at in Vietnam, blew his leg up, and he had to fight, fight, fight. And he lost a couple of buddies. It was like probably 30 years after, maybe even more. And he's standing in that field and he just starts going like, that's Rocky Blair, for Christ's sake.
Brady
Didn't elicit tears. But last time when we came first time when we came back from Thailand and I saw my family, my Uncle Irving, who was a Vietnam War vet, got a Purple Heart and told him, thailand. He goes, thailand, huh? And he just kind of went blank. And I'm like, yeah, it was great. And he looks at me and I'm like, were you in Thailand? I didn't think Thailand was part of the war.
John Holmberg
Well, that was where he got the ladyboy thing.
Brady
Right. Right.
John Holmberg
He just missed her.
Brady
But he, he didn't want to talk about it. He didn't want to talk about that whole area. And then when we went back to Cambodia the second time, you really didn't want to talk about that.
John Holmberg
I get emotional when I drive through Missouri and 20th street because I got smashed in a car there once.
Brady
Get a little shudder every time I.
John Holmberg
Go back where somebody raped you.
Brady
Two years later for vacation on Netflix is the Waterfront. And it is here to fill the TV drama about a family fighting for control of their empire void that you've been looking for. Written by screenwriter Kevin Williamson, new series follows the Buckley family who have spent years dominating their North Carolina town's fishing and restaurant industries. Their territory is threatened as the Buckley patriarch Harlan recovers from a series of heart attacks, forcing his wife and son to go to dangerous links to keep their family.
John Holmberg
That's too much. It's. It's creators of Dawson. Yeah, I just saw Dawson's Creek. And, and what's the HBO one where the. The try to pass it. What was it? Brian? God damn it. Succession. Succession. Yeah, it's Dawson's Creek Succession.
Brady
This one debuted on Sunday actually on Hulu and Disney. It's the underdogs from Nat Geo, narrated.
Ryan Reynolds
By National Geographic has gone to the ends of the earth.
John Holmberg
Ryan Reynolds brings you the most stunning.
Ryan Reynolds
Footage of nature ever.
John Holmberg
But I just can't stop loving these ele.
Ryan Reynolds
With the top of the food chain.
John Holmberg
Always going to make fun of the animals.
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Ryan Reynolds
I've teamed up with Nat Geo to fast forward right past nature's glory hogs and get down in the with nature's bench warmers. Not the superheroes, the super zeros.
John Holmberg
The gunky gross animals up close and personal. Yeah, it's reviews perfect. It didn't even give it a chance, Brett. I think we should watch slugs spit at the camera. That'd be fun.
Brady
On Shudder Network, which I hadn't even heard of. An AMC plus is Hell Motel. It's a new series like A room for the night.
John Holmberg
A honeymoon suite sees A group of.
Brady
10 true crime obsessives invited to the opening weekend of a newly renovated Cold River Motel, the site of a 30 year old unsolved satanic ritual.
John Holmberg
And then they start killing them. That's predictable. Yeah. All right then.
Brett
We already have Psycho.
Brady
This one's for Brady. We've been. Apparently we're on season five and I had no idea about it. The Chosen Last Supper.
Dick Toledo
Season five?
Brady
How many.
Dick Toledo
What happened do you need out of the Last Supper?
John Holmberg
Oh, what the.
Brady
The Chosen Last Supper. Season five.
John Holmberg
You've watched this?
Brady
But no, I do believe Jesus is most likely.
John Holmberg
I've heard about it.
John Gordon
It's already four seasons already.
John Holmberg
Why?
Brady
What? Why do you believe that? I've seen too much.
John Holmberg
Then why are you doing this?
Brady
I suppose I have not seen enough.
John Holmberg
All right, there's a book. Read the book.
Brady
And then two. Two big movies out this weekend in theaters 28 years later. Which is the zombie movie.
John Holmberg
When that first came out, that was my favorite zombie movie because the zombies ran at top speed.
Brady
Oh, my God.
John Holmberg
Yeah, that was horrifying. 28 days later when they Came around the corner. Super speed running. Cillian Murphy's in that, isn't he?
Brady
Or is it the original? I thought he was the original. Original years old, 28 days later.
John Holmberg
No, it's. It was like 1999 or 2001. That old. But, man, oh, man, when they came blazing around the corners. It's a Danny Boyle movie. There were so many dead. And they're top speed zombies, which changed the game of zombie movies.
Brady
So that's the next one there. And then Pixar's movie Elio is out about a kid who makes contact with aliens.
John Holmberg
Cool. Okay. Come and get me. You okay? I'm trying to get abducted by aliens. Hell, yo. Oh, God. I took a spin.
Brady
Just so we're clear.
John Holmberg
By aliens, right? The kids are like, awesome. I've been. My uncle's. He's right around the corner. If you need, I can go get him. Yeah.
Brady
So that's. Those are out on Friday in theaters.
John Holmberg
Elio. All right, Brett, what do you got?
Brett
All right.
John Holmberg
Trying to get abducted. What if it just stopped there? Yeah, and that way. Elio was about a kid who was trying to get captured and taken to a Redskins game with Craig Shoemaker.
John Gordon
Some dude in a white van shows up with an alien helmet on.
John Holmberg
Yeah, you want to get in my spaceship, young man? Beep boop.
Brett
Here's new music from Cryptopsy. Malicious Needs.
John Holmberg
Season of Mist.
Brett
Let's just skip it.
John Holmberg
Geez, they made a whole movie. Yep, pretty close. David Spade's mom was right. We are trying to make you Satan, paint the.
Brett
How about we'll get happy with Save Ferris?
Brady
Oh, wow.
Brett
Get dancing.
John Holmberg
That was dripping with irony, your presentation of Save Ferris. Good. They made a movie.
Brady
Isn't she, like, our age?
John Holmberg
The singer? Probably.
Brett
She's got to be.
John Gordon
Yeah, she's been around.
John Holmberg
I remember when Save Ferris first came out. I kept looking going, is she hot? Is she hot? And now I know.
Tammy
Get dressed up. Cause the night of the tone, I.
Brady
Realize she's a Cindy Clopper knockoff.
John Holmberg
Cindy Crawford. Oh, I was gonna say I'm gonna kill you. Hey, if you're 50 and still wearing a shirt that says Ska, life passed you by.
John Gordon
Is that a dude?
Brett
I think so.
Brady
What are they having, like, a first Friday or something?
Brett
Oh, look at that beak on her, though.
Brady
J.
John Holmberg
Guys are supposed to listen to this song.
Brett
Oh, yeah?
John Holmberg
How about her beak?
Brett
Well, they shouldn't put a video out then.
John Holmberg
Yeah, that's true. You know, I didn't think there was anything worse than white reggae, but now I know. White women reggae is my least favorite thing.
Brett
All right, that's enough. I can't do that.
John Holmberg
All right.
Brett
New music from Biohazard. It's been like 20 years since they put anything new out. This is forsaken.
John Holmberg
Let's hit it. Hit it. Whoa.
John Gordon
F word.
John Holmberg
It's just babble to me. Did sound like that. He's gonna start cursing. That guy's angry. So, New Biohazard.
Brett
There you go, Johnny.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
New Faster Cat.
Brady
Yeah.
Brett
This is Motorbike.
Brady
What the OG Like, Timey and everybody.
Brett
That I don't know.
John Holmberg
This is New Faster Pussycat. They were just here a couple weeks ago.
Brett
It was put out four weeks.
John Holmberg
New Faster Cat. I never thought this day would come. Oh, wait till Tammy down starts singing. Oh, my God. There are so many girls with, like, Body Glove shorts that they shouldn't be wearing, about ready to plop them back on. Dress like Downtown Julie Brown and wander around for a little bit. Faster Cats. New stuff.
Brett
This is the one I've been waiting for. New music from the Hives. This is Paint a Picture.
John Holmberg
Love the Hive.
Brady
Are these your countrymen or is that distress?
John Holmberg
They're sweet. Another cuss word. Will these people write a song the kids can listen?
Brett
Well, maybe this one will work for you. How about Tess Tickles? This is Finish in My Mouth.
John Holmberg
What?
Brady
What?
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
This is one of those hit songs.
John Holmberg
Of the seventies that turned me into Robin William. Okay. It's called. Wait, this is songs of the 70s? Yeah.
Brett
So it's like, I'm not one to.
Tammy
Make demands and I'm not one to question why so I will leave it in your hands and, you know I'll give anything a try this is AI, Right.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Tammy
There is one thing that I care about it's the one thing that I can't live without oh, right. Oh, please.
John Holmberg
One last word from your trouser trout. No poetry's been written like that since my notebook of vagina poems. The AI What? How do you find that?
Brett
It's just Test tickles. Please, finish in my mouth. It'll come up.
John Holmberg
It'll come up. Test Tickles.
Brett
Yeah. And that's just a superstar. Let's just jump to N word or F word.
John Holmberg
There's nothing better than those AI Soul songs that I was listening to back in, like, October. I couldn't stop. Oh, they're so funny. I'm. I'm up to my again. And it's just a dude who's like. We both knew this was gonna happen. He got caught again.
Brady
I called in six.
John Holmberg
I called in Sick of Yours. And they're old 70s soul songs. Tess Tickles is a new addition to this, and Finishing My Mouth is a classic.
Brett
All right, and that brings us. Then we're the Ref Word. The game that is sweeping the nation. And today is Ice Cube. You know how we do it.
John Holmberg
I think I got last week. Oh, Brady did. That's right. You were running. That's right.
John Gordon
I'm going with Mother Effort.
John Holmberg
Okay? It's N word, straight across, about as. Just flat on a counter as you can get. Boom. N word.
Brady
Like heavy.
John Holmberg
I. I don't know. That's gonna be mean or whatever. It's just gonna be there. It's gonna linger in the air.
Brady
What does that leave me?
John Holmberg
Nothing.
Brady
Right? All right, so here we go. If you. If you guys don't get it, then I win, right?
John Holmberg
Here we go. I got skills.
Brady
So back on up. Or I check that.
John Holmberg
Chin down. As.
John Gordon
And.
John Holmberg
Toledo wins with just a basic F word. Come on, Cube. What do I turn to you for if it's not for the thing I said? Well, there you go. Test Tickles is this week's winner. The AI song Finishing My Mouth. There's one that this guy just sent me as an AI song. It's his favorite. It's from a band called Pumpkin, and it's called Don't Test Me.
Brett
I got that one, too. Someone sent that to me as well.
John Holmberg
From 1964.
Brett
This is it.
Brady
We don't have time.
John Holmberg
Oh, yeah, we do.
Brady
All you do is talk, talk, talk.
Tammy
But you never listen.
John Holmberg
You just.
Dick Toledo
Back in the kitchen.
Tammy
I'm hip, hair strong, and my patience.
Brady
Is thin with all your pict.
Tammy
Back in the kitchen.
John Holmberg
God damn it. AI wins again.
Brady
All right.
John Holmberg
I root for AI There you go. Those are your hot releases, everybody. Arizona's most powerful, powerful rock radio station.
Release Date: June 17, 2025
Host: John Holmberg
Co-hosts: Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
In the June 17th episode of "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" on 98 KUPD, host John Holmberg, alongside co-hosts Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo, dives deep into the latest television and music releases. Balancing humor with insightful commentary, the team offers listeners a comprehensive overview of new content while interspersing personal anecdotes and engaging discussions.
1. Second Season of Buccaneers on Apple TV+
At [06:32], Brady introduces the highly anticipated second season of Buccaneers, describing it as a "Bridgerton-type series" filled with "sisterhood, romance, wit, steamy love affairs, extravagant gowns, [and] spectacular landscapes." John Holmberg humorously remarks, "This is 40-year-old girl porn." ([07:06]), highlighting his playful skepticism about the show's content.
2. We Were Liars on Prime Video
Transitioning to We Were Liars, an adaptation of Elochart's 2014 novel, John summarizes the plot: "Following a tragic accident when she was 15 that left her unable to remember what happened, the eldest granddaughter, Cadence, revisits the island on her 17th birthday, where she and her friends, who are dubbed the Liars, recall what happened." ([07:31]). Brett interjects with skepticism, stating, "It wasn't good." ([07:59]), sparking a discussion on character motivations and narrative structure. John shares a poignant personal story related to revisiting traumatic sites, adding depth to the conversation ([08:34]–[09:56]).
3. The Waterfront on Netflix
At [09:56], Brady introduces The Waterfront, a TV drama about a family battling to control their North Carolina fishing and restaurant empire. Written by Kevin Williamson, the show delves into themes of power and family dynamics, drawing comparisons to acclaimed series like Succession.
4. The Underdogs on Nat Geo
Brady then highlights The Underdogs on Nat Geo, noting its stunning nature footage narrated by Ryan Reynolds ([10:41]). The hosts playfully critique the program's focus on lesser-known wildlife, with John joking, "But I just can't stop loving these elephants." ([10:55]).
5. Hell Motel on AMC+
Shifting to horror, Brady discusses Hell Motel on Shudder Network, describing it as a series where "10 true crime obsessives" are invited to the reopen of a motel with a dark past ([13:13]). John summarizes, "They start killing them. That's predictable." ([13:36]), reflecting on the series' engagement with classic horror tropes.
6. The Chosen Last Supper Season Five
The conversation moves to The Chosen Last Supper, with Brady expressing surprise over its fifth season, to which John responds incredulously, "You've watched this?” ([13:56]). The hosts question the longevity of the series, pondering whether additional seasons are warranted.
1. Cryptopsy – "Malicious Needs"
At [15:39], Brett introduces new music from Cryptopsy, highlighting their latest release, "Malicious Needs." John adds enthusiastically, "Season of Mist." ([16:03]**), showcasing his appreciation for the band's evolution.
2. *Save Ferris and Biohazard
John humorously critiques Save Ferris' new music, commenting, "That was dripping with irony, your presentation of Save Ferris." ([16:41]). He also introduces Biohazard’s "Forsaken," emphasizing the band’s long-awaited return after two decades ([17:50]–[18:18]**).
3. Faster Pussycat, Hives, and Tess Tickles
The hosts continue with updates on Faster Pussycat, noting the release of "Motorbike" ([18:19]), and The Hives with their new track "Paint a Picture" ([19:17]). Brady introduces Tess Tickles' "Finish in My Mouth," leading to a playful exchange about its provocative title and AI-generated aspects ([19:57]–[21:12]**).
1. Ref Word Game
In a lively segment around [22:38], the hosts engage in their "Ref Word" game, attempting to incorporate specific words into their conversation. Dick Toledo triumphs with the "F word," declaring, "That’s gonna be mean or whatever. It’s just gonna be there. It’s gonna linger in the air." ([22:10]), adding humor and competitive spirit to the show.
2. AI Songs Discussion
The discussion shifts to AI-generated songs, where the hosts express mixed feelings. John remarks, "There’s nothing better than those AI soul songs that I was listening to back in, like, October." ([21:13]), while Bret and Brady share their opinions on recent AI submissions, culminating in playful banter about the limitations and quirks of AI in music creation ([21:57]–[23:43]).
Throughout the episode, John Holmberg shares personal stories that add a heartfelt layer to the discussions. Notably, he recounts the emotional experience of revisiting the World Trade Center site with his ex-wife, emphasizing the lasting impact of traumatic events ([08:30]–[09:39]). Additionally, stories about family members' war experiences and personal encounters with past tragedies underscore the hosts' ability to intertwine personal narratives with broader discussions.
As the episode wraps up, the hosts reflect on the latest rock releases and the role of AI in music, reaffirming "Holmberg's Morning Sickness" as Arizona's top morning radio show. Their blend of humor, personal insights, and comprehensive coverage of current entertainment ensures listeners are both informed and entertained.
This detailed summary captures the essence of the June 17th episode, highlighting key discussions, notable quotes, and the dynamic interactions among the hosts. Whether you're a regular listener or new to the show, this overview provides a thorough glimpse into the engaging content delivered by "Holmberg's Morning Sickness."