06-23-25 - Entertainment Drill - MON - Trump Peacocked On Truth Social Over Iran Strike - Highlander Remake In The Works - John Confuses Nic Cage In Nic Cannon Kids Story

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode Summary: June 23, 2025

Host: John Holmberg
Co-Hosts: Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Broadcast: 98KUPD | Hubbard Radio

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Episode Overview

In the June 23, 2025 episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness on Arizona's #1 Morning Radio Station, John Holmberg and his co-hosts delve into a variety of engaging topics ranging from political commentary and entertainment news to lighthearted banter about pop culture. The episode skillfully balances serious discussions with humor, providing listeners with both insights and laughs.

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Key Topics Discussed

1. Political Commentary: Trump's Social Media Presence and International Relations

The episode opens with a heated discussion about former President Donald Trump's recent activity on Truth Social concerning Russia's former President Dmitry Medvedev's statements about nuclear armaments.

• John Holmberg [02:01]:
  "Trump just tweeted this on his thing. Did I just hear former President Medvedev from Russia casually throwing around the N word nuclear, and saying that he and other countries would supply warheads to Iran?"

The hosts express confusion and concern over the use of the term "N word," initially interpreting it as a potential misuse of a sensitive term. However, it becomes clear that the discussion revolves around the word "nuclear." The conversation highlights Trump's provocative communication style and its implications for international diplomacy.

• Brady Bogen [04:07]:
  "I think it's the nuclear word. It is the nuclear word."

The segment underscores the importance of precise language in political discourse and the potential ramifications of miscommunication on global stability.

2. Entertainment News: Highlander Remake Announcement

Shifting to lighter topics, the hosts discuss the announcement of a new Highlander reboot starring Russell Crowe alongside Henry Cavill.

• Brett Vesely [06:20]:
  "Russell Crowe is joining Henry Cavill and they're going to do a Highlander reboot."

The conversation humorously critiques the feasibility and appeal of the remake, with skepticism about the casting choices and the original series' legacy.

• Brady Bogen [06:32]:
  "Russell Crowe will play the part of Sean Connery. Not sure if Mr. Krabs is going to be Kurgan the villainous."

The discussion highlights the challenges of reviving beloved franchises and the importance of honoring original character dynamics.

3. Pop Culture and Personal Anecdotes: Nick Cannon's Children

The hosts segue into personal stories and pop culture references, including a mix-up between Nick Cannon and Nicolas Cage regarding their children.

• Dick Toledo [08:11]:
  "Nick Cannon was asked to name all 12 of his children and he blanked on the last two."

This segment blends humor with celebrity gossip, showcasing the hosts' camaraderie and quick wit as they navigate through amusing misunderstandings.

4. Reflecting on Radio Legends: Dr. Demento and Dr. Ruth

A nostalgic moment arises as the hosts reminisce about iconic radio personalities, announcing the retirement of Dr. Demento and sharing personal memories.

• Brady Bogen [10:24]:
  "Radio DJ Barrett Hanson will retire on October 11, 2025. Will be the final episode. Dr. Demento."

• Brett Vesely [11:12]:
  "It was a great two hours of radio. It was almost like the 40s."

This reflection not only honors the legacy of these figures but also connects with long-time listeners who share similar sentimental attachments.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• John Holmberg [02:01]:
  "Did I just hear former President Medvedev from Russia casually throwing around the N word nuclear, and saying that he and other countries would supply warheads to Iran?"

• Brady Bogen [04:07]:
  "Don't say it at all, man. What is the N word?"

• Brett Vesely [06:20]:
  "Russell Crowe is joining Henry Cavill and they're going to do a Highlander reboot."

• Dick Toledo [08:11]:
  "Nick Cannon was asked to name all 12 of his children and he blanked on the last two."

• Brady Bogen [10:24]:
  "Radio DJ Barrett Hanson will retire on October 11, 2025. Will be the final episode. Dr. Demento."

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Conclusion

In this episode, Holmberg's Morning Sickness successfully navigates a range of topics, from international politics and entertainment news to personal anecdotes and reflections on radio history. The hosts' dynamic interactions and insightful commentary provide listeners with both information and entertainment, maintaining the show's reputation as Arizona's most powerful rock radio station.

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Transcript

[Brett]

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[Dick Toledo]

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[Brett]

Still streaming Homberg's Morning Sickness online at 98kupd.com Doomed man it is. It is time for the entertainment to.

[Dick Toledo]

What I Think I just gave you some time.

[Brett]

No, we're good. You did. 10 o' clock is four minutes from Everett before we get to the entertainment drill. You knew Trump would peacock a little on the weekend. He's feeling pretty good about himself. Just put out on his truth social, cuz the former president of Russia, Medvedev, said that he's willing to give nukes to Iran, and me and other countries are lining up to hand him nukes, and he's like, all right, whatever. Trump just tweeted this on his thing. Did I just hear former President Medvedev from Russia casually throwing around the N word nuclear, and saying that he and other countries would supply warheads to Iran? Did he really say that, or is it a figment of my imagination? If he did say that, if confirmed, please let me know, because the N word should not be treated so casually. I guess that's why Putin is the boss. By the way, if anyone thinks our hardware was great over the weekend, far and away the strongest and best equipment we've had ever. 20 years advanced over the pack. Our nuclear submarines. They just launched 30 tomahawks and hit all 30 perfectly. So, in addition to our great fighter pilots, thank you to the captain and crew, and let's not say that N word much anymore. This is not the first time he's done this. Remember this while he was campaigning? No, no, no, no. I wasn't at that rally either. Second row. Do you know what the N word is? Yeah. No, no, no, no. Brett. I'm surprised he didn't say Brett.

[Brady]

I didn't hear that laugh.

[Brett]

Let me see if I can add that in. Bre. It's the nuclear word. It is the nuclear word. Anyway, he just fired that off and then doing it all passive aggressive. Did Medvedev say you do that? Really casually tossing around the N word. Okay, I suppose. Is it an N word in Russian? Oh, does nuclear start with an N in Russian? Do they even have to make me.

[Dick Toledo]

Google search that translation?

[Brett]

Russian N word.

[Dick Toledo]

Oh, my God.

[Brett]

Google that.

[Brady]

I think it's.

[Brett]

Don't worry about it. I'll pay for it. Yeah. Russian N word is Chernobyl. Yep. How do you phrase this? Don't say it. Don't say it at all, man. What is the N word?

[Dick Toledo]

That's what I was going to put in there.

[Brett]

Yeah, you do that privately. Keep that. I don't want to hear it. When you find the answer, you just keep that internalized. Brady, it's time for you to entertain us. It's brought to you by our [e-mail] the home of tactical black self defense training. Certain people we know worried about their kids being human trafficked. Well, God damn it, get out there and learn how to defend it. I heard that phrase this morning and I thought to myself, well, if you're worried about that, what are you doing to prepare for it? You can't be. That's paranoia. Paranoia is worrying about something you can't defend against and you're worried it's going to happen. Preparation is being prepared for something you can't defend against or at least thought you couldn't. There are defensive for just about everything. A little known fact though, there is a reason to worry about that. Human trafficking. Phoenix is like number one in the southwest for human trafficking. Like stealing people. Isn't that crazy? It's very real. It's a very real problem. We kind of blinded by it because I don't think anybody really understands what it is. But it's a real thing. Moving people around and like chess pieces. If you're worried about stuff like that, it exists in this world. Don't consider yourself paranoid. Just consider yourself unprepared. And the way to prepare is to get up there. Reactdefense.com do it for your kids. You got college coming up for a lot of your kids and they're going to go away for the very first time by themselves. I was talking to somebody this weekend so worried my son's going to move to Los Angeles and I don't know if he's prepared for this, that and the other. Like, well, get them prepared. There's time. And while you're at it, get yourself prepared. They can take care of you. Reactdefense.com will do it. The price is great. Amazing. Two months of personal training for $199. Come on, we're not getting it better than that. That's amazing stuff. It's reactdefense.com it's the home Tactical Black Brady. Entertain Me, Toledo Shout Out.

[Brady]

Russell Crowe is joining Henry Cavill and they're going to do a Highlander reboot.

[Brett]

You know how I know I don't want a Highlander reboot? All I have to do is watch Highlander and realize it wasn't very good.

[Brady]

Russell Crowe will play the part of Sean Connery. Not sure if Mr. Krabs is going to be Kurgan the villainous.

[Brett]

Wait, we. No, no, we can still do that. Cultural appropriation with Englishmen or Welshman as the Spaniard. He didn't even try the Accent.

[Dick Toledo]

He didn't even try it. No, full on.

[Brett]

And his name was Ramirez.

[Dick Toledo]

I'm Spaniard.

[Brett]

I'm a Spaniard. That's why I have this thick Welsh accent.

[Brady]

Spanish warrior.

[Brett]

A Spanish warrior, Brady. Say it more with a Spanish accent, like I did.

[Dick Toledo]

A Spanish warrior even says his name. Full Scottish. Broke. Juan Sanchez Villalobos. Ramirez.

[Brett]

And then, you know, and that was the fun part of the. The old thing about Connery, he was such a great actor and we loved him so much. He did that. And then a couple years later, he's like, and now I'm a Russian submarine captain. I'm going to stop speaking Russian. You can subtitle that all you want. I'm going to break out of that and just speak English.

[Dick Toledo]

One ping.

[Brett]

Only one ping immediately, you daft wankers. As the Russians say.

[Brady]

And then Clancy Brown played Kurgan.

[Brett]

Love Clancy Brown.

[Brady]

Mr. Krabs.

[Brett]

Craps. More importantly, Brady, the toughest screw in Shawshank. Oh, yeah, Clancy Brown. And Shawshank was about as good as they get.

[Dick Toledo]

You ever seen interviews of him talking.

[Brett]

About that movie Shawshank? No.

[Dick Toledo]

Great. Fantastic. When he talks about filming that movie.

[Brett]

He was in a TV show here recently, too, where he was. Bad guy, got arrested and he was in charge of something. Then he gets out. I can't remember the show. It was really good.

[Dick Toledo]

Is it Darabont that wrote Shawshank? He was talking about him being on the.

[Brett]

No, Shawshank was written by Stephen King. Oh, that's directed by Frank Darabont.

[Dick Toledo]

That's directed by. Okay, that's right.

[Brady]

Nick Cannon was asked to name all 12 of his children and he blanked on the last two.

[Brett]

You wanted to do it out loud.

[Dick Toledo]

They're the most recent.

[Brett]

I could think. Right? It's tough. I haven't gotten used to saying their names. That one's Baby Girl and that one's Baby Boy. Canon Cannon. The other Nick. I thought you said Nick Cage.

[Brady]

That's right.

[Dick Toledo]

I like your version better.

[Brett]

Well, I can't name Nick Cannon's kids either. Yo, mama, that's proof. I'm not racist. I don't see color. What I heard. Nick and I got confused.

[Brady]

He blamed his need to procreate on a King complex.

[Brett]

That was my thing. I've got a lot of kids, too, I think. Anyway, I can't name Nick Cannon's kids. Sorry for the abrupt jump hat.

[Brady]

Elio set the record for the worst Pixar opening ever, made 21 million at the box office this weekend.

[Brett]

I know. Why the name. No one Knows what it is. It just sounds like a Spanish kid. Yeah, I need to know what it's about.

[Brady]

But how. How to train your Dragon State at number one.

[Brett]

Now that's a title I can get behind. It tells me everything I need to know. Elio sounds like I'm going to get. Like there's going to be a march with flags and stuff. Outside of Elio.

[Brady]

Alanis Morissette said the hardest thing, becoming famous at 21. She says what I found in terms of. Of the lovely patriarchy was that the time that if men couldn't f me, they didn't know what to do with me.

[Brett]

Nothing's changed. We still don't know what to do with you. If we're not doing that. If we're not doing that, we're trying to do that. And if we're striking out at that, we lose interest in you. That's a fact. Sorry. Hate to break it to you ladies, that's not the patriarchy. That's just the way our minds work. She doesn't like me enough to bang me. And being friends with her is a slippery place to be because all I can do is offend her and her friends by trying to sleep with one of them.

[Brady]

Radio DJ Barrett Hanson will retire on October 11, 2025. Will be the final episode. Dr. Demento.

[Brett]

He's still alive?

[Brady]

55 years.

[Brett]

Wow. Is he getting canceled? He made it through without getting canceled. Dr. Dement. PD used to play him the KDKB did. Katie. KB.

[Brady]

Yeah. 1974 through to 2010 before going online and broadcast all over the.

[Brett]

Yeah, well, goodbye to Dr. Demento. How about that? Eight o' clock on Sunday nights on KDKB. Yeah, I remember. Listen to that all the time. It's great. And then Dr. Ruth was on right after.

[Dick Toledo]

Oh, man, that's true.

[Brett]

You're right. Yeah. Great. It was a great two hours of radio. It was almost like the 40s. On Sunday night, I'd go in my room to do homework that I had procrastinated on all the way up to Sunday night, turn on my radio and listen to Dr. Demento and Dr. Ruth while I pretended to do homework. Never did. Sitting by a radio with my feet in the air and my hands under my chin.

[Dick Toledo]

All right, we're gonna play the Dr. Ruth episode this weekend on Saturday show.

[Brett]

Was she on with us?

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah.

[Brett]

When? That. That sounds fun. I'll listen. Oh, wow. Okay. Blending. I had no idea. Was it a long time ago?

[Dick Toledo]

2008, 2009.

[Brett]

It's a long time ago.

[Dick Toledo]

Everything we did.

[Brett]

A long time ago. All right. We're not getting blamed for killing her or anything, are we?

[Dick Toledo]

Maybe.

[Brett]

And probably got to cover that. All right, that's it for us. We're done. Larry's going to get some more excellent adventure information your way. You could walk away with $3,000 from our buddy Larry and Valley Toyota dealers. It's that easy. Am I right? That's right. Right at 11 o' clock if there is one. Right? Right. Anyway, we're all done. Have a great Monday. We'll see you tomorrow. Right here in the morning sickness, Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said fully erect.

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