06-26-25 - BR - THU - Brady Tries To Explain Why Maine Is Closer To Africa Than Florida - Worst And Best Road Trip States - Man In Scooby Doo Mask Robs Convenience Store Sparking New Episode Idea

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona Episode Summary: June 26, 2025

Hosted by John Holmberg with contributors Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo

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1. Operation Hydration Update (00:41 - 38:50)

John Holmberg opens the episode by checking in with Brett Vesley, who is actively engaged in Operation Hydration at Safeway on 35th Avenue and Bell. Brett is collecting water donations and distributing various items to support the community effort.

• Brett Vesley shares the progress:
  "It's gotta be... Definitely gotta be... Now I literally can't take any more water. This is seriously."
  (38:08)

• Brett acknowledges the massive support received:
  "They loaded us up this morning. It's crazy."
  (38:34)

John commends Brett's dedication:
"Thank you to 35th Avenue and Bell. Brett's out there. Operation Hydration just raging along. That's beautiful."
(36:49)

2. The Brady Report: Shade Solutions (02:10 - 03:43)

Brady Bogen presents the Brady Report, focusing on the importance of shade during the hot summer months. Sponsored by All Pro Shade Concepts, Brady emphasizes the necessity of creating shaded areas to stay cool and protect against intense heat.

• Brady highlights the benefits:
  "Shade's a beautiful thing in the summer. Create some more with the best in the business."
  (03:30)

3. Maine vs. Florida: Proximity to Africa Debate (04:05 - 07:46)

A lively discussion ensues as Dick Toledo explains why Maine is closer to Africa than Florida, sparking curiosity and friendly banter among the hosts.

• Dick Toledo states the fact:
  "The closest distance between the U.S. and Africa is 3,154 miles from Quoddy Head, Maine to El Médano, Morocco. That's 200 miles less than going from the same spot in Maine to San Diego, California."
  (05:06)

• John Holmberg probes for clarity:
  "How is Maine closer than Florida to Africa?"
  (06:40)

• Brady adds insight:
  "Because Maine goes further east."
  (06:49)

The conversation underscores the geographical nuances, concluding that due to the Earth's curvature, Maine indeed lies closer to Africa than Florida.

4. Road Trip States Rankings (16:00 - 19:55)

Dick Toledo presents a study evaluating the Best and Worst Road Trip States for 2025 based on factors like cost, safety, attractions, and scenic drives.

• Top Picks:

  • California:
    "Number one because of all the stuff to do."
    (17:02)

  • Minnesota:
    "Lots of lakes, lots of scenic drives."
    (17:04)

  • New York:
    "Lot to do."
    (17:08)

• Worst Ratings:

  • New Mexico:
    "It's the worst because of that damn white sand. You take that out, you got nothing."
    (18:13)

  • Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, Montana, Hawaii:
    Discussed briefly, highlighting specific challenges like limited attractions or road infrastructure.
    (18:16 - 19:55)

The segment provides listeners with valuable insights for planning their summer road trips, emphasizing that Arizona may not be ideal unless starting from Phoenix due to extreme heat.

5. Avocados and Improved Sleep (10:28 - 11:13)

A discussion on a Penn State study reveals that consuming avocados can enhance sleep quality and lower cholesterol levels.

• Dick Toledo explains the study:
  "Researchers had people eat one avocado a day for six months, and they were surprised to find that the sleep improved."
  (10:28)

• John Holmberg muses on pronunciation debates:
  "I make me wonder if it's avocado or avocado."
  (11:02)

The hosts humorously debate the correct pronunciation, concluding that while both variants are acceptable, consistency is key.

6. Scooby Doo Masked Robber Incident (23:06 - 24:50)

A segment covers a bizarre incident where a man in a Scooby Doo costume robbed a Quick Stop convenience store, inspiring talk of a new podcast episode idea.

• Dick Toledo describes the incident:
  "Someone robbed a Quick Stop convenience store wearing a Scooby Doo costume. They got away with cash. He did not steal any Scooby Snacks."
  (24:24)

• John Holmberg and Dick joke about turning this into a detective story:
  "Hopefully they can have some meddling kids solve this crime because they haven't been able to track the guy down."
  (24:24)

The humorous take highlights the show's playful nature in addressing unusual news stories.

7. Listener Interactions and Stories (21:42 - 35:45)

Throughout the episode, listeners contribute stories and questions, adding personal anecdotes and humor to the show.

• Listener "Saya People" introduces themselves:
  "Our name is pronounced sigh. S, I, E, space, Y, A, H."
  (21:54)

• John Holmberg engages with listener-submitted fight stories and humorous incidents, such as a mishap involving a Harley trike and a fireworks factory accident.

• Participants share entertaining tales, including:

  • A street fight with exaggerated consequences
    (31:25 - 34:23)
  • A motorcycle accident involving a grandparent
    (34:54 - 35:27)
  • A humorous take on a car driving into a fireworks factory
    (35:08 - 36:19)

These interactions showcase the hosts' camaraderie and ability to entertain with relatable and amusing content.

8. Closing Updates and Final Remarks (36:10 - 38:50)

As the episode winds down, Brett Vesley provides a final update on Operation Hydration, highlighting significant contributions from local businesses like Dunn Edwards and Qatar Aviation.

• Brett expresses gratitude:
  "Thanks to Dan Edwards. Thanks to Qatar Aviation. They loaded us up this morning. It's crazy."
  (38:34)

John Holmberg wraps up the segment with enthusiasm:
"That's all for the Phoenix rescue mission. So it's all a good thing."
(38:40)

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Notable Quotes:

• Dick Toledo on Maine's proximity to Africa:
  "Maine is 200 miles closer than Florida to Africa." (05:06)

• Brady Bogen on shade importance:
  "Shade's a beautiful thing in the summer." (03:30)

• John Holmberg on the Scooby Doo robber:
  "Hopefully they can have some meddling kids solve this crime." (24:24)

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Conclusion:

This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness delivers a blend of community service updates, geographical insights, humorous debates, and engaging listener interactions. From Operation Hydration's success at Safeway to the quirky Scooby Doo masked robbery, the hosts maintain a lively and entertaining atmosphere, ensuring listeners are both informed and amused.

For more updates and to join the conversation, tune in daily to 98 KUPD's Holmberg's Morning Sickness from 5:30 AM to 10:00 AM or visit www.98kupd.com.

Transcript

[John Holmberg]

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[Brett Vesley]

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[Brady]

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[John Holmberg]

Still streaming Homburg's morning sickness [e-mail] it's time to talk to Brett. Brett has a big day today. He's out at Safeway this morning until about 9. So he's got another there. He's collecting water for operation Hydration. He's giving away all sorts of stuff. He's on 35th Avenue and Bell at that said Safeway. Brett, are you there?

[Brett Vesley]

I'm here.

[John Holmberg]

All right. How is it on 35th Avenue today?

[Brett Vesley]

You should have played Sean Rockefeller song for the wake up song.

[John Holmberg]

But anyway, I didn't see it. What was.

[Brett Vesley]

Wasn't it in the ghetto or something like that? Oh, yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, yeah. In the ghetto. Yeah. Well, that was for you and. Yeah, so we understand.

[Brett Vesley]

No, it's. It's good, actually. It's that everybody's coming out gross. We literally have the back of the truck full.

[John Holmberg]

Right. Nice.

[Brett Vesley]

And now we're working out. Now we're working on filling the cab with this. Well, 35th Avenue Bell is showing face out here. Safeway again, taking all your water donations for Operation Hydration. We're gonna be signing you guys up for all kinds of concert tickets. We have some KUPD swag. We got donuts. Safeway provided us with some donuts to come on out, have breakfast with us. And you know, I gotta say thank you to Chris because he took the Italian thing seriously. Showed up with an envelope on. He's like, hey, I don't got time for this here, go buy some water. So. So if you don't got time to go and buy some water, you don't got time to grab it from the house. You can drop off an envelope. I'll go do some job. And for you. And of course, we got to thank Safeway learner Row Amco for All partnering up with us for this operation hydration.

[John Holmberg]

And thank you as well, Brett, for braving 35th Avenue in the hot, hot sun. And then later, you're not going home today, are you? You're coming back here. You're just going to sleep here. And then later today, you go to 75th Avenue and Encanto.

[Brett Vesley]

Yeah, I don't know who's got it in for me right now, but apparently somebody does.

[John Holmberg]

You're going on to EOS Fitness from 5 to 7. So all morning, you're on 35th Avenue. And if that's not enough, you double down and go to 75th Avenue and ENC and you hang out out there for a little while. You're gonna have all sorts of people meeting you out on the west.

[Brett Vesley]

I'm hooking it up.

[John Holmberg]

That's right. You're here. You're hanging with the people. You're a man of the people, Brett. We love you for it. Nice job. 35th Avenue and Bell. Brett's at the Safeway. He's collecting. Go give him.

[Brett Vesley]

Here comes the trailer full of water.

[John Holmberg]

I love it. I love it. 35th Avenue. Stepping up. Brett, you need to start being nice to them.

[Brett Vesley]

No, Never.

[John Holmberg]

All right, we'll talk to you later. There you go. Brett's out there. Operation Hydration, 35th Avenue. And of course, the glorious Bell. That to Safeway. Thanks Safeway for this. Brits loading up trucks. We got all sorts of people. A trailer loaded up with water pulls up right as we're closing. Beautiful. It's time now for Brady to give you all the news that only Brady knows. We call that the Brady report. It's brought to you by our friends at all Pro Shade concepts, all pro shade.com put some shade in your backyard. Going to be hot weather. Still trying to figure it out. News has questions. Why is this happening? Well, it's because it's June. July is going to happen as well. Then August, it's all hot. And the thing you're going to be looking for most of all is shade. I noticed it yesterday with my dogs in the backyard. They're wandering around back there. And then all of them found shade. Shade's a beautiful thing in the summer. Create some more with the best in the business. All Pro Shade concepts. It's all prochade.com Brady reported.

[Dick Toledo]

Good Thursday morning to Phoenix. Hello, world. Happy national chocolate pudding day.

[John Holmberg]

Okay. I call it pudding because I'm an adult, but okay. And I'm also not a southern belle. Pudding man. There's nothing more effeminate Than calling it pudding. Is that pudding?

[Dick Toledo]

Couple of basis fun facts at the time General Custer was had his last stand against the Native American tribes in the West. The Brooklyn Bridge was just getting finished in the East.

[John Holmberg]

Wow, that's pretty good.

[Dick Toledo]

Elvis only had three concerts outside the US his entire career.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, I, I, One was in Germany, I think. Right. And then the others were. Is that right? Or was it a concert or just a performance?

[Dick Toledo]

I don't remember all three in Canada.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, that's right. I remember military stuff. Was in Germany. That's right. Because I saw things like the only.

[Dick Toledo]

Two times and he didn't perform.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, the only time. Two, two times Elvis left the country was Germany and Canada. That's. Yeah.

[Dick Toledo]

In the Baz Lauren movie. Luhrmann Elvis movie. You know, they made it basically say because he, he the colonel couldn't travel.

[John Holmberg]

Abroad, it wasn't allowed to leave the country.

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Because he was a criminal without a passport or a real name.

[Dick Toledo]

The closest distance between the U. S and Africa is 3154 miles from Quoty Head, Maine to El Medusa, Morocco. That's 200 miles less than going from the same spot in Maine to San Diego, California.

[John Holmberg]

Africa's closer to Maine.

[Dick Toledo]

That is 200 miles closer.

[John Holmberg]

Florida is not closer to Africa.

[Dick Toledo]

Guess not. Because if we're on the how the United States kind of curves done. It curve up kind of like when on the. Because we're circular.

[John Holmberg]

Yes.

[Dick Toledo]

We see the states like that.

[John Holmberg]

Like layout.

[Dick Toledo]

Because the furthest point north. Yeah, like the.

[John Holmberg]

You're not making any sense. Okay. I think you realize it. I think the answer to my question was yes, Maine is closer to Africa than Florida. The answer is yes. You just said so.

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah, Maine is.

[John Holmberg]

Then you try to describe it. Man, that was clumsy.

[Dick Toledo]

San Diego.

[John Holmberg]

And the one thing was that you listeners didn't see when he said then.

[Dick Toledo]

The states are like this butterfly. It's like a butterfly.

[John Holmberg]

We see him like this and it's like up. He was doing a lot of hand gestures there and it made it harder.

[Brady]

I missed that too because all I was trying to follow was the words.

[John Holmberg]

Right. How again is Maine closer than Florida to Africa?

[Dick Toledo]

How is it 200 miles closer?

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. Wait a minute.

[Dick Toledo]

It's 200 miles less than going from the same spot in Maine to San Diego, California.

[John Holmberg]

That's not what I said. How is Maine closer than Florida to Africa?

[Brady]

Because you said Maine was.

[Dick Toledo]

Oh, because Maine goes further east.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. Than Florida south. Does it make it further north?

[Brady]

Yeah, as well. Triangulating means. Oh, sorry.

[John Holmberg]

Just trying to get him. He was in on it and I liked what he was doing.

[Dick Toledo]

It's math.

[John Holmberg]

You just need to walk away that.

[Brady]

Actually think about it.

[John Holmberg]

No, no. Don't know.

[Brady]

That might be his best answer.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, yeah? Yeah. Well, it took a while.

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

And I was trying to. What you didn't realize was I was performing a test. Stop it.

[Brady]

How'd it go?

[John Holmberg]

Say something quickly, like putting my board away. If you just say it's not I don't know, or it's a lot of math. I can't go on. But you started to do hand gestures mapping like your minority reported for a second with your hands. You were moving states around. The United States is curved instead of just saying what you said at the end there. And this is a lesson for you. When somebody says that and you don't know. Stop it. Although for radio purposes, by all means, always try to explain things, Brady, because it is weird. The United States curved.

[Dick Toledo]

Samuel L. Jackson.

[John Holmberg]

Hold on. How is it curved? What did you mean by that?

[Dick Toledo]

Because it changes.

[John Holmberg]

We just talked math. There you go. He's learning. Did you see he was starting. He doesn't know why or Alex Kirk right now. Exactly. Place.

[Dick Toledo]

It's math.

[John Holmberg]

There's a good boy. You almost jumped back into just explaining something. You had no idea what you were talking about.

[Dick Toledo]

We at least have a treat jar.

[John Holmberg]

We gotta help you out. And throw him. Throw him a piece of pizza every time he does it. Good boy.

[Brady]

Got some chocolate for you.

[John Holmberg]

Just running around the building. It's math. It's math. It's math.

[Dick Toledo]

Now roll over.

[John Holmberg]

Bus now lets himself.

[Brady]

Show me your tummy.

[John Holmberg]

I'll show you a video shake. I'll post the video. It's very funny. Bus has a thing. He can open a sliding glass door real easy now with his nose. And he, you know, has been trained throughout time. You go outside and go, wee wee. You get a cookie. So he'll sit there, he'll be bored. And you'll just hear the door opens. And then he comes back and sits by the cookie jar and looks like I just let myself out. I hope you guys realize how awesome that was. And now he'll go let himself out, take two steps onto the pavement and two steps back in the house. And that's going outside. And he runs to the cookie jar. He's brilliant. He's a genius. And he's just such a jackass. And he opens with that little stub. Bull bulldog nose. Smashes it against the torque.

[Dick Toledo]

That's pretty good.

[John Holmberg]

It's Easy now. He hits the curve of it, and when it's locked, he knows. He pushes and he turns around like the latch.

[Dick Toledo]

Samuel L. Jackson was supposed to have a giant afro for Pulp Fiction, but the production assistant who went to get him a wig didn't know the difference between an afro and Jerry Curl.

[John Holmberg]

Jerry Curl work better.

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah, I agree.

[John Holmberg]

Although if it was the opposite, if he had the afro and somebody said it was going to be Jerry Curl, you'd be like, oh, that wouldn't work.

[Brady]

Speaking of, how many of the draft picks last night had the same goddamn haircut?

[John Holmberg]

A lot of the same. There's a lot of style going with the hair. And I blame Gunna.

[Brady]

Oh, I hadn't thought about that.

[John Holmberg]

Gun is hot right now and everybody's looking like him. By the way, speaking of the NBA draft, the Suns trade with the Rockets to get Dylan Brooks and all that. Dylan Brooks, brand new Phoenix son is embroiled in a mess. Now. He just filed a restraining order against his girlfriend because she's stalking and might kill him and stuff. So, welcome to Phoenix. Dylan and his crazy girlfriend couldn't be happier to have you.

[Dick Toledo]

You got time to settle it?

[John Holmberg]

Great. She's here. Do we need this?

[Dick Toledo]

A study at Penn State found eating avocados might help you sleep better. Researchers had people eat one avocado a day for six months, and they were surprised to find that the sleep improved. It also lowered cholesterol, which they were expecting, but they weren't sure why it helped them sleep better. Their best guess is just all the extra nutrients avocados have loaded with fiber, potassium, folate, vitamin K and other good stuff.

[John Holmberg]

You make me wonder if it's avocado or avocado.

[Dick Toledo]

Tomato, tomato, avocado.

[John Holmberg]

But tomato is wrong.

[Brady]

They say avocado.

[John Holmberg]

I mean, clearly if you ever met anybody said, we're not British, you'd punch them in the nose.

[Dick Toledo]

Don't point the English.

[John Holmberg]

We're not, though. He's right. It's wrong. If you said tomatoes to me, I would punch you square in that button nose. Potato. Nobody says potato. You're an. Is it avocado or avocado? It's something, something. Check out Homework's morning sickness [e-mail] it's.

[Brady]

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[Dick Toledo]

Avocado.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, I say avocado. I don't think either are wrong, but one of them is definitely preferable. One of them makes us one's.

[Dick Toledo]

One is maybe more hillbilly than the other one of them.

[John Holmberg]

I don't know which one, but I know tomato. When people say tomato, tomato, I'm like, there's a clear Winner here.

[Dick Toledo]

Enter aunt.

[John Holmberg]

Aunt. Aunt.

[Brady]

You say aunt.

[John Holmberg]

I say okay, because you're an American. Say aunt. Aunt Nancy. Aunt Trisha.

[Dick Toledo]

I know, but remove the u out of that.

[John Holmberg]

Well, I know. Avocado. I'm right. Brady's the hillbilly. Yep. So it's not avocado.

[Dick Toledo]

Take that.

[Brady]

It's not avocado.

[John Holmberg]

Avocado. Right.

[Brady]

Avocado.

[John Holmberg]

Because that two arguments I can't stand. It's apples and oranges. Well, those are clearly different. You're just arguing apples and oranges. I'm like, right, One's an orange and one's an apple. They're wildly different tastes, flavors, shapes, everything. So I have an argument is what you're saying. And the other one is tomato. Tomato. Anybody that says tomato to you needs a punch in the nose. There's a clear winner there. Oh, you know what you're talking about. It's tomato, tomahto. I'm like, no, no, no. One is right and one is wrong. You're making my point for me.

[Brady]

Stop it, texters.

[John Holmberg]

Brady, how is the earth. America's curved. And where. Where does the curve begin?

[Dick Toledo]

It's math.

[John Holmberg]

Double back.

[Dick Toledo]

With another pallet.

[John Holmberg]

Another semi truck from the sea. Guys are here. Say ah. Yeah.

[Brady]

No, this is smaller than the last one.

[John Holmberg]

All right. Still could fit a pallet on there if they do it again. My God. Don't get old, uppity. I'll send you down there to do it. Yeah. Oh, that's it. One semi truck full. Thanks. That's a lot of water, boys.

[Dick Toledo]

Cool mini truck.

[John Holmberg]

That's just a trucking company, isn't it? Yeah. That's awesome. Saia. Siah. Thank you. Right out in our parking lot dumping off water. This is great.

[Brady]

I'm gonna ask this guy for the correct response, but he says, john, you know I would never defend Brady. Normally. Yeah, but just look at a map, man. He's not wrong.

[John Holmberg]

But I know he's not wrong. I'm trying to help him explain things better. Did you think that where he was going was going to be a nice explanation? That's right. He was going to dig a hole. Of course, everything we're on a circle. Everything's curved. There's no flat spots.

[Dick Toledo]

Things curve up and down. It's math.

[John Holmberg]

That's right. They curve up and down. And also because it's a ball side to side, and both are the same.

[Dick Toledo]

This study looked at 32 different factors to find out what the worst and best states for road trips are this year.

[John Holmberg]

Well, Arizona is not a good Road trip state. Unless you're leaving Phoenix. Then it gets great, but it's too hot to drive.

[Dick Toledo]

They looked at the costs, safety, how many attractions or activities there are, like national parks, amusement parks, beaches, lakes, scenic drives.

[John Holmberg]

Texas. According to the results, New Mexico sucks.

[Dick Toledo]

The best summer road trip states in 2025.

[John Holmberg]

California, number one.

[Dick Toledo]

Minnesota.

[John Holmberg]

Because of all the lakes.

[Dick Toledo]

Lot of lakes, lots of sneak drives. New York, number two.

[John Holmberg]

Lot to do.

[Dick Toledo]

Ohio, number three.

[John Holmberg]

No, there's a lot going on there. It's a great road trip because there's roads in and out of it. So you just keep going. You made it through Ohio. It's a nice road. There's getting out of there fast.

[Brady]

You get lost a lot in Ohio.

[John Holmberg]

You get raped in the middle of it.

[Brady]

What?

[John Holmberg]

You stop by Ohio state. Nice.

[Dick Toledo]

Rape only in the rec center. Most.

[John Holmberg]

No, you're getting raped in Ohio State. They, they, they actually encourage different locker rooms. Not only do they encourage it, they love it.

[Dick Toledo]

Utah, Louisiana, Florida.

[John Holmberg]

Utah. I guess if you're looking around.

[Brady]

No, it's the national parks in general.

[Dick Toledo]

Parks, yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Gabby Petito would argue that.

[Dick Toledo]

Idaho, Texas.

[John Holmberg]

To a certain point, she might have been enjoying this. I'm telling you, that road trip did that. Utah's where road trips go south.

[Dick Toledo]

North Carolina, Pennsylvania, worst. The worst.

[John Holmberg]

New Mexico is number eight. Number eight. There are seven states worse than driving through New Mexico. It's because of that damn white sand. You take that out, you got nothing.

[Dick Toledo]

Delaware, number one.

[John Holmberg]

All right, two minutes here.

[Dick Toledo]

Connecticut, number two.

[Brady]

Again, two minutes.

[Dick Toledo]

Rhode island. Number three. Vermont.

[John Holmberg]

These are beautiful states, by the way.

[Brady]

Vermont is awesome.

[Dick Toledo]

Montana is awesome, which is amazing. I mean, it's just done it in the summer long.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. They're not saying you're going to drive all the way across each of these states, or Delaware would be the best one.

[Dick Toledo]

But I guess when it comes down to attractions, I mean, when you're in the East Glacier national, it's really cool, but there's not. Like there's some stuff.

[Brady]

To be an outdoors person.

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Looks pretty good on tv. And that's where I'm gonna leave it. That's fair.

[Dick Toledo]

Hawaii. Tough road trip. Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Not much of a road trip. Pull over and do so.

[Brady]

What was interesting, there's an interstate highway in Hawaii.

[John Holmberg]

Sure. In Joe Biden wanted to build a train to it. Remember that train I was gonna build all the way to Amtrak for San Diego?

[Brady]

Where would it go?

[John Holmberg]

Why? Like I said, how trained? I'm asking. On tracks. The tracks we're making.

[Dick Toledo]

Louisiana is the cheapest road trip state Idaho is the safest. California has the most stuff to do.

[John Holmberg]

All right, so everywhere but your first pick.

[Dick Toledo]

If you're wondering the least safe state for road trips. New Mexico.

[John Holmberg]

New Mexico is the worst. You fall asleep. It's. There's. I think there's hill people and like.

[Dick Toledo]

They'Ve got eyes.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, 14. 14 foot tribes we haven't eradicated or got. They're like these giant alien tribes that live in the. You've seen it when the. Oh, yeah, the hills have eyes. They get lost a little bit. That's always New Mexico. Then you go in there. Bone tomahawk. I think that was in New Mexico. You don't want to. You don't want to meet up with these people. The New Mexican, A cop in England.

[Dick Toledo]

Might lose his job after he asked a female co worker to pull his finger. She refused and he turned around and farted in her face six inches away and laughed.

[John Holmberg]

That's hilarious.

[Dick Toledo]

It happened back in 2021. And the disciplinary thing still hasn't been resolved. If the review board decide decides it qualifies as gross misconduct, he'll lose his job.

[John Holmberg]

How wet was this fart? You hit him with a dry one. And she's just being a baby. That's why women and men shouldn't work together. Because you fart in a guy's face and maybe he pushes you around, but he's not going to go to hr. You fart in a lady's face and the next thing you know, you're in the news halfway across the country.

[Dick Toledo]

We got a guy in Silver Creek, Minnesota. He's in trouble because he lost control of his van and ran into a scissor lift that had two guys on it. The one guy held onto the platform above the scissor lift and was able to duck the van. The other guy got hit. He's in critical condition. The guy arrested. His name is Patches. Magic beans. And he was high on mushrooms.

[Brady]

Looney Tunes this week.

[John Holmberg]

Well, no, I thought he was. Yeah, I thought he was a. Like some kid's cat. Didn't you? Didn't Kirby name your kid Patches? Oh, Stitches or something. What's the one that ran away and you didn't look for it?

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah, that was. Oh, man.

[John Holmberg]

Mittens.

[Dick Toledo]

Mittens. No, Mitten. We still have Mr. Mittens. It was.

[John Holmberg]

You don't remember the name of your pet that ran away that caused great strife?

[Dick Toledo]

Lily Pickles.

[John Holmberg]

Okay, There you go. That's what I'm talking about.

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah. No relation to Patches Magic beast.

[John Holmberg]

Okay. Sounds similar, though.

[Brady]

The Saya People have texted in. Okay, guys, long time listener to kpd. Love the show. Our name is pronounced sigh. S, I, E, space, Y, A, H. Sigh.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, that's what we're saying.

[Brady]

Okay.

[John Holmberg]

Except for I look at it and I go say I. Yeah. Say yeah. Oh, thank you, guys. No matter what, it's. No matter how you pronounce it, you're a rose to me.

[Dick Toledo]

There's a hotel in China. It was ordered to halt the morning wake up call. Some of the guests could take advantage of if they ordered the red panda wake up, where they'd bring the red pandas to the room in the morning and really run up on the bed and wake up the family.

[John Holmberg]

Adorable. Not full size.

[Dick Toledo]

Oh, yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, they're not very big, are they?

[Dick Toledo]

They're not real big, but they've got claws. It's like a. It's like a Wolverine version of a panda.

[John Holmberg]

That's accurate.

[Dick Toledo]

That's what they look like.

[John Holmberg]

Well, yeah, but they're not acting like Wolverine. Nobody does.

[Dick Toledo]

They don't have a temperament.

[John Holmberg]

The Wolverine wake up call, it's not necessarily gonna match that. That's cute. Yeah, Puppy wake up call would be outstanding. I would stay at that place all day. Although puppies pee on stuff, but so do probably red pandas. They put diapers on them or something.

[Dick Toledo]

They're shutting it down because they're protected and they're like, how are they less protected?

[John Holmberg]

By being the hotel guest.

[Dick Toledo]

I think it's a great way.

[John Holmberg]

It's awesome. Yeah. Now you're gonna switch them out and they're gonna paint Wolverine's red. And Brady's right. They look close enough and the next thing you know, somebody's gonna get disemboweled at the red roof in. Would you like a wake up call or a red panda wake up call? I don't even. I'm not even gonna ask. I'm just hoping that what I think is happening is happening. Red panda, please.

[Dick Toledo]

So if you booked your room at the Lihi Lidu Liang Jiang Holiday Hotel. Okay, cancel it.

[John Holmberg]

No more red panda wake up calls.

[Brady]

Damn it.

[John Holmberg]

Now it's just a dude dressed as a red panda like they do at their zoos. It's a collie that they painted red.

[Dick Toledo]

The Mystery Machine might be headed to Duncanville, Alabama, because someone robbed a Quick Stop convenience store wearing a Scooby Doo costume. And of course, all the comments made by the people, like, hopefully they can have some meddling kids solve this crime because they haven't been able to track the guy down. They got pictures of them. They say he's the suspect is described as a white male, approximately 5 foot 9 inches tall. He got away with cash. He did not steal any Scooby Snacks. Haha. Okay, zoinks.

[John Holmberg]

Like kill me Scoop.

[Dick Toledo]

It's kind of a lame Scooby Doo that he didn't. He put the head away.

[John Holmberg]

He's just in the suit. He's got a tail in some spots.

[Dick Toledo]

Yep.

[John Holmberg]

Like, let's rob the Quick stop, Scoop Bruh.

[Dick Toledo]

Old Man Wickles.

[John Holmberg]

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[Brady]

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[John Holmberg]

Holmberg's morning sickness texter says.

[Brady]

Hey John, I gotta jump back a little bit because I'm really thinking now about when I go out tonight in Tempe using Brady's logic. Does this now mean that flat chested chicks are now curvy?

[John Holmberg]

They're curved. Rib cages are round. You gotta do it with your hands. Like the thing he did with his hands was he pushed him up. The earth is America.

[Dick Toledo]

United States is curved.

[John Holmberg]

Then he pushed him up. He was having a fantasy about a big breasted woman. Like put your hands in the air, mother. Give us everything in the cash register or I'll kill you and your family. Right? I would love to be robbed by Shaggy and Scooby. I think it'd be fun if you don't give it to me. If you hit the button, I swear I'll. You right in the butt. Yeah, he means it.

[Dick Toledo]

I got some radio videos.

[John Holmberg]

All right, Stretch. Really? Oh, more Shaggy and Scooby?

[Brady]

Yes, please.

[John Holmberg]

Like, tie him up, Scoob. Yeah, I know who you two are. I've seen the cartoons. You better keep your trap shot if you know what's good for it. Or Scooby, you'll shove his red lipstick in there. I'm hard. Yeah, he's hard. Well, you asked to stretch. Next thing you know, I gotta have these guys banging the old cash register or it's not gonna.

[Dick Toledo]

Hey, it's Jonathan Winters.

[John Holmberg]

He's always here. Oh, it could be. Special guest, the Harlem Globetrot. I think I know who you boys are. Like, we've an id, Scoob. Let's get out of here. You just killed that guy. I sure did, Scoob. Those two. Lose it. It's a bad trip, Scoob. Somebody laced the weed. I'm seeing things, Shaggy. By the way, like, I shouldn't be driving, man. Get off my ass.

[Brady]

Cops. This reminds me of. Have you seen the thing that's been going around social media of the AI, Bigfoot and yeti?

[John Holmberg]

Oh, yeah, I love that stuff.

[Brady]

That reminds me of that.

[John Holmberg]

Like, they're shooting back Scoob forever. That's my favorite cartoon I've ever invented in my head.

[Dick Toledo]

It still blows me away that there's only, what, what, 65.

[John Holmberg]

60 episodes of the whole thing. Like, we gotta get out of here, Scoob. We're dead weight. This is it, braggy. It is. Scoob. Hold my hand. We're driving off the edge, dad. Let me finish, damn it. Christ on a crutch. It's like being in a black movie. He's talking to the screen. Oh, like, Toledo. Ruin the ending, Scoop? What else is new?

[Brady]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Let me take a bullet. I'm gonna put you out of your misery now, boy.

[Dick Toledo]

First radio video is a guy messing with a line in a cage. Watch how quick the claw gets the guy's hand.

[John Holmberg]

So, guys, reaching for a lion and a cage and this looks like it's at a PetSmart. That's no lion cage.

[Dick Toledo]

It's a good zoo.

[Brady]

Come on.

[John Holmberg]

You're right. It's getting cracking. Yeah, everything's kind of broken.

[Brady]

Well, that's a big. I didn't see the hole.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, there's a massive hole. And the lion's right there. This guy's a foot away. Oh, did he get him? Oh, look at the hand. Opened his hand up with one nail. Oh, my God. Yeah, don't toy around at the lion cage, Brady. Good eye.

[Dick Toledo]

Or something.

[Brady]

No, that's something you would do.

[Dick Toledo]

Oh, I would not do that.

[John Holmberg]

Yes, you would. You know what Brady's about to say? I wouldn't get hit by it too fast. This guy said, can we have Outlaw? Can we have Outlaw? Scooby and Shaggy in the squares tomorrow? Yeah, maybe. I don't know. That's an awful lot to do. I don't know how much the sequel can deliver. And plus, people who didn't hear it tomorrow be like, what the hell's going on? Like, we're on a rampage. Like, let's rob a train, Scoob.

[Brady]

Oh, I like the sequel.

[Dick Toledo]

Got a little fight in the dog park. The lady swings twice in the. The question. There's like, oh, geez, she's just swinging away.

[John Holmberg]

The dog is trying to get the guy out of there. She's got sticks and she's walking like, 15 dogs. Oh, he gets a bigger stick. She swings. Oh, he got her. He hit her as hard as he can. Look at all the dogs she was walking. She started it. Two swings. She hits him with sticks. He goes and finds a massive stick. Now he's only got one dog. She's got like 12. Oh, my God. He comes at her, and this is a big stick. And he tops her right on top of the head, straight down.

[Dick Toledo]

He was found not guilty according to.

[John Holmberg]

Are all of her dogs on leashes or are they just following her? She's magic.

[Brady]

Drops him. Or is that stick? That's the stick. I thought that was the.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, like. And then he comes running there. She doesn't move. Her defense system stinks.

[Brady]

And then, look, it looks like he's feels bad because he knows all the dogs are.

[John Holmberg]

You know what my favorite part is? There's like 11 dogs are like, get away from her. She's nuts. Like, they. They just got. None of them are on leashes. What kind of dog park is this? Yeah. Oh, man. She didn't even get her hands up. All right, he was found not guilty. Self defense.

[Dick Toledo]

That's what it says. Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

I mean, but he did. Here's the self defense problem. He ran away to get the stick and then went back to her. So he started a new fight legally.

[Dick Toledo]

Is that right?

[John Holmberg]

Absolutely. If I start hitting you and you can get away and you come and I don't come after you, she starts chasing him and stuff. But if you can get away, get away if you're Trapped or whatever. Self defense, usually. And it can be argued. I know that. But he went and got a weapon and then started a new fight. He went back to a fight. So you can get like a lawyer can get. You get. That's bad.

[Dick Toledo]

Next one is just a reminder for everyone with the 4th of July coming up.

[John Holmberg]

Okay, guys, careful with your. Something flaming in his hand here. It's a lot open. It just blew up in his hand. Oh, here he comes with. Oh, just tattered, son.

[Dick Toledo]

I think we're done for the night.

[John Holmberg]

And he's running to. If there's a hospital in that city, it's less clean than the place he was running.

[Brady]

He's not running a hospital. He's running to his aunt's house. She's got better meds.

[John Holmberg]

That's true. Oh, his hand is just tattered. Joke cigar.

[Dick Toledo]

Okay, finally got another street fight.

[John Holmberg]

Arabic.

[Dick Toledo]

This guy lands too big.

[John Holmberg]

All right, Two dudes fighting. One dude in a blue, like, bodysuit. Oh, he ducks two punches. Now he's not looking. Oh, he lands one on the big guy.

[Dick Toledo]

Look away.

[John Holmberg]

Hey, the. The. Oh, he gets up and he lands it again.

[Brady]

Is that a flying elbow?

[John Holmberg]

I'll tell you this, the kid who ends up landing two punches is smaller. Well, yeah, he's smaller, but he also ducks two incredibly like, strong haymakers. And then that second punch is awesome. This kid knows how to fight. First guys. Just throwing haymakers wide open, slow punches, and he takes a shot to the head, starts to get up, kids waiting on him, closes the door to the left. Wow. Can't judge a book. Because if I'd have put money on that first clip. It's the big dude. Little guy kicked his ass. Worst feeding I've ever taken in my life was to do is about £120. I swear to God.

[Dick Toledo]

He'S going out.

[Brady]

The one you couldn't. You couldn't hit. When he's on the ropes. He just.

[John Holmberg]

I was told not to hit him too hard.

[Brady]

Oh, oh.

[John Holmberg]

There was no on the ropes. The bell rang, and I broke my nose and my jaw in the first two punches. There was six seconds into that fight.

[Brady]

That's that tall kid, right?

[John Holmberg]

No, he was about 5, 4, 120 pounds, maybe 120 pounds. And he hit me so fast and so hard, twice. I had not left the corner. I took a step and he came running at me. I'm like, this little guy's in trouble. And he stopped 17, 18 seconds later to tell me he didn't want to hit me anymore because I was Bleeding so hard. You're bleeding pretty hard. I'm like, yeah, we're good. No, no, I don't want to hit you anymore. You're bleeding really hard like I am. I know. I'm dizzy right now. I just need you to support me. He kicked my ass.

[Brady]

Can we clutch?

[John Holmberg]

Two punches. Two punches. Nose was hanging by the. It was just way. It's still. If I push it, it's because of him. This is because of him.

[Dick Toledo]

Oh, my.

[John Holmberg]

You can't. You never see me do this. It's been a while. It's. That's my nose. And then my jaw was out of line. You're bleeding really hard. Shut up. Act like you're hitting me in the forehead or so quit punching my nose. Kid kicked my ass. If you looked at the two of us next to each other, it sounded like squidward. All right, SpongeBob, that's enough of that. But if you'd have looked at us before, you'd be like, put all your money on the big bald one that's gonna kill that guy. Nope.

[Dick Toledo]

Next one's a mama pulling up her Harley trike on the trailer.

[John Holmberg]

I like this. She's got her three wheeler. It's Jamie Lee Curtis. Oh, they forgot to put the brake on. It rolled right off the trailer. Oh, she falls off the trailer. Everything went south on this one, grandma. There's an E brake on this thing.

[Dick Toledo]

Doesn't even help, really.

[John Holmberg]

He chases the bike, he lets her fall off the trailer. He's nowhere to be around. The bike's rolling away, man.

[Brady]

That's not a reminder to just walk and do some exercise all the time.

[Dick Toledo]

If you can't balance, well, I mean.

[John Holmberg]

Come on, Rich, that's not fair.

[Brady]

No, it is too fair. That is absolutely.

[John Holmberg]

I mean, if you can't balance, you have to have a three wheeled motorcycle. You're already in trouble. I don't expect you to do tightropes. Like, we should kill Toledo Scoop. Yeah.

[Dick Toledo]

The last one's another fourth of July special. This is what a car looks like running into a fireworks. Oh, factory.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, it's hitting a fireworks. Car just freaking drove into the fireworks place. Oh, nothing to see here. Oh, my God.

[Brett Vesley]

Car into.

[John Holmberg]

If this is like a naked gun.

[Dick Toledo]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

The whole place is going, oh, my God.

[Brady]

By the gas station.

[John Holmberg]

While that's going on, the fireworks are everywhere. This is beautiful.

[Dick Toledo]

Finale.

[John Holmberg]

Man, this actually makes me want to drive into a fireworks factory.

[Brady]

Wow.

[John Holmberg]

I want to ghost right into a fireworks.

[Dick Toledo]

There's so many of those tents set up right now.

[John Holmberg]

I want to start my car on fire and then just neutral it right into one of those things and stand back and watch the show. But I do it at night. I'm not an idiot. The daytime, it's kind of just noises. All right, well, there you go. We'll check with Brett one more time. 35th Avenue and Bell. He's at Safeway, and they're killing it. The SIA people are here. Look at that.

[Brady]

Dunn Edwards. Thank you.

[John Holmberg]

Dunn Edwards has dropped off a trailer full of water. Holy cow. Today is huge. We're making up. We're not here next week. We're doubling down. Nice job.

[Brady]

The crew is still going out next week.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, they are?

[Brady]

Yes. They're going out to 32nd street and Camelback. I think it's a safe way.

[John Holmberg]

It's right by my house. All right, there you go. All right, cool. Well, there you go. Thank you to everybody. We'll talk to Brett next. There goes your Brady Report. It's 98. Still streaming Homburg's Morning Sickness [e-mail]. Like, ye. Was that Shaggy? Do we have Shaggy in a thing I didn't even like? Yeah. People are giving me suggestions on how to do, like, I'm not doing. And my favorite line that's been delivered to me on a Shaggy Scooby moment was, yeah, well, I used to guys like you in prison. That is an accidental smash hit. Thank God. We had to stretch. Brett's out there this morning, and man, oh, man, this is, I think, the biggest day in operation hydration history.

[Brett Vesley]

It's gotta be.

[John Holmberg]

It's gotta be.

[Brett Vesley]

Definitely gotta be.

[John Holmberg]

All right, so we just had the sea guys drop off a huge. Was it a pallet? And more. They just dumped off some here at the station. You were at 35th Avenue in Bell, Already had the truck full when what happened?

[Brett Vesley]

Well, the ladies from Qatar aviation show up. They come out every year, and they just brought in a car trailer full. So I filled both trucks. Now I literally can't take any more water. This is seriously.

[John Holmberg]

Okay.

[Brett Vesley]

And so then the guys, the ladies, and the guy from Dunn Edwards paint shows up with four pallets on their truck.

[John Holmberg]

I don't even know. That's massive. I don't even know what truck could hold that. That's incredible. So, yeah, without big fake truck. Yeah. Without question, the biggest day in operation hydration history. This is outstanding. Outstanding.

[Brett Vesley]

So thanks to Dan Edwards. Thanks to Qatar aviation. I mean, they. They loaded us up this morning. It's crazy.

[John Holmberg]

That's amazing. Well, it's all for the Phoenix rescue mission. So it's all a good thing. That's outrageous. Brett, your.

[Brett Vesley]

I'm out of here. I can't take any more water.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, that's it. You got to come home. All right, well, that's it. Thank you to 30. But, Brett, say it out loud. I love 35th Avenue.

[Brett Vesley]

Thank you. 35th Avenue.

[John Holmberg]

All right. Close enough. Where it's a start. It's a start. I can't expect you to leap that far right off heat. First. First time. Be careful coming back. All right. There you go. Nice job. Brett Vesley out there this morning at the Safeway Operation hydration just raging along. That's beautiful. Joey Avery's here. He's at Desert Ridge Improv this weekend. We'll chat with him next after Nickelback. It's 98K upd, Arizona's most powerful rock radio station. He said fully erect.