07-07-25 - Entertainment Drill - MON - Dr Phil's Production Company Files Bankruptcy - List Of 30 Greatest SciFi TV Shows Of All Time

Summary

Holmberg's Morning Sickness - Arizona: Episode Summary (07-07-25)

Release Date: July 7, 2025

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1. Entertainment Drill: Volbeat Giveaway

Host Discussions:

John Holmberg kicks off the episode with excitement surrounding the upcoming Volbeat giveaway. Listeners are informed about the chances to win exclusive prizes, including a coveted backstage kiss from the band members.

• Byron: "Volbeat will throw in a kiss. So the last little piece of that is if you want, you can ask Volbeat for a kiss." [02:30]

Notable Quotes:

• Larry: "They're not just doing it for fun; it's part of the prize pack. We just had a guy backstage try to kiss me. I think it'd be awesome." [02:05]

• Byron: "If they don't want to talk about it before, they're going to give you all that other stuff. So just act like we all know this is going on and then at the last second, guys, how about my kiss?" [02:15]

2. Dr. Phil’s Production Company Files for Bankruptcy

The hosts delve into the recent news of Dr. Phil’s Merritt Street Media Company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The discussion highlights the legal battle with the Trinity Broadcast Network (TBN) over alleged contract breaches costing the company over a hundred million dollars.

• Larry: "Dr. Phil's Merritt Street Media Company just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy... alleging that TBN breached the company's contract." [05:40]

Notable Quotes:

• Byron: "I miss his old show. I hate that he became self-important. Back in the day, he was just Dr. Phil." [06:00]

• Richard: "Adam Ray's doing his best to keep him relevant." [06:33]

3. Entertainment Weekly’s 30 Greatest Sci-Fi TV Shows of All Time

A segment dedicated to Entertainment Weekly's ranking of the top 30 sci-fi TV shows. The hosts discuss their personal favorites and reflect on the impact of these shows on the genre.

Top Highlights:

• Number 1: The Twilight Zone
• Number 2: Alf
• Number 3: Battlestar Galactica
• Number 4: Doctor Who
• Number 5: Mystery Science Theater 3000
• Number 7: The X-Files
• Number 9: Firefly
• Number 10: Quantum Leap

Notable Quotes:

• Byron: "Sci-fi geeks will automatically go to is that David Duchovny show, The X-Files." [08:49]

• Larry: "They still sounded... They are just awesome." [13:07]

4. Music News: Streaming Hits and Ozzy’s Final Show

The hosts shift focus to the music industry, discussing the most streamed songs on Apple Music and reflecting on Ozzy Osbourne's final show.

Key Points:

• Most Streamed Songs:

  • Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
  • Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
  • God's Plan by Drake

• Ozzy Osbourne: Celebration of Ozzy’s triumphant final show, with hosts expressing mixed feelings about his retirement and concerns over potential future cash grabs.

Notable Quotes:

• Byron: "I'm happy for him that it's over more than anything else that Sharon finds another cash grab." [10:18]

• Larry: "Brett, you said you saw a little bit of it. But Jason Momoa, when he was the master of ceremonies and when he introduced Pantera, jumped into the..." [11:25]

5. Upcoming UFC Event at the White House

A humorous segment speculating about President Trump hosting a UFC event at the White House, featuring big names like Jon "Bones" Jones.

Notable Quotes:

• Larry: "President Trump's going to hold a UFC event at the White House." [07:11]

• Byron: "We don't know. We haven't come up with a great name yet, but there's not a lot going on in the world, so I figured, why not do this?" [08:27]

6. Concert Highlights and Guest Appearances

The hosts reminisce about memorable concert moments, including surprise performances and guest appearances by celebrities like Steven Tyler and Jack Black.

Key Highlights:

• Jason Momoa jumping into the crowd during Pantera’s performance.

• Steven Tyler surprising fans by performing classics like Train Kept A-Rollin’ and Walk This Way.

• Jack Black appearing in a pre-taped segment playing Mr. Crowley.

Notable Quotes:

• Byron: "Jason Momoa just jumped right in the audience and was going in the circle pit. That had to be a great day though. The bands were incredible." [11:35]

• Larry: "Steven Tyler surprised fans and performed Train Kept A-Rollin’." [11:43]

7. Closing Remarks and Upcoming Content

John Holmberg wraps up the episode by teasing future giveaways, upcoming events, and encouraging listeners to stay tuned for more exciting content.

Notable Quotes:

• Byron: "Be nice to Larry. He'll be nice back. I'm gonna go watch some elf. Have yourselves a great Monday." [13:28]

• Larry: "We have another one coming up later, perhaps later this summer with another band you want to be backstage with." [03:09]

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Conclusion:

In this episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness, listeners are treated to a blend of entertainment news, exclusive giveaways, and engaging discussions on pop culture phenomena. From the excitement of winning a backstage kiss with Volbeat to the contemplation of Dr. Phil’s financial struggles and the nostalgia of top sci-fi TV shows, the hosts provide a vibrant and entertaining start to the day. Additionally, reflections on Ozzy Osbourne's career and lively concert anecdotes add depth and variety to the conversation. Stay tuned for more lively discussions and exciting opportunities on future episodes.

Transcript

[Byron]

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[Richard]

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[Byron]

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[Richard]

You said the dude knew what he was doing.

[Byron]

Guy was pro. He was interviewing. Yeah, he knew what he was doing. Yeah. Wait till you see the next one. Vol. Beats coming up July 26th. We got an entertainment drill coming up next. It's 98.

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[Byron]

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[Larry]

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[Larry]

Dr. Phil's Merritt Street Media Company just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. They went to court and they filed a lawsuit against its distribution partner, the Trinity Broadcast Network.

[Byron]

The religious thing?

[Larry]

Yeah.

[Byron]

Wow.

[Larry]

Allegedly that TBN breached the company's contract which end up costing Merit street over a hundred million dollars.

[Byron]

You are a. And so is your God who has not distributed my show properly. He was the original Jesse from Breaking Bad. What are you looking at? I love Dr. Phil. I miss his old show. I hate. I hate that he became self important. It's back in the day when he was just Dr. Phil.

[Richard]

Adam Ray's doing his best to keep him relevant.

[Byron]

Adam ray does the Dr. Phil I like. Yeah, like everybody laughs at him like this was the real Dr. Phil. That would just. No, bitch, you're doing it to yourself like a little tough love. And now he's got his podcast where he's trying to change your life and all he does is sell you. If you ever listen to his podcast, you know, that's interesting. More so interesting is this hook for my hip. If you lay on it just right, I'M like, you're selling me an Instagram ad. Every few seconds he has a tie in to buy a book or a program or just yell at people again. That was what was fun.

[Larry]

President Trump's going to hold a UFC event at the White House.

[Byron]

By the way, I bought the hook celebrating 250.

[Larry]

You did?

[Byron]

Does it work? I don't know. It's not in yet. But I did buy it. It's 200. Have you seen that ad? It's supposed to dig into your hip bone and release your psoas, which is where all of your pain lives. And you learn that when you go through a lot of physical therapy. Is that in the front of your hip here? You can't get it with your own fingers. You can't dig in. Your body won't let you.

[Richard]

Fixed with the new.

[Byron]

Oh, I am. But it's always for like back pain or sciatic nerve or anything like that. So you just dig this thing in there. Massage therapists can't even get there with their thumbs. Lay down on it, push on it. And it digs into your hip and it releases the so as, which is very hard to do. And there's another thing in there. So the lady's been selling this to me every time I see something and I'm like, I'm getting that. It's 200 bucks. $200 for just basically a stick with a curve. But it's got a purpose. Sorry, go ahead.

[Larry]

So the event would go down at the White house. He wants 20 to 25,000 fans there. Full card. Jon Bone Jones. So he retired, but he said, you know what, I'll come back for that. Yeah, I'll throw down on that.

[Byron]

Okay, great. It's the big throwdown at the White House. We're gonna have that there. The Grouse at the house, we call it. There you go. We don't know. We haven't come up with a great name yet, but there's not a lot going on in the world, so I figured, why not do this?

[Larry]

Entertainment Weekly has ranked the 30 best sci fi TV shows of all time.

[Byron]

Well, sci fi geeks will automatically go to is that David Duchovny show X Files.

[Larry]

X Files came at number seven.

[Byron]

They love that.

[Larry]

Kirby's.

[Byron]

Oh, and then you're gonna do that, right? It's Star Trek. You're gonna get Star Trek. But also the cable people will go with that Battlestar Galactica thing that went crazy.

[Larry]

Number two.

[Byron]

Yeah, I'm thinking of sci fi people. They're the dorks that Overdo things that nobody else watched.

[Richard]

But Babylon 5, that's another one. Yeah, that's a cable one.

[Larry]

Yeah, it. Nope, might be lower down.

[Byron]

What's number one?

[Larry]

Number 10, Quantum Leap. Number nine, Lost. Number eight, Firefly. X Files 7. Star Trek. The Next Generation.

[Richard]

Oh, they're gonna put all the Star Treks on there.

[Larry]

Mystery Science Theater 3000. Number five.

[Byron]

I still watch Rift Tracks. The guys who they're not allowed to call it Mystery Science Theater anymore, they got riff tracks on the original.

[Larry]

Star Trek. Number four, Doctor who. Number three, Battlestar Galactica. Number two. Number one, alf. The Twilight Zone.

[Byron]

Oh, I was wrong for sure. I nailed it with alf.

[Larry]

Shape of you by Ed Sheeran is the most streamed song ever on Apple Music. It's followed by the weekend's blinding lights.

[Byron]

Really, man.

[Larry]

And then God's Plan by Drake. Then I post a bunch of highlights from Ozzy's triumphant final show.

[Byron]

Getting a lot of videos from people showing me Ozzy on the show. And I'm happy for him that it's over more than anything else that Sharon finds another cash grab. Exactly. And that's what I'm worried most about is that all these people just got duped into going all the way to England, spending thousands of dollars, and then Ozzy's gonna do another one. And the only thing you're kind of hoping for is eventually you were right. Remember in 1993, no more tours. And everybody bought shirts. That was it. He was done 32 years ago. He quit. I went and he was back a year ago. Your retirement sucks to her or something like that. It was something like that. It was. And you know, KISS has done it. Everybody's done this as my last tour and they won't stop. This is nice that Ozzy's finally finished because Sharon's driving him into the ground.

[Larry]

Brett, you said you saw a little bit of it. But Jason Momoa, when he was the master of ceremonies and when he introduced Pantera, jumped into the oh, yeah.

[Byron]

Cowboys from Hellstar. He just jumped right in the audience and was going in the circle pit.

[Larry]

Steven Tyler surprised fans and performed Train Kepper Rolling.

[Byron]

Nice.

[Larry]

Walk this way. And covered a whole lot of love.

[Byron]

And he's another one that I don't really want to see doing too much.

[Larry]

And Jack Black appeared in a pre tape segment where he played Mr. Crowley backed by the sons of Tom Morello and Scotty.

[Byron]

And he couldn't show up. Right. I mean, what's Jack Black got going on? Just fly out for a day. Yeah. That's a Big hunk of man flying at you. With Jason Momoa jumping into the crowd. No, he crawled it. He crawled over the bed. He didn't stage dive. No, he didn't stage dive. No, he didn't stage dive. And then I think I'd move like, I don't want to see a guy that size coming to my wrestler all of a sudden. I'm not catching that. I'd have to have the confidence in the rest of those, you know, limey Brits standing next to me, grabbing hold of him as well like that.

[Richard]

They would stay put also.

[Byron]

I don't want to be the only one going, I got it. I did that once with a concert when I assumed the rest of the crowd was with me. And I almost got into a fight with the entire Hell's Angels as they chased my black friend down the stairs. I thought I had backup. And then I realized what I was in the middle of. I realized I had to kill my black friend with those Hell's Angels in order to get into the. There he goes. Yeah, he just kind of climbs in. That's better. That's pretty cool. That had to be a great day though. The bands were incredible.

[Richard]

Sauce and Malison changed.

[Byron]

They.

[Richard]

I mean, we've seen them a hundred times, but they still sounded.

[Byron]

Oh, they're just awesome.

[Richard]

A big show or in a big festival like that.

[Byron]

Has Larry giving away that money yet? He has that last week. Damn it, we missed it. Well, congratulations to the big winner. Larry's got nothing for you. He's all done. Today. Larry comes in with brand new stuff to give you. Be nice to Larry. He'll be nice back. I'm gonna go watch some elf. Have yourselves a great Monday. We'll see you tomorrow. Right here in the morning Sickness so long. It's not weird. It's pretty cool actually.

[Larry]

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[Byron]

I've heard enough of this.

[Richard]

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