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John Holmberg
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Brady
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John Holmberg
We're here with Byron from M and P Guns. Byron, why should someone choose to go to M and P Guns?
Byron
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John Holmberg
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Byron
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Brady
My mom asked me, she's like, when.
Unknown Male Host 1
Did we stop being best friends?
Byron
His biggest tour ever is coming to Phoenix.
Unknown Male Host 1
You remember that when you were a.
Brady
Little boy and you like, you loved your mom and you thought she was the cool.
Unknown Male Host 1
You remember when you were gay? Every little boy is just their mom's gay best friend. There's literally zero difference.
Byron
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Brady
The best of Homer's Morning Sickness.
Unknown Male Host 1
This is the big red radio.
Brady
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Unknown Male Host 1
The genie doesn't do anything. What do you mean? Every time she needs to shut down, he's like, what do I do?
Brady
She's like, I got it, genie dude.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
It's like, there's no purpose to the genie.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Not for trying, not for lack of trying.
Unknown Male Host 1
What do you need?
Brady
And then she says, I got it.
Unknown Male Host 1
Why am I here? I have no direction. I'm a one dimensional character. Give him a job.
Unknown Female Voice 2
It's buys and tries day. Change it up.
Brady
Yeah, you did leg day last week.
Unknown Male Host 1
Genie's got nothing. She doesn't need him.
Brady
Job does itself over there. Commercial doors.
Unknown Male Host 1
Boom.
Brady
She doesn't need Genie. And then he just butts in and at the end, she always kind of insults him with, hey, you're unnecessary. It's like, ah, we're trying to figure it out with you guys. Yeah, I can't tell if that's the most brilliant advertising campaign of all time or if I just watch too much pornhub because the acting's similar.
Unknown Male Host 1
Hey, we're gonna get called out. I know. I'm just saying I'm intrigued.
Brady
I want to hear the next installment.
Unknown Male Host 1
And then.
Brady
Yeah, Charlie Brown's mom's there now.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
Okay.
Unknown Male Host 1
Who is that?
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
None of your business. Commercial doors, dot com.
Unknown Male Host 1
What's going on?
Unknown Female Voice 2
I want one.
Brady
I can't. I can't tear myself away. I am in on Tasha and the genie. I am in. Commercial door.
Unknown Male Host 1
I do.
Brady
I want to know what it would look like.
Unknown Male Host 1
Yeah.
Brady
Whatever they've done with this genie, they've hypnotized me into thinking maybe my front door is dumb. I need a commercial door for my house. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm so in. You've hypnotized me something. Hey, advertising works. That's all. I'll tell you who else isn't listening to that going, what is going on? Do I need one of those?
Unknown Male Host 1
Yes.
Brady
Dude, should I get one of those doors? I think I have to.
Unknown Male Host 1
What do you need?
Brady
I think a door. I wanna. It's like a soap opera now. I wanna know what's next. Not sure what was going on with that one. She just keeps telling that genie, I don't need you. And he keeps showing up, man. I think it's gonna end in a fight. I think can end right. Genie and Tosh are gonna fight. They're gonna fight before it's over. Can't wait. Bring me the next. And so maybe I could. I'll go talk to Abad who recorded those and say, hey, can I get a sneak preview for the next one? Because they already pre recorded all this stuff. This is Genie.
Unknown Male Host 1
Come here. You never need me. What happened to us?
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
I think it's time we ended this relationship. Genie.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Why?
Unknown Male Host 1
Tasha? I'll do anything. What do you need?
Unknown Female Voice 2
It is.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
You don't care about me the way I need to. Be cared for.
Unknown Male Host 1
Oh, come on. That's not fair.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
ACpcommercialdoors.com.
Unknown Male Host 1
What just happened? If he goes angry, you always do this. You nag, nag, nag.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
This is what I'm talking about.
Unknown Male Host 1
No, let me say something.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Commercial. Commercial. Door on the lamp.
Unknown Male Host 1
How come you never asked me what I need? It's just a one way street. Here, take.
Brady
Take.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
Genie, Genie, you're overreacting.
Unknown Male Host 1
Well, God damn it, somebody's got to say something. I want to see commercial doors.
John Holmberg
I want to see him get pissed in the.
Unknown Male Host 1
What happened?
Brady
Just get your popcorn. I don't know what's going on with that. I'm intrigued. I'm all over it.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Next on Genie. Love at first sight.
Brady
Genie and Tasha say, Genie, you're used to.
Unknown Male Host 1
Well, I'm trying to do my best. You always tell me I'm unnecessary. You know how that makes me feel as a man and a genie? I need a job. I need something to do. I have to feel functional.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
Well, right now, it's all up to me.
Unknown Male Host 1
God damn it.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
Asap. Commercial tours dot com.
Unknown Male Host 1
What happened?
Unknown Female Voice 2
The counselor's like. I think what the genie is trying to say.
Brady
See, you're not being heard, Genie. And I hear you, but Tasha's not.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
What does he need to be heard?
Unknown Male Host 1
This is what I'm saying. Do you hear her? Do I hear it? Or is it. Am I crazy or is it me?
Brady
No, no, Genie, you're being heard. You need to be validated. Tasha, Genie needs to be validated. He's doing his best.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
But why would I validate him when I can handle all of the calls myself?
Unknown Male Host 1
Well, then what are we doing?
Unknown Female Voice 2
You're love bombing with the wishes.
Brady
You're giving him love bombs.
Unknown Male Host 1
It's too much.
Brady
It's only gonna let him down.
Unknown Male Host 1
His love language is giving. My love language is giving. And hers is times and service. She just wants to spend time together. I need to feel needed. Do you hear me, Taja?
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
Genie, I was on the phone.
Unknown Male Host 1
God damn it. Come on.
Brady
Genie's gonna get frustrated. I think she's gonna. There's some resentment there. I'd like one time, Tasha, for you to ask Genie what he needs. That's all I'm saying.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Stay tuned.
Unknown Male Host 1
It would be great, too. Say, genie, what do you need?
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
Now this is about you. What do you need, Genie?
Unknown Male Host 1
Oh, it's a breakthrough. Wait. Aw, Genie, close the big door. I gotta. What a day. Lay down in the lamp. Let's talk it out. There's a chance it will work.
Brady
I'm with my life right now. Every time there's a conflict I just want to be able to look at Brady and are in an argument.
Unknown Male Host 1
That's what you say.
Unknown Female Voice 2
I've had it asap.
Unknown Female Voice (Tasha)
Commercial tours dot com.
Brady
And it just ends right there. Until next time. You geniuses have me intrigued. What's going on with that thing? I can't ignore it. Sorry Brady. That's all I want to talk about.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Jennifer Lopez is going through her divorce right now. She filed for divorce.
Brady
Jennifer Affleck. She wants that off now. This morning she changed her name.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Well if she would end up losing a bunch of money say records don't sell. She can't tour anymore. She'll be okay. She has a little fallback. She's got 17 million dollar collection of engagement rings. Oh geez. Johnny Noah is number one. He spent 130000 JLo. Married him in 97.
Brady
Peanuts.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Divorced in 98. Then Chris Judd $200,000 on the engagement ring there. They married in 2001. Divorced 2002.
Brady
Okay, that's pretty good.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Then Ben came in with a 2.6 million dollar ring.
Brady
Wow.
Unknown Female Voice 2
That ended. That was 2002. Ended 2004. Then Mark Anthony really stepped up with a 6.5 million dollar tripled Ben's ring 2004 to 2011. Then a rod gave her a 2 million dollar.
Brady
Oh, he went backwards. He came in third place.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Yeah.
John Holmberg
Did Ben have to buy a second ring?
Unknown Female Voice 2
And Ben came back in with number two. 5.6 mil.
Brady
They didn't recycle the first one she had man. Well, this is assuming that she's got them all, you know, homework that now that's not right to say. Let's not make my name. We can't turn the whole show into. I think that's Holmberg's morning sickness. And have it associated? No, just go back to calling me the Jew.
Unknown Male Host 1
That's what I was getting at. Come on. I'm offended.
Brady
And I still don't even use the old ring. Why would we use the new ring.
Unknown Male Host 1
When we've got the old?
Brady
You know, if you still have it, it still means as much to me. If it's maybe we add a little some gem on the side. We go to the vortex.
Unknown Female Voice 2
We had the a list of actors that people couldn't stand. You know, get feedback that worked with them on productions and films and said they were real pricks.
Brady
Yeah.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Here's 10 actors who went from the next big thing to fizzling out.
Brady
I know one for sure.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Name it.
Brady
Toby Maguire was not in the top. The other one was the guy from that 70s show. I forgot his name.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Good guess.
Brady
Topher Grace. Topher Grace was going to be a star, and everybody hated him.
Unknown Female Voice 2
He's still landing parts in a lot of.
Brady
Seen him in any.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Number one was Taylor Lautner from Twilight.
Brady
He's a prick.
Unknown Female Voice 2
No, he's just. He was the next big thing.
Brady
I thought it was from being a prick.
Unknown Male Host 1
No.
Brady
He was a big deal. Okay.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Liam Hemsworth. Hunger Games do. Yeah, he does have a new film out. It's on Netflix.
Brady
Wasn't he Bone and Miley Cyrus and, like, all that fell apart?
Unknown Female Voice 2
Yeah. Shailene Woodley. Another one.
Brady
Aaron Rodgers wrecked it. And to be fair, she wasn't as hot as an adult as we thought she was going to be when she was young. Like, when she was, like, 17, 18. And in that movie with George Clooney, you're like, she's pretty. Like, this could. And it just went. It didn't go the right direction.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Hayden Christensen.
Brady
Oh, he can't act.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Brandon Ralph.
Brady
Oh, yeah.
John Holmberg
Remember him?
Unknown Female Voice 2
Superman Returns.
Brady
Dude from. Yeah, the Superman. He was Christopher Reeve Jr. Basically.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Taylor Ketch. He was a dude from Friday Night Lights. Waco. John Carter.
Brady
Okay.
Unknown Female Voice 2
And I think. Wasn't he in one of the X Men movies, too? Watch those. Gambit. And then the other one was Anna, Sophia, Rob, Nothing. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Car Diaries. That was it.
Brady
Well, because you made dumb movies, your career collapsed. That wasn't your fault.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Looks like Ted Lasso, season four is, oh, no closer to getting the green light. They just picked up three core members that said they're in.
Unknown Male Host 1
No.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Hannah Waddington.
Brady
Who's Rebecca Waddingham?
Unknown Female Voice 2
Waddingham. Sorry. Yeah. She's Rebecca Walton, the owner of the team. And then Brett Goldstein, who's Roy Kent, and then Jeremy Swift. He's the director of football operations. Funny character in that.
Brady
Which one?
Unknown Female Voice 2
It's part of the wolf pack. He's the guy that always gets his office moved around.
Brady
Oh. Oh, yeah, the kid.
Unknown Male Host 1
Yeah.
Brady
All right.
Unknown Female Voice 2
He's an older guy. He's got the family.
Brady
I remember him. Anyway, the last season sucked so bad. It doesn't matter. And good.
Unknown Female Voice 2
It'll be interesting.
Brady
Jason.
Unknown Female Voice 2
I guess they'll pick it up.
Brady
He can't go. He left. It ended with him going home.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Yeah, he's.
Brady
Wasn't his mom dying or something? Spoiler alert.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Yeah.
Brady
I don't know why he went back home.
Unknown Female Voice 2
To be with his kid. Yeah.
Brady
And his family. And, like, he just came home.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Didn't she come around a Little bit. The ex wife.
Unknown Male Host 1
A little.
Brady
But I'm not sure how that went. I don't remember because that hanging a.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Little bit saying maybe there's a potential of that.
Brady
Yeah, first two seasons are great. Last season was dreadful. Have you. Did you watch it?
John Holmberg
I watched the first season and you guys started telling me because I was catching up. You guys said how bad the third was. Yeah, I didn't want it to be another Mad Men thing where I just got all the way through and I'm.
Unknown Female Voice 2
Like, okay, I'm done.
Brady
We got very Twinkie. They'd like a big song and dance number on the soccer field to say, yeah, that was bad.
Unknown Female Voice 2
I like the song and dance number. I mean I inspired me to dance. Isabelle liked it.
Brady
Yeah. Hey, it's not weird.
Unknown Female Voice 2
It's pretty cool actually. No membership fees.
Brady
I have heard enough of this.
John Holmberg
Hey Byron, I heard you have something new to announce from MMP Guns.
Byron
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John Holmberg
Well, can you do this to my gun?
Byron
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John Holmberg
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Brady
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Date: August 29, 2025
Podcast: Holmberg’s Morning Sickness, 98KUPD (Arizona)
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Main Themes: Modern advertising, pop culture, celebrity news, entertainment industry trends
This episode of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness centers around John Holmberg's comical frustration and obsession with a baffling "genie" character used in a recurring commercial. The hosts dissect the commercial’s odd dynamics before shifting into the usual Entertainment Drill, featuring lively banter about celebrity divorces, Hollywood’s “fizzled out” stars, and a discussion of returning (and not-so-great) TV shows. The talk remains light, irreverent, and self-aware throughout.
Theme: Advertising obsessions, character dynamics, and the literal soap opera of a commercial.
Theme: Celebrity wealth, relationships, and wry commentary.
Theme: Hollywood, fleeting fame, and personal opinions.
Theme: Disappointing show endings, fan reactions.
The conversation is fast-paced, sarcastic, and self-deprecating, balancing playful mockery with genuine cultural observation. The hosts riff with each other like longtime friends, and often spiral into absurd hypotheticals or meta commentary, making fun of both the subject matter and themselves for caring about it.
This episode highlights the absurdity of modern advertising, reflects on the fickleness of celebrity culture, and pokes fun at beloved (and belabored) TV series. The genie commercial satire is a running comedic thread, and listeners get a behind-the-curtain, unfiltered look at how a morning zoo crew can turn even the dumbest pop culture artifact into comic gold.
Recommended for:
Fans of irreverent pop culture takes, those curious about the oddities of TV advertising, and listeners who love classic morning show energy.