Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness (Arizona)

Episode Air Date: September 1, 2025
Main Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Episode Title: Guy Emails New Girl At Work He's Banging Had Pic Of His Dad On Dresser - Talking Body Maladies w/People BO

Episode Overview

This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness is a wild ride through accidentally hooking up with your cousin, awkward family histories, and the gross-yet-fascinating realities of body lumps and maladies. With their characteristic brash, irreverent style, the hosts take listener emails and live stories, riffing proudly with their Arizona audience. They navigate everything from taboo family encounters to the dark humor of medical oddities and the passing of a memorable golf personality.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Accidentally Hooking Up With Your Cousin

[01:41–06:30]

• The morning's first big email involves a listener ("Terry") who details an exciting week of hooking up with a new coworker—only to discover, at her place, a family photo with his estranged father.
• The shocking realization: The "love of his life" is almost certainly his first cousin.
• Terry admits:
  "I believe the love of my life is my first cousin and is, by the way, the best sex I've ever had. Without question.” (Terry, 02:20)
• Laughter and commentary ensue:
  • Co-Host: “That’s a very royal relationship.” (02:58)
  • Main Commentator: “This is why I don’t want to fly in coach with you people.” (02:59)
• The hosts riff on Terry’s predicament, the awkwardness of family estrangement, and how modern, scattered families increase the odds of such accidents.
• Memorable Moment:
  Holmberg’s dark quip about birth control:
  "I'm just going to tie a little hanger to my penis every time I have sex and just let it go in there and do the damage before I can do anything else… You might be my cousin, I don't know." (06:06)

2. Family Disconnection and Unintended Consequences

[04:27–05:17]

• The hosts discuss how split families, divorces, and moves can result in never knowing your relatives—and thus accidentally dating or hooking up with cousins.
• Co-Host: "It has to increase that... you’re running into cousins you’ve never seen." (04:42)
• Bizarre solutions are tossed around: hoping she was adopted, refusing to return to work, etc.
• Undercurrent: lots of laughter about the frequency of similar emails received.

3. Body Maladies Show-and-Tell

[06:31–12:29]

• Holmberg recounts a conversation with coworkers about odd lumps and bumps on bodies—his own included.
• His own story: a skull lump that looked like a "boneless chicken wing" when removed. Insurance only paid for it if considered "cancerous."
  • “The thing that was in my head … looked so much like a boneless chicken wing. I would have taken a bite just to see.” (08:14)
• Jennifer (with a G), a sales lady, has a bump in her elbow with a pulse—cue jokes about “the baby in her elbow.”
  • “It is a living creature with a heartbeat and a soul. And Kari Lake would never let her remove it. It has to come to term…” (09:19)
• Other attendees at the event try to one-up one another with gross-out body stories:
  • A guy can “shoot” a lump in his forearm out like a water balloon. Another displays a shoulder hollow big enough to fit a fist.
  • Reflections on how everyone hides physical imperfections but everyone has something weird:
    “None of you are flawless, for God’s sakes.” (11:04)
• High school stories:
  • One kid had a permanent crater in his chest and could eat soup out of it, another had a sunken chest that Holmberg found “so gross.”

4. Brief Tribute to Chichi Rodriguez

[13:50–16:04]

• A listener’s email notes the passing of golfer Chichi Rodriguez, leading to reminiscence of televised golf, playful ethnic humor, and 1970s nostalgia.
  • Main Commentator: "Chi Chi Rodriguez was more like just a… he was the charro of golf.” (14:24)
  • Jokes about how Rodriguez was the “fun” guy in a very stiff, white sport, often remembered more for his sword dance than his play.
  • Co-Host:
    “He was well known for … not a goat by any means.” (15:03)
• Sidebar: references to Lee Trevino and 1970s/1980s TV culture.
• Commentary on how bigoted humor was common on TV and the “fun” in being different was more accepted.

5. Sports, Excuses, and Faking Injuries

[16:04–19:22]

• The hosts share a quick take on athletes feigning injury after losses, referencing track runner Noah Lyles and gymnast Simone Biles—comparing it to kids making up excuses to avoid admitting defeat.
  • “When Noah Lyles pretended he was dying after the 200 … I could run 200 meters, not as fast as him obviously, but ... I don't need a wheelchair to leave.” (18:25)
• Relates to their own childhoods:
  • Holmberg tells a story about a kid named Sammy who would feign injuries whenever he lost.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On accidental cousin romance:
  "This is why I don't want to fly in coach with you people ... that's how you find out—a family picture at her place while you're picking up panties for her to get whored out at your dump again tonight." (02:59–03:29)
• On family disconnection:
  "The whole thing about divorce and split families … Stepdad this… You're running into cousins you've never seen." (04:34–04:44)
• On body oddities:
  “The thing that was in my head … looked so much like a boneless chicken wing. I would have taken a bite just to see.” (08:14) “It is a living creature with a heartbeat and a soul. And Kari Lake would never let her remove it.” (09:19)
• On sportsmanship and faking:
  “When Noah Lyles pretended he was dying after the 200 … That’s not that far… This particular time, you gotta wheel me out of here. It's... I think I've lost all the... I think my spine snapped.” (18:25)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:41–06:30: Terry's accidental cousin story and reactions
• 06:31–12:29: Body maladies at the work event—lumps, pulses, and contesting the grossest physical oddity
• 13:50–16:04: Chichi Rodriguez tribute and golf/TV nostalgia
• 16:04–19:22: Riffing on athletes faking injury after losing and related childhood stories

Tone and Style Notes

• The episode is signature Holmberg: irreverent, raw, and laced with shock humor and camaraderie.
• The crew’s banter feels inclusive for the long-time Arizona audience but is peppered with enough universal oddities and stories to entertain new listeners.
• Quotes reflect their unfiltered, explicit comedic style—topics are handled with gleeful insensitivity.

Overall

A classic episode of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness, where real emails spark taboo debate, medical oddities become fodder for gross-out humor, and there's always room to joke about nostalgia—for better or worse. If you’re squeamish or easily offended, this is not your morning show, but for their rabid Phoenix fanbase, it’s another laugh-filled broadcast.