09-08-25 - Entertainment Drill - MON - Charlie Sheen Confesses To Having Sex w/Men When He Was On Crack

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Podcast Summary

Podcast: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Arizona
Episode Title: 09-08-25 - Entertainment Drill - MON - Charlie Sheen Confesses To Having Sex w/Men When He Was On Crack
Date: September 8, 2025
Host(s): John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Main Theme:
The team delves into the morning’s entertainment headlines, focusing on a mix of pop culture and controversy—from Kenny G’s surprise VMAs collab to Charlie Sheen’s candid confessions, a canceled Tom Hanks ceremony at West Point, a troubling comedian news story, and clearing up a hot-button listener email.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. VMAs Recap: Surprising Collaborations and Highlights

[03:31 - 03:55]

• Kenny G kicked off the VMAs, collaborating with Doja Cat.

  • Co-host: “Kenny G kicked off the VMAs last night.”
  • Brady (excited): “What? Awesome.”

• Tribute performances featured Ozzy Youngblood, Nuno Betancourt, and Aerosmith legends Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

  • Co-host: “Steven Tyler and Joe Perry did another song.”

• Brady’s sports focus:

  • "I was watching the Ravens lose."
  • “I don't care at all about anything else.”

2. Charlie Sheen's Shocking Admission

[04:02 - 05:06]

• Charlie Sheen publicly admits having had sex with men during a period when he was using crack cocaine.

  • Co-host: “Charlie Sheen admits he has sex with men.” [04:02]
  • Brady (clarifying): “Had or has had.” [04:05]
  • Co-host: “It was a phase. I was doing crack. And he's like, you know what? It happens.” [04:08]

• Addressing the nature of the confession:

  • Brady (bluntly): “That's not why you're gay, though. Let's straighten it out. Crack does not lead you to being gay. Some poor decisions.” [04:13]
  • Co-host jokes about personally avoiding those pitfalls.

• HIV, stigma, and LGBT+ issues:

  • Brady (on social impact):
    “You know who's upset about this or has to be or should be. Is the LGBTQ community. Is because this is an admission of a guy who's got HIV that he dabbled with gay. Now everybody just thought it was through a bunch of dirty decisions he was making with dirty women... so it kind of pushes along the agenda of everybody that thinks, 'see you're, you gotta be gay to get that stuff.'” [04:21]
  • They discuss Sheen's new memoir and upcoming Netflix documentary as the backdrop for his confessional timing.

3. West Point Cancels Award Ceremony for Tom Hanks

[05:09 - 05:55]

• Award for Tom Hanks rescinded at West Point.
  • Co-host: “I guess West Point has decided not to honor Tom Hanks after all.” [05:09]
  • Brady: “Who knows you can't support the troops and be a left. He hates Trump.” [05:27]
  • Conjecture about whether Trump influenced the decision.
  • Brady (praising Hanks): “Band of Brothers by itself should get him in. That's amazing stuff.” [05:35]

4. Comedian in Legal Trouble: John Reap

[05:59 - 06:32]

• Comedian John Reap arrested on serious charges.
  • Brady (explaining): “The comedian John Reap... got in trouble for having like kitty pictures on his phone or something and solicited.” [06:14]
  • Details include 12 counts of charges.

5. Listener Backlash Clarified

[06:32 - 07:33]

• Addressing an email accusing Brady of endorsing inappropriate relationships:
  • Brady (clarifying opinion):
    “I didn't say I was for it. I said it's more socially acceptable for a 20 year old boy to have a 16 year old girlfriend. Doesn't mean it's right. Just means it's more socially acceptable than a 16 year old boy with a 20 year old girl.”
  • Brady (clearing up): “Just want to clear. That lady emailed over and she was very upset at me thinking that I was promoting pedophilia. That's Brady. Brady did that.”

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Brady, on de-escalation and a viral incident:
  • “De-escalation works. Yeah. Dad's pride took a punch. Big deal. I gotta hand it to him. Not sure I would have done it that way. But he did and he won in the end.” [03:23]
• On Charlie Sheen’s drug-fueled admissions:
  • Brady: “That's not why you're gay, though. Let's straighten it out. Crack does not lead you to being gay. Some poor decisions.” [04:13]
• Addressing public perception and HIV:
  • Brady: “It perpetuates the stigma and stereotype of how you get HIV.” [04:53]
• Brady, on Tom Hanks and “Band of Brothers”:
  • “Band of Brothers by itself should get him in. That's amazing stuff.” [05:35]
• Brady, clarifying listener complaint:
  • “I didn't say I was for it... Just means it's more socially acceptable than a 16-year-old boy with a 20-year-old girl.” [06:38]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:31] – VMAs Recap (Kenny G & Doja Cat, Ozzy, Aerosmith)
• [04:02] – Charlie Sheen’s Confession & Commentary
• [05:09] – Tom Hanks’ West Point Award Canceled
• [05:59] – Comedian John Reap’s Legal Issues
• [06:32] – Listener Email Backlash and Brady’s Clarification

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Tone & Takeaways

The tone is brash, irreverent, and conversational—true to Holmberg’s Morning Sickness style. The hosts trade jabs, discuss headlines with a dose of skepticism or snark, but also occasionally touch on underlying social issues, especially relating to stigma and public perception.

If you missed the show:
You’ll get a sense of how the biggest pop stories of the day are filtered through the lens of Arizona’s favorite morning shock jocks—sometimes insightful, sometimes outrageous, always entertaining.

Transcript

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[Co-host or Guest]

Kenny G kicked off the VMAs last night.

[Brady]

What? Awesome.

[Co-host or Guest]

The Video Music Awards. Kenny G. He did a collab with Doja Cat. Oh.

[Brady]

That'S good.

[Co-host or Guest]

The other highlight was the tribute to Ozzy Youngblood and Nuno Betancourt teamed up. And then Steven Tyler and Joe Perry did another song.

[Brady]

Sounds great. I was watching the Ravens lose.

[Co-host or Guest]

I didn't know it was happening.

[Brady]

I don't care at all about anything else.

[Co-host or Guest]

Charlie Sheen admits he has sex with men.

[Brady]

Had or has had.

[Co-host or Guest]

It sounds like he's editing. He's. It was a phase. I was doing crack. And he's like, you know what? It happens.

[Brady]

That's not why you're gay, though. Let's straighten it out. Crack does not lead you to being gay. Some poor decisions.

[Co-host or Guest]

Stayed away from it myself.

[Brady]

You know who's upset about this or has to be or should be. Is the LGBTQ community. Is because this is an admission of a guy who's got HIV that he dabbled with gay. Now everybody just thought it was through a bunch of dirty decisions he was making with dirty women. And I had. And then. So it kind of pushes along the agenda of everybody that thinks, see you're, you gotta be gay to get that stuff.

[Co-host or Guest]

You can read more about it in the book of Sheen. His memoir comes out tomorrow. And then Netflix has documentary coming out on Wednesday.

[Brady]

Yeah, and it is to sell books, you know, but still, if he dabbled in homosexuality and got hiv and it perpetuates the stigma and stereotype of how you get hiv.

[Co-host or Guest]

Now we know.

[Brady]

Now we know.

[Co-host or Guest]

I guess West Point has decided not to honor Tom Hanks after all. He was supposed to get an award at West Point this month for his work with veterans, but they canceled the ceremony. They won't admit it. But now people are saying it's because he wasn't a Trump supporter.

[Brady]

Who knows you can't support the troops and be a left. He hates Trump.

[Co-host or Guest]

Or I mean told by. Or Trump told West Point.

[Brady]

Dude, Band of Brothers by itself should get him in. That's amazing stuff.

[Co-host or Guest]

For sure.

[Brady]

That whole series, the other two he did the, the Airborne series. Oh, everything he's done about that has been give him a little, give him a medal or something. It doesn't matter if he voted another one. That's America.

[Co-host or Guest]

It doesn't mean it's not done. They just had to cancel that ceremony.

[Brady]

Still, you think Trump got involved?

[Co-host or Guest]

Oh, the other thing was when we left, I don't know, talk about on Friday, that news that came out on John Reap.

[Brady]

Oh yeah, the comedian John Reap. He's the one from the Dodge commercials that would pull up and he's a hillbilly and he'd go, hemi in there. You got a hemi under there?

[Co-host or Guest]

Been in here a couple times.

[Brady]

He's been here a few times. And then John Reeves, kind of rednecky guy and got in trouble for having like kitty pictures on his phone or something and solicited.

[Co-host or Guest]

Like 12 counts.

[Brady]

Yeah. And that's how we end today's show. Minor ending and some late. Yes. All right. Some lady emailed and she was mad saying that I was all for 20 year olds dating 16 year olds. I didn't say I was for it. I said it's more socially acceptable for a 20 year old boy to have a 16 year old girlfriend. Doesn't mean it's right. Just means it's more socially acceptable than a 16 year old boy with a 20 year old girl. Something's wrong with everybody but the high school cheerleader dating up. People don't look down on that as much as a 20 year old girl dating a 16 year old boy. Very true. Just want to clear. That lady emailed over and she was very upset at me thinking that I was promoting pedophilia. That's Brady. Brady did that. We're done. You guys have yourselves a fantastic Monday, and we'll see you tomorrow right here in the morning sickness. So long. Go Bears. It's out of control now. 98K.

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