Holmberg's Morning Sickness: Entertainment Drill – “Charlie Sheen Was Fat Shamed By a Hooker Once"

Date: September 10, 2025
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Episode Segment: Entertainment Drill (approx. 8 min)
Main Theme: Celebrity oddities, dark humor, and a dose of the absurd – focusing on Charlie Sheen’s wild past, radio industry gripes, and the team’s trademark biting banter.

Episode Overview

This episode’s Entertainment Drill kicks off with John Holmberg and team riffing on radio industry incompetence and local ratings drama before diving into tabloid territory with a wild Charlie Sheen story. The tone is sarcastic, irreverent, and rapid-fire, with the group trading jabs while dissecting bizarre entertainment news. Notable moments include commentary on local radio politics, a deep dive into a Mormon radio channel, a self-defense PSA, and a jaw-dropping anecdote about Charlie Sheen being fat-shamed by a sex worker.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Radio Industry Incompetence & Local Radio Politics

• Radio Timing/Legal Bits
  • Holmberg starts off with some legalese and sponsorship plugs, poking fun at the tedium and technicalities of morning radio logistics.
  • “I’m trying to be better about understanding how radio works. I figure after 25 years, I should probably kind of look at the ins and outs…” (01:15, Holmberg)
• Rival Radio Stations and Ratings
  • Holmberg rails against the management and execs, mocking their lack of industry knowledge and celebrating the slump of a rival station (KDKB) after a brief bump in ratings.
  • “For a little while there, I thought it was close because KDKB had good ratings for a little bit and they were celebrating. And I’m like, this is the end of the world… everything’s back in its place.” (02:10, Holmberg)
  • The crew laughs about the “Mormon Channel” on HD radio outperforming rivals: “HD Mormon indoctrination channel was whipping KDKB’s ass.” (05:03, Holmberg)

2. The Bizarre World of HD Radio & Mormon Radio

• Holmberg takes listeners on a rant about the failure of HD radio and the strange, earnest programming on a local Mormon channel:
  • “If you can figure out your HD radio…click over to 92.3 HD1. They have a Mormon channel, and it’s just Mormons…preach at you and they talk about their beliefs and like, Joseph Smith’s wife and stuff, and how she was kind of a…they’re a little upset at her for being…so she questioned him.” (03:14–03:56, Holmberg)
• Hilarious recounting of listening to a Mormon radio lesson for children—mocking the hosts’ attempts to indoctrinate kids amid apathy and confusion.
  • “The kids are like, they don’t care. Joseph Smith went to Texas. No. Joseph Smith did drugs. No. And they didn’t have any of the answers right.” (04:18, Holmberg)

3. Self-Defense and Situational Awareness

• Holmberg offers up a rare PSA, rooted in real-world violence—a recent viral attack on a train:
  • “There’s nothing wrong with being situationally aware and a little bit prepared just in case... Crazy is near at all times.” (06:00, Holmberg)
  • Memorable advice: “I don’t sit with anyone behind me. ... I just, I don’t want anyone sitting behind me that way. I don’t like that.” (06:49, Holmberg)
  • “That’s one of the worst in 25 years of doing this show. That’s probably the worst video I’ve seen.” (07:51, Holmberg)
• The team links this real-life violence back to their sponsor, encouraging listeners to learn “sheepdog mentality” and basic self-defense.

4. The Charlie Sheen “Fat-Shamed By A Hooker” Story

• Brady Bogen shifts the tone with a wild anecdote about Charlie Sheen:
  • “Charlie was filming a movie in 2000 in Toronto…after they had done the deed, they were laying in bed and she slapped his bare stomach and said, ‘AIDS. What are you doing, fatso? Why don’t you get out and work out a little bit?’ It crushed him.” (08:13, Brady)
• The team explodes with dark humor:
  • “It blew his brains out so much that he wouldn’t have rephrased that. He said, I just wanted to blow my brains out.” (08:43, Brady)
  • The group riff on Sheen’s reaction: “He saw the words, went to an LA doctor, got liposuction done.” (08:53, Brady)
  • “Now I won’t have to deal with it anymore because he’s celibate. And HIV is going to keep that weight off.” (09:15–09:20, Holmberg)
  • “Magic has the ‘how to fatten up with HIV’ diet.” (09:32, Holmberg)
• The tone turns almost gleefully tasteless as they riff on AIDS, former NBA star Magic Johnson, and Sheen’s celebrity persona—true to the show’s dark comedic edge.

5. The Show’s Winding Down: Liquid Death, Spinal Tap, and Total Absurdity

• The hosts wrap up with a goofy exchange about “Liquid Death” (a canned water brand) and a Spinal Tap tie-in—it’s undeniably an inside joke that morphs into self-parody.
  • “What’s it called, that liquid death stuff? ... I wish you would have said liquid paper. You, sir. Look at him over there. He’s loving that last one.” (10:07–10:42)
• Recurring jokes include Brady’s penchant for repeating himself and the team teasing him as he struggles to land the last story.
• The segment ends in a comically abrupt way, poking fun at themselves: “We gotta get that pig kidney in him. He’s only good for four hours.” (10:55, Holmberg)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On radio executives and industry confusion:
  • “None of them, they’ve all been at the helm of destroying this industry.” (01:38, Holmberg)
  • “HD radio...the biggest piece of nonsense ever put forth by the radio industry.” (03:14, Holmberg)
• On Sheen’s fat-shaming:
  • “She slapped his bare stomach and said, ‘AIDS. What are you doing, fatso?’” (08:19, Brady)
  • “He said, I just wanted to blow my brains out.” (08:47, Brady)
• On personal safety and cynicism:
  • “Crazy is near at all times. ... And there’s nothing wrong with being situationally aware and a little bit prepared just in case.” (06:00, Holmberg)
  • “I don’t sit with anyone behind me. ... Your brain changes.” (06:49, Holmberg)
• Blunt conclusion:
  • “Let’s go home. You want to finish that? Because we all need to know something.” (10:30, Holmberg)
  • “We gotta get that pig kidney in him. He’s only good for four hours.” (10:55, Holmberg)

Timeline of Important Segments

• 00:00–02:00: Radio timing gaffes, sponsorship legalese, and inside radio banter.
• 02:00–05:30: Local radio politics, ratings drama, Mormon HD channel, and critiques of radio execs.
• 05:30–07:55: Self-defense PSA, recent viral attack, “sheepdog mentality.”
• 08:13–09:33: The Charlie Sheen story – fat-shamed by a sex worker, dark comedic riffing on Sheen’s reaction.
• 09:33–End: Liquid Death, Spinal Tap tie-in, hosts teasing each other, episode wind-down.

Summary

This segment of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness delivers the show’s signature: gleefully dark humor, local radio inside jokes, and a willingness to poke fun at anyone—including themselves. The team spins industry drama, deadpan commentary on Mormon radio, and a wild Charlie Sheen tale into a chaotic but memorable medley, perfect for regulars and newcomers alike.