09-16-25 - Hot Releases - Lego Voyagers - Skate 4 - Gen V S2 - The Morning Show S4 - Black Rabbit - American Television - DED - I Prevail - Funk Maiden

Summary

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Holmberg’s Morning Sickness – Hot Releases - September 16, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode spotlights the team’s signature “Hot Releases” segment, where John Holmberg and crew (Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo) riff on the week’s most notable entertainment and music drops. With a blend of sharp humor, irreverent takes, and inside banter, they review new video games, TV shows, movies, and music—including some wild AI-generated tracks—while poking fun at pop culture and each other.

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Key Discussion Points

1. "Hot Releases" Segment Introduction

• The hosts transition briskly from joking about emails and indecent proposals (01:00) into the main event: this week’s most anticipated new media.
• Memorable quote:
  • “It’s time now for the hot releases. They are glorious and they’re upon us now.” – Holmberg (01:42)

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2. Video Game Releases

Lego Voyagers (02:00–03:00)

• Described as a more sophisticated entry in the Lego video game series, emphasizing creative building in a digital universe.
• Banter about the magic of virtual Legos vs. real-life Legos (“You can’t step on these and hurt your toes!” – Bogen, 02:55).
• Notable exchange:
  • “This is like an acid trip. What are we watching?” – Bogen (02:33)
  • “This one’s a little more realistic than the previous versions.” – Toledo (02:30)

Skate 4 (03:00–03:52)

• Long-awaited new installment of the beloved skateboarding franchise.
• Anecdotes about defending the radio station’s property from local skateboarders, leading to a tangent about an “Alice in Chains” themed bench.

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3. TV Series and Movie Releases

Gen V Season 2 (Amazon Prime) (03:52–04:23)

• Holmberg and team debate whether the “Boys” spin-off keeps its quality up and speculate about overlapping storylines for this new season.
• “Is it the same characters?” – “It’s like a school for the next generation… Homelander’s in the last one.” – Bogen (04:05–04:10)

The Morning Show Season 4 (Apple TV+) (04:41–05:18)

• Mixed feelings—the hosts poke fun at the show's drama among female anchors, suggesting men watch only to see workplace conflict.
• Quote:
  • “Broads, broads, broads talking about each other.” – Bogen (05:06)
  • “All guys watch that show going, oh, two girls working together can’t get along big. Yeah, that’s a shocker.” – Bogen (05:18)

Black Rabbit (Netflix) (05:26–06:30)

• Touted as “the new Ozark,” stars Jason Bateman (who also produces) and Jude Law as brothers navigating a troubled NYC hotspot.
• Noted for mature themes and Bateman’s unusual long-haired look.
• Quotes:
  • “Oh, Jason Bateman’s got long hair. He’s a troublemaker. Everything’s falling apart.” – Bogen (05:54)
  • “That one looks pretty good. What was that called?” – Bogen (06:15)
  • “Black Rabbit on Netflix.” – Toledo (06:30)
• Hosts note inclusion of a “local deaf guy from Mesa.”

Other Notable Mentions (06:33–08:03)

• Matchroom: Documentary about boxing promoters Barry and Eddie Hearn—well received by Holmberg (“Eddie Hearn is about as good as they get.” – Bogen, 06:48)
• High Potential (ABC/Hulu): “Not bad, but not a great show.” (07:10)
• Swiped (Hulu): Movie about the founding of Bumble and impact of dating apps.

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4. New Music Releases

American Television – “You’re Not Alone” (08:10–08:54)

• Punk band, described with tongue-in-cheek sarcasm: “All got the day off from Chiba Hut to build video.” – Bogen (08:32)
• “Not terrible for what punk is.” – Bogen (08:46)

DED – “Be Myself” (09:03–09:41)

• Local favorite, praised for their live energy. Side stories about the lead singer's past relationship drama.

I Prevail – “Violent Nature” (10:08–10:19)

• Caution over the lyrics’ explicit content limits preview, with jokes about the language in modern music:
  • “What happened to our language?” – Bogen (10:19)
  • “Can’t play any of the music to preview it anymore.” – Bogen (10:19)

Cardi B (10:33–10:43)

• Hosts refuse to play her new song due to explicit lyrics.
  • “She’s filthy. She get a real mouth on that, Cardi B.” – Bogen (10:42)

Stoned Jesus – “Like Shadowland” (10:48–12:10)

• Stoner rock, slowly building—hosts joke about the patient tempo.
• “Stoner rock, they get to it when they get to it, bro.” – Bogen (11:29)
• “That just got…is boring and almost something close.” – Bogen (12:04)

Sarah McLachlan (12:10–13:20)

• New song leads to jokes about her association with animal rescue ads.
• “Sarah’s forever to be associated with sick, shaking little dogs.” – Bogen (12:22)
• “It’s like a super lesbian song. Like, everybody in the video is kissing and they’re all girls.” – Bogen (12:53)
• “They do this before WNBA games. Right before the national anthem, they play the lesbian national anthem.” – Bogen (13:10)

Funk Maiden – “Number of the Beast” (AI Iron Maiden Funk Version) (13:20–15:28)

• Funk/AI-generated cover version delights the hosts.
• “Funk Maiden is a lot better than Iron Maiden.” – Bogen (14:05)
• General consensus: highlight of the show.

Rusty Hayfield – “I’ll Suck it so hard You’ll Pull the Sheets Out of Your Ass” (AI Song) (15:28–16:51)

• AI-produced, hilariously explicit—leaves the team cracking up and a little disturbed.
• “That was a mistake.” – Bogen (16:19)
• “Wow. When they get robots to start talking to us like this…” – Bogen (16:32)

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5. N-Word or F-Word Game (17:09–17:54)

• Listener/host game: Guess whether the next lyric in “Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster” is the N-word or F-word.
• Joked as “too easy,” with banter about Office Space.

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6. Final Thoughts & Shout-outs (18:00–19:17)

• More praise for Funk Maiden and light-hearted mocking of Iron Maiden fans:
  • “The Iron Maiden fans are weird. They’re almost all named Mike. They all call themselves Iron Maiden Mike. And they have a tattoo of an album cover somewhere on their body.” – Bogen (18:29)
• Quick recap: “Funk Maiden wins the day… and what was the Jason Bateman show? Black Rabbit on Netflix.” – Bogen (19:16)

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Notable Quotes (with Timestamps & Attribution)

• “This is like an acid trip. What are we watching?” – Bret Bogen (02:33)
• “All guys watch that show going, oh, two girls working together can’t get along big. Yeah, that’s a shocker.” – Bogen (05:18)
• “Funk Maiden is a lot better than Iron Maiden.” – Bogen (14:05)
• “Wow. When they get robots to start talking to us like this…” – Bogen (16:32)
• “The Iron Maiden fans are weird… almost all named Mike.” – Bogen (18:29)

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Segment Timestamps (Highlights)

• Lego Voyagers Discussion: 02:00–03:00
• Gen V S2: 03:52–04:23
• The Morning Show S4: 04:41–05:18
• Black Rabbit on Netflix: 05:26–06:30
• Funk Maiden AI Track: 13:20–15:28
• Rusty Hayfield AI Song: 15:28–16:51
• N-Word or F-Word Game: 17:09–17:54

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Tone & Language

The episode is driven by irreverent, quick-witted, sometimes edgy comedy, with the hosts’ banter poking fun at trends, each other, and pop culture. There’s an undercurrent of sarcasm and local flavor, typical of Arizona’s #1 morning show.

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Takeaways

• Hot Releases: Standouts include “Black Rabbit” (Netflix, Jason Bateman/Jude Law), the clever “Lego Voyagers” game, and the AI-generated “Funk Maiden” track.
• TV & Music: The hosts remain critical and humorous regarding mainstream hits, especially The Morning Show and newer music loaded with explicit language.
• AI Music: Continues to be a hilarious highlight, with “Funk Maiden” and the over-the-top Rusty Hayfield song.
• Community Tone: Listeners can expect raw, genuine laughs, and a local, in-the-know attitude throughout.

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For those who missed it:
If you want sharp takes on fresh pop culture drops and don’t mind some salty language, this episode’s “Hot Releases” will hit the spot—especially if you need a solid laugh at both the music industry and the personalities behind it.

Transcript

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[B]

You thought that was funny? You were laughing like a hyena when he said it. What the hell is wrong with you? Getting emails like crazy about people? The guy emailed in was an interesting take on the indecent proposal. He said, 2.2 million by today's standards for one night. He goes, I'll tell you what, let me Sweeten that pot. 2.2 million and you can keep her. You just bought yourself a lady friend.

[C]

There's a lot of that.

[B]

All sales final, no returns.

[C]

No, he's saying negotiate the sale.

[B]

No, I'm saying she gone 2.2 million for me. You want to sleep with my wife? I'll tell you what you just bought her. She's all yours. I'll pack her bags. It's like we were talking about with that guy in India that blew up and his friend just ran by him.

[D]

Like, there are plenty of you in the sea.

[B]

Literally. It's a sea of. There are plenty of you in it. Bathing it is time now for the hot releases. They are glorious and they're upon us now. Got the movies, the music, all the stuff that we got. And it's brought to you by our friends over [e-mail]. why does this always get lost? New ac unit.com if you want to get a brand new air conditioner, I know what you're thinking about. Well, I'm not going to need it much anymore. Yeah, you are. And then it turns into a heater for don't for everybody. Forget about that. And that's got to work just as hard doing that. So if you're burning out right now, are you starting to notice on all the time and it's not really getting down to temperature. You're probably on your last legs. New AC unit.com changed the game. Three easy steps get you going. You make the order, they inspect the order, make sure everything's right. Back it up with a 100% guarantee. Nobody else does that. New AC unit.com save thousands, save time. Buy online. New AC unit.com Toledo, you go first today. All right.

[C]

As far as games go, Lego Voyagers is out today. It's another, yet another in the Lego games getting a little more sophisticated. But Lego games are always pretty solid. Lego whole builder's environment on this one.

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1.

[B]

This kind of ruins Legos really because they're. They come to life on the screen.

[C]

As well and you can Never build that.

[B]

No. But yeah, at home you just got Legos. These move around and do stuff.

[C]

This one's a little more realistic than the previous versions.

[B]

This is like an acid trip. What are we watching? Legos are putting themselves together. Yep.

[C]

Teaming up. John.

[B]

This is just building a universe of Legos.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

That's kind of neat. And then do you fight other Legos or evil Legos?

[C]

This one, I think this one's just a building. Creative world is what it looks.

[A]

Instead of buying real Legos.

[B]

Yep. Yeah.

[C]

Do it virtually.

[B]

Genius. And you can't step on. You can't have that go through your toes.

[C]

Skate four is out. This is one of the preeminent skateboarding games. Been around for a while. Skate 3 has been out forever. And both my boys still play Skate three.

[B]

Do they? That's out front of our build.

[C]

Might have been Alice or Chain.

[B]

Yeah. Dragging across our bench in the front lobby. We did put chains on our big wooden bench because the skateboarders were here when Brett was it. Now Brett was going to shoot one of them. At one point you'd go out there with your gun and wave it around and tell him to get off property. The gun you're not supposed to have. Get off our lawn. Hey, you guys, Take your board somewhere else. Filthy little drug addicts. Go away. And they ruined our awesome wooden bench. Put chains on it. And to the credit, Tripp Reeb found the Alice in Chains logo. And if you come by our building, you can see we have a beautiful bench wrapped in chains. We called Alice and the logo's on it.

[C]

Well done on Amazon Prime. I believe tomorrow Gen V season two comes out.

[B]

This took a minute, but I like it. Oh, I love it.

[C]

I haven't.

[B]

Yeah. First couple episodes I'm like, I don't think I like this. Then it got really good.

[A]

Is it the same characters or different characters all together?

[B]

It's like a school for the next generation. Okay. And they, you know, Homelander's in the last one. It's pretty awesome.

[A]

Starlight.

[B]

Starlighter's in this. Yeah. Can't stay on the run forever. And she's trying. Yeah. And if you watched the boys, it tied back to Gen V at the last episode.

[A]

Oh, okay.

[B]

So they. The last. Now I'm guessing this season you're going to have to have watched both, cuz the first one stood alone. I don't think it will anymore. He was at Amira, now he's at fucking. No. Whoa. F word.

[C]

Brett's a big winner on Apple tv. Plus Morning show season four is returning Jennifer Aniston, Reef Wizard Witherspoon, the Wizard, Billy Crudup.

[B]

One episode of this. I hear it's great.

[C]

Lisa's Watch doll.

[B]

Maybe this is an opportunity to make it right. It's just girls fighting over, like, anchors. They're anchors.

[E]

Girls reset.

[B]

A different company, a different culture. I am bored already. Broads, broads, broads talking about each other.

[C]

This is apparently the big release this week.

[B]

All guys watch that show going, oh, two girls working together can't get along big. Yeah, that's a shocker. And all women are like, ooh, this is crazy.

[C]

This is the new must watch, apparently. Black Rabbit. It's from Jason Bateman. It's the new Ozark. So it's him and Jude Law. And it's on Netflix this week.

[B]

Jason Bateman series.

[C]

Jason Bateman.

[A]

How much do you owe him, Vince?

[B]

Big number.

[C]

When the owner of New York City's biggest hotspot, Jude Law, allows his troubled brother to return the fit to the family business, trouble multiplies.

[B]

Oh, Jason Bateman's got long hair. He's a troublemaker. Everything's falling apart.

[C]

I think he created it. An executive produces it as well.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[A]

Holding on by the skin of my teeth.

[B]

I didn't budget for you. Interesting.

[A]

Oh, that's Bateman.

[B]

Bateman's a baddie. Your brother has a real problem.

[C]

That's that local guy. That's the deaf guy from.

[B]

The deaf guy from Mesa.

[C]

It's on me. 20 grand a week until we're square.

[B]

But if you're late one single day, that's it.

[C]

The restaurant, it's ours.

[B]

Oh, geez. With all the cussing.

[A]

Geez, Toledo.

[B]

Come on, Richard. That one looks pretty good. What was that called?

[C]

It's called Black Rabbit. Black Rabbit on Netflix.

[B]

Right in that there.

[C]

This one's for you. John Matchroom, the greatest showman. They're brash, bold, and total box office. Follow father and son duo Barry and Eddie Hearn. They take their Essex based billion pound sports empire to new heights.

[B]

Eddie Hearn is about as good as they get. Oh, my God, Richard. Enough with the F words for God's sakes. Richard. Yeah, the Eddie Hearn is amazing. Guys, a documentary about Eddie. It's probably pretty great. I even know his dad was that.

[C]

Involved until recently on ABC and then later on Hulu. This week's season two of High Potential.

[B]

Is out Girl from Always Sunny. It's actually not bad. Like, she's pretty good, but it's not a great show. All right. He didn't watch anything with women in it.

[A]

Yep, yep, yep.

[C]

Movie on Hulu swiped apparently tells the story of how Bumble was created and how the dating platforms change.

[E]

It's pretty all consuming. You know, we're together all the time.

[A]

I'll take F word.

[B]

You know, families can get messy, right?

[C]

I'll take s word.

[B]

Yeah, I'm not. I'm just gonna stop right there.

[C]

So it's the story of Bumble. And by the way, did you see.

[B]

Connor won an Emmy for.

[C]

Well, weren't they both two of them up there?

[B]

Tanner and Connor Tanner.

[C]

That's right.

[B]

Spike, Nick. I want to watch that whole season over again. Are they coming back for another one soon? Will you hurry that up in the hot releases?

[C]

I will. I will do that.

[B]

I will find love. Yeah.

[C]

That's all I got this week.

[B]

All right, Bird Music.

[A]

We'll start off with American Television. It's a punk band. You're not alone.

[C]

Alex Blasco.

[B]

It is a bunch of unsuspecting chubby.

[A]

White guys all got the day off from Chiba Hut.

[B]

It's not terrible for what punk is.

[A]

They'd have been better off not showing.

[C]

The band members like they just got off the roof.

[A]

That's what I'm saying.

[B]

They were.

[A]

They were a Chiba Hut. Working.

[B]

Interesting. All right.

[A]

Our Boys Dead new album hit stores this week. This is Propose Myself or Propose Be By Himself.

[B]

Propose. Yeah. Be By Myself. Be Myself. It's not Be By Myself. It's Be Myself. Yeah. All right. These guys are good lies. They are energy. Who's the singer? Joe. Remember? Who was he dating somebody? That was Maria from in the small Medron. And that makes someone who listens very angry.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

He did all right.

[A]

You never know what dad does. I know.

[B]

Holmberg's morning sickness. Yeah, that caused a lot of trouble. Some guy that was in love with her and was emailing our station. But he was going to do something.

[A]

Terrible and I had to interview him too, at that you fest.

[B]

Yeah, we had all those people up on the buildings.

[A]

I prevails. Got a new one out. This is violent nature. And it starts off with some curses. So I jumped in a little bit. No, I jumped in a little bit.

[B]

But you don't know from there.

[A]

Can't go from there.

[B]

What happened to our language? All right. I don't know what he's saying. Just in case I can't play any of the music to preview.

[A]

Preview it anymore. Cardi B's got a new one. I'm not even going there because it started. I Just wanted to show the picture. So, yeah, it was pretty much all.

[B]

All cussing.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

She's filthy.

[A]

Oh yeah.

[B]

She get a real mouth on that cardi B. Well, you can go listen to that if you want.

[A]

How about Stoned Jesus? Like Shadowland. Typical stoner rock.

[B]

All right. Bring it back. First time.

[A]

Stoner rock they get to when they get to it, bro.

[B]

That's true.

[C]

Go to hell.

[B]

Not yet. It all depends on right now.

[C]

I second my opinion.

[B]

This is the bridge. We're almost there. Force has to kick in now. So it goes back to the verse here. It's over. Look at the. Stabbed him.

[D]

Nope, I'm out.

[B]

That just got. Is boring and almost something close. Stoned Jesus.

[A]

How about Sarah McLaughlin?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

What this is reminds me.

[B]

Is this going to make dog's eyes goop?

[A]

I don't think so.

[C]

Katie Gavin's in this.

[B]

She's good. Sarah's forever to be associated with sick, shaking little dogs.

[C]

Even she knows it.

[B]

She said in an interview, like, there's nothing you can do about it.

[E]

Baby loves what I want.

[C]

I wouldn't have expected. I wouldn't have expected her to look that good.

[B]

She has aged very well.

[E]

Reminds me how he good love can be.

[B]

She about to yodel. What's with the.

[E]

Deep?

[B]

Like a super lesbian song. Like everybody in the video is kissing and they're all girls.

[C]

Rug weaving music. This is showing a Dale bar. But daily watching two lesbians.

[B]

This is. This is. You know how they have the black national anthem before football games now they do this before WNBA games. Right before the national anthem. I play the lesbian national anthem. And then.

[A]

All right, let's do what we've been doing the last couple weeks. Let's do a little soul. This is Funky Maiden doing number of the beast.

[B]

AI has created. Funk Maiden.

[C]

Yeah, him who had understanding. Reckon the number of the beast I'm.

[B]

Gonna love.

[D]

Is a human number. Its number is 600.

[B]

Funk Maiden is a lot better than Iron Maiden.

[D]

I left alone.

[B]

Come on.

[D]

My mind was blank.

[A]

Elvis.

[D]

I needed time to think. To get the memories from my mind. What did I say?

[C]

That is the lead singer right there.

[D]

Brittany. Can I believe that what I saw that night was real and not just fantasy?

[B]

This is great. We need to just redo all the songs we play. AI Funk back to back at me.

[D]

Cause in my dreams it's always there. Leave a face that twists my mind and brings me to this path.

[B]

Bring it home. I love the horns. So good.

[D]

So great.

[B]

I'm gonna listen to the whole thing. So good. All right, that is Funk Maiden.

[A]

And we'll go. Another AI song, which we've been doing. This one will be for Dale as well. This is I'll suck it so hard. You'll pull the sheets out of your ass.

[B]

Off your ass. The sheets will come out of your ass. And this is by Rusty. Who?

[A]

Rusty Hayfield.

[B]

Okay.

[E]

I wear my lipstick like a loaded gun. Snap my gum when the job's begun. I got a secret talent, honey. It's true. When I put my mouth on you, I'll blow your meat. No need to ask. You'll be writhing and shouting. Flat on your back so high you'll think it's your last. I'll swallow you so deep.

[B]

That was a mistake.

[E]

You're pulling the sheets out your own.

[D]

That's nice. It's a real sweet blouse.

[E]

A little.

[B]

Wow. When they get robots to start talking to us like this.

[E]

Seeing stars, hearing bells. Gripping on the bed like a carousel. I'll suck you.

[B]

All right, I gotta stop. I'm getting half hard.

[A]

All right. So that'll bring us to N Word or F Word.

[B]

I want to watch more of that. I don't care about the other thing. That's these AI girls are getting. I think I'm inventing them with my mind. That's proof. I think I'm part of the simulace. This is my solopsism that I'm inventing this next world because it's everything I want it to be.

[A]

And this one is Ghetto boys. Damn, it feels good to be a gangster.

[B]

Good to be a gangster. Oh, I know it already. I'm first friendly. N word. Damn it.

[C]

I'll go hardcore. N word. Depending on where you're at in the song.

[B]

Such a great song. I'll go F word from Office Space. Yep. Yeah. Here we go. Did you start in the beginning? Yeah.

[D]

Oh, man.

[B]

Damn, it feels good to be a gangster. A real gangster ass plays his cars right. A real gangster ass never runs his mouth.

[A]

I missed a.

[B]

Damn it. I missed the F1. Got the two ends. I went again. I knew that one. I love that song.

[C]

That's too easy.

[B]

That's a great one. More of Funk Maiden. Yeah.

[A]

We can keep it going there.

[B]

It's better than Bruce Dickinson sang the national Anthem at the Steelers game this weekend. It was just terrible.

[A]

I thought he just texted me so if they sounded like that, I'd go see Maiden again.

[B]

Same. She didn't like it. I'm not a Maiden guy. A couple of songs here and there, but I don't get that some dudes.

[C]

Just change their lives.

[B]

Yes. Our buddy Chris Cotero. Yeah. And the funny thing is, like, Katero. I told him. I said, Dickinson. I saw it. He sounded horrible doing the National Anthem. He goes, do. You got to give him credit, though? I'm like, you wouldn't if it was the weekend, of course. Because if it was, like, some pop singer, he wouldn't give him credit for, like, it's a hard song to sing because it's Bruce. I mean, the Iron Maiden fans are weird. They're almost all named Mike. They all call themselves Iron Maiden Mike. And they have a tattoo of an album cover somewhere on their body.

[A]

It's Eddie on the third album.

[B]

Yeah. Nobody knows who Eddie is but you guys, they live in a bubble. Well, there you go. There's a few of them in there. Not bad. But Funk Maiden wins the day. I'll take that. That. It's 9:45. There you go, everybody. That. And what was the Jason Bateman show? Black.

[C]

Black Rabbit. Black Rabbit on Netflix.

[B]

All right. That one I liked. Those are your hot releases. It's 98, Arizona's most powerful, powerful rock radio station.