Podcast Summary

Podcast: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Arizona
Host: 98KUPD | Hubbard Radio
Date: September 25, 2025
Episode: "Stinky People Reacts Emails – Woman Scammed Sending Money To What She Thought Was General Hospital Actor – Owner Of Graveyard Coffee Told To Not Sell In Hospital Parking Lot – Couple Goes To 3 On Your Side For Gym Membership"

Episode Overview

This episode of "Holmberg’s Morning Sickness" balances classic crude humor, listener emails, and stories plucked from the news and local happenings. Topics range from workplace hygiene and oddball workplace etiquette to bizarre catfishing scams, problematic logos, and battles over gym memberships. John Holmberg and the crew riff on everything—dispensing questionable advice and unfiltered commentary with a mix of storytelling, banter, and listener interaction.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Workplace Odor Dilemmas

Segment: [03:00 – 15:00]

• Listener Email: An anonymous AV production manager seeks advice for dealing with a crucial but smelly employee, not wanting to risk losing him by addressing his body odor directly.
• Crew’s Advice:
  • Make jokes about everyone stinking when he’s around, hoping he’ll take the hint.
  • Suggest gifting deodorant, but mostly recommend just being direct or firing him if it doesn’t improve.
  • Brief riff on “bad dumpers”—colleagues who destroy the office bathroom—and office bathroom etiquette, with much of it directed at a colleague named Scott Taylor.
• Notable Quote:
  • “Otherwise, fire stinky people. Stinky people need to get fired.” – Holmberg [07:45]

2. The “Showtime Shane” Nickname Saga

Segment: [15:00 – 18:00]

• Showtime Shane Email: A long-time listener explains how he got his racing nickname and admits he still uses it, drawing some playful ridicule from the crew about grown men keeping juvenile nicknames in professional circles.
• Notable Quote:
  • “We’re not your racing buddies, that’s you begging to be called Showtime Shane!” – Holmberg [16:10]

3. The General Hospital Catfishing/Deepfake Scam

Segment: [21:00 – 40:00]

• Main Story: A woman named Abigail Ruvalcaba is scammed out of her life savings after believing she was online dating Steve Burton, an actor on General Hospital. Holmberg and the crew dissect the case, expressing disbelief and exasperation at how common these scams are—amplified by deepfakes and AI.
• Statistics:
  • In 2023, 65,000 people reported romance scams, totaling $1.14 billion in losses—averaging around $20,000 per person.
• Advice to Listeners:
  • Never send money to someone you haven’t met in person, especially a supposed celebrity.
  • Family members should check in with their vulnerable loved ones about their online relationships.
• Notable Quotes:
  • “The cast of General Hospital doesn’t ask random strangers for cash. That’s just not happening.” – Holmberg [25:00]
  • “If you have not touched the flesh of another human, they can’t have your money. That is a rule that everybody needs to teach, Mom.” – Holmberg [33:50]

4. Graveyard Shift Coffee – Inappropriate Hospital Branding

Segment: [42:00 – 54:30]

• Local News Story: Owner of “Graveyard Shift Coffee” told not to sell on hospital grounds due to their logo (a skeleton doctor). The team jokes about the inappropriateness of using death-related branding in a hospital setting.
• Hospital’s Reason: People facing serious diagnoses don’t need to see reminders of mortality on their way in.
• Crew’s Take:
  • While hospital staff might appreciate the dark humor, it’s “just common sense” that sick or grieving patients don’t.
  • Suggestions for alternative names, like “You’re Gonna Make It Coffee," and advice to move the business to construction sites or fire departments.
• Notable Quote:
  • “The last thing you want to see as you’re walking in is death, right? The image of death.” – Brady [44:05]
  • “Hospital isn’t… most people aren’t happy when they’re in the hospital. It’s not like a great place to roll in ‘Terminal Coffee.’” – Holmberg [48:45]

5. Gender, Gym Memberships, and TV News Clichés

Segment: [56:00 – 1:11:00]

• Story: A couple had a billing dispute at their gym, prompting a visit from the “Three On Your Side” consumer advocate (Gary Harper). The news included a lighthearted bit about their first meeting, implying it was “up for debate” who won a basketball game between them—even though the man is a hulking athlete and the woman is considerably smaller.
• Holmberg’s Rant:
  • Criticizes the media’s forced “wink and a nod” to gender parity in physical contests, growing tired of the trope that diminishes reality for sake of a punchline.
  • Draws parallels to famous mismatched contests (e.g. Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs) and decries the unwillingness to “say what’s real.”
• Notable Quotes:
  • “No news guy goes, ‘It’s debatable whether Mr. Sheen actually got the best of Mr. Jordan.’ No, we all know what happened!” – Holmberg [1:08:42]
  • “We gotta stop this silliness where we don’t call out what’s real.” – Holmberg [1:09:15]
• Music Segment: Riffing on the playlist, they joke about song choices matching the episode’s stories: “Blue Oyster Cult – Don’t Fear The Reaper” for the coffee company, etc.

6. The “Three On Your Side” (Gary Harper) TV Trope

Segment: [1:11:00 – 1:17:30]

• Playful Satire: The team roasts Gary Harper’s approach, clowning on how he forces grateful soundbites from guests when resolving their consumer complaints.
• Notable Quotes:
  • “You wouldn’t be eating tonight if it wasn’t for Gary Harper. And here’s the bill. I hope you had a nice time. I got this. Read the name on the credit card.” – Holmberg [1:14:20]

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• On stinky coworkers:
  • “Fire stinky people. Unless you just don’t care. Otherwise, fire stinky people. Stinky people need to get fired.” – Holmberg [07:45]
• Romance scams:
  • “If you have not touched the flesh of another human, they can’t have your money. That is a rule that everybody needs to teach, Mom.” – Holmberg [33:50]
• AI/deepfake scams:
  • “It’s gonna get worse and worse. It’s not gonna get better. So it is. It’s time to toss granny’s computer.” – Holmberg [37:40]
• On the hospital coffee truck:
  • “The last thing I want when I’m walking into the hospital is a skeleton and the word ‘graveyard’ emblazoned across the side of the trailer. It’s not good.” – Holmberg [48:10]
• Media gender stories:
  • “We gotta stop this silliness where we don’t call out what’s real.” – Holmberg [1:09:15]
• Gary Harper send-up:
  • “You wouldn’t be eating tonight if it wasn’t for Gary Harper. And here’s the bill. I hope you had a nice time. I got this. Read the name on the credit card to the lady with me. Gary Harper. That’s right.” – Holmberg [1:14:20]

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 03:00 – “Stinky People” workplace dilemma, bathroom etiquette
• 15:00 – ‘Showtime Shane’ nickname email and banter
• 21:00 – General Hospital star romance scam, deepfakes, and statistics
• 42:00 – Graveyard Shift Coffee at the hospital saga
• 56:00 – Gym membership dispute & media gender parity rant
• 1:11:00 – Satire of “Three On Your Side” segments
• 1:17:30 – Episode transitions to song selection and wrap-up

Episode Tone and Style

As always, Holmberg and the crew deliver riff-heavy, irreverent, and brutally honest takes. The humor is edgy, the commentary blurs the line between social observation and mockery, and the stories are all delivered with signature HMS exaggeration and banter. Nothing is off-limits—whether it’s stinky colleagues, easily scammed romance hopefuls, or the local news cliches.

For Listeners Who Missed The Episode:

You’ll come out laughing, slightly wiser to the risks of internet scams, and thankful that (hopefully) nobody’s selling “Graveyard Coffee” outside your next hospital visit. Main takeaway: Call out the obvious, ask tough questions, and keep your cash (and your coffee logos) safe.

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