Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Entertainment Drill: Comparing Hillary Clinton to Sydney Sweeney & The Science of Scariest Movies

Episode Date: October 14, 2025
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, (brief mentions of Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo)

Episode Overview

In this segment of the "Entertainment Drill," Holmberg and Brady bounce through the latest pop entertainment news, focusing on the hilarity and absurdity of Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton's 50th anniversary photos going viral—especially as people on social media bizarrely compare young Hillary to actress Sydney Sweeney. The hosts also run through the results of a "science-backed" list of the scariest movies, poke fun at M. Night Shyamalan's projects, comment on Apple TV's rebranding, and riff on the attractiveness of First Ladies. As always, the segment is peppered with rapid-fire jokes, irreverence, and a healthy dose of skepticism.

Key Discussion Points & Timestamps

1. Gun Retention and Self-Defense Classes

00:00–03:23

• Holmberg underscores the importance of not just carrying firearms but actually training to retain and handle them correctly.
  • “No one ever trains about that. You train shooting, you train learning how to shoot the gun. You ever train how to hang on to it in case somebody tries to get it from you? It's remarkably different than what you think.” – Holmberg [01:18]
• Anecdotes about holster safety, carrying in the waistband ("dumbest thing you can do"), and how classes gave Holmberg pause about carrying himself.

2. The Science of Scariest Movies (2025 List)

03:23–05:51

• Brady introduces a study measuring heart rates while watching scary movies.
• The hosts discuss how some movies use jump scares vs. a "slow boil" psychological approach.
• Top 5 science-backed scariest movies:
  • 5. The Conjuring
  • 4. Insidious
  • 3. Skinamarink (2022)
  • 2. Host (2020)
  • 1. Sinister (2012) [04:55]
• Holmberg is dismissive of jump-scare approaches:
  • “Scary movies are the same way. If you shut a door and there's a guy behind it... Not a fan.” – Holmberg [03:54]
  • “I like movies that slow boil to scared. Like Silence of the Lambs...” [05:03]
• Brief digression into "Black Rabbit," a show Holmberg finds anxiety-inducing.

3. Magic 8 Ball Movie & M. Night Shyamalan

05:51–06:24

• Brady reveals a live-action Magic 8 Ball movie is in the works, directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
• Holmberg snarks:
  • “Look forward to an amazing trailer and a terrible movie because that's what M. Night does.” [06:05]
• Written by Brad Falchuk, “best known for being Gwyneth Paltrow's husband,” which is news to everyone in the room.

4. Apple TV Drops the "Plus"

06:24–06:57

• Briefly, Apple TV+ rebrands to Apple TV.
• Holmberg recalls seeing a business called “batteries plus plus”—teasing the absurd escalation of “+” branding:
  • “With one plus you can't have two pluses, can you? Without something in between them. You can't just put plus plus next to itself.” [07:01]

5. 50th Anniversary for the Clintons – Viral Photo Comparisons

07:09–11:09

A. Social Media Compares Young Hillary to Sydney Sweeney

• Brady brings up social media chatter comparing young Hillary Clinton's old photos to actress Sydney Sweeney.
• Holmberg is immediately incredulous, roasting the comparison:
  • “Now they're comparing her to Sydney Sweeney in a way that it is that she is alive. And that is where the similarities end, my friend.” – Holmberg [07:23]
  • “She looks like a saw mask.” [07:26]
• The hosts question why anyone would even think to make this comparison, suggesting it's a political reach.
  • “Who is comparing Hillary Clinton to Sydney Sweeney?” – Holmberg [07:48]
  • “It's still Hillary Clinton. Ugh. Still Hillary Clinton. Nope, nope. I'm seeing the same thing. Boy, you'd have to make me look for it to see it. I would have never been shown those photos without prompting and said, boy, she looks like Sydney Sweeney.” – Holmberg [08:44]

B. Broader Commentary on First Ladies' Attractiveness

• Holmberg says Melania Trump is the only objectively hot first lady, regardless of politics:
  • “And we're looking at Melania and people like, how dare you? Like what? There is one great looking first lady of all time. Politics aside, Melania is hot, period.” [08:23]
• Pops off at the absurdity of using AI to “young up” Hillary, or trying to retcon attractiveness:
  • “No hot First Ladies existed since the development of photography other than Jackie. And I'm putting Melania way ahead of that modern day hot. Jackie's eyes were too far apart. She looked like she should be in Finding Nemo. Melania pretty straightforward, A little mean looking, but I kind of like that. Hillary is not in the argument.” – Holmberg [10:01]
• In typical show style, it gets darkly comedic:
  • “I'd take Jackie with chunks of brain on her before Hillary. Thank you. Proud of that. What is this Brain. It's still better than Hillary. One of them gives good brain, I'll tell you that. Hey, Hillary. I had to go elsewhere for that.” – Holmberg [10:49]

C. Who's Spreading the Comparison?

• Brady cites “mostly feedback from the girls from The View.” Holmberg jokes, “the View would go nuts over this because they're no—” [09:09], trailing off into laughter.

6. Memorable Quotes & Notable Moments

• On jump-scare horror movies:

  • “Smile and Smile 2 were seven and a half, eight, and seven on the list again.” – Brady [04:16]

• On Clinton photo discourse:

  • “Maybe Sabrina Carpenter, but not Sydney Sweeney.” – Brady [08:41]

• On the lasting meme of First Lady attractiveness:

  • “I don't want to see [Hillary Clinton's face] before either.” – Holmberg [07:16]

Tone & Style

The hosts use a loose, riff-heavy conversational style, poking fun at internet absurdities and Hollywood tendencies with irreverence and a touch of snark. No topic is too sacred, from gun safety to First Lady looks, but it's all played for laughs with a local talk radio flavor. Political jabs (at both sides), pop culture hot takes, and off-the-cuff quips abound.

Summary Takeaways

• The entertainment news segment covers viral comparisons between Hillary Clinton and Sydney Sweeney (which the hosts universally mock as ridiculous), the science of scary movies (with dismissals of jump scares), a jab at M. Night Shyamalan's unpredictable film quality, Apple TV’s rebranding, and irreverent debate over which First Ladies qualify as “hot.”
• The tone is fast, sharp, and sardonic, with ample side comments and visual gags.
• Anyone catching up will get not just the entertainment headlines, but the distinctly biting viewpoint of the HMS crew.