Holmberg’s Morning Sickness — October 14, 2025 (Full Show)

Podcast: 98KUPD | Hubbard Radio
Host: John Holmberg, with Brady Bogen, Amber, Larry, and Big Dick Toledo

Overview:

This Tuesday’s episode of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness captures Arizona’s wild post-storm atmosphere, spinning out into classic rants, dark humor, Midwest memories, listener emails (some deeply unhinged), and the usual blend of irreverent local and national commentary. Expect weather stories, sports musings, arguments over Bad Bunny, off-color jokes about tornadoes and Jews, and a cavalcade of silly (and sometimes gross) anecdotes. The show is as much about community catharsis as it is about firing shots at anything and everything.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Arizona’s Near-Tornado: Trauma, Thrills & Midwest Memories

(00:10 – 11:10)

• Holmberg recounts seeing an almost-tornado touch down in Phoenix, rattling off childhood memories of Indiana tornadoes, including near-misses and the iconic “train sound.”
• Local color: Phoenix residents standing outside filming the storm are labeled “morons,” and John is amused at seeing a “Midwest tornado over the city.”
• Fun ribbing about housing not being tornado-ready: “Has anyone watched the Three Little Pigs? We built everything out of chicken wire and wood. The wolf's gonna win this.” — John [07:53]
• Arizona infrastructure: “We don’t have any basements or overpass shelters like the Midwest… We’re not built for this.”
• Brady reminisces about growing up in tornado country, reflecting on the randomness of who gets hit.

2. Weather Turns to Regional Roasting & Life’s Positives

(11:15 – 15:40)

• John roasts the entire “Tornado Alley” (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) as, essentially, wastelands worth destroying.
• Arizona’s helplessness in weather: “It floods here because it’s dry all the time. The moment it rains, it’s just a mess.” — John [09:50]
• A brief hard turn to optimism:
  • John plugs modern tech (“multiview” TV that lets him watch multiple sports games at once).
  • Rant against “things are worse than ever” — “We keep focusing on so much negativity… It's the greatest time to be alive.” — John [13:15]
  • Tells friend Paula (age 94), “You were 6 when a guy named Hitler started to ravage the world… now you just have to wait for a third vodka soda.”
• Advice to complainers: “You’ll get a third job if you have to. If you’re struggling and you hate it, change it. It’s not that easy. Yes, it can be. Trust me.”

3. Listener Mail: Israel, Anti-Semitism & Satire

(15:45 – 30:00)

• John reads a listener email accusing him of being a “Zionazi,” expressing conspiracy-laden anti-Semitic ideas.
  • John lampoons these views, joking about “Jewish control of media, weather, finance.”
  • Quotes:
    • “They have you fooled and you deliver their message… Zombie Bullhorn’s a good band name.” — John [17:16]
    • “Didn't you see yesterday, the Jews made a tornado in Phoenix. They're in control of the weather, too.” — John [17:38]
• The hosts indulge in faux-paranoia and parody:
  • “Krav Maga is the root form of what developed into Tactical Black, so I get Israeli Jews are really tough. The comedy Jews I know can barely control their cars.” — John [19:09]
• John and Brady trade odd stories with Jewish acquaintances, riff on Jewish stereotypes, and jokingly suggest “the worst the Jews have done is steal Brady’s generator.”
• Contest instructions (humorously linked to conspiracy!):
  • The show’s “take it in the app” contest becomes a running joke about “Jewish indoctrination.”
  • “You don’t have a seat at the Jews’ table of control.” — John, giving out the contest word “seat” [21:19]

4. Arizona App Contest Riff & Old-School Radio Pranks

(22:47 – 28:30)

• Detailed contest rules and instructions, razzing listeners who can’t follow basic directions (“Amber Powell, I’m calling you out!”).
• The “word of the hour” routine still ties back to the Jewish joke thread—John: “You click on take it in the app… you’ll see all the little spots… It’s going to take a couple days to get them indoctrinated, like the Jews have me telling their message.”
• Parody of anti-Israel activism:
  • John lampoons protesters in Gilbert, AZ, “It’s real easy to get on Instagram and start shouting… and then head to Agritopia for Joe’s BBQ. Still hate the Jews, but gonna have a nice day.”

5. Mocking Portland’s Naked Bike Protest & More Regional Insults

(33:50 – 41:57)

• Holmberg rails against Portland’s annual “naked bike ride” protest as “the most effective anti-tourism ad ever”—
  • “Even good-looking people look terrible naked on a bike. Multiply that by a thousand weird Portlandians, and I’m all for full eradication if that’s how we get there.” — John [35:08]
  • “That’s brilliant marketing to keep you out of Portland.” — Brady [37:51]
• Generally roasts Portlanders as ugly, smelly, headlining “big ugly hippies.”
  • “I'm just gonna open my mouth and take ladyboy crank for hours on end rather than watch Portland…” — John [37:20]
• Concludes: “Put your clothes on Portland. You make us sick. Unless that naked bike ride is to secede, I’m against whatever you guys were doing.” — John [41:05]
• Discussion expands to zoo animal stories, John advocating for “zoos without glass — let’s see what actually happens.”

6. Extended Riffs: Meth Stories, Miss Mesa, and the Circle K Saga

(54:00 – 72:00)

• Meth tennis: Brazilian tennis player’s claim he “got meth in his system from kissing his meth-using girlfriend” is mercilessly mocked.
  • “If you make out with someone on meth, you’re probably on meth too. Meth isn’t a ‘casual hangout’ drug.” — John [55:15]
  • “Nobody hangs around the casual meth user without going ‘me too’.” — John [55:42]
• Personal story detour:
  • John tells the infamously gross “Miss Mesa” story — a near-romantic experience with a pageant-winner-claimant whose dental health and (rumor has it) meth use ended the potential hookup:
    • “You can smell the difference between bad breath and whoa, something’s rotten in there. I was still gonna make out with her, but I just needed her to chew some gum.” — John [61:29]
  • The crew attempts to identify her; humorous speculation on “fake pageant credentials” and meth’s impact on dating ensues.
• Other listeners submit their own “meth stories” — including the horror of bad breath as a meth-recognition tool.

7. Promos, Jokes, and Rapid-Fire Riffing

(75:00 – 100:00)

• John mocks contest logic—explains that “app numbers” are the real reason for giveaways, not generosity.
  • “What’s this, four or five weeks? It’s only costing us five grand. All we're really doing is making app numbers go through the moon so the Bobs (management) can justify their jobs.” [76:44]
• Extended bit on “J” as the last letter added to English alphabet:
  • The group ponders why, jokes about Jews “hoarding all the Js,” and puns on “yam/bam/jam.” [94:10–99:58]
• “Spookiest places by name” — Arizona’s “Skull Mesa” and Ohio’s “Gore Orphanage Road” get special mention.

8. Brady Reports, Gross-Out Videos, and Listener Submissions

(106:08 – 117:20)

• “Brady Videos” runs the gamut from porcupines quilling men, to dudes fisting each other for a world record, to a guy successfully launching a two-foot poop into a toilet from a crouch. (“Outstanding. Still better than watching the WNBA.” — John [116:48])
• Further raucous, occasionally raunchy banter about bodily functions, gross-out videos, and animal attacks.
• Listener feedback: “Did you just play two guys fisting each other 400 times during Pride Month? Double fisting. They had a girl timing it.” — John, reading listener message [117:40]

9. Hot Button Segment: Bad Bunny / Halftime Show / Gender in Music

**(131:41 – 142:29; notable ongoing topic throughout show)

• John confronts angry listener emails about Bad Bunny and the “wokeness” of the upcoming Super Bowl halftime:
  • “You crap on the 311, WNBA, and Guy Fieri with every breath, but now you’re 100% on board with this Spanish soy boy. What gives?” — Listener [131:43]
  • John’s logic: He’s not a fan, but finds outrage over Bad Bunny’s gender-bending “hypocritical” given 80s glam rock and icons like David Bowie, Poison, Rob Halford.
  • “If we start getting in on the whole tranny/gay thing as to why Bad Bunny’s not good, let’s grab a mirror.” — John [132:53]
• “Hate him for the right reasons. If you hate the music, fine. But if you’re mad about the LGBTQ thing, you’re in trouble… music’s always been a bunch of twinkie weirdos.” — John [137:16]

10. Hot Releases & Streaming Picks

(147:38–160:32)

• Music highlights: Kylie Jenner’s music cameo, Battle Beast (lampooned as “Fat Jewel”), Military Gun, Bon Iver, Dorothy with Slash, Boz Skaggs, and Tame Impala.
• Streaming TV:
  • “The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix) – True crime, neighbor harassment turns to unimaginable violence. “If you have 13 or 14 kids running around the cul de sac, gonna make a few calls…” — John [155:51]
  • Murdaugh Murder doc, John Wayne Gacy stories on Peacock, Scorsese mini-doc.
• Cynical recommendation: “If you want to have fun watching stuff, hope something stupid happens. Don’t get so mad that you have to cancel it.”

11. Odds & Ends: Scariest Movies, First Ladies’ Looks, and Apple TV+ Name Change

(163:35–171:30)

• “Scariest movies by heart rate” (per science), Skinamarink and Sinister at the top, but John and Brady are unimpressed by jump scares.
• M. Night Shyamalan making a movie about the Magic 8 Ball.
• Apple TV Plus drops the “Plus.”
• First Ladies hotness ranking led by Melania... with much agitation at the View’s attempt to compare young Hillary Clinton to Sydney Sweeney.

Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps):

• “If you see KUPD sales go by in the sky, you know it’s serious.” — John [11:07]
• “You just click on take it in the app. It’s going to take a couple days to get them indoctrinated, like the Jews have me telling their message.” — John [24:44]
• “That’s brilliant marketing to keep you out of Portland.” — Brady [37:51]
• “Meth people hang together, you know, they’re like Mormons. They like each other more than they like us.” — John [56:33]
• “Our ownership doesn’t, but we do. If you could help us out, just turn it up every once in a while and give us a little bump. Otherwise you’re just being selfish. You’re not helping us.” — John [88:14]
• “You’ll get a third job if you have to. If you’re struggling and you hate it, change it. It’s not that easy. Yes, it can be.” — John [14:32]
• “I have to lick my fingers to get these apart.” — John, on their giant paper binder of contest words [128:01]
• “If you make out with someone on meth, you’re probably also on meth. There’s no ‘I don’t do it, but she does’ with meth.” — John [55:15]
• “We’re a team, huh? It’s Blind, it’s Korn, it’s 98.” — [84:46]
• “I would take Jackie with chunks of brain on her before Hillary.” — John [170:10]

For Those Who Haven’t Listened...

This episode is classic “HMS” — whip-smart banter, sharp satirical takes on current events, rough language and humor, and a no-holds-barred look at the local Arizona lunacy after a wild storm night. Weather trauma, wild listeners, contest confusion, and boundary-pushing stories are all delivered by a crew unafraid to offend.

The show balances complaint, roast, and occasional soulful recollection (“the best time ever to be alive!”) with an Arizona slant. Sporadic contest instructions, riffing on local color, calling out listeners and sharing emails, all create a sense of improv chaos. Brutally honest — and never boring.

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Arizona tornado & Midwest memories: 00:10 – 11:10
• App contest / Jewish control satire: 15:45 – 30:00
• Portland Naked Bike protest: 33:50 – 41:57
• Zoo stories / Animal attacks: 45:53 – 53:33
• Meth, Miss Mesa, Circle K saga: 54:00 – 72:00
• App contest, “word of the hour” riff: 75:00 – 90:00
• Music, Bad Bunny halftime debate: 131:41 – 142:29
• Hot releases & streaming TV: 147:38–160:32
• Scariest movies “by science”: 163:35–165:09

Holmberg’s key to Surviving Arizona:
“We’re not built for weather, not even rain. The reason it’s a big deal — Paul Horton’s on TV screaming — is because we don’t know what to do when it rains… We can’t have unexpected weather. We’re not good at it.” [10:00]

On listener outrage:
“I hate a lot of stuff. But I try to hate for the right reasons.” [140:50]

BOTTOM LINE:
Relentlessly entertaining, opinionated, and unfiltered — this episode embodies HMS: nostalgia, mockery, dark jokes, run-ins with Arizona’s weather, and brutal honesty about everything and everyone. Not for delicate ears, but essential local radio.