Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Arizona

Episode: 10-20-25 - BR - MON – List Of Events Happened 10 Years Ago This Week - Flight Hit By Possible Space Junk - Following Rain Warning Issued Against Licking Sonoran Toads - Charmin Bringing Back Forever Roll - w/Hitler Debate Reactions
Date: October 20, 2025

Episode Overview

This Monday episode of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness blends the regular irreverent news round-up with lively banter, Arizona oddities, and some heated (and comedic) philosophical debates. John Holmberg (host) with Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, and Dick Toledo riff through the week's top oddities, revisit “10 years ago” events, react to viral web trends (like the ‘Kill Baby Hitler’ debate), and deliver wild local stories—like warnings not to lick toxic Sonoran toads after Arizona’s rains. It’s exactly what fans expect: jokes, mock arguments, wacky facts, and a dose of Phoenix color.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Billy Corgan’s Podcast Persona & The Weekend in Sports

• Billy Corgan’s surprise as a podcast host: The crew opens with playful commentary about rock star Billy Corgan (“He’s still smug, but he’s good…down to earth” – John, 01:45), with jokes about his personality and music.
• Sports Moments: They revisit a recent, remarkable baseball game featuring Shohei Ohtani.
  • “That is the most remarkable thing I’ve ever watched…Who watches a baseball game two times in a row? I just had to see…” (John, 03:16)

2. Bizarre Health Talk & “Ozempic Vagina”

• Discussion detours to the side effects of Ozempic and body changes, including “Ozempic vagina.”
  • “Some of them…touch the water when they sit to pee. Because I sit to pee and I'm down in the drink too…You don’t want vulva in the drink because I know how it feels when the water touches your balls. It's awkward.” (John, 03:45)
  • “Ozempic vulva is not worth it. I think I'd rather be fat.” (John, 04:17)

3. The Brady Report – “This Week, 10 Years Ago”

Fun Facts (06:34)

• Caterpillar Defense Mechanism: “A caterpillar called the tobacco hornworm uses bad breath to scare off predators. It eats tobacco leaves so it just breathes smoker’s breath on the predators.” (Brady, 06:39)
• Magic Tricks Have No Patent Protection: “If a magician invents a trick, anyone’s free to use it. You just have to figure out how it’s done.” (Brady, 06:57)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer—most academically studied TV show: Over 200 papers, more than any other show or movie.

10 Years Ago This Week (07:45)

• Teal Pumpkin Project – Launched in 2014, took off in 2015.
• YouTube Red Debuts: Led to YouTube Premium.
• “Baby Hitler” Twitter Debate Trends:
  • “Could you kill a baby Hitler? 42% said yes, 30% said no, 28% weren’t sure. It just got Baby Hitler trending on social media for a few days.” (Brady, 09:26)
  • Hilarity ensues as the crew mock-debates whether you could, should, or would actually assassinate baby Hitler given the chance (see next section).

4. The “Kill Baby Hitler” Debate (09:40, 11:45, 13:08, and 34:32)

Recurring and lively segment: Holmberg leads a philosophical, yet bitingly comedic discussion about whether the world would be better if someone killed baby Hitler—riffing with both seriousness and tongue-in-cheek irreverence.

Notable Moments:

• “If you knew it was Hitler and you’re from the future, this is easy. I could slice and dice that baby like nobody’s business. No. Other babies, I don’t think I could kill. Maybe Pol Pot.” (John, 13:08)
• “You find out his name. You see it in the maternity ward. For whatever reason, you took your time machine and then started to visit maternity wards for the breastfeeding, I’m guessing.” (John, 12:24)
• “But you get into the debate of…now you’re changing history, the ripple effect…Would it be for better?” (Brady, 12:39)
• “Hitler gets a lot of attention for a dude who…guys who were worse than him, kind of just forgotten pieces of time because the United States didn’t ever fight him. We’re sort of self centered that way.” (John, 26:14)

Listeners Chime In:

• “Texter says don’t you think Stalin would have taken up that void? …No, because…I mean he was doing it to Russians. He didn’t really have the whole world domination thing.” (John & Brady, 15:03)

Later callback:

• “If you had a time machine…and you went back, killed baby Hitler, you’d be nothing but a baby killer. Hadn’t done anything yet. No one would know why you did it…” (John, 32:35)

5. News Stories – Arizona Oddities & Bizarre Risks

Flight Hit By Possible Space Junk (15:22)

• A United flight from Denver to LA diverted after something shattered its windshield, possibly space debris or meteorite.
  • “Got hit by space junk fallen from the sky and hit a plane. Wow.” (John, 15:57)
  • FAA says the odds of this are “one in one trillion.” (Brady, 16:22)

Rain Spurs Warning: Don’t Lick Sonoran Toads (17:35)

• After Phoenix rains, residents are warned against licking toads for a psychedelic buzz (“could die from it”) and keeping pets away.
  • “I don’t allow wildlife and I to meet up and start fiddling around with each other.” (John, 18:42)
  • Discussion unravels into a riff about “shared toads” and “unlicked toads” as band names.

Charmin “Forever Roll” Returns (19:28)

• Massive roll of toilet paper with 1,700 sheets.
  • “You got to put it in your will because you’re not getting through those…This is a problem we’re facing a lot, John.” (John & the crew, 22:17)

6. Viral & Wild Video Reviews (22:32 Onward)

Brady runs through wild viral videos, and the crew react with their patented gross-out humor and incredulity:

• Mascot at kids’ party day-drinking, wrestling kids (“He’s in the full mascot suit, guzzling brews, and curb-stomping a child” (John, 23:02))
• Roof dives gone wrong – one person misses and slams their taint on deck (23:57).
• Beer Can Mascot Races on Rinks – “That’s the best intermission thing I’ve seen in a while.” (John, 25:00)
• Dumb Selfies by Trains, Kids Messing With Fire Ends in Disaster (27:28)
• Borderline NSFW content: adult humor around vacuum cleaners, Ozempic, and remote-controlled sex toy inventions (29:00–30:19).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Holmberg’s take on time travel and ethics:
  • “If you had a time machine and you went back, killed baby Hitler, you’d be nothing but a baby killer. Hadn’t done anything yet. No one would know why you did it…” (John, 32:35)
• On world history’s monsters:
  • “Genghis Khan’s kill is 40 million. Mao Zedong is estimated between 60 and 80 million. So Hitler’s just a baby compared to what the old dudes was doing…” (John, 26:14)
  • “Hitler gets an awful lot of attention for a dude who…was horrible. But the guys who were worse than him…kind of just forgotten pieces of time because the United States didn’t ever fight him. We’re sort of self centered that way.” (John, 26:36)
• On the practicalities of the “Forever Roll”:
  • “Yeah, you got to put it in your will because you’re not getting through those…” (John, 22:17)

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Description | |-----------|---------------------| | 01:45 | Discussion about Billy Corgan’s podcast persona | | 03:16 | Shohei Ohtani’s historic baseball game reactions | | 03:45 | “Ozempic vagina” and bathroom humor | | 06:34 | The Brady Report: Odd facts of the week | | 07:45 | 10 things that happened 10 years ago—“Baby Hitler” debate | | 09:26 | Recap of viral “Baby Hitler” Twitter poll | | 13:08 | Philosophical & comedic take on time travel – killing Hitler | | 15:22 | Flight hit by space junk—news story | | 17:35 | Rain leads to Sonoran Toad-licking warning | | 19:28 | Charmin’s Forever Roll story and jokes | | 22:32+ | Viral wild videos: Mascot mishaps, roof jumps, beer can races | | 26:14 | Discussion about history’s biggest mass-murderers | | 32:35 | Callback and deeper reflection on the Hitler debate, time travel paradoxes |

Episode Tone & Language

• Language: Casual, irreverent, local-Phoenix flavor, full of running in-jokes, audience participation, and crude humor.
• Tone: Mock-serious, sometimes philosophical but always played for laughs; the chemistry and sarcastic banter between hosts remains the key draw.

Final Thoughts

This episode exemplifies Holmberg’s Morning Sickness: a blend of dark comedy, local news, viral oddities, and off-kilter philosophical musings. The ongoing Baby Hitler discussion serves both as meta social commentary and lowbrow humor, while Arizona’s Sonoran toads and enormous toilet paper rolls keep the weird-local flavor. Listeners who want a quick take on news, laughs, and Phoenix culture—plus plenty of nonsense—will find this installment delivers.