Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Entertainment Drill & Toledo’s World Series Ticket Saga

Date: October 28, 2025
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo
Podcast: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – Arizona, 98 KUPD

Episode Overview

This episode centers around the crew’s signature Entertainment Drill, spiced up with personal anecdotes and pop culture news. The main thread is a humorous and slightly chaotic update on Dick Toledo’s handling of his World Series tickets—who gets to go, who gets let down, and how far the guys will go for a degenerate radio bit. Expect playful ribbing, classic banter, and irreverent takes on the news of the day.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Allergy Solutions & Online Medicine

• John Holmberg enthusiastically recommends callondoc.com for quick prescriptions, particularly for allergy meds.
• Discusses the ease of self-diagnosing online:

  “I’m not a medical professional, but I am a person who knows how to use the Internet to my advantage.” – John (02:38)

• The hosts briefly joke about faking symptoms online and the efficiency versus visiting a doctor.

2. Pop Culture News – The Entertainment Drill (03:00)

Jennifer Lawrence Surgery Admission

• Brady Bogen reports on Jennifer Lawrence getting a "boob job" post-kids and her thoughts on Botox:

  “I dabble in Botox, but I gotta be careful because I need my forehead to act.” – Brady quoting Jennifer Lawrence (04:48)

Kourtney Kardashian's “Vaginal Health Lollipops”

• The crew pokes fun at Kourtney Kardashian’s newest business: lollipops and gummies aimed at vaginal health.
• Teasing ensues about flavor, with John quickly clarifying:

  “They don’t taste like that, do they? They're not the flavor of these things?” – John (05:35)

• The segment turns into extended jokes about the product and its marketing angle.

3. Toledo’s World Series Ticket Fiasco

Final Update and Resolution (05:42 – 11:06)

• Toledo finally sells his extra World Series tickets at a loss:

  “Toledo salt is done. Off the hook. How much? Yeah, two grand. So you’re down 400 bucks.” – John (05:44) “Down six, 20.” – Toledo (05:50)

• The group mercilessly analyzes Toledo's process—offering the tickets to “Thriller,” a friend, then selling them out from under him when a buyer materialized.

  “Would you have done that if Thriller said yes and they sold like, oh, yeah, you’re out.” – John (06:22) “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Right away.” – Toledo (06:30) “What a dick.” – John (06:33)

• Banter about etiquette and remorse follows, with the crew painting scenarios where Thriller books flights only to be let down.

  “Pulling the rug out from under a one legged man. What an asshole.” – John (06:35)

• They compare the emotional stakes to kidney donations in escalation parody:

  “Hey Brady, I got a kidney I want to give you. No, wait, I sold it to someone else.” – John (08:29)

Hypothetical Regrets and “Best Game Ever” Anxiety

• The team dreams up nightmare scenarios for Toledo, like missing out on the “most epic perfect game” or Shohei Ohtani befriending the ticket’s buyer with wild benefits.

  “I hope this is the most epic perfect game...like a terrorist attack gets stopped heroically and the game goes on.” – John (10:41) “And the guy that bought my tickets gets a home run ball...Shohei’s home run ball...Any auto...Shohi’s like, come over to house...” – John (11:09)

4. Classic Mockery & Group Dynamics

• The group riffs on Scott Haynes’ (another friend’s) small stature, joking about organ transplants and Micro Machines toys.

  “That kidney would be like...It’s like leaving a fair at Food City and going to Disneyland in the same day.” – John (09:52)

• The camaraderie shines as they alternate between roasting each other and expressing mock sympathy for Thriller and Toledo.

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• On Online Prescriptions:
  “I love that thing. I’m not a medical professional, but I am a person who knows how to use the Internet to my advantage.”
  – John (02:38)

• On Ticket Ethics:
  “Would you have done that if Thriller said yes and they sold like, oh, yeah, you’re out.”
  – John (06:22)
  “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Right away.”
  – Toledo (06:30)
  “What a dick.”
  – John (06:33)

• On Bad Luck:
  “Pulling the rug out from under a one legged man. What an asshole.”
  – John (06:35)

• On Epic FOMO:
  “I hope this is the most epic perfect game...the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen...and Shohei’s making them best friends by doing blood packs with their fingertips.”
  – John (10:41, 11:11)

Timestamps Breakdown

• 02:38 – John’s online prescription endorsement
• 03:00 – Start of the Entertainment Drill
• 04:48 – Jennifer Lawrence plastic surgery discussion
• 05:35 – Faker flavor jokes about Kourtney Kardashian’s lollipops
• 05:42 – 11:06 – Toledo’s World Series ticket saga and fallout
• 09:15 – “Kidney for sale” analogy and continued ribbing
• 10:41 – 11:11 – Hypothetical “game of the century” that Toledo will miss
• 11:51 – John jokes about the seating and imagined FOMO

Tone, Energy, and Takeaway

The episode is classic “Morning Sickness” fare: raucous, irreverent, and conversational, with quick jokes, self-deprecation, and zero filter camaraderie. The main event—Toledo’s ticket drama—provides most of the episode’s energy, with the group dissecting his decisions and playing “what if” games that take the concept of FOMO to comic extremes.

Great for: Fans of radio-style, boundary-pushing banter, listeners curious about ticket scalping shenanigans, or anyone who loves zany Arizona morning radio.