Podcast Summary: Holmberg’s Morning Sickness – Arizona

Episode: 10-31-25 – BR – FRI
Date: October 31, 2025
Main Theme:
A raucous Halloween episode blending humor, odd science, and irreverent news with October 31st festivities—including National Caramel Apple Day, National Knock Knock Joke Day, scientific oddities (like glowing bats and pig kidneys), gluten intolerance, and Brutus Buckeye’s 60th birthday.

Episode Highlights

1. Halloween Hijinks: AI Music and Black Cats

• AI-Generated Halloween Song (01:18–03:40)
  The show kicks off with a tongue-in-cheek, AI-generated song called “Spooky Pussy” by fictional artists Dorothy Jingle and Harry Bush, filled with double entendres and Halloween spirit.

  • Memorable moment:
    • “Spooky pussy... Oh, what a sight. Spooky pussy will give you a fright.” – AI Singer Female (02:17)

• Discussion of adopting black cats:

  • Scott: "Don’t be a dick—keep that spooky pussy around for its entire life." (03:50)

2. National Days Segment: Caramel Apples & Knock Knock Jokes

• Caramel Apple Day

  • Brady urges listeners not to refrigerate caramel apples for a month—"it doesn't protect from bacteria" (05:14).
  • Fun fact: apples in stores may have been stored for 10–12 months (07:03–07:16).
  • Scott muses: “Your grocery store is hospice for fruit.” (09:46)

• Knock Knock Jokes

  • Brady tests out a “dirty” joke:
    • “Knock knock.”
    • “Who’s there?”
    • “Mike.”
    • “Mike Latorreis.” (06:00–06:04)
    • Scott: “That’s not a joke. It’s just a dude with a bad name.” (06:16)
  • Later, another: “Mike Dick. You can just say Dick. The hell does that mean?” (08:32–08:34)

3. Strange Science News

(14:00–18:30)

• Glowing Bats:

  • “A study found bats glow green after ultraviolet light exposure.” – Brady (14:00)
  • “They decorate their webs. It helps sense vibrations.” – Brady (14:45)

• Psychopath Brains:

  • “A study on psychopaths pinpointed a key difference in how their brains are structured. There’s a part…associated with decision making and rewards…and in psychopaths, it’s about 10% bigger.” – Brady (15:02)
  • “When they do something a little risky—dopamine bonus. So they do more of it.” – Scott (15:19)

• Pig Kidney Transplant:

  • The first person to receive a pig kidney transplant had it removed after 271 days—a world record—before going back on dialysis.
  • “That was given so much hope, Brady.” – Scott (15:40)
  • “Why not just swap it out with another pig kidney?” – Hans Kim (16:03)

• Gluten Intolerance Debunked:

  • Study suggests most people who “can’t tolerate gluten” probably can, unless they have celiac disease.
  • “Unless you have celiac, gluten may not be the real issue.” – Brady (17:31)
  • “Gluten is definitely something that affects people…but it didn’t exist as a problem 20 years ago.” – Scott (17:48)
  • “Now every woman over 30 has a gluten allergy.” – Scott (18:08)

4. Bizarre News Stories

(10:43, 19:53–21:59)

• German Sausage Incident:

  • A drunken man in Germany falls out of a bar window, breaks into a butcher shop next door, and eats sausages he finds.
  • “He called the cops from inside…didn’t know where he was.” – Brady (10:43)

• Caramel Apple Logistics:

  • “I owned a logistics company. We held thousands of loads of apples…bananas are several months old, you’d be surprised.” – Listener email (09:22)

• Brutus Buckeye’s 60th Birthday:

  • Ohio State mascot “Brutus Buckeye” turns 60, breaking the world record for most people wearing birthday hats at a single event (1,923 attendees).
  • “Trust me, it’s a mean, poisonous nut. If wolverines eat it, they get sick.” – Brady (22:53, 22:55)

• Wrong-Delivered Body Parts in Kentucky:

  • A Kentucky woman receives a package containing arms and fingers instead of her medication; it was meant for the University of Kentucky for research.
  • “She didn’t get her medicine. She got…arms and fingers.” – Brady (21:55)

5. Viral Videos & Shock Humor

(23:03–36:23)

• “Radio Videos” Segment:

  • Showcases found and user-submitted shocking, grotesque, and absurd videos—often described in graphic detail.
  • Fights outside Mr. Panda buffet, viral girl fights, motorcycle accidents, and more.
  • “That was the toughest one. That was a rough one. Good for Halloween, though.” – Scott (36:46)

• Food Oddities:

  • Asian “beach squid” video—woman eats a raw squid’s eyeball straight from the ocean.
  • “She takes a bite right out of the water…that’s its eyeball! She just devours it.” – Scott (28:06, 28:31)

• Halloween-Themed Extreme Videos:

  • Graphic Halloween “horror porn” descriptions, including a woman vomiting, sneezing, and urinating into a container, then feeding it to another person.
  • “There’s more. Enough, God damn it!” – Scott (35:30)
  • “I think the show’s canceled.” – Scott (36:23)

6. Side Conversations & Callbacks

• Phone Addiction Solution:

  • A man invents a six-pound iPhone case to curb smartphone usage; so far, only $17k of $75k Kickstarter goal raised.
  • “The idea is it’s so heavy, you can’t use it very long!” – Brady (12:26)
  • “It would pull your pants down all the time.” – Scott (13:43)

• Listener Emails and Host Banter:

  • “Funny how you play a dumb AI song but not ‘Piano Man’ by Billy Joel.” – Listener email (08:03)
  • “Everybody loves Billy Joel. But it’s not the point. It’s just the Jews.” – Scott, tongue-in-cheek (12:02)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On AI Music:
  • “Happy Halloween, everybody. AI joining the party and made us giggle.” – Scott (03:28)
• On Caramel Apples:
  • “Don’t put them in the refrigerator and eat a month later.” – Brady (05:14)
• On Science News:
  • “A study found bats glow green after ultraviolet light.” – Brady (14:00)
  • “Gluten is definitely something that affects people…but it also didn’t exist as a problem 20 years ago.” – Scott (17:48)
• On Brutus Buckeye:
  • “It’s a mean poisonous nut. And if wolverines eat it, they get sick.” – Brady (22:55)
• On Shock Videos:
  • “That was the toughest one. That was a rough one.” – Scott (36:46)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• AI Halloween Song: 01:18–03:40
• National Day Banter: 05:06–08:00
• Apple Storage Reality: 07:03–09:22
• Science News (Bats, Brains, Pig Kidneys, Gluten): 14:00–18:30
• Brutus Buckeye’s Birthday: 19:53–22:59
• Shock Video Roundup & Extreme Halloween Content: 23:03–36:46

Tone & Style

The episode leans heavily into dark holiday humor, irreverent banter, and a “shock jock” style. Hosts blend crude jokes, outrageous video descriptions, and oddball trivia, keeping energy high and pulling no punches with language or adult content.

For New Listeners

• Expect a fast pace and a blend of news, science, and viral video commentary.
• Segments jump rapidly between silly, scientific, and gross-out humor, often with callbacks and in-jokes.
• Not for the squeamish, but fans of outrageous morning radio will feel right at home!