Holmberg's Morning Sickness (12-03-25)

Recapping Playdio Finals, Cheating Wife Porn Trial Fears & Blackout Night Antics

Date: December 3, 2025 | Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo

Main Theme / Episode Overview

Today’s show is an energetic blend of recapping last night’s Playdio Finals—HMS’s annual local band competition—mixed with weird and worried ruminations on how internet search histories can come back to haunt you, and hilarious tales of possible party foul play (“Did someone roofy John last night?”). In typical HMS fashion, it’s equal parts music scene hype, true crime commentary, and self-deprecating confessionals about blackout mishaps and questionable late-night googling.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Playdio Finals Recap & Backstage Stories (01:19–10:06)

• Atmosphere & Highlights:
  • Last night’s Playdio event at Copper Blues was “a good night” packed with “screaming, yelling at people, super party” for the five local band finalists.
  • “It was fun. It was a good night. Thanks, Copper Blues and everybody who popped by.” (01:34, John)
• Praise for Contestants:
  • DJ Bathsheba’s stage fright stood out: “Hard to watch somebody that talented not believe in themselves… the whole room had her back.” (01:34–02:41, John)
  • Highlights for Thomas James Band, Graves of the Monuments, The Mess I Made, and more, plus John Gordon (HMS staffer) surprising everyone by being in a band.
• Charity Angle:
  • “Raised a couple bucks for the Humane Society, which I’ll match. Not crazy, but I’ll throw in a match on last night's money.” (07:54, John)
• On Next Steps:
  • Announcing the new Playdio champion and theme song at 8:30am; praise for last year’s champs, Miles to Nowhere: “The bar has been set high.” (09:09, John)

2. Mining Mishaps & Double Entendres (04:36–11:04)

• DJ Bathsheba’s Story:
  • Childhood in foster care, breast cancer survivor, now a truck driver (including driving for gold mining operations).
  • Hilarious “semen truck” autocorrect incident: “That means you spell semen more than you spell cement!” (04:11, John)
• Arizona Gold Mining Lore:
  • Talk of “glory holes” (both literal and not-so-literal): “Do you know what that’s called? It’s called the glory hole.” (05:02, John)
  • Interest in real Arizona goldmines, riffing about Scooby-Doo, haunted islands, and urban mining legends.

3. Search Histories, True Crime & Porn Panic (11:04–24:16)

• Brian (or “Brandon”) Walsh Murder Trial:
  • A man on trial whose weird porn searches (“cheating wife porn”) and suspicious googles (“can a body decompose in plastic?”, “how do you get blood out of wood?”) are being used as evidence.
  • John and the crew debate if it’s fair to drag someone’s porn history into a courtroom:
    • “You should be allowed to have your porn searches not ever apply to your personality, because… nobody’s into stepmothers for real, are they?” (11:57, John)
• Slippery Slope/Funny Examples:
  • Joking the news would go, “He loved women stuck in dryers. I bet he put her there!”
  • Vivid analogies: “Your brain will do all sorts of goofy stuff when you’re on Pornhub and get you into some stuff…whoa.” (16:09, John)
• IRS & OnlyFans:
  • Discussion of the IRS having to review OnlyFans accounts to determine if content is taxable/pornographic: “IRS agents… now reviewing porn.” (17:32, Brett)

4. Google Guilt & Digital Privacy Paranoia (20:56–27:46)

• Our Online Past Haunting Us:
  • “Last night I felt like somebody Mickeyed me... I Googled, ‘How long does it take for roofies to kick in?’ If somebody I know gets roofied, they're gonna look at my internet and go, ‘What were you searching that for?’” (21:34, John)
• The Dangers of Neuralink/Thought Surveillance:
  • John debates the pros/cons of getting a Neuralink chip:
    • “If they said, ‘Hey, we’ll put the Neuralink in—it’s free, we just wanna test it on you,’ I think I would. …Unless I physically kill a person, things in my head can never be used against me in a court of law.” (24:16–25:09, John)
  • “If someone else can see [my thoughts], and they probably could, that would be the whole purpose.” (26:12, Brett)
  • Laugh-out-loud worry: “If I'm driving down the road and just see Brett giving a hand job to a homeless guy, I'm gonna rewind that and laugh for hours.” (26:28, John)

5. Party Blackouts & The “Who Roofied John?” Mystery (27:46–34:56)

• Strange Memory Gaps After Playdio Night:
  • John describes possibly being “roofied”—waking up on a picnic table miles away after not drinking much: “I've been poisoned before. Drinking, it was vodka, and I ended up at a picnic table in San Jose.” (31:15, John)
  • Paranoia and playful accusations: “Only people I figure could've poisoned me were Katie and the Hobbs... maybe it's DJ Bathsheba... maybe it was Larry... I didn't drink with her…” (32:55–33:35)
  • “If you do roofie me, make it count. The next day, at least make me limp. Leave a bruise.” (36:41, John)
• Safety Reminders (with Signature Silliness):
  • Don’t leave your drink alone; only take unopened bottles; never accept a drink from strangers (or even certain acquaintances).
  • “My ass feels okay. So, no matter what they did, I’m going to the doctor for it…” (34:43, John)

Notable Quotes / Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On Performance Anxiety:
  • “It’s hard to watch somebody that talented not believe in themselves, but the other bands did. And they went up there and just flat kicked ass.” (01:34, John)
• On Unfortunate Autocorrects:
  • “His phone autocorrected to ‘semen truck’... means you spell semen more than you spell cement.” (04:11, John)
• On Gold Mining Etymology:
  • “Do you know what that’s called? It’s called the glory hole. Where is it?!” (05:02, John)
• Porn Searches & Fairness in Court:
  • “You should be allowed to have your porn searches not ever apply to your personality…” (11:57, John)
  • “Your brain will do all sorts of goofy stuff when you’re on Pornhub... There’s been like, Lia Silver is a pornstar I’ve searched before… Doesn’t mean I liked it.” (16:09, John)
• Digital Privacy Dread:
  • “Last night I Googled, ‘How long does it take for roofies to kick in?’... That’s a lot of explaining.” (21:34, John)
  • “Would you volunteer for Neuralink? ...No, you wouldn’t do it. I think I would. I’d be on it. But an NDA—you can never use this data against me, unless I physically kill somebody.” (24:16–25:09, John)
  • “If someone else can see [my thoughts], and they probably could, that’d be the whole purpose.” (26:12, Brett)
• HMS-Classic Blackout Storytelling:
  • “I ended up at a picnic table in San Jose... My no-blood anus was intact.” (31:15, John)
  • “If you do roofie me, make it count… make me limp. Leave a bruise.” (36:41, John)

Important Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:19] – Show enters main content; Playdio recap starts
• [02:41] – Support & praise for Playdio contestants; DJ Bathsheba’s story
• [07:54] – Charity fundraising highlights
• [11:04] – Conversation pivots to true crime and porn searches as evidence
• [16:29] – Lively debate: Should your porn history be admissible in court?
• [20:56] – Google search panic ("How long do roofies take?")
• [24:16] – Neuralink/brain privacy philosophical rabbit hole
• [27:46] – “Who roofied John?” playfully investigated
• [31:15] – Story of past real-life blackout (San Jose picnic table)
• [34:43] – Healthcare jokes, more physical "evidence" humor

Tone & Language

The hosts trade in their usual irreverent, observational, and wildly self-aware humor—bouncing from local music community shoutouts to the dark edges of digital culture, always ready with playful barbs, personal anecdotes, and the sort of bro-ish honesty that HMS fans expect.

Summary for Listeners

This HMS episode is a quintessential whirlwind: high-energy, inside-baseball Playdio Finals gossip, true crime musings that spiral into hilarious “could they use our search histories?” anxiety, and a closing round of blackout-night whodunit. If you missed it, expect laughs, some real life lessons, and plenty of “Did they really just say that?” moments—plus a new appreciation for both the Arizona local music scene and the cautionary tales embedded in every Google search you make.