Holmberg’s Morning Sickness – WWBD (What Would Brady Do?) Special
Episode Date: December 8, 2025
Hosts: John Holmberg (C), Brady Bogen (D), Bret Vesely (A), Dick Toledo (B)
Theme: Advice Column Chaos – Swinger Parents, Gay Marriage Drama, Penile Implants, and More
Main Theme & Purpose
This episode features the popular "What Would Brady Do?" segment, where Holmberg and his co-hosts tackle three wild, uncomfortable, and hilarious listener dilemmas. The advice is part genuine, part comedic, and always delivered in the intensely irreverent style HMS fans love—perfect for those who crave unfiltered banter on taboo topics.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Discovering Your Parents Are Swingers
[02:37–06:07]
- Listener Dilemma: A man discovers at a party that his 73-year-old father and his new wife are swingers. He wonders whether to confront them, warn them about risks (like STDs), or just ignore the whole thing.
- Hosts' Reactions:
- Most hilarious responses highlight the awkwardness (“You find out Bunny and Torp swing later in life… Do you confront him or you just let it go?” — Holmberg, 04:02).
- The consensus is to “mind your business,” emphasizing privacy and discretion in the swinger community.
- Brady notes how swinging is surprisingly discreet:
"What goes on in the swing community stays in the swing community." ([04:26] D)
- The hosts agree family dynamics and faith might make things more complicated but ultimately suggest leaving it alone unless it causes real harm.
- Memorable Moment: Comparing the shock factor to discovering a parent is a nudist.
Notable Quote:
“Everybody in this room says, stay oblivious. Go the Brady route and happy wander through it.” ([05:31] C)
2. Gay Married Listener Catches Husband in Bathroom 3-Some (with a Woman)
[06:07–10:20]
- Listener Dilemma: A gay man with an open marriage (for hot men only) is devastated to find his husband with both a man and a woman at a party—he equates seeing his husband with a woman to "having sex with a dog."
- Hosts' Exploration:
- Holmberg and team dive into the visceral disgust some gay men feel about the opposite sex, explaining it's a preference as strong as any straight man's repulsion.
- Emphasize the need for communication and boundaries:
"If you can't stand that at all, then for sure [divorce]." ([08:27] D)
- Playfully suggest competing to “outdo” the woman in the sexual department as a way to reclaim confidence and control.
- Ultimately, they prescribe an honest conversation about boundaries and how the incident felt, offering tongue-in-cheek solutions like a “mouth hug” to reset marital intimacy.
Notable Quotes:
“I just think it was like sex with a dog. Sorry, ladies, but you’re gross.” (Listener letter, [06:50] C)
“You can never be with a woman again. Do you like that? And if… he says yes… now you may divorce.” ([08:18–08:25] D)
3. Penile Implant Woes: Wife Refuses to Have Sex After Years of ED
[10:38–13:44]
- Listener Dilemma: After years of ED—and trying every possible remedy—a man gets a penile implant that finally works. Instead of celebrating, his wife feels hurt, crying that he’s only aroused by surgery, not her. Now she won't have sex at all.
- Hosts' Analysis:
- Discuss emotional manipulation and how the wife might be “gaslighting” or keeping the listener dependent on dysfunction, bordering on Munchausen syndrome.
- Brady and Holmberg agree: Communicate openly, but if the partner isn’t receptive, it may be time to leave:
“Leave her. Brett’s with me. Oh, he likes that phrase.” ([12:50] C)
- Joke about recouping the financial and emotional investment by “using that new robot dick” elsewhere if necessary.
- Memorable Moment: Comparing the situation to cars—“Got a new engine ready to go!” ([13:12] D)—and suggesting it’s time for the man to find someone who will appreciate the “upgrade.”
Notable Quotes:
“You know what I’ve been through just to get a hard on for you, and now you won’t use it?” ([12:39] C)
“She’s a gaslighter… that’s manipulation. Now she’s abusing you mentally.” ([13:02] C)
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On Families & Privacy:
“Mind your business. None of your business.” ([05:14–05:15] A/C)
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On Relationship Boundaries:
“Women are gross to some gay guys… You can’t sexualize it; you’re grossed out by it completely.” ([08:01–08:09] D/C)
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On Fixing Arguments:
“If a woman wanted to end every argument, she’d just go, ‘Have sex with me.’” ([10:38] C)
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On Leaving a Marital Manipulator:
“She liked it when you weren’t hard. This is almost that Munchausen syndrome where she kept you sick for so long, now it’s fixed and now…” ([13:17–13:29] C)
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On Holiday Divorce Timing:
“The eighth or ninth is the last day you can leave before you’re obligated to a present.” ([14:07] C)
Timestamps for Important Segments
- 02:37–06:07: Swinger Parents Dilemma – Discussion and Advice
- 06:07–10:20: Gay Married Man Catches Husband with a Woman – Boundaries and Communication
- 10:38–13:44: Penile Implant/Celibate Wife – Emotional Manipulation and Divorce Talk
Tone & Style
The episode is full of irreverent humor, brutal honesty, and quippy banter. The hosts approach each dilemma with the right mix of sarcasm, empathy, and wild off-the-cuff comedy, never shying from the awkwardness.
Summary Takeaway
This episode of “Holmberg’s Morning Sickness” offers a wild ride through taboo relationship dilemmas, with the hosts dishing out both comedic relief and genuine advice. The unifying message: sometimes you need to communicate, sometimes you need to ignore—and occasionally, you just need to get out and enjoy your “robot dick.”
