Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness

Episode: FDA Warning College Kids About Taking Royal Honey Packs To Enhance Sex
Date: December 18, 2025
Cast: John Holmberg (C), Bret Vesely (A), Brady Bogen (B), Dick Toledo, others

Overview

This episode dives into the viral college trend of using "Royal Honey" packets—sex-enhancing supplements often found at gas stations. The discussion is sparked by a recent FDA warning against these products due to hidden pharmaceutical ingredients and potential health risks, especially concerning for those on other medications. The hosts bring their trademark mix of irreverence, skepticism, and raunchy humor, dissecting the efficacy, dangers, and cultural oddities around these “gas station boner pills.”

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. What Are Royal Honey Packs? (00:39–01:12)

• Description: Supplements (often sold at gas stations) marketed for sexual enhancement.
• Comparison: Hosts compare them to other notorious gas station "boner pills" (e.g., ones with "horny goat weed").
• Ingredients: Supposed to contain natural substances, but often laced with pharmaceutical compounds like tadalafil.

“They're gas station boner pills.” — John Holmberg (C) [01:12]

2. FDA Warning & Media Coverage (01:12–04:18)

• News Report: The FDA specifically warned college students about the dangers—such as drug interactions with blood pressure medicine and antibiotics.
• Critical Take: The hosts mock the idea that college kids, typically young and healthy, are the main at-risk group.
• Unintentional Endorsement: Channel 3 news unintentionally gave Royal Honey a huge commercial by confirming the stuff "works," leading to even more hype.

“All they did last night… was tell everyone these gas station ED supplements work. And they work really well. Be careful.” — John Holmberg (C) [01:39]

3. Who’s Really At Risk? (And Who Cares?) (04:19–06:50)

• Older Men vs. College Kids: Hosts hilariously analyze who really shouldn’t be taking these—namely anyone with a weekly pill organizer (implying health problems), which is not college students.
• College Student Usage: Most college students aren't on heart meds, so the warnings seem misdirected.

“If in the morning you have to crack open a plastic day… you’re not allowed to have gas station supplements…” — John Holmberg (C) [01:46]

4. Sex, Supplements, and Generational Differences (06:51–11:07)

• Harder Erections: The hosts banter about their own experiences, joking that ED meds can “bring back your old friend” even if you don’t have dysfunction.
• Generational Sexual Activity: Jokes about Gen Z being less sexually active (“they like to cuddle”), with a jibe at Harvard freshmen being mostly virgins.
• Anecdotes: The humorous contrast between sexual regret in old age versus “raw dogging” youth.

“If your stuff already works, Brady, you would take it and it would just go back to… a normal one… Take one of these things, you’re like, oh yeah, welcome back, old friend.” — John Holmberg (C) [07:12]

5. News Segment Breakdown & Skepticism (11:08–13:47)

• Live Review: Hosts play audio from a news report, mocking the cautious, negative tone of “experts” and the hot reporter sent to discuss boner pills.
• FDA Stance: The FDA says these contain tadalafil and warns about interactions and possible long-term risks (like permanent ED), which the hosts doubt.

“Taking a medication that’s prescribed for erectile dysfunction unprescribed can lead to actual long term permanent erectile dysfunction.” — News Segment [13:04]

• Hosts’ Scepticism:

“No, it can’t.” — John Holmberg (C) [13:04]

6. Cultural & Social Commentary (13:48–16:14)

• Bro Trend: The rise of honey packs as a “bro” thing and social media fad.
• Marketing Tactics: Critique of how these products are presented as fun, flavorful, and light, like nicotine products for kids.
• Gender Jokes & Double Standards: Observations on college girls’ reactions and the relative embarrassment (or lack thereof) around buying these products.

7. Personal Reflections & ‘Old Man Advice’ (16:14–29:00)

• Regrets of Restraint: Stories from an elderly friend wishing she’d “had more fun” and less sexual inhibition.
• Host's Advice: Strong recommendations to enjoy youth, take some risks, and not worry so much about long-term consequences while young and healthy.
• Public Health Messaging Critiqued: The hosts poke fun at anti-drug, anti-sex PSAs and how they often backfire or create unwarranted anxiety in young people.
• Takedown of Overcautious Warnings: Repeated assertion that medical warnings are often more about protecting old/ill people than the actual youth audience being targeted.

“Don't listen to old people when they tell you how scary something is. It's only scary to them.” — John Holmberg (C) [26:16]

8. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On FDA Warnings:

  “So there you go, college kids. Your erections and sexual pleasure will be 10 times bigger with these gas station things. Be careful.” — John Holmberg (C) [03:06]

• On Generational Regret:

  “If I could tell people… one thing I regret is we didn’t have more sex and we didn’t have more fun because we were worried all the time.” — John recounting advice from his 90-year-old friend Paula [26:14]

• On Media & Marketing:

  “Greatest commercial of all time, Royal Honey. You're welcome. We're on the trend with you.” — John Holmberg (C) [15:38]

• On Using the Products:

  “Go get [Royal Honey]. I'm not kidding… and then you just enjoy your own company. Doesn't even have to be for anybody else.” — John Holmberg (C) [08:02]

• On Cultural Differences:

  “Since Japanese fiancée told me that US foreigners… have softer wieners than the Japanese men… Maybe it’s their diet.” — Bret Vesely (A) [18:37]

9. Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:39–01:14 — Introduction to Viral Honey trend & what it is
• 01:14–04:18 — FDA and media narrative
• 04:18–06:50 — Who should/shouldn’t use these and health risks
• 06:51–08:39 — Hosts’ personal anecdotes and jokes on effectiveness
• 11:08–13:47 — Breaking down the news segment and safety warnings
• 15:13–15:39 — Popularity and “bro” culture around the product
• 16:14–16:43 — Reflections from an elderly friend; “have more fun” advice
• 26:14–27:56 — Rants about living life fully while young; old people’s worries
• 27:56–29:00 — Final advice: young people should seize the (hard) day

Tone & Style

The episode maintains the show’s signature: bawdy, unscripted, fast, comedic, with frequent sarcastic asides and crude humor. The hosts skewer public health messaging, boast about personal experiences, and encourage a more carefree youthful approach, all while making sure to poke fun at themselves, the news, and each other.

Conclusion

This episode provides a comedic, unvarnished take on the surge of Royal Honey sex enhancers among college students, lampooning the overblown FDA warnings, media coverage, and generational hang-ups about sex, drugs, and “living a little.” The message: If you’re young and healthy, don’t sweat the scare tactics—enjoy it while you can.

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