Holmberg's Morning Sickness (98KUPD) – December 19, 2025

Episode Theme:
Holiday indulgence, odd news, and the crew’s comedy take on trending topics in Arizona and beyond

Overview

This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness brings together John Holmberg, Brady Bogan, Brett Vesely, and Dick Toledo in their signature style—blending absurd news headlines, candid listener surveys, science trivia, and their irreverent brand of humor. The show’s focal theme is how people on weight loss medications are planning to pause their regimens for holiday feasting, sparking discussion on the logic (or lack thereof) behind this and moving quickly into nostalgia (cereal brands of yore), personal hygiene, smuggler tales, science discoveries, and the feasibility of airship travel.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Weight Loss Drugs & Holiday Indulgence

(Segment begins ~01:55)

• Survey: 12% of Americans on GLP1 meds like Ozempic plan to stop them for the holidays to indulge.
  • Brady: "Top temptations, Christmas cookies, sweets. 54% like to scarf those down." (02:21)
• The Crew’s Skepticism:
  • Brett: "It's good for you. Shut your body's digestive system down completely and then turn around a few seconds later, fill it back up..." (02:10)
• Debate: Diabetics vs. Weight Loss Users
  • Brady: "What about the ones who are actually taking it for the diabetes?" (02:45)
  • Brett: "You can't pause diabetes for cookies, Brady. That's a terrible idea." (02:54)
  • Clarified: Only weight loss users, not diabetic patients, would consider 'pausing'.

Notable Quote:

• Brett (mocking bad logic):

  "I'm going to take a couple weeks off this medicine and I'm going to just crush some cookies. You're diabetic. That's a terrible idea. Well, it's the holidays, so Jesus will know." (03:03)

2. Twinkles Cereal & Nostalgia

(Segment begins ~04:22)

• News bit: General Mills is reviving "Twinkles," a cereal from the '60s-'70s.
  • Brady reminisces: "My grandmother used to have it at her house... The taste, it's more like Corn Pops, but it's Twinkles." (04:33)
• Discussion: Never heard of it, debate if Twinkles is a real nostalgia item or not.
  • Brett: "Corn Pops for homosexuals. Twinkle." (04:57)
  • John: "There will be no twinkles in my house." (06:34)
• Marketing Influence:
  • Brett: "You ate cereal based on logos? That's what marketing did. Are you kidding me?" (06:01)

3. Survey: Backup Underwear

(Segment begins ~07:17)

• Pee Pee Poo Poo News: Nearly half of Americans carry backup underwear.
  • Brady: "According to a survey, nearly half of American carry backup underwear with it in case they have an accident." (07:17)
• Gender & Generational Divide: More common among Gen Z and Millennials.
• The Crew’s Spin:
  • Brett: "If you're carrying around backup panties, you're a horse. You're a whore. That's right." (09:05)
  • John: Posits backup underwear = break-glass-in-case-of-emergency.
  • Jokes on practicality:
    • "I don't wear underwear. And you know what? I've never worried about wrecking my pants." (09:44)

Memorable Exchange:

• Brett:

  "How about wash your ass and stop pooping your pants? Instead of thinking, wow, I am definitely going to be out for four hours. That means I'm wrecking this underwear. I better bring a backup." (09:44)

4. Outrageous News Story

(Segment starts ~11:01)

• Flight Gone Wrong: Man urinated on another passenger while asleep on a United flight from SF to Manila.
  • Brady: "He tells the story. He said, 'I was sleeping, and I thought it was part of my dream… I’m soaked from my stomach down in the man’s urine.'" (11:18)
  • Airline's response: Provided replacement pajamas; man is now banned from United.
  • Brett’s solution: "They should be armed with those little souvenir bats you get at baseball games… and just beat you about the face and head if you start pissing on people." (11:53)

5. Smuggler's News

(Begins ~13:46)

• Georgia inmate Kenneth Gibbs caught smuggling: vape canisters, syringes, batteries, lighter in rectum.
• Humorously tied to earlier underwear discussion (“backup panties”).

6. Science News

(From ~15:04 onward)

• Why Urine is Yellow:

  • Brady: "We finally know why urine is yellow…"
  • Brett: "We didn’t know that until today." (15:22)
  • Enzyme responsible: Bilirubin reductase from the gut.
  • Jokes about jaundice and babies:
    • John: "We had to get Alex a bilirubin's blanket." (15:58)
    • Brett: "It makes babies and pee yellow." (16:07)

• True Color of Neptune Discovered:

  • It's a lighter blue than previously thought, close to Uranus's shade (with the expected puns).
    • Brett: "You were nearly 80 years old. Eventually the word Uranus should stop making you..." (17:07)

• Moon Lander & NASA Crowd Participation:

  • Can submit your name to be on a moon rover.

• Quantum Computing & the Multiverse:

  • Google’s new quantum chip performed a calculation in 5 minutes vs. a supercomputer’s 10 septillion years.
  • Brett: "You have no idea what you just said." (18:42)
  • Brady admits: “All I know about the multiverse is from Loki.” (19:16)

• AI News:

  • Google’s new AI agent can operate apps/websites; OpenAI released Sora, a powerful video AI generator.
  • Siri is now powered by ChatGPT.

• Space News, More Uranus Jokes:

  • “Uranus has changed dramatically over ten years…it’s gotten brighter.” (20:20)

7. Blimp Travel—The Bus of the Skies

(From ~20:35)

• Airships as “green” travel alternatives: Companies propose helium airships as climate-friendly cruise alternatives.
  • Brett: "The bus of the air. It's not flying a cruise ship… It’s a train in the sky." (21:03)
  • John: "Where are you going to go in a blimp that would be better than driving?" (21:20)
  • Brett: "Slower and less convenient is never the future. Where's the kitchen? The odds this thing turns into a fireball? No." (21:41)
• Joke investments:
  • “You go ahead and invest in that.” (22:15)
  • Comparing blimp’s speed to manatees (who would win in a race?) (25:41)

Notable Quotes & Humor

• Brett, on backup underwear:

  “If you’re carrying around backup panties, you’re a horse. You’re a whore. That’s right.” (09:05)

• On Weight Loss Meds:

  “You can’t pause diabetes for cookies, Brady. That’s a terrible idea.” – Brett (02:54)

• On Blimp Travel:

  “Slower and less convenient is never a thing. Never… The future is dirigibles! This guy’s out of his mind. You’re gonna lose all your money.” – Brett (21:41, 25:09)

• On the Multiverse:

  “All I know about the multiverse is from Loki.” – Brady (19:16)

Timestamps by Segment

| Time | Topic / Segment | |----------|---------------------------------------------------| | 01:55 | GLP1 meds / Ozempic pause for holidays | | 04:22 | Twinkles cereal revival, marketing nostalgia | | 07:17 | Backup underwear survey, generational habits | | 11:01 | United flight pee incident | | 13:46 | Smuggler’s News – rectal contraband | | 15:04 | Science News: urine color, Neptune, the multiverse| | 20:35 | Airship travel as eco-alternative (debunked) | | 25:41 | Manatee vs. blimp speed debate |

Closing Thoughts

Holmberg’s Morning Sickness delivers its trademark blend of Arizona flavor, sarcasm, and absurdist wit—using improbable news headlines and surveys as launching pads for both social commentary and relentless mockery. The hosts’ chemistry keeps the episode rolling, whether debating the practicality of backup underwear, future transportation, or the science of bodily fluids. The podcast remains true to its local roots and off-color charm, offering plenty of laughs with each segue.

For the highlights and full hilarious context, catch the dialogue at the timestamps above.