Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness – "Seeing Peyronie's Disease Ad on MNF – Brady's Buddy Has It"

Date: December 29, 2025
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo

Episode Overview

This episode of Holmberg’s Morning Sickness dives into the awkward, comedic, and surprisingly frank topic of Peyronie's disease—a condition affecting penile curvature—after Holmberg spots an ad for it during Monday Night Football. The hosts explore what Peyronie’s is, share personal anecdotes, respond to listener messages, and riff on the sometimes farcical nature of male health discussions. Their trademark irreverence and candid banter make the subject both funny and informative.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Spotting the Peyronie’s Ad (01:13 – 02:10)

• Holmberg describes seeing a late-night MNF (Monday Night Football) commercial for Peyronie’s disease and how it piqued his curiosity due to its “prime” — and potentially embarrassing — placement for male viewers:

  "Peyronie's disease, evidently a big concern right before bedtime...good placement of their ad because on the east coast it was like 11:30.” (01:35, Holmberg)

• The group jokes about the ad’s website, bentcarrot.com, and wonders about the seriousness of a medical issue with such a quirky domain.

2. What is Peyronie’s Disease? (02:10 – 05:18)

• Ignorance and conjecture abound, with Holmberg and the guys wrestling with whether the disease is contagious or a congenital issue.

  "Do you catch it?...Is there a vaccine I can take for this?" (02:11, Holmberg)

• Holmberg recounts a painful, personal incident involving an “overzealous” partner and a self-diagnosed potential case of Peyronie’s:

  "I tried to pop it back in place. Your wiener doesn’t play that game." (02:44, Holmberg)

• The discussion humorously references the various shapes penises can take, especially those seen in adult films, likening abnormal bends to “Gonzo’s nose” or plumbing pipes gone wrong.

3. Googling for Answers & Medical Facts (05:29 – 08:51)

• The hosts attempt (and frequently fail) to use Google for clear answers, highlighting common male confusion and reluctance to seek help:

  “Can you catch Peyronie’s disease? Is it in the air? So is it Covid? Google, Brett, you’re better at this.” (05:40, Holmberg)

• Eventually they learn its exact origins are unknown; possible causes include scar tissue from “unrecognized injuries.”

  "So one day you just wake up, everything seems normal, and you look down and it’s going to the sun." (06:51, Holmberg)

• Pain, loss of length, lumps, "hourglass" shape, and erections with abnormal bends are common symptoms.

4. Listener Interactions and Personal Stories (07:10 – 10:02)

• Listeners email in; one, Oliver O’Neill, claims to have the rare downward curve:

  “I should consider porn. Congratulations, Oliver. That’s a very rare thing.” (07:10, Holmberg)

• The comedic tone continues as the group riffs on symptom lists, with Holmberg threatening melodramatically:

  “If I see [a loss of length], I’m just gonna hang myself. I can’t spare an inch.” (07:29, Holmberg)

• The hosts discuss how the branded "silly" website addresses a real (and not so funny) medical condition—a contrast to how women’s health issues are usually branded more clinically.

5. Male Reluctance & Generational Differences (12:09 – 13:03)

• Conversation turns toward male reluctance to talk health and sex with their fathers, versus how women generationally educate each other about intimate health issues:

  "My dad never sat me down and said, here's how it works, boy...You're on your own journey with this thing." (12:55, Holmberg)

6. Brady’s Buddy with Peyronie’s: Diagnosis & 'Cures' (13:30 – 14:53)

• Brady mentions a friend who claims to have had Peyronie’s, which “naturally healed”:

  “Just doesn’t feel it...According to him, I mean...” (14:07, Brady)

• Holmberg is skeptical, particularly about scar tissue “healing itself,” conveying typical male attitudes toward ‘toughing it out’:

  “Scar tissue doesn't naturally heal. It just stops hurting.” (14:00, Holmberg)

7. Treatment Options and Reluctance (16:11 – 17:13)

• The hosts discuss possible treatments, from injections to bizarre splints, but agree most men would rather live with discomfort or deformity than undergo invasive treatments:

  “If I have to put my wiener in something like a finger splint...I'm not going to the doctor.” (17:15, Holmberg)

• A listener claims he’s turned his Peyronie’s into a kind of sexual selling point:

  "I've been getting laid more because girls want to see and feel my crooked wiener...I get my injection." (19:17, Listener email, paraphrased by Holmberg)

8. The Reluctant Patient & Male Health Humor (18:10 – 20:49)

• Holmberg and the crew continue to make light of men's aversion to doctors, even in severe, embarrassing cases:

  "There’s a few things I’m just not going to the doctor for. If anything ever gets lodged in, I’m dying of that." (17:46, Holmberg)

• Hilarity ensues with hypothetical scenarios involving insane home remedies, and having to explain embarrassing objects found during autopsy.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On commercial targeting:
  “Peyronie's disease, evidently a big concern right before bedtime...good placement of their ad because on the east coast it was like 11:30.” (01:35, Holmberg)

• On ‘catching’ Peyronie’s:
  “Can you catch Peyronie’s disease? Is it in the air? So is it Covid?” (05:40, Holmberg)

• On self-treating injuries:
  “I tried to pop it back in place. Your wiener doesn’t play that game.” (02:44, Holmberg)

• On symptoms and male pride:
  “If I see [a loss of length], I'm just going to hang myself. I can't spare an inch.” (07:29, Holmberg)

• On branding and gender:
  "When a lady’s got the prolapsing vagina, you don't go to funnyhoneyhole.com...How come Peyronie's disease has a wacky name?" (09:14, Holmberg)

• On male health reticence:
  "My dad never sat me down and said, here's how it works, boy...You're on your own journey with this thing." (12:55, Holmberg)

• On medical reluctance:
  "Scar tissue doesn't naturally heal. It just stops hurting." (14:00, Holmberg)

• On ultimate embarrassment:
  "There's a few things I'm just not going to the doctor for. If anything ever gets lodged in, I'm dying of that." (17:46, Holmberg)

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |-------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 01:13–02:10 | Peyronie’s ad during MNF – first reactions | | 02:10–05:18 | What is Peyronie’s? Personal and raunchy stories| | 05:29–08:51 | Google results, symptoms, disease confusion | | 12:09–13:03 | Generational divide: dads and sons on sex health| | 13:30–14:53 | Brady’s buddy with Peyronie’s ‘natural cure’ | | 16:11–17:13 | Treatments: pain, splints, and toleration | | 17:15–19:47 | Listener stories: making the best of the bend |

Tone & Language

The episode is unfiltered, irreverent, and filled with bawdy humor. The hosts are unapologetically frank, turning a taboo subject into an entertaining—and unexpectedly educational—listen.

Takeaways

• Peyronie’s disease becomes a springboard for insightful (and uproarious) conversation about male health, discomfort, and the awkwardness of intimacy and medicine.
• Despite the jokes, the crew highlights a real issue: Men are often too embarrassed or stubborn to seek help for personal medical problems.
• Branding of men’s vs. women’s intimate health is explored with sardonic wit.

Whether you want to laugh, learn, or just hear four Arizona radio pros riff on curved wieners and male psychology, this episode delivers.