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#3717: Sunrise Chair Banana

Mike O'Meara, Robb Spewak, Josh Sroka

October 5, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

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Sunrise. Chair. Banana. Three little words turn Mike’s routine wellness check into a memory test he insists nobody explained properly, with a clock drawing, a helpful picture on the wall, and enough ammunition to keep Robb and Josh entertained all day. Then another baseball scheduling fiasco sends Mike toward Sarasota for the wrong game—and gets him blocked from the very thread containing the explanation. The boys debate the cost of watching football, the perils of sports betting, and why “I almost won my parlay” still means you lost. Josh builds an AI assistant to tackle emails, podcast problems, and a brutally honest audit of his baseball predictions, while a chat-room question reopens some old wounds. Plus, TV recommendations, Wonka voices, an offensive lineman’s big catch, a dad’s heroic save, and a cat with its own slot machine.

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[SPEAKER_08]: Tomorrow night, his Elvis night, as CBS invites you to see and hear Elvis in concert.

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[SPEAKER_08]: Welcome to our show.

[SPEAKER_08]: We're going to start to do it right.

[SPEAKER_06]: It's got to be fucking look at our phone.

[SPEAKER_08]: There's plenty for everyone.

[SPEAKER_08]: It's the Michael Mero Show with Michael Mero.

[SPEAKER_08]: Bye!

[SPEAKER_08]: Josh Roca!

[SPEAKER_08]: And Rob's Speedway.

[SPEAKER_06]: Oh, Rob!

[SPEAKER_08]: It's only the beginning.

[SPEAKER_08]: And now, here's Mike.

[SPEAKER_05]: Yo, you know Elvis was the king here here.

[SPEAKER_05]: There it is man.

[SPEAKER_05]: I played that rod didn't I played that welcome to the Michael Mary show for Monday everybody glad to have you along On a very interesting Monday Is it a manic Monday

[SPEAKER_05]: Now, not even close.

[SPEAKER_07]: How about this?

[SPEAKER_07]: Monday, Monday?

[SPEAKER_07]: So good to me?

[SPEAKER_05]: Nope, no.

[SPEAKER_05]: Um, I may be this table, uh, explain it.

[SPEAKER_07]: I've got too little to understand.

[SPEAKER_05]: How?

[SPEAKER_07]: Play that again.

[SPEAKER_07]: All right, let me guess.

[SPEAKER_05]: Guess the celebrity will play a game if you write out of the room.

[SPEAKER_05]: You have too little to understand.

[SPEAKER_05]: You should know it after that.

[SPEAKER_07]: God, it's clear.

[SPEAKER_07]: It's very familiar.

[SPEAKER_07]: More time.

[SPEAKER_05]: You get it on the third one.

[SPEAKER_05]: I know you will.

[SPEAKER_05]: You have too little to understand.

[SPEAKER_07]: It's, oh it's right on the top of my one more time.

[SPEAKER_05]: I know it's too old to understand You've got to understand that it's easy.

[SPEAKER_07]: Oh God, I know I win the finnith house of my old perfume Ha ha ha Birdland Kitties Birdland Kester.

[SPEAKER_05]: Yes.

[SPEAKER_07]: Birdland Kester

[SPEAKER_05]: Uh, excuse me, you know, I'm just like a kid with a toy when I put new sounds in a little machine.

[SPEAKER_05]: Um, I'm going to get the lemons, the lemons, the lemon, the lemon, the lemon that's cool to understand.

[SPEAKER_05]: Um, all right, do you want the, I've certainly brought up multiple stories about drama and little league.

[SPEAKER_05]: That's boring.

[SPEAKER_05]: It's not boring, but it's not priority job one.

[SPEAKER_07]: I know it's on your mind.

[SPEAKER_07]: I mean, we've worked together a long time, and I know it's at the very forefront of that cortex.

[SPEAKER_05]: Failed medical information.

[SPEAKER_05]: That's what it is.

[SPEAKER_05]: I lead with that because it's top of mind.

[SPEAKER_04]: Look, what do you mean failed?

[SPEAKER_05]: This episode of the Michael Mery Show is brought to you by the T.M.O.S. [SPEAKER_05]: Amazon Portal. [SPEAKER_05]: Remember to click the Amazon link at T.M.O.S. [SPEAKER_05]: podcast.com before you shop. [SPEAKER_05]: It's that easy. [SPEAKER_05]: Thank you. [SPEAKER_05]: Now, on with the show. [SPEAKER_08]: Tomorrow night, his Elvis night, as CBS invites you to see and hear Elvis in concert. [SPEAKER_09]: Tomorrow at 8, 7 Central and Mountain, Michael Mery. [SPEAKER_08]: Radio Entertainment. [SPEAKER_08]: You can listen to the Michael Mero Show at TMOs.com or anywhere find podcasts or fun. [SPEAKER_08]: Welcome to our show. [SPEAKER_08]: We're going to start to do it right. [SPEAKER_06]: It's got to be fucking look at our phone. [SPEAKER_08]: There's plenty for everyone. [SPEAKER_08]: It's the Michael Mero Show with Michael Mero. [SPEAKER_08]: Bye! [SPEAKER_08]: Josh Roca! [SPEAKER_08]: And Rob's Speedway. [SPEAKER_06]: Oh, Rob! [SPEAKER_08]: It's only the beginning. [SPEAKER_08]: And now, here's Mike. [SPEAKER_05]: Yo, you know Elvis was the king here here. [SPEAKER_05]: There it is man. [SPEAKER_05]: I played that rod didn't I played that welcome to the Michael Mary show for Monday everybody glad to have you along On a very interesting Monday Is it a manic Monday [SPEAKER_05]: Now, not even close. [SPEAKER_07]: How about this? [SPEAKER_07]: Monday, Monday? [SPEAKER_07]: So good to me? [SPEAKER_05]: Nope, no. [SPEAKER_05]: Um, I may be this table, uh, explain it. [SPEAKER_07]: I've got too little to understand. [SPEAKER_05]: How? [SPEAKER_07]: Play that again. [SPEAKER_07]: All right, let me guess. [SPEAKER_05]: Guess the celebrity will play a game if you write out of the room. [SPEAKER_05]: You have too little to understand. [SPEAKER_05]: You should know it after that. [SPEAKER_07]: God, it's clear. [SPEAKER_07]: It's very familiar. [SPEAKER_07]: More time. [SPEAKER_05]: You get it on the third one. [SPEAKER_05]: I know you will. [SPEAKER_05]: You have too little to understand. [SPEAKER_07]: It's, oh it's right on the top of my one more time. [SPEAKER_05]: I know it's too old to understand You've got to understand that it's easy. [SPEAKER_07]: Oh God, I know I win the finnith house of my old perfume Ha ha ha Birdland Kitties Birdland Kester. [SPEAKER_05]: Yes. [SPEAKER_07]: Birdland Kester [SPEAKER_05]: Uh, excuse me, you know, I'm just like a kid with a toy when I put new sounds in a little machine. [SPEAKER_05]: Um, I'm going to get the lemons, the lemons, the lemon, the lemon, the lemon that's cool to understand. [SPEAKER_05]: Um, all right, do you want the, I've certainly brought up multiple stories about drama and little league. [SPEAKER_05]: That's boring. [SPEAKER_05]: It's not boring, but it's not priority job one. [SPEAKER_07]: I know it's on your mind. [SPEAKER_07]: I mean, we've worked together a long time, and I know it's at the very forefront of that cortex. [SPEAKER_05]: Failed medical information. [SPEAKER_05]: That's what it is. [SPEAKER_05]: I lead with that because it's top of mind. [SPEAKER_04]: Look, what do you mean failed? [SPEAKER_05]: I'm glad that I failed. [SPEAKER_05]: I'm glad you asked. [SPEAKER_05]: So when you get to old, you get to get to every year from the government gives you a free wellness check. [SPEAKER_07]: They send someone out or do you have to go to school? [SPEAKER_05]: No, you go to your doctor and it's really kind of a light. [SPEAKER_05]: It's a physical, but it's a light physical. [SPEAKER_05]: And every year, Mike, great again. [SPEAKER_05]: I exact, exact. [SPEAKER_03]: Come on, let's get out of this Kindergarten. [SPEAKER_05]: No, that's not what I wanted. [SPEAKER_05]: That's not the way Josh said that, all right? [SPEAKER_07]: I'm ashamed that that may be even Snicker and yet it did. [SPEAKER_07]: I'm a man riddled with shame right now. [SPEAKER_07]: Josh, stop making jokes. [SPEAKER_07]: Well, he said it clearly. [SPEAKER_06]: I'm not saying most impressed by your command of the English language. [SPEAKER_05]: He's a good talker, yes. [SPEAKER_05]: Getting back to the doctor's office. [SPEAKER_07]: So the Walnut's check, I mean, anybody over a certain age you get it. [SPEAKER_07]: It's a physical, but it's not. [SPEAKER_05]: It's a physical with lots of, you know, where they check your breathing and blah, blah, blah, and they say, and I, is there a glove? [SPEAKER_05]: No, no, yeah, you go right to the ass. [SPEAKER_07]: Well, I'm just trying to figure out. [SPEAKER_07]: Well, you go right to what you like. [SPEAKER_07]: I don't like that. [SPEAKER_07]: I'm just trying to paint the picture, but let me not use the word paint. [SPEAKER_04]: If it's a person, like finger paint. [SPEAKER_07]: Yes, is it like balance? [SPEAKER_04]: And can you stand straight? [SPEAKER_07]: No. [SPEAKER_07]: Is it the thing where you have to get up without pulling off the chair? [SPEAKER_05]: Why don't I get right into it? [SPEAKER_07]: Okay. [SPEAKER_05]: Why don't I get right into the very first thing his new nurse did when I walked in? [SPEAKER_07]: You get to choose your doctor though, right? [SPEAKER_07]: I mean, it's not like they assign you a doctor because it's a government. [SPEAKER_05]: This is my buddy Jason. [SPEAKER_05]: I've known him for years. [SPEAKER_05]: He's a doctor for a very long time. [SPEAKER_05]: Good. [SPEAKER_05]: He lost his on a weight and he's kept it off. [SPEAKER_05]: I've lost a lot of weight and I've plateaued. [SPEAKER_05]: And he's thinner than I am and we always talk way. [SPEAKER_05]: He's very health conscious because he walks the walk. [SPEAKER_05]: He's what he's living proof of it. [SPEAKER_05]: So you want so I go in and I know pretty much I've been this is my second or third of these type of visits and it's a physical but the big physical comes in April. [SPEAKER_05]: So twice a year I go see my doctor. [SPEAKER_05]: That's how that works and the very first thing after taking my blood oxygen level and my blood pressure might even be before the blood pressure [SPEAKER_05]: She takes out, she says, okay, we are going to perform a cognitive exam. [SPEAKER_05]: Oh no. [SPEAKER_07]: It's so funny that Josh said, make O'Mara great again or make Mike great again because our president, Braggs, and I like this phrase, Braggs on, he brags on how great his cognitive abilities are. [SPEAKER_04]: Well, here's what is a cognitive test. [SPEAKER_05]: Well, I'll tell you what she did with me. [SPEAKER_05]: Let me move to camera over there. [SPEAKER_05]: So she comes in. [SPEAKER_05]: She says, I'm going to give you three words to memorize. [SPEAKER_05]: Those words are sunrise. [SPEAKER_05]: OK. [SPEAKER_05]: Chair. [SPEAKER_05]: Yes. [SPEAKER_05]: And banana. [SPEAKER_05]: Okay, she comes right over to me after that. [SPEAKER_05]: She says, Okay, here is a circle. [SPEAKER_05]: I want you to put a clock on it with the numbers in the hands. [SPEAKER_05]: And I want that clock to say 815. [SPEAKER_05]: And so I said, okay, I'll do this. [SPEAKER_05]: And I'm talking to her in between. [SPEAKER_05]: She goes now. [SPEAKER_05]: What were those words again? [SPEAKER_05]: And I went. [SPEAKER_05]: Oh, banana, banana, and you remembered banana. [SPEAKER_05]: That's the only one I remembered in, she tricked me. [SPEAKER_07]: Now that's what she did, Mike, is she was tested your cognition? [SPEAKER_05]: I didn't, if I knew, I had to memorize the three words she told you to. [SPEAKER_05]: She told me the memorized the three words and then she immediately put the fucking clock in front of me. [SPEAKER_04]: That's the point. [SPEAKER_04]: That's how the test. [SPEAKER_04]: That's the point of the test. [SPEAKER_05]: I didn't know that if I'd known that I had to be, I would've been filling out the clock with a 15. [SPEAKER_05]: Well, I'm going banana sunrise chair. [SPEAKER_05]: Banana sunrise chair. [SPEAKER_07]: Do you think anyone ever, at that point in the test, gets the piece of paper in the middle of the clock just writes chair? [SPEAKER_05]: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha [SPEAKER_05]: No, I said she goes, okay, I said, and then halfway through I go, chair. [SPEAKER_05]: She says, and she's smirking at me and saying, that's two of them. [SPEAKER_05]: And then, and here's the killer. [SPEAKER_07]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_07]: Here's the killer. [SPEAKER_05]: I only remembered banana and at one point, she has her finger like this. [SPEAKER_05]: She says, and sunrise. [SPEAKER_05]: And two points at a picture on the fucking wall directly in front of me. [SPEAKER_05]: And the entire picture is a giant. [SPEAKER_05]: It's like a Russian child. [SPEAKER_07]: Yeah, it's very kindergarteny. [SPEAKER_07]: I completely fucked it. [SPEAKER_05]: I really hungry. [SPEAKER_05]: Did you feel good? [SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, not because you were home. [SPEAKER_05]: I was definitely. [SPEAKER_05]: I hadn't had anything to eat all morning. [SPEAKER_05]: I was definitely hungry. [SPEAKER_05]: And then I remembered chair, but the one because you were tired and you wanted to sit down. [SPEAKER_05]: I don't know the one I didn't remember was one in front of me. [SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, for the rest of the appointments, she came out. [SPEAKER_05]: We'll get to that because she comes in for another test. [SPEAKER_07]: How old is this nurse about? [SPEAKER_07]: Would you guess? [SPEAKER_05]: 31, 32, something like that. [SPEAKER_07]: OK, so he's not like the Charter Nurse Dana. [SPEAKER_05]: No. [SPEAKER_05]: OK. [SPEAKER_05]: But on my list of things that I had asked, one of them was, back in the day, I had a cardiac exam that detected me with a problem they said I shouldn't need to really worry about. [SPEAKER_05]: There's a long, long time ago, though, and because of what my mother-in-law went through, [SPEAKER_05]: And he says, well, we have a new test. [SPEAKER_05]: It's not a blood pressure test, but it's like a blood pressure test, where they test the left side of your heart by putting a blood pressure cuff on and then strapping you into this machine. [SPEAKER_05]: They put on a blood pressure cuff. [SPEAKER_05]: Okay. [SPEAKER_07]: Then they put the velcro thing. [SPEAKER_07]: Is it just like with us to come on the pressure? [SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, 130, six. [SPEAKER_05]: A blood pressure cup. [SPEAKER_05]: I just want to be clear. [SPEAKER_07]: You said that you said this was different away to take it. [SPEAKER_05]: Oh, so the different, it's the test that's different. [SPEAKER_07]: A chair. [SPEAKER_05]: I'm very upset, Rob. [SPEAKER_05]: You have to humor me here. [SPEAKER_07]: You'll be better tomorrow when you see the sunrise. [SPEAKER_05]: So they put that and then they, I didn't, I ripped the hair out. [SPEAKER_05]: No, I had to put the stickies on, you know, the little and it's just two of them right above you are where your ticker is and so I put it on there and then it's going to if the if you fail the test. [SPEAKER_05]: you get a electrocardiogram and a calcium scan. [SPEAKER_05]: Okay, because try not, try to control that laughter. [SPEAKER_07]: Might as hysterical laughter. [SPEAKER_07]: I was thinking that if you failed to does they use those leads to shock you. [SPEAKER_05]: They should have shocked me because I failed it. [SPEAKER_04]: Oh, no. [SPEAKER_04]: Oh, that's two tests in a row. [SPEAKER_05]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_05]: And I'm in there and then she says, now, if you don't pass this test, we'll have a series of questi