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#3523: Vagal Tapping

Mike O'Meara, Robb Spewak, Josh Sroka

September 3, 2025 · 1 hr 24 min

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Robb is back and his Covid is on the run. What are the worst kinds of announcers? Why do we need to politicize medicines? How do spot a bad mother? The British attack caffeine. What privacy should we surrender for a safer world? And perhaps most importantly... Does The Rock ever go to Starbucks? This Episode Is Sponsored By Reliefband. Join the hundreds of thousands of people who are nausea-free with Reliefband. Right now, if you go to www.reliefband.com and use promo code TMOS, you’ll get 20% off plus free shipping. Thank Ye!

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[SPEAKER_03]: Hi, welcome to our show.

[SPEAKER_17]: Michael Merra, Radio Entertainment.

[SPEAKER_17]: You can listen to the Michael Merra show at michomerasho.com.

[SPEAKER_17]: Wow, what have we here?

[SPEAKER_01]: It's a podcast fun.

[SPEAKER_01]: I want excitement.

[SPEAKER_01]: We have today.

[SPEAKER_17]: It's the Michael Merra Show with Michael Merra and Rob Spuac.

[SPEAKER_17]: Now here's Mike.

[SPEAKER_06]: Hi, everybody.

[SPEAKER_06]: Welcome to the Michael Marish Show.

[SPEAKER_06]: And it is the gang back together with a limited participation by our gentleman from Leesburg, who is recovering from the COVID.

[SPEAKER_06]: And hopefully, sounds better than he did during that video that we played yesterday.

[SPEAKER_06]: Robert, it's good to have you back, even in a limited participation.

[SPEAKER_06]: We need your fingers, but not necessarily your voice today, which is still on the fritz a little bit.

[SPEAKER_07]: Well, I had a busy morning.

[SPEAKER_07]: I've been cutting sweepers.

[SPEAKER_06]: uh... for radio station power one oh five w a v a what robbers talking about with sweepers that uh... back in the day uh... there were a limited guy hand full of guys across the country that did what we're called sweepers and we also call them as a station identifiers and they were usually billy big voice guys you know and you get them on uh... tv stations now pretty much you know uh... Thursday on channel nine

[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, you hear those guys.

[SPEAKER_06]: We had a guy, uh, what was his name?

[SPEAKER_06]: Mike something in a channel mine.

[SPEAKER_06]: Mike Lewis.

[SPEAKER_06]: Mike Lewis a channel nine.

[SPEAKER_06]: He had a bit Billy big voice.

[SPEAKER_06]: We have dude Walker that does ours.

[SPEAKER_06]: Uh, the guys that were really, really big were usually chain smokers and they died very young.

[SPEAKER_07]: But they lived young and served well.

[SPEAKER_07]: I think what ruined it for big voice sweeper guys was the Bob FM.

[SPEAKER_07]: Yeah.

[SPEAKER_07]: When they were Alice FM, when they did this series of radio failures, they go, Bob doesn't like that.

[SPEAKER_06]: Well, a long time ago, they started going away from Billy Big Voice guys and being encouraging your average guy.

[SPEAKER_06]: And that's what advertising again.

[SPEAKER_06]: I remember when I

[SPEAKER_06]: I've, grudgingly decided to work with the lady up in New York.

[SPEAKER_06]: And this lady was, I think it was during the time I was working with Kirk McKinlon.

[SPEAKER_06]: You can tell our name.

[SPEAKER_06]: It was Diane Sawyer.

[SPEAKER_06]: Diane Sawyer.

[SPEAKER_06]: It was really

[SPEAKER_06]: a drag, because all she was trying to do was get me to change my voice and make it more of a regular voice.

[SPEAKER_06]: And I can't do this is my voice.

[SPEAKER_06]: If I'm talking to you, I sound like a radio guy, because I was a natural for radio, because I had a radio voice.

[SPEAKER_04]: It's a good thing.

[SPEAKER_06]: It's a good thing.

[SPEAKER_06]: Yeah.

[SPEAKER_04]: And you can't go ninety minutes as Charlie.

[SPEAKER_04]: I couldn't do it.

[SPEAKER_06]: They wanted, oh God.

[SPEAKER_06]: So tedious I did it like I had three sessions with this lady and I was like now can you make it a little less Announceary that was like her main direction.

[SPEAKER_06]: I was like I'm an announcer.

[SPEAKER_06]: That's the way I do it.

[SPEAKER_06]: I try not to

[SPEAKER_06]: I try not to hit people over the head with it.

[SPEAKER_06]: There's a difference between having a baritone like I have and then being a guy.

[SPEAKER_06]: The guys that sound the most drive and answering are the guys that have the high voices that are like, you get them a lot in sports play by play.

[SPEAKER_06]: where Kenny Albert would be one of the most incredibly over-the-top examples where you can actually hear the throat constricted.

[SPEAKER_06]: Talk to even Joe Buck is one of these guys where you want to do that.

[SPEAKER_06]: They're fine.

[SPEAKER_06]: They get to do what they do.

[SPEAKER_03]: Hi, welcome to our show. [SPEAKER_17]: Michael Merra, Radio Entertainment. [SPEAKER_17]: You can listen to the Michael Merra show at michomerasho.com. [SPEAKER_17]: Wow, what have we here? [SPEAKER_01]: It's a podcast fun. [SPEAKER_01]: I want excitement. [SPEAKER_01]: We have today. [SPEAKER_17]: It's the Michael Merra Show with Michael Merra and Rob Spuac. [SPEAKER_17]: Now here's Mike. [SPEAKER_06]: Hi, everybody. [SPEAKER_06]: Welcome to the Michael Marish Show. [SPEAKER_06]: And it is the gang back together with a limited participation by our gentleman from Leesburg, who is recovering from the COVID. [SPEAKER_06]: And hopefully, sounds better than he did during that video that we played yesterday. [SPEAKER_06]: Robert, it's good to have you back, even in a limited participation. [SPEAKER_06]: We need your fingers, but not necessarily your voice today, which is still on the fritz a little bit. [SPEAKER_07]: Well, I had a busy morning. [SPEAKER_07]: I've been cutting sweepers. [SPEAKER_06]: uh... for radio station power one oh five w a v a what robbers talking about with sweepers that uh... back in the day uh... there were a limited guy hand full of guys across the country that did what we're called sweepers and we also call them as a station identifiers and they were usually billy big voice guys you know and you get them on uh... tv stations now pretty much you know uh... Thursday on channel nine [SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, you hear those guys. [SPEAKER_06]: We had a guy, uh, what was his name? [SPEAKER_06]: Mike something in a channel mine. [SPEAKER_06]: Mike Lewis. [SPEAKER_06]: Mike Lewis a channel nine. [SPEAKER_06]: He had a bit Billy big voice. [SPEAKER_06]: We have dude Walker that does ours. [SPEAKER_06]: Uh, the guys that were really, really big were usually chain smokers and they died very young. [SPEAKER_07]: But they lived young and served well. [SPEAKER_07]: I think what ruined it for big voice sweeper guys was the Bob FM. [SPEAKER_07]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_07]: When they were Alice FM, when they did this series of radio failures, they go, Bob doesn't like that. [SPEAKER_06]: Well, a long time ago, they started going away from Billy Big Voice guys and being encouraging your average guy. [SPEAKER_06]: And that's what advertising again. [SPEAKER_06]: I remember when I [SPEAKER_06]: I've, grudgingly decided to work with the lady up in New York. [SPEAKER_06]: And this lady was, I think it was during the time I was working with Kirk McKinlon. [SPEAKER_06]: You can tell our name. [SPEAKER_06]: It was Diane Sawyer. [SPEAKER_06]: Diane Sawyer. [SPEAKER_06]: It was really [SPEAKER_06]: a drag, because all she was trying to do was get me to change my voice and make it more of a regular voice. [SPEAKER_06]: And I can't do this is my voice. [SPEAKER_06]: If I'm talking to you, I sound like a radio guy, because I was a natural for radio, because I had a radio voice. [SPEAKER_04]: It's a good thing. [SPEAKER_04]: It's a good thing. [SPEAKER_06]: It's a good thing. [SPEAKER_06]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_04]: And you can't go ninety minutes as Charlie. [SPEAKER_04]: I couldn't do it. [SPEAKER_06]: They wanted, oh God. [SPEAKER_06]: So tedious I did it like I had three sessions with this lady and I was like now can you make it a little less Announceary that was like her main direction. [SPEAKER_06]: I was like I'm an announcer. [SPEAKER_06]: That's the way I do it. [SPEAKER_06]: I try not to [SPEAKER_06]: I try not to hit people over the head with it. [SPEAKER_06]: There's a difference between having a baritone like I have and then being a guy. [SPEAKER_06]: The guys that sound the most drive and answering are the guys that have the high voices that are like, you get them a lot in sports play by play. [SPEAKER_06]: where Kenny Albert would be one of the most incredibly over-the-top examples where you can actually hear the throat constricted. [SPEAKER_06]: Talk to even Joe Buck is one of these guys where you want to do that. [SPEAKER_06]: They're fine. [SPEAKER_06]: They get to do what they do. [SPEAKER_06]: But to do commercials, you have to kind of be [SPEAKER_07]: I will see your job. [SPEAKER_07]: I will see your job and raise you one Tom Hammond from NBC who used to do the Kentucky Derby. [SPEAKER_06]: There you go with that kind of sound like that and pukeers, but we're glad to have you back. [SPEAKER_06]: Thank you. [SPEAKER_06]: Nice to be back. [SPEAKER_06]: The weirdest thing, huh? [SPEAKER_06]: I mean, over the weekend, you let us know what Friday? [SPEAKER_06]: That's when I joined Thursday. [SPEAKER_06]: So we find out you, you test positive on Friday. [SPEAKER_06]: It's like, well, happy weekend for you. [SPEAKER_06]: And you had already let us know the carry had it. [SPEAKER_06]: And then like, low and behold, I take my kid, I play around the golf early morning, and then I take him out about noon. [SPEAKER_06]: to go fishing, and he's a little stuffy, so you have a cold. [SPEAKER_06]: He said, Dad, I'm a little congested, and then we ended up, you know, finding this fishing hole down by the coast, and we're walking through this little shallow river that empties into the Gulf, not getting any bites, and we just thought we're gonna bag it. [SPEAKER_06]: And he says, Dad, I think I've got chills. [SPEAKER_06]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_06]: And at that point, we went over to my mother-in-law's house. [SPEAKER_06]: And by the time we got him at night, we tested him the next day and he had it, which was just weird that, you know, obviously it's popping in certain states. [SPEAKER_06]: I know Florida's one in Virginia's another. [SPEAKER_06]: So the update from you, how are you? [SPEAKER_06]: How are you feeling? [SPEAKER_06]: And limited vocal participation, but, you know, try to get through it if you can. [SPEAKER_07]: Yeah, yesterday was basically, I guess, my turnaround day when I woke up yesterday almost couldn't talk. [SPEAKER_07]: And my voice was horrible all weekend to a point that when I'd talk, it would be almost surprising because of the sounds that came out of my mouth. [SPEAKER_06]: I can't believe you're here today talking. [SPEAKER_06]: I mean, I thought you might be here like doing some beautiful video for us, but I didn't realize you'd be talking. [SPEAKER_06]: Yeah, Justin, I had a little conversation that Rob could come in with using a Stephen Hawking technology with my typing. [SPEAKER_07]: It would be no better. [SPEAKER_07]: I think I would be very, very slow. [SPEAKER_06]: But I mean, even though you're, you know, you're not yelling and I like this energy, Rob, by the way. [SPEAKER_07]: Well, you'll like it when you visit me in the hospital some years from now all the same energy. [SPEAKER_06]: You know, it's on you. [SPEAKER_06]: The death with you. [SPEAKER_06]: It's death is funny. [SPEAKER_06]: That's funny. [SPEAKER_06]: That's funny. [SPEAKER_06]: Where's my phone right here? [SPEAKER_06]: This is the conversation. [SPEAKER_06]: I think we're out probably still felt severely under the weather last night. [SPEAKER_07]: I did. [SPEAKER_07]: It was, I had a good clammy nap yesterday and I woke up feeling like crap. [SPEAKER_06]: I have the, it's the last text I had from the group. [SPEAKER_06]: Josh put Saudi on video posted us. [SPEAKER_06]: Rob says, thanks guys. [SPEAKER_06]: Josh says, Mr. Rob, hope you can join us in some way tomorrow if you are up for it, which is the way we roll. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, exactly. [SPEAKER_06]: Got something going on. [SPEAKER_06]: We have plenty of flexibility with that. [SPEAKER_06]: It's not like in previous iterations of this show where, you know, light to the death. [SPEAKER_07]: Well, I was waiting for your call on Monday night. [SPEAKER_07]: You can't be sick. [SPEAKER_07]: Anyway, this is going to be our best quarter ever. [SPEAKER_07]: You can't be sick. [SPEAKER_07]: We're changing everything. [SPEAKER_06]: I see. [SPEAKER_06]: So you can't be sick. [SPEAKER_06]: That's where you and I part company. [SPEAKER_06]: That's where that's where I would have been in the kitchen. [SPEAKER_06]: They were going to throw with them in a fight. [SPEAKER_07]: I don't have a fight in me right now. [SPEAKER_06]: But then again, I was also, I did kind of what Rob did, which is Rob prides himself on being here every day. [SPEAKER_04]: And if you keep doing it for forty months, that's pretty interesting. [SPEAKER_04]: Rob, how many six days in school did you have? [SPEAKER_04]: I was one of these kindergarten with no misses. [SPEAKER_07]: No, I'd never had perfect attendance. [SPEAKER_07]: I did miss four weeks in seventh grade because I had. [SPEAKER_06]: When you can call you, right? [SPEAKER_07]: Yes, exactly. [SPEAKER_07]: And that Mr. Roosevelt had me to the White House. [SPEAKER_04]: You had chickenpox for four weeks. [SPEAKER_07]: No, no, chickenpox followed by Scarlett Fever, which I didn't even know you had. [SPEAKER_06]: Scarlett Fever, wait a Vax, I'm Sharon. [SPEAKER_06]: No, I don't think you can come back. [SPEAKER_07]: You can come back. [SPEAKER_07]: Yeah, I think so. [SPEAKER_07]: I don't know about anti-facts, but anyway, it was bad. [SPEAKER_06]: But if your mommy take care of you a little bit when you had the COVID, did she help? [SPEAKER_06]: Like, at least with the phone. [SPEAKER_07]: She called. [SPEAKER_07]: Yeah, and she said, I'm going to Wegmans. [SPEAKER_07]: Do you want me to leave anything on your porch? [SPEAKER_06]: Yes, she's high risk. [SPEAKER_06]: So you don't want to be a, uh, attacker. [SPEAKER_06]: Uh, we're pretty careful with Michael. [SPEAKER_06]: Uh, having it. [SPEAKER_07]: All I want is a long lingering hug. [SPEAKER_07]: Come in. [SPEAKER_06]: And then I want to call for you. [SPEAKER_06]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_07]: I carry was great, by the way. [SPEAKER_06]: So Josh writes, Mr. Rob, I hope you can join us in some way tomorrow if you're up for it. [SPEAKER_06]: And Rob in the classic, speedwack style, writes. [SPEAKER_06]: That's my plan followed by a coffin emoji. [SPEAKER_06]: I said to Carla, I said, well, your girl Carla said he's making a joke. [SPEAKER_06]: I didn't take it. [SPEAKER_06]: I will, I'm probably more concerned about you than she is. [SPEAKER_06]: And I said, what the, what Mike, by the way. [SPEAKER_07]: I can guarantee you're more concerned than she is. [SPEAKER_06]: Bet the house on that? [SPEAKER_06]: I just didn't understand. [SPEAKER_06]: Were you feeling like you were either going to be joining the show or going to the hospital? [SPEAKER_06]: It was a joke. [SPEAKER_06]: Don't, don't laugh. [SPEAKER_07]: I'm in the right place for that. [SPEAKER_05]: Yeah, here we are, but I'm being, but I'm home. [SPEAKER_07]: But like when I sent that video to Josh yesterday, I've got to keep it low. [SPEAKER_07]: Sorry about that video to Josh yesterday. [SPEAKER_07]: And he said, it's real dark about you talking about being put down. [SPEAKER_07]: And I just wanted to say, my doctor didn't really tell me he was going to put me down. [SPEAKER_07]: It was a joke because, you know, when life hands you lemons, Mike must make the lemonade. [SPEAKER_04]: Did your doctor tell you to write it out? [SPEAKER_04]: He did. [SPEAKER_04]: Did he give you some medicine? [SPEAKER_04]: Did he give you some love at a hell thing? [SPEAKER_07]: The carry got packs love it. [SPEAKER_07]: I did not. [SPEAKER_06]: So that's why you get past love it. [SPEAKER_07]: I don't know. [SPEAKER_07]: I trust my doctor. [SPEAKER_06]: Hold on, hold on a second. [SPEAKER_06]: Oh, I look forward to this. [SPEAKER_06]: I don't know. [SPEAKER_05]: No, you're too passive about everything. [SPEAKER_05]: You just get, we go online and say you can take it. [SPEAKER_04]: Do you have different doctors? [SPEAKER_04]: Do you have different d

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