$13K Self-Driving Toilet & The Applicators Live | Morning X
Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning | Austin, TX | Wednesday, June 17, 2026
🎙️ First Hour
Morning X — Wednesday, June 17, 2026 — First Portion Analysis
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Topics / Stories Covered
- [00:00:11] $13,000 Self-Driving Robot Toilet — A Chinese company unveiled a smart toilet that drives itself to your bedside via app, cleans itself with a built-in bidet. Trevin and Sawyer riffed on it extensively.
- [00:03:51] UT Longhorns Baseball Elimination — Texas fell to Georgia 2-0 in what appeared to be an NCAA Tournament game, ending their season.
- [00:05:08] Jersey Mike’s Dethrones Chick-fil-A — Jersey Mike’s topped Chick-fil-A in customer satisfaction ratings. Led to a tangent about Subway, Quiznos, and their respective mascots.
- [00:07:28] Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool / Algae — The Trump administration has spent over $14 million trying to fix a persistent algae bloom in the pool, now using hydrogen peroxide and an “ozone nanobubbler.”
- [00:09:13] Grammy Award Changes — The Recording Academy announced four new Grammy categories for 2027, including Best Asian Pop Music Performance (covering K-pop, J-pop, and C-pop), plus an expanded eligibility window for Best New Artist. Hosts discussed speculation that the changes are partly designed to finally give BTS a Grammy.
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Austin / Texas News
- Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — Discussed in a national context, but Trevin brought it local by noting Austin’s own approach to algae blooms: essentially do nothing and don’t let your dog drink the water.
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Sports
- UT Longhorns Baseball — Eliminated from postseason play by the Georgia Bulldogs, 2-0. Sawyer gave a detailed breakdown of senior starting pitcher Luke Harrison’s final outing: 5⅔ innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 11 strikeouts, 60 strikes on 100 pitches. Both hosts were complimentary of Harrison and the season overall despite the loss.
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Funny Bits / Memorable Exchanges
- Robot Toilet Cold Open — Extended comedic bit about whether they’d buy a $13,000 self-driving toilet. Highlights included Trevin offering a “wide-mouthed Gatorade” as a $13,000 alternative, Sawyer coining it “GimpBot,” and Trevin worrying that if robots eventually enslave humanity, we shouldn’t have pooped in them first.
- Subway/Quiznos/Jersey Mike’s Mascot Breakdown — Sawyer summarized the three major sub chains’ mascots as: a pedophile (Jared/Subway), rats (Quiznos), and Danny DeVito (Jersey Mike’s). Followed by the observation that if Jared Fogle saw Danny DeVito from behind, he might be confused.
- MAGA Algae Joke — Trevin opened the headlines segment by saying he figured out what MAGA stands for: “Make Algae Go Away,” pivoting into the Lincoln Memorial pool story.
- Nelnet Student Loan Bit — While joking about being “filthy rich” radio hosts, Sawyer quipped that Nelnet (student loan servicer) texts him like a late-night booty call.
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Summary
The show opened with an energetic comedic bit about a $13,000 self-propelled robot toilet from a Chinese company, with Trevin and Sawyer bouncing jokes off each other about late-night bathroom trips, robot uprisings, and the questionable practicality of a motorized commode rolling to your bedside. The bit was a good showcase of their chemistry — Trevin as the dry skeptic, Sawyer as the more absurdist comedian — and it ran long enough to establish the tone for the rest of the segment.
Sports coverage focused on the end of the UT Longhorns baseball season, with Sawyer delivering a genuinely thorough and respectful breakdown of Luke Harrison’s dominant pitching performance in a losing effort against Georgia. The tone was affectionate rather than bitter, with both hosts agreeing it was a good season overall and quickly pivoting to football season as a consolation. The segment was bookended by My Chemical Romance’s “Famous Last Words” playing in the background, which Sawyer used as a comedic framing device for the team’s elimination.
The back half of the segment covered national stories with Austin/Texas flavor sprinkled in — the Jersey Mike’s customer satisfaction story turned into a nostalgic Quiznos tangent, the Lincoln Memorial algae story prompted Trevin to reflect on Austin’s own water quality non-solutions, and the Grammy changes discussion ended with both hosts mildly skeptical that the new Asian Pop category was partly engineered to hand BTS a long-overdue award.
⏰ Second Hour
Analysis: Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning — Middle Segment (June 17, 2026)
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Topics Covered
- K-pop and the Grammy Awards
- MLB Pride Night controversy / Texas Rangers news
- Rise Against / Alkaline Trio concert announcement
- McDonald’s menu comeback
- Guest interview: The Applicators (Austin punk band)
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Austin & Texas News
- Texas Rangers did not host a Pride Night; Governor Greg Abbott noted this publicly and announced the Rangers would host Faith and Family Night on June 18
- The Rangers were beaten by the Minnesota Twins 14-2 the night before (June 16)
- MLB controversy [~00:12:05]: U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred criticizing the league’s warning to San Francisco Giants pitchers who inscribed Bible verses on their Pride Night caps
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Austin Music, Venue & Event Mentions
- [00:14:01] Rise Against + Alkaline Trio — Ricochet Tour coming to Moody Amphitheater, Wednesday, September 23rd, doors at 6 p.m.; also on the bill: Teen Mortgage; $80 tickets on sale, with verified resale available around $40; 101X concert series show; ticket giveaway via Caller X at 512-835-1015
- [00:15:11] The Applicators — Austin punk band since 1999; upcoming shows:
- June 17 (today) — Waterloo (record release)
- June 19 (Friday) — Lostwell (new location)
- June 22 (Sunday) — Raw Raw Room, San Antonio
- The Applicators are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their record *My Weapon*, reissued on pink metallic vinyl, limited to 500 hand-numbered copies, released on vocalist Sabrina’s own DIY label
- Friday’s Lostwell show lineup also includes Promise (younger Austin band) and Tits Out (a Wendy O. Williams / Plasmatics tribute band featuring Susie Bravo, Cece of Zucchini Kill, and Omega); noted it’s Susie’s birthday
- Trevin mentioned previously seeing Alkaline Trio with Bad Religion at Stubb’s and with Drug Church at Stubb’s
- Jennie (of Blackpink) mentioned as a Lollapalooza headliner in the context of K-pop’s mainstream rise
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Sports Takes
- [00:12:05] MLB/Pride Night controversy: Hawley’s letter framed as political grandstanding; hosts note the irony of Bible verses on a San Francisco Giants cap during Pride Night
- Texas Rangers loss to the Twins (14-2) used as punchline: “The Rangers are going to need God” ahead of their Faith and Family Night
- Giants lost to the Cubs 5-1 on Pride Night — hosts quipped “God was not in attendance”
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Food & Restaurant Discussion
- [00:15:44] McDonald’s is bringing back the fried apple pie starting June 23rd, in honor of the U.S. 250th anniversary; the item was phased out in 1992 in favor of baked apple pies due to health trends
- Sawyer jokes that the baked version looks fried anyway; Trevin hints he’s familiar with late-night McDonald’s runs
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Guests / Interviews
- [00:17:00] The Applicators — All-female Austin punk band (since 1999); five members joined simultaneously on five separate phone lines: Sabrina, two Erikas, Christina, and Katie
- Sabrina now lives in the Bay Area (moved 7 years ago for her partner); manages the band long-distance while the others rehearse every Sunday
- Band noted they were the only all-female band practicing at Music Lab on Old Burnet Road in 1999
- One member ran Girls Rock Austin and spoke about mentoring younger musicians
- Band expressed pride in the growth of women’s representation in Austin punk
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Funny Bits & Memorable Host Moments
- [00:10:52] Sawyer invents a Grammy category: “Best Boy Band to Serve in the Military” — for BTS
- [00:13:04] After noting the Rangers’ Faith and Family Night: *”The Rangers are going to need God — they got smacked by the Twins 14-2″*
- [00:13:18] Trevin does a dramatic, eyes-closed “picture it” bit to tease the Rise Against show announcement; Sawyer says he fell asleep
- [00:16:46] Sawyer, born in 1995, says he wasn’t alive when McDonald’s had fried apple pies; Trevin: *”That’s a good point”*
- [00:16:49] *”I’m a guy that likes to get high”* / *”June 23rd, you can get baked and baked”* — the hosts riff on the fried apple pie return
- [00:20:16] Trevin tries to call The Applicators “elder punk stateswomen”; they respond: *”You can just say geriatric”*
- [00:21:26] Trevin asks if the band will *”shuffle them some beers or cut up some orange slices”* for the younger opening band, Promise
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Pop Culture / National Topics
- K-pop at the Grammys [~00:10:49]: Discussion of BTS going 0-for-3 in Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (2021–2023); hosts note K-pop’s mainstream dominance with BTS, Blackpink, and the Plasmatics-referencing joke about Demon Hunters being popular with kids
- Kevin Parker (Tame Impala) mentioned as collaborator on a K-pop track being played on 101X
- McDonald’s fried apple pie comeback framed as a national pop culture/nostalgia moment tied to the U.S. 250th anniversary
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Three-Paragraph Summary
This middle segment opens with a lively discussion of K-pop’s complicated relationship with the Grammy Awards, touching on BTS’s repeated snubs and the genre’s growing mainstream legitimacy — evidenced by Blackpink’s Jennie headlining Lollapalooza and a K-pop collaboration with producer Kevin Parker getting airplay on 101X itself. The conversation pivots to sports with the MLB Pride Night controversy, in which U.S. Senator Josh Hawley criticized the league for warning San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on their rainbow caps. Trevin and Sawyer find plenty of comedic material in Governor Abbott’s boasting about the Texas Rangers skipping Pride Night entirely — especially given the Rangers had just been demolished 14-2 by the Twins the night before their scheduled Faith and Family Night.
Trevin then delivers an elaborate, eyes-closed “picture it” monologue to tease the announcement of Rise Against and Alkaline Trio coming to Moody Amphitheater on September 23rd as part of a 101X concert series show, with tickets on sale now and a pair available via Caller X. The segment also includes a fun pop culture detour into McDonald’s bringing back its fried apple pie for the first time since 1992, with Sawyer admitting he wasn’t even born when the item was discontinued and the two riffing on the “baked and baked” possibilities come June 23rd.
The segment closes with a warm, energetic interview with The Applicators, a five-piece all-female Austin punk band celebrating the 20th anniversary of their record *My Weapon* with a limited vinyl reissue. Calling in from five separate phone lines, the band — including Bay Area-based founder Sabrina — discuss their upcoming shows at Waterloo, Lostwell, and San Antonio’s Raw Raw Room, the pride they feel in Austin’s growing punk scene for women, and the full Friday night lineup at Lostwell featuring younger band Promise and Wendy O. Williams tribute act Tits Out. The interview has plenty of laughs, including Trevin’s attempt to diplomatically call them “elder punk stateswomen” and the band cheerfully suggesting “geriatric” works just fine.
🏁 Final Hour
Final Segment Analysis — Trevin & Sawyer In The Morning (June 17, 2026)
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Topics Covered
- The Applicators interview wrap-up — closing remarks with the band, social media handles, upcoming releases
- Morning X Sports — FIFA World Cup recap and preview
- Viral food trend — blue/Gatorade-boiled hot dogs
- Austin news — Hot Luck Festival acquired by People, Inc.
- End-of-show banter — post-show plans, tomorrow’s preview, ticket giveaway reminder
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Guests in This Portion
- The Applicators (punk band) — wrapping up their in-studio interview at [00:21:55]
- Discussed a three-song 7-inch released during the pandemic that they can finally tour on
- Still actively writing new music
- Social media: Instagram and Facebook as @theapplicators; also available on Bandcamp and Spotify
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Austin Event Recommendations
- Tonight (Wednesday, June 17) at 5:00 p.m. — The Applicators in-store appearance at Waterloo Records for the 20th anniversary vinyl re-release of *My Weapon*
- Friday night — The Applicators live at The Lost Well, $10 cover
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Sports Updates
*[00:24:06] Morning X Sports with Sawyer*
- Lionel Messi scored a hat trick (3 goals) for Argentina vs. Algeria in Group J — his first World Cup hat trick, tying Miroslav Klose’s all-time World Cup goals record
- Kylian Mbappé scored 2 goals for France the previous day
- Today’s World Cup matches:
- Portugal (Ronaldo’s debut) vs. Congo — noon, Group K
- England vs. Croatia — Group L
- Ghana vs. Panama — 6:00 p.m.
- Uzbekistan vs. Colombia — 9:00 p.m.
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Closing News
*[00:27:33] Morning X Headlines with Trevin*
- Hot Luck Festival (Austin food and music festival, co-founded by Aaron Franklin and James Moody) has been acquired by People, Inc., parent company of *People Magazine* and *Food & Wine*
- Franklin and Moody expected to remain involved
- Festival scheduled for October 16–17, which Trevin noted is already a jam-packed Austin month: ACL, Formula 1, Levitation, and Halloween
- Gatorade-boiled hot dogs — viral trend of a mom boiling hot dogs in Gatorade for 15 minutes; both hosts declared it a culinary crime; Sawyer offered to try it on-air if they can get a hot plate
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Tomorrow’s Show Preview
- Pre-Friday theme
- National Go Fishing Day / National Mascot Day / National Splurge Day
- Discussion of a website that simulates online shopping without purchasing — prompted Amazon cart banter between the hosts
- More ticket giveaways for Rise Against / Alkaline Trio and Young the Giant
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Funny Closing Moments & Memorable Quotes
- [00:25:05] On the Panama vs. Ghana World Cup match — *”They should get David Lee Roth out for the Panama game.”*
- [00:25:47] On Gatorade hot dogs — *”This is how to take two really good things and make them both horrible.”*
- [00:29:10] Trevin on female guests improving the show — *”When we have women on the show, it goes a lot better.”* / Sawyer: *”Shocker.”*
- [00:30:05] Sawyer on smuggling BuzzBalls into the Spielberg movie — *”He’s like, BuzzBalls seem like they would kill an alien. I was like, you’re not wrong.”*
- [00:30:09] Trevin on Sawyer’s sleep-deprived mood — *”I like the tired, delirious Sawyer.”* / Sawyer: *”I’ll fix that tomorrow. I’ll double down.”*
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How the Show Wrapped Up
The show closed warmly after the Applicators interview with a plug for their Waterloo Records in-store appearance that evening. Sawyer delivered the sports and headline segments with his usual comedic energy before the two hosts traded end-of-day plans — Trevin heading home to his partner, Sawyer going to a screening of the new Spielberg film. They signed off with their social handles, a reminder to download the podcast for the full Applicators interview, and a tease for tomorrow’s Pre-Friday show.
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3-Paragraph Summary
The final portion of the June 17th Morning X opened with the tail end of the Applicators interview, where the Austin punk band shared details about a pandemic-era three-song 7-inch they’ll finally be able to perform live, along with their social media presence on Instagram, Facebook, and Bandcamp. Trevin and Sawyer gave an enthusiastic send-off, plugging the band’s in-store appearance at Waterloo Records that evening at 5 p.m. and their Friday night show at The Lost Well for just $10. Trevin reflected warmly on the state of Austin’s punk scene, noting that the combination of a revived Waterloo, a new Lost Well, and the Applicators reuniting proved the city still has its spirit if you know where to look.
Sawyer then launched into Morning X Sports with a characteristically playful delivery, leading with Lionel Messi’s hat trick against Algeria — his first in World Cup history — which tied Miroslav Klose’s all-time World Cup goals record. The segment also covered Mbappé’s two-goal outing for France and previewed several notable matches on the day’s schedule, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s debut with Portugal against Congo. A brief but memorable detour into viral food culture followed, with both hosts roasting the trend of boiling hot dogs in Gatorade for 15 minutes, which Sawyer called “how to take two really good things and make them both horrible” — while also volunteering to test it live on-air if management ever springs for a hot plate.
The show closed with Austin news that the Hot Luck Festival had been acquired by People, Inc., the parent company of *People Magazine* and *Food & Wine*, with co-founders Aaron Franklin and James Moody expected to stay on. Trevin grumbled about the festival’s mid-October timing, noting it competes with ACL, Formula 1, Levitation, and Halloween in what is already Austin’s most overloaded event month. The hosts wrapped up with relaxed end-of-day banter, post-show plans, a tease for tomorrow’s Pre-Friday programming, and reminders to download the podcast and tune in for more ticket giveaways.
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Analysis generated from archived transcripts. Hosts: Trevin Smith and Sawyer Stull. Morning X — 101X Austin, TX.
