Armstrong & Getty On Demand — Episode: "7.4% Ditz"
Date: November 6, 2025
Podcast: Armstrong & Getty On Demand
Hosts: Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty (plus regular contributors)
Episode Overview
This episode tackles several high-profile and contentious cultural topics, ranging from transgender rights in public spaces to the influence of social contagion, media bias, and recent developments in economics and health. The hosts give their trademark candid, sarcastic, and often pointed opinions on these issues, with discussion punctuated by memorable banter and quotable moments.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Gold’s Gym Transgender Locker Room Controversy
- Tish Hyman Incident: The episode opens with discussion of a viral video featuring Tish Hyman objecting to a trans woman (referred to as a “man pretending to be a woman”) entering the women's locker room at a Gold's Gym in LA. Tish expresses her discomfort and is subsequently banned from the gym.
- Quote: “I have every right to not want a man in the restroom when I’m naked. There are girls naked in there. Look at them walking in there like it’s okay. It’s not okay.” — Tish Hyman [04:08]
- Host Commentary: Jack and Joe argue that corporations like Gold’s Gym lack moral clarity and are simply reacting to loudest voices rather than any rooted values.
- "All they do is respond to whoever yells loudest. They have no moral stance. Maybe they shouldn't, they're a gym, but they have no moral clarity." — Joe Getty [07:52]
- Trans Woman’s Perspective: The episode references an interview by TMZ with Alexis Black, the trans woman in question, who asserts her right to use the women's locker room due to her legal gender status and hormone use, and downplays the discomfort expressed by women as “fear mongering.”
- Quote: “Well, I certainly do not understand it, but I do get the notion of the fear mongering that she’s perpetuating.” — Alexis Black [09:51]
- Hosts Respond: The hosts mock the notion that objecting women are fear mongering, reinforcing their view that radical gender ideology disregards women’s rights.
- "If you are in a place where women are changing and they turn around and they see crank, a penis, that's not okay." — Joe Getty [10:28]
2. Social Contagion and the Transgender Movement
- Trans Identification Trends: Discussion on declining numbers of adolescent girls identifying as transgender, described as evidence that the earlier increase was driven by social contagion rather than genuine dysphoria.
- "It was clearly, A, a social contagion and, B, a fashionable way to say I’m against the status quo because I’m young and cool." — Joe Getty [05:29]
- Medical Critique: The hosts criticize the medical establishment for pushing irreversible procedures.
- "It’s absolutely evil. Evil social contagion pushed along by monstrous medical professionals and counselors." — Joe Getty [05:45]
3. Wikipedia, Media Bias, & Alternative Platforms
- Wikipedia’s "Woke" Critique: One co-founder of Wikipedia has called it unforgivably woke, while Jimmy Wales (the remaining co-founder) disagrees. The hosts point out the circular logic and political labeling in how Wikipedia handles definitions like "adult human female."
- "For instance, you know, the whole what is a woman thing is a gotcha question, but on Wikipedia it shows a woman is defined as an adult human female. And that rebuts the claim that Wikipedia is crazy woke left." — Joe Getty [06:43]
- Emergence of Grokopedia: Elon Musk's alternative project “Grokopedia” is briefly mentioned but the hosts haven’t interacted with it so far.
4. Team & Societal Dynamics Around LGBTQ+ Issues
- Sports Example & Silent Majority: Reference is made to controversies in women’s sports regarding trans inclusion, where vocal progressive minorities label dissenters as bigots, while a “silent, bullied majority” secretly agrees with the dissenters.
- "The silent bullied majority are like, yeah, we don't want dudes in the league, but we're afraid to say anything." — Joe Getty [14:27]
5. Youth in Gyms & Parental Concerns
- Minors in Locker Rooms: The discussion includes concern for minors potentially sharing locker rooms with adults, particularly in blue states with permissive gender policies.
- "You have grown men in locker rooms with semi-undressed adolescent girls." — Joe Getty [15:18]
- "If my 12 year old daughter is changing clothes in the gym we just worked out and some dude is naked in there, I would freaking lose my ass." — Jack Armstrong [15:44]
6. Warrior Foundation Freedom Station Giveathon
- Support for Veterans: The podcast highlights a fundraising drive to support Warrior Foundation Freedom Station, with accolades for its work providing housing and support to wounded veterans.
- “No one deserves to be alone during the holidays, especially those who’ve sacrificed so much for our freedom.” — Joe Getty [16:34]
7. Full Moon & Societal Behavior
- Lunacy on the Rise: The hosts talk, with bemusement, about increased ER admissions and reports of bizarre behavior during full moons, referencing text messages from medical professionals and their own skepticism.
- “Anytime there’s a full moon, we’re just packed. We gear up for it.” — Jack Armstrong [25:33]
8. Economic Anxiety
- Affordability and Debt: The hosts relay new data: the median age to buy a first house is now 40 (up from 29 in 1981), while household debt has reached record levels ($18.6 trillion).
- "Americans... have accumulated a record amount of household debt...driven largely by rising mortgage, auto loan and credit card balances." — Jack Armstrong [34:00]
- Younger Borrowers Hardest Hit: 18-29 year-olds are struggling most with late payments.
- Financial Advice: They share classic, Dave Ramsey-style advice about not carrying high-interest debt, living beneath your means, and only buying what you can afford — with their signature sarcasm.
- “Live less than your means. End of lecture.” — Joe Getty [39:07]
9. Kim Kardashian, ChatGPT, and 'Ditz' Persona
- Kim Kardashian Flunks the Bar: She blames ChatGPT for failing her law exams, citing incorrect answers.
- "She probably has like 7.4% DITs in her Persona and she tracks it carefully." — Joe Getty [32:35]
- The title of the episode refers to this idea, with tongue-in-cheek speculation about her intelligence.
10. Drug Access and Populist Politics
- Weight Loss Drugs: Discussion on weight-loss medications (like newer diabetes injections used off-label), their rising demand, future insurance coverage, and potential for mass adoption if costs drop—plus the inevitable host jokes about side effects.
- "I wouldn’t be surprised if not too soon, half of us are on one of those drugs." — Jack Armstrong [44:01]
11. COVID News and Lab Leak Theory
- Vaccine Serendipity: New study finds mRNA COVID vaccines may double survival for certain lung cancer patients, possibly by activating immune pathways.
- “The cancer researchers' socks were knocked off by that revelation. Really interesting.” — Joe Getty [50:39]
- Lab Leak Coverup: Reports that a prominent US virologist (Dr. Ralph Baric) initially warned US intelligence about the possibility of a Wuhan lab leak in January 2020, but after a White House/Fauci meeting stayed silent and promoted a "wet market" explanation.
- "But a month later, after getting, I don't know, tortured or pictures of his grandkids being sent to him by Anthony Fauci, he… clamped up and would not talk about it." — Joe Getty [53:47]
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On Corporate Cowardice:
"All they do is respond to whoever yells the loudest. They have no moral stance... just going which way the wind blows." — Joe Getty [07:52] -
On Gender & Social Contagion:
"You grew your hair long... you didn't get your healthy breasts cut off and be fed hormones to sterilize you and postpone puberty." — Joe Getty [05:37] -
On the ‘TERF’ Wikipedia Entry:
"While the term woman is a dog whistle to say adult human female? Okay, yeah, wow." — Jack Armstrong [07:23] -
On Gym Policy and Safety:
"I would lose my mind if my daughter was in the locker room changing... my 12-year-old daughter... and some dude is naked in there. I would freaking lose my ass." — Jack Armstrong [15:44] -
On Household Debt:
"Americans... have accumulated a record amount of household debt...driven largely by rising mortgage, auto loan and credit card balances." — Jack Armstrong [34:00] -
On the Pandemic’s Lingering Mysteries:
"I wonder if we'll ever get the full story for real on that." — Jack Armstrong [53:47]
Timestamps for Key Segments
| Timestamp | Segment/Topic | |------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | 03:28 | Gold's Gym incident & Tish Hyman's objection | | 07:21 | Wikipedia and “Woman” definition controversy | | 09:51 | Alexis Black (trans woman) responds to criticism | | 10:28 | Hosts critique “fear mongering” explanation | | 14:25 | Sports, social dynamics, and silent majority | | 15:34 | Parental outrage at minors and gender policies in gyms | | 16:15 | Warrior Foundation Freedom Station campaign | | 25:33 | Full moon and emergency room anecdotes | | 32:35 | Kim Kardashian’s ‘7.4% Ditz’ persona | | 34:00 | Record American household debt and generational economics | | 39:07 | Financial advice: “Live less than your means” | | 41:53 | Trump, the politics of affordability, weight loss drugs | | 44:01 | Mass adoption of weight loss drugs and side effects jokes | | 50:39 | COVID mRNA vaccine boosts cancer survival study | | 53:47 | Lab leak theory, Dr. Baric, and media cover-up |
Tone & Language
The hosts maintain a style that's opinionated, blunt, frequently sarcastic, and often humorous—delivering news-wrapped commentary with cultural skepticism. They blend outrage, mockery, and world-weary concern especially around bureaucratic overreach, “wokeness,” and what they view as disregard for traditional societal norms.
Useful for Listeners Who Missed the Show
This episode is a rich sampler of Armstrong & Getty’s current cultural and political concerns, encapsulating debates on gender, media trust, economic anxiety, and the lingering mysteries and political gamesmanship around COVID. Longtime listeners will appreciate the familiar blend of mockery and indignation. For new listeners, it reveals the program’s unapologetically contrarian tone, focus on personal liberty, and wariness of elites and trendy groupthink.
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