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Host
Well, we've all been there. You're out to dinner with friends and the check comes and you're trying to figure out how to split up the bill and then the stabbing starts. It's one more thing.
Armstrong
Armstrong and Getty.
Getty
One more thing.
Host
But before we get to that, update on a story we talked about during the Armstrong and Getty radio show the other day. I just saw. So it's a second day of Technology Week at the White House, whatever that means. And I just saw Melania walk into the west wing with a robot at her side. Both came walking down this long red carpet and it reminded me, have any of you yet had a interaction with one of these really good robots? I told this story from a couple of years ago when I did. Has anybody else had an interaction with a top notch robot?
Getty
I have not. No. No.
Host
I did it at the Sphere in Las Vegas and this is now two to three years old. And I'm sure it's way better now than it was then.
Armstrong
I don't know if it was top notch, but I had a robot deliver my sushi not long ago. Yeah.
Host
Did it knock on the door or were you at a restaurant?
Armstrong
I was at a restaurant, came to the table and its little arms went out and had chopsticks in one hand. And then this tray came out and I took my plate and.
Host
Yeah, we've got a, we've got a restaurant in my town that's had a robot like that for a while. It's an R2D2 looking thing and it's basically a tall Roomba that they put stuff on a tray and it's, it's, you know. Is it a gimmick or is it
Getty
like a labor saving device?
Host
It seems like a gimmick in this, in this, the case of mine. Yeah.
Armstrong
And then there was a tip line on my receipt. I thought that was interesting Anyway.
Host
Yeah, that just. It didn't do much but. Oh my God, they've got a robot. But the robot that I talked to at the Sphere, I think it was one of Tesla's, had that very humanoid look. I don't know why they've decided they need to make them look like people. But it had eyes and a mouth and it talked and it took questions and talked to people. Crowd gathered around, where are you from? And then you tell them and say, oh cool. I love Oklahoma this time of year. It's kind of hot, isn't it? The robot would say to you or whatever. And it was. It was creepy. Licious.
Getty
But excellent Great Plains weather knowledge, if I'm remembering properly.
Armstrong
You also thought it was hot.
Host
Oh, that's right. It was a chicken. It was kind of hot. Wow. Pretty. Pretty shapely. And a robot just walked out with Melania too. So I haven't encountered one recently. I'll bet we all have one in our workplace. It won't be too long. There'll be one walk in the halls, taking paperwork around, doing stuff.
Getty
So I. I'm sure these studies have been done, but I find myself wondering because of the whole uncanny Valley effect where people are turned off, freaked out by something that's almost human.
Host
Then why do we do it?
Getty
Well, right, exactly. And I remember like going back to the Twilight Zone would have episodes where somebody would reveal be revealed to be an alien or something. What freaked you out was they're almost human, but little twist on there. So I'm sure they've done the studies. If I'm buying a mobile computer that has some mechanical abilities, I don't automatically need it to look like a human being.
Armstrong
No.
Getty
Where did that come from?
Host
I don't know. I don't know why they think they need to have them walk on two legs, which, you know, some complications enter into it as opposed to. If you had three legs, it'd be more stable. I don't know why they decide to make it so human. Like it must be something with the
Armstrong
marketing or something because they're counting on us and like interacting with it.
Host
Sexing them up.
Getty
Or is it just that in science fiction, robots have always been portrayed as
Host
humanoid, might be physical. There's got to be an answer to that question though.
Getty
I'd kind of like something that's clearly not a human, like Lost in Space robot. I mean, it kind of had a humanish look. Barely.
Host
I don't know what that'd be The Danger Will Robinson. Kind of like the Tin man from wizard of Oz. More like that.
Getty
A little bit. But yeah, this, that robot, it had two legs, but it was on a wheelbase. It had like hose arms that would, you know, do more or less army things, but you'd never turn around, think, oh my God, that was a. I thought that was a human.
Host
Well, right.
Armstrong
I don't want to release eyes.
Getty
No.
Host
No need for a face at all. No need for a face at all. No.
Getty
Let alone two eyes and doesn't have a face. My toaster oven doesn't have a face. And I'm fine.
Host
Yeah. So I, I don't, I don't know the answer to that. I'm do some research on it or if, if there's some smart AI person I could get a question to, because I would like to know why they've decided to do that. It's obviously decision, particularly the face. That's a good point, Katie. The other ones, maybe you could make the argument. I, I don't think it's true though, that two legs are the. If you're going to design some sort of movable piece of technology, I don't think you would choose two legs as the ultimate design.
Armstrong
No.
Getty
It obviously has its advantages, but I think four legs would be a lot better.
Armstrong
Yeah, I mean, like judging a strong base with wheels.
Host
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Any hoop, real quick. The more human they look, the more
Getty
they creep me out.
Host
All right. Yeah, yeah, exactly. We're built that way. And so don't give it eyes and a mouth and a nose and boobs like the one that I saw in
Armstrong
Las Vegas, because then Jack gets tempted, you know. Huh?
Getty
Oh, yeah. You can't turn off your instincts.
Host
I should have asked it that. It seems from the way you're shaped that you have boobs which are generally designed to provide milk to an infant. Are you going to have an infant robot that feeds on your boob?
Getty
Like structures do you lactate?
Host
Yeah, I should ask that.
Armstrong
What cup size are you?
Getty
What size would you want?
Armstrong
And then you say the size and
Host
they just get bigger. Exactly. Or if I throw you some beads, will you lift up your carbon fiber cover and show me those things?
Getty
Well, they'll always be firm, so the robots have that going for them.
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Host
That's innerbalance.com okay to wrap today. This is. We brought you this story the other day. Pretty nice restaurant, trendy place in Los Angeles. Brunch on a Sunday. I've seen pictures of the place. Nice looking neighborhood, nice looking restaurant. In fact, the chef is Ty Brie, a California native helping blend southern influences with a modern high energy atmosphere.
Getty
Oh, that's what I'm looking for.
Host
If the high energy atmosphere includes stabbing each other with broken bottles, I guess that's. Then they met that.
Getty
Well, that's not low energy.
Host
Good point. So you had five women kind of dressed up. I mean I've seen the pictures of them. They got skirts on and strappy shoes. Like, you know, middle upper class women going out for brunch on a Sunday. We've all seen it and for some reason the Bill comes and somehow an argument starts and somebody grabs a knife and starts stabbing people. And another person, according to the LA Times account of it, broke a bottle over the other person's head. And then there was stabbing going with the broken bottle as we. As you do in these situations.
Getty
I call that resourcefulness. I don't have a knife within reach. What can I utilize? That's clever.
Host
No information was available on the relationships to one another. Looks just looked like friends to me. Happened. The police arrived around 5.
Armstrong
That's how I am with my friends, by the way. Just one thing. We all snap and try to kill each other, right?
Host
Hey. Hey.
Getty
Things got stabby again tonight. I feel bad. I know you feel bad. Bygones, right?
Armstrong
Yeah.
Getty
Right.
Armstrong
Let's try this again next weekend.
Host
Two of the five were booked on felony charges. One remains in custody. So she must have been the original. I'm not paying a fifth of this. Took a knife. Stabby stab as.
Getty
As people do.
Host
As you do.
Getty
Hey Jim, you stabbed me with a knife. I slashed you with a bottle. Bill tried to take out John's eye with a spoon. Can you two shake. Yeah. All right.
Host
Again, Chef Ty Brie is trying to blend southern influences with a modern, high energy atmosphere. Maybe the southern influences are the duel. I don't know what the influences are.
Getty
Right. Maybe go with cuisine that doesn't require knives. Jeff. At least for a little while.
Host
After the stabbings, the restaurant posted on their Instagram, we are aware of the incident that occurred earlier today.
Armstrong
I'm sure they are.
Host
And the situation was beyond our control. I'm sure it was.
Getty
I'm sure it was beyond the spokes hole. I love the official statement. Whether it's government or corporate or this restaurant. Oh, oh, oh. It was not within your control. See, I was thinking that it was, you know, stabstring. Get a free dessert or something today. Thank you for that idiotic statement.
Host
Yes. I assumed that the server had come and handed her a knife and said, if I were you, I'd stab her.
Armstrong
Plant seed.
Host
Turns out it was beyond their. It wasn't in their control. Zaya, the name of the restaurant, is known for its dinner and show concept. The restaurant pairs its menu with music and private event offerings.
Getty
Cool.
Host
Sounds very, very nice.
Getty
Sounds like a restaurant to me.
Host
As long as nobody stabs you over the bill. God, there's got to be more details to this story. If this ends up going to court or something, we're all going to learn, and that'll be great. Like, who said what? How did it escalate? I need to know more about this.
Armstrong
I don't think it will.
Host
You know, I'll bet we get details on this.
Getty
There's a pretty good conservative DA now in. In la or county attorney, whatever his formal title is. I got to think there was something leading up to this event, and this is like the final straw.
Host
Probably some drinking.
Armstrong
Too many mimosas.
Host
Although I've done a lot of drinking with a lot of people, and nobody even came close to stabbing anybody.
Getty
Are you part of a subculture that routinely settles minor disputes with physical violence?
Host
I am not.
Armstrong
Okay, there you go.
Host
That is, I would think, you know, maybe all five weren't involved. It could have been just two or three that were really involved. It could have been just one. Really? Could have been all self defense after the one nut job.
Armstrong
Right? Did you see the video?
Host
No.
Armstrong
Oh, they went. They were. They were. They were all in it.
Getty
Oh, I didn't know there was.
Host
Oh, I didn't know there was a video where you've been holding on to this video.
Armstrong
You guys have been talking about it. I just figured you saw it.
Host
No. Describe it describe
Armstrong
is five women at this table and you can see that the conversation is getting heated and then it just explodes. Okay, I'll get the video your way.
Host
And then do like patrons run over or waiters or everybody whips their phone out.
Armstrong
A couple people whip the phone out and then you see a couple of waiters, like try to. They're not really sure because it was chaotic.
Host
As it said on their Instagram page, it was beyond their control.
Getty
Why don't we post this at armstrong and getty.com so everybody can enjoy the video? Goodness. Of course.
Host
So was this video from somebody who whipped their phone out or did they have like a camera in the ceiling of the restaurant?
Armstrong
Does it look like this was phone footage?
Host
Gotcha.
Armstrong
I'm gonna have to find it.
Host
There's nothing that happens in public anymore that somebody doesn't get a video of it.
Getty
You know, you got some bully beating up a little guy or a woman or something like that. I'm not videotaping it. I'm gonna do whatever I can do to help.
Armstrong
Right.
Getty
In this situation, I'm breaking out my phone.
Host
Yeah. Mutual combat between lunatics, probably drunk biatches screaming things at each other. Yeah, I'm not getting involved in that. I wonder if they, when they all settled down, if they thought, you know, that really got out of hand, don't you think?
Getty
I think if you think that it
Host
never would have happened, you're probably right.
Getty
If I'm the busboy, as they're fighting, I just come up and say, excuse
Host
me, does anybody want any more water? Yes. And then just walk away. You want to see the dessert menu?
Getty
Anybody still hungry?
Armstrong
We've got great specials.
Host
Did you leave room? Well, I guess that's it.
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Original Air Date: March 25, 2026
This episode of Armstrong & Getty weaves together two main threads: a comically philosophical debate on the increasingly common presence of humanoid robots in society and an incredulous recounting of a bizarre Los Angeles brunch that devolved into a stabbing melee over the restaurant bill. With their trademark blend of sarcasm, wry observation, and banter, Armstrong, Getty, and their co-host (Jack) keep things lively, skeptical, and irreverent throughout.
[03:36 – 09:18]
White House “Technology Week” & Melania with a Robot:
The show kicks off with the hosts riffing on a news clip where Melania Trump is seen walking into the West Wing with a humanoid robot, leading Armstrong & Getty to share their personal encounters with robots.
Personal Robot Experiences:
The Uncanny Valley & Why Humanoid Robots Freak Us Out:
The group puzzlingly wonders: why do robotics designers insist on making robots so human-looking, especially given the well-documented "uncanny valley" effect that makes almost-human forms unsettling?
The hosts joke about the absurdity of robots with human features: faces, breasts, and even speculating on the need for lactating robots ([08:45], Host; [08:57], Getty).
[12:53 – 19:12]
Setting the Scene:
Details of the Incident:
Official Restaurant Response & Mockery:
Motives and Subcultures:
Bystander Reactions & Society’s Phone Habit:
Dark Comedy & “Waiter” Jokes:
| Timestamp | Quote & Context | |-----------|----------------| | 05:26 | “It was creepy-licious.” — Host, describing a humanoid robot | | 06:04 | “If I’m buying a mobile computer that has some mechanical abilities, I don’t automatically need it to look like a human being.” — Getty | | 08:45 | “It seems from the way you’re shaped that you have boobs which are generally designed to provide milk to an infant. Are you going to have an infant robot that feeds on your boob-like structures? Do you lactate?” — Host (sarcastic speculation on humanoid robots) | | 13:20 | “If the high energy atmosphere includes stabbing each other with broken bottles, I guess that’s… then they met that.” — Host | | 14:44 | “Hey Jim, you stabbed me with a knife. I slashed you with a bottle. Bill tried to take out John’s eye with a spoon. Can you two shake?” — Getty | | 15:22 | “I love the official statement. Whether it’s government or corporate or this restaurant. Oh, it was not within your control? See, I was thinking that it was, you know, stabstring: get a free dessert or something today!” — Getty | | 16:50 | “Are you part of a subculture that routinely settles minor disputes with physical violence?” — Getty | | 18:33 | “Yeah. Mutual combat between lunatics, probably drunk biatches screaming things at each other. Yeah, I’m not getting involved in that.” — Host |
Relentlessly tongue-in-cheek, Armstrong & Getty maintain a rapid-fire, witty, and skeptical tone, skewering both technological and social absurdities. Their banter makes light of unsettling advances in robotics and the increasingly strange state of public life, showing particular fondness for undermining PR spin and lampooning modern oddities.