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People choose Morton Buildings to build a variety of buildings for their property any time of year because they know Morton Buildings are built stronger, last longer and look better. If you need a garage, a stall barn or a storage building for an rv, boat or other vehicles, a shop for your farm hobbies or car restoration projects or anything in between, Morton can create a building for you that's attractive, easy to maintain and dependable enough to stand the test of time. Just visit MortonBuildings.com today to find out more. They use quality materials and expert craftsmen with an industry leading warranty to ensure your structure is enjoyed by generations to come. Morton buildings is 100% employee owned with thousands of satisfied customers. That means they're the industry leader you can trust. To get started on your next building project. Visit mortonbuildings.com don't delay. Construction schedules are filling up fast, so now's the time to start planning your building project with Morton. That's MortonBuildings.com I'm Rodney Williams.
Travis Holloway
And I'm Travis Holloway. Welcome to the wealthbreak podcast, a real conversation about finance. Let's be honest, building wealth doesn't look the same for everyone.
Michael
I feel like sometimes being broke is.
Grace Thomas
A cycle and that we might have.
Travis Holloway
To revisit that and we're not stopping at success stories.
Grace Thomas
What happens when it doesn't go right? How do you cope with it?
Travis Holloway
Because wealth isn't just about money. It's about creating a life where you thrive and help others do the same. Listen to the Wealth Break podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
Katie
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Jack
Nobody wants to, but it's gotta be done. We're cleaning out the sound fridge on One More Thing. Armstrong and Getty One More thing that's a lie. I like it. It's easy and fun.
Michael
One eatin out sound fridge I'd like to be the guy who says one more thing.
Jack
You don't have the ball.
Michael
I don't.
Jack
Thanks metal guy. By the way, I love that theme. Michael do we have any jokes unused from today's show?
Anderson Cooper
Yeah, we do.
Jack
Okay. If they're any good, go ahead. Lego opened a new factory today in Vietnam that operates entirely on clean energy. It's a state of the art facility and. Oh, what's that? I'm being told the dog knocked it over. Wow. And is a very silly joke. And how about that other one?
Donald Trump
Well, guys, just hours after his new tariffs went into effect this afternoon, President Trump announced a 90 day pause which made the stock market skyrocket. Yeah, the market just had the best day in years. Jumping nearly 3,000 points. Who knew we'd reach a point where the economy feels less stable than Kanye west of the daily swings in the market. Right now, having a diversified portfolio means you're taking Zana next Valium and Clonapin.
Jack
Pharmaceutical humor there.
Michael
Has anybody done a wellness check on Kanye since his wife dumped him last week? She tried to get him committed unsuccessfully. And he. She dumped him.
Jack
Yeah. He could be like in Gene Hackman shape at this point, right? Yeah. Wow. Okay, so this is natural sound, as we say. It's just a crowd noise, essentially, of Tim Walls at the Capitol trying to make some sort of speech, and he was being heckled by veterans. 10. Michael.
Michael
Welcome.
Jack
Welcome to the Capitol. It's great that you're. You're welcome to come.
Michael
Let me finish.
Jack
Let me finish.
Katie
Shut the up.
Michael
Hey, there's some passion in the.
Jack
While they're yelling coward and shut your effing mouth at him.
Michael
I don't like shouting people down, so I'm going to stand to always be against shouting people down.
Jack
Yeah, yeah. I don't. I don't like the heckler's veto. I really don't. Stay.
Anderson Cooper
A quick Kanye update. He is at it again on Twitter as we speak.
Michael
Oh, is he really?
Anderson Cooper
Yeah, he's fine.
Michael
What's his. What's he. What's he mostly talking about? The Jews.
Anderson Cooper
He. He. He's posted a picture of himself with Obama and he said, okay, how many tweets am I at? Did I beat the record yet? And he's just going off.
Michael
What a thing to do as a billionaire.
Jack
Wow.
Anderson Cooper
He's alive.
Jack
Okay, troubled nut job. Here's Anderson Cooper trying to have some sort of town hall with Bernie Sanders and makes a fatal mistake, a terrible, rude mistake. I want to introduce Grace Thomas. She's a local civil rights attorney. She's a Democrat.
Rodney Williams
Grace.
Michael
They.
Grace Thomas
Them pronouns, actually. Thank you.
Jack
Oh, it's they, them pronouns, actually. You know what? Kiss my ass, babe. Sit down. You get to say nothing. Next. That's what I would say if I was a little Andy Cooper.
Michael
So, yesterday, Trump announced he won't take questions from reporters who use pronouns. How do we feel about that?
Jack
Fine.
Anderson Cooper
Perfect.
Jack
Great. You're trying to drag people into radical gender theory. Stop it. There's no, you know, freaking way I.
Michael
No freaking way. I don't think you're dangerous or that I would hire you if you're putting pronouns in your emails. You're scaring me.
Anderson Cooper
Well, in that last clip, I don't know if you heard. When he. You hear Anderson Cooper go, oh, and then you hear her go like that. She had this smirk on her face, like, yeah, that's right. You. You apologize. You misgendered me. It was just.
Jack
I have power over you now. Right again, Michael.
Michael
Exactly it.
Jack
I want to introduce Grace Thomas. She's a local civil rights attorney. She's a Democrat.
Rodney Williams
Right.
Grace Thomas
They, them. Pronouns, actually. Thank you.
Michael
Oh, that good for you?
Jack
Wow. Go straight to hell.
Anderson Cooper
Yes.
Michael
Wow.
Jack
They, them. You know, my two middle fingers go by they, them. Look at them right here. That's what I'd say. Ah, yeah. That is so freaking annoying. No, it's. It's trying to drag you into radical gender theory that the whole pronoun thing is about. Interestingly, I started to listen to a podcast where Barry Weiss was interviewing John McWhorter, the great linguist and thinker, and he was like, no, language evolves. Pronouns are kind of weird. Anyway, it's fine. I didn't get deeply into his ideas. I'm intrigued. I'll go back to. It seems like a very academic theory, though, to me, because in the real world, people are trying to accomplish something very specific by making you use the pro. Their pronouns. Like that, they're trying to get you to admit that sex doesn't exist except as a social construct. And radical gender theory is the truth, and you need to accept it. And I do not and will not. So thank you very much. It's they, them. Oh, my Lord. Oh, I so want to use a really bad word right now. It'd be a great punch line, too. She uses they, them, but she's such a.
Michael
Advance the runner by dropping the ball right in front of the plate.
Jack
Yes, exactly.
Michael
Okay. Yes.
Jack
Softly tap the ball with your bat. Yes. So it goes a limited distance.
Michael
Yes.
Rodney Williams
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Jack
Let's see, what else do we have that I wanted to play? You had something from yesterday, Jack. Right? The giraffe thing.
Michael
Yeah. You have that, Michael.
Anderson Cooper
I'm not sure what number.
Jack
You're not privy to the conversation. I thought you were listening. Perhaps you weren't paying attention.
Anderson Cooper
I didn't hear this at all.
Jack
Perhaps we need a retraining. We can strip to the waist and get ready for your retraining. Spartacus.
Michael
I was going to say we could edit all this out, but perhaps we'll leave it in. It's yesterday's 21. David Muir report. Can you grab yesterday's 21?
Rodney Williams
Is that possible?
Katie
A big surprise at the Maryland Zoo. A new baby giraffe. Zoo officials didn't know the mother giraffe was pregnant.
Michael
She gave birth to a 6 foot 128 pound girl.
Anderson Cooper
Both are doing great.
Michael
Didn't know she was pregnant and all of a sudden a baby drop, giraffe drops out of her. It's like that MTV show for a while that like pregnant and didn't know it or had a baby and didn't know it. Remember that show? Oh, that's troubling. Yeah.
Jack
It happens more often than you might think. I thought it was indigestion. No, it was gestation.
Anderson Cooper
Just a human.
Michael
You never.
Rodney Williams
You.
Michael
You have. What do you eat? You have indigestion. That feels like that.
Jack
Yeah. Papa's Xanax or something. Or Xantac I guess or what is it? Some Tums. Not Xanax. Go ahead if you want. But yeah, Pepsid. Thank you.
Anderson Cooper
Xanax, Same difference.
Jack
So how about this? I think it's self contained. Clip 21 Michael Monday night on American.
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Airlines Flight 198 from New York's JFK to Milan. American says the man tried taking a seat in an exit row and challenged flight attendants when they told him to go back because he was traveling with a child. He was also reportedly upset. Upset he didn't get the in flight meal. He requested the flight turning around over the Atlantic, landing back at jfk at around 3am Police boarding the plane, taking the man and his family off. Airport officials say no one was arrested. American Airlines says it offered meal vouchers to passengers and they departed later that Morning. The FAA is now investigating.
Jack
Sorry.
Michael
A lunatic scared you to death and we delayed you by a day. Here's a free meal certificate.
Anderson Cooper
They were more than halfway to Milan, too. I watched the little flight tracker thing. They were. They were pretty damn close.
Jack
Keep going and arrest him there or whatever.
Michael
I don't. I don't get to turn around, keep going and deal with this where we land. And the guy was unhappy about his sandwich, so he was expecting a dry turkey, and he got a dry ham or that seems like an overreaction.
Anderson Cooper
And he lost it in front of his kid.
Jack
Yeah. Nice job. So I think there ought to be, like, a Miranda warning type warning that the pilot, he walks out, he says, sir, I need to read you your rights. You have the right to continue to acting like an a hole, and we will turn the flight around back to our origin as FAA rules dictate. On the other hand, you should know the following. The rest of the passengers now have the legal right to beat you within an inch of your life, to post your picture and dox you on the Internet. And I personally will scald you with a hot cup of coffee as you're dragged off the plane.
Michael
Well, what are the penalties? They're pretty high, aren't they? Because you're into, like, terrorism laws and stuff like that, disrupting a flight.
Jack
They're fairly significant, I think.
Michael
But some of the people you see go nuts on planes are so completely crazy, there'd be no reaching them at all. But I think some of these people, if you hit them with a look just before you go any further, this is like 20 years in prison stuff you're doing right here. Seriously.
Jack
Right.
Michael
This isn't a minor thing. I think that would calm a lot of people down.
Jack
It's not. But, yeah, I'd be curious to know.
Michael
What the penalty is to make the penalties higher. We got to make the penalties high enough to make this stop. That's the whole crime and punishment thing.
Jack
What if you ask about the meal and the air waitress is, like, extremely rude and dismissive? I mean, I'm not saying you get to go, you know, ape s and cause the flight to be turned around, but I feel like mitigating factor.
Michael
I feel like Southwest has decided they can save a lot of money by saying, chance of turbulence. So we're not going to do the coffee serve this time because it's happened. Never, never happened in my life, I don't think. And now I've had it, like three times in a row. And I'll bet they realize that saves a lot of money. I don't know. I don't know.
Anderson Cooper
Recommend calling them air waitresses.
Michael
But if I get on the flight and I'm needing coffee and you say we're not having coffee, I'm going to be close to going berserko. That's a, that's bad news. If you're needing caffeine.
Jack
Yeah.
Michael
Hey, air waitress, get a little caffeine up in here.
Jack
Hey, I'll take my chances. If it slops out on my pants, that's on me. Give me a coffee.
Anderson Cooper
Do any of you know about the Traders Joe's tote bags? Yes.
Michael
You do?
Anderson Cooper
I thought Katie might know about.
Michael
Is that, is that for people that care about the environment?
Anderson Cooper
Let me play this clip and I thought maybe Katie might be able to tell us about it.
Donald Trump
I read the Trader Joe's new mini pastel colored tote bags are being resold online for over $1,000.
Michael
What?
Donald Trump
If you're paying 1,000 bucks for a Trader Joe's tote bag, you must be higher than the cashiers that work at Trader Joe's.
Michael
I know. Okay, so for that crowd, it's like limited edition or what? What the hell?
Jack
It's like the big dumb cup.
Anderson Cooper
Yeah. And Trader Joe's. For whatever reason, these things went crazy viral. And they were. I mean, it was like Black Friday at Walmart. Like people going into the stores the second they opened and grabbing them all.
Michael
This reminds me, I meant to play this. So Saturday Night Live had one of their, you know, fake commercial song things that they did the other night about big dumb line instead of big dumb cop. And it was all centered around Manhattan, but it happens everywhere in the country, mocking the sort of people that stand in the big dumb line. Oh, did you hear a new bagel place opened up. Let's go stand in a big dumb line. And they, and they, and they got to stand in the long line. And then they all wait for hours to get up there and eat it and say, yeah, it was pretty good, I guess. But yeah, that crowd. I mean, you're either that crowd or you're not. I would never stand in line ever. If, if I'm going to have to wait any amount of time so that I can say I've been to the coffee shop.
Jack
Well, then how in the world are you going to Instagram the picture of you in that line or pay multiples.
Michael
Of the kind of cup that everybody's using? Even though there are. There are many alternatives that are exactly the same to have the right name or any of that sort of stuff.
Anderson Cooper
I would never do that.
Michael
But there are people that always do that. And I don't know what the different genetic makeup is of those people or I see it in my own town. If a new coffee shop opens up or a new anything where you can eat or drink wines for days, so you can say you've been there.
Katie
What?
Anderson Cooper
Yeah, these Trader Joe's. This whole thing happened with the tote bags. Then Trader Joe's went, I know. We're gonna release different seasonal ones.
Michael
Good idea.
Anderson Cooper
Really, really rank, you know, get these people riled up. And it worked. And over the weekend, you could see pictures of Trader Joe's posted all over the country with just lines wrapped around the building for people to get in to get these stupid tote bags.
Michael
If you. First of all, I don't suppose there's any point to this unless you think your friends care. And if you have friends who are impressed that you waited in line around the block to get the next Trader Joe's bag or attend the coffee shop or whatever. I mean, because if anybody tells me that, I think, really, you waited in line. Why don't you just go next week when there's no line? I would think less of you, not more of you. You know what I mean? So I just. I don't get it.
Jack
I am texting a close associate who works at TJ's to see if that's happening at where he works.
Anderson Cooper
I know the old Trader Joe's where I used to work. I mean, there was actually an accident in the parking lot. It was getting so chaotic around. I mean, the store was out the door for these bags.
Michael
I. I just. I don't. I don't understand. We're just built differently.
Anderson Cooper
Yeah. And I'm looking online right now. So they're mini totes. So they're like the size of a woman's purse. And they sell for 3.99 a pop. And right now on ebay, the fall collection. $450 for four of these things.
Michael
And again, you have to have friends. Think that makes sense?
Jack
Sorry, Hanson. Now you gotta bleep it.
Anderson Cooper
Well, I guess that's it.
Katie
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Michael
Cleans like Clorox, and feels like, hmm. All right, that could go on for a while.
Grace Thomas
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Rodney Williams
People choose Morton Buildings to build a variety of buildings for their property any time of year because they know Morton Buildings are built stronger, last longer and look better. If you need a garage, a stall barn or a storage building for an rv, boat or other vehicles, a shop for your farm hobbies or car restoration projects or anything in between, Morton can create a building for you that's attractive, easy to maintain and dependable enough to stand the test of time. Just visit MortonBuildings.com today to find out more. They use quality materials and expert craftsmen with an expert industry leading warranty to ensure your structure is enjoyed by generations to come. Morton buildings is 100% employee owned with thousands of satisfied customers. That means they're the industry leader you can trust. To get started on your next building project, visit MortonBuildings.com don't delay. Construction schedules are filling up fast, so now's the time to start planning your building project with Morton. That's MortonBuildings.com I'm Rodney Williams.
Travis Holloway
And I'm Travis Holloway. Welcome to the wealthbreak podcast, a real conversation about finance. Let's be honest, building wealth doesn't look the same for everyone.
Michael
I feel like sometimes being broke is.
Grace Thomas
A cycle and that we might have.
Travis Holloway
To revisit that and we're not stopping at success stories.
Grace Thomas
What happens when it doesn't go right? How do you cope with it?
Travis Holloway
Because wealth isn't just about money. It's about creating a life where you thrive and help others do the same. Listen to the Wealth Break podcast on the iHeartRadio app.
Jack
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Armstrong & Getty On Demand – Episode: Cleanin' Out The Sound Fridge! Release Date: April 10, 2025
In the episode titled "Cleanin' Out The Sound Fridge!", Armstrong & Getty delve into a blend of humor, current events, and thoughtful discussions, ensuring listeners are both entertained and informed. Hosted by the dynamic duo from iHeartPodcasts, this episode features lively interactions among co-hosts Jack, Michael, Anderson Cooper, and guest Grace Thomas, a local civil rights attorney. Below is a detailed summary capturing the essence of their conversations, punctuated with notable quotes and timestamps for reference.
The episode kicks off with the co-hosts exchanging witty remarks about recent economic shifts. A highlight includes their take on President Trump's tariff policies and the subsequent market reaction.
Jack humorously remarks on a mock speech scenario:
“It's just a crowd noise, essentially, of Tim Walls at the Capitol trying to make some sort of speech...” ([02:51])
Michael comments on the stock market surge:
“President Trump announced a 90 day pause which made the stock market skyrocket.” ([02:51])
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to dissecting Kanye West’s tumultuous presence on social media platforms.
Michael raises concerns about Kanye’s well-being:
“Has anybody done a wellness check on Kanye since his wife dumped him last week?” ([03:23])
Anderson Cooper provides an update:
“He’s fine.” ([04:04])
Jack reflects on Kanye’s resilience:
“He's alive.” ([05:28])
This segment underscores the unpredictable nature of celebrity influence and the blurred lines between personal struggles and public personas.
Introducing a more serious topic, Grace Thomas joins the conversation to discuss the evolving landscape of gender pronouns and the controversies surrounding radical gender theory.
Grace Thomas asserts the importance of correct pronoun usage:
“They, them. Pronouns, actually. Thank you.” ([05:59])
Jack expresses skepticism towards the movement:
“You get to say nothing. Next.” ([05:19])
Michael critiques the societal push for pronoun adoption:
“They’re trying to get you to admit that sex doesn’t exist except as a social construct.” ([06:05])
This debate highlights the tension between progressive social changes and traditional viewpoints, reflecting broader societal conversations.
The discussion shifts to aviation, focusing on a recent incident involving a disruptive passenger on an American Airlines flight.
Michael narrates the event:
“Man tried taking a seat in an exit row and challenged flight attendants when they told him to go back because he was traveling with a child.” ([12:04])
Jack humorously suggests:
“I want to introduce Grace Thomas... You have the right to continue acting like an a-hole.” ([13:04])
Michael debates appropriate penalties:
“What the penalty is to make the penalties higher. We got to make the penalties high enough to make this stop.” ([14:17])
This segment delves into the balance between passenger rights and maintaining order, emphasizing the need for effective policies to manage in-flight disruptions.
A lively discussion ensues about the viral obsession with Trader Joe’s limited edition mini pastel tote bags.
Anderson Cooper highlights the frenzy:
“Trader Joe’s new mini pastel colored tote bags are being resold online for over $1,000.” ([15:25])
Michael questions the irrationality of the hype:
“What’s the hell?” ([15:42])
Jack and the group debate the psychological aspects of consumerism:
“If you have friends who are impressed that you waited in line... I would think less of you, not more of you.” ([17:00])
The conversation explores the lengths to which consumers will go for perceived exclusivity, critiquing modern consumer culture and the influence of social media on purchasing behavior.
As the episode draws to a close, the hosts touch upon a brief advertisement for Clorox Scentiva, maintaining their signature blend of humor and product promotion.
Grace Thomas on Pronouns:
“They, them. Pronouns, actually. Thank you.” ([05:07])
Jack on Social Dynamics:
“You get to say nothing. Next.” ([05:19])
Michael on Consumerism:
“If you have friends who are impressed that you waited in line around the block to get the next Trader Joe's bag... I would think less of you, not more of you.” ([17:00])
Anderson Cooper on Celebrity Behavior:
“He’s fine.” ([04:04])
"Cleanin' Out The Sound Fridge!" masterfully balances humor with insightful discussions on pressing social issues, celebrity behavior, consumerism, and everyday challenges. The interplay between hosts Jack, Michael, Anderson Cooper, and guest Grace Thomas offers listeners a multifaceted perspective, ensuring the episode is both entertaining and thought-provoking. Armstrong & Getty continue to excel in creating content that resonates with a diverse audience, making complex topics accessible through engaging dialogue and relatable humor.
Note: Advertisements and non-content segments have been excluded to focus on the core discussions and interactions that define this episode.