Cleaning Out the Sound Fridge!

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: Cleaning Out the Sound Fridge!
Date: December 9, 2025
Host: iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

In this “One More Thing” segment, Armstrong & Getty clear out their "sound fridge," sharing and riffing on a grab-bag of audio clips and news bites they didn’t get to discuss during the regular show. The episode ranges from debates about blame in the Muslim world, generational differences around family communication and illness, a Trump impression set to “Deck the Halls,” Gene Simmons reflecting on the American Dream, musician concert meltdowns, and a wild story involving Todd Snider and the inventor of Crocs.
Tone: Conversational, irreverent, and occasionally introspective.

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Key Topics & Discussions

1. Bill Maher vs. Anna Kasparian & The Blame Game

[02:46–04:44]

• Michael sets up a Bill Maher clip featuring Anna Kasparian (of The Young Turks), highlighting generational and political debates about blame for social ills in the Muslim world.
• Kasparian suggests destabilization by the West plays a role in why women can’t dress freely in many Middle Eastern countries.
• The crew debates whether it’s fair to blame the West for illiberal culture abroad.
  • Notable Quote (Michael):
    “That reflexive self hatred as a mark of enlightenment on the left is amazing.” – [04:31]
  • Katie points out historical inaccuracies: “We didn’t overthrow the Shah; we installed the Shah. And you could wear short skirts at the time. Right?” – [04:39]
• Sarcasm and disbelief permeate their tone about modern progressive takes on world events.

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2. Generational Differences: Family Health Disclosures

[04:55–09:25]

• They play a clip from a “millennial therapist” critiquing older generations for not telling adult children about serious health issues.
• Michael and Katie reflect on personal experiences:
  • Katie recounts learning about her father’s oncologist appointment unexpectedly. She empathizes with not wanting to burden the next generation but also wants transparency.
  • Michael notes the difference in his own approach; he preferred not to discuss his (minor) cancer surgery.
• The conversation unfolds into a thoughtful look at privacy, love, and the desire not to be defined by illness.
  • Notable Quote (Katie):
    “You get to have another summer or Christmas or however long you got of normal interaction with your kids, as opposed to it’s all about the fact that I’m going to die.” – [07:58]
  • Notable Quote (Michael):
    “If I have very limited time with you in my life, I would like to know it... I’m not gonna schedule that golf trip in the last two weeks of your life because I don’t know it’s the last two weeks.” – [08:45]
• The group acknowledges there’s no one-size-fits-all answer.

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3. Political Parody: Trump Christmas Carols

[09:25–10:14]

• Trump impersonator Sean Farage offers a parody of “Deck the Halls” with topical lyrics about deportations and political figures.
  • “Michael, we've deported millions so far. Fa la la la la la la la la. Next, we'll deport Ilhan Omar…” – [09:25]
• The crew laughs about how close this parody comes to what Trump might actually say.
  • Katie: “That is only like one and a half degrees off something Trump would actually do.” – [10:09]

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4. Gene Simmons on Immigration & The American Dream

[10:14–12:34]

• A candid interview with KISS’s Gene Simmons about his immigrant experience.
  • He differentiates between legal and illegal immigration and expresses deep love for America, marveling at his ability to succeed as a first-generation immigrant.
  • Quote (Gene Simmons):
    “I’m still amazed by the wonder that’s America... First-generation legal immigrant, and people who’ve been here for hundreds of years don’t say, ‘Go to the back of the line.’ I can have access to any position in power I can have as long as I’m willing to work for it.” – [10:38]
• Katie remarks how immigrants often express more gratitude for America than native-born citizens.
  • “Compared to people that have been here for generations and you went to some fancy college, you hate this country and think it’s awful.” – [11:23]
• On whether KISS would reunite for a Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show, Simmons replies it’s all about the money, and if the offer is high enough, anything’s possible.
  • “Far more than you’ll ever be able to afford in your entire lifetime.” – [12:04]

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5. Musician Meltdowns & Stage Rants: Shirley Manson of Garbage

[15:07–17:33]

• Clip of Garbage’s Shirley Manson berating a beachball-throwing audience member at a festival.
  • “Like it literally makes me want to beg people to go over there and punch you in the face… You’re a middle aged man in a ridiculous hat.” – [16:14]
• Michael suggests Manson’s anger is partly rooted in frustration over unfair artist compensation in the streaming age.
• Katie references other musicians leaving the stage due to disruptive audience members and the collateral damage this causes for fans.
  • Katie: “The crowd was still booing... all those other people paid to come here and see me, but I’ve already walked off so I can’t go back.” – [17:12]

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6. Storytime: Todd Snider, Crocs, and Unlikely Friendships

[17:33–19:21]

• Katie shares a story about Todd Snider, the late singer-songwriter, getting repeatedly heckled (“PLAY FREEBIRD!”), walking off stage, only to learn the heckler was the inventor of Crocs.
  • Snider and the Crocs guy then apparently became friends, flying around the country on private jets.
• Michael jokes about his lack of surprise that the Crocs founder is more of a “drunken party guy” than a connoisseur of fine wine.
  • “The fact that the inventor of crocs was not an opera loving investor in fine wines is not a shock.” – [19:07]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Progressive Self-Blame:
  “That reflexive self hatred as a mark of enlightenment on the left is amazing.” — Michael [04:31]
• On Dealing with Illness in Family:
  “You get to have another summer… of normal interaction… as opposed to, it’s all about the fact that I’m going to die.” — Katie [07:58]
• Gene Simmons on America:
  “First generation, legal immigrant, and people who've been here for hundreds of years don't say, go to the back of the line.” — Gene Simmons [10:38]
• Musician Rage:
  “Like it literally makes me want to beg people to go over there and punch you in the face. Is this disrespectful? And musicians have had enough and we're fed up of not getting paid properly and fed up of having to play for douchebags like you.” — Shirley Manson [16:14]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Bill Maher/Anna Kasparian discussion: 02:46–04:44
• Family health secrets and generational tension: 04:55–09:25
• Trump Christmas parody: 09:25–10:14
• Gene Simmons on immigration and opportunity: 10:14–12:34
• Shirley Manson on beach balls and fans: 15:07–17:33
• Todd Snider, the Crocs guy, and Freebird: 17:33–19:21

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Summary

“Cleaning Out the Sound Fridge!” is a freewheeling sampler of Armstrong & Getty’s signature style: irreverent commentary, musical oddities, sharp cultural critique, and personal stories. The hosts tackle real issues—generational family communication, America’s strengths and struggles, progressive “self-hatred,” the precarious life of musicians—while keeping things light with parody songs and tales of drunken billionaires and unexpected friendships. If you’re a fan of audio variety, fast-changing topics, and unfiltered radio personalities, this episode is quintessential Armstrong & Getty.

Transcript

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[Michael]

We're cleaning out the sound fridge. It's one more thing.

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[Michael]

One more thing.

So much audio. We didn't get to a lot of good stuff today. Too much for yapping do you wanna. Yeah. We gonna hang on to the Bill Maher thing for tomorrow for the show or you want to do it here? We can do both. Really? Let's start with Bill Maher and Anna Kasparian, and she was coming off as a woke millennial type.

Well, let's run it and then we'll comment after.

[Guest or Caller]

Where would you live? What city would you live in? What do you think it would be comfortable in? That dress?

[Podcast Host]

I'm sure it would not be comfortable.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

In this dress in any of the.

[Podcast Host]

Various Middle Eastern countries that have been.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

Destabilized by these stakes.

[Katie]

You're not really blaming it on whitey.

[Michael]

Listen, are you?

[Guest or Caller]

You're blaming Islam on whitey.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

I'm not blaming Islam on whitey.

[Guest or Caller]

But what you're saying we destabilize? That's why you can't wear that?

[Podcast Host]

Did we not.

[Guest or Caller]

Wait a second, Wait a second.

[Podcast Host]

We were using terrorist organizations in Syria during the Syrian civil war.

[Michael]

So, yeah, she's trying to claim that the bigotry of the Muslim world is to be blamed on. On white people, essentially on the Western world. It's our fault. Who is she? Does anybody know?

[Katie]

She is on the podcast. What's the name of the pod?

Young Turks. Yeah. Very, very popular progressive podcast.

[Michael]

Oh, my God, Bill.

[Katie]

And she is, you know, up talking about Islamophobia and it's how it's overblown and that sort of stuff. And Bill Maher's question was, name a city in a Muslim country where you could dress the way you're dressed right now. She's sitting there in his chair in his basement in a short skirt and high heels.

[Michael]

And then she says, well, we destabilize them. Right?

[Guest or Caller]

Yeah.

[Katie]

So because we overthrew the Shaw, that.

[Michael]

That reflexive self hatred as a mark of enlightenment on the left is amazing.

[Katie]

We didn't overthrow the shaw. We installed the shaw. We installed the shaw. And you could wear short skirts at the time. Right?

[Michael]

Right. So free the knee. That's what I say. Let's see. Here's a. Let's run number nine. It's a millennial therapist going to play.

[Podcast Host]

The part of the boomer parent.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

Well, grandma's been on life support for.

[Podcast Host]

The last week, and it's not looking good.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

So we wanted to wait until we knew for sure that it wasn't looking.

[Podcast Host]

Good till we called.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

Okay, we're back. Now, I understand protecting your children from information that may not be, like, developmentally appropriate when it comes to illness with family members, but these are adult children.

[Podcast Host]

Now, the lack of communication regarding important family health events has not only increased.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

Their anxiety now because they don't trust.

[Podcast Host]

That you'll tell them, but it's resulted in a fracture in your relationship or.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

A breach of trust.

[Michael]

Trust. I'm not sure what problem she's addressing. Is there some sort of rash of people not being honest about health stuff?

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Yeah, it's boomers. And I've experienced this in my life with my mom and dad. They would hide things about their health, and then I would find out later that things were much worse than they had said.

[Katie]

Hide is a prejudicial term. It's your situation, and you can call it whatever you want, But a person may just choose to not burden their kids with their health problems.

[Michael]

Yeah.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

I've gone through this, though, and it. It's frustrating.

[Katie]

I'm sure it is.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

You find. You find out that somebody's in the hospital, it's like, well, we didn't want you to worry.

[Podcast Host]

Okay.

[Michael]

Yeah, it's. It's a tough one.

[Katie]

It's a tough one. Very, very much so. Because, like, I've had this, like, my dad, a couple years ago, we're there, and my dad said, yeah, my oncologist. I said, whoa, whoa, whoa. Oh, you have an oncologist? Why do you have an oncologist? And, you know, some information that I hadn't. He hadn't shared with me, but he didn't want to. But then I think about my kids. I don't want them worried about all my medical problems when they're out living their lives. Right. I mean, I wouldn't, like, go ahead and die without alerting them that I'm sick or something like that. But, you know, you're out, you're having kids, you're having fun. You don't need to be worried about me. I'm fine.

[Michael]

Yeah. You know, it's funny, because I always had a different idea about it because I come from a very, like, open Sherry family.

But, you know, when I had my skin cancer surgery a couple of weeks ago, as minor skin cancers, easily cured if you catch it in time. But I thought I just. I'd rather talk about other things.

[Katie]

Yeah.

[Michael]

And I'm gonna be fine. I have all the faith that I need in the doctor and the surgeon and all that. I just. I don't want to talk about it.

[Guest or Caller]

Yeah.

[Michael]

And, you know, and a couple of people were kind of surprised when I said, yeah, I had this, and it's done, and it's healing. There'll be, like, what you had, but. And I Get it? And it's love that makes them say that, and I appreciate it, but.

[Katie]

But it's love that makes you not tell them.

[Michael]

Right? Right. Well, and I get the whole. I've known a couple of people personally and one celebrity in particular who absolutely demanded of his friends that they not say a goddamn word about his illness because he was not going to relate to people as the sick guy in the last part of his life.

[Katie]

That's the other thing.

[Michael]

He chose that quite specifically.

[Katie]

That's the other thing, too. You get to have another summer or Christmas or however long you got of normal interaction with your kids.

[Michael]

Right.

[Katie]

As opposed to. It's all about the fact that I'm going to die.

[Michael]

Right. Or your friends. Yeah. I just want to be buddies. It gives me joy. I love it. I'm going to be the sick guy if this becomes the major topic of conversation. I'm not saying you or me or anybody ought to make one choice or another, but I understand it more than I used to.

[Katie]

But since both of you have been on the other end of it, Katie and Michael, you wish they had told you.

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Yeah, I do.

[Guest or Caller]

Yeah.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

I mean, because the feeling of finding out and having the panicked phone call to try to figure out what's going on could have. That all could have just been eliminated by being told like, hey, this is what's going on, you know?

[Michael]

Well, well, Michael, you can speak for yourself. But I also think there's the. Hey, if I have very limited time with you in my life, I would like to know it. So I'm. I'm gonna. I'm not gonna schedule that golf trip in the last two weeks of your life because, I don't know, it's the last two weeks, your life, right?

[Katie]

Yeah, that's a good point.

[Michael]

You're cheating me.

[Katie]

I might come visit you if I'd have known you. Or is this sick?

[Michael]

Yeah, yeah, tough one. Different people deal with it in different ways anyway. And any idea this would get that significant. But it was a thought starter, wasn't it? Now, on a lighter note, here's our favorite Trump imitator these days, Sean Farage. Number 11.

[Guest or Caller]

Michael, we've deported millions so far.

[Michael]

Fa la la la la la la la la. Next will deport Ilhan Omar. FA la la la la la la la la.

[Guest or Caller]

Look at how those thugs are acting.

[Michael]

FA la la la la la la la la.

[Guest or Caller]

Let's send those bad hombres packing.

[Michael]

FA la la la la la la la la.

[Katie]

There you go.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

You know what's funny about him is I was watching. He has a little podcast he does on.

He actually.

[Podcast Host]

He.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

His speaking voice sounds like Trump.

[Katie]

That helps.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Yeah, that does help.

[Michael]

Yeah.

[Katie]

That is only like 1 1/2 degrees off. Something Trump would actually do. Yeah.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Oh, yeah.

[Michael]

Yeah, that was pretty good. Continuing the musical theme, the tongue, the boots, the blood, the bass guitar. Gene Simmons of kiss. Trump inaugurated them, anointed them, gifted whatever Kennedy center honors the other day. And he's doing the interviews. I've long found Gene to be a really fascinating guy. Here he is in 12.

[Guest or Caller]

I wasn't born in America. My mother and I came here as legal immigrants because there is a difference. And we waited in line for years until we finally came in. I mean, I'm still amazed by the wonder that's America. And I get flack for that. For people saying, well, you're doing soundbox. No, no. I deeply love and I'm amazed by this country. No matter all the problems, there's always, you know, people always argue about stuff. But the wonder that is America is that I can be here. First generation, legal immigrant, and people who've been here for hundreds of years don't say, go to the back of the line. I can have access to any position in power I can have as long as I'm willing to work for.

[Katie]

For it.

[Guest or Caller]

That's the American dream.

[Michael]

I love it.

[Katie]

Yeah, you hear that? A lot more out of people that have come here from other countries, they love this country and think it's amazing. Compared to people that have been here for generations and you went to some fancy college, you hate this country and think it's awful.

[Michael]

Wow. The difference in perspective is amazing. Here's a little more from Gene.

[Katie]

Would Kiss consider reuniting and playing one last time at the Turning Point USA super bowl halftime show?

[Guest or Caller]

How much it's to go to that. It's not even a conversation until.

[Michael]

Before you.

[Guest or Caller]

A conversation with anything. You go into a place where they sell cars and there's a number up there. There's no talking before you see some numbers. Do you have a number?

[Michael]

Of course.

[Guest or Caller]

Will you tell us? Far more than you'll ever be able to afford in your entire lifetime.

[Michael]

Would you play at the Turning Point USA super bowl halftime show?

[Katie]

I didn't know that was a thing.

[Michael]

That's like a.

What's the word I'm looking for? It sucks to get old.

Speculation piled on fantasy. I don't even know what they're talking about. But I liked his answer. How much?

He's a businessman.

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Ten athletes will face the toughest job interview in fitness that will push past physical and mental breaking points.

You are the fittest of the fit. Only one of you will leave here with an IFIT contract for $250,000.

[Podcast Host]

This is where mindset comes in.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

Someone will be eliminated. Pressure is coming down.

[Podcast Host]

This is Trainer Games.

[Michael]

Watch it on prime video starting January 8th.

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[Michael]

O U n D and then finally I hope this juice is at least semi worth the squeeze. Do you remember the band Garbage? Bands are garbage. This is a band called Garbage.

[Katie]

What was her big hit?

[Michael]

I can hear it in my head but I can't remember the title, only.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Happy when it rains.

[Michael]

Stupid girl. Yeah, there you go.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Yeah.

[Michael]

Butch Vig, who's one of the great producers in hard rock history and is also a musician and was one of the lead guys in the band. And Shirley Manson, the cute little red headed Scottish lead singer, here she is going nuts over a beach ball at some music festival.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Let me just set this up a little bit. So they're up on stage and people are bouncing beach balls in the crowd. And she gets upset about it, but I think she's just upset that she doesn't like her job.

[Podcast Host]

So here we go with your big beach ball. Ooo. I'm so scared of you. So thrilled by you. What a douchebag.

Like it literally makes me want to beg people to go over there and punch you in the face. Is this disrespectful? And musicians have had enough and we're fed up of not getting paid properly and fed up of having to play for douchebags like you. You're a middle aged man in a ridiculous hat. Literally want to ask people to punch you in the face. I'm a lady, so I won't.

[Katie]

Wow.

[Michael]

So she's bitter about not getting enough streaming money, which is a semi legit issue. And, and, and I've seen that a couple of times in concerts where the musicians go crazy because people are batting beach balls around.

[Katie]

Yeah. And there's been a couple of instances where recently of famous musicians walking off stage early because they're angry at like a person and then the whole rest of the crowd gets screwed and that becomes a problem.

[Michael]

Yeah, I don't.

[Katie]

Actually heard a description of that the other day from a musician who had done that. And he got back to his dressing room and the crowd was still booing and that's when it occurred to him, all those other people paid to come here and see me, but I've already.

[Michael]

Walked off so I can't go back.

Yeah. Wow. I, I feel bad for her.

[Katie]

That was actually, actually I'll, I'll just jam this in at the end to finish with. Do we have more clips now? So Todd Snyder, one of my favorite musicians, died a couple of weeks ago. Drank himself to death. Too bad. He's my age. Should have quit when he was younger. But here's a story. When he walked off stage, he had, he had a heckler in the crowd at some concert and the guy came backstage afterwards and just started drinking the booze and he likes, who the hell are you? Is the guy who invented Crocs the guy, the inventor of crocs was worth gazillions of dollars. So anyway, Todd Snyder ended and he was a Todd Snyder fan. So Todd Snyder ended up flying around with this guy on his private plane.

[Michael]

Now was he the heckler?

[Katie]

He was. He ended up being a heckler. Yes. Because Todd Snyder's on stage and he's gonna do is he's a singer songwriter and somebody keeps yelling play Freebird. And and Todd Snyder's like ha. And the guy just kept interrupting his stories of play Freebird and he finally gets mad and storms off stage. And then the crocs guy comes back there and says why'd you storm off stage and everything like that. Kind of getting heckled. Anyway, on the they're in the plane flying home when he finds. When the crocs guy says well that was me yelling free bird.

[Michael]

But oh my God.

[Katie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And that's funny though. You end up just befriending the guy who invented crocs who turns out to be a drunken party guy apparently just flying him all over the country and they're having these like multi day they don't remember where they were party.

[Michael]

You know, the fact that the inventor of crocs was not an opera loving investor in fine wines is not a shock.

[Advertiser/Commercial Voice]

Right?

[Michael]

That math works.

[Katie]

Yep.

[Michael]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Katie]

Oh thank you guy.

[Michael]

Well, thanks metal guy.

[Katie]

I guess that's it.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

Ten athletes will face the toughest job interview in fitness that will push past physical and mental breaking points.

You are the fittest of the fit. Only one of you will leave here with an IFIT contract worth $250,000.

[Podcast Host]

This is where mindset comes in.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

Someone will be eliminated. Pressure is coming down.

[Podcast Host]

This is Trainer Games.

[Michael]

Watch it on prime video starting January 8th.

[Podcast Host]

Then the space hamster flew his hot air balloon all the way to the bottom of the ocean. Where did that story come from? Book dream? Nope. It came from a conversation. Meet Meiko Mini plus, the AI companion that co creates personalized story adventures with your child in real time. What color was the hamster's cape? And what did he pack for lunch? Unlock your child's imagination. Discover Miko Mini plus and the magic of AI Exclusively at Costco.

[Trainer Games Narrator]

Come for the Black Friday seasonal savings stay for the award winning reporting. For a limited time access to the Washington Post is just 99 cents. That's unlimited access to all of the posts for only 99 cents every four weeks. That's a great deal for the first year. After that it'll cost $12 every four weeks. You can cancel anytime, but don't wait. This Black Friday seasonal offer won't be here for long. Go to washingtonpost.com iheart and grab this deal before it's gone. That's washingtonpost.com iheart the world's best ski.

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