Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: Don’t Tell Me – I Got This!
Release Date: March 3, 2026
Host: Armstrong & Getty, with Katie and guest Bethenny Frankel

Overview

This episode dives into the quirks and challenges of interacting with modern AI chatbots, exploring their personalities, rapid evolution, and sometimes off-putting attempts at human-like conversation. The second half features a lighthearted comparison of grilling setups between the hosts—ranging from high-tech outdoor kitchens to “hobo” grills on the driveway.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The State of AI Chatbots: Updates, Wokeness, and Personality

• Rapid Development and Frequent Updates

  • Katie observes, “If you have any of the chat bots, you gotta update them on like practically daily. …they're constantly updating them.” (02:46)
  • Elon Musk claims Grok 4.2 is the “only non-woke AI platform,” offering straight political answers, unlike ChatGPT or Claude Gemini (02:46).
  • The hosts admit they don’t usually query AIs on politics, so they haven’t noticed this alleged difference.

• AI Tone and How It Talks to You

  • Charles C.W. Cooke tweeted criticism of chatbots’ “annoyingly obsequious personality.” (04:04)
    • Katie agrees the bots treat every response as if delivering crucial or tricky insider tips: “He said, and then I put the bread into the toaster. Yes. And this is the part that surprises people, you know, that is the way they talk to you. And it's so weird.” (04:51)

• Patronizing or Supportive?

  • Bethenny and Katie recount chatbots giving overfamiliar, pseudo-therapeutic responses:
    • Bethenny: “It said, ‘I'm right here with you.’” (06:04)
    • Katie: “That sort of stuff. Don't, don't say you got this.” (06:20)
    • Bethenny: “Take it easy for a bit. Let your body recalibrate. I'll be right here. Check back in … let me know how you're feeling.” (06:22)

• Design Philosophy and Audience

  • Jack muses on the motivation: “I get that they want it to be a comfortable and human-ish interface, but they overshot…” (05:19)
  • Contemplating user preference: “Unless you are a bit of a wackadoo, you find it weird and off-putting.” (05:36)
  • Katie jokes, “Do 63% of people think this is wonderful. It talks to me like a human.” (05:44)

2. Practical Uses of AI: Cooking, Recipes, and File Management

• Recipe Generation and Kitchen Help

  • Bethenny enthuses: “These things are awesome for saying, hey I have filet of salmon this, that, this in the refrigerator. What can I do?” (07:30)
  • Katie mentions AI can now analyze fridge photos to recommend dishes: “You can take a picture of your fridge and it will just tell you what you should make with all that.” (07:57)
  • Jack finds this “cuckoo nuts” but admits it could help him justify his expensive outdoor kitchen (08:04).

• Old-School vs. New-School Cooking

  • Jack likes to “see an entire page at once” for recipes, not scroll and dodge ads (08:07).
  • Bethenny’s practical tip: “Ask it to put it into a printable PDF and then it'll give you the file and you just download it and print it.” (08:53)
    • Katie: “You can just say to it, make this a printable PDF.”—to which Bethenny confirms, “Yeah, you can do that with anything.” (09:07)

3. Fun with Chatbot Interactions: Experimenting with Tone

• Jack jokes about using profanity in AI requests:
  “Give me a printable PDF, bitch. ... Hey, would this work if I used lamb instead of beef, bitch?” (09:18)
• Bethenny wonders how the AI would react:
  “What's your effing problem?” (09:37)
• They speculate on whether the AI holds grudges or is affected by mood swings (10:21).

4. The Absurdities and Frustrations of Modern Tech

• Jack’s “big red button” moment:
  “If there was a big red button that would just demolish the Internet, I would smash that button with my forehead.” (13:06, repeated at 18:43)
• The show lampoons the endless encroachment of tech into daily life and its sometimes comical consequences.

5. Grilling Wars: From “Open Air Culinary System” to Sidewalk Grills

• Katie contrasts her humble $11, basketball-sized grill (“I do look like a hobo when I'm grilling burgers in the backyard.”) with Jack’s deluxe setup, which includes a rotisserie, fryer, couch, TV, and fridge (14:04–15:54).

• Memorable imagery:

  • “I could show up to an underpass with my grill, and the other homeless meth addicts would probably come over to me and say, oh, dude, sorry, man. Can I give you a couple bucks?” – Katie (15:54)
  • Bethenny: “The burgers look good… spatula on the freaking driveway.” (16:40)

• The grilling setups spark jokes about “mom fridges,” social anxiety (“What if somebody came over? …That sounds horrific.” – Katie, 14:48) and the hazards of leaving food unattended in the yard (“Sometimes if I leave for a second … I come back and there are ants all over everything.” – Katie, 17:07)

• Jack’s culinary flex: “I'm making lamb kebabs and couscous on my open air culinary system. Oh my gosh, I'll be thinking of you.” (17:28)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (Timestamps)

• “If you have any of the chat bots, you gotta update them on like practically daily.” (Katie, 02:46)
• “They overshot… unless you are a bit of a wackadoo, you find it weird and off-putting.” (Jack, 05:19, 05:36)
• “And then I put the bread into the toaster. Yes. And this is the part that surprises people…” (Katie citing Charles C.W. Cooke, 04:51)
• “Take it easy for a bit. Let your body recalibrate. I'll be right here.” (Bethenny quoting ChatGPT, 06:22)
• “Give me a printable PDF, bitch. … Hey, would this work if I used lamb instead of beef, bitch?” (Jack, 09:18)
• “If there was a big red button that would just demolish the Internet, I would smash that button with my forehead.” (Jack, 13:06, 18:43)
• Katie on her grill: “It’s about the size of a basketball and it sits on the ground… If I ever had something like yours, somebody might come over. …That sounds horrific.” (14:04–14:48)
• Jack, on his setup: “Rotisserie system with an infrared heat element… I can take out one of the grates and pop in a fryer… and, like, do French fries in it.” (15:27)
• “Sometimes if I leave for a second… I come back and there are ants all over everything.” (Katie, 17:07)
• “I do look like a hobo when I'm grilling burgers in the backyard.” (Katie, 15:00)

Structure & Tone

Armstrong & Getty’s panel maintains their trademark irreverence, mixing sharp observations on technology and society with self-deprecating humor and quick-witted banter. The AI discussion highlights generational responses to changing tech, while the grilling conversation closes the episode with relatable, comically exaggerated tales of domestic life.

Timeline of Key Segments

• 02:37 – 05:00: AI Chatbots’ tone, personality, and frequency of updates
• 05:00 – 07:10: Examples and reactions to “supportive” chatbot replies; consideration of their intended audience
• 07:10 – 09:18: Using AI for kitchen help, recipe management, practical tricks
• 09:18 – 10:54: Playful experiments with insulting chatbot language and speculation about chatbots’ memory
• 13:06 – 14:48: Jack’s Internet “self-destruct” fantasy leads into the grilling showdown
• 14:48 – 17:39: Deep dive into grilling habits, comparing setups, and the comedic hazards of outdoor cooking

For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

This episode humorously captures modern frustrations and amusements with AI—from bizarre chatbot platitudes to the surprisingly real problem of having too fancy a backyard grill. Expect a blend of light social commentary, real-life tech annoyances, and the kind of everyday absurdities Armstrong & Getty fans treasure.

Skip to:

• [02:37] For AI update anxiety
• [04:30] For “AI’s weird ways of talking to you”
• [07:30] For practical AI recipe uses
• [13:06] For Internet-destruction fantasies
• [14:00+] For the ultimate backyard grill face-off