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Armstrong
Some tiger blood and take on these trolls. It's one more thing. Armstrong and Getty.
Getty
One more thing. That's a little early in the day for me, but let's get it on.
Armstrong
Before we get to Charlie Sheen, wanted to ask you about this. See if you know anything about it. Starting next year. In what is seen as a win for Maha. Skittles, Eminem, Starburst, Starburst and extra gum, along with Kellogg's will stop using a lot of artificial flavor flavors in their products.
Getty
No dye in skillets and iced tea according to Al Sharpton.
Armstrong
Skittles obviously very brightly colored in a way that had to be. Well, it's not natural. And then like Fruity Pebbles. Is that a Kellogg's product or is that a post product? But you know cereals that are brightly, brightly colored. Is this, is this significant at all? Is this a big deal? Is this going to make us healthier?
Getty
I've never really gotten a sense for how dangerous the, the food dyes really are. Early on I got the impression that it was if you drink a hundred gallons of the dye, you may get cancer type situation. But I don't honestly know. They don't do you any good.
Armstrong
But I was following the story on another broadcast today and how they've done studies that people like the brightly colored. They don't like gray skittles. They like brightly colored skittles.
Unknown Co-host
Yeah, you're supposed to taste the rainbow.
Getty
Yeah, you can't taste the dull bow. Well, yeah, of course people like it. That's why they designed the product like that. Give the people what they want.
Unknown Co-host
I'm looking at a picture of Trix without food dye and it does not look appetizing.
Armstrong
You have a picture of tricks without food dye. So it would list look like little gray balls.
Getty
No, they're not effing gray. Why do you always say that? What are you. Are you in the pocket of big dye?
Unknown Co-host
No, they are.
Getty
What is the story, man?
Unknown Co-host
No, they are gray. No, I'm just.
Getty
What?
Unknown Co-host
No, I'm kidding. There's.
Getty
I've seen the Canadian equivalents. They're just slightly less lurid.
Unknown Co-host
Yeah, there's like no blues and greens. It's all reds, purples, oranges.
Armstrong
Wait a second. Canada doesn't have colored Skittles. They're muted because they got rid of the dyes year ago. Years ago.
Getty
They're pastel Skittles.
Armstrong
Huh. Okay.
Getty
Yeah, they got stronger rules on that. I don't know. I just don't know. I'm at sea on this issue and I. It's just not on my list of things I have bandwidth for.
Armstrong
No, I'm not worried about it in any regard. It's just. I don't want to eat gray Fruity Pebbles.
Getty
I'm sorry, are you quoting yourself as a six year old, or are you implying that you is not only a grown ass man, but a man in the final chapter of his days is eating Fruity Pebbles?
Armstrong
In the winter of my life, if I want to enjoy a bowl of Fruity Pebbles, I am going to. Yes.
Getty
Oh, boy.
Armstrong
Okay, so that's that.
Getty
Yeah, Fruity Pebbles.
Armstrong
God, I just.
Unknown Co-host
That made my teeth hurt.
Armstrong
You don't like Fruity Pebbles? Oh, they're good.
Unknown Co-host
No, I like Fruity Pebbles.
Getty
Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. We've been sucked in. You're not allowed to talk about food because you're hard of tasting. You've always been hard at tasting. And then Chairman Cheese Anthony Fauci endorsed bat fever. Took away your sense of taste and sweet stuff.
Armstrong
But I do like.
Getty
I abstain. I further abstain.
Armstrong
I won't dwell on this, but they've got to do. Will shrinkflation ever go away? So shrinkflation happened with inflation and everything shrunk down. But can they. Can somebody just raise their hand, hey, say, hey, we made a mistake. Can we go back to the normal sized boxes? The price is gonna go up a lot. But you're smart enough to realize, right, that you're gonna buy three of the little boxes now. You're gonna buy one of the big boxes for the same price. Are we all on the same page? Okay, let's go back to the normal sized boxes. Because I buy a box of cereal and I haven't got smart enough yet to buy like five at a time. But you buy a box of Raisin Bran or something, it's a bowl and a half a Raisin Bran. And my kids say, dad, we're out of raisin, man. I bought Raisin Bran last night on the way home from work. It's ridiculous. Peanut butter. The peanut butter job site jar. It's like a thimble of peanut butter.
Getty
Mm. I haven't seen documentation of this, but the one thing I'm convinced of is that they are winding toilet paper rolls less tightly.
Armstrong
Oh, yeah.
Getty
Because you go through much, much more quickly. They're the same size. Yeah, I I was at a physical therapy thing, this is actually months ago and the guy was joking about I I'm asking my wife and daughter, how much TP do you use? And I said no, no, no, no, wait a minute. It's not their fault. It's shrinkflation. I'll bet there's a tension adjustment you can do on that machine, obviously. So you got your big pillowy package. Looks like you're getting a nice compliment of of tp. But you're not. You're getting deceived.
Armstrong
Yeah.
Getty
Anyway, you're wiping your hiney with lies. How do you like that?
Armstrong
Will it ever go? Will it ever go back is my question. Will it ever go back? I would think just out of convenience they'll go back to like super sized boxes of stuff so you don't buy five of them.
Getty
But anyway, it's a very annoying golden age starts that. Trump said. We're headed for the Reviews and ratings.
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If you eat too many ultra processed foods, you could be starving your gut microbes and they'll get hangry. That's one of many things I learned after working on a new audio course about the gut microbiome. You can learn how to keep your gut happy by listening to Try this from the Washington Post. I'm Christina Quinn. I host Try this Dig in with me on practical advice for life's common challenges. Follow Try this right now, wherever you're listening. Seriously, try it.
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Armstrong
So do you remember Charlie Sheen, the actor I just asked? So there's a documentary coming out, Is that right, Michael? Is that what we're about to hear?
Unknown Co-host
Coming up on Netflix.
Armstrong
Let's hear the trailer and then I can fill in any of the empty stuff if you don't remember. I lit the fuse, you know, and my life turns into everything it wasn't supposed to be. There's only one person alive that has the answers to so many people's questions about me and the whole world goes he's the guy. Imagine what that did to my Head.
Unknown Co-host
He was the highest paid TV star of all time.
Armstrong
Spine. For a while, nobody got hurt, nobody got arrested. For a while he kept saying, no.
Getty
No, no, I'm in the hospital now, but next week I'll be ready for the show.
Armstrong
When Charlie said that he was smoking seven gram rocks, he was.
Getty
He was smoking seven gram rocks. Winning.
Armstrong
I can't imagine being my dad and.
Getty
It really hurt the people.
Armstrong
I love the stuff that I plan on sharing. I had made a sacred vow to only reveal to a therapist, is there going to be anything off limits now he sounds like he's better. He doesn't sound like. I mean, these are very edited, tiny little clips, so I haven't seen the whole thing. He doesn't sound like Hunter Biden though, who's still blaming other people for everything.
Getty
Right, right. He's still delighted to profit from it.
Armstrong
Yeah.
Getty
I wasn't telling a living.
Armstrong
I wasn't going to tell anybody. But a therapist or somebody offers me whatever. It probably was $10 million. So kind of remember it. So all I said was to chat GPT. This is all I said. I said the Charlie Sheen meltdown period of his life. And then I gave me a timeline. That's all I said to it. It's pretty handy. I had forgotten this is mainly in early 2011, so it's quite a while ago. I had forgotten that at the time he was the star of Two and a Half Men, the number one TV show in America and the highest paid guy on all of television. Wow. And that was a damn funny show.
Unknown Co-host
I just watched like 12 episodes of that the other day.
Armstrong
Oh, that show is so flipping good.
Unknown Co-host
Yeah.
Armstrong
So he gave us his erratic behavior, hospital visits, rehab stints, was interrupting production of the number one show in all of television. And they're paying him a lot of money. So that's kind of how the whole thing started. And then he gave a series of bizarre high energy interviews. Coining phrases like winning high energy. I love that.
Getty
Go on.
Armstrong
From the crack. He coined phrases like winning tiger, tiger blood. I remember that. I don't remember what that was, but. And first time I'd ever heard the term trolls ever in my life was from him.
Getty
I'm dealing with, man. I'm dealing with fools and trolls.
Armstrong
So he was on the cutting edge of that. Remember he was friends with the crazy bearded relief pitcher for the Giants.
Getty
Oh, Brian Wilson.
Armstrong
Yeah. So they had the beard. So some of their language was tied into each other because they were really close friends for the 2010 Giants World Series winning team.
Getty
And Porn girls too, I remember, were a major factor in the tale.
Armstrong
Yeah. So he gives the weird interviews and then constantly attacks the show creator, Chuck Lorre, who was a guy running Two and a Half Men and paying Charlie the highest salary in all of television. He kept attacking that dude. Finally, in March of 2011, after all that attacking in videos, he gets fired from Two and a Half Men. And that you got.
Getty
I don't mean to jump ahead, but we skipped over because I hadn't thought of this in years. The very last frame of the credits for Two and a Half Men would be all this print that you couldn't conceivably read unless you froze it. And for a while there, it was Chuck Lorre telling Charlie Sheen, man, get help. You got to get your act together. You're gonna end up dead or whatever. I don't remember the specifics of it.
Armstrong
But yeah, because it was late 2010 when he. When he kept like, sorry, I can't go to work today. I'm in rehab. It was late 2010 that he was missing production for Two and a Half Men and Chuck Lorre started doing that stuff. And then it was March 2011 when he got fired. So he was given a fair amount of time, as you would as the biggest draw on all of television at the time. Then spring, summer of 2011, he goes on his Violent Torpedo of Truth tour. Do you remember that? Yes. He's going around to stadiums and just being high and drunk and like babbling.
Unknown Co-host
Oh, I forgot about that.
Getty
Rambling. Yes. I'm an F18, bro, and I will.
Armstrong
I will destroy you in the air.
Getty
And I will, I will, I will deploy my ordinance to the ground.
Armstrong
And then he did. He had that TV special where he's there with the two hot blondes or we later find out, were like kind of captives kind of a little bit. It was a pay per view. Yeah, wasn't it? Yeah, that was a. That was. That was some crazy stuff.
Getty
Yeah.
Armstrong
And then he returned to TV with a show called Anger Management from 2012.
Getty
To 2014, after being replaced by Ashton Kutcher on Two and a Half Men.
Armstrong
Right? That's right. And According to Chat GPT, the 2011 period is considered the peak of his public breakdown, fueled by substance abuse, legal disputes and. And non stop media coverage. And it became one of the most high profile celebrity meltdowns of the decade. I'd say probably the highest. I remember when we talked about it every day for the. Well, during that period of time, probably from the spring of 2011, we were talking about it every day. Just see what he tweeted, texted, or said last night. That was good times.
Unknown Co-host
I'm looking at one of the final credits that Chuck Lorre put up at the end of the show. Yeah, I. I exercise regularly. I eat moderate amounts of healthy food. I make sure I get plenty of rest. I see my doctor once a year, dentist twice a year. I floss every night. I see a psychologist. I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't do drugs. I don't have crazy, reckless sex with strangers. And if Charlie Sheen outlives me, I'm gonna be really pissed.
Armstrong
I remember when he did the rant. I'm the highest paid person in all television. I won an Oscar when I was 19 years old. You all need to F off. Duh. Duh.
Unknown Sports Announcer
Wow.
Getty
Imagine. I mean, it's practically impossible to get a pilot made in Hollywood unless you're really well connected. And then to get it picked up is like an incredible victory. To keep it on for a full season is. It's like making the major leagues as a young ballplayer and then to have it go to number one, and then your star cracks up and he's like, publicly smoking rock and hanging with porn stars and threatening you and the rest. What a nightmare.
Armstrong
I haven't seen this documentary. I don't know how much he's got his act together now. Obviously, he's still alive. Do we have an age on Charlie Sheen? He's got to be about 60, I would assume. I feel like we're roughly the same age.
Unknown Co-host
59. He's 59 years old, and according to, he's quit everything. He does have hiv, so he takes medication for that, but that's it.
Armstrong
How did he get that?
Unknown Co-host
He got diagnosed with it in 2012.
Armstrong
Must have been from a dentist or something, right?
Getty
Yeah, probably.
Armstrong
He. He's very lucky that he lived through that. And it's probably with the help of all the money he had and being able to get him to the right medical help at the right time, or.
Unknown Co-host
He'D be dead if that was now. I mean, fentanyl. Oh, yeah, everything.
Armstrong
Yep, yep.
Getty
So, yeah, at the rate you're doing powder drugs now, it's a daily game of Russian.
Armstrong
You're right. He would have gone Chandler B. There.
Getty
Yeah, almost certainly.
Armstrong
Well, I might actually watch this documentary.
Unknown Co-host
I'm definitely going to.
Armstrong
Cool.
Getty
Friend and coworker of mine, speaking of timing, he got the hippie from needle drugs and died. Died of aids.
Armstrong
Really.
Getty
Just, you know, fairly. It was fairly a short time until they came up with therapies that like save people. But yeah, he died of it. So, you know, old Charlie could have been, you know, south of the the surface of the earth there a number of different ways.
Armstrong
God, I remember when he'd post a video on YouTube like every afternoon. I couldn't wait to watch it. And he was just so out of his mind.
Getty
Oh yeah, it's sitting in like a darkened room with two hangers on who laughed at his every word and just ranting on about tiger blood and well, I remember the dragon fever and F18s and trolls.
Armstrong
I remember the one where he's behind the island in his kitchen. He's standing behind it and he gets like paranoid at and he like ducks behind the island is like completely crazy.
Getty
Wow.
Armstrong
Wow. I think that was the one when on a Friday I said my prediction is he doesn't live through the weekend because I didn't think he would, but obviously he did.
Getty
Yeah, I'm sure there's a trove of those somewhere to be enjoyed if not just enjoy it on Netflix.
Armstrong
Well, we all have to sit in.
Getty
Here and, and touch ourselves and frown. Hey, now you're criticizing my hobbies, right?
Armstrong
That's what I got planned for this afternoon. Well, I guess that's it.
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Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand – "Drink Some Tiger Blood & Take-On Some Trolls"
Release Date: August 14, 2025
Host: Armstrong & Getty
Publisher: iHeartPodcasts
In the episode titled "Drink Some Tiger Blood & Take-On Some Trolls," hosts Armstrong and Getty delve into a variety of engaging topics ranging from the implications of artificial food additives to the tumultuous public life of Charlie Sheen. Throughout their conversation, they intersperse humor with insightful commentary, providing listeners with both entertainment and thoughtful analysis.
Timestamp: [02:54] Armstrong
Armstrong opens the discussion by highlighting a significant shift in the food industry. He mentions that companies like Skittles, Eminem, Starburst, Extra Gum, and Kellogg's are planning to eliminate numerous artificial flavors and dyes from their products starting next year.
Armstrong [02:54]: "Starting next year... Skittles, Eminem, Starburst, Starburst and extra gum, along with Kellogg's will stop using a lot of artificial flavor flavors in their products."
[03:20] Getty adds to the conversation by referencing public figures advocating for cleaner ingredients.
Getty [03:20]: "No dye in skillets and iced tea according to Al Sharpton."
The hosts contemplate the health implications of removing artificial dyes, questioning whether this move will lead to genuinely healthier food options or simply alter the aesthetic appeal of products.
[03:43] Getty: "I've never really gotten a sense for how dangerous the, the food dyes really are. Early on I got the impression that it was if you drink a hundred gallons of the dye, you may get cancer type situation. But I don't honestly know. They don't do you any good."
[05:08] Getty: "They got stronger rules on that. I don't know. I just don't know. I'm at sea on this issue and it's just not on my list of things I have bandwidth for."
The conversation touches on consumer preferences, emphasizing that brightly colored foods are often more appealing, which explains their widespread use despite potential health concerns.
[04:12] Unknown Co-host: "Yeah, you're supposed to taste the rainbow."
[04:29] Armstrong: "You have a picture of tricks without food dye. So it would list look like little gray balls."
Their banter highlights the tension between aesthetic appeal and health consciousness in the food industry.
Timestamp: [06:20] Armstrong
Transitioning from food additives, Armstrong introduces the topic of shrinkflation—the practice where manufacturers reduce product sizes while maintaining price points.
Armstrong [06:20]: "Will shrinkflation ever go away? So shrinkflation happened with inflation and everything shrunk down."
[07:07] Getty corroborates by mentioning specific examples.
Getty [07:07]: "I haven't seen documentation of this, but the one thing I'm convinced of is that they are winding toilet paper rolls less tightly."
The hosts discuss the consumer frustration associated with shrinkflation, noting how it forces individuals to purchase more of a product to achieve the same quantity they previously enjoyed.
Armstrong [07:07]: "It's ridiculous. Peanut butter. The peanut butter job site jar. It's like a thimble of peanut butter."
[07:15] Getty: "Because you go through much, much more quickly. They're the same size. Yeah, I I was at a physical therapy thing..."
The conversation underscores how shrinkflation subtly impacts daily living, often going unnoticed until the consumption rate increases.
Timestamp: [12:04] Armstrong
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing the upcoming Charlie Sheen documentary. Armstrong expresses keen interest in exploring Sheen's infamous meltdown during his tenure on "Two and a Half Men."
Armstrong [12:04]: "Let's hear the trailer and then I can fill in any of the empty stuff if you don't remember."
They reminisce about Sheen's erratic behavior, substance abuse struggles, and the eventual impact on his career.
[14:20] Armstrong: "I remember the one where he's behind the island in his kitchen. He's standing behind it and he gets like paranoid and he like ducks behind the island is like completely crazy."
[16:19] Getty: "Rambling. Yes. I'm an F18, bro, and I will."
Their discussion paints a vivid picture of Sheen's public persona during his breakdown, emphasizing the blend of humor and tragedy that characterized his actions.
Timestamp: [16:55] Armstrong
Armstrong details the consequences of Sheen's actions, including his firing from "Two and a Half Men" and the subsequent effects on his career.
Armstrong [16:55]: "Right? That's right. And According to Chat GPT, the 2011 period is considered the peak of his public breakdown..."
[17:25] Unknown Co-host: "I'm looking at one of the final credits that Chuck Lorre put up at the end of the show..."
The hosts explore how Sheen's behavior not only affected his personal life but also had ripple effects on those around him, including colleagues and the show's production.
Timestamp: [18:45] Getty
Shifting focus to Sheen's personal life, Getty reveals information about Sheen's health challenges.
Getty [18:45]: "59. He's 59 years old, and according to, he's quit everything. He does have HIV..."
They discuss how Sheen was diagnosed with HIV in 2012 and the implications of this diagnosis on his life and public perception.
[19:19] Armstrong: "He. He's very lucky that he lived through that. And it's probably with the help of all the money he had and being able to get him to the right medical help at the right time, or."
The conversation touches on the broader issues of health, substance abuse, and the importance of timely medical intervention.
Timestamp: [20:21] Armstrong
Armstrong and Getty reflect on the lasting impact of Sheen's actions and public persona.
Armstrong [20:21]: "Yeah, there’s a trove of those somewhere to be enjoyed if not just enjoy it on Netflix."
They ponder whether Sheen has managed to regain stability in his life and how the forthcoming documentary might shed light on his journey towards recovery.
[20:53] Armstrong: "That's what I got planned for this afternoon. Well, I guess that's it."
Throughout the episode, Armstrong and Getty offer a blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and analytical insights. They navigate topics from the intricacies of the food industry's evolving standards to the personal struggles of a high-profile celebrity, providing listeners with a comprehensive and engaging discussion.
Notable moments include Armstrong's humorous take on shrinkflation and the heartfelt reflection on Charlie Sheen's challenges, encapsulating the duo's ability to balance levity with depth.
Key Takeaways:
Artificial Additives: Major food brands are moving away from artificial flavors and dyes, raising questions about health benefits versus consumer preferences for vibrant colors.
Shrinkflation Impact: Manufacturers reducing product sizes without adjusting prices leads to increased consumer costs and frustration.
Charlie Sheen's Public Struggles: The documentary offers an in-depth look at Sheen's highly publicized meltdown, his battle with substance abuse, and his personal health challenges.
Health and Recovery: The importance of timely medical intervention and support systems in overcoming personal hardships is emphasized through Sheen's experiences.
This episode of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand" encapsulates the hosts' trademark blend of humor and insightful commentary, making it a compelling listen for both regular followers and new listeners alike.