Armstrong & Getty On Demand
Episode: Excuse Me, Do You Mind If I Mount Your Bull?
Date: November 11, 2025
Host: iHeartPodcasts
Main Hosts: Armstrong, Getty, Katie
Overview
This episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand is a breezy, unscripted romp through oddball news stories, pop culture, and the quirks of human nature. The hosts riff on a bizarre story involving a man riding a bull in a tractor supply parking lot, debate chicken egg-onomics gone violent, muse on the mysteries of metal music (with a detour into Miss World Chile’s “Cookie Monster” metal routine), and unravel the pretentious lingo of art critics with help from Family Guy. The tone is irreverent, witty, and conversational.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. The Bull Rider in the Parking Lot
(03:11 – 05:39)
- Setup: Katie introduces a sound clip of a police incident involving a man riding an actual bull through a tractor supply parking lot.
- Armstrong and Getty react with incredulity, riffing on the absurdity and practicality (“Didn’t use his blinker!”, “If you’re gonna be on a bull in a parking lot, that’s where you want to be. Maybe John Deere store…”).
- Notable Quotes:
- Getty (03:22): “Bowl. B U L L. Gotch.”
- Armstrong (04:14): “Didn’t use his blinker because at first…”
- Armstrong (04:29): “A head of cattle in the tractor supply parking lot.”
- Memorable Moment: The officer is delighted by the bull, meets “Gus” (the bull), and is even invited to mount him. Katie notes (05:18) the story ends with a thumbs-up photo.
- Reflection: Hosts wonder about Gus’s presence (“Must be a reason…maybe guy just rode it there?”).
2. When Egg Debates Lead to Gunfire
(05:50 – 08:33)
- Armstrong plays a police news tape where a minor disagreement about egg-laying chickens escalates to gunfire (no injuries).
- Getty expresses frustration at lack of details—what specifically sparked the gunfight?
- Armstrong draws a parallel with how minor drunken arguments often turn violent:
- Armstrong (07:24): “It’s amazing how they can explode out of nowhere. I mean, I’ve been at house parties where two dudes are just talking and then like five seconds later, they’re fighting.”
- Getty (07:42): “Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s funny, I was kind of like that as a younger guy, but at some point I aged out of it…”
- Katie, an ex-bartender, confirms bar fights happen over “nothing” and are “damn near impossible to stop.”
3. Musical Differences: Metal, Miss World Chile, and Viking Songs
(12:39 – 18:29)
- Armstrong introduces the talent portion from Miss World Chile—described as a “Cookie Monster metal singing thing”—and then jokes the vocalist claims this is also her “orgasm noise.”
- Getty (12:39): “…doing the Cookie Monster metal singing thing. And here’s the shocking punchline. That’s her orgasm noise.”
- The crew debates the appeal of metal growling; Armstrong admits he doesn’t get it and wonders about the vocal strain.
- Armstrong (14:11): “We talked about this a little bit the other day with metal. It’s the only genre of music I don’t quite get. But how does that not just wreck your throat?”
- Getty (14:21) explains live technique: “For one thing, you get right up on the mic... it’s not nearly as loud as it sounds.”
- Son Declan loves “Cookie Monster growley bands” because it “gets all the angst out of him.”
- Anecdotes about pretending to enjoy partners’ music:
- Armstrong shares a story about enduring a girlfriend’s Björk obsession (“It is hard to listen to…just cat noises.” 16:32), and a different girlfriend’s love of “Viking music.”
- Getty (16:32): “It’s art. You know, we’re talking about art and commerce in popular music. She’s not doing that because she’s pandering to the masses.”
4. Affirmation Rock and Youth Politics
(17:25 – 18:34)
- Getty hypothesizes that the prevalence of “affirmation rock” (empowerment-themed pop) might influence why young women are overwhelmingly voting Democrat—“Look at Me, I’m Strong”,
- Getty (17:25): “…like all of their favorite songs were, like, vaguely ‘Look at Me, I’m Strong, I Can do it, I Can make it on my own.’”
- Armstrong (18:24): “The moment we’re in? I don’t know. I’m going places and nobody can stop me.”
5. "It Insists Upon Itself": Art and Criticism
(18:41 – 21:41)
- Inspired by a Family Guy clip lampooning The Godfather, Armstrong and Getty debate pretentious critic-speak.
- Family Guy line: “It insists upon itself, Lois.” (19:23)
- Armstrong calls this line “bullshit,” (20:08) highlighting critical pretension in art reviews.
- Armstrong (20:08): “What a bullshit line that is. It insists upon itself.”
- Getty dreams of a world where critics are “the first up against the wall.” (21:25)
- The hosts revel in the absurdity of certain criticisms and the confidence needed to deliver them credibly.
Memorable Quotes & Moments
- Getty (03:22): “Bowl. B U L L. Gotch.”
- Armstrong (05:31): “I wonder why they had Gus out of the trailer…”
- Getty (06:12): “They got into a gunfight arguing about how many chickens or how many eggs a chicken could lay…”
- Armstrong (07:24): “It’s amazing how they can explode out of nowhere…especially when people are drunk, it takes so little for some people to fight.”
- Getty (12:39): “…Miss World Chile doing the Cookie Monster metal singing thing. And here’s the shocking punchline. That’s her orgasm noise.”
- Armstrong (14:11): “It’s the only genre of music I don’t quite get. But how does that not just wreck your throat?”
- Armstrong (16:32): “Have you ever listened to much of her deep cuts? It is hard to listen to. It’s just cat noises.” (about Björk)
- Getty (17:25): “All of their favorite songs were, like, vaguely. Look at Me, I’m Strong, I Can do it, I Can make it on my own. They were all, like, the same lyrical themes.”
- Guest/Family Guy (19:23): “It insists upon itself, Lois.”
- Armstrong (20:08): “What a bullshit line that is. It insists upon itself.”
Timestamps for Important Segments
- 03:11 – 05:39: The bull riding in the parking lot
- 05:50 – 08:33: The chicken egg-laying dispute turned shoot-out
- 12:39 – 18:29: Miss World Chile’s metal routine, “Cookie Monster” vocals, dating musical taste confessions, Viking music
- 17:25 – 18:34: Affirmation rock and political trends among young women
- 18:41 – 21:41: Debate over art criticism and the “It insists upon itself” Family Guy moment
Tone & Style
Playful, observational, irreverent, and decidedly anti-pretension. The hosts riff off each other’s stories with ease, peppering the episode with genuine curiosity, deep-voiced asides, and warmth—even when mocking critics or extreme metal growls.
Summary
If you’re looking for a mix of outrageous real-life stories, pop culture hot takes, and philosophical musings about art and taste—all filtered through the quick-witted banter of Armstrong, Getty, and Katie—this episode is a quintessential A&G experience. From absurd bull rides in parking lots to the incomprehensibility of metal vocals and the pomposity of art criticism, they cover it all with a shrug and a laugh: after all, sometimes life “just insists upon itself.”