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Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln radio studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center. Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.
Jack Armstrong
Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty. Chipotle has announced that it plans to.
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Open a restaurant in Mexico next year.
Jack Armstrong
Meanwhile, the Olive Garden in Italy was just burned to the ground.
Joe Getty
I haven't eaten at the OG in a long time. I should take the kids, see what they think of it.
Jack Armstrong
George W. Bush was striding the halls of the White House. I believe last time I was in an Olive Garden, you're still open. Good. That level food is like anything else.
Joe Getty
What's the name of that? Those kind of restaurants. Olive Garden, Red Robin, Applebee's. What's that? Casual maybe? Something like that. They're all about the same. About the same price, about the same taste. No matter what it is.
Jack Armstrong
A shocking number of calories for a surprisingly reasonable price. Right? Right. Yeah. Yeah. Coming up. The House actually did something yesterday, Jack, which is odd. Or this week anyway, as the House of Representatives, Congress, the Article 1 branch of the Constitution, does nothing anymore. As I pointed out last hour. They're like the Queen of England. They have purely ceremonial duties. Anyway, more on that to come.
Joe Getty
A shocking number of calories is right. I was thinking about the salad at some place like that the other day. Applebee's, something like that. The salad was like 2,200 calories fat. I mean, it's just insane.
Jack Armstrong
That's something. You know, it's partly age, I think, and partly a self recognition on my part that I have no self control. But I've gone from really pleased that a restaurant gives me ridiculous portions because I'm getting my money's worth to being really pleased when they don't.
Joe Getty
Oh yeah. I don't think I've ever enjoyed the giant portion. It's like, why is this so big? I think every time they said it in front of me, I've gotten better at. Especially if it's just Henry and me, we order something and cut it in half. First of all, it costs half as much to eat. And secondly, we both get stuffed eating Half of what they sent us.
Jack Armstrong
I am a fan of the First Amendment, as anybody who listens to this show knows beyond a shadow of a doubt. But I would like to see government restrictions on the serving size of French fries.
Joe Getty
Oh, my God.
Jack Armstrong
How many French fries are enough?
Joe Getty
Like Red Robin, which I think has the best French fries around. I love their French fries. They're good, aren't they, Michael? They're delicious. Oh, my God. Those are good French fries. But they have bottomless French fries. So the Consulate. What do you want more? You want us to bring you another bucket of French fries? They're free, basically.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, and I love them. I love them so much. If you know I'm gonna be executed finally for all of my crimes, my last meal might just.
Joe Getty
That's funny. Henry and I had that.
Jack Armstrong
They are indefensible as a food.
Joe Getty
We got into that last night walking home from the gym. For some reason, Henry hit me with, if. If you're going to be executed, what would be your last meal? And of course, I had to go with the caveat of, well, I. I think I'd be so remorseful over the horrifying crime that committed. He said you were unjustly accused. You were wrongfully accused.
Jack Armstrong
Wow, that's a clever dodge by your boy. What a fine lad he is. Anyway, did you settle on something?
Joe Getty
Oh, yeah. Some sort of fried chicken, gravy, mashed potatoes sort of thing for me.
Jack Armstrong
Wow, good call. Very good call. Sorry about your unjust execution, but excellent choice, Emil. So you may recall, we talked about this.
Joe Getty
I guess I'll just put the complete failure of the justice system aside and enjoy this meal.
Jack Armstrong
And indeed, the most serious and irrevocable sanction a government can lay upon a citizen administered unjustly. On the other hand, man, that meal was finger licking. So anyway, way you win some, you lose some. You may recall us discussing the wayward Wisconsin judge who aided and abetted the escape of a felon. Yes, a felon. I will explain in a moment or two. John Robertson, Pam Bondi, the Attorney General, were discussing the case on Fox News. And this is as good a play by play as we've come across. So here it is.
Joe Getty
So let me read a little bit from the criminal complaint here. And Judge Dugan says, despite having been advised of the administrative warrant for the arrest of Flores Ruiz, Judge Dugan then escorted Flores, Ruiz and his counsel out of the courtroom through the jury door.
Jack Armstrong
Which leads to a non public area of the courthouse.
Joe Getty
A foot chase ensued. The agents pursued Flores Ruiz for the entire Length of the courthouse and ultimately apprehended him. According to this complaint, Judge Diggin was visibly angry that ICE was there to arrest Flores. Flores Ruiz even tried to kick the deportation agents out of the courthouse.
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Yeah. And to set the stage for you and Sandra. This was truly horrific. This guy was in court being prosecuted by a state prosecutor for domestic violence battery. He had beat up two people, a guy and a girl. Beat the guy, hit the guy 30 times, knocked him to the ground, choked him, beat up a woman so badly they both had to go to the hospital. And John, you know, it so rare for victims to want to cooperate. They wanted to cooperate. They were sitting in the courtroom with the state prosecutor. The judge learns that ICE was outside to get the guy because he had been deported in 2013, came back in our country, commits these crimes, charged with committing these crimes, victims in court. Judge finds out. She goes out in the hallway, screams at the immigration officers. She's furious, visibly shaken up. Sends them off to talk to the chief judge. She comes back in the courtroom. You're not going to believe this. Takes the defendant and the defense attorney back in her chambers, takes them out of private exit and tells them to leave while a state prosecutor and victims of domestic violence are sitting in the courtroom.
Joe Getty
You know, we were talking last hour about how Trump overreached on some of these kicking people out of the country and, you know, did more harm than good. The Democrats are really overreaching on supporting this person.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, yeah. And several others. Yeah, yeah. I know what we'll do. We'll stand up for illegal alien, gang member, felons. That's the ticket back to power.
Joe Getty
How about the judge? Visibly shaken. Yeah, because ICE showed up. You're nuts. You should not be a judge. You have bad judgment.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, she's an ideological extremist, no doubt. Interestingly, I was reading Andy McCarthy in the National Review. He's a legal expert who we've talked to many times, but he says prosecuting her could be tougher than you think. For various constitutional reasons. She has a pretty good defense. But from a strictly politics running a society, how crazy are these people angle? She is way overboard. Here is a guy who is not only a gang member, a woman beater, beat the bejesus out of a fella over a stupid domestic concern. He is an illegal immigrant who has, and I don't have, the legal code in front of me, and it's odd this article omits it, but he had the immediate deportation without a hearing ruling on him having snuck in, committed crimes, gotten booted out, snuck in again. He had the. If you see this guy, put his on a plane and get rid of him. You don't have to ask. A judge ruling. And this guy's back in court for victimizing more people. And this judge is so outraged, maybe for reasons of state jurisdiction versus the federal government, blah, blah, blah. I've been reading about it, but I've filed a writ of circus Maximus Jack. And I don't believe that defense is gonna hold. Still waiting for the paperwork to come back. But the idea that you would usher this guy out, practically a fire escape, not just tell the marshals, no, we don't cooperate with the federal authorities. You can't use the state's, you know, mechanisms to do federal stuff. It's not the way the Constitution works. No, she personally ushered this guy out, like into the parking lot so he could make a run for it. Holy cow.
Joe Getty
Derangement syndrome's an actual thing on both sides, actually. But it's an actual thing. It makes people crazy.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Yeah. And, you know, there's a certain percentage of people who suffer from Trump I'm in love syndrome.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I was, I was applying the same term to both sides. Just, you're deranged. You're overlooking some obvious things either way, but that's, That's. You're shaking. You're so upset that this guy's going to get booted out. Really?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Yeah. Well, certainly this. This gal is going to be booted out of the judgeship. There are a couple of similar cases back in the day in various very blue cities where judges did something similar. And again, the. The proven the criminal charges is kind of fraught for reasons I don't want to get into. It's a little complicated, but they certainly ought not be a judge. Absolutely outrageous and idiotic. Yeah, that's. That's probably enough Trump talk for now. But the poll number. Can you imagine the poll numbers if you're to just a very simple and. And neutral description of the. The facts of the case and then put it before Americans. Oh, please. It'd be 95 to 5. So that 5% are probably trendy Iragua members.
Joe Getty
So CNN's headline and one of the big stories of the day. Economic growth sharply declines. Is it sharply declined? It's shrinking. Our GDP actually shrunk 0.3%. I guess if we were cruising along at growth of whatever it was. 2.5%. That's a 3% drop. That ain't good. Almost 3% drop.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. It's brutal. Ultra processed foods may be linked to early death. Speaking of your dietary choices, I'm telling you, I don't go for food crazes. Not pro, not con. I don't have a pantry full of keto.
Joe Getty
I don't eat anything smaller than my fist or anything that a caveman wouldn't have eaten. Or all kinds of different rules I have because I follow every diet.
Jack Armstrong
I don't really, but I'm telling you, the the evidence is really starting to pile up about ultra processed foods. Stay with us.
Joe Getty
It's not hard to believe that if it's in a sealed plastic sack and it could stay perfectly okay for like nine years in that sack, it's not good for you. It's not hard to.
Jack Armstrong
As I pointed out the other day, the health of this animal has changed completely. Its body shape, its function, everything. Well, it's eating something completely different than it's eaten for its entire history on earth. No, that's not it.
Joe Getty
All right. Joe has become RFK Jr. Okay, we got more on the way. Stay here.
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Joe Getty
Hispanic name on TV, whether or not the anchor is Hispanic, we suddenly have to shapeshift into a perfect, perfect Hispanic accent. Police arrested 25 year old Ilan Alain Sanchez and I mean that honestly. Why do we do that? When I say Alejandro Mayorkas, I just say Alejandro Mayorkas. But on CNN it's Alejandro Mayorkas. I'm Irish. When police arrest someone with an Irish name, I don't say Police just arrested 25 year old Charlie McLaughlin. Stop that. Stop.
Jack Armstrong
Ron Finnerty. Fabulous.
Joe Getty
That's pretty funny.
Jack Armstrong
Love that.
Joe Getty
Yeah, it really stands out on NPR. Does it over the top. Every single song Patrick McLoy.
Jack Armstrong
Wow, that's such.
Joe Getty
Well, do it with Asian names. Come on now.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. Right? Oh, this is gonna be my, let me count, 133rd jihad this topic. Wow. I'm really gonna have to use AI to schedule it. Oh my various, you know, rantings and ravings.
Joe Getty
What did I come across with AI yesterday? Something AI that was just phenomenal, like around video stuff again, that's where AI is clearly making a mark. I don't know if it's going to take over the world in a lot of the other ways that they've been claiming, but man, the stuff it can do with video with just, you know, a couple of prompts is stunning, mind blowing.
Jack Armstrong
My favorite amusing, interesting piece of journalism about AI next hour. There are various apps, Jack, that record everything you say for your own good. What they do with that information will shock you. Actually it's, it's thought provoking.
Joe Getty
Records everything on my, that my phone can hear.
Jack Armstrong
Well, it's a device you wear, but yeah. It works through your phone. It works through your phone, yeah, essentially, yeah.
Joe Getty
Wow. So this is getting some mockery. Oh, it was good. There's an article in the New York Times, a hot accessory at the intersection of faith and culture seen on influencers, pop stars and White House staff. Cross necklaces are popping up everywhere and it's getting mockery from the parts of the country where people been wearing cross necklaces forever. Like I think every girl I've ever dated in my life wore a cross necklace at some point. So the idea that the New York Times is acting like this is some interesting intersection of faith and culture that has occurred is just an example of how out of touch they are with the giant chunk of America that for instance, has voted for Trump twice.
Jack Armstrong
New York is a fascinating place in so many ways. I am pro New York, but New Yorkers self regard has annoyed me since I was 11 years old. Right.
Joe Getty
No kidding.
Jack Armstrong
No. The rest of us are quite happy and fascinated by life and have many opportunities for art, culture, the outdoors, etc, whatever we prefer. We're fine. We're not lesser beings.
Joe Getty
Well, right. The thing that annoys me about New York and to a certain extent LA and lots of big cities really, but in particular New York and LA island, the people who live there, their assumption that we all want to be there, we just haven't figured out how to get there yet. We're trying. We just haven't been successful enough to live there and, and you know, they're. And that's fine. I beloved New York and Los Angeles, but everybody doesn't want to live there. There are some people. I know, it's funny. I was listening to Jonah Goldberg the other day on a podcast, and he grew up on the Upper west side, you know, right next to Central Park. That's the way he grew up. And he was saying some things that I. And he was just so wrong about. I wish I could have had a conversation, like a loving conversation with him saying, dude, you just. And I don't blame you for not knowing. You grew up with a completely different lifestyle than I did. But I know plenty of people who might kill themselves if they had to live in New York. They would contemplate suicide if they had to live in New York.
Jack Armstrong
Right, Right. I'll never forget. And it's universal. I mean, we've talked about this, having moved around the country a fair amount. You live in Kansas. They talk about how stupid Missourians are, whatever. And you're in France. They say Belgians are morons. Just everybody likes the. You know, it's a human foible. But I'll never forget I was having a conversation with a friend in the San Francisco Bay area years ago, and at the conclusion of a long conversation about his brutal commute and his awful taxes and his incomprehensible mortgage payments and the rest of it, a town outside the Bay Area came up and he was like, oh, poor bastards.
Joe Getty
Right, Right.
Jack Armstrong
If only they could live in the Bay Area. I'm like, wow, okay, never mind.
Joe Getty
Anyway, one thing about moving my whole life and then as an adult also is realizing that everybody loves where they're from. And I. I wish just more people would understand. You like where you're from. That's perfectly fine. You don't need to hate on other places you like where you're from because it's what you're familiar with. Your people, your friends, your stuff. That's perfectly all right. But you don't have to pretend that you have to hate all the other places. But everybody does. It's human nature, apparently.
Jack Armstrong
Especially because we're all Americans. Except for legal immigrants. You're not. Get out.
Joe Getty
Except for 20 million illegal immigrants.
Jack Armstrong
I know what you're thinking. Did they correctly solve the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby? Maybe you weren't thinking that that case might get blown wide open. Stay tuned. Wow. Lot of good stuff to come. I know.
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A child at the museum scratching a.
Jack Armstrong
56 million dollar painting in Rotterdam. Museum workers having to remove the famous.
Joe Getty
Painting by artist Mark Rothko. They say it was scratched in several places.
Jack Armstrong
The museum believes it can be restored. No word on whether the family will be held responsible in any sort of way.
Joe Getty
How about if you're looking at a 56 million dollar painting, you don't let your kid go up and have so much time alone with the painting that they scratch it multiple times with their little fingers.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, yeah, I know. I looked at this painting though, and I like art. I buy art. Not like expensive art, but. And I like abstract art. I can't for the life of me understand how this painting could be worth tens of millions of dollars. It reminds me of some of the. What are the. For goodness sakes. The electronic whatsits that people bought for like a week and a half speculated on NFTs. Yeah, reminds me of NFTs. The value of that painting is that other people think it has value. There's nothing intrinsically great about it.
Joe Getty
It's okay, I guess in general. I said this after I got back from Washington D.C. and going to a bunch of museums. There's a lot of people take to their kids to museums and places like that. The kids have zero interest in being there.
Jack Armstrong
Zero.
Joe Getty
I, I guess you feel like you're exposing them to culture or something, but they're paying no attention and they have, they have no interest.
Jack Armstrong
So plenty of politics to talk about. I think a lot of us are a little burned out after the frenzy of Trump's first 100 days. Blah, blah blah, never end. Yelling at each other. So at least for one segment, some decidedly non political stuff. The evidence is mounting, both US researchers and European researchers saying that people who eat lots of ultra processed foods may be at greater risk of dying. A study in eight countries, including the UK and the US suggest greater risk of dying.
Joe Getty
That's right up there on your health concerns.
Jack Armstrong
Among things I'd like to avoid. Yeah, processed meats. My wife and I talk about this. She, she is like by even American standards, a bacon enthusiast.
Joe Getty
Boy, I, I am too.
Jack Armstrong
I mean, yeah, yeah, that's probably good for you.
Joe Getty
I probably have bacon half a days.
Jack Armstrong
Oh wow.
Joe Getty
It's not good for you. Why is it not good for you?
Jack Armstrong
It's processed.
Joe Getty
Processed.
Jack Armstrong
What's that Mean it's the salt and smoke and all sorts of stuff. I don't remember. I said what am I a chemist? But yeah, I considered a processed meat.
Joe Getty
I get why I shouldn't eat Cheez its or all kinds of things in Plastic axe, but bacon, really?
Jack Armstrong
So anyway, processed meats, look it up. Cookies, fizzy drinks, soft drinks, ice cream, some breakfast cereals. UPFs, ultra processed foods tend to contain more than five ingredients which are not usually found in home cooking, such as additive sweeteners and chemicals to improve the food's texture or appearance.
Joe Getty
That's interesting. Some cereals because like I eat Grape Nuts and I think there's. Or Cheerios. There's like two ingredients on Cheerios oats and I think that's it. Same with grape Nuts. So is that it's in a plastic sack. There's something going on there that's good.
Jack Armstrong
You know the rule of thumb I always see cited is look for ingredients you don't know what they are or you don't have in your kitchen. That's just. That's a pretty good standard. Now it's worth pointing out, some experts say it's not really clear why UPFs are linked to poor health. Little evidence it's down to the processing itself. Could be because these foods contain high levels of fat, salt and sugar and are associated with poorer lifestyle choices.
Joe Getty
Yeah, that's what I was going to say. Whatever you call that. Could it be people that eat the simplest to eat foods have all kinds of other things that the most likely do? You're more likely to not exercise, to smoke, to drink more to all kinds of things. It's certainly possible. It's not surprising that, that people like me who, you know, go for the easy food in a plastic sack have a bunch of other non healthy things going on.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, if you have a well designed study, you tease out all of those other factors, but it's extremely difficult to do. And you're talking about lifestyle, general lifestyle, overall diet, exercise, health, wealth, you know, all those habits. Anyway. But they looked at people's diets and data on deaths from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, the UK and the us.
Joe Getty
Canada.
Jack Armstrong
Pretty broad swath.
Joe Getty
Our mortal enemy.
Jack Armstrong
Oh no, no. Oh boy, don't get me started. Anyway, moving along, I thought this was interesting. Speaking of diet, scientists have created 3D printed calamari with more protein than real squid. So many questions.
Joe Getty
Wow. No kidding. 3D printed calamari.
Jack Armstrong
Yes. Using mung bean protein.
Joe Getty
Okay.
Jack Armstrong
And microalgae.
Joe Getty
But in what sense is it calamari Couldn't you call it whatever you want? This is birthday cake, this is calamari. This is steak. It's none of those things.
Jack Armstrong
Well, I was going to say. Well yeah it was. Surely it would have the taste and texture of calamari. But then it says the blah, blah, blah. Producing calamari mimics that were softer, springier and structurally similar to real calamari without relying on overfished marine resources.
Joe Getty
3D printed calamari. I just, I just don't see myself eating that.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, yeah. This innovation highlights a promising future for sustainable seafood alternatives. Leveraging underused crops like mung beans and algae to reduce pressure on ocean ecosystems.
Joe Getty
Do they all have to be in favor of that? Do they all have to be appetizers? Can you fax me some onion rings?
Jack Armstrong
I don't know. But they've successfully 3D printed plant based calamari rings that closely mimic both the texture and protein content of real squid. How's the damn stuff taste?
Joe Getty
I think they, there's, since we were tiny kids and probably before that they've been working all these things that people are never going to need or do I feel like they're preparing for when, when first there's not going to be any food. So you know, we got to eat stuff out of a tube that kind of looks like steak and you spread it on your, your fake bread or something. Why are they always doing this? Is there a belief that we're going to have a real serious food shortage.
Jack Armstrong
Worldwide at some point? Well over fishery of the oceans is. Overfishing is a, is a thing as the kids say. It's, it's a concern. But with the population probably having peaked and declining now. I don't, I don't know. I don't know. Completely different topic. I mentioned this earlier. I wanted to pay it off. 89 years ago this month, a man named Bruno Richard Hauptman was executed by the state of New Jersey for what the press was calling the crime of the century. He stood accused of kidnapping and murdering Charles Lindbergh Jr. The 20 month old son of the most admired man in America of the famous Charles Lindbergh. Just a transatlantic flight, blah blah blah.
Joe Getty
Just a horrible story like the biggest celebrity in America was Charles Lindbergh. So pick whoever the biggest celebrity is now. Maybe Elon somebody sneaks in the house and takes a 20 month old and kills them.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Brutal. Yeah. So I'd always been dimly aware of the controversy surrounding this case, but it just hasn't been one of those things. I've bothered to look into in my life. But the more I look into it, the more intriguing slash troubling it is. Quoting from Joe Nicera and Poppy Damon in the Free Press. There have been long, long been questions about whether Hoffman was in fact the kidnapped or kidnapper. Questions that could be EAs answered with DNA testing, which the state of New Jersey has long resisted. And some researchers have filed suit to compel the state to allow for forensic scientists to do the testing. And it's thought pretty strongly that if they do the testing, this guy's guilt or innocence will be established. They mentioned that kidnapping children of the rich for ransom money was fairly common during the Depression. Wow. But little Lindy's kidnapping, as they called him, was a media sensation for reasons obviously. It was discovered 10 weeks later, the baby had died. Believe it or not, Americans were so eager to see Hoptman fried that there were actually execution parties at local hotel ballrooms. On the night he was put to death in Trenton, the lights dimmed as the deed was carried out because electric chairs required so much electricity in the 30s. But there's always been a great deal of doubt about Hauptman's guilt, starting with the governor at the time, Harold Hoffman. Hauptman was a German immigrant, and in the 30s, anti German sentiment was running high.
Joe Getty
It'd be like it was an illegal now.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, yeah. Although our justice system is a lot more regimented and transparent now.
Joe Getty
But public opinion wise.
Jack Armstrong
Yes, yes. Agreed. Yeah. Or an Iranian maybe. Well, we're not really at war with Iran anyway. Well, we weren't at war with Germany at the time. So the investigation was a slapdash affair, full of leads that were ignored. In an astonishing breach, the New Jersey State Police who were in charge, let Lindbergh himself call the shots. What's more, Hobsman's Hauptman's trial was a travesty, with prosecutors pushing the evidence beyond all bounds. Where he tried, by today's standards, it is a near certainty that Oppman would be found not guilty.
Joe Getty
Really?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. And that's a couple of pretty responsible.
Joe Getty
Journalists because they believe he didn't do it or they just think there's there. There wouldn't be. There's not enough to find him guilty and convict him.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, the evidence was very, very thin.
Joe Getty
But it's been a long time. I mean, if there had been somebody else who was responsible, you don't thought that would have come out by now. Somebody would have admitted to it or a friend would have admitted to it. Yeah, it was my old friend Bill he did it or something.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. There probably have been all sorts of false confessions, that sort. Maybe a true one mixed in. I don't know. But final note on this.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
Today, all the Lindbergh evidence resides at the New Jersey State Police Museum. The journalists say we visited and seen for ourselves. The latter allegedly used to access the child's bedroom window and handwriting samples in a public display. But one can find in an archive, archive that is not accessible to the public, the 15 ransom notes sent to the Lindberghs during their ordeal. To send those ransom notes, the kidnapper would have had to lick the stamps and seal the envelopes. That's where the DNA evidence likely resides. Evidently, people didn't use sponges to seal envelopes back then. Maybe they didn't need to.
Joe Getty
I've never used a sponge to seal an envelope in my own life. I've always licked them. You don't lick them?
Jack Armstrong
You know, I only did because I had to seal lots of them. Working in a mail room as a college student, but.
Joe Getty
But in general, at home, if you have an envelope, you lick it.
Jack Armstrong
I. No, I. But I do put spit on my finger.
Joe Getty
Really?
Jack Armstrong
No, I'm not going to lick it and get a tongue full of glue. What am I, an animal?
Joe Getty
I don't know. I've done every. Every envelope I've ever used in my life. I've done it like that.
Jack Armstrong
I just lick it. I know. I'm just kidding. But no, no. Until I realized how bad they taste. Yeah. I have licked my envelopes. It occurred to me I can apply saliva to this envelope without getting a mouthful of glue by doing this.
Joe Getty
It is a horrible flavor. How do you do it, Katie? I used to lick them until I actually got a paper cut on my tongue.
Jack Armstrong
That was the day that stopped. That's horrible.
Joe Getty
Oh, my God. Slice your tongue open and.
Jack Armstrong
Yeesh. All over the envelope. It was really. It was great. Oh, everybody in America is cringing.
Joe Getty
Yes, Mike, One more. No, you're done. Okay, good.
Jack Armstrong
Why is New Jersey so adamantly opposed to the DNA testing and nobody's really sure? Some officials say they're worried about setting a precedent. If any case can be reopened at the whim of the public, then they all can. But some conspiracy theorists think the state has something to hide. Yeah, a slap dash, crappy investigation that put somebody to death without justification. Yeah.
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Our three will get to some of the Trump interview from ABC Primetime last night that included, I thought, a very entertaining exchange about Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of Defense, among other things. Stay with us Armstrong and Getty.
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What is that? What? What is that? So Greg Gutfeld Michelle Obama's a man and Barack's gay. Is that a regular theme of Greg Gutfeld?
Jack Armstrong
I don't know if he fills in that blank, but I'm not quite sure, to be honest with you.
Joe Getty
Okay, just came across this headline that I saw, stretching should be part of your bedtime routine and reminded me the best thing I've practically done on the health front in many, many years is when I started stretching like nine months ago. Finally, ditto. And it's amazing what that has done for me. It's just, and I don't spend a lot of time on it. I kind of do it between sets at the gym and stuff like that. But the total stretching might be, I don't know, 15, 20 minutes, like zero it's eliminated. I didn't have much back pain anyway, but it's just eliminated. It is a thing completely. And, and just, just, just quality of life. Just the ability to, like, you know, get in and out of cars, up and down stairs, whatever I want to do. It's amazing. I don't know why I didn't start this earlier even though everybody in the world had told me so. I hope I can keep that.
Jack Armstrong
I say ditto.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I hope I can keep that up the rest of my life. Life. This didn't get enough attention. Yesterday, Harvard University released two separate reports commissioned by themselves to find out that there's a lot of anti anti Semitism and anti Muslim bias on campus. Two different reports. They're quite different kinds of reports, but focusing on the anti Semitism part of it. Anti Semitic bias, the report found. And again, this was something Harvard did themselves. Had severely escalated following Hamas's Oct. 7 attack. Though it noted that anti Jewish bigotry was a big issue before the war start. And they found all kinds of examples of faculty being. Saying, doing anti Jewish things. Classes that were clearly designed to be anti Israel or anti Jewish.
Jack Armstrong
Entire departments.
Joe Getty
Yeah. It's absolutely amazing. From the university that regularly lectures us on bigotry and equity and fairness and all kinds of bs. Well, that stuff's not bs but it is if you're not living it. Same thing with the anti Islamic stuff. Islamic stuff, although that was almost entirely asking students and students saying that they feel like they can't say what they want. So I don't know if that's exactly the same thing. Is the anti Semitism report.
Jack Armstrong
And it's interesting that every time Harvard or Penn or any of these universities addresses anti Semitism, they also throw in. And there's Islamophobia too.
Joe Getty
Right. Right.
Jack Armstrong
Even though it's really. That's funny because we hadn't heard or seen a lot of complaints about that. There weren't Islamic students barred from doing anything or in any Islamic students surrounded by angry, jeering spectators who spit on them or prevented them from going into the library.
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Jack Armstrong
But thanks for pointing it out.
Joe Getty
Well, right in the.
Jack Armstrong
If.
Joe Getty
If the complaints from the Muslim students are. I don't feel like I can say what I want when what a lot of you were saying is all Jews.
Jack Armstrong
Want to die to the Jews. Yes. Okay.
Joe Getty
Not sure that's quite the same thing.
Jack Armstrong
Well. And plus it's got kind of a dysfunctional arguing feel to it. Honey, you just shot the dog to death. Well, you didn't do the dishes, you know. Yeah. Okay. Why don't we talk about the two separately?
Joe Getty
By the way, and I think you mentioned this the other day, Harvard has renamed the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion because that has become, you know, a bad phrase for a lot of us. They just renamed it to the Belonging to the Community and Campus Life Office in which they're probably going to do exactly the same stuff.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Oh yeah. The idea that we would tell them you can't do that anymore and they would comply is hilarious. I am not a paranoid lunatic when I tell you that this is a strongly held, near religious belief by these people. Trust me when I tell you it's true. They will hide it. They will obfuscate, they will lie. They will cheat. They will keep it going any way they can.
Joe Getty
Somewhat contentious interview between Trump and an ABC reporter on primetime last night. We'll have some highlights in hour three.
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Armstrong & Getty On Demand: "How Many French Fries Are Enough?!"
Release Date: April 30, 2025 | Host: iHeartPodcasts
In this episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a variety of engaging topics ranging from culinary portion sizes to pressing political issues. Titled "How Many French Fries Are Enough?!", the episode intertwines light-hearted banter with serious discussions, offering listeners both entertainment and insightful commentary.
Jack Armstrong kicks off the episode with a humorous yet pointed discussion about portion sizes at casual dining establishments. He quips, "A shocking number of calories for a surprisingly reasonable price. Right? Right." (05:10) This segues into a debate on self-control and dining habits, where Joe Getty shares his strategy of splitting large meals to avoid overeating: "We order something and cut it in half. First of all, it costs half as much to eat. And secondly, we both get stuffed eating half of what they sent us." (05:28)
The conversation intensifies as Armstrong proposes, "I would like to see government restrictions on the serving size of French fries." (05:28) This statement sparks a lively exchange on food policies and personal responsibility, highlighting the hosts' awareness of public health concerns related to overeating and calorie intake.
Switching gears to more serious topics, Armstrong and Getty discuss a recent incident involving a Wisconsin judge, John Robertson, who allegedly assisted in the escape of an illegal immigrant felon, Flores Ruiz. Joe Getty summarizes the event: "Judge Dugan was visibly angry that ICE was there to arrest Flores... Judge Dugan then escorted Flores Ruiz and his counsel out of the courtroom." (07:29)
Armstrong provides deeper analysis, stating, "She's an ideological extremist... That idea that you would usher this guy out, practically a fire escape, not just tell the marshals, no, we don't cooperate with the federal authorities." (09:32) The hosts critique the judge's actions, questioning her judgment and the implications for the justice system.
The discussion touches on broader themes of government overreach, the effectiveness of immigration policies, and the politicization of judicial decisions. Armstrong further comments on the difficulty of prosecuting the judge, citing constitutional challenges: "Prosecuting her could be tougher than you think. For various constitutional reasons." (10:xx)
The hosts then pivot to economic news, with Joe Getty highlighting a significant downturn: "Our GDP actually shrunk 0.3%. I guess if we were cruising along at growth of whatever it was. 2.5%. That's a 3% drop. That ain't good." (13:05) Armstrong echoes the sentiment, emphasizing the severity of the economic decline: "It's brutal." (13:05)
Transitioning to health, Armstrong and Getty discuss emerging research linking ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to increased mortality rates. Armstrong advises, "Look for ingredients you don't know what they are or you don't have in your kitchen. That's just a pretty good standard." (29:05) They explore the complexities of dietary choices, lifestyle factors, and the challenges in isolating the effects of UPFs on health.
In a lighter segment, the hosts explore advancements in food technology, specifically the development of 3D-printed calamari. Getty expresses skepticism: "I don't see myself eating that." (32:35) Meanwhile, Armstrong highlights the sustainability aspect: "Leveraging underused crops like mung beans and algae to reduce pressure on ocean ecosystems." (32:29) This conversation underscores the ongoing balance between technological innovation and consumer acceptance in the food industry.
Armstrong delves into a historical analysis of Bruno Richard Hauptman's execution for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. (33:14). He critiques the investigation and trial procedures of the 1930s, emphasizing potential miscarriages of justice: "The investigation was a slapdash affair, full of leads that were ignored." (35:46) The hosts discuss the lingering doubts about Hauptman's guilt and the implications for modern justice systems, especially regarding evidence and constitutional protections.
Getty adds perspective on historical false confessions and public perception: "Some conspiracy theorists think the state has something to hide." (37:51) This segment serves as a reflection on how past legal decisions continue to influence current societal trust in judicial processes.
Throughout the episode, Armstrong and Getty intersperse their discussions with observations on societal behaviors and cultural norms. They touch on topics such as name pronunciations in media, the challenges of living in major cities like New York and Los Angeles, and the universal tendency to favor one's hometown over other regions.
Armstrong humorously notes, "Hispanic name on TV... we suddenly have to shapeshift into a perfect, perfect Hispanic accent." (17:49) while Getty adds, "Everybody likes the... it's a human foible." (22:00) These light-hearted exchanges provide levity amidst the heavier topics, showcasing the hosts' chemistry and ability to connect with a broad audience.
The discussion briefly touches on the intersection of technology and privacy, particularly focusing on AI applications that record user interactions. Armstrong points out the potential risks: "Various apps... record everything you say for your own good. What they do with that information will shock you." (19:22) This observation opens up conversations about data privacy, surveillance, and the ethical use of artificial intelligence in everyday devices.
As the episode nears its conclusion, Armstrong and Getty return to personal health topics, emphasizing the importance of simple lifestyle changes. Getty shares his success with incorporating stretching into his routine: "Finally ditto. And it's amazing what that has done for me." (44:02) Armstrong concurs, highlighting the benefits of regular stretching for overall quality of life and physical well-being.
In "How Many French Fries Are Enough?!", Armstrong & Getty successfully blend humor with incisive analysis, covering a spectrum of topics from food consumption habits and economic concerns to judicial integrity and technological advancements. Notable quotes throughout the episode provide depth and personality, making the conversation relatable and thought-provoking for listeners. Whether debating the merits of portion control or scrutinizing historical legal cases, Armstrong and Getty offer a balanced mix of entertainment and critical insight, ensuring that even those unfamiliar with the show find the episode both engaging and informative.
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