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Jack Armstrong
Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio.
Cindy Crawford
Studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.
Jack Armstrong
Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Get ready.
Live from Studio C, Senor.
We're in a dimly lit room on a little Friday deep within the bowels of the Armstrong and Getty Communications compound. And hey, y', all, today we're under.
The tutelage of our general manager. Smelling salts.
What were those sounds you were making? I did not like those noises you're making. Those could have been that could have been a number of things going on there.
That's. I'm not responsible for your perverse thoughts, sir. Huh. So the NFL is banning smelling salts and the players are angry. What?
That's interesting. So that's the. That's the stuff. You get your bell rung, as they used to call it, which means you've damaged your brain, perhaps irreparably. They come out with the smelling salts to wake you back up again so you can get back out there and smash your head around some more.
Well, and it turns out some guys use them like before every drive before they run on the field just to give themselves that jolt of.
Oh, yeah, I didn't know that. Okay, well that's probably. That probably needs to be banned. Right? It's mean. It's a foreign stimulus. Was America.
Huh. Guess I was wrong.
I'm sure you can take caffeine, though. So the smelling salt something by over the counter or not, I don't even know.
And it's. It's like ammonia and a couple of other ingredients in there.
I don't know. Can you buy that over the counter? If you can buy it at the drugstore, you should be able to use it. If you need a prescription, you probably shouldn't. That. That's my ruling.
I know nothing about quote, unquote, smelling salts.
We didn't get into yesterday. The big giant deal that ESPN is made with the NFL and there's all kinds of other networks involved. Anyway, it's going to be a whole bunch of different NFL packages that are available on all the ESPN channels and Then all kinds of moving games around to all these different networks to try to promote the different networks. So if, you know, we were headed this direction, but they're going to be a lot more different places to find your NFL games than in the past. It wasn't that many years ago, it seemed to me, when I was a big NFL fan, if I wanted to watch the nfc, it was on cbs. If I want to watch the afc, it was on NBC, period. End of story. I mean, I knew exactly where to find my game. Now you need to figure out what channel it's on and then it's a question whether or not you have that channel. And you have to decide whether you want to pay extra to get that channel to see your Chiefs game or your 49ers game or whatever you're on watch.
Right? Yeah, yeah. I'll just have to wait and see. Is it going to be more confusing than it is now already or less? I mean, is it all going to be ESPN related?
Most of the stuff I read about it yesterday was indicating that it's going to be more confusing, but that could just be naysayers. I don't know. There's also some decisions to be made. I saw some good mockery of this yesterday with lots of bundling that's going on of different channels and somebody making the comment that would be interesting if they had all the channels bundled together and we could call it, I don't know, cable or something. And all your channels are coming in one spot, you know, because, oh boy.
You could get them from one provider.
Right, right. Which seems to be the direction we're kind of headed. So I don't know. But it does speak to the ever changing nature of where we get our information and how we get it. I mean, it's got a lot to do with why Stephen Colbert is going away despite people's talk about his politics. Just all the different outlets out there for entertainment and how you get it. And most people who watch the late night shows. I watch every single moment of television on my phone, never on my television.
So.
And I'm sure lots of young people do. How do they count that? Do they count that? I don't even know streaming numbers.
And the. Just the greater economy of entertainment and information is just so quickly changing. Yeah. I don't know. What do ratings even mean? You hear people referencing ratings. Please. Well, what a quaint term of yesteryear.
Well, one of the reasons the ratings are so inaccurate is the purpose of ratings as people who are in this business. The Purpose of ratings are not to let you, the listener, know what's the number one show or the number five show or whatever. It's let advertisers know where's the best place to put their ads or how many eyeballs or earballs are gonna catch their ad. Well, when the TV show in question could have been watched on CBS at 8 o', clock, there's no those ads on there or in bits and pieces on YouTube with different ads, or maybe on Instagram with even different ads or wherever are on the CBS streaming service with different ads. There's no, there's no reason for the advertisers to get an overall rating of. Of cbs, for instance.
Right, right. So that you left out maybe you have the ad free package right somewhere and you're paying a premium for that. And that money is just point.
I pay extra to have YouTube so I don't get the ads, but that money gets spread out somehow. I don't even know what to the various shows. Yeah.
You know, there's something about the random placement of the ads in YouTube that made me completely insane and made me spring for it. Because you'd be like mid song, mid sentence, mid plot twist, whatever, and just all of a sudden, yeah, so that's effective. We got to start doing that. This brought to you just right in the middle of a sentence. It's horrible.
Where you find your Bengals Chargers game in October is probably a minor question compared to what do these tariffs that kicked in overnight due to the economy. Nobody knows. We're all gonna wait and see. But all the rest of the stuff kicked in today and now we are in. Ian Bremmer says we're in a global trade war. There is a global trade war going on. Now, I don't know if that overstates it or not, but it's sure interesting that one guy can kick that off. One guy on planet earth out of 8 billion can kick off a global trade war. He did run on this. So it's not like it's a surprise or shouldn't be a surprise to his voters, but you wouldn't think one guy.
Would have the power to do that and I didn't. Well, yeah, as I often say, it's possible to do the right thing in the wrong way as well. And you know, Trump claims a lot of stuff. I'm not sure people pictured this unfolding. Here's, here's your key takeaway, I think, and I base this on extensive study of the question. There are rumbles now, clearly, especially on the producer level of the effects of the massive tax increase that the tariff is. It is a massive tax increase. Who ends up paying that tax obviously is, you know, still a question. I don't think we, the consumer will truly feel it until October. Ish. That's my guesstimate based on what I've been reading. October or maybe a little sooner, maybe a little later than that. But if you're looking around and there are like Trump boosting channels, we try very, very hard to be a truth telling show as opposed to a Trump bashing or a Trump boosting.
I personally want to know, I want to know actually, I want to know actually what's going to happen with these.
Tariffs on your Trump boosting channels. They're saying, see, they predicted it'd be terrible and there'd be inflation and there's nothing and the economy's good. Well, okay, number one, they were talking about the whole Liberation Day madness and that never happened. Secondly, those birds have not yet come home to roost for a variety of reasons. I think we'll truly be feeling what this is gonna be like in the latter part of this year and I think it'll be ugly. And honestly, for all of my vociferous support for a lot of what the Trump administration is doing, I think this will be a seen as a serious misstep. Might even be the unfortunate legacy. Oh, of the Trump years.
I hope it's not. I'm rooting for it not to be, but it's not hard to picture it being the only thing people say about Donald Trump 50 years from now that it becomes joking sort of historic moment.
I've jokingly said many times I'd rather be right than happy. I would, I want very, very much to be wrong on this one.
Well, I don't. I'm not making a prediction, but I hope it doesn't go the way you just said. I was listening to News Nation and they their analysis was according to some poll or something like that, 60 some percent of businesses say they're going to have to pass the tariff cost on to consumers to a pretty great degree with a third of those saying 90% of the tariffs are going to be passed on to consumers if that happens shortly, because the question is in October when they land, is it going to be a. Yeah, I guess prices seem a little higher or is it going to be like during COVID where every time you buy anything you go, holy crap.
Yeah, yeah. And one big caveat is with Trump because this, and part of the concern about this whole process has been. It's is that it's been so nuts. I mean, it's been so unpredictable and quickly changing and whipsaw ish. There's absolutely a chance that on September 1st he announces, all right, I've made my point. We're going blanket 8% tariffs. Let's do some business.
It's possible Wall street has not reacted yet for whatever that might mean. I had one more Covid or tariff note. I don't remember what it was.
Well, it has, though, but I don't want to argue that point. A great piece. I was just reading about how the economy be doing right now without all the uncertainty and madness. It might be the juggernaut golden age that Trump had promised.
I guess my point, only point is while the stock market didn't open a thousand points lower because of the tariffs today.
Right.
The other Trump thing is is there going to be a meeting between Putin and Trump face to face within days with Zelensky? That's the claim of the Trump administration. Anyway, we'll talk about that more later. We need to start the show officially or we get tariff. There's an 80 on a tariff. I'm not starting to show on time.
Start then.
I'm Jack Armstrong. He's Joe Getty on this. It is Thursday, August 7, the year 2025, where Armstrong and Ghetti. And we approve this program.
Okay, then, let's begin officially, according to FCC rules and regulations. Here we go at. Mark.
Look, the whole thing is a hoax. It's put out by the Democrats because we've had the most successful six months in the history of our country. And that's just a way of trying to divert attention to something that's total bull. What's he talking about?
Epstein thing.
Oh, the Epstein thing. Okay. The. An E bomb. Already on the show.
I saw Ro Khanna, the popular congressman from California who's now barnstorming in South Carolina, which is weird.
Yeah. He's going to run for president. He's looking into it anyway. He's saying it out loud. Yeah. He's exploring the idea of running for president.
The other thing he's saying out loud is. Yeah. The Epstein thing is a great way to drive a wedge between the Trump base. Sure. Different parts of the Trump base. So, yeah, that's why we're hammering it. It's funny that maybe it's that there's so much political talk going on right now and the headlines are feverish and everybody's in their media bubbles. You can actually now say that out loud. Oh yeah, we don't care about this. We're just trying to screw up his basis.
And is that because it won't reach enough people to ruin it?
Yeah, yeah, it was funny at first I was like, oh my God, he said that out loud. But then I realized, well wait a minute, you're hardcore. There's a giant Jew driven sex cabal. Crowd either will never hear that or won't believe it.
Or they won't hear it. No, no, they're not taking in the news where Ro Khanna gets quoted.
Right?
That's interesting. Okay, we got Katie's headlines on the way. We got more news of the day. That whole Trump Putin Zelensky summit thing, which could happen in days according to Trump, is quite a story. So that and other things. Stay with us.
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Across.
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Jack Armstrong
My coffee all over the place. Oh so unhappy about this clumsy oath. Damn it. Clutch and I had gotten just the right combination of coffee and cream to the temperature. Just, just perfect.
Joe Getty
Takes me back to my original point. You need a sippy cup like the child you are.
Jack Armstrong
I do.
Oh my. That's just frank talk. But probably, probably appropriate.
Joe Getty
The Armstrong Yeti sippy cup coming soon.
Jack Armstrong
And it's all over my shirt. So I'll be Stained shirt guy for the whole day. That'll be fun.
Joe Getty
That sucks.
Jack Armstrong
That's a good look.
Worst thing ever.
That's an easy way to be taken seriously.
Why don't you just pluck out one of your front teeth too? You might as well, right?
Go sit outside of the hobos, maybe walk around with one shoe on, shave.
Off eyebrow, put a non functioning washing machine on your front porch. Why not with your couch? Let's figure out who's reporting what. It's the lead story. Yes, clearly a couch.
Katie.
It's the lead story with Katie Green.
Joe Getty
Katie, CNN planned dinner for Trump officials to discuss. Epstein appears to have been moved amid media scrutiny.
Jack Armstrong
I can't figure out if this leaked out on purpose. I doubt it. So were they going to meet about Epstein and then it leaked and it was all crap because then everybody was reporting it and then they had to claim, no, we're not meeting about Epstein and then they just didn't meet at all?
Yeah, I suspect that is exactly what happened.
Joe Getty
From the Financial Times. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to meet in coming days, says Kremlin.
Jack Armstrong
What's interesting about that. So that's from the Financial Times because the Kremlin says Trump called for a meeting. The White House says Putin called for a meeting. Which is true. I do not know.
Well, and I've got that feeling where, you know, the other drug lord is invited, the first drug lord to a meeting to settle our differences and it just feels like a trap of some sort.
I'll tell you what, wherever they meet, I would hide a, a pistol at the top of the toilet in the bathroom.
What? That's dirty Godfather style.
Because who knows what's going to go on here.
Joe Getty
From the independent DOJ investigating Senator Adam Schiff for mortgage fraud.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Is that real or not?
It's impossible that a just absolutely career liar like that conducts the rest of his life with honor and integrity.
That's a good point right there. Why would you out loud be a lying. Can't trust anything you say. But in your private life, no, you're by the book. Why would that be? Got the smallest thinnest neck I've ever seen.
All right, that too.
Joe Getty
And listen to this load of crap from the ap. Survivors of Israel's pager attack on Hezbollah struggle to recover.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, wow, I saw that.
You've got to be kidding.
Very sympathetic. Long article about Johnny Jihad. He took shrapnel to the eye and has now had to learn.
How many, how many articles has the AP done about families who had daughter raped to death at concert, struggle to recover.
Right No, I haven't seen that.
Joe Getty
It hasn't gone away yet. Guys. From the New York Post, Lizzo name drops Sydney Sweeney in new song over American Eagle jeans fiasco.
Jack Armstrong
Oh my God, I haven't heard that.
Well.
Joe Getty
And to note, Lizzo is wearing a beautiful blonde wig in this video.
Jack Armstrong
Is this where her career Is this.
Where her career is that she's got to step into a controversy like this to get some attention?
I guess I do kind of like the trend of the Insta song though. Whether it's a rap war or whatever, you can just reply to somebody else's song tomorrow.
Joe Getty
And finally, the Babylon B W. I.
Jack Armstrong
Just got to order my coffee again and now the rest of it has been poured out. I need a minder. Oh I need a helper. Take my keys away.
I'll try. I want to hear the WNPA headline.
Maybe after the break. How did I do that twice in an in 15 minutes he's helpless.
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Jack Armstrong
Involved.
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I'm David Fromm, host of the American Potential podcast where we bring these stories to life. We don't just talk about policy solutions. Each week we share the impact of how these solutions benefit everyday Americans. Because behind every issue is an individual, a family or a community that's been impacted reminding us that policy becomes personal. So whether you're passionate about keeping more of your hard earned money, expanding school choice, or cutting red tape, you'll hear from the people making a difference as they share their stories. Listen now to American Potential on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or wherever you get your podcast.
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Jack Armstrong
We get to some actual news, we'll let Katie finish off her headlines which got interrupted by me spilling my coffee twice in a five minute period which is unprecedented. I'm not sure anybody's ever done that before.
Well, much like the damage done in recent years was not done by Covid but by the government response To Covid, Katie's headline was blocked not by the spilling of the coffee, but the angry, unhinged ranting after the spilling of the coffee.
Yeah, Katie.
Joe Getty
Also coming from the only man on the show who doesn't have a lid on his cup.
Jack Armstrong
But. Well, you can't blame that, though. That's like coffee cups are a thing. I don't know if you've ever been to a store. Lots of people drink out of coffee cups, but they don't spill them all over themselves all the time, you child.
Joe Getty
Anyway, from the Babylon Bee, WNBA warns if you throw anything onto the court, you will be forced to attend 10 more WNBA games.
Jack Armstrong
Now, that's a penalty.
Oh, that story factors in the mailbag as well. Coming up, the chucking of marital aids onto the court has now become. Well, I won't. Well, you know how you can bet on anything on a sports game now?
Oh, really?
Stay with us.
Can you bet on the size and color also? I'm going medium red. Then I'll place my wager. Before we get to the other headline, I wanted to get this one on. Mark Halpern, on his newscast that I watched a little of this morning, said the media continues to make heroes out of all the Democrats in Texas who are talking, talking about redistricting or Democrats all across the country. Mark Halperin said and has written, I'll continue to say if you're outraged about what Texas is doing, you should be outraged about what Illinois already did and outraged about what New York already did and what California already did. The mainstream media is, is it because they're all young and stupid, or are they purposefully leaving out the fact that this is not a new invention, redistricting, to try to get the maximum number of your party right.
And indeed, if Texas is 100% successful in their nefarious aims, they will be slightly more gerrymandered than New York, but substantially less than California and Illinois.
Well, we got to play the clip. To Colbert's credit. So Colbert had the governor of Illinois on the other day, Pritzker, night before last.
Yeah.
And held up a map to him and showed. I gotta ask you about this. These are Illinois districts. And look at this one. What is this? A scorpion with the tail that goes all the way up there? He said, isn't this basically what Texas is trying to do? So good for Colbert. And we'll play that in the answer a little bit later.
Different answer is pathetic.
Different story. Trump's guy meeting with Putin yesterday to discuss ending the war in a ceasefire, which well, and what came out of that is pretty interesting. Here's ABC News version of it.
President Trump saying there is a good prospect that there could be a summit with Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President Zelensky. This follows a face to face meeting between Putin and Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff in Moscow. Witkoff told President Trump that Putin would like to meet with him, which President Trump said he is open to. If, and this is a very big if, Putin also meets with Zelensky. So while he sounded optimistic, even President Trump said he would not call this a breakthrough.
So do you think Putin wants to meet with Trump and Zelensky or not?
To two answers to that. First of all, a little background. Normally, until really the Trump years, you wouldn't have a quote, unquote summit unless everything was decided. The summit is kind of the, the ceremony where you have meetings.
I don't like that. So I prefer Trump's version. I don't, I don't like that. I don't like the people say this breaks all the norms. Yeah. Where you have like 50 meetings over a year and a half, just sit.
Down, figure it out, get the deciders around the table and hash it out. So I was going to say, so this summit, definitely, you know, it could be successful, neutral or unsuccessful, unlike ones in the past. Second answer to your question is, does Putin actually want it? If I. Every single interaction with Putin must be approached as though you're playing cards with a professional cheater. Well, just a high, high degree of defensiveness and skepticism. There's that.
He also plays lots of mind games, as we all know. That's part of what he did for a living in the kgb. I would think it would be to his advantage to sit there with Zelensky and find a way, probably with Trump's help, to make Zelensky twist off. I think that would be to Putin's advantage. I don't know how Zelensky could sit there and stay calm in the face of some of the things Putin would be likely to say. Just flat out lies about Ukraine started it or we're not bombing civilians or whatever after everything Zelensky's been through emotionally. And, you know, no, Trump might join in on Putin's side in that meeting. And so I don't know how you'd keep your temper.
And Zelensky's at a disadvantage because he has a living soul and, and Putin does not. Right. Or Putin who, again, if you underestimate Putin for a single second, you are a fool. He, you know, and this is like the best case. He comes with a quote, unquote bargain that is way more than Zelinsky could accept, really. But insists I lay down my arms tomorrow. If we reach this bargain. Knowing Trump, for a variety of reasons, some of which are very admirable and interesting, Trump is desperate to end the killing. And so Putin hands him. Here's how to end the killing.
Swear to God, I'll lay down my arms tomorrow.
But it's a maximalist, you know, demand set of demands.
I keep the land that I've already taken. I don't know, I don't know any reparations for damage done. Variety of other things.
Yeah, I've got in, in short, I got a bad feeling about it.
I, I, I just don't know how, as a human being, Zelensky could keep from losing his mind if you ended up with, like, an Oval Office tone from that famous meeting there with Putin sitting there. And Trump goes with some sort of. Look, both sides have plenty of blame here. I mean, I, I would flip the table over if I'm.
He says you started it. He says you started it. So come on. Right, yeah. No, no, that'd be hard to take.
When you've seen all the, the, the dead bodies of old, young and in between and soldiers and the families and everything like that. I think Zelensky would do it. How would he not if it's an opportunity to stop this, but God dang it. And it's also possible. My first thought when I heard this was, okay, the, the sanctions kick in on India Friday and that India is the number two buyer of Russia's oil, something like 40%, China's the number one buyer, and Putin might be just dragging this out the way he does. If I can drag this out for another week, why not claiming a summit that I have no intention of actually doing.
Right. And as a bonus, driving a wedge between India and the United States.
Where would he can, where would the summit be? Putin can't really leave Russia, can he?
Yeah.
Other than going to China, some, like.
Belarus, some very friendly country. I don't, I don't know. Interesting question. And just the prospect of a handshake or whatever, just how could you?
Well, you tell me if you could. If you're Zelensky, could you walk into that room and shake hands and sit there and, and, and, and, and let the thing be portrayed as, you know, there's blame on both sides.
Well, with all due respect to your, and I agree with you, actually, description of how Trump summits are actual Negotiations and meetings as opposed to the old ceremonies. If I'm Zelensky, I can't accept that. I'm not going to go into a room with the volatile Trump and the master mind, evil Putin and just see how I do it. Sounds like a terrible idea.
Unless you have to, having done that once with Trump and it went very sideways, as we all remember. Right.
You know, and Zelensky's to blame for some of that to a large extent.
But for the reasons I was just saying, people say some things that cause you to lose your temper, which could easily happen there in front of Trump and Putin. Oh, God, that would be a disaster.
If Putin wants it, I am extremely suspicious of it, period.
I think he's just delaying to try to stave off the tariffs.
Yeah, I think you nailed it. He's going to delay as much as possible, then maybe go ahead. And then when it goes off the rails or is just unsuccessful, he's got a plausible means or reason to blame Zelensky for the lack of success.
So a lot of people are watching to see is Trump going to come out today and say tariffs are on hold with India because of the budding summit talks, which would be exactly what Putin wants, I think, as opposed to no tariffs, go straight ahead until there's a ceasefire. Tariffs are on. We'll see. It was pointed out, I was watching Morning Joe today and, and he said for all the taco talk and everything else about Trump, he did give Iran a 60 day deadline and then when they didn't meet, it bombed the crap out of them.
Yeah. Israel the nod and then followed up.
So there is some serious precedent of following through on these threats, like really recently, like world history making bombing Iran, so who knows what's going to happen? But dang it, that's quite the developed now on the. The mind games of who asked for it? The Kremlin saying Trump asked for it and Trump saying the Kremlin asked for it. I don't have any idea which is true.
Michael, this one's for you. And I think all of it is just an effort to distract from the Epstein thing.
Wow.
Doubled him over. Doubled him over right in the solar plexus. Didn't see that coming. You got him good.
Luckily, even though I spilled my coffee and got on my shirt, none of it got on my new American eagle Nazi jeans. I'm wearing white supremacy jeans today.
Wow.
It reeks. It drips of eugenics. A drip of coffee and eugenics.
Wow. In Nuremberg blue. That's a. That's a good shade.
I posted a picture last night in an all denim outfit in my Sydney Sweeney pose and apparently it was taken seriously by some people. I thought like I was trying, like I was trying to be sexy. I thought a 60 year old bald man posing in the Cindy Sweeney outfit would be on its face ridiculous enough, but that's what I was going for is ridiculous. These jeans are pretty good though. I like them for $38, I'm sure they're fine. For $38 they're fine. I do. You know they make me walk like this though.
Oh, oh, oh yeah, you can loosen those. You got to break those puppies in. What makes you got a bit of the Frankenstein.
Walking like a. I'm stepping like a goose is what I'm doing. Oh no, no.
O.
Stop. You have.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
I think it's because they're too tight.
Wow.
What causes that? We've got mailbag on the way and more news of the day. And what do you think of the summit? Who what's going to happen there? Text line 415295 kftc armstrong and getty.
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Texts coming my way about spilling my coffee. We'll get into some more news of the day. Tariffs kicking in? What's that going to do to the world economy? Couple other things. NFL season kicking off. There's some new things happening with broadcasts and rules and all that sort of thing. It is the biggest television show in America. Preseason really getting underway this weekend. More on that later. Later.
Here's your freedom loving quote of the day. I love this. Sent along by Alert listener. I don't have the name here, but thank you, whoever you were. From Cesar Bonisana D. Beccaria.
Okay.
Who was an Enlightenment thinker, lived in the 1700s, an Italian criminologist, jurist, philosopher, economist and politician whose work I was not familiar with. The quote's terrific if it's legit, and I think it is, judging on. Judging by what I've read about him. Anyway. He said laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants. They serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides. For an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. I would agree with you, Cesar, and well said, mailbag.
By the way, I misspoke. The NFL season preseason really kicks off the day. You know how Thursday Night Football's a thing? There are three games today. Three NFL games.
It's fun to watch the first few minutes and if you're really, really into it, to watch the. The prospects and see how they're coming along. Anyway, moving along, drop us a note. Mail mag at Armstrong&Yeti.com. pat, the California refugee writes. Seriously, I can't believe Jack spent the whole show on Tuesday teasing a story about his sailing lessons. Didn't pay it off. Listen again Wednesday, hope whole show, no payoff. Finally get to Wednesday's. One more thing. And the payoff to the story that he's been teasing for two whole days now is that there are no freaking sailing lessons. I agree. It's fraud. Pat, I would sue you.
Didn't enjoy any of the other commentary.
About our outfits and Bondi involved or RFK junior Or somebody sue his pants off. Moving along, this is an idea from Rick. Just emailed a new suggested new ad to American Eagle. Picture Sydney Sweeney walking down the street and then nice pair of jeans, halter top. It's obviously very hot outside. She stops, takes an ice cube out of a container and wipes her forehead. Her only line is, when things get hot, that's it. No, the hotter it gets, the more you need ice. As the camera pulls away, she's standing in front of ice headquarters. New rage equals new notice. Equals new revenue. New profit.
Oh, my God.
That is Funny note from Karen here. Dear Joe, long, long time listener, please don't call Europeans Euros. That is their currency. And please pronounce psychopathy correctly. It's not psychopathy, and it is pathological liar, not congenital liar. All right, how do you pronounce pedantic pain in the ass? Wow. Just out of curiosity. Yipes.
That's not an effort to be friends. Find middle ground.
Moving along, are you. Now Jack's got me not wanting to say the word. It's a certain marital aid. A a, a a a penile man. K a A fake schwann sticker. It's a dildo. Anyway, any.
Anything that's not to help get pregnant and have a baby shouldn't be occurring in the bedroom.
Are you guys betting on dildos yet? Perhaps you should be. Apparently, spot betting is now a thing in the NBA. Blah, blah, blah. And the poly markets is actually taking bets on whether throw. Someone will throw a sex toy on the court during the course of a WNBA game. We may have reached peak silliness.
Well, Katie, do. Do women say that word regularly or. No? Yeah, they do. Yes. Okay.
Joe Getty
You are actually the only person I know that has a problem saying it.
Jack Armstrong
I doubt. I bet my mom doesn't say it.
It's. It's impolite. It was never uttered in public. No.
20 years ago, maybe even 10 years ago, but it.
Joe Getty
That's what it is, right?
Jack Armstrong
Well, there's lots of things.
Yeah, but they're called your privates because you ought to keep them private. Okay.
And again, unless a baby is going to be had, this shouldn't even be occurring.
All right. Pope Leo, the D. Dope. Thank you. How much time do we have, Michael? Oh, man, do we have time for this. On a very, very serious note, show historian Mike from San Francisco points out that according to the book Target, Tokyo, Jimmy Doolittle and the raid that avenged Pearl harbor in response to the Chinese helping the pilots escape safely when they had to ditch in China, the Japanese imperial forces killed 250,000 Chinese in retribution.
Sounds about right.
Yeah. Yeah. All sorts of quiet, prayerful memorials yesterday on all the network news in Hiroshima. Right? They all covered it. Nobody covered those 250,000 Chinese who were slaughtered. Where's the memorial for them, huh?
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Armstrong & Getty On Demand – Episode: "I Did Not Hear Those Noises You Were Making"
Release Date: August 7, 2025
Host: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Publisher: iHeartPodcasts
In the August 7, 2025 episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into a range of timely and thought-provoking topics. From sports regulations and media dynamics to global economic policies and international relations, the episode offers listeners a comprehensive discussion enriched with humor and insightful commentary. Notably, the hosts intersperse their analysis with interactive segments, listener feedback, and their trademark light-hearted banter, making complex subjects accessible and engaging.
Timestamp: 04:00 – 06:15
The episode opens with a discussion on the NFL's recent decision to ban smelling salts—a practice where players use ammonia-based salts to regain alertness during games. Jack Armstrong initiates the conversation by questioning the rationale behind the ban and its implications for player safety and game integrity.
The hosts explore the historical use of smelling salts to revive incapacitated players and debate whether the ban is a protective measure or an overreach.
They conclude that while the intention behind the ban is to enhance player safety, it raises questions about the methods used to maintain competitive performance.
Timestamp: 05:12 – 07:53
Moving on, Armstrong and Getty analyze the evolving landscape of NFL game broadcasts, particularly the NFL's partnership with ESPN and the resulting fragmentation across multiple networks.
The hosts discuss the shift from traditional broadcasting to a scenario where fans must navigate various channels and streaming services to watch their favorite teams, complicating access and potentially alienating casual viewers.
They debate whether this fragmentation will ultimately benefit or hinder the NFL’s viewership and overall popularity.
Timestamp: 07:53 – 09:18
The conversation shifts to the relevance of television ratings in an increasingly digital and fragmented media environment. Armstrong critiques the traditional rating systems for their inability to accurately reflect viewership in the age of streaming and on-demand services.
They explore how advertisers rely on these ratings metrics, which may no longer capture the full spectrum of audience engagement across diverse platforms.
The hosts emphasize the need for more sophisticated measurement tools to better understand and monetize modern viewership patterns.
Timestamp: 09:18 – 38:25
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing the recent imposition of tariffs and their anticipated impact on the global economy. Armstrong provides a detailed analysis of how these tariffs, which he describes as a "massive tax increase," could affect consumers and businesses alike.
The discussion touches upon the unpredictability of tariffs under Trump’s administration, including their delayed effects on consumer prices and potential retaliation from international trade partners.
The hosts speculate on the long-term economic repercussions, suggesting that the full impact of the tariffs might not be felt until months later, potentially leading to increased inflation and strained international relations.
Timestamp: 31:05 – 38:25
Armstrong and Getty delve into the speculative yet highly intriguing possibility of a summit involving former President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. They debate the motivations behind such a meeting and the potential outcomes.
The hosts express skepticism about Putin’s true intentions, suggesting that the summit could be a strategic ploy to delay tariffs or manipulate geopolitical dynamics.
They also consider Zelensky's precarious position, highlighting the emotional and political challenges he might face in negotiations dominated by the aggressive tactics of both Trump and Putin.
The episode concludes with Armstrong cautioning listeners to view such high-stakes summits with a critical eye, emphasizing the complexity and potential volatility of the involved parties.
Timestamp: 49:44 – 50:37
In a poignant segment, Armstrong highlights a historical oversight regarding the retaliation following the Pearl Harbor attack. He references the massacre of 250,000 Chinese civilians by Japanese forces in retribution for aiding American pilots, a tragic event that remains largely unmemorialized.
The hosts critique the selective memory of historical commemorations, questioning why certain atrocities receive attention while others are neglected.
This reflection serves as a reminder of the broader consequences of wartime actions beyond the immediate theaters of conflict.
Throughout the episode, Armstrong and Getty maintain their signature humor and rapport, often weaving in personal anecdotes and responding to listener messages.
These lighter moments, such as Armstrong's coffee spills and playful banter about clothing mishaps, provide a balanced contrast to the more serious discussions, keeping the tone engaging and relatable.
The August 7 episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand offers a dynamic blend of sports commentary, media analysis, economic insights, and international relations discourse, all delivered with the hosts' characteristic wit and depth. By incorporating listener interactions and personal stories, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty create a multifaceted narrative that not only informs but also entertains. Notable quotes and timestamped discussions enhance the episode's accessibility, making it a valuable listen for both regular followers and newcomers seeking a comprehensive overview of current events.
Notable Quotes:
Jack Armstrong [04:00]: "That's the stuff you get your bell rung with, as they used to call it, which means you've damaged your brain, perhaps irreparably."
Joe Getty [04:39]: "Oh, yeah, I didn't know that. Okay, well that's probably... that probably needs to be banned. Right? It's mean. It's a foreign stimulus."
Jack Armstrong [07:53]: "Well, one of the reasons the ratings are so inaccurate is the purpose of ratings as people who are in this business... it's to let advertisers know where's the best place to put their ads."
Jack Armstrong [09:18]: "That's an easy way to be taken seriously. Why don't you just pluck out one of your front teeth too? You might as well, right?"
Jack Armstrong [35:11]: "If you're Trump boosting channels, we try very, very hard to be a truth telling show as opposed to a Trump bashing or a Trump boosting."
Jack Armstrong [50:37]: "Nobody covered those 250,000 Chinese who were slaughtered. Where's the memorial for them, huh?"
This structured and detailed summary captures the essence of the podcast episode, highlighting key discussions and memorable moments, while providing sufficient context for those who haven't listened to the episode.