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Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty. Listen to this. I read that President Trump is going to become the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. Every time they cut to Taylor Swift, he's going to lean in like also me. I'm here too. Hi Mama Kelsey hi.
Jack Armstrong
I just saw Travis Kelsey asked. Doing those media appearances all week long would be hard to do while you're preparing for the Biggest moment of your life all week long. But Travis Kelsey was just asked, do you know what Taylor's going to wear to the game?
Joe Getty
Did he punch them? Why didn't he punch them?
Jack Armstrong
He. People laughed and he laughed and he said, I'm sure she's gonna wear red.
Joe Getty
There you go. That's charming. So who could forget this charming young woman, Catherine Mayer? She was the. This was just before she became the CEO of npr.
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For our most tricky disagreements, seeking the truth and seeking to convince others of the truth might not be the right place to start. In fact, our reverence for the truth might be a distraction that's getting in the way of finding common ground and getting things done.
Jack Armstrong
That is so insane.
Joe Getty
As somebody who is allegedly a journalist. She is not a journalist. She is an activist and a propagandist. And she is, with her blonde hair and her straight white teeth and her lovely shape and her soothing voice, trying to explain this whole seeking the truth thing. That's an interference with our goals even outside of journalism.
Jack Armstrong
Tell me a realm of life where you like that. Any, any, any. Anything where you like the. The truth is getting in the way. When, when is that ever a thing?
Joe Getty
Oh, yeah. When does that ever not turn rancid and, and, and, and infected in a relationship? I'll just keep these secrets. He's better off not knowing. Yeah, nice attitude. Play that one more time, Michael. It's so incredible.
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For our most tricky disagreements, seeking the truth and seeking to convince others of the truth might not be the right place to start. In fact, our reverence for the truth might be a distraction that's getting in the way of finding common ground and getting things done.
Jack Armstrong
That's like dangerous Lenin, Stalin sort of crap right there.
Joe Getty
I was just gonna say Herman Guring is in hell, saying, wow, she's got it down.
Jack Armstrong
Is she still in charge npr?
Joe Getty
I believe she is. Wow. Yeah. So anyway, do you remember their name? Yuri Berliner. He was the guy who. It was like 10 months ago. He wrote an essay for the Free Press in which he explained why he was resigning from NPR where He'd worked for 25 years. And he said, much more in sorrow than anger, having they lost the trust of a large segment of the country. Once curious, open minded and rigorous. If liberal leaning public radio news had devolved into a doctrinaire source of what I called one story after another about instances of supposed racism, transphobia, signs of the climate apocalypse, Israel doing something bad, and the dire threat of Republican policies in 2020 alone, we dismissed the very possibility of a Covid lab leak in China. And our then managing editor even refused even to cover Hunter Biden's laptop, calling it not really a story. And he reminds us of some of the things he he said. But now the crisis is in at hand. Republicans control Congress in the White House and they seem serious about what had previously been ritualistic GOP cut public media. And indeed Catherine Mayer, the delightful woman we just heard from who called Berliner's Free Press essay disrespectful, hurtful and demeaning. Oh my God. Has been called before the House subcommittee on delivery on government efficiency. That's the doge fellas, as soon as early March.
Jack Armstrong
So do you have the numbers? I, I saw some numbers floating around the other day that is about a half a billion dollars, $500 million it gets spread around NPR and PBS outlets around the country.
Joe Getty
So it's not happen to have that in front of me.
Jack Armstrong
It's not a ton of money but you know, it's a half billion dollars more that's being spread around to stations we're on of taxpayer money to not to have as many commercials or hire better reporters or whatever you want to do with it.
Joe Getty
And if you have state sponsored propaganda media for the domestic audience, the size of the budget isn't the issue. It's just, it's a very existence that is going to be absolutely terrible.
Jack Armstrong
I personally know though a number of very smart people who you cannot convince them that NPR is not. No, they're straight down the middle. They have no reason to be biased because they don't have to take advertisers. I know and I've, I've actually said to people before seriously and because I don't want to get into a fight with people that I'm friends with. But sit down anytime for a half an hour. Let's listen together. I'll point out all the places where it's just insanely biased.
Joe Getty
Yeah, well, you know, as I've said a million times, I'm thinking of getting it tattooed on my forehead. Intelligence and wisdom are two completely different things and practically unrelated. And if you just never get a perspective, you might be both intelligent and wise but not realize because you hadn't seen the other side of it and I think a lot of people haven't. But anyway, Yuri Berliner, the point of his piece today is he suggests a series of questions to ask the head of NPR, both Ms. Mayor, the who would have been an absolutely outstanding Nazi propagandist, Gandhi and Paula Berger, CEO of pbs. Can you provide examples of NPR coverage that criticized or questioned progressive narratives on crime, immigration, youth, gender, medicine, or climate change. Ms. Mayor, you said regarding your previous role as the CEO of the Wikipedia Foundation, Wikimedia foundation, that our reverence for the truth might be a distraction. That quote we just heard, what exactly did you mean? Do you still believe it? And if so, how is such a view compatible with leadership of a news organization? Another question. The immediate past CEO of npr, the late John Lansing, declared that diversity, equity and inclusion is the North Star of our organization. Is it still? If not, why? And if so, Please explain how DEI influences NPR's hiring, training and coverage. Love this, especially because all that's illegal in 2021. His next question goes, I found 87 registered Democrats among NPR editorial staff residing in D.C. where the network is headquartered. 87. There were zero Republicans, along with 44 registered with no party. Is NPR doing anything to address the seeming lack of diversity of viewpoints, such as hiring journalists from conservative media, recruiting military veterans, or seeking candidates who attended religious colleges and state universities?
Jack Armstrong
Here's a question I'd go with do you realize that Latinx is stupid and that Hispanic people don't like it, and it's only over educated white women that ever even came up with this stupid term and keep using it, but you use it all the time on PBS and npr.
Joe Getty
In fact, are you aware that Latinx people hate Latinx more than anybody else?
Jack Armstrong
It's stupid.
Joe Getty
Are you aware of that?
Jack Armstrong
That'd be my question.
Joe Getty
Be a good question. Do you have regrets about how NPR dealt with the Hunter Biden laptop story, the lab leak theory, or more recently, President Joe Biden's apparent cognitive decline while in the White House? Love these questions. NPR says it gets 1% of its annual operating budget directly from federal funding. A larger portion, though reportedly around 10%, flows indirectly to NPR through member stations that acquire NPR programming with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Would you be open to a new financing structure that lets local member stations keep more money.
Jack Armstrong
In which case you would what? Probably end up with super left leaning NPR versions in San Francisco, which you already have, but maybe more moderate or right leaning NPR stations in, you know, Oklahoma City? Maybe that would happen. I don't know.
Joe Getty
Yeah. His next question is kind of hint at that very thing. It could happen.
Jack Armstrong
I mean, because, well, how would we feel about that? I never thought about this before, but I think that'd be fine for public radio if it more or less reflected that city area's beliefs and things. If you're going to have bias at all, as opposed to the way it currently is. It's like, insanely biased. Every, Every example in the country.
Joe Getty
Well, and this is the problem with. Right, yeah, obviously this is the problem with government media in general is once you step onto that, that twisty, slippery road, you're going to find yourself in really uncomfortable places without good answers. I mean, for instance, I could absolutely make the case that NPR ought to be studiously, carefully run by an ideologically diverse, you know, board that makes sure every issue looks at both sides in a fair way, steel mans each other's arguments as, as the saying goes. But then you run to the problem and actually, lefties bring this up. They bring it up in ridiculous ways. But all right, what if the question is, should child molesters be allowed to get child porn or, you know, something truly horrific?
Jack Armstrong
That's a good one. That's a, that's a, that's a great ethical dilemma.
Joe Getty
Or, you know, like, confused adolescent girls ought to be fed sterilizing hormones and have their healthy breasts cut off if they decide one day, under pressure from an activist teacher, that they admire that they're a boy. I don't particularly relish the idea of having somebody make that case because I find it repugnant. Yeah. So you just, you find yourself in a place you don't want to be.
Jack Armstrong
Right. Huh. Well, what we got currently is ridiculous. I listen to NPR every day and it's. It's laugh out loud funny regularly.
Joe Getty
Oh, yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Their attempt to be the news.
Joe Getty
Well, in there how every story or eight out of nine is who is the victim of something somewhere on earth.
Katie Greener
Right.
Joe Getty
I mean, if there is a painter in Afghanistan who no longer can get the blue paint because the US is embargoed something or other, they will spend 10 minutes on the bitter sadness of this poor Afghan artist who can't get blue paint.
Jack Armstrong
There was a horrifying school shooting somewhere in the world the other day. Where was that? Sweden someplace. And I was listening to the NPR version where they went at length about how we've exported this culture to the country. So we're to blame. Gun owners here in the United States are to blame for school shootings in other countries. Let's make that clear.
Joe Getty
Because nobody has any agency. They're all just victims of what ugly conservatives do.
Jack Armstrong
That's that whole.
Joe Getty
Including the Palestinians, who have no agency victims.
Jack Armstrong
That's that weird mindset that you're always talking about the oppressor, oppressed, if you buy into that mindset. So whoever's got power is the reason for all bad things happening. So United States has power, the biggest economy and biggest culture and everything like that. So any shootings around the world is our fault.
Joe Getty
And anybody who's a victim or has less power is automatically good and virtuous and right, no matter what their opinion is. And a lot of people listening are like, dudes, you can't oversimplify it like that. No, that's actually the philosophy I've said more than once. If my dog espoused that philosophy, I would kick him for being that dumb. And I am not a dog kicker.
Jack Armstrong
Oh my God.
Joe Getty
But you got people graduating from quote unquote. I might vomit. Elite universities who spout this nonsense all day long and think they're wise and educated man.
Jack Armstrong
If they're gonna finally look into the funding of NPR Radio and like get to the brass tax on it, I would love that.
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I'll watch that on C Span. More on the way.
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Diplomatic shockwaves are reverberating across the Middle.
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East after President Trump unexpectedly announced plans for a US Takeover of Gaza that.
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Would include forcing Palestinians out. The idea was quickly rejected by Jordan.
Joe Getty
And Egypt, countries the president says would.
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Take in displaced refugees. Saudi Arabia also denounced the proposal.
Jack Armstrong
The Ministry of Foreign affairs affirmed that the kingdom's position on the establishment of the Palestinian state is firm, steadfast and unwavering, and that this firm position is not subject to negotiation or outbidding. Do they feel that way behind the scenes? I don't know. Time will tell.
Joe Getty
I speak fluent Arabic. I can translate that. We have been getting by by paying lip service to the Palestinian people while doing nothing and letting them continue to die. We would like to continue that plan.
Jack Armstrong
So it's Oscar season. We've been talking about that trans movie that got so many nominations. But so movies are in the news. There is a new list out of best movies of all time. It's compiled from, like a whole bunch of interesting sources. IMBD and Rotten Tomatoes and all these different things that people vote on. There's like 10 different examples. They compiled them and gave them a score and came up with the 50 best. It's as good as any way to do it. Off the top of your head, what's your favorite movie of all time?
Joe Getty
For years I've said Unforgiven, Clint Eastwood, Western.
Jack Armstrong
Would that be different than if I ask you what's the best movie of all time, or would it be the same question? It's.
Joe Getty
It's sure similar.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. And I was looking at this list and wondering, has anybody watched Paths of Glory or Seven Samurai who didn't take a film class in college? I mean, do people watch that?
Joe Getty
I don't even know Paths of Glory.
Jack Armstrong
It's. I think it's a young Kirk Douglas, but it's a World War I trenches movie. It's really good. But I mean, it's black and white and dark and, you know. You know, those kind of movies, hard to follow. But I just wonder, does anybody ever watch those movies? They often make your list. One of the one thing I like about this list is Citizen Kane is not. I don't even know where Citizen Kane shows up on here. Is it on? Does it make the top 50? It's not. Certainly not in the top 10. My favorite movie of all time, I think, is Apocalypse now. Is it 34?
Joe Getty
I almost went with Saving Private Ryan.
Jack Armstrong
But here's your top 10, which lost.
Joe Getty
To Shakespeare in Love for the Oscars, by the way. Never forget.
Jack Armstrong
Here's your top 10. And this has got a lot more to do with people watching them and liking them more than critics, I guess. Number 10, Pulp Fiction. And whenever you do a list like that, you know it's gonna tend toward recent. Nobody's taking their. Nobody's telling. Hey, kids, I rented Paths of Glory, then we're gonna watch Seven Samurai tomorrow night. Another black and white silent film. That's right. Nobody watches that stuff, so there is a presentism bias here. Number 10, Pulp Fiction. Damn good movie. I watched it just recently with my high school kid. That's a heck of a movie. We did skip a scene or two.
Joe Getty
Much buggery.
Jack Armstrong
I didn't really need that number nine.
Joe Getty
You know what?
Jack Armstrong
We're down to one minute and I don't want to rush through this.
Joe Getty
Oh, I can't wait.
Jack Armstrong
But seriously, who watches those art films? Does anybody? Unless you've heard about it so much, you're curious enough, go out and watch Citizen Kane. Are you having date night? And you think unless you got a really weird boyfriend or girlfriend. Do you do that? I just don't think they do.
Joe Getty
And, and this is true of music to some extent. Too innovative isn't always enjoyable, right?
Jack Armstrong
Broke new ground paved the way for this style. Doesn't mean I need to see it now or hear it now.
Joe Getty
Yeah, it turned into something that's a lot more enjoyable. Comfortable for most people to watch. But the early innovative stuff, sometimes it's, it's, it's just tough.
Jack Armstrong
I'm going to ask Katie and Michael also. What's your, what's your favorite movie? All time when we come back. Among other things. And we'll get to this list. And we got some other stuff, plenty of good stuff. It's going to be, oh it's going to be a bang up half hour, I'll tell you that. If you missed a segment, get the podcast. Armstrong and Getty on demand Armstrong and Getty.
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There are those that have said that.
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Jack Armstrong
I want you to know that the crisis is here.
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Joe Getty
Trump and Elon Musk.
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Joe Getty
We have got to tell Elon Musk. Nobody elected your. We are at war.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, a lot of weird war hit the streets. Sounds like you're inspiring. Inspiring an insurrection to me. But I. I'm guessing on this. This one. This is completely guessing. But I think they're on the wrong side of this by a lot. I think the majority of Americans are loving this. Digging into these various programs and finding stuff that's a waste of money. It's just in the lunchroom and guy getting coffee in there. One of the top salespeople around here saying, how many thousands of dollars for Politico subscriptions? That story you brought us earlier where taxpayers were buying Politico subscriptions for some agency in D.C. right. And I brought up the. Yeah, well, that's about the same as the $8 million for the trans play in Ireland or whatever. I've had a number of people bring this up to me in real life. This cutting, this just insane stuff. The condoms for the Taliban or whatever the hell.
Joe Getty
Right, Right. Yeah. I just. I think it's desperate flailing. They don't know what to say.
Jack Armstrong
So, yeah, the idea that Elon Musk is evil for trying to get rid of that stuff. All right, we'll see how this plays out. So I brought up the. It's Oscar season. Been talking about movies. There's this new list of the 50 greatest movies of all time where they compiled a bunch of online thingies and took their average scores and this is what they came up with. So I did. I just noticed in I'll go with the top 16 because at number 16 is the highest ranking Star wars movie of any kind. Well, first this. Michael, what's your favorite movie of all time? Or what do you think's the best movie of all time?
Joe Getty
Well, for me, I mean, it's. It's Airplane, the comedy movie way back when. So I have fond memories of watching.
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It with my dad. And also it taught me, you know, what comedy. I mean, you know what crazy comedy was.
Joe Getty
And that's. I was hooked.
Jack Armstrong
That is a great.
Joe Getty
Then you spent some time in a Turkish prison. No, that was handy.
Jack Armstrong
That is a great movie. If you're gonna talk about like influence or people know it or references or whatever. Yeah, it rank way up there.
Katie Greener
Anyway, Katie, it's a toss up between two. From Sawshank Redemption to Life is Beautiful. Those are two of my all time.
Jack Armstrong
I like Life is Beautiful too.
Joe Getty
Fine choices. Both. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
A Shawshank Redemption ranks very high in this list. Whereby could. About to get to it. Quick reveal. I've never seen that movie.
Katie Greener
Really?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Right up there with me not seeing Gladiator. It's. It's. It's every bit as good as you've gotten the impression.
Jack Armstrong
I believe it. I just. I've never been in the mood for it. Every time I think of it, I think I should have seen it at the time when it was hot.
Joe Getty
Yeah, it's not a light comedy, but.
Jack Armstrong
I'm not a Star wars guy. So. The highest ranking Star wars movie is Star Wars Episode 5, the Umpire Strikes Back from 1980.
Joe Getty
Did you say Empire or Umpire? Just because. If you said umpire, I think you're confused about the plot.
Jack Armstrong
It's Empire, but so they. The only Star wars movie they got in the top 16 is that one.
Joe Getty
Why are you shaking your head like that? Katie, know that I, your friend and colleague, huge Star wars fan.
Jack Armstrong
But would you have. But would you choose a different one? If you're gonna have one of the Star wars movies from the whole franchise break into the top 15, would it be that one?
Joe Getty
Okay, that's as good as they get.
Jack Armstrong
But a whole bunch of Lord of the Rings.
Joe Getty
You just don't like Wookies, do you, Katie?
Jack Armstrong
Nailed it. 3. 3 Lord of the Rings movies make it in the top 15.
Joe Getty
Greatest filmmaking ever made.
Jack Armstrong
They are extraordinary. I don't dig that sort of thing at all. I just, I'm not, I'm not into fantasy, that sort of stuff. But the movie making part of it is just freaking amazing. That's a Peter Jackson stuff. Is that right?
Katie Greener
I have such a hard problem escaping from reality with the those kind of movies. I just picture the director calling cut and the hobbits going off and having a cigarette or something. I can't.
Jack Armstrong
Their hairy feet.
Joe Getty
Interesting problem. Anyway, these are Hanson's movies.
Unknown Speaker D
Smokey and the Bandit, blazing saddles and Dr. Chicago.
Katie Greener
Ooh, blazing Saddles.
Jack Armstrong
It's quite the spanning the globe of kind of movies.
Joe Getty
Hell of a film festival that would make.
Jack Armstrong
I do like smoking the Bandit. Okay. I don't even know. Grave of fireflies from 1988. At 13. The Dark Knight is a Joker vehicle. Is that correct?
Joe Getty
Batman.
Jack Armstrong
Batman is 12. Number 11. The highest ranking Lord of the Rings movie. Okay, now with top 10. I mentioned Pulp Fiction. Number nine.
Joe Getty
Well, what's the highest ranking? Fellowship.
Jack Armstrong
The Lord of the Rings. The Fellowship of The ring from oh one.
Joe Getty
Yeah. First one. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Okay. Number 10. Pulp Fiction. As I mentioned, that is an amazing movie. Number nine, the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I'm happy to see that on the list. As a guy who's big fan of that kind of movie, I tried to.
Joe Getty
Watch that not terribly long ago. Did not enjoy it.
Jack Armstrong
Really. I love that movie. But if you're used to the modern pace of movies, right? It is so slow compared to the modern world. I tried to watch that with my kids. It was just killing them. It's like a punishment for them. And that's from 1966. Number eight, spirited away from oh, one. I don't know that movie. Spirited Away.
Joe Getty
No.
Jack Armstrong
Okay. Number seven, the Seven Samurai. Which you have to watch if you take a film class from 1954. Fine. Good for you. Congratulations.
Joe Getty
Two samurai too long.
Jack Armstrong
Five would have been five samurais, plenty of samurai.
Joe Getty
How many samurai do we need?
Jack Armstrong
Number six. Goodfellas. Give me a break. You can't hardly get better than that movie. The Godfather Part two at number five. Schindler's List at number four. Do you feel like you're being mean if you don't put Schindler's List at the top? I like Schindler's List. I just. Somebody get bad.
Joe Getty
Bring an anti Semite or something from the Seinfeld episode.
Jack Armstrong
You fell asleep during Schindler's list, right. Number three, Shawshank Redemption. Number two, 12 Angry Men. Again, I think 10 Angry Men would have been plenty. You get two of the Angry men with a couple of samurais go have their own movie and might have been a Good, good film. 12 Angry Men. I'm not sure I've ever seen that.
Joe Getty
Goodness.
Jack Armstrong
Second best movie of all time.
Joe Getty
I've seen one of the. It was a very, very famous play for a long time. I've seen some version of it.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, it's a, it's a. It's a jury movie, right?
Joe Getty
Yeah. Essentially 11 to one bigoted jury is going to convict a black man of murder. I think it is. And, and one lone holdout. It's very To Kill a Mockingbirdish in its themes.
Jack Armstrong
And what they have is the greatest movie of all time, the Godfather from 1972, which is an amazing movie. And, and I think ranks up there with the Lord of the Rings stuff in terms of like movie making. I mean, that whole backyard wedding scene and all that stuff is just incredible. Just incredible. But I just thought it was interesting that this list. I don't see Citizen Kane anywhere, which used to be like. If you ask critics, they always put it number one or two. Whatever. Good for you. Congratulations. You're smarter than me. You like Citizen Kane? Give me a real movie. Let me look through the top 50, see if anything jumps out. Amadeus. Oh, loved it. Alien, number 45.
Joe Getty
Oh. One of the great suspense movies ever made. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Lawrence Arabia is cool movie making, but again, very slow. Very slow. Can they speed up old timey movies? Just like the way we were talking earlier about listening to podcasts at one and a half times speed. I wonder if that would work. You take Lawrence of Arabia and you put it on one and a half times speed. Maybe my kids could enjoy it in some. Some fashion whatsoever.
Joe Getty
Right. Instead of having Lawrence gaze out on the desert sands for 30 seconds, just have a quick one second. Then he looked at the sand for.
Jack Armstrong
A bit and then cut to the next scene. Exactly. My favorite movie of all time, I think is Apocalypse Now. And that's number 34, Spider Man. Spider verse at 32. That is a great movie. Silence of the Lambs. I like my lambs. Noisy casa blanket 26. Cuckoo's nest.
Joe Getty
Back when you could present a serial killing madman as a transgender person. Is the Shining on there?
Katie Greener
Oh, yes, please, it is.
Jack Armstrong
I saw it on here somewhere.
Katie Greener
I just saw a movie with Jack Nicholson's son and oh my gosh, it is Jack Nicholson, part two.
Jack Armstrong
Really?
Joe Getty
Oh, really?
Katie Greener
His facial expressions, his mannerisms, the way he laughs. Oh, it's so great.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. I think the only Jack Nicholson thing on here is Cuckoo's Nest, which I do really, really like that movie Psycho. I've always felt that's overrated. It's fine.
Joe Getty
Again, of its time. Influential and important and enjoyable are different questions.
Jack Armstrong
Saving Private Ryan is number 22. That's a pretty damn good movie. Get a bunch of art films. All right. I feel like they throw those into the list just to make them to. To give their list some credibility. Like if you don't have Simon Samurai and Harry Carey from 62, which I've never seen, and Paths of Glory, which nobody wants to watch. If you don't have those Modern Times from 1936 with Charlie Chaplin, I feel like you. We're gonna make a list. We got to put these five on there. Let's spread them out and then get the real movies on there people care about.
Joe Getty
I'll watch Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin if you change the title to Old Boring Times. Gotta be acc.
Jack Armstrong
I demand that When People Had Nothing Else to Do times. It should be the name of the movie.
Joe Getty
Let's pop that list up on Armstrong and getty.com. animal House.
Jack Armstrong
Animal House is not on the list.
Joe Getty
No.
Jack Armstrong
Also a very, very good movie. The. Like we. We've mentioned before, the Twitter follow of 70Sports Guy, or the. What is that called?
Joe Getty
That's Super 70Sports.
Jack Armstrong
Super 70Sports. And he has a tweet that he regularly puts out that mentions Judd Nelson from Breakfast Club, and he says Bender's character is more memorable and more amazing than tons of Oscar winners. And that's true. It's kind of like your mention of the movie Airplane. If you rank it on influence in your life, you remember it. It had an impact on you. The list is completely different than if you get into some of the fancy stuff.
Joe Getty
Right. Right now, Katie, you're not like, a super girly girl. And, I mean, that is neither a compliment nor an insult.
Jack Armstrong
It's just.
Joe Getty
Would you say that's more or less accurate? Yeah. Okay. So is it like it is with guys, to the extent that you've observed it, that there are a handful, a pretty good handful of touchstone movies that. That everybody knows the catchphrases from for their generation. Is that. Does that happen with women the way it does with guys?
Katie Greener
Somewhat. Like the. The more recent comedy stuff, like Step Brothers. I know. You know, like the. Oh, do we just become best friends? Like, throwing those type of lines around? But it's not like a real big point of our conversation. No.
Joe Getty
Yeah. I've been a golf freak freak since I was a little kid, so it's prejudice. But to me, Caddyshack has launched more catchphrases than any film in the history of mankind.
Katie Greener
Such a great movie.
Joe Getty
And for that reason alone, it must be on all best of lists, right?
Jack Armstrong
Exactly. That's kind of what I'm saying, that if it has that sort of cultural impact, it oughta. There ought to be some list for that. Or it should carry some Nobody's going around in the office today quoting from Pads of Glory, which might be a silent film now that I remember it makes it difficult to have quotes. But you see my point. I do. We will finish strong next.
Joe Getty
Gambling is illegal at Bushwood, sir.
Jack Armstrong
And I never slice Armstrong and Getty.
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Joe Getty
Do you know who won Best.
Jack Armstrong
Country Album of the year for the.
Joe Getty
2025 Grammys last night Hardy?
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Joe Getty
Margot Walman? No. Ella Langley?
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No.
Joe Getty
Riley Green? No. Luke Holmes? No. Haley Zimmerman? Nope. Teddy Swims? No. What's her name?
Jack Armstrong
Megan Moroney?
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
Do you want me to tell you?
Joe Getty
Sure.
Unknown Speaker F
Beyonce.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, my God.
Joe Getty
She's not even country.
Jack Armstrong
That's funny. That kid could name a lot of country artists. My kids could have too, when they were younger.
Joe Getty
From the mouths of babes.
Jack Armstrong
It's the only music we could listen to. Even though that's probably why they're going to be lifetime alcoholics, because they, they were drenched as children in non stop whiskey. Drinking is the answer to everything. But didn't have any bad words.
Joe Getty
So let's have some good news. Come on. Good news to end the show. Michael 25. Roll it, baby, roll it. A Trump commitment on the campaign trail became the latest executive order today. The war on women's sports is over. Effective immediately. The new order prohibits biological males from competing against biological females for sports teams at schools at any level that receive federal taxpayer dollars. If you let men take over women's sports teams or invade your locker rooms, you will be investigated for violations of Title IX and risk your federal funding. There will be no federal funding.
Jack Armstrong
Huh? Any school at any level that receives federal funding. Would that be practically every school that's not private in America and many that are?
Joe Getty
Yes, 100%. Yeah. And the fabulous friend of the Armstrong and Getty show, riley gaines, commenting in.
Jack Armstrong
28Mdog to see President Trump's decisive action. There was a campaign promise of his issue number 17 on his platform, no men and women's sports. So to see him deliver in the way that he did, and that visual that you saw him signing this executive order with, I mean, dozens of young girls surrounding him, I mean, I can't even tell you what that visual means to me, man. I just feel vindicated and I feel this, this overwhelming feeling of gratitude.
Joe Getty
That was Riley Gaines who was forced to her metaphorical knees for. Wait, that sentence was just a train wreck. Forced to her knees, metaphorically speaking, to dress and undress in front of a fully intact 6 foot 4 inch male and say that's a woman. Can you imagine the humiliation and the soul deadening nature?
Jack Armstrong
Then how is it an applause level event to do something this obviously needed to happen a long time ago? I mean, how did we even get this far down the road? It's crazy.
Joe Getty
Armstrong and Getty, you have disappointed me for the last time.
Jack Armstrong
These are your final thoughts? I have a final thought about that. Here's your host for final thoughts, Joe Getty.
Joe Getty
Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew. It's an ensemble cast. Michelangelo, what's your final thought? We've had some people on Facebook asking about this. Yeah.
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Jack Armstrong
Cool.
Joe Getty
Yeah. All right. Katie Greener, esteemed newswoman has a final thought.
Katie Greener
Katie, I just realized today February 6th is my second Armstrong and Yeti birthday.
Jack Armstrong
Hey, now.
Katie Greener
For two years.
Cindy Crawford
Really?
Joe Getty
Kidding. Congrats.
Jack Armstrong
I feel like you just started. Two years.
Joe Getty
Oh, I'm aging like a president. Oh my God. Jack, a final thought for us.
Jack Armstrong
How many schools across the country at all levels are happy happy that Trump did that so that they've got an excuse for no longer allowing this. And I'll bet a bunch of schools where they were letting dudes, you know, win the track competition or whatever, they, they're going to pretend they don't like it, but they're going to love the fact we can't do that anymore. We'd lose our funding. So sorry.
Joe Getty
A lot of good teachers, a lot of good coaches. Yeah, absolutely true. My final thought. I always feel like trapped and cheated when when forced to name one of the best of something or my favorite of something. But that's silly. I take everything too seriously. But I should throw in a Clockwork Orange which I've watched so many times in my life. Good one me Jerugis.
Jack Armstrong
Taxi Driver wasn't on that list. It's one of my all time favorites.
Joe Getty
Oh, it's a good one.
Jack Armstrong
Armstrong. And yet he wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.
Joe Getty
So many people thank etc. I hope you can go to armstrongygetty.com to grab some hot links or drop us a note if there's something we ought to be talking about. I'm telling you the hoodie pick it up.
Jack Armstrong
See you tomorrow. God bless America.
Joe Getty
Armstrong and Getty. This is a message for the people of America. Rick was over 15 minutes ago.
Jack Armstrong
Mitch.
Joe Getty
Wow. I got nothing for you on that.
Cindy Crawford
So let's go out with a bang.
Joe Getty
What's the John Denver song?
Jack Armstrong
I don't know. What is the John Denver song?
Joe Getty
You know, with the. The. Thank God I'm a country boy. Oh, got me my pipe. I got me old fiddle when the sun's coming up I got cakes on the griddle.
Jack Armstrong
Sounds pretty good.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
Bye bye.
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Armstrong & Getty On Demand – Episode Summary: "I Like My Lambs Noisy"
Podcast Information
Discussion Overview: Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into the controversial shifts within National Public Radio (NPR), focusing on a critical essay by Yuri Berliner. Berliner, a former NPR employee of 25 years, resigned citing a decline in journalistic integrity and an increasing bias towards progressive narratives.
Key Points:
Yuri Berliner's Critique: Berliner argued that NPR moved away from its foundational values of curiosity, open-mindedness, and rigorous journalism. He highlighted a focus on "one story after another" centered on progressive issues like racism, transphobia, and the climate apocalypse, sidelining significant topics such as the COVID-19 lab leak theory and Hunter Biden's laptop story.
Catherine Mayer's Leadership: The hosts criticize Catherine Mayer, NPR’s CEO, labeling her as an "activist and propagandist" rather than a journalist. They question her commitment to journalistic truth, echoing Berliner's sentiments.
Funding and Bias: Armstrong mentions a $500 million fund being distributed to NPR and PBS outlets, questioning how taxpayer money is being utilized. He suggests that despite the funding not being enormous, it contributes to NPR’s perceived bias.
Notable Quotes:
Joe Getty [03:44]: "She is an activist and a propagandist. And she is, with her blonde hair and her straight white teeth and her lovely shape and her soothing voice, trying to explain this whole seeking the truth thing."
Jack Armstrong [04:05]: "Tell me a realm of life where you like that. When is the truth getting in the way. When is that ever a thing?"
Timestamped Insight:
Discussion Overview: The conversation shifts to broader cultural and political issues, including President Trump's stance on Gaza and his executive orders affecting women's sports.
Key Points:
Trump's Gaza Proposal: A controversial plan by President Trump to take over Gaza, including forcibly relocating Palestinians, was quickly rejected by neighboring countries such as Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. The hosts express skepticism about the feasibility and ethical implications of such a proposal.
Executive Order on Women's Sports: The hosts discuss an executive order by Trump prohibiting biological males from competing in women's sports, highlighting its stringent requirements and potential impact on schools receiving federal funding.
Notable Quotes:
Joe Getty [18:25]: "President Trump unexpectedly announced plans for a US Takeover of Gaza... countries the president says would take in displaced refugees."
Jack Armstrong [41:24]: "There are those that have said that... I want you to know that the crisis is here."
Timestamped Insight:
Discussion Overview: Armstrong and Getty explore the use of inclusive language, particularly the term "Latinx," and its reception within Hispanic communities.
Key Points:
Notable Quotes:
Jack Armstrong [09:44]: "Do you realize that Latinx is stupid and that Hispanic people don't like it..."
Joe Getty [10:05]: "Are you aware that Latinx people hate Latinx more than anybody else?"
Timestamped Insight:
Discussion Overview: A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to discussing the "50 Best Movies of All Time," critiquing the list's composition, and sharing personal favorites.
Key Points:
Critique of the List: Armstrong and Getty express dissatisfaction with the inclusion of older, less mainstream films like "Paths of Glory" and "Seven Samurai," arguing that such movies are not watched by the general public today. They advocate for recognizing movies with substantial cultural impact and widespread recognition.
Personal Favorites: The hosts share their top movie choices, highlighting films like "Unforgiven," "Apocalypse Now," and "Airplane." They lament the absence of classics like "Citizen Kane" and contemporary favorites such as "Taxi Driver."
Cultural Impact vs. Critical Acclaim: The discussion underscores a divide between movies that have significant cultural resonance versus those that are critically acclaimed but lack widespread viewing.
Notable Quotes:
Jack Armstrong [20:39]: "Are they ever a thing? It is... my favorite movie of all time, I think, is Apocalypse Now."
Joe Getty [27:05]: "For me, it’s Airplane, the comedy movie way back when. So I have fond memories of watching it with my dad."
Timestamped Insight:
Discussion Overview: In the episode’s finale, Armstrong and Getty reflect on the earlier discussions, reiterate their stances, and share final thoughts on various topics.
Key Points:
Final Reflections on Trump's Policies: The hosts express strong support for Trump’s executive orders, emphasizing their necessity and the relief they bring to certain communities.
Engagement with Audience: They encourage listeners to visit their website for more content and express appreciation for their audience’s support.
Notable Quotes:
Joe Getty [25:09]: "We will fight this fight. I am gonna stand with you in this fight. And we will win."
Jack Armstrong [43:36]: "I always feel like trapped and cheated when forced to name one of the best of something or my favorite of something... But that's silly."
Timestamped Insight:
In "I Like My Lambs Noisy," Armstrong & Getty confront significant issues surrounding media bias, political policies, and cultural inclusivity. Their candid discussions, peppered with sharp critiques and personal opinions, provide listeners with a perspective that challenges mainstream narratives. The episode also features an engaging debate on cinematic excellence, reflecting the hosts' dedication to cultural discourse. Through their unfiltered dialogue, Armstrong and Getty aim to inform and provoke thought among their audience, staying true to their brand of no-substitute content.
Notable Quotes Recap:
Jack Armstrong: “Tell me a realm of life where you like that. When is the truth getting in the way.”
Joe Getty: “Are you aware that Latinx people hate Latinx more than anybody else?”
Timestamp Highlights:
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