Episode Overview

Podcast: Armstrong & Getty On Demand
Episode: "I Long For The Fats Of Yesteryear"
Air Date: January 14, 2026
Hosts: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Theme:
The episode covers a wide range of current events and cultural trends, particularly focusing on changes in food, nutrition, and health trends in America. Additional discussions include U.S. foreign policy concerning Iran, email feedback from a listener, fast food novelties, and protester-police conflicts using social psychology concepts.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. U.S.-Iran Tensions and Public Executions

• [00:49–03:00; 18:13–30:32]
• The hosts discuss former President Trump’s vague but forceful threats towards Iran regarding their treatment of protesters.
• Iranian regime’s crackdown, public executions, and massive death tolls from protests are covered, raising questions about international response and what Trump’s “help is on the way” actually means.
• Trump’s comments on CBS are played and analyzed, with the hosts highlighting the lack of specifics in his description of “strong action.”

Quote [21:03] Tony De Koppel (Trump Interview):
"When they start killing thousands of people, and now you're telling me about hanging. We'll see how that works out for them. It's not going to work out."

Quote [24:14] Trump (Speech):
"To all Iranian patriots, keep protesting, take over your institutions if possible, and save the name of the killers and the abusers that are abusing you, because they'll pay a very big price."

• The hosts discuss the emotional calculus for protesters and their families, and speculate about what U.S. intervention (if any) might look like.

Quote [23:54] Jack Armstrong:
"Well, at some point it's just I want to defeat them, but we're not going to today and me dying is not going to help. At some point you come to that."

2. Food & Health Trends: "Make America Healthy Again" (MAHA)

• [03:09–13:00]
• Jack and Joe talk about the impact of MAHA and drugs like Ozempic on dietary habits, product reformulations, and supermarket shelves:
  • Major brands are reformulating products (less seed oil, more protein and fiber, reduction of high fructose corn syrup).
  • Discussion about the validity and science of “seed oil panic” and nostalgia for “fats of yesteryear” (like beef tallow).
  • Explores consumer demand driving changes, like the re-emergence of whole milk, more natural colorings, and trendy additives like turmeric.
• Brief debate about eating habits, candy, and adult food choices with a humorous, judgmental tone.
• The hosts criticize diet fads but advocate moderation.

Quote [09:18] Joe Getty:
"I tell you what, as the clock ticks, the calendar pages flip, I long for the fats of yesteryear. I miss playing high school sports and the good rock and roll and the fats we would ingest."

3. Listener Email: The Potato Chips Controversy

• [13:37–17:47]
• Jack shares a listener’s angry, profanity-laced letter (with $10 enclosed) demanding Joe reveal the brand of potato chips he previously recommended but withheld out of self-interest.
• Joe admits the listener was right to be upset and explains his (somewhat irrational) reasoning for secrecy: possible endorsement interest, uncertainty about spelling, and mistaken belief the chips weren’t nationally available; ultimately, he reveals the brand—Keogh’s Irish Cheese & Onion.
• The exchange provides levity and transparency, illustrating their rapport with listeners.

Quote [15:05] Joe Getty:
"It took us a minute to figure out what it was, but I think it was that I didn't say the brand name of the potato chips I'd fallen in love with."

Quote [17:16] Joe Getty:
"To send me $10 from your fixed income, you really need to get control of your rage. I mean, both things can be true."

4. Trump's Stance on Economic Policy & Credit Card Rates

• [11:36–12:27]
• Joe criticizes Trump’s recent embrace of populist economic tactics—including capping credit card rates—as potentially inflationary and "Elizabeth Warren-ish," arguing that Trump is showing signs of being out of touch with the economy due to his wealth.
• Brief debate over whether such moves are politically savvy or damaging.

5. Protest Tactics & Media Narratives: Decision Dilemma & DARVO

• [31:03–36:03]
• Coverage of protests in Minneapolis and the psychology behind activist tactics.
• Joe introduces the “decision dilemma” (forcing law enforcement into lose-lose scenarios) and DARVO ("Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender"), using recent protest events—like individuals bringing children to confrontations with ICE—as examples of advanced narrative manipulation.

Quote [33:50] Joe Getty (on DARVO):
"Deny, attack, reverse victim and offender. It's a tool psychopathic abusers and narcissists use not only to avoid accountability but to turn themselves into the victims and abuse their accusers."

• Hosts express strong opinions against putting children in harm’s way for media or political advantage.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• [03:35] Joe Getty:
  "Could be the biggest overhaul in decades to supermarket shelves."
• [05:16] Jack Armstrong:
  "Unless you're four years old, you should not be eating gummy fish. And your four year old probably shouldn't either."
• [09:18] Joe Getty:
  "I long for the fats of yesteryear. I miss playing high school sports and the good rock and roll and the fats we would ingest."
• [12:27] Joe Getty:
  "I don't think [Trump] gets inflation because he's too rich."
• [17:16] Joe Getty:
  "But to send me $10 from your fixed income, you really need to get control of your rage."
• [29:01] Jack Armstrong:
  "They are a bad, bad country that hates the United States. I'd love to see [the Iranian regime] go down... yank him out by his beard. I want to see him dangling from a helicopter by his beard again."

Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment Description | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | 00:49–03:00 | Iran crackdown, Trump’s “help is on the way” statements | | 03:09–13:00 | Food industry trends, “MAHA”, ingredient reformulations | | 13:37–17:47 | Listener email about potato chips; brand controversy | | 18:13–30:32 | Detailed discussion on Iran protests, Trump’s responses | | 11:36–12:27 | Trump’s economic populism, credit card rate capping | | 31:03–36:03 | Protester psychology, Minneapolis, decision dilemma, DARVO |

Episode Tone & Style

The conversation is fast-paced, alternating between serious commentary and sardonic humor. Armstrong and Getty blend skepticism with self-deprecation, encouraging critical thinking but often poking fun at themselves and public figures alike. Their dynamic covers personal anecdotes, pop-culture references, and high-stakes world events—all with their trademark banter.

For listeners seeking a smart, irreverent take on contemporary politics, health fads, and media, this episode offers a healthy dose of both insight and amusement.