I'm Allergic To Cutesy & Now I Have Hives

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand — "I'm Allergic To Cutesy & Now I Have Hives"

iHeartPodcasts | February 18, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this dynamic episode, Jack Armstrong, Joe Getty, and the Armstrong & Getty crew dive into escalating U.S.–Iran tensions, critique modern media coverage of potential war, lampoon the Washington Post newsroom walkout, and explore the weird afterlife of your digital persona. The tone swerves from dead-serious geopolitical analysis to irreverent, mock-cynical banter, with a distinct allergy to “cutesy” culture. A recurring theme is the loss of seriousness in national discourse—whether about war or journalistic self-importance.

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Key Segments and Discussion Points

1. U.S.–Iran Tensions: Media, War, and Negotiation (02:15–14:08)

• Escalating Military Presence: The U.S. has deployed a second carrier strike group near Iran, indicating serious preparation for possible conflict, even as talks continue. Iranian maneuvers include closing the Strait of Hormuz and scheduling joint drills with Russia.
• Media & Public Apathy: The hosts express disbelief at the lack of national conversation, recalling the omnipresent debate around the Iraq War in 2003 versus the current shrug toward military build-up.
  • “It's shocking how little coverage this gets." (Michael, 02:40)
• Negotiations with Iran: Discussion includes skepticism about Iran’s sincerity, referencing how Iranian negotiators skirt U.S. red lines and string out talks while pursuing their own interests.
  • “Their strategy is to string you along, come to an agreement, then dishonor it the minute they strike it.” (Joe Getty, 07:10)
• Trump’s Stance: The crew predicts Trump is likely to escalate, characterizing him as a “dice roller” (Joe, 10:47) and “escalator," in contrast to the “don’t do stupid s***” approach of Obama/Biden.
• Potential for Broader War: Discussion veers into speculation about scenarios if Iran retaliates. The hosts muse about press deadlines (“Do you think we give them a timeline to get out, like with Saddam?” — Joe, 11:06) and the possible ripple effects of regime-change war.

Notable Quotes:

• “Trump is a dice roller, man. He really is.” — Joe Getty (10:47)
• “Wars can always go off the rails in directions you just can't even imagine.” — Michael (10:50)
• “Do you think we give them a timeline to get out, at some point? Say you got 72 hours to get out, or…” — Joe Getty (11:06)

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2. Washington Post Walkout: A Lampooning (17:19–21:46)

• The Walkout: Journalists demand continued employment despite $100 million in losses under Bezos, invoking rights to work in the building. Armstrong & Getty openly mock their entitlement and lack of self-awareness.
  • “They're going to demonstrate their right to work at the Washington Post. Journalism nobody wants to read.” (Joe Getty, 18:29 / Michael, 18:29)
• Key Card Fiasco: Walkout leaders try—unsuccessfully—to swipe into the locked building as their badges are deactivated. The team sarcastically assesses their “collective power.”
  • “Their key cards got shut off.” — Michael (19:22)
  • “That guy sounded like he might have had one functioning testicle. That was the only one in the crowd.” — Joe Getty (21:46)
• Erosion of Elitism: Jack and Joe discuss the collapse of “elite” status in mainstream institutions: “Us normal people had a view of elite... I assume they're really, really smart… and they're not.” (Michael, 21:10).

Memorable Moment:
The hosts riff on the weak protest chants, with Joe dismissing the would-be-journalistic elite as “half wits and bullies” (21:34).

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3. Who Owns Your Digital Afterlife? (32:45–39:58; 43:29–46:36)

• Meta Patent & Digital Ghosts: Joe reads out Meta’s recent patent to use language models to simulate users online, even after death—your account could comment on friends’ vacation photos beyond the grave.
  • “You can continue commenting on your friends' idiotic vacation pictures after you're dead…” (Joe Getty, 33:57)
• Digital Legacy Fears: Jack imagines his embarrassing photos/texts being discovered if he died unexpectedly.
  • “Am I the only one who has photos or text conversations or emails that they'd rather nobody ever saw?” (Michael, 35:34)
  • “Every air sucking Homo sapien on earth has got stuff that is not meant for public consumption...” (Joe Getty, 35:41)
• Managing Data After Death: The team brainstorms about companies to help manage digital assets post-mortem and the oddities of AI recreating dead relatives for grieving kids.
• Ethics of AI Grief: They touch on how grief can be complicated if tech lets people “talk” with digital versions of the deceased.
  • “One of the tasks of grief is to face the actual loss. Let the dead be dead. The idea of bringing them back… that’s not healthy.” (Joe Getty, quoting Prof. Joseph Davis, 46:36)
• Organizational Disasters: Jack laments all his family/kid photos are interspersed with “erotic selfies” and gym pics, pondering the awkwardness this would cause for his heirs.

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4. Media, Elites, and Political Headlines (25:03–32:08)

• Viral Clip: AOC Fumbles Taiwan Question: Joe lobs a double-barbed zinger at AOC and Mitch McConnell: “She froze so badly, Mitch McConnell asked if she was okay.” (25:17)
• Elite Failure: News of former Penn President Liz McGill (ousted over antisemitism testimony) getting a new elite gig at Georgetown Lau signals, per the hosts, how little progress institutions have made against woke or performative activism.
• Admissions Scandals & Campus Progress: The hosts highlight the DOJ suing Harvard over continued affirmative action/discrimination and draw parallels with the Iran situation: both bad actors think they can just “wait this out.”

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5. Tariffs & K Street Grift (29:51–31:35)

• Tariff Consequences: Commentary on how tariff policy enriches lobbyists and Big Business while hurting small companies and consumers.
  • “Tariff revenues exploding to nearly $290 billion… almost $2,200 for every American household. But foreign countries don’t pay tariff costs.” (Joe Getty, 31:35)

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6. A Strong Stand Against Cutesy Culture (31:35–32:08)

• The “Blade Angels” & Taylor Swift: The crew bristles at the manufactured positivity around U.S. female skaters and pop star crossovers, epitomizing Jack’s “allergic to cutesy” mood.
  • “I'm allergic to cutesy and now I have hives. You're to blame.” (Joe Getty, 31:52)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Trump is a dice roller, man. He really is.” (Joe Getty, 10:47)
• “They're going to demonstrate their right to work at the Washington Post. Journalism nobody wants to read.” (Joe Getty, 18:29)
• “Every air sucking Homo sapien on earth has got stuff that is not meant for public consumption…” (Joe Getty, 35:41)
• “Am I the only one who has photos or text conversations or emails that they'd rather nobody ever saw?” (Michael, 35:34)
• “Let the dead be dead. The idea of bringing them back… that's not healthy.” (Joe Getty quoting Prof. Davis, 46:36)

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Natural Flow & Tone

• Cynical, Irreverent, Wry: The show is filled with quick banter, relentless sarcasm, and self-aware asides, especially when critiquing media and cultural trends.
• Serious Where It Matters: The crew’s take on military/foreign policy is informed and grave, displaying concern about war and skepticism toward political spin.
• Personal, Relatable: Extended, comic self-examination—especially on digital privacy and legacy—grounds the heavier topics and gives listeners an “in.”

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:15 — U.S.–Iran Escalation and Media Coverage
• 07:00 — Iran Negotiations & Red Lines
• 10:47 — Trump’s Decision-Making Style and War Risks
• 17:19 — Washington Post Walkout Begins (audio clip)
• 18:29 — Satire of Entitled Journalists
• 21:10 — Collapse of Elite Reputation
• 32:45 — Meta’s Digital Ghost Patent & Social Media Afterlife
• 35:34 — Real Talk: Digital Privacy After Death
• 46:36 — AI, Grief, and the Ethics of Simulated Loved Ones

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For listeners new to Armstrong & Getty:
This episode typifies their blend of current events commentary, irreverence, and cultural skepticism—mixing sharp critique, dark humor, and practical musings on the risks of modern life. You’ll leave feeling entertained, occasionally aggravated, and, if you’ve got hundreds of unsorted phone pics, maybe a little well-warned.

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[Michael]

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[Joe Getty]

While both the US And Iran are speaking of progress in talks, both also seem to be preparing for the possibility of war. The Pentagon sending a second carrier strike group to the region and at the same time that Iranian and US Negotiators met in Geneva Tuesday. Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz. It's a vital ship lane. Using it now for live fire exercises and joint military exercises are planned tomorrow with Russia.

[Michael]

That's he and panel of ABC News saying both sides are preparing for war. There are lots of news outlets suggesting that we are barreling toward A real war with a real country. Shocking how little coverage this gets. I don't know what to say about that. I think it's because we've had a couple of, you know, we bomb the crap out of somebody for a couple hours and then get out, get out of there without losing a plane or a single person. Grab Maduro, a couple of things like that. And just I was comparing it to when the Iraq war started, the second Iraq war in 2003, and the whole country was talking about it.

[Joe Getty]

Right.

[Michael]

It was a national, was actually a national debate over whether this is a good old night. But that was like still the hangover from Vietnam of getting involved in wars and all that sort of stuff. Apparently we've now had so many. It doesn't really affect me. Sorts of military exercises that nobody cares. I don't know what I think.

[Joe Getty]

That's one of several factors. We've had several pretty successful hit and run type operations, including the miraculous success of the Maduro snatching, including the use of the discombobulator, which is amazing. If you didn't hear that segment, grab it via podcast Armstrong and get on demand. But you also have the never ending volume of the modern world, the modern, you know, media world. There's shouting about every single story all the time. So I think people are overwhelmed and they're having difficulty figuring out which of the stories to pay attention to. You know, it's a number of things. But yeah, Trump and company have established themselves as miraculously good. Well, the United States military at hit and run type operations. But Iran would not be that probably unless they lay down their arms and say uncle.

[Michael]

Yeah, well, Mark Halperin's reporting over the weekend talking to people in the White House, in the Pentagon. He said there is a real good chance of a sustained war with Iran. Like many strikes, weeks, all kinds of different ways of attacking them, attempted regime change, the whole thing. And with Iran obviously fighting back. Here's another version of a news report from the story is. Which is on News Nation or. I don't know where that is, but anyway, go ahead.

[Joe Getty]

A massive US Military buildup is underway in the Middle East. Even as the US And Iran are back at the negotiating table, it's clear the United States is preparing for possible military action. Over the course of the last month, more than 250 U.S. military cargo planes have landed in theater. That's a significant uptick in activity, which suggests some of these flights are tied to preparations for potential operations against Iran. Okay, they absolutely are. Yeah. This is not some sort of saber rattling thing. Whether Trump pulls the trigger or not, I'm nobody knows. But he's absolutely loading the gun.

[Michael]

Yeah. And I tend to buy the argument that they've Iran has killed more American soldiers than any other country on earth over the last half a century. They've been a problem for the world. They're the leading exporter of terror around the world for a half a century. They're never going to be weaker than they are right now. They want a nuclear weapon really bad. Why in the hell wouldn't you take them out when you got the chance? That's the direction I lead.

[Joe Getty]

They're also infamously bad faith negotiators, which I think we're probably about to get into.

[Michael]

Can we hear from J.D. vance? He was talking about this yesterday on fox news. That'd be 54, Michael.

[Joe Getty]

We would very much like, as the president has said, to resolve this through a conversation and a diplomatic negotiation. But the president has all options on the table. And you know, one thing about the negotiation I will say this morning is, you know, in somewhat it went well. They agreed to meet afterwards. But in other ways it was very clear that the president has set some red lines that the Iranians are not yet willing to actually acknowledge and work through. So we're going to keep on working it. But of course, the president reserves the ability to say when he thinks that diplomacy has reached its natural end. We hope we don't get to that point, but if we do, that'll be the president's call.

[Michael]

So I'll be involved in those talks indirectly and they'll be very important. We'll see what can happen. But typically Iran's a very tough negotiation.

[Joe Getty]

They're good negotiators or bad? I would say they're bad negotiators, JD Saying that they have not yet acknowledged the red lines that Trump has said is absolutely necessary. Another way to put that, and I saw in a headline, was that they were ignoring the red lines. They were acting as if they didn't exist. They were negotiating about other things, which is the Iranian strategy to string you long, string you long, come to an agreement, then dishonor it the minute they strike it, not let the inspectors in, claim some sort of offense or whatever and then go back to doing what they're doing. I think that's partially company are not going to let them do that.

[Michael]

I think that's partially because a lot of countries, Iran, Russia, China, think the United States does not have the stomach for an actual war politically.

[Joe Getty]

True.

[Michael]

Which they might be Right. Although the President gets to make that call. I'm looking up at ABC News. They are in panels on there right now talking about latest round of talks with Iran. But they had to get through a missing woman and skiers and avalanches and stuff like that before we got to one of the biggest builds up in build ups in the Middle east ever that's going on right now. Okay, we'll see where this goes. And the thing with it is, if you're not a student of this sort of activity, wars regularly go. It's like the alignment problem with AI. There's an alignment problem with wars. You got a goal, you got a plan, you got a timetable and all kinds of different things. Come at. We got one news story here about Russia's doing some military maneuvers with Iran. Russia gets pulled in or somebody else gets hit and now you're more blah, blah, blah. All kinds of strange things can happen in wars.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, that's absolutely true. So as the Iranians are, as they usually do, trying to string things along through negotiations so they can, you know, run their playbook. I just described. I honestly think Trump is saying, yeah, that's fine. In fact, he gave them a two week deadline, I think, which is fine because he's getting the assets in place to give them all good hard whacking. I suspect that's where it ends that there is a significant military strike against Iran. I would put it with them fighting back.

[Michael]

1% confidence with them fighting back or not, because they didn't really fight back this last time.

[Joe Getty]

It was mostly symbolic.

[Michael]

Mostly, yes.

[Joe Getty]

With them fighting. Yeah, I think so. I think they'll see it as an.

[Michael]

Existential threat and they'll forgive on attack our troops, various bases.

[Joe Getty]

Which will bring on in all likelihood the true awesome, terrifying might of the United States military.

[Michael]

I would assume it's been a long time since we've had a. Somebody attacks one of our bases and kills 400 marines or something like that. You know, if that's on the table now, that's going to get America's attention. Going to get Trump's attention, right?

[Joe Getty]

Oh, yeah. Well, and Trump I think, is an escalator. And the mullahs and the Republican Guard have got to be contemplating that they cannot count on a Biden Obama style. Oh my God, this has gone farther than I thought. We'll be the ones to back down. Not from Trump. Right.

[Michael]

Or an Obama don't. Their, their foreign policy motto was don't do stupid S the problem being, as we've said a thousand times, not Doing something is a decision, right?

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. Trump is a dice roller, man. He really is.

[Michael]

This could easily end up being the legacy of his presidency if, oh, yeah, we get a full on war with Iran and, and ends up with a different leadership or it goes really poorly. Like I said, wars can always go off the rails in directions you just can't even imagine.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, the last 50 years of relations with Iran have been pretty off the rails. And I'm not calling for war. I don't get a vote, but I think it's likely. Do you think we give them a timeline to get out at some point? Say you got 72 hours to get.

[Michael]

Out, or like we did with Saddam? Did we do that? We did. You got till Friday at noon. Basically, what W said.

[Joe Getty]

Well, the word is they're already packed in case those protests got out of hand. More out of hand. So, yeah, they could probably turn it around, 48 hours or so.

[Michael]

Yeah. Do the press protests play any role in it at this point?

[Joe Getty]

They may have motivated Trump. He really, you know, for all of his bizarre psyche, psychological makeup, he really doesn't like to see people killed.

[Michael]

You know, I've been saying for years, Trump is going to be, Trump is unique in every way, but Trump is going to be unique in that. I don't know what kind of books are ever going to be written about him because so few people, you know, know what he's thinking. I mean, he does stuff. He comes up with ideas in the middle of the night and tweets them out.

[Joe Getty]

And the great thinkers of the present and the future are gonna try to suss that out, try to try to get a handle on his thinking. And they will only be partially successful at best. Right.

[Michael]

As opposed to most presidents where they sit around and have, you know, endless meetings with 10 people in the room on every single decision. And every one of those people writes a book or, or is featured in a book. Trump's not gonna really have that.

[Joe Getty]

Except for maybe Susie Wiles.

[Michael]

She might be the biggest book contract out there. She might be the person with the best idea of what it was actually like in a, in the Trump White House for all these different things. Might not be anybody else on planet earth that really has that access.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I don't know how much access JD Vance has these days. I suspect it's more than most vice presidents, but I don't know. No idea.

[Michael]

Crazy. But this could happen any hour, this attack on Iran. And just, you know, don't be shocked when we're at war with a major country and they're fighting back as Joe.

[Joe Getty]

Second tier country. Second tier.

[Michael]

You don't put them in the major tier category. Who's in the major tier category? Nope. Nobody but Russia and China in terms of enemies.

[Joe Getty]

Wow. In terms of military capability.

[Michael]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

You got to give me a minute to concoct that. I mean, it's unfair to say they're not a super power. Everybody knows that. I think they're more of a paper tiger than. Than. Than they would have you believe.

[Michael]

So I hope you're right. That'd be awesome.

[Joe Getty]

I also feel like, and dang, we're swearing we were going to break on time. I also think the enormous boiling hatred and resentment of the regime among the people of Iran has absolutely spread to the armed forces. We just haven't seen that that bitter flower bloom yet. But it might.

[Michael]

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All right, so this is just too good. You heard about the Washington Post layoffs? Jeff Bezos says, all right, we're losing $100 million a year. This has stop well, a bunch of the staffers and right of the journalists said, we won't accept this. They made various statements about why doesn't he just keep supporting it? Why is he cutting as if they have a right to have him lose $100 million a year, whatever it is. So this is great. They staged a demonstration at the WaPo yesterday, I think it was, or the day before. And here is the leader of the walkout, setting the tone for their attitude. And the setup for this is sometimes you think these people are nuts. Then you think, no, they just see the world differently. They have different opinions. No, they're actually freaking nuts.

[Michael]

A thing right now to show the management that they can't trample our rights.

[Joe Getty]

And they can't just roll us over. Today is a somewhat scary day. But because everyone's here to demonstrate our collective power, we're going to be doing this together. So they're going to demonstrate their rights, their right to work at the Washington Post.

[Michael]

Journalism nobody wants to read.

[Joe Getty]

Right. Our plan is to walk into the building and show our right to work. Management has locked us out and let us show them they can't just do it. Let's go.

[Michael]

No, this can't be real. Are. These are people that are journalists that made it to the Washington Post. I mean, that's like one of the top spots on planet Earth.

[Joe Getty]

You thought. Yeah, beta males and women wearing masks, by the way, if you're trying to picture them. Roll the next one, Michael, and I'll be talking over it. So they go in with their passes, their work passes. Roll it, roll it. They go in with their work passes and are trying to get through the turnstiles, the security turnstiles. That's the beeping you're hearing. But of course, course it's not working because their passes have been invalidated.

[Michael]

Their key cards got shut off.

[Joe Getty]

Exactly.

[Michael]

So how long have they been.

[Joe Getty]

Here it comes. There's a right to be in the building. It is a right to work. It has a right to be inside the Washington Post and work. Doing our jobs. And they're refusing to let us in. This is ridiculous. And the outrage. Jeff Bezos, formerly CEO, Will Lewis Vineet and Matt Monahan. We deserve to work in this building.

[Michael]

You know, if he works. If he worked at Dutch Brothers Coffee, I would think you're not qualified for this sort of work.

[Joe Getty]

You don't have a right to work anywhere.

[Michael]

How is, you know, one of the things that's happened in recent years before?

[Joe Getty]

Too much analysis. Indulge me here.

[Michael]

Okay.

[Joe Getty]

What is this protest missing? A good chant. Go ahead, Michael.

[Michael]

Wow, that's enthusiastic. We'll be back. We'll be back.

[Joe Getty]

Okay.

[Michael]

If you had to measure the testosterone in that chant, there are four. Four of your little things. Swimmers. Four total. One thing that has happened over recent years, and I don't remember where it started, but like, it happened with the CDC because of COVID It happened with all the universities. You're seeing it here with these Washington Post reporters. Us normal people had a view of elite, of being. You know, I. I don't agree with them. And they're pompous, but I assume they're really, really smart.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Michael]

And they're not.

[Joe Getty]

Oh.

[Michael]

And they're not the people at these universities that went there or teach there or the people in the CDC or the people who write for the top newspapers in the world or whatever. They're just. They're not smarter than me. I always assumed they were, but they're not.

[Joe Getty]

Often they're just self righteous and they're willing to hurt people who disagree with them so they get their way. They're bullies, but you saw they're half wits and bullies.

[Michael]

That guy sounds like a We have.

[Joe Getty]

A right to work here. We have a right to do our work.

[Michael]

What are you talk.

[Joe Getty]

That guy sounded like we might have had one functioning testicle. That was the only one in the crowd. Holy cow on parade. Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Michael]

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[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Michael]

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Ah, the big game. Commercials are basically must see TV.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, I take bathroom breaks during the game so I don't miss anything.

[Joe Getty]

Smart.

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That sounds amazing.

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[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, okay, I see where this is going.

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[David Eagleman]

This is David Eagleman with Inner Cosmos. I've spent my life studying the brain, and one thing is obvious. Most of us surf along on our stream of thoughts and we never think to examine the waters. That's what I appreciate about the Waking up app from Sam Harris. You may know that it'll teach you meditation, but it's bigger than that. It's structured mental training that'll help you understand things like your attention and your emotions and the patterns that drive your reactions. We all spend a lot of time trying to explain everything around us, but we don't spend as much time trying to understand ourselves. Let's take some moments to turn the camera inward. You'll be surprised by what you find. Try the full app free for 30 [e-mail] innercosmos during her trip to Munich.

[Joe Getty]

AOC was asked how the US should respond to a Taiwan invasion. And she could barely answer the question. In fact, she froze so badly, Mitch McConnell asked if she was okay.

[Michael]

Wow. So he has an opportunity to take a shot at aoc, but he makes it a shot at really at Mitch McConnell, really an elderly man who's, you.

[Jack Armstrong]

Know.

[Michael]

I wonder if this could turn out to be the best thing ever happened. Aoc. Maybe she realized, oh, okay, I gotta really get my act together and, like, really study up and have a staff get her all briefed up on all these different things so she's ready to go to run for president or she's not interested. Like, Kamala Harris didn't seem to be interested in, like, ever learning this stuff.

[Joe Getty]

More incapable.

[Michael]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

I mean, I don't think AOC is terribly bright other than a fair amount of verbal skill. But I don't think too many complicated ideas are rattling around in that pretty little header. So let's take a look at a handful of headlines. We can dwell on them as long as you wish or we wish we're dwellers moved swiftly. Well, we may dwell, we may not. Former Penn President Liz McGill, who resigned in disgrace after disastrous anti Semitism testimony, named Dean of Georgetown Law.

[Michael]

Oh, you've got to be kidding.

[Joe Getty]

I wish I were.

[Michael]

No. Wow. She was nationally humiliated and run out of one elite university, goes to maybe a more elite position. Wow.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. Unbelievable. There has been practically no progress made in college campuses. There have been a couple of big, you know, much ballyhooed settlements and Trump lawsuits and agreements and stuff like that. But on the ground, the battle has just begun.

[Michael]

And, you know, I was actually reading about USA Iran negotiations. New York Times, and there's some talk in there that they're willing to halt their efforts to get a nuclear weapon for at least three years, which the New York Times points out is the end of Trump's term. And then they believe there'll likely be a Democratic administration who will be like Biden and Obama and let them do whatever the hell they want. Similar to college campuses in the whole, you know, battle on woke. I'm sure a lot of that crowd thinks we just gotta wait this out for three more years and then, and then nobody's gonna stop us.

[Joe Getty]

We can teach you. Keep teaching the kids Marxist Marxism. Yeah, absolutely true. Let's see. Oh, to wit, here's another headline. Trump administration sues Harvard for withholding race related data. Admission, admissions data. Rather, Department of Justice sued Harvard accusing the Ivy League school withholding all the admissions data that you could use to figure out whether they're still doing affirmative.

[Michael]

Action and maybe the most elite university on planet earth is racist in their deciding who gets to go to college there. They base it on race and then they're hiding the information so they don't get sued about it. How do you like that? And they're the ones that lecture us.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, exactly. Is it Black Lives Matter 2.0? A Muslim charity has launched an internal review after independent journalists figured out their tax form showed millions raised for Gaza relief flowed to an anti Israel influencer. Prominent Muslim charity is conducting an internal review of its relationship with anti Israel influencer Khaled Baydun as it faces growing questions. Over $2 million it paid to Baidoun for relief initiatives that were advertised as providing water and other aid to the Gaza Strip. So just like Black Lives Matter, a few at the top drained the payments to make themselves rich. Shock, shock, shock. Just unbelievable. Human Appeal usa, which bills itself as America's leading Muslim humanitarian organization, blah, blah, blah. The group, an American offshoot of the UK based Human Appeal, launched the internal review after a firestorm over their 2024 taxes. Okay, there again, I'm just shocked to the core. Moving along. Totally different story. Protectionism and tariffs serve K Street and hurt Main Street. More studies have come out that say all the tariffs are doing is making lobbyists rich. Nearly 500% increase in lobbying revenues tied to tariffs in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024.

[Michael]

I was unaware of this until the whole tariff regime hit. It makes sense once you, once you, once you're, you know, schooled on it. When you have tariffs becomes all about the carve outs for which. Which company or business product. Product the tariffs don't count for. And so you hire these lobbyists to really appeal to the president. So he decides that everything but this kind of computer chip or this kind of farm product or whatever.

[Joe Getty]

Right.

[Michael]

And there's a lot of money in that. And always that's one of the problems with tariffs. It always ends up like this.

[Joe Getty]

Right, Right. And it always ends up benefiting the big guys. The lobbying field isn't. I'm sorry, the lobbying playing field isn't level either. While big tech, big pharma and the big three automakers have benefited from special tariff exemptions, writes National Review, small businesses like the family owned Fish USA Tackle company in Pennsylvania, the Vermont based women's cycling company, Terry Precision Cycling, a bunch of little companies, in short, don't have the time, money or influence to acquire similar exemptions. Those small businesses are among five plaintiffs receiving pro bono legal services to challenge the legality of the tariffs at the Supreme Court. And then they mentioned that as K Street thrives, Main street pays tariff revenues exploding to nearly $290 billion in 2025, the equivalent of almost $2,200 for every American household. But foreign countries don't pay tariff costs. February report from the Federal Reserve bank in New York estimating that nearly 90% of the tariff's economic burden fell on U.S. firms and consumers. I happen to believe they're true. I think Trump does a lot of things that are great. I think this is absolutely terrible and indefensible and I want him to stop.

[Michael]

If you need to be in a better mood, The Blade Angels take the ice tonight. Are you familiar with the Blade Angels? Sort of handful of female US Skaters who are being called the Blade Angels and Taylor Swift?

[Joe Getty]

Not by me, they're not for the record.

[Michael]

And Taylor Swift is like really into him.

[Joe Getty]

And oh, I'm allergic to cutesy and now I have hives. You're to blame.

[Michael]

And now the Blade Angels have been attached to the Showgirl song from her album, song I really like, by the way. And, and so you got the whole Taylor Swift Blade Angels ice skating thing coming together tonight on NBC.

[Joe Getty]

Yes, I'll be drinking scotch alone in the dark, muttering angrily, thank you. And then why don't we cap off the discussion, Although I've got a dozen more stories that are so interesting. But we've been talking about, and probably will again, the giant social media trial happening in la. Mark Zuckerberg, AKA Satan, will be testifying today right yes, yes.

[Michael]

He's. I think he's on the stand right now, actually.

[Joe Getty]

Wow. He.

[Michael]

They just summoned him up. We would now like to talk to Mark Zuckerberg and poof. And he just appears.

[Joe Getty]

That's right. Anyway, I absolutely love this. I'm reading your minds, folks. You're thinking, boy, I love posting online. I love offering up my life for other people's entertainment that they actually just scroll through and don't look at anyway. And I've spent my entire life thinking no thing I do or experience has any validity unless I put it online. But you're thinking, the only problem is when I die, I'm not going to be able to post anymore. Well, I have good news for you. Meta was granted a patent in late December that nobody really noticed. That outlines how a large language model can simulate a person's social media activity, such as responding to content posted by real people who are not dead. And I quote. The language model may be used for simulating the user when the user is absent from the social networking system, for example, when the user takes a long break, or if the user is deceased. So you can continue commenting on your friends idiotic vacation pictures after you're dead or when you're, quote, unquote, taking a long break.

[Michael]

Here's something I was thinking about yesterday. Kind of along those lines. I don't think there's enough attention paid to what becomes of your digital life when you die.

[Joe Getty]

True.

[Michael]

I have gazillions of pictures in my phone, some of which I would rather nobody ever saw. Is that a bad idea? I mean, like, if I die, if I get in a car wreck today, does somebody get access to my phone? And if so, why?

[Joe Getty]

Wow. Wow. There are legitimate law enforcement reasons other than that, man. I'd have to think about it and consult experts. But it's a great question.

[Michael]

Well, if there's a crime, there's law enforcement reasons.

[Joe Getty]

Was if I.

[Michael]

If I just. I have a heart attack and die right now, which I might. I've had a lot of coffee. Does somebody get into my phone? I mean, other than like, Michael bringing it in here, holding it up against my dead face so it unlocks and then scrolling through my.

[Joe Getty]

Right, right. Yeah. And then we'll post the really filthy stuff online for clicks and likes. Yeah.

[Michael]

Embarrassing.

[Joe Getty]

Michael, were you going to say something? No, I was just agreeing with you. Yeah.

[Michael]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

So here's what you do. You write it into your will. If anybody so much as tries to unlock my phone after I die, every penny goes to the American Nazi Party, all right? Otherwise you kids inherit equally, blah, blah, blah. I'm gonna donate a certain amount of money to Pacific Legal foundation, blah, blah, blah, as I probably will. Every penny goes to the Nazis if anybody messes with me carefully.

[Michael]

Am I the only one who has photos or text conversations or emails that they'd rather nobody ever saw?

[Joe Getty]

Oh, no, quite the opposite. Every air sucking Homo sapien on earth has got stuff that is not meant for public consumption or. Or.

[Michael]

Or their kids or, you know, whoever being aware of. Well, imagine. Just. Just imagine that. Conversations you've had about your kids. Well meaning conversations, but could be very hurtful to them if they got to read them.

[Joe Getty]

Yes. Yeah.

[Michael]

That.

[Joe Getty]

That alone, we've all had to get the experience. For instance. And Katie, feel free to jump in when where somebody we cared about very much was going through something and we misunderstood something from them and blah, blah, blah. And it got worked out in the end. But you don't need all the raw material to come out, right?

[Michael]

It would be like the Epstein files. You'd get into, you know, just cherry picking stuff. Yes, Katie.

[Joe Getty]

No, just. If anyone answered no to your question, Jack, they. They're lying.

[Michael]

Oh, okay, good. I didn't know if I was an outlier on that or actually thought about this yesterday as I was. I have a lot of shirtless selfies in my phone of me.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, there's a revelation. Oh, there it is.

[Michael]

So many nips. And it's like. To keep track of my progress. And so I've been working out for three years now, and I can look back at like two years ago. Okay. I'm actually accomplishing something here.

[Joe Getty]

Sure it is Grinder.

[Michael]

But I thought if I die and somebody looked at this, I come off as the world's biggest narcissist or something.

[Joe Getty]

Or a guy on Grindr. Yeah. Yeah. Hey, look, I'm into clown porn. I'm just gonna put it out there right now.

[Michael]

Right.

[Joe Getty]

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[Michael]

Exists, but remember we were doing ads for a while for you need a trust. You should have a trust or a will or whatever if you're blah, blah, blah, blah. Be a good idea to have a will. How about a, a company that takes care of your digital life. If you don't have a plan for your digital life after you die, here's what could happen. A couple of scary scenarios that we just went through and then here's what we can do for you. And it's some sort of, you know, it's like having a will or trust. You fill out your stuff, the passwords are there.

[Joe Getty]

And cleaning your digital house after you pass.

[Michael]

Yeah. So it doesn't fall into the hands of, you know, Uncle Ed, who you never got along with. And now he's posting everything from your phone or I don't know what happens to your phone.

[Joe Getty]

You die.

[Michael]

Seriously. Does somebody throw it away or do they hand it to your, your kid or your wife or whoever's closest to you at the time and all of a sudden they have access to everything. I'm horrified by this.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I, I wouldn't, I would not want that.

[Michael]

You wouldn't want it to be handled to you, or you wouldn't want to have to hand it to someone else?

[Joe Getty]

No, I was just going to say if like Judy, God forbid, passes before me, I have no desire to paw through her phone and, and uncover anything. No, I know her to the extent that works for us. If she has aspects of her life or personality that I'm not aware of after all these years, probably for good reason. I'm not worried about it.

[Michael]

Well, that is a good, healthy, and I'm thinking rare attitude is the problem.

[Joe Getty]

I am what I am.

[Michael]

So what do you do about the other people that's why you need a company for that. What happens to your phone? And I don't have that situation. I'm single. My phone just. I get in a car wreck. My phone just laying there on the highway. My head's over there. My phone's over there.

[Joe Getty]

And let's take a look. Everybody, look.

[Michael]

It's unlocked. All right, more on the way.

[Joe Getty]

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[Michael]

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Well, I take bathroom breaks during the game, so I don't miss anything.

[Joe Getty]

Smart.

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[David Eagleman]

This is David Eagleman from the Inner Cosmos podcast. As a neuroscientist, I think a lot about how our brains shape our experience of reality and how easily we get pulled into mental habits that we don't even notice. This plays out every day in how we respond to stress and information overload and the constant demands of our attention. That's why I use the Waking up app from Sam Harris. It brings together meditation and neuroscience and philosophy to help you see what your mind is doing in real time. We can't escape our thoughts, but we can understand them to respond with more patience and clarity. The practices in the app are easy to fit into a busy routine, and they support a steadier, healthier mind. If you're ready to train the mind that's behind everything you do, you can unlock Waking up free for 30 [e-mail] inner cosmos.

[Michael]

We're just discussing what happens to your digital life after you die. Like, if I had a heart attack right now, who. Who has. Who gets my phone and gets access to it? And I would be horrified if various pictures slash information was, you know, just out there available to people. And I don't have a plan for it. Smart people have a plan for these things, but I'm not a smart person, so I don't. A number of people texted that, for instance, if you're the executor of a situation, you get access to it. So like I'm the executor if my parents pass on. But similar to what Joe is just talking about, I have no interest in pawing through my parents emails or stuff like I wouldn't even look at it. I have no interest in doing that. So that would be fine. But you got to have somebody in your life like that, and not everybody does. But then, then somebody brought up to the photos and this is true for me. Okay, so. So even if my kids were like, you know, I'm not gonna look through dad's phone. We don't, but private is private, blah, blah, blah. We'd like all the kids pictures. I got thousands and thousands and thousands of kids pictures in there that aren't anywhere else but in the cloud or on my phone. They're also interspersed with lots of other things. I mean, there'd be no way you could look through those kids photos without coming across the other stuff.

[Joe Getty]

Stuff. Maybe that's you gotta make albums.

[Michael]

Maybe that's just an organizational problem. And yeah, I know I Should have, but I never have. God, it would. I can't imagine how many hours that would take at this point to try to even do that.

[Joe Getty]

Well, just take out your filthy stuff and put it in an album labeled, I don't know, tax forms or something or. Or have it password protected or something.

[Michael]

Yeah, sounds like a lot of work, boy.

[Joe Getty]

So you got your erotic selfies together with your kids birthday parties. That's just wrong.

[Michael]

I just.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. What if the one thing leaks into the other? That's just.

[Michael]

I have all my pictures. The main picture thing. I don't have albums. Yeah, so it's like kids birthday party. Look, there's dog doing something cute shirtless self. Me of. Me of the gym. Then another kid's birthday party. Those are not good to be mixed together like that.

[Joe Getty]

Do we have more text to get to or. No, I was going to throw in one more thing just from this article I was looking at. They reminded us that you remember there was the replica, an AI chatbot startup up that could imitate granny based on her voice, you know, from videotapes or whatever. Oh, Billy, I'm so glad you made.

[Michael]

The Little League team.

[Joe Getty]

Your granny has been gone for three years. And then they got a couple of other ones. Microsoft in patented an AI chatbot that could simulate a deceased person as well as fictional characters or celebrities. Which sounds like fun, but they. They end this with a piece or something. Some thoughts from Joseph Davis, Soc Professor, University of Virginia. He was concerned with the impact that tools like this could have on humans experiencing grief. Quote One of the tasks of grief is to face the actual loss. Let the dead be dead. The idea of bringing them back. But you're not really doing that. But in fact it looks like you are. That's the confusion. That's not healthy.

[Michael]

I remember playing clips of the time, at the time of this story broke from people that just thought it was wonderful to have have grandma who's been dead for years telling Billy that he did a good job in Little League this year. Think it's weird? You know Billy's gonna need counseling. The only thing I want played at my funeral is a fight between Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. Just play that and we'll all be happy.

[Joe Getty]

Wow.

[Michael]

If you have any thoughts, you can text us. 415295 KFTC. A lot more in hour three. Want to get to that 60 minute story about Ultra processed food, which I think is really important, among other things. If you missed a segment the podcast Armstrong and Getty on Demand.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Michael]

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[David Eagleman]

David Eagleman from the Inner Cosmos podcast. As a neuroscientist, I think a lot about how our brains shape our experience of reality and how easily we get pulled into mental habits that we don't even notice. This plays out every day in how we respond to stress and information overload and the constant demands of our attention. That's why I use the Waking up app from Sam Harris. It brings together meditation and neuroscience and philosophy to help you see what your mind is doing in real time. We can't escape our thoughts, but we can understand them to respond with more patience and clarity. The practices in the app are easy to fit into a busy routine, and they support a steadier, healthier mind. If you're ready to train the mind that's behind everything you do, you can unlock Waking up free for 30 [e-mail].

[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

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