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And now here's Armstrong and was getting A coffee at a kiosk at this conference center. And I asked an American guy who was right next to me what brought you here to Riyadh? And he said, money. There is so much money at this conference center that is going in both directions. You've got Saudi companies that are investing in the U.S. american companies that are investing in Saudi Arabia. There's just a lot more to the US And Saudi relationship now than just Saudi, rather security guarantees and oil sales. The crown prince wants Saudi Arabia to be a major player on the world stage. And they are.
Jack Armstrong
So I thought this was kind of interesting, Peter Doocy's report about why Trump is in Saudi Arabia and what's going on there. All the American business people are there. There's such a level of, you know, finance and investment that most of us never get within a thousand miles of or pay attention to that goes on with the, the big time movers and shakers. Here's a little more, Peter.
Joe Getty
I wonder, I wonder if MBS is aware of the importance of a good solid talk radio industry in Saudi Arabia. I'd be happy to head that up for, I don't know, $100 million, but I'm willing to be reasonable about it. So we expect the next couple days to look like this. When it comes to investment in the U.S. saudi Arabia's got the 600 billion pledged over the next four years. Qatar has 200 to 300 billion expected to be announced on this trip. Plus he got the $400 million jumbo jet. And then when we get to the United Arab emirates, they say $1.4 trillion pledged to the U.S. over the next 10 years. You know, all that sounds good, but in what form? In what way? I mean, if they're just plowing money into the US Stock market that's investing in American companies in a significant way. But I mean, where else are you gonna have your money?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I don't quite understand either. More from Peter Doocy.
Joe Getty
I have traveled the world with President Biden and been to many international conferences with him. They were all political conferences. This is not a political conference. This is a business conference. And it is key to the third pillar of the Trump platform. He's already got Dirty Doge looking at savings. He's got the tariffs looking to level the playing field. And now here he's got international businessmen and the leaders of Gulf states promising huge checks to the United States and companies there.
Jack Armstrong
So this is kind of interesting. So Peter Doocy just said right there, this is a business conference, not a political conference. We've got a clip now to play for you, which is from just a little bit ago. Trump giving a long speech and got into the topic of Iran and them giving up their nuclear program and coming to the table and all that sort of stuff. Which fits in with all this, because Saudi Arabia wants to be intertwined with the United States and Israel and same with Qatar and uae. They don't want to be part of the whole. They want to, they don't want to be part of the Iran thing. They want to be a counterbalance to the whole Iran thing. But so here's Trump talking about Iran. I want to make a deal with Iran.
Joe Getty
If I can make a deal with Iran, I'll be very happy if we're going to make your region and the world a safer place.
Jack Armstrong
But if Iran's leadership rejects this olive.
Joe Getty
Branch and continues to attack their neighbors.
Jack Armstrong
Then we will have no choice but to inflict massive, maximum pressure, drive Iranian.
Joe Getty
Oil exports to zero, like I did before.
Jack Armstrong
If you know that they were a.
Joe Getty
Virtually bankrupt country because of what I did.
Jack Armstrong
They had no money for terror, they had no money for Hamas or Hezbollah.
Joe Getty
And take all action required to stop.
Jack Armstrong
The regime from ever having a nuclear weapon. Iran will never have a nuclear weapon. So if you remember, Saudi Arabia and Israel were about to normalize relationship relations between the two. Like the day before October 7th happened, and then that all went out the window. And that was going to be the biggest seismic shift in the Middle east in like 500 years. That was going to be a really, really big deal. And that all fell apart. But that's, that's, I'll bet that happens before Trump's term is over.
Joe Getty
Yeah, it fell apart and, or it was just shoved to the back of the fridge. It's amazing that the Saudis thought, no, it's too hot. Right.
Jack Armstrong
I know. It's amazing that they still, the Jordanians, Egyptians, they still have to cater to the crazies.
Joe Getty
Yeah, yeah. You think our low information voters are low information. If you're like in the hinterlands of these various Islamic republics where they're fundamentalists and haters of the west and the Jews and the rest of it, their rulers are thinking, man, we just want to do some business here. They've got to keep a lid on those people getting completely crazy. So, yeah, they've got to pretend to be just completely concerned with the Palestinian issues. We need a two state solution. We need a solution here. Very concerned. Even though they never do anything or.
Jack Armstrong
You end up assassinated or with a revolution in the Streets at the least.
Joe Getty
Right, right. So all they give is lip service, but they feel like they have to give it. You know, that whole they will never, ever have a nuclear weapon is interesting because I was just reading about a handful of senators, including Tom Cotton, Lindsey Graham and Katie Brittany introduced a resolution like hardcore against any enrichment of uranium because Trump had seemed a little squishy on that the other day, demanding a complete dismantlement and destruction of Iran's nuclear program in any agreement. And Trump seemed, you know, he didn't mention enrichment there, but that was, that was pretty unequivocal.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I think he means it. I guarantee you Israel means it. They see it as not an option to let Iran get a nuclear weapon. So that's good. That's going to come to a head here today, tomorrow, next week, soon. Can't be too long.
Joe Getty
I know old BB is really wondering this stuff about negotiating with Iran again. Are you just making it clear you're willing to negotiate before you bomb the bejesus out of them or let us, or are you like soft on bombing the bejesus out of them?
Jack Armstrong
Just on. I guess this is a tangent. The same area of the country. So I'm still making my way through the audiobook 13 Days by Lawrence Wright about the Middle east peace talks when Carter was president with Begin from Israel, Sadat from Egypt and Jimmy Carter putting it together. And it is so damned interesting in a number of ways, partially because all the issues are exactly the same issues as now for the most part, and have been for forever in the Middle East. But since we got all these other negotiations going on, right, we got negotiations with Iran, we, we got negotiations between Hamas and Israel, we're trying to do what we're doing with Putin and Zelensky and stuff like that. You know, a lot of these high level negotiations. And I'm a big fan of Lawrence Wright's writing anyway, his stuff, but he's got the day by day of these 13 days of negotiations. And yet history brings you like the most sanitized adult, 400 level college class version of, of these negotiations. But they're so much more like a husband and wife fighting over something than that in reality. And the day by day and the number of times that these people that had risen to such a high level of running their countries and understanding politics and the dynamics of this and that, everything like that, who would get angry and cuss at somebody and wad up a piece of paper and throw it in the trash or say I'm leaving or whatever. I mean Just like husband and wife in a dysfunctional marriage fighting. It's so much more that than it is ever revealed to us. And you just have to fight through that, I guess. So, like the sort of thing that happened with Trump and Zelinsky on the couch, that sort of thing happened daily with Carter and Begin and Sadat behind closed doors. We just didn't see that. We saw the, you know, we saw the piece, the handshake at the end with grownups acting in dignified ways. No, there was a lot more. You're a liar. No, you're a liar. Screw you. Oh, yeah, well, screw you. And, you know, knock stuff off the table and storm out. And, you know, there's a lot more of that that goes on than we ever see.
Joe Getty
That's. That's funny. I'm picturing. We've all seen this picture or video many times of the US and the Chinese are getting together to have some big negotiation, and they're at this big rectangular table, and right one's on each side, and they got their little microphones, and they're all, like, smiling barely for the photo op and looking just kind of vaguely positive. And I always think, as soon as those cameras are off, what happens then? That's the part I would like to hear.
Jack Armstrong
So, like, Carter would get to bed at 4 o' clock in the morning after being over at Sadat's place in his T shirt and his underwear, saying, you got to get rid of that crazy guy that gives you all the advice. Because Sadat had this like some sort of weird Rasputin like, character who claimed that he could make his heartbeat stop and all this different sort of stuff that would give Sadat all this advice and Carter be like, you gotta get rid of this guy. And then Carter would go to bed, he'd climb into bed at four in the morning next to Rosa and say, you know what the problem is? I think begins a psychopath. That's what the problem is. I mean, it's just, it. It's so not the way it's presented to us on the White House lawn when they shake hands and sign a deal.
Joe Getty
Right?
Jack Armstrong
It's just. It's personalities. It's exactly like, you know, a fight with your boss or your brother or a guy in the golf course or whatever. It gets down to the most childish, vengeful hurt feelings sort of stuff.
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Joe Getty
Wow, huh?
Jack Armstrong
I know. I find that interesting. So that's what you got to piece together with, you know, Putin and Zelinsky or Netanyahu and whoever the Hell he's dealing with or whatever.
Joe Getty
Yeah, yeah. And then you've got that whole dynamic where the language of diplomacy is so incredibly careful in public and so genteel and coded, but behind the scenes, they're screaming at each other and storming out of rooms.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, the number of times they said, I'm. This is stupid. I'm not doing this anymore. And they all said, I'm leaving. Pack up your things, we're leaving. And then they. The next morning, they wouldn't bring it up again. And Carter, think. I guess they didn't mean that. Or they're pretending they didn't mean that. Or I'll just pretend it didn't mean happen. We'll see if they pretend it didn't happen.
Joe Getty
Man, I'd pay a dollar for some sort of transcript even of the recent two days of talks between the US And Chinese sides.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, yeah.
Joe Getty
Giant punitive tariffs down to much more modest levels. What happened there?
Jack Armstrong
Great example. We're getting the very dignified, high level, complicated conversation presented to us. But behind the scenes, there might have been a lot of, what the hell are you doing? This is ridiculous. On either side.
Joe Getty
Well, and. Or the way it felt to me was the Americans probably said, look, our guy felt like he couldn't back down. And the Chinese said, yeah, our guy can't back down. All right, how about we both back down on 3? 1, 2, 3.
Jack Armstrong
And.
Joe Getty
And the tariffs just got lowered. I mean, given the depth of our issues and the complexity of the problems, blah, blah, blah. The fact that in two days they said, this is nuts. Can we call this off? Let's call this off.
Jack Armstrong
It says something nobody seems to give any chance to. Zelensky and Putin actually meet in Turkey. Zelensky is going to show up. Nobody thinks Putin will show up. Is that your. Where you think you are on that?
Joe Getty
Yeah. That's what I've been predicting all along. I just don't. In a weird way. Because this was Putin's idea originally, right? Yeah, well. But Zelensky, in a weird way, made it his own by saying 100% on their. Let's do this.
Jack Armstrong
Even without the ceasefire. I'm there. But he made it clear yesterday, I'm not meeting with anybody but Putin because Putin's gonna send Lavrov or somebody. And I think Zelensky is doing the right thing by saying, no. No. I think it puts Putin in a bad position. I think this is really gonna make it look like he's the obstacle. I don't know how he gets himself.
Joe Getty
Out of this, which he clearly is, obviously.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, yeah.
Joe Getty
All right.
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We got more on the way. Stay here.
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Man, that MBS is pretty happy with himself. He is pretty happy with himself. What are you, like 35 years old now? Pretty young.
Joe Getty
Remember, he's youngish for a world leader. And it's richer than Croesus of old and has kingly powers.
Jack Armstrong
Right.
Joe Getty
And a harem.
Jack Armstrong
And if you get on the wrong side of him, he'll have you bone sawed into pieces. Barbaric.
Joe Getty
Right. He just probably has to sit himself down every night and say, hey, you got to be humble. It's important.
Jack Armstrong
You can't bone. Sorry, jackass. You come across.
Joe Getty
Right. Exactly. Exactly. Have a little mercy, oh great one. I'm calling myself oh great One. It's funny how it. Anyway, yeah. What an. What an interesting existence that must be as a human being. So a couple of things that are completely apolitical and interesting, I think. Oh. Coming up next segment, the Pope's brother called Nancy Pelosius C. Oh.
Jack Armstrong
What?
Joe Getty
That's not very brotherish, is it? And not a lot of Christian mercy there.
Jack Armstrong
Say what?
Joe Getty
The Pope's brother called Nancy Pelosi a C. Dropped a C bomb on her. Yeah. So stay tuned. Live team coverage.
Jack Armstrong
MBS is 39.
Joe Getty
Wow. Wow. So some scientists at the University of Connecticut are studying how our brain processes music. And as a music freak and arguably musician and you know, since I was a little kid, just I'm fascinated by music. I find this very Very interesting. And then they talk about how music makes us tap our feet and feel emotions without consciously. Exactly, yes. The jigginess. And we don't decide to do that. And interestingly, I guess neurologists thought, well, the whole tapping your feet moving was about your brain predicting what comes next in a song. It sees the pattern, blah, blah, blah. Well, no, it's actual. It's about actual physical patterns forming in your neural circuits. So these university guys have discovered that our brain cells physically synchronize with musical sounds, creating stable patterns that affect our entire body. It's what they call neural resonance theory, or nrt. We propose that people anticipate musical events not through predictive neural models, but because brain body dynamics physically embody musical structure and different people react in different ways. And obviously you'd need like years of training to understand what some of this stuff actually means. But it's a scientific approach that explains how your body, your brain, processes music using fundamental physics principles rather than abstract prediction. Blah, blah. It's all very technical, but the idea is your brain is so into the music, it like organizes itself and is playing along in a rhythmic way with the music in a way that they can observe.
Jack Armstrong
First of all, have you ever known anybody without any rhythm?
Joe Getty
Yes, and I've known people who are completely unable to carry a tune too.
Jack Armstrong
That I get the no rhythm. For some reason, it seems hard for me to grasp, but I knew one guy, my first roommate in college, he had zero rhythm. Like, he could not clap his hands to like a simple song.
Joe Getty
Wow, how interesting.
Jack Armstrong
No, I just didn't register with him like that. There was a beat.
Joe Getty
Yeah, yeah. Huh. You know, I've. I've known for a very long time. I respond to music differently than I think, like average people do. For one, I, until, you know, the latter part of my life, I could not ignore music. I could not, not be completely distracted by it to the point that, like, music during acts of love was a bad idea.
Jack Armstrong
Really?
Joe Getty
Yeah. Oh, yeah. I can't ignore it. It's, it's, it's odd.
Jack Armstrong
Or that was your excuse for poor performance.
Joe Getty
Please, please. When I die, there's just gonna. There are gonna be odes sung to my prowess. Anyway, more on this to come. We're out of time. Dang it.
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Jack Armstrong
A friend of mine who's a businessman, very, very, very top guy, most of you would have heard of him, highly neurotic, brilliant businessman, seriously overweight. And he takes the fat, the fat shot drug. And he called me up and he said, president. He calls me, he used to call me Donald, now he calls me President. So that's nice, respect. But he's a rough guy, smart guy, very successful, very rich. I wouldn't even know how we would know this, but. Because he's got comments.
Joe Getty
President, could I ask you a question? What?
Jack Armstrong
I'm in London and I just paid.
Joe Getty
For this damn fat drug I take.
Jack Armstrong
I said it's not working.
Joe Getty
He said, he said, I just paid $88 and in New York I pay $1,300.
Jack Armstrong
What the hell is going on?
Joe Getty
He said, so I checked.
Jack Armstrong
Okay, so that's part of Trump's unleashing his executive order yesterday to lower pharmacy drugs down. A story about his fat neurotic friend who takes a fat shot. Highly neuro, very rich, highly neurotic, calls me president. Anyway, so he wants the fat drug. I said, it's not working.
Joe Getty
It's not working. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
What a unique style.
Joe Getty
Yeah. And we can dig into this a little more tomorrow. Trump's drug price crack down. Like his trade war could be more bark than bite. A lot of limitations and a lot of way companies can get around the various things he's talking about. But I don't know, I don't know. I'm not in the mood to deal with that. Especially with the Pope's brother dropping a C bomb on Nancy Pelosi. Stay tuned, we'll get to that. So I thought this was amusing. Interesting. They're calling it AI colonialism. AI writing suggestions. Just the whole AI thing because so much of it was developed in the United States is pushing Indian users, in particular in India, toward Western writing styles. And so much of AI is based on machine learning in the English language. Particularly American sources, that it's. It's said to be erasing cultural nuances and specific details about traditions, food, and festivals. It's a homogenizing effect of. They call it AI colonialism. Again.
Jack Armstrong
Whatever.
Joe Getty
When Indians use AI. Right. Actually, this is. This is not about, like, being mad or a cause or anything. I don't care. I just think it's interesting linguistically. This is. This is not intended to be a controversy. It's just interesting. For instance, when Indians used AI writing assistance, they not only adopt more Westernized vocabulary choices, but also change fundamental aspects of their writing style, like using different sentence structures and descriptions that reflect Western viewpoints rather than Indian cultural perspective. For example, when describing traditional Indian festivals with AI assistance, users produce more generic descriptions focused on family gatherings and celebrations, rather than including specific cultural elements like religious rituals or regional variations. Yeah, I suspect this will all get worked out. Let's see. By comparing writing from. Oh, here it is. Let's see. The research team conducted experiments with 118 participants. Participants split evenly between India and the US participants completed culturally grounded writing tasks with topics ranging from describing favorite foods and celebrities to festivals and formal workplace emails. Half received autocomplete suggestions from GPT4O as they wrote. Others wrote without AI assistance. By comparing writing from all four groups, researchers identified clear patterns of cultural homogenization. With AI assistance, Indian writing became significantly more similar to American writing patterns. The initial AI suggestions were consistent, consistently Western biased. The first food item suggested was always pizza or sushi, and the first suggested festival was invariably Christmas, regardless of what the users were trying to write about.
Jack Armstrong
Well, that's pretty funny.
Joe Getty
That is pretty funny. Yeah. So we gathered for the big festival of Christmas with pizza. I'm a Hindu. I live in Calcutta. And we gathered around and ate sushi. No way. I. Mind your own damn business. All right, so anyway, that's just interesting. It'll work itself out, and it'll take all of our jobs and we'll all be indigent. Anyway, Chris Donaldson is a. Wait a minute.
Jack Armstrong
Is.
Joe Getty
That's right. That's not right. Hang on a second. No, that's the. Sorry. Speaking of AI, this got laid out all funky. That's the name of the journalist. Oh, my Lord. What just happened? Sorry, I just clicked on something and it completely took over my screen. There we go. Okay, so Robert Francis Prevost, the Pope.
Jack Armstrong
Who'S an Augustinian.
Joe Getty
That's the Pope.
Jack Armstrong
He's. Yeah, the Pope. He's. He's the Order of Augustinians. I didn't know this Till I just read this a little bit ago. They're the smallest order out there. There are only 3,000 in the world.
Joe Getty
Oh, really?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Priests. Very, very.
Jack Armstrong
Well, it's, you know, an order. You know the kind of person you are, whether you're a Dominican or whatever the heck you are. Tiny, tiny little thing.
Joe Getty
Anything significant about him we should know? Augustinians, I know nothing about this.
Jack Armstrong
Based on the original St. Augustine of Hippo, which is Northern Africa, based on that. Dude, just, you know, a lot of poverty and contemplation, you know, the whole deal.
Joe Getty
Yeah, the old pnc. Anyway, so that's Robert Prevost. He's the Pope. But his brother Lewis of Port Charlotte, Florida, is quite the conservative and quite the loudmouth online.
Jack Armstrong
Okay.
Joe Getty
That type of guy.
Jack Armstrong
There's where it gets fun to have an American Pope.
Joe Getty
Yeah. In a slew of Facebook posts that were unearthed by left wing media outlets including the Daily Beast. And to me, once a week is plenty for beasts. I don't need a Daily Beast. But the Louis Prevost mocks leftists and shared other people's rants about liberals crying about tariffs that featured a much younger Pelosi in a video from the 1990s advocating for tariffs on China. I remember that. I think we. We ran the audio, but.
Jack Armstrong
So these are recent posts?
Joe Getty
Yes.
Jack Armstrong
Okay.
Joe Getty
Oh, yeah, yeah. The user opined that Pelosi was a booze soaked C word.
Jack Armstrong
Whoa. I've never put that in print.
Joe Getty
And implied something rather strong about Pelosi's husband. And I quote, and obviously I'm not quoting directly. I'm sanitizing. These effing liberals crying about tariffs are just unreal. Do they not know that there is a thing called video? Just listen to what this drunk C has to say in the mid-90s.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, my God.
Joe Getty
This sentence isn't over yet, Jack. Long before her husband had grinder dates.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, wow.
Joe Getty
This is the retweet still. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
The Pope's brother is this sort of person.
Joe Getty
Yeah, he. He essentially. Yeah, retweeted it, passed it on, whatever. Wow. They mentioned that some speculated about Paul Pelosi's sexuality when the investment wizard was attacked inside the couple's San Francisco mansion by a man wielding a hammer.
Jack Armstrong
I would never retweet calling Nancy the C word. No, but the Pope's brother would.
Joe Getty
No, of course. You're a public figure. You know, he's just an angry Floridian. In another post, Prevost rips former President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats. Quote, obama and the Democrats, they suck. They're one very small step from being full blown communists longing for the total destruction of our way of life and turning this country into a dictatorship and a racist one on top of it.
Jack Armstrong
There you go. Wow.
Joe Getty
Here's another one. In February of this year, I guess Prevost posted a meme of a distraught blue haired female with a young boy in a doctor's office with the caption of. I'm going to use the term spitty instead of okay, I'm tracking the caption is your child isn't trans, you're just a spitty parent.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. So this is not, you know, the brother could be quite a bit different, of course, than the Pope, but in general, you tend to be similar in my experience.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I guess. I don't know. My brother and I are very different in a lot of ways, but we're very close.
Jack Armstrong
Are your political views radically different?
Joe Getty
No, no, no, definitely not. Another post showed a cartoon image of a mental institution. Looks like from the Simpsons with the caption where the woke lived before the 1970s with Prevost writing.
Jack Armstrong
True.
Joe Getty
Let's see. And apparently he's down with some of the posts critical of members of Congress who sucked up to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, really?
Joe Getty
Yeah, but they don't quote him directly in this article. 73 year old said he was surprised to get the news that his brother was the new Pope. According to New York Times. My brother's the Pope. He said, yikes. And then he said, I don't know what you. That you can just pick up the phone and call the Pope. It's like calling the president or something.
Jack Armstrong
That's probe. That's deep.
Joe Getty
And then when asked about the differences between them, the two brothers, he said, you come at me, guess what? You're gonna feel the wrath. I'm of that mindset, Rob. Not so much drunk. See? Wow. Whoa.
Jack Armstrong
Is right. Well, I was gonna say that the. The media who's just looking for any tiniest sign to claim that this Pope is some sort of, you know, social justice warrior of the left, enlightened in the way that they think the Pope should be enlightened, is gonna probably gonna be disappointed again.
Joe Getty
He. He is quite clearly opposed to radical gender theory. He's having none of the gender bending madness, for instance.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, well, good for him.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Indeed. Yeah. Yeah. The Internet is forever, folks. Just remember that.
Jack Armstrong
I need to tell my kids that on a regular basis.
Joe Getty
Yeah. You know, speaking of forever, tattoos are not forever, but getting rid of them is, is, you know, A pain in the butt.
Jack Armstrong
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Joe Getty
That's why I've opened up Joe Getty's Tattoo Away. No, it's just that we were dealing with a young woman at a professional place who had many tats on her or several tats on her hands and arms and of the visible sort. And the hand tattoo is a commitment because you're just never going to hide that unless you go around in white gloves like your Princess Grace or something like you're the Queen of England. But I just. It strikes me the number of people who have the confidence or hubris or foolishness to decide on a permanent decision in their early 20s because she was not anywhere near worrying about her 30th birthday. Young woman, right? Yeah. And I just. I don't know. Different. Different culturally, I suppose. And you can get them removed. I just. I think even at that age, I. I realized, let's not make any, like, super permanent decisions. So you're saying kind of in flux.
Jack Armstrong
You'd rather your daughters didn't get hand tattoos, Is that what you're saying?
Joe Getty
Well, yeah, I just. Again, I don't think it's a good idea to make permanent decisions when your life is changing so rapidly.
Jack Armstrong
Yes, we should bring. We should bring a woman to this conversation. Katie, you're inked.
Joe Getty
What's your thoughts, young person?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Old fart. Yes, I agree with Joe.
Katie Green
I have a tattoo that I got when I was a teenager, and it.
Jack Armstrong
Is now a joke that I bring up frequently. Okay.
Joe Getty
Look at this dumb thing I got. At the time, it seemed like a good idea. I'm, you know, obviously of the bent. I'm not against people expressing themselves, and I've known some. Some people who's. Were a little out there in life, and they're some of my favorite people. But. But you're 23, sweetheart. Your passions now will not be your passions in 10 years, never mind 30.
Jack Armstrong
Right.
Joe Getty
But I try to.
Jack Armstrong
I try to remember what 30 looked like when I was, you know, 21 or whatever. It just seemed so far off. What difference did it make?
Joe Getty
Yeah, I know. And my son, who is. Well, he's. There's a lot of different things, including a really fascinating guy, and I love him very much, but I think he looks at tattoos more as a diary.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Than a permanent statement. Hey, this is what I'm really into now. I'm gonna get a little ink and.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I. I saw it. Jeez, this was dull. Ed Sheeran was on Charlie Rose one time going through all his tattoos and Charlie Rose pretending like he gave a crap. But that's why Ed Sheeran presented it like this one. Seems ridiculous, but I was in love with this woman at this point in my life. And it's there, you know, it's like. It's like cutting a tree in half and looking at the rings and figuring out the history of when fires happened or whatever. I mean, it's like a documentation of your life.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Yeah. Well, to each their own. It doesn't hurt me. It does not break my arm nor steal my purse. It's none of my damn business. Liberty.
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We will finish strong.
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Kind of continuing to fall the Jordan Hudson Bill Belichick story. That's the famous New England Patriots football coach and his 50 year younger hottie girlfriend and everything that goes with that. Neither know the story. You don't. She competed in the Miss Main contest over the weekend. She is kind of like a she. Not kind of. She is a pageant girl. And they got into some of the rules around there where you can compete twice for each state and then all you got to do is like get a PO box and file paperwork and you compete in whatever state you want. And I guess if you're a hottie pageant girl, you figure out what state's got what contestants and you see if you can find an opening in Wyoming or in this case Maine where you might win. But she was hot carpet baggers. But she was up against a trans person who was getting a lot of attention because Maine's so enlightened and so.
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Man, she was up.
Jack Armstrong
Somebody said that Jordan Hudson didn't do well in her swimsuit competition over the weekend. Whatever. Here's the most interesting thing I came across though. She has got an 8 million dollar real estate portfolio that she somehow built within months of meeting Bill Belichick. So she, she's something. She ain't just a chicken and bikini. University of North Carolina has banned her from being anywhere near any practices. And they say that there's a chance Belichick will never coach a game for North Carolina because he won't let go of her. Maybe we'll get to that tomorrow. Here's your host.
Joe Getty
Bill Belichick gave her $10 million, you know, a Month into their relationship and she turned it into an 8 million dollar real estate portfolio. I'm not impressed.
Jack Armstrong
Here's your host for final thoughts, Joe Getty.
Joe Getty
Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew. Michelangelo, lead us off. Yeah, I gotta be quick here, but I really regret the kfc.
Jack Armstrong
We do chicken right?
Joe Getty
Tramp stamp that I got when I was 16 just to get free McNuggets was a stupid idea, right? Right. Katie Greener, esteemed newswoman, has a final thought. Katie, my favorite story out of Saudi Arabia today is that they brought in a mobile McDonald's for Trump just in case.
Jack Armstrong
Really?
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Katie Green
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Jack Armstrong
That's funny.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Bring us Jack tomorrow, will you?
Joe Getty
More.
Jack Armstrong
I want more on that tomorrow.
Joe Getty
Fantastic. Jack, a final thought for us.
Jack Armstrong
I didn't. I never got a tattoo, but I had an earring for a cup of coffee which I wish I hadn't done. I'm glad it wasn't more permanent than it is. I still got the hole in my ear, but yeah, I don't think you.
Joe Getty
Can see where I did. I. I would wear like dangly earrings on stage playing rock and roll.
Jack Armstrong
Like your Bon Jovi.
Joe Getty
A lot like that. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Armstrong. And get him wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.
Joe Getty
I didn't have his good looks or his talent or his money. Other than that, I was just like him. So many people. Thanks. A little time go to Armstrong and getty.com. a lot of good stuff there. Drops a note.
Jack Armstrong
We do chicken right. Tramp stamp you say? Michael. Yeah, that was. That was poorly thought out. We'll see you tomorrow. God bless America.
Joe Getty
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Jack Armstrong
Are you sure of that, dude? Well, yep. Absolutely. Okay.
Joe Getty
It has the evolve our institution blab. Oh, let me say. Let me say one thing. Well, wait a minute, wait a minute. So I'm like an off the books garage plastic surgeon and I'm injecting filler into women's butts and they die. You don't think I should be in trouble? I don't know.
Jack Armstrong
Are you?
Joe Getty
Doing your best on that high note.
Unknown
Thank you all very much.
Joe Getty
Armstrong and Getty.
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Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand – "It's The Jigginess!"
Release Date: May 13, 2025
Host: Armstrong & Getty
Platform: iHeartPodcasts
"Armstrong & Getty On Demand" delivers a vibrant mix of political commentary, cultural insights, and engaging banter between hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty. In the episode titled "It's The Jigginess!", the duo delves into significant geopolitical developments, the intricate dynamics of international relations, the impact of artificial intelligence on cultural expression, and even touches on personal topics like tattoos. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the episode's key discussions, complete with notable quotes and timestamps.
The conversation kicks off with a deep dive into the evolving economic ties between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Joe Getty recounts a conversation with an American attendee at a conference center in Riyadh, highlighting the substantial financial exchanges flowing both ways.
Notable Quote:
Joe Getty [02:47]: "There is so much money at this conference center that is going in both directions. Saudi companies are investing in the U.S., and American companies are investing in Saudi Arabia."
Jack Armstrong emphasizes the strategic shift in the US-Saudi relationship beyond traditional security and oil dependencies, pointing out Saudi Arabia's ambition to bolster its global presence.
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to the tense negotiations surrounding Iran's nuclear program. The hosts reference a recent report by Peter Doocy, discussing former President Trump's stance on Iran and the potential repercussions of failed negotiations.
Notable Quote:
Trump's Speech Clip [06:03]: "If I can make a deal with Iran, I'll be very happy if we're going to make your region and the world a safer place."
Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty dissect this statement, debating whether Trump's approach is overly aggressive or strategically sound in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear capabilities.
Drawing parallels between past and present peace efforts in the Middle East, Armstrong shares insights from Lawrence Wright's "13 Days," comparing the negotiations of President Carter with current talks involving figures like Putin and Zelensky.
Notable Quote:
Jack Armstrong [07:20]: "It's so much more like a husband and wife fighting over something than that in reality. They have to fight through that, I guess."
The hosts reflect on the personal tensions and emotional struggles that underpin high-level diplomatic negotiations, challenging the often sanitized public narratives.
Shifting gears, Armstrong and Getty discuss the concept of "AI colonialism," wherein artificial intelligence, predominantly developed based on Western perspectives, influences and potentially erases local cultural nuances in countries like India.
Notable Quote:
Jack Armstrong [28:09]: "They're homogenizing effect of AI..."
Joe Getty elaborates on studies showing how AI-assisted writing can lead to more Westernized content, diminishing the rich diversity of traditional cultural expressions.
A contentious segment unfolds as the hosts delve into the controversial online behavior of the Pope's brother, Lewis Prevost. They discuss his derogatory remarks about Nancy Pelosi and his broader criticisms of Democratic figures.
Notable Quote:
Jack Armstrong [37:30]: "He is quite clearly opposed to radical gender theory. He's having none of the gender bending madness, for instance."
The conversation highlights the stark contrast between the Pope's role and his brother's provocative online presence, raising questions about the intersection of religion, politics, and personal conduct.
In an engaging exploration of science and art, the hosts touch upon recent research from the University of Connecticut on how music affects our brain and body. They discuss the concept of neural resonance theory and its implications for how we experience music physically and emotionally.
Notable Quote:
Joe Getty [21:23]: "Our brain is so into the music, it like organizes itself and is playing along in a rhythmic way with the music in a way that they can observe."
This segment underscores the profound connection between music and human cognition, emphasizing music's ability to create synchronized neural patterns.
Transitioning to more personal territory, Armstrong and Getty engage in a candid discussion about tattoos, their permanence, and the societal perceptions surrounding them. The conversation includes anecdotes about personal regrets and the cultural significance of body art.
Notable Quote:
Joe Getty [39:28]: "I'm not against people expressing themselves, and I've known some people who are a little out there in life... But you're 23, sweetheart. Your passions now will not be your passions in 10 years, never mind 30."
This dialogue reflects on the balance between self-expression and the long-term implications of permanent body modifications.
Wrapping up the episode, Armstrong and Getty share light-hearted final thoughts, touching on topics like fast food at international conferences and humorous takes on personal anecdotes. The atmosphere remains conversational, emphasizing the hosts' camaraderie and diverse range of interests.
Notable Quote:
Jack Armstrong [46:40]: "I didn't. I never got a tattoo, but I had an earring for a cup of coffee which I wish I hadn't done."
Their closing remarks blend humor with personal reflections, leaving listeners with a sense of connection and anticipation for future episodes.
Overall Impression:
"It's The Jigginess!" showcases Armstrong & Getty's ability to navigate complex geopolitical issues while interspersing personal stories and cultural commentary. The episode offers listeners a comprehensive look at international relations, the subtle impacts of technology on culture, and the personal choices that define individual identities. Notably, the inclusion of timestamps and direct quotes enriches the narrative, providing depth and authenticity to the discussions.
Key Takeaways:
Economic Ties: The expanding financial relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia signifies a strategic pivot in international alliances.
Nuclear Negotiations: The delicate balance in US-Iran relations remains a critical focal point with significant global implications.
Cultural Impact of AI: The potential for AI to homogenize diverse cultures raises important questions about technological influence on cultural preservation.
Personal vs. Public Persona: The Pope's brother's online behavior highlights the complexities of individual actions versus institutional roles.
Music's Effect on the Brain: Understanding the neurological basis of how we process music opens avenues for appreciating its fundamental role in human experience.
Self-Expression and Permanence: The dialogue on tattoos underscores the tension between fleeting trends and lasting personal statements.
This episode of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand" exemplifies the show's commitment to insightful analysis, thoughtful debate, and engaging storytelling, making it a must-listen for audiences seeking depth and diversity in podcast content.