OH OH OH Damn!!!

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: OH OH OH Damn!!!

Date: September 24, 2025
Podcast Host: Armstrong & Getty (iHeartPodcasts)

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Brief Overview

This "One More Thing" episode revolves around an irreverent and wide-ranging conversation that kicks off with the infamous story of Matthew McConaughey's father dying during sex—anecdotes about death, relationships, habits, and, unexpectedly, some behind-the-scenes insights about funeral home work. The show’s tone is loose, humorous, and candid, with the hosts riffing on personal habits, mortality, family, and famous celebrity tales.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Mortality and Wake-Up Calls

• Host A jokes about needing a mild heart attack as a wake-up call to improve health habits, expressing frustration at personal eating habits.
  • "I feel like I need a mild heart attack. Just a mild heart attack... Not horrible, not like kill me. Just like really scare me into eating better." (A, 01:55)
• The group muses on how unflattering photographs and ill-fitting jeans can sometimes serve as strong motivators for lifestyle changes.
  • "You see an unflattering picture from an angle you don't usually get...Whoa. That's what I look like." (A, 02:42)
  • "Or going...you go to put on a pair of jeans, and all of a sudden those jeans that fit not too long ago don't button." (D, 02:57)

2. Heart Attacks During Sex & The McConaughey Story

• The main segment centers around the story of actor Matthew McConaughey’s father, James Donald McConaughey, who famously died of a heart attack during sex with his wife, a story made public in Matthew's book.
  • "His dad wanted to die making love to his wife...and he ended up dying having sex. Whoa." (A, 03:49)
• The hosts discuss the implications and peculiarities of the event, including the mother's decision to insist he not be covered up, wanting him to "go out how he went."
  • "My mom’s in the driveway…and she pulled the sheet off of him. That’s Big Jim...He’s in his birthday suit and he’s right there. Don’t be covering that man up." (A, 05:45)
• The strange but loving, tumultuous relationship between McConaughey's parents, who married and divorced multiple times, is explored.
  • "They also married each other three times and divorced twice." (A, 06:43)
  • "Still obviously into each other…enough that they had sex, though his heart could not stand up to." (A, 07:03)

3. Irreverent Take on Relationships

• The panel comments on people who continuously remarry/divorce the same partner—a humorous take with gentle mockery and personal anecdotes.
  • "I know a couple that has been married twice and divorced twice. And after the second one, they were like, all right, we tried. This is not happening." (D, 08:08)

4. Funeral Home Anecdotes

• An unexpected turn: one of the hosts (D) shares that their father was an embalmer, revealing morbidly funny and slightly macabre details about preparing bodies.
  • "My dad was an embalmer...he was the embalmer, and he used to have to spend the night there…He said one time he was dressing this guy…when this guy died with his legs crossed, and then my dad uncrossed his legs...and the guy's leg shot back and cross, my dad said he almost pissed himself." (D, 10:15)
• The process of dressing the dead—difficulties of socks, pants, etc.—is discussed humorously, with much laughter and disbelief.
  • "What's harder to get on a dress or pants? ...The socks. Touching that cold, dead foot and trying to peel those socks…" (A, 10:44)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Health Scares as Motivation:

  • "I feel like I need a wake up call. I need a, hey, hey, gay man, pay attention. Get your act together." (A, 01:56)

• On Being Caught Out-of-Shape:

  • "You see an unflattering picture ... Whoa. That's what I look like." (A, 02:42)

• On McConaughey’s Dad Dying During Sex:

  • "His dad wanted to die making love to his wife... And he ended up dying having sex. Whoa." (A, 03:46)

• On Public Nudity in Death:

  • "She pulled the sheet off of him... That’s Big Jim. He’s gonna go out how he went. Don’t be covering that man up." (A, 05:46)

• On Odd Achievements:

  • "You mean I'm so good, I stopped his heart?... I must really be something." (D and A, 07:34-07:49)

• On Embalming and Dead Bodies Moving:

  • "[My dad] uncrossed [the dead guy's] legs... and the guy's leg shot back and crossed, my dad said he almost pissed himself." (D, 10:22)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• [01:41] – Start of "One More Thing"; hosts riff on the theme of dying at the height of pleasure.
• [01:55-02:42] – The "mild heart attack" and health-wake-up discussion.
• [03:26-04:52] – Introduction and details of the Matthew McConaughey story.
• [05:45-06:43] – McConaughey’s mother's insistence on not covering the body, mutual combat, and the parents' marriage history.
• [08:08-08:30] – Stories about couples who marry/divorce repeatedly.
• [09:15-11:15] – Embalming stories; the strange world of preparing the dead for funerals, unexpected bodily reactions.

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Summary

This episode of Armstrong & Getty delivers the signature irreverence and free-flowing banter fans expect, orbited around mortality, family quirks, and the strangeness of life’s (and death’s) details. The celebrity anecdote is both funny and oddly poignant, serving as a launchpad for a mix of humor, light social commentary, and surprising personal revelations—including, fittingly, stories from the funeral home floor. For listeners who appreciate candid, unscripted, and sometimes macabre humor, this episode is especially memorable.

Transcript

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[A]

Oh, oh, oh. Damn. It's one more thing. Armstrong and Getty.

[D]

One more thing where that was gonna go.

[A]

You found that troubling.

[D]

I did.

[A]

That was supposed to be having an orgasm and then dying. So that will be. I'll explain that in a moment.

[D]

Dying. Doing what you love.

[A]

Yeah, one of the things I love, I. I have said this before and people have thought it was not cool, but I feel like I need a mild heart attack. Just a mild heart attack. Whenever. Whenever. I can't get my eating under control. I feel like I need a wake up call. I need a. Hey, hey, gay man, pay attention. Get your act together. And I feel like a mild heart attack would be the perfect thing. Not horrible, not like kill me. Just like really scare me into eating better.

[E]

Yes, Michael, you lost your gallbladder.

[A]

That's true. But that was not enough of a wake up call. Looks like you, you got the diabetes and you know, you start eating better, right?

[D]

I feel like we could find something less terrible than a mild heart attack.

[A]

Do you know what most gets most people? This is what gets most people. It's worked for me before in the past. You See an unflattering picture from an angle you don't usually get. Like you're in a photo, like you didn't even know the picture is being taken. You're just in the background. You're like, yeah, Whoa. That's what I look like.

[D]

Yeah, that or going, you know, if you eat like crap for a while and then, you know, the seasons change and you go to put on a pair of jeans, and all of a sudden those jeans that fit not too long ago don't button.

[A]

Well, I guess I outgrew these.

[D]

Yeah. I'm not a growing girl anymore, so.

[A]

Unless it's horizontally anyway. So maybe I'll have a mild heart attack and get my eating under.

[E]

What about constant shaming by your family or something?

[A]

That's not a bad idea.

[D]

We could just call you a fat ass for, you know, a while.

[A]

Fatty. Fatty. Two by four. Whatever you got to say to get me in anyway. The reason I brought up the idea of a heart attack during sex is Matthew McConaughey. McConaughey. McConauhey, the actor. And he had put this in his book quite a few years ago. We talked about it at the time that his. His dad died having sex with his mom. His mom and dad were having sex, and dad had a heart attack and died.

[D]

I didn't know this.

[A]

You didn't? Okay. So I'll just read from TMZ today. Matthew McConaughey's mother had a bizarre request after her. Her husband died of a heart attack while having sex. And this had first been put in his book in 2020. We talked about it a lot on the air. Speaking about his new book, the actor said, James Donald McConaughey, who was an alcoholic, his dad wanted to die making love to his wife. He always said that. I remember that was an interesting part of the story, is that he regularly said to people, I want to die having sex when I go. And he ended up dying having sex. Whoa.

[D]

Okay.

[A]

Matthew McConaughey writes about when I got that call, it was a Monday afternoon. I was in Austin, they were in Houston. Mom said, your dad has moved on. But she didn't tell me in the initial call how when I got back to Austin, where they were, he learned that they had made love that morning at about 6:30am Morning sex. There you go. Some people like it, some people don't.

[D]

Yeah, it's how to start the day.

[A]

I've known people who don't like it, don't think it's a good way to start the day. I think you're wrong. But as soon as they finished having sex, so at least they got to finish. You'd hate to die before you did. Oh, boy. He had a heart attack and died. Given that his dad, James was naked when the paramedics arrived. Of course. Unless you're gonna. Unless you're gonna try to dress a corpse before the paramedics get there. I might do that. I might try to pull some sweats. Like, if I'm with my wife, she dies of a heart attack while we're having sex. And I might try to put some sweats on her before the paramedics get there.

[D]

No, I mean, do. Okay. See, I'm. My brain's going into, like, crime scene type stuff because there's, like, an investigation.

[A]

Well, you think they're going to think I killed her?

[D]

You never know.

[A]

Why did you dress her?

[D]

Yeah, why? I thought you were having sex. Why is she dressed right?

[A]

Given that James was naked when paramedics arrived, Matthew remembered them trying to cover him up as they hauled him out to the gurney, but mom was having none of it. She didn't want him covered up. My mom's in the driveway. McConaughey writes, and she pulled the sheet off of him. That's Big Jim. He's gonna go out how he went. Don't be trying to cover up how he went out. He's in his birthday suit and he's right there. Don't be covering that man up.

[D]

I'm very confused by all of this.

[A]

Well, I think they're both crazy. Yeah. If. In case you don't remember this nugget from the book, they had had quite the tumultuous relationship with. They beat the living crap out of each other, according to Matthew McConaughey. Mutual combat. They both beat each other up.

[C]

Mutual.

[A]

Well, that's an actual thing, the cops call it. You know, if they decide, you know, it's mutual combat. You're both beating on each other. I'm not going to haul one of you off.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

They also married each other three times and divorced twice. Wow. Yeah. Twice they got divorced. Three times they got married and were together there on that fateful morning at 6:30 in the morning. Still obviously into each other in their old age. Enough that they had sex, though his heart could not stand up to.

[D]

Third time's the charm.

[E]

Yeah, that third marriage. I'm not buying a wedding gift for you.

[D]

Right. Listen, I've already got you two gifts. Both of you. Enough.

[A]

It would be. I'm not even sure I'm Going to attend. Look, I have traveled all the way to Austin a couple of times.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Just. I'll tell you what, the fifth time, I'll come back. That is some nutty behavior.

[D]

This is so bizarre that he wanted to die having sex with her, and that's what happened.

[A]

And then he did.

[D]

And then he did. And is she upset, or is she like, yeah, I'm good, or, you know, I don't know. You mean I'm so good, I stopped his heart.

[A]

Oh, I see what you mean. I must really be something.

[D]

I'm something.

[A]

I am really something.

[D]

Wow, this is fascinating.

[A]

It kind of shows you why Matthew McConaughey is the way he is. He's a pretty kooky dude. And obviously his mom and dad were very kooky. That whole getting divorced a couple of times, then getting married three times to the same person.

[D]

I. I know a couple that has been married twice and divorced twice. And after the second one, they were like, all right, we tried. This is not happening.

[A]

So they tried it again.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Good for them.

[D]

Yeah. But there. There was, like, drugs and stuff involved, so they got clean and then got remarried, and they're like, wow, I don't like you sober either. This is cr. You know, but that. I mean, three times, you would think.

[A]

At some point when somebody would say, how about, you know, you're in a fight and one of them says, that's it. I want a divorce.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay. We've been down this road before. Maybe. How about we calm down?

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Let's discuss it in a week and see if we still feel the same way.

[D]

Let's revisit this.

[A]

Let's table this.

[D]

We'll circle back, circle all the corporate lines.

[A]

Yes. Because it seems like we've made some hasty decisions in the past.

[D]

Yeah. Wow.

[A]

And she pulls the sheet off him, so he's hauled out to the paramedics van completely naked as an old man, because that's the way he came in and that's the way he wanted to go out. All right, that's a good story.

[D]

I have a question that might be inappropriate. I probably shouldn't even ask it, but.

[E]

I know what you're asking it.

[D]

Was he. Was he in performance mode?

[A]

Well, have you seen the movie Clerks? That would lead me to believe that. Yes. It stays that way even after you.

[D]

Mortise kicks in, and then you're just stuck like that.

[A]

You're stuck like that. Yeah, exactly. Which is not a bad way to go out, I guess.

[D]

Interesting. Open casket makes. Hey, look at him.

[A]

Makes it difficult for the poor person who's got to dress you at the funeral home. Uncomfortable for them. What a job.

[D]

My dad did that.

[A]

Dressed people at the funeral home.

[D]

My dad was an embalmer. Yeah.

[A]

Wait a second. I just talked to your dad the other day. How was this? Not nugget. Not known. Your dad embalmed dead people?

[D]

Yeah, he.

[A]

Well, I hope he involved dead people.

[D]

Yeah, no, he did it to live people as well. No, he. He was a paramedic, and then he ended up working at the funeral home, and he was the embalmer, and he used to have to spend the night there, like, because they would work different shifts because the bodies would come in at all times during the day. And he said one time he was dressing this guy, and the guy, he would dress them. Yeah.

[A]

Wow.

[D]

Yeah. And when this guy died with his legs crossed, and then my dad uncrossed his legs and turned around to get the guy's socks and the guy's leg shot back and cross, My dad said he almost pissed himself.

[A]

Yeah, that would freak me out. I don't believe in ghosts or any of that sort of stuff, but the body starts moving.

[D]

Oh, yeah, he's got some great embalming stories.

[A]

How did I just find this out? We had him on the air last week. Oh, you can have him. Probably wouldn't even have talked about the trial.

[D]

Yeah, you can have him back to talk about dressing dead people.

[A]

If you don't know if you're listening this. You didn't know. Katie's dad was a judge for many, many years, and we have him on to talk about law stuff, but now we got to talk to him about dressing dead people. Yeah. What's harder to get on a dress or pants? You know, that sort of thing? The socks. What's the most difficult part? The socks. Touching that cold, dead foot and trying to peel those socks. Have you ever put socks on a little kid? You know how hard it is to put socks on someone else? What if they're dead? The feel of that dead skin. Oh, my God, I can't even imagine.

[D]

Literal morgue feet.

[A]

Oh, God dang it. That's rough. Okay, well, we will talk to Katie's dad in the future about dressing dead people.

[E]

You know, I have these old clothes at home that I didn't know what to do with. Now I know where I can put them.

[D]

Yes.

[E]

And to the morgue.

[A]

Yep.

[D]

There you go.

[A]

Well, I guess that's it.

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