Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: Please No Questions. That's All I Know.
Date: November 11, 2025
Host: iHeartPodcasts

Overview

This episode of Armstrong & Getty, airing on Veterans Day 2025, covers a wide range of timely topics with the duo's signature wit and irreverence. The hosts riff on modern weight loss drugs, the meaning behind Veterans Day, history lessons from World War I, and major news stories ranging from AI competition between the US and China to controversies involving the BBC and American political discourse. Listeners are treated to spirited debates, personal stories, social commentary, and the occasional dad joke, all while maintaining a conversational, humorous, and skeptical tone.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Veterans Day and Its Historical Roots

Timestamps:

• [04:15] Discussion of the meaning and choice of the day’s “General Manager”

• [06:24] Reflection on "All Quiet on the Western Front" and the origins of Veterans Day

• Jack expects the “General Manager” of the day to be “veterans” in honor of Veterans Day, but Joe goes with “GLP1” (the new weight loss drug).

• The hosts discuss how World War I’s armistice (Nov 11, 1918) led to Veterans Day and its significance compared to World War II.

• Jack mentions his son’s scouting tradition of planting flags on veterans' graves.

Quote:

“On Veterans Day, we honor all veterans... On the hundred year anniversary of the end of World War I, I got on a big kick about reading about World War I and it’s in many ways more interesting than World War II.” – Jack Armstrong [06:48]

2. Weight Loss Drugs and Cultural Change

Timestamps:

• [04:07] – [06:15] Conversation about GLP1 drugs and their potential to transform America

• The hosts banter about the spread and deep societal impact of GLP1-type medications, noting plummeting costs and improved side effect profiles.

• Joe frames these drugs as more than a vanity project, linking them to real health benefits such as blood pressure control and joint relief.

• Jack jokes that he’s “all about the vanity” as a single man.

Quote:

“That’s the class of drugs. Please, no more questions. That’s all I know.” – Jack Armstrong [04:47]
“Future photographs of the year 2026 are probably going to show a bunch of skinny people.” – Joe Getty [05:12]

3. Modern Education & Holidays

Timestamps:

• [07:32] – [08:20]

• Discussion of how schools observe Veterans Day differently across the country; some schools have the day off without context, while others use it as a teaching opportunity.

• Including a tongue-in-cheek joke about “Indigenous Transgender Day” in California.

Quote:

“So I know the public school locally has it off, but I don’t know if they tell the kids why...” – Jack Armstrong [07:46]

4. AI Arms Race: US vs. China & Tech News

Timestamps:

• [10:20] Zuckerberg’s top AI guy leaving Meta

• [10:48] China’s concentrated national effort to dominate AI

• [12:35] Memorable J.D. Vance quote on the AI arms race

• [26:48] Google AI team’s internal “woke” strife

• Zuckerberg’s chief AI scientist is leaving to found his own company, raising questions about Meta’s strategy.

• China’s determined, top-down push to match and outpace US AI development, particularly after American advances in the Bay Area.

• J.D. Vance is quoted as downplaying concerns about AI safety, provoking the hosts’ satirical outrage about “robot armies.”

• Later, they note ideological divides within Google’s AI ranks, with political concerns affecting tech development.

Quote:

“The AI future is not going to be won by hand-wringing about safety.” – J.D. Vance, cited by Joe Getty [12:35]
“Their robots could whoop up on our robots in a fair dance contest.” – Joe Getty [12:13]

5. Media Bias and the BBC Controversy

Timestamps:

• [21:06] – [22:10], [28:19] – [30:43]
• The duo dig into the BBC’s recent scandal: its documentary on Trump was shown to have egregiously deceptive editing, implying a much more incendiary call to violence than was actually said on January 6th.
• The hosts play audio comparing the BBC’s edit to Trump’s actual words, demonstrating clear bias and lack of media integrity.
• Both top officials at the BBC resigned over the controversy.
• Discussion highlights how media bias can backfire, stoke public resentment, and even inadvertently support the figures it targets.

Quotes:

“It’s activism... to try to affect the presidential election on the most powerful country on earth. That’s what the BBC is up to.” – Jack Armstrong [29:49]
“But every time you do this sort of thing... you get him elected. It made people like me think, you know what? Screw you. I got all kinds of problems with Trump, but screw you.” – Jack Armstrong [31:24]

6. Social Media, Woke Culture & Divisions

Timestamps:

• [32:20] – [34:04] “Sydney Sweeney vs. Zendaya” and the impossibility, in some circles, of even standing next to political adversaries.
• Jack and Joe contrast left and right responses to political extremism, citing the conservative tendency to police their own “crazies.”

Quote:

“The left does not police their crazies, the right does. Generally speaking, we’ve got a hell of an in-house argument going on right now because we call out our crazies.” – Joe Getty [34:35]

7. Right-Wing Infighting, Nick Fuentes, & Antisemitism

Timestamps:

• [41:55] – [47:04]
• Reading and responding to a thoughtful listener email defending Nick Fuentes, critiquing the hosts for repeating mainstream smears.
• Jack and Joe underscore that letting overtly antisemitic and Nazi-sympathizing voices in the tent poisons otherwise valid or neglected grievances.
• The discussion pivots to differences between actual policy criticism and bigotry, and the need for healthy boundaries even within “difficult conversations.”

Quotes:

“Any criticism of Israel is seen as anti-Jew... which I’ve never bought into.” – Jack Armstrong [45:50]
“If you allow people who are just clearly Holocaust deniers and Nazi sympathetic at the very least into your movement, it poisons your movement. It discredits your good ideas.” – Joe Getty [46:01]

8. Additional Memorable Moments, News, and Humor

• Atmospheric weather chat: “An atmospheric river is about to roll into the West Coast and punish California for its sins. Climate change, man—or weather. Winter may just be winter.” – Jack Armstrong [19:41]
• Recurring “dad joke” bit with a parrot punchline.
• Headlines rapid-fire: Epstein shutdown conspiracies, Trump’s supposed Syria “agreement,” lawsuit threats vs. the BBC, the discovery of a “Lucifer Bee,” financial catfishing, and Congressional satire.
• Pasta tariff scare (“I’ve been accused of dumping pasta... Artificially depressing prices.” – Joe Getty [40:42])
• Reflections on “experiments of living” via John Stuart Mill quotes.

Notable Quotes & Timestamps

| Time | Speaker | Quote | |-----------|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 04:47 | Jack | “Please, no more questions. That’s all I know.” | | 06:48 | Jack | “It’s in many ways more interesting than World War II…” | | 12:35 | J.D. Vance (as cited) | “The AI future is not going to be won by hand wringing about safety.” | | 21:06 | Jack | “This whole shutdown ploy was to keep Congress out of session so they couldn’t deal with the Epstein files.” | | 28:19 | Jack | “Here’s the BBC version: ‘We’re going to walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be there with you...’” (contrasting egregious BBC edit with reality) | | 29:49 | Jack | “It’s activism to try to affect the presidential election on the most powerful country on earth. That’s what the BBC is up to.” | | 31:24 | Jack | “You got him elected, you morons. How do you not get that?” | | 34:04 | Joe | “They’re that far gone, they’re that far departed from any sort of logic. Anyway, craziness.” | | 46:01 | Joe | “If you allow people who are just clearly Holocaust deniers and Nazi sympathetic at the very least into your movement, it poisons your movement.” |

Episode Structure

• [03:23] Show start & opening riff (GLP1 as “General Manager”)
• [04:07–06:15] Weight loss drugs, health, and American society
• [06:15–08:20] Veterans Day, cultural memory, and public education
• [10:20–13:09] AI, tech news, China vs. US, and J.D. Vance quote
• [13:51–16:03] Protests at UC Berkeley, "fascism" accusations, Olympics trans policy
• [19:30] Weather and atmospheric river humor
• [20:59–23:18] Rapid-fire news headlines and social satire
• [26:48–28:19] Google AI internal chaos, BBC/Trump media bias
• [28:19–34:04] BBC documentary controversy, media trust, and partisanship
• [34:04–37:30] Right/left differences in “policing crazies,” white identity issues
• [41:55–47:04] Listener email on Fuentes, antisemitism, and movement boundaries
• [47:00+] Show wrap and additional commentary

Tone & Style

The episode is sarcastic, rapid-fire, digressive, and unafraid of controversy. Jack and Joe blend humor, skepticism, and clear frustration with media, government, and cultural trends. They don’t shy away from criticizing their own “side” or wrestling with difficult listener correspondence.

Takeaways

• Armstrong & Getty push for open debate but set clear boundaries against genuine bigotry and dishonesty.
• The culture wars over language, identity, media, and tech rage on—with both hosts aiming to puncture groupthink and hypocrisy wherever they see it.
• Even the most outlandish conspiracy theories and political controversies are delivered with a self-aware wink and an eye for the absurd.

For listeners who missed the episode:
This was a freewheeling installment covering the meaty subjects of war, history, technology, media credibility, political extremism, and good, old-fashioned social satire—all skewered with Armstrong & Getty’s trademark blend of humor and skepticism.