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Bobby Bones
pod pod hey, it's Bobby Bones. You know, Eddie and I recently stopped by. Yeah. In Nashville. It's an incredible nonprofit empowering kids through music education. Thanks to Hyundai. We recorded a special podcast episode while we were there.
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Jack Armstrong
How do you think learning an instrument helps kids with confidence?
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Music Education Advocate
Learning an instrument allows them to discover a little bit further of who they are and be comfortable with it and then share a little bit about that with others. And if it's done in an environment that is celebrating and championing them, then that confidence can only go up.
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Bobby Bones
The full episode is out now presented by the Hyundai Ioniq 9. To donate and learn more about Yah's mission, just visit yahrocks.org the next 30
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Danielle Fishel
There's a fire inside you you can't ignore. Stand still. Not a chance.
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Getty
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Danielle Fishel
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Jack Armstrong
Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.
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Steve Hilton
Armstrong and Getty.
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Jack Armstrong
And now here's Armstrong and Getty. And the state could lose for get out of my shot.
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Getty
It's not that it's electric vehicles.
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It's that if we don't meet the
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Danielle Fishel
commitments under the Paris climate ward.
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Jack Armstrong
Okay. It does. Okay. You also were in my shop before that. Stay out of my shot. As she's a peach.
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Co-host/Interviewer
She's a leading Democrat. Jack.
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Jack Armstrong
So it's Katie Porter and there's too many leading Democrats. There's Katie. Get out of my effing shot. Porter, who's running for governor as a Democrat. There's e. I sleep with Chinese spies, Swalwell and other Democrats. And there's so many Democrats they're splitting the vote. And a new poll came out yesterday that with all the Democratic votes split, two Republicans are in the lead. And the way we do primaries in California is the top two vote getters in the primary run against each other. So you might have two Republicans running against each other for governor and the top guy, Steve Hilton, we're about to talk to in a couple minutes. The other interesting thing that happened yesterday was there was a debate scheduled, but usc, known for their racism, wouldn't allow any people of color on the stage. Well, they had a, a threshold of polling that you had to meet to get on the stage so you don't end up with, you know, 30 people debating and it gets all watered down and you don't learn anything from candidates that actually have a chance to win. But Javier, for Becerra, for instance, former attorney general complained that he was left out because USC is racist, as you would expect. That's hilarious.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Cannot make this stuff up. From advisor to British prime ministers to Fox News host, patriotic American Steve Hilton joins us. He's running for governor of Cal Unicornia. Steve, how you feeling?
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Steve Hilton
I'm feeling good, but frustrated. I should be talking to you this morning on the back of another debate triumph because most of the debates I've done, I'd say all of them, I've won hands down. That's not just me talking. The first TV debate they did a statewide poll. It was me against six Democrats. I won by 66%. The nearest Democrats, Democrat got 17%, most of them in single digits. Why? Because it's so obvious we need change in this state and we can't go on like this. And I think they're panicking because you've got me leading these polls. There's another one that came out yesterday. I was on 20%, Swalwell on 15, the other Republican on 14. So look, whichever poll you look at right now, we've got momentum and we're leading and that's what they can't stand. And so, you know, they canceled the debate. And of course on the one hand you can look at the cancellation the debate. Yet another example of, you know, they can't do anything right these Democrats, they can't even organize a debate. They can't build a high speed rail line with hundreds of billions of dollars. Even the butterfly bridge to nowhere or the people mover in lax or solve homelessness or do anything totally clueless and incompetent. Can't even do a debate. That's the kind of light hearted, funny way of talking about it. But actually there's a serious point and it's not even the political correctness where you have these ridiculous LPDs, as I call them, the low polling Democrats whining
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Jack Armstrong
about being extreme LPDs. I like it.
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Steve Hilton
LPDs, we got to make that a thing. So the LPDs all chomping up and down, oh, it's race, you race racism. No, it's because it's not because of your race. It's because you're not doing well enough in the race. That's why you weren't on the debate. But the real point I want to make is, do you know what actually happened that caused this debate to be canceled? The legislature, the leaders of the Democrats in the state legislature, wrote a letter to USC on headed paper with all their ridiculous little pressure groups and factions. The LGBT caucus and the Native American Caucus and the Women's caucus and the Latino and all the usual suspects, right? But the letter was signed by Robert Rivas, who is the leader of the state assembly, and Monique Limon, who's the Democrat leader in the state Senate, telling USC they'd better put these LPDs in the debate or there'll be trouble. Now that is bullying and intimidation from the state legislature to usc. That's why the debate was cancelled. They wrote that letter on Monday. USC panicked. They said, well, now we've not just the candidates whining, we got the state legislature on our back. That's a whole different thing. So then they go to abc, who are the media partner going to broadcast the debate and say, okay, we want to get these people back in. ABC said, no, get lost. And then they canceled the debate. But it actually shows you the arrogance and corruption that you get after 16 years of one party rule. It was the legislature that canceled this debate. It is totally outrageous.
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Jack Armstrong
You know, I don't know why, but for the first time I'm getting the you could win feeling. It reminds me because we were doing this job back when Arnold first started running and we had him on the show several times. And I remember when he was, you know, doing his rap on our radio show and just thinking, you know, there's something here, there's some momentum here. It's a unique time when even the Democratic voters of the state are so fed up with the way things are. I'm feeling your vibe here, man.
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Steve Hilton
Yeah, I love that. Me too, honestly. And I'm not just, you know, I'm the opposite of complacent. I'm working harder every week. But we do these town halls up and down the state and the numbers are growing. You know, used to be, you know, 40, 50 people would come now with now, then it was 100. Now we're getting 200, sometimes 300 people coming along. This is open to everyone. They're not. It's not Republican events. This is just show up in a place, put the word out on social media, and people come along and you're getting people who ask questions. It's totally open. It's not me making some boring speech. It's like, come and ask what's on your mind. And a lot of the time, yes, it's true. I don't want to be, you know, I want to be accurate. I would say most of the people are Republicans, but there's a lot of Democrats coming, you know, just last, you know, the last one we did, I voted for Kamala Harris. I think we need a change. What are you going to do about whatever it is? So there's something happening there. The fundraising is going really well. And then the other thing I just want to point out is a couple of things we got going for us this year that make me really confident we could do it. Number one, in the midterm election, it's all about turnout. Getting the party that does the best job, getting its voters out does best. We've got some really important weapons for turnout this year, which is on the ballot in November. We're going to have voter ID, which Republicans particularly are enthusiastic about, and save Prop 13 to keep taxes, to restore the protections of Prop 13. Do all these endless tax increases they're bringing in so Republicans will go out and vote for that more than Democrats. The second big thing, these utterly useless Democrat candidates. I mean, come on, like you were just talking about Porter Swolwe, Tom Steyer. These people are such a joke. And then the other factor that's new this year, different to previous races, is just the growing volume, both from here within our state and nationally, pointing out and revealing the extent of the fraud and the corruption and the abuse of our money. You've got Nick Shirley here doing it. You've got James o'. Keefe. I sat down with James o' Keefe in LA last weekend. He look at the stuff he's been putting out on the paying for signatures and voter registration. You've got the Manhattan Institute. Chris Ruffo just set up a new bureau here to investigate corruption in California. You got the feds, J.D. vance, the fraud hunting. You've got Bill Asale, my friend Bill Asale, who's the U.S. attorney doing incredible job prosecuting fraud. So there's volume on California, and it's just going to get louder and louder because everyone is sick of it. Dr. Oz coming in and CBS News, the hospice fraud. I mean there's so every week there's more and more exposure of exactly how badly they've mismanaged this state. And I think people are furious about it and they're gonna kick this party out in November.
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Co-host/Interviewer
I was pleasantly surprised to see even CBS News was on the ridiculous hospice fraud story which shows at least a growing awareness and. And enthusiasm is the wrong word. But the indignation about all of the fraud and waste abuse that you get with one party government, which is a perfect lead into what was going to be my next question. I'm looking at the same poll that had you dominating Mr. Fang Fang in the sweet cupcake that is Katie Porter and lunatic leftist tech guy Tom Steyer. But it had right direction. Wrong direction. Right track. Wrong track. Right track was still 33% of people. What'll it take a junkie to move into your house and like you're in on your carpet, you 33%. But wrong track was 52. I think your main tasks and tell me if I'm wrong is going to wake people out of their sleepy apathy and help them understand there is a better state that could be 100%.
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Steve Hilton
And here's how I see this going. Obviously I'm planning to be in the top two. My expectation is that it will be another Democrat. And I think really, it looks like it's going to be Swalwell.
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Jack Armstrong
Really freaking Eric Swalwell.
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Steve Hilton
I know. Well, I mean like I always say, like. Well, look at the, look at the candidates. Like the president would say they're not sending their best. Look at these people. Or maybe they are their best. Who knows how bad it's got. But look at them. I mean, I don't know which is the worst, but it just feels like Swalwell, it feels as if the machine is moving behind him. Right. He got that big endorsement from the seiu. You got little signs like Adam Schiff, who's very close to Pelosi, endorsing him and a couple of other members of Congress. So I think that they want a puppet that they control and obviously Tom Styes of billionaire's own money. So they can't control him. There are reports that long, long standing reports that they can't stand Pelosi, can't stand Katie Porter and so they don't want her. And so who else have they got? I mean they tried all these other people. They tried to get Padilla to run. They tried. They Were they think maybe Kamala Harris would run. None of these people wanted to do it for various reasons. So they're stuck with Swalwell. I think that's where where this is heading.
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Jack Armstrong
I feel like Swalwell's got serious Gray Davis vibes.
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Steve Hilton
Such a joke. He's not a serious person. I mean that's the fundamental point anyway. My point was going to be once we're in a situation post June where it's just a very clear choice, this or that, right. Do you want more of the same, another four years or eight years of this one party rule or change? I think that will really focus right now. You know, you got all these candidates and it's all a bit of a muddle and people aren't really paying attention. But I think that once the primary is out of the way, it's a whole different world and then I think that's when it really we can really turn up the volume on. Come on. I mean is there anyone that really believes what this state needs is another four years of Democrat one party rule? I find an argument that works even with Democrats and independents who are never going to call themselves Republican. But I would say, look, come on, it's not healthy to have 16 years of one party rule. Just a bit of balance in the system is a good idea. The Democrats are still probably control the state legislature. They'll still probably run all the big cities and the counties. Having a bit of balance in the mix is a good idea and you get people nodding along to that. So I just feel really confident that if we get a shot at putting that clear choice out there. That's why I actually go back to that first TV debate because it really was clear it was me against six other Democrats. I didn't do anything amazing. I just told the truth about how bad everything is. You had we got the highest taxes in the country for the worst results, highest poverty rate, highest unemployment rate, highest cost of living. 50th out of 50 according to U.S. news and World Report. For opportunity, 50th out of 50. WalletHub says for affordability. Chief Executive Magazine California ranked 50th out of 50 for business climate. I mean, you know, we have the highest gas tax in the country, 50th out of 50 for the quality of our roads. I mean it's insane how bad it is.
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Co-host/Interviewer
It is insane. Steve Hilton. Steve, we're up against a break. Sorry to, sorry to interrupt but keep fighting the good fight. We will stay in touch. Steve Hilton, always great to talk and I mean this sincerely and if anybody can contradict it, feel free. The Republican primary is running for who's got the best ideas. The Democratic primary is who can be the most slavish, you know, servant of the public employee unions. That's the question. Anyway, a word from our friends at Rough Greens. It's not a change in your dog's food. It's a supplement to add to your dog's dog's food with natural antioxidants and anti inflammatory compounds that help reduce oxidative stress, support immune defense and slow age related decline. In other words, helping your beloved pup stay active, mobile and alert as they age.
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Jack Armstrong
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Jack Armstrong
One question I got for Steve Hilton and maybe I was thinking, you know, it might be a better question after he finishes in the top two, is he going to have to distance himself? Like make some sort of I'm not a Trump sycophant. I don't agree with everything Trump does to win over enough people in California to give them the permission structure to vote for a Steve Hilton.
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Co-host/Interviewer
That would be really smart.
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah, I think he has to do that. Anyway, we got a lot more on the way. Stay here.
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Steve Hilton
LPD's as I call them, the low polling Democrats whining about being LPD's.
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Jack Armstrong
I like it.
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Steve Hilton
LPDs. We got to make that a thing. So the LPD is all chomping up and down. Oh, it's race. You race racism. No, it's because it's not because of your race. It's because you're not doing well enough in the race. That's why you weren't on the debate.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Armstrong and Getty.
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Jack Armstrong
Come on.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Oh, boy.
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Golf Player
Yeah, I know my golf swing is off today.
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Rob Gronkowski
It's just a lesson.
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Jack Armstrong
Loosen up, champions.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Can't.
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Golf Player
I think I might have gotten away with something I shouldn't have.
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Jack Armstrong
What the heck are you talking about?
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Golf Player
Okay, you see that brand new Hyundai Santa Fe over there?
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Well, I only paid
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Hyundai Announcer
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Jack Armstrong
Finish that bucket of balls on your own. I. I gotta run. Little Santa Fe's come in green, right? I love green.
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Steve Hilton
What?
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Jack Armstrong
No. To come back. I paid for the full hour.
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Jack Armstrong
Hurry.
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Danielle Fishel
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Jack Armstrong
Well good news does punch the monkey have a girlfriend. Punch has been spotted canoodling with a female monkey. There they are hugging and kissing and affectionately playing with each other. Fantastic. It's really nice. Although, hey, listen girl, straight talk, I know what you're thinking, but girl, you can't fix him.
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Hyundai Announcer
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Jack Armstrong
Punch, seriously, if you're watching, I am happy for you. But little advice. Prenup.
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Steve Hilton
Wow.
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Jack Armstrong
Wow. Oh boy.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Can I follow up very briefly the Steve Hilton interview.
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Jack Armstrong
Okay.
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Co-host/Interviewer
From a learned, learned commentator. Never under, never underestimate the unions and media to turn something into a debate over abortion or some racist comment years and years ago.
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah, right, True. So we have some breaking ish news that ought to hit you with. Iran has informed the United States through intermediaries that it rejects The Trump administration's 15 point proposal for negotiations. Iran's English language press TV reported today. So not only do you have that statement from that colonel who said people like us will never negotiate with people like you under any circumstances and now you've got this official news report for whatever it means. So how much time I got, Michael? I don't know if I got time for this story or not. A minute and a half. It's really not enough time or fave.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Well, can you hang on to it for a minute?
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Jack Armstrong
I'm going to talk a little bit about education. There's a new thing about out about reading and knowledge and the way schools have been looking at it for years. And maybe there's a shift coming which I like. Also the importance or lack of importance of going to college. I really want to talk about in a personal interaction I had the other day.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Speaking of vegemication, this from the Free Press today, this week in Canada they have a column every week the teachers union has an Israel policy. Now teachers push to boycott Israel as Jewish students get harassed, blah blah blah. Why would a teachers union have an Israel policy? Well, it's because they are a pipeline for political money.
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Jack Armstrong
First Major league baseball game of the season is tonight. Yankees at San Francisco Giants in San Francisco. 505. First pitch west coast time on Netflix. Their first ever baseball game. I wonder how good a job they'll do of covering that.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Nobody likes this new there's 15 different places to find your favorite ball club.
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Jack Armstrong
No. And if you don't subscribe to Netflix. So you got the choice of missing the first game of the season or going out and signing up for Netflix.
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Co-host/Interviewer
I guess next week's game with the Cubs will only be available by mail.
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Jack Armstrong
What does that even mean?
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Co-host/Interviewer
Stop it.
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Jack Armstrong
Excellent portrayal of A silly way to get a game. We got a lot more on the way.
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Getty
Armstrong and Getty.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Come on.
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Hyundai Announcer
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Co-host/Interviewer
Oh, boy.
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Golf Player
Yeah, I know my golf swing is off today.
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Rob Gronkowski
It's just a lesson.
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Jack Armstrong
Loosen up. Championship. I can't.
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Golf Player
I think I might have gotten away with something I shouldn't have.
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Jack Armstrong
What the heck are you talking about?
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Golf Player
Okay, you see that brand new Hyundai Santa Fe over there?
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Well, I only paid
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Jack Armstrong
deal.
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Hyundai Announcer
So right. It almost feels wrong. Get the Hyundai you've always wanted plus America's best warranty at the Hyundai getaway sales event.
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Jack Armstrong
Finish that bucket of balls on your own. I gotta run. Well, Santa Fe's come in green, right? I love green.
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Getty
Green.
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Steve Hilton
What?
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Jack Armstrong
No. To come back, I paid for the full hour.
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Jack Armstrong
Hurry.
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Hyundai Announcer
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Danielle Fishel
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Co-host/Interviewer
facing America is the most important to you?
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Getty
What bikini I'm going to wear next? Obesity is terrible.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Ice?
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Bobby Bones
Not personally.
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Steve Hilton
I'm legal.
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Getty
Getting a tan on the beach, that's the most important thing in my life right now. I'm thinking about Starbucks. To be honest, I'm thinking about Starbucks. What I'm going to get for today
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Co-host/Interviewer
the elevators don't work.
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Jack Armstrong
You got 43 floors. The elevators don't work. I'm not bothered by those answers. We got more of those as college kids on spring break being interviewed. If I'm out partying on spring break, I don't care how damn smart and knowledgeable I am. I'm drinking beer on a beach on spring break with a bunch of chicks and bikinis. What's the most important thing right now? Seeing if that girl over there likes me. That's the most important thing right now.
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Co-host/Interviewer
And if not her, the one next to her.
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Jack Armstrong
I have no problem with those answers. But some of them where they get more specific about where it becomes evident that these kids don't know anything.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Let's.
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Jack Armstrong
Let's roll a few more of these.
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Co-host/Interviewer
If you were president of the United States, what would be the first thing that you guys do?
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Getty
Buy something really cool like a bunch of cars. Lower the drinking age.
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Jack Armstrong
All the girls got to be in bikinis 24 7.
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Getty
Give me and my friends a lot of money you'd steal. Yeah.
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Co-host/Interviewer
From the Federal Reserve.
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Getty
What's Federal Reserve.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Okay, again, defensible beach answers.
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Jack Armstrong
Well, having never heard the phrase Federal Reserve means something.
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Public Investing Announcer
Yeah, I would agree.
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Jack Armstrong
That sounded like a new phrase for her.
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Co-host/Interviewer
That was a good bridge clip to what you were just saying. Yes.
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Jack Armstrong
Here's a little more.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Tell me about ice.
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Getty
I mean someone's gotta do it. Makes every drink better. He wants a warm drink.
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The Hartford Insurance Announcer
Not me.
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Getty
My dad has a restaurant and if ice went into that restaurant and took and went into our kitchen, I'm not gonn name the restaurant because I will actually see this and do it. But yeah, like the restaurant would not be open.
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Jack Armstrong
All these construction workers go bro, where the build the next McDonald's I want to go to bro. Not exactly sure what that last one was. I like the great for making warm drinks cold more.
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Co-host/Interviewer
How about all those TSA lines I'M
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Getty
like, scared to go back. All the flights are getting canceled. One of them was really nice to me. I had a puppy dog, like my stuffed animal in my backpack, and he loved it.
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Steve Hilton
Oh, my.
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Jack Armstrong
I was in line for 40 minutes.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Yeah, that was crazy.
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Steve Hilton
I had some.
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Jack Armstrong
They thought I had some residue on my hands.
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Hyundai Announcer
They literally made me wait an hour
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Jack Armstrong
because they didn't have enough people there.
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Getty
We're going out to the bars and just going straight to the airport after we go out.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Thanks, Chuck Schumer.
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Getty
Who is Chuck Schumer?
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Danielle Fishel
Who's Chuck Schumer?
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Jack Armstrong
There you go. I. I particularly want to hear about the. Well, these, These. These are both good. Keep going.
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Co-host/Interviewer
What have you heard that Donald Trump
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Jack Armstrong
has been doing recently?
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Getty
Gulf of America. That's the last thing I kept up with. We're going to war with Iraq. That's been crazy.
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Steve Hilton
What do you do in Colombia? You got Maduro out.
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Jack Armstrong
I don't with Trump, but that he's,
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Getty
like, trying to sue those people for making jokes about him.
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Jack Armstrong
Okay, so you had a bunch of. Kind of heard something. Gulf of America is the last thing I paid attention to. They got the guy out of Colombia. That's good.
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Co-host/Interviewer
An obscenity guy who.
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Rob Gronkowski
He just.
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Co-host/Interviewer
He can't communicate using English.
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Jack Armstrong
I liked this one. This one struck me. You must be happy.
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Getty
I'm very happy.
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Co-host/Interviewer
The ayatollah is dead.
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Getty
I'm so. What? Who. What. What is that? Who the is Ayatollah? I have never heard that word in my life.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Louis, what's ayatollah?
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Getty
I haven't heard. I found out about Chuck Norris yesterday. That was more devastating to me.
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Co-host/Interviewer
He was the supreme leader of Iran.
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Weatherbug Announcer
He's dead.
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Co-host/Interviewer
We killed him.
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Jack Armstrong
You did? You killed him? They'd never heard the word ayatollah before for.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Yeah,
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Jack Armstrong
so I have a personal story about a discussion about college that I'm going to get to in a second. But I just. Culturally, over time, how did we decide that if you're middle, upper class, and above, we should all spend. Either the parents should spend a lot of money or the kids should go into debt, or a combination of the two to spend four years screwing around? I almost said effing off. Screwing around and learning nothing and just partying because that's part of life in a very cool part of life and everybody should do it. How did we decide that culturally?
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Co-host/Interviewer
I got there inch by inch because of all the problems we've discussed many times in our education system.
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Jack Armstrong
I'm not buying into it, which is. Might be bad News for my kids. They know I'm not buying into it. If they have a specific reason to want to learn something to go to college, I will help with trying to figure out how to pay for that. That. But I'm not doing the whole you get four years to screw around and not learn anything thing. I'm just not doing it so you
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Co-host/Interviewer
can wave an increasingly worthless piece of paper around.
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Steve Hilton
Yeah, yeah.
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Jack Armstrong
And it's funny how so culturally it has changed a lot. Not everybody's aware of that. The polling has flipped completely. I should have dug up the latest, but we talked about it a couple of weeks ago. It's gone from like 70% of people think college degree is very important to like 72% of people think it's not in, in a couple of years. And well earned college system, well earned. I mean, and there's all kinds of reasons why and we all know them, but some doing a medical thing the other day and the physician person was talking to me while they were doing something to me that was very painful. And you have kids said, yeah, two teenagers and blah, blah, blah, what are their ages, blah blah blah. And I get increasingly uncomfortable as my kids get older talking about any of this stuff because it's not fair to them. But I kind of have to here anyway. She said, so where are they going to go to school? And I said, so I hate that question to start with because I hate the assumption that that's what everybody is going to do and should do. I just think it's nuts that we, that we got there. And I said, well, I got, I got. The oldest is probably not going to
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Hyundai Announcer
do that at all.
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Jack Armstrong
She said, oh, I'm sorry.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Oh, wow.
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Jack Armstrong
I was like, okay. I thought, well, since you fired that shot off. I said, well, I think college is mostly a waste of time and money for most people. So I'm encouraging not to go without regard to whether or not she has done that for her children because she's fired the first volley there. But that whole attitude of I'm sorry your kid's not going to college. What the what. Back that statement up.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Go ahead.
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Jack Armstrong
I'm perfectly confident in my decision. Go ahead, back up your, your statement on, on why that is a sorry thing, that we're not going to go spend 150 grand or whatever for a four year party where you learn nothing. And that's statistically true. Yeah.
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Co-host/Interviewer
I just think for a lot of people it's inertia. They're unfamiliar with the, the incredible changes in our educational system from K through grad school and continue to think well of course a college degree is the ticket to the middle class. They just don't know.
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah I would agree it was plus
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Co-host/Interviewer
there is that snooty Obama esque everybody should go to college because other other than that is is an object of pity. Sure. It's the anti Mike Rowest point of view.
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Jack Armstrong
Absolutely true and we've got to get over that especially it would seem as AI comes along and takes a lot of the you do this because you went to college and it doesn't require much jobs but AI can't do the I actually learned how to do something jobs but I had another point. Oh I am I am not pro college. I am pro knowledge. I am 100 pro knowledge. I do stuff every day of to get smarter. I am big big on knowledge and I came across this piece by Steven Pinker who's either know who he is or not one of the great thinkers of our time and about how schools have been teaching reading but ignoring the importance of acquiring knowledge for a very long time. And for whatever reason we're having a moment where educators are catching on to the fact that knowledge is the point. Oh good of reading. That's the whole point of it.
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Co-host/Interviewer
And the way we I'm sorry we lost that somehow.
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah. And I guess I could see how that might happen. Maybe it was just assumed for so long that of course that's why you're reading. But anyway, the way we teach reading in the way the and then the way we test on whether or not you're good at reading left out the are you acquiring knowledge part and we need to get better at that. And Steven Pinker lays it out in a very Steven Pinker complicated sort of way.
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Steve Hilton
But.
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Co-host/Interviewer
But reading not just for road signs. That would be my slogan.
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Jack Armstrong
Not just to pass tests anymore I guess would be it. I love acquiring knowledge however you get it, you know, through talking to Somebody, a YouTube documentary or reading whatever. Acquiring knowledge is huge for for human success and enjoyment in my opinion.
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Steve Hilton
Oh yeah.
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Depending on your personality type I guess. But wouldn't it be that's my favorite
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Jack Armstrong
thing in the world if schools I yeah. There used to be the whole I mean this goes back to when we were kids and probably longer maybe. When am I ever going to use this? You know, whatever you're learning in school, there's a lot of school. There's a lot of stuff in school my kids have learned that I cannot come up with a reason why you need to learn that possibly it's training your brain to learn things. But why don't we train our brains to learn things that might have some freaking possible use? There's got to be stuff, isn't there? I feel like the tail wagged the dog. I mean a thing got out of hand so long ago. On school is just something similar to College. K through 12 is like college. It's always existed. It should exist. There's. There's a lot of funding involved. We just need to get them there. Whether they come out of there better prepared to succeed in life is a non question. K through grad school.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Right, Right.
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Jack Armstrong
And I don't know how it happened. I guess bit by bit like you said.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Yeah. And all the trends we've discussed, plus the iron law of bureaucracy ought to weigh in here momentarily. Where every bureaucracy goes from an institution that's dedicated to a particular purpose to bit by bit, person by person. It becomes an institution that's devoted to the institution itself and forgets its purpose. Every day bureaucrats come to work determined to protect their bureaucracy. Government education in the US is that it is a giant multi layered, tentacled octopus of bureaucracy.
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Jack Armstrong
But we've seen.
- [42:40]
Co-host/Interviewer
And now the teachers unions, like the teachers unions now have a policy on Israel.
- [42:45]
Jack Armstrong
What the hell.
- [42:47]
Co-host/Interviewer
But we. That's because they're dedicated to the teachers union. That's it.
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Jack Armstrong
You've brought us the studies many times where they say most college kids come out of college not having actually learned anything. They're no, they're no smarter than they were when they went in. I wonder how true that is for a lot of grades outside of you get the ability to read and do some math. Barely. But I think every single thing your kid does from when they show up at 8:30, do they leave at 3, should be run through the is this gonna make them flourish as a human being Scale. And I think a lot of it just doesn't. And I'm willing to be give quite a bit of leeway. Is. Is playing the clarinet and band gonna make you more employable? No. But I do think there are, there are benefits to all that. I was at my son's middle school concert last night and I was thinking about all the benefits of that. Not just the musical stuff, but the dressing up, performing something in front of people. Understanding just the idea of a group activity and people sitting there and watching and just all the dynamics of that.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Yeah. Plus I would add the neurological benefits of music, which are enormous. But yeah, they're all sorts of sociological stuff too. Like you're Talking about. Yeah, I agree, but I think there's
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Jack Armstrong
a lot of stuff in school. I'm not sure you can justify it.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Yeah, I'd have to go case by case. You know, I guess I'm more 30,000 footish on this and the fact that there are plenty of individual teachers who are all about imparting knowledge, but they are now absolutely fighting the bureaucracy, not aided by it.
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah. And then you get the whole teaching to the test thing because you've got all the various testing that goes on to see if you're doing a good job, which, you know, the impetus for that was definitely good. I'm once again wagging the dog at the end of it though. Yeah.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Yeah. Oh, that reminds me. You know, I'd really like to take a minute to kick Andy Bashir, who's the alleged moderate rising star, likable governor of Kentucky who's gotten a lot of attention in who might be the POTUS circles because he is a reasonable moderate. He has committed an act of misgovernance so egregious and so clearly in service of the teachers unions. I'd like to call him out for that.
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Jack Armstrong
I'm gonna read this Pinker piece about knowledge becoming, acquiring knowledge through reading becoming a big thing that it's having a moment in education now. I, I want to learn more about that.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Yeah, it's a great thing. I, I. How, how healthy and big are those green shoots? I would like to know.
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah, well, as we we know, these sorts of changes are slow, very slow,
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Co-host/Interviewer
unless you just blow the whole thing up. Don't send your kids to government schools if you can possibly find a way to avoid it. Which brings us to the affordability problem. Which brings us to Andy Bashir.
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Jack Armstrong
Cool. And that'll be next. Stay here.
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Getty
Armstrong and Getty.
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Jack Armstrong
Come on.
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Hyundai Announcer
No.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Oh boy.
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Golf Player
Yeah, I know. My golf swing is off today.
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Rob Gronkowski
It's just a lesson.
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Jack Armstrong
Who sent up Champ? Can't.
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Golf Player
I think I might have gotten away with something I shouldn't have.
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Jack Armstrong
What the Heck are you talking about?
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Golf Player
Okay, you see that brand new Hyundai Santa Fe over there?
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Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Well, I only paid
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Hyundai Announcer
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Jack Armstrong
Finish that bucket of balls on your own. I gotta run. Little Santa Fe's coming. Green, right? I love green.
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Steve Hilton
What?
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Jack Armstrong
No.
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Steve Hilton
What?
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Jack Armstrong
To come back. I paid for the full hour.
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Danielle Fishel
This podcast is sponsored by Nurture Life. Hey, it's Danielle Fishel from Pod Meats World. And as a mom to two growing boys, I know how chaotic meal time can get. No matter how confident I am with what I'm serving them, my kids will always find a way to call the meal grow or stinky or yuck. It's true. They can be wildly picky about new foods. And with my busy schedule, I don't have the time to become America's next Top Chef. And so that's why I love Nurture Life. It's a meal delivery service that actually caters to kids. Ideal for ages 8 months to 8 years, fully cooked and ready to serve in just one minute. It's the problem solver I've been praying for. It's the top meal delivery service for babies, toddlers and kids. And everything is designed by registered dietitians so you can sleep safe, knowing your kids are getting the protein, veggies and nutrients they need while still eating favorites like Mac and cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, and so much more. Plus, it's allergy friendly, which we know is clutch. And when it comes to options, Nurture Life has you covered. There's more than 50 nutritious meals and snacks on their menu, from soft finger foods for babies and toddlers to balanced kids meals for when they get Nurture Life does the cooking. They deliver it straight to your door. And then you might even have time to eat something for yourself. So now is the time to head to nurturelife.com pod and use code pod for 50 off your first order plus free shipping. That's right, 50 off plus free shipping. Once again, that's nurturelife.com pod and make sure you use promo code Podcast. Even if you aren't a parent with young kids. You might have parent friends who struggle with mealtime. Make sure to share our code pod with them. Remember, put your little ones first with healthy meals from Nurture Life. That website one more time is nurturelife.com podpod the next 30 seconds could save
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Jack Armstrong
man in Pakistan recently broke the same Guinness world record for a third time by doing 66 thumb push ups in one minute.
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Co-host/Interviewer
He also holds the record for most broken PlayStation controllers.
- [50:59]
Jack Armstrong
What's a thumb push up? You just. I have no idea. Okay. Doing push ups on only your thumbs instead of your all your hands.
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Steve Hilton
Yep.
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Jack Armstrong
Okay. All right.
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Co-host/Interviewer
Well, guy has powerful thumbs.
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Jack Armstrong
Congratulations sir. May that bring you great happiness.
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Co-host/Interviewer
This may seem like it's a little policy in the weedsy, but it's not. It's actually pretty important. There's this federal program that started up it was passed by Congress a while ago. You, the taxpayer can claim federal tax credits for up to $1,700 for donations to scholarships which can be used by students in public schools who need extra services or private school tuition. You can donate to scholarships that kids can go to private school with. And it's a tax deduction if your state doesn't opt into the program because there was an opt in thing. Donations you make can be used in other states. Simple as that. Well, most of the governors in America said, wow, that's great. Yeah, this is for the kids. The government schools are failing, let's do this. But in all your deep blue states, the governors have rejected this program. That's merely a tax deduction for making a donation to a scholarship fund. In Kentucky, where moderate, reasonable presidential prospect Andy Beshear is the governor, he surprised the state because the legislature passed, yeah, we want in on this great idea, overwhelmingly. And Andy Beshear vetoed it. And the legislature, which is a fairly purple state, overrode his veto 77 to 14 in the House and in the Senate, 31 to 5. And Bashir has been making all sorts of weak, stupid arguments about why he did that, why he vetoed it in his DEF. It is 100% because the teachers unions told him, if you want to keep getting our money, you will veto this. The teachers unions hate this program. They talk about it's, it's going to drain money from public schools and is denying the kids the right to an education, blah, blah, blah. And Bashir's explanations have been bizarre, Bizarre, just weak. In fact, as I look at them, they're not even worth reading. But it's just another example of how teachers unions have perverted the educational process. And even a guy like Andy Beshear is dancing to their tone because you look at every town in America. How many schools are there, how many teachers are there, how many union dues are being paid there, how much money is accumulated? And they have enormous sway. If I ever become a billionaire, which is unlikely, I'm going to, you know, do the usual stuff, buy a couple of really cool houses, probably fly private. But I'm also going to devote at least 300 billion, $300 million to just trolling people like, I don't know, the teachers unions. I'm going to spend $100 million to start the US Kids Union, and it is going to go up against the teachers union and message across America, and we're going to hold marches and all sorts of stuff.
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Jack Armstrong
I'd donate to that for sure, a billionaire. You should pay your fair share, but
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Co-host/Interviewer
oh yeah, I will. I'm sure I will. The governor says it's the height of elitism to tell Kentucky parents that they don't know what's best for their children yet. That's what he's doing by opposing school choice. And it takes no money, zero money out of the state budget. It takes zero money from education. It's a tax deduction for a donation to a scholarship. But the teachers unions oppose it to the point where they get a moderate Democrat to reject it even though he's immediately over ridden by giant majorities. That's how nuts it is. So power.
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Jack Armstrong
We have more to come. We do 20 hours of this every single week. If you don't get every segment or every hour, get the podcast Armstrong Yeti on Demand.
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Bobby Bones
You know Eddie and I recently stopped by. Yeah, in Nashville. It's an incredible nonprofit empowering kids through music education. Thanks to Hyundai, we recorded a special podcast episode while we were there.
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Jack Armstrong
How do you think learning an instrument helps kids with confidence?
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Music Education Advocate
Learning an instrument allows them to discover a little bit further of who they are and be comfortable with it and then share a little bit about that with others. And if it's done in an environment that is celebrating and championing them, then that confidence can only go up.
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Bobby Bones
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