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Jack Armstrong
Hey, we're Armstrong and Getty. We're featuring our podcast One More Thing. Find it wherever you find all your podcasts.
Joe Getty
Hold my calls. I got to work in a couple of sets of squats. It's One More Thing.
Jack Armstrong
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I can't.
Jack Armstrong
I can't imagine where this is going.
Joe Getty
So even the radio ranch, full of slackers and fatties and stoned idiots, has a gym. An office gym.
Jack Armstrong
That's right. I've never. I've been in it. I've never used it.
Joe Getty
You know, I was seriously about to use it when Covid hit. And then, of course, they had to lock it up so nobody would exercise this or something. Oh, the freaking idiocy. Anyway, this from the Journal of Wall Street. Forget the office, Jim. Welcome to the gym office. Working out or just working more? Gyms are encouraging remote working members to stay all day and do both. It's like a Starbucks with a bunch of weight equipment and ellipticals and treadmills and stuff.
Jack Armstrong
Hmm.
Joe Getty
So you stay all day, you work a little bit, then you do a couple of sets of squats, then you come back, you make a call, then you throw the iron, or you bench press £350 10 times. Like I like to. To relax in the afternoon.
Jack Armstrong
I stand on that thing with the band around you that shakes you. That's what I do.
Joe Getty
Beautiful.
Katie
I'm picturing you guys doing the show from a gym. I wouldn't work for this profession.
Jack Armstrong
Have you ever worked anywhere? This was very popular around here for a while. Have you ever worked anywhere, Katie, where people sat on the ball to strengthen their core?
Katie
I'm surprised you guys didn't see me doing that in the San Francisco building.
Joe Getty
May have. I just didn't want to ogle.
Jack Armstrong
Do you feel like it works?
Katie
Yeah. And it keeps you moving?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah. Yeah. And it seems like a good idea.
Katie
And all the rage on the Internet right now. Are these treadmills that go under your desk?
Joe Getty
No. Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Well, wait a second. They go under your desk so you're sitting and you move your feet?
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Katie
Yeah.
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Joe Getty
Wait.
Katie
Yeah.
Joe Getty
You're standing.
Katie
You can do both if you have one of the standing desks. Like, you can walk on it, and then they have a feature where you put it under the desk and you just keep your legs moving at a sense.
Jack Armstrong
See, that seems like really uncomfortable and weird to me. I understand the walking on a treadmill while I work, but the sitting with my legs moving and like passively having.
Joe Getty
Your legs pushed along by the treadmill. What good would that do? Keep your knees limber? I don't know.
Katie
Well, the idea is you're supposed to move with the treadmill. Not just drag your legs, but just moving anything.
Jack Armstrong
I suppose better is better than sitting still.
Joe Getty
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Breaking news. Breaking news. I just got a text from don Donald Trump Jr. Oh, it's a long text. Oh, it includes a picture of his bearded countenance. Look at that. Hi, Joseph. Don Jr here. As a loyal supporter of my father, I'm reaching out on the behalf of Senate Republicans because they desperately need your help. After reviewing your donor profile, I believe you are the right person for this job.
Jack Armstrong
Your donor profile is. You have money.
Joe Getty
Oh, and I'm certainly a crazed right winger, so he's trying to raise money, allegedly for the Senate Republic. That's not super on brand for the Trump family.
Jack Armstrong
I don't get these fundraising emails that.
Joe Getty
A lot of this might be completely a scam.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, right, right, right, right. You have to watch out for that.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Hey, back to the working out at work thing.
Joe Getty
Oh, yes, yes.
Jack Armstrong
So, Katie, you've actually seen people with the treadmills under the desk?
Katie
Not the treadmills. I saw a woman who had a bike, like the pedals under her desk. She used to have that also.
Jack Armstrong
I could see doing that.
Joe Getty
That.
Jack Armstrong
See that. Oh, I feel like that's a hab got into. You could just. You could work regularly and it'd be great for you.
Joe Getty
I think that's a terrific idea. I gotta try the ball. Maybe at home because the desks are too high in the studio, but I haven't talked about this on the air at all, but just sitting on the exercise ball thing. But I am suffering terribly from sciatica at this point. It's like crazy painful. I know what it is and I know it can be dealt with. So I observed many years ago, just to myself, that fear is the worst component of pain. Now, pain itself is bad, but like, as a kid, things that that hurt also terrified you because you know you're supposed to be terrified, so you avoid them, so you survive. But as an adult, like getting A shot. Getting dental work done. You know, there are a hundred things that are. They hurt.
Jack Armstrong
None of it hurts as much as stubbing your toe really hard.
Joe Getty
Oh, right, that. Yeah, that's true. That's. That's brutal.
Jack Armstrong
But anyways, all the time. And you don't fall apart over it when you stub your toe or hit your head getting on the cabinet or what. All that stuff hurts more than getting a shot.
Katie
It's your time to psych yourself out with those.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, but it is the fear. It's the fear part that makes it so bad.
Joe Getty
You know you're going to be okay in. In 30 seconds to two minutes. Right. So you don't freak out in the same way. And. And it's the same with me. I know what sciaticate is. I know how to treat it. I know eventually it'll be fine. But it's. It's brutally painful. But. So I'm trying to work on my core.
Jack Armstrong
Is that a disease or a back thing? I mean, I know it's a back thing, but is it.
Joe Getty
It's pressure on the sciatic nerve. General. You know, a number of things can cause it. Most commonly, it's that, like, you're getting older and you aren't flexible enough and your muscles are so tight, they're in effect, pulling your spine in a way that's bad. That puts pressure on the sciatic nerve. It can also be like a serious slipped disc or a tumor or something like that. But with the vast majority of people, you just need to work on fitness and flexibility. So that's what I'm doing. It's fine.
Jack Armstrong
I bought.
Joe Getty
I think sitting on the ball might help.
Jack Armstrong
I bought a motorcycle from a guy who got sciatica and he couldn't ride it anymore.
Joe Getty
Wow.
Jack Armstrong
So I really. I really bent him over. I mean, because he had no choice. He had to sell it because he.
Joe Getty
Was in so much pain. Yeah. That's just smart business.
Jack Armstrong
I didn't literally bend him over because.
Joe Getty
That would have been too painful. Yes. Yeah, because he's got sciatica. That's the thing. Anyway, back to the gym. So the idea is you go and you hang out all day long and you do work as necessary, but during your breaks, you pump iron or get on the treadmill or whatever. Like the people who hang out in a Starbucks all damn day long.
Jack Armstrong
Remember we had the two guys in the newsroom, Michael, throw around the medicine ball, medicine ball, and they brought donuts every day. Do you remember that? Yeah. And that was just a mocking all the Rest of us. Yeah, that was, that was, that was a level beyond Katie. This was before your time. So these guys, they were super workout fiends and like really buff and everything like that. Nice guys. But they, they would have a medicine ball and while they were working in the like news pit, they'd throw the nest medicine ball back and forth while they're talking, kind of like what Joe was talking about. But they also would buy donuts and they wouldn't eat any of them themselves just to like prey upon the weakness of the rest of us who weren't as fit as them.
Katie
Oh, I don't like that at all.
Joe Getty
That's, that's satanic. Yeah, I mean, l literally like Satan being the great temptor.
Katie
You know the, the gym, Planet Fitness.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, sure.
Katie
So I, I, this was years ago. I'm hoping they don't still do this, but I, I dropped my membership there because I went in and I found out that on Friday nights they have pizza.
Jack Armstrong
Yes, there you go.
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Katie
Tootsie Rolls on the way out by the, by the register. And I'm going, what are we doing?
Joe Getty
I don't know what this is. This is exactly like politicians who want to have the problem, not solve the problem. Because if you're super fit and healthy and all, you might think, you know, I don't need to go belong to a gym. I'll just stay in reasonable shape. No, they gotta keep you fat.
Jack Armstrong
I'm into fitness. Fitness pizza into my mouth.
Joe Getty
Yum. So here's one gal who does this. By going into this space and not coming back home, I'm going through these movements of the day more intentionally. There's less distraction and I'm able to set up up work more efficiently.
Jack Armstrong
That's what I'm not doing, going through my movements intentionally. I knew it.
Joe Getty
I didn't want to say anything, but right yes. Gyms were once wary of letting the remote work masses zoom from their lobbies and locker rooms. Now they see an opportunity in offering extra desks, offices and outlets. Some are creating co working spaces to separate the extension cord wielders from the spandex crowd. You don't have to be that clever. Other gyms are charging extra and offering entire floors for clients to stay and work all day.
Jack Armstrong
A lot of what this is pointing out though, is the fact that we all could exercise a lot more than we want. The excuse that I make, I'll just focus on myself of being too busy or whatever. It's just, it's just A lie. I mean, you. There's all kinds of things I could, I could. I could be doing curls while I'm watching the news or on the treadmill more often like you do, or whatever. I just don't. I mean, there's lots of stuff we could all do. We just don't. You know why? Because I don't wanna. Because it's easier not to.
Joe Getty
That's why.
Katie
That's fair.
Joe Getty
That's remarkable honesty. Yeah, My. My only tip is start with a little.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, yeah, that's. That is the key. Doing something is so much better than doing Nothing.
Joe Getty
Oh, yeah. 100%. Like every level of doing something makes you healthier, live longer and happier. And so if all you can muster up is kind of meh, do math.
Jack Armstrong
I did this to myself recently, and I've been preaching this for years, but I did this to myself recently where I came out with this workout thing because I got a bench and dumbbells and all this sort of stuff. And there's like three exercises I was doing every day. Well, it took like a half an hour. And so I did that routinely for like nine months or something like that. But then the half an hour of our time and the kids got out of school and as busy as I went. Well, how about instead of doing the whole half hour, you just do one of those things for 10 minutes? I could do that. Yeah. It's the fear. If you gotta change clothes, drive to the gym, workout for an hour and a half, take a shower, change clothes, drive back, and you got like this two hour commitment. No, you can't fit that into your life.
Joe Getty
Right, right. Well, I'm a big fan and partly it's the nature of my job, so maybe easier for me than others, but I never exercise that. I'm not taking in news or information or podcasts.
Jack Armstrong
I can't. I just, I don't have the. I know. Plenty of meat heads worked out at gyms all the time. Maybe they're healthier than me mentally. They probably are, but could just. Just lift weights and do all that sort of stuff. Just staring at the ceiling all day long. I can't do that.
Joe Getty
No. It makes me insane. Yeah. Now I do like to strip shirtless and look at my shaved, oiled body. Take.
Jack Armstrong
I do a lot of posing in the mirror. A lot of these.
Joe Getty
Oh, yeah. Oh, that's a good one.
Jack Armstrong
Out of those.
Joe Getty
Oh, look at that one.
Jack Armstrong
Yes. Don't ever do that again.
Katie
This is fantast. It took a turn, folks.
Jack Armstrong
You know, I resent those Two guys that we used to work with, they get themselves strong, and they'd fatten the rest of us up. Sucked.
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Jack Armstrong
Anyway, as we learned in the hearing yesterday, we have been visiting by aliens, and one actually came down and met with a bunch of Earth leaders about the whole human gender situation. So this alien comes to planet Earth, particularly the United States, and finds out that we have a thing about genders and more than one gender that they hadn't encountered on their planet. That's the setup to this Babylon Be comedy bit. So you're going to hear kind of a weird voice. That's the alien sitting at the head of a boardroom table. I don't know how this occurs, but they're like, that's kind of the take.
Joe Getty
Me to your leader thing. He's come into the, you know, the halls of power and said, all right, I'm in charge now.
Jack Armstrong
And he's talking to a whole bunch of business people or Americans or something like that.
Joe Getty
Government officials.
Jack Armstrong
Government officials. Okay. Well, here's how it goes. General Florid, thank you for agreeing to meet with us today.
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Ah, yes, you are most welcome. Giving you a chance to beg and plead for mercy before we destroy your planet is my favorite part of the job. No, please don't destroy us. We don't deserve this. The looks on their faces. It's a hoot.
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Perhaps we should start out by introducing ourselves. I'm Chief of Space Operations, General Foreman. He, him. Under Secretary of State Angus Miller. He, him.
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General Florid
And what exactly is a Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer?
IKEA
It's my job to be a black woman.
General Florid
Well, good job, then. And what is this he, him, she, her, of which you are all speaking?
IKEA
Those are our gender pronouns. So you know which gender we identify as.
General Florid
I appreciate that, but I am pretty good at telling the difference between the two genders. A man, man, woman. Nailed it.
Jack Armstrong
That was a lucky guess. But there are way more than just two genders.
General Florid
Fascinating. We've been probing humans for years, and we have only discovered the two. How many genders are there?
Jack Armstrong
72. It's hard to know, really. It's changing all the time.
General Florid
So your species is evolving that rapidly? Remarkable. Perhaps while you are sitting here, you will grow additional limbs or develop the ability to breathe underwater.
Jack Armstrong
No, that's not what we meant.
General Florid
It's too bad I breathe underwater. It's a lot of fun. If you threw 20 pennies into a pool, I could dive down and pick them all up without ever once resurfacing.
Joe Getty
What?
General Florid
No applause? So what are these genders and how do they function?
Joe Getty
Function?
Jack Armstrong
I don't understand why.
General Florid
Yes, on my planet, the female gender is the giver of life, raising and nurturing our young, preserving our civilization for eons to come, while the males mostly just mow our space lawns and make multiple trips to Space Home Depot.
IKEA
What you're talking about is sex. Gender is something different.
Jack Armstrong
Exactly. People can identify with genders different than their natal sex or with none at all.
General Florid
But why?
Jack Armstrong
It's just the way we feel.
IKEA
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Jack Armstrong
Well, of course, a lot of times they don't realize how they were born until someone tells them. Someone like a teacher, social media influencer.
General Florid
And what exactly are these various genders? You.
Jack Armstrong
You.
General Florid
You have me very curious.
Jack Armstrong
Well, there's non binary, which is someone who identifies as both gender.
General Florid
Doesn't saying identify as both genders imply that there are only two genders?
Jack Armstrong
Wait, no, no, it's. Shut up.
IKEA
Actually, it's genderqueer. That is the term that refers to people who identify as both genders. You know, like my nephew.
Jack Armstrong
I thought that was gender fluid. Like my niece.
IKEA
No, no, that shifts around.
Jack Armstrong
No, Bigender shifts around. Like my stepson.
IKEA
Well, it can both.
Jack Armstrong
Oh, unless you're Native American, in which case it's two spirits. Like my cousin who got into Harvard because he's 1 16th Native American.
General Florid
Oh, I understand. On this planet there are people who are men and people who are women and people who are mentally ill.
IKEA
I can understand that. It's confusing. It can be difficult to keep track of all the different genders. There's so many of them. There's gender vague, there's gray gender, demigender, odi gender, omnigender, polygender, and about 10 different kinds of trans. And those are just the ones that my nephew has identified as in the last month when I was also bigender. Which is two genders, those genders being male and female, or a combination of all genders, including agender, which is no gender at all. So actually, simultaneously be no gender at all plus a gender. It's pretty cool, huh?
General Florid
The planet has no sign of intelligent life. Official recommendation. Destroy.
Joe Getty
No, please don't destroy us.
Jack Armstrong
We don't deserve this.
Joe Getty
There's that look.
Jack Armstrong
My favorite part of that whole thing is when they're laying out all that stuff and he says, why.
Katie
The question no one can answer.
Joe Getty
Oh, I can answer it. It's so young. Adolescents feel special and get praised by their mentors. I'm not just a regular dude anymore. I'm, I don't know, gender fluid. Oh Joe, that's so wonderful. We'll support you. You're so brave. Come on.
Jack Armstrong
Why? Please do not use gendered language to to address everyone. You get the hell out of here.
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Jack Armstrong
Cheers.
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Jack Armstrong
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Joe Getty
Podcasts paying tribute to one of the greats. It's one more thing.
Jack Armstrong
I'm strong and getty.
Joe Getty
One More Thing.
Jack Armstrong
Then I have an admission of fault slash complaint about myself.
Joe Getty
Oh my.
Jack Armstrong
But we thought we'd bring back one of the best thing. What did you call?
Joe Getty
Maybe, you know, before I, before I get to that, it occurs to me that intro could have been to talk about Elton John. Because as I disclosed during the show when I'd heard he'd played his last show, allegedly. You know, it's rock stars, sometimes they unretire. But he's 76. I went back and listened. I saw on YouTube some shows from the first tour I saw him on, which I think was 1980, might have been 81 and how blown away I was at the time by, by Elton, but his band, how great they were. I was playing music at the time and I was coming off, you know, like seeing the Stones who didn't even attempt the harmonies that make their records so incredible. Keith couldn't be bothered to sing his part some of the times those giant soaring harmonies like, you know, the tumble and ice are all down the line or stuff like that. They didn't have any backup singers. They didn't. They would just have mixed in all down the line. As a guy who's long been into harmonies, it just, I hated that. So then I go to see Elton John and his band full throated like a damn choir and it's just the guys on stage singing all those great songs with all those great choruses and. And just playing out of the rock and roll. And I thought, wow, what a great band. So anyway, tip of the cap, Elton, you chubby little legend, you. What a great band.
Jack Armstrong
He really looks like an old lesbian at this point.
Joe Getty
He does.
Jack Armstrong
He does not. That's not a complaint. It's just what he looks like.
Joe Getty
I happen to know and love a couple of old lesbians, so I have.
Jack Armstrong
Said many times they're my favorite people.
Joe Getty
Old lesbians.
Jack Armstrong
My favorite people are old lesbians. Yes, that's been my experience.
Joe Getty
Really interesting. Anyway, but we're not talking about Elton John or old lesbians. Well, clearly we are talking about Elton John. But the introduction wasn't talking about Elton John. It was a reference to during the show, Ryan Long's brilliant video, when wokes and Racists Agree on Everything. And we're gonna try to squeeze it in the show, but we didn't get to it.
Jack Armstrong
And you called this one of the best pieces of satire you've ever heard, which I would agree. I think it's underappreciated.
Joe Getty
I think it is. I think it's like at the very, very top level of American socio political comment ever. Now, I've seen a bunch of his videos. Some of them are just good, but this one is. This is his stairway to heaven. Ladies and gentlemen, Ryan Long.
Jack Armstrong
When me and Brad first met, I didn't think we'd get along, but turns out we kind of agree on everything. Your racial identity is the most important thing. Everything should be looked at through the lens of race. Jinx, you owe me a Coke. We both have a lot of opinions about people of color, even though we barely know any. I say colored people. But as long as we're classifying them, we both think minorities are a united group who think the same and act the same and vote the same. You don't want to lose your black card. Sorry, I don't know. I just think we should roll back discrimination law so we can hire based on race again.
Joe Getty
Jinx.
Jack Armstrong
Now you owe me a Coke. Hey, tell them what you told me yesterday. White actors should only do voices for white cartoon characters.
Joe Getty
Been saying that for years.
Jack Armstrong
Stick to your own. Us white people, we have so much privilege. I agree.
Katie
It is a privilege to be white.
Jack Armstrong
Ask him about interracial dating. All I said is that black men who date white women have internalized racism and white men that date ethnic women are fetishizing them. Guys against interracial dating now, like, am I being pranked?
Katie
Did Boomer put you up to this.
Jack Armstrong
Ugh. You know that taco place is white owned. White people should be making white foods like crap. Macaroni and cheese. No seasoning. Not even. It's like he's a mind reader. I mean, I've been pushing for segregation forever. And my man does what? I created an improv comedy show exclusively for ethnic people. Guy segregates comedy on my birthday. White people need to stop wearing dreadlocks and they need to stop appropriating black people's music. Shaved heads in country music. The way God intended. You know, all white people are racist. I'm listening. Even if you have a black wife or a black friend group, you're still really racist. You know, he just kicked a guy out of the organization for having a black girlfriend. But if you can promise me he's still really racist, we'll consider letting them back in. Black people should only shop at black businesses. I guess the only thing we really disagree about is I think white people are the root of all evil.
Joe Getty
But what did I tell you though?
Jack Armstrong
If we can narrow that down to a certain group of tiny hatted white people, I think we can come to an understanding. Technically, I don't consider Jewish people white. Neither do I.
Joe Getty
When racist wokes and racists agree on everything. Ryan Long.
Jack Armstrong
Why is that not more discussed that when I was a little kid, they had dorms at colleges that were blacks only and whites only. Then that was decided to be a horror. Then they were mixed together and now we're going with dorms that are blacks only or whites only again and seen as progress or a good thing.
Joe Getty
Well, I think part of the reason is. And we talked about this a lot, hour two of the Monday show, if you want to grab the Armstrong and Getty on Demand podcast, that a lot of it is neo Marxism, it's cultural Marxism, and it's racial. It's actually a method of grabbing political power that masquerades as racial concern. And so the flaming idiotic inconsistency of it, the left is not going to address those because that's not what they're going for anyway. And because the mainstream media sees themselves aligned with the left and are frequently duped into thinking, yes, this is about race primarily, they don't want to talk about it.
Jack Armstrong
It. So I saw Elton John. I'm trying to think what year it was. 2007, something like that.
Joe Getty
Yeah, I saw him at one point during the kind of the. The comeback years.
Jack Armstrong
I saw him in San Jose, the hockey rink. And. And it was. It was real good. It Wasn't mind blowing. So I'm. He might have been too old for that. The. The thing that stands out in my mind the most is the crowd was just loving all the greatest hits so much. And then he jumped in with stuff from his new album and just killed the mood for everyone. Here's something from my new album. And everybody groans.
Joe Getty
Ah, those damn creative artists who try to create new art.
Jack Armstrong
Please.
Joe Getty
Where do they get off?
Jack Armstrong
I know. That's a weird thing, isn't it?
Joe Getty
We'll decide when you're through creating.
Jack Armstrong
I've thought this myself when I'm seeing musicians. This song, the song that I want him to play, was new to me at one point. That was a new song at one point.
Joe Getty
Right.
Jack Armstrong
So maybe this will be great. Although so seldom it is. And the songs that he played that were new, nobody dug them at all. And I don't even remember them, and they disappeared into the ether.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Dancer. We're here. We spent our money to hear Tiny Dancer.
Joe Getty
Hold Me Closer. Tiny Dancer. You know, I've had bands, individual artists. I don't like the term artists. I find it pretentious. Anyway. Songwriters that I love. And I will come to the conclusion, okay, you're out of ideas. You had some really great ideas. Now you're either repeating yourself or this new thing just doesn't work, which is fine.
Jack Armstrong
That's it. That's what Billy Joel did. He stopped putting out music, what, 30 some years ago. Putting.
Joe Getty
Is that right?
Jack Armstrong
New music? Yeah. He hasn't written a new song, like, 30 some years. And he said, I just think I was done. I just. I don't think I had anything left to say. And people liked my old songs, though.
Joe Getty
Yeah, fair enough. Fair enough. And then I read a interview with John Mellencamp, who's. Every time I say his name, I'm tempted to call him John Melonhead because of Arrested Adolescents. I. He did an interview the other day where he said he stopped playing for years and years and years because he had no interest in being a human jukebox. He would, you know, play really good stuff he'd come up with. Nobody had any interest in it, and he could bang out the old hits and play him crappy and it didn't matter. He didn't even have to. Yeah. And he thought, no. What? Just go listen to the cd. Go listen to the radio. I'm not gonna prance about up here if you have no interest in music. You just want to hear the hits.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. That is the. The opposite of the Rolling Stones philosophy. We're gonna barely go through the motions. We're gonna give you 25% of what this song is. If you listen to the record, you're gonna pay a ton for it, and we're perfectly fine with that.
Joe Getty
Well, that was the old Stones. Now, the Stones sound fantastic. In spite of them being octogenarians. Their shows sound great now. But anyway, that's interesting.
Jack Armstrong
Some people are perfectly okay with that, and. And I don't blame them. You know, if the fans are enjoying themselves, you should try. You should try to sound your best. But.
Joe Getty
Yeah, but.
Jack Armstrong
But if the fans are fine with seeing, you know, hearing their greatest hits live and in person, I don't know.
Joe Getty
And at the same time, if John Mellencamp doesn't want to do that, don't do that. You don't have to. I don't find that pretentious or mean or wrong or whatever. It's a voluntary occupation. Sure, go. Go paint and hang out with your fifth wife.
Jack Armstrong
And because music was structured so much differently. He's got more money than God. Anyway, I think about that all the time. Some of these super wealthy aging musicians or whatever, how much money would they have made in the modern era? Would they be working at the grocery store? I mean, they had several big hits. You can think of lots of people that only had a couple of hits. They'd be working at the grocery store or be insurance agents or something Right now, even with those giant hits, because they'd have made no money.
Joe Getty
Right? Yeah. I actually, on the other end of it, I know some people in bands that are. If they had come along in the 70s, they would be very, very wealthy. And now they're continuing to tour and playing bars and stuff because they need the money or giving piano lessons between tours, literally.
Jack Armstrong
Isn't that something?
Joe Getty
Yeah, man.
Jack Armstrong
If you could have. If you could have two, three top 40 hits in the 80s, you were. You were set for life. Now forget it. No, you're. You're. You've got some money. You can tour around, work really hard, live off that for a while. But, oh, times change. Hey, Jack, you mentioned that some people are throwing things at artists. In other words, the crowd, they're throwing things at musicians now. Right. Political speeches. That would cause me to throw stuff. Yeah, I don't think that's what they're doing, though. It's just in the middle of songs, they just like. Like. It's popular to throw cell phones at people. A couple people have been hit in the face.
Joe Getty
Cell phones?
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
They're a little expensive, right?
Jack Armstrong
I'm not throwing my fourteen hundred dollar phone at you, but somebody got hit in the face the other day. Several people have in recent weeks.
Katie
Yeah, that chick got hit in the face and it ended up in four stitches on her eyebrow.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Oh, wow. Yeah, I would, I would have my security goons beat that person down. Sorry. I realize that's a terrible thing to say out loud.
Katie
Oh, the Internet got a hold of him.
Jack Armstrong
He.
Katie
I think he lost his job and all sorts of stuff. They just took his profile and his personal info and put it everywhere.
Joe Getty
No, he shouldn't lose his job. He should just be punched in the head three or four times.
Jack Armstrong
The Internet got a hold of him, he loses his job, he's a pariah. Probably have to move, change his name, get a fake mustache, the whole thing.
Joe Getty
That's a great phrase by the way. The Internet got a hold of him.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Do you talk about brutality? I'd rather be punched.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah, no kidding.
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So have you been following the story out of Colorado? Some woke Jack teacher told a 12 year old kid you gotta leave because you have a Don't Tread on Me flag Gadsden flag patch on your backpack.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. A patch on the backpack which is not even that prevalent. My son wears a Don't Tread on Me T shirt to school regularly.
Joe Getty
Good. You know what? I ought to establish a foundation and buy like 50,000 of them and distribute them free to any kid who wants to wear one.
Jack Armstrong
Yes.
Katie
If you look at his backpack, the kid's obviously running for some position. I think it said vice president of his class. So he has a bunch of political patches on his backpack to go with his little campaign poster just to set the scene.
Joe Getty
Longer recesses, vote for Jimmy, you know, whatever.
Katie
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Jack Armstrong
We also have a clip of the mom confronting the teacher as well.
Joe Getty
Isn't that clip six?
Jack Armstrong
Yes, it is.
Joe Getty
Well, that's what I'm leading up to.
Jack Armstrong
Yeah.
Joe Getty
Okay. Why don't you. Why don't you turn off your mic until. I'm so sorry I was misled by my superior. I think you're the pressures I'm under I. I exploded.
Jack Armstrong
I think you're treading on him is what you're doing.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Guilty. Well, well played, sir. Well played. All right, Michael. Yeah. Let's listen to mom talking to the aforementioned woke teacher.
Jack Armstrong
He. I mean, he is able to go. I was actually just telling him, like.
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Jack Armstrong
I'm like, ah. So I asked if can you just.
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Jack Armstrong
And go back to class?
Joe Getty
Like, I just want him to go back to class.
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Jack Armstrong
So that's what I was trying.
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Jack Armstrong
So I was like, oh, yeah.
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Jack Armstrong
So that was Mom, I assume.
Joe Getty
Yeah. Had her phone out with the ignoramus teacher from.
Katie
From there, the. The clip continues to that. That Jack teacher. Just saying, well, I'll have to direct you to the district. And then she said the name of whoever it was she asked to contact, and it was just.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Katie
And she's sitting there with this smug look on her face.
Jack Armstrong
If I. If I'm the teacher. Well, first of all, I wouldn't believe that. But if I'm the teacher, somebody gets out their phone and I'm on this topic, I. I'm referring it to someone above me. I would.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Because this ain't gonna go well no matter what happens.
Joe Getty
Well, she did. And after a couple of days, the district said, yeah, a kid can wear the patch. Of course he can. And then, interestingly enough, the governor of Colorado tweeted, obviously the Gadsden flag is a proud symbol of the American Revolution and an iconic warning to Britain or any government not to violate the liberties of Americans. It appears on popular American medallions and challenge coins through today. And Ben Franklin also adopted it it to symbolize the union of the 13 colonies. It's a great teaching moment for a history lesson.
Jack Armstrong
Are you telling me that child's not pro slavery? Because that's what I assumed.
Katie
That teacher needs a history lesson that.
Jack Armstrong
That little kid fifth grader was running on. Up up with slavery platform to be class president.
Joe Getty
Show me an American school that is not an indoctrination factory for left wing ideas. There are some.
Jack Armstrong
I want free desserts at lunch and chattel slavery.
Joe Getty
Homework is optional and labor will be uncompensated. Wow. Wow. But how many classrooms are flying your super rainbow flag Rainbow. That also includes the transgender colors and the binary colors and the rest of it. Freaking all of them.
Jack Armstrong
Imagine the trouble you're in if you say, we don't want political flags in our classroom. If you kick that one out.
Joe Getty
Oh, my God. I try not to let it make me, like, frustrated angry, because I have the outlet of the show and podcast and everything. I so sympathize with parents who don't have this sort of outlet and are just enraged at what's happening, and they don't have the money to send their kid to a private school, and they might not have the time to homeschool them, so what are they supposed to do? God, this pisses me off.
Jack Armstrong
I heard this from a child of grade school age that when they say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, there are a few kids who say, I pledge allegiance to the pride flag every morning. But not certain whether that's a sarcastic why is this flag always in my face? Commentary or I don't know what the. You know, I don't know what the. The gesture means.
Joe Getty
It's the double reverse. Yeah, exactly.
Jack Armstrong
Might be.
Joe Getty
Yeah.
Jack Armstrong
Because the flag's hanging up on the wall next to the US Flag.
Joe Getty
So, you know, then, you know, the libs of Tick Tock, among others. I've seen a handful of teachers bragging that they've taken down the American flag. The only flag in this classroom is the pride flag.
Jack Armstrong
Now you're into the night.
Katie
Oh, yeah, because that's the other flag that was going around viral on Tick Tock for being a symbol of slavery was the American flag. A bunch of people were losing it about that.
Joe Getty
Right? Yeah, right.
Jack Armstrong
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Joe Getty
Yeah. I think I know what to do about this. But how do we feel about quote unquote re education camps? It's kind of got a negative connotation, doesn't it? Perhaps. Patriotism academies. What do you think of that name? We'd like you, ma'am. I know you're teaching this class and throwing kids out for having the Gadsden flag, but we need you to attend a patriotism academy for a few weeks.
Jack Armstrong
Wow. Wow.
Katie
The protests at that.
Jack Armstrong
That's very Chinese of you.
Joe Getty
That was insensitive.
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Release Date: December 30, 2024
Host: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty
Podcast: The Armstrong & Getty Show
Platform: iHeartPodcasts
Discussion Overview: Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into the burgeoning trend of integrating fitness into workplace environments. They explore the concept of "gym offices," where traditional workspaces are augmented with exercise equipment, allowing employees to work out while maintaining their professional responsibilities.
Key Points:
Gym Offices Concept: The hosts discuss articles from the Journal of Wall Street about gyms encouraging remote workers to combine work and exercise, likening these spaces to Starbucks filled with fitness equipment.
Personal Experiences:
Notable Quotes:
Discussion Overview: Joe Getty opens up about his battle with sciatica, a painful condition caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve. The conversation shifts to the psychological aspects of dealing with chronic pain and the importance of maintaining physical fitness.
Key Points:
Understanding Sciatica: Joe explains that sciatica is usually caused by tight muscles pulling on the spine, leading to nerve compression. He advocates for fitness and flexibility as primary remedies ([08:23]).
Psychological Impact: The hosts discuss how fear exacerbates the perception of pain, with Joe highlighting that "fear is the worst component of pain" ([07:46]).
Notable Quotes:
Discussion Overview: The conversation takes a turn towards online scams, specifically targeting fundraising efforts. Joe Getty humorously recounts receiving a suspicious text from someone claiming to be Don Trump Jr., aiming to raise funds for Senate Republicans.
Key Points:
Suspicious Communications: Joe questions the authenticity of the fundraising message, suggesting it might be a scam ([06:28]).
Awareness: The hosts emphasize the importance of vigilance against fraudulent solicitations, reminding listeners to verify before engaging.
Notable Quotes:
Discussion Overview: Armstrong and Getty present a comedic satire involving an alien's bewildered encounter with human concepts of gender. The sketch highlights the complexities and evolving nature of gender identities from an outsider’s perspective.
Key Points:
Alien Perspective: The alien, General Florid, is perplexed by the multitude of genders beyond the traditional binary, leading to humorous misunderstandings ([14:22]).
Defining Genders: Human representatives attempt to explain various gender identities to the alien, resulting in exaggerated and satirical responses ([16:10]).
Social Commentary: The sketch underscores the societal debates surrounding gender identity, inclusion, and political correctness.
Notable Quotes:
Discussion Overview: The hosts transition to discussing aging musicians, their continued relevance, and the challenges they face in an evolving music landscape. They use Elton John and John Mellencamp as primary examples to illustrate their points.
Key Points:
Elton John's Performances: Joe praises Elton John's live performances, particularly his harmonies and band dynamics, contrasting them with other rock stars like Mick Jagger ([25:02]).
Creative Decline: The conversation touches on how some artists, such as John Mellencamp, choose to retire from performing new music when creativity wanes, preferring to focus on their established hits ([30:37]).
Economic Shifts: Jack reflects on how musicians from past decades would fare financially today, suggesting that even those with multiple hits might struggle without the support structures available back then ([32:23]).
Notable Quotes:
Discussion Overview: Armstrong and Getty address recent controversies surrounding the display of political flags in schools. They focus on incidents involving the Gadsden flag and the pride flag, critiquing what they perceive as overreach by educators and administrators.
Key Points:
Gadsden Flag Incident: The hosts discuss a case in Colorado where a teacher asked a student to remove a Gadsden flag patch from their backpack. They highlight the ensuing debate and the broader implications for freedom of expression in schools ([38:17]).
Pride Flag in Classrooms: The conversation extends to the prominence of pride flags in educational environments, with the hosts arguing that such displays contribute to divisiveness and distract from traditional educational goals ([41:24]).
Parental Frustration: They empathize with parents who feel marginalized by these policies, suggesting that such restrictions limit students' ability to express their identities ([41:50]).
Notable Quotes:
Discussion Overview: As the episode concludes, Armstrong and Getty reflect on the topics discussed and share personal anecdotes, reinforcing their viewpoints with humor and candidness.
Key Points:
Podcast Promotion: The hosts encourage listeners to download and subscribe to their podcast, "One More Thing," available on all podcast platforms.
Final Anecdotes: Jack recounts his experience attending Elton John's concert, focusing on the crowd's reaction to new songs versus classic hits, while Joe shares his disdain for artists who prioritize innovation over audience preferences.
Notable Quotes:
In this episode of "The Armstrong & Getty Show," hosts Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty navigate a diverse array of topics, blending personal anecdotes with sharp social commentary. From the integration of fitness in the workplace to satirical takes on gender dynamics and reflections on the music industry's evolution, the duo delivers a blend of humor and critique. Their candid discussions on controversial subjects like political displays in schools further underscore their commitment to addressing timely and often divisive issues. Listeners are left with a multifaceted view of contemporary societal trends, delivered through the hosts' characteristic blend of wit and insight.
Note: All timestamps correspond to the provided transcript and are indicative of the segments discussed.