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The Sound of Silence is a great song, but that would make for a crappy podcast. It's one more thing. Armstrong and Getty. One more thing.
Michael
We should do that sometime.
Armstrong and Getty
What's that?
Michael
It'd be like silence. We should. It'd be like that art with the banana tape to the wal. It'd be our commentary on modern media or something like that. Two minutes of silence.
Armstrong and Getty
Philip Glass. Who's that? 20th century avant garde composer who would have, like, a symphony that was just an hour and a half of silence.
Katie
Seems like nobody listens to the radio harder than when they're silenced, though. Like, oh, what's going on? What happened? What's going on? Maybe that's just because I'm in radio.
Michael
We gotta do that tomorrow. Our commentary on modern media to our two minutes of silence.
Katie
No, Michael would have a heart attack.
Armstrong and Getty
Yeah. I'd be getting calls. Alarms would be going off all over.
Katie
Lights.
Armstrong and Getty
Yeah. Please, please. To panicked program directors. What are you doing? So that was a fancy pants introduction for the fact that we're going to clean out the sound fridge and play some sound. That's right, metal guy. Not silence, but sound, indeed. The crew, they work like slaves to bring interesting audio to our attention. And we don't get to it all every day. And so we thought we'd go ahead and review some of it. Katie, do you want to introduce clip 10 here?
Katie
Yeah. So this is a video in San Francisco, just outside of the Tenderloin. And the San Francisco Police Department is trying to clear out an alleyway that is just filled with bums and junkies. And in this alley, there is a mattress and a guy laying on it, and she is trying to wake him up.
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Armstrong and Getty
Show he sleep.
Michael
You guys need to clear out the alley, please. Thank you.
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Is he breathing?
Armstrong and Getty
Yes.
Michael
Hey, hey, hey.
Armstrong and Getty
Sleep. Hey.
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Armstrong and Getty
No, that Narcan right there, is he alive or is he ODing? The cop asks.
Katie
The cop asks that over the pa. Is he. Is he alive or is he ODing? And at the end they were saying that Narcan right there hasn't been used. And when they wake, when they quote, unquote, wake him up, he is clearly high as a kite, probably close to an od.
Michael
Has there ever been a time in history, anywhere in the world where this sort of thing has happened like this? Where you got teeming humanity of out of their mind, dying in large numbers.
Armstrong and Getty
Drug or alcohol addicts, opium dens of China, maybe Toronto with their great experiments on the. The drug district. And Amsterdam did it, but not. I was in Amsterdam for a long time in. What was that? The. The end of the 80s. Yeah, yeah, late 80s. And pot was legal and you could get cash and that hash and that sort of thing. Oh, I ran straight away from that stuff, Katie. Oh, yeah, 23 year old.
Katie
Oh, I'm sure.
Armstrong and Getty
Oh, I was outraged by it. But there were no junkies laying around anywhere. It was. Now there are, from what I understand. But anyway, why was that?
Michael
Why were people not getting hooked on the whatever and laying about?
Armstrong and Getty
Well, I'm reminded of when a bunch of euros came to San Francisco to talk about or compare notes on the drug rehab centers and safe injection sites and stuff like this like that. And the Europeans were aghast. We talked about this on the show a couple times since, but they said to the San Francisco people, wait a minute, wait a minute. We don't let people break the law and sleep on the streets and defecate in public. No, we're here to help you, but you still have to carry out all of the obligations of a citizen. What are you doing here?
Katie
Yeah, well, and it's like, you know, San Francisco has harm reduction, right? Where they're handing out the syringes and the lighters and the little. All the tools you need to get high. Because they think that that's going to save lives for. For what?
Michael
So nuts.
Armstrong and Getty
It is so perverse and the opposite of what is. Right.
Katie
Yeah.
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Successful.
Michael
One more thing on San Francisco before we get back to the sound fridge from the San Francisco Chronicle. Today, the number of people in San Francisco arrested or cited for petty drug crimes but not drug dealing has jumped this year because of the new mayor's push to squash the city's drug markets. New data from the police department shows.
Katie
Man, it is going to take so long for that city to even look close to anything like it used to.
Michael
Well, for one thing, if you turned it around today, it'll take a decade or more before people around the world catch on. Oh, it's okay to come back now.
Katie
Oh, okay.
Michael
Didn't know that.
Armstrong and Getty
On. On the other hand, a positive note, behind the scenes they call me Mr. Positive. You should know these folks. A positive note, What? This new crackdown. Shut up, Michael. Who told you to speak?
Michael
That's Mr. Positive.
Armstrong and Getty
Yeah, there he is. On the other hand, on a positive note, this crackdown will save lives. It will save many lives during the period to get back to sanity, then reestablish the reputation of San Francisco. What you guys are talking about, all the kids, the young people or middle aged people will say, you know what, being a junkie sucks instead of, boy, they make it easy to be a junkie. And they'll think, I want to turn my life around. And they will. And even if it's 10 people, that's great. Anyway, having said that, I had to look up once again because I've looked this up many times in my life. There are pieces of trivia like that that you look up and you think, oh, that's interesting. But it's not quite interesting enough to remember. And this is another one of those. Why is the Tenderloin called the Tenderloin? And that's a nickname for tough neighborhoods, particularly in San Francisco and New York. It's believed to originated from a New York City police captain, Alexander S. Clubber Williams. Wonder how he got that nickname? Probably wasn't because he liked to hang out in clubs Anyway, who reportedly said he could now afford tenderloin steak due to the bribes he received while policing a vice ridden area.
Michael
Interesting.
Armstrong and Getty
Yeah, isn't it? Ask me again a year, I won't remember it. But yeah, that's, that's where the name came from. The Tenderloin district. You go down there, you get so many bribes you can afford Tenderloin.
Michael
I'm not sure. You could be a cop today with the nickname Clubber.
Katie
No, it's just because he likes club sandwiches.
Armstrong and Getty
Yeah, exactly. Oh, that's charming. I like that. You know, I want to hear that. We played this on the show, but I just want to hear it again. Hit us with clip number 12, the trailer from the brand new horror film the Monkey. The coroner said it was an accident, but it was no accident. It was a monkey. When I was a kid. My twin brother and I found something that loved to kill. We have been chosen to witness its power over life and death in its most devious ways.
Michael
It's one of those toy monkeys. It's got a little drum with sticks and you wind it up and it goes right a tat tad on the.
Armstrong and Getty
Drum and kills you.
Katie
I didn't hear that earlier.
Michael
Yeah, but then it'll put a spear right through your head.
Katie
Dumbass movie.
Armstrong and Getty
What was that line at the beginning of it? But it wasn't a.
Katie
Some call it an accident.
Armstrong and Getty
It was. But it wasn't an accident. It was a monkey from the Department of Unintentional Humor. Unless. But you said Jack. It's kind of tongue in cheek.
Michael
Looks like it's supposed to be funny.
Armstrong and Getty
That is a really funny line. Whether it was intentional or not.
Katie
Yeah. Husband confirmed that it's. It's kind of a spoof on horror, some of it.
Armstrong and Getty
Oh, I love that.
Michael
But it looks pretty horrific also.
Katie
Yeah.
Michael
So solves both of those.
Armstrong and Getty
Yeah.
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Amica empathy is our best policy. So you got the the Senator John Kennedy who evidently like, you know, Barry Manilow or Cher, is going to stick with the same act clear until the grave. And that would be homespun witticisms from the bayou clip 35 Michael, if it.
Katie
Wasn'T for double standards in Washington, there wouldn't be any standards at all.
Michael
Most Democrats in the Senate supported what Schumer did, and they're. They're scared of him. Whatever Schumer says, generally speaking, they just moo and following into the chute like cattle. All right.
Armstrong and Getty
Ah, that was charming and homespun, his description and all. Yeah.
Katie
Trying to figure out what fashion statement he's trying to make right now. I just sent you guys a picture of the glasses he was wearing during that interview. And there, it's an interesting choice.
Armstrong and Getty
Being edgy, he's gone with the hipster. Brightly colored, funky shaped frames.
Michael
Yeah, not sure that's him. Not sure that's on brand Jack, you.
Katie
Need to get some of those immediately.
Michael
There you go.
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Michael
Let's play Steve Bannon one more time just because I thought that was pretty hilarious that. I mean, he's so obviously trolling. I am a firm believer that President Trump will run and win again in 2028. So I've already endorsed President Trump. A man like this comes once every century. If we're lucky, we've got him now. He's on fire, and I'm a huge supporter. Want to see him again in 2028. And was there any follow up question, like how exactly would he run again?
Armstrong and Getty
There. There was, actually, but I will tell you this. As a participant in an analyst of the business, podcasting, radio, whatever you want to call it, spoken word content. Think of that. If you are especially a young or slightly soft headed, impressionable person who loves Trump, how exciting that is that we're gonna change the Constitution and do whatever it takes to get him elected again. Putting aside that he's freaking old. I mean, he's tireless for a man of his age, but. And then Bannon will keep it going with, hey, we're making progress. We've got an attorney, we're gonna have a hearing and we're thinking we can do this and this maneuver will get it done and it's a great ratings stunt.
Michael
Well, we've actually got the follow up. I want to hear this.
Armstrong and Getty
Yep.
Michael
Oh, you know, he's term limited. How do you think he gets Another term. We're working on it. I think we'll have. I think we'll have a couple of alternatives. Let's say that We'll. We'll see. We'll see the definition. We'll see what the definition of term limit is. But this is many years in the making. So we've had greater long shots than Trump 20, 28. And I've got a lot of stuff we're working on there. We're not prepared to talk about it publicly, but in a of months, I think we will be. I don't know what the amendment says, but does it say consecutive terms? If it doesn't, maybe that's the way they wedge their way in.
Armstrong and Getty
Right? He was talking to your workout buddy, by the way, Chris Cuomo.
Michael
You know what? I could see this happening. Oh, man, what a mess. It would be bad. I could see Trump running for the nomination and getting it.
Armstrong and Getty
Oh, no.
Michael
Don'T you.
Armstrong and Getty
Don't you.
Michael
Can't you imagine enough motivated maga, hardcore people coming out and supporting him just say, yeah, nobody tells us what to do. And he gets. He wins Iowa, he wins New Hampshire.
Armstrong and Getty
Yeah, I could picture that. But then the maneuver would have to.
Michael
Be lose because he can't run.
Armstrong and Getty
Well, Right, but then the maneuver would be, See, I'm. I'm. With all due modesty, you're Mr. Positive Political Mind.
Michael
Oh, okay.
Armstrong and Getty
And Mr. Positive. No, the. The play would have to be, look, Trump won again. We know he can't run, but he gets to appoint his successor. Donald J. Who is it? We're not having a vote. We've already voted. And it would be whoever is in his favorite that moment, Vance or who knows who, Gates. That would be a constitutional crisis. But it wasn't a crisis. It was a monkey. That didn't work. That didn't work. I tried it. It didn't work. I can admit that. Monkey. The tenderloin. A good cut of meat, but a crappy neighborhood.
Michael
Mm.
Armstrong and Getty
Well said. Well, I guess that's it.
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Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand – "The Sound of Silence..."
Release Date: March 20, 2025
Hosted by The Armstrong & Getty Show via iHeartPodcasts
In the episode titled "The Sound of Silence...", hosts Armstrong, Getty, Katie, and Michael delve into various societal issues, blending insightful commentary with humor. The episode navigates through topics ranging from urban challenges in San Francisco to the complexities of modern political landscapes, all while maintaining the show's signature engaging and conversational style.
The episode kicks off with Armstrong and Getty contemplating the idea of silence as a podcast topic. They humorously debate the feasibility of a silent podcast, drawing parallels to avant-garde compositions.
Armstrong: "The Sound of Silence is a great song, but that would make for a crappy podcast."
[03:03]
Michael: "We should do that sometime."
[03:12]
Sound Fridge is a recurring segment where the hosts dissect intriguing audio clips. In this installment, they review a clip from the San Francisco Police Department attempting to clear an alleyway teeming with substance abuse issues.
The clip features police officers urging a man to wake up, raising critical discussions on law enforcement strategies and harm reduction policies.
Katie: "The cop asks that over the PA. Is he alive or is he ODing?"
[05:17]
Michael: "Has there ever been a time in history... where you got teeming humanity... dying in large numbers."
[05:31]
The hosts express skepticism towards San Francisco's harm reduction approaches, comparing them unfavorably to European models that emphasize law enforcement alongside support.
Armstrong: "San Francisco has harm reduction, where they're handing out syringes and lighters... that's going to save lives for..."
[07:26]
Katie: "It is so perverse and the opposite of what is successful."
[07:30]
Armstrong shares an interesting trivia about the "Tenderloin" district, elucidating its name's origin tied to a New York City police captain's corruption.
Armstrong: "Wonder how he got that nickname? Probably wasn't because he liked to hang out in clubs... he could now afford tenderloin steak due to the bribes."
[09:00]
Katie: "No, it's just because he likes club sandwiches."
[09:48]
The hosts review the trailer of the horror film "The Monkey," blending humor with critique over its premise and execution.
Michael: "It's one of those toy monkeys... it'll put a spear right through your head."
[10:36]
Katie: "Dumbass movie."
[10:47]
Armstrong: "It was a really funny line. Whether it was intentional or not."
[11:05]
A segment on the rise of identity theft related to tax fraud underscores the importance of protection services like LifeLock. While this section includes promotional content, it serves as a segue into broader discussions on personal security in the digital age.
Armstrong: "$16.5 billion... identity fraud last year."
[12:01]
Michael: "That's how much money in refunds the IRS flagged for possible identity fraud last year."
[12:03]
A substantial portion of the episode is dedicated to political commentary, focusing on Senator John Kennedy's rhetoric and the speculative discussion around former President Donald Trump's potential 2028 campaign.
Kennedy's enduring political strategy and its reception among Democrats are dissected, highlighting perceived double standards and partisan dynamics.
Katie: "Wasn't for double standards in Washington, there wouldn't be any standards at all."
[15:12]
Michael: "Most Democrats in the Senate supported what Schumer did, and they're scared of him."
[15:16]
Michael expresses his staunch support for Trump’s potential return, while Armstrong critiques the feasibility and constitutional implications of such a move.
Michael: "I am a firm believer that President Trump will run and win again in 2028."
[16:02]
Armstrong: "If you're especially a young or slightly soft-headed, impressionable person who loves Trump... it's like we're gonna change the Constitution."
[16:17]
Michael: "How do you think he gets another term? We're working on it... until he wins, but he can't run."
[17:35]
Armstrong: "That would be a constitutional crisis. But it wasn't a crisis. It was a monkey."
[18:32]
The conversation illustrates the hosts' differing perspectives on political maneuvers and their potential repercussions.
In "The Sound of Silence...", Armstrong & Getty tackle a variety of pressing topics with a blend of humor, critical insight, and spirited debate. From urban policy critiques to speculative political scenarios, the episode offers listeners a thought-provoking journey through contemporary issues, all while maintaining the engaging dynamic that fans of the show have come to expect.
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