We're Now the Department of War!

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: We're Now the Department of War!
Date: September 5, 2025
Host: iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

This episode of Armstrong & Getty dives into several current news topics and injects characteristic humor and riffs on societal trends. Major themes include a reported covert SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, the potential renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, U.S. military activity near Venezuela, RFK Jr.'s comments on chronic disease and health policy, and consumer trends such as Nike’s slogan change and America’s growing appetite for chicken. The show features guest news reader Jensen and welcomes listener engagement throughout.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Rebranding: “We’re Now the Department of War!” (00:20–01:13)

• The hosts joke about renaming everything “the Department of War,” highlighting a satirical take on government nomenclature.
• “I think everything should be called the Department of War. I'm all for that… Everything's the Department of Readiness.” (B, 00:26)

2. General Manager of the Day — SEAL Team 6 vs. Chicken (01:13–02:29)

• The comical setup for choosing the show’s “general manager” offers two unlikely options: SEAL Team 6 and chicken.
• The hosts settle on SEAL Team 6 due to a recently disclosed, bold and failed mission in North Korea.

Notable Quote (A, 02:10):
“The New York Times has disclosed a highly inflammatory top secret SEAL Team 6 mission that went sideways.”

3. SEAL Team 6’s North Korean Operation (02:29–03:39, 11:01–11:04, 20:21–20:32)

• The mission involved planting an intelligence listening device in North Korea during Trump’s first term. No American lives were lost, but some North Korean fishermen were killed.
• “They punctured their lungs with knives to make sure they sank to the bottom.” (A, 03:38)
• Promises more detail in the next hour.

4. U.S. Military Posture in Venezuela (04:08–05:27)

• Discussion pivots to speculation over potential “kinetic action” involving U.S. Marines in Venezuela, including comparisons to past interventions (e.g., Grenada).
• Referencing geopolitical analyst Ian Bremmer predicting a possible amphibious landing, “We might have a mini little Normandy beach landing there in Venezuela with our Marines. Holy cow.” (B, 05:23)

5. Nike’s Slogan Change: “Just Do It” → “Why Do It?” (06:19–08:29)

• Nike is changing its iconic slogan to appeal to the “anxious generation.”
• Armstrong & Getty question the effectiveness of corporate slogans and explore youth attitudes toward motivation, fitness, and social engagement.
• “The anxious generation doesn't really understand why you would want to do a lot of these things. Just do what, why, what's the point?” (B, 07:28)
• Humor about fitness culture: “Can we have a running club online where we just like sit at desks and post about running?” (A, 07:31)

6. RFK Jr. Hearing Highlights: “We are the sickest country in the world” (09:08–10:17)

• Audio of RFK Jr. sharply criticizing the CDC and chronic disease rates among U.S. children.
• “Senator, you've sat in that chair for how long, 20, 25 years, while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76%. And you said nothing.” (A, 09:15)
• Both hosts agree there’s a lack of urgency about youth health issues, though they remain skeptical of RFK Jr. as a solution.

7. Jobs Numbers & Trump’s Preemptive Reaction (10:19–10:54)

• The latest jobs report is lower than expected; Trump preemptively questions government-released figures, alleging they’ll be manipulated.

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Rapid Fire Segments

8. Guest News Headlines with Jensen (12:25–17:12)

• White House Ballroom Demolition OK’d by Trump-appointed commission.
  "A new ballroom, I just wasn't on my radar." (B, 14:13)
• LSD Research: Microdosing may help anxiety, new studies suggest.
• Tesla & Elon Musk: Pay package could make Musk world’s first trillionaire, alongside news that electric vehicle sales are down in Europe.

9. Chicken Mania: Why So Popular? (28:41–30:46)

• Taco Bell and U.S. fast food chains are seeing explosive growth in chicken sales, reflecting changing consumer tastes.
• “There’s an explosion in chicken lust among Americans, fast food consumers. Apparently their chicken sales…the last two years…and are on pace to double.” (A, 29:32)
• Both hosts note their own shift toward chicken at fast food restaurants.

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Humor, Commentary, and Memorable Moments

• Deliberate misnaming: “Armstrong and Gary” instead of “Armstrong and Getty.” (00:22)
• Running joke on changing show roles and the pandemic of choices.
• “I smashed up all my Coca-Cola bottles and poured it down the drain… I was shocked. I was horrified.” (A, 06:53)
• The “Department of War” satire thread recurs, linking to both military news and the show’s tone.
• Banter about Madden clip-like voice-over seriousness re: Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl.
  “Tonight, speculation mounting over whether Taylor Swift will perform at the Super Bowl.” (B, 20:50)
• Jensen, the guest newsreader, receives real-time compliments for her voice from listeners.

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Other Noteworthy Segments

10. Clips of the Week (20:45–24:17)

• A rapid-fire montage of notable audio moments, mixing real news with absurdity for comic effect.
• “Are you sure that wasn’t clips of the month? There's no way all that happened in a week. No wonder I'm exhausted.” (A, 23:30)

11. Listener Mailbag (32:17–39:20)

• Discusses listener questions about “woke right,” vaccine mandates (including polio concerns), future of warfare with AI and drones, and more.

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Notable Quotes (with Timestamps)

• “The anxious generation doesn't really understand why you would want to do a lot of these things. Just do what, why, what's the point?” — B, 07:28

• “They punctured their lungs with knives to make sure they sank to the bottom.” — A, 03:38 (on the SEAL Team 6 mission)

• "We might have a mini little Normandy beach landing there in Venezuela with our Marines. Holy cow.” — B, 05:23

• “Senator, you've sat in that chair for how long, 20-25 years, while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76%…” — A, 09:15 (RFK Jr. clip)

• “There’s an explosion in chicken lust… Chicken sales have grown 50% in the last two years and are on pace to double.” — A, 29:32

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 00:20 – “Department of War” satire; setting the show’s irreverent tone
• 02:10 – SEAL Team 6’s North Korea operation details first shared
• 04:08 – Venezuelan military action speculation
• 06:19 – Nike’s slogan change and youth culture
• 09:08 – RFK Jr. CDC hearing audio
• 12:25 – News rundown with Jensen
• 20:45 – Clips of the Week compilation
• 28:41 – Fast food chicken mania
• 32:17 – Listener mail and AI/drone warfare talk

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Summary

This episode exemplifies Armstrong & Getty’s blend of sharp current events analysis, political satire, and commentary on American culture, all delivered with their trademark banter and irreverence. The SEAL Team 6 story, Venezuela speculation, and the generational shift from motivation (“Just Do It”) to existential questioning (“Why Do It?”) provide both humor and insight. The regular digressions into fast food trends and pop culture, paired with robust listener engagement and a “clips of the week” segment, make for a dynamic and engaging listen—even for those who missed the live broadcast.

Transcript

[A]

This is an iHeart podcast.

[B]

Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln radio Studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center.

[C]

Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

[B]

Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Gary. We gotta redo that liner because we gotta. We changed the name. We're no longer the Armstrong. You get a show or the Department of War. I think everything should be called the Department of War. I'm all for that. It's everything. You gotta pay your energy bill. Where do you pay your water bill? The Department of War. Everything's the Department of Readiness.

[A]

It's about readiness.

[B]

Exactly. It's about we see you coming. That's what it is. Live from Studio C, senor, a dimly lit room deep within the bowels, the Armstrong and Getty communications compound. And hey, y'. All. Today, Friday. Headed into the weekend.

[A]

We're under. We're headed.

[B]

We're into. We're under the tutelage of our general manager.

[A]

Two options. And you, Jack, will decide which of these is our general manager. But choose carefully.

[B]

What was it the other day? There was a really good one earlier this week.

[A]

I don't remember. I don't know. Here are your two choices. This is a Sophie's Choice, man.

[B]

Oh, boy.

[A]

Think about it. Your two choices for our general manager today, either SEAL Team Six or Chicken.

[B]

And I don't know why it would be either one of those. This is very exciting. Well, I gotta go with Seal Team 6.

[A]

Why?

[B]

Why would Seal Team 6 be our general manager?

[A]

How do I phrase this? Here's a way to phrase it. Number one. There's so many choices today, Michael. Just choices piled on top of choices. Description number one. The New York Times has disclosed a highly inflammatory top Secret Seal Team 6 mission that went sideways.

[B]

Oh, really?

[A]

A couple of years ago. Way too. To describe it is an unbelievably bold and BRASH SEAL Team 6 mission authorized by Donald J. In his first term went kind of sideways. And the description of how it unfolded is super interesting and exciting.

[B]

Well, what was their mission? What were they trying to accomplish?

[A]

Plant listening device. A very powerful, important intelligence gathering listening device in North Korea.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[A]

From the sea. Emerging silently from the frigid sea there off the coast of North Korea to plant this critical advice during Trump's negotiations with fathead Kim Jong Un over the nuclear program. If you recall that, you know, five years ago or so, five, six years ago.

[B]

Did we lose any guys?

[A]

No, some North Korean fisherman. Had enough. Had a rough night.

[B]

Oh, boy.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Oh, boy.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And like, they didn't have it Coming just kind of in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[A]

Right, right. There were a couple of very, very small miscalculations. And these. They were essentially fishermen thought they heard something or saw something, busted out their flashlights to see what might have caused that noise.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[A]

And yada, yada, yada, dot, dot, dot. And then they punctured their lungs with knives to make sure they sank to the bottom.

[B]

Oh.

[A]

So anyway. Crap. Oh, wow. That's the unfortunate end. Like Quentin Tarantino, I will be weaving the tail in and out and shifting your time frame, but that's the end.

[B]

Wow. Yeah. Okay, take note. Venezuelan fishermen, as we have a lot of.

[A]

No, the point wasn't to kill the fishermen or. I see what you're saying.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Hey, you hear something weird, say it was probably a fish and just keep sailing.

[B]

Well, speaking of it, the. The Trump's changing. He's announcing it today, officially, but he's changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War. And apparently Hegseth has to ask Congress, and Congress needs to approve it, but Congress probably will approve it. And it was the Department of War till the end of World War II. And I'm not sure it matters that much. But anywho, the Department of War has a whole bunch of warships and 2500 Marines down there by Venezuela. And remember on Monday, I said, Ian Bremer's thinking there's going to be some, like, you know, kinetic action here. And then it was the next day that we blew up that. That drug thing. And I thought, wow, Ian, really? You think we're actually going to do something in Venezuela? And then the next day it was that we. And last night, Ian Bremmer on his Twitter feed said he doesn't think we're going to, like, invade and try to take Venezuela, but he wouldn't be surprised with a. A. A beach, whatever you call it when.

[A]

You take a beach, like amphibious.

[B]

Yeah, Take the beach. The Marines take the beach for. For some policing action and then. And then leave. So holy crap. I mean, that might happen. We might have a mini little Normandy beach landing there in Venezuela with our Marines. Holy cow.

[A]

One is reminded of Grenada way back in the day. Reagan invading, invading, administering a couple of licks, then withdrawing. A commie island nation that was up to no good.

[B]

Right. How about Monday Night Football last night? Huh? Got delayed for an hour because of lightning strikes there. It was the mid third quarter, tight game. Philadelphia, the defending champions were supposed to blow out the Cowboys. And I think at the time it was like 21, 20 or something like that. And, and the electricity or the, the lightning strikes. They had to delay for a whole hour. But anyway, that's a unfortunate start for anybody who was on the east coast, particularly because you had to be up till one o' clock in the morning, I think, to watch the end of the game.

[A]

Yeah, you want a great game. Until then, though. And there was an ejection, right, for, for spitting. Disgusting.

[B]

We'll hear about that shortly. The most interesting thing I've heard today. Here's the most interesting thing I've heard today. Nike, after 40 years, is changing its slogan. It has been just do it pretty much my entire adult life and now it's going to be why do it now? I don't ever believe that slogans matter near as much as these corporate people seem to think. You know, when it was always Coca Cola and it became today Coca Cola or whatever. I'm not sure those things have anything.

[A]

To do with anything. I smashed up all my Coca Cola bottles and poured it down the drain. I could. I was shocked. I was horrified.

[B]

Yeah, I think those things are overthought. But I heard the description of why and I thought that was damn interesting. I. They're going to. Why do it? Because they think the anxious generation, as they referred to young people. Nike needs young people to like their shoes, obviously, because that's always, you know, where the money is or. And plus, you get them for life, maybe as a brand. The anxious generation doesn't really understand why you would want to do a lot of these things. Just do what, why, what's the point? And so there needs to be like.

[A]

I'm afraid, will there be people I need to talk to and look in the eye then I don't want to exactly. Can we do this online? Can we have a running club online where we just like sit at desks and post about running?

[B]

Can you call the running club and ask him if I can be a member? Because I don't want to call them. Yeah, how about that? I thought that is really interesting. The slogan I don't care about, but the, the reason for the slogan that they think young people think, well, why would I even bother as supposed to just do it. It's why, why, why do it?

[A]

I thought the youngsters were so fit and into that that they don't drink anymore. They just certainly don't have sex. Which by the way, is excellent cardiovascular exercise.

[B]

They don't drink or have sex. I don't think they're fit. I've not heard any studies that they're fit. I haven't come across that.

[A]

Why? Keep seeing. The reason for the drop in alcohol consumption is, quote, unquote, health concerns, which is a different thing.

[B]

Suddenly, maybe, I don't know, hiding in your apartment playing video games doesn't reek of fitness.

[A]

No. No, it does not.

[B]

Anyway, we should start the show officially. We got lots to get to today. Some highlights from the RFK junior hearing yesterday, which got a lot of attention, obviously. I'm Jack Armstrong, he's Joe Getty. This Friday, September 5th, the year 2025, we are Armstrong and Getty, and we approve of this program.

[A]

Yeah. It bears repeating that if we flout FCC rules, what Trump does is anybody's guess.

[B]

Oh, yeah. Drone strike.

[A]

K Bluey. Yeah. So let's begin the show officially. Now, according to FCC rules and regulations, the show starts at. Mark, we are the sickest country in the world. That's why we have to fire people at cdc.

[B]

They did not do their job.

[A]

Senator, you've sat in that chair for how long, 20, 25 years, while the chronic disease in our children went up to 76%. And you said nothing. You never asked the question why it's happening? Why is this happening?

[B]

Oh, to me, I thought that was the best thing that RFK Jr said. I don't know that well. In fact, in my opinion, he is not the answer. But the question needs to be asked. And he's right. Where, where, where is the level of this is an emergency about young people, the anxious generation, the autism, anxiety, depression, suicide, low sperm count, low sperm count.

[A]

All that sort of grip strength, where.

[B]

Is the hair on fire, holy crap, something's gone wrong attitude about that. And again, I'm not sure RFK Jr is the answer, but.

[A]

Oh, I'm sure he's not, but I see your point. Right.

[B]

There should be a high level of holy crap, something is really, really wrong. Whether it's plastics or parenting or whatever it is, something is off the rails with young people.

[A]

Right, Agreed.

[B]

I thought that was a good thing for him to point out. We, we failed to mention the jobs numbers just came out and they are low compared to expectations. Like, really low. And that Trump did a preview yesterday saying jobs numbers are coming out. Don't believe the numbers are probably gonna be low. They lie. So he, he, he preemptively said don't believe the numbers. But they're, they're pretty low.

[A]

Yeah. Somebody whispered in his ear, clearly.

[B]

Yeah. So we can get into some of the analysis from the different publications on that. Of course, then they will Revise those numbers next month. Probably downward or upward. Who knows.

[A]

And I will explain why Chicken could have been our general manager. That's right.

[B]

And I want more details on that Seal Team six story.

[A]

Holy crap. It's wild. Yeah, we'll get to it.

[B]

Beautiful morning for fishing. You suppose they're biting this morning?

[A]

Hair. Who?

[B]

Those. Who are those guys in the black?

[A]

Are they swimming at this hour of the night?

[B]

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[B]

So as you all know, probably Katie. Katie, the news lady usually does does headlines in this segment is doing the whole IVF pregnancy thing. She has talked openly about that and on the air and in our podcasts and stuff like that. And she's gonna be out I think all the next week with that and she'll have lots of updates on that one when we come back. But we missed the news headline segment so we are looking around who could possibly do that? And I believe we've had Jensen from the newsroom on the air before. Haven't we had you on before for various things?

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Yeah, I think mostly a podcast once or twice.

[B]

But I was thinking first of all, I know you've been on other radio stations, other shows. This is the big time though. This is the major leagues. This is a different level. As you can tell, I'm wearing a allergies. I'm wearing a suit. This is a different level. You're, you're, you know, this is.

[A]

And I'm wearing a cracker T shirt so you can tell this is a big time.

[B]

But you sure you want to go just by Jensen? Still, if you're I mean, yeah, we had a news girl named Paige Turner. I think we had a sunny day at some point doing traffic versus you don't want a name like that. Or maybe Jensen St. Jensen.

[D]

I think I was born with a stage name. So I think I'll, I'll keep that.

[A]

Okay. You do have a very cool name. I would agree with Jensen.

[B]

Say Jensen's pretty good.

[A]

So Katie is out temporarily, but my gosh, how lucky we are to have such a great pinch hitter. Let's figure out who's reporting what. It's the lead story with Jensen Raider Jensen.

[D]

All right, some news headlines for today. This is from ABC News. Demolition for a new White House ballroom does not need approval. This coming from a Trump appointed commission. Demolition for President Donald Trump's new ballroom at the White House can proceed without approval from. From the National Capital Planning Commission. This according to a Trump appointed head of the panel.

[B]

So I, I have no problem with it, you know, whatever. But I just. On the list of things I thought would happen under a Trump presidency, a new ballroom, I just wasn't on my radar.

[A]

Will it be ready in time for the big MMA fights next June? That's what I want.

[B]

They're going to have MMA fights in the ballroom?

[A]

Well, no, the MMA fights are going to be on the South Lawn, I think.

[B]

Yeah. That's awesome.

[A]

You know, you got to serve meals somewhere.

[D]

And the next headline is from npr. One and done dose of LSD could help keep anxiety at bay. This is new research.

[B]

That's why I'm on it right now.

[D]

Right, right. But don't take too much because it apparently could emphasize the anxiety once you get past a certain point. So they're recommending microdosing lsd.

[A]

Okay, done.

[B]

That's a problem with a lot of those sorts of things, especially if you have a. Well, if a little was good, a lot must be awesome attitude toward things like I do.

[A]

Right. We were talking yesterday, late ish in the show, as I recall, about beta blockers that evidently are all the rage among women because they reduce the various physical symptoms of anxiety. And so some gals are taking them for like everything that could make you the slightest bit nervous. They're popping pills, which does not strike me as a great way to go through life.

[B]

No. What's that do to your nervous system?

[D]

And my final headline is that Tesla is proposing a pay increase for Elon Musk over the course of a decade. Could make him the world's first trillionaire.

[B]

He has a $1 trillion bonus structure. A trillion with A T? Yeah.

[A]

If he hits certain benchmarks, number one, Tesla Board of Directors, I'll do it for half that. So, you know, it's only if he, quote, unquote, earns it, he'll get that. But that's, It's. That's an incomprehensible amount of money for sure.

[B]

It really is. I saw that yesterday that they. Their sales are down 34%, a third in Europe year to year. Now, is that the bloom off the rows of electric cars or is that the political view of Elon Musk in Europe or both? Do they care about the fact that he got involved in Doge and is a Trump guy over in Europe? They probably do.

[A]

I couldn't help in Europe. I actually know very little about electric car sales in Europe. I know much more about China, weirdly enough, in which it's become clear to me, part of the reason they're doing such a nice job at producing quality electric cars, EVs for shockingly low price tags, is that they're engaged in shockingly predatory pricing practices. And they're all driving each other into bankruptcy with the help of the Chinese Communist Party. So if you hear anything about. Yeah, well, in China they can make it like a Tesla Plaid for $34,000. Well, yeah, they can't actually. They're borrowing money like lunatics. It's unsustainable.

[B]

That's interesting. So, Jensen, St. Jensen. Thank you. And we will see you on Monday. And I think you should consider again, once, now that you're in the big time, some sort of stage name.

[D]

I'll work on that this week.

[A]

One more question for Jensen before you leave. If you're going to Taco Bell today and you're going to get yourself a.

[B]

Couple of tacos, were you going to buy tacos?

[D]

I would.

[A]

They're going to be beef tacos or chicken tacos. Very difficult choice.

[B]

She can't hear you through for whatever reason, our microphone. Thank you.

[A]

Sorry about that. Oh, for good.

[B]

That would explain a lot of things.

[A]

And everybody was just on the edge.

[B]

Of their seat wanting to hear the answer. So you're going to explain the whole chicken thing to us?

[A]

I will.

[B]

Okay, cool. We do have some highlights from the RFK Jr hearing. A couple things, including he got beat up pretty decent by Republicans. And maybe the main thing is the Wall Street Journal just tears him apart today. The editorial board.

[A]

Oh, yeah, yeah. You got one great editorial writer punching him in the head, verbally speaking, another one kicking him in his nether regions. It's just in the National Review could not be more negative.

[B]

Oh really? Okay, so we got all that news coming up. Hope you can stay here. If you miss any, get the podcast Armstrong. You get it on demand.

[A]

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[B]

Did you guys see this? Yesterday in San Francisco, two United planes on the tarmac bumped into each other.

[A]

Oh, United calls that an accident, while Southwestern calls it a high five.

[B]

At least it was on the ground. That wouldn't frighten me that much. I'd think, wow, this is incompetent. But I wouldn't think I'm going to die. Two things I want to mention real quick. First of all, a lot of people upset who paid for the NFL red zone with the whole idea.

[A]

Oh my gosh.

[B]

Got you both two weeks in a row.

[A]

Wait a minute. I've hardly said a word. Michael, you did not get me at all.

[B]

Yeah, you weren't.

[A]

This is the failed Jack administration. You weren't at fault here.

[B]

I was wrong. But you weren't about to announce clips of the week.

[A]

I was pretending to be completely clueless. Cleverly my acting skills on display.

[B]

Great things too to talk about.

[A]

Well, and we need to give plenty of time to the absolutely stunning story of the SEAL Team 6 mission to into North Korea. Perhaps to kick off next hour.

[B]

Yeah, and then I got two great things after this little feature that I completely forgot we had, but I remembered.

[A]

And was ready for. All right. It's the Friday tradition which we both cherish. Obviously. It's time to take a fun look back at the week that was. It's Cow.

[D]

Clips of the week and now clips of the week.

[B]

Tonight, speculation mounting over whether Taylor Swift will perform at the Super Bowl. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell saying maybe his name is Zoran Mandani Matasu. White male covered in mud and underwear. Ozzy Osbourne, who just died. Although he was all over the TV for hundreds of years with his idiocy and nonsen. He just wanted to sniff my feet.

[C]

And I didn't feel comfortable with that.

[B]

Counting all the way to a million.

[A]

Would literally take days.

[B]

Oh my God. We just, over the last few minutes literally shot out a boat. A drug carrying boat. A lot of drugs in that boat.

[A]

He's made very clear he's not going to allow the United States to continue to be flooded with cocaine and fentanyl.

[B]

No federal troops in the city of Chicago.

[D]

The White House sticking to its plans after a violent Labor Day weekend in Chicago where eight people were killed.

[B]

I refuse to play a reality game show with Donald Trump again. Chicago is a hellhole right now. This is what democracy looks like.

[A]

This is what democracy looks like.

[B]

A new world order is forming.

[A]

The leaders of China, India and Russia. Tonight, hand in hand, a defiant show of force. China flexing its military might with its largest ever parade. And four legged robot wolves designed to.

[B]

Locate mines and hunt down soldiers.

[C]

Human organs can be continuously transplanted. The longer you live, the younger you become and can even achieve immortality.

[B]

Do you accept the fact that a million Americans died from COVID I don't.

[A]

Know how many died.

[B]

Is open to the residents upstairs.

[A]

And somebody is throwing a big bag out the window. Have you seen this?

[B]

If something happens that's really bad, maybe I'll have to just blame AI.

[A]

We all know that it was his administration throwing a bag full of the Epstein files out of the window at the orders of the Pope and the Jews, right?

[B]

But it's really a Democrat hoax. For him to say what he is saying is beyond me.

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I cordially invite you to the Capitol to meet me in person so you.

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Can understand this is not a hoax. We will confidentially compile the names we.

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All know who are regularly in the Epstein world.

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Stay tuned for more details.

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Clips of the week.

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Are you sure that wasn't clips of the month? There's no way all that happened in a week. No wonder I'm exhausted.

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We didn't give enough time to this particular clip. That was at the beginning though, because the seriousness in his voice compared to the subject matter is so hilarious. Tonight, speculation mounting over whether Taylor Swift will perform at the Super Bowl. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell saying maybe when asked about it, referring questions to that's an opportunity. And if Hamas does not agree to the ceasefire. I mean, he is the same voice as the Hamas October 7th attacks for Taylor Swift playing at the Super Bowl.

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Scientists continue to believe that brain injury threatens NFL player. No, no, it. Speculation mounts whether Taylor Swift will sing at the Super Bowl. All right, Audrey Goodell says maybe.

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Couple of quick things. One, I knew this was gonna happen. I already got a bunch of texts about how hot Jensen sounds. I just knew that was gonna happen. Cause Jensen has very attractive voice. I knew that was gonna happen. And I'm just warning her.

[A]

She is a skilled and respected journalist. I've been not a piece of meat for you to ogle your pervs.

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I've been in radio my whole life. I know how the whole thing works with females on the air. If they got a certain kind of V, it does something to men. So Jensen, be prepared in your social media. You're just going to be swamped with weirdos. Okay, sorry. Swamped with weirdos. There's that. Oh, and so I actually learned this from Ian Bremmer on his Twitter feed last night. He was angry. NFL Red zone, which is a new thing you need to subscribe to to watch games this season. You subscribe to it and pay. You don't get ads. Except they had ads even if you paid for it. And everybody's super angry about it.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

What happened to no ads? Well, we didn't mean many. We. Not many ads. We didn't say no. You said no ads free.

[A]

We meant we don't charge you for the ads.

[B]

Yeah. So. And I just came across this, which I think is very, very interesting. The Boring Truth about why America Got Fat. A big giant article in some important publication which I like that headline. The Boring Truth about why America Got Fat. Because it is kind of boring. It's not super exciting and complicated. The truth about calories. Ultra processed food and why myth busting media sometimes make more myths. But here's the favorite, my favorite part of it. The most basic truth in nutrition is simple and difficult. Caloric surplus drives weight gain. Caloric deficit drives weight loss.

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Slow down. I'm jotting.

[B]

I know, I know. I should. Where do I get off talking over all your heads? You need to have a PhD to understand what they're saying. I don't know why they had to use a term like chloric choleric surplus.

[A]

Are you trying to claim if I eat significantly more than I need, I'm going to gain Weight.

[B]

If you take in more than you burn off, you gain weight. If you take in less than you burn off, you lose weight. The end. The end. Period. Yeah, that's the end. That's the whole thing.

[A]

I know.

[B]

Isn't that something? Caloric surplus drives weight gain. Caloric deficit drives weight loss. Thank you for that. Well.

[A]

And as you know, I pointed out my little vacation in England. We walked five to seven miles a day. We could eat whatever we wanted.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[A]

Getting back now to my standard lifestyle. No, I gotta be very, very careful. Again. Anyway, well, that's that. So, the significance of chicken and why I keep bringing it up in just a moment after a word from our friends at Webroot. This is so great. You know how you got like half a dozen companies? Maybe you have a vpn? I do. I think it's a good idea. Maybe you have, you know, virus protection. Maybe you. Phishing protection. No web root does it all for you. Yeah.

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[B]

I still have not eaten Taco Bell. Yes, ever.

[A]

Shocking. They got a new CEO who actually came from Nike, as I recall that we just mentioned earlier. Oddly enough, anyway, some of the more interesting statistics about Taco Bell. They used to say think outside the bun. Now they're thinking outside the tortilla. They're going to offer crispy chicken nuggets and that sort of thing. But I was struck by this.

[B]

This is where you normally jump in and say most people have to pay for advertisements.

[A]

Yeah, I do usually yell that, don't I? Yeah, sorry. So last year, 25% of orders at Taco Bell were chicken chicken oriented. 25%. This year it's 40%. There's an explosion in chicken lust among Americans, fast food consumers. Apparently their chicken sales at Taco Hell, as we used to call it in high school, which was an unfortunate and slanderous moniker, and I regret it. Chicken sales have grown 50% in the last two years and are on pace to double to $5 billion worth by 2030. Consumers. Now, that's increasingly interesting. Poultry when they eat out.

[B]

What I find interesting about that is I have found myself, when faced with the option at a fast food eatery of the burger, which I've been getting my whole life, or a chicken thing. I've been going with the chicken more often. And like, I don't. I'm not part of a trend or anything. I didn't discuss this with anybody, not intentionally.

[A]

Why.

[B]

Why would we all of a sudden all decide, let's do chicken instead of meat? That seems a little heavy. I'll go with the chicken.

[A]

Why all of a sudden, like, red meat? Yeah, I don't.

[B]

I don't even consider chicken meat.

[A]

Wow, that's Kansas cattle farmer talking there. Yeah, Yeah. I don't know. I don't know. It's crazy, huh? Okay, they're gonna have like, chicken wings and chicken nuggets and chicken that they're just gonna go kind of. Well, I was gonna say anything goes, but this is what our customers ask us for, so we're gonna give it to them.

[B]

Well, that'd be all right.

[A]

It says taco on the sign. Will serve whatever we want. This is America.

[B]

That'll be our call in topic for the day. Why you eating so much chicken? We'll take your calls. We got mailbag on the way. Joe's going to explain this amazing SEAL Team six story that just came out in the New York Times today. That's something some RFK junior highlights.

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What?

[B]

How close are we to invading a country down in South America with the Marines like it's Omaha Beach. A whole bunch of stuff on the way. Stay here. Armstrong and Gettysburg.

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[B]

I wish I had a better understanding of what woke right is every time I think I got my head around it, I see something that makes me think I don't.

[A]

Yeah, I think there are variations.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Kind of the the young far right. Yeah, we could talk about that later. Here's your freedom loving quote of the day focusing on British authors. I think this guy's British. Doesn't really matter. We'll get back to to that Monday. But William Ralph in Lincoln actually said something similar to this. But here's your quote. It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism while the wolf remains of a different opinion. So true. If you cannot enforce your will, there's no point in having will at all. Mailbag, drop us a note, would you? [e-mail] Keep it brief if you can. Less like you're a member of Seal Team 6 and want to tell us about the mission you were on, then feel free to let it rip. Anyway, this is enforcing your will.

[B]

Fits in with we'll get to it. Hour two, what Europe said about troops on the ground in Russia and what Putin said back. We'll see how that turns out.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. So first and most importantly, I would like to apologize. I often say accuracy is my hallmark. I swung and I missed yesterday. Probably a poor metaphor because we're talking about football. The tush push has not been outlawed. Everybody thought it would be, but then at the last minute the owners said, yeah, go ahead and push people's big hindies into the end zone if you like. The fans seem to dig it.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

So anyway, let's see then. Speaking of Britain, this is Greg of the military. All right, Joe, I can't believe you didn't take the opportunity to get yourself arrested in the uk. Yeah, I was going to intentionally run afoul of their unbelievably sickeningly politically correct, anti. What do they call it? Hate speech laws or whatever in the uk They've gone way too far. And we'll talk more about that later as well.

[B]

Throw you in the Tower of London. You don't want that.

[A]

But Greg says all it would have taken is speaking the truth about trans or misgendering somebody. Or maybe you could take a wee on the Queen's final resting place. No, wait a minute. Wait, Greg. No, I was trying to make a point.

[B]

That's a different thing.

[A]

That's a very different.

[B]

You're not testing vandalism laws.

[A]

But he says, referring to maybe talking about the transgender thing, he suggests a headline that I don't think I should read on the air. Shock jocked locked for calling a rooster a rooster.

[B]

Gotcha. Well, that comedian that got arrested at Heathrow for some anti transgender tweets showed up to court yesterday in a sandwich board that said there's no such thing as transgender. So he's going further down that road.

[A]

Way to go, brother. The world, the. The free speech, cherishing world is 100% on his side, including a lot of my favorite thinkers. Greg's final note is, Joe, that was the worst business decision. Blah, blah, blah. The show would have blown up like a Venezuelan narco boat. Let's see. Moving along, it's the always interesting Paulo, you guys were talking about technology that makes its way onto the battle battlef AI specifically, and AI driven drone swarms. They're actually using this in Ukraine now. They send out three drones. The drones talk to each other about where to attack and when. No humans being involved. They pick their targets and come up with strategy.

[B]

And what did China show at the parade the other day?

[A]

Four legged robot wolves. Wolves, yes, robot wolves. Let's see. He says, I wonder if it's possible that eventually that may turn out to be a good thing. If technology advances enough, humans will be unable to effectively engage in combat against it, and the technology will be so advanced that no human assistance is required. Drones and other tech will duke it out to determine the winner.

[B]

Yeah, I hadn't thought about that. But if that is the future and then you at some point surrender because you realize we're bested, they have better technology or more money or whatever. There's no point in fighting on, and no human beings fight.

[A]

So it would become like the NFL or Major League Baseball that the team with the biggest payroll just wins, mostly. Wow, that's interesting. Cowboys disputed that notion last night until the lightning came. Yeah. Yeah. Wow. Fabulous. Topic. Let's see, Sideshow Bob on the topic of Florida moving to rescind its vaccination requirements. Ten years from now, the wait times at the Magic Kingdom are going to be pure hell with all those kids with polio skipping to the front of the line. Oof. Wow. Joe Bob against it, apparently. That's some strong stuff.

[B]

Yeah. Polio making a comeback, obviously, would be just horrific.

[A]

Oh, my Lord.

[B]

Is that even possible?

[A]

Yeah, I think so. Sure.

[B]

Do they have polio in other parts of the world still?

[A]

Oh, goodness. That's. That's actually a very good question. Once in a great while, a case pops up, but I'd have to look into that. I'm not sure. Yeah, and which kind of brings us in directly to the whole RFK Jr hearing. And we'll play you some highlights and lowlights later. The fact that there are probably too many vaccinations and once in a while a kid is injured by one, and the CDC shredded all of its credibility during COVID does not lead me to rejecting all of it in all cases. Maybe need to be geared back a little bit, but the idea that kids shouldn't be getting vaccinations against these childhood diseases that cause them to die horribly as you weep and beg the doctors to save their lives for generations and generations, that's what happened.

[B]

All right?

[A]

This is not some sort of imaginary exercise in selling pharmaceuticals at the same time. Yeah, Big Pharma's making zillions of dollars. You're not wrong about that. The answer, as usual, probably lies somewhere in the middle. And then, let's see. Do we have time for this? Aaron with a really intriguing note about why AI hallucinates. In short, it's because. Not really thinking at all. Instead, all the AI models do is predict what the next word in the sentence should be given. The words so far, has huge databases of training data, looks for what should be next. Not calculating anything. It just keeps predicting what predicted, predicting what words should be next, and that it will find an answer, even if it's ridiculous or seems made up to human beings.

[B]

And at least so far, it doesn't have the human mind to say, wait a second, that can't be true. It doesn't have any skepticism or just.

[A]

Say, you know what? I don't know. I've been looking at this all day and I can't figure it out. So I don't know.

[B]

Now we have so much news we've got to get to. I hope you can stick around if you can't get the podcast. Armstrong and Getty on demand.

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Armstrong and Getty.

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