We're Super People!

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand Episode: "We're Super People!" Release Date: January 6, 2025

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Introduction

In the latest episode of Armstrong & Getty On Demand, hosted by Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty under the iHeartPodcasts banner, co-host Nikki Glaser joins the conversation. The episode, aptly titled "We're Super People!", delves into a spectrum of topics ranging from the resurgence of the NFL, parenting challenges, societal changes, to personal development strategies for the new year.

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The Resurgence of the NFL and Entertainment Politics

The discussion kicks off with Nikki Glaser reflecting on the fluctuating popularity of the NFL. Originally, there were speculations that the NFL's "bubble" might have burst due to various factors, including political controversies like the national anthem protests. However, the league has staged a significant comeback, now more prominent than ever.

Nikki Glaser [01:19]:
"It's funny how things can go so fast. Now, we thought that was happening with the NFL a couple of years ago, but man, it's back bigger than it's ever been."

Jack Armstrong offers his perspective, attributing the NFL's resurgence to its inherent entertainment value overshadowing the "woke" politics that once threatened its popularity.

Jack Armstrong [01:55]:
"The NFL's claim was this is a crazy entertaining sport to watch, which is true. And then the woke crap and the politics interfered with the fun of watching it. But then they bounced back."

Nikki contrasts this with Hollywood's approach, criticizing the entertainment industry's overemphasis on being "perceptive and wise" rather than purely entertaining.

Nikki Glaser [02:37]:
"If you're at a holiday party and you're chatting with an orthodontist, a software sales guy, and an actor about Trump's new term or the economy, would you seriously be more interested in the actor's opinion? Probably not."

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Parenting and Traveling: The Washington D.C. Experience

Transitioning to personal experiences, Nikki shares her recent two-week hiatus focused on parenting, celebrating birthdays, and Christmas festivities. A significant portion of her break was spent traveling around Washington D.C., introducing her children to historical sites. While her youngest, a history enthusiast, relished the experience, her oldest remained indifferent, showcasing a common parental challenge of differing child interests.

Nikki Glaser [03:34]:
"My youngest is a super history buff and really enjoyed it. My oldest clearly did not and was only being polite."

Jack adds to the conversation by highlighting the educational value of such trips, emphasizing the importance of familiarizing children with national landmarks.

Jack Armstrong [04:54]:
"And the size of everything. I think it's helpful to see in person."

However, Nikki critiques the often obligatory nature of these outings, questioning the genuine interest of tourists who visit cultural sites merely to tick boxes or showcase their experiences on social media.

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Tourism and Disinterested Visitors

A significant segment of the episode revolves around Nikki's observations of overwhelmed tourism in Washington D.C. She expresses frustration over witnessing tourists, especially children, behaving inappropriately at solemn landmarks like the World War II Memorial.

Nikki Glaser [08:13]:
"I saw kids riding roller scooters in the World War II Monument area. You're supposed to honor dead soldiers, but here they are, zipping around."

Jack humorously suggests that institutions should have a way to filter genuinely interested visitors from indifferent tourists.

Jack Armstrong [09:50]:
"Ladies and gentlemen, if you prefer not to be here, get the hell out so the people who are into this could enjoy it more."

The hosts collectively lament the lack of appreciation for historical and cultural sites, pondering the societal factors that lead to such widespread disinterest.

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Societal Changes: Restrooms and Gender Definitions

The conversation shifts towards societal shifts, particularly focusing on the evolution of restrooms to include gender-neutral options.

Jack Armstrong [14:10]:
"There's gotta have the gender-neutral or both genders or something, or they don't put a name on them."

Nikki critiques this trend, drawing parallels to other hypothetical restroom categories like anxiety or depression rooms, questioning the practicality and direction of such changes.

Nikki Glaser [15:24]:
"If Southwest Airlines had just stuck with male and female when you're buying a ticket, would they have gotten picketed? Probably not. I think it would have passed without a fuss."

The dialogue highlights a generational divide in understanding and acceptance of these societal changes, with Jack expressing a desire to change young minds shaped by modern education.

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New Year’s Resolutions: 75 Hard and Nudge Words

As the episode progresses, the hosts delve into personal development strategies for the new year. Nikki introduces the concept of "nudge words"—single words that encapsulate one's goals and values for the year.

Jack Armstrong [23:11]:
"A nudge word can help you clarify your goals, symbolize your values, set intentions, and guide your actions."

Nikki shares her intent to be more "playful," while Jack humorously sets his nudge word as "vengeful," aiming to channel his frustrations constructively.

Nikki Glaser [23:33]:
"I want to be more playful."

Jack Armstrong [25:09]:
"My nudge word is vengeful. I'm gonna give people what they've earned."

The discussion transitions to the "75 Hard" program—a rigorous self-improvement challenge requiring two workouts a day, a strict diet, and other commitments. Nikki critiques the program's intensity, advocating for more sustainable and manageable goals.

Nikki Glaser [21:55]:
"That's why none of these fitness resolutions work. You take it way too far. You're not gonna go to the gym and work out for an hour every day."

Jack counters by sharing stories of friends adhering to strict personal challenges, emphasizing the importance of discipline and gradual progress.

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Alcohol Consumption and Health Risks

Addressing public health topics, the hosts discuss recent announcements advocating for warnings on alcohol consumption due to cancer risks. Jack scrutinizes the statistical significance of these claims, suggesting that moderate drinking's risks are minimal.

Jack Armstrong [31:28]:
"For women, the risk increases from 17% to 22%. For men, from 10% to 13%. That's a tiny increase."

Nikki humorously juxtaposes these statistics with personal anecdotes about managing alcohol intake, highlighting differing perspectives on moderate consumption.

Nikki Glaser [22:00]:
"Forget your month of no alcohol, Joe. This is 75 days."

The conversation underscores the tension between public health advisories and individual lifestyle choices, prompting listeners to reflect on their own habits.

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Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up

Concluding the episode, the hosts share their final thoughts, emphasizing personal growth and authenticity. Jack pledges to focus on having fun and telling the truth, distinguishing their show from others that may lack transparency.

Jack Armstrong [34:21]:
"This year we're going to have fun. We're going to tell you the truth because there aren't a lot of people who do that."

Nikki and Katie contribute their own resolutions, ranging from summoning breath for last moments to embracing comfortable attire, adding a light-hearted close to the episode.

Katie Green [33:52]:
"I'm rocking the new Armstrong and Getty Adidas hoodie and it is by far the most comfortable sweatshirt I own right now."

The episode wraps up with a reaffirmation of the show's commitment to authenticity and listener engagement, encouraging fans to subscribe and participate.

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Notable Quotes

• Nikki Glaser [01:19]:
  "It's funny how things can go so fast. Now, we thought that was happening with the NFL a couple of years ago, but man, it's back bigger than it's ever been."

• Jack Armstrong [14:10]:
  "There's gotta have the gender-neutral or both genders or something, or they don't put a name on them."

• Nikki Glaser [21:55]:
  "That's why none of these fitness resolutions work. You take it way too far. You're not gonna go to the gym and work out for an hour every day."

• Jack Armstrong [31:28]:
  "For women, the risk increases from 17% to 22%. For men, from 10% to 13%. That's a tiny increase."

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Conclusion

"We're Super People!" offers a blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and critical discussions on contemporary societal issues. From the NFL's comeback and parenting challenges to the evolving landscape of social norms and personal development strategies, Armstrong and Getty, alongside Nikki Glaser, provide listeners with engaging content that balances entertainment with thoughtful commentary.

Whether you're someone who hasn't listened yet or a regular follower, this episode promises insights and laughs, staying true to the show's commitment to authenticity and truth-telling.

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Transcript

[Jack Armstrong]

Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio.

[Joe Getty]

Studio at the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

[Nikki Glaser]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Jack Armstrong]

And now here's Armstrong and Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Now, some of you may know me as a stand up comedian and from my appearances on Roast, but I am not here to. I want you to know that. And how could I really. You're all so famous, so talented, so powerful. I mean, you could really do anything. I mean, except tell the country who to vote for. But it's okay.

[Jack Armstrong]

You'll.

[Joe Getty]

You'll get them next time if there is one. I'm scared.

[Jack Armstrong]

It's all Lord. She took a little gentle jab at them, but then said, you're right about everything and I love you. Except me. How pathetic.

[Nikki Glaser]

Comedian Nikki Glaser hosting the whatever awards show that was last night doesn't even matter. It's hard to wrap your head around how these things used to matter to people. And when the bubble popped, man, it popped big and hard.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Nikki Glaser]

It's funny how things can go so fast. Now. We thought that was happening with the NFL a couple of years ago, that that bubble had popped and it looked like it might have for a variety of reasons. But, man, it's back bigger than it's ever been. Now after, after yesterday in the playoffs are set and they start this weekend. So somehow that made a comeback. Was that, was that mostly driven by all the kneeling for the national anthem stuff? Because at the time it was. Well, that's part of it. But also people have so many entertainment options. Well, clearly that was. While it is true, not much of a factor because the NFL has come back with the same number of entertainment options out there. Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

I think the thing with the NFL is that their claim was this is a crazy entertaining sport to watch, which is true. And then the woke crap and the politics interfered with the fun of watching it. But then they bounced back, I think with the Hollywood crowd. Their claim was, we're so perceptive and wise, you should listen to us on every topic. The. The claim wasn't, hey, movies are super entertaining because they, you know, often are. It was this whole inflated we're super people thing that got deflated. I mean, seriously, if you're at a holiday party, for instance, and I attended a couple, they were delightful because I was drinking at the time. If you have an orthodontist, a software sales guy and an actor and you're chatting with all three of them and you're expressing your opinions on, I don't know, Trump's new term or the economy or something like that. Would you seriously be more interested in the actor's opinion than the orthodontist or the software guy?

[Nikki Glaser]

Not a guy. Not about. If you are, why not about anything outside of perhaps movies and fashion maybe, but.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Nikki Glaser]

Not even sure about that.

[Jack Armstrong]

If the top. If the topic of how do you prepare for a movie role came up, then yes, but virtually any other topic. Why the hell would you.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah, that's pretty funny. But that clearly is true. So we were off for two weeks. Joke and explain.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm really, really good at not working, by the way. I mean, I don't mean to brag, but I'm great at it.

[Nikki Glaser]

I was doing a different sort of work that I find harder than this job, which is being a parent for two weeks and running around doing all the stuff of birthdays and Christmas and all that sort of thing and. And came to work exhausted. And now I'm finally getting a little bit of rest here for the first time in two weeks. But was traveling around Washington, D.C. spent several days there and did all the sightseeing, did all the normal stuff. My kids had never been there and my youngest really enjoyed it. He's a super history buff and everything and was really into it. My oldest clearly did not and was only being sort of polite, which I knew was a decent chance of that I was going with the. Because I've had this own experience in my own life where I did a bunch of things as a kid that didn't mean necessarily much to me at a time. At the time, but as a grownup means something to me. So I'm perfectly fine with them not digging it in the moment and thinking that someday they will. And I also know that it gives you a reference point for everything you're going to see the rest of your life about. Like, you know, on the 20th, when you're watching the inauguration, you'll see the Capitol and you'll know where that is. And then you'll see a picture of the Mall and all the people and you'll know where that is in relation to. And when they show you the Supreme Court, you'll know, okay, that's behind the Capitol over there. And just. I don't know. I feel like it gives you a helpful understanding of what's going on there.

[Jack Armstrong]

And the size of everything. I think it's helpful to see in person.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah. But it was interesting to me. It seemed pretty clear. And I've thought this my whole life. First of all, I don't understand y'all. That travel with little kids or babies. I don't get it. You know, do whatever you want. I'm not criticizing it just I don't know how you enjoy it. And they're not getting anything out of it. So I just, I'm just amazed that you do it. The, the, the taking a couple of. Really? You're pushing a stroller with a 2 year old and the other one of you is holding a baby all around Washington, D.C. why? But I mean you. Again, you enjoy it, so that's fine. It's not saying there's anything wrong with it. I just have tried that. Got nothing out of it. No. Knew the kids were not getting anything out of it, so I passed on.

[Jack Armstrong]

You can ask those people about that. I'm going to ask shops, Christmas shops with his dog guy. What's going on there? As we went to the big outlet, you know, before Christmas, Delaney and her boyfriend were in town, which is great fun. Oh, so, so cool. Although by God, youngsters eat a lot. It's spectacular. It's like watching a lion tear apart an impala. You just can't believe how much they're eating and they stay thin anyway. Oh, yeah. So we're at the outlet mall. She got these people shopping with their dogs. I tell you what, honey, there's nothing I like more than a crowded shopping experience where I'm juggling packages and my feet hurt and I'm waiting in line. Wait a minute. A brainstorm. I know how we could complicate this. Let's bring an animal with its own needs. I just don't get it.

[Nikki Glaser]

Right. And a tangent. I'm doing the weave here. I'm doing the Trump weave because things keep popping into my head and I.

[Jack Armstrong]

Have a trump dance, which I did a fair amount over the vacation. Anytime I was happy, I would do the Trump dance.

[Nikki Glaser]

Dog. The number of dogs in the airport and on the plane. Just spectacular. Just spectacular. I thought they had cracked down on that or I assumed they were going to. Clearly not service animals. Clearly just people who want to take their dog on a flight. And it doesn't really bother me. I've never had it. I've never had a moment where it's impinged on my happiness in any way whatsoever. So I'm not complaining from that standpoint. I'm just surprised that we allow it to happen. That combined with the wheelchair crowd. So many people in wheelchairs, I mean, used to fly and there would be occasionally a flight with a person in a wheelchair. Not always and certainly not multiple. Now it's 10 wheelchairs lined up every single flight.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right?

[Nikki Glaser]

Because.

[Jack Armstrong]

Especially Southwest, because a whole bunch of.

[Nikki Glaser]

You figured out that gets you a good seat or you get to get on first. And then, as Joe says, they're magically healed during the flight.

[Jack Armstrong]

It's a miracle.

[Nikki Glaser]

And there's like two wheelchairs on the other end when they get off. It's the miracle flight. I've cured you. Yes.

[Katie Green]

Katie, I was fascinated. The last flight I took, they were all legit. It was a wheelchair basketball team. There was like 13 of them.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. If I can see, you're actually missing legs. Yeah, it's fine. But you, you just don't want to walk. I can tell by looking at you, man. I was sitting next to. On one flight, a baby, which I don't mind. I. I don't mind at all if you've been a parent. The sound of a baby crying. I don't even notice it. I mean, it like, has no effect on me whatsoever.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, I just feel bad for mom and.

[Nikki Glaser]

Or dad, and I'm not near as concerned about it as they think I am, but God, there was a couple next to me, they had four kids under the age of five. I mean, a baby, a one and a half year old, a two and a half year. I mean, it was just incredible, I thought. And they, they, they had the patience going. They were doing a really good job. But I thought, you are really. Whoo, that's a lot.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. You'll never work that hard again in your life.

[Nikki Glaser]

That is something. But so to the people sightseeing, there are so many people. And I've noticed this back, geez, years ago, there are so many people at all. Tourist things I go to that clearly don't seem to be interested in it at all. And I always wonder, why are you here? Why are you here? An art museum where people are just walking through, looking at their phones or talking. Why are you here? All the kids, Almost every kid under the age. Well, almost every kid of any age, actually. I saw occasionally a kid that was like, super interested because they're kind of a. The kind of kid that's a history nut or an art nut or whatever, but the vast majority have no interest whatsoever. What are we doing?

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, mom and dad said, we're going. Or the relative or friend who's into it said, hey, I want to go to this. And you're like, all right, I'll go.

[Nikki Glaser]

Fine. But I saw many examples where the mom and or dad clearly weren't interested either.

[Jack Armstrong]

Either.

[Nikki Glaser]

And I thought why does so many people do this?

[Jack Armstrong]

I would like to hear an announcement. Ladies and gentlemen, just a reminder. If you'd prefer not to be here, get the hell out so the people who are into this could enjoy it more. Again, if you're not into being here, please exit the building.

[Nikki Glaser]

I thought that at one point. I'm in the National Art Gallery, or whatever it's called, one of the best art museums in the entire world. World. My kids weren't interested in going. Fine. They went to the hotel. I went by myself. It was like the best hour of my last two weeks. But I walked around and looked at art and. But I thought that very thing. I thought, if you made an announcement right now, how many of you really don't want to be here? You can go if you want. I was guessing 80% of the people would leave.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow.

[Nikki Glaser]

And I just wonder, why do you go? Why do you do. Is it you feel like you should? Is it so you can say you were there? Is it so you can get in the modern era the. The picture that you put on your Instagram or your Facebook page that shows you've been there, so it makes your life look interesting? I don't know what that is, but the one that bothers me the most. And Joe's got a famous story, Katie, you probably haven't heard it of. Was it at Arlington Serum Cemetery, where you yelled at a kid?

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, Arlington National. Yeah.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah. So I didn't go to Arlington national.

[Jack Armstrong]

Shoot out another parent's child. That's correct. Yeah.

[Nikki Glaser]

This was a similar sort of thing. And again, I just wondered what was going on there. We're at the World War II Museum, which I'd never been to before, because fairly recently built. We're at the World War II outdoor monument thing, not museum, monument thing. And there's a couple of kids riding around on the inside portion of it, where they got the freeze and the flowers and the quotes about all the men who sat, men and women who sacrificed for our country and everything like that. A couple of kids riding around on the lime scooters, just weaving in and out, riding around and stuff, everything like that. You're obviously not supposed to do that. Even if there's no sign saying, don't do that, I would think you would know you're not supposed to do that. And I was going to say something to the kids. I was. I was thinking of you, obviously, and I. That you had done it, and I just couldn't contain my disgust with it. Anyway, I was going to say, hey, this is a memorial to dead soldiers. Don't ride your scooters in here, okay? Go out there. But then I saw they got too far away from me for one thing. And I wasn't going to walk way over there. And then mom was with them walking along talking on the phone. So she's on, she's walking around talking on her cell phone in the middle of the. We're supposed to be honoring the dead soldiers of World War II while her kids are riding around in scooters. And I thought why are any of you here? I would just, I would just love to know as a psychology thing I just, I'm interested in why did you take the time to come to Washington dc? Why'd you come all the way over here? Why did you look up World War II memorial and bring your kids? What is your purpose? It's not the same as mine, obviously.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. I just think what you have is a dull wit. And her dull witted children taking what they could from what they heard was one of the most important places to go as a tourist. But as their wits are dulled they could develop no appreciation for it. You can yell at your dog for failing to appreciate Shakespeare but he's a dog.

[Nikki Glaser]

But right if I don't like Shakespeare, I don't read it. If you don't care about the World War II memorial, why would you go? I just, I just said Bob, honestly like makes my head explode wondering why I wanted to talk. Why are you here? You clearly have no interest. You're making it worse for everyone else. Why don't you just leave? Wouldn't you be happier? Wouldn't you be happier if you went to the Nike store? Wouldn't that make you happier?

[Jack Armstrong]

I just think the half wit enjoys being at the top of the Washington Monument and is amused to see the the Capitol building in the Lincoln Memorial because they've seen it on tv but that's as deep as it goes. You're just not going to get any more out of them.

[Nikki Glaser]

They should have like a couple of days a year for all tourist things of only people that actually want to be here. If you could have some sort of test for that, that'd be fantastic. We got more on the way. Stay here.

[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Nikki Glaser]

I'm going to look at some of the texts from you people on the why do you go to tourist stuff you have no interest in in your kids have no interest in. Why are you there? Text line 415295 KFTC. I find that interesting.

[Jack Armstrong]

So this is A bit from a while back, but it's as relevant as ever from the geniuses at the Babylon Bee.

[Nikki Glaser]

Your word is woman. Can I add the definition, please? Why don't you ask Judge 1 that question? Can I have the definition of woman, please? No. Why not?

[Jack Armstrong]

The thing is, a woman. A woman is.

[Nikki Glaser]

What she's trying to say is that each person gets to define for themselves.

[Jack Armstrong]

What a woman is.

[Nikki Glaser]

So can you define it?

[Jack Armstrong]

No.

[Nikki Glaser]

Why? I just want to know the definition of woman. And that makes you a hateful little bigot, Lincoln.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know, I wish we had the whole thing.

[Nikki Glaser]

Oh, my God.

[Jack Armstrong]

I really do.

[Nikki Glaser]

I liked his tone. That makes you a hateful little bigot, Lincoln.

[Jack Armstrong]

But think of what percentage of society either went along with that, goes along with that insanity willingly or is like, been brow beaten into silence, man.

[Nikki Glaser]

Lot of different kinds of restrooms as I travel the country. Restaurants, hotels, airlines, whatever. Gotta have the gender neutral or both genders or something, or they don't put a name on her. You click on the buy the tickets for your airline and you got more than two choices for male or female. There's like five choices for some reason.

[Jack Armstrong]

Is there any other mental illness or quirk that we have institutionalized in our restrooms? Is there like an anxiety restroom where people who get to, you know, on edge easily or a depression restroom where you can, you know, spend a little time on your own, but then people reach out to you? Hey, I can see you're down there in that stall. Let's talk.

[Nikki Glaser]

If Southwest Airlines had just stuck with male and female when you're buying a ticket, would they gotten. I mean, back when the trans thing really had a head of steam, Would they had just gotten picketed and like, really taken it in the shorts? Would there have been a boycott or would nothing have happened? I think nothing would have happened. I think you'd have suffered no penalty if you'd have just. We're just gonna stick with male and female.

[Jack Armstrong]

I disagree, but I'm not confident. I think the legions of the woke young, angry online types would have made their lives miserable.

[Nikki Glaser]

And your own employees, right, all your young employees would have wanted to quit and made a big deal out of it.

[Jack Armstrong]

Who've been indoctrinated from age 5 to 25 in America's education system. So, you know, I don't hate the young people. I just need to change their minds.

[Nikki Glaser]

Will it go away at some point when you go to buy an airline ticket and it's back to just male or female?

[Jack Armstrong]

Depends how much progress we can make in reforming our schools.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah, I'll bet it goes away working on it. That's my prediction.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, I think it will because it's utterly unsupportable by anything reasonable or factual or logical.

[Nikki Glaser]

Are you doing the 75 hard to start the new year or not. Among other things on the way.

[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Getty rising threats. The country is on edge after a deadly New Year's Day terror attack that investigators say was inspired by isis.

[Nikki Glaser]

I just wanted to play that again to this is like a semi New Year's resolution. Not that Joe and I haven't been doing this for years. Anyway. The country's on edge. Do you know anybody who's actually on edge because of the terrorist attack in New Orleans? Yeah. It was an indication that Islamic terrorism is still a thing we need to watch out for. Blah, blah, blah. But do you know anybody who's actually on edge, like actually more nervous since last Wednesday night? Living their life differently or whatever? We. The media tells us all these things. What's interesting, what we're scared about, what we're sad about. And it's just. It just doesn't match up with the reality around you.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. I thought it was horrifying, sad, sickening. Thought about Islam. Islamism thought about losers. Angry losers who latch onto extreme ideologies. Then we went off and lived our lives. And I didn't think about it for a single second.

[Nikki Glaser]

Right.

[Jack Armstrong]

In various crowded places that I was not for a second.

[Nikki Glaser]

Right, right, right, right. I was in Washington.

[Jack Armstrong]

Ice lady told me I'm on edge. So I guess I'm on edge.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah. My was just texting with my nieces who I assumed one of them got back to. She lives in Boston and still Kansas City Airport. Not. No flights till Wednesday, they're saying. So she went for a flight on Saturday night. Not going to be a flight till Wednesday. That's a long time to hang out in a hotel.

[Jack Armstrong]

Mr. Point of Order, Mr. Chairman. It's Monday as we're speaking.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's two days hence.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah. This is historic by Midwest standards. In Washington, D.C. is all closed down today, which you know is good. Can't. Can't steal your money. I have flipped off the IRS building. I did. Just like Homer Simpson did in the episode where they went to.

[Jack Armstrong]

Boo.

[Nikki Glaser]

They went by the IRS building and Homer stuck his head out the window. Boo. I flipped them off. And my hotel was right across from the Department of Education. And I wanted to tear it down. I wanted to go get a hammer and try to tear it down brick by Brick. It's a very big, big building and I thought it would take a long time.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, agreed.

[Nikki Glaser]

Trying to explain to the kids how this doesn't even need to exist. Everything would be perfectly fine. As a matter of fact, it would be better if this didn't exist at all.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Nikki Glaser]

So Joe's doing Dry January. What am I doing? Oh, I'm doing no baked goods, 2025, among other things. Are you going to do? Well, this, it says here, transform your life. Well, maybe you'd like to transform your life. Maybe you wouldn't transform your life in just 70 days. With the 75 hard, which I guess has been around for a couple of years, but I hadn't heard about it till now because one of my nieces said she's doing the 60 medium. She made up her own list of how she's going to do it. This is the 75 hard. A tactical guide to winning the war with your something or other. Before I get into some of it. What do you know about it, Katie?

[Katie Green]

I know it's very difficult and it requires, I think, two workouts a day. You have to do one inside, one outside. You have to diet for the whole 75 worth.

[Jack Armstrong]

Through here.

[Nikki Glaser]

Well, right, right, right. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You skipped right to the one that makes everybody say, well, never mind then, because on the list you go through some of them and you think, I could do that. Drink a gallon of water per day. Okay, I'm not sure that's gonna do me any good, but whatever. Read 10 pages of a self improvement book daily. If I get to choose the book, I can do that. Take a progress picture every day. Okay. Effortless. Come up with a diet plan and follow it. Okay. Kind of trying to do that. Two 45 minute workouts daily, one outdoors. Okay, well, what else can we do? Because that ain't gonna happen. That's why none of these fitness resolutions work. You take it way too far. You're not gonna go to the gym and work out for an hour every day. You do it for a couple of days and you quit. You gotta set modest. Go to 45 Minute Workouts. Yeah, even if you've got time, which I don't, it'd be impossible. No way you're going to do that consistently.

[Katie Green]

And with the diet, there's no cheat meals and no alcohol for 75 days. So forget your month of no alcohol, Joe. This is 75 days.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know, one of my good friends has for years and years, with almost no exceptions, he has. And he's a drinking man. He's good at it. We've gone round and round. He drinks on New Year's Eve. He does not have another drink until St Patrick's Day in mid March virtually every year. I admire it. I'm not sure I want to imitate it, but I admire it.

[Nikki Glaser]

And what's your. Why does he do it?

[Jack Armstrong]

Physical health, emotional health. Doesn't want to be dependent on alcohol, I guess. Same reason I do it for a little while. He just takes it a lot further. He's in good shape too, for a guy of his age. But. And then we have another friend, actually a great mutual friend, who when confront, he's a Southern guy. When confronted with that news, he said, I haven't taken that long a break since I was 11. It's a different way to approach life. But interestingly, in contrast to the hard 75 and the medium 60 and the leisurely 30, we might have something to talk about. My daughter, my beloved 25 year old who just today headed back to law school, she's using a nudge word, which I would have mocked were my beloved daughter not doing it. And. And there's a piece in the Washington Post and they have a graphic that shows people unveiling their nudge word which includes ease, pivot, wonder. We gotta pause and bliss.

[Nikki Glaser]

You gotta back up a second. Is this a term? I know. Nudge word. What is a nudge word?

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, you're about to, and I apologize. A nudge word can help you clarify your goals. It can symbolize your values, help you set intentions and guide your actions in most, if not all areas your life. How do you want to be or feel? For instance, do you want to be more playful, balanced or compassionate?

[Nikki Glaser]

Playful.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes, I want to be more playful.

[Nikki Glaser]

Who starts a new year? You know what, I'm going to be in 25.

[Katie Green]

Playful.

[Nikki Glaser]

More playful.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know, I could, I would not phrase it like that. I could definitely see somebody, perhaps me, saying, you know, I got to stop worrying about crap that doesn't matter. I gotta lighten the hell up about a lot of stuff. So I get it. Interestingly, though, my daughter's word that she keeps trying to remind herself of is sustainable. And not like in the environmental Greta Thunberg bull crap way. But she's telling herself, look, don't start an exercise plan you can't possibly sustain. I've always been a diet that you can't live with.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah, I've always been big on that. And I think that is a good idea. Or, you know, any kind of regimen. Just. Yeah, Start with something you could actually do.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right, right. Start small, see how it goes. Increase a little bit. But. And look, I've done the iron willed weight loss fitness thing a couple of times and it's worked, but it's not sustainable.

[Nikki Glaser]

Right. And it's. It. The problem with sustainable is it's so slow. You know, you're gonna lose weight, but it's gonna come off really slow. But it'll come off and stay off and people want.

[Jack Armstrong]

Or at the very least you'll maintain. Yeah, you won't get anymore.

[Nikki Glaser]

Or you're gonna, you know, you're gonna, you're gonna build muscle and look more fit, but it's gonna be real slow and it's gonna take a while, but once you get there, it's a. It's certainly nice. That's a good one. Pensive will be mine. Pensive. I'm gonna just try to be overall more pensive in the new year.

[Jack Armstrong]

I think mine's vengeful. I'm gonna, I'm gonna give people what they've earned.

[Nikki Glaser]

Vengeful is your nudge word.

[Jack Armstrong]

People are gonna get what's coming to them. July. I'm gonna have not taken vengeance for a couple of weeks and it's gonna be easy to give up. I'm gonna remind myself, hey, this is my nudge world. Find somebody who's got it coming. Start small.

[Nikki Glaser]

Remember that time in high school when you did the thing to me? Well, here's, here's your right.

[Jack Armstrong]

Maybe it's just the store clerk who's rude and as you walk out, you hurl tomato at him. Start small, start easy.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah. Yes. Anyway, sustainably vengeful.

[Jack Armstrong]

You want to hear a good one? It's a little heavy. Speaking of year ending slash beginning rituals, I was reading about this dude. He's like an entrepreneur and investor. It doesn't really matter who he is, but every year at the end of the year, his birthday happens to be December 30, which I think factors in. But he does a little vacation over the holidays like many of us do. Does, does, do. We do. And he does what he calls his pre. Mortem. He imagines being on his deathbed. Wow. Yeah, I know, I know. This is heavy. And he gets into it. He really describes, like, I imagine my body old and fragile, my breathing shallow, my life energy almost extinguished. And I try to evoke the feelings I want to have in that moment. A sense of peace, completion, and most importantly, self respect. Then I asked myself, what am I going to do now to ensure that When I reach that ultimate destination, I've done what I need to do. I will feel those things I want to feel on my deathbed. And then he sets goals for the year.

[Nikki Glaser]

You know, we have a boss who actually has a quote on his wall from, of all people, Keith Partridge, David Cassidy, TV star of the 70s. You don't need to know.

[Jack Armstrong]

You don't need to know where you're going with this.

[Nikki Glaser]

You don't need to know who that is. But he was as big a star in America as you can get for a while. And on his deathbed, he said, I think it was his last words. So much wasted time.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Nikki Glaser]

And our boss has that on his wall.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. He was a resentful, bitter alcoholic.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Who clung to the past and so much wasted time.

[Nikki Glaser]

That's a good one. I don't. I don't. I don't think I have that to worry about at this point. That's.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's this guy's philosophy. What would your last words be and what do you have to do to make them wow. You know what? It's been great. As he said, nailed it.

[Nikki Glaser]

That's what I want my last words to be. Nailed it.

[Jack Armstrong]

He wants a sense of peace, completion, and that. Look, my race is run, and it was great. Good luck, y'all.

[Katie Green]

This is stressing me out.

[Jack Armstrong]

I know, I know.

[Katie Green]

Big task.

[Jack Armstrong]

I know.

[Nikki Glaser]

I'll just summon my breath for one last booyah and I'm gone.

[Jack Armstrong]

Take one last bit of vengeance. My last words will be, pass me that pizza.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah, one more. One more pizza.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. I was, you know, reading a book by a songwriter. Doesn't matter who, but he's. He's big on the, you know, try to create one new thing a day and how to do it. Of course, his job is writing songs, so he writes songs. But nobody has ever on their deathbed said, I wish I hadn't written that poem, or I wish I hadn't tried to unless it's, you know, did something horrific. But go ahead and try and fail. Don't, don't, you know, be next to this entrepreneur guy thinking, why didn't I at least try? So there's my life affirming, death fearing, deathbed, positive philosophy for the year.

[Nikki Glaser]

You know, the. Whatever that thing was with having a nudge word. Grateful would be a really good one to, to try to. To stay in.

[Jack Armstrong]

But of course, for everything, there must be a backlash. And that's the people who somehow are so swept up in crazes, they've, like, taken that to an extreme. And like, refused to acknowledge things that needed to be fixed in their lives.

[Nikki Glaser]

What?

[Jack Armstrong]

And so I've been reading lately, there's the great. The pressure to be grateful has now become so shut up. But some. Shut up.

[Nikki Glaser]

I gotta hurt you.

[Jack Armstrong]

They're trying to be. Yeah. I go into the office every day and my boss.

[Nikki Glaser]

I need to stay in the balls.

[Jack Armstrong]

And I'm, it's humiliating work.

[Nikki Glaser]

I need a name.

[Jack Armstrong]

What do you need to be great.

[Nikki Glaser]

I want, I want the name of where you. Whoever wrote that. You read that. I'm going there today. I'll get on a plane. I don't care if the weather's bad or Michael drive. And I'm going to choke them.

[Jack Armstrong]

And you'll take your vengeance.

[Nikki Glaser]

It's healthy. I'm going to punch that person right in the throat. That is the most annoying thing. That is the single most annoying thing I've ever heard. Certainly this year.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know what?

[Nikki Glaser]

People take this grateful too hard. The danger of being too grateful. I can see the headline. The great.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right? Oh, shut up. You nailed it. You nailed it. And Katie, I can probably get an amen out of you. See, what the bitter old man doesn't understand is this stuff is so much more a part of young women's worlds.

[Katie Green]

Oh, yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Than dudes. It's like they tell this anecdote. It's actually pretty funny. I had to see if I can find it. Woman's walking through the store and they got a display of, like, dish towels. And the dish towels are emblazoned gratitude. And this woman's comment is. All right, now even my dish towels are badgering me. These things become such a craze.

[Katie Green]

Oh, yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

In ways that, you know, I hear stuff like that and I think, yeah, whatever. That's for you. Goodbye. I'm busy.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah, I, I, I think it's a good idea. But if you got it on your towels, I don't know, for whatever reason, it's just a little too much for me. We will finish strong. Next.

[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Getty.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yo, yo, yo. Good to be back. 2025 going to be a big year for the Armstrong and Getty show.

[Jack Armstrong]

In what sense?

[Nikki Glaser]

We did sign a new contract, which we haven't mentioned, so we are going to be around for a while.

[Jack Armstrong]

Did. Yeah, a handful of new stations coming online too, which is nice. Anyway, I was going to talk about that in my final thoughts, so I'll jump to this. And we cover this in depth during hour two of the show. If you missed it, grab the podcast Armstrong and Gideon demand, in fact, you ought to subscribe. But there was that big announcement while we were on vacation from the surgeon general that we really ought to have a warning on alcohol, any alcoholic beverage, because any level of alcohol consumption can lead to a greater chance of cancer and blah, blah, blah, Even moderate alcohol use, there's no safe level of consumption, blah, blah, blah. And the coverage was about as in depth as that. Blah, blah, blah. But if you actually look at the numbers involved, and I'm, as I said earlier, particularly interested in this because I drink on a more or less daily basis, although I am currently not, the increase in risk for moderate drinking is teeny tiny. Tiny. For women consuming less than a drink per week, a non drinker, the absolute risk of developing an alcohol related cancer is around 17%. It's not clear to me. 17% of what? Of all people. Anyway, that risk increases to about 22% for women consuming two drinks a day.

[Nikki Glaser]

An increase from 17 to 22.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. For men, the risk increases from 10 to 13%. And among moderate drinking, which is all the people we're talking about, there may be a link. May be they can't even nail down that it's definite, you're a heavy drinker, you're risking esophageal mouth and throat cancer, among other things. Don't be a heavy drinker.

[Nikki Glaser]

It's final thoughts.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm strong again.

[Nikki Glaser]

It's final thoughts. It's final thoughts.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm strong to get it. Get ready with Katie Green and Michael Angelo.

[Nikki Glaser]

That's good. That's awesome. That is awesome. Here's your host for final thoughts, Joe Getty.

[Jack Armstrong]

Let's get a final thought from everybody in the crew. To kick off the year, there is our technical director pressing the buttons again, the faithful Michelangelo. Michael. Final thought. My new year's resolution is to find joy wherever I can, even in the littlest things. So I'm gonna work on that.

[Nikki Glaser]

Good for you. That's a great one, Joy.

[Jack Armstrong]

There you go. Beautiful. Katie Greener, esteemed, the news woman, has a final thought.

[Katie Green]

Katie, I am rocking the new Armstrong and Getty Adidas hoodie and it is by far the most comfortable sweatshirt I own right now.

[Nikki Glaser]

Come on.

[Katie Green]

Yeah, it rocks.

[Jack Armstrong]

A delightful lightweight hoodie. Yes, Jack.

[Nikki Glaser]

A final thought for those of you doing dry January. It's going to be interesting to find out. So you don't drink and you wake up and you think, wow, I feel so much better not drinking. Or are you going to wake up and think, so this is what I actually feel like either. Blaming it on the drinking. This is just what it feels like to be me. Well, that's really disappointing.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Once again, that has been my takeaway. Slightly better in some ways. Definitely better, but not a lot better. My final thought is this year we're going to have fun. We're going to tell you the truth because there aren't a lot of people who do that. There aren't a lot of organizations that do that. That's not what they're about. We will do it. I promise.

[Nikki Glaser]

Armstrong and Getty wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.

[Jack Armstrong]

So many people. Thanks. A little time. Go to armstrongandgetty.com go to the shop, get yourself that a G T shirt or a sweatshirt to kick off the year. Drop us a note. Mailbagarmstrongandgetti.com subscribe to the podcast.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yep. We will see you tomorrow. God bless America. Armstrong and Getty.

[Jack Armstrong]

It's simple. They love each other.

[Nikki Glaser]

Absolutely. There's no doubt in my mind.

[Jack Armstrong]

It is what it is.

[Nikki Glaser]

Yeah. How do you know?

[Jack Armstrong]

I know. I talked to. Are you me? Don't you think that's a little odd? What the hell are you talking about? I haven't said a word, so stop yelling at me.

[Nikki Glaser]

When it comes on for you to go, you have to go. I said bye.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh. And that's it.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, and on that possibly nightmare inducing.

[Jack Armstrong]

Note, thank you all very much. Armstrong and Gettysburg.