Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: What a Cute Boob, er...I Mean...Baby!
Date: October 7, 2025
Podcast Host: iHeartPodcasts

Episode Overview

This episode dives into the etiquette and social tensions around babies—and breastfeeding—in public places, featuring the Armstrong & Getty crew’s signature blend of humor, debate, and candid storytelling. The hosts recount memorable moments of parenting in restaurants, reflect on discomfort around public breastfeeding and breast pumping, and share their takes on personal boundaries, embarrassment, and modern social trends.

Main Discussion Points & Insights

1. Slips of the Tongue and Lighthearted Banter

(02:48 – 03:16)

• The episode opens with a playful slip—“What a cute boob. I mean, baby”—setting a tongue-in-cheek tone for the conversation about parenting and societal perceptions.
• The team makes jokes about descriptive terms for breasts, e.g., "cozy," "perky," and references pop culture ("they're real and they're spectacular" from Seinfeld).
• Notable Quote:
  • Elsie: “I don't know that anyone's ever called my boobs cute.” (02:59)

2. Kids Behaving Badly: The Restaurant Dilemma

(03:36 – 07:32)

• A viral confrontation in a cafe is played and analyzed, where a mother is challenged for her baby’s loud crying by another patron, leading to a clash over who should leave.
• The team debates who bears responsibility, with Michael and Joe siding with the view that when your child is disruptive, you should remove them for everyone’s comfort.
• Anecdotes are shared about personal parenting experiences, embarrassment, and moments where leaving the restaurant was the only solution.
• Elsie recalls childhood memories learning consequences for misbehavior at restaurants.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Michael: “If your kid is shrieking like that, I’m taking them out.” (05:12)
  • Joe: “What parent, though, if their kid’s doing that…isn’t just, like, horrified and embarrassed?” (05:43)
  • Michael: “A parent who believes the whole world needs to bow to them.” (05:53)

3. Public Breastfeeding: Courtesy or Confrontation?

(07:44 – 09:38)

• Joe observes a woman breastfeeding in a restaurant, noting her choice to do so as publicly as possible and questioning if it was intended to provoke a reaction.
• The group distinguishes between the right to breastfeed and the performativity of not covering up or being discreet, wondering if some seek confrontation.
• The hosts mostly support public breastfeeding and recognize its necessity but are uncomfortable when it appears intentionally provocative.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Joe: “I’m perfectly okay with...breastfeeding in public...but she chose to sit in such a way that it’s facing the whole crowd.” (07:44)
  • Elsie: “It’s...like they’re trying to get someone to say something.” (08:30)
  • Michael: “You can get all self righteous and activist.” (08:41)
  • Michael: “I am a free the nipple activist, so I stand in solidarity with her.” (08:48)

4. The Breast Pumping Story: Pushing Comfort Zones

(09:58 – 11:29)

• Elsie tells a story about encountering a woman breast pumping at a communal hotel breakfast, describing the scene as both surprising and awkward for other diners.
• This opens discussion about personal comfort, boundaries in public spaces, and differences in what people consider appropriate.
• The hosts express varying degrees of discomfort—both about nudity and “double-barrel” breast pumping at a public table.
• Notable Quotes:
  • Elsie: “She kicked her shoes off and busted out her breast milk pump...just latched those two things on and was just sitting there...I’m like enjoying my hashbrowns…” (09:58)
  • Michael: “She was doing both barrels at once?” (10:35)
  • Joe: “Some people are so comfortable. I’m never that comfortable ever. Like, completely dressed in a room, I’m a little uncomfortable. She with her two boobs in a machine, getting pumped, sitting at the table.” (10:59)

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• Slips and Seinfeld:
  • Joe (02:48): “What a cute boob. I mean baby...”
  • Joe (03:28): “They’re real and they’re spectacular.”
• On Entitlement:
  • Michael (05:53): “A parent who believes the whole world needs to bow to them. And I’m familiar with that personality type.”
• Pumping & Comfort:
  • Elsie (09:58): “This woman…kicked her shoes off and busted out her breast milk pump...I was kind of like, wow, you are so comfortable.”
• On Boundaries:
  • Joe (11:04): “Some people are so comfortable. I’m never that comfortable ever.”

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Playful cold open / Seinfeld reference: 02:48 – 03:28
• Viral restaurant baby confrontation & discussion: 03:36 – 07:32
• Joe’s public breastfeeding story & debate: 07:44 – 09:38
• Elsie’s hotel breast pumping encounter: 09:58 – 11:29

Episode Tone & Style

Lighthearted, irreverent, and honest—this discussion is steeped in the Armstrong & Getty style: joking through social discomfort, candid opinions, and a willingness to poke fun at themselves and each other, all while navigating the tricky social codes of parenting in public.

Summary for New Listeners:
This episode is a frank, often funny look into the awkward world of parenting moments in public—from noisy babies to bold breastfeeding and pumping. The hosts navigate between empathy, discomfort, and critique, never passing up a good story or a good laugh about societal expectations and personal boundaries.