What Should I Do Now, Oh Yelling People?!

Summary

Podcast Summary: Armstrong & Getty On Demand – "What Should I Do Now, Oh Yelling People?!"

Episode Details:

• Title: What Should I Do Now, Oh Yelling People?!
• Hosts: Jack Armstrong, Joe Getty, Katie Green, Hansen
• Release Date: July 25, 2025
• Description: The official, On-Demand podcast of The Armstrong & Getty Show! Accept no substitutes!

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1. Introduction and AI in Media (00:00 – 05:55)

The episode kicks off with the usual banter between Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty, quickly dismissing the initial advertisements to dive into the show's main content.

AI-Generated Content:

• Hansen introduces an upcoming segment explaining how AI-generated songs are created, highlighting the technological advancements that allow for music production with minimal human effort.
• Jack Armstrong expresses nostalgia for traditional music production, stating, “Back in the day, somebody could have put that song together. It would have been such a giant production and it would have cost so much money” (02:32).
• Hansen adds, “Soon this stuff is going to be just everywhere... it’s super entertaining” (04:34).

The discussion reflects on the impact of AI on creative industries, particularly radio jingles, lamenting the potential loss of jobs and the homogenization of creative output.

2. Navigating Change in the Age of AI (05:54 – 09:32)

Katie Green shares a personal anecdote about her son’s anxiety over AI advancements, emphasizing the importance of adaptability:

“Being the people who survive in the world are people who have the ability to change as things change... the skill to change is better than any other skill” (06:06).

Jack Armstrong concurs, noting the relentless pace of change in the 21st century:

“Change is the only constant... But it’s the pace of change in the 21st century that is so astonishing” (07:11).

The hosts discuss the necessity of embracing change to thrive, highlighting how rapidly shifting technological landscapes require continuous personal and professional adaptation.

3. Political Commentary: Trump, Obama, and the Federal Reserve (03:25 – 11:23)

Jack Armstrong and Hansen delve into recent political events, specifically former President Trump's remarks about then-President Obama:

“Trump says Obama should go to jail” (01:50).

They critique a recent joint appearance by Trump and Jerome Powell at the Federal Reserve construction project, labeling it “cringy and silly” (03:42). This segment underscores the ongoing political tensions and the spectacle surrounding political figures.

4. News Highlights and Analysis (11:34 – 28:08)

Katie Green provides a rapid-fire rundown of current news headlines, covering a range of topics from international relations to domestic policy:

• Iran Nuclear Talks:

  “Iran is working as hard as they can to rearm their proxies... they are down, but they’re not out” (13:52).

• Jeffrey Epstein’s Girlfriend:

  “She’s a pedophile” – a blunt remark by Jack Armstrong regarding legal discussions about Epstein’s associates (14:21).

• CBS Settlement:

  “Columbia to pay $200 million settlement to federal government over investigations” (16:26).

• Home Sales Drop:

  “Home sales drop in June to their lowest level in nine months as prices hit new all-time high nationally” (15:20).

Katie Green and Jack Armstrong offer critical takes on media coverage, particularly targeting outlets like NPR and Fox News for perceived biases and misreporting.

5. Late-Night Show Ratings and Entertainment Industry (11:19 – 24:28)

The hosts transition to discussing the decline in late-night TV show ratings, comparing the golden era of Johnny Carson to modern shows like Stephen Colbert’s:

“Johnny Carson was bringing in between 100 and 200 million dollars a year to NBC adjusted for inflation... Colbert gets about 1 million people” (22:33).

Katie Green elaborates on demographic shifts:

“The average age of a viewer of Stephen Colbert is 68” (23:35).

This segment highlights the challenges traditional entertainment formats face in the digital age, where viewership has fragmented across numerous platforms.

6. Satirical News Segment: "Clips of the Week" (24:27 – 35:28)

A humorous, fictional news segment follows, featuring absurd headlines and satirical takes on current events:

• Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan’s Death:

  “Ozzy Osbourne has died... Hulk Hogan comes around the next cloud to give Jack an ass-kicking” (25:24).

• Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Statements:

  “Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Trump that his name appears multiple times in the Jeffrey Epstein files” (26:24).

The absurdity serves as a comedic relief, poking fun at sensationalist media and the often bewildering nature of modern news cycles.

7. Mailbag and Listener Interactions (35:52 – 38:46)

Jack Armstrong and Katie Green engage with listener-submitted questions and comments, discussing topics like financial perceptions and political scrutiny:

• Nuts Curve Theory:

  “JT writes... 'unprecedented times = unprecedented'” (38:13).

• Listener Critique on Hulk Hogan Obituary:

  “I remember when the name Hulk Hogan brought nothing but smiles and respect... now look at you” (38:46).

The exchange underscores the hosts' interactive dynamic, blending listener input with their characteristic humor and critique.

8. Concluding Thoughts and Final Advertisements (28:19 – End)

The episode wraps up with final remarks on political developments and a brief endorsement for Trust & Will, offering estate planning services. The hosts maintain their irreverent tone, closing the episode with a blend of humor and commentary:

“Have a brilliant way to end the Epstein thing... it’s compelling” (39:42).

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Hansen on AI in Media:
  “Soon this stuff is going to be just everywhere... it’s super entertaining” (04:34).

• Katie Green on Adapting to Change:
  “The skill to change is better than any other skill” (06:06).

• Jack Armstrong on Political Spectacles:
  “He and Trump took part in one of the more cringy episodes in American presidential history” (03:42).

• Katie Green on Financial Perceptions:
  “Only a third of Americans right now consider their personal financial situation excellent or very good” (37:28).

• Jack Armstrong on Late-Night Ratings:
  “Johnny Carson was bringing in between 100 and 200 million dollars a year to NBC adjusted for inflation” (22:33).

• Satirical Headline on Hulk Hogan:
  “He got off. Let’s...” (27:06).

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Conclusion:

In this episode of "Armstrong & Getty On Demand," the hosts blend political commentary, personal anecdotes, and satirical humor to address contemporary issues such as AI's impact on media, the volatility of political landscapes, and the evolving nature of entertainment industries. Through their engaging dialogue, Jack Armstrong, Joe Getty, Katie Green, and Hansen provide listeners with a mix of insightful analysis and comedic relief, making the podcast both informative and entertaining.

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Transcript

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Joe Getty]

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[Jack Armstrong]

Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio.

[Joe Getty]

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

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty.

[Hansen]

Yo, yo, yo. It is Friday and we've got lots.

[Jack Armstrong]

Of stuff to talk about coming up this hour.

[Joe Getty]

Omni Armstrong and Get it Show.

[Jack Armstrong]

Trump says Obama should go to jail. Who authorized this music? Epstein's girlfriend is ready to talk. That's right, talk, baby talk. There you go. A little short on rhyming, but by golly, that AI is crazy.

[Hansen]

Oh, that is fantastic. We're actually going to do a feature a little bit later where executive producer Hansen is going to explain how he puts those songs together, which you've never, if you've never used. AI, I think is going to be pretty damned interesting. It's. It's. Well, for Joe and I being in the radio industry our whole adult lives back in the day, somebody could have put that song together. It would have been such a giant production and it would have cost so much money.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh yeah, yeah. And a time. Days and days of effort. So why are you on the telephone?

[Hansen]

Because somebody had their car standing up on its nose on the interstate. I don't know what they did to imagine that. But I'm pulling into the parking lot right now.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, unless that's a new option so you can park in tight spaces. Yeah, something went very badly wrong there.

[Hansen]

Yeah, that, that would be handy. Funny, I don't think that's what happened. But it is Friday. We're Live from the Armstrong and Getty Communications compound and under the tutelage of.

[Jack Armstrong]

Our general manager, Jerome Powell.

[Hansen]

Who's that?

[Jack Armstrong]

One of the Fed.

[Hansen]

Oh, what do they do?

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, he. He and Trump took part in one of the more cringy episodes in American presidential history yesterday, touring the construction project that has overrun its costs like most construction projects do. It was just cringy and silly and weird. Although it did. It coincided with like the best psychoanalysis of Trump I've come across yet. And it kind of proved the point, which is why it's top of mind for me.

[Hansen]

You know, what bothered me is that what got the most attention was because Trump has been talking about firing that guy and all the back and forth on stuff. Just. That's the only reason that event got any attention. Nobody cares about an event where, hey, look, somebody's caring about a cost overrun for a big, giant government project, which, as you said, happens all the time. Nobody cares. You can't get attention for that. That's not a story.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah, well, and just. It's so emblematic of so much of the politics right now. That's just so dumb. I don't, I don't know. I just. I've had enough. It's a good thing it's Friday.

[Hansen]

Yeah, it's fine. I think we can ignore it, be perfect. Finally, we could have Hanson make nothing but endless songs that sing all the news. That's what we should do. Someday Hanson could just sit in there and put together songs that news, just a story by story throughout the day.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, and I, I want him to show me how to do it because, you know, I. I'm known to string together a line or two and it would be kind of fun to write rhymey versions of the song of the. The news and have somebody sing them to us in like stunningly authentic imitations of. In that case, I don't know who was that supposed to. Billie Holiday or one of the great soul singers.

[Hansen]

Yeah, yeah. And I was thinking the reason we're gonna have Hanson on later to explain how to do that is how many. You know, I'm. Soon this stuff is going to be just everywhere. Like, you know, your, your dad's birthday party, everybody. There's going to be a cool song because everybody will be able to do it and it's super entertaining. Yeah, I feel bad for people who used to do that for a living. I actually know one guy who would still been making radio jingles and that sort of stuff, making a living at it, and that's over yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. What are you gonna do?

[Hansen]

It is a hammer. Hold on for one second. What are you gonna do? You're gonna adjust.

[Jack Armstrong]

Jack. Thank you for him and throwing on his.

[Katie Green]

Sounds like I came in. That's funny that you brought that up. What are you gonna do? I had that conversation with my son yesterday. He's. He's all worried about AI. Like he can't get to sleep at night because of it. With his anxiety and everything like that. And I just talked to him about how being the people who survive in the world. Are people who have the ability to change as things change. And because it just. Things always change. And you either change with the new things or you don't make it. And that's like a better skill than any of the other skills you could pick up is the skill to change. I don't know. He seemed to be heartened by that somehow, but.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. Yeah. Yeah. Just accepting what is clearly true and can't be changed. It's got to be interesting to be inside the brain of somebody who can't do that. Who is so resentful or afraid or angry. I don't know. That they just kind of stop trying, I guess. And listen, I say that with sympathy. Because as we've said many times. Change is the only constant. Right. We all accept that. But it's the pace of change in the 21st century that is so astonishing.

[Katie Green]

True.

[Jack Armstrong]

It makes it much more difficult to live up to those words.

[Katie Green]

Yeah, well, true. I mean. Yeah. So my little speech about that. While it is true. It has never had to be applied the way people are going to apply it over the next five to 20 years.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Katie Green]

Ever in history.

[Jack Armstrong]

Everybody was lecturing me to learn to code. Right. I have learned to code. Now they don't want code. What should I do now? Oh, yelling people. You know, I sympathize.

[Katie Green]

Yeah, you're right. As recently as 18 months ago, that was clearly the thing you needed to do. And that's like the Might be the single most easily replaced skill around right now.

[Jack Armstrong]

That was the first domino to fall.

[Katie Green]

And it is true because my son brought this up because he's a big history nut. Everything stayed exactly the same for couple thousand years. Very, very little changed. Until, you know, the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, man, there was not much change.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Yeah. On the comforting side, I guess, is we all try to assess how far along AI is. And what its effects are going to be. I was talking to my daughter, the legal intern. And she said that everybody now knows in law you've Got to be extremely careful with it because it is wildly inaccurate between hallucinations. And it'll see some joker's opinion on his website. And he's the only guy on earth saying, for instance, this law applies in Ohio. Well, in Ohio they know. No, it doesn't. It absolutely doesn't. And so you just, you can use it for certain things, but it's still very problematic.

[Katie Green]

It's also very new. I got, I got a little more.

[Jack Armstrong]

On that and it might be all fixed in two weeks.

[Katie Green]

And the. Yeah, exactly. And the. And the fact that things didn't used to change. Imagine you go back a thousand years and you tell some guy who's a. Not about thousand years, but 500 years, some guy who's a blacksmith. And you tell him nobody's going to be riding horses next year. By. By next year, horses will be over. I mean, be like, what do you mean?

[Jack Armstrong]

Right?

[Katie Green]

What do you mean? Of course that's impossible. Everybody's been riding horses since forever. And they're going to continue. Nope, it's all completely over. No more horses at all. That will be completely over, what, by.

[Jack Armstrong]

The end of the year?

[Katie Green]

Yes.

[Jack Armstrong]

I mean, the phase in of the automobile took many, many. Anybody who's ever seen pictures of the early 20th century with America's big cities that had, you know, cars going back and forth and, and like cable cars and lots of horses and wagons too.

[Katie Green]

Sure. And then for all of rural America, that was just something you saw in pictures. It wasn't happening where you lived. It was very gradual as it spread across. We better start the show officially before we get in trouble with the fcc, whoever that commissioner is. I'm Jack Armstrong. He's Joe Getty on this. It is Fri. Yay. July 25, the year 25. We are Armstrong, you Getty. And we approve of this program.

[Jack Armstrong]

Okay then, let's begin officially. Here we go. According to FCC rules and regs, the show starts at mark. Well, I warned everybody last Sunday when Hulkamania was gonna run wild on the whole WWF that there would be turbulence, brother. And when the two strongest forces in the WWF were on opposite sides of the fence, we almost tore the building down. The Dream Team, as the WWF and all the Maniacs call it, will become the ULT Nightmare. All right, let's get back to you again with the Hulk Hogan. Stop it.

[Katie Green]

Hulk Hogan got more attention with his death than. Boy, I don't remember the last celebrity that got this much attention. We should talk about this later. Joe and I are not people who get why wrestling was ever big and continues to be big. But it's, it's been giant my whole.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know, I kind of do get it. I just don't like it.

[Katie Green]

I don't get it.

[Jack Armstrong]

So you get it electronic dance music that people can dance to at a rave for hours and hours. I get that they really like to dance. I have no interest in it.

[Katie Green]

It's so huge.

[Jack Armstrong]

I know.

[Katie Green]

So we got that for you. We got clips of the week, Katie's back. So we got headlines, which is really great. And we've got a text line which you can join in the conversation anytime you want. 415295 KFT.

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[Katie Green]

Maybe it's because he has such a giant head. I was just looking at Trump walking around the place with Powell and he was wearing a hard hat. Most presidents get ridiculed endlessly anytime they put on any kind of headgear, any kind of hat, helmet, whatever. Trump doesn't look ridiculous in them for some reason. Is it because he has a giant head that he looks okay in a hard hat or a McDonald's paper hat or whatever it is he wears.

[Jack Armstrong]

It works for him. Got to admit, I have not thought nearly enough about this issue.

[Katie Green]

Oh, you know how impossible Throw on various headgear and they get mocked endlessly.

[Jack Armstrong]

Never, never put on a hat is like a rule of politics.

[Katie Green]

Yeah, and Trump does it all the time.

[Jack Armstrong]

Seems to work for him. Again, fascinating question. I wish I had a better answer for you. Perhaps it is the size of his head. I don't know. I think the, the hard hat thing is probably because he's worn them his entire life. So he just, he throws it on, looks comfortable in it, and doesn't walk around with it perched on the top of his head like a Michael Dukakis, for instance.

[Hansen]

Right.

[Jack Armstrong]

All right. Hey, let's figure out who's reporting what. What a pleasure it is to have her back. It's Katie Green.

[Katie Green]

Hey, Katie.

Hi, guys. Starting with abc, Iran to hold nuclear talks with European delegations as Trump threatens renews renewed strikes.

Yep.

[Jack Armstrong]

I was just reading how Iran is working as hard as they can, as fast as they can to rearm their proxies as several shipments of arms have been intercepted in recent days. So, yeah, they're down, but they're not out. And they certainly have not changed their strikes.

[Katie Green]

From NBC deputy AG Todd Blanche to hold second meeting with. I keep messing her name up, Ghislaine.

I think everybody.

[Jack Armstrong]

She's a pedophile.

[Katie Green]

Who cares if you pronounce her name right?

[Jack Armstrong]

She's a pedophile. Right. There you go. I'm, I'm intrigued by this whole deal, though. The, the, the idea of going and talking to her and seeing what she knows and blah, blah, blah. It's, it's fraught, as they say in the fancy speech business. There's a lot that could go skanky on this.

[Katie Green]

I heard somebody point out this is now the longest lasting scandal of Trump's two terms. I mean, the Russian hoax was all one sided. This is not all one sided, as the speaker of the House came out yesterday and said this is not a hoax when he was asked specifically about it. And Trump's been leaning on this as a hoax all week long. So, I mean, it's a scandal because, you know, you got all different directions going on, but the longest lasted. I don't know what it is, but it's now been like a week and a half of everyday stories.

From the New York Times. Appeals court blocks California's background checks for ammunition buyers.

Yes, yes.

[Jack Armstrong]

Take that, Gavin.

[Katie Green]

God dang it. I want to rant and rave about NPR's coverage of that, too. Thank God they yanked the taxpayer funding from npr.

From Fox News, Ron Klain told House investigators that Hillary Clinton sounded the alarm on Biden's political viability by 2024.

2024. Heck, yeah. He was well into my brain doesn't work territory by then.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, yeah. Somebody had to be talking about it. It's interesting that after a handful of people claim the fifth Ron Klain's like, yeah, I'll talk to you. Yeah, yeah. People were saying he's kind of getting. Getting kind of punch drunk lately and not as sharp as he used to be. Yep. Sure enough, I appreciate his candor.

[Katie Green]

From realtor.com Home sales drop in June to their lowest level in nine months as prices hit new all time high nationally.

Well, that's not what's going on locally for me or maybe you. National real estate statistics are hard to know whether there's a point even.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. They're barely, barely useful. But nine months low in June. June's the hot period for home sales. Oof.

[Katie Green]

From CBS Columbia to pay $200 million settlement to federal government over investigations.

[Jack Armstrong]

It's part of the bribes you've got.

[Katie Green]

To pay the Trump administration to do business. Same as with CBS as it was reported on NPR.

From the New York Times. The FCC approves Skydance's $8 billion merger with Paramount.

To my point.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yep. Right after Colbert is fired. Do the math, huh? Or whatever. I don't know.

[Katie Green]

From Bryce.

[Jack Armstrong]

Katie, every headline you're throwing at us is a fairly complicated misreported, stupid arguments flying back and forth story and it's difficult to comment on them briefly. It's kind of frustrating. You've put me on edge.

[Katie Green]

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Maybe this one will help.

[Jack Armstrong]

Okay.

[Katie Green]

From Breitbart, rapper Glorilla, who campaigned with Kamala Harris is facing drug charges.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, no.

[Katie Green]

She was one of the girls. Yeah, Glorilla. She's one of the ones twerking on stage.

Oh, it's a she who would win between 100 men and Glorilla.

[Jack Armstrong]

From the New York. Oh, Glorilla, you're such a hero to our children. And now look at you.

[Katie Green]

How the mighty have fallen.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes.

[Katie Green]

From the New York.

[Jack Armstrong]

I remember when the name Glorilla brought nothing but smiles and respect.

[Katie Green]

And now look, if this can happen with Glorilla is nothing sac.

Just making sure it's out of your guys's system. Are we ready?

[Jack Armstrong]

Probably not, but go ahead, I'm sure.

[Katie Green]

New York Post cat mom accuses Blue Angels of terrorizing her 14 year old cat with sonic barrage practices.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, she's. She's suing because the Blue Angels frightened her cat. Wow.

[Katie Green]

Wall Street Journal. Goodbye, gentle parenting. Hello to F around and find out.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I read that. We'll talk about that later. Everything's got to be a trend.

[Katie Green]

Everything's got to be a trend.

And finally, the Babylon be Biden excited to see what auto pen comes up with for his memoir.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's pretty funny.

[Katie Green]

Yeah, that's good. I think the auto pen story is overblown, but that's funny. We can, I suppose, get into depth on some of those headlines that Joe rightfully said are just way too complicated to comment on.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, and, and, and with some fun and mirth.

[Katie Green]

Fun and mirth.

[Jack Armstrong]

I find the news is weighing me down. Let's not be weighed down, friends. Let's rally, shall we? Together. Armstrong and Getty.

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[Jack Armstrong]

Chocolate makers are hiking prices. Oh, but Stephen, you can still buy white chocolate. Sure, or I could just pour Splenda over a box of crayons and eat that because there's no difference.

[Katie Green]

I think that's funny. I think Colbert's funny. I've been listening to some of my right leaning podcast brethren who feel the need to say he's never been funny. And I just don't think that's true at all. I think the show was good. I think it's funny. I mean, the politics of it was insufferable, right? But that was the decision he decided to make. So I wanted to bring that up just a little bit because the FCC said it would allow Paramount to merge with Hollywood studio Skydance, clearing the remaining hurdle. Blah, blah, blah. So the Skydance Corporation has bought Paramount, which owns cbs, which owns Stephen Colbert and fired him. And all of mainstream left media is still continuing to portray this as a Trump awfulness. The President of the United States, Hitler. The Hitler president ruined one of their favorite shows by forcing him out, right? And then they, they say sarcastically, CBS said it was a business decision, but. And while I agree that the timing is very unfortunate, if you're trying to make the argument I'm trying to make. I did just a quick search on this comparing late shows now which I just don't think the, the formula and math works anymore as a revenue stream with Carson back in the day. So Johnny Carson and is in his heyday like all through the 70s and a lot of the 80s was drawing between 12 and 17 million viewers a night. Colbert gets about 1 million people and the other shows because it's just, you know, because of the splintering of everything. There's a big difference between a show that gets 17 million people and a show that gets 1 million people. Johnny Carson alone for NBC, he was bringing in between 100 and 200 million dollars a year to NBC adjusted for inflation.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow.

[Katie Green]

He's underpaid and yeah, he probably was. He was responsible for some of the years. 20% of NBC's revenue in his one show whereas Colbert's losing $40 million a year.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right, right. To overlook those numbers is to not report the story. Correct. To lie. It's either to be so ignorant you should be in a different line of work or you're just a liar.

[Katie Green]

That's why I brought it. Yeah, it's amazing. And when Colbert took over and this is not his fault, some of it probably is, but it's not all his fault. When he took over. I wrote that down somewhere. Letterman was getting around 10 million people a night as, as a show doing pretty well. But again a decade ago, way different situation for entertainment and platforms and all that sort of stuff. The average age when Letterman was doing it was 60. Under Colbert it is 68. The average age of a viewer of Stephen Colbert is 68.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right, right. And you can take average in this, this question as opposed to median because unlike the famous Bill Gates walks into a bar, There are no 350 year olds watching Colbert skewing the number. So yeah, that's A good point. 68 folks. I was shocked to hear that myself. What would you have guessed? It was far younger than that. So yeah, it is a. It's just, it's a vanishing piece of real estate like was supposed to happen with global warming, but it's actually happening to network tv. By the way, do we want to squeeze cow in this segment?

[Katie Green]

Oh yeah, we, we have to. I forgot. I completely forgot.

[Jack Armstrong]

With the buzzer.

[Katie Green]

Hit me with the buzzer, Michael. I've made fun of Joe for years.

[Jack Armstrong]

Forgetting Run running wild with his ego.

[Katie Green]

I believe this is the first time ever I've forgotten clips of the week.

[Jack Armstrong]

Good Lord.

[Katie Green]

I'M embarrassed.

[Jack Armstrong]

Control focus There you there. It is embarrassing. Yeah. So a lot to come. But first it's the Friday tradition. Time to take a fun look back at the week that was. It's cow clips. Oh, boy. Of the week. More of the music. Oh, and it's long.

[Hansen]

Tonight we have breaking news as we.

[Jack Armstrong]

Come on the air. Ozzy Osbourne has died. Scotty Shepl has his open championship.

[Katie Green]

So please, if you haven't done your makeup, do your makeup now.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, again we hope it gets a.

[Katie Green]

Little bit more competitive because like a.

[Joe Getty]

Girls trip to Cancun right now, there's no.

[Jack Armstrong]

Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism Go yourself.

[Hansen]

I still think about Kamala.

[Jack Armstrong]

I had to come back for the insurance because they informed me earlier this year. I'm on Cobra as I and as someone that's been so focused on trying to understand all of that. Can a man become a woman? Can a man become a woman? Not. No. Thank you.

[Joe Getty]

Convicted killer Bryan Coburger forced to face the families of his victims and a survivor.

[Jack Armstrong]

He chose destruction. He chose evil. In my view, the time has now come to end Mr. Kohberger's 15 minutes of fame.

[Joe Getty]

You may have received A's in high school and college, but you're gonna be getting big Ds in prison.

[Jack Armstrong]

Whether it's right or wrong, it's time to go after President Obama and his leadership team effectively launch a years long coup against the sitting president United States.

[Katie Green]

You want to take a look at.

[Jack Armstrong]

That and stop talking about nonsense. Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Trump.

[Katie Green]

That his name appears multiple times in.

[Jack Armstrong]

The Jeffrey Epstein files.

[Katie Green]

Some Democrats are joining Republicans in Congress.

[Jack Armstrong]

Demanding the files be released. People ask me it's going to cost me politically. And I say, well, sure it is. How do you get cracked? And it's everywhere. Mainly for that reason, I learned how to make my own. I know exactly what happened in that debate. He's tired as. Give him Ambien to be able to sleep. You. How do you think your hotel room gets cleaned? How do you think you have food on your table? Your crack is whack. Hulk Hogan.

[Hansen]

He drops a big leg on him.

[Jack Armstrong]

He's down for the COVID of the leg.

[Katie Green]

One, two.

[Jack Armstrong]

He got off. Let's.

[Katie Green]

Well, I wouldn't say it was underwrought.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow. Wow. Hunter Biden's a dope. You know, interesting people incapable of critical thought.

[Katie Green]

Interesting thing about vices. And you could apply this to a whole bunch of different things. Him saying it cracks Everywhere. Sure, that's true. Like more or less literally speaking, but it's nowhere if you're not in that world. It's like nowhere for me, right. Since I don't ever think about it or look into it. It's as if it doesn't exist for you living in that world. It's everywhere. You know the look, you know the nod. It's everywhere. But for me, it's nowhere.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, I certainly hope Ozzy Osbourne Hulk Hogan had their affairs in order. A quick word from our [e-mail] that's a good security. Thank you.

[Katie Green]

What if Hulk Hogan died yesterday? It didn't have a will, right?

[Jack Armstrong]

And or a trust, depending on his needs. Well, that can frequently mean lengthy, expensive and bitter legal battles or the state deciding what happens to your assets after you're gone. You don't want that. Especially because you can create manage a custom estate plan starting at $199. It's so inexpensive.

[Katie Green]

For instance, I hope Sharon Osborne had gone online and gone through the step by step process, start to finish. You know, you start to fill in all the information. If you get stuck on anything, you can get live support through chat, phone or email and come up with a will and trust.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Katie Green]

Hope you saw the rendering of Ozzy Osborne and Hulk Hogan on a cloud walking through the pearly gates together.

[Jack Armstrong]

I did. That was very moving. Very much.

[Katie Green]

For some reason, Malcolm Jamal Warner was not. Or Chuck Biancioni was not allowed to be part of that. I don't know why.

[Jack Armstrong]

B Listers.

[Hansen]

Sorry.

[Katie Green]

Two great big headlines which are worth mentioning. One, Israel and the United States are withdrawing from the Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas.

[Jack Armstrong]

Because they were completely ridiculous in a charade.

[Katie Green]

Because they were completely ridiculous in a charade. At the same time, Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will recognize Palestine as a state, breaking with the United States and all normal countries, in my opinion. I mean, so the bulk of nations in the world recognize Palestine, but all of the major countries do not. Like all of the G7 up until yesterday when France broke. Most nations in the world do recognize Palestine as a nation. The United States does not. And neither does Britain, Canada, Germany, Japan and Italy.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, what does that even Mean they don't have a coherent government?

[Katie Green]

I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

And when they did, at least in terms of Gaza, which is a significant chunk of what people refer to as quote unquote Palestine when they refer to it at all. But if you're referring to Gaza, it was run by a known terrorist organization, an Islamist terrorist organization. But Crone has lost his mind or he's under domestic political pressures which have twisted his thinking.

[Katie Green]

Well, I was wondering about that. Do they just have such a giant angry Muslim population in France now that he feels like he's got to be on this side of the story?

[Jack Armstrong]

I wonder, I wonder. Wall Street Journal has a number of great opinion pieces today, including one by the by a fellow by the name of Yasser Abu Shabab who I did not know entitled Gazans are finished with Hamas. My popular forces control significant parts of eastern Rafah and we are ready to build a new future. That's awesome. This guy, through desperation, he and all the fellows in his neighborhood were like, Hamas is freaking evil. They're leading to the death of all our people. We just want to live, work and protect our family. So they banded together into this militia and they're saying, look, we're not an ideological movement, we're a pragmatic one. We just want to stop the war and everybody gets to live their lives. We don't want to overthrow Israel or anybody else. And he's, and he's saying, look, I could use a little support here because we've got to end this somehow or other. Well, you talk about interesting to see develop.

[Katie Green]

You talk about brave patriots, him and all his friends who are doing that.

[Jack Armstrong]

Well, his brother and his cousin got killed and, or tortured. And instead of capitulating as many people do, he and his family members and his neighbors and his friends said, you know what, that's over. If we have to die fighting Hamas, we're going to do it. We're not taking their oppression anymore.

[Katie Green]

I wish that would give if it's been recovered on npr, I certainly haven't heard it. As I often say, if I ever hear a story on NPR that is not some sort of up with Palestinian slash Hamas, I, you know, it'd be the first time.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. And, and be careful looking for noble hearted heroes in the Middle East. I don't know this guy's act, what he's saying is outstand. Well, you know, judge people by what they do.

[Katie Green]

It's true. It's true on its face. What their beliefs are, I have no idea. But sure, okay. We got a mailbag on the way and lots of stuff to get to today. I hope you can stick around.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Katie Green]

If there's one thing that becomes a norm from the Trump presidencies, it should be answering questions. He's answering questions right now like he does every single day. Every president. It should just be considered normal. You have to answer questions every day from all kinds of different people about every time.

[Jack Armstrong]

That idea. Love that idea.

[Katie Green]

Lots of presidents like Joe Biden get away with answering no questions ever and.

[Jack Armstrong]

Sending a little half wit up there to half answer half witted questions from the biased media. Yeah, this is so much better. I mean I think Trump does it because he's an egomaniac. Really likes the attention.

[Katie Green]

Yeah, but, but he does answer questions every single day from hostile media constantly. And he, he just commented on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell, whether he would do that or not, homeless people outside the White House and a number of other things that we'll get to later in the show.

[Jack Armstrong]

Love it. Here's your freedom loving quote of the day. That's not really a freedom loving quote of the day. I just thought it was somewhat amusing. In honor of the cringy tour of the Federal Reserve construction project by Trump and Jerome Powell yesterday from the great Oscar Wilde. When I was young, I thought that money was the most important thing in life. Now that I am old, I know that it is.

[Katie Green]

He got thrown in jail for being gay, you know.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh boy. That really doesn't apply to this quote.

[Katie Green]

But don't know it doesn't.

[Jack Armstrong]

I like this one from Robert Frost. As Judy and I are having a very Frustrating time coming to grips with certain realities of modern banking. I won't bore you with the details right now, but the great Robert Frost said a bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. Oh, Bob Frost. He was good. Good to twist a phrase, was he? Mailbag.

[Katie Green]

But I've got promises to keep says Robert Frost.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes.

[Katie Green]

Doing mailbag.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yes. Drop us note [e-mail] the first fabulous JT in Livermore says it's your next Nobel Prize worthy idea. We during hour four of the show or something, I can't remember. Latest in the show yesterday I came up with an idea that we both agreed was one of the better that's ever reared its head on the Armstrong and Getty show. And I instantly forgot about it until I came across throughout this. This email. It is the Is the world nuts curve. It needs to be a precursor considered before you look at any other poll results. What were we talking about? Was it a right track, wrong track or. Oh, it was. Oh, it was people's perception of their. Their personal finances. Right.

[Katie Green]

And how the highest number for people perceiving themselves to be really in solid position financially peaked 2004 right before the crash. And then it hit its low at a time when. Why did it hit slow but it hit its low at a time when the world seemed nuts.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. And though by objective financial measures people are not right. I get it. Because the world is nuts and they are insecure in their finances and in various other aspects of their life. Because the world is nuts. Yeah.

[Katie Green]

Only a third of Americans right now consider their personal financial situation excellent or very good. Only a third? It was almost 2/3 in 2004. The stock market's hitting records every single day. Inflation is low. But the world does seem nuts.

[Jack Armstrong]

JT writes. If you recall, a few years ago, you came up with another brilliant formulation to describe the unknowable direction our world was heading towards. No, I. I'd forgotten about that completely as well. Jt I felt the formula was so brilliant and timely that I submitted your theory for consideration of a Nobel Prize in Economics. It was not only brilliant, but would have been the shortest, most understandable and approachable economics theory ever to win the coveted Nobel. Unfortunately, the Nobel committee slighted you that year. And he has a link to who actually won the prize for economics.

[Katie Green]

That would have been funny to win and then have to be reminded what it was.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Anyway, he writes to refresh listeners memories. The brilliant and timely formula formula was unprecedented times unprecedented equals unprecedented.

[Katie Green]

That is so clearly true and underappreciated.

[Jack Armstrong]

And closely tied to the nuts curve. Anyway, may your nuts remain uncurved. Let's see. Garrick in Davis writes, I never thought I'd hate someone more than Gavin Newsom, but now I hate Jack that much.

[Katie Green]

Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'll forgive him, but what an a hole. What Hulk Hogan meant to so many people and how recognized and loved he was all over the world. For kids of the 80s, he was the man. He was the patriot in the ring, proud to be an American, waving the stars and strikes. Was he perfect in his personal life? No. But the fact that Jack just rushed on, made fun of him, made me the most angry I've ever been.

[Hansen]

Wow.

[Katie Green]

Okay. I should. I should take that to heart.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know, there's a little more sarcasm here, which I have enjoyed. I'll get over it. Because unlike Jack is heard in his Hulk Hogan obituary, I'm an adult and know when to speak ill of the dead, especially if I know dick about that person. Anyway, I. I do know the D.

[Katie Green]

Word about Hulk Hogan, but I would not have thought that making fun of Hulk Hogan would bring so much hate upon me. Okay, you learn.

[Jack Armstrong]

And then. Then maybe my favorite, by the way, the woman he married led him back to Jesus. So, Jack, if you get into heaven, what you gonna do when Hulk mania runs wild on you, brother?

[Katie Green]

Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

In other words, you're gonna get an ass kicking in heaven.

[Katie Green]

Well, you don't expect that. You find out you got into heaven. Fantastic. I did my best. I got into heaven. Then you get your ass kicked.

[Jack Armstrong]

Hulk Hogan comes around the next cloud. You got a problem, brother? Yeah, that is not what I expect.

[Katie Green]

You hate to get beaten up.

[Jack Armstrong]

Steve from Everett, Washington has a brilliant way to end the Epstein thing.

[Katie Green]

It is. I wish you could. I wish you had the power to end it.

[Jack Armstrong]

But we'll share that with you next hour. I'm telling you, it's compelling.

[Katie Green]

A compelling development. Yesterday, really politically. And we'll get to that now. Or two, if you miss it, get the podcast.

[Jack Armstrong]

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