Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: "You Don't Want To Hear Me Vomit"

Date: September 29, 2025
Host: Jack Armstrong & Joe Getty

Episode Overview

This episode of Armstrong & Getty covers the looming U.S. government shutdown, a rare mass gathering of military leaders with President Trump, concerns over military readiness, viral teen slang and generational divides, political violence, and classic Armstrong & Getty banter on current events and cultural oddities. The tone is characteristically irreverent, skeptical of media-driven panic, and peppered with humor and personal anecdotes.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Government Shutdown (03:10–05:10)

• Media Overhype & Public Apathy:
  The hosts lampoon media hysteria about government shutdowns, joking about absurd consequences (like turning Mount Rushmore into pickleball courts), and argue that outside of people directly dependent on government, most Americans "never heard one human being…bring it up."

  • Quote (Joe Getty, 03:58):
    “They led with the government shutdown. Saved me a lot of time. I’m not watching that crap. ...Nobody cares about that. But people who live or work in D.C. or work in the government, nobody else cares.”

• Real Consequences:
  Acknowledgement that military families and Social Security recipients sometimes express concern.

2. Military Leadership Gathering & "Warrior Ethos" (05:10–09:47)

• Unprecedented Meeting:
  President Trump attending a rare, all-hands meeting with around 800 top military officers at Quantico, VA. The stated purpose is to remind the military of its "warrior ethos," which hosts assert is necessary after a period where the military became “a woke jobs program.”

  • Quote (Jack Armstrong, 07:23):
    “There is absolutely no question that our military had become a woke jobs program under the Democratic administration. So go get it. We’ll see how it goes.”

• China & Russia as Context:
  Joe Getty wonders if the meeting is a show to China and others that the U.S. is vigilant.

• Host Tone:
  Both are openly supportive of moves to refocus the military on traditional strengths.

3. Russian Threats & Cable Sabotage (07:39–11:53)

• 60 Minutes Segment Recap:
  Russia’s undersea sabotage—dragging ship anchors to cut NATO nations’ undersea communication and energy cables. The hosts marvel at the drama of Finland's special forces boarding and stopping a Russian-backed ship, and the convoluted ownership designed to mask Russian involvement.

  • Quote (Joe Getty, 09:47):
    “It is an unsettled sea out there.”

• Implications:
  This, paired with Chinese aggression at sea, is evidence of an increasingly volatile global security environment.

4. U.S. Missile Stockpiles & Military Readiness (09:47–12:29)

• Production Shortages:
  Pentagon’s urgent meetings with weapons makers to ramp up missile production for a potential future conflict with China or Russia.

  • Missiles take up to 2 years to produce:
    • Jack Armstrong (11:06): “It’s two years time. ...They’re incredibly sophisticated machines.”
  • Strategic Concerns:
    Enemies (e.g., Russia, Iran, China) exploit slow production cycles by depleting Western stockpiles.

• Ukraine’s Situation:
  Russia is “draining” Ukraine’s defenses by targeting civilians relentlessly to exhaust defensive resources.

5. Viral Teen Slang: "6, 7" & Generational Divide (14:00–23:38)

• New Slang Phenomenon:
  The puzzling rise of the phrase "six, seven" (from a viral song and TikTok) among Gen Alpha (the next youth cohort).
  Armstrong & Getty admit total confusion, with Joe sharing a story about his son’s nonchalance to his discovery of it.

  • Quote (Joe Getty, 19:49):
    “They could have been from Kazakhstan and speaking their language, I would have had as much luck of understanding what the hell they were talking about...”
  • Quote (Jack Armstrong, 22:50):
    "Let the record reflect that it was at this moment that I gave up."

• Schools Respond:
  Some ban it for disruption, others fold it into teaching (e.g., six to seven-word writing assignments).

• Hosts’ Generational Exasperation:
  They express both amusement and resignation at their irrelevance in youth culture, half-jokingly suggesting stricter schools and the return of “the paddle.”

6. Mass Shootings, Political & Cultural Violence (27:15–33:35)

• Two Kinds of Violence:

  1. Acts by organized groups (e.g., antifa, political extremists).
  2. Violent outbursts by suicidal, isolated individuals seeking infamy (most modern mass shootings).
  • Quote (Jack Armstrong, 29:10):
    "And we've got to recognize this in the half wit jackasses in the mainstream media, never will because they have neither the capacity nor the desire to understand anything. And they suck at their jobs and I hate them.”

• Social Media’s Role:
  Cited as exacerbating alienation and feeding both violence and rising stats of depression/anxiety.

  • Joe Getty (31:14):
    “Listening to Governor Cox last night talk about the social media thing ... and I was just thinking, is there a solution to this? I’m not sure there is.”

7. New York Politics: Eric Adams’ Exit; Why Young People Turn to Socialism (33:35–37:26)

• Eric Adams Withdrawing:
  Speculation on what deal was struck for the embattled NYC mayor to exit the race. Who stands to benefit?

  • Quote (Joe Getty, 34:36): "One crook dropped out so that now a different crook can run alone against the communist to see who’s gonna be mayor of New York. What a situation.”

• Generational Politics & Socialist Lean:
  Wall Street Journal analysis: The 2008 financial crisis (home foreclosures, bailouts) left a lasting scar, pushing young people to favor socialism.

  • Jack Armstrong (35:58):
    "It's unfortunate that so much of the crash was set up by stupid government policy messing with the free market... young people reacted to that with, ‘we need more crappy government policy. In fact, we need the government in charge of everything.’”

8. Cultural Odds & Ends

• Kamala Harris Book & Avoidance of Joe Rogan (42:04–45:18):
  The hosts gleefully mock Harris’ account of skipping a Joe Rogan interview during the campaign, noting logistical excuses are ridiculous given access to private jets.

  • Quote (Jack Armstrong, 44:59):
    "I literally gave them an open invitation. ... I'll do it at 9 in the morning. I'll do it at 10pm. I'll do it at midnight. Whenever you guys say, let's do it."

• Massachusetts Foster Parents & Affirming Trans Children (45:26):
  Brief mention and outrage about new foster care requirements, promising deeper discussion in the future.

• Soft-On-Crime Networks:
  Next hour’s tease—mapping interconnected organizations and ideas behind lenient criminal justice policies.

• Youth Fitness Anecdotes (46:08–48:46):
  Joe’s observations as a parent at a Boy Scout fitness event—surprised at which kids can do pull-ups and reflecting on how modern children are less active than those in prior generations.

  • Quote (Jack Armstrong, 48:07):
    “I think we are [getting weedier]. And it wasn’t character that made me do physical stuff all day long. It was my only option.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On the fabricated drama around government shutdowns:
  “Because of a government shutdown, we can’t have nice things. Shut it down. Or don’t.”
  – Jack Armstrong, 03:51

• Military readiness and geopolitical fears:
  “Man. Serious times are coming, man.”
  – Joe Getty, 10:50

• Producing missiles takes years:
  “No, I’m going to say … about, I’ll say a year. It’s two years time.”
  – Jack Armstrong, 11:06

• Exasperation with meaningless teen slang:
  “Let the record reflect that it was at this moment that I gave up.”
  – Jack Armstrong, 22:50

• On media incompetence:
  “They suck at their jobs and I hate them.”
  – Jack Armstrong, 29:10

• On youth fitness:
  "How often do you have to pull yourself up in life? Thank God, not that often, ever."
  – Jack Armstrong, 47:18

Tone & Style

Armstrong & Getty maintain a conversational, sometimes sardonic tone. They are skeptical of media narratives, blunt about political grievances, and self-deprecating about cultural irrelevance. Satire and exaggeration are frequent features, but even whimsical banter is anchored to underlying social and political critiques.

Timestamps of Major Segments

• 03:10 – Government shutdown: satire and skepticism
• 05:10 – Military leadership summit with President Trump; "warrior ethos" discussion
• 07:39 – Russia's cable sabotage and global military anxiety
• 09:47 – U.S. missile shortages and defense industrial issues
• 14:00 – The "6, 7" teen slang craze and generational divides
• 27:15 – Mass shootings: types, media coverage, social media’s role
• 33:35 – Eric Adams out / Why young people like socialism
• 42:04 – Kamala Harris, Joe Rogan, and campaign gaffes
• 45:26 – Massachusetts foster care policies
• 46:08 – Boy Scout fitness test & commentary on kid fitness trends

For listeners and non-listeners alike, this episode offers Armstrong & Getty’s sardonic tour of anxieties and absurdities in politics, culture, and daily life—seasoned with skepticism, grumbling, and big helpings of humor.