He Overcame So Much!

0:00This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weatherbug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, write at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are. It's hyper-local, real-time, customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence. Download the free weather bug app from the app store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts 24-7. Support for the show comes from public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously.

1:10On public, you can build a multi-asset portfolio of stock, bonds, options, crypto, and now generated assets which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year. You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one-of-a-kind index, and lets you backtest it against the S&P 500. Then, you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like ETFs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable and based on your thesis, not someone else's. Go to public.com slash podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio. That's public.com slash podcast. Paid for by public investing, brokerage services by open to the public investing ink, member FINRA and SIPC. Advisory services by public advisors LLC, SEC registered advisor. Generated assets is an interactive analysis tool. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures. Imagine if your Wi-Fi was a lot smarter and way more reliable. Picture it.

2:10Your TV, phone, laptop, even your fancy fridge working together to make life easier. Well, Exfinity makes that dream a reality. Devices so in sync you'd think they're telepathic. Wi-Fi that knows when your device needs a boost. The best equipment to stream or games at once with multi-view or stream your favorite podcast on iHeartRadio. That's the magic of Exfinity. It's seamlessly in tune with you. Exfinity. Imagine that. Restrictions apply. Do you want to find a stress-free way to buy your next car? Start at CarMax and shop your way. And if you want to browse with confidence, get pre-qualified online but no impact on your credit score and shop cars with the best. And shop cars within your budget for luxury cars to family rides. CarMax has options for almost every price range, including more than 25,000 cars priced under $25,000. So, hey, want to get started? Just head to CarMax.com for details and get pre-qualified today. Want to drive? CarMax.

3:11Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radial Studio the George Washington Broadcast Center. Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty. I'm Strong and Getty. And now, he is Armstrong and Getty. Minneapolis, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Newark, sunrise, Florida, Austin, Chicago, Atlanta, Bellmont, Long Island, Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, Pittsburgh. Cleveland, Boston and Washington, DC. The E Street Band is coming your way. And we are bringing hope over fear. Democracy over authoritarianism. The rule of law over lawlessness. Ethnic's over unbridled corruption. Unity over division and peace over. Are you going to play any music? Yeah. So, it's Bruce Springsteen announcing him and the E Street Band are going to tour the United States a bunch of angry 80-year-olds.

4:12But if you are bringing like all the greatest hits of Bruce Springsteen in the E Street Band, I'd be really excited. If you're bringing speeches of freedom over fear or whatever, I'm not interested. I will pay a lot of money to not have to go to that. Yeah, no kidding. What's the ticket price? I'll pay you that if you'll stay away from me. And we're both huge Bruce fans as a songwriter and musician. But more than I've ever been, I did such a deep dive on him and listened to his autobiography. Got into a lot of his old stuff of rarity clips that he's been putting on Albs. He is underrated and he's pretty highly rated. Yeah. Okay, he is freaking unbelievable. But he went off the rails politically and he cares more about that now than music, which I guess is the old man disease or something? I don't know. That's a hell of a promotion of your tour. No kidding. And you know, it's funny Hanson was describing the video of that as they're all staring in the camera like a gang.

5:13What are you going to hit me with your walker? It's got to be like you don't get that much enjoyment out of the music thing anymore. Yeah. Or something because like Eric Clapton. I just actually came across this yesterday by accident because I was going to find an old Clapton song to play for my son who's taking guitar lessons. And one of my favorite Clapton solos of all time. And his most recent album, which is mostly his anger about COVID restrictions. It's like he gave up on wanting to be a rock star or a blues legend and cares about COVID restrictions. Well, you know, he's done that. He's checked that box and I get as a human being being restless to move on to your next chapter and to have renewed purpose. I mean, Bruce and Clapton don't need more money. They don't need more adoration that they're looking for satisfaction. I get that. On the other hand, it ruins that other thing that got you in front of me.

6:13And so go away. I don't want to hear it. COVID restrictions. I'm with Eric on that too. Any who this is good news. This is breaking news. The Olympic Committee has made a big announcement. You know, the next summer Olympics is in Los Angeles. It's the United States in LA, 2028 summer games. Ain't going to be no trans women playing though. They have been banned. What do you mean men? Transgender women athletes are now excluded for the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy just a couple of hours ago that aligns with men that aligns with what US President Donald Trump wanted and his executive order on women's sports. And they actually say at one point, keep this in mind in California high schools. There are lots of high schools around the country actually. According to the IOC and they're corrupt and they're socialists and all kinds of things to not like all of them. But the reason is what they said. The eligibility policy that will apply from the LA Olympics protects fairness, safety and integrity in the female category.

7:19Amen. Good for you. Good for you. Love that. One other note from the world of sports, well done Michael. We were talking about the first major league baseball game of the year. I was last night giants and Yankees and how the Netflix broadcast. Yes, it was on Netflix. It was so weird because there was like an internet show with an interview show rather with a baseball game in the background for a significant part. A good friend with ties to major league baseball just pointed out that they missed the first ball strike challenge in major league history. So they were talking during that because they didn't realize it was happening in cut to a live interview with a manager in the dugout, which is always stupid anyway. They must have decided that baseball, the actual game is too boring. And so we need to get, you know, former stars up here in the booth and interview him and go down and talk to players on the field. And pro wrestlers too.

8:19The whole broadcast was like a hyper teen tick tock dream. In other sports news, we didn't give this enough. Shrift the other day when we had the headline. From the world of professional cornhole. Oh, yes. Quadruple. This head. Oh, so now we're on to major sports. Good. This is one of the great headlines of all time. Oh, yeah. Quadruple amputee. Coma pro cornhole player allegedly shot and killed acquaintance during argument than drove off with the body. Holy cow. You want to talk about more questions than answers. Where do you go in order? Like, or order of importance? Or do you start with the cornhole or the murder? It's up to you. He's 27 years old. I've seen the videos of him playing cornhole. Oh, you have.

9:20Yeah. Okay. He got no legs or arms. Clearly. Get to how he hurls the bag. Who's the Southern comedian with the podcast? Theo Vaughn. Theo Vaughn has got a bit about a kid he knew in high school. Who used to win all these fights and he didn't have any arms. I know. He always says, I'm not kidding. Zero arms. That was a funny line. But this guy's got zero arms and legs. But he's got arms down to like just past his shoulders. And he's got enough to like put the bean bag on there and he hurls it toward the thing. And he's really good at getting the right spot. They are, I believe, the board's 29 feet apart. That's quite a hurl. Yeah. But he can do it. That's a powerful, evidently quick to anger, however, which brings us back to the whole, well, murder. He'd been thriving as a professional cornhole player getting a lot of attention because of the fact

10:20that he's a quadruple amputee. And it posted a lot of videos of firing handguns. That's another thing he manages to do with barely any arms and no legs. So he's into shooting guns. Anyway, he was driving three pals in his Tesla SUV during a late night joy ride in Maryland Sunday when he got into a heated argument with his front passenger. So the guy's sitting next to you. No, we're not playing that song again. Just we played it five times in a row. Or whatever it was. The argument turned violent and he allegedly shot and killed the dude sitting next to him. And then he kept driving with the body and then eventually dumped it somewhere. Wow. Well, he must have called it that song. Yeah. I don't want to be tired of it. Yeah. That is a colorful human being right there. God, and he had overcome so much. And now he's going to spend the rest of his life in prison, which will not be an easy thing.

11:25I assume not. Unless he gets a cornhole lead going. Yeah. I'm a professional athlete. I've got a car. I've got friends in spite of my handicaps, but man, do I have a temper? Yeah. There's got to be some. There's got to be a documentary there. Well, this guy's life. I mean, all the things he had to overcome just period without ever being a cornhole champion. Just getting through life to age 27. Yeah, I'm not talking about like a crappy date line documentary. I want Ken Burns involved. Right. Six parts, at least six parts. With famous actors doing voiceovers. Exactly. Tom Hanks explaining, and then I lost my other arm. Do we have any idea how he came to be in the state he's in? I mean, it's none of my business, but. He had a pierced to be birth defect. Oh, okay.

12:25All right. But I don't know that. Wow. Wow. Hmm. I don't know. Maybe he fought an alligator. I mean, he's got a temper problem. He fought it unsuccessfully. Well, it depends how you look at it, I guess. Moving along. So, Trump said some stuff just now about Iran in a big cabinet meeting and other stuff on the way. Stay here. No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weatherbug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, write at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts in comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are. It's hyper-local, real-time customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence. Download the free weather bug app from the App Store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts 24-7. Military life isn't predictable, but earning your master's degree can be.

13:28With American Military University's 40-plus flexible online master's programs, you can stay mission-ready while you get market-ready. Learn anywhere, anytime, with an education built to keep pace, steady, reliable, and always accessible. Plus, military service members, veterans, and their families can save up to 45% on master's tuition with AMU's special rates and grants. Learn more at AMU.apus.edu. Steadily through every mission. Texting privacy policy in terms of conditions posted at TextingTerms.us. Texting rules you for occurring on a media text marketing message. Your semester data is my apply or play. Stopped out is an ISSA online for details. Tired of the 9-5 grind? Looking for something different that's flexible, fulfilling, and pays well? How do you like to get paid to work out? Now you can, with ISSA, the global leader in personal fitness certification. There's a huge demand for certified personal trainers right now. And once you get ISSA certified, they guarantee you'll get a job. Trainers can make as much as $100 an hour. Yes, I said $100 an hour. And with ISSA, you can be certified in as little as six weeks. You do everything at your own pace and 100% online.

14:29Pursue your passion in specializations like yoga, nutrition, or strength training. Get certified and live your life on your terms. Work at a gym, start your own business, or a side hustle. Whatever works for you. Just don't wait. Get your free personal training evaluation kit today. Get certified in as little as six weeks. And ISSA guarantees you'll get a job. Text Jim to 323232. Text Jim to 323232. Jim to 323232. Support for the show comes from public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously. On public, you can build a multi-asset portfolio of stock, bonds, options, crypto, and now generated assets which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year. You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one-of-a-kind index, and lets you backtests it against the S&P 500. Then you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like ETFs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable and based on your thesis, not someone else's.

15:33Go to public.com slash podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio. That's public.com slash podcast. Paid for by public investing, brokerage services by open to the public investing ink, member FINRA and SIPC. Advisory services by public advisors LLC, SEC registered advisor. Generated assets is an interactive analysis tool. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures. Imagine if your Wi-Fi was a lot smarter and way more reliable. Picture it. Your TV, phone, laptop, even your fancy fridge working together to make life easier. Well, Exfinity makes that dream a reality. Devices so in sync you'd think they're telepathic. Wi-Fi that knows when your device needs a boost. The best equipment to stream or games at once with multi-view or stream your favorite podcast on iHeartRadio. That's the magic of Exfinity. It's seamlessly in tune with you. Exfinity. Imagine that. Restrictions apply. They are negotiating by the way and they want to make a deal so badly but they're afraid to say it. Because they figured they'll be killed by their own people.

16:33They're also afraid they'll be killed by us. There's never been a head of a country that wanted that job less than being the head of Iran. I don't want it. We'll listen to some of the things they say we are very clearly. They say I don't want it. I'd like to make you the next supreme leader. No thank you. I don't want it. So that's a live event yesterday that was Trump. But he just had a cabinet meeting where he's sitting there at the long table and he's got Marco on one side and Pete on the other. And he said some dang interesting things. Just roll on to the next one Michael. But they say oh we're not talking to anybody who would know that. It's only a total fun. And they're not fools. They're very smart actually in a certain way. And they're great negotiators. I say they're lousy fighters but they're great negotiators. And they're big into work out a deal.

17:33I don't know if we'll be able to do that. I don't know if we'll willing to do that. They should have done that for weeks ago. They should have done it two years ago. I had a friend who was a Iranian American and he talked very frankly about it that it's part of the culture to be a brutal no holds bar negotiator. It's admired there. It's not bullying or cheating or anything. No, that's what you're supposed to be. Good at. Well, cultural to the other guy. Cultural differences are interesting. So like if we use this example yesterday like you're trying to sell a car and a guy's opening bid is not only am I not going to pay you $40,000 for your car. You're going to pay me a couple of hundred dollars and I get the car. And you think you're a crazy person but you're saying culturally they go really really hard. Right. That's right. Just part of the way you do it. So we would be shocked. And if you said you're not arguing you're not bargaining in good faith they would they would say it could be a baby.

18:37Okay, well the game is played. Well, that's worth knowing then because they're opening gambit of the United States has to pay reparations for everything they bombed. I mean, that's silly. But that's just me paying you $500 to take my car. This is a good point Trump makes next. And you know that because why did they shoot all these countries that weren't even really involved with them. They weren't involved. They had no big problems because they're sick. Because they want to take over the Middle East not just Israel. Certainly Israel would have been the first on their list. They would have used nuclear weapons. Ain't nuclear. You don't need too many of them. But they would have used a nuclear weapon on Israel. They would have used it on the other neighbors. And then they would have come after us. And we had a weak president. They would have done great damage. But fortunately you don't have a weak president. I knew what was happening. Boy, there's one of the great counter history or whatever you call that of all time. If Kamala had won four years does Iran get a deal?

19:40Yes. Iran probably gets a nuke. And then what do they do with it? Do they use it? Hey, let me dovetail off that real quickly. Why did they shoot at neighbors? They're sick. They would have used nukes, et cetera. Michael, give me 56. This is back to Lenin Nassibah. Again, she's the Foreign Minister from the UAE on Special Report with Brett Bear last night. Why diplomacy hasn't worked? They told us they didn't have a nuclear enrichment program. Today, we know they have enough enriched uranium to make up to 12 bombs. They told us they didn't have a ballistic missiles weapons program that could threaten anyone. They can now reach most capitals in Europe, including also the Gulf, which they've demonstrated their willing to do. 89% of their targets have been civilian infrastructure in my country. This has to stop. Again, I say, why am I not hearing this on any mainstream news outlet? Oh, you're so right. Only on Fox. And then Trump bashes NATO. Let's hear that 64.

20:42I said 25 years ago that NATO is a paper tiger. But more importantly, that we'll come to their rescue, but they will never come to ours. And I want you to remember that we said this. They didn't come to our rescue. Now they all want to help when they're annihilated. The other side is annihilated. They said, we'd love to send ships. Actually made a statement. A couple of them that we want to get involved with when the war is over. No, it's supposed to get involved with the war's beginning or even before it begins. I actually disagree with Trump's take on all of that. I mean, Europe is useless, but Europe is much useless. But they did come to our aid after 9-11. They helped a lot with Iraq. They got involved in Afghanistan. It's not a situation where you call them and say, hey, you heard we bombed Iran last night. Can you be in the Gulf tomorrow? It just, it doesn't really work like that. And then why it is, I think, appalling Neil Ferguson was making this point here the day.

21:43He had a quote from Margaret Thatcher from way back in the day. Because she was getting some pressure. I don't remember what the campaign was, but Reagan used their military bases for something that the population didn't like in Britain. And Margaret Thatcher said, they're our best friend. If the United States wants to use our military bases, we let them. Well, Kair Starmer went the opposite direction. He didn't let us use the military bases. And Neil Ferguson thought that was awful. And I think it's awful also. But I still think it's ridiculous to turn down help now. Why? Well, right. Yeah. The post war realities got to be enforced. The more friends, the better. Yeah, Trump is way too easily but hurt. But, you know, that's not exactly news. I think this thing is going to explode more. Certainly, you know, maybe behind the scenes, it's completely different. And none of us have any information on that. But unless it's very, very different behind the scenes,

22:43Iran sounds like they have no interest in giving up. And Trump sounds like he's got every intention of, okay, if you're not going to give up, we're going to take what we need to take to get where we need to get. Yeah, I think a lot of us were really hoping that there were much more transactional, practical, forward-looking forces within the IRGC that could be bargained with. They haven't come forward yet. It appears they are as hardcore as, you know, as their reputation. Hardcore Islamist death cultists. Or those that are are in charge somehow. We killed a whole bunch of people, but they can't hardly communicate with each other or anything like that. Whatever, the hardliners in charge. And this next step, I mean, this is going to turn into a completely different looking war here. Like, maybe by this weekend, the deadline of the five-day pause is Saturday morning. And all of the Marines and the 82nd Airborne are going to be in place at some point on Friday, tomorrow. Yeah, with the deadline Saturday morning. At least that's what I'm told. This could be a much different war to follow on cable news and on Twitter

23:49within 72 hours. I think you mean on the Armstrong and Getty show. I'm not working this weekend, you work in this weekend. Mom, Monday, come back Monday. Armstrong and Getty. No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weather Bug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, right at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are. It's hyper-local, real-time, customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence. Download the free weather bug app from the App Store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts 24-7. Military life isn't predictable, but earning your master's degree can be. With American Military University's 40-plus flexible online master's programs, you can stay mission-ready while you get market-ready. Learn anywhere, anytime, with an education built to keep pace, steady, reliable, and always accessible.

24:49Plus, military service members, veterans, and their families can save up to 45% on master's tuition with AMU's special rates and grants. Learn more at AMU.APUS.edu. Steady through every mission. Texting privacy policy in terms of conditions posted at TextingTerms.us. Texting roles you for occurring on a media text marketing message. Your messaging data may apply or play stopped out as an ISSA online for details. Start of the 9-5 grind. Looking for something different that's flexible, fulfilling, and pays well? How do you like to get paid to work out? Now you can, with ISSA, the global leader in personal fitness certification. There's a huge demand for certified personal trainers right now. And once you get ISSA certified, they guarantee you'll get a job. Trainers can make as much as $100 an hour. Yes, I said $100 an hour. And with ISSA, you can be certified in as little as six weeks. You do everything at your own pace and 100% online. Pursue your passion in specializations like yoga, nutrition, or strength training. Get certified and live your life on your terms. Work at a gym. Start your own business or a side hustle. Whatever works for you. Just don't wait.

25:49Get your free personal training evaluation kit today. Get certified in as little as six weeks. And ISSA guarantees you'll get a job. Text gym to 323232. Text gym to 323232. Gym to 323232. Support for the show comes from public. The investing platform for those who take it seriously. On public, you can build a multi-asset portfolio of stock spots, options, crypto, and now generated assets, which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt. From renewable energy companies with high free cash flow to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year. You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one-of-a-kind index, and lets you backtest it against the S&P 500. Then you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like ETFs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable and based on your thesis, not someone else's. Go to public.com slash podcast and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio. That's public.com slash podcast. Paid for by public investing, brokerage services by open to the public investing ink, member FINRA and SIPC.

26:52Advisory services by public advisors LLC, SEC registered advisor. Generated assets is an interactive analysis tool. Output is for informational purposes only and is not an investment recommendation or advice. Complete disclosures available at public.com slash disclosures. Imagine if your Wi-Fi was a lot smarter and way more reliable. Picture it. Your TV, phone, laptop, even your fancy fridge working together to make life easier. Well, Exfinity makes that dream a reality. Devices so in sync you'd think they're telepathic. Wi-Fi that knows when your device needs a boost. The best equipment to stream or games at once with multi-view or stream your favorite podcast on iHeartRadio. That's the magic of Exfinity. It's seamlessly in tune with you. Exfinity. Imagine that. Restrictions apply. Tucker Carlson just tweeted out. It's worth remembering that ground troops are often followed by tyranny in the country that sends them. Those of you who live the whole every single day were on the verge of, you know, whatever. Don't you get tired of it?

27:52I find it exhaust. I don't even believe the stuff you say. I get exhausted just reading it. Don't you get exhausted being were under so much threat every day from all the different things. Israel, pedophiles, Epstein, whatever. I think he gives a lot of people a sense of purpose. And like they're living a life of importance because they're quote unquote in this fight on the internet. All those dummies who aren't paying attention. Yeah. Coming up. Our tribute to Chuck Norris or something. Our musical tribute to Chuck Norris. Not to be missed in moments, actually. But first speaking of big personalities, physically a very different fellow. Bill Marr, we were talking about following the war on cable news, perhaps over the weekend or Twitter or wherever you'd like to follow it. He had a couple of thoughts about cable news and the super into politics culture. Less than 1% of the country is watching Fox News, CNN and MSN now combined.

28:52A guy in TikTok, pressure washing his driveway gets bigger rate. 76% of Americans watch less than one hour of any cable news in a month. You thought opera was getting its ass kicked. That's that was something. Yeah, it is. It's not as simple as therefore it doesn't matter because people who are involved in the movers and shakers the world, they are watching that stuff. I don't think that'll last much longer than points from that's an age thing, I think. I would agree. Like Trump watches the cable news channels because when he was younger, they were a big deal. But when that crowd is gone, the next crowd not going to have any interest in whatsoever. Little more Marr. Did you ask most Americans what their opinion of Tulsi Gabbard is? Their answer is going to be, what's a Tulsi Gabbard?

29:52And they're completely unaware that they're supposed to be boycotting target or chick filet. Here's the criteria they use when deciding where to go for chicken. How's the chicken? And if they had to guess, they'd say MS now is a multiple sclerosis charity. And Fox and Friends is a children's cartoon show. Their lives don't revolve around having a hot take on every stupid thing. Katie Perry went to space and now she's the worst person on earth. Pineapple doesn't belong on pizza. You know what, you're arguing about these things? Here's the hottest take of all. Who gives a f***er? Oh, Bill, brilliant as always. Have you seen the, you know, in the, in the basement show, whatever he calls that, where he interviews people? Have you seen the one with John Cougar melon camp? Oh, no, but it's really good. All that again. Yeah. Yeah. Interesting guy. Anyway, both of them, a couple of stories for you real quickly,

30:54then we'll pay off the Chuck Norris, the loving musical tribute to Chuck Norris. I'm not going to get into the details of this. You can find them yourself if you're super into it, but I'm so amused. They're fighting over affordable housing in Napa Valley, like right next door to the world's fanciest restaurant, the French laundry, where Gavin Newsom likes to enjoy a late evening dinner, I believe. Am I correct on that time, Mr. Governor, sir? In the middle of COVID, when everybody else is locked down by his oppressive and utterly unscientific rules. Anyway. I actually have a calendar alert set for next. I'm not going to say when for when they open up the next batch of reservations for the French laundry to see if I can get in. I think I ate there once, but I was so I was so hammered. I don't remember. I'm pretty sure I ate there because I remember an NFL quarterback being there

31:57and we met in the bathroom. But by accident, I'm not like on purpose. Well, I said that was not true. Love blue. What the hell is going on? Put it here. Not three times on the stall. How does that work, huh? Anyway, back to the French laundry in those super rich arguing about things. Oh, yeah. So and the head chef, the guy runs it is coming to city council meetings and all and it's absolutely hilarious. They don't want a affordable cheap like working class worker housing in the midst of their beautiful, beautiful place. And they come up with all sorts of creative like explanations of no, no, no, it's not that we don't want to poor people or ugly houses or anything. It's inappropriate. The unit size is not proper. And it's so so fun. It reminds me of we did this story a couple of years ago about Beverly Hills. They did exactly the same thing. They got around all of the rules for that stuff with me because they got the

32:58enough money to have lawyers and buy city council members. They get around all those rules and it's exactly what you said. That crowd loves this sort of thing. You got to have affordable housing in every neighborhood. It's not fair that just the rich get to live in a nice neighborhood. You need to have affordable housing there too, a certain number of units. Except for me. That's not true for me. Because I mean here, I mean here, I've had other places. Oh, it's so funny. And hell, they've got my sympathy. You know what? I live in a really nice place. I don't want a big apartment building to go up on my block. It would be horrible. I would hate that. I would find any bulls excuse I could to explain why it's a bad idea. You know why? Because I don't want it there. But I admit it. These people are lecturing the rest of us. It's absolutely hilarious. Anyway, change the topic kind of back to real estate. LA Miami and San Diego are shrinking as immigration slows.

34:03Some of the biggest US metro areas are shrinking. According to new government data, it's driven rather by a sharp slowdown on immigration. Coupled with losses from people leaving for other parts of the country. The result is LA, San Diego and Miami areas, which are three of the biggest 20 in the country. We also saw a population decline in the year through June through 2025. Boba released Thursday. Dad also shows New York City shrank for the first time in a few years. Although the much larger metro area grew. Well, did you hear this stat? Hit me. 75% of US counties, the population growth either slowed or turned negative. 75% of US counties. That's never happened before. Wow. And do they attribute that to slowdown immigration too? Yeah. Well, and we're not having babies. Oh, right. Oh, right. Of course. You didn't need immigration back in the day because we had babies. People, you know, you got to be about 18. You found someone. Yeah.

35:04Started a family and you had some kids. People don't come on grandpa past. But we have three kids. Right. Yeah. Let's see. Numbers showing closer detail on immigration restrictions of a significant. Significantly slowed US population growth. There's a part I wanted to get to. Strong growth continues in many metro areas too, often in mid-sized and smaller ones across the Carolinas. Texas and the mountain west to the horror of a lot of the people in the mountain west in particular. Among those growing it four times the national rate or more. So that's growth. Austin, Texas. Still, although I know that real estate market is cooled off because they build so fast in Texas they were spawned to demand for housing in Texas. Gavin, you fake. Anyway, also Raleigh, North Carolina, O'Cala, Florida, Mertle Beach, South Carolina, Wilmington, North Carolina, Boise, Idaho, and St. George, Utah. Quadruple the national growth rate or more. Wow. Interesting. Yeah.

36:04And they can actually build infrastructure in a lot of those states. I've been to them. So interesting. Anyway, yes. More time for our musical tribute. Time for our musical tribute. Yes, indeed. Somebody has taken all the best Chuck Norris jokes and made them into a song. We'll start with the first half, Michael. Although I'm told perhaps the second half is better. Oh, it's been edited. Good. It's nice and short. All right. 13. Did you know that I got bit by King Cobra? But after five days of agonizing pain, the Cobra died. Chuck Norris once counted to infinity twice. Chuck Norris once destroyed two stones with one bird. Chuck Norris once missed two days of school. Those days are now called the weekend. Go ahead. Chuck Norris doesn't have a wrong number. You answered the wrong call. Chuck Norris doesn't need good aim.

37:05His bullets don't better not to miss. Chuck Norris once destroyed a periodic table by using the element of surprise. Chuck Norris is the only person who can slam and revolve in door. Chuck Norris gave a guy a left hook with his right hand. Chuck Norris cuts knives with his butter. When Chuck Norris was born, he drove his parents home from the hospital. He cuts knives with his butter. He almost parents opened up the door. That is pretty good. That is so good. He destroyed the periodic table with the element of surprise. That first one that was a little hard to hear, Chuck Norris doesn't dial wrong numbers. You answered the wrong phone. That's good. The great Chuck Norris. Apparently headed 18 year old girl friend at age 49. Yeah, I'm looking at the pictures right here. It became a thing on Facebook in the Turlock area, which is not far from here.

38:06Yeah. Because apparently when he was 49 years old, he attended this high school graduation because his girlfriend was graduating. Not his niece. Not his granddaughter girlfriend. According to these people that were in that class and posted pictures on Facebook yesterday, it was kind of a topic. And everybody was saying, because this is a younger crowd, they're saying, well, it was more acceptable back then. I graduated before that from high school. It was not okay for 49 year olds to be waiting for their 18 year old girlfriend to cross the stage. That wouldn't have been considered, well, so we're all doing it. No. No. It was more acceptable then. But not much more. And not acceptable. Yeah, wow. Do you think Chuck did a leg kick as she went across the stage? I don't know. Did she graduated? I know he was married to his second wife for a very long time.

39:09Was that the... I think this is her. The teen? Yeah. I think so. Oh, if it lasted. Yeah. So when that happens, do you give it a pass? It's like Woody and his wife. They've been together for decades and she's happy. Right, right. Woody Allen. Yeah. Yeah, I give it a pass, but that's not like a different answer. You view it with suspicion and caution at first because it sounds like thing A. It turns out to be thing B. You think, okay. Fair enough. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't look upon suspicion with near 50 year olds hanging out outside of high school. I can think of a couple of relationships I know in my personal life that started in not the best of ways. And they've been together for decades and had kids and are happy together. And so not in the best ways. What do you mean? Spell of beans. Both are having an affair on their other marriage.

40:09And you would think, well, this is just rebound, bad, blah, blah, blah. Nope. They both were unhappy married. Young found someone else and the bedding together for now for 38 years or whatever. Yeah. You know, it's funny. I don't talk about this much. I think my kids have heard it at least once. My wife and I, when we got together and we were quite young, it was purely physical. I mean, we liked each other, but it was, it was, you're young and hot. I'm young and hot. Let's get together. This will be fun. And it was. And then it was. It was great fun. And then we subsequently learned, oh, we get along better than like any two human beings on earth. And I'm madly in love with her after 45 years of being together. Lucky. But, you know, but it started to odry. Oh, it was lust. It was absolutely animal lust. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Life is funny. Life is funny. What is that? What are we designed for to have the lust bring us together first or the fallen in love part first?

41:14Oh, I think that's all part of one package. It kind of happens at the same time. Yeah. Yeah. Just don't mistake one for the other. Well, that's good advice. Oh, I'm sorry, because I just said it's one thing that I said one or the other. You're an idiot, Joseph. Don't mistake the physical aspect of attraction for what's going to yield long term joy. Well, the problem with the physical part is it can blind you once that gets going. Really? Really? Never noticed. To everything else. Yes. Yes. Yes. The weather, your job, basic eating and drinking hygiene. Yes. Yes. Oh, good thing breathing. Well, right. Exactly. There's a good thing breathing is automatic or you might forget. Right. Yeah, which is why, you know, the ancient wisdom of waiting is probably a good idea. Waiting. Oh, no. The Russian Americans. Oh, oh. Okay. So you're not blinded by that part. Right. Right. Yeah. Because once the bingo bingo starts, you know, it's just, you know, getting very enjoyable.

42:17Though in your case, it worked out. Yeah. And you did announce to the world that it was fantastic. Yeah. Oh. It was, yeah. Utterly satisfying. Yes. Yeah. Is that what you would say afterwards? Well, that was utterly satisfying. Okay. We got to take a break. More after this. Armstrong and Getty. No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weather bug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, write at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are. It's hyper-local, real-time customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence. Download the free weather bug app from the app store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts 24-7.

43:31Tired of the 9-5 grind? Looking for something different that's flexible, fulfilling, and pays well? How do you like to get paid to work out? And now you can, with ISSA, the global leader in personal fitness certification. There's a huge demand for certified personal trainers right now. And once you get ISSA certified, they guarantee you'll get a job. Trainers can make as much as $100 an hour. Yes, I said $100 an hour. And with ISSA, you can be certified in as little as six weeks. You do everything at your own pace and 100% online. Pursue your passion in specializations like yoga, nutrition, or strength training. Get certified and live your life on your terms. Work at a gym, start your own business, or a side hustle. Whatever works for you, just don't wait. Get your free personal training evaluation kit today.

44:32Get certified in as little as six weeks. And ISSA guarantees you'll get a job. Text Train to 32-32-32. Text Train to 32-32-32. Train to 32-32-32. Support for the show comes from public, the investing platform for those who take it seriously. On public, you can build a multi-asset portfolio of stocks, bonds, options, crypto, and now generated assets, which allow you to turn any idea into an investable index with AI. It all starts with your prompt, from renewable energy companies with high free cash flow, to semiconductor suppliers growing revenue over 20% year over year. You can literally type any prompt and put the AI to work. It screens thousands of stocks, builds a one-of-a-kind index, and lets you backtest it against the S&P 500. Then, you can invest in a few clicks. Generated assets are like ETFs with infinite possibilities, completely customizable, and based on your thesis, not someone else's, go to public.com slash podcast, and earn an uncapped 1% bonus when you transfer your portfolio. That's public.com slash podcast, paid for by public investing, brokerage services by open to the public investing ink, member Finra and SIPC,

45:33advisory services by public advisors LLC, SEC registered advisor. Generated assets is an interactive analysis tool, output is for informational purposes only, and is not an investment recommendation or advice. Google at public.com slash disclosures. Imagine if your Wi-Fi was a little hot smarter and way more reliable. Picture it. Your TV, phone, laptop, even your fancy fridge, working together to make life easier. Well, Exfinity makes that dream a reality. Devices so insane you think they're telepathic. Wi-Fi that knows when your device needs a boost, the best equipment to stream, or games at once with multi-view, or stream your favorite podcast on iHeartRadio. That's the magic of Exfinity. It's seamlessly in tune with you. Exfinity. Imagine that. Restrictions apply. I mentioned earlier that Elon put out a new trailer, T's add thing for his Tesla robot. What's it called? The Tesla robot. It's got a name. Anyway, doesn't I can't remember? Add for that. Yesterday, Melania Trump came walking down the hallway there in the White House red carpet with a robot at her side,

46:35and we mentioned that on the air. Well, she gave a speech afterwards that got a fair amount of attention. This is Melania Trump pitching the whole robot thing, as if it's obviously going to be great for all of us. Imagine a humanoid educator named Plato. Access to the classical studies is now instantaneous. Literature, science, art, philosophy, mathematics, and history. Humanity's entire corpus of information is available in the comfort of your home. Plato will provide a personalized experience, adoptive to the needs of each student. Plato is always patient and always available. Predictably, our children with developed deep critical thinking and independent reasoning abilities. Well, we hope so. We don't know that that's going to happen. Wasn't she just describing the internet?

47:37I was going to say all that stuff is available to me in my home right now if I want to access it. Now, the idea that the teacher will, as she said there, the robot will adjust its teaching style for each individual person. If it gets really good at that, that'd be pretty awesome. Yeah, that's an amazing thought. I hope everybody has access to it. Why is the White House pitching the whole robot thing is an obvious good for humanity, though? Because, you know, there's all kinds of naysayers about this. Is it undermining the rot or trying to diminish the effect of the rot in government schools? The robots set a union goons. There might be less of a reason to have teachers and schools, even more of a reason to not have that, once these robots get going. Yeah, well, everybody have access to them. Again, I ask, you know, David French, who writes for the New York Times these days,

48:37among other places outlets. He's a dispatch guy, too, I think. I disagree with him all the time. He's a very smart guy. I think he's a thoroughly decent human being. I think he's wrong a lot. But he's talking about how we are such a miserable country. How can we be such a miserable country when we're so wealthy and successful? And I think he nailed it. No, really, I want to hear that. Next hour. An hour four. If you don't get hour four, subscribe to the podcast. I'm strong, you're getting on demand. Automatically download. Listen to it whenever it's convenient. When we drop in truth bombs, I hope you can join us. Armstrong and Getty. No one knows what the future holds, but you deserve a weather app that can help. Weatherbug is easy to use and provides forecasts for your every need. From storm warnings to pollen levels, write at your fingertips. Get the fastest local alerts and comprehensive 10-day forecasts wherever you are. It's hyper-local, real-time customizable alerts. Make sure the weather never takes you by surprise so you can plan every day with confidence.

49:38Download the free weather bug app from the app store today and start getting accurate weather forecasts 24-7. Military life isn't predictable, but earning your master's degree can be. With American Military University's 40-plus flexible online master's programs, you can stay mission-ready while you get market-ready. Learn anywhere, anytime, with an education built to keep pace, steady, reliable, and always accessible. Plus, military service members, veterans, and their families can save up to 45% on master's tuition with AMU's special rates and grants. Learn more at amu.apus.edu. Study through every mission. Imagine if your Wi-Fi was a little hot smarter and way more reliable. Picture it. Your TV, phone, laptop, even your fancy fridge, working together to make life easier. Well, Exfinity makes that dream a reality. Devices so insane you'd think they're telepathic. Wi-Fi that knows when your device needs a boost, the best equipment to stream, or games at once with multi-view, or stream your favorite podcast on iHeartRadio.

50:39That's the magic of Exfinity. It's seamlessly in tune with you. Exfinity. Imagine that. Restrictions apply. Ryan Reynolds here from Int Mobile. I don't know if you knew this, but anyone can get the same premium wireless for $15 a month plan that I've been enjoying. It's not just for celebrities, so do like I did, and have one of your assistance assistants switch you to Mint Mobile today. I'm told it's super easy to do at mintmobile.com slash switch. Up front payment of $45 for three month plan, equivalent to $15 per month required. Intro rate first three months only, then full price plan options available, taxes and fees extra, default terms at mintmobile.com. It never happens at a good time. The pipe bursts at midnight. The heater quits on the coldest night. Suddenly, you're overwhelmed. That's when home service here. For $4.99 a month, you're never alone. Just call their 24-7 hotline and the local pro is on the way. Trusted by millions, home-served delivers peace of mind when you need it most. For plans starting at just $4.99 a month, go to home-served.com.

51:39That's home-served.com. Not available everywhere. Most plans range between $4.99 to $11.99 a month your first year terms apply on covered repairs.