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Long-form political talk with sharp elbows.
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large Interviews gives public-affairs guests room to argue, explain, and spar beyond a standard radio segment. The tone is blunt, conversational, and often comic, moving from China, Iran, and free speech to constitutional history, California politics, and scouting.
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Armstrong & Getty Extra Large Interviews is the extended interview channel attached to the Armstrong & Getty world, built for conversations that need more room than a radio hit. The show works best when a public question has legal, historical, military, or geopolitical layers. It is pointed. It is conversational. It often starts with a joke, a jab, or a bit of radio-room banter before settling into a serious argument about power, liberty, risk, or civic duty. Recent episodes move across the Declaration of Independence, the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, China, Taiwan, free speech law, California elections, risk forecasts, and scouting. The guest list gives the feed much of its shape. Tim Sandefur discusses John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Parliament, and the legal background of American independence. Gordon Chang reads China’s response to conflict in the Gulf through the lens of Taiwan and American resolve. Greg Lukianoff widens a First Amendment conversation into a warning about speech restrictions, surveillance, AI, and governments abroad. Mike Lyons talks through the instability of Iran negotiations and the practical limits of diplomacy. Ian Bremmer brings risk with a looser comic charge, including detours into television awkwardness and Biden-era political judgment. Steve Hilton’s appearance turns toward California’s governor race, polling thresholds, debates, and Republican opportunity. Paul Helman’s scouting conversation gives the show a civic register, focused on servant leadership, youth responsibility, respect, and volunteer culture. The show’s texture is not neutral-panel civility. It has a house style: skeptical, impatient with euphemism, fond of needling institutions, and comfortable mixing grave subjects with irreverent asides. That contrast is the point. The interviews give serious guests space to explain what they think is happening, while preserving the rougher energy of talk radio. For PlayNext discovery, the appeal is clear: a listener can sample one clip and immediately know whether the blend of politics, history, risk analysis, and comic bluntness fits.
Made for: For people who follow politics, global risk, constitutional arguments, and civic institutions, and prefer candid interview energy over polished panel moderation.
What sets it apart: It pairs serious guests with a loose, combative talk-radio rhythm, letting policy and history breathe without losing the jokes, interruptions, and pointed skepticism.
Armstrong & Getty Extra Large Interviews feature some of the most interesting folks on the planet discussing meaningful topics...uninterrupted and uncensored!
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A pointed California politics conversation about party money, resignation, and the quiet habits of people trying to hold power.
California politics gets a sharply skeptical airing as the host talks with Katie Grimes of the California Globe about her reporting on the state’s deep political networks, migration to red states, and the California GOP’s ties to Kevin McCarthy’s fundraising power.
Ian Bremmer ties Europe's security worries to America's changing role, with enough banter to keep the forecast from feeling stiff.
Europe's fraying security assumptions sit at the center of this 2026 risk forecast. Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, argues that long dependence on American backing for collective security, free trade, rule of law, and democracy has left Europe more exposed as the…
Katie Grimes of the California Globe says California term limits gave full-time staffers and lobbyists more power than the elected legislators who rotate through Sacramento.
Tax attorney Steven Moskowitz joins Armstrong & Getty to discuss hidden gems in the tax code.
Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, discusses his top risks for 2026 with Armstrong & Getty.
Paul Helman discusses the benefits of Scouting, emphasizing its focus on values, leadership, and teamwork, while promoting a fundraising campaign for the Scouts.
Sheriff John McGinness discusses the negative impacts of California's Prop 47, which reduced certain felonies to misdemeanors, leading to increased crime.
Military analyst Mike Lyons discusses the complexities of Israel's military operations against Hamas, emphasizing the challenge of protecting civilians and the recent killing of aid workers.
Tim Sandefur discusses his new book 'Proclaiming Liberty,' a biography of the Declaration of Independence focusing on the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson and the legal and philosophical context of 1776.
Military analyst Mike Lyons discusses the complex and unstable negotiations between the U.S.
Gordon Chang discusses China's reaction to the Gulf conflict and potential implications for Taiwan.
Greg Lukianoff discusses the global decline of free speech, highlighting issues in the US, UK, EU, Canada, and Ireland.
Steve Hilton discusses the low polling of Democratic candidates for California governor and the possibility of two Republicans advancing to the general election.
Ian Bremmer discusses the top risks for 2026 in an interview with Armstrong and Getty.
Ian Bremmer joins Armstrong and Getty to discuss political worries, Biden's withdrawal, and the upcoming election.