On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are Election 2018, Alex Jones getting kicked off various platforms, and all the corruption in and surrounding the Trump administration. Before all that, a few bits on kid accounts for online services, a book and a movie Sam watched, and some adventures with cars.
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Recorded 2018-08-09
Length this week – 2:00:40
(0:00:15-0:31:02) But First
Agenda
The real Importance of the Corn Palace
Kid accounts for online services
Book: The Eyre Affair (2001)
Movie: Space Jam (1996)
Ivan’s car alarm rescue
Leaving keys in the car
(0:32:17-1:05:47) Election 2018
OH-12 Special Election
People mad at Greens
Primary results
Democratic wave?
State races
Trump effect
Sam votes
(1:06:56-1:30:02) Jones Removals
Platform or media?
Does presence of alternatives matter?
Private company rights
Human judgement and standards
Slippery slopes
Governmental vs corporate censorship
(1:30:46-2:00:20) Corruption
Wilber Ross grifting
VA run out of Mar-a-Lago
Trump Cabinet
Trump and family
Grassroots grifting
Manafort
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do get into politics a bit, talking about the trade wars, 3D printing guns, attacks on Election 2018, and the separated kids at the border. But mostly the show is a lightning round show, so there are a lot of non-political things too. So you also get to hear about the rest of Sam’s road-trip, some books and movies, Apple’s milestone, and some feedback we received a while ago.
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Recorded 2018-08-04
Length this week – 1:59:34
(0:00:20-0:31:17) Sam: Road Trip Continued
Day 2 Revisited: Bad Hotels
Day 4: Things not done, Corn Palace
Day 5: Bighorn and Yellowstone
(0:32:02-1:16:40) Lightning Round 1
Ivan: Trade War
Sam: Book: The Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume 3 (2015)
Ivan: 3D Printing Guns
Sam: Movie: Computer Chess (2013)
Ivan: Movie: Mission Impossible – Fallout (2018)
(1:17:56-1:59:14) Lightning Round 2
Sam: Feedback on Ivan rant on Boomers
Ivan: Apple at One Trillion
Sam: Attacks on Election 2018?
Ivan: Separated Kids
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, a break from politics and the news. Sam is joined by his wife Brandy and son Alex (with a cameo by daughter Amy) to discuss a few highlights of the start of their road trip from the Philadelphia area to the Seattle area. The hijinks include Sam donating their luggage to charity, Sam shoplifting, fleeing a really bad hotel, and more…
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Recorded 2018-07-27
Length this week – 0:58:38
(0:00:20-0:01:56) Intro
(0:03:56-0:20:40) Day 1: Donated Bag, Stealing from Wawa
(0:22:23-0:43:35) Day 2: Abandoned Turnpike, Bad Hotel
(0:44:44-0:52:17) Day 3: Safari Park
(0:52:56-0:58:17) Outro
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the chaos surrounding the Trump/Putin summit, the case of Maria Butina, and the reports on the detail given in the January 2017 briefing where Trump was told about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Oh, and before that, just a little about bugs. The flying kind, not the computer kind.
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Recorded 2018-07-19
Length this week – 1:38:19
(0:00:20-0:13:30) But first
(0:15:12-0:51:35) The summit
(0:52:55-1:12:53) Red Sparrow
(1:13:30-1:38:00) What did the president know?
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s topics are the Supreme Court nomination and surrounding issues, Trump’s path of destruction through Europe, and the latest developments in the Trump/Russia scandal, including the new indictments.
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Recorded 2018-07-14
Length this week – 1:59:59
(0:00:20-0:08:39) But First
(0:10:21-0:50:50) SCOTUS
(0:52:10-1:12:10) Trump in Europe
(1:12:55-1:59:38) Trump/Russia
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam to discuss North Korea, how SCOTUS deals with precedent, this week’s story about immigrants in the military being discharged, and the latest in the trade wars and the economy. Before all that, they also do a quick update on the situation with the kids who have been separated from their parents at the border, and we find out if Sam’s family made it to the destination of their big road trip.
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Recorded 2018-07-07
Length this week – 1:26:12
(0:00:15-0:07:32) But First
(0:08:12-0:26:52) North Korea
(0:27:29-0:49:42) SCOTUS and Precedent
(0:50:26-1:03:27) Immigrants in the Military
(1:04:47-1:25:52) Trade Wars
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are three recent Supreme Court cases, the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the proper place of civility in our public discourse, and the latest developments in the ongoing trade wars. But first, they check in with Sam’s family to get the latest developments on their cross country road trip!
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Recorded 2018-06-30
Length this week – 2:07:05
(0:00:15-0:18:10) Roadtrip
(0:20:08-0:50:20) SCOTUS Rulings
(0:52:03-1:27:51) SCOTUS Opening
(1:29:11-1:48:19) Civility
(1:48:55-2:06:45) Trade Wars
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topic is the big immigration debate that has been dominating the headlines recently. They talk about the family separation policies and the larger debate about immigration, and also what watching this debate playing out tells us about our fellow citizens. Before that though, Sam gives his report from attending the Washington State Democratic Convention, and we hear a little bit about Sam’s family’s upcoming travel plans.
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Recorded 2018-06-22
Length this week – 1:47:54
(0:00:25-0:18:58) But First
(0:20:58-0:48:34) Convention
(0:49:54-1:47:34) Immigration
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Ed joins Sam on this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner. Ed educates Sam on the new “Right to Try” law. They discuss if Trump actually has malicious motivations or actually believes he is doing positive things, specifically with regard to how he is handling relations with America’s allies. And finally, they talk about how a complicated story like the Trump/Russia investigation just leaves people confused and tired, while constant repetition of “witch hunt!” is a simple clear message that penetrates to those who are inclined to believe it. Yet another full show!
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s three main topics are the USA’s alliances and the strains Trump is putting on them, the upcoming North Korean summit, and a hodgepodge of legal related stuff like last week’s SCOTUS cases, the Obamacare lawsuit, the new Manafort charges, and the Trump legal team’s letter to Mueller. Before all that though, they mark an anniversary, discuss Ivan’s recent trip to China, talk about the destruction of Sam’s son’s iPad, and more!
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Recorded 2018-06-09
Length this week – 1:59:30
(0:01:45-0:37:04) But First
Agenda
Anniversary
Ivan in China
Ivan book: Understanding Air France 447 (2013)
Alex iPad destruction
Macron handshake
(0:37:43-1:01:30) Alliances
Anthony Bourdain suicide
G7 Summit
What is Trump’s plan?
Are Canada and the EU really screwing the US?
Fed up allies, happy Putin
Rules are for suckers
(1:02:15-1:19:19) North Korea
All about the attitude
Giving things for free?
Path to opening?
Predictions
Parkland again
(1:21:01-1:59:09) Legal Stuff
Gay wedding cake case
Abortion case
Obamacare lawsuit
New Manafort charges
Trump letter to Mueller
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