On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, the two big topics are Trump’s pardons and the Economy. Specifically Sam and Ivan talk about the grand plan, or lack thereof, surrounding the pardons and what messages that sends. On the economy, the questions are how much credit Trump should get for good unemployment numbers, does it matter that he tweeted about those results before they came out, and what’s up with the big trade war that seems to be getting started? Along the way, they also cover a health issue in Sam’s family, the Puerto Rican death toll, a little on the Trump/Cohen investigations, and the general trend toward US isolation.
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Recorded 2018-06-02
Length this week – 1:17:12
(0:00:15-0:16:32) Into
Where is Ivan
Agenda
Sam’s Family Medical Issue
Puerto Rican Death Toll
(0:17:11-0:50:30) Pardons and Commutations and Stuff
Answering Machine Messages
Recent and Proposed Pardons
Eating the Pieces
Kardashian Summit
Pardoning Trump cronies?
Rudy’s Strategy
Trump Tapes
Investigation Speed
(0:51:06-1:16:52) Economic Stuff
Where is the Economic Collapse?
Should Trump get credit for good numbers?
Trump unemployment pre-announcement
Trade War!
US becoming isolated
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan start out talking about talking about politics at parties, and how news junkies are different from normal people. But the main topics are the mess surrounding the possible North Korean summit, and the shameful policy of separating kids from their parents at the border.
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Recorded 2018-05-26
Length this week – 1:16:46
(0:00:15-0:21:30) Intro
Agenda
Politics at Parties
Mueller finding crimes?
Normals vs News Junkies
(0:24:07-0:52:32) North Korea
What happened?
Where are we now?
Impact on allies
Can the next president fix it?
(0:53:52-1:16:26) Immigration Kids
New separation policy
Cruelty for nothing
Immigration history
Genealogical hypocrisy
Shame shame shame
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s first topic is about racist morons like Schlossberg, Cunningham, and others. Second up is all the latest on Trumpgate, including ZTE and China, Qatar and Kushner, Trump Tower Moscow, Ice Cube, and of course more Cohen. Finally, some thoughts on the latest developments in Israel and Gaza. Before all that, they also squeeze in a few thoughts on the Santa Fe shooting, and on Sam finally canceling services he has been wasting money on for years. Fun stuff!
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Recorded 2018-05-19
Length this week – 1:36:55
(0:00:45-0:16:52) Intro
Agenda
Santa Fe shooting
Unused services
(0:18:35-0:49:53) Racist Morons
Schlossberg
Calling the Cops
Swatting
Cunningham
Trump
(0:52:07-1:18:13) Trumpgate
ZTE and China
666 5th Ave and Qatar
Scandal Fatigue
Trump Tower Moscow
Ice Cube Thing
Informant outed
Cohen SARs
(1:18:49-1:36:34) Israel / Gaza
The incidents
Rosenberg’s 13 truths
Longer view
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner with Sam and Ivan, three main themes: Schneiderman, Cohen, and international messes. On Schneiderman and Cohen, they hit all the developments in those scandals, as well as talking about the possible implications for the future. Internationally, they hit the developments in North Korea and with the Iran deal, as well as the newest blow up in the Israel/Iran/Syria conflict. To round things out, bits about sharpening knives, milkmen, fresh bread, and even a bonus rant about Skype. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2018-05-12
Length this week – 1:54:32
(0:03:06-0:14:02) Intro
Knife Sharpeners
Milkmen
Fresh Bread
Agenda
(0:15:21-0:44:49) Schneiderman
The accusations
Information sourcing
Why didn’t Trump use this?
How did this last so long?
Comparisons
(0:46:05-1:17:34) Cohen
Kickbacks to Trump?
Normal in DC?
Follow the money
Speculations
Disqualifiers
(1:18:42-1:54:12) International
North Korea
Iran Deal
Israel/Iran/Syria
Incompetence good?
Election 2018
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the scandals with the various Trump-related doctors. More on Dr. Jackson. Some on Dr. Bornstein. And even a little on Dr. Pena. Then it is time for Rudy! Not quite Rudy all the time, but Rudy Giuliani did make quite a mess this week, and we talk about it. Finally, a bit about Judge Ellis’ comments about the Mueller investigation, the efforts to impeach Rosenstein, and would it be wise for the Democrats to impeach Trump if they get the chance? To round things out, a bit on Cinco de Mayo and Wiki of the Day. Busy show! Enjoy!
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Recorded 2018-05-05
Length this week – 1:46:54
(0:01:50-0:17:41) Intro
Cinco de Mayo
Wiki of the Day anniversary
Agenda
(0:18:49-0:50:36) Trump Doctors
Dr. Ronny Jackson
Dr. Harold Bornstein
Dr. Jennifer Pena
(0:51:51-1:13:58) Rudy!
Reimbursement
Jared and Ivanka
Master plan?
Emmett Flood
(1:15:18-1:46:30) Other Controversies
Judge TS Ellis
Impeaching Rosenstein?
Impeaching Trump?
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan once again do an all lightning round show. They talk about allergies, the McCabe report, Hannity’s real estate deals, the “incel” movement, Barbara Bush’s passing, the Korean summit, and much much more! What is “more”, do you ask? Well, the Bill Cosby verdict, a review of a book Sam read, the end of the Ronny Jackson nomination, the SESTA/FOSTA law, more on Cohen, the incident with the black men arrested in the Philadelphia Starbucks, and a bit about a nice video of Comet 67P. Is that enough? No? OK then… Sam’s son Alex also gives his own, uh, unique, description of a shooting at a waffle house, just not the one that actually happened. So, all in all, a jam-packed show!
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Recorded 2018-04-27
Length this week – 1:36:34
(0:00:35-0:14:17) Intro
Allergies
Agenda
Alex: Waffle House Shooting
(0:14:55-0:48:15) Lightning One
Ivan: Cosby and other MeToo
Sam: Book: The Man from Berlin (2013)
Ivan: Dr. Ronny Jackson
Sam: SESTA/FOSTA
(0:49:00-1:11:40) Lightning Two
Ivan: Cohen taking the 5th
Sam: McCabe
Ivan: Hannity Real Estate
Sam: Starbucks black guy arrests
(1:12:56-1:36:14) Lightning Three
Ivan: Incel
Sam: Barbara Bush
Ivan: Korean Summit
Sam: Comet 67P Video
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed and Darryl join Sam. Ivan was gallivanting in Brazil or something. Four main topics this time. Syria. North Korea. Comey. Cohen. Maybe a few other things around the edges, but that’s the gist of it.
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Recorded 2018-04-19
Length this week – 1:31:03
(0:00:15-0:02:29) Intro
(0:04:29-0:28:36) Syria
(0:29:56-0:47:18) North Korea
(0:49:00-1:05:01) Comey
(1:05:40-1:24:47) Cohen
(1:25:23-1:30:43) Outro
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan try to do an all lightning round show, but fail spectacularly. Their first segment is… movies!! Both Sam and Ivan talk about their thoughts on some movies they have seen recently. Then they do a segment on the Cohen raid and all the implications that arise from that. Then a mini-segment on Syria… recorded before the US/UK/France airstrikes… then FINALLY they do an actual lightning round to finish things up, including brief discussions on Scooter Libby, Zuckerberg’s testimony, international corruption, an update on tariffs, and much much more!
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Recorded 2018-04-13
Length this week – 1:43:26
(0:01:05-0:26:11) Movies
Ivan: Darkest Hour (2017)
Ivan: Burn After Reading (2008)
Sam: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Sam: Coco (2017)
Sam: Black Panther (2018)
Sam: The Luck of the Irish (2001)
(0:27:32-0:52:17) Cohen Raid
The raid itself
Repercussions and reactions
Clarifications on predictions
Love child payoff
Lordy there are tapes!
Firings coming?
(0:53:59-1:02:33) Syria
Chemical Weapons
What good will a strike do?
Americans killing Russians
(1:04:33-1:43:06) Lightning Round
Ivan: Scooter Libby
Sam: Changing approach to Russia?
Ivan: Trump/Panama thing
Sam: UK/Russian spy recovering
Ivan: Zuckerberg testimony
Sam: Corruption around the world
Ivan: Paul Ryan decision
Sam: Boehner and marijuana
Ivan: CBO deficit estimates
Sam: Did China blink on tariffs?
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan start out talking about getting vaccinations for travel, and how the crazy news of the last two years has resulted in Sam reading fewer books, and what he will do about it. But quickly enough, the conversation gravitates where it almost always does these days. Trump! First they try to stay focused very specifically on policy issues. Trump on Syria. Trump on tariffs. Trump on Mexico. Things like that. But for the last segment, they do once again concentrate on Trump’s various scandals. The Mueller investigation. Stormy and McDougal. Pruitt. Sorry, it just can’t be avoided!
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Recorded 2018-04-06
Length this week – 1:43:54
(0:01:00-0:19:41) Travel Vaccinations / Not Enough Books
(0:21:23-1:05:50) Stupid Trump Policy Stuff
(1:06:29-1:43:34) Stupid Trump Scandal Stuff
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan discuss Ivan’s impressions of attending the DC “March for Our Lives” event in person… including the implications for the wider gun debate. Then they talk about the online privacy issues that have been around for years, but are now getting more attention because of the recent headlines about how social media was manipulated during Election 2016. Oh, and Ivan recently returned from a trip to Singapore, so he shares his impression of that city too.
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Recorded 2018-03-30
Length this week – 1:34:36
(0:01:30-0:04:06) Agenda
(0:05:14-0:15:28) Singapore
(0:16:43-1:01:06) March for Our Lives
(1:01:42-1:34:16) Online privacy
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