On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam is joined by his wife Brandy. They spend the biggest part of the show discussing… or maybe arguing about… changing how you talk about things in order to avoid offending, insulting, or excluding people… or as it is most commonly called, politically correct speech. Then Cambridge Analytica gets its turn. Is it a big deal? Or not? Finally, Sam and Brandy’s son Alex once again joins the show for some video game commentary, placed conveniently at the end of the show.
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Recorded 2018-03-24
Length this week – 2:05:21
(0:01:05-0:06:10) Agenda
(0:06:49-0:57:37) Political Correctness
(0:58:22-1:37:38) Cambridge Analytica
(1:39:38-2:05:00) Video Games
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan get some feedback. It seems last week’s show was their worst show ever. Too much Russia conspiracy theory stuff and Trump palace intrigue stuff. Not enough on “real” policy stuff. So they talk about that feedback and defend themselves a bit. Then they move on to talk about, well, uh, Trump palace intrigue stuff. They wrap it up with reaction to PA-18 and what it may mean for Election 2018, which is at least a little different, right?
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Recorded 2018-03-16
Length this week – 1:50:18
(0:01:00-0:10:36) Daylight Saving Time
(0:11:15-0:46:01) Feedback
(0:47:43-1:25:11) White House Staff
(1:26:31-1:49:59) Election 2018
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan and Sam cover all the big items from the last crazy week. They’ve got tariffs and North Korea, but also that Seychelles meeting, Russia maybe vetoing Romney, the Belarusian escort, Nunberg’s meltdown, the poisoned spy in the UK… and there is still more! They didn’t forget Kellyanne Conway, or Stormy, or Trump’s hotel in Panama, or Zinke’s door. A fun packed week for sure!
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Recorded 2018-03-09
Length this week – 1:56:47
(0:00:15-0:07:51) Intro Stuff
(0:08:28-0:36:20) Policy Stuff
(0:38:20-1:26:56) Russia Stuff
(1:28:23-1:56:26) Other Stuff
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the chaotic week that was. Donald Trump throwing grenades into the gun and trade policy debates, the mounting reports of corruption within the administration, and the usual, but seemingly intensifying, chaos within the White House staff itself. Oh, and Ivan caused some chaos himself by accidentally calling 911 from the airport. A fun filled show!
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Recorded 2018-03-03
Length this week – 1:42:36
(0:00:15-0:13:06) Phone Chaos
(0:13:51-0:50:51) Issue Chaos
(0:52:10-1:15:02) Corruption Chaos
(1:16:25-1:42:16) Staffing Chaos
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam is joined by guest hosts Ed and Alex. Sam and Ed discuss the ongoing gun debate in the wake of Parkland, as well as the latest developments in the Mueller probe. Alex is Sam’s son. Alex is 8. Alex talks about video games. Alex also gives a few thoughts about the gun debate. And he is adamant that the podcast is too long, and we should have stopped at about the one hour mark. Was Alex right? Judge for yourself!
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Recorded 2018-02-24
Length this week – 1:49:53
(0:01:00-0:25:32) Video Games
(0:26:48-1:17:40) Parkland and Guns
(1:18:25-1:49:33) Mueller Advancements
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan and Sam talk about the Parkland school shooting, the controversies around White House security clearances, and the budget and immigration debates, all rounded out with a little update on Stormy and Donald. They recorded about 14 hours before the newest Meuller indictments though, so discussion of that will have to wait… oh well!
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Recorded 2018-02-16
Length this week – 1:36:27
(0:01:40-0:11:58) Stormy Situation
(0:13:07-0:39:43) Parkland School Shooting
(0:40:23-1:08:25) White House Security Clearances
(1:09:10-1:33:32) Budget and Immigration
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan go all “Lightning Round”. They cover a wide variety of topics, including: State polls for 2020, talking policy vs talking scandal, the linked government shutdown and immigration debates, the Space X Falcon Heavy launch, Twitter’s release of Russia data, Ivan’s problems with his door, Rob Porter’s resignation, the aftermath of releasing “the memo”, welcoming a new patron, and much much more.
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Recorded 2018-02-08
Length this week – 2:06:22
(0:00:15-0:40:16) Lightning 1
Sam – Ivan birthday
Ivan – Ivan’s door
Sam – 2020 polls
Ivan – Model 3 Tesla
Sam – Facebook news ranking
Ivan – Falcon Heavy
(0:41:59-1:31:49) Lightning 2
Sam – Twitter Russia release
Ivan – Rob Porter
Sam – Shutdowns and immigration
Ivan – FBI agents affairs on text messages
Sam – New Patron
Ivan – The Memo
(1:32:26-2:06:01) Lightning 3
Sam – Stock Market
Ivan – Polls and Special Elections
Sam – Policies vs Scandals
Ivan – Ben Carson corruption
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about a number of developments in the Trump-Russia world, including Trump’s attempt to fire Mueller last year, the Dutch hacking the Russians, McCabe’s retirement, Trump not agreeing to an interview, Gates possibly flipping, and more. Then on the eve of Release The Memo Day, a discussion of the expectations for the memo, the objections being raised, and the possible implications. Oh, and it is Ivan’s birthday. Happy birthday Ivan!
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Recorded 2018-02-02
Length this week – 1:26:20
(0:00:15-0:12:33) But First
Ivan birthday
Show length
Agenda
Show schedule
(0:14:33-0:51:55)Trump Stuff
Things not getting attention
Trump tried to fire Mueller last year
Dutch hacking of Russian DNC hackers
McCabe retirement
Trump Russian sanctions announcement
Trump not agreeing to Mueller Interview
Gates flipping
Acceleration
(0:52:32-1:25:59) Release the memo
Expectations on what is in the memo
Objections to the memo
Who is the audience, what are the goals?
Republicans Attacking Republicans
Predictions
Trump Affairs
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the politics of the short government shutdown and what that means to the continuing immigration debate, then they move on to reviewing many of the latest developments related to the various scandals surrounding the Trump White House. Along the way, Ivan also reports on his recent trip to Thailand.
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Recorded 2018-01-25
Length this week – 1:39:38
(0:01:20-0:22:18) But First
Agenda
Ivan in Thailand
Ivan on a Zipline
Baby on a plane
Climate change migrations
(0:24:21-0:54:17) Shutdown and Immigration
Should the Dems have forced this?
Should the Dems have agreed to end shutdown?
What next?
(0:56:00-1:39:18) Trump and Mueller
Wendy Murdoch and Jared Kushner
Russia to NRA to Trump?
Mueller/Trump negotiations
Trump’s prospects if he testifies
Discrediting Meuller
Release the Memo
Trump and McCabe
Are we near the end?
Trump Live
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Jenn joins Sam as cohost and does the major rant on gender issues she didn’t get to do last time she was on the show. She covers Aziz Ansari, different standards for men and women, what people are taught is “normal”, the pitfalls of zero tolerance, and the built up anger that is exploding from women (and many other groups that aren’t straight white males) these days. Being a straight white male, Sam mostly tries to keep his head down during this part. Then of course they hit some of last week’s Trump craziness, from porn stars to girthers to shithole countries. Finally they wrap it up with a bit on the government shutdown (sorta), FusionGPS again, and the grand bargain Republicans are making with Trump.
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Recorded 2018-01-19
Length this week – 1:38:41
(0:00:15-0:10:48) But First
Agenda
Corrections and Updates
(0:12:04-0:51:17) Gender
Aziz Ansari
Standards for men and women
Zero tolerance
Built up anger
(0:52:26-1:19:16) Trump I
Stormy Daniels
Changing rules
Medical review
Ed’s comment
Shithole countries
(1:20:55-1:38:20) Trump II
Government Shutdown
FusionGPS House testimony
Grand bargain
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