This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam is joined by guest hosts Ed and Darryl. They of course talk about the Manafort and Gates indictment, the Papadopoulos guilty plea, and the ramifications of all that to the Mueller investigation. In addition, they discuss the continuing revelations on the degree of influence social media has on our political process, the civil wars in both the Republican and Democratic parties, an old Ehrlichman interview, the opioid crisis, and gerrymandering.
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Recorded 2017-11-02
Length this week – 2:10:09
(0:00:15-0:03:03) But First
Introductions
Agenda
(0:03:39-0:38:01) Indictments
Reactions to Manafort and Gates
Financial Crimes vs Russian Collusion
Coordinated distractions
Papadopoulos
Rejecting the rules
Predictions
(0:38:47-1:09:21) Social Media
The Texas rallies
Extent of exposure
Anybody else can too
Social media character assassination
Manipulating emotions
Viral spin
Transparency
(1:11:21-1:45:51) Partisan Civil Wars
Driving off that cliff
Fate of Trump
Republican primary voters
The lost middle
Congressional races
Bernie vs Hillary
Origins of the Democratic fight
How serious a division?
Purity Democrats
(1:46:32-2:09:49) Other Stuff
Old Ehrlichman interview
Opioid crisis
Gerrymandering
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about sexual harassment again, Senator Flake and Senator Corker’s rebellious statements, the possible scandal with the selection of Whitefish to restore electricity to Puerto Rico, and the massive churn of non-stories that seemed like they were a prelude to something big dropping… which did indeed happen… the indictment news… but only after we recorded the show. So we’ll talk about that next week…
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Recorded 2017-10-26
Length this week – 1:23:48
(0:01:30-0:21:28) But First
Feedback
Bush the assgrabber
Scoble the ass
O’Reilly settlement
(0:22:06-0:40:56) The Flake and the Cork
Senator statements
Retiring vs staying
anti-Trump conservatives aren’t liberal
Temporary party flipping
Flake leaving a Trump victory?
(0:42:16-1:03:50) Russia Crap
Funding for Steele Dossier
It is all about Clinton, not Trump, right?
Why the push on this issue right now?
Distracting from what?
(1:04:35-1:23:27) Whitefish
Bid process
Is Whitefish fishy?
Attention to corruption
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan go lightning mode for the whole show, just covering a wide variety of random topics. Everything from some gripes about iOS, to the viral “me too” explosion, to Trump’s ability to be empathetic, to the situation in Kurdistan, to our thoughts on a 35 year old Star Trek movie, to healthcare, to geoengineering, to variety in podcast listening… and much much more! We’re all over the place this week, so there will almost certainly be something you enjoy!
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Recorded 2017-10-20
Length this week – 2:02:35
(0:00:15-0:24:39) Lightning the First
Slow week?
iOS 11 Do not disturb while driving
Ivan’s jetlag
Movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
SelectaVision
(0:25:59-1:05:29) Lightning the Second
Bipartisan healthcare proposal
OJ is out
Feedback
If there is a war
Sexual harassment
Workplace bias
(1:07:30-1:46:34) Lightning the Third
Flameless cremation
US in Niger
Trump’s condolence call
General Kelly
Bump stocks again
Wifi encryption breach
California fires
Kaspersky
Patreon update!
Geoengineering
(1:48:05-2:02:16) Lightning the Fourth
Catalonia
Kurdistan
Somalia
Podcast listening
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Hong Kong, the Republicans who are starting to worry about Trump, Trump’s executive actions on healthcare and Iran, and Harvey Weinstein. Oh. And Sam gets locked in his office. Fun times!
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Recorded 2017-10-14
Length this week – 1:58:02
(0:01:05-0:23:08) But First
Agenda
Ivan in Hong Kong
Trump Puerto Rico comments
(0:24:24-1:03:55) Worried Republicans
Trump-Tillerson IQ challenge
Corker comments
Alex Interlude #1
Republicans containing Trump
Robert Reich post
Roy Moore
Breaking the wall
Trump understanding things
Downward spiral
Trump attacks on the press
Pence alternative
Fitness for duty
Alex Interlude #2
(1:05:04-1:32:44) Executive Actions
Birth control requirements
ACA Subsidies
Expanding low quality plans
3 in Three Interlude
Tradeoffs
Alex Interlude #3
Iran false start
Locking the door
Iran Deal
(1:35:28-1:52:31) Weinstein
More and more stories
Blaming the victim
Blocking the story
Impact of Trump
The Pence rule
Locked in
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the Las Vegas massacre, the Catalonian independence referendum, and the ongoing drama within the Trump administration… with this week’s highlight of course being Tillerson calling Trump a moron. Before all of those topics though, updates from Ivan on the recovery from the recent natural disasters in both Mexico City and Puerto Rico.
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Recorded 2017-10-05
Length this week – 2:09:59
(0:00:15-0:08:07) But First
Agenda
Mexico City Update
(0:08:46-0:47:21) Puerto Rico Update
How bad is it?
Bou rescue flight
Mass Migration
Still worried?
Death tolls
Mayor of San Juan
Trump’s visit
(0:48:41-1:29:19) Las Vegas
A smaller scale event
Mass shootings vs individual shootings
The usual nothing on gun control?
Long term trends and divisions
The Vegas shooter and his plans
Victim stories
Amount of carnage
(1:29:56-1:49:43) Catalonia
Background
US Civil War comparison
Why not a legal mechanism
Problems with referendums
Predictions?
Implications for Europe
(1:50:59-2:09:39) Trump Administration Drama
Fucking Moron
Non-Denial Denial
Cabinet Suicide Pact
25th Amendment again
Mutiny on a nuke order?
Chaos presidency
Tax proposal
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam for a discussion on the disaster response in Puerto Rico, the tax reform debate, and the hubbub over NFL players kneeling for the anthem. In addition to those major topics, they also discuss the Trump administrations ongoing approach to Obamacare, energy usage trends, Secretary Price’s private plane flights, a movie Sam saw, and more!
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Recorded 2017-09-30
Length this week – 1:35:00
(0:00:15-0:07:12) But First
No Ivan
Agenda
Friendly Skies
(0:07:49-0:25:07) Puerto Rico
What is an island?
Situation getting worse
USNS Comfort
Military help?
Less attention
(0:25:48-0:48:46) Taxes
Obamacare Repeal done?
Simplification and reform
Cutting taxes
Sustainable growth
Wealth Distribution
Bipartisan approach possible?
Partisan gridlock
(0:49:55-1:06:36) Kneeling
What kneeling represents
What is being protested
Where is the right place?
Non-violence
Trump’s intentions
Time for legislation?
(1:08:36-1:34:40) Potpourri
Obamacare sabotage
Obamacare fixes?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus cancer
Energy usage trends
Movie: An Inconvenient Sequel (2017)
Approaches to climate change
Artificial barriers to solar
Secretary Price flights
Deficit spending
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Hurricane Maria, the Mexican earthquake, and all the latest Manafort news. Then they move on to a lightning round, with shorter bits on Trump at the UN, Trump vs ESPN, North Korea, Cassini, the Clinton Book, and more!
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Recorded 2017-09-21
Length this week – 2:04:19
(0:00:40-0:11:28) But First
Agenda
Time zone challenges
Naps
(0:12:05-0:42:08) Natural Disasters
Hurricane Maria
Mexican Earthquake
Back to the hurricane
(0:42:47-1:11:13) Manafort
Four Stories
Manafort’s history
Meuller’s strategy
(1:12:33-2:03:59) Lightning Round
Movie: Cars 3 (2017)
Trump at the UN
North Korea
Trump and ESPN
Cassini
Clinton Book
iPhone Repair
Healthcare comes at you fast
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On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week, Sam and Ivan review the impacts of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, and compare to what Katrina looked like 12 years ago. Then they dive into politics, looking at Trumps latests dalliances with the Democrats and what should or should not be read into that, followed by a discussion on the latest efforts on healthcare from both the Republican and Democratic side. Then at the end, a discussion of this week’s Apple announcements.
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Recorded 2017-09-16
Length this week – 2:15:01
(0:01:00-0:10:09) But First
Turning 46
Agenda
Concorde
(0:10:47-0:39:38) Hurricanes
Irma in Florida
Irma in the Islands
Harvey and Irma vs Katrina
Weathering the storm
Nursing Home deaths
(0:40:24-1:14:20) Independant Trump
Making Deals
Schadenfreude
Transactional Trump
Is Trump Republican?
Democrats too happy?
Will this turn the R’s?
He told you!
Equifax Tidbit
(1:15:00-1:34:35) Healthcare
Bernie Plan
Graham-Cassidy
Fixing ACA?
Give Trump a win?
(1:35:15-2:14:40) Apple Stuff
Apple Watch
AppleTV
iPhone 8
iPhone X
Work Phone
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The week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Ivan’s evacuation from Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, more general thoughts on Hurricane Irma as it approaches Florida, Trump’s recent moves that are making Congressional Republicans upset, Information Warfare in the age of Facebook and Twitter, and finally the Equifax data breach.
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Recorded 2017-09-09
Length this week – 1:54:32
(0:00:30-0:40:39) Hurricane Irma
Agenda
Ivan’s Evacuation
Irma’s size
pre-Florida Irma damage
Forecast uncertainty
Florida vs Texas
Evacuation decisions
Hurricanes and climate change
Preparations
One location vs another
(0:41:15-1:06:07) Trump vs Republicans
Pivot!
DACA
Debt Limit
Congressional reaction
Possibilities for centrist policies
Trump the Democrat?
Trusting Trump
Lack of understanding
Independant Trump?
(1:08:05-1:34:56) Facebook and Russians
Eric interlude
What Russians bought
Facebook reach per dollar
Facebook disclosure
Information warfare
Information bubbles
Reporting rules
(1:36:06-1:54:13) Equifax
Taking security seriously
Equifax data and impact
Privacy is dead
Informed consent?
Security is too annoying
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On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week guest cohost Ed joins Sam to discuss Hurricane Harvey, the pardon of Sheriff Joe, Schneiderman teaming up with Mueller, gerrymandering, and partisan sorting as their bigger topics. But they also touch on Sam wearing a suit for the first time in over a decade, the speakers at the event he went to, and the possibility of just paying Democrats to move to red states.
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Recorded 2017-08-31
Length this week – 1:59:04
(0:01:30-0:29:19) But First
Agenda
Ed’s athletics
Sam in a suit
Dem fundraiser speakers
Addition vs subtraction
(0:29:55-1:01:38) Hurricane Harvey
The damage
Nobody predicted?
Evacuation decisions
Planning for foods
Reactions to climate change
Trump’s visit
Asian flooding
(1:02:47-1:26:00) Trump Stuff
Sheriff Joe
Schneiderman and Mueller
Moscow Trump Tower
(1:26:39-1:58:44) Gerrymandering and Such
The basics
Pennsylvania
Hard to change
But I like mine
Partisan sorting
Pay people to move?
Realignment
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