On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk presidential transition and pandemic, along with a bit about how Americans interact with death. On the transition, the main theme is the Texas SCOTUS case that altogether predictably failed, along with all the drama surrounding that effort. On the pandemic, along with the usual stats update, discussion of people congregating for the holidays, the potential impact of the new vaccines, and some thoughts on how Biden will handle things compared to Trump. And that is that.
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Recorded 2020-12-12 Length this week – 1:46:01
(0:00:22-0:23:51) Miscellany
Agenda
Year-end shows coming soon!
Interactions with death
(0:24:41-1:16:20) Presidential Transition
Texas vs Everyone
Election 1876 and Election 2000
Transactional Trump
Trump true believers and political violence
Electoral College shenanigans
What remains for Trump?
2016 denial vs 2020 denial
Polarization
(1:17:37-1:45:40) Pandemic
Stats update
People congregating
Vaccine
Ivan sets a bad example
Vaccines
Biden vs Trump policies
Sam health update
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Bruce joins Sam for a bit different view on the presidential transition and the pandemic than we usually get from Ivan. They discuss Trumpworld conspiracy theories, low-information voters, social media deplatforming, just how close this election actually was, and more. On the pandemic side, besides the usual update on the trends (spoiler: the trends are bad) they discuss natural vs mandated behavior changes, vaccines, masks, and more. And before all that, Bruce talks about a TV series, Sam discusses a book, and they note a historical anniversary. Enjoy the show!
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Recorded 2020-11-21 Length this week – 2:15:01
(0:00:22-0:28:04) But First
Ivan out this week
Bruce TV: Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
Sam Book: Spook (2006)
Dishwasher shopping
Mayflower anniversary
(0:31:00-1:16:32) Presidential transition
Welcome Patron Ryan
Election mechanics
Trumpworld conspiracy theories
Very close election
Upcoming gridlock
Low-information voters
Remaining Trump gambits
Social media deplatforming
“JoBiden”
Trump military drawdown
(1:17:21-2:14:41) Pandemic
Trend update
Overwhelming hospitals
Natural vs mandated behavior change
Initial response problems
Vaccines
Masks
Ventilation
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s biggest topic is of course the election and its aftermath. They discuss the celebrations and relief after Biden’s win was called by the major news outlets, the huge contrasts between Biden and Trump that were obvious this week, the FUD emanating from Trumpworld, and more. The pandemic is the second area of focus, as new all-time highs are hit both worldwide and in the United States, and society struggles to respond. Before all that though, some chat about checks, Macs, dishwashers, and Alex Trebek. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-11-13 Length this week – 2:22:22
(0:00:22-0:37:45) But First
Checks and cash
Virtue signaling
Macs with Apple silicon
Dishwasher shopping
Alex Trebek
(0:39:01-1:45:25) Election and Aftermath
Arcades in Argentina in the 1990’s
Celebration and relief
Biden/Trump contrast
Trumpworld FUD
Post-presidency Trump
Lame duck Trump
Understanding Trump voters
(1:46:11-2:22:00) Pandemic Stuff
New all-time highs
New closures?
Pandemic psychology
Restaurants and bars
How bad will it get?
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The election is over, and Sam and Ivan are here on Curmudgeon’s Corner to discuss how things turned out. You’ll hear their thoughts on the overall results, problems with polling, how things went in Florida and Georgia, the Senate results, how Trump is reacting, and much more. They have to toss in a few other things even on a big politics week, so Ivan talks about a random technological observation from the 1990s in Argentina, Sam notes a major milestone for the show, and of course, they can’t go a week without at least some pandemic talk. As an extra bonus, after the show proper, you can listen to a condensed version of the Curmudgeon’s Corner election night live stream. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-11-07 Length this week – 3:20:49
(0:00:01-0:02:11) Time Check
(0:02:34-2:11:25) The Actual Show
Arcades in Argentina in the 1990’s
Episode 700
Exhaustion
No repudiation
Polling problems
Losing Florida
Red mirage
Winning Georgia
The Senate
Biden’s unity theme
Slow calls
Trump reaction
Trump in court
Progressives vs centrists
Lots of racists
Pandemic trends
(2:11:43-3:20:48) Condensed Live Show
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We’re here. We’re finally at the election. So of course Sam and Ivan talk about the definition of Univeral Time. Well, just for a few minutes. Then they skip the rest of the usual random stuff and just get to the politics. We know that is what you are all here for. They do a final look at the Election Graphs analysis of the polling situation. They talk about the latest attempts to make something happen with Hunter Biden. They talk about both the possibilities of Trump pulling out another win by the skin of his teeth and the possibility of a Biden landslide. Of course, they touch on voter suppression, SCOTUS, and the pandemic as well. Oh, and Ivan might be live streaming election night. So watch out for that! So here we go. The last show before election day!
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Recorded 2020-10-30 Length this week – 1:57:13
(0:00:01-0:04:46) Cold Open
(0:05:11-1:56:52) Politics
Universal time
Hunter Biden nothing burgers
Glen Greenwald resignation
Old media vs new media coverage
Election Graphs update
Early vote numbers
Trump odds vs blue wave odds
Voter suppression and SCOTUS
Pendemic trends and the campaign
CC livestream
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan hit all the usual politics stuff you would expect. Updates on polling. Hunter’s laptop. Social media battling misinformation. The dueling town halls. SCOTUS. The pandemic. All of that sort of thing. But before that, they also talk a bit about the new iPhones, just being exhausted, and an old movie. So, pretty much your normal month before the election type of show. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-10-16 Length this week – 2:15:48
(0:00:23-0:41:28) But First
Microphone technique
Situational exhaustion
New iPhones
Revisiting 2016
Sam movie: Jurassic Park (1993)
(0:43:29-2:15:26) Politics
Election Graphs update
Hunter’s laptop
Social media vs misinformation
Dueling town halls
Fizzled October surprises
SCOTUS and the Senate
Stimulus talks
SCOTUS hearings
Scorched earth
Pandemic update
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan recorded an entire show talking about Election 2020, including the Presidential debate, Trump’s taxes, and a bunch of other things. The also talked about a movie and thanked the patrons for paying for a new microphone. Fun stuff like that. Then Donald Trump tested positive for Covid. So they went back and recorded a whole extra special segment on that new development. Then after that Trump went to the hospital. Sigh. Things are happening too quickly! Anyway, enjoy the show!
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Recorded 2020-10-02 Length this week – 2:33:11
(0:00:01-0:00:59) Trump Hospitalized
(0:01:03-0:37:45) Trump has Covid
(0:38:00-0:57:04) But First
Emergency Alerts
Microphone for Ivan
Sam Movie: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
(0:57:50-2:32:49) Election 2020
Presidential Debate
Election Polling
Hope Hicks Infection
Trump Taxes
Guilfoyle and Parscale
What about Biden?
Election Week
Election Graphs Update
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are the COVID pandemic, SCOTUS developments and their political ramifications, and of course Election 2020. Really, what else would they talk about this week? Oh. Yeah. Headphones. They also talked about headphones. Because of course they did.
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Recorded 2020-09-26
Length this week – 2:16:02
(0:00:23-0:15:16) But First
Headphone choices
Podcast audio quality
(0:15:57-0:51:07) Pandemic
Florida is done
Schools
Data-driven decisions
Retail collapse
The recovery
(0:53:09-1:30:11) SCOTUS
Vote timing
The downward spiral of failing democracy
Delaying tactics?
Election cases?
(1:30:58-2:15:40) Election 2020
Possible election results shenanigans?
The interregnum if Biden wins
Election Graphs’ odds
The interregnum if Trump wins
Scenario if Biden wins, but Republicans keep the Senate
The election is close now
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan start the show with a special reaction to the news of Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s death recorded right after the news broke on Friday. Then you get the show that was already in the can before that upended everything. In that show from the before times, they talked about Election 2020 and the pandemic, fantasized a bit about vacations once the pandemic recedes, and Sam plugged a live stream.
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Recorded 2020-09-18
Length this week – 2:21:38
(0:00:01-0:33:16) RBG Special Report
(0:33:39-0:57:25) But First
Livestream of CC editing
Post-pandemic vacations
(0:59:23-1:43:39) Election 2020
Election Graphs update
Biden advantages compared to Clinton
Trump campaign
Biden campaign
What can still change?
(1:44:17-2:21:15) Pandemic
Current trends
Careless people
Trusting CDC and FDA
Schooling situation
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s big topics are Election 2020 and the concentric circles of corruption surrounding Donald Trump. But they also talk a little bit about the pandemic, the fire and smoke on the West Coast, gender reveal parties, and a foundation run by Ivan and his wife. So buckle in and listen!
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Recorded 2020-09-12 Length this week – 2:17:20
(0:00:22-0:29:44) But First
Pandemic feedback
Manu for Inclusion
West Coast fires
Gender reveal parties
(0:30:30-1:31:37) Trump Related Corruption
Expensive microwaves
Trump minions
Blackmail?
DoJ defending Trump?
Slow justice
DHS whistleblower
Trump admits downplaying pandemic
(1:32:19-2:16:59) Election 2020
Durham report
Squashing investigations
Polling predictions
Russian hacking
Trump campaign low on cash
Disinformation campaigns
Voter suppression
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