This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam goes solo for the first time in years. He talks about the state of the presidential election race at the one year away mark. And of course, the latest impeachment developments are not ignored. Then some thoughts on Facebook and Twitter’s differing responses to political advertising, and the use of their platforms for social manipulation in general. Finally, a few thoughts on local elections, specifically the one Sam’s wife is running in.
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Recorded 2019-11-02 Length this week – 1:28:00
(0:00:27-0:35:55) Election 2020
(0:36:40-0:58:40) Impeachment
(0:59:50-1:15:19) Political Ads
(1:15:57-1:27:37) Local Election
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam to talk about new iPhones, the ethics of donations from bad people, Brexit, Trump’s aborted meeting with the Taliban at Camp David, and then, of course, the 3rd Democratic debate. Fun stuff!
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Recorded 2019-09-14 Length this week – 2:06:48
(0:00:20-0:30:54) Random Stuff
New iPhones
Donations from bad people
(0:34:28-1:02:29) International Stuff
Brexit again
Trump’s Taliban initiative
(1:03:05-2:06:27) Presidential Stuff
VPs of popular presidents running for president
Yang’s $1000 a month contest
The 3rd Democratic debate
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam to discuss racism in America. Then, of course, Sam wants to talk about the Democratic debates and the Presidential race.
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Recorded 2019-08-03 Length this week – 1:55:44
(0:00:20-0:45:59) Ed: Racism in America
(0:37:56-1:28:30) Sam: Democratic Debate
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan spend the bulk of the show talking about Trump’s latest racist comments, and the reactions to them. But they also talk about the end of the SDNY campaign finance case, the whole FaceApp kerfluffle, and Sam read a book!
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Recorded 2019-07-19 Length this week – 1:54:30
(0:00:20-0:54:59) Sam: Racist Trump
(0:56:42-1:21:06) Ivan: Barr and SDNY
(1:21:47-1:27:37) Sam: Book – The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
(1:28:57-1:54:01) Ivan: FaceApp Controversy
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan spend most of the show talking about the Democratic Debates, but they also spend some time on a movie Sam watched, Sam’s adventures with streaming live TV again, and the situation with border detention camps.
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Recorded 2019-06-29 Length this week – 2:19:04
(0:00:20-0:18:26) Ivan: Sam Movie – Apollo 11: First Steps (2019)
(0:19:10-1:31:14) Sam: Democratic Debates
(1:31:52-1:50:08) Ivan: Sam’s Streaming Failures
(1:52:09-2:18:43) Sam: Border Camps
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the Iran situation, Cybersecurity, Joe Biden, and how Sam reacquired live television. Enjoy the show!
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Recorded 2019-06-21 Length this week – 1:55:31
(0:04:52-0:56:30) Round 1
Ivan: Iran Situation
Sam: Live TV
(0:57:51-1:55:10) Round 2
Ivan: Cybersecurity
Sam: Joe Biden
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed and Bruce join Sam to cover a wide variety of topics. Election 2020 updates. Discussions on Syria and Iran. Some thoughts on populists and on nuclear power. And finally economic stats and machine learning. We’ve got about everything this week!
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Recorded 2019-05-10 Length this week – 2:14:34
(0:00:20-0:36:43) Intro
Agenda
Democratic Nomination
Election Graphs Update
(0:38:04-1:08:56) Round One
Ed: Civilian Casualties in Syria
Bruce: Iran escalation
(1:09:36-1:35:42) Round Two
Ed: Populists and why they get elected and want recounts
Bruce: Three Mile Island closing
(1:36:58-2:14:13) Round Three
Ed: Income and Employment
Bruce: Machine Learning everywhere
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam, Ivan, Jenn, and Brandy meet in person after the Seattle meetup to discuss how people suck, including the people in the college admissions scandal, and the people running for President, and many others. Basically, people suck. Plus a little on travel, and the Seattle meetup itself. And a movie review. Even a bit on circumcision​. A packed show. If you missed the meetup, listening to the show is the next best thing.
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Recorded 2019-03-21 Length this week – 2:06:01
(0:01:12-0:27:39) But First
Agenda
Seattle Meetup
Space Needle
Ivan’s Flight
Ivan on Seattle
Sam Movie: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
(0:28:18-1:02:52) People Who Suck
Plant Killers
Tucker Carlson
Rep Omar Poster Maker
Christchurch Terrorist
Chelsea Clinton Accoster
Donald Trump
(1:03:32-1:29:23) College Admissions Scandal
What was done
Income inequality
The social status of schools
Grade inflation
Gifted children crashing
Helicopter parents
(1:30:43-2:05:41) Election 2020
20/20
Andrew Yang
Biden and Sanders
Beto O’Rourke
Kirsten Gillibrand
Donald Trump
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about a phishing link Sam clicked on, the Bezos blackmail attempt, the Virginia mess, and the latest Trump stuff. They also do a run down of the Democratic field for the 2020 Presidential race. Oh, and they have news about a Seattle meetup, and more!
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Recorded 2019-02-08 Length this week – 2:32:23
(0:00:20-0:08:56) But First
Agenda
Bruce predictions
Seattle Meetup being planned
(0:11:09-1:21:12) Potpourri
Sam Clicked a phishing link
Bezos Blackmail
Virginia Mess
(1:21:53-1:49:09) Trump
Executive time
SOTU
SDNY Investigating Trump inaugural
New House investigations
(1:50:29-2:32:03) Democratic candidate roundup
The whole field
Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders
Beto O’Rourke
Kamala Harris
Elizabeth Warren
Cory Booker
The others
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan and Sam do a quick show covering the latest court ruling on Obamacare, the 2020 Presidential field, Christmas at the White House, all the latest updates on Trump’s many scandals, the Chuck and Nancy show, and Brexit. Short, but full!
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Recorded 2018-12-15 Length this week – 0:43:50
(0:00:56-0:02:31) Intro
(0:02:31-0:09:53) ACA Unconstitutional?
(0:09:53-0:20:26) 2020 Presidential field
(0:20:26-0:21:34) Christmas Decorations at the White House
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