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 Cumrudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan discuss Election 2020, including all the latest Trump scandals. They also discuss pandemic misinformation, and the challenges of the new school year. But first, they discuss some feedback, some numerical patterns, and frustrations with Facebook notifications and streaming television.
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Recorded 2020-09-05 Length this week – 2:14:31
(0:00:22-0:49:21) But First
3-2-1
Feedback
Facebook notifications
Streaming TV
(0:51:50-1:43:17) Election 2020
Early voting
Polling stability
Trump and the military
Violence in the cities
Additional Trump scandals
Should Biden investigate Trump?
(1:43:55-2:14:10) Pandemic
Covid misinformation
New school year
Sports approaches
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan’s biggest topic is the spiraling unrest across the country in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. But they also discuss Trump’s attack on social media companies, some economic news, and even some thoughts on television and movies. And don’t worry, the pandemic is still there. It is sort of the background behind everything else at this point.
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Recorded 2020-05-30 Length this week – 2:09:08
(0:01:20-0:28:24) But First
(0:30:25-1:11:01) Minneapolis and Beyond
(1:12:04-1:40:01) Trump vs Social Media
(1:41:22-2:08:47) Economic News
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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, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are Election 2018, Alex Jones getting kicked off various platforms, and all the corruption in and surrounding the Trump administration. Before all that, a few bits on kid accounts for online services, a book and a movie Sam watched, and some adventures with cars.
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Recorded 2018-08-09
Length this week – 2:00:40
(0:00:15-0:31:02) But First
Agenda
The real Importance of the Corn Palace
Kid accounts for online services
Book: The Eyre Affair (2001)
Movie: Space Jam (1996)
Ivan’s car alarm rescue
Leaving keys in the car
(0:32:17-1:05:47) Election 2018
OH-12 Special Election
People mad at Greens
Primary results
Democratic wave?
State races
Trump effect
Sam votes
(1:06:56-1:30:02) Jones Removals
Platform or media?
Does presence of alternatives matter?
Private company rights
Human judgement and standards
Slippery slopes
Governmental vs corporate censorship
(1:30:46-2:00:20) Corruption
Wilber Ross grifting
VA run out of Mar-a-Lago
Trump Cabinet
Trump and family
Grassroots grifting
Manafort
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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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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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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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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 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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