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Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2018 Predictions Review

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan review the predictions they made a year and a week ago for 2018. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? Were they amazing prognosticators, or would you have done better tossing coins or reading entrails? Tune in to find out…

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Recorded 2019-01-05
Length this week – 2:08:50

(0:02:05-0:18:00) But First
(0:18:39-0:52:58) Politics
(0:53:35-1:11:26) Economy
(1:13:27-1:24:13) Technology
(1:25:33-1:39:32) International
(1:40:13-1:59:03) Hodgepodge
(1:59:48-2:08:30) Results

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is “The Oh of Pleasure” (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is “Celestial Soda Pop” (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album “Deep Breakfast” (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2019 Predictions Show

This week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner is the annual predictions show! Sam and Ivan give all their predictions for 2019 on the topics of domestic politics (both Trump and non-Trump), international politics, economy/business, technology, and other random things too. Tune in this week to hear the predictions, then listen every week in 2019 to see how they do!

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Show Details:

Recorded 2018-12-28
Length this week – 2:53:50

(0:01:09-0:05:47) Intro
(0:07:47-0:48:17) Domestic Politics [non-Trump]
(0:49:01-1:54:34) Domestic Politics [Trump]
(1:55:14-2:10:25) International Politics
(2:13:02-2:25:06) Economy / Business
(2:25:44-2:39:55) Technology
(2:40:34-2:53:30) Hodgepodge

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is “The Oh of Pleasure” (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is “Celestial Soda Pop” (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album “Deep Breakfast” (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2017 Predictions Review

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan review the predictions they made a year and a week ago for 2017. They covered politics, economics, technology, international issues, and a variety of other things for good measure. What did they get wrong? What did they get right? Did they do better or worse than in the year before? Which topics did they excel in? Where did they fail completely? This week, you’ll find out!

Click below to listen and subscribe!

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Show Details:

Recorded 2018-01-06
Length this week – 2:03:58

(0:01:13-0:22:21) Intro
(0:23:29-1:05:38) Politics
(1:06:18-1:15:05) Economics
(1:15:50-1:24:08) Technology
(1:25:51-1:43:58) International
(1:45:14-1:53:09) Hodgepodge
(1:55:11-2:03:37) Final Results

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is “The Oh of Pleasure” (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is “Celestial Soda Pop” (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album “Deep Breakfast” (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2018 Predictions Show

This week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner is the annual predictions show! Sam and Ivan give all their predictions for 2018 on the topics of politics, the economy, technology, international issues, and other random things too. Basically, predictions on anything they can think of. How will they do? Listen now and every week for the next year, and you will find out!

Click below to listen and subscribe!

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Show Details:

Recorded 2017-12-28
Length this week – 2:35:11

(0:00:15-0:19:33) But First
(0:20:42-0:53:49) Politics I
(0:54:34-1:22:22) Politics II
(1:25:40-1:45:51) Economics
(1:46:30-2:00:21) Technology
(2:02:03-2:15:02) International
(2:15:42-2:34:51) Hodgepodge

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is “The Oh of Pleasure” (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is “Celestial Soda Pop” (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album “Deep Breakfast” (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2016 Predictions Review

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan review the predictions they made a year and a week ago for 2016. It is called accountability in punditry. They covered Tech, Politics, the Economy, Domestic and International issues, and other things as well. What did they get wrong? What did they get right? Did they do better or worse than in the year before? Which topics did they excel in? Where did they fail completely?

Click below to listen and find out! (And please subscribe while you are there!)

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Show Details:

Recorded 2017-01-07
Length this week – 1:44:39

(0:00:30-0:09:54) But First
(0:10:43-0:24:15) Economics
(0:25:30-0:43:36) Tech
(0:44:45-0:55:36) Domestic
(0:56:11-1:06:18) International
(1:06:56-1:25:55) Politics
(1:27:15-1:35:57) Hodgepodge
(1:37:00-1:14:19) Grand Totals

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is “The Oh of Pleasure” (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is “Celestial Soda Pop” (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album “Deep Breakfast” (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2017 Predictions Show

This week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner is the annual predictions show! Sam and Ivan give all their predictions for 2017 in the realms of politics, the economy, technology, international issues, and a hodgepodge of other random things. Basically, we do predictions on just about anything we can think of. How will we do? Subscribe and listen to the podcast all year long to find out!

Click below to listen or subscribe… then let us know your own thoughts and predictions!

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View Podcast in iTunes
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Download MP3 File
Follow the podcast on Facebook
Support us on Patreon

Show Details:

Recorded 2016-12-30
Length this week – 2:11:58

(0:00:10-0:07:57) But First
(0:09:00-1:02:19) Politics
(1:03:07-1:19:00) Economics
(1:19:39-1:38:20) Technology
(1:39:35-1:56:53) International
(1:58:12-2:11:39) Hodgepodge

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

Our intro is “The Oh of Pleasure” (Amazon MP3 link)

Our outro is “Celestial Soda Pop” (Amazon MP3 link)

Both are from the album “Deep Breakfast” (iTunes link)

Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2015 Predictions Review

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan hold themselves accountable by going back and reviewing the predictions we made for 2015. What did we get right? What did we get wrong? Are our predictions any better than the flip of a coin? This week, you’ll find out!

Click below to listen or subscribe… then let us know your own thoughts!

Recorded 2016-01-07

Length this week – 1:53:48

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Show Details:

(0:00:50-0:03:57) Intro
- Agenda
- Ivan doesn’t listen
(0:04:46-0:39:28) Politics
- Election 2016
- Congressional Velocity
- Presidential Vetoes
- Executive Actions
- Big Issues
- Impeachment
(0:40:27-0:50:43) Economy
- Politics Results
- Meta Prediction
- Dow Jones
- Fed Interest Rates
- GDP
- Oil
- Ruble
- Housing
- Bitcoin
(0:51:22-1:06:08) Technology
- Economy Results
- The Squirrels Ate Mommy’s Golden Car
- Apple
- Tablets
- iOS vs Android
- Microsoft
(1:07:24-1:24:42) International
- Economy Results Correction
- Technology Results
- What a Difference a Year Makes
- Country Predictions
- Big Global Crisis Spots
- Ebola
- Terror Attacks
(1:26:02-1:37:37) Hodgepodge
- International Results
- Deaths and First Contact
- Climate
- Totaling Things
- Cyberattacks
- Police Violence and Race
- Cars
- Mergers
(1:38:16-1:53:28) Wrap-up
- Hodgepodge Results
- Overall Results
- Patting ourselves on the back
- Best and Worst Categories
- Feedback
- Fantasy Sports Sites and pseudo-gambling
- Extra Terrestrials
- What we missed during our special shows

Curmudgeon’s Corner: 2016 Predictions Show

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner we do our annual predictions show. Hear Sam and Ivan’s take on what to expect in 2016. We talk about the economy, tech, domestic issues, international issues and of course Election 2016, with a few random things thrown in for good measure. Do you agree with our predictions? Do you think we are crazy? Tune in and find out!

Click below to listen or subscribe… then let us know your own thoughts!

Recorded 2016-01-01

Length this week – 1:49:46

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Show Details:

(0:00:10-0:03:53) Intro
- Ivan Sick
- Predictions of the Past
- Explanation
- Year Confusion
(0:04:31-0:13:42) Economy
- Corporate Profits
- Oil Prices
- Dow Jones
- US Recession?
- US Economic Growth
- European Economy
- Jobs
- Housing Market
- Bitcoin
(0:15:01-0:30:06) Tech
- Breakout Products
- Peak Apple?
- Apple Car?
- iOS va Android
- Security Breaches
- Autonomous Cars
- Cable/Satellite TV vs Internet
(0:30:45-0:39:24) Domestic Issues
- Guns
- Police Violence
- Racial Tensions
- Abortion / Gay Marriage / Marijuana
- Cosby
- Healthcare
- Domestic Terrorism
(0:40:27-0:50:23) International
- Syria
- ISIS
- Israel/Palestine
- Cuba
- Iran
- Russia
- Alex Interlude
- Ukraine
- Iraq
- Turkey
- Venezuela
- Other Countries
(0:51:02-1:40:08) Politics
- House
- Senate
- Iowa
- New Hampshire
- South Carolina
- Trump Collapse?
- Super Tuesday
- Contested Convention?
- When will we have winners?
- Nominees
- Significant 3rd Party?
- Who Wins the Presidency?
- Election Margins
- Big Uncertainty
(1:40:57-1:49:26) Hodgepodge
- Olympics
- Dead Pool
- Broken Bones
- Broken Devices
- Weather
- Mergers
- International Terrorism
- Your predictions?

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