This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about all things Manafort, Pelosi’s comments on impeachment, and the problems with the Boeing 737 Max. Also, Ivan talks about some online dating statistics and a movie he watched, while Sam gives one last reminder about the Seattle meetup.
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Recorded 2019-03-14 Length this week – 1:49:58
(0:01:50-0:12:45) But First
(0:13:24-0:46:30) All Things Manafort
(0:49:46-1:15:00) Pelosi on Impeachment
(1:16:10-1:49:38) Boeing 737 Max
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner… lightning rounds! Sam and Ivan talk about a total of 17 different topics this time around. These include… the snow in Seattle, Roger Stone, the Green New Deal, Paul Manafort, a correction to something Sam said last week, food delivery, translating Trump into other languages, the National Emergency, an upcoming Seattle Curmudgeon’s Corner meetup, and of course eight other things too. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2019-02-16 Length this week – 2:40:00
(0:00:20-0:28:09) But First
Trump translations
Agenda
Curmudgeon’s Corner Seattle meetup
Correction about Tucson
Seattle snow
Food delivery
(0:29:53-1:10:31) Lightning Round I
Ivan: Glenn Greenwald
Sam: Book: The Zimmerman Telegram (1985)
Ivan: Movie: Geostorm (2017)
Sam: Green New Deal
(1:12:32-2:04:20) Lightning Round II
Ivan: Paper Bank Statements
Sam: Doing a “Clinton Email”
Ivan: Manafort
Sam: Stone
(2:05:29-2:39:42) Lightning Round III
Ivan: National Emergency
Sam: Bill Weld 2020
Ivan: McCabe and the 25th
Sam: Democratic debate rules
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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
This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam to talk about all of this weeks Trump troubles. They have all your Flynn, Manafort, and Cohen updates. But they also talk about Trump’s housekeepers, a double jeopardy case at SCOTUS, the North Carolina election fraud investigation, and a milestone for the show.
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Recorded 2018-12-08 Length this week – 1:12:36
(0:00:20-0:35:02) Trump Troubles
Flynn
Manafort
Cohen
(0:36:22-1:12:16) Sorta Lightning Round
Ed: Trump’s housekeepers
Ed: Double jeopardy
Ed: North Carolina election fraud
Sam: Episode 600
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk for a bit about the incident that happened on the border between Tijuana and San Diego. Then they jump into the Trump/Russia scandal for the rest of the show, discussing both the end of Manafort’s cooperation agreement, and Cohen’s guilty plea on lying to Congress, and all the ramifications of both.
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Recorded 2018-11-30
Length this week – 1:32:53
(0:00:20-0:23:25) The thing at the border
(0:24:05-0:49:43) Manafort
(0:50:27-1:32:32) Cohen
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan and Sam are all over the place. Topics include scandals in the Catholic Church, racists being unleashed by Trump, a new patron, some movies Sam watched, a look back at the financial crisis 10 years later, Ivan’s new computer, an update on the kids separated at the border, and lots more!
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Recorded 2018-09-14
Length this week – 2:05:07
(0:01:24-0:44:56) But First
Agenda
New patron Bruce!
New iTunes reviews
Ivan’s new computer
Movie: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Movie: The Pink Panther (1963)
(0:45:35-1:23:09) Lightning One
Ivan: Trillion dollar deficit
Sam: Pope scandal
Ivan: Financial crisis 10 years later
Sam: Status of NAFTA
(1:23:48-2:04:47) Lightning 2
Hurricanes
Manafort plea?
Racists unleashed
Separated kids update
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam is joined by Bruce and Ed. The main topics are that anonymous op-ed in the New York times by a Senior Administration Official who has vowed to thwart Trump from the inside, and the circus surrounding the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings. But before any of that, the initial segment turned into a long lightning round, covering Hyperloop, Yemen, Manafort, Movies, TV… and more.
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Recorded 2018-09-07
Length this week – 2:12:03
(0:00:20-0:54:15) But First Some Lightning
Agenda
Hyperloop Update
Yemen
Manafort
Trump and the Allies
Movie: A Bug’s Life (1998)
TV: Sherlock (2010-2017)
Trump on Congressional Indictments
(0:54:53-1:26:49) That Anonymous Op-Ed
(1:28:05-2:11:42) Kavanaugh Hearings
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam is joined by guest host Bruce. Sam and Bruce go lightning round format and hit a lot of different topics including the “uberization” of all sorts of things, a couple movies Sam watched, preliminary thoughts on the 2020 Presidential election, whether Trump is being bashed for the wrong things, jury nullification… and more!
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Recorded 2018-08-30
Length this week – 1:27:39
(0:00:20-0:40:25) Lightning One
Bruce: Sam’s shifting politics
Bruce: Bashing Trump for the wrong things?
Sam: Movie: The Incredibles (2004)
Sam: Movie: The Incredibles 2 (2018)
Bruce: Manafort trial and jury nullification
Sam: John McCain
(0:41:04-1:27:19) Lightning Two
Bruce: Uberization of everything
Sam: Democratic superdelegate rules
Sam: Democratic caucus and primary rules
Bruce: Smoke detector batteries
Sam: Bruce and local politics
Sam: Election 2020
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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’s three main topics are the USA’s alliances and the strains Trump is putting on them, the upcoming North Korean summit, and a hodgepodge of legal related stuff like last week’s SCOTUS cases, the Obamacare lawsuit, the new Manafort charges, and the Trump legal team’s letter to Mueller. Before all that though, they mark an anniversary, discuss Ivan’s recent trip to China, talk about the destruction of Sam’s son’s iPad, and more!
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Recorded 2018-06-09
Length this week – 1:59:30
(0:01:45-0:37:04) But First
Agenda
Anniversary
Ivan in China
Ivan book: Understanding Air France 447 (2013)
Alex iPad destruction
Macron handshake
(0:37:43-1:01:30) Alliances
Anthony Bourdain suicide
G7 Summit
What is Trump’s plan?
Are Canada and the EU really screwing the US?
Fed up allies, happy Putin
Rules are for suckers
(1:02:15-1:19:19) North Korea
All about the attitude
Giving things for free?
Path to opening?
Predictions
Parkland again
(1:21:01-1:59:09) Legal Stuff
Gay wedding cake case
Abortion case
Obamacare lawsuit
New Manafort charges
Trump letter to Mueller
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