This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner: WAR! PIVOT! LIGHTNING! More specifically, Sam and Ivan talk about the situations in Syria, Afghanistan, and North Korea… then they move on to Donald Trump’s changing positions on a number of issues, and what that means for both his supporters and opponents. Rounding out the show, bits about the guy pulled off the United plane, Wikileaks, planespotting, a movie Sam watched, the congressional special elections, and even more!
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Recorded 2017-04-15
Length this week – 2:06:12
(0:00:15-0:22:02) But First
Show Edits
Agenda
Ignored Topics
Reorgs and Layoffs
Movie: The Terminal (2004)
Planespotting
(0:22:40-0:59:46) WAR!
Legal Authority
Pictures of War Victims
Trump ignorance
Missing Volta?
North Korea Escalation
Spicer on Nazi Germany
What is a chemical weapon?
MOAB in Afghanistan
More on North Korea
(1:00:21-1:24:20) PIVOT!
List of Flip Flops
He is still Trump
Healthcare
Trump learning?
Difficulty Legislating
No agenda
Title origins
(1:26:02-2:05:53) LIGHTNING!
United troubles
Congressional special elections
Blackmailing Trump
CIA on Wikileaks
More ignored topics
Contact us
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There is a lot happening on this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast with Sam and Ivan. There is the usual discussion of the presidential race, but there is also coverage of the new Apple announcements, a lightning round with all sorts of things, and the first full discussion of our new Patreon! A very big show this week with something for everyone! Including a special appearance by Ivan’s wife Juana!
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Recorded 2016-09-08
Length this week – 2:26:09
(0:00:10-0:24:20) But First
Agenda
Slow Week?
CC Patreon
Movie: The Never-ending Story (1984)
Being a Poll Worker
(0:24:59-0:45:56) Lightning Round
Apple Ireland Taxes
Brazil Impeachment
Standing Rock
Obama in Asia
Turkey in Syria
Yemen
Apple Warning
(0:47:17-1:23:30) Apple News
Fight with Siri
Nintendo on Apple
Apple Watch 2
iPhone 7 – Everything Else
iPhone 7 – No Headphone Jack
AirPods
Colors
Things left behind
Lengthening Upgrade Cycles
(1:24:45-2:25:50) Election 2016
Polling Update
Republicans after 2016
MSNBC Candidate Forum
Understanding the Other Side
Trump shutting up
Clinton-Powell Email exchange
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This week on the Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Sam and Ivan spend most of the show on Election 2016. On the Republican side they discuss how recent results and the polls of upcoming states seem to be closing the door on the possibility of a contested convention and pointing to a straight up Trump nomination, as well as discussing Cruz/Fiorina, and what might make Trump worse than Cruz. On the Democratic side the discussion is on how Sanders seems to be finally admitting defeat, and on the veepstakes! Finally, they wrap it up with a lightning round covering all sorts of other issues they haven’t gotten around to lately.
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Recorded 2016-04-28
Length this week – 1:40:24
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about Election 2016 of course. But first some bits about Mike the headless chicken, the comments on Sam’s Election Graphs site, stamp prices, Hey Siri, and a movie Sam watched. When they do get to the election they cover Trump’s shutout in Colorado, Trump’s general malpractice in delegate wrangling, the odds of a contested convention, the accusations of cheating in both parties, and much more!
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Recorded 2016-04-14
Length this week – 1:20:15
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We made it past Iowa! We have Iowa results! We have brand new speculation about New Hampshire and beyond! Yes, of course, the bulk of this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast is Sam and Ivan discussing where the presidential race sits in this week between Iowa and New Hampshire. We go over all of the results so far, then discuss how candidates, the media and the public are reacting to those results, and what that means for the rest of the contest. Plus, for the first time in a little while, we do a lightning round as well, covering bluetooth audio issues, Iran, the Flint water crisis, tech earnings results, and more!
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Recorded 2016-02-04
Length this week – 2:12:09
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Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:05:11) Intro
Pi O’Clock Again
Agenda
Talking Politics
(0:06:00-0:29:42) Republicans in Iowa
Loser.com
Headlines
Delegate Totals
Spin
Polling Wrong?
People Dropping Out
Carson/Cruz blow up
Speeches
(0:30:45-0:43:55) Democrats in Iowa
Close Race
Not a Surprise
Delegate Totals
Spin
Demographic Split
(0:44:33-1:24:33) Republicans in New Hampshire and beyond
Delegate Rules
Delegate Hypothetical
Will we get good New Hampshire polls?
Contest Calendar
Trump reacts to losing
How will New Hampshire react to Iowa?
Divided anti-Trump vote
Trump Strategy
Bush done?
Big last minute moves?
Gilmore
post-New Hampshire
Predictions
(1:25:53-1:42:08) Democrats in New Hampshire and beyond
On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week, Sam and Ivan talk about, what else, the presidential race. On the Republican side: What is up with Sarah Palin? Does Trump really represent conservatism? That Cruz eligibility thing. And more. On the Democratic side: Does Sanders have a chance? Will Clinton’s negativity backfire? The Idealism vs Pragmatism conflict. And more. Then a sharp turn away from politics and for some reason they talk about Star Wars for 15 minutes. Shrug. Oh yeah, and WiFi sucks.
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Recorded 2016-01-22
Length this week – 1:25:39
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Ivan and Sam spend most of the show talking about Election 2016, concentrating as usual on Trump and the craziness surrounding his campaign, including the tantalizing possibilities of a brokered convention this time around. Yeah, yeah, that gets talked about every four years and never happens, but it is fun to talk about! Around the edges we also discuss Sam’s new computer, the aftermath of San Bernardino, Zuckerberg’s charitable activities, and more!
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Recorded 2015-12-11
Length this week – 1:17:34
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This week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner was recorded before the attacks in Paris, so that will have to wait for next week. In the mean time, Sam is joined by new guest cohost Amber for a different kind of show. Very little politics or tech this week. Instead we talk driver’s licenses and coverage of science in the media as our main topics, followed by a lightning round where we touch on the use and development of language, the red Starbucks cups, and yeah, Sam does sneak in a couple minutes on the last Republican debate.
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Recorded 2015-11-12
Length this week – 1:41:27
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This week on the Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Sam and Ivan’s big topics are the Presidential race, the 2015 off-year elections, and the Sinai plane crash. In the Lightning Round we also touch on Bitcoin’s surge, Mythbusters, Twitter’s stars and hearts, and more! We start off though with Ivan on team building exercises, and Sam on locking himself out of his car in college. All the usual fun and excitement!
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Recorded 2015-11-05
Length this week – 1:43:46
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner we apologize for last week’s show, then jump right in on Election 2016 analysis. We cover Biden’s exit and the results of last week’s debate, and what all that means for Clinton. Then we move on to the Republicans, talking about Trump’s staying power, how the only one close to him is Carson of all people, and how Bush is crashing and burning. With the Presidential race out of the way, we spend some time on Paul Ryan and the race for Speaker. Then finally in our lightning round we hit Back to the Future Day, iPads and iPhones, the hospital bombing in Afghanistan, book and movie reviews, and more!
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Recorded 2015-10-22
Length this week – 1:32:48
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