On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topic is of course Judge Kavanaugh vs Dr. Ford and everything surrounding that controversy. In addition to that though, they cover new Apple stuff, a flashback to TV preacher scandals of the 80’s, thoughts on the 1961 movie West Side Story, the 2013 book The End of the Suburbs, and more…
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Recorded 2018-09-21
Length this week – 1:42:23
(0:02:17-0:32:14) But First
No yawns
Jones, Swaggart, and Roberts
Agenda
Movie: West Side Story (1961)
Book: The End of the Suburbs (2013)
(0:35:13-1:19:23) Kavanaugh and Ford
Allegations
The “if he did, so what?” defense
The “why did she wait so long?” defense
Other examples
Time pressure
The politics
Predictions
(1:20:43-1:42:03) Mini Lightning
Ivan: Trump declassifications
Sam: New Apple Stuff
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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 talk about… what else? The Manafort verdicts, the Cohen guilty plea, and the potential implications of both, and how things might go from here. But first, Ivan talks about airplanes, the podcast got another iTunes review worth noting, and Sam saw a couple more movies.
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Recorded 2018-08-24
Length this week – 2:02:34
(0:01:43-0:24:34) But First
(0:25:13-0:48:22) Paul Manafort
(0:49:42-1:20:34) Michael Cohen
(1:21:49-2:02:14) What’s Next?
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are… Musky Stuff (Elon Musk’s various companies and how he is handling them), Twittery Stuff (Twitters challenges in dealing with abuse, fake news, user experience, and 3rd party clients), and Trumpy stuff (Omarosa, Firing Strzok, Brennan’s security clearance, NDAs, and the canceled parade). Before all that, they talk about Seattle Plane Guy a bit, and a couple more movies Sam watched recently.
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Recorded 2018-08-18
Length this week – 1:58:10
(0:00:25-0:21:29) But First
(0:24:31-0:42:15) Musky Stuff
(0:42:56-1:14:39) Twittery Stuff
(1:15:16-1:57:50) Trumpy Stuff
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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 do their duty and talk about the tax bill… how the Republicans managed to get it done, how it will impact people, and what the political ramifications are. Then they put politics aside for a bit and talk about movies. All kinds of movies. From Star Wars to Dunkirk to Ninjago and others. Rounding out the show, some bits on Apple slowing down phones, Bitcoin, Ivan meeting an (acting) ambassador, an update on Puerto Rico… and more!
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Recorded 2017-12-23
Length this week – 1:47:01
(0:01:16-0:13:56) Intro
Agenda
Ivan and the Ambassador
Ivan ankle twisting
(0:14:36-0:47:40) Tax Bill
How’d the R’s pull it off?
The actual bill
The politics
(0:49:23-1:08:16) Movies
Ivan: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Ivan: Her (2013)
Sam: Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Ivan: X-Men Movies (2000-2017)
Ivan: Dunkirk (2017)
Sam: The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
Ivan: Rough Night (2017)
Sam: Calling All Engines (2002)
Sam: Escape from Witch Mountain (1995)
Sam: The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
(1:09:31-1:46:10) Random Stuff
Ivan: Atlanta airport power failure
Sam: Feedback from Diane
Ivan: Apple slowing down phones
Sam: Puerto Rico update
Ivan: Bitcoin
Sam: Swiftkey and Swype
Ivan: Trump challenge coin
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam for a discussion on the disaster response in Puerto Rico, the tax reform debate, and the hubbub over NFL players kneeling for the anthem. In addition to those major topics, they also discuss the Trump administrations ongoing approach to Obamacare, energy usage trends, Secretary Price’s private plane flights, a movie Sam saw, and more!
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Recorded 2017-09-30
Length this week – 1:35:00
(0:00:15-0:07:12) But First
No Ivan
Agenda
Friendly Skies
(0:07:49-0:25:07) Puerto Rico
What is an island?
Situation getting worse
USNS Comfort
Military help?
Less attention
(0:25:48-0:48:46) Taxes
Obamacare Repeal done?
Simplification and reform
Cutting taxes
Sustainable growth
Wealth Distribution
Bipartisan approach possible?
Partisan gridlock
(0:49:55-1:06:36) Kneeling
What kneeling represents
What is being protested
Where is the right place?
Non-violence
Trump’s intentions
Time for legislation?
(1:08:36-1:34:40) Potpourri
Obamacare sabotage
Obamacare fixes?
Julia Louis-Dreyfus cancer
Energy usage trends
Movie: An Inconvenient Sequel (2017)
Approaches to climate change
Artificial barriers to solar
Secretary Price flights
Deficit spending
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