This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan address some feedback on the 2019 and 2020 annual predictions, Ivan gives an update on the Puerto Rican earthquakes, and then, to nobody’s surprise, they spend the rest of the show on Iran conflict developments, and the latest on Impeachment. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-01-11 Length this week – 1:44:30
(0:01:57-0:28:26) But First
(0:29:04-1:09:42) Iran
(1:10:27-1:44:09) Impeachment
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Ivan discusses the situation with the Governor of Puerto Rico, then reacts in real-time to the Governor’s resignation, which happened during the recording of this episode. Then Sam and Ivan discuss the Mueller testimony, the reactions to it, and what comes next.
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Recorded 2019-07-25 Length this week – 1:28:50
(0:00:20-0:37:16) Ivan: Puerto Rico
(0:37:56-1:28:30) Sam: Mueller Testimony
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, the two big topics are Trump’s pardons and the Economy. Specifically Sam and Ivan talk about the grand plan, or lack thereof, surrounding the pardons and what messages that sends. On the economy, the questions are how much credit Trump should get for good unemployment numbers, does it matter that he tweeted about those results before they came out, and what’s up with the big trade war that seems to be getting started? Along the way, they also cover a health issue in Sam’s family, the Puerto Rican death toll, a little on the Trump/Cohen investigations, and the general trend toward US isolation.
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Recorded 2018-06-02
Length this week – 1:17:12
(0:00:15-0:16:32) Into
Where is Ivan
Agenda
Sam’s Family Medical Issue
Puerto Rican Death Toll
(0:17:11-0:50:30) Pardons and Commutations and Stuff
Answering Machine Messages
Recent and Proposed Pardons
Eating the Pieces
Kardashian Summit
Pardoning Trump cronies?
Rudy’s Strategy
Trump Tapes
Investigation Speed
(0:51:06-1:16:52) Economic Stuff
Where is the Economic Collapse?
Should Trump get credit for good numbers?
Trump unemployment pre-announcement
Trade War!
US becoming isolated
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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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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the Las Vegas massacre, the Catalonian independence referendum, and the ongoing drama within the Trump administration… with this week’s highlight of course being Tillerson calling Trump a moron. Before all of those topics though, updates from Ivan on the recovery from the recent natural disasters in both Mexico City and Puerto Rico.
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Recorded 2017-10-05
Length this week – 2:09:59
(0:00:15-0:08:07) But First
Agenda
Mexico City Update
(0:08:46-0:47:21) Puerto Rico Update
How bad is it?
Bou rescue flight
Mass Migration
Still worried?
Death tolls
Mayor of San Juan
Trump’s visit
(0:48:41-1:29:19) Las Vegas
A smaller scale event
Mass shootings vs individual shootings
The usual nothing on gun control?
Long term trends and divisions
The Vegas shooter and his plans
Victim stories
Amount of carnage
(1:29:56-1:49:43) Catalonia
Background
US Civil War comparison
Why not a legal mechanism
Problems with referendums
Predictions?
Implications for Europe
(1:50:59-2:09:39) Trump Administration Drama
Fucking Moron
Non-Denial Denial
Cabinet Suicide Pact
25th Amendment again
Mutiny on a nuke order?
Chaos presidency
Tax proposal
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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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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the Baseball shooting in Virginia and the related issues about the tone of our political discourse these days. Of course they can’t forget the Trump scandal developments of the week too. In between they squeeze in some talk about healthcare, Puerto Rican statehood, the great butter shortage, and a few other things. But most importantly, a very rare but special gift from Ivan. Tune in to hear what it is!
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Recorded 2017-06-15
Length this week – 1:25:11
(0:00:15-0:32:27) But first
Agenda
Healthcare Own Goal?
Not visiting the White House
Puerto Rican statehood
iTunes U: Lord of the Rings I
Weekend Plans
But first at the but end?
(0:33:07-1:04:34) Baseball Shooting
Butter shortage
The shooting
Heated rhetoric
What do you do?
Partisan differences?
The Trump Wing vs Mainstream R’s
Any changes?
Trump influence in Europe
Polling
(1:06:34-1:24:51) Trump Scandals
Obstruction investigation
Self inflicted wounds
Sleepy Ivan
Talking points
Sleepy Ivan 2
Expanding investigations
Attacking the investigators
Investigative duty
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan’s main topic is Trumpcare passing the House, the implications of that, and what comes next in the healthcare debate. But they spend plenty of time on other things too. From the latest book Sam has read, to Ivan changing data plans, Puerto Rican bankruptcy, Clinton on why she lost, violence on Facebook Live, and much more. Oh, and at the very end Sam reveals his new secret project.
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Recorded 2017-05-05
Length this week – 1:37:10
(0:00:12-0:17:53) But First
Agenda
Book: The Fellowship of the Rings (1954)
Mobile Data Plans
(0:18:32-0:54:16) Healthcare
House succeeded!
Voting for “something”
Big win for the R’s?
Counting the Losers
Preexisting Conditions
Other impacts
What will the Senate do?
Getting things done
(0:55:58-1:36:50) Lightning Round
Puerto Rico Bankruptcy
Violence on Facebook Live
Clinton on why she lost
Georgia 6 Runoff
Impact of Healthcare on 2018
Trump leaving the country
Bill O’Reilly and Fox News
Zuckerberg 2020? Others?
Budget Deal
Sleep Deprivation
Secret Project
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This week on the Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Sam and Ivan start out trying to talk about things other than Trump. Thanksgiving, Puerto Rico, Apple, some books and movies… and that is well and good. But of course then they do talk about the latest week full of Trump developments as the transition continues. Then they wrap up with Jill Stein’s recount campaign, the electoral college, and other ways of messing with election results that either won’t happen or won’t change anything.
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Recorded 2016-11-25
Length this week – 2:15:49
(0:00:41-0:43:47) Not Trump
Duck
Sam’s Thanksgiving
Ivan’s Thanksgiving
Puerto Rico
Apple Stuff
Book: Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume 2
Book: The Hobbit
Movie: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
(0:45:47-1:31:23) Trump!
Water Bottle
Policy reversals
Staffing picks
Conflicts of Interest
25th amendment
Maintaining outrage
neo-Nazis
Trump as Berlusconi
Deals and getting things done
Trump and SCOTUS
Delegation
(1:31:52-2:15:35) Recounts and other craziness
New York Magazine Article
Jill Stein!
Why recount won’t change anything
Why are people donating?
Clinton’s position
Luke’s GoFundMe
Working the Electoral College again?
Congress rejecting electors
Get rid of electoral college?
Voting your own interests?
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan spend the most time on Election 2016. So you will hear all about the latest Trump craziness and the Clinton email scandal. But there is a lot more here too! We recorded before Philandro Castile’s death or the attacks in Dallas, so that will have to wait until next week, but Sam has an adventure with the IRS and we talk about our theme music by Ray Lynch! And in a lightning round we briefly cover over a dozen other topics from the space probe at Jupiter to Puerto Rican bankruptcy to how Sam rigs the election polls… and more!
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Recorded 2016-07-07
Length this week – 2:01:41
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(0:01:58-0:20:23) But First
Agenda
Sam and the IRS
Ivan Family
Ray Lynch
(0:21:03-1:02:56) Election 2016: Republicans
Star of David Tweet
Trump likes Saddam Hussein
Trump throwing the election?
Trump rape charges
Free the delegates?
(1:04:12-1:27:12) Election 2016: Democrats
Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch
Clinton Email Scandal
Sanders Foot Dragging
Veepstakes
(1:27:53-2:01:21) Lightning Round
Juno at Jupiter
Brexit Fallout
Tesla Crashes
Non-Western Terror Attacks
EgyptAir Update
Puerto Rican Bankrupcy
Chilcot Report
Alton Sterling
Christian Mingle
ALeXMXeLA.com
Gretchen Carslon lawsuit
Book: Earth Afire
Trump and the Frozen book
Rigging the Polls for Clinton
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