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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Keep flipping the thing around

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, Ivan joins Sam again to complain a bit about Cleveland and last week’s conversation about Volkswagen. Then the main topics for this week: Election 2016, the Speaker of the House, and Syria. To close it off, a lightning round talking about Breaking Bad, Star Wars, iPhones, that Raccoon story that has been going around, and more!

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Recorded 2015-10-01

Length this week – 1:44:41

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Show Details:

  • (0:00:15-0:18:03) But First
    • Cleveland
    • Agenda
    • Ivan on Volkswagen
  • (0:18:41-0:50:33) Election 2016
    • Post Debate Republican Polls
    • Thinning the Field
    • Clinton Attitude
    • Biden Getting In?
    • Fundraising
    • Clinton Email
  • (0:51:37-1:10:48) Speaker of the House
    • Resignation
    • Republicans Divided
    • Kevin McCarthy Different?
    • Republican Agenda Hurt by Hardliners?
    • Congressional Gridlock
    • Government Shutdowns
  • (1:11:49-1:22:27) Syria
    • Russia jumping in
    • US Approaches
  • (1:23:43-1:44:21) Lightning Round
    • TV Show: Breaking Bad
    • Pope Visit
    • iOS 9
    • Ad Blockers
    • iPhones one handed
    • Movie: Return of the Jedi
    • Raccoon Story

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Outside the Lines

This week on the Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, Sam is joined by guest cohost Bruce. Together they discuss the Volkswagen cheating debacle, the situation with Syria and Syrian refugees, and of course this week’s developments in the 2016 Presidential race. In the final lightning round they also cover the Super Moon Eclipse, the Fed’s interest rate decision, that kid who made the clock, and more!

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Recorded 2015-09-24

Length this week – 1:51:54

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Show Details:

  • (0:00:10-0:10:38) But First
    • No Ivan today, but we have Bruce
    • This Week’s Agenda
    • In House pre-School
    • School Scheduling Craziness
  • (0:11:40-0:26:02) Volkswagen Cheating
    • What they did
    • Possible Fixes
    • Impact on VW
    • What were they thinking?
  • (0:26:41-0:48:13) Syria
    • Refugee Crisis
    • Turkish Connection
    • What do you do?
    • Russian Involvement
    • Assad must go?
    • Coordination with Russia
  • (0:49:35-1:30:27) Election 2016
    • Rand Paul
    • The Xenophobic Racist Party
    • Primary and Caucus Rules
    • Carson on Muslims
    • Walker Drops Out
    • Republican Polling since the Second Debate
    • Democratic Polling
    • Deadlines for Shadow Candidates
    • Clinton Declines
    • More on Clinton Email
  • (1:31:07-1:51:34) Lightning Round
    • Super Moon Eclipse
    • Queen Elizabeth Milestone
    • Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decisions
    • TV Show: Best of Carson
    • Pope Visit / Chinese President Visit
    • The kid who made the clock

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Can’t Dispense Ice

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and IvГЎn talk about:
* Ivan’s Refrigerator
* Clinton Emails
* Netanyahu Speech
* Nemtsov and Russia
* Lightning Round

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Recorded 2015-03-06

Length this week – 1:26:04

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Bye Bye Forever… Until Next Week

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and IvГЎn talk about:
* Ivan Complains about Flying / Book: The Final Days
* Christmas Trees / Russia’s Rouble Mess
* Jeb Bush / Election 2016
* Sydney / Peshawar
* Sony Hack

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Recorded 2014-12-17

Length this week – 2:00:06 – Longest ever! We broke 2 hours!

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Weasel Word Dictionary Day

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and IvГЎn talk about:
* Sick / Wind Storm / Election 2016
* Torture
* Cromnibus / Oil Price Drop Effects

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Recorded 2014-12-12

Length this week – 1:11:16

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: The Moons of Saturn

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Bruce talk about:
* Listenership / Rosetta-Philae / Space Exploration
* Russia and the “New Cold War”
* Net Neutrality / Cord Cutting
* Streaming Video / Interstellar / AFI List / Relative Finder


Recorded on 13 Nov 2014

Length this week – 1:19:04

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Hitting the Wall

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:

  • Productivity / Sony / Gaming / Warmth
  • Argentinian Default
  • Feedback / Sanctions on Russia and Elsewhere
  • Impeachment Ruckus / Election 2014

Recorded on 1 Aug 2014

Length this week – 1:03:14

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Kids, They Want to have Fun

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Amy talk about:

  • NSA Correction / Little Kids and Tech
  • Bigger Kids and Tech
  • Evolution of Language
  • Anti-Gay Russian Olympic Rules / Rave Culture

Recorded on 16 Aug 2013

Length this week – 1:32:33

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