On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam for some discussion of the whole thing with the Trump DoJ getting subpoenas of phone activity for some House Democrats and journalists, as well as the reactions to those revelations. Ed also provides some of his medical insight on the pandemic, as well as that new drug that was recently approved for Alzheimer’s. Before that though, they talk a bit about movies and TV. Because of course they did.
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Recorded 2021-06-12 Length this week – 1:41:02
(0:00:22-0:19:19) But First
(0:19:57-0:56:05) Trump DoJ
(0:57:06-1:40:30) Pandemic
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are of course the mid-term election results, and the replacement of Sessions with Whitaker. Before that, a little on this year’s new iPhones, and Sam finally catches up on the movies he’s seen lately.
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Recorded 2018-11-10
Length this week – 1:53:12
(0:00:20-0:17:44) But First
iPhones
Agenda
Sam Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
(0:21:41-1:17:30) Election 2018
Quality predictions
No tsunami
Undecided Florida
Republican spin
Implications of the Governors, State Houses, House, and Senate results
Last minute moves?
(1:18:09-1:52:52) Sessions and Whitaker
Trump’s beef with Sessions
Legality of Whitaker appointment
Trump doesn’t know him
Non-Mueller Whitaker issues
Mueller-related Whitaker issues
You ain’t seen nothin’ yet
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan start out talking about travel things again. Ivan talks about “mileage runs”. Sam talks about the dramatic end to his DC vacation. But then they move on to the news. The travails of Flynn, Page, Sessions, Don Jr, and Kushner with Turkey, Russia, Russia, Russia, and Russia respectively. Then the GOP tax plan. Then of course the mounting evidence that all men are scum, and what should be done about it.
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Recorded 2017-11-17
Length this week – 2:27:00
(0:00:45-0:37:58) Travel adventures
(0:40:35-1:20:18) Turkey Russia Russia Russia Russia
(1:22:18-1:42:25) GOP tax plan
(1:44:09-2:26:38) All men are scum
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk healthcare (recorded before McCain killed it, oops), the Spicer to Scaramucci transition (recorded before Scaramucci’s New Yorker rant, oops again), the Trump vs Sessions battle, and Kushner’s testimony. But they also talk about the Charlie Gard case, data tethering, Ivan’s treating himself after getting a new job, some TV stuff, Sam’s wife’s run for office, and even more! Another big full show as usual!
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Recorded 2017-07-27
Length this week – 2:14:12
(0:02:15-0:31:26) But First
Agenda
Intro Length and Show Length
Tethering and HBO
Ivan’s new job
Ivan fails
Ivan glasses again
Ivan’s Treat
(0:33:08-0:57:12) Healthcare
McCain and the MTP
Sausage making
Republican no-win scenario
What comes next?
Skinny repeal
(1:01:31-1:40:43) Trump Administration
Spicer Out, Scaramucci In
Trump vs Sessions
Kushner Testimony
Who is cooperating?
Ongoing drama
Trump misdirection?
(1:41:28-2:13:50) Lightning Round
TV: Class (2016)
Charlie Gard
Trump and the Boy Scouts
Run Brandy Run
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On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week, Sam and Ivan dive into the latest developments in the Trumpcare saga, the revelation of the second Trump/Putin meeting, and Trump’s revealing interview with the New York Times. Rounding out the show, shorter discussions of wearing different sorts of glasses, John McCain’s diagnosis, odd happenings in Florida, and some factoids from Wiki of the Day.
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Recorded 2017-07-20
Length this week – 2:15:16
(0:00:58-0:38:59) But First
Agenda
Glasses
John McCain
Beep update
Mensch correction
Florida tag
WotD factoids
(0:39:38-1:12:56) Healthcare
Feedback
Several rounds
The conservative case
Entitlement ratchet
Deal making
Bipartisan approach
Odds for Trumpcare
Obamacare crash and burn
Logic of repeal only
(1:13:32-1:38:47) Trump and Putin
Trump on Russian winters
1st Trump/Putin meeting
2nd Trump/Putin meeting
Perceptions
Expanding Don Jr meeting
7 circles of Trump
Too stupid to know?
Quid pro quo?
(1:40:07-2:14:57) Trump Interview
Trump on Sessions
Staffing agencies
Christie’s cellphone
Why aren’t more people quitting?
Trump on Mueller
Manafort finances
Trump on other people
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On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week, Sam and Ivan dissect the Comey hearings and related issues, but there is a lot more too! They cover the Reality Winner case, Qatar, the UK Elections, WWDC, the lottery, Sam’s new couch, and that isn’t even all!
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Recorded 2017-06-10
Length this week – 1:55:41
(0:02:04-0:27:35) But First
Agenda
New Couch
Projector Screen
(0:28:11-1:11:41) Trump/Russia/Comey
Liar!
Vindicated?
Russian Interference
Misrepresentation
Sessions
Comey/Clinton
Standing up to Trump
The Admirals
Trump Defense
Reality Winner
Russian Spearfishing
Obliviousness
(1:12:44-1:44:07) International
Qatar
Trump Staff
Merkel on trusting America
Kabul Bombing
China/Ivanka
UK Election Results
Paris Agreement Feedback
French Special Forces
Trump and NATO
(1:45:16-1:55:15) WWDC
Video Autoplay
Optimized iMessage Storage
iOS Control Center
Live Pictures
Do not disturb while driving
Augmented Reality
iPad features
Home Pod
Lottery
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner… well… Trump and Russia again. We had no choice! It just keeps coming up! In any case, we also talk about the “deconstruction of the administrative state” as a goal of the Trump presidency on the politics side. But we take non-political detours into cleanliness and tidiness, Windows 10, Elon Musk’s Moon plans, and cord cutting too. So a nice well rounded show!
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Recorded 2017-03-03
Length this week – 1:48:32
(0:01:05-0:19:40) But First
Agenda
Cleaning and Tidiness
Windows 10
(0:21:24-0:53:24) Russia Again
The Best Interpretation
Unforced Errors
Dems overplaying?
Smoke implies fire?
More coming?
Will Sessions resign?
Recusal enough?
(0:54:40-1:20:38) Deconstruction
Goals of the administration?
Destroy from within?
Unfilled spots
Plan? What is a plan?
Regulations
Deconstructing repsonsibly
Aimless agencies
War on experts
(1:21:58-1:48:13) Two Bolts
Trip to the Moon
Cord Cutting
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