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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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 talk about the chaos surrounding the Trump/Putin summit, the case of Maria Butina, and the reports on the detail given in the January 2017 briefing where Trump was told about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Oh, and before that, just a little about bugs. The flying kind, not the computer kind.
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Recorded 2018-07-19
Length this week – 1:38:19
(0:00:20-0:13:30) But first
(0:15:12-0:51:35) The summit
(0:52:55-1:12:53) Red Sparrow
(1:13:30-1:38:00) What did the president know?
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s topics are the Supreme Court nomination and surrounding issues, Trump’s path of destruction through Europe, and the latest developments in the Trump/Russia scandal, including the new indictments.
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Recorded 2018-07-14
Length this week – 1:59:59
(0:00:20-0:08:39) But First
(0:10:21-0:50:50) SCOTUS
(0:52:10-1:12:10) Trump in Europe
(1:12:55-1:59:38) Trump/Russia
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Ed joins Sam on this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner. Ed educates Sam on the new “Right to Try” law. They discuss if Trump actually has malicious motivations or actually believes he is doing positive things, specifically with regard to how he is handling relations with America’s allies. And finally, they talk about how a complicated story like the Trump/Russia investigation just leaves people confused and tired, while constant repetition of “witch hunt!” is a simple clear message that penetrates to those who are inclined to believe it. Yet another full show!
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s three main topics are the USA’s alliances and the strains Trump is putting on them, the upcoming North Korean summit, and a hodgepodge of legal related stuff like last week’s SCOTUS cases, the Obamacare lawsuit, the new Manafort charges, and the Trump legal team’s letter to Mueller. Before all that though, they mark an anniversary, discuss Ivan’s recent trip to China, talk about the destruction of Sam’s son’s iPad, and more!
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Recorded 2018-06-09
Length this week – 1:59:30
(0:01:45-0:37:04) But First
Agenda
Anniversary
Ivan in China
Ivan book: Understanding Air France 447 (2013)
Alex iPad destruction
Macron handshake
(0:37:43-1:01:30) Alliances
Anthony Bourdain suicide
G7 Summit
What is Trump’s plan?
Are Canada and the EU really screwing the US?
Fed up allies, happy Putin
Rules are for suckers
(1:02:15-1:19:19) North Korea
All about the attitude
Giving things for free?
Path to opening?
Predictions
Parkland again
(1:21:01-1:59:09) Legal Stuff
Gay wedding cake case
Abortion case
Obamacare lawsuit
New Manafort charges
Trump letter to Mueller
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