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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan discuss the latest in politics and pandemic news as they always do. But this time you also get a book review from Ivan, some insight into Sam’s sleep patterns, some economic talk, and even a bit on the tradeoffs between global and domestic sourcing of products. Plus a fun electoral vote strategy to consider!
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Recorded 2020-08-01 Length this week – 2:31:36
(0:00:22-0:31:19) But First
Ivan Book: Underwater [2020]
Hurricane headed for Ivan
Sleep Patterns
(0:32:04-1:07:58) Politics
Veepstakes
Delegitimizing the election
Problems with mail-in voting?
(1:09:08-1:50:07) Pandemic
Ivan goes to Disney
Sports bubbles
Latest stats
(1:52:08-2:31:08) Potpourri
Economic Update
Political responses to the virus
Domestic production of critical supplies?
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are Trump’s mind through the lens of Mary Trump’s book, Trump’s current attempts to position himself for the election, and the pandemic. But first, the curmudgeons respond to a listener comment, Ivan delivers on a promise from last week, and Ivan rants about a local political candidate. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-07-25 Length this week – 2:33:58
(0:00:22-0:27:51) Random Stuff
Comment from Sam’s Mom
Ivan Movie: Downfall [2004]
Irv Slosberg’s Campaign
(0:28:32-1:02:22) Trump
Ivan Book: Too Much and Never Enough [2020]
Trump’s UK Golf Thing
Trump’s Cognitive Test
(1:04:06-1:46:40) Election 2020
Federal Surge Into Portland
Trump Campaign Developments
Polling Update
(1:47:18-2:33:37) Pandemic
Latest Stats
Next Covid Bill
Masks
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan review the latest pandemic news, they answer a “Question for the Corner” on what post-Trump Republicans might look like, they cover the current state of the Presidential race, and they discuss the recent hack of Twitter. Before all that though, they discuss the household projects they have been working on during the lockdown. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-07-17 Length this week – 2:06:53
(0:00:21-0:29:59) Household Projects
(0:32:00-0:54:34) Pandemic
(0:55:53-1:41:08) Politics
(1:42:12-2:06:32) Hacks
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, the two serious topics are school reopenings in the face of the pandemic, and the ramifications of the latest batch of Supreme Court rulings. In addition, Ivan talks about air conditioning maintenance, and Sam talks about Alex creating Minecraft mods. Also, Sam talks about not talking about something. Odd that.
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Recorded 2020-07-10 Length this week – 2:23:02
(0:00:01-0:08:23) Avoidance
(0:08:46-0:44:37) Light and Frothy
(0:46:38-1:33:59) School Reopenings
(1:34:41-2:22:41) SCOTUS Cases
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan try to keep things pithy and concise by having only two topics but fail utterly and completely as they go in-depth into the latest Trump nonsense as well as the latest pandemic related developments. Plus Ivan tells us about his light summer reading! So there you go.
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Recorded 2020-07-03 Length this week – 2:33:06
(0:00:22-0:12:55) But First
Agenda
Ivan book: Social Security Made Simple [2019]
(0:13:32-1:33:35) Trump Nonsense
Russia paying to kill US troops
Calls with world leaders
Polling update
Racist callouts
(1:34:40-2:32:41) Pandemic
Cases and Deaths
Reasons for the 2nd wave
Reactions to the 2nd wave
School reopening plans
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do something they don’t do that often anymore. They spend a huge chunk of the show talking about tech! Apple tech to be specific, as they discuss the WWDC announcement that Apple is moving the Mac to their own chips, and Sam discusses a recent Mac purchase. But of course, they don’t neglect the pandemic, and they couldn’t do a show without at least a little politics. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-06-26 Length this week – 2:03:03
(0:00:22-0:49:41) Tech
Sam’s Purchase
Apple Chips
(0:51:46-1:24:16) Pandemic
Second Wave
Impact on Immigration
(1:24:54-2:02:43) Politics
Question for the Corner
Flynn and Barr
Black Lives Matter
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do another lightning round show. They discuss the recovery of global travel, the gamble being taken on a pandemic second wave, some of the recent SCOTUS decisions, Trump’s health, a movie, and even real-time reactions to the beginning of the Berman situation as the news broke while they were recording.
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Recorded 2020-06-20 Length this week – 1:53:00
(0:00:22-0:35:45) Lightning 1
Ivan: Travel picking up again
Sam: Opening too fast?
(0:36:23-1:13:01) Lightning 2
Ivan: SCOTUS Decisions
Sam: Berman Situation
(1:14:17-1:52:40) Lightning 3:
Ivan: Ivan Movie: Lawnmower Man (1992)
Sam: Trump health
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do a lightning round show, talking about a bunch of smaller topics, including the “Defund the Police” slogan, Space X’s successful trip to the ISS, how the markets are reacting to the pandemic, Trump moving his convention acceptance speech to Jacksonville, and four other exciting topics!
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Recorded 2020-06-12 Length this week – 1:54:36
(0:01:51-0:58:10) Lightning 1
Ivan: Sam’s Kidney Stone
Sam: Markets and the Pandemic
Ivan: Trump Convention and Rallies
Sam: Second Wave?
(1:00:10-1:54:13) Lightning 2:
Ivan: Defund the Police
Sam: Democratic Primary Update
Ivan: Space X to the ISS
Sam: Georgia Elections
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Ivan and Sam spend the vast bulk of the show discussing various aspects of the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. But first, Sam discusses the changing state of his home office… specifically, he cleaned it. The show ends up with Ivan giving his thoughts on the current economic situation. And of course, as usual, the pandemic is still around too. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-06-06 Length this week – 2:35:43
(0:01:34-0:38:40) RLC
(0:39:18-2:13:02) George Floyd Aftermath
(2:14:12-2:35:23) Economic Indicators
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan’s biggest topic is the spiraling unrest across the country in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. But they also discuss Trump’s attack on social media companies, some economic news, and even some thoughts on television and movies. And don’t worry, the pandemic is still there. It is sort of the background behind everything else at this point.
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Recorded 2020-05-30 Length this week – 2:09:08
(0:01:20-0:28:24) But First
(0:30:25-1:11:01) Minneapolis and Beyond
(1:12:04-1:40:01) Trump vs Social Media
(1:41:22-2:08:47) Economic News
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Ruth Brandon { Social Security - what is deducted is not "your earnings" - what is deducted from current workers pays for MY social security - it is... } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Talking is Hard at 17 July 2020 21:44:03 UTC
Abulsme { Yup, I acually mentioned in the episode that they still do come on, but I couldn't imagine them being made for network TV today. } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Tip of Lips at 15 March 2020 00:37:25 UTC
Ruth Brandon { FYI - Charlie Brown Christmas STILL comes annually on TV + several others } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Tip of Lips at 9 March 2020 05:14:00 UTC
Ruth Brandon { FYI - Charlie Brown Christmas STILL comes annually on TV } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Tip of Lips at 9 March 2020 03:11:44 UTC
Ed Haines { Happy birthday, Alex. If you are looking for a wonderful book, Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl entranced both me and my son when we were... } on Alex is TEN!!! at 21 September 2019 18:58:47 UTC
Diane Minter { Happy Birthday, Alex!! Hope you are having a great day. Diane } on Sam rides Alex's new scooter... at 12 September 2019 19:36:31 UTC
Edward Haines { I got curious about John Bolton’s military experience since he is always anxious to commit troops to battle. He had a draft lottery number that... } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Danger to the World at 23 June 2019 13:34:26 UTC
Edward T Haines { I have heard occasional blurbs about using bleach to treat various conditions but tend to ignore these. It sounds that the problem may be greater... } on Curmudgeon's Corner: March of Icons at 26 May 2019 22:08:57 UTC
The 2020 Starting Line – Election Graphs { […] Before I start rolling in the state polls that have already come out, let's look at a more general Democratic vs Republican view based... } on Electoral College: The Race Begins at 3 March 2019 04:26:58 UTC
So what to do for 2020? – Election Graphs { […] be fair, there was a lot of movement just in the last day of poll updates. Before that, I had a 108 EV margin... } on Electoral College: Trump makes it tight again at 27 February 2019 01:16:20 UTC
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