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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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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan allow themselves another lightning round type show. They cover everything from Skype backgrounds and an old move, to the effectiveness of lockdowns and HCQ, with some stops along the way to talk about the economy, Covid-19 in Brazil, and some quick politics hits too. Oh, and Sam and his son Alex have a video game discussion at the end. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-05-23 Length this week – 1:50:36
(0:03:34-0:51:02) Lightning One
Ivan: Titanic Skype
Sam: Movie: It Happened One Night (1934)
Ivan: Pandemic Bankrupcies
Sam: Lockdown Effectiveness
(0:52:06 -1:50:10) Lightning Two
Ivan: Trump on HCQ
Sam: Politics Quick Hits
Ivan: Brazilian Pandemic
Alex: Video Games
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan are all over the place. Of course, there is the usual dose of pandemic news and discussion of how the pandemic is impacting our lives, both at home and at work. But they also discuss some things they have watched recently. And Obamagate. And as an extra special addition, that one time a moth flew into Sam’s mouth. Exciting show!
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Recorded 2020-05-16 Length this week – 2:04:37
(0:01:55-0:54:47) Lightning Round #1
Ivan: Getting Out
Ivan: Air Travel Today
Ivan: Post Office
Sam: Junior G-Men [1940]
Sam: Obamagate
(0:56:48-2:04:16) Lightning Round #2
Ivan: Nobel House [1988]
Sam: Mouth Moth
Ivan: Permanent Work from Home
Sam: Letting things Go
Sam: Pandemic Trends
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, before getting to the week’s pandemic news, Sam and Ivan talk about a bunch of other things. An update on Sam’s hand. Ivan’s thoughts on a TV show. The MAGA invasion of Venezuela. Michael Flynn. Running while black. And more. But yeah, after all that, the pandemic dominates the show as it tends to do these days.
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Recorded 2020-05-09 Length this week – 2:03:36
(0:00:22-0:27:43) But First
(0:28:45-1:03:24) Lightning Round
(1:05:07-2:03:12) Pandemic
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan start by arguing about live views from the International Space Station. Then they move on to everybody’s feelings in isolation and Sam’s broken hand before moving on to actual real news about the pandemic this week. Then some talk about Biden, Trump, and Amash. And if you stay for the very end, you’ll find the resolution to the argument the show began with. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-05-02 Length this week – 2:06:23
(0:00:01-0:08:39) ISS HDEV Argument
(0:09:03-0:36:36) Isolation Update
(0:38:38-1:20:26) Pandemic News
(1:22:14-2:03:13) Election 2020
(2:03:33-2:06:23) ISS HDEV Answer
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan again spend most of the show on pandemic related developments. But before that, they discuss buying a MacBook Air, and a movie Sam watched about a couple of frogs. After exhausting the pandemic topic, they talk a little bit about Election 2020 polling.
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Recorded 2020-04-25 Length this week – 2:06:06
(0:00:01-0:31:35) But First
(0:32:51-1:39:43) Pandemic
(1:40:20-2:05:35) Election 2020
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the latest pandemic developments, including the psychological toll of staying at home, and the proposals for loosening restrictions. Then a short interlude on MacBooks, iPads, and a review of an old movie. Finally, some discussion of Biden’s veepstakes.
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Recorded 2020-04-18 Length this week – 1:55:39
(0:01:03-0:57:25) Pandemic
(0:58:10-1:19:39) But Middle
(1:20:16-1:55:19) Veepstakes
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan discuss Sanders dropping out of the presidential race, sexual assault allegations against Biden, and possible positive developments on the pandemic front. But first, a little about cooking, cleaning, and Ewoks. And somewhere along the way, just a bit about a new use of computer image recognition that will undoubtedly take over the world.
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Recorded 2020-04-11 Length this week – 1:55:26
(0:02:25-0:35:52) But First
(0:37:08-1:19:00) Election 2020
(1:20:21-1:55:06) Pandemic
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan try to get their minds off all the bad news by taking a stupid internet quiz and talking about the results. But then they do get down to the pandemic. No detailed updates of this week’s badness though. Instead, they spend a while talking about some counterfactual scenarios on how this might have played out under a different president. Then they talk about the psychological toll this is taking on the whole world, and how it will end up defining a generation.
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Recorded 2020-04-04 Length this week – 1:31:12
(0:00:21-0:28:11) But First
(0:28:51-1:00:27) Counterfactuals
(1:01:48-1:30:51) Psychological Toll
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about, well, yes, the pandemic again. But this time they at least organize it into a few segments. Namely, the current state of the pandemic itself, the stimulus package passed by Congress, and the politics of the pandemic. And before that, they do talk just a little bit about Ivan’s new Playstation, and Sam’s new kidney stone. So yay!
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Recorded 2020-03-28 Length this week – 2:26:45
(0:00:20-0:23:26) But First
(0:27:30-1:14:46) State of the Pandemic
(1:15:50-1:44:13) Stimulus Package
(1:45:30-2:26:23) Pandemic Politics
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