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About a quarter of the way through 2018, I lamented that I wasn’t reading enough books, and made a resolution to do better. I did finish more books in 2018 than in either 2016 or 2017. But I plummeted in 2019, coming nowhere near my goal of 12 books for the year.
This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do the usual round of political news, discussing dirty tricks on the campaign trail, the latest veepstakes talk, the New York investigation into Trump, and possibilities of a disputed election. But first, they respond to some feedback, review a book Sam read, talk a little about family history and how 2020 sucks, and react to the explosion in Beirut. A full show as usual!
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Recorded 2020-08-08 Length this week – 2:08:10
(0:00:22-0:37:53) But First
Feedback
Sam Book: The Two Towers (1954)
Family history
2020 sucks
Beirut explosion
(0:39:54-1:21:23) Campaign 2020 Dirty Tricks
Foreign interference
Controlling the narrative
Kanye West
Historical dirty tricks
Slowing down the mail
(1:22:40-2:07:50) Campaign 2020 Clean Tricks
Veepstakes
Trump interview
New York Trump investigation
Laws with no teeth
Disputed election?
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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 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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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan cover ten separate topics for about ten minutes each, including recent developments in several countries, a 1940’s era movie Sam watched, the Congressional impeachment investigations, Joe Biden’s latest gaffes, the Epstein suicide, and much more. Tune in for a very full show!
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Recorded 2019-08-17 Length this week – 1:59:02
(0:01:49-0:13:44) Ivan: Feedback
(0:15:30-0:24:36) Sam: Sam Movie: Double Indemnity (1944)
(0:25:56-0:36:57) Ivan: Epstein Suicide
(0:37:34-0:48:29) Sam: Impeachment Investigations
(0:49:45-0:59:19) Ivan: Steve King Comments
(1:00:04-1:09:00) Sam: Sam Book: The Ideas Industry (2017)
(1:10:10-1:20:32) Ivan: Biden Gaffes
(1:22:33-1:32:54) Sam: Election Graphs: Blue Texas
(1:34:37-1:44:49) Ivan: Argentina / Hong Kong / Moscow
(1:45:53-1:58:41) Sam: Greenland
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, first Ed joins Sam for a lightning round. They of course cover the latest Mueller developments, but also tax refunds, Venezuela, some books Ed read, and more. Then for the last part of the show, Sam is joined by his wife Brandy, who is attending the Power Rising conference and talks about her experiences there, including hearing from Stacey Abrams and Kamala Harris.
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Recorded 2019-02-22 Length this week – 1:48:15
(0:00:20-1:13:12) Lightning Round
Ed: Thwaites Glacier
Sam: Tax Refunds
Ed: Venezuela
Sam: Mueller Time
Ed: Books: Life on the Edge (2015) / Biocentrism (2009)
Sam: Foiled attack on politicians and journalists
(1:13:56-1:47:46) Power Rising
What is Power Rising about?
Movie: Amazing Grace (2018)
What is it like?
Stacey Abrams
Kamala Harris
Memorable highlights
New Orleans
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner… lightning rounds! Sam and Ivan talk about a total of 17 different topics this time around. These include… the snow in Seattle, Roger Stone, the Green New Deal, Paul Manafort, a correction to something Sam said last week, food delivery, translating Trump into other languages, the National Emergency, an upcoming Seattle Curmudgeon’s Corner meetup, and of course eight other things too. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2019-02-16 Length this week – 2:40:00
(0:00:20-0:28:09) But First
Trump translations
Agenda
Curmudgeon’s Corner Seattle meetup
Correction about Tucson
Seattle snow
Food delivery
(0:29:53-1:10:31) Lightning Round I
Ivan: Glenn Greenwald
Sam: Book: The Zimmerman Telegram (1985)
Ivan: Movie: Geostorm (2017)
Sam: Green New Deal
(1:12:32-2:04:20) Lightning Round II
Ivan: Paper Bank Statements
Sam: Doing a “Clinton Email”
Ivan: Manafort
Sam: Stone
(2:05:29-2:39:42) Lightning Round III
Ivan: National Emergency
Sam: Bill Weld 2020
Ivan: McCabe and the 25th
Sam: Democratic debate rules
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do an all lightning round show. Twelve separate exciting subjects. These include… the newest Brexit developments, the Trump vs Acosta ruckus, the resistance to Pelosi as speaker, Trump’s eventful visit to Europe, a book review by Sam, the Lion Air crash… and six more things. You didn’t think they would all be in the summary did you? But they are all exciting. Really.
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Recorded 2018-11-17
Length this week – 2:02:38
(0:00:20-0:40:40) Lightning #1
Ivan: Border Troops
Sam: Book: Hands-On Data Science and Python Machine Learning (2017)
Ivan: Trump in Europe
Sam: Heading to DC
(0:42:40-1:19:55) Lightning #2
Ivan: Assange
Sam: Puppy?
Ivan: Lion Air
Sam: Pelosi
(1:20:30-2:02:18) Lightning #3
Ivan: Brexit
Sam: Brazil
Ivan: Acosta
Sam: Avenatti
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