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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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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’s main topics are everything related to the Coronavirus and the Democratic nomination race. But first, they talk a little about leap day, how they and their kids deal with homework and school and other things, and even a little about Star Wars.
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Recorded 2020-02-29 Length this week – 2:21:03
(0:00:20-0:28:22) But First
(0:30:05-1:26:23) Coronavirus
(1:27:00-2:20:43) Election 2020
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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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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan spend most of the show talking about the Democratic Debates, but they also spend some time on a movie Sam watched, Sam’s adventures with streaming live TV again, and the situation with border detention camps.
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Recorded 2019-06-29 Length this week – 2:19:04
(0:00:20-0:18:26) Ivan: Sam Movie – Apollo 11: First Steps (2019)
(0:19:10-1:31:14) Sam: Democratic Debates
(1:31:52-1:50:08) Ivan: Sam’s Streaming Failures
(1:52:09-2:18:43) Sam: Border Camps
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan and Sam cover four topics: The 1965 movie Doctor Zhivago, the idea of sending migrants to sanctuary cities, the Mueller/Barr conflicts, and Venezuela. And at the start, Ivan sings! Enjoy!
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Recorded 2019-05-03 Length this week – 1:16:51
(0:00:00-0:01:21) Jenny
(0:01:21-0:02:44) Agenda
(0:02:44-0:17:46) Ivan: Sam Movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)
(0:17:46-0:29:55) Sam: Illegals to sanctuary cities
(0:29:55-0:56:03) Ivan: Mueller and Barr
(0:56:03-1:13:19) Sam: Venezuela
(1:13:19-1:16:51) Closing
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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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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
So what to do for 2020? – Election Graphs { […] the 2016 post mortem here is a list of where a bunch of the election tracking sites ended […] } on Electoral College: Post Mortem at 1 February 2019 00:04:01 UTC
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