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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam to talk about the many forms of disinformation, a congressional debate Ed attended, and they revisit the healthcare debate. Before that though, a welcome to a new patron, a movie review, a couple book reviews, and more!
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Recorded 2018-10-20
Length this week – 2:07:05
(0:00:20-0:42:39) But First
Agenda
New patron
New review
Sam Movie: A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Sam Book: The Brethren (1979)
Ed Book: One Person, No Vote (2018)
(0:43:55-1:13:41) Disinformation
The new election meddling arrest
Trump strategy of provocation
Everybody doing it
Saudi Arabia and Turkey
Different types of attacks
Example WaPo error
Careful vs sloppy vs intention deceit
(1:18:45-1:45:44) A Congressional Debate
Pennsylvania District 1 profile
The candidates in PA-1
In person experience
Local vs national issues
Trump influence on debate?
Wallace energy plan
Nothing on voting rights
(1:46:24-2:06:44) Healthcare
Costs for Medicare for All
Gradualism
Impact on individuals
Types of costs and savings
Other countries
Mitch McConnell
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk the most about voter suppression and Jamal Khashoggi. But they also talk about movies, climate change, that Alpha Bank thing, TV, the space program, using airline miles, upgrading home broadband, and Rosenstein… You know, the usual hodgepodge. They kind of couldn’t stop talking this week. Long show warning!
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Recorded 2018-10-13
Length this week – 2:26:27
(0:00:20-0:35:00) But First
Agenda
Miles and points
Broadband upgrade
TV: Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973-1974)
Sam Movie: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Bad Movies
(0:35:40-1:04:46) Voter Suppression
VRA Background
Georgia
Texas
North Dakota
Florida
(1:07:21-1:28:35) Jamal Khashoggi
Background
Trump reaction
Financial connections?
Congressional reaction
Saudi reputation
MBS backlash?
(1:29:14-2:26:07) Lightning Round
Ivan: Soyuz Emergency Landing
Sam: What the hell is going on with Rosenstein?
Ivan: Alpha Bank and Trump
Sam: IPCC Climate Report
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the run up to the Kavanaugh confirmation, they game out the 2018 midterms, and discuss the New York Times story on Fred Trump’s empire and the questionable ways it was used to help Donald and his siblings. But first, they discuss a few movies.
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Recorded 2018-10-05
Length this week – 1:39:54
(0:00:12-0:16:34) But First
Get well soon Ed
Agenda
Sam Movie: Neverending Story II (1991)
Sam Movie: Maleficent (2014)
Ivan Movies: The Twilight Saga (2008-2012)
(0:17:14-0:49:36) Kavanaugh
Timing Disclaimer
FBI report
Things not in the report
Do lies matter?
Does being an asshole matter?
Why didn’t Trump dump him?
Undecided Senators
(0:52:17-1:15:53) Election 2018
Election Graphs update
House and Senate mirror images
Misinterpreting odds
Enthusiasm
Gaming out the Senate
Kavanaugh Impact
House generic ballot
Changes in the next month?
2016 odds revisited
(1:16:29-1:39:33) Fred Trump’s Empire
Tax fraud schemes
Bailing out Donald
Are the Trumps in trouble now?
Are they still doing it?
Where is his money coming from now?
Investigations?
Other people doing this
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topic is of course the Kavanaugh hearings. They cover the new allegations and other developments that came up before the hearings, Dr. Ford’s testimony, Judge Kavanaugh’s testimony, and Senator Flake blowing everything up to end the week. Before all that though, they talk about Sam’s phone usage, Sam reviews a couple movies, and Ivan read a book!
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Recorded 2018-09-29
Length this week – 2:09:27
(0:02:41-0:37:47) But First
Yawning again
Agenda
Sam’s Screen Time
Spanish Ninjago
Ivan Book: Twelve Years of Turbulence (2018)
Sam Movie: The Sandlot (1993)
Sam Movie: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
(0:38:23-1:00:53) Before the Hearings
New allegations
Judge and other witnesses
The “mistaken identity” accusation
The calendar
Hearing negotiations
The Fox interview
(1:01:37-1:16:03) Dr. Ford’s Testimony
The opening statement
Mitchell’s questioning
Reactions at midday
Was Mitchell a mistake?
(1:17:18-1:39:44) Judge Kavanaugh’s Testimony
The opening statement
Mitchell’s questioning
Ranting Republicans
Democratic focus on FBI Investigation
Unnecessary lies
At the end of the day
(1:40:24-2:09:06) Flakey Friday
The elevator
The Senator Coons connection
The Flake delay
FBI Investigation
What else happens in a week?
Flake saving the Republicans from themselves?
More to the deal?
Do they have the votes?
Who do we believe?
What does Avenatti have?
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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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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ivan and Sam are all over the place. Topics include scandals in the Catholic Church, racists being unleashed by Trump, a new patron, some movies Sam watched, a look back at the financial crisis 10 years later, Ivan’s new computer, an update on the kids separated at the border, and lots more!
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Recorded 2018-09-14
Length this week – 2:05:07
(0:01:24-0:44:56) But First
Agenda
New patron Bruce!
New iTunes reviews
Ivan’s new computer
Movie: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Movie: The Pink Panther (1963)
(0:45:35-1:23:09) Lightning One
Ivan: Trillion dollar deficit
Sam: Pope scandal
Ivan: Financial crisis 10 years later
Sam: Status of NAFTA
(1:23:48-2:04:47) Lightning 2
Hurricanes
Manafort plea?
Racists unleashed
Separated kids update
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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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Diane R Minter { Very nice, Alex!! Ella started middle school, where Mia is in her last year! And Aria has her first visit to the same Montessori where... } on Starting Third Grade! at 5 September 2018 20:07:38 UTC
Ruth M Brandon { Never been to Yellowstone myself but yes, daytime would be more interesting and with lots more to see! Glad the fawn got up and rejoined... } on A Little Detour at 30 July 2018 18:07:16 UTC
Ruth Brandon { love these photos! } on My New Friends at 28 July 2018 18:02:56 UTC
Abulsme { Yes, this is here. This Halloween is coming quickly! We'll see what things look like this year! } on Halloween 2017 Timelapse at 15 July 2018 21:49:00 UTC
Diane R Minter { Any chance of midterm 2018 graphs?? Or just an informed guess? } on Election Graphs Blog at 5 July 2018 10:16:54 UTC
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Abulsme { Miley often cuddles with him until he is asleep, then extracts herself and goes to her own place to sleep. :-) } on Miley and her sleeping boy at 24 June 2018 00:38:59 UTC
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Diane Minter { Very sweet. Looks like Miley would like to get up,but Alex has his arm around her. Maya says her kids do that, throw an arm... } on Miley and her sleeping boy at 26 May 2018 18:57:52 UTC
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