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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Return of the Beep

On Curmudgeon’s Corner this week, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are North Korea and the dust up between CNN and the guy on Reddit. They pack a lot of smaller topics in this week too though. Rick Perry on Economics. The 2014 Annie remake. Dress codes in Congress and elsewhere. The Seattle minimum wage. A listener fact checks our last episode. And much much more…

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Recorded 2017-07-07
Length this week – 2:04:17

(0:01:05-0:26:59) But First
- Fireworks
- Agenda
- More fireworks
- Plane Incident
- Fact Check!
- Jones vs Bell
- Couch Update
(0:28:08-0:47:41) North Korea
- Cobol and Y2K
- The missile
- Motivations
- Trump strategy?
- Escalation?
- Trump engaged?
(0:48:57-1:11:07) Trolling CNN
- Air Conditioner
- Jill Innocenti
- The meme
- The troll
- CNN threat
- Incitement?
- Found her?
(1:12:53-2:03:58) Lightning Round
- Changing the battery
- It is not her
- Rick Perry economics
- Movie: Annie (2014)
- Dress codes
- Youtube shooting
- Trump dissed?
- Seattle minimum wage
- Illinois budget
- Alex interlude
- Trump-light again

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6700 km from North Korea

Here is a quick and dirty Google Maps chart showing the areas of the world roughly within range of the North Korean missile tested today if early analysis is correct. Pyongyang and Seattle marked for reference. Everything on the Pyongyang side of the red curve potentially in range.

(Created by constraining my random spot generator to points 6700 km from Pyongyang, apologies for the Mercator projection.)

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Squeaky Chair

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan deviate from politics for a little while to talk some tech! Namely, Juicero, cord cutting, and Apple’s pro strategy. Of course after that they get back to the news and politics of the week… That would be Trump’s 100 day milestone, Trump’s tax plan, the budget deadline and Obama making money on speeches on the domestic side. Internationally they discuss tariffs on Canada, “The Wall”, and NAFTA. Along the way there are also some corrections, a milestone for this podcast, and Trump’s Big Red Button.

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Recorded 2017-04-28
Length this week – 1:52:35

0:01:13-0:14:28 But First
- Agenda
- Corrections
- Milestone
0:15:08-0:55:28 Tech
- Juciero
- Cord Cutting Update
- Apple Pro Strategy
0:56:36-1:33:39 Domestic
- 100 Days of Trump
- Tax Plan
- Budget Deadline
- Obama Speeches
1:34:55-1:52:14 International
- Canadian Tariffs
- The Wall
- NAFTA
- North Korea
- Electoral Maps
- Big Red Button

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Because We Just Can’t

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Ivan and Sam cover all sorts of developments, both foreign and domestic. From the latest events in Turkey, the UK, and North Korea to the latest with Trump-Russia, healthcare reform, tax reform, and the death penalty. Along the way they also touch on flight simulators, random trips, a band from the 70’s, some feedback, and more!

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Recorded 2017-04-21
Length this week – 1:43:44

(0:00:55-0:20:43) But First
- Agenda
- X-Plane
- Movie: War Greatest Hits Live (2008)
- Random Trips
(0:22:43-1:06:18) International
- St. Petersburg
- Axis of Adults
- Approval Ratings
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- North Korea
- Russians in Alaska?
- Julian Assange
(1:07:39-1:35:09) Domestic
- Trump Russia
- Jason Chaffetz
- Healthcare
- Tax Reform
- Death Penalty
(1:36:51-1:43:24) Not a Lightning Round
- Feedback from Ed
- Feedback from Jenn
- Contact Info

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Clear Thoughted

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner: WAR! PIVOT! LIGHTNING! More specifically, Sam and Ivan talk about the situations in Syria, Afghanistan, and North Korea… then they move on to Donald Trump’s changing positions on a number of issues, and what that means for both his supporters and opponents. Rounding out the show, bits about the guy pulled off the United plane, Wikileaks, planespotting, a movie Sam watched, the congressional special elections, and even more!

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Recorded 2017-04-15
Length this week – 2:06:12

(0:00:15-0:22:02) But First
- Show Edits
- Agenda
- Ignored Topics
- Reorgs and Layoffs
- Movie: The Terminal (2004)
- Planespotting
(0:22:40-0:59:46) WAR!
- Legal Authority
- Pictures of War Victims
- Trump ignorance
- Missing Volta?
- North Korea Escalation
- Spicer on Nazi Germany
- What is a chemical weapon?
- MOAB in Afghanistan
- More on North Korea
(1:00:21-1:24:20) PIVOT!
- List of Flip Flops
- He is still Trump
- Healthcare
- Trump learning?
- Difficulty Legislating
- No agenda
- Title origins
(1:26:02-2:05:53) LIGHTNING!
- United troubles
- Congressional special elections
- Blackmailing Trump
- CIA on Wikileaks
- More ignored topics
- Contact us

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Something Made A Noise

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast Ivan and Sam start off talking about things OTHER than Election 2016. The upcoming small iPhone announcement, corporate reorgs, Kanye and The Pirate Bay, feedback on the show, and more! But of course then it is election time. They cover the Super Tuesday results in both parties, the Republican delegate math, the possibilities of a Republican schism, and everything else surrounding the race that they can think of.

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Recorded 2016-03-03

Length this week – 1:59:20

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(0:00:10-0:10:30) But First
- Agenda
- Small iPhone
- Mexico City
- Reorgs
(0:11:50-0:42:03) Lightning Round
- Carillian prelude
- Apple wins a round
- Malaysian Plane
- Kanye and Pirate Bay
- Nearby House Fire
- North Korea
- Syria
- Feedback
- Sam’s Vote?
(0:43:08-1:28:41) Election 2016 Part 1
- Democratic Super Tuesday Results
- Sanders lost, get over it
- Carson out
- Christie and Trump
- Rubio attacking Trump
- Trump’s Business Success
- Effect of Rubio’s Attacks?
- Trump Delegate Math
- Forcing a contested convention?
- Delegate Shenanagans
- Odds of President Trump?
- Trump’s Policy Details
- The Mexican Wall
- Trump and Duke/KKK
(1:29:44-1:59:01) Election 2016 Part 2
- Never Trump Republicans
- Will the Republicans Split?
- Is Clinton more conservative than Trump?
- Trump’s Supporter’s Motivations
- Immigrant Debate
- Romney Attacks
- Trump’s Free Media
- Buying votes not working
- The Next Contests

Curmudgeon’s Corner: Down 99.8%

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Iván talk about:
* No Longer at Ease / Birth of a Nation
* State of the Union
* Microsoft Announcements
* North Korea / Switzerland

Recorded 2015-01-22

Length this week – 1:01:53

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Bye Bye Forever… Until Next Week

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Iván talk about:
* Ivan Complains about Flying / Book: The Final Days
* Christmas Trees / Russia’s Rouble Mess
* Jeb Bush / Election 2016
* Sydney / Peshawar
* Sony Hack

Recorded 2014-12-17

Length this week – 2:00:06 – Longest ever! We broke 2 hours!

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Curmudgeon’s Corner: Before Boston So Who Cares?

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam and Ivan talk about:

Taxes / Bitcoin
More Bitcoin
North Korea
PC Sales
More PC Stuff

Recorded on 15 Apr 2013

Length this week – 1:06:41


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Curmudgeon’s Corner: The Big However

In the latest Curmudgeon’s Corner Sam talks about:

Facebook Home
Gun Control
North Korea

Recorded on 12 Apr 2013

Length this week – 1:07:20


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Abulsme { Since she may not see comments here, I have relayed the message. :-) } on Brandy is running for office! at 11 June 2017 03:09:52 UTC
Diane Minter { Congratulations Brandy!! for running and of course, I am sure, for winning. Keep us posted. } on Brandy is running for office! at 10 June 2017 23:24:14 UTC
Ed Haines { Your discussion of Donald Trump's strategy re Syria makes clear what I was attempting to point out in a FB post discussing strategic planning. Before... } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Magic Eight Ball at 8 April 2017 23:25:51 UTC
Ed Haines { I should comment that I listen to Smerconish quite often. It is not a podcast but is a fairly sane program with minimal partisanship } on Curmudgeon's Corner: That list is big! at 26 March 2017 15:41:15 UTC
Abulsme { I know there have been a few international opinion polls on Trump, but I have no tracking of that. :-) } on A look at Trump favorability vs job approval at 21 March 2017 21:22:22 UTC
Diane Minter { This is the US. Incredible I agree. Well, I don´t like what he´s doing, but hey I still love that guy!! " Have any poll... } on A look at Trump favorability vs job approval at 20 March 2017 02:49:22 UTC
Abulsme { It has been awhile, but during the campaign, especially in the primary phase, we talked a LOT on our podcast about the crazy amount of... } on @abulsme tweets from 2017-02-20 (UTC) at 4 March 2017 17:41:09 UTC
Abulsme { I feel for you Nona! } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Not talking about that at 3 March 2017 22:48:05 UTC
Nona Jones { Help me, I'm drowning in a see of red here in Alabama } on Curmudgeon's Corner: Not talking about that at 3 March 2017 02:27:39 UTC
Diane Minter { Sam, since I don´t belong to twitter or facebook or anything similar just wanted to make this comment to you about press especially CNN .... } on @abulsme tweets from 2017-02-20 (UTC) at 26 February 2017 16:11:42 UTC
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