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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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 review the latest pandemic news, they answer a “Question for the Corner” on what post-Trump Republicans might look like, they cover the current state of the Presidential race, and they discuss the recent hack of Twitter. Before all that though, they discuss the household projects they have been working on during the lockdown. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-07-17 Length this week – 2:06:53
(0:00:21-0:29:59) Household Projects
(0:32:00-0:54:34) Pandemic
(0:55:53-1:41:08) Politics
(1:42:12-2:06:32) Hacks
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, the two serious topics are school reopenings in the face of the pandemic, and the ramifications of the latest batch of Supreme Court rulings. In addition, Ivan talks about air conditioning maintenance, and Sam talks about Alex creating Minecraft mods. Also, Sam talks about not talking about something. Odd that.
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Recorded 2020-07-10 Length this week – 2:23:02
(0:00:01-0:08:23) Avoidance
(0:08:46-0:44:37) Light and Frothy
(0:46:38-1:33:59) School Reopenings
(1:34:41-2:22:41) SCOTUS Cases
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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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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do something they don’t do that often anymore. They spend a huge chunk of the show talking about tech! Apple tech to be specific, as they discuss the WWDC announcement that Apple is moving the Mac to their own chips, and Sam discusses a recent Mac purchase. But of course, they don’t neglect the pandemic, and they couldn’t do a show without at least a little politics. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-06-26 Length this week – 2:03:03
(0:00:22-0:49:41) Tech
Sam’s Purchase
Apple Chips
(0:51:46-1:24:16) Pandemic
Second Wave
Impact on Immigration
(1:24:54-2:02:43) Politics
Question for the Corner
Flynn and Barr
Black Lives Matter
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do another lightning round show. They discuss the recovery of global travel, the gamble being taken on a pandemic second wave, some of the recent SCOTUS decisions, Trump’s health, a movie, and even real-time reactions to the beginning of the Berman situation as the news broke while they were recording.
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Recorded 2020-06-20 Length this week – 1:53:00
(0:00:22-0:35:45) Lightning 1
Ivan: Travel picking up again
Sam: Opening too fast?
(0:36:23-1:13:01) Lightning 2
Ivan: SCOTUS Decisions
Sam: Berman Situation
(1:14:17-1:52:40) Lightning 3:
Ivan: Ivan Movie: Lawnmower Man (1992)
Sam: Trump health
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do a lightning round show, talking about a bunch of smaller topics, including the “Defund the Police” slogan, Space X’s successful trip to the ISS, how the markets are reacting to the pandemic, Trump moving his convention acceptance speech to Jacksonville, and four other exciting topics!
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Recorded 2020-06-12 Length this week – 1:54:36
(0:01:51-0:58:10) Lightning 1
Ivan: Sam’s Kidney Stone
Sam: Markets and the Pandemic
Ivan: Trump Convention and Rallies
Sam: Second Wave?
(1:00:10-1:54:13) Lightning 2:
Ivan: Defund the Police
Sam: Democratic Primary Update
Ivan: Space X to the ISS
Sam: Georgia Elections
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner Ivan and Sam spend the vast bulk of the show discussing various aspects of the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd. But first, Sam discusses the changing state of his home office… specifically, he cleaned it. The show ends up with Ivan giving his thoughts on the current economic situation. And of course, as usual, the pandemic is still around too. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-06-06 Length this week – 2:35:43
(0:01:34-0:38:40) RLC
(0:39:18-2:13:02) George Floyd Aftermath
(2:14:12-2:35:23) Economic Indicators
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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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