Curmudgeon's Corner

2026-03-07: Sucked Into A Warp Pipe

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:46:46 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam talk about more movies than usual, then the latest primary election results, the continuing situation with Iran, bad economic numbers, and more! As usual, tons of fun and excitement! Woo!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-03-07
Length this week 2:06:25

0:00:55 - But First
- Random Stuff
- Movie: Hoppers (2026)
- Movie: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
- Movie: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
0:44:45 - Primary Results
- Talarico vs Crockett
- Cornyn vs Paxton
- Moderate vs Progressive
- Others
1:09:05 - Stuffs
- Trump Quotes
- Iran Updates
- Economic Data
- New Lexus

The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.
Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link)
Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link)
Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link)
Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

2026-02-28: Specifically Targeted

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:49:40 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the war in Iran and the violence in Mexico. Those are the unavoidable big things of the week. But also beeping and bulbs, almost getting run over, movies, random trips, and a RobinLetter update. A full show!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-02-28
Length this week 1:56:07

0:02:58 - But First
- Beeping and Bulbs
- Near Misses
- Movie: Blade II (2002)
- Movie: A Minecraft Movie (2025)
0:49:38 - Iran War
- Why Attack?
- Possible Outcomes
- Whose Interests?
- Managing Attention
1:21:00 - Potpourri
- El Mencho Killing
- Random Yucatan Trip?
- Iran Again
- RobinLetter Update

2026-02-21: 35 Degree Thumb

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:34:18 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk Tesla, AI, Tariffs, Economy, Epstein, Cars, Movies and RobinLetter. Is that enough for you? I hope so, cause that's what you have this week. Plus the benefits of checking your mail! So there ya go!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-02-21
Length this week 1:37:37

0:00:35 - Part One
- Movie: Tuck Everlasting (2002)
- Movie: Allegiant (2016)
0:16:49 - Part Two
- Tesla Pulling Back From Cars
- Electric Car Competition
- AI Risks and Benefits
0:49:04 - Part Three
- Looking at Mail
- Tariff Decision
- Negative Indicators
1:14:55 - Part Four
- New Epstein Consequences
- RobinLetter Update
- Expensive Cars

2026-02-14: Coffee Kings

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 02:51:33 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam remember Ray Lynch, they talk about movies and television, Sam plugs his RobinLetter project, and then of course they discuss the systematic destruction of American government by the Trump administration. Oh. And Bad Bunny.

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-02-14
Length this week 2:01:23

0:00:40 - But First
- Rough Months
- Ray Lynch
- RobinLetter
- Movie: The Graduate (1967)
- Movie: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
0:38:33 - But Second
- Government Incompetence
- Untrustworthy Economic Data
- Destruction of Trust
- Complicit or Spineless
- Slow Bleed of Support
1:24:21 - But Third
- L&O S6E23
- Striking TV Episodes
- Bad Bunny
- Crimes Against Humanity
- Orifices

2026-02-07: Working Intermittently

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 04:42:54 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is out having a birthday thing, so Ed joins Sam and picks the topics. The big themes are RFK Jr's nonsense at HHS, the continued improvements in AI tech, and the end of the START treaty. But also movies and the weather, Election 2026 and the SAVE Act, and more!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-02-07
Length this week 2:03:35

0:00:50 - But First
- Cold Temps
- Walks and Runs
- Movie: Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020)
- Movie: Epic (2013)
0:26:23 - But Second
- Northern ATMs
- Electronic Transactions
- RFK Jr Nonsense
- Delayed Effects
0:59:25 - But Third
- Customer Support
- AI Improvements
- Moltbot/Moltbook
- Educational Changes
1:34:16 - But Fourth
- START Treaty
- Election 2026
- SAVE Act
- Scandal Pace

2026-01-31: Master Criminal

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:40:39 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about Minnesota and Epstein as the big more serious things. But there is more! Health updates! Movies! Ivan gets a package! And the overall moral collapse of society!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-01-31
Length this week 1:46:22

0:00:45 - But First
- Health Updates
- Moral Collapse
- Movie: On the Waterfront (1954)
- Movie: Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
0:48:50 - But Second
- Package Arrival
- Minnesota Updates
- Epstein Updates
- Uninvestigated Allegations?

2026-01-24: Excused Absences

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 03:16:21 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam explains why neither he or Ivan are here this week. Well, Sam is here, but barely here, just long enough to explain why he isn't here. It is a fun week of injuries and health challenges. So a minimal show. Sorry folks. Hopefully back to normal next week.

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-01-24
Length this week 0:15:37

0:00:27 - One and Only
- Ivan Out
- Sam Out
- Peace Out

2026-01-17: Learned Nothing

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 02:07:39 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's corner Emily joins Ivan and Sam to talk about the events of the week. Plus visiting Brazil. Plus holding old grudges and age gaps. And a book. But yes, also Venezuela, Minnesota, and Kristen Sinema. Other stuff happened this week, but there is only so much time...

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-01-17
Length this week 2:12:09

0:04:20 - But First
- Brazil Tourism
- Long Grudges
- Memorial
- Age Gaps
- Book: A Wizard of Earthsea (1968)
0:48:05 - But Second
- Kristen Sinema
- Renee Good
- MN Escalation
- Dem Response
- Venezuela

2026-01-04: 2025 Predictions Review

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 20:05:04 +0000

So last week you heard Sam and Ivan's predictions for 2026. Now see how they ended up doing on the 2025 predictions they made a year and a week ago. Did they wrap themselves in honor? Or were they completely humiliated with their obvious errors? Now is the time to find out! Oh. Plus a bit on Venezuela.

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-01-04
Length this week 2:14:29

0:01:09 - Venezuela
0:20:39 - Politics
0:51:04 - International
1:15:27 - Economy
1:27:43 - Technology
1:50:28 - Hodgepodge

2025-12-31: 2026 Predictions Show

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 02:10:26 +0000

What you have all been waiting for. The traditional annual predictions show. Sam and Ivan give their 2026 predictions for politics, international, technology, economy, and hodgepodge. How will they do this time? You'll know in a year...

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-12-31
Length this week 3:20:07

0:01:24 - Politics
0:45:07 - International
1:41:43 - Technology
2:21:20 - Economy
2:42:56 - Hodgepodge

2025-12-23: To The Roof

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 05:29:22 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss spare tires, movies, Epstein, economic numbers, and the spiked 60 Minutes story on CECOT. Plus a few other things.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-12-23
Length this week 1:50:08

0:00:24 - But First
- Scheduling
- Spare Tires
- Movie: Wish (2023)
- Movie: Schindler’s List (1993)
0:41:38 - But Second
- Epstein Redactions
- Possibly Fake Epstein Letter
- Acting Guilty
- Q3 Economic Numbers
1:05:41 - But Third
- 60 Minutes CECOT Spike
- Appeasing Trump
- Streisand Effect
- The Actual Report

2025-12-20: Lick the Rail

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:40:30 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit the Wiles interview, Trump's prime time speech, the need for all of you to add stuff to our predictions Google Doc, if bills and coins are still useful, the Epstein redactions, the tendency of bystanders to crimes to do nothing, Trump as lame duck, and lots lots more. So listen!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-12-20
Length this week 2:00:42

0:00:21 - But First
- Predictions Google Doc
- Unlimited Vacation
- Affordability Crisis
- Movie: Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
- Movie: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
0:48:12 - But Second
- Kennedy Center
- Epstein Redactions
- Ignored Reports
- Diddy Parallel
- Bystanders Do Nothing
1:16:31 - But Third
- Wiles Interview
- Discharge Petitions
- Trump Speech
- Lame Duck
- Bills and Coins

2025-12-11: Twiddly Things

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:06:35 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam get into it again. Topics include the upcoming ACA pricing cliff, the US's concentration camps, the situation for LEGAL immigrants, the escalations in Venezuela, the failure of redistricting in Indiana, Ivan's son knowing Japanese, the affordability crisis in Florida, and that's only half of it! Listen for ALL of it!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-12-11
Length this week 2:06:32

0:02:40 - But First
- Q's for Prediction Show
- Manu Knows Japanese
- Legal Immigrants
- Movie: Oh God! (1977)
- Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
0:46:27 - But Second
- Indiana Redistricting
- Trump Lame Duck
- Florida Affordability
- Miami Mayor
- No ACA Deal
1:12:36 - But Third
- Venezuela Escalations
- State Department Font
- Concentration Camps
- Rule of Law
- Femboy Conservatives

2025-12-06: Double Stacked

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:56:48 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan's topics include Republicans in Congress considering leaving early, Ivan's experiences with COBOL, Godzilla, recession warnings flashing red, if we are in an AI bubble, and much much more. Worth every penny!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-12-06
Length this week 1:53:45

0:01:18 - But First
- Ivan does COBOL!
- Movie: Godzilla (1954)
- Movie: Riverworld (2003)
0:40:47 - But Second
- Cost of Living
- AI Bubble?
- Economic Timebomb
1:19:53 - But Third
- Tennessee 7
- Political Trends
- R's Jumping Ship?

2025-11-29: More Blah Blah Blah

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 09:24:02 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss the great American melting pot, the Nuzzi story, Hegseth's war crimes, Presidential accountability, journalistic ideas, history repeating itself, and of course lots more! Tune in and enjoy!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-11-29
Length this week 1:54:11

0:02:10 - But First
- Make Money Fast
- Poverty Level
- AbulToDo
- Movie: Blade (1998)
0:50:03 - But Second
- Nuzzi Story
- History Repeating
- Melting Pot
- Journalistic Ideals
1:24:26 - But Third
- Video on Illegal Orders
- Hegseth War Crimes
- Presidential Accountability
- Ethics Reforms

2025-11-22: Lingering Thing

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 03:57:28 +0000

Ivan is back! So he and Sam bounce all over the place to catch up. They've got the Comey case and the UPS crash. Trump's Ukraine peace proposal and a bit about Ivan's recovery. Plus Mandani and Trump. And lots more! Enjoy!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-11-22
Length this week 2:24:40

0:01:29 - But First
- Ivan Recovery
- TV: The Twilight Zone (1959-1963)
- Movie: Sunset Boulevard (1950)
0:34:40 - But Second
- UPS Crash
- Epstein Vote
1:15:00 - But Third
- Comey Case
- Ukraine Plan
1:46:57 - But Fourth
- Mamdani and Trump
- TG Resigns

2025-11-15: Oozing Guilt

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 02:02:29 +0000

This time Sam is joined by Todd as Ivan continues to recuperate, and it is just a smorgasbord of topics. We've got inflation and tariffs. We've got Election 2025 and progressives vs moderates. We've got ACA subsidies and the Epstein emails. And much much more. So get in there and listen!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-11-15
Length this week 2:16:59

0:00:24 - One
- Election 2025
- Protest Effectiveness
- Inflation
- Republican Factions
0:46:34 - Two
- ACA Subsidies
- Breaking Institutions
- Shutdown Politics
- Progressives vs Moderates
1:29:15 - Three
- Clinton Triangulation
- Tariff Impacts
- Epstein Emails
- JukePodder

2025-11-07: Open Offer

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:28:32 +0000

Ivan is recovering from surgery, so Sam is joined by Ed and Bruce this week, and they pick the topics. We've got everything from tariffs at SCOTUS to advice for Sam to the situation in Venezuela, and lots of other stuff too. Enjoy!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-11-07
Length this week 1:58:01

0:00:33 - Segment One
- Advice for Sam
- Marjorie Taylor Greene
0:41:51 - Segment Two
- Government Shutdown
- Income Inequality
1:27:06 - Segment Three
- Venezuela Situation
- Tariffs at SCOTUS

2025-11-01: Free Man!

Sun, 02 Nov 2025 20:18:35 +0000

Sam got laid off! So for the first half of the show he and Ivan talk about that, what Sam plans to do next, and all the related stuff there is to say. Then of course they do talk about the news of the week. Because that is important too! :-)

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-11-01
Length this week 2:04:49

0:01:06 - Sam Laid Off!
- Long Expected News
- Company Motivations
- Generational Differences
- Return to Office
- What's Next?
- Independent Projects
1:00:56 - Everything Else
- Shutdown Update
- Lincoln Bathroom
- Zohran Mamdani
- "Deciding to Win"
- Better Approaches
- Household Robots

2025-10-25: Second Choices

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:27:17 +0000

Sam and Ivan discuss the Maine Senate race as their big newsy topic this week. They also hit on the Virginia Giuffre book, Trump's attempt to pay himself, and of course the destruction of the White House East Wing on the news side of things. Plus a coworker retiring, some movies, and the CC online presence gets some upgrades!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-10-25
Length this week 2:08:59

0:03:35 - But First
- Remembering Zoom
- Coworker Reconnection
- Retirement Choices
- Movie: Tron: Ares (2025)
- CC Website Enhancements
- Movie: Hairspray (1988)
0:49:40 - But Second
- Maine Senate Background
- Graham Planter Appeal
- Janet Mills Alternative
- Democratic Attitudes
- Nazi Tattoos
- Tradeoffs
1:29:35 - But Third
- Call for Hosts
- Virginia Giuffre book
- $230M for Trump
- Crazy Scenarios
- The East Wing
- Open Flames

2025-10-18: Welcome To Be Here

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:14:02 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is away, but Sam bumps into Emily at No Kings 2, and she joins him for the rest of the show. They talk about movies and TV before jumping to discussion of what makes an effective protest movement, what the options are for those in opposition, and how the next few years are likely to play out. Plus a bonus discussion explaining "Abulsme" after the end!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-10-18
Length this week 2:09:58

0:00:24 - Intro
0:04:11 - Media
- Movie: Citizen Kane (1941)
- Movie: The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
- TV: Outlander (2014-Present)
- Movie: All the King's Men (1999)
- Movie: Saltburn (2023)
0:44:11 - No Kings 2
- Effective Protests
- Accelerationism vs Community
- Convictions vs Constraints
- 2024 Revisited
- Optimism vs Pessimism
- Government Shutdown

2025-10-10: Loud Wrong

Mon, 13 Oct 2025 05:23:16 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam revisit a prediction Sam made about self-driving cars 10 years ago on this very show. Sam was wrong. Ivan was right. Ivan takes great joy in this. They will revisit the issue here in another ten years. Oh, and they also talk about a bunch of other things, including all the main news stories of the week. Because that is what they do.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-10-10
Length this week 2:09:44

0:00:26 - But First
- 2015 Self-Driving Prediction
- Family Calendars
- Wrong Way Driving
- Movie: Spider-Man: Across the Spider Verse (2023)
0:43:08 - But Second
- Trump DC Hotel Grift
- Weaponized DoJ
1:14:09 - Lightning Round
- iPhone and iPad Stories
- AI Slop and Profitability
- Gaza and Argentina
- The Power of Lies
- The Portland Frog
- Trump Watches

2025-10-04: New and Shiny

Sun, 05 Oct 2025 05:40:52 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam talk about the US government shutdown, as well as Trump and Hegseth's speeches to the Generals and Admirals along with related issues. But before that, health and travel updates, and a discussion of a movie about homelessness. And that be that!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-10-04
Length this week 1:43:55

0:00:28 - But First
- Ivan Health
- Ivan Guyana
- Sam Canada
- Movie: Dark Days (2000)
0:45:00 - Shutdown
- Less Concern
- Blame Game
- Paths Out
- Messaging
1:06:17 - Trump & Hegseth
- Trump Coin
- Hegseth Speech
- Trump Physical Health
- Trump Mental Health

2025-09-27: Good Graces

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:25:17 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam do a lightning round of current events in the second half of the show. Comey. Russian drones in Europe. The impending Government Shutdown. More tariffs. All that sort of thing. But first, Ivan is tired and busy, and Sam talks about meeting other local podcasters at the Snohomish Podcast Network. Plus something about coconuts.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-09-27
Length this week 1:56:35

0:00:27 - But First
- Everyone Tired
- Busy Busy Busy
- Snohomish Podcast Network
- Um Sir Podcast
- Podcast Longevity
0:48:30 - Newsy Stuff
- JukePodder
- Comey Indictment
- Airspace Incursions
- Impending Shutdown
- More Tariffs
- Coconut Scare

2025-09-20: Running Roughshod

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:48:57 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam goes solo. First up, iPhones and birthdays and movies. But then the more serious stuff, with a segment on all the signs of accelerating down the slippery slope with all of the Trump administration's recent abuses of executive power. Then a little bit of a follow up on the killing of Charlie Kirk. And that's a show. Woo!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-09-20
Length this week 1:48:51

0:00:26 - But First
- Line Patience
- Birthday Stuff
- Movie: Astro Boy (2009)
- Movie: Les Miserables (1958)
0:34:26 - Slippery Slope
- Phone Update
- Kimmel
- Everybody does it?
- Bondi Message
- Tom Homan
- Overload
1:29:28 - Kirk
- Assassin's Motives
- Lionization
- Zuck's Glasses

2025-09-13: Tingling

Sun, 14 Sep 2025 04:47:36 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk travel and coincidences and movies before they start getting into the serious stuff. The big one was the killing of Charlie Kirk and the subsequent reactions. Then Epstein's book, the Fed Governor's mortgages, Trump's health, security for politicians, some international coverage, and a bit about the revival of some old defunct companies. Woo!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-09-13
Length this week 2:04:41

0:00:44 - But First
- Travels
- Theater Coincidence
- Movie: Some Like It Hot (1959)
- Movie: Ouija (2014)
0:23:47 - Charlie Kirk
- Blame Game
- Possible Motives
- Right Wing Calls for War
- Left Wing Calls for Peace
0:46:32 - Lighting One
- Epstein Birthday Book
- Fed Governor Mortgages
- Trump Health
- Politician Security
1:29:14 - Lightning Two
- Nepal
- Venezuela
- Poland
- Company Revivals

2025-09-06: Serious Stuff

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 19:04:25 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss tariffs, immigration raids, the Venezuelan boat, deterioration of the rule of law, damage from RFK Jr, Trump/Epstein, and triggered by all this, Ivan's possible escape plan from the US. Before that though, on the lighter side, some movies and Alex's suggestions on how to monetize this podcast. And a song triggered by technical difficulties!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-09-06
Length this week 2:03:15

0:01:35 - But First
- Tire Blowout
- Getting Spanish Citizenship
- Red Lines
- Movie: Star Wars (1977)
- Movie: Wicked: Part I (2024)
- Monetization
1:03:06 - But Second
- Tariff Impacts
- Immigration Raids
- Venezuelan Boat
- Rule of Law
- RFK Jr
- Trump/Epstein

2025-08-30: Slightest Little Thing

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 23:13:44 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam goes solo while Ivan enjoys the holiday weekend. Sam talks about movies, the feeding frenzy around Trump's health, and the general descent into authoritarianism we are right smack in the middle of. Plus some stories about going to the fair, and moving a car over a few feet. And that is that.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-08-30
Length this week 1:47:40

0:00:36 - But First
- Just Me
- Going to the Fair
- Movie: King Kong vs Godzilla (1962)
- Movie: All About Eve (1950)
0:31:29 - Trump Health
- Fair Report
- Rumor/Hype Spiral
- Remote Diagnosis
- Sticking to the Known?
0:58:49 - Getting Bad
- National Guard / ICE
- Targeting Opponents
- Destroying the CDC
- Administrative State

2025-08-23: Not Hungry

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:38:58 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan are joined by Pete, who has been begging for weeks to talk about Superman. So they talk about Superman. Specifically, the intention is to talk about the 2025 Superman movie, but to get there, they talk about lots of older Superman too. And then, yes, after that, they do move on to the news of the week for the second half of the show.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-08-23
Length this week 2:12:18

0:00:00 - Cold Open
0:03:49 - Superman
- Ivan Injuries and Ailments
- Histories of Superman Consumption
- Why Discuss Superman?
- Previous Superman Movies
- Superman 2025
- Sam's Algorithms
1:07:54 - News
- Trump's Health
- Trump Targets Black Women
- NYC Mayor Race
- Newsom vs Trump
- Conventional Democrats
- Trump/Putin/Zelenskyy

2025-08-16: In Reality

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 07:02:37 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan do hit the main news and politics of the week. That is of course the Trump/Putin summit, the Feds in DC, Gerrymandering, Newsom stepping up, Dem leadership failing to meet the moment, and all that stuff. And before that, long names, cars, and of course a movie. Woo! You can't want more than this, can you?

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-08-16
Length this week 2:00:53

0:01:19 - But First
- Long Names
- Juana Car Choice
- Fast Charging
- Movie: Guarding Tess (1994)
0:41:44 - Trump/Putin Summit
- Summit Optics
- Possible Agreements
- Trump Loses
- Putin Wins
1:12:58 - But Third
- Feds in DC
- Newsom
- Gerrymandering
- Dem Leadership

2025-08-09: Short and Wide

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 20:31:12 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam talk about all the latest crazy news from the Trump administration, and their latest thoughts on AI in the wake of the release of GPT 5. But also movies, and dialup internet, and the trauma of shopping for suits, and Sam's, um, interesting, ways of maintaining to do lists. Fun all around!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-08-09
Length this week 1:44:57

0:00:35 - But First
- Buying Suits
- To Do Lists
- Movie: Insurgent (2015)
- Movie: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
0:41:46 - Trumpy Stuff
- Trump on the Roof
- South Park on Noem
- Tim Apple visits Donald
- RFK Jr Damage
1:15:55 - AI Stuff
- GPT 5
- Using AI
- AI Fails
- Dialup

2025-08-02: That's Impossible!

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 22:20:43 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss the crazy week in economic news we just had, the Gaza situation, and the Trump/Epstein situation once again. But also, adventures with going through immigration, some movie reviews, and a discussion on the flavor of batteries. Could you ask for anything more?

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-08-02
Length this week 1:37:55

0:01:26 - But First
- Going Through Immigration
- Movie: The African Queen (1951)
- Movie: Jurassic Park III (2001)
0:20:10 - Economy
- Job Creation
- Interest Rates
- Trade Deals
0:56:27 - Everything Else
- Gaza Situation
- Trump/Epstein
- Battery Flavor

2025-07-26: Shimmy to the Right

Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:10:37 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, another personal story heavy episode as Ivan and Sam start with more of Sam's adventures with cars and health. Then they settle in and hit the newsy stuff for the last half of the show. Hunter Biden. Inflation. All the Trump stuff you could possibly want. Depending on your proclivities of course. You can never guess just how much Trumpy stuff people will want.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-07-26
Length this week 1:50:11

0:01:11 - Personal Stuff
- Movie Assignments
- Sam Car Incident
- Sam Sick
0:54:50 - Newsy Stuff
- Hunter Biden
- Trump at the Fed
- Inflation Trends
- Trump Approval
- Trump and Epstein

2025-07-19: Ready to Explode

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 21:42:05 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan go into everything from the Air India crash, to tariffs and inflation, to device repairs and movies. But yes, of course, they also talk the latest on Epstein and Trump, as well as more generally about Trump's health, both mental and physical. Join them for all the fun!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-07-19
Length this week 2:06:37

0:01:00 - But First
- Sick Ivan
- Apple Repairs
- Movie: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
- Movie: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
0:43:33 - But Second
- Air India Flight 171
- More Crazy Tariffs
- Inflation
- Other Economy
1:18:24 - But Third
- Dogs
- Epstein and Trump
- Trump Mental Health
- Trump Physical Health

2025-07-12: One Time

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:52:04 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam goes solo because Ivan is sick. First order of business, an update on Sam's car situation. He bought one. Hear all about it. Then a movie and a book. Then finally, what's going on with this latest Epstein business, and how it is tearing apart MAGA world.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-07-12
Length this week 1:52:47

0:00:51 - Car Stuff
- Sam Got One!
- Trim Level Anxiety
- Electric Charging
- Modern Features
0:42:59 - Media Stuff
- Movie: Why We Fight (2005)
- Book: And Another Thing… (2009)
1:06:41 - Epstein Stuff
- Nothing New?
- What's in the Files?
- MAGA Reaction
- Trump Reaction

2025-07-05: Story Time

Sun, 06 Jul 2025 17:38:02 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan deviate from the usual, and actually spend the majority of the show on personal stories. First up, Ivan explains why he was unable to make it to Seattle for a meetup after all. Second up, Sam explains his adventures with car trouble and car repair. They do hit a bit of the OBBB and some random things at the end as almost an afterthought. :-)

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-07-05
Length this week 1:50:30

0:00:32 - The Stories
- Meetup Fail
- Automotive Fail
1:12:42 - The Rest
- OBBB Passes
- AI Run Business

2025-06-28: Prisoners of the Moment

Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:32:31 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam discuss Iran again, negative economic signs, the New York Mayor's race and the implications thereof, and a bit about SCOTUS. Also Ivan wants to know if you would take a gamble and just sleep for the next 3-4 years to skip forward, and of course some movies.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-06-28
Length this week 2:04:30

0:00:00 - Future Sam
0:03:33 - But First
- Meetup!
- Cryosleep Bet
- Movie: Psycho (1960)
- Movie: Under Siege (1992)
0:45:46 - But Second
- Fordow Obliteration?
- Trump Peace Prize?
- Economic Downturn
1:17:05 - But Third
- NYC Mayor Race
- Unapologetic Approach
- Weak Dem Leadership
1:44:28 - But Fourth
- SCOTUS
- Meetup!
- Alarm

2025-06-21: Don't Stoop

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:42:38 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan recorded BEFORE Trump bombed Iran, but they give you their thoughts as of right before that. Plus a bunch of movie talk, discussion on the No Kings protests, concern about the legislative murders in Minnesota, and more!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-06-21
Length this week 1:58:16

0:00:00 - Future Sam
- Iran Developments
- Meetup Plans
0:05:30 - But First
- Movie: How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
- Coworkers and Laptops
- Aging Differently?
- Movie: The Godfather III/Coda (1990/2020)
- Movie: The Princess and the Frog (2010)
- Movies: Fast and Furious Franchise (2001-Present)
0:49:32 - Newsy Stuff
- Skrmetti decision (Trans rights)
- No Kings Protests
- Tempest Game
- Iran Situation
- Legislative Murders
- Trump Phone

2025-06-14: Pop Open

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 22:00:57 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ed substitutes for Ivan and talks to Sam about the benefits of the No Kings events and other events like them, as well as the Israel/Iran conflict. Plus some movie talk. And if that wasn't enough, some conversation about disposing of dead bodies. So be sure to stay for that part at the end!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-06-14
Length this week 1:57:19

0:01:36 - One
- TikTok Engagement
- No Kings Plans
- Boiling the Frog
- Protest Effectiveness
0:40:24 - Two
- Movie: Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
- Oscar Parties: Worth It
- Movie: X-Men (2000)
- Movie: Wicked (2024)
1:04:31 - Three
- Israel Attacks Iran
- Trump and Netanyahu
- Iranian Response
- Rules Based Order

2025-06-07: Hamsterball Parachute

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:28:45 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan get into Elon vs Donald and the various implications of that breakdown. But they also discuss the big beautiful bill, how Democrats are responding to everything, travel drama, bad commutes, and some other stuff too. Oh, and they do badly at a news quiz. Fun!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-06-07
Length this week 1:50:56

0:00:00 - Cold Open
0:04:01 - But First
- Travel Drama
- Commuting
- Pop Culture
- News Quiz
0:47:00 - But Second
- Elon vs Donald
- Big Beautiful Bill
- Democratic Strategy
- Hodgepodge

2025-05-31: Ritual Humiliation

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 01:19:02 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk movies, tariffs, and Elon. This time not just one movie, but a whole bunch of movies. And on tariffs, yes, it has been covered before. But there was new stuff this week. TACO! And Elon, what is there to say about Elon. The ineffectiveness of DOGE? The rumored throuple? Yes. All of that. And MORE!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-05-31
Length this week 1:49:19

0:01:04 - Movies
- Shakycams
- Movies: Bourne Franchise (2002-2016)
- Movies: Mission: Impossible Franchise (1996-2025)
- Movie: Crocodile Dundee (1986)
0:31:02 - Tariffs
- Lawsuits
- TACO
- Motivations
- Coming Next
1:01:23 - Elon
- DOGE
- Throuple
- Businesses
- Drugs

2025-05-24: The Whole Thing

Sat, 24 May 2025 23:13:56 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam discuss have a big mix of topics. They discuss networks, microphones, movies, Biden, and recent developments in AI. All the stuff. So not all politics this time, and they left a lot of that kind of thing on the table this time. There is enough of that all the rest of the time. So a change is nice. And you still get some Biden, so there ya go.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-05-24
Length this week 2:00:49

0:02:03 - But First
- CC TikTok
- Networks and Microphones
- Movie: Alice through the Looking Glass (2016)
- Movie: The Fan (1996)
0:36:37 - Biden
- The Tapper Book
- Revisiting 2024
- Taking the Bait
- Joe's Cancer
1:13:55 - AI Developments
- Google Veo 3
- Creative Implications
- Rouge AI Risks
- Relying on AI

2025-05-17: Train of Thought

Mon, 19 May 2025 02:25:29 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan are joined by Todd for an extensive conversation of the impact of Trump's tariff policies through the lens of his experience in the solar power industry. Then he sticks around for a more general conversation on reactions to Trump, and strategies for dealing with him. Plus the usual tangential side treks.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-05-17
Length this week 1:53:18

0:00:01 - Cold Open
0:04:36 - Tariff Stuff
- Impacts on Solar
- Shipping Issues
- Uncertainty
- Onshoring
- Governance vs PR
1:06:16 - Other Stuff
- Worst Case Scenarios
- OODA Loops
- New and Low Info Voters
- Dem Strategy
- Sam's Mom

2025-05-10: Blah Blah Blah

Sun, 11 May 2025 03:14:20 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about stuff. And more stuff, then some other stuff. You know, the usual. Fine, you actually want to know some of the stuff? Thermostats. iPads. The Karate Kid. India/Pakistan. Tariffs. Supply chains. Arresting Newark's Mayor. That good enough for you?

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-05-10
Length this week 1:47:30

0:01:13 - But First
- Thermostats
- iPad Air
- Movie: The Karate Kid (1984)
0:45:47 - India/Pakistan
- New Events
- Long History
- Escalations?
1:07:21 - More Stuff
- Non-Topics
- Supply Crunch
- Newark Mayor

2025-05-03: Big Frozen Face

Sun, 04 May 2025 18:09:59 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan review the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency. And that is enough of that for politics. So they also discuss social media for the first time in awhile, especially the rise of BlueSky over the last few months. Plus some on excessive employer expectations, and a movie review. Enjoy!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-05-03
Length this week 2:06:59

0:01:13 - But First
- Employer Expectations
- Movie: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
- Franchise Reboots
0:41:45 - 100 Days of Trump
- Sam Health Update
- Trump by the Numbers
- New Air Force One
1:17:07 - Social Media
- Hamlet's Soliloquy
- BlueSky Revisited
- Other Options

2025-04-22: Liberties Taken

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:36:47 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam needed to do the show a few days early because he is having some light outpatient surgery and didn't want to record the show with bandages on, and Ivan obliged. After chatting about that you get some of the usual Trump stuff, the Pope died, some movie discussions, and maybe there are aliens? All the sort of stuff you expect. So there it is. Enjoy!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-04-22
Length this week 1:33:04

0:01:04 - Part One
- Sam Having Surgery
- Trump Economy Again
- SCOTUS Speed
0:41:30 - But Second
- Movie: Adipurush (2023)
- Dubbing vs Captions
- Hegseth Out?
1:06:00 - But Third
- Pope Francis Died
- Next Pope?
- Signs of Alien Life?

2025-04-18: Gold Edition

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 21:23:43 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit the obvious Trump related economic and legal stuff. Plus movies, actors, and funerals. And a quick run through of other smaller things too. Yes, the Trump stuff dominates. How can it not? But they squeeze in some other stuff too. And you should too. There ya go.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-04-18
Length this week 2:05:44

0:03:08 - But First
- Funerals
- Liam Neeson
- Movie: Chinatown (1974)
- Movie: Margin Call (2011)
0:36:49 - Economic Stuff
- Sell Off Continues
- Possible Responses
- Billionaire Desires
- Blue Origin Flight
1:24:48 - Legal Stuff
- Defying SCOTUS
- Turning on Trump?
- Democratic Stance
- Hodgepodge

2025-04-12: Not Just Ditching

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:11:48 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam goes mostly solo, but Ivan does send in his thoughts on the latest tariff developments. Because of course he couldn't miss that part. Aside from the economy entering a self-inflicted death spiral, other topics include SCOTUS on Kilmar Garcia, Psych the Movie, and the perils of blindly following GPS instructions.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-04-12
Length this week 1:56:36

0:01:50 - But First
- No Ivan
- Busy Sam
- Movie: Psych: The Movie (2017)
0:29:52 - But Second
- Ivan on Tariffs
- Trump Backing Off
- Trump Inconsistency
- Tariff Complexity
1:09:44 - But Third
- SCOTUS on Kilmar Garcia
- Wiggle Room for Trump
- Due Process
- Following GPS

2025-04-05: Off The Charts

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:13:18 +0000

So, on this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan only briefly manage to talk about other things before being consumed by Trump's tariffs. From the initial announcement to the impact on the markets to the more general economic impacts to what might happen next and the political impact. All the fun stuff.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-04-05
Length this week 2:00:37

0:01:10 - Part One
- Folk Remedies
- Cutting Through
- Liberation Day
- The Formula
- Objectives
- Nervous Republicans
0:56:07 - Part Two
- Stock Market
- Tax Increases
- Corruption
- Business Impact
- Worst Case?
- Shadow Cabinet?

2025-03-29: Skydiving Camels

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 02:04:18 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is with his family for Spring Break, so Sam fed a recent transcript of the show into ChatGPT and created IvanGPT, who cohosts this week's show instead. They talk about the obligatory Yemen Signal group thing, and the dichotomy between Activists and Politicians, but also the dangers of AI fakes, and lots more. You'd never know the cohost was an AI. Cough.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-03-28
Length this week 1:16:20

0:03:47 - But First
- Introducing IvanGPT
- Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Laptop Screen Repair
0:20:15 - But Second
- AI Audio Fakes
- Fooling People
- Possible Safeguards
- Critical Thinking
0:38:11 - But Third
- Yemen Signal Group
- Chaos Exhaustion
- Activists vs Politicians
- IvanGPT Evaluation

2025-03-22: A Little Bit Too Expired

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 21:20:41 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan is traveling, so Sam is joined by his wife Washington State Representative Brandy Donaghy, who gives some insights to the goings on in the State Legislature, including the current state budget issues. Plus her take on the national situation. Before that though, a review of a documentary on an old family friend.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-03-22
Length this week 1:54:31

0:01:05 - But First
- Brandy Not Ivan
- Movie: Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty (2021)
0:16:53 - Washington State
- WA Budget Crisis
- Spending Cuts and Taxes
- Other Legislation
- Town Halls
0:58:32 - USA National
- 50501 Movement
- Diversity Information Purge
- Federal Spending Cuts
- National Democratic Approach

2025-03-15: One Square Meter

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 17:28:04 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the latest Government Shutdown and related drama, and how some Democrats are rising to the moment, and others are just... not. They also discuss all the recent stock market turmoil and implications for the larger economy. Plus also how immigrants see the US, low information voters, Tesla, Musk, travel bans... and Stargate SG-1!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-03-15
Length this week 2:02:03

0:02:13 - But First
- Immigrant Impressions
- Low Information Voters
- Importing Authoritarianism
- TV: Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007)
0:47:46 - But Second
- Strange Coordinates
- Shutdown Politics
- Ineffective Dems
- Effective Dems
1:16:16 - But Third
- Stock Market / Economy
- Intentional Recession?
- Tesla/Musk Stuff
- New Travel Bans

2025-03-08: Threeway Again

Sun, 09 Mar 2025 05:30:23 +0000

Ivan is out, so Sam brings on Ed to cohost this time, who with his medical background gives us a full helping of medical news, from the measles and bird flu outbreaks, to discussion of preventative medicine, and even Gene Hackman's death. Not everything is medical though. We also get trip reports from India and Nepal, discussion of private prisons, and Ralph Breaks the Internet!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-03-08
Length this week 1:35:55

0:00:24 - But First
- Ed Not Ivan
- India
- Nepal
- Movie: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
0:21:46 - But Second
- Gene Hackman's Death
- Measles Outbreak
- Fentanyl Trends
- Bird Flu
1:00:08 - But Third
- Private Prisons
- Deportations
- Preventative Medicine
- Defacing Teslas

2025-03-01: Tie Them Down

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 23:13:45 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam go into the Trump vs Zelenskyy spat in the Oval Office and all the downstream implications of the radical change in US foreign policy direction. Plus a discussion of how various media outlets, and the corporate world more generally are obeying in advance. But first! An outing in a fast car, and a review of the 2016 version of Ghostbusters!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-03-01
Length this week 1:41:47

0:00:43 - But First
- Repetitive Travel
- Ivan at High Speed
- Movie: Ghostbusters (2016)
0:31:08 - Trump vs Zelenskyy
- Oval Office Encounter
- USA's Global Role
- Global Chaos
- Economic Chaos
1:05:17 - Obeying in Advance
- MSNBC Shakeup
- Other Media Changes
- Non-Media
- Potential Violence

2025-02-22: Hot Molton Lava

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:29:59 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit all the political highlights in the middle segment of the show. And for the last segment, by special request, they discuss recent plane crashes. But before all of that, gardening, science fairs, and the TV show Bones. Plus bonus hemorrhoids! You all wanted that, didn't you?

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-02-22
Length this week 2:12:05

0:01:16 - But First
- Gardening
- Science Fairs
- Hire Sam
- TV: Bones (2005-2017)
0:38:32 - Politics
- Ukraine Reversal
- European Security
- Budget Negotiations
- Trump and Russia again
1:32:35 - Planes
- Hemorrhoids
- General Aviation Crashes
- DC Plane Crash
- Toronto Plane Crash

2025-02-14: Rightfully Concerned

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 09:25:44 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about Trump and Musk and Adams, including tariffs and deficits and foreign policy and approval numbers. You know. All the stuff. Plus Sam liked The Mitchells vs the Machines. And there ya go. A show. A short show. But a show.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-02-14
Length this week 1:21:27

0:00:22 - But First
- World Too Small
- Sam Movie: The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021)
0:07:32 - Ivan Stuff
- Reciprocal Tariffs
- Saying Without Doing
- Deficit Reduction
- Trump Approval Numbers
0:41:14 - Sam Stuff
- Mayor Adams Drama
- Musk Dominance Moves
- Process vs Results vs Appearance
- Trump Foreign Policy

2025-02-08: Emotional Damage

Sun, 09 Feb 2025 03:08:52 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan returns to the fold and joins Sam to talk about stuff. The usual stuff. Like birthday celebrations, iPads, and busy offices. But then yeah, of course the majority of the show is about everything going on with the still young second Trump presidency. Because of course it is. It is unavoidable.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-02-08
Length this week 2:03:46

0:00:38 - But First
- Ivan's Birthday
- Exhausting News
- Busier Office
- iPad Options
0:33:08 - Domestic
- Unrealistic Demands for Dems
- FAFO Anecdotes
- Court Challenges
- Trump Strategy
1:19:12 - International
- Territorial Expansion
- Ukraine Progress
- Trump's Gaza Plan
- Tariff Drama

2025-02-01: Wishy Washy

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 03:39:24 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan calls out to celebrate his birthday, so Sam is joined by guest host Bruce, who picks this week's topics. After the usual frothy stuff at the start of the show, we get an update on what happened with Oceangate, a discussion of the implications of Deepseek, and Bruce's libertarian take on the first 11 days of the Trump presidency.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-02-01
Length this week 1:55:09

0:01:45 - But First
- Bruce's 2024 Predictions
- CC's TikTok Clips
- Sam's Media Reviews
0:23:05 - Tech Stuff
- Oceangate
- Deepseek
0:58:18 - Trump Stuff
- Spending Freeze
- Israel/Gaza
- Killing DEI
- J6 Pardons
- Panama and Greenland
- Immigration

2025-01-25: Everything They Deserve

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 01:59:00 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan can't avoid it any more, and start talking about the new Trump presidency. They talk specifically about the January 6th pardons and the actions against DEI programs, but more generally they talk about how to Trump everything is about commanding attention. Plus a few other random things to round things out.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-01-25
Length this week 2:23:54

0:01:10 - But First
- Paper Mail
- Voice Mail
- Replacement Chair
- Patreon Updates
0:40:28 - Ivan Things
- Perception Vs Reality
- Actions Vs Rhetoric
- Attention and Money
- Scorched Earth
1:28:42 - Sam Things
- Jan 6 Pardons
- DEI Shutdown
- DEI Benefits
- Using AOC

2025-01-18: Stock Peanut

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:29:13 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan seemingly do everything they can to avoid talking about the end of the Biden presidency and the impending start of Trump's. So the topics are Starship exploding, attending inaugural balls (not Trump's though!), email classification and spam filtering, and the TikTok ban. And extra bonus strange noises at the end.

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-01-18
Length this week 1:59:35

0:00:00 - Cold Open
0:04:55 - But First
- Exploding Starship
- Inaugural Balls
0:40:39 - Email Stuff
- iOS Mail Classification
- Spam Filtering
- Printing Email
1:11:25 - TikTok Stuff
- Ban Upheld
- Reasons for Ban
- Trump the Savior
- Refugees on Rednote
- Resolution Options
1:53:36 - Chewbacca Noises

2025-01-11: Doubled Down

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:12:26 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam return to the normal format. No predictions, just yammering about stuff. On the serious side we have Zuck's changes at Meta, the fires in LA, and, of course, Trump. On the lighter side we have discussions of taking time off, returning to the office, and the importance on not pinching pennies on your chair. So there ya go!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-01-11
Length this week 2:04:12

0:01:30 - But First
- Lengthy Time Off
- Returning to Office
0:39:58 - Ivan Stuff
- Office Chairs
- Zuck Changes
1:18:44 - Sam Stuff
- LA Fires
- Trump

2025-01-04: 2024 Predictions Review

Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:22:45 +0000

A year and a week ago, Sam and Ivan made their prognostications for 2024 on the annual Curmudgeon's Corner predictions show. There was a new one for 2025 just last week. But it is now time to see how they did on their 2024 predictions. Was their crystal ball clear and crisp? Or foggy and dull? Listen in to find out!

Show Details:
Recorded 2025-01-04
Length this week 2:28:22

0:01:02 - Politics
0:49:30 - International
1:11:41 - Economy
1:26:01 - Technology
1:57:37 - Hodgepodge

2024-12-27: 2025 Predictions Show

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 23:19:56 +0000

It's time for the traditional annual Curmudgeon's Corner predictions extravaganza! Sam and Ivan weigh in on what they think will happen in 2025 in a variety of different categories. Will they be right? Will they be wrong? What do you think? Listen now, then come back in a year and a week to find out how they did!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-12-27
Length this week 2:33:18

0:00:27 - Politics
0:54:51 - International
1:26:09 - Economy
1:41:10 - Technology
2:11:50 - Hodgepodge

2024-12-21: White Quill

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 06:32:36 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan are joined by Monica, an actual Presidential Elector for Harris this year, who talks about that experience. In between the usual curmudgeonly tangents of course. Then she sticks around and all three of them discuss everything from the government shutdown brinkmanship, to the wonders of food delivery. Enjoy!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-12-21
Length this week 1:55:34

0:00:22 - Monica
- Being an Elector
- Selecting Electors
- Election Retrospective
- Elector Speech
- Horse Trading
0:56:39 - Ivan
- Shutdown Brinkmanship
- The Next Crisis
- Mocking vs Fear
- Monetary Motivations
- Culinary Repertoire
1:34:52 - Sam
- AOC Rejected
- Not Passing the Torch
- Media Savvy
- Last Word
- Prediction Requests

2024-12-14: Optimal Solution

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 03:18:34 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam start out with some personal stress points and some random tech discussion before settling down to a bit more shaking out from the CEO killing and the issues surrounding that. Very little about New Jersey drones and Syria. Sorry!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-12-14
Length this week 1:08:08

0:00:37 - But First
- Ivan's Stressors
- Apple's Center Stage
- Laptop vs Desktop
0:27:20 - But Second
- CEO Killer Caught
- Dealing with Insurance
- Perverse Incentives
- Violent non-Solutions
- Information Silos

2024-12-07: Head In The Sand

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 23:59:09 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan give some personal updates, then they jump into the news of the week. The CEO assassination. Trump cabinet shenanigans. Hunter Biden's pardon. The prospect of preemptive pardons. Plus more! More! MORE!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-12-07
Length this week 1:40:00

0:02:55 - But First
- Juana's Injury
- Ivan's Election
- Sam's Microphone
0:20:55 - But Second
- UHC CEO Assassination
- Violent Upswing?
- Political Withdrawal
0:46:49 - But Third
- Hegseth and Others
- Vacation Trump
- Hunter Biden Pardon
- Preemptive Pardons

2024-11-30: The Effort

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:39:23 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan has an excused absence, so Sam goes solo. We've got a riff on a bad experience trying to replace some faulty equipment, discussion of holiday gift giving patterns, and then a hodgepodge of semi-topical things to round things out. Woo Woo!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-11-30
Length this week 1:50:17

0:00:31 - Part One
- No Ivan This Week
- Microphone Issue
- Used Products as New
- No Returns for Sam
- Holiday Gift Patterns
0:43:07 - Part Two
- Election Conspiracy Theories
- Blue Sky and Other Social Media
- Trump Legal Cases Wind Down
- Trump Policies and Cabinet
- Harris Campaign Interview

2024-11-23: Mow the Hair

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:01:11 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan think about how many non-news things they would probably rather talk about, but after some discussion of ear hygiene, rescheduling travel due to illnesses, and the story of a car spider, they do end up talking about how the business world is reacting to Trump and a few other topical things. Enjoy!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-11-23
Length this week 1:49:51

0:01:05 - But First
- Ear Care
- Sick People
- Rescheduled Travel
- Spider Story
0:32:32 - Ivan Stuff
- Business Reacts to Trump
- Bribery Opportunities
- Transactional Dealing
- Elon Musk Involvement
1:04:13 - Sam Stuff
- Disconnecting from News
- Talking to Trump Folk
- Non-News Topics
- Job Hunting

2024-11-16: Roll Over

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 02:56:34 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan do a bit more digesting of the election results. First off, more on what actually happened leading to Trump's win, how the polls did, and how this fits into worldwide trends. Then a look forward to the transition and the impending start of four rocky years of Trump 2, The Revenge.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-11-16
Length this week 1:49:47

0:00:33 - The Past
- Election Reactions
- Information Bubbles
- Democratic Turnout
- Harris Tonal Shift
- Democratic Messaging
- Lack of Civics Knowledge
- Worldwide Election Trends
- Polling Accuracy
1:15:24 - The Future
- Limited Options
- Surprised Trump Voters
- Exhaustion
- Trump Staffing

2024-11-06: Election 2024 Special

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 03:35:43 +0000

So Sam and Ivan hosted a special Curmudgeon's Corner reacting to the Election 2024 returns live as they came in. If you tuned in on election night, thank you. If you are listening later, be glad that all the umms, ahhhs, and silences have been removed, reducing the show from over six hours to under four. But you can still relive all the ups and downs of this historic evening. If you really want to.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-11-06
Length this week 3:56:33

0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:38 - Live Stream Replay

2024-11-02: Top Tip

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 23:35:01 +0000

This is the last Curmudgeon's Corner before we start seeing results for Election 2024. Sam and Ivan will be doing a live stream on election night as the votes come in. Listen to the episode for more details. In the mean time, they go over the polling situation one more time and discuss recent campaign developments. Plus some discussion of the worldwide propaganda environment, and Alex builds a train!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-11-02
Length this week 1:34:03

0:01:09 - But First
- Election Omnipresence
- Avoiding Election News
- Propaganda Wars
- Alex's Train
0:40:38 - Election Graphs Update
- Election Night Live Stream
- Pollsters Overcompensating?
- Women and Under 30 Voters
- Patriarchal Conservatives
- Impact from MSG Rally
1:10:11 - More Election 2024
- Still Too Close To Call
- House and Senate
- MSG Rally Lowlights
- Other Developments

2024-10-26: Maxadon

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 16:05:39 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, it is less than two weeks before the US presidential election, so what do you think Ivan and Sam are going to be talking about? If you said diverticulitis and season one of Law & Order, then you guessed correctly. Congratulations! Well, ok, yeah, and that other thing too.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-10-26
Length this week 1:24:41

0:01:22 - But First
- Diverticulitis
- TV: Law & Order Season 1 (1990-1991)
0:20:54 - Election Graphs Update
- Static Race for Months
- Too Close to Call, Slight Trump Advantage
- Impact of Junk Pollsters
- Reasons for Harris Optimism
0:58:58 - More Election 2024
- Reaction to Trump Stories
- October Surprise?
- World News

2024-10-19: Thumb on the Thing

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:44:25 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan is a last minute scratch, so Sam does a solo show. And well, that means it is almost 100% election stuff this time around. But come on, there are just barely more than two weeks left. What do you expect anyway? Well, he does talk a little bit about taking time off from work... to do election stuff. Uh. So fine. All election. All the time.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-10-19
Length this week 1:54:35

0:00:27 - But First
- No Ivan
- Taking Time
- Relaxing Stuff
- Smaller Stories
0:23:36 - Election Graphs Update
- Reading Noise
- Red Wave Pollsters
- Poll Error Direction
- Win Odds
0:58:50 - More Election 2024
- Trump Racism
- 3P Spoilers
- Harris Targeting
- Trump Decline

2024-10-11: Great Plan

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 04:14:44 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam's big topics are Hurricane Milton, and of course Election 2024. Because what else would they talk about? Oh yeah, finding lost things, Columbus Day, and auroras are back, but aren't they old news now? Fun show, there you go.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-10-11
Length this week 2:02:17

0:00:00 - Cold Open
0:03:41 - But First
- Microphone Found
- Vacation Time
- Aurora Borealis
0:18:20 - Hurricane Milton
- Forecast Quality
- Tampa Near Miss
- Historical Trends
- Damage Summary
0:56:16 - Election 2024
- Election Graphs Update
- Polls Missing Voters?
- Double Standards
- Trumpy Generations

2024-10-05: Carrier Pigeons

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 23:44:49 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan start out by chatting more about Hurricane Helene and then some discussion of AI assisted coding. After that they settle in to the "big" topics for the week, namely the escalations in the Middle East, and all the latest updates on Election 2024.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-10-05
Length this week 2:02:58

0:01:27 - But First
- Inland Helene Impact
- AI Coding and Scripting
0:45:17 - Middle East
- Escalations
- Dead Peace Talks
- The Ottomans
- Keeping the Lid On
1:14:27 - Election 2024
- The Purge
- Election Graphs Polling Update
- Special Counsel Filing
- Persuasion vs Turnout

2024-09-28: Repelling the Ninjas

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 03:36:34 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan argue about polls. But also there is of course more Election 2024 talk. But before that, some on Hurricane Helene and more generally about disaster preparedness, a look back at the book "Big Data" from 2013, and a discussion on the need to actually pay people a decent wage. Oh, and some celebration of the team's YouTube success!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-09-28
Length this week 2:11:43

0:01:50 - But First
- YouTube Success
- Paying People
- Book: Big Data (2013)
0:55:18 - Hurricane Helene
- Size of Storm
- Building Standards
- Preparedness
- Power Outages
1:22:58 - Election 2024
- Election Graphs Update
- Sanewashing
- Trump Watch
- Other Notes

2024-09-21: Really Nailing

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 00:39:54 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan start off with Seinfeld, Ferris Bueller, and self driving. With the fun stuff out of the way though, it is time for exploding pagers in Lebanon, and finally the latest on Election 2024. Jump in and enjoy the show!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-09-21
Length this week 2:01:43

0:02:35 - But First
- Most Viewed Television
- Stupid Self Driving
- Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
0:42:04 - Exploding Pagers
- What Happened?
- Complexity
- Criticisms
- Why Now?
1:08:12 - Election 2024
- Election Graphs Update
- 2nd Assassination Attempt
- Campaign Rhetoric
- Senate Races

2024-09-14: Confirmed!

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 07:55:53 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan eventually get to talking about the Harris vs Trump debate and all developments cascading from that, but first they cover difficult sleeping arrangements, the difficulties of flat tires, Donald's pet public stock, and the difficulty of knowing what is true. So packed show!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-09-14
Length this week 2:18:11

0:01:02 - But First
- Sleep Arrangements
- Changing Tires
0:24:58 - Ivan Stuff
- DJT Shenanigans
- Flooding the Zone
1:01:06 - Sam Stuff
- Polling Update
- The Debate
- Nuggets of Truth
- Laura Loomer

2024-09-07: Episode 900!

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 23:50:08 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan celebrates the 900th episode of the podcast with a wild night in Vegas, thoughtlessly leaving Sam behind. But they manage to talk about the Chase Glitch, Election 2024, and Ghostbusters II anyway. Someone MAY have fallen asleep though.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-09-07
Length this week 1:40:47

0:01:37 - But First
- What Happens In Vegas
- Movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)
0:24:34 - Chase Glitch
- What is it?
- Stupidity
- Check Kiting
- Consequences
0:50:40 - Election 2024
- RFK Jr Ballot Removal
- Russian Influence Ops
- Trump Legal Cases
- Upcoming Debate

2024-08-31: More Plaques

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 04:53:36 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, a sick and tired Ivan valiantly joins Sam to produce a show full of scintillating discussions. Beyond his illness, they discuss Ghostbusters. And since that is now 40 years old, they talk about 80 year old movies too. Plus of course all the latest Election 2024 developments. And more!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-08-31
Length this week 1:41:38

0:01:59 - But First
- Sick Ivan
- Theater Gimmicks
- Movie: Ghostbusters (1984)
- Movies from 1944
0:32:59 - Politics
- Election Graphs Update
- Harris/Walz Interview
- Superseding Indictment
- Arlington Incident
1:08:47 - Potpourri
- Brazil Bans X
- Telegram CEO Arrested
- Stranded Astronauts
- Return to Office Dead

2024-08-24: Completely Flummoxed

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 02:56:36 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about all the goings on and implications of the DNC in Chicago. So lots about vibes and how they were different than the RNC, the approach and strategy of the campaign. All that kind of stuff. But before that, repairing glasses, the sinking of the Bayesian, dinosaur movies, and even fried chicken! Oh, and RFK Jr is done. But does anyone care?

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-08-24
Length this week 2:06:10

0:00:00 - Cold Open
0:02:37 - But First
- Glasses Repair Travails
- Sinking of the Bayesian
- Movie: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Fried Chicken
0:49:16 - DNC
- Convention Vibes
- Tear Down and Belittle
- Freedom and Patriotism
- RNC Comparison
1:27:48 - Everything Else
- Gambling
- Talking about Policy
- Family Values
- RFK Jr Out

2024-08-17: Big Waves

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 01:54:31 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan makes a triumphant return, joining Sam for the usual shenanigans. This week this includes a deep dive into recent economic trends and concerns, about look at all the recent developments in the Presidential election race. But first, Covid, Howard the Duck, and personal airbags!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-08-17
Length this week 2:10:44

0:03:25 - But First
- Covid Again
- Movie: Howard the Duck (1986)
- Water Warnings
- Personal Airbags
0:37:05 - Economy
- Online Payments
- Recent Market Swings
- Bidenomics
- Implications
1:10:41 - Politics
- Election Graphs Update
- Trump Flailing
- Senate Races
- Crazy Scenarios

2024-08-10: Neck Biter

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 16:15:08 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam goes solo. No Ivan to distract him. After the usual movie review, it is all Election 2024. First the Democrats, including Harris's Walz pick and the end of "when they go low, we go high". Then the Republicans with Trump laying low and questions on his mental state. Finally rounding things out with an update on polls from Election Graphs.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-08-10
Length this week 1:37:27

0:00:23 - But First
- Movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
0:14:06 - Harris and Walz
- Harris picks Walz
- Going Low
- Mantle of Normalcy
0:47:15 - Trump and Vance
- Quiet Quitting?
- Helicopter Story
- Mental State
1:07:47 - Elections Graphs Update
- Has Harris Peaked?
- Trump Still Favored (Barely)
- Ukraine Update

2024-08-03: Dot Matrix

Sun, 04 Aug 2024 09:30:53 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ed substitutes for Ivan, bringing up the prisoner exchange with Russia, tariffs, and school lunches. While Sam of course can't leave alone the politics. Veepstakes and weird Republicans. Polling update. Excited Ds and flailing Rs. With the usual movies and stuff first.

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-08-03
Length this week 1:52:09

0:01:09 - But First
- Welcome Back Ed
- Movie: Longlegs (2024)
- Ed Health Scare
- Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
0:12:23 - Ed Stuff
- Russian Prisoner Exchange
- Trump's Tariff Obsession
- School Lunches
0:38:09 - Sam Stuff
- Editing Question
- Harris Veepstakes
- Trump NABJ Performance
- Weird Republicans
- Flailing Republicans
- Election Graphs Update
- Democratic Excitement

2024-07-27: Nice Slot

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 21:07:26 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan spend most of the show on this week's seismic political events. Biden drops out and endorses Harris. Harris's campaign takes off like a rocket. The reactions of both Ds & Rs to the new candidate. The search for a VP for Harris. Etc. Etc. Etc. First though, bits on the Olympics, Celine Dion, tech support adventures, and a couple of movies too!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-07-27
Length this week 1:55:56

0:01:50 - But First
- Paris Olympics and Celine Dion
- AirPod and Laptop Malfunctions
- Movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
- Movie: Capricorn One (1978)
0:22:02 - Politics
- Biden Out!
- Biden Endorses Harris
- Harris's Rapid Launch
- Instant Enthusiasm Shift
- Outflanked Biden Opponents
- JD Vance Issues
- Flailing Republicans
- Kamala vs Harris
- Harris Veepstakes

2024-07-20: Elephant in a Lineup

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 07:59:26 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan cover the Republican National Convention and the continuing drama over Joe Biden's future, and the motivations of those trying to influence it. Plus some discussion about the big Croudstrike caused outages and the plight of the Boeing Starliner. Probably more stuff too. You never know!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-07-20
Length this week 2:14:30

0:01:15 - But First
- Hating People
- Croudstrike Outage
- Boeing Starliner
0:37:39 - The RNC
- News Aggravation
- Convention Speakers
- Conspiracy Theories
- Grindr 4 Delegates
- Trump Speech
- Projection
1:20:37 - Biden's Troubles
- More Pressure
- Anti-Kamala Scheming
- Political Shivving
- Downsides of Switching
- Circular Firing Squad
- No Better Plan

2024-07-13: Guest Licking

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:38:03 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, a special insert by Sam and Ivan at the start of the show about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, which happened after the show itself was recorded. In the original show that follows, the main conversation was the now overshadowed Joe Biden drama. Plus the usual smattering of other random things. The show is super long with everything. Sorry!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-07-13
Length this week 2:49:14

0:00:00 - Trump Assassination Attempt
0:25:07 - But First
- Flooded Galley
- Movie: Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
- Pay at the Pump
- Self Check Out
0:56:48 - But Second
- Replacing iPhones
- Water Damage
- Julian Assange
- UK & France Elections
1:18:57 - Joe Biden
- Media Attention
- Dewey Defeats Truman
- The Keys
- Election Graphs Update
- Week of Drama
- Continued Concerns
- Other Effects

2024-07-06: Class of Idiots

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 22:17:19 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan cover the two big stories of the week, namely Presidential Immunity, and continuing drama over calls for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race. But also Star Trek stuff, and how often is too often to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey anyway? Join in the fun!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-07-06
Length this week 2:21:01

0:02:23 - But First
- Wrong Direction
- TV: Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023)
- Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
0:38:57 - Presidential Immunity
- Decision Overview
- Evidentiary Rules
- Official and Unofficial
- Future Abuse
- Presumption of Defeat
1:18:34 - Old Biden
- Election Graphs Upgrades
- West Coast Interview Feed
- Actual Decline vs Pile On
- Joe Not Going Anywhere
- NY Sentencing Delayed
- UK Election

2024-06-29: Rock Bottom

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:11:35 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan discuss the Biden underperformance at the big debate, and the massive reaction, including many people calling for Biden to drop out. They also discuss visiting the office, remote webinars, some website upgrade updates, SCOTUS decisions, and more. Not the presidential immunity decision though. That happened after recording, so that will be next week!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-06-29
Length this week 1:52:41

0:00:23 - But First
- Weather Report
- Office Visits
- Webinars & Training
- Website Upgrades
0:33:55 - The Debate
- Underperformance
- Overreaction
- Short Attention Span
- Bad Preparation
- Head vs Heart
- Replacing Biden
1:29:40 - Other Stuff
- SCOTUS Chevron Decision
- SCOTUS Bribery Decision
- Migrant Fight League
- Trump Sentencing
- British Election

2024-06-22: Poli-Tickle

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:42:09 +0000

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan spend more time than usual on TV and Movies, plus for once a bunch of time on music too. But do not fear, they cover their more typical content too, with a segment on economic issues, and then one on US politics. So all your usual curmudgeonly goodness!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-06-22
Length this week 2:13:00

0:01:13 - But First
- Current Songs
- Movie: The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
- Movie: Wrong is Right (1982)
- More Current Songs
- TV: House of Cards (UK Version) (1990-1995)
- TV: House of Cards (US Version) (2013-2018)
0:49:46 - Economy
- New Tech Bubble?
- AI Landrush
- Bidenomics
1:25:25 - Politics
- Election Graphs Update
- Trump Veepstakes
- Flipped Democrats
- Where's W?
- Upcoming Debate

2024-06-15: Happily Ever Backily

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 02:21:14 +0000

Returning from his latest travels in triumph, Ivan joins Sam for a robust discussion of Hunter Biden, Trump's incoherency, SCOTUS, and some international politics too. But first, some politics and AI from Puerto Rico, and one of the hosts upgraded their home computer setup. Finally! Can you guess which one?

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-06-15
Length this week 2:11:49

0:00:59 - But First
- Puerto Rican Elections
- AI Political Parodies
- Sam's Upgrades
- Productive Days
1:02:29 - Politics
- Hunter Biden
- Joe's Reaction
- Incoherent Trump
- SCOTUS
- UK/France/EU Elections
- Mexican President Elect

2024-06-08: Better or Worse

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:47:23 +0000

Once again Ivan is out, so this week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam is joined for the first time by Peter B for a rare politics light show. Instead of yet another riff on Trump, we cover video games, alternative schooling philosophies, relating to art with problematic creators, non-alcoholic cocktails, some notes about Japan, and all the problems with kids today! Enjoy!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-06-08
Length this week 1:42:19

0:01:30 - But First
- Old Video Games
- Different vs Worse
- Unschooling
0:37:34 - Reviews
- Movie: American Fiction (2023)
- Problematic Creators
- Problematic Works
- Movie: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
1:02:53 - But Last
- Non-Alcoholic Cocktails
- Shifting Preferences
- Japanese Norms
- Shangri-La Dialogue

2024-05-31: Oddball Events

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:05:56 +0000

This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, aside from a brief recorded note Ivan is traveling, so Sam brings on occasional guest host Bruce. There should be no surprise that the main topic is the Trump conviction. Because boom! Bruce also gives us a recap of the Libertarian convention, and revisits the OceanGate disaster. Plus a book. Woo!

Show Details:
Recorded 2024-05-31
Length this week 2:02:18

0:00:52 - But First
- Job Changes
- OceanGate Revisited
- Book: Bible and Sword (1956)
0:34:21 - Trump Verdict
- Ivan's Thoughts
- Sentencing Options
- Possible Election Impact
- Election Graphs Update
- Possible Game Changers
1:17:37 - Libertarians
- Factions
- Chase Oliver
- Justification for 3P Voting
- Trump and Kennedy
- Prospects and Goals

2024-05-25: Shove It Down

Sun, 26 May 2024 00:36:14 +0000

On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan are all over the place, discussing everything from the death of the President of Iran, to the situation in Gaza, to the latest dumb uses of AI, with a bunch of other things in between. So settle in and enjoy the ride! And stay past the end for a couple pitches for a Curmudgeon’s Corner movie! Show Details: Recorded 2024-05-25 Length this week 2:05:22

(0:00:36-0:39:58) But First
- In Person vs Virtual
- Pandemic Revisited
- Masks Work
- Book: Mostly Harmless (1992)
(0:40:59-0:59:00) A Block
- Iranian President Dead
- Helicopter Safety
(0:59:50-2:02:32) B Block
- Trump Update
- ICC/Israel/Gaza/Biden
- Stupid Misused AI
- Alito and Thomas
- Dumb Phones