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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan couldn't find a quiet place, and Sam failed at finding an alternate cohost. So for the first time in awhile, you have a pure solo show. Main topics? Election Graphs now has real data on the 2024 race, so a first look at where things stand for Election 2024. Plus the drama of a pre-indictment Trump, and all the talk of a TikTok ban. And that's it. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2023-03-25 Length this week 1:30:18 __ (0:00:23-0:07:04) But First (0:08:12-0:40:10) Election Graphs (0:41:55-1:00:36) Trump Drama (1:02:37-1:29:46) TikTok Ban __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan cover the fallout from the Silicon Valley Bank thing. That is the biggest part of the show. Aside from that though, some Apple TV+ show reviews, the Samsung moon thing, a Ukraine update, superconductors, and a report on Election Graphs 2024 progress. Plus a bonus idea for a new podcast. Show Details: Recorded 2023-03-17 Length this week 1:33:52 __ (0:00:21-0:28:58) But First __ Ivan TV: Air Disasters (2011-Present) Ivan TV: Ted Lasso (2020-Present) Ivan TV: For All Mankind (2019-Present) Ivan TV: Shrinking (2023-Present) Ivan TV: The Morning Show (2019-Present) Election Graphs Progress __ (0:30:09-1:09:26) Bank Stuff __ Reasons for Collapses Missing Hedges Regulation Seesaw What's Next __ (1:10:28-1:33:20) Curmudgeon's Choice __ Samsung's Moon Ukraine Developments Room Temperature Superconductor? __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner podcast, Ivan is back, and he and Sam cover the usual hodgepodge of topics. There is the latest Trump and Fox News stuff. There is Silicon Valley Bank and how we've got several Senators out of commission. Also the time change, and Ivan sees some ice skating. Plus lots and lots of veering completely off topic in between. Because of course that happens. Show Details: Recorded 2023-03-11 Length this week 1:56:41 __ (0:00:41-0:30:39) But First __ Time Time Time Hockey Night __ (0:31:41-1:06:35) Lightning 1 __ Trump Stuff Silicon Valley Bank __ (1:08:36-1:56:10) Lightning 2 __ Fox News Missing Senators __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is out, so Sam, joined by his son Alex, talks about slow news weeks, and what hides behind them. And since it is indeed a slow news week there is talk of cleaning, dogs, books, and movies. And Sam "anchors" this in the right week, but recorded that little bit on his phone, which sounds awful. You'll all ignore that and pretend it was fine, right? Show Details: Recorded 2023-03-04 Length this week 1:36:35 __ (0:00:01-0:01:40) Cold Open (0:02:02-0:32:13) But First __ Cleaning Our Dog Jetski Dr. Miss Pups Movie __ (0:33:14-0:52:31) Slow News __ No Must Talks Incremental Developments Non-Negotiable Issues __ (0:53:15-1:35:31) Media Reviews __ Sam Movie: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) Sam Movie: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Sam Book: How to Read the Air (2010) Alex Book : Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980) Sam Movie: 2023-01-18: Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon (2010) __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner your lovable curmudgeons Sam and Ivan talk about Ukraine on the anniversary of Russia's escalation. Plus MTG's national divorce proposal. Spoiler: It is a bad idea. Also, thoughts on car shopping, a visit to Olympia, and a discussion about social media. But mostly non-Twitter social media this time. So less Elon. So everybody should appreciate that. Show Details: Recorded 2023-02-25 Length this week 1:57:20 __ (0:00:01-0:05:07) Cold Open (0:05:30-0:44:26) But First __ Car Shopping Visiting Olympia __ (0:45:03-1:11:18) Ukraine __ Biden Visit State of the War What's Next? __ (1:12:43-1:56:48) Other Stuff __ National Divorce Social Media __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan revisit the topics of balloons, chatbots, and Twitter. But there is also talk of Election 2024, the Fox News v. Dominion case, the toxic train derailment, and more. Plus bonus bell ringing, and the excitement of a mug being broken, live on tape! Well, not tape. There is no tape. And it isn't live. The mug did not survive. But you all understand. Right? Show Details: Recorded 2023-02-18 Length this week 1:48:11 __ (0:00:22-0:43:19) Part 1 __ Bell Ringing Fat Chewing More Balloons More ChatBot __ (0:43:50-1:11:08) Part 2 __ Nikki Haley Toxic Train __ (1:11:51-1:47:38) Part 3 __ More Twitter Fox News v. Dominion Jira Conspiracy __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Twitter's slow implosion again, the impending injection of AI Chatbots into search results, more on spy balloons, and Ivan goes on one of his trademarked epic rants, this time about Section 230. Plus some riffing on Minority Report type technology, and curmudgeonly complaints about aging. Fun stuff. Woo! Show Details: Recorded 2023-02-11 Length this week 2:03:52 __ (0:01:09-1:13:54) First Part __ Minority Report Tech Ivan is old and so is Sam Twitter Stuff Section 230 __ (1:14:54-2:03:20) Second Part __ AI Chatbots and Search Shooting Balloons Turkey Earthquake Coast Guard Rescue __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan was not available, so Sam has his 13 year old son Alex as a cohost again. Alex doesn't have much to say when the topics are Twitter, the Chinese balloon, his father's trip back to the office, and how a driveway cam actually was useful. But he does have a handful of things to add in the back half of the show, when they talk about some movies and books. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2023-02-04 Length this week 1:37:30 __ (0:00:48-0:20:00) But First __ Back to the Office Driveway Prowl __ (0:21:09-0:42:44) Newsy Stuff __ Twitter API Paywall Stupid Chinese Balloon __ (0:43:24-1:36:35) Media Stuff __ Stupid Balloon Update Alex Book: ALeXMXeLA Book 2 Sam Book: History of Lewis County Kentucky (1912) Alex Sound Effects Sam Movie: Man of Steel (2013) Sam Book: Reign of Terror (2021) Sam Movie: Annie Hall (1977) Sam Movie: Mater and the Ghostlight (2006) __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about stuff. Loys of stuff. On the serious side, the killing of Tyre Nichols, political violence, and the age old gun debate. Plus an update on Trump's social media and the classified docs stories. But on the lighter side, bees, sabertooth tigers, transcripts, and dreams. Show Details: Recorded 2023-01-28 Length this week 2:00:35 __ (0:01:15-0:39:38) Part the First __ Ivan and the Bee Mating Patterns of the Sabretooth Tiger Podcast Listening and Transcripts __ (0:42:25-1:19:38) Part the Second __ Killing of Tyre Nichols Guns Guns Guns Political Violence __ (1:22:26-2:00:01) Part the Third __ Ivan Needs a Massage Trump's Social Media Classified Docs Everywhere CC Slack Highlights __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan spend the most time talking about the current wave of tech layoffs. The other "serious" topics are Tesla cutting prices and Twitter cutting off the third party clients. But they also talk about a classic movie, and complain about the perils of sitting and sleeping. Show Details: Recorded 2023-01-21 Length this week 1:58:52 __ (0:01:16-0:17:43) Lightning One __ Sitting Standing __ (0:19:44-1:17:00) Lightning Two __ Tech Layoffs Tesla Price Cuts __ (1:18:43-1:57:25) Lightning Three __ Twitter Kills 3P Sam Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan get some preliminaries out of the way in the opening segment, then try to catch up on recent politics and such. The Speaker race, the new Republican House, George Santos, Biden's own classified documents scandal, and more! Show Details: Recorded 2023-01-13 Length this week 1:44:15 __ (0:00:25-0:32:47) But First __ Section 230 Editing Travails NOTAM Outage Following Processes __ (0:33:31-1:40:10) Politics __ Speaker Battle Concessions to the Rebels California Senate George Santos Biden Classified Docs Inflation Brazil Slackaroo __ (1:40:34-1:44:12) Hot Close __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan comment a little on the recent Speaker of the House Drama before getting down to business reviewing their predictions from a year and a week ago about what would happen in 2022. What were they right on? What were they wrong on? Should you trust their prognostications ever? Did they improve on previous years, or just get worse? Listen and find out! Show Details: Recorded 2023-01-06 Length this week 2:24:18 __ (0:01:11-0:40:22) Speaker Votes (0:44:03-1:07:35) Politics (1:08:42-1:20:36) International (1:21:13-1:32:09) Economy (1:35:03-1:55:52) Technology (1:56:53-2:11:08) Hodgepodge (2:11:58-2:23:57) Results __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner… Sam and Ivan's annual prediction show. The Curmudgeon's think about 2023 and spew out their best guesses about what will happen in the next year in the categories of politics, international, economy, technology, and the classic hodgepodge. This year, many of the items being predicted are requests from listeners. So thank you listeners! And yes, before they go to sleep, some younger folks in Ivan's family make some fun noise too. But it is all in good fun. And a year and a week from now, you'll be able to come back and see how good these predictions are! Show Details: Recorded 2022-12-31 Length this week 2:43:12 __ (0:00:23-0:54:46) Politics (0:56:29-1:12:48) International (1:13:38-1:41:31) Economy (1:42:10-2:11:12) Technology (2:12:19-2:42:47) Hodgepodge __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan do tech and politics. Big surprise. Well, kinda tech. All about Elon and Twitter and Tesla again. Plus more on migrating off of Twitter to Mastodon. So they can toot. For politics, you've got J6, Trump's taxes, the Omnibus, and even some on Ukraine. But before all that, some chatter on movies and TV. Have fun! Show Details: Recorded 2022-12-24 Length this week 2:32:03 __ (0:00:01-0:02:04) Cold Open (0:02:26-0:40:17) But First __ Some Quick Ones Sam Movie: The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) Ivan TV: Jack Ryan (2018-Present) Bad TV Endings Long Running TV Shows van Movies: Mission Impossible Series (1996-Present) __ (0:41:00-1:40:39) Tech __ Elon's Twitter Hijinks Tesla Stock Slide Chaotic Twitter Amplifying Toxicity Facebook Moderation Mastodon Migration Mastodon Clients and Instances __ (1:42:40-2:31:28) Politics __ J6 DoJ Referrals J6 Final Report J6 Witness Intimidation Trump Taxes Preview Omnibus Passes ECA Reform Biden Accomplishments Ukraine __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan split the bulk of the show between two man-child narcissists who have been leaving a trail of destruction behind them as they rampage through the world. If you guessed Elon and Donald, congratulations, you figured out the obvious. Anyway, aside from the latest adventures of those two wacky rich people, Ivan brings news of a problem with a fish tank, a movie recommendation, and some thoughts on earthquakes. And Sam shares some sad personal news. Show Details: Recorded 2022-12-17 Length this week 1:53:16 __ (0:01:19-0:20:20) But First __ Miley Fish Tank Ivan Movie: Sing (2016) Earthquakes __ (0:21:10-1:14:26) Elon __ Prediction Requests Unopened Lego Twitter Alternatives Stay or Go? Toxic Elon Moderation Flight Tracking Arbitrary Elon Twitter Value __ (1:16:28-1:51:41) Donald __ Prediction Requests Trump Cards Free Falling Polls J6 Referrals? Other Trumpy Things CC Slack Highlights __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan do not talk about MacOS Updates and Weather apps, because Sam forgot to hit record for that part. But you do get Ivan complaining about the difficulty he had with a new HDMI based receiver system. After that though, they get to business on the serious stuff. They cover a little bit about developments in seven separate non-US countries, then move on to developments in the US Congress, and finally the latest Trump related nonsense. Show Details: Recorded 2022-12-10 Length this week 2:09:28 __ (0:01:39 -0:30:59) But First __ Recording Incompetence HDMI Issues Usage Patterns __ (0:32:05-1:27:15) International __ Ukraine Russia Israel Iran China Germany Peru __ (1:30:01-2:09:06) US Politics __ 51-49 Senate Sinema Lame Duck McCarthy CC Slack Highlights Grany Wahl __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan endeavor to do a "Potpourri" type show, with lots of little topics. And they succeed for about half the show, talking about podcast listening speeds, AI advancements, management styles, and more. But then in the second half they crashed into Elon and Twitter again, and that was the rest of the show. Because of course it was. Show Details: Recorded 2022-12-03 Length this week 2:14:21 __ (0:00:01-0:01:50) Cold Open (0:02:13-1:13:27) Potpourri __ Podcast Listening Speeds Old Radio Shows AI Advancements Ages People Did Things Management Styles __ (1:14:28-2:13:51) More Twitter Chaos __ Kanye and Other Toxic People Low Information People Moderation Is Hard Hunter Biden's Laptop Twitter Still Up Putin Falls? __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner since it was a slow holiday week, Sam and Ivan have a less serious less long less newsy show. They talk about things being slow. They talk about Thanksgiving. They talk about Orion. They talk about streaming. And then they review a few movies. No Twitter talk. No Musk talk. No Trump talk. Sometimes it is good to have a week without those kind of things. Show Details: Recorded 2022-11-26 Length this week 1:44:50 __ (0:00:01-0:08:02) Cold Open __ Planning Orion __ (0:08:28-0:36:30) But First __ Thanksgiving The Slow Season __ (0:37:06-1:03:47) Streaming World __ Disney Overextends Streaming Usage Patterns Content Ecosystem __ (1:04:26-1:44:21) Movies! __ Ivan Movie: Causeway (2022) Sam Movie: Wreck-It Ralph (2012) Ivan Movie: Inception (2010) Sam Movie: The Godfather Part II (1974) __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan discuss the Musk, and Bankman-Fried, and Holmes, all of whom have been in the news this week for their disastrous implosions. Then of course there is more on the fallout from Election 2022. But also, sleeping TikTokers, Home Repair, the challenge of deactivating things, and more! Show Details: Recorded 2022-11-19 Length this week 2:26:56 __ (0:00:22-0:33:16) But First __ Sleeping TikTokers Ivan Home Repair Deactivating Things __ (0:33:55-1:27:21) Fraudsters and Hucksters __ Old Commercial Elon Musk Sam Bankman-Fried Elizabeth Holmes __ (1:28:28-2:26:31) Politics __ Rule vs Coin Congressional Results McCarthy's Challenge Generational Turnover Trump Stuff Artemis I Games in Meetings __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan spend most of their time discussing the aftermath of Election 2022. Would you expect anything else? You'll find out the result of last week's coin flip challenge. Absent things that still aren't called. Duh. Also discussion of the red wave that wasn't, where Democrats made mistakes even so, the failure of the election deniers, how this all impacts Trump, and more. Before all that though, some news about a falling TV, more on Twitter, and the benefits of keeping up holiday decorations year round. Show Details: Recorded 2022-11-11 Length this week 2:13:08 __ (0:01:14-0:34:49) But First __ Falling and Failing TVs Twitter Implosion Continued Crypto Meltdown Donaghy Wins! Holiday Decorations __ (0:35:26-2:12:46 __ International Updates Coin Flip Challenge Results Congress Still Up In The Air Why No Red Wave? Election Deniers Conceding Dem Florida Meltdown Dem New York Failure Trump Stuff Crazy House Scenarios When Will We Know? Other Results 50 State Strategy Operator Assistance __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk more about the ongoing implosion at Twitter and they take their final pre-election shot at discussing Election 2022, including getting predictions on the record, to see if Sam making predictions based on looking at poll averages ends up any better than Ivan flipping a virtual coin. And before that serious stuff, a bit on on Powerball and both Sam and Ivan dealing with various devices. Have fun, and if you are eligible to vote in the US, vote! Show Details: Recorded 2022-11-05 Length this week 2:23:40 __ (0:00:00-0:02:25) Anchor (0:02:47-0:43:03) But First __ Powerball Apple Watch Activation Paying for Extra Devices Networking Issues __ (0:43:45-1:27:57) Twitter __ Verification Layoffs Kneejerk Changes Users Fleeing? Advertiser Exodus __ (1:29:58-2:23:12) Election 2022 __ We Don't Know Jack Democratic Slide Coin Flip Challenge What Rs Will Do Ads for Ancient Tech __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan discuss tech, including problems with the advertising model, and of course Elon actually taking over Twitter. And they discuss politics, including the assassination attempt on Nancy Pelosi, how everybody thinks the other party wants to destroy America, how absolutely everything just comes down to gas prices, and more. Before all that though, a bit about editing the podcast, AI art, and a couple books! Show Details: Recorded 2022-10-29 Length this week 2:01:06 __ (0:00:33-0:22:32) But First __ Podcast Editing AI Art Ivan Book: Iron Curtain (2012) Ivan Book: Berlin (2003) __ (0:24:33-1:17:50) Tech __ Advertising Models Sector Rotation Unhealthy Incentives Elon's Twitter Twitter Alternatives __ (1:18:51-2:00:35) Politics __ Pelosi Assassination Attempt Destroying America Gas Prices Are Everything Looking At Odds QR Code Menus __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan take a break from Election 2022 in the US and instead talk about the chaos in UK politics, and the latest updates on Elon Musk's possible takeover of Twitter. Before that Ivan recaps his recent trip to California, and the Curmudgeon's have some feedback from a listener. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2022-10-21 Length this week 2:05:43 __ (0:00:53-0:40:06) But First __ Ivan: Small Failures Sam: Offensive Table Rigging Sam: Matt Feedback Ivan: California Travels Sam: Mornings __ (0:40:56-1:23:13) UK Stuff __ How We Got Here All About Brexit What Did Truss Do? What's Next? Breakup? __ (1:24:14-2:05:11) Twitter __ Bad Deal Death Spiral Ways Out? Filtering, Moderation, and Algorithms Slack Highlights __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ed joins Sam to talk about dishwashers, assembling things, and old appliances. Oh, and the January 6th hearings, the various cases against Trump, and Election 2022, concentrating on Pennsylvania this time, but also including a round of of some other interesting states. Boom. There's a show. Show Details: Recorded 2022-10-14 Length this week 2:00:00 __ (0:00:01-0:02:38) Cold Open (0:03:00-0:24:30) But First __ Dishwasher Assembling Things Old Appliances __ (0:25:11-1:02:15) J6 and Trump Stuff __ J6 Summary Afghanistan Order DoJ's Turn Trump Cases Getting Away With It __ (1:03:15-1:59:28) Election 2022 __ PA/AZ Governor PA/UT/FL Senate Ranked Choice Voting Systematic Poll Errors? Pollsters Found Sam __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan celebrate making it to 800 episodes of this podcast. Not even counting the original college radio show on WRCT. That is a lot of episodes and many years. Wow. In any case, they also talk about Election 2022, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, the importance of leadership, Musk/Twitter, nukes, and even more. A very full show for the 800th episode. Yay! Show Details: Recorded 2022-10-08 Length this week 2:22:04 __ (0:00:01-0:04:44) Cold Open __ Enhanced Foreheads Ivan Movie: Gattaca (1997) Throat Animals __ (0:05:06-0:36:10) But First __ Round Number Milestone Wedding Disaster Dominican Republic Brazilian Election Leadership and Empathy __ (0:37:11-1:24:13) Election 2022 __ Herschel Walker If It Were Reversed? DeSantis and Biden Interpreting Polls McMullin In Utah __ (1:25:57-2:21:33) Potpourri __ Crimea Bridge Musk/Twitter Russia Nuke Threat Pot Pardons USB-C Mandate Too Soon __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan discuss Hurricane Ian and all the surrounding issues. Then they mostly skip domestic issues to take a tour of some international developments. The UK, Italy, Ukraine, Russia, Iran. A whirlwind tour. Before all that though, Ivan talks about a movie, they discuss the DART mission hitting an asteroid, and Alex brings up mental health days, which might help some stress Ivan is having. Oh, and stay tuned to the very end, for some talk about Barney too! Show Details: Recorded 2022-10-01 Length this week 2:11:20 __ (0:00:01-0:01:14) Anchor ((0:01:39-0:39:40) But First __ Stressed Ivan Ivan Movie: Fail Safe (1964) DART Mission Mental Health Days __ (0:41:02-1:15:26) Hurricane Ian __ Lee County Ignoring Warnings Barrier Islands Rebuilding Insurance __ (1:17:27-2:10:49) International __ Ray Lynch United Kingdom Italy Ukraine Russia Iran Barney __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan discuss Trump. Cause you can't avoid that in a week where he loses so badly on multiple fronts. But They also talk about the growing demonstrations in Russia and Iran, as well as the impact of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico, and the continuing fallout from DeSantis shipping asylum seekers from Texas to Massachusetts. Full show! Show Details: Recorded 2022-09-23 Length this week 2:12:13 __ (0:00:01-0:04:01) Cold Open (0:04:27-1:00:20) But First Not But First __ Hurricane Fiona Immigration Again __ (1:01:27-1:38:38) Trump __ DoJ and Documents NY AG on Fraud __ (1:39:19-2:11:40) International __ Russia Iran __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about Biden Stuff, Trump Stuff, and Other Stuff. Welp, that about covers everything. Oh, more specifics? Welp, on Biden they discuss how he has just been sort of quietly doing the job and getting things done competently, even if he doesn't always get the credit. On Biden, what else, his legal issues and other continuing problems. And the other stuff… they discuss people complaining about the Little Mermaid being black, rides at Disney, the Martha's Vineyard Migrants, and of course Election 2022. Show Details: Recorded 2022-09-16 Length this week 2:16:05 __ (0:01:14-0:31:32) But First __ Microphone Stand Black Ariel and Hobbits and Stuff Disney Ratatouille Ride __ (0:32:06-1:00:31) Biden Stuff __ Basic Competence Judges Railways Ukraine Legislation __ (1:01:11-1:34:07) Trump Stuff __ Special Master Trump DC Trip Closing In Really Bad __ (1:35:50-2:15:34) Other Stuff __ Martha's Vineyard Migrants Republican Unforced Errors Election 2022 End Stuff __ __ 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.
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner: The Queen is Dead, Long Live the King. Some people in the world may not be as mournful as others. Bernie Shaw also died, and his former network CNN seems to be on the way to the same. Oh yeah, Bannon was indicted and there was more Trump legal drama too. And Ukraine is on a major offensive pushing The Russians back. Before they talk about all that though, Sam and Ivan talk about early mornings and flat tires. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2022-09-10 Length this week 2:14:04 __ (0:00:23-0:30:27) But First __ Early Mornings Flat Tire __ (0:32:11-1:25:56) Dead People __ Queen Elizabeth II Bernie Shaw CNN __ (1:27:57-1:55:39) Legal Stuff __ Bannon Trump __ (1:56:13-2:13:33) Ukraine & Stuff __ Ukrainian Offensive Contact Stuff Briber Bou __ __ 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.
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan couldn't make it, and Sam couldn't do it at the normal time, and it was a holiday weekend, so rather than a regular current events show, Sam is joined by Alex to catch up on reviewing shows, movies, and books that Sam has consumed lately, mostly with Alex watching too. Uh, and Sam's dog Miley sometimes weighs in too, with Alex's help. And after the eight actual existing things that get reviews, they talk about things Alex wants to get created that don't actually exist yet. So yeah. That kind of week. Back to a normal current events show next week! Show Details: Recorded 2022-09-03 Length this week 1:39:10 __ (0:00:01-0:01:51) Cold Open (0:02:13-0:36:29) Shows, Movies, and Books 1-4 __ Sam Show: Castle (2009-2016) Sam Movie: The Godfather (1972) Sam Book: The Thomas Berryman Number (1976) Sam Show: Tiny Creatures (2020) __ (0:37:40-0:58:12) Shows, Movies, and Books 5-8 __ Sam Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Sam Movie: Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) Sam Movie: Batman Begins (2005) Sam Movie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) __ (0:59:15-1:37:46) Made up Movies, Shows, and Podcasts __ The Dorfus TV Show The Story of Dr Miss Pups The ALeXMXeLA Book 2 The Story of Dr Miss Pups 2 Imitation Free Guy Word of the Day __ (1:38:14-1:39:07) Cold Close __ 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.
