Curmudgeon's Corner

2018-06-09: Bubbles of Exasperation

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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s three main topics are the USA’s alliances and the strains Trump is putting on them, the upcoming North Korean summit, and a hodgepodge of legal related stuff like last week’s SCOTUS cases, the Obamacare lawsuit, the new Manafort charges, and the Trump legal team’s letter to Mueller. Before all that though, they mark an anniversary, discuss Ivan’s recent trip to China, talk about the destruction of Sam’s son’s iPad, and more!
Show Details:
Recorded 2018-06-09
Length this week - 1:59:30
  • (0:01:45-0:37:04) But First
    • Agenda
    • Anniversary
    • Ivan in China
    • Ivan book: Understanding Air France 447 (2013)
    • Alex iPad destruction
    • Macron handshake
    • (0:37:43-1:01:30) Alliances
      • Anthony Bourdain suicide
      • G7 Summit
      • What is Trump’s plan?
      • Are Canada and the EU really screwing the US?
      • Fed up allies, happy Putin
      • Rules are for suckers
      • (1:02:15-1:19:19) North Korea
        • All about the attitude
        • Giving things for free?
        • Path to opening?
        • Predictions
        • Parkland again
        • (1:21:01-1:59:09) Legal Stuff
          • Gay wedding cake case
          • Abortion case
          • Obamacare lawsuit
          • New Manafort charges
          • Trump letter to Mueller
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