Curmudgeon's Corner

2020-11-21: The Burden of Pants

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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Bruce joins Sam for a bit different view on the presidential transition and the pandemic than we usually get from Ivan. They discuss Trumpworld conspiracy theories, low-information voters, social media deplatforming, just how close this election actually was, and more. On the pandemic side, besides the usual update on the trends (spoiler: the trends are bad) they discuss natural vs mandated behavior changes, vaccines, masks, and more. And before all that, Bruce talks about a TV series, Sam discusses a book, and they note a historical anniversary. Enjoy the show!

Show Details:

Recorded 2020-11-21
Length this week - 2:15:01

  • (0:00:22-0:28:04) But First
    • Ivan out this week
    • Bruce TV: Game of Thrones (2011-2019)
    • Sam Book: Spook (2006)
    • Dishwasher shopping
    • Mayflower anniversary
    • (0:31:00-1:16:32) Presidential transition
      • Welcome Patron Ryan
      • Election mechanics
      • Trumpworld conspiracy theories
      • Very close election
      • Upcoming gridlock
      • Low-information voters
      • Remaining Trump gambits
      • Social media deplatforming
      • "JoBiden"
      • Trump military drawdown
      • (1:17:21-2:14:41) Pandemic
        • Trend update
        • Overwhelming hospitals
        • Natural vs mandated behavior change
        • Initial response problems
        • Vaccines
        • Masks
        • Ventilation
          • 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)
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