Curmudgeon's Corner

2026-05-09: Somewhat Purple

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On this week's Curmudgeon's corner, just Sam. Ivan is out. So Sam knocks out talking about a couple movies, then spends the rest of the show on the Gerrymandering wars that started with Texas and California, and have accelerated in recent weeks with Virginia and the gutting of the VRA.

 

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-05-09
Length this week 1:12:54

  • 0:00:38 - But First
    • Movie: Mr. Jones (2019)
    • Movie: The Short History of the Long Road (2019)
    • 0:24:21 - But Second
      • Gerrymandering War So Far
      • VA SCOTUS Decision
      • VRA Gutting Implications
      • Backfire Possibilities?
      • Downward Spiral

        • 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.

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