Curmudgeon's Corner

By Samuel Minter / Ivan Bou

A weekly current events podcast where the hosts discuss whatever is hot in the news each week.... more

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June 08, 20262026-06-06: Thing To Go
This week Ivan is back with Sam once again! So off they go talking about everything from beaches to computers to movies. And of course the news: Iran. Primaries in California and Maine. 2024 again. Trump. All the usual. Plus don't miss EmbryoTurret!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-06-06
Length this week 1:41:21
0:01:55 - But First
Rough Month

New AirPods

Computer Stories

PNW Beaches

Movie: Under Siege 2 (1995)

Movie: Superman (2025)

0:45:32 - But Second
EmbryoTurret.com

Iran Situation

California Primary

Maine Primary

2024 Redux

Trump Health

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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1h 42min
June 01, 20262026-05-30: Seemingly Inevitable
Once again, Ivan leaves Sam to do Curmudgeon's Corner alone. So of course he goes absolutely wild! Well, not really. A movie. A book. Some ranting on get rich quick schemes and the misuse of AI. Then some actual current events like primaries, Iran, and of course Trump!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-05-30
Length this week 1:49:08
0:01:18 - But First
Alone

Movie: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Book: The Westing Game (1978)

0:21:45 - But Second
Income Gap

Get Rich Quick Schemes

Faceless Copied Slop

Enshittification at Scale

AI Backlash?

1:05:18 - But Third
California Governor Race

Iran Déjà Vu

Trump Setbacks

Marcia Lucas

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.
...more
1h 50min
May 25, 20262026-05-23: The Pumdits
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is back and joins Sam to talk about all sort of things, most of them unfortunately related to Trump in one way or another. Yes of course Iran and Castro and corruption are Trump related. But somehow he is probably responsible for beeps and bulbs and stolen mugs too!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-05-23
Length this week 2:00:19
0:01:23 - But First
Traveling and Bullying

Beeps and Bulbs

Mugs and Books

RobinLetter Milestones

Movie: How To Train Your Dragon (2025)

0:45:50 - But Second
Trump Support Crashing

Trump Corruption

Trump Foreign Policy

1:13:03 - But Third
Airline Industry

Iran Can Kicking

Ted Turner

Castro Indictment

Gabbard Resignation

Late Night Dying

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.
...more
2h 1min
May 18, 20262026-05-16: What It Was
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is out again, but this time he sends in a recorded message, so you don't miss him entirely! In the meantime, Sam covers an award his mom got, a movie, a TV show, his adventures getting ready for a fundraiser, and once again laments the "weird" attack was killed back in 2024.

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-05-16
Length this week 1:18:09
0:00:32 - But First
No Ivan

Mom's Award

0:16:41 - But Second
Fundraiser

Movie: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)

TV: Cosmos (1980, 2014, 2020)

Message from Ivan

Weirdos

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.
...more
1h 19min
May 11, 20262026-05-09: Somewhat Purple
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.
...more
1h 13min
May 04, 20262026-05-02: Room Full of Clones
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss the Oil Crisis and surrounding issues. That's the big one. But also, fitness trackers, the WHCD incident, Comey's 8647 indictment, SCOTUS and the VRA, a couple personal stories... and more!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-05-02
Length this week 2:16:25
0:01:05 - But First
Our Reality

Fitness Trackers

Fall Story

Ring Story

0:46:37 - But Second
Oil Crisis

Trump Reactions

Spirit Airlines Failure

Clean Energy

1:23:32 - But Third
Inflation

WHCD Incident

2nd Comey Indictment

SCOTUS Kills VRA

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.
...more
2h 17min
April 26, 20262026-04-25: More Emboldened
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan couldn't make it, so instead Bruce joins Sam for discussions on the Iran situation and prediction trading markets. Plus a jet ski purchase, movies, updates on job hunts and RobinLetter, and more!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-04-25
Length this week 1:37:21
0:01:10 - But First
Jetski Purchase

Movie: Cars (2006)

Movie: National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983)

Job Hunt Update

RobinLetter Update

0:33:57 - But Second
Strategic Goals

Negotiations?

Broader Implications

US Weakened

Domestic Politics

1:05:27 - But Third
Election Betting

Manipulated Outcomes

Insider Trading

Manipulated Narratives

SPLC Indictment

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.
...more
1h 38min
April 19, 20262026-04-18: So Much Fun!
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam talk about stuff. Like they always do. This time you've got Iran, Orban losing, the economy, Justin Fairfax, corruption, work friends, movies, and lots more. Just all over the place this week!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-04-18
Length this week 1:56:23
0:00:46 - But First
RFK's Raccoon

Adversarial Press

Work Friends

Movie: Spy (2015)

Movie: Gone With The Wind (1939)

0:42:09 - But Second
Justin Fairfax

Iran Update

Corruption

Economy

Kash Patel

1:15:13 - But Third
Orban Loses

Accountability

Pope vs Trump

Vance and Rubio

Stochastic Terror

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.
...more
1h 57min
April 12, 20262026-04-11: Call It A Show
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan say Hello. And Hola. And Aloha. Then they talk phones and movies and Kings. Both real Kings and wannabe Kings. And of course the latest in Iran, the downfall of Swalwell, and much much more. Woo!

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-04-11
Length this week 1:47:55
0:01:09 - But First
Hello Origins

Phone Use

Small World

Movie: The Killer (2023)

Movie: Sound of My Voice (2011)

0:34:26 - But Second
King Faisal I of Iraq

Iran Ceasefire

The Mad King

Melania and Epstein

Eric Swalwell

1:23:26 - But Third
Impeachment

25th Amendment

Funding Removal

Artemus II

Being Nice Hurts

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.
...more
1h 48min
April 06, 20262026-04-04: Stuck To My Brain
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about Trump's cabinet culture, the war in Iran, and more corporate layoffs. With all that negativity, they have to balance things out with Artemus II and a couple of movies too. And that is it.

Show Details:
Recorded 2026-04-04
Length this week 2:08:17
0:01:10 - But First
Corporate Layoffs

Artemus II

Movie: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Movie: The Martian (2015)

0:52:06 - But Second
Bondi Out

Dumb and Lazy

Possible Iran POWs

Cabinet Turnover

1:16:08 - But Third
Iran Economic Impact

Iran Goals?

Empathy, Diversity, and Expertise

Election 2026

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.
...more
2h 9min

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