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- 2022-12-03: Good Ol' Time
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.
2 hr 15 min - 2022-11-26: Stupid and Fun
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.
1 hr 45 min - 2022-11-19: Hail To The Waffle
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.
2 hr 27 min - 2022-11-11: Want A Banana
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.
2 hr 14 min - 2022-11-05: Doing All That
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.
2 hr 24 min - 2022-10-29: Take The Word
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.
2 hr 2 min - 2022-10-21: Slow Motion Trainwreck
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.
2 hr 6 min - 2022-10-14: One Hammer, One Nail
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.
2 hr - 2022-10-08: Episode 800!
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.
2 hr 23 min - 2022-10-01: Still Wiped Out
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.
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