Curmudgeon's Corner

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)

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

What do we have this week on Curmudgeon's Corner? Ivan is back with Sam again. For the news part of the show they talk about the TSA, about the plane vs firetruck crash at LaGuardia, about Iran, and about Trump. But first, they talk about Ivan's travels and Sam has a story about difficulties charging his car. Woo!

Show Details:

Recorded 2026-03-28

Length this week 1:49:36

0:01:57 - But First

Texas Trip

Flight Simulator

Miami Trip

Charger Story

Junk Email

0:47:59 - But Second

Paying TSA

Plane vs Firetruck

Iran War

Trump Mental Health

Condo Wars

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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam goes solo, and completely eschews real news completely. Instead we have projectors and TVs, RobinLetter and health, and of course a couple of movies. Enjoy a lighter and shorter show than usual!

Show Details:

Recorded 2026-03-21

Length this week 1:06:09

0:00:42 - One

No Ivan

Projectors

TVs

0:13:26 - Two

Not News Inspired

RobinLetter Update

Health Update

0:37:31 - Three

Sick Again?

Movie: Murder by Death (1976)

Movie: Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam realize that besides the Iran War, which they spend the second segment on, there wasn't a lot of news stuff going on to talk about. So they spend the rest of the show on everything from problems with backups, to staffing issues at xAI, to some election updates, to Pi Day, to found Doctor Who episodes, and much more!

Show Details:

Recorded 2026-03-14

Length this week 1:45:26

0:02:38 - But First

Pi Day

Syncing Problems

Backup Problems

0:32:58 - But Second

Iran War Update

Absent War Goals

Lack of Foresight

1:06:55 - But Third

Election Updates

Found Doctor Who

xAI Exodus

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.