Curmudgeon's Corner

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, on the politics side, Sam and Ivan discuss Biden picking Harris, election models, current polling, and cutting people off over politics. On the pandemic side, they talk about testing and tracing, people being reckless, and many of the half measures being taken. Before all that though, Ivan reviews a book and goes on a rant about Twitter, and they discuss that Fortnight/Apple/Google thing. Enjoy!

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Recorded 2020-08-15
Length this week - 2:05:59

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 do the usual round of political news, discussing dirty tricks on the campaign trail, the latest veepstakes talk, the New York investigation into Trump, and possibilities of a disputed election. But first, they respond to some feedback, review a book Sam read, talk a little about family history and how 2020 sucks, and react to the explosion in Beirut. A full show as usual!

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Recorded 2020-08-08
Length this week - 2:08:10

• (0:00:22-0:37:53) But First
  • Feedback
  • Sam Book: The Two Towers (1954)
  • Family history
  • 2020 sucks
  • Beirut explosion
• (0:39:54-1:21:23) Campaign 2020 Dirty Tricks
  • Foreign interference
  • Controlling the narrative
  • Kanye West
  • Historical dirty tricks
  • Slowing down the mail
• (1:22:40-2:07:50) Campaign 2020 Clean Tricks
  • Veepstakes
  • Trump interview
  • New York Trump investigation
  • Laws with no teeth
  • Disputed election?

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 discuss the latest in politics and pandemic news as they always do. But this time you also get a book review from Ivan, some insight into Sam's sleep patterns, some economic talk, and even a bit on the tradeoffs between global and domestic sourcing of products. Plus a fun electoral vote strategy to consider!

Show Details:

Recorded 2020-08-01
Length this week - 2:31:36

• (0:00:22-0:31:19) But First
  • Ivan Book: Underwater [2020]
  • Hurricane headed for Ivan
  • Sleep Patterns
• (0:32:04-1:07:58) Politics
  • Veepstakes
  • Delegitimizing the election
  • Problems with mail-in voting?
• (1:09:08-1:50:07) Pandemic
  • Ivan goes to Disney
  • Sports bubbles
  • Latest stats
• (1:52:08-2:31:08) Potpourri
  • Economic Update
  • Political responses to the virus
  • Domestic production of critical supplies?

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's main topics are Trump's mind through the lens of Mary Trump's book, Trump's current attempts to position himself for the election, and the pandemic. But first, the curmudgeons respond to a listener comment, Ivan delivers on a promise from last week, and Ivan rants about a local political candidate. Enjoy!

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Recorded 2020-07-25
Length this week - 2:33:58

• (0:00:22-0:27:51) Random Stuff
  • Comment from Sam's Mom
  • Ivan Movie: Downfall [2004]
  • Irv Slosberg's Campaign
• (0:28:32-1:02:22) Trump
  • Ivan Book: Too Much and Never Enough [2020]
  • Trump's UK Golf Thing
  • Trump's Cognitive Test
• (1:04:06-1:46:40) Election 2020
  • Federal Surge Into Portland
  • Trump Campaign Developments
  • Polling Update
• (1:47:18-2:33:37) Pandemic
  • Latest Stats
  • Next Covid Bill
  • Masks

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 review the latest pandemic news, they answer a “Question for the Corner” on what post-Trump Republicans might look like, they cover the current state of the Presidential race, and they discuss the recent hack of Twitter. Before all that though, they discuss the household projects they have been working on during the lockdown. Enjoy!

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Recorded 2020-07-17
Length this week - 2:06:53

• (0:00:21-0:29:59) Household Projects
• (0:32:00-0:54:34) Pandemic
• (0:55:53-1:41:08) Politics
• (1:42:12-2:06:32) Hacks

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, the two serious topics are school reopenings in the face of the pandemic, and the ramifications of the latest batch of Supreme Court rulings. In addition, Ivan talks about air conditioning maintenance, and Sam talks about Alex creating Minecraft mods. Also, Sam talks about not talking about something. Odd that.

Recorded 2020-07-10
Length this week - 2:23:02

• (0:00:01-0:08:23) Avoidance
• (0:08:46-0:44:37) Light and Frothy
• (0:46:38-1:33:59) School Reopenings
• (1:34:41-2:22:41) SCOTUS Cases

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.

Show Details:

Recorded 2020-07-03
Length this week - 2:33:06

• (0:00:22-0:12:55) But First
  • Agenda
  • Ivan book: Social Security Made Simple [2019]
• (0:13:32-1:33:35) Trump Nonsense
  • Russia paying to kill US troops
  • Calls with world leaders
  • Polling update
  • Racist callouts
• (1:34:40-2:32:41) Pandemic
  • Cases and Deaths
  • Reasons for the 2nd wave
  • Reactions to the 2nd wave
  • School reopening plans

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 do something they don't do that often anymore. They spend a huge chunk of the show talking about tech! Apple tech to be specific, as they discuss the WWDC announcement that Apple is moving the Mac to their own chips, and Sam discusses a recent Mac purchase. But of course, they don't neglect the pandemic, and they couldn't do a show without at least a little politics. Enjoy!

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Recorded 2020-06-26
Length this week - 2:03:03

• (0:00:22-0:49:41) Tech
  • Sam's Purchase
  • Apple Chips
• (0:51:46-1:24:16) Pandemic
  • Second Wave
  • Impact on Immigration
• (1:24:54-2:02:43) Politics
  • Question for the Corner
  • Flynn and Barr
  • Black Lives Matter

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 do another lightning round show. They discuss the recovery of global travel, the gamble being taken on a pandemic second wave, some of the recent SCOTUS decisions, Trump's health, a movie, and even real-time reactions to the beginning of the Berman situation as the news broke while they were recording.

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Recorded 2020-06-20
Length this week - 1:53:00

• (0:00:22-0:35:45) Lightning 1
  • Ivan: Travel picking up again
  • Sam: Opening too fast?
• (0:36:23-1:13:01) Lightning 2
  • Ivan: SCOTUS Decisions
  • Sam: Berman Situation
• (1:14:17-1:52:40) Lightning 3:
  • Ivan: Ivan Movie: Lawnmower Man (1992)
  • Sam: 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan do a lightning round show, talking about a bunch of smaller topics, including the "Defund the Police" slogan, Space X's successful trip to the ISS, how the markets are reacting to the pandemic, Trump moving his convention acceptance speech to Jacksonville, and four other exciting topics!

Show Details:

Recorded 2020-06-12
Length this week - 1:54:36

• (0:01:51-0:58:10) Lightning 1
  • Ivan: Sam's Kidney Stone
  • Sam: Markets and the Pandemic
  • Ivan: Trump Convention and Rallies
  • Sam: Second Wave?
• (1:00:10-1:54:13) Lightning 2:
  • Ivan: Defund the Police
  • Sam: Democratic Primary Update
  • Ivan: Space X to the ISS
  • Sam: Georgia Elections

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.