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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September 22, 20192019-09-21: Name Your Price
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk quite a bit about the Trump/Ukraine/whistleblower scandal, but before that, they also hit vaping, the economy, the Israeli elections, and the situation with Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-09-21
Length this week - 1:52:14
(0:00:20-0:28:40) Domestic Stuff
Vaping

Economy

(0:29:56-1:06:39) Middle East Stuff
Brexit again

Trump's Taliban initiative

(1:07:23-1:51:53) Trump/Ukraine/whistleblower Stuff
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 53min
September 15, 20192019-09-14: Wrestling Pigs
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ed joins Sam to talk about new iPhones, the ethics of donations from bad people, Brexit, Trump's aborted meeting with the Taliban at Camp David, and then, of course, the 3rd Democratic debate. Fun stuff!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-09-14
Length this week - 2:06:48
(0:00:20-0:30:54) Random Stuff
New iPhones
Donations from bad people
(0:34:28-1:02:29) International Stuff
Brexit again
Trump's Taliban initiative
(1:03:05-2:06:27) Presidential Stuff
VPs of popular presidents running for president
Yang's $1000 a month contest
The 3rd Democratic debate
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 7min
September 08, 20192019-09-07: Usually Just Cheese
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about feedback to the show, Gerrymandering, Brexit, and Hurricane Dorian first. The hurricane transitions naturally into Sharpiegate, and from there to more generalized Trump corruption, which of course leads to the expansion of the investigations being done by the House Democrats. And that's a show!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-09-07
Length this week - 1:45:25
(0:01:48-0:45:00) Non-Trump Stuff
Feedback and structure
Gerrymandering
Brexit update
(0:45:45-1:45:03) Trump Stuff
Hurricane Dorian update and Sharpiegate
Trump corruption
Expanding congressional investigations
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 46min
September 01, 20192019-08-31: Internal Analysis
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan's topics include Biden's gaffes, the recent recession talk, Brexit, more impeachable offenses from Trump, immigration, and more. A nice variety this week. Enjoy!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-08-31
Length this week - 1:52:38
(0:01:25-0:14:40) Ivan: His week
(0:15:43-0:26:38)Sam: Ivan book: The Chicken Runs at Midnight (2018)
(0:27:47-0:40:38) Ivan: Biden gaffes
(0:42:47-0:54:36) Sam: Economy
(0:55:12-1:06:00) Ivan: Brexit
(1:07:16-1:20:14) Sam: What if the Republicans dump Trump?
(1:20:54-1:36:10) Ivan: Immigration
(1:37:31-1:52:17) Sam: More impeachable offenses
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 53min
August 24, 20192019-08-23: Hamilton Electors Revisited
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, something different. The whole episode is an interview with Bret Chiafalo. He is one of the co-founders of Hamilton Electors, a group of electors that mounted an effort to deny Donald Trump his electoral college victory in 2016. That effort failed, but the resulting court battles continue. Sam and Bret discuss how the efforts in 2016 played out, and the current state of the legal cases winding their way through the courts. If you are a presidential election junkie, don't miss this one!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-08-23
Length this week - 1:19:15
(0:00:20-0:04:34) Intro
(0:05:18-1:15:04) Interview with Bret Chiafalo
(1:16:14-1:18:55) Outro
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 20min
August 18, 20192019-08-17: Clippy 2020
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan cover ten separate topics, including recent developments in several countries, a movie Sam watched, the Congressional impeachment investigations, Joe Biden's latest gaffes, the Epstein suicide, and much more. Tune in for quite a full show!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-08-08
Length this week - 1:35:08
(0:01:49-0:13:44) Ivan: Feedback
(0:15:30-0:24:36) Sam: Sam Movie: Double Indemnity (1944)
(0:25:56-0:36:57) Ivan: Epstein Suicide
(0:37:34-0:48:29) Sam: Impeachment Investigations
(0:49:45-0:59:19) Ivan: Steve King Comments
(1:00:04-1:09:00) Sam: Sam Book: The Ideas Industry (2017)
(1:10:10-1:20:32) Ivan: Biden Gaffes
(1:22:33-1:32:54) Sam: Election Graphs: Blue Texas
(1:34:37-1:44:49) Ivan: Argentina / Hong Kong / Moscow
(1:45:53-1:58:41) Sam: Greenland
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 60min
August 11, 20192019-08-08: Goes Into Standby
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam brings the weighty topics of mass shootings and white nationalism. Ivan is there to lighten things up though, bringing in talk of vacations and shopping for televisions.
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-08-08
Length this week - 1:35:08
(0:00:35-0:16:28) Ivan: Vacations
(0:17:08-0:42:07) Sam: Mass shootings
(0:43:16-0:52:02) Ivan: Televisions
(0:52:49-1:34:48) Sam: White Nationalism
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 36min
August 04, 20192019-08-03: The Mere Fact
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ed joins Sam to discuss racism in America. Then, of course, Sam wants to talk about the Democratic debates and the Presidential race.
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Show Details:
Recorded 2019-08-03
Length this week - 1:55:44
(0:00:20-0:45:59) Ed: Racism in America
(0:37:56-1:28:30) Sam: Democratic Debate
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 56min
July 28, 20192019-07-25: A Full Grasp
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan discusses the situation with the Governor of Puerto Rico, then reacts in real-time to the Governor's resignation, which happened during the recording of this episode. Then Sam and Ivan discuss the Mueller testimony, the reactions to it, and what comes next.
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-07-25
Length this week - 1:28:50
(0:00:20-0:37:16) Ivan: Puerto Rico
(0:37:56-1:28:30) Sam: Mueller Testimony
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 29min
July 21, 20192019-07-19: Spread Those Memes!
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan spend the bulk of the show talking about Trump's latest racist comments, and the reactions to them. But they also talk about the end of the SDNY campaign finance case, the whole FaceApp kerfluffle, and Sam read a book!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-07-19
Length this week - 1:54:30
(0:00:20-0:54:59) Sam: Racist Trump
(0:56:42-1:21:06) Ivan: Barr and SDNY
(1:21:47-1:27:37) Sam: Book - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
(1:28:57-1:54:01) Ivan: FaceApp Controversy
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 55min

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