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- 2019-06-21: Danger to the World
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the Iran situation, Cybersecurity, Joe Biden, and how Sam reacquired live television. Enjoy the show!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-06-21
Length this week - 1:55:31
- (0:04:52-0:56:30) Round 1
- Ivan: Iran Situation
- Sam: Live TV
- (0:57:51-1:55:10) Round 2
- Ivan: Cybersecurity
- Sam: Joe Biden
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 56 min - 2019-06-14: The Road Your Horse Is On
This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Trump and his administration and what they are doing, duh… but they also talk about kids being exhausting in the summer, anti-vax idiots, and WWDC. Enjoy the show!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-06-14
Length this week - 2:16:13- (0:00:21-0:37:16) Round 1
- Ivan: Summer exhaustion
- Sam: Trump admin ignoring laws and ethics
- (0:38:33-1:30:02) Round 2
- Ivan: War with Iran?
- Sam: Trump on taking foreign help
- (1:31:45-) Round 3
- Ivan: Anti-vax idiots
- Sam: WWDC
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 17 min - (0:00:21-0:37:16) Round 1
- 2019-06-08: Going Bad
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Brandy joins Sam to talk about dogs, raisins, impeachment, Mexican tariffs, propaganda, polls, and electability. A fun and exciting show!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-06-08
Length this week - 1:37:47- (0:00:33-0:57:18) Round 1
- Brandy: Raisin Dog
- Sam: Impeachment
- (0:58:55-1:37:27) Round 2
- Brandy: Trump Soup
- Sam: Electability
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 38 min - (0:00:33-0:57:18) Round 1
- 2019-05-31: Slosh Back
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about politics in the US, UK, and Israel. They also riff on Julian Assange, Mexican tariffs, and Social Media disinformation. Plus some feedback and an Election Graphs update!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-05-31
Length this week - 1:50:22- (0:00:25-0:27:22) Round 1
- Ivan: New Israeli Elections
- Sam: New Assange Indictments
- (0:27:58-0:59:48) Round 2
- Ivan: Mueller Statement
- Sam: Teresa May Resignation
- (1:00:27-1:40:46) Round 3
- Ivan: Mexico Tariffs
- Sam: Social Media Disinformation
- (1:44:29-1:50:01) Round 4
- Ivan: Feedback
- Sam: Election Graphs Update
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 51 min - (0:00:25-0:27:22) Round 1
- 2019-05-23: March of Icons
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the latest "Infrastructure Week", the arguments on impeachment hearings, and Biden's "unity" posture. They also talk about trade wars, the economy, and Bill and Hillary's visit to Seattle. On the non-political front, a little bit on scheduling meetings across time zones, and a horrible scam about a bogus bleach cure that has been going around.
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-05-23
Length this week - 2:14:44- (0:01:00-0:35:25) Round 1:
- Sam: Meetings Across Time Zones
- Ivan: Infrastructure Week
- (0:37:08-1:11:51) Round 2:
- Sam: Impeachment
- Ivan: Bogus Bleach Cure
- (1:13:36-1:38:46) Round 3:
- Sam: Biden "Unity"
- Ivan: Abortion
- (1:40:02-2:12:24) Round 4:
- Sam: Trade Wars and Economy
- Ivan: Bill and Hillary
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 - (0:01:00-0:35:25) Round 1:
- 2019-05-18: Meandering Stream of Molasses
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the Trump administration stonewalling of any and all Congressional inquiries, Trump's latest financial disclosures, and the rash of new anti-abortion laws across the country. Oh, and Ivan raves about a movie he saw.
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-05-18
Length this week - 1:30:37
- (0:01:06-0:51:59) Round One
- Ivan: Ivan Movie: Apollo 11 (2019)
- Sam: Trump obstruction
- (0:53:08-1:30:16) Round Two
- Ivan: Trump's financial disclosure
- Sam: New abortion laws
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 31 min - 2019-05-10: Better Than Coil
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ed and Bruce join Sam to cover a wide variety of topics. Election 2020 updates. Discussions on Syria and Iran. Some thoughts on populists and on nuclear power. And finally economic stats and machine learning. We've got about everything this week!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-05-10
Length this week - 2:14:34
- (0:00:20-0:36:43) Intro
- Agenda
- Democratic Nomination
- Election Graphs Update
- (0:38:04-1:08:56) Round One
- Ed: Civilian Casualties in Syria
- Bruce: Iran escalation
- (1:09:36-1:35:42) Round Two
- Ed: Populists and why they get elected and want recounts
- Bruce: Three Mile Island closing
- (1:36:58-2:14:13) Round Three
- Ed: Income and Employment
- Bruce: Machine Learning everywhere
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 - 2019-05-03: Pure and Good
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam cover four topics: The 1965 movie Doctor Zhivago, the idea of sending migrants to sanctuary cities, the Mueller/Barr conflicts, and Venezuela. And at the start, Ivan sings! Enjoy!
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-05-03
Length this week - 1:16:51
- (0:00:00-0:01:21) Jenny
- (0:01:21-0:02:44) Agenda
- (0:02:44-0:17:46) Ivan: Sam Movie: Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- (0:17:46-0:29:55) Sam: Illegals to sanctuary cities
- (0:29:55-0:56:03) Ivan: Mueller and Barr
- (0:56:03-1:13:19) Sam: Venezuela
- (1:13:19-1:16:51) Closing
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 17 min - 2019-04-26: There's Everybody!
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan go lightning round style again. This time they cover Joe Biden's launch, the hollowing out of DHS, Trump's efforts to resist congressional investigations, the question of if the women running for president (specifically Harris and Warren) are getting enough attention, the failure of the Galaxy Fold, some feedback on previous Assange comments, and finally spam, of both the phone and email varieties.
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-04-26
Length this week - 2:06:20
- (0:01:48-1:15:40) Lighting Round #1
- Ivan: Joe Biden
- Sam: Clearing out DHS
- Ivan: Trump resisting investigations
- Sam: Shortchanging the women running for president?
- (1:17:00-2:06:00) Lightning Round #2
- Ivan: The Galaxy Fold
- Sam: Feedback on Assange
- Ivan: Random foreign calls
- Sam: Creative spam
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 7 min - 2019-04-20: Hitch a Star
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about, what else... the Mueller Report. They cover the collusion bits, they cover the obstruction bits, they talk a bit about the differences between the actual report and Barr's letter a few weeks ago, and of course, they talk about the potential political fallout. Oh, and Sam talks about universal time, and Ivan reviews a movie. Full show.
Show Details:
Recorded 2019-04-20
Length this week - 2:30:34- (0:00:40-0:19:34) But First
- (0:21:35-0:40:59) What We Know
- (0:42:03-1:07:26) Mueller Report Collusion
- (1:09:33-1:52:06) Mueller Report Obstruction
- (1:53:49-2:30:13) Political Fallout
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 31 min
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