On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, a break from politics and the news. Sam is joined by his wife Brandy and son Alex (with a cameo by daughter Amy) to discuss a few highlights of the start of their road trip from the Philadelphia area to the Seattle area. The hijinks include Sam donating their luggage to charity, Sam shop lifting, fleeing a really bad hotel, and more…

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Recorded 2018-07-27

Length this week - 0:58:38

(0:00:20-0:01:56) Intro

(0:03:56-0:20:40) Day 1: Donated Bag, Stealing from Wawa

(0:22:23-0:43:35) Day 2: Abandoned Turnpike, Bad Hotel

(0:44:44-0:52:17) Day 3: Safari Park

(0:52:56-0:58:17) Outro

 

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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the chaos surrounding the Trump/Putin summit, the case of Maria Butina, and the reports on the detail given in the January 2017 briefing where Trump was told about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Oh, and before that, just a little about bugs. The flying kind, not the computer kind.

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Recorded 2018-07-19

Length this week - 1:38:19

(0:00:20-0:13:30) But first

(0:15:12-0:51:35) The summit

(0:52:55-1:12:53) Red Sparrow

(1:13:30-1:38:00) What did the president know?

 

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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s topics are the Supreme Court nomination and surrounding issues, Trump’s path of destruction through Europe, and the latest developments in the Trump/Russia scandal, including the new indictments.

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Recorded 2018-07-14

Length this week - 1:59:59

(0:00:20-0:08:39) But First

(0:10:21-0:50:50) SCOTUS

(0:52:10-1:12:10) Trump in Europe

(1:12:55-1:59:38) Trump/Russia

 

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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Ed joins Sam to discuss North Korea, how SCOTUS deals with precedent, this week’s story about immigrants in the military being discharged, and the latest in the trade wars and the economy. Before all that, they also do a quick update on the situation with the kids who have been separated from their parents at the border, and we find out if Sam’s family made it to the destination of their big road trip.

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Recorded 2018-06-30

Length this week - 2:07:05

(0:00:15-0:07:32) But First

(0:08:12-0:26:52) North Korea

(0:27:29-0:49:42) SCOTUS and Precedent

(0:50:26-1:03:27) Immigrants in the Military

(1:04:47-1:25:52) Trade Wars

 

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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topics are three recent Supreme Court cases, the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the proper place of civility in our public discourse, and the latest developments in the ongoing trade wars. But first, they check in with Sam’s family to get the latest developments on their cross country road trip!

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Recorded 2018-06-30

Length this week - 2:07:05

(0:00:15-0:18:10) Roadtrip

(0:20:08-0:50:20) SCOTUS Rulings

(0:52:03-1:27:51) SCOTUS Opening

(1:29:11-1:48:19) Civility

(1:48:55-2:06:45) Trade Wars

 

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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s main topic is the big immigration debate that has been dominating the headlines recently. They talk about the family separation policies and the larger debate about immigration, and also what watching this debate playing out tells us about our fellow citizens. Before that though, Sam gives his report from attending the Washington State Democratic Convention, and we hear a little bit about Sam’s family’s upcoming travel plans.

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Recorded 2018-06-22

Length this week - 1:47:54

(0:00:25-0:18:58) But First

(0:20:58-0:48:34) Convention

(0:49:54-1:47:34) Immigration

 

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Ed joins Sam on this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner. Ed educates Sam on the new “Right to Try” law. They discuss if Trump actually has malicious motivations or actually believes he is doing positive things, specifically with regard to how he is handling relations with America’s allies. And finally, they talk about how a complicated story like the Trump/Russia investigation just leaves people confused and tired, while constant repetition of “witch hunt!” is a simple clear message that penetrates to those who are inclined to believe it. Yet another full show!

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Recorded 2018-06-14

Length this week - 1:26:40

(0:00:15-0:06:52) Intro

(0:08:35-0:34:32) Right to Try

(0:35:51-1:00:00) Trump’s Motives

(1:00:45-1:26:20) Complex Crimes, Simple Distractions

 

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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan’s three main topics are the USA’s alliances and the strains Trump is putting on them, the upcoming North Korean summit, and a hodgepodge of legal related stuff like last week’s SCOTUS cases, the Obamacare lawsuit, the new Manafort charges, and the Trump legal team’s letter to Mueller. Before all that though, they mark an anniversary, discuss Ivan’s recent trip to China, talk about the destruction of Sam’s son’s iPad, and more!

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Recorded 2018-06-09

Length this week - 1:59:30

(0:01:45-0:37:04) But First

Agenda

Anniversary

Ivan in China

Ivan book: Understanding Air France 447 (2013)

Alex iPad destruction

Macron handshake

(0:37:43-1:01:30) Alliances

Anthony Bourdain suicide

G7 Summit

What is Trump’s plan?

Are Canada and the EU really screwing the US?

Fed up allies, happy Putin

Rules are for suckers

(1:02:15-1:19:19) North Korea

All about the attitude

Giving things for free?

Path to opening?

Predictions

Parkland again

(1:21:01-1:59:09) Legal Stuff

Gay wedding cake case

Abortion case

Obamacare lawsuit

New Manafort charges

Trump letter to Mueller

 

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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner podcast, the two big topics are Trump’s pardons and the Economy. Specifically Sam and Ivan talk about the grand plan, or lack thereof, surrounding the pardons and what messages that sends. On the economy, the questions are how much credit Trump should get for good unemployment numbers, does it matter that he tweeted about those results before they came out, and what’s up with the big trade war that seems to be getting started? Along the way, they also cover a health issue in Sam’s family, the Puerto Rican death toll, a little on the Trump/Cohen investigations, and the general trend toward US isolation.

Show Details:

Recorded 2018-06-02

Length this week - 1:17:12

(0:00:15-0:16:32) Into

Where is Ivan

Agenda

Sam’s Family Medical Issue

Puerto Rican Death Toll

(0:17:11-0:50:30) Pardons and Commutations and Stuff

Answering Machine Messages

Recent and Proposed Pardons

Eating the Pieces

Kardashian Summit

Pardoning Trump cronies?

Rudy’s Strategy

Trump Tapes

Investigation Speed

(0:51:06-1:16:52) Economic Stuff

Where is the Economic Collapse?

Should Trump get credit for good numbers?

Trump unemployment pre-announcement

Trade War!

US becoming isolated

 

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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan start out talking about talking about politics at parties, and how news junkies are different from normal people. But the main topics are the mess surrounding the possible North Korean summit, and the shameful policy of separating kids from their parents at the border.

Show Details:

Recorded 2018-05-26

Length this week - 1:16:46

(0:00:15-0:21:30) Intro

Agenda

Politics at Parties

Mueller finding crimes?

Normals vs News Junkies

(0:24:07-0:52:32) North Korea

What happened?

Where are we now?

Impact on allies

Can the next president fix it?

(0:53:52-1:16:26) Immigration Kids

New separation policy

Cruelty for nothing

Immigration history

Genealogical hypocrisy

Shame shame shame

 

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