Curmudgeon's Corner

By Samuel Minter / Ivan Bou

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August 12, 20172017-08-11: Something that Scary
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about North Korea, that Google document, Venezuela, the raid on Manafort, the latest from Trump, a book Sam read, and more! Oh, and we announce a Slack for the show. Enjoy!
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-08-11
Length this week - 1:39:50
(0:00:30-0:10:54) But First
Agenda

Show Slack

Tired and Sleepy

(0:12:41-0:40:05) North Korea
Fire and Fury

Bluffing

25th Amendment

High Risk

Containment

Trump Engagement

(0:40:51-1:02:12) Google Doc
Lip Service

Distributions

Ivan's Evolution

Should he have been fired?

What if this was external?

(1:03:33-1:39:30) Lightning Round
Venezuela

Book: Spam (2013)

Manafort Raid

Leaks and Infighting

Trump Statements

Divisions on the left

New download record

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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.
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1h 40min
August 05, 20172017-08-03: Flexibility
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan work their way through the very busy news of the last week. Scaramucci. Healthcare. Priebus. Kelly. North Korea. Trump. Russia. Flake. Democratic Purity. Oh yeah, and the results of Sam's wife's local election. They cover it all!
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-08-03
Length this week - 2:16:06
(0:00:59-0:25:04) But First

(0:26:38-0:41:04) Scaramucci

(0:42:13-1:06:12) Healthcare

(1:07:32-1:20:41) Priebus to Kelly

(1:21:56-1:31:36) North Korea

(1:32:20-1:51:06) Trump Scandals

(1:52:07-2:15:45) Allies and Purity

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 17min
July 28, 20172017-07-27: Take it to the Bank
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk healthcare (recorded before McCain killed it, oops), the Spicer to Scaramucci transition (recorded before Scaramucci's New Yorker rant, oops again), the Trump vs Sessions battle, and Kushner's testimony. But they also talk about the Charlie Gard case, data tethering, Ivan's treating himself after getting a new job, some TV stuff, Sam's wife's run for office, and even more! Another big full show as usual!
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-07-27
Length this week - 2:14:12
(0:02:15-0:31:26) But First
Agenda

Intro Length and Show Length

Tethering and HBO

Ivan's new job

Ivan fails

Ivan glasses again

Ivan's Treat

(0:33:08-0:57:12) Healthcare
McCain and the MTP

Sausage making

Republican no-win scenario

What comes next?

Skinny repeal

(1:01:31-1:40:43) Trump Administration
Spicer Out, Scaramucci In

Trump vs Sessions

Kushner Testimony

Who is cooperating?

Ongoing drama

Trump misdirection?

(1:41:28-2:13:50) Lightning Round
TV: Class (2016)

Charlie Gard

Trump and the Boy Scouts

Run Brandy Run

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 15min
July 22, 20172017-07-20: Stuff Like That
On Curmudgeon's Corner this week, Sam and Ivan dive into the latest developments in the Trumpcare saga, the revelation of the second Trump/Putin meeting, and Trump's revealing interview with the New York Times. Rounding out the show, shorter discussions of wearing different sorts of glasses, John McCain's diagnosis, odd happenings in Florida, and some factoids from Wiki of the Day.
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-07-20
Length this week - 2:15:16
(0:00:58-0:38:59) But First
Agenda

Glasses

John McCain

Beep update

Mensch correction

Florida tag

WotD factoids

(0:39:38-1:12:56) Healthcare
Feedback

Several rounds

The conservative case

Entitlement ratchet

Deal making

Bipartisan approach

Odds for Trumpcare

Obamacare crash and burn

Logic of repeal only

(1:13:32-1:38:47) Trump and Putin
Trump on Russian winters

1st Trump/Putin meeting

2nd Trump/Putin meeting

Perceptions

Expanding Don Jr meeting

7 circles of Trump

Too stupid to know?

Quid pro quo?

(1:40:07-2:14:57) Trump Interview
Trump on Sessions

Staffing agencies

Christie's cellphone

Why aren't more people quitting?

Trump on Mueller

Manafort finances

Trump on other people
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 16min
July 15, 20172017-07-14: Nothingburger
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan focus on the "nothingburger" of the Donald Trump Jr meeting everybody has been talking about. Nothing to see there, right? But before that, they do manage to get in some conversation on Trump's performance at the G20, and on completely non-Trump matters, they talk about unlimited data plans, kids and YouTube, and revisit the minimum wage. Lots of meat in that nothingburger!
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-07-14
Length this week - 2:08:38
(0:01:30-0:38:35) But First
Andy Pandy

Agenda

Unlimited Followup

Kids and YouTube

Christmas Drone

Feedback

Minimum Wage/Income

(0:39:55-1:01:24) Trump at the G20
Godfather

Trump Isolation

Micromanager or Disengaged?

Cooperating with the world?

Ivanka's participation

Nobody resigning

(1:04:53-2:08:18) Donald Trump Jr
Background

Back to the dossier

The dangle

Digital operations

Conspiracy theories

Crimes this week

Treason?

State vs Federal

What about DNC/Ukraine?

All the crimes

Do Republicans ever bail?

Peter Smith suicide

Back to the primaries?

How much more is there?

Bernie Bros

Bring on Gen X

McMullin 2020
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 9min
July 08, 20172017-07-07: Return of the Beep
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-07-07
Length this week - 2:04:17
(0:01:05-0:26:59) But First
Fireworks

Agenda

More fireworks

Plane Incident

Fact Check!

Jones vs Bell

Couch Update

(0:28:08-0:47:41) North Korea
Cobol and Y2K

The missile

Motivations

Trump strategy?

Escalation?

Trump engaged?

(0:48:57-1:11:07) Trolling CNN
Air Conditioner

Jill Innocenti

The meme

The troll

CNN threat

Incitement?

Found her?

(1:12:53-2:03:58) Lightning Round
Changing the battery

It is not her

Rick Perry economics

Movie: Annie (2014)

Dress codes

Youtube shooting

Trump dissed?

Seattle minimum wage

Illinois budget

Alex interlude

Trump-light again

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 5min
July 01, 20172017-06-30: Ten and a Bit
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-06-30
Length this week - 2:15:35
(00:01:37-0:21:30) But First
Ten years

Agenda

Leavenworth

(0:22:46-0:58:29) Tech
iPhone anniversary

Sam gets a password manager

New cyberattacks

(0:59:38-1:39:36) Policy
Travel ban

Healthcare

(1:40:15-2:15:15) Trump Scandals
Mars slave colony

Russian hackers to Smith to Flynn?

Anti-Trump fake news

Collusion not that bad?

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 16min
June 24, 20172017-06-22: Proper Stategy
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-06-22
Length this week - 2:29:24
(0:00:15-0:34:25) But First
Paper

Agenda

Overshadowed

Forum adventures

Ivan movie: Interstellar

Alex interlude

Ivan movie: Sully

(0:35:40-1:04:51) But Second
Leaks on the Senate healthcare bill

Will they get 50 votes?

Healthcare cost drivers

Repeal or tweak?

Cynical ploys

(1:06:34-1:34:04) But Third
Philando Castile verdict

Charleena Lyles shooting

Grenfell Tower fire

Dealing with emergencies

(1:35:24-1:56:40) But Fourth
Useless Spicer briefings

Critical press, not stenographers

Spicy's future

Syrian drones and planes

(1:57:19-2:29:04) But Fifth
Special election spin

Pollster.com layoffs

Approval ratings

Polling accuracy

Uber

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 30min
June 16, 20172017-06-15: Uninhabited Atoll
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-06-15
Length this week - 1:25:11
(0:00:15-0:32:27) But first
Agenda

Healthcare Own Goal?

Not visiting the White House

Puerto Rican statehood

iTunes U: Lord of the Rings I

Weekend Plans

But first at the but end?

(0:33:07-1:04:34) Baseball Shooting
Butter shortage

The shooting

Heated rhetoric

What do you do?

Partisan differences?

The Trump Wing vs Mainstream R's

Any changes?

Trump influence in Europe

Polling

(1:06:34-1:24:51) Trump Scandals
Obstruction investigation

Self inflicted wounds

Sleepy Ivan

Talking points

Sleepy Ivan 2

Expanding investigations

Attacking the investigators

Investigative duty

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 26min
June 10, 20172017-06-10: Take A Hammer To It
Show Details:
Recorded 2017-06-10
Length this week - 1:55:41
(0:02:04-0:27:35) But First
Agenda

New Couch

Projector Screen

(0:28:11-1:11:41) Trump/Russia/Comey
Liar!

Vindicated?

Russian Interference

Misrepresentation

Sessions

Comey/Clinton

Standing up to Trump

The Admirals

Trump Defense

Reality Winner

Russian Spearfishing

Obliviousness

(1:12:44-1:44:07) International
Qatar

Trump Staff

Merkel on trusting America

Kabul Bombing

China/Ivanka

UK Election Results

Paris Agreement Feedback

French Special Forces

Trump and NATO

(1:45:16-1:55:15) WWDC
Video Autoplay

Optimized iMessage Storage

iOS Control Center

Live Pictures

Do not disturb while driving

Augmented Reality

iPad features

Home Pod

Lottery

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

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