Curmudgeon's Corner

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.

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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

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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!

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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)

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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.

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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.

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)

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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.

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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.

Show Details:

Recorded 2017-06-01

Length this week - 1:52:57

(0:00:12-0:34:13) But First

Agenda

Ivan Vacation Accents

Fast Food Travails

Plume WiFi

Big Life Jumps

(0:34:49-1:02:00) Trump/Russia

Returning the compounds

Aligned Interests

Liking dictators

Not a global community?

Investigative progress

Just dumb

Comey testifying

Trump tweets

(1:03:20-1:52:37) Other Stuff

Covfefe

Kathy Griffin

Paris Agreement

Special Elections

Healthcare bill

Portland Attack

Clinton comments

Trump worst case

2020 Candidates

 

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 2017-05-27

Length this week - 1:36:06

(0:00:13-0:10:22) But First

Ivan Out

Agenda

The Bay Area

WotD Update

Brandy running

(0:11:00-0:51:04) Trump/Russia

Note taking apps

Just Stupidity?

Lack of Trust

More on Kushner

Trump fatigue

Nixon comparison

Republicans Afraid?

Draining the swamp

Follow the money

Collusion? Or just alignment?

Other Russia stuff

(0:52:24-1:08:02) Trump Trip

Success?

Trump and Melania

The non-stories

Body Language

Language Deterioration

Saudi Policy

NATO Policy

(1:09:10-1:35:45) Lightning Round

Hotel Lounge

Healthcare for Women

Search for new FBI Director

Manchester

Ransomware attack

Electronics on planes

 

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 2017-05-20

Length this week - 1:57:21

(0:00:54-0:14:08) But First

All Trump

Things not covered

Negative news tone

Wiki of the Day update

Alex interlude

(0:14:56-0:45:31) Trump-Russia Part 1

Ignored warnings about Flynn

Trump tapes?

Trump meeting with Russians

Trump is a moron

Fox effect

(0:46:36-1:25:09) Trump-Russia Part 2

Taking notes at meetings

Trump/Comey meetings

Coverup vs Crime

Special Council

Follow the money

McCarthy/Ryan on Trump/Russia

Kushner is a person of interest

Trump still likes Flynn

Russians bragging about Flynn

Who Trump people trust

(1:25:50-1:57:01) Removal Options

No President Hatch

Impeachment Route

25th Amendment Route

What next?

 

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.