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  • 2017-05-12: Digging a Hole
    Show Details:

    Recorded 2017-05-12
    Length this week - 1:34:54
    • (0:00:15-0:21:11) But First
      • The Big News
      • Agenda
      • Digital Hoarding
      • Bitcoin
      • Wiki of the Day
      • (0:22:54-1:04:36) Crazy Trump of the Week
        • Comey Firing Logistics
        • Win-Win Scenario?
        • Trump's Reason(s)
        • Trump's surrogates
        • Trump's NBC Interview
        • FBI Reaction
        • Investigation Next Steps
        • Trump making it worse
        • Reactions
        • (1:06:35-1:34:33) Immigration and Healthcare
          • Travel Ban Arguments
          • Our response to Bruce on Healthcare

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            1 hr 35 min
          • 2017-05-05: Count the Bits by Hand
            Show Details:

            Recorded 2017-05-05
            Length this week - 1:37:10
            • (0:00:12-0:17:53) But First
              • Agenda
              • Book: The Fellowship of the Rings (1954)
              • Mobile Data Plans
              • (0:18:32-0:54:16) Healthcare
                • House succeeded!
                • Voting for "something"
                • Big win for the R's?
                • Counting the Losers
                • Preexisting Conditions
                • Other impacts
                • What will the Senate do?
                • Getting things done
                • (0:55:58-1:36:50) Lightning Round
                  • Puerto Rico Bankruptcy
                  • Violence on Facebook Live
                  • Clinton on why she lost
                  • Georgia 6 Runoff
                  • Impact of Healthcare on 2018
                  • Trump leaving the country
                  • Bill O'Reilly and Fox News
                  • Zuckerberg 2020? Others?
                  • Budget Deal
                  • Sleep Deprivation
                  • Secret Project
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                    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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                    Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.
                    1 hr 38 min
                  • 2017-04-28: Squeaky Chair
                    Show Details:

                    Recorded 2017-04-28
                    Length this week - 1:52:35

                    • 0:01:13-0:14:28 But First
                      • Agenda
                      • Corrections
                      • Milestone
                      • 0:15:08-0:55:28 Tech
                        • Juciero
                        • Cord Cutting Update
                        • Apple Pro Strategy
                        • 0:56:36-1:33:39 Domestic
                          • 100 Days of Trump
                          • Tax Plan
                          • Budget Deadline
                          • Obama Speeches
                          • 1:34:55-1:52:14 International
                            • Canadian Tariffs
                            • The Wall
                            • NAFTA
                            • North Korea
                            • Electoral Maps
                            • Big Red Button
                              •  
                              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 53 min
                            • 2017-04-21: Because We Just Can't
                              Show Details:
                              Recorded 2017-04-21
                              Length this week - 1:43:44
                              • (0:00:55-0:20:43) But First
                                • Agenda
                                • X-Plane
                                • Movie: War Greatest Hits Live (2008)
                                • Random Trips
                                • (0:22:43-1:06:18) International
                                  • St. Petersburg
                                  • Axis of Adults
                                  • Approval Ratings
                                  • Turkey
                                  • United Kingdom
                                  • North Korea
                                  • Russians in Alaska?
                                  • Julian Assange
                                  • (1:07:39-1:35:09) Domestic
                                    • Trump Russia
                                    • Jason Chaffetz
                                    • Healthcare
                                    • Tax Reform
                                    • Death Penalty
                                    • (1:36:51-1:43:24) Not a Lightning Round
                                      • Feedback from Ed
                                      • Feedback from Jenn
                                      • Contact Info
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                                        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 44 min
                                      • 2017-04-15: Clear Thoughted
                                        Show Details:
                                        Recorded 2017-04-15
                                        Length this week - 2:06:12
                                        • (0:00:15-0:22:02) But First
                                          • Show Edits
                                          • Agenda
                                          • Ignored Topics
                                          • Reorgs and Layoffs
                                          • Movie: The Terminal (2004)
                                          • Planespotting
                                          • (0:22:40-0:59:46) WAR!
                                            • Legal Authority
                                            • Pictures of War Victims
                                            • Trump ignorance
                                            • Missing Volta?
                                            • North Korea Escalation
                                            • Spicer on Nazi Germany
                                            • What is a chemical weapon?
                                            • MOAB in Afghanistan
                                            • More on North Korea
                                            • (1:00:21-1:24:20) PIVOT!
                                              • List of Flip Flops
                                              • He is still Trump
                                              • Healthcare
                                              • Trump learning?
                                              • Difficulty Legislating
                                              • No agenda
                                              • Title origins
                                              • (1:26:02-2:05:53) LIGHTNING!
                                                • United troubles
                                                • Congressional special elections
                                                • Blackmailing Trump
                                                • CIA on Wikileaks
                                                • More ignored topics
                                                • Contact us
                                                  •  
                                                  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
                                                • 2017-04-08: Magic Eight Ball
                                                  Show Details:
                                                  Recorded 2017-04-08
                                                  Length this week - 2:24:17
                                                  • (0:00:35-0:38:13) But First
                                                    • Agenda
                                                    • Pace of News
                                                    • Healthcare Debate
                                                    • The Wall
                                                    • Book: With the Night Mail (1905) and As Easy as ABC (1912)
                                                    • (0:38:59-1:05:50) SCOTUS Filibuster
                                                      • Oops on odds
                                                      • Democratic strategy
                                                      • Impact on the court
                                                      • Better without filibuster?
                                                      • Legislative Output
                                                      • Checks and Balances
                                                      • Fate of Legislative Filibuster
                                                      • Gold Coffee Table
                                                      • (1:07:06-1:32:39) Syria
                                                        • Different Kinds of Death
                                                        • US not innocent
                                                        • Why did Assad do it?
                                                        • How does airstrike help?
                                                        • Why did Trump do it?
                                                        • Telling the Russians and Syrians
                                                        • What is the strategy?
                                                        • (1:33:19-1:59:12) Russia Stuff
                                                          • Corruption story
                                                          • Nunes story
                                                          • Unmasking
                                                          • Obama handling
                                                          • Flynn immunity
                                                          • Mark Cuban theory
                                                          • Who will they get?
                                                          • The Pee Tape
                                                          • (2:00:55-2:23:57) Administration Infighting
                                                            • Sirens in Dallas
                                                            • Method of management
                                                            • Presidential Ages
                                                            • Seating Arrangement
                                                            • Alt-Right Unhappy
                                                            • Trump the Mastermind?
                                                            • Moderating Influences?
                                                            • Self Dealing
                                                              •  
                                                              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 25 min
                                                            • 2017-03-29: Implosive Growth
                                                              Show Details:
                                                              Recorded 2017-03-29
                                                              Length this week - 1:44:02
                                                              • (0:00:10-0:24:08) But First
                                                              • (0:25:50-0:50:18) Healthcare Debacle
                                                              • (0:51:38-1:29:01) The Republican Agenda
                                                              • (1:30:04-1:43:42) Gorsuch Confirmation
                                                                •  
                                                                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 45 min
                                                              • 2017-03-24: That list is big!
                                                                Show Details:
                                                                Recorded 2017-03-24
                                                                Length this week - 2:55:55
                                                                • (0:00:10-0:06:04) Intro
                                                                  • Ivan still out
                                                                  • Agenda
                                                                  • (0:06:41-0:41:57) Ed from Pennsylvania Part 1
                                                                    • Fitness
                                                                    • Favorite Podcasts
                                                                    • Russia Stuff
                                                                    • (0:42:36-1:08:34) Ed from Pennsylvania Part 2
                                                                      • Healthcare
                                                                      • Distractions
                                                                      • Fighting the last war
                                                                      • (1:10:34-1:46:03) Bruce from Washington Part 1
                                                                        • Facebook Discussion
                                                                        • Small World!
                                                                        • TV Update
                                                                        • Favorite Podcasts
                                                                        • Hyperloop
                                                                        • Old School Retail
                                                                        • (1:47:18-2:19:56) Bruce from Washington Part 2
                                                                          • Last week's guilt
                                                                          • London attack and terrorism
                                                                          • US making things worse
                                                                          • Alex Interlude
                                                                          • Internet Privacy
                                                                          • (2:21:17-2:55:16) Sam on Podcasts
                                                                            • Favorite podcasts with Alex help
                                                                            • The rest of the favorites on my own
                                                                            • News update podcasts
                                                                              •  
                                                                              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 56 min
                                                                            • 2017-03-18: Two Way Split
                                                                              Show Details:
                                                                              Recorded 2017-03-18
                                                                              Length this week - 2:35:38
                                                                              • (0:00:11-0:09:45) But First
                                                                                • Agenda
                                                                                • Letter from Ivan
                                                                                • Sam's Guilt
                                                                                • (0:10:24-1:18:10) Ed from Pennsylvania
                                                                                  • Pennsylvania Weather
                                                                                  • Ides of Trump
                                                                                  • Healthcare Debate
                                                                                  • Trump Budget
                                                                                  • (1:18:49-2:30:44) Bruce from Washington
                                                                                    • Television Woes
                                                                                    • Election Night Schadenfreude
                                                                                    • A Libertarian view of Trump
                                                                                    • Better than Hillary?
                                                                                    • Ineffective vs Dangerous Trump?
                                                                                    • Russia Hype
                                                                                    • Surveillance
                                                                                    • (2:32:26-2:35:17) Wrap Up
                                                                                      •  
                                                                                      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 36 min
                                                                                    • 2017-03-08: The Red Button is Bad
                                                                                      Show Details:
                                                                                      Recorded 2017-03-08
                                                                                      Length this week - 1:49:16
                                                                                      • (0:00:42-0:13:15) But First
                                                                                        • Agenda
                                                                                        • Material
                                                                                        • Sam Sick Kid
                                                                                        • Ivan Travels
                                                                                        • (0:14:58-0:54:53) Trump Wiretap / Russia
                                                                                          • The Accusation
                                                                                          • Not Defending Trump
                                                                                          • Trusting Trump
                                                                                          • Trump Attention Span
                                                                                          • Russia Connections Again
                                                                                          • Trump vs Pence
                                                                                          • Constitutional Edge Case
                                                                                          • (0:55:57-1:14:53) Immigration
                                                                                            • New Executive Order
                                                                                            • Does it get struck down again?
                                                                                            • Knives out for Priebus
                                                                                            • (1:16:53-1:48:56) Healthcare
                                                                                              • Summary of Republican Plan
                                                                                              • Objections from the Left
                                                                                              • Objections from the Right
                                                                                              • Motives of plan supporters
                                                                                              • Politics of the plan
                                                                                              • Why not actually repeal first?
                                                                                              • Prospects of the plan
                                                                                                •  
                                                                                                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 50 min

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