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Curmudgeon's Corner episodes

  • 2017-03-03: The Russia Trump Show
    Show Details:
    Recorded 2017-03-03
    Length this week - 1:48:32
    • (0:01:05-0:19:40) But First
      • Agenda
      • Cleaning and Tidiness
      • Windows 10
      • (0:21:24-0:53:24) Russia Again
        • The Best Interpretation
        • Unforced Errors
        • Dems overplaying?
        • Smoke implies fire?
        • More coming?
        • Will Sessions resign?
        • Recusal enough?
        • (0:54:40-1:20:38) Deconstruction
          • Goals of the administration?
          • Destroy from within?
          • Unfilled spots
          • Plan? What is a plan?
          • Regulations
          • Deconstructing repsonsibly
          • Aimless agencies
          • War on experts
          • (1:21:58-1:48:13) Two Bolts
            • Trip to the Moon
            • Cord Cutting
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              1 hr 49 min
            • 2017-02-24: Not talking about that
              Show Details:
              Recorded 2017-02-24
              Length this week - 2:03:03
              • (0:01:30-0:09:17) But First
                • Shouting at customers
                • Agenda
                • (0:10:33-0:43:27) Immigration
                  • New travel ban planning
                  • Prioritization changes
                  • Roundups and escalations
                  • Role of laws and congress
                  • Scared people
                  • Only some countries matter
                  • Relations with Mexico
                  • (0:45:27-1:17:52) Lightning Round 1
                    • Cab accident
                    • Movie: Nightmare before Christmas (1993)
                    • Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
                    • Flagged for abusing Trump
                    • Wireless headphones
                    • New Earth-like planets
                    • Republican town halls
                    • Obamacare
                    • (1:18:56-) Lightning Round 2
                      • Cloudbleed
                      • Trump infosec
                      • Trump polls
                      • What might move polls?
                      • Choices for Democrats
                      • IC trying to bring down Trump?
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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.
                        2 hr 4 min
                      • 2017-02-18: Not a Round Number
                        Show Details:
                        Recorded 2017-02-18
                        Length this week - 2:09:09
                        • (0:00:00-0:08:13) Retrospective
                        • (0:08:30-0:23:36) But First
                          • Sick Ivan
                          • GPS Mishap
                          • Milestone
                          • (0:24:51-1:08:05) Russia Russia Russia
                            • Mike Flynn
                            • Broader Russia contacts
                            • The craziest conspiracy theories
                            • Trump approach to Russia
                            • (1:09:25-2:08:50) Incompetence
                              • List of fails
                              • Agenda stalled
                              • Republican tradeoffs
                              • What if Trump was liberal?
                              • Weak ineffective Trump?
                              • 25th Amendment math
                              • Trump pool
                              • Unhinged presser
                                •  
                                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.
                                2 hr 10 min
                              • 2017-02-11: Roundtable
                                Show Details:
                                Recorded 2017-02-11
                                Length this week - 1:32:42
                                • (0:00:12-0:04:35) Introductions
                                • (0:06:17-0:25:06) Jenn's Topic: Nevertheless, she persisted
                                • (0:25:42-0:55:50) Sam's Topic: Trump and foreign policy
                                • (0:56:59-1:12:54) Matt's Topic: Trump and the judiciary
                                • (1:13:58-1:32:22) Ed's Topic: Vitriol in politics
                                  •  
                                  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 33 min
                                • 2017-02-03: Head in a Vat
                                  Show Details:
                                  Recorded 2017-02-03
                                  Length this week - 2:16:23
                                  • (0:00:36-0:20:22) But First
                                    • Happy Birthday Ivan
                                    • Agenda
                                    • Busy week
                                    • Ivan's campaigns
                                    • Attending protests
                                    • Opinions changing?
                                    • (0:22:21-1:00:45) Immigration Order (mostly)
                                      • Was it a Muslim ban?
                                      • What the order did
                                      • Incompetence or cunning?
                                      • Process and purpose of EOs
                                      • Polling on the Order
                                      • Impacted people
                                      • Spontaneous demonstrations
                                      • Defying court orders?
                                      • Monday Night Massacre
                                      • (1:01:54-1:31:01) International Issues (mostly)
                                        • NSC shuffle
                                        • Russia call
                                        • Mexico call
                                        • Australia call
                                        • Yemen raid
                                        • Berkley riot
                                        • Quebec attack
                                        • (1:31:50-2:16:03) Domestic Stuff (mostly)
                                          • SCOTUS Nominee
                                          • Democratic Response
                                          • Trump vs Republicans
                                          • Bowling Green Massacre
                                          • Obamacare
                                          • 25th Amendment
                                          • How will the Trump presidency end?
                                          • Retreating from the news
                                            •  
                                            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
                                          • 2017-01-27: Welcome to Trumpland
                                            Show Details:
                                            Recorded 2017-01-27
                                            Length this week - 2:20:21
                                            • (0:00:32-0:19:11) But First
                                              • Agenda
                                              • Trying to slow down
                                              • Trump Management Style
                                              • Chaos and Confusion
                                              • (0:19:56-0:36:28) Inauguration
                                                • The Speech
                                                • Useless Box Interlude
                                                • Peaceful Transfer of Power
                                                • Punching Nazis
                                                • Inauguration Size
                                                • (0:37:37-1:08:11) Women's March
                                                  • So many people...
                                                  • Funded by Soros?
                                                  • Positive vs Negative
                                                  • What next?
                                                  • Voter regrets?
                                                  • Non-voters
                                                  • Honeymoon?
                                                  • Republican acceptance
                                                  • Trump's Phone
                                                  • Crazy Trump vs Real Trump
                                                  • (1:10:12-1:58:03) Real Trump
                                                    • Note on Immigration
                                                    • Obamacare EO
                                                    • Bureaucratic obstruction
                                                    • Rapid Fire Strategy
                                                    • The Wall
                                                    • Regulation Freeze
                                                    • Mexico City Rule
                                                    • TPP Withdrawal
                                                    • Hiring Freeze
                                                    • Pipelines
                                                    • Federal Agency Gag Orders
                                                    • Government Twitter in Exile
                                                    • (1:58:41-2:20:01) Crazy Trump
                                                      • Crazy Guy and his enablers
                                                      • Size obsession
                                                      • Voter fraud delusion
                                                      • Spicer Briefings
                                                      • CIA Briefing
                                                      • Staff Turnover
                                                      • Press should "shut up"
                                                      • Spicer passwords
                                                      • Private Emails
                                                      • Trump's distractions
                                                      • Crisis Inevitable
                                                        •  
                                                        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 21 min
                                                      • 2017-01-19: Sitting on my Porch
                                                        Show Details:
                                                        Recorded 2017-01-19
                                                        Length this week - 1:57:57
                                                        • (0:00:10-0:20:34) But First
                                                          • 2017
                                                          • Agenda
                                                          • Reviving old computers
                                                          • (0:21:13-0:45:08) Legitimacy
                                                            • Trump "legitimate"?
                                                            • Comey, Dirty Tricks, Fairness
                                                            • Voters made their choice
                                                            • Unfollowing Trump?
                                                            • Skipping the Inauguration?
                                                            • Anti-Trump Protests
                                                            • (0:45:56-1:04:56) Transition
                                                              • Cabinet not talking to Trump
                                                              • Cabinet incompetence
                                                              • Cabinet Hodgepodge
                                                              • Unstaffed positions
                                                              • Normal policy disputes vs Crazy/Unqualified
                                                              • (1:05:41-1:25:11) Manning
                                                                • Why this release date?
                                                                • Manning vs Snowden
                                                                • Consistency on leaks?
                                                                • (1:25:50-1:56:37) Lightning Round
                                                                  • Wet Foot Dry Foot
                                                                  • Book: 2001 (1968)
                                                                  • Old Postcard from Sam
                                                                  • Movie: Rogue One (2016)
                                                                  • Biden for President
                                                                  • Succession Edge Cases
                                                                    •  
                                                                    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 57 min
                                                                  • 2017-01-13: Brought to you by the Letter P
                                                                    Show Details:
                                                                    Recorded 2017-01-13
                                                                    Length this week - 1:42:52
                                                                    • (0:00:38-0:04:15) But First
                                                                      • UTC
                                                                      • Agenda
                                                                      • (0:05:19-0:49:14) The Dossier
                                                                        • Order of events
                                                                        • Allegations
                                                                        • Origin of doc
                                                                        • Confirmation?
                                                                        • Alex interruption
                                                                        • Believable?
                                                                        • Press reaction
                                                                        • Trump reaction
                                                                        • Contrast with Obama/Pence
                                                                        • Disagreements with cabinet
                                                                        • (0:50:30-1:13:05) Trump Press Conference
                                                                          • Was it a disaster?
                                                                          • Alex again
                                                                          • Trump changes the topic
                                                                          • The next election
                                                                          • Conflicts of interest
                                                                          • Things changing quickly
                                                                          • (1:13:41-1:42:32) Obamacare
                                                                            • ACA is actually Obamacare
                                                                            • What is congress doing now?
                                                                            • Possible consequences
                                                                            • Democratic response
                                                                            • Claim victory and go home?
                                                                            • Trump/Congress relationship
                                                                              •  
                                                                              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 43 min
                                                                            • 2017-01-07: 2016 Predictions Review
                                                                              Show Details:
                                                                              Recorded 2017-01-07
                                                                              Length this week - 1:44:39
                                                                              • (0:00:30-0:09:54) But First
                                                                              • (0:10:43-0:24:15) Economics
                                                                              • (0:25:30-0:43:36) Tech
                                                                              • (0:44:45-0:55:36) Domestic
                                                                              • (0:56:11-1:06:18) International
                                                                              • (1:06:56-1:25:55) Politics
                                                                              • (1:27:15-1:35:57) Hodgepodge
                                                                              • (1:37:00-1:14:19) Grand Totals
                                                                                •  
                                                                                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
                                                                              • 2016-12-30: 2017 Predictions Show
                                                                                Show Details:
                                                                                Recorded 2016-12-30
                                                                                Length this week - 2:11:58
                                                                                • (0:00:10-0:07:57) But First
                                                                                • (0:09:00-1:02:19) Politics
                                                                                • (1:03:07-1:19:00) Economics
                                                                                • (1:19:39-1:38:20) Technology
                                                                                • (1:39:35-1:56:53) International
                                                                                • (1:58:12-2:11:39) Hodgepodge
                                                                                  •  
                                                                                  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 12 min

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