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December 24, 20162016-12-23: Weight and Bulk
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-12-23
Length this week - 1:48:43
(0:00:33-0:18:37) But First
Agenda

Sam gets a fake tree

Upside down trees

Pre-lit trees

Sam wrapping

(0:19:58-0:46:47) Turkey and Berlin
Assassination in Turkey

Possibilities for escalation?

Russia/Turkey closer together?

Syria connection

Price of intervention

Berlin attack

Connections to immigration?

Leaving wallets?

Granting citizenship

How do you defend? Should you?

(0:48:47-1:19:38) This Week in Trump
Random download

Things Obama did

Trump lies

Everyday Twitter

Pardons for illegal orders?

Eventual impeachment?

Disarray and Chaos

Reality vs Perception

Private Security

Fundraising kids

(1:20:19-1:48:23) Lightning Round
Timer Master

Final Electoral College Vote

Direction for the Democrats

Federalism

Ivanka flying coach

Uber self-driving car issues

Wrap Up

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1 hr 49 min
December 17, 20162016-12-17: You can do that?
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-12-17
Length this week - 2:25:37
(0:00:10-0:17:15) But First
Agenda

Everybody sick

The unknown friend

Bring parents/children to work days

Sick kids at school

Salt rooms

(0:18:00-1:03:59) Russia Russia Russia
Didn't we know this?

Intentional misdirection?

Was it decisive? Does it matter?

Clinton team blaming everything but themselves

Obama's response

Tillerson Nomination

Hacking vs Disinformation/Propaganda

Republican response

Retaliation?

Snowden Comparison

Trump denial/connection?]

(1:04:38-1:29:35) Electoral College
Hamilton Electors

How many will be faithless?

Who will they vote for?

Record number of faithless electors?

House scenarios

State binding laws

(1:30:44-1:53:57) Apple Stuff
New TV app

MacBook Pro battery

Ivan's iPad Pro

iPhone 6s batteries

Apple News

AllSides

(1:54:37-2:25:17) Lightning Round
North Carolina Governor drama

Some more Trump appointments

Facebook fake news effort

Sam and Brandy donations

Ivanka as First Lady

Trump can't divest?

China goading Trump?

Trump Tower visitors

Future of Obamacare

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2 hr 26 min
December 10, 20162016-12-09: Hiding the Children
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-12-09
Length this week - 1:26:25
(0:03:30-0:15:33) But First
Agenda

Day of Smells

Monitor

(0:17:33-0:47:12) Trump Appointments
Who is really picking?

Generals? Regular Republicans? Crazies?

Against their own agencies

Executive power

Specific appointments

(0:48:25-1:05:40) Trump Conflicts
Trump's plan to minimize conflict

Trump International

Who can do anything?

Trump supporter regrets?

(0:47:57-1:10:19) Trump Calls
How calls happen

Pakistan call

Taiwan call

Trump theatrics

(1:11:46-1:26:05) Pizza Gate Gunman
Crazy Stories

What is Pizzagate?

The gunman's "investigation"

Fake news again

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Our intro is "The Oh of Pleasure" (Amazon MP3 link)
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Both are from the album "Deep Breakfast" (iTunes link)
Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.
1 hr 27 min
December 03, 20162016-12-01: Nice Snuffle
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-12-01
Length this week - 1:55:48
(0:00:10-0:21:20) But First
Agenda

MacBook Pros and huge iPads

Trackpads/mice/trackballs

Gestures

(0:22:29-0:47:37) Fake News
How it gets created and spreads

Engagement algorithms

Possible solutions?

(0:48:25-1:05:40) Trump Conflicts
Trump's plan to minimize conflict

Trump International

Who can do anything?

Trump supporter regrets?

(1:06:59-1:28:42) Responding to Trump
How to respond to lies and crazy?

Outrage fatigue

Taking Trump's phone?

Presidential alerts

Congressional strategy

(1:29:20-1:55:28) Lightning Round
Congressional earmarks

Fidel Castro died

Standing Rock

Columbia plane crash

Electoral College update

Daylight Saving Time

Syria

The Curmudgeon's Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.
Our intro is "The Oh of Pleasure" (Amazon MP3 link)
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Both are from the album "Deep Breakfast" (iTunes link)
Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.
1 hr 56 min
November 26, 20162016-11-25: Closing Every Door
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-11-25
Length this week - 2:15:34
(0:00:41-0:43:47) Not Trump
Duck

Sam's Thanksgiving

Ivan's Thanksgiving

Puerto Rico

Apple Stuff

Book: Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume 2

Book: The Hobbit

Movie: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

(0:45:47-1:31:23) Trump!
Water Bottle

Policy reversals

Staffing picks

Conflicts of Interest

25th amendment

Maintaining outrage

neo-Nazis

Trump as Berlusconi

Deals and getting things done

Trump and SCOTUS

Delegation

(1:31:52-2:15:35) Recounts and other craziness
New York Magazine Article

Jill Stein!

Why recount won't change anything

Why are people donating?

Clinton's position

Luke's GoFundMe

Working the Electoral College again?

Congress rejecting electors

Get rid of electoral college?

Voting your own interests?

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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.
2 hr 16 min
November 19, 20162016-11-17: Potentially Realistic
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-11-17
Length this week - 1:50:25
(0:04:10-0:40:45) Election Reactions
Still the election

No closure

Harassing incidents

Assholes exposed

Divisions with family and friends

The changing DJT

DJT for the white working class

American sexism

Change everything?

(0:42:01-1:12:09) The Transition
Obama's help?

Bannon

Slow start

Senate blocks?

Trump restructure

Pence influence

(1:14:08-1:50:05) More Trump
Electoral college shenanigans

Market reactions to Trump

Not moving to Washington?

Trump conflicts of interest

Paying for journalism

Feedback

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 51 min
November 12, 20162016-11-11: Under the Thumb
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-11-11
Length this week - 2:24:32
(0:00:10-1:05:00) Polling Post Mortem
Surprise!

Darryl's Final Projections

Suspicious Polls

Where polls went wrong

Sources of poll uncertainty

Last minute Trump surge?

Actually very very close

National polls

Sam's post mortem

Problems with the odds

Turnout

(1:06:10-2:24:12) The Aftermath
Our reactions

Reactions from the right

Trump's appeal to the white working class

Clinton's weaknesses

Republican Obstruction strategy

Would Sanders have won?

Should Democrats obstruct?

The Republican agenda

Anti-Trump protests

Which Trump do we get?

Future of the parties

Bold Predictions

Calling Trump voters racist

Radicalization

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
November 05, 20162016-11-05: Covered in Butter
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-11-05
Length this week - 1:53:34
(0:00:10-0:46:14) Updates and Feedback
Agenda

Update from Matthew

Update from Bruce

Feedback from Lenny

(0:047:17-1:24:20) Election 2016 - The Last Week
Comey Letter

Illegal Melania / Trump Affair

Secret Trump Server? (No.)

Russia DNC Hack

Last minute Trump baiting?

Trump on Obama heckler

Trump rape case

(1:24:59-1:53:14) Election 2016 - The Election Itself
Faithless WA Elector

Polling Update

House and Senate

Ground Game, Early Vote, Hispanic Vote

Clinton beating the polls?

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 54 min
October 29, 20162016-10-28: Just Use Bleach
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-10-28
Length this week - 1:27:44
(0:01:37-0:49:36) Election 2016 Part 1
Ivan's cold

Divisions in America

Trump's Republican takeover

After the election?

Polls and odds

Does Trump know he is going to lose?

Ivan got polled by Gravis!

Polling methods

Voting logistics

Yard signs

Trump black support

(0:50:45-1:27:24) Election 2016 Part 2
Cooking curry

Things we aren't talking about

Quiet campaign week

Clinton Foundation

Pence's plane

Biden for Secretary of State

Filibusters

Scott Adams analysis

Trump in the primaries

Newt and Kelly

Flat race

Bill Weld for Clinton?

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 28 min
October 22, 20162016-10-21: Walk Away Immediately
Show Details:
Recorded 2016-10-21
Length this week - 1:25:34
(0:00:10-0:24:50) But First
What we are skipping

Voting

De La Fuente

Vegas

Sam's Reno Story

(0:25:28-1:05:44) Election 2016 - Part 1
Polling Update

Honoring Election Results

Voter Fraud

Pence

Lawsuits

Republican Split?

Congress

Trump's Guests

(1:06:33-1:25:10) Election 2015 - Part 2
Firebombing

Al Smith Dinner

McMullin

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 26 min

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