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January 29, 20162016-01-29: Perfectly in Character
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:10:22) But First
Agenda

Annual Reviews

(0:11:42-0:54:20) Election 2016 - Republicans
Finally Iowa

Attacking Trump

Last Week Shifts

Circular Firing Squad

Conservatism vs Trumpism

Trump skipping debate

Trump shooting people

Trump commenters on Election Graphs

Republican Delegates in Iowa

Trump Insults

Iowa predictions

(0:55:04-1:13:06) Election 2016 - Democrats
Clinton will win in the end

Democratic Delegates in Iowa

ElectionGraphs.com Delegate Tracker

Clinton's big superdelegate lead

What Sanders needs to "really" win

Feedback - Palin Poetry

Wrap Up
...more
1h 14min
January 23, 20162016-01-22: Whiney Wannabe
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:03:41) Intro
Agenda

Listener Request

Boring Lives

(0:04:21-0:42:31) Election 2016 - Republicans
Sarah Palin

WiFi Sucks

Sarah Palin again

Trumpism and Palinism vs Conservatism

Establishment coming around to Trump?

Dynamics approaching Iowa

Will anybody stop Trump?

Cruz eligibility

Trump foreign policy

(0:43:34-1:07:13) Election 2016 - Democrats
Clinton will win...

...unless she screws it up

Negativity backlash?

Base vs Centrist divide

Embracing Obama

Iowa and New Hampshire

Hillary in trouble freakout

How might Clinton blow it?

Sanders vs Trump?

National Review's anti-Trump issue

(1:08:23-1:25:19) Star Wars Lightning Round
Movie: Star Wars - The Force Awakens (2015)

Lucas Sour Grapes

What was wrong with the prequels?

Where is Rey?

Kylo Ren

Feedback
...more
1h 26min
January 16, 20162016-01-14: Losing the Billion
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:14:19) Intro
Agenda

Powerball

(0:15:07-0:42:25) Election 2016 - Republicans
Internet Slowdowns

Iowa Polls

Trump's Cruz Birtherism

Likely Voter Models

Rapid Poll Movements

Kasich surge?

Debates

Candidates Dropping Out

Contested Convention scenarios

State by State Delegate Rules

(0:43:02-0:59:45) Election 2016 - Democrats
More on Republican delegate allocation in Iowa and New Hampshire

Clinton lead slipping

Why the late Sanders surge?

What if Clinton loses both Iowa and New Hampshire?

Clinton superdelegate advantage

Media bias toward a close race

Possible Clinton meltdowns

Trump's position vs Clinton's position

(1:00:48-1:36:39) Lightning Round
Book: Conversations with Myself

TV Series: Star Trek (TOS) [1966-1969]

If you disagree, you just aren't listening

Iran / Saudi Arabia

Iran and the Navy boats

CES

Y'all Qaeda

Secretary Carter's Email

Twitter Character Limit

Other things we missed
...more
1h 37min
January 09, 20162016-01-07: 2015 Predictions Review
Show Details:
(0:00:50-0:03:57) Intro
Agenda

Ivan doesn't listen

(0:04:46-0:39:28) Politics
Election 2016

Congressional Velocity

Presidential Vetoes

Executive Actions

Big Issues

Impeachment

(0:40:27-0:50:43) Economy
Politics Results

Meta Prediction

Dow Jones

Fed Interest Rates

GDP

Oil

Ruble

Housing

Bitcoin

(0:51:22-1:06:08) Technology
Economy Results

The Squirrels Ate Mommy's Golden Car

Apple

Tablets

iOS vs Android

Microsoft

(1:07:24-1:24:42) International
Economy Results Correction

Technology Results

What a Difference a Year Makes

Country Predictions

Big Global Crisis Spots

Ebola

Terror Attacks

(1:26:02-1:37:37) Hodgepodge
International Results

Deaths and First Contact

Climate

Totaling Things

Cyberattacks

Police Violence and Race

Cars

Mergers

(1:38:16-1:53:28) Wrap-up
Hodgepodge Results

Overall Results

Patting ourselves on the back

Best and Worst Categories

Feedback

Fantasy Sports Sites and pseudo-gambling

Extra Terrestrials

What we missed during our special shows
...more
1h 54min
January 02, 20162016-01-01: 2016 Predictions Show
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:03:53) Intro
Ivan Sick

Predictions of the Past

Explanation

Year Confusion

(0:04:31-0:13:42) Economy
Corporate Profits

Oil Prices

Dow Jones

US Recession?

US Economic Growth

European Economy

Jobs

Housing Market

Bitcoin

(0:15:01-0:30:06) Tech
Breakout Products

Peak Apple?

Apple Car?

iOS va Android

Security Breaches

Autonomous Cars

Cable/Satellite TV vs Internet

(0:30:45-0:39:24) Domestic Issues
Guns

Police Violence

Racial Tensions

Abortion / Gay Marriage / Marijuana

Cosby

Healthcare

Domestic Terrorism

(0:40:27-0:50:23) International
Syria

ISIS

Israel/Palestine

Cuba

Iran

Russia

Alex Interlude

Ukraine

Iraq

Turkey

Venezuela

Other Countries

(0:51:02-1:40:08) Politics
House

Senate

Iowa

New Hampshire

South Carolina

Trump Collapse?

Super Tuesday

Contested Convention?

When will we have winners?

Nominees

Significant 3rd Party?

Who Wins the Presidency?

Election Margins

Big Uncertainty

(1:40:57-1:49:26) Hodgepodge
Olympics

Dead Pool

Broken Bones

Broken Devices

Weather

Mergers

International Terrorism

Your predictions?
...more
1h 50min
December 26, 20152015-12-24: Questions That Make No Sense
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:04:52) Intro
Got Nothing

We Forgot

Happy Holidays

Agenda

(0:05:56-0:53:44) Lightning Round One
Ivan's Wireless

Driving Big Brother

This weeks Trumpisms

Traditional Republicans Despondent

Establishment still Paralyzed

Clinton vs Trump in the General?

Reasons for poll divergences?

Are the polls bullshit?

(0:54:22-1:14:15) Lightning Round Two
TV Show: Star Wars: Droids (1985-1986)

Juniper Firewall Backdoor

Politicians on Encryption

Democratic Stasis
...more
1h 15min
December 19, 20152015-12-18: Full of Spoilers (but not for THAT)
Show Details:
(0:00:49-0:13:27) But First
Agenda

Home Wifi Networking

Standalone Cameras vs Phone Cameras

(0:14:05-0:27:42) Fed Interest Rates
What is this Fed Rate?

What is "near zero"

Reason for raising rates

Negative interest rates

Other countries that raised rates

What affect will this have?

Ivan Disconnect

Wrap Up

(0:28:26-1:10:10) Election 2016
Press driving Trump phenomenon?

Trump fatigue?

Lots can change, but...

Early State Dynamics

Odds Adjustments

Latest Republican Debate

Trump third party statements

Where are the Democrats?

Sanders accessing Clinton data (breaking)

Alex Interlude: Minecraft Storymode Episode 4

(1:10:59-1:37:09) Lightning Round
Star Wars

Budget Deal

Shkreli arrest

Climate Deal

Hoverboards

Rules for Self-Driving Cars

Bush Momentum?

What could hurt Trump?

Trump vs Perot
...more
1h 38min
December 12, 20152015-12-11: A Really Big Room
Show Details:
(0:00:37-0:11:46) But First
Agenda

Sam's New Computer

Ivan and Planes

(0:12:36-0:58:59) Election 2016
Our Detour

Trump Commenters

Poll volatility

Live polls vs robo polls

Something weird

Election Graphs: Don't Underestimate Trump

Brokered Convention Scenarios!

Trump odds Improved by comments?

Turnout Effects

Prediction Fun

(0:59:37-1:17:14) Lightning Round
San Bernardino

Movie: Rear Window (1954)

Argentina Inauguration

Zuckerberg Donation
...more
1h 18min
December 05, 20152015-12-03: Princess of Whales
Show Details:
(00:00:10-00:19:12) But First
Pi!

Agenda

Ivan's Carbon Footprint

Math Homework

Education Reform

(00:20:44-00:39:05) Shootings
Deja Vu

Do motives matter?

What would laws do?

High Profile Events vs Overall Murder Rates

Reaction different if "terrorism"?

Disgruntled Employee?

Knee-jerk Reactions

Framing the Problem

Long Term vs Short Term

Prayer Shaming

(00:40:13-1:09:27) Election 2016
Establishment GOP freaking out over Trump

Would Clinton crush Trump?

Current polling

Candidate Odds

Establishment still on sidelines

Trump pastor event

Trump and truth

Gaming out the primaries

(1:10:31-1:26:29) Climate Talks
Odds of 3rd Party Run

Nice but not enough?

Adaptation: Poor vs Rich

Speed of Changes

Geoengineering

Scale of changes

Renewable Resources

Long term concerns vs freedom now

Solar Power and Personal Nukes

(1:27:08-1:46:08) Lightning Round
Chennai Flooding

Mac App Store Fail

iPad Pro

New AppleTV

Movie: Son of Kong (1933)

Movie: The Peanuts Movie (2015)

Political Correctness / Safe Zones / Free Speech
...more
1h 47min
November 27, 20152015-11-26: Bailing Out!
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:15:23) But First
Agenda

Sam's Electricity

Ivan and Disney

Ivan broken phone

Ivan car shopping

(0:16:26-0:31:44) International
Turkey shoots down Russian plane

Escalation?

Syria Summit

New Threats and Attacks

(0:32:23-1:08:59) Election 2016
Polls

Alex Interlude

Carson Implosion

Trump not Imploding

Can Trump win the Nomination?

Can Trump win the Presidency?

Trump Independant Run?

Frontrunners 4, 8 and 12 years ago

Betting Odds on the Candidates

(1:09:44-1:34:34) Lightning Round
Movie: Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Movie: Beyond Witch Mountain (1982)

Movie: Minority Report (2002)

Adelle Song

TPP

Airline Safety

Racial Tensions

Argentina President

Baby Hitler

Movie: Being John Malkovich (1999)

Likes vs Downloads

Curmudgeon's Corner Facebook Demographics
...more
1h 35min

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