Curmudgeon's Corner

By Samuel Minter / Ivan Bou

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The podcast currently has 971 episodes available.

Curmudgeon's Corner episodes:

September 19, 20152015-09-18: MST3King the Second Republican Debate
Show Details:
(0:00:10-1:01:04) Debate Segment I
Intro from Sam and Ivan

Candidate Self-Introductions

Trust Trump with Red Button?

Outsiders vs Insiders

Russia / Iran / China / Syria

Should Kim Davis follow the law?

Planned Parenthood and Government Shutdowns

Fiorina's Face

(1:02:20-1:42:06) Debate Segment II
Immigration

Fiorina/Trump Business Records

Tax Plans and Budgets

Minimum Wage

Political Styles

(1:43:13-2:16:07) Debate Segment III
Trump knowing Foreign Policy

Would Jeb be a repeat of 41 and 43 on Foreign Policy?

Iraq / Syria / Afghanistan

Supreme Court / Abortion

(2:16:46-2:42:24) Debate Segment IV
Marijuana

Guns

Social Security

Climate Change

Vaccines and Autism

(2:43:02-3:03:32) Debate Segment V
Woman on the $10 bill

Secret Service Codenames

How will the world be different after your presidency?

(3:04:33-3:13:12) Wrap Up
Sam and Ivan predict the impact of the debate
...more
3h 14min
September 12, 20152015-09-10: Shove my finger right through the screen
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:12:26) But First
Agenda

Diagnosis in Common

Kids Swearing

(0:13:15-0:58:53) Apple Event Part I
The Bullet Points

Apple Watch Updates

iPad Pro

Number of Product Lines

AppleTV

iPhones

(1:00:01-1:11:35) Apple Event Part II
Apple Lease vs Carrier Payment Plans vs Contracts

Online Ordering vs In-Store Purchase

Buying from Apple vs Buying from Carrier

(1:12:55-1:57:53) Election 2016
Trump making opening for Moderates?

Scott Adams on Trump

Trump Polling Update

Trump OODA Loops

Trump/Perot Comparisons

Economic Influence on Elections

Democratic Polls

Clinton Weakness

Clinton Email

Clinton Plan to be Spontaneous

Lessig and McAfee

Bush Troubles

Republican Splintering
...more
1h 59min
September 05, 20152015-09-03: Until I Hit That Wall
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:13:13) But First
Where Sam has Lived

Agenda

Cracked Phone

Raleigh-Durham Airport

(0:13:56-0:28:06) Computing Philosophies
Apple hates Kevin Drum

Customization vs Supportability

Market for Both

(0:28:45-0:42:56) Refugees
Fleeing to Europe

Drowned Syrian Boy

What do you do?

(0:44:05-1:13:03) Election 2016
Mt. McKinley to Denali

Ben Carson Surge

This Week's Trump Talk

Bush Advertising

Tribalism on Issues

Republican Loyalty Oath

Clinton falling apart?

Biden run?

Fun scenarios

(1:14:23-1:42:34) Lightning Round
Facebook Hits a Billion

Orkut

Iran Deal done

Friendster

Book: The Scarlatti Inheritance

MySpace

Kanye West 2020

Kermit and Miss Piggy

GeoCities

Google Logo

Kim Davis and Gay Marriage

Classmates

Compuserve

Market Update

Putin Workout

Interstitial Ads
...more
1h 43min
August 27, 20152015-08-27: Four Rounds is Enough
Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:21:52) Round I
Office Chairs

Sesame Street HBO Deal / Media Environment

(0:23:11-0:58:44) Round II
Stock Market / China

Apple Car / Car Upstarts

Trump Again

(0:59:22-1:22:26) Round III
Ashley Madison

French Terror Attack

Sam’s Mom's Car

Jared

Deez Nuts

Galaxy Note 5 Flaw

(1:23:34-1:51:01) Round IV
Temperature in Buildings

Biden!!

Show: Psych

Tropical Storm Erika

WDBJ Shooting

Found Dog

Sam's son getting big
...more
1h 52min
August 21, 20152015-08-21: Sickness and Politics
Show Details:
0:00:10 - 0:24:53: But First
Some Walking

Positive Buzz

Sick Traveler

0:25:55 - 0:54:40: Election 2016 - Democrats
Larry Lessig PR Stunt

Al Gore trial balloon

Clinton drops below 50%!

Will Joe Biden run?

Clinton email again

0:55:25 - 1:30:39: Election 2016- Republicans
Paul Staffer Legal Trouble

Bush Foreign Policy Speech

Birthright citizenship / Immigration

Trump driving away potential Republican voters?

Trump vs Klum

Other Republicans sucking up to Trump?

Trump Base Expanding?

Scenarios where Trump wins the nomination

Bush money drying up?
...more
1h 31min
August 13, 20152015-08-13: Hit the Green Button!!
Sam, Ivan and Chad talk about:
Intro
Hidden Pizza

Hampshire Fire

Election 2016 - Republicans
Debate Coverage Feedback

Fiorina Debate Performance

Post-Debate Polling

Narrowing Field

Has Trump Peaked?

Establishment Tricks

Clinton Master Plan?

Election 2016 - Democrats
Dean Scream

Sanders Surge

Will Biden run?

Clinton Email

Lightning Round
Movie: Empire Strikes Back

China Currency Devaluation

Sam's Houseplant

Answering Machine Messages

EPA Toxic Sludge Spill

Testing Risks

Olympics

Jon Stewart

Jimmy Carter

Google Alphabet
...more
1h 28min
August 07, 2015 2015-08-07: Sam and Ivan MST3K the Republican Debate!
On today's show:
* Break-ins and Robberies
* Republican Debate Segment 1 - Intros / Support Nominee? / Electibility / Immigration
* Republican Debate Segment 2 - Immigration / Terror and National Security / Obamacare and role of Federal Government
* Republican Debate Segment 3 - Hillary Clinton / Economy, Jobs and Money / Iran Deal
* Republican Debate Segment 4 - Social Issues
* Republican Debate Segment 5 - Foreign Policy
* Republican Debate Segment 6 - God and Closing Statements
* Wrap Up Analysis
...more
2h 25min
July 31, 2015 2015-07-31: Until we are Tired
Sam and Ivan talk about:
* Intro
* * Yard Camping
* * Kids and Tech
* Lightning Round I
* * Sanders, O'Malley and Black Lives Matter
* * More Trump!
* * Thinning the Republican Field
* Lightning Round II
* * Sandra Bland
* * Police Escalations
* * Cecil the Lion
* * Internet Mobs
* * Clinton Emails again
* * Huckabee on Ovens
* Lightning round III
* * Piece of MH370 found?
* * Movie: Thomas and Friends: The Adventure Begins
* * Kids and Cars
* * Curmudgeon's Corner Eight Years Old!
* * Onstar Hacking
* * Tech Earnings
* * Windows 10
* * Book: Autobiography of Mark Twain Volume I
* Lightning Round IV
* * Cuba Embassy Opens
* * We're on Stitcher!
* * Louisiana Shooting and Gun Control
* * Jonathan Pollard Parole
* * Turkish Air Strikes
* * Syria
* * Upcoming Republican Debate
...more
1h 38min
July 24, 2015 2015-07-23: I want to be in the Window!
Sam and Ivan talk about:
* Skype / Wisdom Teeth / Sam Luck
* Trump!!! / Kasich / Fiorina / Rubio in Reach!
* Jeep Hack
* Apple Earnings
* Lightning Round
* * Movie: Star Wars Holiday Special
* * Planned Parenthood video
* * Gawker post and fallout
* * Chattanooga
* * Ashley Madison
* * Iran Deal
...more
1h 44min
July 17, 2015 2015-07-16: Slap us until we shut up!
Sam and Ivan talk about:
* Twitter Favorites / Sam Computer Issues
* Iran Deal Concluded
* GHWB / Obama Accomplishments / Pluto!
* Greece Again
* Lightning Round
* * Reddit
* * Cosby
* * Uber
* * Election 2016
* * iTunes Bug
* * Cuba tourism
...more
1h 48min

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