The Booming Curmudgeon chews on two major news items in this two-for-one special episode.

From wildfires to illegal immigration, why are our leaders so incompetent in the execution of their basic duties of office? Note that I had issues with editing, so the episode is a bit choppy at points, but I promise the next episode will be much better. Thanks for listening! ~TBC

We've become a society where deception and untruthfulness have become more of business as usual. Listen to the Booming Curmudgeon's thoughts on this social trend, how cheese helped him see it more clearly, and what it might take for our country "to be, rather than to seem".

Another year-end marked by political games by our congress in addressing the debt ceiling and avoiding a government shut-down. Hear my brief take on the recently approved continuing resolution approved by congress and more specifically the political games played by both sides of the aisle as they play Russian Roulette with the debt we will be leaving to our children and grandchildren.

In this episode, the Booming Curmudgeon discusses how unhealthy we are as a country. Despite our advances in medicine, our country is one of the most unhealthy countries in the world and the trends do not look good. This is a big topic and will likely be included in future episodes, but take a listen to his take on the unhealthy state of our union.

A measured take on the 2024 presidential election which saw Donald Trump resoundingly defeat Kamala Harris. Trump is now in line to be inaugurated as the 47th President, so what does this election mean and how will the nation look during a second Trump term?