Curmudgeon's Corner

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ed substitutes for Ivan and talks to Sam about the benefits of the No Kings events and other events like them, as well as the Israel/Iran conflict. Plus some movie talk. And if that wasn't enough, some conversation about disposing of dead bodies. So be sure to stay for that part at the end! Show Details: Recorded 2025-06-14 Length this week 1:57:19 0:01:36 - One TikTok Engagement No Kings Plans Boiling the Frog Protest Effectiveness 0:40:24 - Two Movie: Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) Oscar Parties: Worth It Movie: X-Men (2000) Movie: Wicked (2024) 1:04:31 - Three Israel Attacks Iran Trump and Netanyahu Iranian Response Rules Based Order 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan get into Elon vs Donald and the various implications of that breakdown. But they also discuss the big beautiful bill, how Democrats are responding to everything, travel drama, bad commutes, and some other stuff too. Oh, and they do badly at a news quiz. Fun! Show Details: Recorded 2025-06-07 Length this week 1:50:56 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:04:01 - But First Travel Drama Commuting Pop Culture News Quiz 0:47:00 - But Second Elon vs Donald Big Beautiful Bill Democratic Strategy 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk movies, tariffs, and Elon. This time not just one movie, but a whole bunch of movies. And on tariffs, yes, it has been covered before. But there was new stuff this week. TACO! And Elon, what is there to say about Elon. The ineffectiveness of DOGE? The rumored throuple? Yes. All of that. And MORE! Show Details: Recorded 2025-05-31 Length this week 1:49:19 0:01:04 - Movies Shakycams Movies: Bourne Franchise (2002-2016) Movies: Mission: Impossible Franchise (1996-2025) Movie: Crocodile Dundee (1986) 0:31:02 - Tariffs Lawsuits TACO Motivations Coming Next 1:01:23 - Elon DOGE Throuple Businesses Drugs 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam discuss have a big mix of topics. They discuss networks, microphones, movies, Biden, and recent developments in AI. All the stuff. So not all politics this time, and they left a lot of that kind of thing on the table this time. There is enough of that all the rest of the time. So a change is nice. And you still get some Biden, so there ya go. Show Details: Recorded 2025-05-24 Length this week 2:00:49 0:02:03 - But First CC TikTok Networks and Microphones Movie: Alice through the Looking Glass (2016) Movie: The Fan (1996) 0:36:37 - Biden The Tapper Book Revisiting 2024 Taking the Bait Joe's Cancer 1:13:55 - AI Developments Google Veo 3 Creative Implications Rouge AI Risks Relying on AI 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan are joined by Todd for an extensive conversation of the impact of Trump's tariff policies through the lens of his experience in the solar power industry. Then he sticks around for a more general conversation on reactions to Trump, and strategies for dealing with him. Plus the usual tangential side treks. Show Details: Recorded 2025-05-17 Length this week 1:53:18 0:00:01 - Cold Open 0:04:36 - Tariff Stuff Impacts on Solar Shipping Issues Uncertainty Onshoring Governance vs PR 1:06:16 - Other Stuff Worst Case Scenarios OODA Loops New and Low Info Voters Dem Strategy Sam's Mom 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about stuff. And more stuff, then some other stuff. You know, the usual. Fine, you actually want to know some of the stuff? Thermostats. iPads. The Karate Kid. India/Pakistan. Tariffs. Supply chains. Arresting Newark's Mayor. That good enough for you? Show Details: Recorded 2025-05-10 Length this week 1:47:30 0:01:13 - But First Thermostats iPad Air Movie: The Karate Kid (1984) 0:45:47 - India/Pakistan New Events Long History Escalations? 1:07:21 - More Stuff Non-Topics Supply Crunch Newark Mayor 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan review the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency. And that is enough of that for politics. So they also discuss social media for the first time in awhile, especially the rise of BlueSky over the last few months. Plus some on excessive employer expectations, and a movie review. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2025-05-03 Length this week 2:06:59 0:01:13 - But First Employer Expectations Movie: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) Franchise Reboots 0:41:45 - 100 Days of Trump Sam Health Update Trump by the Numbers New Air Force One 1:17:07 - Social Media Hamlet's Soliloquy BlueSky Revisited Other Options 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam needed to do the show a few days early because he is having some light outpatient surgery and didn't want to record the show with bandages on, and Ivan obliged. After chatting about that you get some of the usual Trump stuff, the Pope died, some movie discussions, and maybe there are aliens? All the sort of stuff you expect. So there it is. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2025-04-22 Length this week 1:33:04 0:01:04 - Part One Sam Having Surgery Trump Economy Again SCOTUS Speed 0:41:30 - But Second Movie: Adipurush (2023) Dubbing vs Captions Hegseth Out? 1:06:00 - But Third Pope Francis Died Next Pope? Signs of Alien Life? 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit the obvious Trump related economic and legal stuff. Plus movies, actors, and funerals. And a quick run through of other smaller things too. Yes, the Trump stuff dominates. How can it not? But they squeeze in some other stuff too. And you should too. There ya go. Show Details: Recorded 2025-04-18 Length this week 2:05:44 0:03:08 - But First Funerals Liam Neeson Movie: Chinatown (1974) Movie: Margin Call (2011) 0:36:49 - Economic Stuff Sell Off Continues Possible Responses Billionaire Desires Blue Origin Flight 1:24:48 - Legal Stuff Defying SCOTUS Turning on Trump? Democratic Stance 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam goes mostly solo, but Ivan does send in his thoughts on the latest tariff developments. Because of course he couldn't miss that part. Aside from the economy entering a self-inflicted death spiral, other topics include SCOTUS on Kilmar Garcia, Psych the Movie, and the perils of blindly following GPS instructions. Show Details: Recorded 2025-04-12 Length this week 1:56:36 0:01:50 - But First No Ivan Busy Sam Movie: Psych: The Movie (2017) 0:29:52 - But Second Ivan on Tariffs Trump Backing Off Trump Inconsistency Tariff Complexity 1:09:44 - But Third SCOTUS on Kilmar Garcia Wiggle Room for Trump Due Process Following GPS 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.

So, on this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan only briefly manage to talk about other things before being consumed by Trump's tariffs. From the initial announcement to the impact on the markets to the more general economic impacts to what might happen next and the political impact. All the fun stuff. Show Details: Recorded 2025-04-05 Length this week 2:00:37 0:01:10 - Part One Folk Remedies Cutting Through Liberation Day The Formula Objectives Nervous Republicans 0:56:07 - Part Two Stock Market Tax Increases Corruption Business Impact Worst Case? Shadow Cabinet? 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is with his family for Spring Break, so Sam fed a recent transcript of the show into ChatGPT and created IvanGPT, who cohosts this week's show instead. They talk about the obligatory Yemen Signal group thing, and the dichotomy between Activists and Politicians, but also the dangers of AI fakes, and lots more. You'd never know the cohost was an AI. Cough. Show Details: Recorded 2025-03-28 Length this week 1:16:20 0:03:47 - But First Introducing IvanGPT Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Laptop Screen Repair 0:20:15 - But Second AI Audio Fakes Fooling People Possible Safeguards Critical Thinking 0:38:11 - But Third Yemen Signal Group Chaos Exhaustion Activists vs Politicians IvanGPT Evaluation 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan is traveling, so Sam is joined by his wife Washington State Representative Brandy Donaghy, who gives some insights to the goings on in the State Legislature, including the current state budget issues. Plus her take on the national situation. Before that though, a review of a documentary on an old family friend. Show Details: Recorded 2025-03-22 Length this week 1:54:31 0:01:05 - But First Brandy Not Ivan Movie: Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty (2021) 0:16:53 - Washington State WA Budget Crisis Spending Cuts and Taxes Other Legislation Town Halls 0:58:32 - USA National 50501 Movement Diversity Information Purge Federal Spending Cuts National Democratic Approach 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the latest Government Shutdown and related drama, and how some Democrats are rising to the moment, and others are just... not. They also discuss all the recent stock market turmoil and implications for the larger economy. Plus also how immigrants see the US, low information voters, Tesla, Musk, travel bans... and Stargate SG-1! Show Details: Recorded 2025-03-15 Length this week 2:02:03 0:02:13 - But First Immigrant Impressions Low Information Voters Importing Authoritarianism TV: Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007) 0:47:46 - But Second Strange Coordinates Shutdown Politics Ineffective Dems Effective Dems 1:16:16 - But Third Stock Market / Economy Intentional Recession? Tesla/Musk Stuff New Travel Bans 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.

Ivan is out, so Sam brings on Ed to cohost this time, who with his medical background gives us a full helping of medical news, from the measles and bird flu outbreaks, to discussion of preventative medicine, and even Gene Hackman's death. Not everything is medical though. We also get trip reports from India and Nepal, discussion of private prisons, and Ralph Breaks the Internet! Show Details: Recorded 2025-03-08 Length this week 1:35:55 0:00:24 - But First Ed Not Ivan India Nepal Movie: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) 0:21:46 - But Second Gene Hackman's Death Measles Outbreak Fentanyl Trends Bird Flu 1:00:08 - But Third Private Prisons Deportations Preventative Medicine Defacing Teslas 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam go into the Trump vs Zelenskyy spat in the Oval Office and all the downstream implications of the radical change in US foreign policy direction. Plus a discussion of how various media outlets, and the corporate world more generally are obeying in advance. But first! An outing in a fast car, and a review of the 2016 version of Ghostbusters! Show Details: Recorded 2025-03-01 Length this week 1:41:47 0:00:43 - But First Repetitive Travel Ivan at High Speed Movie: Ghostbusters (2016) 0:31:08 - Trump vs Zelenskyy Oval Office Encounter USA's Global Role Global Chaos Economic Chaos 1:05:17 - Obeying in Advance MSNBC Shakeup Other Media Changes Non-Media Potential Violence 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit all the political highlights in the middle segment of the show. And for the last segment, by special request, they discuss recent plane crashes. But before all of that, gardening, science fairs, and the TV show Bones. Plus bonus hemorrhoids! You all wanted that, didn't you? Show Details: Recorded 2025-02-22 Length this week 2:12:05 0:01:16 - But First Gardening Science Fairs Hire Sam TV: Bones (2005-2017) 0:38:32 - Politics Ukraine Reversal European Security Budget Negotiations Trump and Russia again 1:32:35 - Planes Hemorrhoids General Aviation Crashes DC Plane Crash Toronto Plane Crash 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about Trump and Musk and Adams, including tariffs and deficits and foreign policy and approval numbers. You know. All the stuff. Plus Sam liked The Mitchells vs the Machines. And there ya go. A show. A short show. But a show. Show Details: Recorded 2025-02-14 Length this week 1:21:27 0:00:22 - But First World Too Small Sam Movie: The Mitchells vs the Machines (2021) 0:07:32 - Ivan Stuff Reciprocal Tariffs Saying Without Doing Deficit Reduction Trump Approval Numbers 0:41:14 - Sam Stuff Mayor Adams Drama Musk Dominance Moves Process vs Results vs Appearance Trump Foreign Policy 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan returns to the fold and joins Sam to talk about stuff. The usual stuff. Like birthday celebrations, iPads, and busy offices. But then yeah, of course the majority of the show is about everything going on with the still young second Trump presidency. Because of course it is. It is unavoidable. Show Details: Recorded 2025-02-08 Length this week 2:03:46 0:00:38 - But First Ivan's Birthday Exhausting News Busier Office iPad Options 0:33:08 - Domestic Unrealistic Demands for Dems FAFO Anecdotes Court Challenges Trump Strategy 1:19:12 - International Territorial Expansion Ukraine Progress Trump's Gaza Plan Tariff Drama 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan calls out to celebrate his birthday, so Sam is joined by guest host Bruce, who picks this week's topics. After the usual frothy stuff at the start of the show, we get an update on what happened with Oceangate, a discussion of the implications of Deepseek, and Bruce's libertarian take on the first 11 days of the Trump presidency. Show Details: Recorded 2025-02-01 Length this week 1:55:09 0:01:45 - But First Bruce's 2024 Predictions CC's TikTok Clips Sam's Media Reviews 0:23:05 - Tech Stuff Oceangate Deepseek 0:58:18 - Trump Stuff Spending Freeze Israel/Gaza Killing DEI J6 Pardons Panama and Greenland Immigration 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan can't avoid it any more, and start talking about the new Trump presidency. They talk specifically about the January 6th pardons and the actions against DEI programs, but more generally they talk about how to Trump everything is about commanding attention. Plus a few other random things to round things out. Show Details: Recorded 2025-01-25 Length this week 2:23:54 0:01:10 - But First Paper Mail Voice Mail Replacement Chair Patreon Updates 0:40:28 - Ivan Things Perception Vs Reality Actions Vs Rhetoric Attention and Money Scorched Earth 1:28:42 - Sam Things Jan 6 Pardons DEI Shutdown DEI Benefits Using AOC 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan seemingly do everything they can to avoid talking about the end of the Biden presidency and the impending start of Trump's. So the topics are Starship exploding, attending inaugural balls (not Trump's though!), email classification and spam filtering, and the TikTok ban. And extra bonus strange noises at the end. Show Details: Recorded 2025-01-18 Length this week 1:59:35 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:04:55 - But First Exploding Starship Inaugural Balls 0:40:39 - Email Stuff iOS Mail Classification Spam Filtering Printing Email 1:11:25 - TikTok Stuff Ban Upheld Reasons for Ban Trump the Savior Refugees on Rednote Resolution Options 1:53:36 - Chewbacca Noises 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam return to the normal format. No predictions, just yammering about stuff. On the serious side we have Zuck's changes at Meta, the fires in LA, and, of course, Trump. On the lighter side we have discussions of taking time off, returning to the office, and the importance on not pinching pennies on your chair. So there ya go! Show Details: Recorded 2025-01-11 Length this week 2:04:12 0:01:30 - But First Lengthy Time Off Returning to Office 0:39:58 - Ivan Stuff Office Chairs Zuck Changes 1:18:44 - Sam Stuff LA Fires Trump 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.

A year and a week ago, Sam and Ivan made their prognostications for 2024 on the annual Curmudgeon's Corner predictions show. There was a new one for 2025 just last week. But it is now time to see how they did on their 2024 predictions. Was their crystal ball clear and crisp? Or foggy and dull? Listen in to find out! Show Details: Recorded 2025-01-04 Length this week 2:28:22 0:01:02 - Politics 0:49:30 - International 1:11:41 - Economy 1:26:01 - Technology 1:57:37 - 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.

It's time for the traditional annual Curmudgeon's Corner predictions extravaganza! Sam and Ivan weigh in on what they think will happen in 2025 in a variety of different categories. Will they be right? Will they be wrong? What do you think? Listen now, then come back in a year and a week to find out how they did! Show Details: Recorded 2024-12-27 Length this week 2:33:18 0:00:27 - Politics 0:54:51 - International 1:26:09 - Economy 1:41:10 - Technology 2:11:50 - 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan are joined by Monica, an actual Presidential Elector for Harris this year, who talks about that experience. In between the usual curmudgeonly tangents of course. Then she sticks around and all three of them discuss everything from the government shutdown brinkmanship, to the wonders of food delivery. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2024-12-21 Length this week 1:55:34 0:00:22 - Monica Being an Elector Selecting Electors Election Retrospective Elector Speech Horse Trading 0:56:39 - Ivan Shutdown Brinkmanship The Next Crisis Mocking vs Fear Monetary Motivations Culinary Repertoire 1:34:52 - Sam AOC Rejected Not Passing the Torch Media Savvy Last Word Prediction Requests 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam start out with some personal stress points and some random tech discussion before settling down to a bit more shaking out from the CEO killing and the issues surrounding that. Very little about New Jersey drones and Syria. Sorry! Show Details: Recorded 2024-12-14 Length this week 1:08:08 0:00:37 - But First Ivan's Stressors Apple's Center Stage Laptop vs Desktop 0:27:20 - But Second CEO Killer Caught Dealing with Insurance Perverse Incentives Violent non-Solutions Information Silos 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan give some personal updates, then they jump into the news of the week. The CEO assassination. Trump cabinet shenanigans. Hunter Biden's pardon. The prospect of preemptive pardons. Plus more! More! MORE! Show Details: Recorded 2024-12-07 Length this week 1:40:00 0:02:55 - But First Juana's Injury Ivan's Election Sam's Microphone 0:20:55 - But Second UHC CEO Assassination Violent Upswing? Political Withdrawal 0:46:49 - But Third Hegseth and Others Vacation Trump Hunter Biden Pardon Preemptive Pardons 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan has an excused absence, so Sam goes solo. We've got a riff on a bad experience trying to replace some faulty equipment, discussion of holiday gift giving patterns, and then a hodgepodge of semi-topical things to round things out. Woo Woo! Show Details: Recorded 2024-11-30 Length this week 1:50:17 0:00:31 - Part One No Ivan This Week Microphone Issue Used Products as New No Returns for Sam Holiday Gift Patterns 0:43:07 - Part Two Election Conspiracy Theories Blue Sky and Other Social Media Trump Legal Cases Wind Down Trump Policies and Cabinet Harris Campaign Interview 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan think about how many non-news things they would probably rather talk about, but after some discussion of ear hygiene, rescheduling travel due to illnesses, and the story of a car spider, they do end up talking about how the business world is reacting to Trump and a few other topical things. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2024-11-23 Length this week 1:49:51 0:01:05 - But First Ear Care Sick People Rescheduled Travel Spider Story 0:32:32 - Ivan Stuff Business Reacts to Trump Bribery Opportunities Transactional Dealing Elon Musk Involvement 1:04:13 - Sam Stuff Disconnecting from News Talking to Trump Folk Non-News Topics Job Hunting 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan do a bit more digesting of the election results. First off, more on what actually happened leading to Trump's win, how the polls did, and how this fits into worldwide trends. Then a look forward to the transition and the impending start of four rocky years of Trump 2, The Revenge. Show Details: Recorded 2024-11-16 Length this week 1:49:47 0:00:33 - The Past Election Reactions Information Bubbles Democratic Turnout Harris Tonal Shift Democratic Messaging Lack of Civics Knowledge Worldwide Election Trends Polling Accuracy 0:03:38 - Live Stream Replay Limited Options Surprised Trump Voters Exhaustion Trump Staffing 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.

So Sam and Ivan hosted a special Curmudgeon's Corner reacting to the Election 2024 returns live as they came in. If you tuned in on election night, thank you. If you are listening later, be glad that all the umms, ahhhs, and silences have been removed, reducing the show from over six hours to under four. But you can still relive all the ups and downs of this historic evening. If you really want to. Show Details: Recorded 2024-11-06 Length this week 3:56:33 0:00:00 - Intro 0:03:38 - Live Stream Replay 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.

This is the last Curmudgeon's Corner before we start seeing results for Election 2024. Sam and Ivan will be doing a live stream on election night as the votes come in. Listen to the episode for more details. In the mean time, they go over the polling situation one more time and discuss recent campaign developments. Plus some discussion of the worldwide propaganda environment, and Alex builds a train! Show Details: Recorded 2024-11-02 Length this week 1:34:03 0:01:09 - But First Election Omnipresence Avoiding Election News Propaganda Wars Alex's Train 0:40:38 - Election Graphs Update Election Night Live Stream Pollsters Overcompensating? Women and Under 30 Voters Patriarchal Conservatives Impact from MSG Rally 1:10:11 - More Election 2024 Still Too Close To Call House and Senate MSG Rally Lowlights Other Developments 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, it is less than two weeks before the US presidential election, so what do you think Ivan and Sam are going to be talking about? If you said diverticulitis and season one of Law & Order, then you guessed correctly. Congratulations! Well, ok, yeah, and that other thing too. Show Details: Recorded 2024-10-26 Length this week 1:24:41 0:01:22 - But First Diverticulitis TV: Law & Order Season 1 (1990-1991) 0:20:54 - Election Graphs Update Static Race for Months Too Close to Call, Slight Trump Advantage Impact of Junk Pollsters Reasons for Harris Optimism 0:58:58 - More Election 2024 Reaction to Trump Stories October Surprise? World 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan is a last minute scratch, so Sam does a solo show. And well, that means it is almost 100% election stuff this time around. But come on, there are just barely more than two weeks left. What do you expect anyway? Well, he does talk a little bit about taking time off from work... to do election stuff. Uh. So fine. All election. All the time. Show Details: Recorded 2024-10-19 Length this week 1:54:35 0:00:27 - But First No Ivan Taking Time Relaxing Stuff Smaller Stories 0:23:36 - Election Graphs Update Reading Noise Red Wave Pollsters Poll Error Direction Win Odds 0:58:50 - More Election 2024 Trump Racism 3P Spoilers Harris Targeting Trump Decline 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam's big topics are Hurricane Milton, and of course Election 2024. Because what else would they talk about? Oh yeah, finding lost things, Columbus Day, and auroras are back, but aren't they old news now? Fun show, there you go. Show Details: Recorded 2024-10-11 Length this week 2:02:17 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:03:41 - But First Microphone Found Vacation Time Aurora Borealis 0:18:20 - Hurricane Milton Forecast Quality Tampa Near Miss Historical Trends Damage Summary 0:56:16 - Election 2024 Election Graphs Update Polls Missing Voters? Double Standards Trumpy Generations 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan start out by chatting more about Hurricane Helene and then some discussion of AI assisted coding. After that they settle in to the "big" topics for the week, namely the escalations in the Middle East, and all the latest updates on Election 2024. Show Details: Recorded 2024-10-05 Length this week 2:02:58 0:01:27 - But First Inland Helene Impact AI Coding and Scripting 0:45:17 - Middle East Escalations Dead Peace Talks The Ottomans Keeping the Lid On 1:14:27 - Election 2024 The Purge Election Graphs Polling Update Special Counsel Filing Persuasion vs Turnout 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan argue about polls. But also there is of course more Election 2024 talk. But before that, some on Hurricane Helene and more generally about disaster preparedness, a look back at the book "Big Data" from 2013, and a discussion on the need to actually pay people a decent wage. Oh, and some celebration of the team's YouTube success! Show Details: Recorded 2024-09-28 Length this week 2:11:43 0:01:50 - But First YouTube Success Paying People Book: Big Data (2013) 0:55:18 - Hurricane Helene Size of Storm Building Standards Preparedness Power Outages 1:22:58 - Election 2024 Election Graphs Update Sanewashing Trump Watch Other Notes 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan start off with Seinfeld, Ferris Bueller, and self driving. With the fun stuff out of the way though, it is time for exploding pagers in Lebanon, and finally the latest on Election 2024. Jump in and enjoy the show! Show Details: Recorded 2024-09-21 Length this week 2:01:43 0:02:35 - But First Most Viewed Television Stupid Self Driving Movie: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) 0:42:04 - Exploding Pagers What Happened? Complexity Criticisms Why Now? 1:08:12 - Election 2024 Election Graphs Update 2nd Assassination Attempt Campaign Rhetoric Senate Races 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan eventually get to talking about the Harris vs Trump debate and all developments cascading from that, but first they cover difficult sleeping arrangements, the difficulties of flat tires, Donald's pet public stock, and the difficulty of knowing what is true. So packed show! Show Details: Recorded 2024-09-14 Length this week 2:18:11 0:01:02 - But First Sleep Arrangements Changing Tires 0:24:58 - Ivan Stuff DJT Shenanigans Flooding the Zone 1:01:06 - Sam Stuff Polling Update The Debate Nuggets of Truth Laura Loomer 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan celebrates the 900th episode of the podcast with a wild night in Vegas, thoughtlessly leaving Sam behind. But they manage to talk about the Chase Glitch, Election 2024, and Ghostbusters II anyway. Someone MAY have fallen asleep though. Show Details: Recorded 2024-09-07 Length this week 1:40:47 0:01:37 - But First What Happens In Vegas Movie: Ghostbusters II (1989) 0:24:34 - Chase Glitch What is it? Stupidity Check Kiting Consequences 0:50:40 - Election 2024 RFK Jr Ballot Removal Russian Influence Ops Trump Legal Cases Upcoming Debate 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, a sick and tired Ivan valiantly joins Sam to produce a show full of scintillating discussions. Beyond his illness, they discuss Ghostbusters. And since that is now 40 years old, they talk about 80 year old movies too. Plus of course all the latest Election 2024 developments. And more! Show Details: Recorded 2024-08-31 Length this week 1:41:38 0:01:59 - But First Sick Ivan Theater Gimmicks Movie: Ghostbusters (1984) Movies from 1944 0:32:59 - Politics Election Graphs Update Harris/Walz Interview Superseding Indictment Arlington Incident 1:08:47 - Potpourri Brazil Bans X Telegram CEO Arrested Stranded Astronauts Return to Office Dead 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about all the goings on and implications of the DNC in Chicago. So lots about vibes and how they were different than the RNC, the approach and strategy of the campaign. All that kind of stuff. But before that, repairing glasses, the sinking of the Bayesian, dinosaur movies, and even fried chicken! Oh, and RFK Jr is done. But does anyone care? Show Details: Recorded 2024-08-24 Length this week 2:06:10 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:02:37 - But First Glasses Repair Travails Sinking of the Bayesian Movie: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Fried Chicken 0:49:16 - DNC Convention Vibes Tear Down and Belittle Freedom and Patriotism RNC Comparison 1:27:48 - Everything Else Gambling Talking about Policy Family Values RFK Jr Out 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan makes a triumphant return, joining Sam for the usual shenanigans. This week this includes a deep dive into recent economic trends and concerns, about look at all the recent developments in the Presidential election race. But first, Covid, Howard the Duck, and personal airbags! Show Details: Recorded 2024-08-17 Length this week 2:10:44 0:03:25 - But First Covid Again Movie: Howard the Duck (1986) Water Warnings Personal Airbags 0:37:05 - Economy Online Payments Recent Market Swings Bidenomics Implications 1:10:41 - Politics Election Graphs Update Trump Flailing Senate Races Crazy Scenarios 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam goes solo. No Ivan to distract him. After the usual movie review, it is all Election 2024. First the Democrats, including Harris's Walz pick and the end of "when they go low, we go high". Then the Republicans with Trump laying low and questions on his mental state. Finally rounding things out with an update on polls from Election Graphs. Show Details: Recorded 2024-08-10 Length this week 1:37:27 0:00:23 - But First Movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) 0:14:06 - Harris and Walz Harris picks Walz Going Low Mantle of Normalcy 0:47:15 - Trump and Vance Quiet Quitting? Helicopter Story Mental State 1:07:47 - Elections Graphs Update Has Harris Peaked? Trump Still Favored (Barely) Ukraine Update 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ed substitutes for Ivan, bringing up the prisoner exchange with Russia, tariffs, and school lunches. While Sam of course can't leave alone the politics. Veepstakes and weird Republicans. Polling update. Excited Ds and flailing Rs. With the usual movies and stuff first. Show Details: Recorded 2024-08:03 Length this week 1:52:09 0:01:09 - But First Welcome Back Ed Movie: Longlegs (2024) Ed Health Scare Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) 0:12:23 - Ed Stuff Russian Prisoner Exchange Trump's Tariff Obsession School Lunches 0:38:09 - Sam Stuff Editing Question Harris Veepstakes Trump NABJ Performance Weird Republicans Flailing Republicans Election Graphs Update Democratic Excitement 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan spend most of the show on this week's seismic political events. Biden drops out and endorses Harris. Harris's campaign takes off like a rocket. The reactions of both Ds & Rs to the new candidate. The search for a VP for Harris. Etc. Etc. Etc. First though, bits on the Olympics, Celine Dion, tech support adventures, and a couple of movies too! Show Details: Recorded 2024-07-27 Length this week 1:55:56 0:01:50 - But First Paris Olympics and Celine Dion AirPod and Laptop Malfunctions Movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940) Movie: Capricorn One (1978) 0:22:02 - Politics Biden Out! Biden Endorses Harris Harris's Rapid Launch Instant Enthusiasm Shift Outflanked Biden Opponents JD Vance Issues Flailing Republicans Kamala vs Harris Harris Veepstakes 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan cover the Republican National Convention and the continuing drama over Joe Biden's future, and the motivations of those trying to influence it. Plus some discussion about the big Croudstrike caused outages and the plight of the Boeing Starliner. Probably more stuff too. You never know! Show Details: Recorded 2024-07-20 Length this week 2:14:30 0:01:15 - But First Hating People Croudstrike Outage Boeing Starliner 0:37:39 - The RNC News Aggravation Convention Speakers Conspiracy Theories Grindr 4 Delegates Trump Speech Projection 1:20:37 - Biden's Troubles More Pressure Anti-Kamala Scheming Political Shivving Downsides of Switching Circular Firing Squad No Better Plan 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, a special insert by Sam and Ivan at the start of the show about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, which happened after the show itself was recorded. In the original show that follows, the main conversation was the now overshadowed Joe Biden drama. Plus the usual smattering of other random things. The show is super long with everything. Sorry! Show Details: Recorded 2024-07-13 Length this week 2:49:14 0:00:00 - Trump Assassination Attempt 0:25:07 - But First Flooded Galley Movie: Race to Witch Mountain (2009) Pay at the Pump Self Check Out 0:56:48 - But Second Replacing iPhones Water Damage Julian Assange UK & France Elections 1:18:57 - Joe Biden Media Attention Dewey Defeats Truman The Keys Election Graphs Update Week of Drama Continued Concerns Other Effects 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan cover the two big stories of the week, namely Presidential Immunity, and continuing drama over calls for Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race. But also Star Trek stuff, and how often is too often to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey anyway? Join in the fun! Show Details: Recorded 2024-07-06 Length this week 2:21:01 0:02:23 - But First Wrong Direction TV: Star Trek: Picard (2020-2023) Movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) 0:38:57 - Presidential Immunity Decision Overview Evidentiary Rules Official and Unofficial Future Abuse Presumption of Defeat 1:18:34 - Old Biden Election Graphs Upgrades West Coast Interview Feed Actual Decline vs Pile On Joe Not Going Anywhere NY Sentencing Delayed UK Election 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.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan discuss the Biden underperformance at the big debate, and the massive reaction, including many people calling for Biden to drop out. They also discuss visiting the office, remote webinars, some website upgrade updates, SCOTUS decisions, and more. Not the presidential immunity decision though. That happened after recording, so that will be next week! Show Details: Recorded 2024-06-29 Length this week 1:52:41 0:00:23 - But First Weather Report Office Visits Webinars & Training Website Upgrades 0:33:55 - The Debate Underperformance Overreaction Short Attention Span Bad Preparation Head vs Heart Replacing Biden 1:29:40 - Other Stuff SCOTUS Chevron Decision SCOTUS Bribery Decision Migrant Fight League Trump Sentencing British Election 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.