Curmudgeon's Corner

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan records from his car in the middle of a wind storm. Sam records from his warm, dry, and not at all windy office. They talk about Rudy, Donald, Bridget, and even Hunter. Plus movies and Mastodon. And more! Show Details: Recorded 2023-12-16 Length this week 2:10:54 (0:01:51-0:26:40) But First Renovation Drama Movie: Alice in Wonderland (2010) (0:27:31-1:22:47) But Second Bridget Ziegler Rudy! Rudy! Trump Appeals Missing Binder (1:24:31-2:10:17) But Third Announcements Hunter Defies Subpoena Impeachment Investigation Threads and Mastodon 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 no office, so Sam goes solo. He is sick and complains about that and talks about an old movie before getting down to politics. Then you get the mandatory update on Trump, some stuff about Biden, and even a bit about Congress and other stuff. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2023-12-09 Length this week 1:24:48 (0:00:24-0:17:53) But First Sick Complaining Movie: Hocus Pocus (1993) (0:18:57-0:45:22) Trump Stuff EG picture still glum Worst Case Still Bad Court Cases (0:46:05-1:24:17) Other Politics Biden motivations Congressional Stuff Hunter! US/Israel 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 the possibilities of a non-Trump Republican pulling through, what the worst case scenario if Trump wins really is, the Santos ouster, Kissinger's death, and much more. Including, very critically, some amazing songs about a very famous duck! Show Details: Recorded 2023-12-02 Length this week 2:01:53 (0:00:24-0:36:36) Ivan First Cold War Fears Total War Remodeling WRCT Radio (0:37:36-1:24:42) Sam Second Fireworks SamGPT Song Non-Trump Republican Scenario Worst Case Trump Scenario (1:25:32-1:58:26) Ivan Third Goodbye Santos Kissinger Dead Other Deaths Musk Interviews 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 presidential election, but this time it is the one in Argentina! Plus a return to the situation in Israel and Palestine, and a discussion of the goings on at OpenAI. And for the less serious items, headlights and Black Friday. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2023-11-25 Length this week 2:17:41 (0:00:00-0:02:11) Cold Open (0:02:31-0:44:29) But First Headlights Black Friday (0:45:29-1:14:27) Argentina Background Using Dollars Eccentricities? Campaign Promises (1:15:17-1:42:46) Israel/Palestine Overview Biden's Role Bibi's Prospects Paths Forward (1:44:54-2:17:05) OpenAI The Coup The Reasons The Risks Full Steam Ahead 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 musi

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan start with a bit about a non-governmental election of sorts and a movie they both saw. Then they settle in to talking about Elon Musk and X/Twitter for the first time in a while. Finally, they finish things up with US Politics stuff, mostly Congress, but a little bit of Trump at the end. Because of course. Show Details: Recorded 2023-11-18 Length this week 2:16:52 (0:02:18-0:32:45) But First Ivan's Election Movie: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 (2023) (0:33:27-1:20:57) Musk-X Elon Jenga Advertiser Exodus Zombie Companies Online vs Offline Collapse The Stragglers (1:23:10-2:16:18) Politics No Shutdown! Johnson's Future Normalization of Violence Santos Report Trump Stuff 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 Breakfas

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan spend most of the time talking about elections. Both the results of the 2023 elections that just happened, and prospects for the 2024 elections yet to come. But as usual, there are other things too. The writer and actor strikes are both over, so movie reviews return! Plus food, drink, volcanos, and a few other things! Show Details: Recorded 2023-11-11 Length this week 2:04:03 (0:01:23-0:34:40) But First Food and Drink Pickiness Movie: Bonnie and Clyde (1967) (0:35:44-1:39:35) Elections Election 2023 Election 2024 (1:40:31-2:03:31) Other Stuff Iceland Volcano Mayor Adams 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 back to bouncing all over the place. Topics include Democratic Party politics, the attempt to oust Representative Santos, and of course the ongoing situation in Israel and Palestine. But also cell phone reception, home automation, and a bandit bear. Fun! Show Details: Recorded 2023-11-04 Length this week 1:59:35 (0:01:25-0:44:05) But First Home Automation Visting Bear (0:44:48-1:30:51) But Second Dean Phillips Anti-Biden Left Israel/Palestine (1:32:34-1:58:59) But Third Cell Phone Reception Santos Expulsion Vote No Clean Hands 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 out, and Sam goes wild! Uh, yeah. Well. Maybe not so much. In any case, we have discussion on the Trump Trials, the outcome of the Speaker race, Israel/Palestine, and an update on Election 2024 via Election Graphs! Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2023-10-28 Length this week 1:50:01 (0:00:19-0:15:35) But First Solo Show Again Length Trimming (0:16:35-0:57:07) But Second Trump Trials Speaker Race (0:59:15-1:49:28) But Third Election 2024 Israel/Palestine 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 once again tackle the Speaker race, Trump's legal issues, and war in the Middle East. Do they solve any of these issues? Of course not. But they do talk about them. So there is that. Also, some thoughts on the iPhone 15 Pro Max and ChatGPT too. And that will be that. Show Details: Recorded 2023-10-20 Length this week 1:57:50 (0:01:25-0:44:39) But First iPhone 15 Pro Max Using ChatGPT (0:46:22-1:22:39) US Politics Speaker Race Trump Legal Issues (1:23:42-1:57:27) Middle East Biden Efforts Hospital Incident Escalation 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 momentous events in Israel and Gaza. That is of course the largest part of the show. But you also get an update on the race for Speaker of the House, and a bit about Ivan's travels and some movie and TV stuff too. And that is the show. Show Details: Recorded 2023-10-14 Length this week 1:50:28 (0:02:06-0:17:44) But First New York City Movie: Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) TV: Law and Order (1990-Present) (0:19:45-1:15:52) Israel-Hamas War The Initial Attack Israel's Response Historical Lead Up Repulsive Rhetoric (1:17:21-1:49:50) Speaker Race Scalise's Brief Win Now Comes Jordan What Next? 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 GoFu

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan recorded before the big events in the Middle East, so the serious topics are the drama in the House of Representatives and the latest in the Trump legal cases. They also talk about booster shots and the latest Covid surge. Plus a special throwback bonus supercut at the end and some on haircuts and technical difficulties at the start. And feedback! Show Details: Recorded 2023-10-07 Length this week 2:28:07 (0:01:34-0:09:39) Cold Open (0:09:56-0:45:30) But First Feedback Booster Shots Covid Surge (0:46:13-1:38:24) But Second Shutdown Averted Motion to Vacate Speaker Race (1:39:30-2:19:07) But Third Trump NY Civil Case Trump Gag Order Trump Dismissal Attempts Trump FL Case Delays Trump Submarine Talk (2:19:36-2:28:06) Hot Close 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” (Am

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about Biden Impeachment Inquiry and Trump Fraud Judgements. They talk Trump and Biden's mental decline or lack thereof. And of course they don't forget Senator Gold Bars. That's the newsie stuff. Before that, Ivan's computer and car chargers, a book review, and an acknowledgment of Curmudgeons all over the world. Show Details: Recorded 2023-09-30 Length this week 2:13:21 (0:00:00-0:04:17) Appropriate Note (0:04:40-0:45:44) But First Car Charging Infrastructure Book: Robinson Crusoe (1719) (0:47:46-1:28:07) But Second Impeachment Inquiry Senator Gold Bars (1:28:23-2:12:49) But Third Trump vs Biden Mental Acuity Trump Fraud Judgement 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 G

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan are sad that some people aren't completely obsessed by the details of the news like they are and Ivan gives in to the iPhone 15 hype. But the main topics are Rupert retiring and the implications for his news empire, the US House being in disarray, and Election 2024. Plus Sam is sorely tempted by something, but resists. Show Details: Recorded 2023-09-22 Length this week 2:03:43 (0:00:00-0:03:11) Cold Open (0:03:30-0:39:10) But First Low Information Citizens iPhone Upgrades Popcorn Temptation (0:40:13-1:03:19) Main One Rupert Retires Fox in Decline (1:04:08-2:03:02) Main Two House in Disarray Election 2024 Using Words 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 strikes, shutdowns, Romney retiring, and the latest Trump stuff. On the lighter side, they discuss how workdays end, and how school days begin. With a few other things in passing as usual. Tune in and enjoy the ride! Show Details: Recorded 2023-09-16 Length this week 1:54:45 (0:00:00-0:05:12) Cold Open (0:05:35-0:31:43) But First Quitting Times School Mornings (0:32:51-1:10:28) Economic Stuff Multiple Labor Strikes Government Shutdown? (1:11:34-1:53:43) Hodgepodge Romney Retiring Trump Gag 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.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan give the usual dose of Republican legal drama, with updates on the Proud Boys, that Cheese guy, Meadows, Navarro, and yeah, Trump too. But they also discuss a movie, whale watching, state fairs, and world fairs. Plus some on portable displays, misleading polls, immigration, and even a couple imitation Curmudgeon's Corner shows. Super full. Super fun. Show Details: Recorded 2023-09-09 Length this week 2:05:08 (0:00:00-0:02:21) Cold Open (0:02:43-0:44:56) But First Yamazaki Feedback Movie: 97 Minutes (2023) Whale Watching Going to the Fair (0:45:56-1:13:52) Part One Proud Boys Sentences Speedy Trials Meadows Loses The Non-Indicted Navarro Conviction (1:16:32-2:04:30) Part Two Portable Displays Immigration Situation Misleading Polling Hype Election 2024 Other Curmudgeons The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is “The Oh of Pleasure” (A

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner: Sam and Ivan Stuff. Trump Stuff. Other Stuff. But First Stuff. It is a show full of stuffiness. And stuff. Or something like that. In any case, all the usual things you expect on one of these shows. Thrills, chills, and madness. Or maybe your narrator just didn't feel like writing a real description. Enjoy! Show Details: Recorded 2023-09-01 Length this week 1:53:59 (0:00:00-0:03:08) Frozen Open (0:03:31-0:33:03) But First Wet AirPods Exercise Ozempic (0:33:33-1:11:56) Trump Stuff Corporate Case Financial Worries Schedules 14th Amendment Weakness (1:13:40-1:53:24) Other Stuff Hurricanes Climate Anomalies Aging Politicians Fyre Festival 2 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 suppor

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan discuss alcohol, caffeine, and other substances of interest. Plus Prigozhin's eventful flight, moon related stuff, and what happens when you stay at one company a long time. Oh, what is that you say? What about the politics? OK. Fine. They also hit the Republican presidential debate, signs of Trump weakness, and some updates on all the Trump legal cases. Happy? Show Details: Recorded 2023-08-26 Length this week 1:54:10 (0:00:00-0:02:10) Cold Open (0:02:25-0:41:53) But First Selective Substances Corporate Elders (0:43:55-1:34:09) Republicans Tucker Interview Fail Republican Debate Trump Weakness Legal Maneuvers Truth and Consequences (1:34:59-1:53:35) Other Stuff Prigozhin Skipped Topics Moon Shots 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 a

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan do the Trump thing, cause there isn't really a choice, is there? Sometimes it would be nice to ignore it, but it really is important. Other than that, another review of the goings on in text based social media, discussion of the current wave of hype around AI, Ivan talks books, and Sam talks power tools. Which Sam should not be using. Nope. Show Details: Recorded 2023-08-18 Length this week 1:56:02 (0:01:15-0:35:58) But First Ivan on Business Book: Dead in the Water (2022) Sam with Power Tools (0:36:59-1:13:09) Trump Crime Speech Detailing the Plot Federal vs Georgia Pushing the Limits Chances of Jail Delay Delay Delay (1:13:52-1:55:33) Split Twitter Threads Mastodon AI Hype 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

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan returns from his extended absence to join Sam once again. They start out with recapping the dramatic events that kept Ivan away, followed by a book review before jumping into politics with all four feet. On that side they have climate change, the latest Trump news, implications of the Ohio ballot results, and finally worries about political violence. And that be that. Show Details: Recorded 2023-08-11 Length this week 1:54:57 (0:00:00-0:02:23) Cold Open (0:02:40-0:38:31) But First Lottery, Vacation, and Computer Book: Young Zaphod Plays It Safe (1986) (0:39:37-1:20:45) But Second Hawaii Fires and Climate Change This Week's Trump Stuff (1:21:28-1:54:12) But Third Ohio Ballot Implications Political 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

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan was supposed to be back. But his computer exploded or something, so he wasn't. So Sam toughed it out to do a mostly solo show. The solo part was 100% on Trump's latest set of indictments in DC and looking at that from a variety of angles. For the last segment though, Alex joins in to talk about one of his latest projects via a broken microphone. Show Details: Recorded 2023-08-05 Length this week 2:07:39 (0:01:48-0:05:14) Intro (0:08:04-0:43:32) Indictment Part 1 (0:45:02-1:14:58) Indictment Part 2 (1:18:18-1:42:14) Indictment Part 3 (1:43:55-2:07:05) Tea- uh... CapsulePlayground! 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.