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[Ep 950] Not Hungry [2:12:18]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Aug-23 UTC
Published: Mon, 2025-Aug-25 04:38 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan are joined by Pete, who has been begging for weeks to talk about Superman. So they talk about Superman. Specifically, the intention is to talk about the 2025 Superman movie, but to get there, they talk about lots of older Superman too. And then, yes, after that, they do move on to the news of the week for the second half of the show.
  • 0:00:00 - Cold Open
  • 0:03:49 - Superman
    • Ivan Injuries and Ailments
    • Histories of Superman Consumption
    • Why Discuss Superman?
    • Previous Superman Movies
    • Superman 2025
    • Sam's Algorithms
  • 1:07:54 - News
    • Trump's Health
    • Trump Targets Black Women
    • NYC Mayor Race
    • Newsom vs Trump
    • Conventional Democrats
    • Trump/Putin/Zelenskyy

Previous 5 Episodes

[Ep 949] In Reality [2:00:53]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Aug-16 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-Aug-17 07:02 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan do hit the main news and politics of the week. That is of course the Trump/Putin summit, the Feds in DC, Gerrymandering, Newsom stepping up, Dem leadership failing to meet the moment, and all that stuff. And before that, long names, cars, and of course a movie. Woo! You can't want more than this, can you?
  • 0:01:19 - But First
    • Long Names
    • Juana Car Choice
    • Fast Charging
    • Movie: Guarding Tess (1994)
  • 0:41:44 - Trump/Putin Summit
    • Summit Optics
    • Possible Agreements
    • Trump Loses
    • Putin Wins
  • 1:12:58 - But Third
    • Feds in DC
    • Newsom
    • Gerrymandering
    • Dem Leadership


[Ep 948] Short and Wide [1:44:57]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Aug-09 UTC
Published: Sat, 2025-Aug-09 20:31 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam talk about all the latest crazy news from the Trump administration, and their latest thoughts on AI in the wake of the release of GPT 5. But also movies, and dialup internet, and the trauma of shopping for suits, and Sam's, um, interesting, ways of maintaining to do lists. Fun all around!
  • 0:00:35 - But First
    • Buying Suits
    • To Do Lists
    • Movie: Insurgent (2015)
    • Movie: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
  • 0:41:46 - Trumpy Stuff
    • Trump on the Roof
    • South Park on Noem
    • Tim Apple visits Donald
    • RFK Jr Damage
  • 1:15:55 - AI Stuff
    • GPT 5
    • Using AI
    • AI Fails
    • Dialup


[Ep 947] That's Impossible! [1:37:55]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Aug-02 UTC
Published: Sat, 2025-Aug-02 22:20 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss the crazy week in economic news we just had, the Gaza situation, and the Trump/Epstein situation once again. But also, adventures with going through immigration, some movie reviews, and a discussion on the flavor of batteries. Could you ask for anything more?
  • 0:01:26 - But First
    • Going Through Immigration
    • Movie: The African Queen (1951)
    • Movie: Jurassic Park III (2001)
  • 0:20:10 - Economy
    • Job Creation
    • Interest Rates
    • Trade Deals
  • 0:56:27 - Everything Else
    • Gaza Situation
    • Trump/Epstein
    • Battery Flavor


[Ep 946] Shimmy to the Right [1:50:11]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Jul-26 UTC
Published: Mon, 2025-Jul-28 00:10 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, another personal story heavy episode as Ivan and Sam start with more of Sam's adventures with cars and health. Then they settle in and hit the newsy stuff for the last half of the show. Hunter Biden. Inflation. All the Trump stuff you could possibly want. Depending on your proclivities of course. You can never guess just how much Trumpy stuff people will want.
  • 0:01:11 - Personal Stuff
    • Movie Assignments
    • Sam Car Incident
    • Sam Sick
  • 0:54:50 - Newsy Stuff
    • Hunter Biden
    • Trump at the Fed
    • Inflation Trends
    • Trump Approval
    • Trump and Epstein


[Ep 945] Ready to Explode [2:06:37]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Jul-19 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-Jul-20 21:42 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan go into everything from the Air India crash, to tariffs and inflation, to device repairs and movies. But yes, of course, they also talk the latest on Epstein and Trump, as well as more generally about Trump's health, both mental and physical. Join them for all the fun!
  • 0:01:00 - But First
    • Sick Ivan
    • Apple Repairs
    • Movie: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    • Movie: Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
  • 0:43:33 - But Second
    • Air India Flight 171
    • More Crazy Tariffs
    • Inflation
    • Other Economy
  • 1:18:24 - But Third
    • Dogs
    • Epstein and Trump
    • Trump Mental Health
    • Trump Physical Health

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