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[Ep 921] Wishy Washy [1:55:09]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Feb-01 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-Feb-02 03:39 UTC
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.
  • 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

Previous 5 Episodes

[Ep 920] Everything They Deserve [2:23:54]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Jan-25 UTC
Published: Mon, 2025-Jan-27 01:59 UTC
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.
  • 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


[Ep 919] Stock Peanut [1:59:35]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Jan-18 UTC
Published: Mon, 2025-Jan-20 10:29 UTC
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.
  • 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


[Ep 918] Doubled Down [2:04:12]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Jan-11 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-Jan-12 07:12 UTC
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!
  • 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


[Ep 917] 2024 Predictions Review [2:28:22]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Jan-04 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-Jan-05 10:22 UTC
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!
  • 0:01:02 - Politics
  • 0:49:30 - International
  • 1:11:41 - Economy
  • 1:26:01 - Technology
  • 1:57:37 - Hodgepodge


[Ep 916] 2025 Predictions Show [2:33:18]
Recorded: Fri, 2024-Dec-27 UTC
Published: Sat, 2024-Dec-28 23:19 UTC
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!
  • 0:00:27 - Politics
  • 0:54:51 - International
  • 1:26:09 - Economy
  • 1:41:10 - Technology
  • 2:11:50 - Hodgepodge

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