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[Ep 992] Visionary Stuff [2:00:10]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-Jun-13 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-Jun-15 16:59 UTC
This week on CC, Sam and Ivan talk Kennedy Center and other Trump losses, the status of Iran talks, SpaceX and Musk, and all that sort of thing. Plus some books, movies, and even a little on how well things would have to go for Sam to not run out of money. Yay!
  • 0:01:50 - But First
    • Kennedy Center
    • Sam Money
    • Time Passing
    • Book: It Can’t Happen Here (1935)
    • Book: Atlas Shrugged (1957)
    • Movie: Legend of the Spirt Dog (1997)
  • 0:59:23 - But Second
    • Trump Losses
    • Expensive Shoes
    • Iran Status
    • SpaceX IPO
    • Trillionaire Musk
    • Anti-Bigness

Previous 5 Episodes

[Ep 991] Thing To Go [1:41:21]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-Jun-06 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-Jun-08 04:22 UTC
This week Ivan is back with Sam once again! So off they go talking about everything from beaches to computers to movies. And of course the news: Iran. Primaries in California and Maine. 2024 again. Trump. All the usual. Plus don't miss EmbryoTurret!
  • 0:01:55 - But First
    • Rough Month
    • New AirPods
    • Computer Stories
    • PNW Beaches
    • Movie: Under Siege 2 (1995)
    • Movie: Superman (2025)
  • 0:45:32 - But Second
    • EmbryoTurret.com
    • Iran Situation
    • California Primary
    • Maine Primary
    • 2024 Redux
    • Trump Health


[Ep 990] Seemingly Inevitable [1:49:08]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-May-30 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-Jun-01 19:19 UTC
Once again, Ivan leaves Sam to do Curmudgeon's Corner alone. So of course he goes absolutely wild! Well, not really. A movie. A book. Some ranting on get rich quick schemes and the misuse of AI. Then some actual current events like primaries, Iran, and of course Trump!
  • 0:01:18 - But First
    • Alone
    • Movie: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
    • Book: The Westing Game (1978)
  • 0:21:45 - But Second
    • Income Gap
    • Get Rich Quick Schemes
    • Faceless Copied Slop
    • Enshittification at Scale
    • AI Backlash?
  • 1:05:18 - But Third
    • California Governor Race
    • Iran Déjà Vu
    • Trump Setbacks
    • Marcia Lucas


[Ep 989] The Pumdits [2:00:19]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-May-23 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-May-25 07:04 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is back and joins Sam to talk about all sort of things, most of them unfortunately related to Trump in one way or another. Yes of course Iran and Castro and corruption are Trump related. But somehow he is probably responsible for beeps and bulbs and stolen mugs too!
  • 0:01:23 - But First
    • Traveling and Bullying
    • Beeps and Bulbs
    • Mugs and Books
    • RobinLetter Milestones
    • Movie: How To Train Your Dragon (2025)
  • 0:45:50 - But Second
    • Trump Support Crashing
    • Trump Corruption
    • Trump Foreign Policy
  • 1:13:03 - But Third
    • Airline Industry
    • Iran Can Kicking
    • Ted Turner
    • Castro Indictment
    • Gabbard Resignation
    • Late Night Dying


[Ep 988] What It Was [1:18:09]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-May-16 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-May-18 09:19 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is out again, but this time he sends in a recorded message, so you don't miss him entirely! In the meantime, Sam covers an award his mom got, a movie, a TV show, his adventures getting ready for a fundraiser, and once again laments the "weird" attack was killed back in 2024.
  • 0:00:32 - But First
    • No Ivan
    • Mom's Award
  • 0:16:41 - But Second
    • Fundraiser
    • Movie: The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
    • TV: Cosmos (1980, 2014, 2020)
    • Message from Ivan
    • Weirdos


[Ep 987] Somewhat Purple [1:12:54]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-May-09 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-May-11 08:34 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's corner, just Sam. Ivan is out. So Sam knocks out talking about a couple movies, then spends the rest of the show on the Gerrymandering wars that started with Texas and California, and have accelerated in recent weeks with Virginia and the gutting of the VRA.
  • 0:00:38 - But First
    • Movie: Mr. Jones (2019)
    • Movie: The Short History of the Long Road (2019)
  • 0:24:21 - But Second
    • Gerrymandering War So Far
    • VA SCOTUS Decision
    • VRA Gutting Implications
    • Backfire Possibilities?
    • Downward Spiral

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