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January 2015

[Ep 394] 2014 Predictions Review [1:47:17]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Jan-02 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Jan-03 20:11 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Introduction * Politics * Economy * Tech * International * Hodgepodge * Results

[Ep 395] Show Mommy the Bell [1:08:50]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Jan-08 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jan-09 21:46 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Stuff Sam Read and Watched * Charlie Hebdo Attack * Charlie Hebdo Continued / Memory / Kirby Delauter * Media Attention / New Congress / CES

[Ep 396] At Least You Have Internet in Texas [1:13:43]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Jan-15 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jan-16 22:08 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Sam's Books / Economy / Bitcoin * Charlie Hebdo Followup / Media Attention * Lone or Small Group Terrorism / Violence Trends / Obama Unleashed * Romney 2016 / Election 2016

[Ep 397] Down 99.8% [1:01:53]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Jan-22 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jan-23 10:51 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * No Longer at Ease / Birth of a Nation * State of the Union * Microsoft Announcements * North Korea / Switzerland

[Ep 398] Just one of these things [55:21]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Jan-30 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jan-30 21:22 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Sleepers / Aches and Pains / Jaws: The Revenge * Greece * Saudi Arabia / Netanyahu Visit * Apple Earnings

February 2015

[Ep 399] Only a Facade [1:11:55]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Feb-06 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Feb-06 16:32 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Ukraine * ISIS * Antivaxxers * Lightning Round

[Ep 400] She dropped it on my head! [1:24:40]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Feb-12 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Feb-13 17:51 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Feedback / Fitness Trackers * Early House of Cards / Brian Williams / Jon Stewart / Bob Simon * Lunch with the Commissioner / Hit by a Box / Pneumatic Tubes / Ukraine * Israel and Iran * Lightning Round

[Ep 401] Someone Sitting Up There [1:29:48]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Feb-20 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Feb-21 20:15 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * SNL40 / Theaters / Feedback * Radical Islam / Obama Words * Equation / Gemalto / Lenovo * Apple Car / Car Play / Jonny Ive * Lightning Round

[Ep 402] All Kinds of Noises [1:14:36]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Feb-26 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Feb-28 00:01 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Intro * Bill O'Reilly vs Brian Williams * Questioning Patriotism and Religion * Iran and Israel * Lightning Round

March 2015

[Ep 403] Can't Dispense Ice [1:26:04]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Mar-06 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Mar-06 22:00 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Ivan's Refrigerator * Clinton Emails * Netanyahu Speech * Nemtsov and Russia * Lightning Round

[Ep 404] Something that we eat? [1:42:13]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Mar-12 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Mar-13 18:32 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * [0:00:10-0:05:12] Intro * [0:05:51-0:23:18] GOP letter to Iran * [0:23:57-0:46:21] Apple "Spring Forward" Event * [0:46:38-1:04:53] Clinton Emails Again * [1:05:56-1:41:53] Lightning Round

[Ep 405] Episode 400!!!! [1:35:27]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Mar-20 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Mar-21 04:47 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * [00:00:09-00:13:12] 400 Episodes / Swearing * [00:14:10-00:28:02] Israeli Elections * [00:28:46-00:42:37] Federal Budget * [00:43:46-01:00:07] Over the Top TV / Apple Stores * [01:01:10-01:35:07] Lightning Round / Swearing Supercut

[Ep 406] Crash, Cruz and Crisis [1:22:03]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Mar-27 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Mar-28 05:10 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * [0:00:10-0:05:03] Show Tech * [0:05:52-0:19:45] Germanwings Crash * [0:20:55-0:40:05] Ted Cruz Presidential Launch * [0:40:44-1:04:16] Middle East Going Nuts * [1:04:33-1:21:39] Lightning Round

April 2015

[Ep 407] Don't Even Bother Applying [1:29:35]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Apr-02 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Apr-03 20:25 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * [0:00:10-0:07:40] Slow Computer / Intro * [0:08:44-0:36:01] Indiana Religious Freedom Law (and related) * [0:36:39-0:54:36] New Daily Show Host / Political Correctness * [0:55:36-1:06:36] Professional Networking * [1:07:45-1:29:15] Lightning Round

[Ep 408] More Detail than Expected [1:09:09]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Apr-09 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Apr-10 07:56 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * [0:00:10-0:04:49] Intro * [0:05:58-0:17:04] Iran Deal * [0:18:09-0:37:26] Rand Paul * [0:38:16-0:50:19] Police Shootings * [0:51:35-1:08:48] Lightning Round

[Ep 409] Oops, We Forgot Something [1:04:18]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Apr-16 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Apr-17 14:30 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * [0:00:10-0:07:43] Intro * [0:07:59-0:24:59] Clinton * [0:26:02-0:40:29] Rubio * [0:43:00-1:03:58] Lightning Round

[Ep 410] The Lightning Show [1:19:02]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Apr-24 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Apr-24 14:21 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Intro * Lightning Round 1 * Lightning Round 2 * Lightning Round 3

May 2015

[Ep 411] All Rockets Do [1:10:41]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-May-01 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-May-01 10:00 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Sam losing a pet * Baltimore * Tech Earnings * Lightning Round

[Ep 412] Enough on the Balls [1:17:49]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-May-07 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-May-08 07:49 UTC


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Sam and Ivan's topics this week: * Election 2016 * Tesla House Battery * Israeli Coalition * Lightning Round

May 2015

[Ep 414] Freaky Man Children [1:20:10]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-May-21 UTC
Published: Thu, 2015-May-21 17:06 UTC


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Title: "Freaky Man Children"

[Ep 415] Massive Corruption is Always Fun [1:27:42]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-May-28 UTC
Published: Thu, 2015-May-28 16:24 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Sick Kid * FIFA Scandal * Election 2016 * Patriot Act Extension * Lightning Round

June 2015

[Ep 416] The Search for Missing Keys [1:35:59]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Jun-04 UTC
Published: Thu, 2015-Jun-04 18:23 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Hiding Things * Patriot Act Drama * Election 2016 * Economy Update * Lightning Round

[Ep 417] Push It Out The Window! [1:32:53]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Jun-12 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jun-12 16:04 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Introduction * Apple WWDC 2015 * Twitter CEO Departure * Hastert / Election 2016 * Lightning Round

[Ep 418] Fun Adventures with Cars [1:16:46]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Jun-19 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jun-19 19:05 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Network Issues / Cars and Balls * Charleston Shooting * Election 2016 * Lightning Round

[Ep 419] Trying to Draw the Line [1:44:30]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Jun-25 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jun-26 12:27 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * 100 Likes / Hiring * Election 2016 * Greek Financial Crisis * Charleston Followup * Lightning Round

July 2015

[Ep 420] Yet Another Interruption [1:52:36]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Jul-03 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Jul-04 02:27 UTC


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Sam talks about: * Cohosts / Liking Things * SCOTUS on Obamacare * SCOTUS on Gay Marriage * The Right to be Wrong * Super Mega Lightning Round

[Ep 421] Indexing 90's Spam! [1:48:49]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Jul-10 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jul-10 15:22 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Follow Bots / Ivan Races * Puerto Rico / Greece / China * Election 2016 * Tech Dependency * Lightning Round

[Ep 422] Slap us until we shut up! [1:47:57]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Jul-16 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jul-17 13:43 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Twitter Favorites / Sam Computer Issues * Iran Deal Concluded * GHWB / Obama Accomplishments / Pluto! * Greece Again * Lightning Round * * Reddit * * Cosby * * Uber * * Election 2016 * * iTunes Bug * * Cuba tourism

[Ep 423] I want to be in the Window! [1:43:32]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Jul-23 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jul-24 15:46 UTC


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Sam and Ivan talk about: * Skype / Wisdom Teeth / Sam Luck * Trump!!! / Kasich / Fiorina / Rubio in Reach! * Jeep Hack * Apple Earnings * Lightning Round * * Movie: Star Wars Holiday Special * * Planned Parenthood video * * Gawker post and fallout * * Chattanooga * * Ashley Madison * * Iran Deal

[Ep 424] Until we are Tired [1:37:02]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Jul-31 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Jul-31 16:13 UTC


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August 2015

[Ep 425] Sam and Ivan MST3K the Republican Debate! [2:24:50]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Aug-07 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Aug-07 16:17 UTC


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[Ep 426] Hit the Green Button!! [1:27:35]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Aug-13 UTC
Published: Thu, 2015-Aug-13 07:43 UTC


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Ivan

[Ep 427] Sickness and Politics [1:30:58]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Aug-21 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Aug-21 10:26 UTC


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This

[Ep 428] Four Rounds is Enough [1:51:21]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Aug-27 UTC
Published: Thu, 2015-Aug-27 20:58 UTC


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Afte

September 2015

[Ep 429] Until I Hit That Wall [1:42:54]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Sep-03 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Sep-05 06:57 UTC


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[Ep 430] Shove my finger right through the screen [1:58:13]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Sep-10 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Sep-12 10:03 UTC


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[Ep 431] MST3King the Second Republican Debate [3:13:32]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Sep-18 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Sep-19 17:06 UTC


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September 2015

[Ep 433] Outside the Lines [1:51:54]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Sep-24 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Sep-25 16:45 UTC


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This

October 2015

[Ep 434] Keep flipping the thing around [1:44:41]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Oct-01 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Oct-02 20:11 UTC


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On t

[Ep 435] Check us in 2025 [1:53:43]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Oct-09 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Oct-10 20:47 UTC


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This

[Ep 436] The Democratic Snoozefest (Literally) [2:21:53]
Recorded: Wed, 2015-Oct-14 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Oct-16 07:18 UTC


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On t

[Ep 437] A Groundswell of Begging [1:32:48]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Oct-22 UTC
Published: Sun, 2015-Oct-25 02:20 UTC


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On t

[Ep 438] My Wonderful Foot [1:53:06]
Recorded: Wed, 2015-Oct-28 UTC
Published: Thu, 2015-Oct-29 18:36 UTC


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This

November 2015

[Ep 439] How was I to know? [1:43:46]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Nov-05 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Nov-06 19:45 UTC


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This

[Ep 440] Eat the Chips [1:41:27]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Nov-12 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Nov-14 21:03 UTC


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This

[Ep 441] Only by the light of his phone [1:06:46]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Nov-20 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Nov-21 23:40 UTC


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This

[Ep 442] Bailing Out! [1:34:54]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Nov-26 UTC
Published: Fri, 2015-Nov-27 18:41 UTC


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December 2015

[Ep 443] Princess of Whales [1:46:28]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Dec-03 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Dec-05 02:27 UTC


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This

[Ep 444] A Really Big Room [1:17:34]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Dec-11 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Dec-12 08:51 UTC


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On t

[Ep 445] Full of Spoilers (but not for THAT) [1:37:29]
Recorded: Fri, 2015-Dec-18 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Dec-19 23:52 UTC


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This

[Ep 446] Questions That Make No Sense [1:14:34]
Recorded: Thu, 2015-Dec-24 UTC
Published: Sat, 2015-Dec-26 01:46 UTC


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