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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan discuss the great reclining airplane seat battle before settling in to discuss how Trump has been unleashed since his acquittal in the Senate. Then they wrap things up with a discussion of the Democratic nomination battle as it stands between New Hampshire and Nevada.
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Recorded 2020-02-15 Length this week – 2:22:11
(0:00:50-0:21:08) Airplane Seats
(0:22:29-1:09:40) Trump Unleashed
(1:10:56-2:21:52) Election 2020
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Bruce discuss the end of the impeachment saga and the beginning of the aftermath. They also discuss the Iowa caucus disaster, and how things look for New Hampshire and beyond. But first, a little feedback, an update on the Coronavirus, and some thoughts on the State of the Union Address.
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Recorded 2020-02-07 Length this week – 2:21:42
(0:00:21-0:40:11) Feedback / Corona Virus / SOTU
(0:40:51-1:22:05) Impeachment and the Aftermath
(1:22:50-2:21:22) Iowa, New Hampshire, and Beyond
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan eventually get to impeachment news and election news, but first, they quickly cover some aches and pains, the coronavirus outbreak, the Trump plan for peace in the Middle East, and Brexit. It is a full show this week!
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Recorded 2020-02-01 Length this week – 2:06:40
(0:01:28-0:55:28) Miscellaneous Stuff
(0:56:49-1:33:50) Impeachment
(1:34:28-2:06:20) Election 2020
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Bruce joins Sam to talk about developments on Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and on Election 2020… with a few tangents along the way. To start off though, Bruce talks about his new job at a company called OceanGate, which will be offering trips to the Titanic and other fun adventures!
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Recorded 2020-01-24 Length this week – 1:59:20
(0:00:21-0:09:36) OceanGate
(0:10:53-1:22:29) Impeachment Plus
(1:24:10-1:58:56) Election 2020
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about the latest developments with Impeachment and Election 2020. But first, they talk a little about a few other things. Like the China trade deal, Carlos Ghosn, VR, and more! Plus, stay past the end, and listen to some bloopers.
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Recorded 2020-01-18 Length this week – 2:12:33
(0:00:01-05:54) Cold Open
(0:06:18-0:36:46) Mini Lightning
(0:37:27-1:26:15) Impeachment
(1:27:24-2:03:45) Election 2020
(2:04:05-2:12:33) Bloopers
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan address some feedback on the 2019 and 2020 annual predictions, Ivan gives an update on the Puerto Rican earthquakes, and then, to nobody’s surprise, they spend the rest of the show on Iran conflict developments, and the latest on Impeachment. Enjoy!
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Recorded 2020-01-11 Length this week – 1:44:30
(0:01:57-0:28:26) But First
(0:29:04-1:09:42) Iran
(1:10:27-1:44:09) Impeachment
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan speak about the American killing of General Soleimani of Iran and the potential fallout from that action. Leaving that out just wasn’t an option. But the main purpose of this week’s show was to go back to the predictions made a year and a week ago covering 2019, to see just how well those prognostications turned out. So tune in and find out how they did!
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Recorded 2020-01-04 Length this week – 1:58:36
(0:01:41-0:29:00) But First
Agenda
Iran Developments
(0:30:20-1:09:30) Predictions Review Part 1
non-Trump Politics
Trump-related Politics
(1:11:14-1:58:12) Predictions Review Part 2
International
Economy and Business
Technology
Hodgepodge
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do their traditional annual predictions extravaganza. Nearly three full hours of predictions for 2020. Since it is a presidential election year there is, of course, quite a lot about that. But since we have Trump, there are also impeachment predictions. And then a bit about international politics, some on the economy, some on technology, and a few other random things too. Listen, and then tell us your own predictions!
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Recorded 2019-12-27 Length this week – 2:59:21
(0:00:20-0:14:24) But First
Slow Weeks
Remembering Y2K
Agenda
(0:15:41-1:14:08) Politics Part 1
Democratic Nomination
Republican Nomination
(1:16:09-2:08:00) Politics Part 2
Impeachment
General Election 2020
Potpourri
(2:08:38-2:59:00) Everything Else
International
Economy
Technology
Hodgepodge
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On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, of course, the main topic is the Impeachment of Donald Trump and all the surrounding issues and politics. But Ivan does take some time to discuss his thoughts about Star Trek. Not Star Wars, because that would actually be timely. But Star Wars. Plus just a tad about the Democratic Debate. And a bit about Betelgeuse. Because, why not?
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Recorded 2019-12-21 Length this week – 1:30:06
(0:00:01-0:04:48) Cold Open
(0:05:10-0:26:33) But First
(0:28:34-1:29:44) Impeachment
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