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[Ep 905] Great Plan [2:02:17]
Recorded: Fri, 2024-Oct-11 UTC
Published: Sun, 2024-Oct-13 04:14 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam's big topics are Hurricane Milton, and of course Election 2024. Because what else would they talk about? Oh yeah, finding lost things, Columbus Day, and auroras are back, but aren't they old news now? Fun show, there you go.
  • 0:00:00 - Cold Open
  • 0:03:41 - But First
    • Microphone Found
    • Vacation Time
    • Aurora Borealis
  • 0:18:20 - Hurricane Milton
    • Forecast Quality
    • Tampa Near Miss
    • Historical Trends
    • Damage Summary
  • 0:56:16 - Election 2024
    • Election Graphs Update
    • Polls Missing Voters?
    • Double Standards
    • Trumpy Generations

Previous 5 Episodes

[Ep 904] Carrier Pigeons [2:02:58]
Recorded: Sat, 2024-Oct-05 UTC
Published: Sun, 2024-Oct-06 23:44 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan start out by chatting more about Hurricane Helene and then some discussion of AI assisted coding. After that they settle in to the "big" topics for the week, namely the escalations in the Middle East, and all the latest updates on Election 2024.
  • 0:01:27 - But First
    • Inland Helene Impact
    • AI Coding and Scripting
  • 0:45:17 - Middle East
    • Escalations
    • Dead Peace Talks
    • The Ottomans
    • Keeping the Lid On
  • 1:14:27 - Election 2024
    • The Purge
    • Election Graphs Polling Update
    • Special Counsel Filing
    • Persuasion vs Turnout


[Ep 903] Repelling the Ninjas [2:11:43]
Recorded: Sat, 2024-Sep-28 UTC
Published: Mon, 2024-Sep-30 03:36 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan argue about polls. But also there is of course more Election 2024 talk. But before that, some on Hurricane Helene and more generally about disaster preparedness, a look back at the book "Big Data" from 2013, and a discussion on the need to actually pay people a decent wage. Oh, and some celebration of the team's YouTube success!
  • 0:01:50 - But First
    • YouTube Success
    • Paying People
    • Book: Big Data (2013)
  • 0:55:18 - Hurricane Helene
    • Size of Storm
    • Building Standards
    • Preparedness
    • Power Outages
  • 1:22:58 - Election 2024
    • Election Graphs Update
    • Sanewashing
    • Trump Watch
    • Other Notes


[Ep 902] Really Nailing [2:01:43]
Recorded: Sat, 2024-Sep-21 UTC
Published: Mon, 2024-Sep-23 00:39 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan start off with Seinfeld, Ferris Bueller, and self driving. With the fun stuff out of the way though, it is time for exploding pagers in Lebanon, and finally the latest on Election 2024. Jump in and enjoy the show!
  • 0:02:35 - But First
    • Most Viewed Television
    • Stupid Self Driving
    • Movie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
  • 0:42:04 - Exploding Pagers
    • What Happened?
    • Complexity
    • Criticisms
    • Why Now?
  • 1:08:12 - Election 2024
    • Election Graphs Update
    • 2nd Assassination Attempt
    • Campaign Rhetoric
    • Senate Races


[Ep 901] Confirmed! [2:18:11]
Recorded: Sat, 2024-Sep-14 UTC
Published: Sun, 2024-Sep-15 07:55 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan eventually get to talking about the Harris vs Trump debate and all developments cascading from that, but first they cover difficult sleeping arrangements, the difficulties of flat tires, Donald's pet public stock, and the difficulty of knowing what is true. So packed show!
  • 0:01:02 - But First
    • Sleep Arrangements
    • Changing Tires
  • 0:24:58 - Ivan Stuff
    • DJT Shenanigans
    • Flooding the Zone
  • 1:01:06 - Sam Stuff
    • Polling Update
    • The Debate
    • Nuggets of Truth
    • Laura Loomer


[Ep 900] Episode 900! [1:40:47]
Recorded: Sat, 2024-Sep-07 UTC
Published: Sun, 2024-Sep-08 23:50 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan celebrates the 900th episode of the podcast with a wild night in Vegas, thoughtlessly leaving Sam behind. But they manage to talk about the Chase Glitch, Election 2024, and Ghostbusters II anyway. Someone MAY have fallen asleep though.
  • 0:01:37 - But First
    • What Happens In Vegas
    • Movie: Ghostbusters II (1989)
  • 0:24:34 - Chase Glitch
    • What is it?
    • Stupidity
    • Check Kiting
    • Consequences
  • 0:50:40 - Election 2024
    • RFK Jr Ballot Removal
    • Russian Influence Ops
    • Trump Legal Cases
    • Upcoming Debate

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