[Ep 936] Train of Thought [1:53:18]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-May-17 UTC
Published: Mon, 2025-May-19 02:25 UTC | |
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan are joined by Todd for an extensive conversation of the impact of Trump's tariff policies through the lens of his experience in the solar power industry. Then he sticks around for a more general conversation on reactions to Trump, and strategies for dealing with him. Plus the usual tangential side treks.
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- 0:00:01 - Cold Open
- 0:04:36 - Tariff Stuff
- Impacts on Solar
- Shipping Issues
- Uncertainty
- Onshoring
- Governance vs PR
- 1:06:16 - Other Stuff
- Worst Case Scenarios
- OODA Loops
- New and Low Info Voters
- Dem Strategy
- Sam's Mom
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[Ep 935] Blah Blah Blah [1:47:30]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-May-10 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-May-11 03:14 UTC | |
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about stuff. And more stuff, then some other stuff. You know, the usual. Fine, you actually want to know some of the stuff? Thermostats. iPads. The Karate Kid. India/Pakistan. Tariffs. Supply chains. Arresting Newark's Mayor. That good enough for you?
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- 0:01:13 - But First
- Thermostats
- iPad Air
- Movie: The Karate Kid (1984)
- 0:45:47 - India/Pakistan
- New Events
- Long History
- Escalations?
- 1:07:21 - More Stuff
- Non-Topics
- Supply Crunch
- Newark Mayor
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[Ep 934] Big Frozen Face [2:06:59]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-May-03 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-May-04 18:09 UTC | |
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan review the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency. And that is enough of that for politics. So they also discuss social media for the first time in awhile, especially the rise of BlueSky over the last few months. Plus some on excessive employer expectations, and a movie review. Enjoy!
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- 0:01:13 - But First
- Employer Expectations
- Movie: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
- Franchise Reboots
- 0:41:45 - 100 Days of Trump
- Sam Health Update
- Trump by the Numbers
- New Air Force One
- 1:17:07 - Social Media
- Hamlet's Soliloquy
- BlueSky Revisited
- Other Options
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[Ep 933] Liberties Taken [1:33:04]
Recorded: Tue, 2025-Apr-22 UTC
Published: Wed, 2025-Apr-23 08:36 UTC | |
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam needed to do the show a few days early because he is having some light outpatient surgery and didn't want to record the show with bandages on, and Ivan obliged. After chatting about that you get some of the usual Trump stuff, the Pope died, some movie discussions, and maybe there are aliens? All the sort of stuff you expect. So there it is. Enjoy!
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- 0:01:04 - Part One
- Sam Having Surgery
- Trump Economy Again
- SCOTUS Speed
- 0:41:30 - But Second
- Movie: Adipurush (2023)
- Dubbing vs Captions
- Hegseth Out?
- 1:06:00 - But Third
- Pope Francis Died
- Next Pope?
- Signs of Alien Life?
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[Ep 932] Gold Edition [2:05:44]
Recorded: Fri, 2025-Apr-18 UTC
Published: Sat, 2025-Apr-19 21:23 UTC | |
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit the obvious Trump related economic and legal stuff. Plus movies, actors, and funerals. And a quick run through of other smaller things too. Yes, the Trump stuff dominates. How can it not? But they squeeze in some other stuff too. And you should too. There ya go.
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- 0:03:08 - But First
- Funerals
- Liam Neeson
- Movie: Chinatown (1974)
- Movie: Margin Call (2011)
- 0:36:49 - Economic Stuff
- Sell Off Continues
- Possible Responses
- Billionaire Desires
- Blue Origin Flight
- 1:24:48 - Legal Stuff
- Defying SCOTUS
- Turning on Trump?
- Democratic Stance
- Hodgepodge
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