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[Ep 1013] Puzzlement and Confusion [2:03:58]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-Nov-07 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-Nov-09 17:33 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam react to the Blue Tsunami. Yup, that's most of the show. What happened, why, how Dems should approach the next two years, possible implications for the Electoral College, all that sort of thing. Plus a new episode of the Old Sam and Ivan Dialogs.
  • 0:00:40 - But First
    • Impossible Dream
    • Economic Factors
    • Other Factors
    • 50 State Strategy
    • Missing Florida
    • Mood Swing
  • 0:45:53 - But Second
    • Congressional Strategy
    • Jeffries and Shumer
    • Investigations and Impeachments
    • Lame Duck Trump
    • National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
    • Lear Jet Crash
  • 1:58:23 - The Old Sam and Ivan Dialogs - Episode 4

Previous 5 Episodes

[Ep 1012] Burned Before [1:41:26]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-Oct-31 UTC
Published: Sun, 2026-Nov-01 19:51 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan disagree on Halloween, discuss elections in four different countries and the possibility of escalation in Iran, ad well as mourning Patrick Stewart. Plus a new episode of "The Old Sam and Ivan Dialogs" from Alex. Enjoy!
  • 0:01:22 - But First
    • Halloween
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Iran War Escalation?
    • Unhelpful Trump
    • Serbian Election
    • Israeli Election
  • 1:01:42 - The Old Sam and Ivan Dialogs - Episode 3
  • 1:08:46 - But Second
    • Republican Self-Sabotage
    • Election 2026 Odds
    • Scorched Earth Trump
    • Election Shenanigans
    • Brazilian Election
    • Accountability


[Ep 1011] Without Thinking Much [1:54:46]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-Oct-24 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-Oct-26 20:50 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan commiserate on unemployment, talk about movies, TV, and potential parodies of the podcast. Then they get serious for a bit. Ramaswamy's attack ad, Trump admiring men, and all things Election 2026... and 2028!
  • 0:02:24 - But First
    • Unemployment
    • Teaching Opportunities
    • Movie: Psych 3: This is Gus (2021)
    • Movie: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
    • Hawaii Five-O appearances
    • CC Parodies
  • 0:52:32 - But Second
    • Ramaswamy Attack Ad
    • Trump's Closet
    • Fake Numbers
    • Empathy Bad
    • Election 2026
    • ElectionGraphs Update


[Ep 1010] Just Look At It [2:00:37]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-Oct-17 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-Oct-19 22:40 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam are all over the place. You have unemployment, the death penalty, the gas and diesel situation, Trump's health, movies, flying cars, and much much more. Plus, some special audio interludes from Alex.
  • 0:00:54 - But First
    • Old vs Young
    • Unemployment
    • Movie: Daredevil (2003)
    • Movie: Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
  • 0:41:16 - The Old Sam and Ivan Dialogs - Episode 1
  • 0:44:55 - But Second
    • Alex's Dialogs
    • Half a Mooch
    • Trump Health
    • Gas and Diesel
  • 1:21:10 - The Old Sam and Ivan Dialogs - Episode 2
  • 1:25:09 - But Third
    • Cartoon Curmudgeons
    • AirDubai Incident
    • Executions
    • Flying Car
  • 1:49:02 - The Old Sam and Ivan Minisodes - Episode 1
  • 1:49:44 - But Fourth
    • Hex Dumps
    • Wrong Portland
    • Buying Advice
    • Smoking


[Ep 1009] Impotent Gesticulation [1:39:52]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-Oct-10 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-Oct-12 03:19 UTC
On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam aggravates Ivan while discussing AI assisted writing, which is fun, but they also discuss some off the wall money making schemes, the EV vehicle market, some movies, Election 2026, and much much more!
  • 0:00:00 - Cold Open
  • 0:04:40 - But First
    • HydrationLock Update
    • Ranked Schemes
    • EV Vehicle Market
    • AI Assisted Writing
    • Movie: Do The Right Thing (1989)
    • Movie: Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
  • 0:49:27 - But Second
    • Public Executions
    • Trump Election Deployments
    • Competitive States
    • State and Local Races
    • 2028 Republicans
    • Hitler Mussolini


[Ep 1008] Amazingly Different [1:53:11]
Recorded: Sat, 2026-Oct-03 UTC
Published: Mon, 2026-Oct-05 21:19 UTC
This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ed joins Sam while Ivan is off drinking wine or something. They talk about Trump's attempts to use public money to bribe voters and promote himself, and then go through a bunch of potential shenanigan scenarios for Election 2026. Woo!
  • 0:00:47 - But First
    • Granddog Crate
    • Notification Fatigue
    • TV: Modern Family (2009-2020)
    • Multiple Remakes
  • 0:35:39 - But Second
    • Trump Payments
    • Debt and Deficit
    • Income Inequality
    • Trump vs Courts
    • SCOTUS
  • 1:03:29 - But Third
    • Neighborhood Dog Drama
    • Current Election Shenanigans
    • Possible Polling Errors
    • Post-Election Shenanigans
    • Trump II - 2nd Half

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