[Ep 925] Tie Them Down [1:41:47]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Mar-01 UTC
Published: Sat, 2025-Mar-01 23:13 UTC |
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam go into the Trump vs Zelenskyy spat in the Oval Office and all the downstream implications of the radical change in US foreign policy direction. Plus a discussion of how various media outlets, and the corporate world more generally are obeying in advance. But first! An outing in a fast car, and a review of the 2016 version of Ghostbusters!
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- 0:00:43 - But First
- Repetitive Travel
- Ivan at High Speed
- Movie: Ghostbusters (2016)
- 0:31:08 - Trump vs Zelenskyy
- Oval Office Encounter
- USA's Global Role
- Global Chaos
- Economic Chaos
- 1:05:17 - Obeying in Advance
- MSNBC Shakeup
- Other Media Changes
- Non-Media
- Potential Violence
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[Ep 926] Threeway Again [1:35:55]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Mar-08 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-Mar-09 05:30 UTC |
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Ivan is out, so Sam brings on Ed to cohost this time, who with his medical background gives us a full helping of medical news, from the measles and bird flu outbreaks, to discussion of preventative medicine, and even Gene Hackman's death. Not everything is medical though. We also get trip reports from India and Nepal, discussion of private prisons, and Ralph Breaks the Internet!
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- 0:00:24 - But First
- Ed Not Ivan
- India
- Nepal
- Movie: Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
- 0:21:46 - But Second
- Gene Hackman's Death
- Measles Outbreak
- Fentanyl Trends
- Bird Flu
- 1:00:08 - But Third
- Private Prisons
- Deportations
- Preventative Medicine
- Defacing Teslas
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[Ep 927] One Square Meter [2:02:03]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Mar-15 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-Mar-16 17:28 UTC |
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the latest Government Shutdown and related drama, and how some Democrats are rising to the moment, and others are just... not. They also discuss all the recent stock market turmoil and implications for the larger economy. Plus also how immigrants see the US, low information voters, Tesla, Musk, travel bans... and Stargate SG-1!
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- 0:02:13 - But First
- Immigrant Impressions
- Low Information Voters
- Importing Authoritarianism
- TV: Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007)
- 0:47:46 - But Second
- Strange Coordinates
- Shutdown Politics
- Ineffective Dems
- Effective Dems
- 1:16:16 - But Third
- Stock Market / Economy
- Intentional Recession?
- Tesla/Musk Stuff
- New Travel Bans
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan is traveling, so Sam is joined by his wife Washington State Representative Brandy Donaghy, who gives some insights to the goings on in the State Legislature, including the current state budget issues. Plus her take on the national situation. Before that though, a review of a documentary on an old family friend.
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- 0:01:05 - But First
- Brandy Not Ivan
- Movie: Stewart Udall: The Politics of Beauty (2021)
- 0:16:53 - Washington State
- WA Budget Crisis
- Spending Cuts and Taxes
- Other Legislation
- Town Halls
- 0:58:32 - USA National
- 50501 Movement
- Diversity Information Purge
- Federal Spending Cuts
- National Democratic Approach
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[Ep 929] Skydiving Camels [1:16:20]
Recorded: Sat, 2025-Mar-29 UTC
Published: Sun, 2025-Mar-30 02:04 UTC |
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is with his family for Spring Break, so Sam fed a recent transcript of the show into ChatGPT and created IvanGPT, who cohosts this week's show instead. They talk about the obligatory Yemen Signal group thing, and the dichotomy between Activists and Politicians, but also the dangers of AI fakes, and lots more. You'd never know the cohost was an AI. Cough.
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- 0:03:47 - But First
- Introducing IvanGPT
- Movie: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Laptop Screen Repair
- 0:20:15 - But Second
- AI Audio Fakes
- Fooling People
- Possible Safeguards
- Critical Thinking
- 0:38:11 - But Third
- Yemen Signal Group
- Chaos Exhaustion
- Activists vs Politicians
- IvanGPT Evaluation
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