On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan get back to the normal format with the main topics being the Shutdown/Wall and Trump/Russia. Before that, a bit on the Mexican gas shortage and a movie Sam watched.

• (0:03:38-0:17:31) But First
• Mexican gas shortage
• Sam Movie: The Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
• (0:19:13-1:05:32) Shutdown / Wall
• The walls themselves
• Now what
• Should the Dems take a deal?
• The impact of the shutdown
• National emergency?
• Border neighbors
• Live Address
• Civility
• (1:06:41-1:45:23) Trump / Russia
• Manafort poll data
• Improper redaction
• Confirming conspiracy theories
• Who knew what when?
• Cohen testifying
• Impeachable offenses?
• Almost over?
• Trump kids