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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.   Show Details: Recorded 2026-10-17 Length this week 2:00:37 0:00:54 - But First Old vs Young Unemployment Movie: Daredevil (2003) Movie: Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) 0:44:55 - But Second Alex's Dialogs Half a Mooch Trump Health Gas and Diesel 1:25:09 - But Third Cartoon Curmudgeons AirDubai Incident Executions Flying Car 01:49:44 - But Fourth Hex Dumps Wrong Portland Buying Advice Smoking The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

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!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-10-10 Length this week 1:39:52 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 The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

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!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-10-03 Length this week 1:53:11 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 The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's CornerSam and Ivan discuss the many warning lights flashing red over the economy, and the dangers of Democrats overpromising what they can actually deliver after midterms. Plus movies! And Boebert!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-09-26 Length this week 1:53:08 0:00:33 - But First Minor Illnesses Old Movie Reviewers Movie: Blade Runner (1982) Movie: Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) 0:24:31 - But Second Recession Predictions Warning Indicators Making it Worse AI Bubble? 1:05:42 - But Third Overpromising Mental Stability Messaging Lauren Boebert The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week on Curmudgeon's CornerSam and Ivan dive into how Trump's mishandling of the economy is tanking Republican prospects in Election 2026. But before that, technical difficulties and a story about something Sam's son Alex did for him. And of course much much more! Woo!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-09-19 Length this week 1:33:45 0:00:00 - Cold Open 0:02:32 - But First Tech Difficulties Ivan Rules Again HydrationLock Polishing Apps Crypto Scams 0:50:14 - But Second Gas Prices Trump Regrets Inflation Election 2026 Pressure Washing The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan bounce all over the place. Economy Stuff. Divided opinions on AI. Movies. Smart Devices. Yemen. And much much more. So crank up your volume and pay attention!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-09-12 Length this week 1:49:07 0:02:59 - But First Tires and Appliances Smart Bottle Movie: Trekkies (1997) Movie: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) 0:30:44 - But Second iPhone Duo AI Apocalypse Early Mover Disadvantage AI Divides 1:21:04 - But Third Yemen Situation Fixing Iran? Economic Update Fired Money Honey The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan spend most of the time talking about Rogue AIs, both real and fictional. But they also hit a movie and a TV show, and a bit about tires and trucks and stuff. So the usual hodgepodge!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-09-05 Length this week 1:41:35 0:00:45 - But First Flat Tire Vehicle Options Movie: Godzilla Raids Again (1955) Happy Meals TV: The Orville (2017-2022) 0:47:38 - But Second Open AI / Hugging Face Incident AI Security Cat and Mouse The HAL 9000 Problem Rights and Regulations for AIs? Fictional Futures The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan and Sam bounce all over the place. Everything from the Kennedy Center to Dolly Parton, from Trump's popularity to Venezuelan oil, from Ivan in traffic to Hunter Biden... and much much more. Woo!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-08-29 Length this week 1:21:21 0:02:14 - But First Ohio Joke Traffic Situation Spider-Man (2002) 0:19:24 - But Second AI Clones Jackson Hole Kennedy Center Election 2026 Trump Popularity 0:51:33 - But Third Dolly Parton and Others Movie: 9 to 5 (1980) Venezuelan Oil Hunter Biden Nepal Floods The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan had something come up last minute, so Sam sticks out on his own once again. He covers movies, Natalie Harp, the ballroom, tariffs, Trump foreign policy, degraded military readiness, and more! Come slurp it all up!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-08-22 Length this week 1:56:50 0:00:38 - But First Suddenly Solo Movie Acceleration Movie: Ben Hur (1959) Movie: Toy Story (1995) 0:25:05 - But Second Trump Foreign Policy Natalie Harp Election 2026 AOC and Woke 1:18:11 - But Third Military Readiness Ballroom Construction Tariff Stuff Jeffries/Kushner Meeting The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan start their journey to get to episode 2001 so they can play the music from that movie. In the mean time, election results, polling errors, Trump's Turkey escape, Count Binface, Sam got sick again, and more!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-08-15 Length this week 1:19:52 0:01:55 - But First Sam Health Kid Interference Movie: Cars 2 (2011) 0:25:00 - But Second Wisconsin Gov Polling Errors Trump/Musk AI 0:53:25 - But Third Turkey Escape Count Binface Random Stuff The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week is the 1000th episode of the Curmudgeon's Corner podcast. Ivan and Sam celebrate with a special retrospective at the beginning of the show, and Sam's son Alex made another special anniversary... thing... for the end of the show. In between a regular show with the news of the week, talk about AIs, movie reviews, and more! And with that, it is time to start the NEXT 1000 episodes! Woo!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-08-08 Length this week 2:56:51 0:00:45 - Special Cold Open 0:07:37 - But First FL/OH/WA Elections Flight Schedules Movie: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) Movie: War Greatest Hits Live (2008) 0:48:39 - But Second AG Blanche Lame Duck Republicans Economic Updates Small World 1:35:19 - But Third Hank Green and AI Ivan and AI Sam and AI CC and AI 2:18:58 - Special Cold Close 2:54:17 - Actual Close The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam hit the millennia old topic of safety vs liberty, the Blanche for AG drama, a look back at the 1976 Rocky movie, some thoughts on billionaires, and much much more...   Show Details: Recorded 2026-08-01 Length this week 1:48:53 0:05:15 - But First 24 Hour Flight El Salvador Safety vs Liberty Movie: Rocky (1976) 0:41:12 - But Second Reflecting Pool Fauci Hearing AG Blanche? Billionaires The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam is alone again. Sniff. Well, aside from some cameos from Alex and Jetski. Actual topics include GPS navigation, how Trump's communism rant is going over, Iran, and even some AI stuff. Oh, and of course some movies.   Show Details: Recorded 2026-07-25 Length this week 1:36:00 0:01:46 - But First Morning Delays Navigation Annoyance Finishing FNaF 2 Movie: ParaNorman (2012) Movie: Citizen Kane (1941) 0:33:23 - But Second Sign Duty Political Positioning McConnell Situation Iran Situation AI Model News The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan mock Trump's speech on election security. But also, the latest on Iran, the debate on permanent Savings Time, the explosive diarrhea outbreak, and the right way to use AI. But before all that, Juana joins in to a discussion on family dynamics mixing ADHD and Autism.   Show Details: Recorded 2026-07-18 Length this week 1:39:27 0:00:54 - But First ADHD/Autism Family Dynamics Airport Trips Disney Trips Dolphin Pictures 0:21:02 - But Second Trump Speech Reaction Voter File Access Foreign Propaganda No Changed Votes VoterID DJT Airport 0:59:42 - But Third Iran Update Saving Time Changes Explosive Diarrhea Smart AI Usage Gold Coins The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan is unexpectedly away, so Sam once again carries the show! After the usual TV and Movies bits, Sam talks about Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, and Graham Planter, then a smorgasbord of other topical bits. Woo!   Show Details: Recorded 2026-07-11 Length this week 1:45:56 0:00:33 - But First Ivan Out TV: True Detective (2014-2024) Movie: Love, Classified (2022) 0:20:54 - But Second Lindsey Graham Mitch McConnell Graham Platner 1:04:28 - But Third NATO Summit Iran War Air Force One Binface The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch. Our intro is The Oh of Pleasure (Amazon MP3 link) Our outro is Celestial Soda Pop (Amazon MP3 link) Both are from the album Deep Breakfast (iTunes link) Please buy his music and support his GoFundMe.