Curmudgeon's Corner

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 <!— /meta --> 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. <!— /credits -->

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 <!— /meta --> 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. <!— /credits -->

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 <!— /meta --> 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. <!— /credits -->

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 <!— /meta --> 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. <!— /credits -->

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 <!— /meta --> 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. <!— /credits -->