Curmudgeon's Corner

Samuel Minter / Ivan Bou
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A weekly current events podcast where the hosts discuss whatever is hot in the news each week.

  1. 1D AGO

    2026 Predictions Show

    What you have all been waiting for. The traditional annual predictions show. Sam and Ivan give their 2026 predictions for politics, international, technology, economy, and hodgepodge. How will they do this time? You'll know in a year...   Show Details: Recorded 2025-12-31 Length this week 3:20:07 0:01:24 - Politics 0:45:07 - International 1:41:43 - Technology 2:21:20 - Economy 2:42:56 - Hodgepodge 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.

    3h 20m

  2. 12/24/2025

    To The Roof

    This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss spare tires, movies, Epstein, economic numbers, and the spiked 60 Minutes story on CECOT. Plus a few other things.   Show Details: Recorded 2025-12-23 Length this week 1:50:08 0:00:24 - But First Scheduling Spare Tires Movie: Wish (2023) Movie: Schindler’s List (1993) 0:41:38 - But Second Epstein Redactions Possibly Fake Epstein Letter Acting Guilty Q3 Economic Numbers 1:05:41 - But Third 60 Minutes CECOT Spike Appeasing Trump Streisand Effect The Actual Report 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.

    1h 50m

  3. 12/21/2025

    Lick the Rail

    On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit the Wiles interview, Trump's prime time speech, the need for all of you to add stuff to our predictions Google Doc, if bills and coins are still useful, the Epstein redactions, the tendency of bystanders to crimes to do nothing, Trump as lame duck, and lots lots more. So listen!   Show Details: Recorded 2025-12-20 Length this week 2:00:42 0:00:21 - But First Predictions Google Doc Unlimited Vacation Affordability Crisis Movie: Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Movie: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) 0:48:12 - But Second Kennedy Center Epstein Redactions Ignored Reports Diddy Parallel Bystanders Do Nothing 1:16:31 - But Third Wiles Interview Discharge Petitions Trump Speech Lame Duck Bills and 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.

    2h 1m

  4. 12/14/2025

    Twiddly Things

    This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam get into it again. Topics include the upcoming ACA pricing cliff, the US's concentration camps, the situation for LEGAL immigrants, the escalations in Venezuela, the failure of redistricting in Indiana, Ivan's son knowing Japanese, the affordability crisis in Florida, and that's only half of it! Listen for ALL of it!   Show Details: Recorded 2025-12-11 Length this week 2:06:32 0:02:40 - But First Q's for Prediction Show Manu Knows Japanese Legal Immigrants Movie: Oh God! (1977) Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) 0:46:27 - But Second Indiana Redistricting Trump Lame Duck Florida Affordability Miami Mayor No ACA Deal 1:12:36 - But Third Venezuela Escalations State Department Font Concentration Camps Rule of Law Femboy Conservatives 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.

    2h 7m

  5. 12/08/2025

    Double Stacked

    On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan's topics include Republicans in Congress considering leaving early, Ivan's experiences with COBOL, Godzilla, recession warnings flashing red, if we are in an AI bubble, and much much more. Worth every penny!   Show Details: Recorded 2025-12-06 Length this week 1:53:45 0:01:18 - But First Ivan does COBOL! Movie: Godzilla (1954) Movie: Riverworld (2003) 0:40:47 - But Second Cost of Living AI Bubble? Economic Timebomb 1:19:53 - But Third Tennessee 7 Political Trends R's Jumping Ship? 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.

    1h 54m

  6. 12/01/2025

    More Blah Blah Blah

    This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss the great American melting pot, the Nuzzi story, Hegseth's war crimes, Presidential accountability, journalistic ideas, history repeating itself, and of course lots more! Tune in and enjoy!   Show Details: Recorded 2025-11-29 Length this week 1:54:11 0:02:10 - But First Make Money Fast Poverty Level AbulToDo Movie: Blade (1998) 0:50:03 - But Second Nuzzi Story History Repeating Melting Pot Journalistic Ideals 1:24:26 - But Third Video on Illegal Orders Hegseth War Crimes Presidential Accountability Ethics Reforms 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.

    1h 54m

  7. 11/23/2025

    Lingering Thing

    Ivan is back! So he and Sam bounce all over the place to catch up. They've got the Comey case and the UPS crash. Trump's Ukraine peace proposal and a bit about Ivan's recovery. Plus Mandani and Trump. And lots more! Enjoy!   Show Details: Recorded 2025-11-22 Length this week 2:24:40 0:01:29 - But First Ivan Recovery TV: The Twilight Zone (1959-1963) Movie: Sunset Boulevard (1950) 0:34:40 - But Second UPS Crash Epstein Vote 1:15:00 - But Third Comey Case Ukraine Plan 1:46:57 - But Fourth Mamdani and Trump TG Resigns 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.

    2h 25m

  8. 11/17/2025

    Oozing Guilt

    This time Sam is joined by Todd as Ivan continues to recuperate, and it is just a smorgasbord of topics. We've got inflation and tariffs. We've got Election 2025 and progressives vs moderates. We've got ACA subsidies and the Epstein emails. And much much more. So get in there and listen!   Show Details: Recorded 2025-11-15 Length this week 2:16:59 0:00:24 - One Election 2025 Protest Effectiveness Inflation Republican Factions 0:46:34 - Two ACA Subsidies Breaking Institutions Shutdown Politics Progressives vs Moderates 1:29:15 - Three Clinton Triangulation Tariff Impacts Epstein Emails JukePodder 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.

    2h 17m
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A weekly current events podcast where the hosts discuss whatever is hot in the news each week.

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  • Creator
    Samuel Minter / Ivan Bou
  • Years Active
    2007 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Samuel Minter
  • Show Website
    Curmudgeon's Corner