# 2025-12-20: Lick the Rail

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Podcast: [Curmudgeon's Corner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curmudgeon-s-corner-683720)
Published: 2025-12-21T21:40:30+00:00
Episode link: http://curmudgeons-corner.com/ccep.php?epnum=967
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## Resource

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 <!— /meta --> 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 . <!— /credits -->

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