# 2025-12-23: To The Roof

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Podcast: [Curmudgeon's Corner](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curmudgeon-s-corner-683720)
Published: 2025-12-24T05:29:22+00:00
Episode link: http://curmudgeons-corner.com/ccep.php?epnum=968
Audio file: https://curmudgeons-corner.com/ccpod/CC20251223.mp3
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## Resource

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 <!— /meta --> 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 . <!— /credits -->

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