Episode
2026-05-30: Seemingly Inevitable
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- Curmudgeon's Corner
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- Jun 1, 2026
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- 6548
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Summary
Once again, Ivan leaves Sam to do Curmudgeon's Corner alone. So of course he goes absolutely wild! Well, not really. A movie. A book. Some ranting on get rich quick schemes and the misuse of AI. Then some actual current events like primaries, Iran, and of course Trump! Show Details: Recorded 2026-05-30 Length this week 1:49:08 <!— /meta --> 0:01:18 - But First Alone Movie: Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Book: The Westing Game (1978) 0:21:45 - But Second Income Gap Get Rich Quick Schemes Faceless Copied Slop Enshittification at Scale AI Backlash? 1:05:18 - But Third California Governor Race Iran Déjà Vu Trump Setbacks Marcia Lucas 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 -->