2021-07-09: Also Sticky - a podcast by Samuel Minter / Iván Bou

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On This week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan's main topics are the pandemic, a brief dip into Afghanistan and Haiti, and a check in on a few politics issues. But first, they have a wide ranging segment on everything from how Facebook moderates groups, to electric car charging infrastructure, to Disney eliminating covid restrictions, to Twitter avatars, to EPIRBs. And more!





Show Details:


Recorded 2021-07-09


Length this week - 2:13:24






  • (0:00:01-0:03:02) Cold Open

  • (0:03:26-0:39:23) But First


    • 217 is not interesting
    • Agenda
    • Sam's new avatar
    • Ivan does TikTok
    • Facebook group moderation
    • Disney COVID precautions
    • Electric car charging
    • Almost running out of gas
    • EPIRBs

  • (0:40:01-1:07:08) Pandemic


    • Current numbers
    • Vaccinations work
    • Booster shots and variants
    • Worldwide trends

  • (1:10:28-1:34:26) International


    • Afghanistan
    • Haiti

  • (1:35:16-2:13:03) Politics


    • Trump lawsuit
    • Trump indictments
    • NYC ranked choice voting
    • Stuff at the end






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)


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