2021-07-16: Low Midnight - a podcast by Samuel Minter / Iván Bou

This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan discuss the surge of Trump stories this week from the various new books coming out, and the Guardian reporting on leaked Kremlin documents. Then they discuss billionaires in space. Which of them are doing what and why? But before that, Ivan is involved in a rescue, and Sam talks about a book.

Show Details:

Recorded 2021-07-16

Length this week - 1:52:11

• (0:00:01-0:03:45) Cold Open


• (0:04:10-0:38:56) But First




• Flashing beeping agenda
  
• Manu for Inclusion 5k
  
• Ivan finds a cop
  
• Sam Book with Alex: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979)
  


• (0:39:42-1:12:05) Trump Stuff




• Kremlin docs
  
• Anti-coup precautions
  
• Reaction to 6-Jan
  
• Attention
  


• (1:13:26-1:51:50) Space billionaires




• Flight costs
  
• Comparisons
  
• What's the plan?
  
• What's really new?
  
• Risks
  
• End stuff
  

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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