2023-07-01: Totally Socko - a podcast by Samuel Minter / Iván Bou

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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan have as their main topics Russia and SCOTUS. On Russia a followup on the short lived rebellion and the possible ramifications for what comes next. On SCOTUS a run down on the major cases decided in the last week of the term. Before that, the fun stuff, like talking about tipping, and of course another movie review.





Show Details:


Recorded 2023-07-01


Length this week 2:16:55






  • (0:00:51-0:36:33) But First

    • Time is Moving
    • Tipping Prompts
    • Movie: The Stranger (1946)

  • (0:37:09-1:03:20) Russia

    • Situation Report
    • Just a Turf War?
    • Impact on Putin
    • Instability is Bad
    • What Next?

  • (1:04:24-2:16:24) SCOTUS

    • Independent Legislature Theory
    • Redistricting Cases
    • Affirmative Action
    • Religious Work Exemptions
    • LGBTQ Discrimination
    • School Loans






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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