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The Optimistic Curmudgeon

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The Optimistic Curmudgeon is an interview podcast where Josh Herring interviews expert guests whose credentials and experience help listeners understand truth in a confusing world. We discuss issues under seven areas: economics, politics, education, philosophy, business, virtue, and leadership! May the best ideas win.
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The Salty Curmudgeons

The Salty Curmudgeons

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Not afraid to speak their minds, the Salty Curmudgeons share their wisdom & thoughts on culture, lifestyle, current events, and sports. Sometimes controversial and always entertaining, our conversations are geared to make you laugh, think, and sometimes feel a little salty!
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Trying to bring you the best and the brightest in the small business detailing community. Curmudgeon’s Corner is hosted by Aaron Burkett from @Phoenixeod and Eileen Baez from @SoCleenDetailing , typically twice a month where we try to bring viewers (and listeners) interviews from some of the best and brightest in the automotive, detailing, and small business industries. Curmudgeon’s Corner is a laid-back, open-ended long interview format, with a tad of structure, but mostly going wherever th ...
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You've liked him on Facebook, you follow him on Twitter. Now hear him live on KLRNRadio.com. Conservatives envy him and Liberals hate him. He hits every issue hard and with facts and if you aren't careful he can and will live rent free in your head! No holds barred and no punches pulled if you are on the wrong side of an issue he will call you out regardless of party affiliation. He is Grouchy Aka The Conservative Curmudgeon
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The MMA Curmudgeons

Jonathan Snowden and Ryan Loco

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Bleacher Report Senior writer Jonathan Snowden and photographer Ryan Loco have been around the fight game just long enough to be a bit sick of it all. Want ambivalence, ennui and unexplained anger? You've come to the right place!
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Curious Curmudgeons

Barnabas Piper & Adam Read

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If you love to explore ideas and consider life deeply . . . but you also can’t hold your tongue or help rolling your eyes at some of life’s crazy, then this podcast is for you. Join Barnabas Piper & Adam Read in their exploration of (and occasional grumpiness at) big issues in life as Christians.
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Christiana Hale, author of Deeper Heaven: A Reader's Guide to C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy, discusses her essay on pleasure and contemplation in Life on the Silent Planet: Essays on Christian Living from C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy. Medieval cosmology, Perelandra, closing out the teaching season, the Un-Man's temptations of the Green Lady, right and…
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In which The Curmudgeons give loud, deserved props to one of modern rock's most influential bands. Hûsker Dû started out as a revered hardcore punk band in Minneapolis in 1979, but by the mid-1980s, the band had veered toward a style that became known as punk-pop--loud and abrasive but also unquestionably melodic and heartfelt. During this episode,…
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan are joined by Todd for an extensive conversation of the impact of Trump's tariff policies through the lens of his experience in the solar power industry. Then he sticks around for a more general conversation on reactions to Trump, and strategies for dealing with him. Plus the usual tangential side tre…
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Yet ANOTHER #MTE superstar we've been anxiously awaiting to have on The Corner! Our guest is Steven Thompson, aka The Detail Kid! Steven is not only the world's youngest certified detailer, rebuilder of his custom Tesla, and celebrity in the detailing community. Click Here To Support The Show and Save Some Cheddar While Doing It! https://phoenixeod…
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Dr. Holly Ordway discusses her essay "Arthur in Edgestow" in Life on the Silent Planet: Lessons in Christian Living from C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy. She explain Lewis's love of Arthurian legends, the choices Lewis makes in incorporating, adapting, and tweaking elements of the Arthurian legendarium in That Hideous Strength. With discussion of Charl…
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Send us a text Change the oil, change a tire, use a rotary phone...the younger generation has never had to do these things! What is in store for our future if our young people cannot fix things for themselves? The Curmudgeons dive into the lack of handymen in the younger generation today! The Salty Curmudgeons…
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk about stuff. And more stuff, then some other stuff. You know, the usual. Fine, you actually want to know some of the stuff? Thermostats. iPads. The Karate Kid. India/Pakistan. Tariffs. Supply chains. Arresting Newark's Mayor. That good enough for you? Show Details: Recorded 2025-05-10 Length this …
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In which The Curmudgeons continue their exploration of the City of Angels during arguably its most fertile period, namely the decade of the 1980s. Last episode, we established that the glam metal and punk scenes gestated based on a similar us-against-the-world ethos, albeit expressed much differently from one another. By the late '80s, glam metal h…
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Landon Loftin, author of What Barfield Thought: An Introduction to the Work of Owen Barfield with Max Leyf, discusses Barfield's role in the Inklings, focus on language, and friendship with Lewis. The conversation draws mostly from Barfield's History in English Words. Loftin goes into specific detail about Barfield's pro-life work, and the connecti…
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Send us a text The Curmudgeons dive into the world of a cashless society! How can our curmudgeons survive with credit cards, debit cards, crypto currency and no cash?! Listen to their hilarious take on how times have changed when it comes to paying the bills! The Salty CurmudgeonsThe Salty Curmudgeons による
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan review the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency. And that is enough of that for politics. So they also discuss social media for the first time in awhile, especially the rise of BlueSky over the last few months. Plus some on excessive employer expectations, and a movie review. Enjoy! Show Deta…
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THIS is the episode to off the rails! We don't know who's coming on the show... Eileen has a mystery guest... Aaron has a mystery guest... What's going on with the Corner tonight!?!? LET'S GOOOOO!!!! Click Here To Support The Show and Save Some Cheddar While Doing It! https://phoenixeod.com/discount/socleen10 Make Sure To Like, Follow, and Subscrib…
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Send us a text Join the boys as they share thoughts and experiences with the procedures we all love to have including vasectomies and colonoscopies. They take a humorous look at these along with the strong message to get checked out! The Salty CurmudgeonsThe Salty Curmudgeons による
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Dr. Austin Freeman discusses his book, Tolkien Dogmatics. Doctrines of creation, eschatology, angels, demons, and Christian living all receive major consideration. Along the way, we discuss Kevin Vanhoozer, reflect on the 2024 election (we recorded on November 5, 2024), "Leaf by Niggle," what's happening theologically in the act of creating a story…
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam needed to do the show a few days early because he is having some light outpatient surgery and didn't want to record the show with bandages on, and Ivan obliged. After chatting about that you get some of the usual Trump stuff, the Pope died, some movie discussions, and maybe there are aliens? All the sort of stu…
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In which The Curmudgeons travel back to sleazy, sweaty streets of Los Angeles to celebrate the music emanating from the City of Angeles. On one end, you had the burgeoning glam metal scene, a parade of excess and depravity in leather, chains and spandex--and some glorious, decadent riffage. On the other end, you had the DIY punk underground, led by…
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit the obvious Trump related economic and legal stuff. Plus movies, actors, and funerals. And a quick run through of other smaller things too. Yes, the Trump stuff dominates. How can it not? But they squeeze in some other stuff too. And you should too. There ya go. Show Details: Recorded 2025-04-18 L…
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ANOTHER show we've been dying to have since we had the absolute pleasure to meet him down at the #MTE !!! Our guest is Josuel Sala of NY Foam Kings! Mobile Detailer, Entrepreneur, Boxer, and a GREAT human! Click Here To Support The Show and Save Some Cheddar While Doing It! https://phoenixeod.com/discount/NYFOAMKINGS10 Make Sure To Like, Follow, an…
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Bestselling author Brent Weeks explains how he got into writing, from where he draws inspiration, how he builds characters, and details hidden in the Night Angel trilogy, the Lightbringer series, and the Kylar Chronicles. Brent comments on issues in modern publishing, Brandan Sanderson, and in general welcomes viewers into his world as an author. B…
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam goes mostly solo, but Ivan does send in his thoughts on the latest tariff developments. Because of course he couldn't miss that part. Aside from the economy entering a self-inflicted death spiral, other topics include SCOTUS on Kilmar Garcia, Psych the Movie, and the perils of blindly following GPS instructions…
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In which The Curmudgeons end their dynamic 3rd Golden Age of Rock series with a loving reexamination of the year 1980. The year stands as crucial pivot point for the development of rock 'n' roll culture. Punk and post-punk were becoming Gothic rock and New Wave. The Clash was serving as a virtual world jukebox. Talking Heads was virtually doing the…
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Dr. Steve Beebe, author a variety of communication textbooks and discoverer of a Lewis project co-written with Tolkien about language, discusses C.S. Lewis's methods of communicating in both written and verbal communication. Beebe argues that Lewis followed five habits that helped him be a powerful communicator. We too can learn to communicate like…
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So, on this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan only briefly manage to talk about other things before being consumed by Trump's tariffs. From the initial announcement to the impact on the markets to the more general economic impacts to what might happen next and the political impact. All the fun stuff. Show Details: Recorded 2025-04-05 Length …
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This the show we've been dying to have since we had the absolute pleasure to meet him down at the #MTE !!! Our guest is Eric Vaughn of Charleston Detail - The Man, The Myth, The Legend!!! Software Engineer, Music School Teacher, Musician, Real Estate Mogul, Detailer, and a WONDERFUL, SUPER CHILL HUMAN!!! Also, in this episode we're going to joined …
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan is with his family for Spring Break, so Sam fed a recent transcript of the show into ChatGPT and created IvanGPT, who cohosts this week's show instead. They talk about the obligatory Yemen Signal group thing, and the dichotomy between Activists and Politicians, but also the dangers of AI fakes, and lots more. Y…
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Send us a text Our Curmudgeons are back at it with their picks in the NCAA tourney along with a trip down Spring Break memory lane! Enjoy their humorous take on the NIL, the tournament and spring breakin! The Salty CurmudgeonsThe Salty Curmudgeons による
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In which The Curmudgeons honor one of hip-hop's most tragic figures. Big L was a hip-hop savant from Harlem whose flows were endlessly inventive, whose lyrics walked a fine line between pathos and shock value and whose professionalism allowed him to dominate any beat and any style. His star was on the rise in early 1999 before disaster struck and B…
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Dr. Michael Ward discusses his essay in Life on the Silent Planet: Essays on Christian Living from C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy. The conversation focuses on themes of marriage, contraception, and Lewis's cosmological mythology. Lewis predicted so many of our modern ills, and Dr. Ward's research helps us reckon with the woes of modernity. Dr. Ward wa…
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Ivan is traveling, so Sam is joined by his wife Washington State Representative Brandy Donaghy, who gives some insights to the goings on in the State Legislature, including the current state budget issues. Plus her take on the national situation. Before that though, a review of a documentary on an old family frie…
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Curmudgeon's Corner 51!!! We say this a lot, but this one is a SUPER Special Curmudgeon's! Our guest is Jay Swinson owner of Regal ShineZ Mobile Detailing and he is a recipient of The 2024 Pay It Forward Campaign!!! We can't wait to hear how the PIF Campaign has impacted his life after his business literally burned to the ground ON VDEO!!! PLUS: a …
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Dr. Sarah Waters explains Lewis's love for Shakespeare, and the conversation focuses on King Lear as an inspiring source source text. She traces Lewis's use of Hamlet and King Lear, with an eye towards the theme of love in Lewis's thought. Waters proves that the better we know Shakespeare, the more easily we see what Lewis is doing. Follow Dr. Wate…
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about the latest Government Shutdown and related drama, and how some Democrats are rising to the moment, and others are just... not. They also discuss all the recent stock market turmoil and implications for the larger economy. Plus also how immigrants see the US, low information voters, Tesla, Mus…
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In which The Curmudgeons passionately laud, lavish and defend one of the true gentle giants of popular music--and certainly its most underappreciated. Curtis Mayfield was an absolute pioneer of soul, R&B and funk. Mayfield produced an astonishing body of work, first as the bandleader for soul trio The Impressions in the 1960s, and then as a prolifi…
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Rhys Laverty, Senior at Ad Fontes, Senior Managing Editor at Davenant Press, and Director of Communications at the Davenant Institute, describes his work on Life on the Silent Planet: Essays on Christian Living from C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy. Rhys explains the need for a volume of literary essays on Lewis's Ransom Trilogy, his experience beginnin…
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Ivan is out, so Sam brings on Ed to cohost this time, who with his medical background gives us a full helping of medical news, from the measles and bird flu outbreaks, to discussion of preventative medicine, and even Gene Hackman's death. Not everything is medical though. We also get trip reports from India and Nepal, discussion of private prisons,…
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From humble beginnings to 50 episodes! 🎙️ We've shared laughs, learned a ton, and built an amazing community at Curmudgeons Corner. Saturday, March 8th at 8 PM EST, we're celebrating our 50th episode with special guest Steve Pierson from Turbo 6 Detail! Join us live for an evening of expert detailing insights and the camaraderie you've come to expe…
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Josh Herring introduces Season 8 of The Optimistic Curmudgeon as a themed season around the idea of re-enchantment as modeled by the Inklings. He argues that the most important move Conservatives can make in this moment, when the Right is ascendant, is to rediscover how to tell excellent stories. C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Owen Barfield remind…
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam go into the Trump vs Zelenskyy spat in the Oval Office and all the downstream implications of the radical change in US foreign policy direction. Plus a discussion of how various media outlets, and the corporate world more generally are obeying in advance. But first! An outing in a fast car, and a review…
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In which The Curmudgeons honor one of the most important years in all of rock 'n' roll history. Through the greatest albums and songs of 1979, we hear the sound of one decade fading and another decade splashing into full color and light. Post-punk, for instance, reached its most glorious heights, with bands like Public Image Ltd. and Gang of Four o…
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan hit all the political highlights in the middle segment of the show. And for the last segment, by special request, they discuss recent plane crashes. But before all of that, gardening, science fairs, and the TV show Bones. Plus bonus hemorrhoids! You all wanted that, didn't you? Show Details: Recorded …
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Curmudgeon's Corner 48!!! Saturday at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST) The detail-obsessed, the incredibly talented Adam Dzieran of Dragos Detailing joins us live from Mississippi! Get ready for some serious car talk, maybe a few laughs, and definitely some tips and tricks you won't want to miss. Adam's passion is contagious, and let's just say, things might ge…
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam and Ivan talk about Trump and Musk and Adams, including tariffs and deficits and foreign policy and approval numbers. You know. All the stuff. Plus Sam liked The Mitchells vs the Machines. And there ya go. A show. A short show. But a show. Show Details: Recorded 2025-02-14 Length this week 1:21:27 0:00:22 - Bu…
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Send us a text Are the boys going political? Hell no! But they love making fun of politicians! Join the boys as they start a new series called "Who's Trump Thumpin Now?" Join them for a discussion of today's politics from a lighthearted point of view as only our Curmudgeons can do! In addition, they will review the Super Bowl and which Curmudgeon c…
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In which The Curmudgeons examine the last great era for hip-hop, namely the years between 1999 and 2008. After the catastrophe that was the murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls, hip-hop could have imploded and or lost its footing--or even its respect as a genre. Instead, the movement throughout the 1990s, in which the hardcore went mainstream,…
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Curmudgeon's Corner 48!!! Saturday Night, February 8th at 8pmEastern/5pmPacific: We got a Double Header!!! Special Community Edition!!! A couple of regulars from the chat rooms are joining us this Saturday Night! Kristi of @theDetailsNMe and co-host of The Xs and Os with Xtra Mile Podcast & Carson of @x6m_ghost What better way to get to know The Ph…
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan returns to the fold and joins Sam to talk about stuff. The usual stuff. Like birthday celebrations, iPads, and busy offices. But then yeah, of course the majority of the show is about everything going on with the still young second Trump presidency. Because of course it is. It is unavoidable. Show Details: Reco…
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Send us a text Only the boys can predict who will win the Super Bowl between the Eagles & the Chiefs! Bonus takes on their recent travels to Las Vegas & Punta Cana and whether or not Blaze will put suntan lotion on Riptide. Who wouldn't?? Download now and give the boys a listen! The Salty Curmudgeons…
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