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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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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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Tired of slick, over-produced reviews from critics who love everything? Then join two lifelong friends, Bob and Tony, as they sit down on the couch to do what they do best: grumble about it. From the latest streaming blockbusters to the buzziest prestige shows, these two old geezers cut through the noise with honest, unfiltered opinions. Get ready for hot takes, unsolicited advice, and a whole lot of complaining. Because if you can't be happy, you might as well be right.
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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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Join Miller Frost, curmudgeon, occasional misanthrope, nonconforming gay and podcaster, as he chaperones yet another irreverent journey through today's headlines and oddball news stories. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/miller-frost-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wisdom earned. Sarcasm sharpened. And no topic too sacred. From the front lines of disaster zones to the shadows of homeland security briefings, Old Enough to Know Better is not your average podcast. Hosted by longtime responder, threat analyst, author, and proud curmudgeon E.G. Weiss, this show dives headfirst into the world of emergency response, law enforcement, and national security with the unapologetic voice of someone who’s been there, done that, and probably wrote the field guide aft ...
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I Could Be Your Mother

Rebecca Smith, Angeline Compau, Josh Smith

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Two friends, one a Millennial and one Gen X, taking a funny, yet maybe not always accurate, walk down memory lane. Each week join Rebecca and Angeline as they explore the people, places and events that defined their generations! They are also joined by Josh to discuss what is wrong with the world today...as he sees it from his curmudgeon corner!
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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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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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The Worst Podcast

The Sonar Network

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Celebrities are always talking about their bests. Now hear them at their worst. Join award-winning filmmaker and noted curmudgeon Alan Zweig for refreshingly honest conversations with “notable people” about the worst things in life. Alan has no interest in best-selling books or Hollywood triumphs, and doesn’t know (or care) much about his guests. He’s looking for real conversations that dig deep and get to the worst things: nagging fears, embarrassing secrets and haunting regrets. And he’ll ...
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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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Adventures in New America

Night Vale Presents

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Adventures in New America is the first sci-fi, political satire, Afrofuturistic buddy comedy, serialized for New Americans in a new and desperate time. Set a few years in the future, Adventures in New America follows the escapades of two mismatched African-New-American best friends — fat, lonely, curmudgeon IA and lesbian sneak-thief Simon Carr — who take on a series of increasingly wild heists to get quick cash to pay for IA’s medical treatment while attempting to survive the wilds of New N ...
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This Burning World

Jeff Lane

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Picking up where This Paper World left off, Jim Hunt is at home with friends and family for summer break... but only briefly. He has committed to attend intense training to hone his new abilities at a Champion training camp in northern Maine. Upon arriving at the camp, Jim is introduced to his new teacher, Clyde, a crusty curmudgeon of a man who is determined to keep Jim on his toes. Sharing the camp is a talented young teen, Gabby, who hasn't "flipped her switch" yet, but has the potential ...
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Square Peg

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In 2017, an American suburban dad named Rob Collins accidentally got sucked into the bizarre world of Frank Carver, a vengeful, one-eyed British curmudgeon who’d been on a decades-long mission to have his brother imprisoned. Rob’s two-year quest to help Frank and learn the truth led him across England, to a psychiatrist in Berlin, and ultimately to a funeral—which Rob officiated. It’s a bizarrely heartfelt story about bitterness, family secrets, and the things we bury in the past. ”…riveting ...
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Cold Callers Comedy

Cold Callers Comedy

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Music-Comedians Ryan ‘goose fan’ Brannon and Paul ‘grumpy curmudgeon’ Rich have their weekly meeting to discuss their highlights and lowlights, what baffles, bemuses and bewilders them (including the etymology of ridiculous but real words). Join them as they interview special guests including performers from TV to stage or (or perhaps you at home!) and put their movie knowledge to the test by finding out how even universally loved films can be hated... And why. And of course each episode Tom ...
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Modernity and Absurdity with Christian Perez brings commentary and interviews on a range of issues including current events, world news, history, politics, culture with a whole lot of sarcasm. Christian Perez is an educator, podcaster, social/political communicator and curmudgeon. He like to smash walls of ignorance and he doesn't like the bad guys. Follow Christian on Twitter @PerezPodcast Send Christian an e-mail at [email protected]
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Long-running, award-winning STAR WARS program hosted by podcasting veterans Jason Swank and Jimmy Mac, Rebel Force Radio provides STAR WARS information and entertainment. From the Classic Trilogy to the Prequels... From THE FORCE AWAKENS to ROGUE ONE to SOLO...Rebel Force Radio puts you on the front lines of fandom. Plus, plenty of CLONE WARS and REBELS too! Featuring celebrity guests, news, opinions, comedy, reviews, contests, and more.
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The High Bar

Warren Etheredge

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For four seasons, The High Bar reached nearly 3 million homes in Washington state via KBTC and UWTV and many more via those stations' websites and our own (http://thehighbar.tv), picking up an Emmy®-nomination for Best Interview Program and winning a Gold National Communicator Award for Best News-Entertainment program. On each episode of The High Bar, an artist, author, activist or filmmaker joins host Warren Etheredge to raise a toast to and raise the bar for a subject about which she or he ...
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Peoplekind Politics

Peoplekind Politics

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Two Canadian podcasters, Taylor and Matthew, discuss shenanigans and hijinks in Canadian politics. We also talk about high-profile Canadians, and criticize them from a leftist perspective. Whether you're a toiling MP in a rural riding, or riding high in the Red Chamber—watch out! We will probably make fun of you.
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Welcome to Cinderella has Cellulite - a show about love, romance, and how to make it all last! Relationship Expert Donna Arp Weitzman draws on her years of experience in and out of the dating game to unwrap the mysteries behind the all-too familiar fairy tale! Tune in to find out the secrets behind first dates, second marriages, and everything in between!
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NuzBox

NuzBox

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NuzBox is the home of The Curmudgeons: Doc Normal and Jason Allen. The views, opinions and conclusions expressed in this show are those of the creator, organization or guests and not necessarily those of NuzBox, it’s staff or its officers and trustees. The show has not been reviewed or approved by NuzBox and the creator, organization or guests is solely responsible for its content. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental or is intended purely as a satire, parody ...
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In which The Curmudgeons lovingly recall the latter edge of the Britpop era, covering the years of 1996 and 1997. Britpop, at this point, had become a defining cultural phenomenon in the U.K., leaving music fans to wonder what might come next. Yet while Oasis attempted to follow the smashing, overwhelming success of its first two albums by going ev…
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Sam goes solo. First up, iPhones and birthdays and movies. But then the more serious stuff, with a segment on all the signs of accelerating down the slippery slope with all of the Trump administration's recent abuses of executive power. Then a little bit of a follow up on the killing of Charlie Kirk. And that's a …
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C.R. Wiley of @TheTheologyPugcast explains who Tom Bombadil is. Wiley wrote In the House of Tom Bombadil with @CanonPress , and that book opens a wide ranging conversation about masculinity, femininity, dominion, domination, dating, Adam, and the work of the logos in Tolkien's Legendarium. It's a wonderful discussion mostly grounded in The Fellowsh…
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Doing a little light hearted hangout with @JamieTheCleaner for a few minutes on his channel before we kick things off with Dr. Patel over on Curmudgeon's Corner. www.phoenixeod.com https://thehouseofrags.com/collections/phoenix-e-o-d It's So Easy, Even A Curmudgeon Can Do It! 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get …
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This week, the Curmudgeons endure a show so baffling they're considering a new line of work. Join us as we try to make sense of Butterfly's nonsensical plot, Bob questions the very existence of a show named Ballard, and both realize they'd probably have more fun getting mixed up with a real-life murder club than watching some of this stuff. All in …
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The Worst Podcast will be back in the New Year for another season. Alan will welcome another group of notable guests that he doesn’t know and has never heard of to talk about the worst things in life. Until then, Alan has another podcast about the worst thing in his life - his weight. Tubby is about all of the things that the other weight and diet …
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Join us for a full breakdown and analysis of the brand new Mandalorian & Grogu trailer and key art. We’re going frame-by-frame to uncover hidden details, big reveals, and everything you need to know. Following our breakdown, we opened the phone lines for listener feedback conversation featuring your thoughts, reactions, predictions and theories abo…
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STAR WARS: STARFIGHTER is coming to theaters in 2027 and is currently in front of cameras as we speak, and this week, fans were surprised by the first image from location was shared online by director Shawn Levy. We look closely at the photo for insight and clues about the upcoming Ryan Gosling film. We’re still recovering from RFR at Rancho Obi-Wa…
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Miller Frost, curmudgeon, occasional misanthrope, nonconforming gay and podcaster, chaperones yet another irreverent journey through today's headlines and oddball news stories. This Thursday, Miller covers Charlie Kirk's assassination triggering a full blown social media meltdown; Paramount rejecting an unserious Israeli film boycott by four thousa…
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This week we had on the man, the myth, the legend, a jack of all trades, and a master of many, that is Barnhog Trollman. We talked origin stories, the etymology of an accent, the DIY approach, the art of cloth preservation and reinvention, what he’s wearing at the End of the World, restoring an old building, living with no money on purpose, making …
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In this powerful episode of Old Enough to Know Better, host E.G. Weiss delivers a raw and unflinching open letter to America in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. With solemn reflection, he speaks of Charlie’s faith, his love for family, and the silence left behind. But he also confronts the shocking and hateful reactions from the left, expo…
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan talk travel and coincidences and movies before they start getting into the serious stuff. The big one was the killing of Charlie Kirk and the subsequent reactions. Then Epstein's book, the Fed Governor's mortgages, Trump's health, security for politicians, some international coverage, and a bit about t…
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An event years in the making finally happened last weekend as Rebel Force Radio descended upon Steve Sansweet’s Rancho Obi-Wan, the Guinness Book of World Records largest Star Wars memorabilia collection, for a live podcast fundraiser with an audience of the greatest Star Wars fans in the galaxy. Join us, Steve, Anne Neumann, Billy Mac, Baby Belush…
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This episode of Old Enough to Know Better is not like the others. Today we pause in grief to honor the life of Charlie Kirk, a man of unshakable faith, a devoted husband and father, and a fearless voice for truth. On September 10th, Charlie was taken from us by a sniper’s bullet, but his legacy of boldness, courage, and conviction will not be silen…
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Miller Frost, curmudgeon, occasional misanthrope, nonconforming gay and podcaster, chaperones yet another irreverent journey through today's headlines and oddball news stories. This Thursday, Miller covers belatedly celebrating five years of podcasting; Smartphone use in bathrooms causing hemorrhoids; Author Malcolm Gladwell taking fire for retract…
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In which The Curmudgeons revisit the zenith of the Britpop movement. And by 1995, there definitely was a movement in the U.K. The music defined the style and defined the discussion and defined the culture. The mania was such that the two biggest bands in all of Britpop, Oasis and Blur, ended the year embroiled in a hilariously nasty feud. Here, we …
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Joseph Holmes advances his theory of feminism in contemporary Hollywood: only women are allowed to be positive spiritual figures. Holmes argues that Hollywood has shifted from "men bad, women good" and the "religious or atheist" dichotomy to "men are religious, women are spiritual." As such, Holmes thinks it fits Greta Gerwig's pattern to cast a fe…
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In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, our host dives into the history behind Trump’s decision to rename the Department of Defense back to the Department of War. From its founding in 1789 through World War II, America called its military what it was… war. Only in 1947 did we soften the language to “defense,” and with it came a culture of rea…
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This week on Curmudgeon’s Corner, we sit down with Dr. Puraj Patel — bariatric and minimally invasive surgeon at Henry Ford Health, husband and father, and the owner & founder of Clean Cut Detail in Novi, MI. We dive into his journey from the operating room to the detailing bay, exploring how precision, discipline, and purpose drive his life both a…
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner Ivan and Sam discuss tariffs, immigration raids, the Venezuelan boat, deterioration of the rule of law, damage from RFK Jr, Trump/Epstein, and triggered by all this, Ivan's possible escape plan from the US. Before that though, on the lighter side, some movies and Alex's suggestions on how to monetize this podcast.…
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LUCAS WARS is a new graphic novel that showcases George Lucas’s rise from auteur filmmaker to Star Wars superstar as it goes behind-the-scenes of the original Star Wars film. Lucas Wars writer Laurent Hopman joins us In The Cantina to provide insight into his amazing illustrated story. But did George Lucas actually read it? You need to listen to fi…
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This week, we had Oklahoman thrift legend, artist, and all around rad dude @bobdale in the studio. We talked shopping at department stores, pop art, Warhol, uniforms, the aroma and etiquette of thrifting, the inspirations and aspirations of his art, clowns, living in the Central Time Zone, the Tulsa music scene, and much more!…
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Miller Frost, curmudgeon, occasional misanthrope, nonconforming gay and podcaster, chaperones yet another irreverent journey through today's headlines and oddball news stories. This Thursday, Miller covers Snoop Dog getting into trouble for questioning a lesbian couple in a children's movie; Employers having enough of their social justice warrior e…
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This week on Curmudgeon's Corner Sam goes solo while Ivan enjoys the holiday weekend. Sam talks about movies, the feeding frenzy around Trump's health, and the general descent into authoritarianism we are right smack in the middle of. Plus some stories about going to the fair, and moving a car over a few feet. And that is that. Show Details: Record…
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In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, E. G. Weiss dives headfirst into the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and the tragedy that followed. Two children are gone, families are shattered, and instead of compassion, politicians rushed in with smug soundbites, attacks on prayer, and hollow promises. From Jacob Frey’s tone-deaf comments to I…
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Cruising into theaters in 2027, STAR WARS STARFIGHTER is gearing up for production and this week, the official casting was finally revealed. We look at the roster of actors to be featured and speculate what impact their roles will have on the story. Clean up in Aisle 66! We’re focusing on Star Wars in the grocery stores past and present. We have in…
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This week, we’re shining a spotlight on Jelena Prophet, the founder of Duck Pond Detailing — a rising voice in the detailing world who’s bringing passion, creativity, and purpose into everything she does. Fresh out of high school, Jelena has already: 🥍 Played varsity lacrosse (Class of 2025, Esperanza HS) 🎬 Built a profile as a thoughtful film love…
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Miller Frost, curmudgeon, occasional misanthrope, nonconforming gay and podcaster, chaperones yet another irreverent journey through today's headlines and oddball news stories. This Thursday, Miller covers explaining the show's teacherbait coverage criteria as another horny high school teacher gets busted; Pocket Queen Petter doubling down on quest…
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On this week's episode, your two favorite curmudgeons, Bob and Tony, are back to argue about several new shows. We'll find out if Ice Cube can survive an alien invasion (or if the aliens should win), if De Niro's performance as a former president turned cyber terrorist hunter is believable, and why Bob thinks a Mercedes diesel is an issue for the w…
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In which The Curmudgeons continue catching a wave of Britpop and launch into the second part of our five-part series on the joys of the Britpop era. On this episode, we cover the eventful year of 1994, during which Britpop officially solidified as a thing and started its ascension toward the stratosphere. It was during 1994 that Oasis and Blur rele…
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In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, E.G. Weiss takes aim at the battle between America’s cops on the streets and the politicians in the spotlight. From the blood-soaked streets of Chicago in 1968 to today’s debate over military deployment in our nation’s capital and in Chicago itself, this episode digs into crime statistics, National Guar…
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This week, we have a show long in the making, with stalwart of the vintage clothing community and proud Philadelphian, David Lochner. He’s been in the game a long time and has some of the most eclectic taste out there. He gives us a brief history of his business, @briarvintage, we talk about a bunch of Philadelphia things, the UK's "Right to Ramble…
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On this week's Curmudgeon's Corner, Sam and Ivan are joined by Pete, who has been begging for weeks to talk about Superman. So they talk about Superman. Specifically, the intention is to talk about the 2025 Superman movie, but to get there, they talk about lots of older Superman too. And then, yes, after that, they do move on to the news of the wee…
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Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen came together onstage at Fan Expo Chicago for a full-blown Star Wars prequel reunion. Both actors were interviewed about their experiences shooting the trilogy along with behind-the-scenes stories and we got the highlights. Simon Kinberg recently discussed his excitement for his upcoming Star Wars trilogy and we…
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In this episode of Old Enough to Know Better, host E.G. Weiss rips into the never-ending comedy of errors known as emergency communications. From Texas responders still struggling to talk to each other in the middle of floods, to the nationwide failure of cross-training between agencies, Weiss blends sarcasm with bitter truth to expose why “interop…
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Send us a text This week Josh and Rebecca answer some hard hitting questions. We also discuss a semi dry docking situation and who the culprit is! Be sure to come and chat with us here: Website: www.icbympodcast.com Facebook: @icbympodcast Twitter: @icbympodcast Instagram: @icbympodcast Discord: https://discord.gg/7Vu7WCn58J…
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Miller Frost, curmudgeon, occasional misanthrope, nonconforming gay and podcaster, chaperones yet another irreverent journey through today's headlines and oddball news stories. This Thursday, Miller covers Princess Jussie Smollett getting himself a Netflix documentary as he continues to lie about his innocence; Casper Planet parody new site reporti…
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On the premiere episode of Curmudgeons on the Couch, hosts Bob and Tony are reluctantly tackling some of the biggest streaming shows. They'll start by diving into The Residence, a Netflix mystery set during a White House state dinner. They'll argue about whether this whodunnit has enough brains to justify the time it takes to watch. Reacher's back …
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