Photo, above: Jobless numbers tick up slightly in July.

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Co-host: Larry Kudlow, The Kudlow Report, CNBC; and Cumulus Media radio

Hour One

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Phillip Izzo, WSJ, re: The U.S. unemployment rate increased slightly to 6.2% in July and a broader rate that includes discouraged workers also ticked up to 12.2%, but don't be discouraged.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 1, Block B: Phillip Izzo, WSJ, re: Americans are registering record levels of anxiety about the opportunities available to younger generations and are pessimistic about the nation's long-term prospects, directing their blame at elected leaders in Washington.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 1, Block C: John Cochrane, Professor Chicago Graduate School of Business, re: work, jail, marijuana and race.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 1, Block D: James Taranto, WSJ, re: The latest Halbig counterargument, refuted. 

Hour Two

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 2, Block A: Steve Cohen, NYU, re: Obama taunts Putin: Russia ‘doesn’t make anything,’ life expectancy there stinks.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 2, Block B: Steve Cohen, NYU, re: Romney: Putin ‘has outperformed’ Obama.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 2, Block C: Steve Cohen, NYU, re: Putin to retaliate against Obama by trashing Iran deal.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 2, Block D: Steve Cohen, NYU, re: Obama’s interview with the Economist in which he sticks a burn to Russia.

Hour Three

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 3, Block A: Ann Marlowe, Hudson Institute, re: Parliament convenes in Libya despite battles.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 3, Block B: Jed Babbin, Washington Examiner, re: The four foundations of U.S. security and Israel.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 3, Block C:  Robert Zimmerman, Behind the Black, re: U.S./Russian owned launch company ILS cuts workforce by 25%.

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 3, Block D: Peter Berkowitz, The Hoover Institution, Burmese visitors get a taste of democracy and hope.

Hour Four

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 4, Block A: Henry R. Nau, Author, “Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman and Reagan,” Part 1

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 4, Block B: Henry R. Nau, Author, “Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman and Reagan,” Part 2

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 4, Block C: Henry R. Nau, Author, “Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman and Reagan,” Part 3

Tuesday   5 August    2014 / Hour 4, Block D:  Henry R. Nau, Author, “Conservative Internationalism: Armed Diplomacy under Jefferson, Polk, Truman and Reagan,” Part 4