JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Co-host: Larry Kudlow, CNBC senior advisor; & Cumulus Media radio

Hour One

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Steve Moore, Heritage Fdn chief economist, in re: the Obama Adm was going to re-make the natl economy but that's not happening swiftly; rather, "secular stagnation" is said to be the albatross.  This phrase was recently invented by Keynesians, who are now embarrassed by their earlier predictions.  "Distinguished Ivy League, liberal economists" and their massive spending led to 2% growth–they’re blaming consumers and investors rather than their big-government spending.  . . .   David Plouffe has just gone to work for Uber to make the case for economic competition!

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 1, Block B: Steve Moore, Heritage Fdn chief economist, in re:  . . .  we have an antiquated regulatory environment and [taxation policy] with  a stranglehold.  Janet Yellin's economic philosophy.   The woman behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz.   Dollar strong: need a slashing of corporate tax rates, monetary rules &  . . . 

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 1, Block C:  Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution blog, day at the Races, in re:  Rick Perry indictment & twitter – very handsome - mug shot.  Jerry Brown's candidacy, and NFL season's kickoff: news suppression!  Neel Kashkari spent a week as a homeless person to show how difficult it is and how important a job is. Gov Brown spoke a few weeks ago lamenting that Californiacs aren't having enough children. Alaska, small GOP state: primary election tonight. In 2010, a race that was cannibalism.  . . .  Can Begich be beaten? His average polling is 45%, but Alaska is a quirky state with a small electorate. 

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 1, Block D: Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution blog, Day at the Races, in re:  Scott Brown as carpetbagger in New Hampshire?  Not really, but he's made verbal stumbles; and Jeanne Shaheen is popular.  Al Franken: Minnesota punished senators linked to unpopular presidents; also, surge year, and Franken doesn’t have much of a record for he past six years. Opponent: investment banker McFadden running on economic growth and infrastructure (and his son plays football at Stanford).  

Hour Two

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 2, Block A:  Stephen F. Cohen, NYU & Princeton prof Emeritus;  author: Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Stalinism to the New Cold War, & The Victims Return: Survivors of the Gulag after Stalin, in re: Vladimir Putin's telephone conversation with Alexander Lukashenko, president of Byelarus.  The discussion focussed on preparations for the upcoming meeting in Minsk on August 26 between the heads of the Customs Union member-states and the President of Ukraine with the participation of European Commission representatives.  At Mr Lukashenko’s request, the Russian president informed him on the situation with the humanitarian convoy for residents of southeastern Ukraine, including the difficulties that have arisen with its delivery. (1 of 4)

Putin to meet with Customs Union leaders, Poroshenko in Minsk on August 26

Representatives of the European Commission will also take part in the meeting in Minsk 

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 2, Block B: Stephen F. Cohen, in re: Russia expects relief aid delivery to start in the next few hours — Churkin

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said that Russia urgently needed security guarantees from the Ukrainian side (2 of 4)

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 2, Block C:  Stephen F. Cohen (3 of 4) 

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 2, Block D:  Stephen F. Cohen (4 of 4) 

Hour Three

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 3, Block A:   Adam Nossiter, NYT, in re: Daru Journal - Surviving Ebola, but Untouchable Back Home.

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 3, Block B:  Aki Ito, Bloomberg, in re: Only Rich Know Wage Gains With No Raises for U.S Workers—Call it the no-raises recovery: Five years of economic expansion have done almost nothing to boost paychecks for typical American workers while the rich have gotten richer. http://bloom.bg/VC1G4a

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 3, Block C:   Jed Babbin, American Spectator, in re: Hillary Slippary | The American Spectator   Hillary found her campaign reined in last week by Obama. She wants to divorce herself from his foreign policy but can't. It's as much hers as his.

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 3, Block D:  Caroline Chen, Bloombrg, in re:  EBOLA—Bloomberg reporters available to discuss the armed raid of a quarantine center in Liberia over the weekend. Plus, how the blood of Ebola survivors may lead to treatments for those still affected: http://bloom.bg/1v7FBHw

Hour Four

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 4, Block A:   The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim by Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet (1 of 4)

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 4, Block B: The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim by Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet (2 of 4)

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 4, Block C: The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim by Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet (3 of 4)

Tuesday  19 August  2014 / Hour 4, Block D: The Eternal Nazi: From Mauthausen to Cairo, the Relentless Pursuit of SS Doctor Aribert Heim by Nicholas Kulish and Souad Mekhennet (4 of 4)