The John Batchelor Show

Tuesday 31 July 2018

Air Date: 
July 31, 2018

Map: the geography of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, where John Batchelor and staff visited the frontline.  (Awaiting photos.)  
 
JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
Co-hosts: Larry Kudlow, Director of the National Economic Council under US President Donald Trump; and Thaddeus McCotter, WJR, the Great Voice of the Great Lakes.
 
Hour One
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 1, Block A:  Elizabeth Peek, Fox News, in re: Politics and economics
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 1, Block B:  Elizabeth Peek, Fox News, in re: Politics and economics
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 1, Block C:  Larry Kudlow, in re: Trade, international and domestic.  President Trump’s allusion to the importance of Central Asia and pipelines.
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 1, Block D:  Steve Moore, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Project for Economic Growth, The Heritage Foundation; in re: Economics and the happy current position of the United States.
 
Hour Two
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 2, Block A:  Elin Suleymanov, Ambassador of Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States; in re: Azerbaijan
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 2, Block B: Andrew C  McCarthy, columnist for National Review; served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; and Thaddeus McCotter, WJR, the Great Voice of the Great Lakes, in re:  Russiagate.
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 2, Block C:  Mayor Mustagim Mammadov, Provincial governor and mayor of Terter [Tartar], in re: Terter: economic and cultural development, and military predicament as a frontline town
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 2, Block D:  Elnur Rzayev, first deputy mayor of Ganja [pron: Gənjə, where ə— the schwa — is the “a” in fat, sat, cat, manor, etc.], Azerbaijan’s second-largest city; in re: The historic city of Gənjə; its continued development despite a recent attack by an international terrorist.
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“Authorities said Elmar Valiyev, head of Ganca’s executive power, and the bodyguard were hospitalized with various injuries after being shot by an individual in front of Valiyev’s office late on July 3. According to some news channels Mayor’s bodyguard died later in the hospital. Government controlled media did not report the incident and still keeps in secret.”
 
Hour Three
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 3, Block A:  The Romanovs: 1613-1918, by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 3, Block B:  The Romanovs: 1613-1918, by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 3, Block C:  The Romanovs: 1613-1918, by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 3, Block D:  The Romanovs: 1613-1918, by Simon Sebag Montefiore
 
Hour Four
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 4, Block A:  Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 4, Block B:  Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 4, Block C:  Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha
Tuesday 31 July 2018/ Hour 4, Block D:  Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia? by Karen Dawisha