Schedules
Saturday 19 April 2014
Photo, above: A Klebs Incunabula Herbal, 1492. This book is a translation into Low German and enlargement of the Gart der Gesundheit of 1485, the first illustrated herbal to be printed. (Klebs helped Cushing to obtain the Library’s copy of this 1485 incunabule). The text includes 519 hand-colored...
Friday 18 April 2014
Photo, above: Pop-up wetlands in the Central Valley, CA. See Hour 3, Block A, by Jim Robbins, NYT. Paying Farmers to Welcome Birds JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Friday 18 April 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Michael Daly, Daily Beast, in re: Boston, NYC Bonded by Tragedy A relationship that started...
Friday 18 April 2014
Photo, above: In New York City, Brooklyn Bridge Park is now home to an historic and beautifully restored carousel, a gift of Jane and David Walentas. Built in 1922 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, the carousel was purchased in 1984 and painstakingly restored to its original condition. The...
Thursday 17 April
Photo, above: Rohingya children, Rakhine State. See Hour 1, Block C: Steven L Herman, VOA, Southeast Asia Bureau Chief/Correspondent. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Thursday 17 April 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Eli Lake, senior national security correspondent, Newsweek/Daily Beast, in re: "Ask Valodya...
Wednesday 16 April 2014
Photo, above: Donetsk, Ukraine, Pro-Russian rebels flying a Russian flag. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-hosts: Gordon Chang, Forbes.com. Dr. David M. Livingston, The Space Show. Hour One Wednesday 16 April 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Harry Kazianis, managing editor for National Interest & non-resident...
Tuesday 15 April 2014
Photo, above: Russian media describing events in Slavyansk, Eastern Ukraine: Junta MVDU boss Arseny Avakov attempted to “restore order” in the eastern Ukraine by sending troops to the region. This morning, Avakov announced the start of a military operation in Slavyansk, in Donetsk Oblast. ...
Monday 14 April 2014
Photo, above: WASHINGTON — As tensions between the West and Russia simmer, a Russian attack plane engaged in “provocative” acts Saturday towards the destroyer USS Donald Cook in international waters, the Pentagon announced Monday. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: Hour One Monday 14 April 2014 /...
Sunday 13 April 2014
Photo, above: See John Maxtone-Graham JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Sunday 13 April 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner by John Maxtone-Graham (1 of 2) Sunday 13 April 2014 / Hour 1, Block B: Titanic Tragedy: A New Look at the Lost Liner by John Maxtone-Graham (2...