Memorial Day Special.
705P Eastern Time: Matt Bai, NYT, re the surprising non-story of the gay marriage amendments and law changes in states, re how the young voters poll an indifference to the topic, that is, no opposition. 
720P: Amir Efrati, Wall Street Journal, re Madoff Victims Are Investigated
The probe into who knew
about Madoff's massive fraud has broadened to include high-profile investors
including Jeffry Picower and Stanley Chais, and Carl Shapiro, an old friend of
the money manager
735P: Jesse Westbrook, Bloomberg, re U.S. Said to Consider Stripping SEC of Power, Shifting Some
Duties to Fed
750P: Stephanie Simon, Wall Street Journal, Using Spidey Sense on the Border A small Homeland Security unit is charged with adding whiz-bang wonder to the drudgery of border patrols and vehicle checkpoints. Texas Mayor Trades Job for Romance Texas mayor J.W. Lown resigned this week, saying he is in love with a Mexican man who doesn't have permission to remain in the U.S.
805P: Ed Hayes, attorney, re In Bronx Bomb Case, Steps and Missteps Alike Caught on Tape In documents, interviews and court hearings, details of a homegrown terror plot and the checkered life stories of the four men charged further emerged.
820P: James R. Hagerty, Wall Street Journal, re 'Terrorizing' Bankers in Foreclosure Fight
835P: Financial Roundtable, Thaddeus McCotter, Member of Congress, Jim McTague, Barron's, David Weidner, Marketwatch.com, re the auto talks, re the report that Chrysler will emerge from bankruptcy and that GM will go into bankruptcy. U.S. to Steer GM Toward Bankruptcy
850P: Continued re GM Reaches Deal in Canada The Canadian Auto Workers said it has reached an agreement with General Motors on cost-cutting measures.
905P: Malcolm Hoenlein, Conference of Presidents, from Jerusalem, re Netanyahu's visit to the White House, re the missile test in Iran, re the POTUS statement of a deadline for Iran diplomacy.
920P: Aaron Klein, author, "The Late Great State of Israel," re the Hamas preparation for an Obama administration outreach.
935P: Jim Leeke, author, Manila and Santiago, re the Spanish American War of 1898 and the rise of Assistant Secretary of the Navy T.R. Roosevelt.
955P: Exeunt, re Quentin Tarrantino, Brad Pitt, at Canne, "Inglourious Basterds."
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KFI-AM 640/WABC-AM 770 Simulcast
Forty-four states lost jobs in April, led by California where employers slashed 63,700 positions. Michigan's 12.9% jobless rate was the nation's highest. Schwarzenegger Puts Legacy on the Line
720P: Zuhdi Jasser, narrator, "The Third Jihad," re the four Newburgh New York residents arrested for plot against a Riverdale synagogue and military aircraft.
735P Professional roundtable; re Obama administration policy on Iran: with Larry Johnson, No Quarter, Bill Roggio, Long War Journal, Manda Zervin, PlanetIran.com, Diana West, DianaWest.net, re the Obama meeting with PM Netanyahu of Israel, re the Tehran test firing of an ICBM, re the Obama diplomacy toward Iran.
750P: Continued re Iran's operations in Iraq, in Baluchistan, in Afghanistan.
805P: Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal Asia, Gordon Chang, Forbes.com, B. Raman, Institute for Topical Studies, re the two rogues of Pakistan and North Korea, re the Pakistan Army offensive in Malakand, the containment policy, the Obama administration gift-giving to Zardari.
820P: Continued re North Korea provocations, the Google Earth map of North Korea, the credible threat of an additional North Korean nuke test.
835P: Eric Boehlert, "Bloggers On The Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press" re Kos, MYDD, Maddow, de Vellis, Greenwald, Palin, the rise and fall of the netroots, 2004-2008, and the seeds of future journalism. Fun, helpful, curious, anecdotal, comprehensive, shrewdly suspicious and finally dismissive of the Obama campaign as exploiters more than experts of the blogosphere.
850P: Jason Gale, Bloomberg, Singapore, the state status of WHO and H1N1 threat, re the status of the vaccine, re what we know of the virus spread so far.
905P: Bob Zimmerman, author, "Universe In A Mirror," re the Hubble rescue week. Hubble Space Telescope Undergoes More Repair
920P: Leslie Hook, Asia Wall Street Journal, re Zhao Ziyang's Revenge, He tells his story on Tiananmen and democracy in China.
935P: Allis Radosh and Ronald Radosh, "A Safe Haven: Harry S. Truman and the Founding of Israel."
955P: Exeunt, Lou Ann Hammoned re GM and Chrysler dealers. Chinese Company Interested in Opel Opinion: Light Cars Are Dangerous Cars
The End End Video:
JB - if the issue of gay marriage yes/no is no longer as pressing an issue as it was previously for those of us who are Jewish and American - but not Orthodox - it is because we have larger 'existential' issues of a birthrate which is far below replacement level and getting worse. Except amongst the Orthodox or Hassidism, one study pointed out that 25% of Jewish women 40-45 have never been married and have no children. THAT is the major issue of 'survival' facing modern American Jews. Liberal Jews have been amongst the most ardent supporters of 'rights' for homosexuals. My greater concern is our birthrate - or lack of it.
Is it possible for you to post the show podcast from KFI of May 24, 2009? They seem to have lost the files from Sunday’s programming. Thank you.
Will the west coast feed be made available? Id love to hear the Truman commentary
I'm also wondering if there's any way you might be able to post the "missing" kfi podcast. Thanks!
KFI's Missing Sunday May 24, 2009 John Batchelor show.
I found the files from another source, removed the commercials and news breaks and posted it here for you to download. It is a MP3 file, 64kbps and 52.2MB's for the 3 hours. I hope this is Ok with JB. If not let me know in this forum and I will take the link down. It currently resides at:
www.mllscorp.com/audio/John_Batchelor_KFI_05-24-09.mp3
This took about 3 minutes to download over DSL.
It is a great show, Enjoy!
delirious...I can copy the link and play it on my mac, but how do I actually download it as a podcast. I cant figure it out.
Another source for KFI 640 May 24, 2009 broadcast
http://207.234.249.73/mwd/talk_radio.htm
You are one of my favorite talk show hosts, and I look forward to listening to your interesting commentary every Sunday evening. I am so disappointed that someone else has been given your time slot this evening, and this is not the first time it has happened. Please let me know if you have been replaced, is this temporary or permanent, and when might you expect to be heard again.