The John Batchelor Show

Sunday 12 August 2012

Air Date: 
August 12, 2012

Photo above:  Paul Ryan and his family

JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW

Sunday  905PM Eastern (605P Pacific): Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, in re: Ryan who can cook bratwurst; closing the Bratwurst Gap: thoughts on Romney pick.

Sunday 920PM Eastern (620P Pacific): Larry Johnson, No Quarter, in re: what does the Ryan pick mean for Florida? What does Romney/Ryan mean for the military in Florida and North Carolina? What about seniors in Florida?

Sunday 935PM Eastern (635P Pacific): Nick Leiber, Bloomberg Businessweek, in re:  bunkers are big small business, starting at $50K each

Sunday 950PM Eastern (650P Pacific): Arthur Effinger, Bloomberg, in re:  big banks make the superrich big business, teaching six-year-olds to inherit $50 million.

Drawing below: a fanciful version of a bunker, for persons who enjoy racing up and down stairs

 

Sunday 1005PM EDT (705P Pacific): Lara Brown, Villanova University, in re:   Ryan: how does Ryan change the map? how does Romney's pick of Ryan change the Electoral College map?

Sunday 1020PM EDT (720P Pacific): David Drucker, Roll Call, in re:  Ryan in Congress - what's his reputation, what are the risks for the GOP, what about Gen X?

Sunday 1035PM EDT (735P Pacific): Maggiue Koerth Baker, BoingBoing, in re: what happened in the blackout of 2003, can it happen again, what is to be done?

Sunday 1050PM EDT (750P Pacific): Jordan Weissman, Atlantic, in re: what holds back Gen Y from owning and driving cars?  Social media vs cruising?

 

Sunday 1105PM EDT (805P Pacific): Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky; 1 of 4

Sunday 1120PM EDT (820P Pacific): Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky; 2 of 4

Sunday 1135PM EDT (835P Pacific): Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky; 3 of 4

Sunday 1150PM EDT (850P Pacific): Bailout: An Inside Account of How Washington Abandoned Main Street While Rescuing Wall Street by Neil Barofsky; 4 of 4

Sunday/Mon 1205AM EDT (905 Pacific): Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, in re: Ryan who can cook bratwurst, closing the Bratwurst Gap; thoughts on Romney pick.

Sunday/Mon 1220AM EDT (920 Pacific): Larry Johnson, No Quarter, in re: what does the Ryan pick mean for Florida? What does Romney/Ryan mean for the military in Florida and North Carolina? What about seniors in Florida?

Sunday/Mon 1235AM EDT (935P Pacific): Reed Abelson, NYT, in re: investigation of HCS abuse of cardiology procedures for profit,

Sunday/Mon 1250AM EDT (950P Pacific): Devin Leonard, Bloomberg Businessweek, in re:  Maryland gets ready for ACA in 2014, enlisting showbiz and looking for computer systems to handle the uninsured