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1933 - Backroom Deals Secure Authoritarian Power Seizure — Part Two - TIMOTHY-RYBACK-TAKEOVER
11/08/2026 | 37 mins.Backroom Deals Secure Authoritarian Power Seizure — Part Two
Timothy Ryback, author of Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power, reveals the backroom intrigues of January 1933, as Franz von Papen and Alfred Hugenberg negotiated a coalition with Hitler. Despite Nazi Party debt and factional rifts with Gregor Strasser, President Hindenburg reluctantly appointed Hitler chancellor on January 30, marking the tragic collapse of the Weimar Republic. (6)1933 - Political Manipulation Undermines Fragile Weimar Democracy — Part One - TIMOTHY-RYBACK-TAKEOVER
11/08/2026 | 37 mins.BERLIN
Political Manipulation Undermines Fragile Weimar Democracy — Part One
Timothy Ryback, author of Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power, traces the political maneuvering of late 1932, detailing Hindenburg’s initial refusal to grant Adolf Hitler the chancellorship. Ryback explains how Nazi delegates intentionally paralyzed the Reichstag, Hitler’s innovative airplane campaign across Germany, and the severe electoral setback in November 1932 that temporarily weakened the party’s momentum. (5)USA - ndustrial Mobilization and Modern Technological Innovation — Part Two - ARTHUR-HERMAN-FOUNDERS-FIRE
11/08/2026 | 37 mins.1952 KOREA
ndustrial Mobilization and Modern Technological Innovation — Part Two
Arthur Herman, author of Founders’ Fire: From 1776 to Right Now, explores modern innovation, comparing wartime industrial mobilization under William Knudsen with Woodrow Wilson’s restrictive state controls. He highlights Martin Luther King Jr.’s moral refounding of American equality, Vannevar Bush’s federal science policy fostering Silicon Valley, and Elon Musk’s aerospace vision driving progress through SpaceX’s Mars exploration plans. (2)USA - merica’s Entrepreneurial Visionaries Reshaping Historical Progress — Part One - ARTHUR-HERMAN-FOUNDERS-FIRE
11/08/2026 | 37 mins.1945 UNION PACIFIC
merica’s Entrepreneurial Visionaries Reshaping Historical Progress — Part One
Arthur Herman, author of Founders’ Fire: From 1776 to Right Now, discusses how iconic American figures, including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, John D. Rockefeller, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln, drove national transformation through vision, courage, and risk-taking. He emphasizes the Patent Act’s role in protecting intellectual property, enabling pioneers to build strong economic foundations from 1776 forward. (1)FPUNDING - Revolutionary Struggles Forge Popular Sovereign Republic — Part Two - ED-LARSON-DECLARING-INDEPENDENCE
11/08/2026 | 36 mins.1789 INAUGURATION
Revolutionary Struggles Forge Popular Sovereign Republic — Part Two
Edward J. Larson, author of Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters, examines Thomas Jefferson’s drafting of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Paine’s inspiring pamphlets, and Abigail Adams’s early advocacy for women’s rights. He chronicles Washington’s bold winter surprise attacks at Trenton and Princeton, critical victories that validated popular sovereignty for the new American republic. (4)
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The John Batchelor Show is a hard news-analysis radio program on current events, world history, global politics and natural sciences. Based in New York City for two decades, the show has travelled widely to report, from the Middle East to the South Caucasus to the Arabian Peninsula and East Asia.
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