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#OZWATCH: The upcoming Ashes cricket series, asking what to look for, the impact of Perth's hot weather, and the role of superstitions and player management. He expresses eagerness to cover thJEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY

#OZWATCH: The upcoming Ashes cricket series, asking what to look for, the impact of Perth's hot weather, and the role of superstitions and player management. He expresses eagerness to cover thJEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY

Update: 2025-09-14

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John Batchelor is the host of the Friends of History Debating Society. He broadcasts from New England, where he is currently entering autumn, contrasting with Jeremy Zakis's springtime in New South Wales. He refers to Jeremy Zakisas his "good mate."

Batchelor often guides the conversation with Jeremy Zakis, asking about:

Dallas and the bird collection, noting Dallas's role as a "social worker" or "foreign affairs" diplomat. He initiates the discussion by asking about the "bird collection" and if it has "changed its order of battle."

The upcoming Ashes cricket series, asking what to look for, the impact of Perth's hot weather, and the role of superstitions and player management. He expresses eagerness to cover the Ashes preparation "very carefully," noting he "hasn't had a chance to do this before."

Batchelor notes that discussing springtime with Jeremy is "far more interesting" than preparing his own garden for winter's colder days. He also discusses python sightings, specifically mentioning a photograph of two pythons battling on a library roof on the Sunshine Coast, questioning if such an event is ordinary for an urban area. He emphasizes that he is in New England, in the "northern temperate zone," while Jeremy Zakis is in the "southern temperate zone."

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#OZWATCH: JEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. Dallas and the bird collection, noting Dallas's role as a "social worker" or "foreign affairs" diplomat. He initiates the discussion by asking about the "bird collection" and if it#FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETYZZ

#OZWATCH: JEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. Dallas and the bird collection, noting Dallas's role as a "social worker" or "foreign affairs" diplomat. He initiates the discussion by asking about the "bird collection" and if it#FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETYZZ

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#OZWATCH: The upcoming Ashes cricket series, asking what to look for, the impact of Perth's hot weather, and the role of superstitions and player management. He expresses eagerness to cover thJEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY

#OZWATCH: The upcoming Ashes cricket series, asking what to look for, the impact of Perth's hot weather, and the role of superstitions and player management. He expresses eagerness to cover thJEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY

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#OZWATCH: JEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. the conversation with Jeremy Zakis, asking about: \ The climate in Sydney, inquiring about expected rain, El Niño, and the predictability of the weather. He describes the unpredicta#FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY

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#OZWATCH: JEREMY ZAKIS, The emergence of venomous snakes in springtime, referring to this period as "the first act of the thriller." He asks about snake catchers' procedures and the questions asked at clinNEW SOUTH WALES. #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY

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CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

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CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

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CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

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CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

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CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

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CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

2025-09-1413:45

CONTINUED David Pietrusza's book, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal, chronicles Franklin Delano Roosevelt's pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political demo

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**David Pietrusza's** book, ***Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal***, chronicles **Franklin Delano Roosevelt's** pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political

**David Pietrusza's** book, ***Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR's 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal***, chronicles **Franklin Delano Roosevelt's** pivotal re-election campaign in 1936, a moment that fundamentally reshaped American political

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CONTINUED Victor Davis Hanson's book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America, argues that the foundational principles of American citizenship and the nation's success are being eroded by

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CONTINUED Victor Davis Hanson's book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America, argues that the foundational principles of American citizenship and the nation's success are being eroded by

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CONTINUED Victor Davis Hanson's book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America, argues that the foundational principles of American citizenship and the nation's success are being eroded by

CONTINUED Victor Davis Hanson's book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America, argues that the foundational principles of American citizenship and the nation's success are being eroded by

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Victor Davis Hanson's book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America, argues that the foundational principles of American citizenship and the nation's success are being eroded by these forc

Victor Davis Hanson's book, The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America, argues that the foundational principles of American citizenship and the nation's success are being eroded by these forc

2025-09-1408:19

**Victor Davis Hanson's** book, ***The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America***, argues that the foundational principles of American citizenship and the nation's success are being eroded by

**Victor Davis Hanson's** book, ***The Dying Citizen: How Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization Are Destroying the Idea of America***, argues that the foundational principles of American citizenship and the nation's success are being eroded by

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#OZWATCH: The upcoming Ashes cricket series, asking what to look for, the impact of Perth's hot weather, and the role of superstitions and player management. He expresses eagerness to cover thJEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY

#OZWATCH: The upcoming Ashes cricket series, asking what to look for, the impact of Perth's hot weather, and the role of superstitions and player management. He expresses eagerness to cover thJEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY

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