S8 Ep664: 2. The economic fallout is highlighted by a 30% surge in gasoline prices, reaching $4.09 in Connecticut within only three weeks of the war’s onset. Germanicus posits that if the "emperor"—who is reportedly distracted by "kill reels" of explosions—cannot s
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 30 March 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
2. The economic fallout is highlighted by a 30% surge in gasoline prices, reaching $4.09 in Connecticut within only three weeks of the war’s onset. Germanicus posits that if the "emperor"—who is reportedly distracted by "kill reels" of explosions—cannot stabilize the global supply chain, the military or Senate may be forced to intervene to prevent a total domestic collapse. This instability threatens to further impoverish European and Asian allies who are increasingly treated as subservient vassals. (2)
1569 LONDINIUM
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is the Friends of History Debating Society. |
| 0:07.0 | We're in Lunditium. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm Gaius. |
| 0:10.0 | Dramaticus is here. |
| 0:11.0 | The centurions, retired centurians are here. |
| 0:14.0 | And we're looking at the 21st century, |
| 0:17.0 | no longer the big picture to be or not to be. |
| 0:21.4 | Instead, focusing on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday and Holy Week and the tote ward of a gallon of gasoline. |
| 0:32.0 | I recall the first days, the first Sunday after the war started, war start was the 28th of February. |
| 0:41.6 | The first Sunday after that that I could note the tote board in Kent, Connecticut, |
| 0:47.9 | which is an idyllic town of high-end prices and shops and a very attractive private school and lots of churches. |
| 0:59.3 | Catholic Church, Presbyterian Church, no, not Presbyterian, Congregational Church, Baptist Church, |
| 1:04.7 | and my congregation is Anglican. |
| 1:08.1 | There's a big, fancy gas station on the corner, which actually has electric charges in |
| 1:16.0 | it as well. |
| 1:17.1 | And they're always very nice SUVs pulled up, all washed, even in wintertime. |
| 1:23.2 | And I pay attention to the towboard. |
| 1:25.1 | The first Sunday after the war started, it was 309 a gallon. |
| 1:31.3 | And that's not as cheap as you can get to Connecticut. |
| 1:33.7 | At the time, you could go under three. |
| 1:36.7 | But you pay a premium. |
| 1:38.3 | You come for a latte and an egg salad sandwich served by a young man or a young woman very happily in Wilson's, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Batchelor, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of John Batchelor and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.