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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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Today · 39 min
Global Stalemate, Rogue Diplomacy, and the Tragic Contradictions of Peace - Joseph Ellis
Joseph Ellis, Part Two: Ellis covers the war's transition into a global conflict focused heavily on the Caribbean sugar islands. He examines Britain's Southern Strategy, the "dirty war" that devastated the Iroquois confederation, and Cornwallis's...
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Today · 39 min
The Birth of "The Cause" and the High Stakes of Rebellion - Joseph Ellis,
Joseph Ellis, author of The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773–1783, Part One: Ellis discusses "the cause," a unifying verbal canopy for diverse colonial interests opposing British policy. He details George III's monarchical...
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Today · 7 min
England Cricket Team's Late-Night Discipline Crisis Jeremy Zakis
Jeremy Zakis and John Batchelor dissect the ongoing disciplinary troubles of the England cricket team. Fast bowler Brydon Carse was recently arrested outside an Irish pub in Derby after celebrating a win against Pakistan, with former captain Ben...
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Today · 12 min
Early Wildlife Awakenings and Warm-Water Shifts - Jeremy Zakis
Jeremy Zakis and John Batchelor explore how rising global temperatures are altering wildlife behaviors. In Australia, highly venomous eastern brown snakes are emerging from hibernation a full month early, including dangerous yellow-hued juveniles...
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Today · 11 min
he Super El Niño and Australia's Abrupt Spring Shift - Jeremy Zakis
Jeremy Zakis and John Batchelor discuss an unprecedented Super El Niño forecast, with tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures spiking to a record 85°F. This extreme ocean warming has caused winter in Australia to abruptly end, ushering in spring...
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Today · 37 min
Transitioning from the Cold War to the Long Chase for Osama bin Laden - Liza Mundy,
Liza Mundy, Part Two: Heidi August transitions from tracking Soviets in Europe to fighting emerging networks of global terrorism, eventually opening a station in the Mediterranean. In the 1990s, female analysts like Cindy Storer, Barbara Sude, and...
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Today · 37 min
The Unsung World War II Pioneers and Libya's Sudden Coup - Liza Mundy
Liza Mundy, author of The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA, Part One: During World War II, the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) actively recruits highly educated women like Mary Bancroft, who translates crucial intelligence in...
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Today · 37 min
The Climax of Consulship, Devastating Exile, and the Bloody End of the Republic - Josiah Osgood
Josiah Osgood, Part Two: Cicero reaches his political peak by defeating Catiline for the consulship and exposing his popular debt-relief conspiracy. However, executing five citizen conspirators without a trial becomes Cicero's fatal mistake. His enemy...
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Today · 37 min
The Rise of a "New Man" and the Crusades Against Roman Corruption - Josiah Osgood,
Josiah Osgood, author of Lawless Republic, Part One: Marcus Tullius Cicero rises as a "new man" from outside Rome's traditional political elite, building an exceptional reputation in the Roman Forum. His debut felony case defends Sextus Roscius...
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Today · 37 min
The Legislative Battle, Covert Propaganda, and the Devastating Des Moines Speech - H.W. Brands
H.W. Brands, Part Two: As 1941 begins, the legislative battle over Lend-Lease (HR 1776) intensifies, which Lindberghargues favors British imperialism over democracy. Behind the scenes, British intelligence coordinates covert propaganda inside the U.S....
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Today · 37 min
Charles Lindbergh's Return to America and the Gathering Neutrality Debate - H.W. Brands
H.W. Brands, author of America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War, Part One: In April 1939, Charles Lindbergh returns to the United States amidst rising European tensions. Gaining global fame for his 1927 solo transatlantic flight and...
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Yesterday · 6 min
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TONIGHT-CONTENTS-8-28-2026-22026 California Swells Weather And Nevada Casinos Jeff Bliss discusses a massive southern ocean swell creating rare surfing conditions at Newport Harbor's channel. Driven by an intense tropical storm off Mexico, California...
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Yesterday · 55 min
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PACIFIC WATCH Jeff Bliss, "Pacific Watch," and Michael Vlahos ("Germanicus"), join John Batchelor in a combined Pacific Watch and Londinium Chronicles session. Bliss reports on Southern California's intense high-pressure ridge and tropical moisture...
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Yesterday · 19 min
Debating Environmental Politics Of Data Centers - KEVIN FRAZIER, SIMON CONSTABLE, JIM MCTAGUE 082826
Kevin Frazier leads a roundtable with Jim McTague and Simon Constable discussing the political and environmental backlash against data centers. Frazier details how Lancaster City welcomed data centers to erase its school district's deficit, while the...
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Yesterday · 17 min
Nuclear Politics And Precision Guided Warfare - HENRY SOKOLSKI
Henry Sokolski, executive director of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center, discusses the unpublicized nuclear cooperative agreement between the United States and Saudi Arabia. He warns host John Batchelor that keeping side agreements secret...
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Yesterday · 37 min
French Resistance And World War Exile - JANE ROGOYSKA ( HOUR TWO)
Jane Rogoyska, author of Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Part Two: Rogoyska details how German anti-fascists and French Jews fled Paris for Marseilles and Spain in 1941. While Heinrich Mann escaped successfully, philosopher Walter Benjamin...
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Yesterday · 19 min
Small Business Growth And AI Integration - GENE MARKS
Gene Marks reports on his travels, conversing with host John Batchelor about a Quebec credit union conference where executives discussed loans, competitiveness, and adopting AI in front and back offices. Due to high mortgage rates, credit unions are...
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Yesterday · 8 min
Economic Boom In Idyllic Lancaster County - JIM MC TAGUE
Jim McTague details the thriving post-pandemic economy of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Tourism remains robust, with attractions like the Renaissance Faire drawing two hundred thousand visitors annually. The local real estate market is red-hot, with...
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Yesterday · 9 min
National Debt Crisis And Mandatory Spending - VERONIQUE DERUGY
Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center details the alarming surge of the United States gross national debt to record heights, exceeding forty trillion dollars. She argues that the country suffers from an out-of-control spending problem rather than a...
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Yesterday · 19 min
Separation Of Powers And Election Fraud - RICHARD EPSTEIN
Richard Epstein discusses a federal ruling by Judge Indira Talwani blocking the Trump administration's postal mail-in voting regulations for the 2026 midterms. Epstein asserts the administration overstepped, as the Constitution explicitly delegates...
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