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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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Yesterday · 9 min
CONTENTS -11-12-26
CONTENTS JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 11-12-26 1942 SINGAPORE Nvidia Scandal Reveals Chinese Espionage — Part One David Shedd discusses the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after revelations of an extramarital affair with Alice Wang, a suspected agent...
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Yesterday · 8 min
POPE LEOP apal Visit Highlights Latin America — Part Four EVAN ELLIS 4 111226
1940 POPE PIUS XII Papal Visit Highlights Latin America — Part Four Evan Ellis addresses Brazil’s economic struggles with high national debt and interest rates under President Lula da Silva. He then highlights Pope Leo XIV’s 31,000-mile Latin American...
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Yesterday · 11 min
HAVANA Foreign Influence in Cuban Policy — Part ThreeEVAN ELLIS 3 111226
1899 HAVANA Foreign Influence in Cuban Policy — Part Three Evan Ellis analyzes US policy toward Cuba amid tightening sanctions, alongside authoritarian consolidation in Nicaragua. As President Daniel Ortega’s failing health prompts family succession...
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Yesterday · 5 min
CARACAS Political Uncertainty Surrounding Venezuelan Transition — Part Two EVAN ELLIS 2 111226
1900 CARACAS Political Uncertainty Surrounding Venezuelan Transition — Part Two Evan Ellis reports on Venezuela as opposition leader María Corina Machado demands democratic elections and the release of political prisoners. With Secretary of State...
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Yesterday · 12 min
PARAGUAY Banking Scandal Triggers Paraguayan Crisis — Part One EVAN ELLIS 1 111226
1870 ASUNCION PARAGUAY Banking Scandal Triggers Paraguayan Crisis — Part One Evan Ellis examines the banking scandal in Paraguay that led to the impeachment and imprisonment of President Santiago Peña over fraudulent loan schemes. While former...
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Yesterday · 8 min
KREMLIN Legacy of Cambridge Spy Ring — Part Four ANTONIA SENIOR (HOUR 1) 4 111226
1917 KREMLIN Legacy of Cambridge Spy Ring — Part Four Antonia Senior details the decades-long unspooling of the Cambridge Five spy ring, emphasizing Anthony Blunt’s insidious role as a talent spotter grooming recruits. She rejects revisionist sympathy...
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Yesterday · 11 min
MOSCOW Complex Espionage Dynamics in Wartime — Part Three ANTONIA SENIOR (HOUR 1) 3 111226
1900 MOSCOW Complex Espionage Dynamics in Wartime — Part Three Antonia Senior explores how Guy Burgess forced his way into Soviet intelligence despite his chaotic temperament, while Anthony Blunt used his MI5 post to pass critical secrets. Ironically,...
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Yesterday · 4 min
PARIS Infiltration of British Intelligence Networks — Part Two ANTONIA SENIOR (HOUR 1) 2 111226
1870 SIEGE OF PARIS Infiltration of British Intelligence Networks — Part Two Antonia Senior describes how high-trust British institutions enabled Maclean to steal secrets unnoticed before escaping Nazi-occupied Paris with his wife Melinda. Meanwhile,...
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Yesterday · 13 min
STALIN'S AGENTS Recruiting Cambridge Spies for Stalin — Part OneANTONIA SENIOR (HOUR 1) 1 111226
1881 CAMBRIDGE PEMBROKE Recruiting Cambridge Spies for Stalin — Part One Antonia Senior details how Soviet handler Arnold Deutsch recruited Kim Philby in 1934, and how Philby then brought Donald Maclean into Soviet espionage. Disillusioned by the...
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Yesterday · 7 min
ATACAMA DESERT Versatile Capabilities of Simons Observatory — Part Two MARK DEVLIN, DAVID LIVINGSTON (HOTEL MARS) 2 111226
1835 EJ COOPER Versatile Capabilities of Simons Observatory — Part Two On Hotel Mars, Mark Devlin tells David Livingston about the Simons Observatory’s dual capabilities, using small aperture telescopes for gravitational wave searches and a large...
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Yesterday · 12 min
BIG BANG & AFTER Mapping Early Cosmic Microwave Background — Part One MARK DEVLIN, DAVID LIVINGSTON (HOTEL MARS) 1 111226
COSMOS 13.4 BILLION EARTH YEARS Mapping Early Cosmic Microwave Background — Part One On Hotel Mars, Mark Devlin tells David Livingston how the Simons Observatory in Chile measures the Cosmic Microwave Background to study light released about 380,000...
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Yesterday · 4 min
PARLIAMENT POPULAR Changing Dynamics in British Politics — Part Two ANATOL LIEVEN 2 112626
1901 COMMONS Changing Dynamics in British Politics — Part Two Anatol Lieven examines British political shifts in which voters favor individual leaders like Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch while despising their respective parties. As traditional party...
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Yesterday · 13 min
UKRAINE Stalled Negotiations Over Ukraine Conflict — Part One ANATOL LIEVEN 1 112626
1941 UKRAINE Stalled Negotiations Over Ukraine Conflict — Part One Anatol Lieven analyzes the diplomatic stalemate in the Ukraine war, noting that US proposals on Donbas border adjustments and European security architecture have hit roadblocks. He...
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Yesterday · 8 min
CUBA Mismanagement Causes Cuban Power Blackouts MARY ANASTASIA OGRADY 111226
1960 FIDEL CASTRO & CHE GUVERA Mismanagement Causes Cuban Power Blackouts Mary Anastasia O’Grady refutes claims that American sanctions caused Cuba’s severe power blackouts, attributing the crisis to communist infrastructure neglect and financial...
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Yesterday · 10 min
REPUBLICAN PARTY Mike Pence Defends Traditional Conservatism TAL FORTGANG 111226
1905 PEACEMAKER ROOSEVELT Mike Pence Defends Traditional Conservatism Tal Fortgang discusses Mike Pence’s new book examining traditional Reaganite conservatism versus rising right-wing populism. Pence champions constitutional limits, free trade, and...
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Yesterday · 7 min
AI TRADE Sabotage Threatens American Artificial Intelligence — Part Two DAVID SHEDD 2 111226
FEBRUARY 1954 Sabotage Threatens American Artificial Intelligence — Part Two David Shedd argues that Beijing’s sophisticated espionage campaign against Nvidia amounts to strategic sabotage intended to dismantle America’s lead in artificial...
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Yesterday · 10 min
CHINA MINISTRY STATE SECURITY India Scandal Reveals Chinese Espionage — Part One DAVID SHEDD 1 111226
1875 CHINA Nvidia Scandal Reveals Chinese Espionage — Part One David Shedd discusses the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after revelations of an extramarital affair with Alice Wang, a suspected agent linked to China’s Ministry of State...
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Yesterday · 46 min
STREAMING MAKING JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 11-12-26
1856 SINGAPORE STREAMING MAKING JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 11-12-26 WITH JIM MCTAGUE The sources discuss the unfolding corporate and political scandal surrounding Nvidia and its CEO Jensen Wang, following revelations of illicit chip-smuggling to China and...
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Yesterday · 5 min
CONTENTS JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 11-11-26
1899 CINCINNATTI POPULATION 750 CONTENTS JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 11-11-26 Nuclear Deterrence Prevents Global Conflicts — Part One Peter Huessy reflects on Armistice Day, warning that while past arms control treaties reduced nuclear arsenals,...
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Yesterday · 9 min
NVIDIA Semiconductor Espionage Drives Security Concerns — Part Two STEVE YATES & GORDON CHANG PART 2 111126
1922 Semiconductor Espionage Drives Security Concerns — Part Two Steve Yates and Gordon Chang address the US-China artificial intelligence rivalry following an espionage scandal involving Nvidia leadership and Chinese intelligence. They discuss...
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