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John Batchelor Show.

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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October 15 · 54 min
STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW - 10-14-26
1910 BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA Nicaraguan Brutality, Brazilian Ballots, and Falklands Friction Evan Ellis joins John Batchelor regarding significant geopolitical developments across Latin America and global strategic conflicts. The conversation examines...
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October 15 · 19 min
9. FRANCE - French Entitlement Crisis Threatens America - JOSEPHSTERNBERG 101426
French Entitlement Crisis Threatens America Joseph Sternberg warns France faces severe economic strain as unreformable welfare entitlements and sluggish growth drive borrowing costs above Greece. Attempts to balance budgets through higher taxes rather...
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October 14 · 17 min
8. FRANCE - Commodity Inflation And European Economics - SIMON CONSTABLE 101426
1540 PARIS Commodity Inflation And European Economics Simon Constable reports from southern France on shifting global commodity trends, energy price inflation, and regional economic developments. He highlights soaring European electricity and diesel...
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October 14 · 8 min
7. AUSTRALIA- Extreme Weather Trends Across Australia - JEREMY ZAKIS 101426
1857 BUSHFIRES Extreme Weather Trends Across Australia Jeremy Zakis reports from New South Wales on the severe weather disruptions driven by a super El Niño pattern impacting Australia. He describes heavy rainfall, flash flooding in Sydney and...
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October 14 · 10 min
6. ARABIA - Houthi Offensives Threaten Saudi Arabia - HUSSAIN ABDUL-HUSSAIN 101426
1901 ARABIA DESERT Houthi Offensives Threaten Saudi Arabia Hussain Abdul-Hussain examines the escalating military offensive launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure and southern Yemeni forces. He explains that the...
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October 14 · 17 min
5. RUSSIA - Partisan Media And Russian Influence - CRAIG UNGER 101426
1910 BAKU AND BRITISH INSPECTION Partisan Media And Russian Influence Craig Unger discusses the proliferation of pink slime websites, partisan political sites masquerading as local news outlets to influence elections without traditional journalistic...
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October 14 · 37 min
4. AMERICAS - Strategic Dynamics Across Latin America - EVAN ELLIS 101426
1905 PANAMA CANAL Strategic Dynamics Across Latin America Evan Ellis reviews critical strategic developments across Latin America, focusing on authoritarian consolidation in Nicaragua, electoral dynamics in Brazil, security cooperation in Mexico, and...
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October 14 · 19 min
3. EARTH - Commercial Capital Driving Space Colonization - BOB ZIMMERMAN 101426
1940 GODDARD AT ROSWELL, NM Commercial Capital Driving Space Colonization Bob Zimmerman explores the historic transformation of space exploration from government-controlled programs to a booming commercial industry driven by private investment...
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October 14 · 8 min
2. RUSSIA - Russian Hybrid Warfare Escalation Tactics - IVANA STRADNER 101426
1914 MOSCOW Russian Hybrid Warfare Escalation Tactics Ivana Stradner discusses Russia’s deployment of new-generation hybrid warfare tactics across Europe, emphasizing subthreshold conflict strategies designed to intimidate Western nations. She...
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October 14 · 8 min
1. RUSIA - Russian Diesel Export Market Realities - MICHAEL BERNSTAM 101426
1910 BAKU Russian Diesel Export Market Realities Michael Bernstam analyzes the global diesel crisis and President Trump’s proposal to import Russian diesel to lower domestic fuel prices. Bernstam explains that Russia’s export capacity is severely...
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October 14 · 6 min
CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 10-13-26
1874 GREENLAND CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 10-13-26 U.S. Economic Resilience and Challenges Liz Peek analyzes the current U.S. national economy, highlighting robust consumer spending, low inflation, solid GDP growth, and strong job...
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October 13 · 19 min
7. HOUSING USA - Economic Policy and Regulatory Reform - RICHARD EPSTEIN 101326
1935 NEW DEAL Economic Policy and Regulatory Reform Richard Epstein critiques progressive economic policy proposals, arguing against Tim Wu’s affordability framework and housing market interventions. He contends that government subsidies, zoning...
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October 13 · 17 min
6. YEMEN - Yemeni Politics and Houthi Conflict - ANNELLE SHELINE 101326
1960 YEMEN Yemeni Politics and Houthi Conflict Annelle Sheline provides context on Yemen and the origin of the Houthis (Ansar Allah), who emerged in the 1990s resisting Saudi Wahhabist proselytization. She details the group’s rise, their 2014 takeover...
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October 13 · 37 min
5. AUSTRALIA - Global Geopolitics and Economic Shifts - GREGORY COPLEY 101326
1951 PERTH WA Global Geopolitics and Economic Shifts Gregory Copley assesses pressing economic and strategic challenges facing Australia, highlighting rising national unemployment, low GDP growth, and vanishing domestic petroleum refining reserves. He...
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October 13 · 19 min
4. GERMSNY - Russian Threats and European Security - JUDY DEMPSEY 101326
1961 WEST BERLIN Russian Threats and European Security Judy Dempsey, co-host Thaddeus McCotter: Dempsey discusses Germany’s escalating vulnerability to Russian hybrid warfare, sabotage, cyberattacks, and intelligence operations, echoing warnings from...
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October 13 · 17 min
3. ARABIA - Saudi Security and U.S. Diplomacy - MARY KISSEL 101326
1908 NABAW ARABIA Saudi Security and U.S. Diplomacy Mary Kissel explores U.S. diplomatic relations in the Middle East, noting historical institutional biases within the State Department and contrasting policy approaches toward Israel, Saudi Arabia,...
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October 13 · 19 min
2. YEMEN - Middle East Conflict and Stability - JONATHAN SCHANZER 101326
1894 YEMEN Middle East Conflict and Stability Jonathan Schanzer examines escalated regional security threats, focusing on Houthi drone and missile strikes that disrupted Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh airport. He discusses Saudi Arabia’s defense...
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October 13 · 17 min
1. WALL STREET - U.S. Economic Resilience and Challenges - LIZ PEEK 101326
1883 WALL STREET U.S. Economic Resilience and Challenges Liz Peek analyzes the current U.S. national economy, highlighting robust consumer spending, low inflation, solid GDP growth, and strong job expansion in AI construction trades. Despite positive...
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October 13 · 37 min
4. USA - Forensics Motive and the Psychopathy Breakdown - JAMES LASDUN (HOUR TWO) 101226
1920 CHARLESTON Forensics Motive and the Psychopathy Breakdown James Lasdun, Part Two: Lasdun continues his examination of the case, focusing on the prosecution’s forensic evidence, including ballistics linking family-owned weapons to the crime and...
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October 13 · 37 min
3. USA - Unraveling Betrayal in the Murdaugh Murders - JAMES LASDUN (HOUR ONE) 101226
Unraveling Betrayal in the Murdaugh Murders James Lasdun, author of The Family Man: Blood and Betrayal in the House of Murdaugh, Part One: Lasdun discusses his book with host John Batchelor. The interview explores the June 2021 double murder of Maggie...
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