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The John Batchelor Show

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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Friday · 37 min
7. Security Dynamics Across Latin American Nations - EVAN ELLIS 091026
1893 bogota Security Dynamics Across Latin American Nations Evan Ellis details US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's diplomatic tour across Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to strengthen regional security partnerships. In Colombia, President de la Espriella...
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Friday · 37 min
6. Literary Evolution Of Novelist George Sand - FIONA SAMPSON ( HOUR ONE) 091026
1874 MONET Literary Evolution Of Novelist George Sand Fiona Sampson, author of Becoming George, explores the life and literary legacy of Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin, who became the pioneering nineteenth-century French author George Sand. Sampson...
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Friday · 19 min
5. Drones Target Russian Space Program Infrastructure - ANATOLY ZAK & DAVID LIVINGSTON (HOTEL MARS) 091026
1942 WINTER SCIENCE FICTION QUARTELY Drones Target Russian Space Program Infrastructure Anatoly Zak and David Livingston: Zak reports on recent Ukrainian drone strikes against vital Russian space infrastructure, including the Progress aircraft company...
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Friday · 17 min
4. Political Assets Intelligence Networks Financial Ties - CRAIG UNGER 091026
1894 KREMLIN Political Assets Intelligence Networks Financial Ties Craig Unger, author of American Kompromat, House of Trump, House of Putin, House of Bush, House of Saud, and Den of Spies, discusses intelligence allegations surrounding Donald Trump,...
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Friday · 8 min
3. Analyzing Family Subsidies And National Debt - VERONIQUE DERUGY 091026
1849 DEUTSCHLAND Analyzing Family Subsidies And National Debt Veronique de Rugy analyzes Vice President JD Vance's policy proposal to extend federal Child Care and Development Fund subsidies to stay-at-home parents. De Rugy contends that low-income...
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Friday · 10 min
2. SpaceX Environmental Waivers For Louisiana Port - DOUG MESSIER 091026
CAPTION FANTASTIC OCTOBER 1967 SpaceX Environmental Waivers For Louisiana Port Doug Messier reports SpaceX has proposed constructing Starbase Louisiana, a massive spaceport covering 125,000 acres along a vulnerable Gulf Coast ecosystem. The proposed...
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Friday · 17 min
1. Russian Election Strategy And European Security - ANATOL LIEVEN 091026
1806 KREMLIN Russian Election Strategy And European Security Anatol Lieven notes the Kremlin closely monitors legislative elections, banning opposition parties to preempt anti-war sentiment while relying on well-paid volunteers rather than unpopular...
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Thursday · 8 min
CONTENTS-JBS-9-9-2026
1910 BAKU CONTENTS-JBS-9-9-2026 Global Refined Fuel Crisis Drives Markets Michael Bernstam analyzes the global refined petroleum crisis, emphasizing that diesel crack spreads have reached record levels due to refinery bottlenecks and geopolitical...
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Thursday · 58 min
STREAMING-THE-MAKING OF THE JOHN-BATCHELOR-SHOW-9-92
1909 SHANGHAI STREAMING-THE-MAKING OF THE JOHN-BATCHELOR-SHOW-9-92 Tonight's discussions on The John Batchelor Show survey geopolitical stability and international security. The participants first analyze a deteriorating trade relationship between the...
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Thursday · 19 min
9. US Naval Readiness Facing Chinese Expansion - JIM FANELL & GORDON CHANG 090926
1945 USS ANZIO (CVE 57) ARRIVES SHANGHAI US Naval Readiness Facing Chinese Expansion Captain James Fanell addresses concerns over rust on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, framing it as routine maintenance strain from over 200 days of...
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Thursday · 17 min
8. Global Commodity Crises And British Politic - SIMON CONSTABLE 090926
1901 LONDON Global Commodity Crises And British Politics Simon Constable discusses recent weather, global commodity price spikes, and British political developments. Following relief from long summer heat in France, global markets are facing surging...
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Thursday · 19 min
7. U.S. Canada Friction And International Diplomacy - MARY KISSEL 090926
JUNE 1783 KINGSTON ONTARIO U.S. Canada Friction And International Diplomacy Mary Kissel assesses escalating trade tensions between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, driven by disputes over protectionism and retaliatory tariffs....
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Thursday · 8 min
6. China Strategic Ambitions In Cislunar Space - RICK FISHER & GORDON CHANG 090926
1969 APOLLO 10 China Strategic Ambitions In Cislunar Space Rick Fisher examines growing strategic competition between the United States and China in cislunar space, the critical region between Earth and the Moon. A leaked Chinese military academic...
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Thursday · 9 min
5. U.S. Canada Trade Conflict Drives Realignment - CHARLES BURTON & GORDON CHANG 090926
1898 NWMP IN YUKON U.S. Canada Trade Conflict Drives Realignment Charles Burton discusses the severe breakdown in U.S.-Canada economic relations following retaliatory tariff escalations and trade bans. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has framed...
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Thursday · 19 min
4. German Political Turbulence Following AfD Surge - JUDY DEMPSEY &THADDEUS MCCOTTER 090926
1890 SAXONY German Political Turbulence Following AfD Surge Judy Dempsey analyzes the political shockwaves caused by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) securing nearly 44% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt. This outcome has pressured Chancellor Friedrich...
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Thursday · 17 min
3. Russian Hybrid Warfare And Balkan Geopolitics - IVANA STRADNER 090926
1841 KREMLIN Russian Hybrid Warfare And Balkan Geopolitics Ivana Stradner details Russia's persistent hybrid warfare against Western democracies, utilizing social media, cyber operations, undersea cable sabotage, and disinformation to erode alliance...
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Thursday · 19 min
2. Commercial Space Progress And Planetary Exploration - BOB ZIMMERMAN 090926
OCTOBER 1958 Commercial Space Progress And Planetary Exploration Bob Zimmerman highlights commercial space advancements, noting Stoke Space's $1 billion capital raise to develop its fully reusable Nova rockets and Isar Aerospace's historic orbital...
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Thursday · 17 min
1. Global Refined Fuel Crisis Drives Markets - MICHAEL BERNSTAM 090926
1903 BEAUMONT, TEXAS Global Refined Fuel Crisis Drives Markets Michael Bernstam analyzes the global refined petroleum crisis, emphasizing that diesel crack spreads have reached record levels due to refinery bottlenecks and geopolitical conflicts....
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Wednesday · 9 min
CONTENTS TABLE OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 9-8-2026
CAPTION 1860 PRESIDENT-ELECT A. LINCOLN, ILLINOIS STATE CAPITALA CONTENTS TABLE OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 9-8-2026 Liz Peek joins the show to discuss the resilient US economy, highlighting a vibrant jobs market and booming consumer spending....
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Tuesday · 55 min
STREAMING JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW: Diesel Shortages Threaten Global Economy, 9-8-2026
CAPTION 1920 DODGE BROTHERS, MICHIGAN Live Streaming weekdays 8-9 AM ET on The John Batchelor Show Substack page Diesel Shortages Threaten Global Economy Thaddeus McCotter joins the show's preparation segment to examine the severe global diesel...
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