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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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September 14 · 20 min
1. Russian Drone Strike Near Boris Johnson Highlights Risk of Western Escalation - Gaius and Germanicus:
1918 UKRAINE In The Londinium Chronicles, Gaius (John Batchelor) and Germanicus (Michael Vlahos) explore the intersections of Roman history and modern geopolitics. Russian Drone Strike Near Boris Johnson Highlights Risk of Western Escalation Gaius...
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September 14 · 8 min
3. English Cricket Turnaround Under Joe Root and Antarctic Bird Flu Outbreak - Jeremy Zakis
1920 LEONARD BAT´S WARWICKSHIRE English Cricket Turnaround Under Joe Root and Antarctic Bird Flu Outbreak Jeremy Zakis and John Batchelor discuss the English cricket season and the shift from the aggressive "Bazball" era to traditional test cricket...
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September 14 · 13 min
2. Early Emergence of Venomous Snakes and Aggressive Magpies in New South Wales - Jeremy Zakis
1382 MAGPIES Early Emergence of Venomous Snakes and Aggressive Magpies in New South Wales Jeremy Zakis and John Batchelor examine how premature warm weather has disrupted local wildlife behavior across New South Wales. Municipal councils in regions...
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September 14 · 9 min
1. Unseasonal Winter Heatwave and Bushfires Strike Australia Under El Niño - Jeremy Zakis
CAPTION 1905 OCEAN BEACH SYDNEY Unseasonal Winter Heatwave and Bushfires Strike Australia Under El Niño Jeremy Zakis and John Batchelor analyze severe meteorological anomalies across Australia caused by an intense El Niño pattern. Despite remaining in...
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September 14 · 37 min
2. Dion's Revolution And Plato's Philosophical Legacy - JAMES-ROMM-PLATO-AND-THE-TYRANT
UNDATED ROMAN PLATO ACADEMY Dion's Revolution And Plato's Philosophical Legacy James Romm, Part Two: Romm details Dion's invasion of Syracuse to overthrow Dionysius II. Dion was welcomed as a liberator but clashed with populist fleet commander...
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September 14 · 37 min
2. Plato Witnessed Syracuse's Rise Of Tyranny - JAMES-ROMM-PLATO-AND-THE-TYRANT
1898 school of Plato Plato Witnessed Syracuse's Rise Of Tyranny James Romm, Bard College, author of Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece, Part One: Host John Batchelor interviews Romm...
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September 14 · 39 min
2. Cleveland's Second Term Confronts National Crises - TROY-SENIK-A-MAN-OF-IRON
CAPTION 1892 FOR THE RE-ELECTION. Cleveland's Second Term Confronts National Crises Troy Senik, Part Two: Senik details Grover Cleveland's return to the presidency in 1892, making him the only U.S.president to serve non-consecutive terms. His second...
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September 14 · 38 min
1. Grover Cleveland Restrains Congress Through Vetoes - TROY-SENIK-A-MAN-OF-IRON-HOUR
CAPTIION 1885 FIRST TERM Grover Cleveland Restrains Congress Through Vetoes Troy Senik, author of A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of Grover Cleveland, Part One: Senik discusses Grover Cleveland taking office in 1885 as the...
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September 13 · 37 min
2. Tragic Abbey Gate Bombing Ends Withdrawal - JERRY-DUNLEAVY-JAMES-HASSON-KABAL1
1900 KABUL Tragic Abbey Gate Bombing Ends Withdrawal Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson, Part Two: US Marines and 82nd Airborne soldiers manage overwhelming, hazardous crowds at Hamid Karzai International Airport's perimeter gates. State Department...
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September 13 · 37 min
1. Military Warnings Unheeded Before Kabul Evacuation - JERRY-DUNLEAVY-JAMES-HASSON-KABUL
1842 KABUL Military Warnings Unheeded Before Kabul Evacuation Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson, authors of Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden's Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End, Part One: Diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad negotiates the...
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September 13 · 37 min
2. Ancient Proxy Wars Precede Bronze Collapse Eric H. Cline LOVE WAR DIPLOMACY
Ancient Proxy Wars Precede Bronze Collapse Eric H. Cline, Part Two: The Amarna archive exposes intense proxy warfare between Egypt and the Hittite Empireacross Canaanite city-states. King Rib-Hadda of Byblos writes over 60 desperate letters pleading...
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September 13 · 37 min
1. Bronze Age Clay Tablets Uncover Diplomacy Eric H. Cline, author of Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery -ERIC-CLINE-LOVE-WAR-DIPLOMACY
1842 Bronze Age Clay Tablets Uncover Diplomacy Eric H. Cline, author of Love, War, and Diplomacy: The Discovery of the Amarna Letters and the Bronze Age World They Revealed, Part One: Discovered in 1886 at Amarna, Egypt, the Amarna letters consist of...
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September 13 · 37 min
2. Rogue Diplomat Shifts Allegiance To King - DENNIS SEWELL CROMWELL'S SPY
1658 NEW MODEL ARMY Rogue Diplomat Shifts Allegiance To King Dennis Sewell, Part Two: In 1655, George Downing negotiates a secret treaty with France's Cardinal Mazarin, conducting late-night discussions entirely in Latin. Later appointed ambassador to...
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September 13 · 37 min
1. Harvard Scholar Leads Cromwell Military Intelligence - DENNIS-SEWELL-CROMWELLS-SPY
CAPTION 1653 CROMWELL MOCKED Harvard Scholar Leads Cromwell Military Intelligence Dennis Sewell, author of Cromwell's Spy: From the American Colonies to the English Civil War, Part One: George Downing, a graduate of Harvard College's first class,...
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September 13 · 37 min
2. Harding Wins Landslide Following Heated Conventions - DAVID-PIETRUSZA-1920
CAPTION COOLIDGE AND THE BANKERS Harding Wins Landslide Following Heated Conventions David Pietrusza, Part Two: The 1920 Democratic National Convention in San Francisco requires 44 grueling ballots under the two-thirds rule to select Ohio Governor...
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September 13 · 37 min
1. Presidents Converge During Critical Election Year - DAVID-PIETRUSZA-1920
CAPTION TAFT, HARDING, ROBERT LINCOLN Presidents Converge During Critical Election Year David Pietrusza, author of 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents, Part One: Woodrow Wilson suffers a debilitating stroke in October 1919, leaving him incapacitated...
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September 12 · 12 min
CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-11-2026 Global Currents: From Mission History to Interstellar Visitors
CAPTION JANUARY 1960 CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-11-2026 Global Currents: From Mission History to Interstellar Visitors This broadcast overview explores a diverse range of current events and cultural history, beginning with a look at...
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September 12 · 58 min
STREAMING MAKING OF JBS WITH JEFF BLISS AND MICHAEL VLAHOS, 9-11-2026.
CAPTION 1849 SACRAMENTO CITY STREAMING MAKING OF JBS WITH JEFF BLISS AND MICHAEL VLAHOS, 9-11-2026. Live Streaming weekdays 8-9 AM ET on The John Batchelor Show Substack page San Luis Obispo, 9/11 Remembrance, and Broken Rules of War Jeff Bliss and...
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September 12 · 19 min
8. Commercial Space Boom And Planetary Exploration - BOB-ZIMMERMAN 091126
1940 Commercial Space Boom And Planetary Exploration Bob Zimmerman, author of the 2017 policy paper Capitalism in Space, outlines a commercial space boom, predicting 14 operational rockets launching by early 2027—half of them American—which will...
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September 12 · 17 min
7.Nuclear Proliferation And Orbital Space Warfare - HENRY SOKOLSKI 091126
1909 ARABIAN DESERT Nuclear Proliferation And Orbital R Warfare Henry Sokolski examines non-proliferation concerns surrounding Saudi Arabia's pursuit of domestic nuclear power and uranium enrichment capabilities. He questions proposed inspection...
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