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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 4 · 8 min

    1. Chinese Warships Provoke Japanese DefensesJ: AMES FANELL 090326

    CAPTION 1905 RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR Chinese Warships Provoke Japanese Defenses James Fanell reports Chinese naval operations have expanded significantly closer to Japan's home islands, transiting critical straits near Kyushu to collect intelligence and...

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  • September 3 · 8 min

    CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-2-2026

    CAPTION: 1955. CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-2-2026 Saudi Arabia Seeks Nuclear Enrichment Andrea Stricker discusses the Trump administration's submission of a Section 123 nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress. This...

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  • September 3 · 52 min

    STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-9 AM ET, 9-2-2026

    CAPTION: 1910 PLAZA BOLIVAR DE CARACAS Geopolitics and Industry in a Changing Latin America 9-2-2026 This transcript features a dialogue between John Batchelor and Professor Evan Ellis regarding the shifting political and economic landscape of Latin...

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  • September 3 · 17 min

    9. Commodity Prices Spike Amid Unres: SIMON CONSTABLE 090226

    CAPTION: 1917 ODESSA  Simon Constable discusses recent extreme weather, including an unprecedented tornado in the south of France that damaged 300 homes. This disruption mirrors severe instability in the commodity markets, where Brent crude has...

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  • September 3 · 9 min

    7. El Niño Defies Weather Forecasts; JEREMY ZAKIS 090226

    CAPTION 1906 BILOXI MISSISSIPPI. El Niño Defies Weather Forecasts Jeremy Zakis reports on the unpredictable impacts of the current super El Niño on Australian weather. Contrary to long-term dry forecasts, Sydney is experiencing unseasonable, rolling...

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  • September 3 · 8 min

    6. MAX-MEIZLISH 090226

    CAPTION 1907 PERSIA Treasury Targets Iranian Sanctions Evasion Max Meizlish explains how the Treasury Department's FinCEN is penalizing five branches of an Egyptian bank in Dubai to curb illicit financial flows. FinCEN identified $1.8 billion in...

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  • September 3 · 19 min

    5. Young Conservatives Embrace Nixon Maxing: RYAN BANGERT 090226

    CAPTION 1970 Young Conservatives Embrace Nixon Maxing Ryan Bangert explores the Gen Z trend of "Nixon maxing," where young conservatives view Richard Nixon as a heroic avatar resisting 1970s extremism. Bangert argues this aesthetic misinterprets...

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  • September 3 · 17 min

    4. Global Energy And Food Crisis: MICHAEL BERNSTAM 090226

    Caption 1920 RUSSIAN POSTER DENOUNCING UKRAINE  Global Energy And Food Crisis Michael Bernstam outlines a compounding global energy and food crisis. Tensions between the US and Iran have halted critical oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz,...

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  • September 3 · 9 min

    3. Warns Of Conflict: STEVE YATES & GORDON CHANG 090226

    CAPTION 1940 Steve Yates and Gordon Chang address China's refusal to sign the G20 finance ministers' statement, which criticized "non-market" policies. Yates views this as an honest admission that Beijing has no intention of conforming to...

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  • September 3 · 17 min

    1. Saudi Arabia Seeks Nuclear Enrichment: ANDREA STRICKER 090226

    CAPTION 1920 ARABIA Saudi Arabia Seeks Nuclear Enrichment Andrea Stricker discusses the Trump administration's submission of a Section 123 nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to Congress. This agreement could grant Saudi Arabia dual-use...

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  • September 2 · 9 min

    CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 9-1-2026

    CAPTION 1857 WALL STREET, 230 PM, PANIC CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 9-1-2026 Economic Strength Persists Despite Oil Pressures Liz Peek observes that while Wall Street is split on whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in...

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  • September 2 · 48 min

    STREAMING MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 9-1-2026

    CAPTION: 1937 SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, CHIEF JUSTICE CHARLES EVAN HUGHES. STREAMING MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 8-9 AM ET 9-1-2026 In this dialogue, John Batchelor and former Congressman Thaddius McCotter examine the complexities of...

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  • September 2 · 9 min

    8. Syrian Integration Brings Hope and Risk: AHMAD SHARAWI 090126

    CAPTION 1888 DAMASCUS Syrian Integration Brings Hope and Risk Ahmad Sharawi outlines regional developments in the Middle East, starting with a US-mediated agreement involving the IAEA and Syria to monitor nuclear material from the bombed Al-Kibar...

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  • September 2 · 10 min

    7. PETER BERKOWITZ 090126

    CAPTION 1850 NASSAU HALL University Core Curriculum Reform Offers Promise Peter Berkowitz discusses university core curriculum reform, pointing to a promising new proposal at the University of Texas at Austin. He argues that traditional core...

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  • September 2 · 19 min

    4. Canada Navigates Trade Rupture With America - CHARLES BURTON 090126

    CAPTION 1900 OTTAWA Canada Navigates Trade Rupture With America Charles Burton highlights the geopolitical fallout from the breakdown of US-Canada trade negotiations, which resulted in a fifty percent tariff penalty on Canada. This dispute sparked a...

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