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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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  • September 7 · 37 min

    1. Escaping Famine Saving Pennies Finding Footholds - Tyler Anbinder

    CAPTOPN 1846 IRELAND FOOD RIOT Escaping Famine Saving Pennies Finding Footholds Tyler Anbinder, author of Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York, Part One: This discussion details the Famine Irish's harrowing...

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  • September 7 · 21 min

    1. American Embassy Seeks Ukrainian Peace Deal- Gaius and Germanicus

    CAPTION 1894 KREMLIN American Embassy Seeks Ukrainian Peace Deal Gaius and Germanicus: Set in autumn 92 AD in Londinium, the hosts discuss the declining institutions of the modern American empire, drawing historical parallels. They focus first on the...

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  • September 7 · 37 min

    2. Culture Wars And Political Backlash James - Shapiro

    CAPTION 1935 WPA "IT Can't Happen Here." Culture Wars And Political Backlash James Shapiro, Part Two: This segment details the political battle that destroyed the Federal Theatre Project, laying the groundwork for modern culture wars. Shapiro...

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  • September 7 · 37 min

    1. Shakespeare Politics And American Theater - James Shapiro

    CAPTION 1936 HARLEM LAFAYETTE THEATER Shakespeare Politics And American Theater James Shapiro, author of The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War, Part One: This recording examines the transformative impact of the...

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  • September 7 · 37 min

    2. Empresses Rebels And Ordinary Romans - Emma Southon

    CAPTION UNDATED R, Part Two: This segment covers diverse women of the Roman Empire, beginning with Augustus's highly educated daughter, Julia. Southon describes how Julia was used as a political marrying tool to secure male heirs, including Agrippa...

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  • September 7 · 37 min

    1. Roman Women Reshaping Ancient History - Emma Southon

    CAPTION 1802 ROMAN WOMEN. Roman Women Reshaping Ancient History Emma Southon, author of A Rome of One's Own: The Forgotten Women of the Roman Empire, Part One: This interview explores early Roman history through the lives of its women, challenging...

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  • September 6 · 37 min

    2. Translators Defy Soviet Espionage And Terror - Alan Philps

    CAPTION:  NOVEMBER 1941 MOSCOW Translators Defy Soviet Espionage And Terror Alan Philps, Part Two: Philps continues with the lives of the Metropol Hotel's translators and Stalin's propaganda war. He introduces Nadia, the granddaughter of a rabbi, who...

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  • September 6 · 37 min

    1. Stalin's Wartime Propaganda At The Metropol Alan Philps,

    CAPTION october 1941 Moscow Stalin's Wartime Propaganda At The Metropol Alan Philps, author of The Red Hotel: Stalin's Propaganda War at the Metropol, Part One: John Batchelor welcomes Philps to discuss Stalin's tightly controlled propaganda war in...

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  • September 6 · 36 min

    Unleashing America's Industrial Wartime Might - Arthur Herman

    CAPTION: B-24 CALIFORNIA Unleashing America's Industrial Wartime Might Arthur Herman, author of Freedom's Forge, chronicles how American private enterprise mobilized to win World War II. The narrative centers on two key figures: Bill Knudsen of...

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  • September 6 · 39 min

    2. The Climactic Battle of Actium: BARRY DSTRAUSS

    CAPTION 1480 The Climactic Battle of Actium Barry Strauss, Part Two: This episode details the climactic 31 BC naval Battle of Actium, which unfolded as a logistical masterpiece orchestrated by Octavian's brilliant admiral, Marcus Agrippa. By...

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  • September 6 · 39 min

    1. Cunning Octavian Challenges Mark Antony: BARRY STRAUSS

    CAPTION ANTONY & CLEOPATRA Cunning Octavian Challenges Mark Antony Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium, Part One: This episode introduces the core conflict following Julius...

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  • September 6 · 7 min

    3. Ben Stokes Signs With Strikers: JEREMY ZAKIS

    CAPTION 1888 AUSRALIA Ben Stokes Signs With Strikers Jeremy Zakis discusses a major cricket surprise in his hometown of Adelaide, where former English captain Ben Stokeshas signed a massive half-million-dollar deal with the Adelaide Strikers. Stokes...

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  • September 6 · 9 min

    2. Dangerous Snakes Awaken Early Spring: JEREMY ZAKIS

    CAPTION: SNAKES OF AUSTRALIA Jeremy Zakis describes how springtime and El Niño have prompted early snake activity across Australia's eastern seaboard. Residents are receiving warnings about venomous eastern brown and tiger snakes, which currently lay...

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  • September 6 · 15 min

    1. Catastrophic El Niño Hits AustraliaA; JEREMY ZAKIS

    CAPTION: 1894 PERTH Catastrophic El Niño Hits Australia Jeremy Zakis joins host John Batchelor to discuss Australia's transition into an unprecedented "Godzilla" El Niño. Only six days after winter, a catastrophic bushfire broke out north of Sydney,...

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  • September 5 · 13 min

    CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-4-2026.

    CAPTION 1926 HUNTINGDON BEACH,  CALIFORNIA CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-4-2026. California Waves, Wildfires, and Financial Defaults Jeff Bliss reports on various events across California. Hurricane Marie has generated spectacular and...

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  • September 5 · 58 min

    STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-9 AM ET, 9-4-2026.

    CAPTION 1947 CALIFORNIA STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-9 AM ET, 9-4-2026. This transcript captures a wide-ranging conversation between John Bachelor, Jeff Bliss, and a commentator named Germanicus, focusing on the intersecting...

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