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The John Batchelor Show

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The John Batchelor Show (Monday - Sunday from 9 PM-1 AM) is an essential tool for understanding the new order in the 21st Century. Each week John brings listeners breaking news with a carefully cultivated team of sources and correspondents around the world, providing information long before it hits the mainstream media.

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  1. 11. BRAZIL - Brazilian Elections And South American Geopolitics - ERNESTO ARAUJO & ALEJANDRO PENA ESCLUSA 101926

    1865 BRAZIL IRONCLAD Brazilian Elections And South American Geopolitics Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa analyze the Brazilian presidential runoff between Flavio Bolsonaro and Lula da Silva, discussing campaign dynamics, potential institutional interference, and corruption concerns...

  2. 10. NORTH YEMEN - Proposed Syrian Deployment In Yemen Campaign - AHMAD SHARAWI & BILL ROGGIO 101926

    1886 DAMASCUS Proposed Syrian Deployment In Yemen Campaign Ahmad Sharawi and Bill Roggio evaluate reported plans for Saudi Arabia to recruit Syrian government troops to fight the Houthis in Yemen. Sharawi argues that Syrian forces—despite rapid success against Assad—lack familiarity with Yemen’s...

  3. 9. EDMUND FITTON-BROWN & BILL ROGGIO 101926

    1965 NORTH YEMEN Houthi Attacks On Saudi Arabia Crisis Edmund Fitton-Brown and Bill Roggio analyze escalating Houthi missile and drone strikes targeting Saudi Arabia, including a deadly attack on Riyadh Airport that disrupted international business. Fitton-Brown characterizes the strikes as...

  4. 8. SOUTHEAST ASIA - Chinese Military Expansion In Southeast Asia - JIM HOLMES & GORDON CHANG 101926

    1966 RED GUARDS Chinese Military Expansion In Southeast Asia James Holmes, co-host Gordon Chang: Holmes and Chang examine Beijing’s expanding military footprint in Southeast Asia, focusing on a joint support facility in Laos and a naval base in Cambodia. Holmes explains that these bases allow…

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  5. 7. CHINA - Skeptical View Of Chinese Economic Growth - CHARLES ORTEL & GORDON CHANG 101926

    1949 CHINA Skeptical View Of Chinese Economic Growth Charles Ortel, co-host Gordon Chang: Ortel and Chang critique Beijing’s official claim of 4.5% GDP growth, viewing it as manipulated and masking structural domestic economic stagnation. Ortel notes that Chinese overinvestment since 2008 has...

  6. 6. UKRAINE - Ukraine War Intelligence Sharing And Escalations - JOHN HARDIE & BILL ROGGIO 101926

    1905 ODESSA Ukraine War Intelligence Sharing And Escalations John Hardie and Bill Roggio examine the status of the war in Ukraine, clarifying that US early-warning intelligence sharing continues despite confusing public statements from President Zelenskyy. Hardie discusses ongoing...

  7. 5. LEBANON - Hezbollah Explosives Seizure In Lebanese Border - DAVID DAOUD & BILL ROGGIO 101926

    1860 LEBANON Hezbollah Explosives Seizure In Lebanese Border David Daoud and Bill Roggio discuss Lebanese police seizing 800 kilograms of C4 explosives smuggled from Syria, which Hezbollah publicly claimed and demanded back. Daoud details Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging Lebanese leadership...

  8. 4. YEMEN - Comparing Yemen Offensive To Afghanistan Collapse - BILL ROGGIO 101926

    1962 NORTH YEMEN Comparing Yemen Offensive To Afghanistan Collapse Bill Roggio draws parallels between the Houthi offensive in Yemen and the 2021 collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban. He describes the Saudi military as a paper tiger relying on mercenaries, while the Houthis operate as a…

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  9. 3. YEMEN - Houthi Offensive And Siege Of Taiz - BRIDGET TOOMEY & BILL ROGGIO 101926

    1993 TAIZ Houthi Offensive And Siege Of Taiz Bridget Toomey and Bill Roggio analyze the Houthi offensive in Yemen, focusing on the strategic siege of Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city. Severing key transport routes, the Houthis have isolated the city, worsening the humanitarian crisis while...

  10. 2. WEST BANK - West Bank Violence And Israeli Politics - SAMUEL BEN-UR & BILL ROGGIO 101926

    1936 RMALLAH West Bank Violence And Israeli Politics Samuel Ben-Ur and Bill Roggio discuss an attack by Israeli settler extremists in the West Bank village of Abu Falah, which injured a Washington Post photojournalist and harassed European diplomats. The discussion examines why Israeli…

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  11. 1. ISRAEL - Analyzing Israeli Elections And Regional Threats - MALCOLM HOENLEIN 101926

    1698 JERUSALEM Analyzing Israeli Elections And Regional Threats Malcolm Hoenlein analyzes the upcoming Israeli election, noting General Gantz’s withdrawal and President Trump’s ringing endorsement of Netanyahu. He highlights a major Iranian-linked foreign election subversion network uncovered...

  12. Sclerotic Governance And Neo-Medieval Imperial Fragmentation LONDINIUM CHRONICLES - PART 3

    Sclerotic Governance And Neo-Medieval Imperial Fragmentation Gaius and Germanicus: Concluding their debate, the hosts view upcoming elections as a minor notational point changing very little. Germanicus compares Congress to the sclerotic Roman Senate under the Principate, a parochial, parasitic...

  13. Executive Disengagement And Unraveling Transatlantic Alliances - LONDINIUM CHRONICLES Part 2

    1945 OKINAWA Executive Disengagement And Unraveling Transatlantic Alliances Gaius and Germanicus: The speakers examine the motives of the Orange Emperor, focusing on White House orders that halted surveillance and intelligence mechanisms for NATO and Ukraine. Germanicus suggests this signals an...

  14. intersections of Roman history and modern geopolitics.Imperial Decline Through Endless Proxy Wars - LONDINIUM CHRONICLES PART 1

    1900 SPARTA Imperial Decline Through Endless Proxy Wars Gaius and Germanicus: Set in a Londinium wine bar, the hosts discuss geopolitical turmoil using classical analogies. Drawing parallels to the Peloponnesian War, they explain how minor client states like Israel, Yemen, Egypt, and Ukraine...

  15. BRITAIN - Tragic Rise And Fall Of R101 - SC GWYNNE

    OCTOBER 1930 Tragic Rise And Fall Of R101 S. C. Gwynne, author of His Majesty’s Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World’s Largest Flying Machine: Gwynne chronicles the ambition and tragic demise of Britain’s rigid airship program, centered on His Majesty’s Airship R101. Gwynne details how...

  16. CARTHAGE - Hannibal Barca Battles Rome To Destruction - EVE-MACDOLAD-CARTHAGE PART 2

    DIDO WELCOMES AENEAS Hannibal Barca Battles Rome To Destruction Eve MacDonald, Part Two: MacDonald chronicles the Second and Third Punic Wars, focusing on Hannibal Barca’s audacious military campaign across the Alps into Italy. The narrative details his tactical masterclass at Cannae, his rivalry...

  17. CARTHAGE - Ancient Carthage Foundation And Punic Beginnings - EVE-MACDONALD PART 1

    1900 CARTHAGE Ancient Carthage Foundation And Punic Beginnings Eve MacDonald, Part One: MacDonald explores the origins of ancient Carthage, beginning with its legendary founding by the Phoenician princess Dido and its development into a Mediterranean maritime powerhouse. MacDonald examines...

  18. KEN-VOGEL-DEVILS-ADVOCATE-HOUR-TWO-12-8-2025

    1936 Lobbying Regimes And Foreign Agent Registration Kenneth P. Vogel, Part Two: Vogel traces the evolution of foreign lobbying from Paul Manafort’s pioneering bipartisan firm to modern enforcement challenges surrounding the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Vogel explains how political operatives...

  19. WASHINGTON DC - Shadow Diplomacy In Foreign Influence Industry - KEN VOGEL PART 1

    1938 Shadow Diplomacy In Foreign Influence Industry Kenneth P. Vogel, Part One: Vogel uncovers backchannel foreign influence operations during the Trump administration. Vogel details how rogue lobbyist Robert Stryk monetized access to Washington power players for unsavory clients, such as the...

  20. VIETNAM - Nixon Era Strategy And Final Collapse - GEOFF-WAWRO PART 2

    1968 Nixon Era Strategy And Final Collapse Geoff Wawro, Part Two: Wawro examines the Nixon administration’s handling of the Vietnam conflict, starting with political maneuvers that delayed peace talks during the 1968 election. He evaluates the controversial Battle of Hamburger Hill, the expansion...

  21. VIETNAM - American Escalation In The Vietnam War - GEOFF-WAWRO PART 1

    JANUARY 1966 SAIGON, RUSK, LODGE, HARRIMAN American Escalation In The Vietnam War Geoff Wawro, Part One: Wawro analyzes political and military decisions driving early American intervention in Vietnam. He dissects how President Lyndon Johnson leveraged the staged Gulf of Tonkin incident to secure...

  22. SOUTH AFRICA - Low Attendance Baffles International Cricket Officials - JEREMY ZAKIS

    1940 Low Attendance Baffles International Cricket Officials Jeremy Zakis discusses Australia’s dominant victory against South Africa in a five-day Durban cricket test match. Despite global television broadcasts, grandstands were mostly empty, attracting under twenty thousand spectators across…

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  23. ALICE SPRINGS - Venomous Snakes Infest Australian Airport Lounge - JERENY-ZAKIS

    1842 Venomous Snakes Infest Australian Airport Lounge Jeremy Zakis details deadly eastern brown snakes infesting the Alice Springs airport lounge to escape extreme heat outside. Meanwhile, massive swarms of Bogong moths destroy crops and confuse weather radar into falsely predicting rain.…

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  24. australia - El Niño Brings Extreme Australian Rain - JEREMY zakis

    1905 QUEENSLAND El Niño Brings Extreme Australian Rain Jeremy Zakis reports from New South Wales on unpredictable weather driven by a monster El Niño event. After warning of flash droughts, meteorologists forecasted the wettest El Niño on record following heavy rainfall. Sydneysuffered three to...

  25. IRAN - Espionage Networks Behind Clandestine Iranian Arms - CRAIG-UNGER-DENOF-SPIES PART 2

    1904 PERSIA Espionage Networks Behind Clandestine Iranian Arms Craig Unger, Part Two: Working alongside investigative journalist Robert Parry, Unger uncovers a vast international intelligence network involving the Safari Club, Israeli military intelligence, and rogue arms dealers. Crucial...

  26. IRAN - Hostage Crisis Politics And Covert Negotiations - CRAIG-UNGER-DEN-OF-SPIES PART 1

    1705 PERSIA Hostage Crisis Politics And Covert Negotiations Craig Unger, author of Den of Spies, Part One: In April 1980, the catastrophic failure of a secret American military rescue mission in Iran leaves eight servicemen dead and President Jimmy Carter politically crippled. Taking advantage of...

  27. BENJAMIN-CARP PART 2REVOLUTION - Arson Accusations And Unresolved Historical Inquiries -

    1776 NY Arson Accusations And Unresolved Historical Inquiries Part Two: Following the catastrophic blaze, British military authorities detain dozens of suspected rebel arsonists caught carrying turpentine, matches, and other flammable materials. Disagreeing over underlying motives, both political...

  28. REVOLUTION - Revolutionary Conflict And The Manhattan Conflagration - DBENJAMIN-CARP-TH PART 1

    1776 NEW YORK Revolutionary Conflict And The Manhattan Conflagration Part One: In the spring of 1776, General George Washington arrives in New York City to establish a Continental Armybase while facing a deeply divided, suspicious loyalist population. The British fleet soon commands the harbor,...

  29. USA - Courtroom Clashes Over Creationism And Science - BRENDA-WINEAPPLE-KEEPING-THE-FAITH PART 2

    1926 DYTON Courtroom Clashes Over Creationism And Science Part Two: Presided over by Judge John Raulston in sweltering July heat, the crowded Dayton courtroom attracts worldwide attention and live radio broadcasts. Blocked from calling scientific experts directly to the stand, the defense team...

  30. BUSA - Fundamentalist Faith Confronts Evolutionary Science Law - RENDA-WINEAPPLE-KEEPING-THE-FAITH PART 1

    1926 DAYTON, TENNESSEE Fundamentalist Faith Confronts Evolutionary Science Law Part One: In May 1925, local promoters in Dayton, Tennessee, conspire at Robinson’s Drugstore to challenge the state’s new Butler Act banning public school evolution instruction. They recruit local substitute science...

  31. NAPOLEONIC FRANCE - French Revolution Fashion Redefines Female Liberation - ANNE-IGONET

    1806 JOSEPHINE French Revolution Fashion Redefines Female Liberation Anne Higonnet, author of Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution: Following the bloody French Revolution terror, three influential Parisian women revolutionize global fashion by completely abandoning...

  32. CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOW SHOW FOR 10-16-2026

    1899 ENGLISH LANDING AT NEW AMSTERDAM California Wildfires and Severe Coastal Erosion Jeff Bliss discusses red flag warnings across Southern California triggered by low humidity, dry vegetation, and fierce Santa Ana winds driving wildfires like the Bryson fire in Malibu. He addresses delayed...

  33. STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW - FLYING CAR SCENARIO. 10-16-26

    1942 ASSEMBLY B-17 WILDFIRES AND SUPER EL NINO Southern California is grappling with acute environmental crises, led by red flag warnings, 5% humidity, and Santa Ana winds reaching up to 70 mph. Wildfires like the Bryson Fire in the Santa Monica Mountains near Malibu actively threaten residential...

  34. 8. - New Horizons Exploration and Europa Clipper - ALAN STERN & DAVID LIVINGSTON 101626

    ASTEROID 243 IDA New Horizons Exploration and Europa Clipper Alan Stern and David Livingston: Stern reflects on the New Horizons spacecraft’s 2015 Pluto flyby, revealing active surface geology, and its subsequent Kuiper Belt exploration, including the contact-binary object Arrokoth. Stern...

  35. 7. - New Generation Warfare and Strategic Deterrence - HENRY SOKOLSKI 101626

    1941 LUFTWAFFE OVER LONDON New Generation Warfare and Strategic Deterrence Henry Sokolski analyzes potential U.S. military deployment of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast non-nuclear bomb against Iranian targets, emphasizing Vice Admiral Brad Cooper’s focus on proportionality and…

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  36. 6. Proxy Warfare Dynamics in Modern Conflicts - Proxy Warfare Dynamics in Modern Conflicts - ANDREW PEEK (HOUR TWO) 101626

    1941 KYIV Proxy Warfare Dynamics in Modern Conflicts Andrew Peek, author of War Without Footprints, examines how sovereign states deploy proxies and surrogates to achieve strategic geopolitical objectives while delaying international balancing and preserving plausible deniability. He traces…

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  37. 5. EARTH - Commercial Space Ventures and Astronomical Discoveries - BOB ZIMMERMAN 101626

    1959 Bob Zimmerman discusses Elon Musk’s SpaceX requesting FAA permission for up to 456 Starship launches annually from Boca Chica, alongside military control over the Starshield satellite constellation used in Ukraine. He reviews commercial rocket developments, including Rocket Lab’s delayed...

  38. 4. ITALIA - Papal Recovery and Italian Industrial Challenges - LORENZO FIORI 101626

    1943 POPE PIUS XII Papal Recovery and Italian Industrial Challenges Lorenzo Fiori provides an update on the Pope’s successful hospital surgery and expected return to work, including scheduled travel to South America. He then analyzes the complex industrial crisis facing Italian steel…

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  39. 3. PENNSYLVANIA - Economic Slowdown Signals in Lancaster County - JIM MCTAGUE 101626

    1689 CHARLES II GRANTS PENNSYLVANIA TO THE QUAKER PENN Economic Slowdown Signals in Lancaster County Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barron’s: McTague reports on emerging economic strains in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, highlighting local business layoffs including the closure of a...

  40. 2.SCOTUS - Constitutional Originalism and Supreme Court Jurisprudence - RICHARD EPSTEIN 101626

    1889 SCOTUS Constitutional Originalism and Supreme Court Jurisprudence Richard Epstein examines Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s approach to originalism and pragmatism in constitutional interpretation. Epstein argues that true originalism requires analyzing private law structures, implied terms,...

  41. 1. CALIFORNIA - California Wildfires and Severe Coastal Erosion - JEFF BLISS 101626

    1919 SANTA BARBARA COAST California Wildfires and Severe Coastal Erosion Jeff Bliss discusses red flag warnings across Southern California triggered by low humidity, dry vegetation, and fierce Santa Ana winds driving wildfires like the Bryson fire in Malibu. He addresses delayed repairs on the...

  42. CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW -10-15-2026

    1920s fOXHUNTING CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW -10-15-2026 China Canada Trade Security Risks Piero Tozzi, co-host Gordon Chang: Tozzi and Chang evaluate Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trade deal with China, which lowers tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Tozzi warns that Canada serves as a...

  43. STREAMING THE MAKING THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW - 10-15-26

    1916 SEVASTOPOL BLACK SEA FLEET Global Conflicts and Security ChallengesTonight’s broadcast examines geopolitical tensions spanning multiple fronts globally, highlighting growing friction over trade, security, and supply chains. China increasingly challenges the United States by establishing...

  44. 9. NUKES - Nuclear Deterrence Strategy Force Modernization - PETER HUESSY 101526

    957 PLUMBBOB WILSON Nuclear Deterrence Strategy Force Modernization Peter Huessy reviews the evolution of America’s nuclear deterrent umbrella, which originally protected European and Asian allies against Soviet conventional military superiority. Huessy outlines escalating security threats across...

  45. 8. RUSSIA - Proxy Warfare Deniability Conflict Strategy - ANDREW PEEK 101526

    1900 TBLISI Proxy Warfare Deniability Conflict Strategy Andrew Peek, author of War Without Footprints, explores how revisionist state powers use proxies and cutouts to accomplish strategic objectives with plausible deniability. Peek details how Pakistan cultivated the Haqqani network as an…

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  46. 7. AMERICAS - Counter Cartel Americas Military Intervention - MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY 101526

    1905 ECUADOR Counter Cartel Americas Military Intervention Mary Anastasia O’Grady discusses the deployment of American military troops to Ecuador and Panama under President Trump’s Shield of the Americas framework. She explains that transnational criminal cartels have evolved into vertically...

  47. 6. QUEBEC - Quebec Assembly Election Political Dynamics - CONRAD BLACK 101526

    1943 CHURCHILL IN QUEBEC CITY Quebec Assembly Election Political Dynamics Conrad Black analyzes Quebec’s recent National Assembly election, where unusual five-party vote fragmentation allowed Parti Québécois to form a minority government with just 28% of the total vote. Black explains that...

  48. 5. DEFICITS - The United States government’s dVERONIQUE DERUGY 101526

    Rising National Deficit Entitlement Reform Veronique de Rugy addresses the United States government’s $2 trillion deficit for fiscal year 2026, pointing out that spending is overwhelmingly driven by Social Security, Medicare, and escalating national debt interest payments. Drawing stark parallels...

  49. 4. TREASURY - Banking Compliance Money Laundering Enforcement - MAX MAIZLISH 101526

    1885 TREASURY DC Banking Compliance Money Laundering Enforcement Max Maizlish analyzes the Treasury Department’s historic $1.2 billion fine against Bank of America for failing to monitor and report over $5 billion in suspicious financial transactions. He details how illicit global networks…

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  50. 3. CHINA -   Taiwan Drones And Middle East - STEVE YATES & GORDON CHANG 101526

    1942 TAIPEI Taiwan Drones And Middle East Steve Yates, co-host Gordon Chang: Yates and Chang discuss American defense startups partnering with Taiwan to build red-free drone supply chains. Yates notes that private innovation is outstripping government bureaucracy, rapidly enhancing Taiwan’s…

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