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Debating Environmental Politics Of Data Centers - KEVIN FRAZIER, SIMON CONSTABLE, JIM MCTAGUE 082826

Nuclear Politics And Precision Guided Warfare - HENRY SOKOLSKI

French Resistance And World War Exile - JANE ROGOYSKA ( HOUR TWO)

Small Business Growth And AI Integration - GENE MARKS

Economic Boom In Idyllic Lancaster County - JIM MC TAGUE

National Debt Crisis And Mandatory Spending - VERONIQUE DERUGY

Separation Of Powers And Election Fraud - RICHARD EPSTEIN

California Swells Weather And Nevada Casinos

CONTENTS JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 8-27-2026. Anatol Lieven warns that foreign policy establishments in both the United States and Britain have e

Evan Ellis details how an unprecedented "super El Niño" is battering the Americas, causing floods in Peru and severe droughts affecting the

Jane Rogoyska explores the history of Paris's Hôtel Lutetia, which served as a haven for fleeing Weimar intellectuals before becoming a Nazi

Conrad Black analyzes the impending trade dispute between Canada and the United States, labeled "the dumbest trade war ever." President Trum

Mary Anastasia O'Grady explains how the US is aggressively targeting Cuban regime elites by freezing assets and revoking visas. To facilitat

Andrea Stricker discusses the concerning US-Saudi bilateral nuclear agreement, which triggers a 90-day congressional review.

Peter Huessy argues that nuclear deterrence remains vital but requires continuous modernization of missiles, submarines, bombers, and comman

Anatol Lieven warns that foreign policy establishments in both the United States and Britain have embraced a dangerous militarism.

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S8 Ep1366: Jeremy Zakis reports on the unprecedented rainfall sweeping across Australia, driven by a super El Niño cycle interacting with th

S8 Ep1366: Doug Messier details SpaceX's plans to build "Starbase Louisiana," a massive $100 billion, 125,000-acre spaceport designed as the

S8 Ep1365: Jack Burnham outlines China's persistent military coercion campaign targeting Taiwan, noting that Beijing separates economic trad

S8 Ep1365: Charles Burton, co-host Gordon Chang: Burton discusses the escalating trade war between Canada and the Trump administration, whic

S8 Ep1364: Dean Cheng, co-host Gordon Chang: Cheng analyzes China's space program and its pursuit of reusable booster technology to match Sp

S8 Ep1363: Captain James Fanell (US Navy, retired), co-host Gordon Chang: Fanell warns that China is nearing completion of a military instal

S8 Ep1362: David Hebert discusses the fiscal debates surrounding Social Security's impending 2032 shortfall. Hebert refutes the idea that ra

S8 Ep1361: Rogier Windhorst and David Livingston: Professor Windhorst warns that the Hubble Space Telescope's orbit will begin to decay unco

S8 Ep1361: Richard Reinsch discusses the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and their principles, which advocate for economic collectivi

S8 Ep1360: John Batchelor and Michael Bernstam analyze the revenue-sharing deal between Iran and Oman over the Strait of Hormuz, which does

S8 Ep1359: CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-25-2026 COVER OF FANTASTIC MAGAZINE OCTOBER 1961 Liz Peek, columnist for The Hill and Fox N

S8 Ep1358: Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar in Berlin for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, with co-host Thaddeus McCotter: Dempse

S8 Ep1357: Thaddeus McCotter, former US Representative from Michigan and columnist for American Greatness, details the severe political and

S8 Ep1356: Gregory Copley, editor of Defense & Foreign Affairs, argues that the US sanctions regime against Iran is strategic signaling that

S8 Ep1356: Colonel Jeff McCausland, US Army (Retired) and Visiting Professor at Dickinson College, warns that the US foreign policy process

S8 Ep1355: Mary Kissel, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, analyzes Trump's "maximum

S8 Ep1354: Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, evaluates the Treasury's initial tranches of

S8 Ep1354: Liz Peek, columnist for The Hill and Fox News, discusses the surprising resilience of the American economy, noting that small bus

S8 Ep1353: CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-24-2026. OTTAWA Conrad Black and co-host Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the collapse of trade

S8 Ep1352: John Hardie and Edmund Fitton-Brown outline Russia's military assistance to Iran via the Caspian Sea, a highly secure transit rou

S8 Ep1351: Michael Sobolik and Gordon Chang examine how Chinese AI company Moonshot bypassed US export controls by "distilling" technology

S8 Ep1350: Samuel Ben-Ur and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss how, following a temporary lull, Hamas has intensified attacks in Gaza, emboldened

S8 Ep1350: Edmund Fitton-Brown critiques the term "economic D-Day," explaining that Pakistan's mediation in Iran is self-interested, driven

S8 Ep1349: Ivana Stradner analyzes Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's visit to Belgrade, which does not signal a split between Serbia and Russi

S8 Ep1349: David Daoud and Edmund Fitton-Brown examine UNIFIL's mandate, which restricts it to acting as an auxiliary to the Lebanese Armed

S8 Ep1348: Malcolm Hoenlein and Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss rising security concerns in Israel after incendiary balloons from Gaza were disc

S8 Ep1347: Ernesto Araújo and Alejandro Peña Esclusa, with Edmund Fitton-Brown: In Brazil, falling poll numbers have panicked President Lula

S8 Ep1346: Janatyn Sayeh and Edmund Fitton-Brown examine Iranian official Ghalibaf's public appearance in Iraq, signaling defiance to the US

S8 Ep1346: Conrad Black and co-host Edmund Fitton-Brown discuss the collapse of trade negotiations and subsequent US tariff threats that hav

S8 Ep1345: Gaius and Germanicus: The hosts close on the president's health and psyche, referencing the new book by senior New York Times cor

S8 Ep1344: Gaius and Germanicus: Germanicus attributes these failures to a psychological myth of omnipotence that has "suckled" every post-C

S8 Ep1344: Gaius and Germanicus: On a rainy late summer night in 92 AD Londinium, the hosts convene in their newly expanded wine bar by the

S8 Ep1343: Jeff Bliss, Wildfire Report #2: The wildfire threatening Reno, Nevada—a city near the California border heavily reliant on touris

S8 Ep1342: Toby Wilkinson, Part Two: The Ptolemaic family's decline is driven by internal civil wars, incestuous marriages, and rising Roman

S8 Ep1342: Toby Wilkinson, author of The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra, Part One: The narrative begins w

S8 Ep1341: Josh Ireland, Part Two: The focus shifts to the assassination plot in Mexico. NKVD spy Leonid Eitingon and Spanish communist Cari

S8 Ep1341: Josh Ireland, author of The Death of Trotsky: The True Story of the Plot to Kill Stalin's Greatest Enemy, Part One: The narrative

S8 Ep1340: W. Fitzhugh Brundage, Part Two: The suspension of exchanges leads to massive prisoner concentrations. This is illustrated by a gr

S8 Ep1340: W. Fitzhugh Brundage, author of A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War, Part One: The narrative begins with

S8 Ep1339: Jeremy Zakis, Part Two: Zakis reports on springtime in New South Wales, beginning with magpie breeding and swooping season—the st

S8 Ep1338: Jeremy Zakis, Part One: Zakis discusses the unprecedented 4°C Pacific anomaly—ocean warming not seen in 150 years—its disruption

S8 Ep1338: David K. Randall, author of The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World, recounts the historic discov

S8 Ep1337: David Shedd, author of The Great Heist: China's Epic Campaign to Steal America's Secrets, analyzes China's multi-decade campaign

S8 Ep1336: Dennis Sewell, Part Two: Sewell details Downing's secret diplomacy with Cardinal Mazarin, followed by his opportunistic defection

S8 Ep1335: Dennis Sewell, author of Cromwell's Spy: From the American Colonies to the English Civil War, Part One: Sewell introduces George

S8 Ep1334: Alan Taylor, Part Two: Taylor covers post-1865 developments across the continent, focusing on Canadian confederation under John A

S8 Ep1333: Alan Taylor, author of American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850–1873, Part One: Taylor examines the ideological and geopo

S8 Ep1332: Max Boot, Part Two: Boot traces Reagan's presidency, beginning with his campaigns and the 1981 assassination attempt. It analyzes

S8 Ep1332: ### Max Boot **Book:** *Reagan: His Life and Legend* * **Part One** (*Hour One*) explores **Ronald Reagan's early life**, from

S8 Ep1331: TABLE OF CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-21-2026 Jeff Bliss reports Las Vegas is planning major upgrades to Allegiant Stadi

S8 Ep1331: Jonathan Marcus reports American universities are suffering from declining public trust, soaring tuition costs, and a looming dem

S8 Ep1330: Henry Sokolski warns that while nuclear negotiations focus heavily on Iran's uranium, Iran has a neglected second path to weapons

S8 Ep1330: Bob Zimmerman reports SpaceX is rumored to be expanding to Louisiana with a massive 130,000-acre launch and data center site, whi

S8 Ep1329: Lorenzo Fiori reports Europe's severe heatwave is finally breaking as heavy rain and storms across Switzerland and Northern Italy

S8 Ep1328: Jim McTague reports Lancaster County's diverse economy—spanning tourism, agriculture, light manufacturing, and healthcare—is show

S8 Ep1327: James M. Scott, Part Two: The Potsdam Declaration offered Japan a choice between rebuilding or "utter destruction." President Har

S8 Ep1327: Richard Epstein examines the suit by Disney and ABC against the FCC, claiming that threats to review their local television stati

S8 Ep1326: Jeff Bliss reports Las Vegas is planning major upgrades to Allegiant Stadium, with the Raiders seeking $75 million in taxpayer fu

S8 Ep1325: TABLE OF CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 8-21-2026 Anatol Lieven discusses the war in Ukraine, highlighting Ukrainian drone and

S8 Ep1324: Evan Ellis analyzes key regional political and security developments in Latin America. Ellis discusses Ecuadorian President Danie

S8 Ep1324: James M. Scott traces the dramatic, complex final months of World War II in the Pacific. Scott details how Secretary of War Henry

S8 Ep1323: Rohan Naidu discusses the groundbreaking discovery of "black hole stars" at cosmic dawn using the James Webb Space Telescope. Nai

S8 Ep1322: Veronique de Rugy critiques California Representative Ro Khanna's proposal for a "one-time" 5% wealth tax on billionaires. De Rug

S8 Ep1321: Jonathan Miltimore discusses the ongoing imprisonment of 79-year-old pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong, calling it t

S8 Ep1321: Mary Anastasia O'Grady discusses the alarming rise of authoritarianism in Mexico under President Claudia Sheinbaum and her ruling

S8 Ep1320: Peter Berkowitz reflects on the 30th anniversary of Alan Sokal's famous academic hoax, which exposed the intellectual decline wit

S8 Ep1319: Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft analyzes the multi-faceted, global strains of the Russia-Ukraine

S8 Ep1318: TABLE OF CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-19-2026 Rebecca Grant, Vice President of the Lexington Institute, discusses technol

S8 Ep1317: Andrea Stricker of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies examines Middle Eastern nuclear proliferation and the mystery surrou

S8 Ep1316: Simon Constable, writer for the Wall Street Journal, discusses European climate anomalies and their severe impact on global commo

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S8 Ep1315: Michael Bernstam of the Hoover Institution warns of a severe global crisis in refined petroleum products, especially diesel, gaso

S8 Ep1314: Caleb Weiss of the Bridgeway Foundation and the Foundation for Defense of Democracies examines the evolution of African jihadist

S8 Ep1313: Craig Unger, investigative reporter and author, explores President Donald Trump's unstable foreign policy toward Russia and Ukrai

S8 Ep1313: Greg Scarlatoiu, President and CEO of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, analyzes the multifaceted security threats p

S8 Ep1312: Rick Fisher of the International Assessment and Strategy Center analyzes China's advancement in space and its competition with th

S8 Ep1312: ### Segment 1 (Guest: Rebecca Grant) In this segment, guest **Rebecca Grant**, Vice President of the Lexington Institute, discuss

S8 Ep1311: TABLE OF CONTENTS, JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 8-18-2026 Liz Peek discusses the resilience of the American economy, noting that high-e

S8 Ep1310: Bob Zimmerman reports on the successful recovery of a SpaceX Starship near Christmas Island, which remained seaworthy for 24 days

S8 Ep1309: Thaddeus McCotter analyzes the recent Michigan Democratic primary, where Dr. Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated the establishment c

S8 Ep1308: Joseph Sternberg addresses the looming "year of doom" in 2032, when the Social Security trust fund is projected to run out. Witho