The 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 19, 2026 • 5 mins
1920 LEONARD BATES
England Reaches Top T20 Cricket RankingOld Trafford, securing the number one world ranking. Though pundits expected Sri Lanka to win, England dominated using highly aggressive "Bazball" tactics. Named after coach Brendon McCullum, Bazball emphasizes rapid, high-energy offensive gameplay, hitting balls over boundaries, bowling fast, and applying psychological pressure on opponents to disrupt traditional...
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September 19, 2026 • 13 mins
AUSTRALIA SNAKES.
Early Snake Activity Spike Across Australia
Jeremy Zakis reports venomous snakes have emerged a month earlier than expected, with Brisbane becoming a major epicenter. A young boy notably relocated a python off a public path, illustrating increased public comfort with reptile encounters due to extensive school education and media warnings. Snakes often enter homes seeking dry warmth, squeeze through narro...
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September 19, 2026 • 9 mins
1936 SPAIN
Australian Weather Forecast Signals Growing Uncertainty
Jeremy Zakis reports Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has revised its El Niño forecast from catastrophic to significantly milder. The primary ocean warming is positioned further east toward the Americas, while the Indian Ocean Dipole delivers unexpected moisture from the west. This atmospheric moisture counterbalances dry conditions, potentially bringing heav...
Australian Weather Forecast Signals Growing Uncertainty
Jeremy Zakis reports Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has revised its El Niño forecast from catastrophic to significantly milder. The primary ocean warming is positioned further east toward the Americas, while the Indian Ocean Dipole delivers unexpected moisture from the west. This atmospheric moisture counterbalances dry conditions, potentially bringing heav...
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September 19, 2026 • 37 mins
Peaceful Bloodless Transfer Creates New York
Russell Shorto, Part Two: Shorto describes the diplomatic negotiations between Richard Nicolls and Peter Stuyvesantin August 1664. Prioritizing the welfare of the colony and its inhabitants over bloodshed, Stuyvesant agreed to the Articles of Capitulation, resulting in a peaceful merger rather than a violent conquest. The English renamed the settlement New York, retaining control thro...
Russell Shorto, Part Two: Shorto describes the diplomatic negotiations between Richard Nicolls and Peter Stuyvesantin August 1664. Prioritizing the welfare of the colony and its inhabitants over bloodshed, Stuyvesant agreed to the Articles of Capitulation, resulting in a peaceful merger rather than a violent conquest. The English renamed the settlement New York, retaining control thro...
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September 19, 2026 • 37 mins
1636 NEW AMSTERDAM
English Fleet Threatens Dutch New Amsterdam
Russell Shorto, Part One: Shorto explores the 1664 confrontation between English forces and Dutch New Netherland. Royalist officer Richard Nicolls was dispatched with four warships by James, Duke of York, to capture the colony and assert royal authority over New England Puritans. Shorto highlights the diverse, polyglot population of New Amsterdam, including fr...
English Fleet Threatens Dutch New Amsterdam
Russell Shorto, Part One: Shorto explores the 1664 confrontation between English forces and Dutch New Netherland. Royalist officer Richard Nicolls was dispatched with four warships by James, Duke of York, to capture the colony and assert royal authority over New England Puritans. Shorto highlights the diverse, polyglot population of New Amsterdam, including fr...
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September 19, 2026 • 37 mins
1800 KREMLIN
Analyzing Putinism And Preserving Democratic Power
Michael McFaul, Part Two: McFaul analyzes Vladimir Putin's aggressive, anti-Western ideology, characterizing Putin as a risktaker who expanded conflict through invasions in Georgia, Crimea, and Ukraine. McFaul contends that Western nations made strategic errors by failing to impose sufficient deterrence and expanding NATO earlier. To counter rising global aut...
Analyzing Putinism And Preserving Democratic Power
Michael McFaul, Part Two: McFaul analyzes Vladimir Putin's aggressive, anti-Western ideology, characterizing Putin as a risktaker who expanded conflict through invasions in Georgia, Crimea, and Ukraine. McFaul contends that Western nations made strategic errors by failing to impose sufficient deterrence and expanding NATO earlier. To counter rising global aut...
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September 19, 2026 • 37 mins
1871 FRANCO PRUSSIA WAR
Cold War Lessons And Russian Collapse
Michael McFaul, author of Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder, Part One: Former ambassador McFaul examines global superpower dynamics, drawing lessons from critical Cold War events like the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. He contrasts the capabilities of the Soviet Union with the revolutionary ideological drive of Maoist Ch...
Cold War Lessons And Russian Collapse
Michael McFaul, author of Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder, Part One: Former ambassador McFaul examines global superpower dynamics, drawing lessons from critical Cold War events like the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. He contrasts the capabilities of the Soviet Union with the revolutionary ideological drive of Maoist Ch...
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September 19, 2026 • 45 mins
French Resistance Operates From Hotel Lutetia
Jane Rogoyska, Part Two: As Nazi forces occupied France in 1940, refugees in Marseilles sought escape routes across the Pyrenees into neutral Spain. While writer Heinrich Mann successfully escaped with assistance from American Varian Fry, philosopher Walter Benjamin committed suicide after being denied entry at the Spanish border. In Paris, writer Samuel Beckett joined the French Res...
Jane Rogoyska, Part Two: As Nazi forces occupied France in 1940, refugees in Marseilles sought escape routes across the Pyrenees into neutral Spain. While writer Heinrich Mann successfully escaped with assistance from American Varian Fry, philosopher Walter Benjamin committed suicide after being denied entry at the Spanish border. In Paris, writer Samuel Beckett joined the French Res...
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September 19, 2026 • 34 mins
1944 LIBERATED PARIS
Anti Fascist Writers Flee Nazi Germany
Jane Rogoyska, author of Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Part One: Rogoyska details how the 1933 Reichstagfire prompted Adolf Hitler to suspend civil liberties and initiate widespread persecution of political opponents. Prominent German writers, intellectuals, and anti-fascists, including Heinrich Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Anna Seghers, fled Germany t...
Anti Fascist Writers Flee Nazi Germany
Jane Rogoyska, author of Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Part One: Rogoyska details how the 1933 Reichstagfire prompted Adolf Hitler to suspend civil liberties and initiate widespread persecution of political opponents. Prominent German writers, intellectuals, and anti-fascists, including Heinrich Mann, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Anna Seghers, fled Germany t...
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September 18, 2026 • 11 mins
CAPTION 1900 BAKU.
California Coastline Destruction And Economic Shifts
Jeff Bliss highlights severe coastal erosion along Southern California beaches during El Niño storms, noting how homeowners unsuccessfully battle nature despite strict Coastal Commission permit restrictions. Fuel prices in California have reached record highs, with low-grade gasoline exceeding six dollars per gallon and diesel climbing over ei...
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September 18, 2026 • 58 mins
CAPTION 1903 SANTA BARBARA
Live Streaming weekdays 8-9 AM ET on The John Batchelor Show Substack pageCalifornia Erosion, Vegas Reinvention, and the Raiding-Force Republic
Jeff Bliss and Michael Vlahos ("Germanicus") join John Batchelor. Bliss explores the multifaceted challenges currently facing California, ranging from severe coastal erosion caused by El Niño storms to the economic strain of record-high fuel pr...
Live Streaming weekdays 8-9 AM ET on The John Batchelor Show Substack pageCalifornia Erosion, Vegas Reinvention, and the Raiding-Force Republic
Jeff Bliss and Michael Vlahos ("Germanicus") join John Batchelor. Bliss explores the multifaceted challenges currently facing California, ranging from severe coastal erosion caused by El Niño storms to the economic strain of record-high fuel pr...
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September 18, 2026 • 19 mins
OCTOBER 1957
Commercial Space Operations Advance Rapidly Worldwide
Bob Zimmerman reviews commercial space developments, beginning with SpaceX's upcoming Starship 14 orbital test flight designed to deploy 26 Starlink version 3 satellites. While an oxidizer valve leak postponed a Dragon crew mission to the space station, SpaceX is phasing out Falcon 9 rideshare flights, creating new opportunities for competitors like Avio's...
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September 18, 2026 • 17 mins
1701 ARABIA
Saudi Nuclear Ambitions Spark Congressional Oversight
Henry Sokolski analyzes the controversial US-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement, which permits Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium domestically. Congressional leaders from both parties are demanding transparency regarding classified documents stored in Capitol facilities that conceal vendor lists and fuel supply terms. Sokolski warns that domestic enrichment cr...
Saudi Nuclear Ambitions Spark Congressional Oversight
Henry Sokolski analyzes the controversial US-Saudi nuclear cooperation agreement, which permits Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium domestically. Congressional leaders from both parties are demanding transparency regarding classified documents stored in Capitol facilities that conceal vendor lists and fuel supply terms. Sokolski warns that domestic enrichment cr...
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September 18, 2026 • 37 mins
1945 TRINITY TEST
Ghosts Of Hiroshima Uncovers Atomic History
Charles Pellegrino, author of Ghosts of Hiroshima, traces the origin of nuclear weapons from theoretical physics concepts to the devastating bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He compares the 27-kiloton Nagasaki bomb to Hiroshima's smaller device, explaining how intense heat, shockwaves, and toxic black rain caused long-term genetic damage and lingering fatali...
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September 18, 2026 • 9 mins
1920 SYRIA AND THE FRENCH MANDATE
Syria Resolves Nuclear Noncompliance Case Investigation
Andrea Stricker discusses the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unanimously closing Syria's formal nuclear non-compliance finding from 2011 after Damascus permitted access to historical nuclear sites. Inspectors visited the destroyed Al-Kibar reactor at Deir ez-Zor and Site 99, where they uncovered 73 tons of undeclared natur...
Syria Resolves Nuclear Noncompliance Case Investigation
Andrea Stricker discusses the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unanimously closing Syria's formal nuclear non-compliance finding from 2011 after Damascus permitted access to historical nuclear sites. Inspectors visited the destroyed Al-Kibar reactor at Deir ez-Zor and Site 99, where they uncovered 73 tons of undeclared natur...
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September 18, 2026 • 10 mins
SUDAN
Sudan Conflict Faces Foreign Power Interference
Hussain Abdul-Hussain details the ongoing civil war in Sudan between General Burhan's Sudanese Armed Forces(SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces. Foreign powers are actively influencing the conflict; Turkey supports the SAF through Muslim Brotherhood ties and drone strikes launched from Egyptian airfields. At the UN Security Council, the United States, France, and Britain...
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September 18, 2026 • 9 mins
1902
Borgotaro Celebrates Porcini Mushrooms And Culture
Lorenzo Fiori explores Borgotaro in the Italian province of Parma, calling it the capital of porcini mushrooms owing to its rich forests, varying altitudes, and unique microclimate. He describes local culinary highlights, recommending pairings of dark and light porcini varieties preserved in olive oil alongside authentic Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Parma ham, and ciabatt...
Borgotaro Celebrates Porcini Mushrooms And Culture
Lorenzo Fiori explores Borgotaro in the Italian province of Parma, calling it the capital of porcini mushrooms owing to its rich forests, varying altitudes, and unique microclimate. He describes local culinary highlights, recommending pairings of dark and light porcini varieties preserved in olive oil alongside authentic Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Parma ham, and ciabatt...
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September 18, 2026 • 8 mins
1945 LANCASTER COUNTY
CInflation Drives Divided Spending In Pennsylvania
Jim McTague shares observations on inflation while traveling across Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, illustrating a bifurcated K-shaped economy. High gasoline prices, averaging over $4.20 to $4.39 per gallon, are heavily squeezing lower-income families and reducing convenience store spending. Conversely, wealthier residents and affluent tourists continue ...
CInflation Drives Divided Spending In Pennsylvania
Jim McTague shares observations on inflation while traveling across Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, illustrating a bifurcated K-shaped economy. High gasoline prices, averaging over $4.20 to $4.39 per gallon, are heavily squeezing lower-income families and reducing convenience store spending. Conversely, wealthier residents and affluent tourists continue ...
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September 18, 2026 • 8 mins
1880 IRISH AT THE EMIGRRANT SAVINGS BANK
Congress Must Aid Fed Against Inflation
Veronique de Rugy argues that the Federal Reserve cannot defeat inflation solely by raising interest rates without fiscal assistance from Congress. Higher interest rates increase national debt service payments, which have surged from $250 billion to over one trillion dollars, fueling further inflation through government borrowing. Drawing histori...
Congress Must Aid Fed Against Inflation
Veronique de Rugy argues that the Federal Reserve cannot defeat inflation solely by raising interest rates without fiscal assistance from Congress. Higher interest rates increase national debt service payments, which have surged from $250 billion to over one trillion dollars, fueling further inflation through government borrowing. Drawing histori...
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September 18, 2026 • 10 mins
1900 NWT
Navigating Canada Trade Relations With America
Conrad Black examines Canada's evolving trade dynamics following the Prime Minister's address to the European Parliament advocating for broader international partnerships. While expanding trade with Europe is positive, Black emphasizes Canada's deep economic vulnerability, given that nearly half of its GDP is tied to trade with the United Statescompared to just three...
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