
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.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 2037 | Founded | 14 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsSociety & Culture | |||

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Foreign Conflicts Escalate Global Energy Crisis
Anatol Lieven and Jonathan Guyer, co-authors of the report The Iran Trap, discuss interconnected conflict... more
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Live Streaming weekdays 8-9 AM ET on The John Batchelor Show Substack pageNuclear Deterrence, Broken Treaties, and the Pocketbook Electorate
Peter Huessy, Anatol Lieven, and Jonathan Guyer join John Batchelor. ... more
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Latin American Political Instability And Security
Evan Ellis assesses complex geopolitical shifts across Latin America. In Venezuela, opposition leader María Corina Machado struggles to return home as the U.S. navigates high-stakes oil... more
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Grim Human Reality Of Hiroshima Bombing
Charles Pellegrino, author of Ghosts of Hiroshima, explores the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, detailing military logistics and human tragedy. Radar engineer Jacob Bes... more
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The John bachelor show is perhaps the best podcast to know what is happening in our nation in world! My only request is to tap one time to hear all of today’s shows.
Still quality show but the ads make it almost unbearable. It’s overkill. The first and last min is the same commercials over and again. Good portion of the segments.
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A hard-edged, policy-focused analysis program that threads current global hotspots with long-form geopolitical context. Recent episodes center on Strait of Hormuz tensions, US–Iran dynamics, nuclear proliferation concerns, and regional power plays involving Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Russia, and China. Guests from think tanks and defense-focused organizations provide expert context on military readiness, sanctions, and strategic corridors, while the host steers through complex trade-offs between diplomacy, energy security, and deterrence. The format is dense, data- and history-driven, with a cadence that favors deep dives and nuanced debate over quick takes. A notable strength is the consistent access to policy insiders and regional specialists... more
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