The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

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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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Publishes	Daily	Episodes	2037	Founded	13 years ago
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27: SHOW 10-24-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT CANADA IN THE EYES OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. FIRST HOUR 9-915 Pennsylvania Aims to Be AI Capital with US-Made Non-Lithium Batteries. Salena Zito reports o

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10-24-25

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT CANADA IN THE EYES OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.

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Pennsylvania Aims to Be AI Capital with US-Made Non-Lithium Batteries. Salena Zito ... more

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26: NASA's Artemis Woes, Chinese Debris, and Global Space Industry Shifts. Bob Zimmerman discusses NASA's Artemis program, noting Administrator Sean Duffy is using a social media feud with Elon Musk as a "shiny object" to distract from the Orion capsule's unt

NASA's Artemis Woes, Chinese Debris, and Global Space Industry Shifts. Bob Zimmerman discusses NASA's Artemis program, noting Administrator Sean Duffy is using a social media feud with Elon Musk as a "shiny object" to distract from the Orion capsule'... more

Yesterday • 14 min

26: The Postponement of the Budapest Meeting and Negotiating with Putin. Cliff May discusses the postponement of the Trump-Putin Budapest meeting, attributing it to Marco Rubio insisting on a cessation of hostilities, which Foreign Minister Lavrov rejected, d

The Postponement of the Budapest Meeting and Negotiating with Putin. Cliff May discusses the postponement of the Trump-Putin Budapest meeting, attributing it to Marco Rubio insisting on a cessation of hostilities, which Foreign Minister Lavrov reject... more

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26: Trump Administration's Economic Interventionism Questioned as 'State Capitalism'. Veronique de Rugy critiques the Trump administration's economic policies regarding companies like Intel, US Steel, and MP Mining, calling them "state capitalism" or forms of

Trump Administration's Economic Interventionism Questioned as 'State Capitalism'. Veronique de Rugy critiques the Trump administration's economic policies regarding companies like Intel, US Steel, and MP Mining, calling them "state capitalism" or for... more

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Episode: 14: SHOW 10-21-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT THE MARKET ON A BULL RUN FIRST HOUR 9-915 Private Equity Tapped to Fund US Military Infrastructure Revamp Elizabeth Peek, Fox News and The Hill, with John Bat

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Colleague of John Batchelor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy

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Episode: 10: Fentanyl Cash Laundering and the Role of Chinese Nationals. Josh Birenbaum (Foundation for Defense of Democracies) discusses with John Batchelor the challenge of laundering the enormous amounts of cash generated by fentanyl drug smugglers and drug lords.

Heidi August

A prominent CIA operative whose career spans several significant historical events, particularly during the Cold War and the rise of terrorism.

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Episode: 2: 3. Learning Tradecraft on the Job: Heidi August's Rise from Clerk to Operative Liza Mundy Book: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Heidi August proved her competence in Africa, learning tradecraft such as making dead drops. While worki

Ghaith Abdul Ahad

Author of 'Stranger in Your Own City', journalist covering the Middle East

Episode: 2: 8. The Tishreen Uprising and Call for Accountability By 2019, kleptocratic party bosses and militia commanders siphoned $20 billion annually, causing unemployment despite oil wealth, with youth seeing corruption as biggest threat. Tishreen Uprising was ra

Haith Abdullah Haad

Journalist and author of 'A Stranger in Your Own City, Travels in the Middle East Long War'.

Episode: 2: 3. Return of Exiles and Rise of Sectarian War American blunders included disbanding the army and Ba'ath party while returning exiles "frozen in time" whom Iraqis distrusted but Americans relied upon. Resistance began with nationalists like Hamid fighting

Brijthe Abdelahad

Author and journalist, discussing his book 'A Stranger in Your Own City'

Episode: 2: 2. Saddam's Evolution and Imposed Sectarianism Abdullahad's first war memory was 1980's Iran-Iraq conflict, leading to bankruptcy and Kuwait invasion amid pervasive militarization. Saddam, initially a pan-Arab revolutionary called "leader of necessity," s

Reith Abdullahad

Author of A Stranger in Your Own City, travels in the Middle East long war

Episode: 2: 1. The American Invasion and Start of Chaos The April 2003 American arrival in Baghdad saw Saddam's statue toppled before foreign journalists rather than Iraqi crowds, with contradiction between heavily armed US presence and citywide looting while the Ira

Fatemeh Jamalpour

Co-author of For the Sun After Long Nights and journalist based in Iran

BBC Persian

Episode: 2: Iran's Women-Led Uprising: Origins, Brutality, and Defiance. Nilo Tabrizy discusses how the Iranian women-led uprising, detailed in For the Sun After Long Nights, was triggered by the 2022 murder of Mahsa Amini by the morality police. The slogan "Woman, L

Nilo Tabrizy

Author and journalist discussing Iran's women-led uprising and its societal implications

Episode: PREVIEW HEADLINE: Author Details Iran's Women-Led Uprising and Explains Assimilation of Ethnic Minorities in Tehran GUEST NAME: Nilo Tabrizy, Author and Journalist 50-WORD SUMMARY: Nilo Tabrizy discusses her new book on the women-led uprising in Iran, spa

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John Batchelor

John Batchelor is a renowned host known for his expertise in hard news analysis, current events, world history, and global politics. He is recognized for his ability to engage with a wide range of topics and interview experts from various fields, providing depth and insight into complex issues.

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4.6 out of 5 stars from 3k ratings

Saturation
I have always liked the show but, sadly, it has become too much work. Tons of pointless previews that must be deleted. A summary that must be deleted. Reruns that are not marked as such and must be looked over abd deleted. And deleting guests who say the same thing each week. They are killing their own show by drowning it in pointless stuff. Think of how much work this is for a typical listener. HOURS A WEEK! How would a new listener handle this? It was added little by little and finally t... more
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3
the last time i listened
United Statesa month ago
Mr B
Show has lost its luster. To many of the guests are going Full TDS. Was at least good for the author interviews but now he just replays the same ones month after month. Time to retire you no longer ad value to the economy
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1
Martinbarley
United Statesa month ago
Formatting
Great show, however, the formatting of the episodes are ridiculous to have all of multitude of podcast episodes for one daily show. Previews are not necessary for segments under 15 minutes. The recent titles don’t fit on the preview. Let’s use common sense on the production side of this very informative show.
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KuylerC
United States2 months ago
Where is it play: Radio station
Missed having the J Batchelor Show on the regular AM radio air! Premium broadcast on the news, history, science, religions, etc. a class to itself in reporting. Missing badly on AM wave
Apple Podcasts
5
Pamac721
United States2 months ago
Excellent contact, bad format
Best show for a diverse and comprehensive information on a wide variety of topics.
Difficult to listen when a continuous conversation is broken into small segments.
Terrible descriptions of the segments and getting worse.
Apple Podcasts
3
OVC15
United States2 months ago

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2: 2. Saddam's Evolution and Imposed Sectarianism Abdullahad's first war memory was 1980's Iran-Iraq conflict, leading to bankruptcy and Kuwait invasion amid pervasive militarization. Saddam, initially a pan-Arab revolutionary called "leader of necessity," s

Q: Did the sectarian conflict arise naturally in Iraq?

No, it was a narrative imposed later, as Iraqi society prior to the 2003 war was more defined by class rather than sect.

Q: Why was Saddam Hussein referred to as the 'leader of necessity'?

This title was an absurd claim used to portray him as the savior who would lead the nation to greatness despite leading it to defeat.

Q: What did your father make of the F4 Phantom when you were five years old?

He was an amateur aviation enthusiast who collected magazines and had friends in the Iraqi Air Force, which made the experience significant for him.

4: V 8. The West's 2014 Appeasement: The Failure to Respond to Crimean Annexation. Serhii Plokhy (Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University) focuses on the annexation of Crimea in 2014 via "brute force" and the Western response. Professor Plokhy

Q: What was the Western response to the annexation?

The response was deemed inadequate, with only sanctions imposed while no significant protests or military actions occurred.

Q: Did NATO go along with the Crimean annexation because it was anxious about war?

Yes, NATO feared a larger war and tried to convince Russia that they were not inclined towards conflict, impacting their response to the annexation.

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