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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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Yesterday · 6 min
CONTENTS-11-13
1950-1960 SANDS HOTEL CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 11-13-2026 Severe Atmospheric Rivers Impact Southern California Coastline — Part One Jeff Bliss reports that massive atmospheric river storms are bringing damaging surf and unusually warm...
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Yesterday · 6 min
DIAMONDS OF MARS Planetary Science Discoveries and Deep Space Probes — Part Two BOB ZIMMERMAN 2 111326
1958 Planetary Science Discoveries and Deep Space Probes — Part Two Bob Zimmerman reports that Curiosity has found potential sulfate crystals on Mount Sharp, while NASA solicits commercial proposals for Mars Sample Return. The European Space Agency’s...
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Yesterday · 13 min
EARTH-MOON SYSTEM Commercial Space Operations and Federal Regulatory Developments — Part One BOB ZIMMERMAN 1 111326
FEBRUARY 1955 Commercial Space Operations and Federal Regulatory Developments — Part One Bob Zimmerman reports that Texas political disputes threaten SpaceX’s Starship launch access, while Starlinkenforces operational restrictions in Ukraine....
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Friday · 8 min
FORWARD DETERRENCE European Satellite Deterrence and American Missile Defense — Part Two HENRY SOKOLSKI 2 111326
SEPTEMBER 1953 European Satellite Deterrence and American Missile Defense — Part Two Henry Sokolski reports that Germany is exploring space-based satellite constellations to support long-range conventional strikes against Russian targets....
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Friday · 9 min
OFFENSIVE MISSILES Saudi Arabia Missile Capabilities and Regional Escalation — Part One HENRY SOKOLSKI 1 111326
1954 AUGUST Saudi Arabia Missile Capabilities and Regional Escalation — Part One Henry Sokolski explains that Saudi Arabia seeks advanced Chinese ballistic missiles and domestic nuclear capabilities to counter persistent Iranian missile threats....
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Friday · 8 min
ESCAPE Philby Escape and Immunity for Cambridge Spies — Part Four ANTONIA SENIOR (HOUR 2) 4 111326
1825 CAMBRIDHE OBSERVATORY Philby Escape and Immunity for Cambridge Spies — Part Four Antonia Senior, author of Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge 5 and the Making of the Soviet Empire, recounts how official exoneration allowed Kim Philby to work as a...
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Friday · 11 min
MOSCOW Venona Intercepts Force Dramatic Soviet Agent Defections — Part Three ANTONIA SENIOR (HOUR 2) 3 111326
1819 KREMLIN Venona Intercepts Force Dramatic Soviet Agent Defections — Part Three Antonia Senior, author of Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge 5 and the Making of the Soviet Empire, explains how Venona code-breaking exposed a Soviet operative within...
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Friday · 6 min
COLD WAR Kim Philby Betrays Allied Cold War Operations — Part Two ANTONIA SENIOR (HOUR 2) 2 111326
LONDON THAMES Kim Philby Betrays Allied Cold War Operations — Part Two Antonia Senior, author of Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge 5 and the Making of the Soviet Empire, details how master spy Kim Philby served as British intelligence liaison in...
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Friday · 10 min
BLETCHLEY PARK Cambridge Spy Ring Origins and Early Betrayals — Part One ANTONIA SENIOR (HOUR 2) 1 111326
1943 Cambridge Spy Ring Origins and Early Betrayals — Part One Antonia Senior, author of Stalin’s Apostles: The Cambridge 5 and the Making of the Soviet Empire, describes how Soviet intelligence recruited gifted Cambridge students, including...
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Friday · 5 min
START-UPS Small Business Confidence and Artificial Intelligence Integration — Part Two GENE MARKS 2 111326
1900 HECLA MINE NORTHERN IDAHO Small Business Confidence and Artificial Intelligence Integration — Part Two Gene Marks reports that small business surveys reflect steady employment growth, resilient hiring, and record startup application filings...
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Friday · 14 min
STRONG ECONOMY Tape Manufacturing Resilience Amid Inflation — Part OneGENE MARKS 1 111326
1920 DODGE BROTHERS Tape Manufacturing Resilience Amid Inflation — Part One Gene Marks describes pressure-sensitive tape manufacturers navigating elevated raw material costs and international tariffs while maintaining strong sales growth. US domestic...
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Friday · 8 min
2028 Political Existential Risks and Unaffordable Policy Proposals VERONIQUE DERUGY 111326
1905 MISS DEMOCRACY Political Existential Risks and Unaffordable Policy Proposals Véronique de Rugy observes that political rhetoric frequently frames opposing presidential candidates as existential national threats, while party candidate selection...
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Friday · 9 min
STRONG ECONOMY Lancaster County Employment Resiliency and Holiday Shopping JIM MCTAGUE 111326
1945 ZINN'S MODEL DINER LANCASTER PA Lancaster County Employment Resiliency and Holiday Shopping Jim McTague reports that Lancaster County maintains a robust local economy, with exceptionally low unemployment, active holiday retail shopping, and lower...
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Friday · 9 min
RED-TEAMING AI Public Engagement Demanded for AI Constitutional Alignment — Part Two KEVIN FRAZIER 2 111326
FEBRUARY 1930 Public Engagement Demanded for AI Constitutional Alignment — Part Two Kevin Frazier explores practical alignment methods, including red-teaming protocols and constitutional classifiers designed to prevent model misuse. He emphasizes the...
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Friday · 10 min
AI CONSTITUTIONALISM Artificial Intelligence Constitutionalism Defines AI Governance Rules — Part One KEVIN FRAZIER 1 111326
JULY 1952 Artificial Intelligence Constitutionalism Defines AI Governance Rules — Part One Kevin Frazier discusses how leading technology developers publish internal alignment documents, such as Anthropic’s constitution for Claude, to guide AI model...
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Friday · 6 min
TIME MACHIN Disneyland Expansion Projects and Historic Casino Transformation — Part Two JEFF BLISS 2 111326
1957 Disneyland Expansion Projects and Historic Casino Transformation — Part Two Jeff Bliss describes Disneyland’s expansive theme park developments, including new themed lands and corporate Imagineering facilities in Cypress. Meanwhile, historic Las...
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Friday · 11 min
EL NINO Severe Atmospheric Rivers Impact Southern California Coastline — Part One JEFF BLISS 1 111326
1903 DOWNTOWN LA Severe Atmospheric Rivers Impact Southern California Coastline — Part One Jeff Bliss reports that massive atmospheric river storms are bringing damaging surf and unusually warm sea temperatures to Southern California’s coastal waters....
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Thursday · 9 min
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CONTENTS JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW 11-12-26 1942 SINGAPORE Nvidia Scandal Reveals Chinese Espionage — Part One David Shedd discusses the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang after revelations of an extramarital affair with Alice Wang, a suspected agent...
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Thursday · 8 min
POPE LEOP apal Visit Highlights Latin America — Part Four EVAN ELLIS 4 111226
1940 POPE PIUS XII Papal Visit Highlights Latin America — Part Four Evan Ellis addresses Brazil’s economic struggles with high national debt and interest rates under President Lula da Silva. He then highlights Pope Leo XIV’s 31,000-mile Latin American...
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Thursday · 11 min
HAVANA Foreign Influence in Cuban Policy — Part ThreeEVAN ELLIS 3 111226
1899 HAVANA Foreign Influence in Cuban Policy — Part Three Evan Ellis analyzes US policy toward Cuba amid tightening sanctions, alongside authoritarian consolidation in Nicaragua. As President Daniel Ortega’s failing health prompts family succession...
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