The John Batchelor Show

Preview: Colleague David Maxwell Comments on What the Kim Family Dynasty Fears Most. More. 1904 KOREA

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Preview: Colleague Alan Tonelson Explains That Xi Jinping Does Not Want Balanced Economy With Domestic Consumption. More 1890 SHANGHAI

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Preview: Colleague Bob Zimmerman Recommends NASA Can Save Needed Money by Doing Without the Safety Panel That Slows Down Projects Such as SpaceX. More OCTOBER 1931

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Good evening: The show begins in Switzerland where a decision is made to build Roche and Novartis plants in the US... 1927 SWITZERLAND This appears to be an email from John Batchelor detailing the schedule for a CBS Eye on the World radio/podcast show. Here's a brief summary of the program segments: First Hour: 9:00-9:15: Markets - Switzerland Pharma and US Manufacturing (Liz Peek) 9:15-9:30: Markets - Biden in Disorder (Liz Peek) 9:30-9:45: Lebanon - Hezbollah Weapons (David Daoud, Bill Roggio) 9:45-10:00: Iran - Discussed as "Defeated in All Directions" (David Daoud, Bill Roggio) Second Hour: 10:00-10:15: Trade and Congress history (Philip Wallach, AEI/Civitas Institute) 10:15-10:30: Continued Trade and Congress discussion 10:30-10:45: Russia and Oil Prices (Ekaterina Zolotova) 10:45-11:00: China and Deepseek Deceptions (Jack Burnham) Third Hour: 11:00-11:15: London Calling - Blaming Japan, Germany, China (Joseph Sternberg) 11:15-11:30: London Calling - Rachel Reeves in Washington 11:30-11:45: Antisemitism at Harvard (Peter Berkowitz) 11:45-12:00: Progressivism at Harvard (Peter Berkowitz) Fourth Hour: 12:00-12:15: Iran Nuclear Weapons (John Bolton) 12:15-12:30: USAF Kinetic Warfare in CENTCOM (General Blaine Holt) 12:30-12:45 & 12:45-1:00: Soviet Kompromat and Trump in the 1980s (Craig Unger) Would you like me to elaborate on any of these segments or topics?

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1/2: SOVIET KOMPROMAT; AND TRUMP, IN THE 1980S. CRAIG UNGER, AUTHOR "DEN OF SPIES.' 1921

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#USAF: ELEMENTS OF KINETIC WARFARE IN PLACE IN CENTCOM AREA. GENERAL BLAINE HOLT,  USAF (RET). 1947 B-36

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#IRAN: SUSPECT NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND WHAT IS TO BE DONE? JOHN BOLTON AUGUST 1951

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#PROGRESSIVISM: AND HARVARD. PETER BERKOWITZ, HOOVER INSTITUTION 1917 YALE

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#ANTISEMITISM: AND HARVARD, PETER BERKOWITZ, HOOVER INSTITUTION 1910, HARVARD 0, YALE 0

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#LONDONCALLING:  RACHEL REEVES TO WASHINGTON FOR DEAL-MAKING. @JOSEPHSTERNBERG @WSJOPINION UNDATED HMS VICTORY

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#LONDONCALLING:BLAMING JAPAN, GERMANY AND CHINA. @JOSEPHSTERNBERG @WSJOPINION 1945 BERLIN

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#RUSSIA: AND THE PRICE OF OIL. EKATERINA ZOLOTOVA, @GPFUTURES 1913

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2/2: #TRADE: AND CONGRESS  FOR JEFFERSON, MADISON, HOOVER, ROOSEVELT, KENNEDY, NIXON AND TRUMP. PHILIP WALLACH, AEI, CIVITAS INSTITUTE. 1920 TRADE HIGH END

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1/2: #TRADE: AND. CONGRESS  FOR JEFFERSON, MADISON, HOOVER, ROOSEVELT, KENNEDY, NIXON AND TRUMP. PHILIP WALLACH, AEI, CIVITAS INSTITUTE. 1929 HOOVER

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#IRAN: DEFEATED IN ALL DIRECTIONS,  DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD. 1925

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#LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH KEEPS ITS WEAPONS. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD.1969 BEIRUT

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#MARKETS: BIDEN IN DISORDER.   LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS 1920

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#MARKETS:  SWITZERLAND PHARMA AND MANUFACTURING IN THE US,  LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS#MARKETS:  SWITZERLAND PHARMA AND MANUFACTURING IN THE US,  LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS 1924 SWITZERLAND

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PREVIEW: Ambassador John Bolton comments on why President Putin spoke with POTUS re the Iranian nuclear weapon program. More later on Iran and what is to be done. 1896 WEST SIBERIA

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PREVIEW: Colleague David Daoud confirms that Hezbollah, after so many defeats, is beginning to rearm through the Beirut Port. More later. 1920 BEIRUT

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PREVIEW: Author Philip Walach, "Why Congress" (2023), comments on the history of Congress handing off the tariff and protectionist power to POTUS, from Jefferson to FDR to Trump. More later. 1910 WIRE MILL, ALLENTOWN PA.

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PREVIEW: Colleague Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institute remarks on the complaint of many of the professors of the Harvard Law School that the Trump administration rode roughshod over the rule of law. More later. 1910

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PREVIEW: Colleague General Blaine Holt, USAF (Ret) explains the significance of two E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft deployed from Tinker AFB in Oklahoma to the Area-of-Responsibility of US Central Command. More later. 1902 PERSIA

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PREVIEW: Colleague Liz Peek of The Hill and Fox News reports on why POTUS is irritated by Fed Chairman Powell's recent public remarks. More later. 1859 FIVE POINTS NYC

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GOOD EVENING: The show begins in DC, asking if and when the politicians recognixe the PRC as a predatory construct.  1967 WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 - IRAN: WASHINGTON TALKS TO TEHRANGuests: Bill Roggio (FDD), Husain Haqqani (Hudson Institute) 9:15-9:30 - YEMEN: HOUTHIS REPORTED WITH PRC GUIDANCEGuests: Bill Roggio (FDD), Husain Haqqani (Hudson Institute) 9:30-9:45 - UKRAINE: EASTER CEASEFIRE UNSUCCESSFULGuests: John Hardie, Bill Roggio (FDD) 9:45-10:00 - RUSSIA MAXIMALIST DEMANDSGuests: John Hardie, Bill Roggio (FDD),  SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 - DOES DC KNOW THAT CHINA GOES TO WAR?Guests: Steve Yates, Gordon Chang 10:15-10:30 - VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MUSEUMGuest: @ThadMcCotter, @TheAmGreatness 10:30-10:45 - CANADA: CARNEY HOLDS THE LEAD WITH CONSERVATIVE POLICIESGuest: Charles Burton 10:45-11:00 - PRC: RETIRING BATTLESTAR GALACTICAGuests: Rebecca Grant (Lexington Institute), @GordonGChang (Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill) THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 - #NEWWORLDREPORT: BUKELE CALLS MADURO'S BLUFFGuests: Joseph Humire (@JMHumire, @SecureFreeSoc), Ernesto Araujo (Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Brazil) 11:15-11:30 - #NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA SECURITYGuests: Joseph Humire (@JMHumire, @SecureFreeSoc), Ernesto Araujo (Former Foreign Minister, Republic of Brazil) 11:30-11:45 - SAUDI ARABIA: MBS ROMANCES TEHRANGuests: Janatan Sayeh, Bill Roggio (FDD) 11:45-12:00 - SOUTH CAUCASUS: TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN, ISRAEL VS RUSSIA, ARMENIA, IRANGuests: Janatan Sayeh, Bill Roggio (FDD) FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 - #HOTEL MARS (1/2): SPACE LAW ON THE MOONGuests: Laura Montgomery (Space Solutions LLC), David Livingston (SpaceShow.com) 12:15-12:30 - #HOTEL MARS (2/2): SPACE LAW ON THE MOONGuests: Laura Montgomery, David Livingston 12:30-12:45 - SYRIA (1/2): THE GREAT JIHADIST IMPOSTOR, AL SHAARAGuests: Ahmad Sharawi, Bill Roggio (FDD) 12:45-1:00 AM - SYRIA (2/2): THE GREAT JIHADIST IMPOSTOR, AL SHAARAGuests: Ahmad Sharawi, Bill Roggio (FDD)

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2/2:  #SYRIA: THE GREAT JIHADIST IMPOSTOR, AL SHAARA. AHMAD SHARAWI, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 1900 ISTANBUL

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1/2:  #SYRIA: THE GREAT JIHADIST IMPOSTOR, AL SHAARA. AHMAD SHARAWI, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 1840

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2/2: #HOTEL MARS: SPACE LAW ON THE MOON. LAURA MONTGOMERY, DAVID LIVINGSTON. 1886 JULES VERNE

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1/2: #HOTEL MARS: SPACE LAW ON THE MOON. LAURA MONTGOMERY, SPACE SOLUTIONS LLC.  DAVID LIVINGSTON SPACESHOW.COM. AUGUST 1961

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SOUTH CAUCASUS  :TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN, ISRAEL VS RUSSIA, ARMENIA, IRAN. JANATAN SAYEH, BILL ROGGIO, FDD. 1904 DOHA

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#ISAUDI ARABIA: MBS ROMANCES TEHRAN. JANATAN SAYEH, BILL ROGGIO, FDD. 1941 SAUDI ARABIA

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#NEWWORLDREPORT:  PANAMA SECURITY. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE 1866 PANAMA

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#NEWWORLDREPORT:  BUKELE CALLS MADURO'S BLUFF..  JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE 1943 QUITO

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#PRC: RETIRING BATTLESTAR GALACTICA. REBECCA GRANT, LEXINGTON INSTITUTE. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL 1958

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#CANADA: CARNEY HOLDS THE LEAD WITH CONSERVATIVE POLICIES. CHARLES BURTON, SYNOPSIS. 1884 OTTAWA UNIVERSITY  

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#VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MUSEUM, @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS. 1970 NIXON

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#DOES DC KNOW THAT CHINA GOES TO WAR? STEVE YATES, GORDON CHANG. 1949 RED ARMY

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#RUSSIA:  MAXIMALIST DEMANDS. JOHN HARDIE,  BILL ROGGIO, FDD.  1923 PETROGRAD

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#UKRAINE: EASTER CEASEFIRE UNSUCCESSFUL. JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO, FDD 1905 ODESSA

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#YEMEN: HOUTHIS REPORTED WITH PRC GUIDANCE.. BILL ROGGIO, FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE. 1933 YEMEN

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#IRAN: WASHINGTON TALKS TO TEHRAN. BILL ROGGIO, FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE 1908 PERSIA

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Preview: Colleague Bill Roggio Explains The Multiple Identities And Backgrounds That Attach To The Extremely Violent Al Qaeda And ISIS Agents, Using The Example Of The Syria Chief Al-Sharaa. More. 1890 CARAVAN

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Preview: Colleague Steve Yates Comments When He First Realized That The PRC Was Predatory And Ruthless, Beginning Its Self-Elected Role To Dominate The US And Its Allies. More. 1910 SHANGHAI

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Preview: Colleague John Hardie Comments That the Kremlin Is Most Likely to Modify Its Maximalist Demand for Regime Change Prior to Settlement. More 1855 CRIMEA

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Preiew: Attorney Laura Montgomery Explains Adverse Possession, An Established Means of Establishing a Claim on a Celestial Body Such as the Moon. More Later. October 1958

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Preview: Colleague Charles Burton comments on the irony that the Liberal candidate Mark Carney is leading the  Canada election polling with policies he has suddenly adopted from his Conservative opponent. More 1900 NWMP IN THE YUKON

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Preview: Colleague Joseph Humire reports how Bukele of El Salvador is calling the bluff of Maduro of Venezuela. More later. 1911 SAN SALVADOR

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#Londinium90AD: No Plan B for Harvard. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @michalis_vlahos 1910

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#Londinium90AD: Announced Easter ceasefire provides center stage for President Putin. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @michalis_vlahos 1917 MOSCOW

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TITANIC OF AIRSHIPS: 4/4: His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine by  S. C. Gwynne  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/His-Majestys-Airship-Largest-Machine/dp/1982168277 From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) tale of the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship—and the doomed love story between an ambitious British officer and a married Romanian princess at its heart.

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