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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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S8 Ep431: Guest: Jeremy Zakis. Six cockatoos are...

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2026/02/08

Guest: Jeremy Zakis. Six cockatoos are scouting Zakis's roof and solar panels, behaving similarly to when they destroyed a neighbor's house. His dog Dallas cannot see them from the veranda to scare them off. Zakis considers using a drone to deter the birds since harming them is illegal, but fears expensive repairs are inevitable.

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S8 Ep431: Guest: Jeremy Zakis. England captain Ben...

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2026/02/08

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S8 Ep431: Guest: Jeremy Zakis. A juvenile brown snake...

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2026/02/08

Guest: Jeremy Zakis. A juvenile brown snake surprised commuters at Riverston station, causing a cyclist to flee in panic. However, a man wearing shorts and lacking safety gear calmly picked up the venomous snake and moved it, displaying professional handling skills despite his casual appearance. Zakis notes that brown snakes are currently very active and dangerous when coiled.

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S8 Ep431: Guest: Jeremy Zakis. While New England...

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2026/02/08

Guest: Jeremy Zakis. While New England freezes, Sydney enjoys mild 70°F temperatures and rain following a heatwave. Conversely, Western Australia faces Tropical Cyclone Mitchell, a Category 3 storm threatening Karrathawith high winds and storm surges. Locals prepared extensively, likely minimizing damage, though the system remains dangerous as it moves south toward Exmouth.

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S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday concludes with the...

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2026/02/08

Thomas Halliday concludes with the climate-driven Ordovician mass extinction, the Cambrian explosion of modern animal body plans in China featuring predators like Omnidens, and the Ediacaran era's strange soft-bodied organisms preceding complex life.

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S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday describes the Devonian when...

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2026/02/08

Thomas Halliday describes the Devonian when plants and fungi formed symbiotic root systems to colonize land alongside the giant lichen Prototaxites, then visits Silurian deep-sea hydrothermal vents where life may have originated.

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S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday recounts the Permian in...

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2026/02/08

Thomas Halliday recounts the Permian in Niger with mega-monsoons and desert reptiles like Bunostegos preyed upon by Gorgonops, explaining how Carboniferous swamp forests formed coal reserves and discussing the mysterious Tully Monster.

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S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday describes the Jurassic...

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2026/02/08

Thomas Halliday describes the Jurassic period in Europe featuring a massive sponge reef system and floating logs colonized by sea lilies, then visits the Triassic Madygen Formation in Kyrgyzstan preserving the gliding reptile Sharovipteryx.

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S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday explores the Early...

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2026/02/08

Thomas Halliday explores the Early Cretaceous of China where volcanic ash preserved feathered dinosaurs like Sinosauropteryx, explaining how fossilized pigment sacs reveal camouflage patterns and ancient lacewings evolved wing spots mimicking dinosaur eyes.

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S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday describes the warm Eocene...

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2026/02/08

Thomas Halliday describes the warm Eocene when Antarctica hosted temperate rainforests before glaciation, including the massive whale Basilosaurus, then details the Paleocene recovery at Hell Creek where small burrowing mammals survived the asteroid cataclysm.

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S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday recounts the Miocene dry...

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2026/02/08

Thomas Halliday recounts the Miocene dry Mediterranean basin refilling through the massive Zanclean flood, detailing Gargano Island's unique fauna, then explores Oligocene South America where monkeys arrived from Africaby rafting across the Atlantic.

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S8 Ep430: Thomas Halliday describes the Pleistocene...

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2026/02/08

Thomas Halliday describes the Pleistocene Mammoth Steppe, a vast grassland ecosystem stretching from Europe to Alaska inhabited by megafauna like Arctodus, then explores the Pliocene in East Africa where mosaic environments supported early human ancestors like Australopithecus.

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S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands concludes that Pearl Harbor...

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2026/02/08

H.W. Brands concludes that Pearl Harbor unites the wars, with FDR blocking Lindbergh's military commission, yet Lindbergh contributes by flying unauthorized combat missions in the Pacific as a civilian consultant.

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S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands explains FDR declares a...

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2026/02/08

H.W. Brands explains FDR declares a national emergency while Lindbergh's reputation collapses after a Des Moinesspeech blaming the British, Jews, and the Roosevelt administration for dragging America into war.

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S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands recounts Lindbergh testifying...

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2026/02/08

H.W. Brands recounts Lindbergh testifying to Congress, arguing air power strengthens hemispheric defense, contradicting FDR's view that technology makes America vulnerable, while continuing his popular anti-war rallies.

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S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands discusses Congress passing...

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2026/02/08

H.W. Brands discusses Congress passing Lend-Lease aligning US interests with Britain, while covert Britishpropaganda operates in America and FDR uses questionable intelligence to sway public opinion against Germany.

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S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands notes amidst the Battle of...

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2026/02/08

H.W. Brands notes amidst the Battle of Britain, FDR maneuvers for a controversial third term while Lindberghbecomes the star speaker for the newly formed America First Committee, drawing massive crowds.

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S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands explains that as Germany...

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2026/02/08

H.W. Brands explains that as Germany advances, FDR modifies neutrality laws while Lindbergh fears creeping intervention, with Churchill appealing for aid leading to the destroyers-for-bases deal intensifying domestic debate.

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S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands describes how following...

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2026/02/08

H.W. Brands describes how following Poland's invasion, Lindbergh utilizes his fame to broadcast radio speeches opposing intervention, influenced by his father's WWI persecution and skepticism of British imperial motives.

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S8 Ep429: H.W. Brands recounts Lindbergh returning to...

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2026/02/08

H.W. Brands recounts Lindbergh returning to America in 1939 as a global celebrity, meeting FDR who tries to recruit him, but Lindbergh, valuing independence, refuses the administration's offer.

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