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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 Ep434: HEADLINE: Arrival: Entering Lunar Orbit and...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: Arrival: Entering Lunar Orbit and the Grey World. GUEST AUTHOR: Bob Zimmerman. SUMMARY:Apollo 8 successfully enters lunar orbit using the SPS engine, allowing the crew to witness the moon's desolate, cratered surface and confirm its impact origins.

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S8 Ep434: HEADLINE: The Bold Gamble: NASA's Decision...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: The Bold Gamble: NASA's Decision to Go. GUEST AUTHOR: Bob Zimmerman. SUMMARY: Facing Soviet competition from Zond missions, NASA managers make the aggressive decision to send Apollo 8 to the moon early without the lunar module. 1968

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S8 Ep434: HEADLINE: Leaving Earth: The Historic...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: Leaving Earth: The Historic Launch of Apollo 8. GUEST AUTHOR: Bob Zimmerman. SUMMARY:The Saturn 5 launches successfully, and for the first time, humans leave Earth's orbit, watching their home planet shrink while navigating with primitive computers.

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S8 Ep434: HEADLINE: Meeting the Crew: Borman, Lovell,...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: Meeting the Crew: Borman, Lovell, and Anders. GUEST AUTHOR: Bob Zimmerman. SUMMARY:Profiles of the Apollo 8 astronauts reveal a mix of duty-driven command and exploration zeal, all supported by their resilient families amidst intense media scrutiny. 1968 CREW AND BACKUP CREW

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S8 Ep434: HEADLINE: Tragedy and Rebirth: The Apollo...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: Tragedy and Rebirth: The Apollo 1 Fire. GUEST AUTHOR: Bob Zimmerman. SUMMARY: A tragic launchpad fire kills three astronauts, forcing NASA to admit carelessness, overhaul safety protocols, and redesign the capsule before the moon race continues. 1938

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S8 Ep433: HEADLINE: The Wuhan Lab and General Chen...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: The Wuhan Lab and General Chen Wei. GUEST: Brandon Weichert. SUMMARY: Weichert links Wuhan Institute of Virology security failures to PLA Major General Chen Wei, alleging military control over research and a political cover-up of the lab leak theory. 1903

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S8 Ep433: HEADLINE: Protecting US Data and Seeking...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: Protecting US Data and Seeking Damages. GUEST: Brandon Weichert. SUMMARY: Weichert urges stricter tech transfer laws and stronger investment screening through CFIUS, arguing the US must hold China financially accountable for the COVID-19 pandemic's global damage. 1915

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S8 Ep433: HEADLINE: Charles Lieber and the CRISPR...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: Charles Lieber and the CRISPR Threat. GUEST: Brandon Weichert. SUMMARY: Weichert highlights Charles Lieber's conviction and He Jiankui's unethical gene experiments, illustrating how China exploits dual-use biotechnology to advance military goals and defeat Western rivals.PEKING 1904

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S8 Ep433: HEADLINE: China's "Field of Dreams"...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: China's "Field of Dreams" Espionage Strategy. GUEST: Brandon Weichert. SUMMARY: Weichert details China's strategy to build innovation hubs that attract Western scientists, using the "Thousand Talents" program to lure researchers and students, facilitating the transfer of proprietary technology to China for military dominance. Q956 UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, OPENING

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S8 Ep432: HEADLINE: The Extended Mind, Tools, and...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: The Extended Mind, Tools, and Placebos. GUEST: Professor Andy Clark. SUMMARY: Clark discusses the "extended mind" using tools, orangutans reducing uncertainty, the placebo effect's power over pain, and the brain's innate drive to forage for information. 1932

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S8 Ep432: HEADLINE: Sentience, Emotions, and Bodily...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: Sentience, Emotions, and Bodily Consciousness. GUEST: Professor Andy Clark. SUMMARY: The conversation covers the body's role in perception, emotions as prediction error markers, animal sentience, and the "taste of honey" concept explaining consciousness. 1952

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S8 Ep432: HEADLINE: Autism, PTSD, and Depression via...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: Autism, PTSD, and Depression via Prediction. GUEST: Professor Andy Clark. SUMMARY: Clark interprets autism as sensory overweighting, views PTSD as reacting to unexpected negatives, and describes depression as disordered internal bodily predictions regarding energy budgeting. 1941

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S8 Ep432: HEADLINE: The Predictive Brain and Auditory...

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2026/02/09

HEADLINE: The Predictive Brain and Auditory Hallucinations. GUEST: Professor Andy Clark. SUMMARY: Clark explains how brains predict reality, using "White Christmas" auditory hallucination experiments and a deer-spotting anecdote to illustrate that expectation strongly shapes perception. 1917

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S8 Ep423: SHOW SCHEDULE 2-5-2026

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2026/02/09

2-5-261900 SINGAPORESHOW SCHEDULE2-5-2026SINGAPORE 19401Mary Anastasia O'Grady of the Wall Street Journal discusses the Panama Supreme Court's ruling removing Chinese port contracts, correcting misconceptions about Chinese military control or ownership of the canal.2.Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center argues that while Trump's deregulation aids growth, erratic tariffs and government industrial subsidies create uncertainty, functioning effectively as taxes that hinder the economy.3.Josh

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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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