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The John Batchelor Show

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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107: SHOW 11-19-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

SHOW11-19-25 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR 1937 THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE DOUBTS ABOUT JAPAN... FIRST HOUR 9-915 US Military Deployment near Venezuela and Geopolitical Conflicts Guest: Colonel Jeff McCausland Colonel Jeff McCausland discussed the large U.S. naval force, including the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier, deployed near Venezuela, suggesting this force, the largest in the Caribbean since the Cuban Missile Crisis, appears designed for regime change rather than just narcotics

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10:40

106: Comparing Chinese Engineers (Technocracy) and...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

Comparing Chinese Engineers (Technocracy) and American Lawyers (Process) Guest: John Kitch John Kitch reviewed Dan Wang's book Breakneck, which contrasts China's engineer-dominated political leadership with America's lawyer-dominated system, noting China's engineers excel at executing large-scale plans and directing resources, fostering output, but their technocratic mindset struggles with complex human problems and leads to unintended consequences, while American lawyers establish effective

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9:00

106: CRAIG UNGER AND APT 63A-B IN TRUMP TOWER WITH A...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

CRAIG UNGER AND APT 63A-B IN TRUMP TOWER WITH A PLUMBING LEAK.

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6:30

106: CONTINUED Commodities, AI Demand, and UK...

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2025/11/20

CONTINUED Commodities, AI Demand, and UK Political Turmoil Guest: Simon Constable Simon Constable reported on market trends 1916

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11:19

106: Commodities, AI Demand, and UK Political Turmoil...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

Commodities, AI Demand, and UK Political Turmoil Guest: Simon Constable Simon Constable reported on market trends with energy prices significantly down but metals like copper and steel consistently higher, reflecting strong demand particularly for AI data center construction, while future chocolate prices are projected to rise due to "transcontinental climate change" linking Amazon deforestation to political instability in major cocoa regions like the DRC, and in UK politics, Prime Minister Sir

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4:30

106: Space Exploration Updates (Blue Origin, SpaceX,...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

CONTINUED Space Exploration Updates (Blue Origin, SpaceX, China's space station, FAA regulations) Guest: Bob Zimmerman 1941

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15:10

106: Space Exploration Updates (Blue Origin, SpaceX,...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

Space Exploration Updates (Blue Origin, SpaceX, China's space station, FAA regulations) Guest: Bob Zimmerman Bob Zimmerman provided several space updates, noting Blue Origin successfully launched and landed the New Glenn first stage, demonstrating sophisticated sideways landing software technology comparable to SpaceX, while SpaceX achieved its 150th launch this year, dominating the industry and surpassing the combined total of all other entities, with the FAA ending the daytime launch curfew that

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7:44

106: CONTINUED Chinese Hybrid Warfare and Lawfare in...

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2025/11/20

CONTINUED Chinese Hybrid Warfare and Lawfare in the Solomon Islands Guest: Cleo Paskal 1905,

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10:05

106: Chinese Hybrid Warfare and Lawfare in the...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

Chinese Hybrid Warfare and Lawfare in the Solomon Islands Guest: Cleo Paskal Cleo Paskal detailed China's hybrid warfare in the Solomon Islands, focusing on Daniel Suidani, a former premier of Malaita who resisted Chinese influence by instituting a moratorium on CCP-linked businesses due to concerns over environmental and social harm, but after being politically ousted, he and his colleague were targeted with spurious "lawfare" charges (unlawful assembly) designed to demoralize and bankrupt them,

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8:55

106: ROK REQUESTS ATTACK BOAT, Greg Scarlatoiu,...

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2025/11/20

ROK REQUESTS ATTACK BOAT, Greg Scarlatoiu, president and CEO of The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c620qppzlgwo 1904

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10:45

106: Canada-China Relations and Chinese Deception...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

Canada-China Relations and Chinese Deception Guest: Charles Burton Charles Burton, author of The Beaver and the Dragon, discussed Canada's troubled relationship with China, criticizing the new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for adopting rhetoric favoring "pragmatic and constructive relations," suggesting Canada might ally with China's geostrategic goal of undermining U.S.-backed liberal democracies, with Carney's accelerated meetings with Xi Jinping possibly being attempts to secure market

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8:49

106: The USS Gerald R. Ford and Gunboat Diplomacy in...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

The USS Gerald R. Ford and Gunboat Diplomacy in the Caribbean Guest: Rebecca Grant Rebecca Grant affirmed that the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier in the Caribbean is the "top symbol of American power," providing significant strike and surveillance options, with the rapid deployment being unusual and signaling a large strategic shift to reassert U.S. interests in the Western Hemisphere, pressure Maduro, and push back against Chinese and Russian influence, and Grant agreed with

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9:00

106: Japan's New PM and Existential Threat of Taiwan...

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2025/11/20

Japan's New PM and Existential Threat of Taiwan Conflict Guest: Lance Gatling Lance Gatling discussed Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, who has adopted a notably hawkish position towards China, stating that a blockade or threat against Taiwan could be interpreted as an existential threat to Japan, allowing the possibility of engaging in collective defense with allies like the U.S. or Philippines, and amid rising tensions and China's attempts to inflict economic damage, Takaichi is moving

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10:45

106: US Productivity vs. Chinese Manufacturing...

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2025/11/20

US Productivity vs. Chinese Manufacturing Dominance Guest: Dave Hebert Dave Hebert analyzed China's manufacturing dominance, which is fundamentally based on massive state subsidies (over $1 trillion annually) and a huge workforce of up to 212 million people, despite this scale, the U.S. workforce is vastly more productive per capita, supported by foreign investment, skilled immigration, and innovation, while China suffers from factory overcapacity due to subsidized production regardless of market

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9:00

106: China's AI Strategy and Chip Self-Sufficiency...

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2025/11/20

China's AI Strategy and Chip Self-Sufficiency Guest: Jack Burnham Jack Burnham discussed China's AI development, which prioritizes political control and self-sufficiency over immediate excellence, evidenced by the Chinese Cyberspace Administration banning large internet companies from purchasing high-end Nvidia processors, with the CCP aiming to build out its own domestic systems to insulate itself from potential U.S. leverage, while the Chinese DeepSeek AI model is considered a "good enough"

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7:44

106: CONTINUED US Military Deployment near Venezuela...

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2025/11/20

CONTINUED US Military Deployment near Venezuela and Geopolitical Conflicts Guest: Colonel Jeff McCausland 1867

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10:05

106: US Military Deployment near Venezuela and...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/20

US Military Deployment near Venezuela and Geopolitical Conflicts Guest: Colonel Jeff McCausland Colonel Jeff McCausland discussed the large U.S. naval force, including the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier, deployed near Venezuela, suggesting this force, the largest in the Caribbean since the Cuban Missile Crisis, appears designed for regime change rather than just narcotics interdiction, with a resulting occupation requiring 60,000 to 100,000 troops and risks turning the U.S. into an occupying force

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104: PREVIEW Gerald R. Ford Super Carrier Deployment...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/19

PREVIEW Gerald R. Ford Super Carrier Deployment to the Caribbean Atlantic. Rebecca Grant of the Lexington Institute discusses the Gerald R. Ford super carrier's rapid transit to the Caribbean Atlantic off Venezuela. The carrier had recently concluded exercises with NATO in the Baltics, including tracking the Russian shadow fleet. Grant notes that the transit took about a week for the Ford to join Southern Command. The segment highlights that aircraft carriers are constantly needed at global "hot

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104: PREVIEW Counterinsurgency Challenges and...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/19

PREVIEW Counterinsurgency Challenges and Narcoterrorism Threats Post-Intervention in Venezuela. Colonel Jeff McClausen, United States Army retired, examines the serious counterinsurgency challenges the US would face 50 days or 50 weeks after a potential Venezuelan intervention. The threat comes from narcoterrorism gangs operating from sanctuaries in neighboring countries like Colombia, Ecuador, or Brazil, who might use IEDs in the jungle if their livelihood is threatened. Colonel McClausen notes

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5:50

93: The Green Belt and Rethinking Liberty 30 Years...

The John Batchelor Show ·

2025/11/16

The Green Belt and Rethinking Liberty 30 Years Later. Matthew Longo reflects that thirty years after the Iron Curtain fell, the border site is now an unremarkable "green belt." Researcher Longo considers the meaning of freedom, contrasting Isaiah Berlin's negative liberty—freedom from state interference—with Hannah Arendt's concept of plurality and solidarity. He notes the disappointment felt by some East Germans who missed the community they knew in the East. Guest: Matthew

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