The John Batchelor Show

S8 Ep527: Jeremy Zakis discusses shifting bird alliances in New South Wales, noting minor birds ganging up with vandalistic cockatoos to form a second front against property.

S8 Ep527: Jeremy Zakis reports on kangaroos' protective instincts during bushfires and warns of aggressive bull sharks entering Sydney's muddy freshwater waterways due to recent heavy rainfall.

S8 Ep527: Jeremy Zakis details significant outback flooding and Sydney rainfall, explaining how these unseasonal tropical conditions have fortunately suppressed the immediate threat of catastrophic fall wildfires.

S8 Ep527: Jeremy Zakis analyzes the Australian men's T20 cricket team's poor cohesion and experimental failures while highlighting the consistent, professional success of the national women's team.

S8 Ep526: Liza Mundy concludes with the legacy of the "Sisterhood," noting where key women are now and the persistent struggles for credit and promotion within CIA culture. 8.

S8 Ep526: Liza Mundy reports that after Jennifer Matthews' tragic death, targeters like "Maya" traced Bin Laden's courier to Abbottabad, emphasizing the incredible precision of the analysts' intelligence for the SEALs. 7.

S8 Ep526: Liza Mundy reports that following 9/11, CTC women stayed at their posts despite the danger, recounting their grief, the sense of failure, and the difficulty of convincing leaders. 6.R

S8 Ep526: Liza Mundy details Alec Station's operation where female analysts developed targeting skills, though their early warnings about al-Qaeda faced significant bureaucratic resistance and publication hurdles. 5.

S8 Ep526: Liza Mundy reports that the 1985 Malta hijacking shifts Heidi's focus to terrorism, as analysts Cindy Storer and Barbara Sude begin identifying Osama bin Laden within the newly formed CTC. 4.

S8 Ep526: Liza Mundy describes Heidi August's transition from clerk to case officer, her recruitment of a foreign asset in Geneva, and her appointment as a station chief. 3.

S8 Ep526: Liza Mundy details how Heidi August witnesses the 1969 Libyan coup and burns out her station, while describing the CIA's restrictive policies forbidding marriage and children for female officers. 2.

S8 Ep526: Liza Mundy discusses Mary Bancroft's WWII OSS work in Switzerland, highlighting her vital intelligence gathering and the era's dismissive treatment of highly capable female spies. 1.

S8 Ep526: Craig Unger discusses the suspicious timing of the hostage release during Reagan's inauguration and the broader historical pattern of Republican interference in American presidential elections. 8.

S8 Ep526: Craig Unger recounts his 2014 trip to Iran, visiting the former American embassy and interviewing Mohsen Rafiqdoost, who hinted at meetings with Republican representatives. 7.

S8 Ep526: Craig Unger analyzes the alleged Paris meeting involving George H.W. Bush and confirms Casey's Madrid meeting, where they negotiated delaying the 1980 hostages' release. 6.

S8 Ep526: Craig Unger explores the Safari Club's covert operations and how Bill Casey utilized double agents and secret Israeli channels to facilitate off-the-books international arms deals. 5.

S8 Ep526: Craig Unger describes Newsweek's dismissal of the October Surprise story and how reporter Bob Parry discovered crucial documents hidden in a House office building bathroom. 4.

S8 Ep526: Craig Unger discusses his investigative journey and source Ari Ben-Menashe's allegations that Bill Casey secretly met Iranians in Madrid to delay the hostage release. 3.

S8 Ep526: Craig Unger details Bill Casey's role as Ronald Reagan's campaign manager, highlighting his background in espionage and his secret international intelligence and arms-dealing networks. 2.

S8 Ep526: Craig Unger discusses his book "Den of Spies," focusing on the 1980 failed hostage rescue mission and its lasting impact on President Carter. 1.