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.

Episodes

GOOD EVENING: THE SHOW BEGINS IN KASHMIR, STANDING DOWN FROM THE SHOOTING CONTEST...

June 2, 2025 • 9 mins

GOOD EVENING: THE SHOW BEGINS IN KASHMIR, STANDING DOWN FROM THE SHOOTING CONTEST...

1909 KASHMIR

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR 9-9:15 1/2: KASHMIR: STANDING DOWN FOR NOW. BILL ROGGIO, FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE

9:15-9:30 2/2: KASHMIR: STANDING DOWN FOR NOW. BILL ROGGIO, FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE

9:30-9:45 UKRAINE: DRONE W...

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NORTH KOREA: ARSENAL OF THE AXIS. BRUCE BECHTOL. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL

June 2, 2025 • 8 mins

NORTH KOREA: ARSENAL OF THE AXIS. BRUCE BECHTOL. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1955

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PRC: DIRECTING THE ATLANTIC FLEET TO THE INDO-PACIFIC BEFORE 2027. JIM FANELL, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL

June 2, 2025 • 10 mins

PRC: DIRECTING THE ATLANTIC FLEET TO THE INDO-PACIFIC BEFORE 2027. JIM FANELL, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1916

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: PRC COMINATING BRAZIL. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE

June 2, 2025 • 8 mins

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PRC COMINATING BRAZIL. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1920 BRAZIL

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: SURINAME AND GUYANA AND ORGANIZED CRIME, JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE

June 2, 2025 • 9 mins

#NEWWORLDREPORT: SURINAME AND GUYANA AND ORGANIZED CRIME, JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1862 SURINAM

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LEBANON; LAF TOOL OF HEZBOLLAH. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD

June 2, 2025 • 7 mins

LEBANON; LAF TOOL OF HEZBOLLAH. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD
1960 BEIRUT

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GAZA: AID AND WAR. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD

June 2, 2025 • 12 mins

GAZA: AID AND WAR. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD
1862 SAMSON GATE

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2/2: SYRIA: THE THREAT TO THE DRUZE OF SYRIA. AHMED SHARAWI, BILL ROGGIO, FDD

June 2, 2025 • 4 mins

2/2: SYRIA: THE THREAT TO THE DRUZE OF SYRIA. AHMED SHARAWI, BILL ROGGIO, FDD
1898 SYRIA

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1/2: SYRIA: THE THREAT TO THE DRUZE OF SYRIA. AHMED SHARAWI, BILL RODDIO, FDD

June 2, 2025 • 13 mins

1/2: SYRIA: THE THREAT TO THE DRUZE OF SYRIA. AHMED SHARAWI, BILL ROGGIO, FDD
1920 DAMASCUS FRENCH OCCUPATION

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2/2: OCEANIA: PRC LOOKS TO DOMINATE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. CLEO PASKAL, FDD.

June 2, 2025 • 7 mins

2/2: OCEANIA: PRC LOOKS TO DOMINATE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. CLEO PASKAL, FDD.
1930 MICRONESIA

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1/2: OCEANIA: PRC LOOKS TO DOMINATE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. CLEO PASKAL, FDD.

June 2, 2025 • 11 mins

1/2: OCEANIA: PRC LOOKS TO DOMINATE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. CLEO PASKAL, FDD.
1883 MICRONESIA

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PRC: BANNING STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOLS. PETER BERKOWITZ.

June 2, 2025 • 3 mins

PRC: BANNING CHINESE NATIONAL STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOLS. PETER BERKOWITZ.
H VS Y

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HARVARD: TITLE VI AND ENFORCEMENT. PETER BERKOWITZ, HOOVER,

June 2, 2025 • 14 mins

HARVARD: TITLE VI AND ENFORCEMENT. PETER BERKOWITZ, HOOVER,
1918 HARVARD COMMENCEMENT

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UKRAINE; NEGOTIATION STALEMATE. JOHN HARDIE

June 2, 2025 • 6 mins

UKRAINE; NEGOTIATION STALEMATE. JOHN HARDIE
1918 GERMAN OCCUPATION

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UKRAINE: DRONE WARS. JOHN HARDIE, FDDUKRAINE: DRONE WARS. JOHN HARDIE, FDD

June 2, 2025 • 13 mins

UKRAINE: DRONE WARS. JOHN HARDIE, FDD
1958

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2/2: KASHMIR: STANDING DOWN FOR NOW. BILL ROGGIO FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE

June 2, 2025 • 4 mins

2/2: KASHMIR: STANDING DOWN FOR NOW. BILL ROGGIO FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE
1900 PAKISTAN

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1/2: KASHMIR: STANDING DOWN FOR NOW. BILL ROGGIO FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE

June 2, 2025 • 13 mins

1/2: KASHMIR: STANDING DOWN FOR NOW. BILL ROGGIO FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTEBOMBAY 1911

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Preview: Author James Romm, "Plato and the Tyrant," explains why Plato traveled to all powerful and rich Syracuse to sit at the grotesquely indulgent Syracusean tables with the tyrant Dionysius the Elder. More later.

June 2, 2025 • 3 mins

Preview: Author James Romm, "Plato and the Tyrant," explains why Plato traveled to all powerful and rich Syracuse to sit at the grotesquely indulgent Syracusean tables with the tyrant Dionysius the Elder. More later.
1869 PLATO SYMPOSIUM

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Preview: Colleague Peter Berkowitz of Hoover Institution comments on the requirement for the Trump administration to follow rules for Title VI enforcement on Harvard and other universities. More later.

June 2, 2025 • 1 min

Preview: Colleague Peter Berkowitz of Hoover Institution comments on the requirement for the Trump administration to follow rules for Title VI enforcement on Harvard and other universities. More later.
1910.

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Preview: Colleague David Daoud comments on what it will take to rid Lebanon of the Hezbollah completely. More later.

June 2, 2025 • 2 mins

Preview: Colleague David Daoud comments on what it will take to rid Lebanon of the Hezbollah completely. More later.
1881 BEIRUT CASTLE.

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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}NORTH KOREA: ARSENAL OF THE AXIS. BRUCE BECHTOL. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL

PRC: DIRECTING THE ATLANTIC FLEET TO THE INDO-PACIFIC BEFORE 2027. JIM FANELL, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PRC COMINATING BRAZIL. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE

#NEWWORLDREPORT: SURINAME AND GUYANA AND ORGANIZED CRIME, JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE

LEBANON; LAF TOOL OF HEZBOLLAH. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD

GAZA: AID AND WAR. DAVID DAOUD, BILL ROGGIO, FDD

2/2: SYRIA: THE THREAT TO THE DRUZE OF SYRIA. AHMED SHARAWI, BILL ROGGIO, FDD

1/2: SYRIA: THE THREAT TO THE DRUZE OF SYRIA. AHMED SHARAWI, BILL RODDIO, FDD

2/2: OCEANIA: PRC LOOKS TO DOMINATE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. CLEO PASKAL, FDD.

1/2: OCEANIA: PRC LOOKS TO DOMINATE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA. CLEO PASKAL, FDD.

PRC: BANNING STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOLS. PETER BERKOWITZ.

HARVARD: TITLE VI AND ENFORCEMENT. PETER BERKOWITZ, HOOVER,

UKRAINE; NEGOTIATION STALEMATE. JOHN HARDIE

UKRAINE: DRONE WARS. JOHN HARDIE, FDDUKRAINE: DRONE WARS. JOHN HARDIE, FDD

2/2: KASHMIR: STANDING DOWN FOR NOW. BILL ROGGIO FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE

1/2: KASHMIR: STANDING DOWN FOR NOW. BILL ROGGIO FDD. HUSAIN HAQQANI, HUDSON INSTITUTE

Preview: Author James Romm, "Plato and the Tyrant," explains why Plato traveled to all powerful and rich Syracuse to sit at the grotesquely indulgent Syracusean tables with the tyrant Dionysius the Elder. More later.

Preview: Colleague Peter Berkowitz of Hoover Institution comments on the requirement for the Trump administration to follow rules for Title VI enforcement on Harvard and other universities. More later.

Preview: Colleague David Daoud comments on what it will take to rid Lebanon of the Hezbollah completely. More later.

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GOOD EVENING: THE SHOW BEGINS IN KASHMIR, STANDING DOWN FROM THE SHOOTING CONTEST...

NORTH KOREA: ARSENAL OF THE AXIS. BRUCE BECHTOL. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL