The John Batchelor Show

A podcast by John Batchelor

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S8 Ep200: Mary Kissel characterizes China's economy as collapsing under Xi Jinping's mismanagement. She highlights the plight of Jimmy Lai, a 78-year-old British citizen imprisoned in Hong Kong, and u
Publicat: 17.12.2025
S8 Ep200: Mary Kissel argues that Ukraine cannot surrender the Donbas without ironclad security guarantees, citing past broken agreements like the Budapest Memorandum. She validates Finnish and Baltic
Publicat: 17.12.2025
S8 Ep200: Judy Dempsey addresses the industrial crisis in Germany, specifically the auto industry's struggle against Chinese electric vehicles. She notes that Chancellor Merz is avoiding necessary pen
Publicat: 17.12.2025
S8 Ep200: Judy Dempsey examines fears that Russia will shift military forces to the NATO border if a Ukraine peace deal is reached. She discusses reported US pressure on Kyiv to surrender the Donbas,
Publicat: 17.12.2025
S8 Ep200: Elizabeth Peek discusses lessons for 2025, praising President Trump's showmanship at the Army-Navy game and anticipating his presence at the 2026 World Cup. She argues tariffs are generating
Publicat: 17.12.2025
S8 Ep200: Elizabeth Peek analyzes the rise in US unemployment to 4.6%, attributing it partly to increased labor participation rather than economic weakness. She highlights that private sector hiring r
Publicat: 17.12.2025
S8 Ep198: Gregory Copley. Gregory Copley discusses King Charles's recent video regarding his cancer, noting the King implied success with early detection and a reduction in future treatments. Dismissi
Publicat: 17.12.2025
S8 Ep198: Judy Dempsey. Judy Dempsey details the pressure on Friedrich Merz's coalition from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), describing the anti-immigrant party as "biting at the heels" o
Publicat: 17.12.2025
S8 Ep199: PREVIEW: Mary Kissel characterizes Xi Jinping as a "committed Marxist Leninist" who retains power through brutality despite China's economic collapse. She argues Xi uses leverage, such as re
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep199: PREVIEW: Elizabeth Peek suggests that tariffs implemented in 2025 may have successfully generated revenue to address the national debt without significantly raising prices. While she express
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep199: PREVIEW: Jonathan Schanzer describes Syrian leader Al-Sharaa as a "wolf in sheep's clothing," comparing him to Yasser Arafat for pretending to be a moderate while directing violence. Schanze
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep199: PREVIEW: Joseph Sternberg cautions that American conservatives often mistakenly view the United Kingdom as culturally similar to the US, despite its "European" attitudes toward regulation an
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep198: TONIGHT 12-15
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep197: Professor Jonathan Healey recounts the humiliating refusal of Hull's governor to admit King Charles I, a key moment signaling open warfare. He discusses the irreconcilable ideological split
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep197: Professor Jonathan Healey details King Charles I's failed 1642 attempt to impeach and arrest five MPs, a move driven by Queen Henrietta Maria calling him a "poltroon." This "cinematic" blund
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep197: Professor Jonathan Healey details King Charles I's failed 1642 attempt to impeach and arrest five MPs, a move driven by Queen Henrietta Maria calling him a "poltroon." This "cinematic" blund
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep197: Professor Jonathan Healey details King Charles I's failed 1642 attempt to impeach and arrest five MPs, a move driven by Queen Henrietta Maria calling him a "poltroon." This "cinematic" blund
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep197: Ernesto Araujo and Alejandro Pena Esclusa analyze Latin America's rightward shift, citing Chile's rejection of a leftist constitution and election disputes in Honduras. They attribute leftis
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep197: Alejandro Pena Esclusa and Ernesto Araujo celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado, viewing it as recognition of peaceful resistance against the Maduro regime. Th
Publicat: 16.12.2025
S8 Ep197: Edmund Fitton-Brown argues the Muslim Brotherhood creates an environment for violent extremists like ISIS. He criticizes Western governments, specifically Australia, for appeasing Islamists
Publicat: 16.12.2025

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9987 Episoade

S8 Ep200: Mary Kissel characterizes China's economy as collapsing under Xi Jinping's mismanagement. She highlights the plight of Jimmy Lai, a 78-year-old British citizen imprisoned in Hong Kong, and u

S8 Ep200: Mary Kissel argues that Ukraine cannot surrender the Donbas without ironclad security guarantees, citing past broken agreements like the Budapest Memorandum. She validates Finnish and Baltic

S8 Ep200: Judy Dempsey addresses the industrial crisis in Germany, specifically the auto industry's struggle against Chinese electric vehicles. She notes that Chancellor Merz is avoiding necessary pen

S8 Ep200: Judy Dempsey examines fears that Russia will shift military forces to the NATO border if a Ukraine peace deal is reached. She discusses reported US pressure on Kyiv to surrender the Donbas,

S8 Ep200: Elizabeth Peek discusses lessons for 2025, praising President Trump's showmanship at the Army-Navy game and anticipating his presence at the 2026 World Cup. She argues tariffs are generating

S8 Ep200: Elizabeth Peek analyzes the rise in US unemployment to 4.6%, attributing it partly to increased labor participation rather than economic weakness. She highlights that private sector hiring r

S8 Ep198: Gregory Copley. Gregory Copley discusses King Charles's recent video regarding his cancer, noting the King implied success with early detection and a reduction in future treatments. Dismissi

S8 Ep198: Judy Dempsey. Judy Dempsey details the pressure on Friedrich Merz's coalition from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), describing the anti-immigrant party as "biting at the heels" o

S8 Ep199: PREVIEW: Mary Kissel characterizes Xi Jinping as a "committed Marxist Leninist" who retains power through brutality despite China's economic collapse. She argues Xi uses leverage, such as re

S8 Ep199: PREVIEW: Elizabeth Peek suggests that tariffs implemented in 2025 may have successfully generated revenue to address the national debt without significantly raising prices. While she express

S8 Ep199: PREVIEW: Jonathan Schanzer describes Syrian leader Al-Sharaa as a "wolf in sheep's clothing," comparing him to Yasser Arafat for pretending to be a moderate while directing violence. Schanze

S8 Ep199: PREVIEW: Joseph Sternberg cautions that American conservatives often mistakenly view the United Kingdom as culturally similar to the US, despite its "European" attitudes toward regulation an

S8 Ep198: TONIGHT 12-15

S8 Ep197: Professor Jonathan Healey recounts the humiliating refusal of Hull's governor to admit King Charles I, a key moment signaling open warfare. He discusses the irreconcilable ideological split

S8 Ep197: Professor Jonathan Healey details King Charles I's failed 1642 attempt to impeach and arrest five MPs, a move driven by Queen Henrietta Maria calling him a "poltroon." This "cinematic" blund

S8 Ep197: Professor Jonathan Healey details King Charles I's failed 1642 attempt to impeach and arrest five MPs, a move driven by Queen Henrietta Maria calling him a "poltroon." This "cinematic" blund

S8 Ep197: Professor Jonathan Healey details King Charles I's failed 1642 attempt to impeach and arrest five MPs, a move driven by Queen Henrietta Maria calling him a "poltroon." This "cinematic" blund

S8 Ep197: Ernesto Araujo and Alejandro Pena Esclusa analyze Latin America's rightward shift, citing Chile's rejection of a leftist constitution and election disputes in Honduras. They attribute leftis

S8 Ep197: Alejandro Pena Esclusa and Ernesto Araujo celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado, viewing it as recognition of peaceful resistance against the Maduro regime. Th

S8 Ep197: Edmund Fitton-Brown argues the Muslim Brotherhood creates an environment for violent extremists like ISIS. He criticizes Western governments, specifically Australia, for appeasing Islamists