The John Batchelor Show

1962 GALAZY MAGAZINE CONTENTS THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 10-1-2026 Reforming Globalization to Avoid Conflict Jake Werner of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, writing in The Nation, discusses US-China trade relations following Xi Jinping's Washington visit. Werner traces how 1990s free-market globalization through the WTO, IMF, and World Bank enriched multinational corporations while e...

1965 IBM 360/ 85 FORT MEADE, MARYLAND STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 10-1-2026. Brazil's Election, USMCA Talks, AI's Middle Powers, and Cuba's Crisis Evan Ellis joins John Batchelor for a comprehensive discussion of several critical international developments, beginning with the upcoming Brazilian presidential election and the potential for foreign interference. The conversation...

1942 JAPANESE TANKS ENTER MANILA Maritime Pressure, Hormuz Patrols, and Summit Symbolism Tonight's broadcast covers several key geopolitical developments, including China's persistent maritime aggression against Philippine resupply missions in the South China Sea and the broader implications of President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington. Analysts discuss the United States Navy's ongoing operations...

1900 MEXICO CITY PRINT SHOP Evaluating Latin American Geopolitical Security Evan Ellis of the US Army War College, writing in Infobae, examines Latin American geopolitics, security, and technology. Ellis analyzes the Brazilian presidential election between Lula da Silva and Flavio Bolsonaro amid intelligence reports of foreign interference. Turning to Mexico, he evaluates President Claudia Sheinba...

1899 ROSEWELL PLANTATION, GLOUCESTER COUNTY VIRGINIA Uncovering Slavery at Tower Hill Alan Taylor, author of Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge of Rebellion: The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner examines Virginia's Blow family—Samuel, Richard, and George—across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Samuel built wealth dispossessing indigenous land; Richard amassed a fortune through wartime smug...

1968 HOUSTON MISSION CONTROL APOLLO 8 Accelerating SpaceX Starship Flight Program Eric Berger, author of Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX and Re-entry: SpaceX, Elon Musk, and the Reusable Rockets That Launched a Second Space Age, co-host David Livingston: The Ars Technicawriter discusses SpaceX's Starship Mission 14 orbital test. Berger details successful orbita...

1910  GRAHAM BROS ACCOUNTING TRUCK Confronting Escalating Federal Debt Risk Veronique de Rugy of the Mercatus Center addresses rising United States national debt and global bond market volatility. De Rugy refutes assertions that high debt-to-GDP ratios carry no consequences, highlighting recent severe inflation and weak Treasury bond auctions that forced shorter maturities. With 10-year interest r...

1909 MEXICO CITY Navigating North American Trade Pressures Mary Anastasia O'Grady of The Wall Street Journal examines trade dynamics under the USMCA. O'Grady clarifies that the US refusal to sign a 16-year extension in 2026 initiated a 10-year review clock rather than immediate dissolution of the pact. She outlines the Section 232 national security tariffs imposed by the US—50% on steel, aluminum,...

1895 HOUSTON Demographic Shifts Reshaping American Opportunity Joel Kotkin, writing in UnHerd, details demographic migration patterns transforming the United States. Businesses, media production, and high-tech industries—like semiconductors and data centers—are departing traditional urban hubs like New York and Los Angeles for Sunbelt and "hillbilly" states, including Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana,...

1860 QING DYNASTY Reforming Globalization to Avoid Conflict Jake Werner of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, writing in The Nation, discusses US-China trade relations following Xi Jinping's Washington visit. Werner traces how 1990s free-market globalization through the WTO, IMF, and World Bank enriched multinational corporations while exploiting developing nations. However, China le...

1767 ARABIA CONTENTS-THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-30-2026 Oil Prices Defy Market Reports Michael Bernstam examines a major disconnect between oil reporting and market conditions, where crude oil benchmark prices remain extremely high at $103.50 per barrel despite reports that most Middle Eastern oil is back on the market. Up to 17.1 million barrels per day are moving via alternative routes, such as...

1808 GREAT HALL BANK OF ENGLAND Examining Wealth Inequality And Innovation David Henderson contrasts market innovation with political cronyism when evaluating wealth inequality. Rebutting Thomas Piketty's proposal for uniform wealth taxation, Henderson demonstrates that entrepreneurs like Robert McCulloch or Elon Musk created fortunes by delivering superior products that immensely benefited consum...

1919 VERSAILLES European Commodity Prices Rise Sharply Simon Constable discusses global commodity trends, European political shifts, and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Brent crude has risen to $97 per barrel, while European diesel prices surged to $9.52 per gallon, placing severe economic strain on consumers and agriculture. Critiquing British politics under the Labour government, Constab...

1950 Private Enterprise Advances Space Exploration Bob Zimmerman highlights major developments in commercial space flight and astronomy. SpaceX achieved orbit on its 14th Starship test flight, deploying 26 Starlink version 3 satellites before completing soft vertical ocean splashdowns. Boeing and NASA agreed on an unmanned cargo mission to test fixes for Starliner thruster and corrosion issues. Me...

1899 GREENLAND - Greenland Defense Strategy Secures North Bradley Bowman highlights Greenland's vital geographic role in North American defense, dominating the GIUK gapand providing early warning detection against Russian and Chinese missile threats. While recent defense agreements properly expand radar facilities and military infrastructure, Bowman argues that coercive political tactics unnecessa...

1906 PEKING Trump Meets Xi In Washington Charles Burton, co-host Gordon Chang: Burton evaluates the summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders in Washington, describing it as a diplomatic spectacle that delivered virtually no substantive policy agreements. Critical issues like artificial intelligence safeguards, Taiwan's sovereignty, and trade imbalances were completely omitted, handing Beijing a dom...

1688 ARABIA US Navy Protects Hormuz Transit Rebecca Grant, co-host Gordon Chang: Grant refutes Iranian propaganda claiming disruption of U.S. Fifth Fleetoperations near the Strait of Hormuz. Grant explains that Iran lacks precise real-time tracking capabilities to target agile, fast-moving American destroyers and aircraft carriers operating in deep zone defense formations. Even if foreign satellit...

1855 MANILA Beijing Blocks Second Thomas Resupply Captain James Fanell, co-host Gordon Chang: Fanell discusses aggressive Chinese maritime tactics in the South China Sea, where a coordinated force of three PLA Navy warships and eleven Coast Guard and maritime militia vessels blocked two small Philippine Coast Guard vessels resupplying the grounded outpost Sierra Madre. This blockade broke a series...

1952 MONTE BELLO ISLANDS WA Aging Triad Demands Urgent Modernization Peter Huessy reflects on Cold War civil defense drills and stresses the urgent necessity of modernizing America's aging nuclear triad. The U.S. military currently operates 42-year-old submarines, 55-year-old Minuteman III ICBMs, and 70-year-old B-52 bombers that risk rusting into obsolescence without modernization. Huessy details...

1680 ARABIA Hijack Attempt Aboard FlyDubai Flight Bill Roggio analyzes an incident aboard a FlyDubai flight bound for Tel Aviv where a co-pilot attempted to crash the airplane after stabbing the pilot, but was subdued by courageous passengers and crew. Roggio critiques the label "lone wolf," noting that it often dangerously disassociates attackers from broader terrorist networks, much like histori...

ARABIA Oil Prices Defy Market Reports Michael Bernstam examines a major disconnect between oil reporting and market conditions, where crude oil benchmark prices remain extremely high at $103.50 per barrel despite reports that most Middle Eastern oil is back on the market. Up to 17.1 million barrels per day are moving via alternative routes, such as the Omani route and Saudipipelines, protected by...

1965  IBM  360/85 FORT MEADE CONTENTS OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 9-29-2026 Navigating Artificial Intelligence And Elections GUEST: Liz Peek Liz Peek analyzes the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and the emerging debate over its regulation. While tech figures like Sam Altman and Elon Musk advocate for industry guardrails to mitigate risks like rogue AI agents and safety vulnerabilities,...

1904 US ELECTION STREAMING-MAKING-THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW WITH MCCOTTER & MCTAGUE-9-29 The provided sources examine the complex intersection of artificial intelligence advancements, upcoming political midterm elections, and emerging regulatory challenges. Discussions highlight how major technology companies are rapidly pushing forward with AI developments and initial public offerings, leading...

1877 ARCTICA SEA Russian Sanctions Arctic Energy Expansion GUEST: Max Meizlish Max Meizlish analyzes the enforcement of United States economic sanctions on Russia's Arctic LNG Two energy project and the strategic implications of the Polar Silk Road partnership between Moscow and Beijing. Meizlish notes that while previous enforcement turned back critical Chinese power modules, inconsistent applica...

1937 KREMLIN  Russian Election Control Hybrid Warfare GUEST: Ivana Stradner Ivana Stradner details how Vladimir Putin maintained absolute control over Russia's Duma elections, securing three quarters of the seats for United Russia through autocratic manipulation, barring anti war parties like Yabloko, and staging fabricated electoral unity. Stradner explains that these domestic maneuvers serve Put...