S8 Ep843: Anatol Lieven analyzes China's diplomatic strategy, noting Beijing's desire for a Trump-Xi summit despite Middle Eastern conflicts. China aims to manage trade tariffs and stabilize Taiwan...
S8 Ep843: Ian Buruma details the Soviet occupation of Berlin, characterized by mass looting and rape. He tracks the fates of his book's protagonists: his father Leo narrowly escaped execution by a ...
S8 Ep843: Ian Buruma recounts the final months of the war, dominated by Goebbels' "death cult" propaganda and the film Colberg. He describes the trial of resistor von Moltke, who stood up to the sa...
S8 Ep843: Ian Buruma discusses the moral dilemmas of survival, focusing on Stella Kübler, who betrayed other Jews to save her parents from Auschwitz. He asserts that information about the Holocaust...
S8 Ep843: Ian Buruma examines the failure of strategic bombing to break civilian morale, which instead fostered solidarity. He recounts his father's letters from a Berlin labor barracks, describing...
S8 Ep843: Ian Buruma details the "U-boats," young Jews living clandestine lives in Berlin without legal papers. He describes the city's descent into lawlessness following the defeat at Stalingrad. ...
S8 Ep843: Ian Buruma defines the wartime greeting "Stay Alive" and profiles resistors like von Moltke. He discusses jazz guitarist Coco Schumann, who survived Auschwitz by playing in a band while o...
S8 Ep843: Ian Buruma describes Joseph Goebbels as a master propagandist who used entertainment to distract Berliners from wartime horrors. He explains "unpolitical" as a psychological justification...
S8 Ep843: Ian Buruma discusses his book Stay Alive, focusing on his father Leo's 1943 decision to enter mandatory labor in a Berlin factory to protect his parents from Nazi retaliation. The narrati...
S8 Ep842: PREVIEW for Later Today: Ian Buruma explores the rare acts of resistance in Nazi Berlin. He details how Allied bombings and the Stalingrad defeat shifted propaganda from triumphalism to a...
S8 Ep842: PREVIEW for Later Today: Ian Buruma details the harrowing survival of Jews in wartime Berlin. He recounts a tragic moral dilemma involving a Jewish woman who became a Gestapo informer to ...
S8 Ep841: PREVIEW for Later Today: Dr. Ken Croswell discusses the discovery of Trojan stars within the Milky Way. These stars parallel Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, maintained in equilibrium by gravi...
S8 Ep841: PREVIEW for Later Today: Rick Fisher examines China's moon hopper project, a dual-use device for the Chang'e-7 mission. While ostensibly searching for water ice, the unmanned vehicle repr...
S8 Ep841: PREVIEW for Later Today: Anatol Lieven explores Chinese perspectives on a potential Trump visit and regional conflicts. China anticipates that economic strain from the Iran war may ultima...
S8 Ep841: PREVIEW for Later Today: Jim McTague discusses the trend of converting golf courses into AI data centers. Because these sites often provide necessary water and electricity, they have beco...
S8 Ep840: SCHEDULE THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 5-6-2026. 1903 PERSIAN EMPIRE
S8 Ep839: STREAMING MAKING JBS, FEATURING REBECCA GRANT, CHARLES BURTON, SCOTT HAROLD, GORDON CHANG, 5-6-26.
S8 Ep838: 16/16: Bob Zimmerman reports on an unexpectedly weak solar cycle and its link to climate. He also covers China's new space regulations and Russia's recent test flight of a suborbital...
S8 Ep838: 15/16: Bob Zimmerman explores rumors of SpaceX acquiring land in Louisiana to exit California. He also details technical delays for NASA's Artemis program and ongoing "technical issues...
S8 Ep838: 14/16: Simon Constable analyzes potential Labour Party leaders Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner. He notes that voters still find the Conservative Party untrustworthy despite Labour's intern...
S8 Ep838: 13/16: Simon Constable reviews surging commodity prices and the threat of famine in North Africa. He also discusses UK local elections, framing them as a protest vote against Keir Starmer...
S8 Ep838: 12/16: Michael Toth attributes California's high energy costs to political ideology rather than global events. These "self-inflicted wounds" have caused a middle-class exodus and potentia...
S8 Ep838: 11/16: Michael Bernstam predicts a global oil "tipping point" by late May due to the Strait of Hormuz closure. Shortages in refined products like jet fuel and diesel are particularly crit...
S8 Ep838: 10/16: Henry Sokolski warns that Sentinel program delays could lead to a four-fold expansion of the US nuclear arsenal. He also urges honesty regarding Israel's nuclear weapons to allow f...
S8 Ep838: 9/16: Henry Sokolski critiques potential US concessions allowing Iran to enrich uranium, warning of rapid breakout capabilities. He also flags Turkey's ICBM development as a signal it is ...
S8 Ep838: 8/16: Scott Harold discusses Japan's $10 billion lending initiative to counter Chinese influence in Asia. He also explores Japan's efforts to diversify energy sources, including nuclear p...
S8 Ep838: 7/16: Scott Harold analyzes Prime Minister Takaichi's "proactive pacifism" and assertive regional security efforts. She must manage domestic concerns over a weakening yen and a declining ...
S8 Ep838: 6/16: Charles Burton criticizes proposals for AI cooperation with China, calling it a one-way technology transfer. He warns of espionage, citing the demise of Nortel as a warning against ...
S8 Ep838: 5/16: Rebecca Grant highlights the US Navy's dominance in clearing the Strait of Hormuz and sinking Iranian fast boats. These operations signal to China that the US controls vital sea lanes.
S8 Ep838: 4/16: John Yoo details organized attempts to intimidate the Supreme Court through leaks and threats. He also explains the President's constitutional authority to unilaterally terminate in...
S8 Ep838: 3/16: Professor John Yoo argues California's high energy prices result from sacrificing affordability for climate ideology. This approach ignores natural resources like the shale deposits...
S8 Ep838: 2/16: Mary Kissel examines the Maduro regime's refusal to step down in Venezuela. She highlights Cuba's role in propping up regional autocrats while hosting Chinese intelligence facilitie...
S8 Ep838: 1/16: Mary Kissel discusses Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as a tactic to divert negotiations from its nuclear program. She also addresses Vladimir Putin's paranoia and Ukraine's...
S8 Ep837: **John Batchelor** introduces economist **Michael Bernstam** to discuss the impact of shifting energy markets on the American economy. While the **United States** possesses sufficient pet...
S8 Ep836: 1/3: Preview for Later Today: Charles Burton examines China's exploitation of Western technology like AI and 5G to expand global power and sustain the Communist Party's control over faili...
S8 Ep836: 2/3: Preview for Later Today: Henry Sokolski analyzes Turkey's ICBM announcement as a probable prelude to nuclear proliferation, signaling a shift toward independent nuclear capabilities ...
S8 Ep836: 3/3: Preview for Later Today: Bob Zimmerman explores financial hurdles facing Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, including negotiations with NASA regarding contract structures and the potenti...
S8 Ep835: 2/2: Preview for Later Today: Professor John Yoo discusses the organized campaign of physical threats and leaks against the Supreme Court, characterizing these actions as extremely unheal...
S8 Ep835: 1/2: Preview for Later Today: Simon Constable previews a protest vote in England and Wales local elections, driven by dissatisfaction with Keir Starmer's leadership and concerns over risi...
S8 Ep834: SCHEDULE THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 5-5-2026. 1920 HONG KONG
S8 Ep833: TREAMING THE MAKING OF JBS, FEATURING THADDEUS MCCOTTER AND JACK BURNHAM, 5-5-26
S8 Ep832: 16/16: Jack Burnham discusses how Chinese commercial satellite firms provide the IRGC with high-resolution imagery to direct attacks against American assets. He differentiates this ...
S8 Ep832: 15/16: Jack Burnham details the rare extradition and indictment of a Chinese national, Mr. U, for state-sponsored hacking. Operating under "Silk Typhoon," the group targeted American COVI...
S8 Ep832: 14/16: Thaddeus McCotter argues that while Wall Street performs well, the average worker remains anxious about healthcare, interest rates, and student loans. He describes the current econ...
S8 Ep832: 13/16: Thaddeus McCotter analyzes how high gasoline prices and economic disruptions from the Iran conflict influence midterm elections. He notes that while minority parties usually have m...
S8 Ep832: 12/16: King Charles III visited the United States and Bermuda, receiving bipartisan acclaim in Congress for his defense of constitutional checks and balances. Despite health concerns, the...
S8 Ep832: 11/16: Gregory Copley reports that Iran is effectively under a military government led by General Vahidi, as Ayatollah Khamenei remains incapacitated. Simultaneously, China's Xi Jinping f...
S8 Ep832: 10/16: Gregory Copley examines the instability of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso after their withdrawal from ECOWAS. The region faces increasing jihadist threats and government paranoia re...
S8 Ep832: 9/16: Gregory Copley highlights a major defense contract between Japan and Australia, involving the sale of Mogami-class frigates. The two nations are cooperating to bypass China's monopo...
S8 Ep832: 8/16: Hussein Abdul-Hussein explains that the United States remains the biggest player in Iraq, wielding significant influence over leadership choices and economic policy. Washington is c...
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