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The John Batchelor Show

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    S8 Ep1012: Preview for Later Today: Veteran David Daoud discusses the IDF's campaign against Hezbollah, noting that occupying large portions of Lebanon is beyond Israel's current manpower. The military strategy focuses on tactical operations near the Litani River to

    06/15/2026 | 1 mins.
    Preview for Later Today: Veteran David Daoud discusses the IDF's campaign against Hezbollah, noting that occupying large portions of Lebanon is beyond Israel's current manpower. The military strategy focuses on tactical operations near the Litani River to degrade capabilities.
    1899 BEIRUT
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    S8 Ep1012: Preview for Later Today: Analyst John Hardie examines a call between Presidents Trump and Putin, highlighting the role of private envoys. He explains how Putin attempts to manipulate U.S. perceptions by claiming battlefield dominance to force Ukrainian co

    06/15/2026 | 2 mins.
    Preview for Later Today: Analyst John Hardie examines a call between Presidents Trump and Putin, highlighting the role of private envoys. He explains how Putin attempts to manipulate U.S. perceptions by claiming battlefield dominance to force Ukrainian concessions.
    BLACK SEA FLEET
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    S8 Ep1012: Preview for Later Today: Fraser Howie discusses the tragic decline of the U.S. global alliance network. He observes that allies in Asia and Europe now view America as unreliable, prompting a shift toward self-reliance and independent security strategies.

    06/15/2026 | 1 mins.
    Preview for Later Today: Fraser Howie discusses the tragic decline of the U.S. global alliance network. He observes that allies in Asia and Europe now view America as unreliable, prompting a shift toward self-reliance and independent security strategies.
    1903 BRUSSELS
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    S8 Ep1011: Preview for Later Today: Piero Tozzi analyzes the KMT leader's controversial U.S. visit and meetings with CCP-linked groups. These missteps, along with internal Taiwanese debates over cutting drone production, have damaged diplomatic relations and raised

    06/15/2026 | 4 mins.
    Preview for Later Today: Piero Tozzi analyzes the KMT leader's controversial U.S. visit and meetings with CCP-linked groups. These missteps, along with internal Taiwanese debates over cutting drone production, have damaged diplomatic relations and raised concerns about supply chains.
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    S8 Ep1010: Reflecting on the year 1860, Germanicus characterizes the American Civil War as an authoritarian suppression of the South by rigid abolitionists who sought to replace southern institutions with a utopian vision. He draws a direct parallel between those

    06/15/2026 | 13 mins.
    Reflecting on the year 1860, Germanicus characterizes the American Civil War as an authoritarian suppression of the South by rigid abolitionists who sought to replace southern institutions with a utopian vision. He draws a direct parallel between those nineteenth-century radicals and modern "woke progressives," claiming both share an authoritarian mindset that views their opponents as "evil" rather than merely disagreeable. Germanicus warns that this drive to "transform" the nation through force and the refusal to seek true reconciliation mirrors the unresolved tensions of the Spanish Civil War. He concludes that by using the past to ensure control of the future rather than learning its lessons, the nation risks entering a cycle of "endless strife" and permanent internal conflict. (3)
    2808 BOSTON
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About 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.
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