# The John Batchelor Show A hard news-analysis program of interviews with authors and reporters on a range of topics. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Rise of the DSA](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-the-dsa) _2026-08-29 · John Batchelor_ Richard Reinsch on the Democratic Socialists of America's structural ambitions, their rejection of the Constitution, and the vulnerability of the two-party system. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/213307284/2f8a4bb748693df308b09dcb94cf2d29.mp3) ## [Inventing the American Newspaper](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/investing-the-american-newspaper) _2026-08-26 · John Batchelor_ Author Alex Wright on how a ragtag group of printers, rogues, and radicals built the American media machine. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212871949/acf618bd2cfcd1a00ef74fc7a8b9c6f3.mp3) ## [The Bully Imperator](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/the-bully-imperator) _2026-08-24 · John Batchelor_ Gaius and Germanicus discuss the realignment in Eurasia, the administration's friction with traditional allies, and the psychological state of the Imperator. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212593106/4b4f1aaeda7f66ab6d737ad3e761cc51.mp3) ## [Little Red Dots](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/little-red-dots) _2026-08-22 · John Batchelor_ New research led by MIT's Rohan Naidu suggests “little red dots” detected by the JWST are actually a novel astrophysical phenomenon called a "black hole star". [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212312658/155e6164dca540123dad8e3bf8bfed42.mp3) ## [Hotel Exile](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/hotel-exile) _2026-08-19 · John Batchelor_ Author Jane Rogoyska joins John to discuss how a Left Bank hotel transformed from a refuge for exiled intellectuals into the headquarters for German military intelligence. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211918664/c97d59a5210e49eed36fb28db81f98e1.mp3) ## [The Death of Diplomacy](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/the-death-of-diplomacy) _2026-08-17 · John Batchelor_ Gaius and Germanicus discuss interconnected conflicts in the Black Sea and Indian Ocean, U.S. naval atrophy, the ragged end of the Pacific War in 1945, and how modern empires have abandoned diplomacy. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211626461/69bed8452c7343cf6058881016817640.mp3) ## [Nuclear Weapons in Space](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/nuclear-weapons-in-space) _2026-08-15 · John Batchelor_ Professor Angela Di Fulvio details the proposed "inspector" satellites designed to sniff out hidden nuclear threats in space. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211321905/4ef9514d3c68fce97e2ef62fc515a53d.mp3) ## [A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-roman-gladiator) _2026-08-12 · John Batchelor_ Author Harry Sidebottom joins to separate Hollywood myth from historical reality, exploring the training, tragedies, and shocking spectacles of the Roman arena. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210939683/1d2398687362106c99c36f25059633e1.mp3) ## [The Theater Must Go On](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/the-theater-must-go-on) _2026-08-10 · John Batchelor_ Gaius and Germanicus discuss the latest escalation in Ukraine and the global consequences of prolonged conflict. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210665676/fc8ce2c4792a1cbc8ab23d8cbfaed0a4.mp3) ## [The Path Forward for Venezuela](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/the-path-forward-for-venezuela) _2026-08-08 · John Batchelor_ Professor Humberto Briceño León on the collapse of the Maduro government, the urgent need to restore the rule of law, and the struggle to reclaim the country from criminal organizations. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210365192/302a7f7165c0032e9dd05bb1afabfa38.mp3) ## [Remote roles matched to your skills (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jzSWbjx8mVes) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Get matched with remote roles that fit your skills and experience. ## [The Mysteries of Black Holes](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/the-mysteries-of-black-holes) _2026-08-05 · John Batchelor_ MIT's Salvatore Vitale and Caitlin Plunkett join Hotel Mars to discuss gravitational waves, hierarchical merging, and the secrets hidden in spacetime. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209981619/fe7363fefd59a798c5881c448fbaa530.mp3) ## [Magnificent Immobility](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/magnificent-immobility) _2026-08-03 · John Batchelor_ A discussion on AI propaganda, the stalled wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the global energy crunch, and what history teaches us about a republic in the grip of "mentally incontinent" leadership. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209656649/be6312cc344ed232147e1d809e63847b.mp3) ## [The Pied-à-Terre Tax Trap](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/the-pied-a-terre-tax-trap) _2026-08-01 · John Batchelor_ Richard Epstein on how Mayor Mamdani’s controversial tax policy accidentally targets middle-class homeowners and accelerates the city's revenue exodus. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209386507/a92521341647732cad94c67dea46a23f.mp3) ## [Founder's Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/founders-fire-from-1776-to-the-age) _2026-07-29 · John Batchelor_ Author Arthur Herman discusses how vision, action, and risk have driven American innovation from 1776 to the modern era. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209005744/0e0f3dbcc25e6eb7b273dff6f46efd1b.mp3) ## [Strategic Plans Mired in Reality](https://johnbatchelor.substack.com/p/strategic-plans-mired-in-reality) _2026-07-27 · John Batchelor_ Gaius and Germanicus discuss the floundering plans of Washington and Moscow, the phenomenon of the "incredible shrinking president," and the tragic, true history of elephants in the Roman arena. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208687572/f9119f4c9c21130df5c1b391e592a467.mp3)