The John Batchelor Show

S8 Ep708: PREVIEW FOR LATER (1) HEADLINE: US-Cuba Diplomatic Transition and Democracy GUEST: Mary Kissel SUMMARY: Mary Kissel examines State Department efforts to transition Cuba toward democracy and hemisphere transparency. Success requires defanging current leade

S8 Ep708: PREVIEW FOR LATER (3) HEADLINE: Economic Issues Shaping Republican Midterm Prospects GUEST: Liz Peek SUMMARY: Liz Peek discusses how historical midterm cycles favor the party out of power. Republicans struggle as voter attention shifts from immigration to

S8 Ep708: PREVIEW FOR LATER (7) HEADLINE: China’s Strategic Playbook for Technology Theft GUEST: David Shedd SUMMARY: David Shedd explains China’s systematic approach to stealing Western technology, focusing on AI and robotics. This strategy utilizes civilian-milit

S8 Ep708: PREVIEW FOR LATER (9) HEADLINE: Reforming German Labor Laws for Innovation GUEST: Joseph Sternberg SUMMARY: Joseph Sternberg discusses German proposals to simplify firing employees to stimulate business innovation. Currently, rigid labor laws discourage c

S8 Ep707: PREVIEW FOR LATER (1) HEADLINE: The Five Men Ruling the Iranian State (2) GUEST: Jonathan Schanzer (3) SUMMARY: Jonathan Schanzer identifies five key figures ruling Iran while the Ayatollah is reportedly incapacitated. These leaders, including Mohammad Ba