The John Batchelor Show

S8 Ep1073: Henry Sokolski examines the stalemate over Iran's nuclear program following a previous B2 raid. Sokolski notes Iran refuses IAEA inspections at damaged uranium enrichment sites. He warns of massive plutonium risks at the Bushehr plant and calls for public

S8 Ep1073: Edmund Fitton-Brown and Bill Roggio discuss the instability of the Iran MOU and the upcoming Doha talks. He contrasts this with a balanced Israel-Lebanon framework that aims to marginalize Hezbollah. However, the MOU's vague language allows Iran to claim

S8 Ep1073: Edmund Fitton-Brown critiques the UN's "toxic obsession" with Israel and its lack of evidence regarding genocide claims. Fitton-Brown highlights how China and Russia manipulate the UN system to avoid scrutiny. He notes Israel is uniquely targeted by perma

S8 Ep1073: John Hardie and Bill Roggio report on Russian fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian long-range drone strikes on refineries. Hardie notes this crisis breaks Putin's "social contract" of stability for passivity. Despite economic trouble, Putin maintains maxima

S8 Ep1073: Richard Epstein critiques the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision allowing the President to fire independent commission heads. Epstein argues this undermines the separation of powers between prosecution and adjudication. He warns that "presidential accountabilit