The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor, Craig Unger, michael vlahosA free-to-subscribe daily podcast of hard news analysis with over 450 million downloads.
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Athens and Sparta
It’s a great pleasure to welcome Adrian Goldsworthy, the author of a new book, Athens and Sparta: The Rivalry That Shaped Ancient Greece, among the many books in his vast library on classical times.
The subject has never been more relevant...
The Thucydides Trap
Salvē!
This episode of Londinium Chronicles was broadcast live yesterday on YouTube, X, and here on Substack.
Join us this Sunday at 6PM EST on Substack for another live broadcast.
The ambition we have is to explain the almost ine...
Lord Dunmore, Slavery, and Virginia’s Road to Revolution
I welcome Andrew Lawler, the author of a book of what you don’t know about the American Revolution of the 18th century, what you need to know today to understand the Founding Fathers, with all of their bold decisions and poor thinking. All...
The Erosion of Our Power
Salvē!
This episode of Londinium Chronicles was broadcast live yesterday on YouTube, X, and here on Substack.
Join us this Sunday at 6PM EST on Substack for another live broadcast.
I talk to people all week long who are skilled in...
The New Pink Slime, the 2026 Midterms, and Trump’s Proposed Russian Diesel Deal
I welcome my colleague and friend , author and journalist, to help me understand a new story in the election of 2026.
The idea here is to make news turn into partisan persuasion. And the way you do that is lots and lots and lots of money....
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The John Batchelor Show is a hard news-analysis radio program featuring interviews with authors and reporters on a range of topics, from current events and world history to the natural sciences.
Craig is the NYT bestselling author of six books on the GOP's assault on democracy including American Kompromat, House of Trump, House of Putin and, most recently, Den of Spies. He has written for Vanity Fair, New York, and other publications.
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