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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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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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@jbatchelorshow
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PREVIEW ASSASSINATION: Professor James Romm, author, "Plato and the Tyrant," comments on the outbreak of political violence that Plato witnessed in Syracuse, committed by the tyrant he came to follow closely. More.
7/3/2025
PREVIEW SYRACUSE: Professor James Romm, authPREVIEW ASSASSINATION: Professor James Romm, author, "Plato and the Tyrant," comments on the outbreak of political violence that Plato witnessed in Syracuse, committed by the tyrant he came to follow closely. More.or, "Plato and the Tyrant,"
Duration:00:02:36
GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine, waiting for air defense resupply...
7/2/2025
GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine, waiting for air defense resupply...
1942 MERCHANT MARINE
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #Ukraine: Trump administration suspends weapons shipments. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @mccauslj @cbsnews @dickinsoncol 9:15-9:30 #Gaza: Rumors of ceasefires. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) @mccauslj @cbsnews @dickinsoncol 9:30-9:45 Tibet: Dalai Lama challenges CCP. Charles Burton, @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 9:45-10:00 Russia: Recession looming. Banking crisis. Michael Bernstam Hoover Institution
SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 PRC: Losing money on EVs. Fraser Howie, @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 10:15-10:30 Cuba: PRC listening post. Rebecca Grant, Lexington Institute. @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 10:30-10:45 Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai's trial. Mark Simon, @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill 10:45-11:00 USAF: Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Blaine Holt, @gordongchang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 1/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Plato-Tyrant-Greatest-Philosophic-Masterpiece/dp/1324093188/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
Plato is one of history's most influential thinkers, the "sublime philosopher" whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted his teacher, Socrates, discussing ethical truths with prominent citizens of Athens. Yet the image we have of Plato—an ethereal figure far removed from society and politics, who conjured abstract ideas in peaceful groves—is a fiction, created by Plato's admirers and built up over centuries. In fact, Plato was very much a man of the world.
In Plato and the Tyrant, acclaimed historian and classicist James Romm draws on personal letters of Plato—documents that have long been kept in obscurity—to show how a philosopher helped topple the leading Greek power of the era: the opulent city of Syracuse. There, Plato encountered two authoritarian rulers, a father and son both named Dionysius, and tried to steer them toward philosophy. At the same time, he worked on his masterpiece, Republic, in which he conceived a ruler who unites perfect wisdom with absolute power. That dream has echoed down through the ages and given rise to a famous term, one that Plato himself didn't actually use: philosopher-king.
As Romm reveals, Plato's time in Syracuse helped shape Republic—and also had disastrous results for Plato himself and for all of Greek Sicily. The younger Dionysius, emotionally unstable but intellectually curious, welcomed Plato with open arms, but soon the relationship soured. Plato's close friendship with Dionysius's uncle, Dion—possibly a bond of romantic love—created a rift in the ruling family that led to a chaotic civil war.
Combining thrilling political drama with explorations of Plato's most cherished ideas, Romm takes us into the heart of Greece's late classical age, a time when many believed that democracy had failed. Plato's search for solutions led him to write his fervent plea for a new political order, and also led him to a place where he believed his theories might be put into practice. But Plato and the Tyrant demonstrates how Plato's experiment with enlightened autocracy spiraled into catastrophe, and also gives us nothing less than a new account of the origins of Western political thought.
11:15-11:30 2/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author) 11:30-11:45 3/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author) 11:45-12:00 4/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 France: Bake off continental Europe....
Duration:00:10:51
HOTEL MARS: LATE COLLISION ACCRETION AND LIFE ON EARTH AND VOLCANOES ON VENUS. SIMONE MARCHI, SWRI. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM CONTINUED
7/2/2025
HOTEL MARS: LATE COLLISION ACCRETION AND LIFE ON EARTH AND VOLCANOES ON VENUS. SIMONE MARCHI, SWRI. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM
CONTINUED
1758
Duration:00:05:15
HOTEL MARS: LATE COLLISION ACCRETION AND LIFE ON EARTH AND VOLCANOES ON VENUS. SIMONE MARCHI, SWRI. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM
7/2/2025
HOTEL MARS: LATE COLLISION ACCRETION AND LIFE ON EARTH AND VOLCANOES ON VENUS. SIMONE MARCHI, SWRI. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM
2015 MARS
Duration:00:14:25
UK:BACKBENCHERS NIX PM STARMER & CHANCELLOR REEVES. SIMON CONSTABLE, OCCITANIE
7/2/2025
UK:BACKBENCHERS NIX PM STARMER & CHANCELLOR REEVES. SIMON CONSTABLE, OCCITANIE
1901 COMMONS
Duration:00:06:33
FRANCE: BAKE OFF CONTINENTAL EUROPE. SIMON CONSTABLE, OCCITANIE
7/2/2025
FRANCE: BAKE OFF CONTINENTAL EUROPE. SIMON CONSTABLE, OCCITANIE
Duration:00:11:17
4/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
7/2/2025
4/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
ALARIC IN ATHENS
https://www.amazon.com/Plato-Tyrant-Greatest-Philosophic-Masterpiece/dp/1324093188/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
Plato is one of history’s most influential thinkers, the “sublime philosopher” whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted his teacher, Socrates, discussing ethical truths with prominent citizens of Athens. Yet the image we have of Plato―an ethereal figure far removed from society and politics, who conjured abstract ideas in peaceful groves―is a fiction, created by Plato’s admirers and built up over centuries. In fact, Plato was very much a man of the world.
In Plato and the Tyrant, acclaimed historian and classicist James Romm draws on personal letters of Plato―documents that have long been kept in obscurity―to show how a philosopher helped topple the leading Greek power of the era: the opulent city of Syracuse. There, Plato encountered two authoritarian rulers, a father and son both named Dionysius, and tried to steer them toward philosophy. At the same time, he worked on his masterpiece, Republic, in which he conceived a ruler who unites perfect wisdom with absolute power. That dream has echoed down through the ages and given rise to a famous term, one that Plato himself didn’t actually use: philosopher-king.
As Romm reveals, Plato’s time in Syracuse helped shape Republic―and also had disastrous results for Plato himself and for all of Greek Sicily. The younger Dionysius, emotionally unstable but intellectually curious, welcomed Plato with open arms, but soon the relationship soured. Plato’s close friendship with Dionysius’s uncle, Dion―possibly a bond of romantic love―created a rift in the ruling family that led to a chaotic civil war.
Combining thrilling political drama with explorations of Plato’s most cherished ideas, Romm takes us into the heart of Greece’s late classical age, a time when many believed that democracy had failed. Plato’s search for solutions led him to write his fervent plea for a new political order, and also led him to a place where he believed his theories might be put into practice. But Plato and the Tyrant demonstrates how Plato’s experiment with enlightened autocracy spiraled into catastrophe, and also gives us nothing less than a new account of the origins of Western political thought.
Duration:00:07:30
3/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
7/2/2025
3/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
1900 ACROPOLIS
https://www.amazon.com/Plato-Tyrant-Greatest-Philosophic-Masterpiece/dp/1324093188/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
Plato is one of history’s most influential thinkers, the “sublime philosopher” whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted his teacher, Socrates, discussing ethical truths with prominent citizens of Athens. Yet the image we have of Plato―an ethereal figure far removed from society and politics, who conjured abstract ideas in peaceful groves―is a fiction, created by Plato’s admirers and built up over centuries. In fact, Plato was very much a man of the world.
In Plato and the Tyrant, acclaimed historian and classicist James Romm draws on personal letters of Plato―documents that have long been kept in obscurity―to show how a philosopher helped topple the leading Greek power of the era: the opulent city of Syracuse. There, Plato encountered two authoritarian rulers, a father and son both named Dionysius, and tried to steer them toward philosophy. At the same time, he worked on his masterpiece, Republic, in which he conceived a ruler who unites perfect wisdom with absolute power. That dream has echoed down through the ages and given rise to a famous term, one that Plato himself didn’t actually use: philosopher-king.
As Romm reveals, Plato’s time in Syracuse helped shape Republic―and also had disastrous results for Plato himself and for all of Greek Sicily. The younger Dionysius, emotionally unstable but intellectually curious, welcomed Plato with open arms, but soon the relationship soured. Plato’s close friendship with Dionysius’s uncle, Dion―possibly a bond of romantic love―created a rift in the ruling family that led to a chaotic civil war.
Combining thrilling political drama with explorations of Plato’s most cherished ideas, Romm takes us into the heart of Greece’s late classical age, a time when many believed that democracy had failed. Plato’s search for solutions led him to write his fervent plea for a new political order, and also led him to a place where he believed his theories might be put into practice. But Plato and the Tyrant demonstrates how Plato’s experiment with enlightened autocracy spiraled into catastrophe, and also gives us nothing less than a new account of the origins of Western political thought.
Duration:00:12:10
2/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
7/2/2025
2/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
1835 ACROPOLIS
https://www.amazon.com/Plato-Tyrant-Greatest-Philosophic-Masterpiece/dp/1324093188/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
Plato is one of history’s most influential thinkers, the “sublime philosopher” whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted his teacher, Socrates, discussing ethical truths with prominent citizens of Athens. Yet the image we have of Plato―an ethereal figure far removed from society and politics, who conjured abstract ideas in peaceful groves―is a fiction, created by Plato’s admirers and built up over centuries. In fact, Plato was very much a man of the world.
In Plato and the Tyrant, acclaimed historian and classicist James Romm draws on personal letters of Plato―documents that have long been kept in obscurity―to show how a philosopher helped topple the leading Greek power of the era: the opulent city of Syracuse. There, Plato encountered two authoritarian rulers, a father and son both named Dionysius, and tried to steer them toward philosophy. At the same time, he worked on his masterpiece, Republic, in which he conceived a ruler who unites perfect wisdom with absolute power. That dream has echoed down through the ages and given rise to a famous term, one that Plato himself didn’t actually use: philosopher-king.
As Romm reveals, Plato’s time in Syracuse helped shape Republic―and also had disastrous results for Plato himself and for all of Greek Sicily. The younger Dionysius, emotionally unstable but intellectually curious, welcomed Plato with open arms, but soon the relationship soured. Plato’s close friendship with Dionysius’s uncle, Dion―possibly a bond of romantic love―created a rift in the ruling family that led to a chaotic civil war.
Combining thrilling political drama with explorations of Plato’s most cherished ideas, Romm takes us into the heart of Greece’s late classical age, a time when many believed that democracy had failed. Plato’s search for solutions led him to write his fervent plea for a new political order, and also led him to a place where he believed his theories might be put into practice. But Plato and the Tyrant demonstrates how Plato’s experiment with enlightened autocracy spiraled into catastrophe, and also gives us nothing less than a new account of the origins of Western political thought.
Duration:00:06:56
1/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
7/2/2025
1/8: Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic by James Romm (Author)
1869 PLATO SYMPOSIUM
https://www.amazon.com/Plato-Tyrant-Greatest-Philosophic-Masterpiece/dp/1324093188/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
Plato is one of history’s most influential thinkers, the “sublime philosopher” whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted his teacher, Socrates, discussing ethical truths with prominent citizens of Athens. Yet the image we have of Plato―an ethereal figure far removed from society and politics, who conjured abstract ideas in peaceful groves―is a fiction, created by Plato’s admirers and built up over centuries. In fact, Plato was very much a man of the world.
In Plato and the Tyrant, acclaimed historian and classicist James Romm draws on personal letters of Plato―documents that have long been kept in obscurity―to show how a philosopher helped topple the leading Greek power of the era: the opulent city of Syracuse. There, Plato encountered two authoritarian rulers, a father and son both named Dionysius, and tried to steer them toward philosophy. At the same time, he worked on his masterpiece, Republic, in which he conceived a ruler who unites perfect wisdom with absolute power. That dream has echoed down through the ages and given rise to a famous term, one that Plato himself didn’t actually use: philosopher-king.
As Romm reveals, Plato’s time in Syracuse helped shape Republic―and also had disastrous results for Plato himself and for all of Greek Sicily. The younger Dionysius, emotionally unstable but intellectually curious, welcomed Plato with open arms, but soon the relationship soured. Plato’s close friendship with Dionysius’s uncle, Dion―possibly a bond of romantic love―created a rift in the ruling family that led to a chaotic civil war.
Combining thrilling political drama with explorations of Plato’s most cherished ideas, Romm takes us into the heart of Greece’s late classical age, a time when many believed that democracy had failed. Plato’s search for solutions led him to write his fervent plea for a new political order, and also led him to a place where he believed his theories might be put into practice. But Plato and the Tyrant demonstrates how Plato’s experiment with enlightened autocracy spiraled into catastrophe, and also gives us nothing less than a new account of the origins of Western political thought.
Duration:00:10:54
USAF:ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL. BLAINE HOLT, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
7/2/2025
USAF:ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL. BLAINE HOLT, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1945 B-29 FLIGHT ENGINEER
Duration:00:09:01
HONG KONG: JIMMY LAI'S TRIAL. MARK SIMON, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
7/2/2025
HONG KONG: JIMMY LAI'S TRIAL. MARK SIMON, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1930 HONG KONG
Duration:00:10:39
CUBA: PRC LISTENING POST. REBECCA GRANT, LEXINGTON INSTITUTE. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
7/2/2025
CUBA: PRC LISTENING POST. REBECCA GRANT, LEXINGTON INSTITUTE. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1959
Duration:00:08:55
PRC: LOSING MONEY ON EVS. FRASER HOWIE, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
7/2/2025
PRC: LOSING MONEY ON EVS. FRASER HOWIE, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
Duration:00:08:55
RUSSIA: RECESSION LOOMING. BANKING CRISIS. MICHAEL BERNSTAM HOOVER INSTITUTION
7/2/2025
RUSSIA: RECESSION LOOMING. BANKING CRISIS. MICHAEL BERNSTAM HOOVER INSTITUTION
1852 RUSSIA SERFS
Duration:00:10:50
TIBET: DALAI LAMA CHALLENGES CCP. CHARLES BURTON, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
7/2/2025
TIBET: DALAI LAMA CHALLENGES CCP. CHARLES BURTON, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1904 KAMPA DZONG
Duration:00:08:55
3: #GAZA: RUMOURS OF CEASEFIRES. COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL
7/2/2025
#GAZA: RUMOURS OF CEASEFIRES. COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL
1936
Duration:00:05:05
#UKRAINE: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDS WEAPONS SHIPMENTS. COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL
7/2/2025
#UKRAINE: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SUSPENDS WEAPONS SHIPMENTS. COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL
Duration:00:12:45
PREVIEW TIBET: Colleague Charles Burton recounts the likely scenario when the CCP moves to replace a traditionally chosen Dalai Lama with Beijing's obedient choice. More.
7/2/2025
PREVIEW TIBET: Colleague Charles Burton recounts the likely scenario when the CCP moves to replace a traditionally chosen Dalai Lama with Beijing's obedient choice. More.
Duration:00:01:46
PREVIEW CHINA EVS: Colleague Fraser Howie comments that there will be controls on imported PRC EVs like BYD because of security and privacy. More.
7/2/2025
PREVIEW CHINA EVS: Colleague Fraser Howie comments that there will be controls on imported PRC EVs like BYD because of security and privacy. More.
1942
Duration:00:01:36