The John Batchelor Show

Friday 21 April 2023

Air Date: 
April 21, 2023

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR

9-915 

#DoD: Crossing the line from conscience to Discord.com Dan Henninger, WSJOpinion

https://www.wsj.com/articles/jack-teixeira-leaked-secrets-espionage-spy-military-discord-minecraft-ukraine-riot-beating-chicago-cultural-decline-3de3216c

915-930 The recession is in the weeds. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor Barron's

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/a-recession-is-coming-and-stock-markets-wont-come-through-it-unscathed-strategist-says/ar-AA1a8GO5

930-945

#SpaceX: Success. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/essays-and-commentaries/starship-superheavy-did-not-explode/

945-1000

#Sun: An early solar maximum. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/scientists-predict-solar-maximum-to-arrive-one-year-early/

SECOND HOUR

10-1015

#PacificWatch: Portland overwhelmed and fleeing. @JCBlisshttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/portlands-population-drops-amid-crime-homelessness-other-woes/ar-AA1aa4X7

1015-1030 Some rain in the Po River Valley; some snow in the Swiss Alps.  Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/drought-situation-remains-extreme-says-po-authority/ar-AA1a6CP0

1030-1045

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Slowdown but not yet a recession. @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer

https://genemarks.medium.com/the-one-metric-that-matters-when-predicting-a-recession-8517d1c386c4

 

1045-1100

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Iowa teens go to work. @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer
https://www.newser.com/story/334186/new-iowa-labor-law-lets-kids-work-longer-hours.html

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115

#Pandemic. Subvariant Arcturus arrives & What is to be done? HenryMillerMD.org

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/explainer-what-to-know-about-xbb116-the-new-covid-19-strain-called-arcturus/ar-AA1a7tDb

1115-1130

#SpaceX: Can SpaceX scale down for manned flight as easily as it scales up for unmanned? Joe Pappalardo, National Geographic.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spacex-starship-rocket-launch-space-elon-musk

1130-1145

#Ukraine: #Russia: #Rosatom: Trading with the enemy. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center

https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/04/18/g7-members-announce-plan-to-reduce-nuclear-fuel-dependence-on-russia/

1145-1200

#Australia: Melbourne passes Sydney. Scott Mayman, CBSNews

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sorry-sydney-melbourne-is-now-officially-australia-s-biggest-city/ar-AA19XLqS

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215

1/2: #Russia: #Belarus: The uncertain relationship of Lukashenko and Putin. Ekaterina Zolotova, Geopolitical Futures


https://geopoliticalfutures.com/belarus-and-russia-partners-for-now/

 

1215-1230

2/2: #Russia: #Belarus: The uncertain relationship of Lukashenko and Putin. Ekaterina Zolotova, Geopolitical Futures


https://geopoliticalfutures.com/belarus-and-russia-partners-for-now/

 

1230-1245#

#POTUS: 2024 without the 2020 nominees. Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution

https://www.hoover.org/research/2024s-elephant-parade-who-plays-trump-card

 

1245-100 am

#Canada: Beijing abuses Ottawa & What is to be done? Conrad Black, National Post

https://nationalpost.com/opinion/totalitarian-china-has-no-serious-chance-at-world-dominance?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Conrad%20Black%20-%20Follow%20the%20author%202023-04-21&utm_term=Conrad%20Black%20Newsletter