The John Batchelor Show

Schedules

Tuesday 31 December 2013

Photo, above: Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbor at midnight, ushering in the new year on January 1, 2014.  Jason Reed / Reuters JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Tuesday  31 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Sun Tzu at Gettysburg: Ancient Military Wisdom in the Modern World by Bevin Alexander (1 of...

Monday 30 December 2013

Photo, above:  Kashgar market.  See Hour 2, Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present by Christopher I. Beckwith   JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Monday  30 December  2013 / Hour 1, Block A: Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the...

Sunday 29 December 2013

Graphic, above: Soil is a much more complex living thing than most people realize. All the mineral soil on earth today ultimately came from rocks created by ancient geologic forces. As this mineral soil is mixed with organic matter, bacteria, fungi and other soil organisms, it develops into a...

Saturday 28 December 2013

Photo, above: When you speak with Ping Fu, the cofounder and CEO of 3-D software company Geomagic, you may not realize just how remarkable she is. Her company profile is impressive--Inc. named her “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2005, she had a role in the creation of NCSA Mosaic (the forerunner of...

Friday 27 December 2013

Photo, above: On Hill 875, the Battle of Đắk Tô was a series of major engagements of the Vietnam War that took place between 3–22 November 1967, in Kontum Province, in the Central Highlands of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). The action at Đắk Tô was one of a series of People's Army of...

Thursday 26 December 2013

Photo, above:  Tadadaho, Leon Shenandoah, Fire Keeper for the Haudenosaunee, 1915-1996, (Onondaga, Eel Clan) "In our ways, spiritual consciousness is the highest form of politics.
 We must live in harmony with the natural world and recognize that excessive exploitation can only lead to our own...

Wednesday 25 December 2013

Photo, above:  Edward Curtis, drummer, Nunivak.  See Hour 3, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis by Timothy Egan JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Wednesday  25 December  2013  / Hour 1, Block A: Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December...

Tuesday 24 December 2013

 Photo, above:  The Fibonacci numbers are Nature's numbering system. They appear everywhere in Nature, from the leaf arrangement in plants to the pattern of the florets of a flower, the bracts of a pinecone, or the scales of a pineapple. The Fibonacci numbers are therefore applicable to the growth...

Monday 23 December 2013

Photo, above: The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova (Russian: Автомат Калашникова). It is also known as Kalashnikov, AK or, in Russian slang, Kalash. The...

Sunday 22 December 2013

Photo, above: This image is an illustration from The Soldier in Our Civil War and depicts a New Year’s Contraband Ball at Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the siege at Vicksburg. On July 6, 2011, James Taylor, co-founder of the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society, was a guest speaker...

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