Photo, above: Hong Kong demonstrations for democracy: Chinese troops destroyed the statue Goddess of Democracy in Tiananmen Square in 1989. The regime sedulously censors information about those events. This memorial statue was recreated by Thomas Marsh. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW. Co-hosts: Thaddeus...
Photo, above: Cato and Republican Liberty This image comes from the 1713 first edition of Joseph Addison's play Cato. A Tragedy, which was highly influential in the decades leading up to the American Revolution with its story of the courageous Cato the Younger defying Julius Caesar and choosing...
Photo, above: Generalized geological map of Mars. See Hour 4, Blocks A & B, Turning Dust to Gold: Building a Future on the Moon and Mars (Springer Praxis Books / Space Exploration) by Haym Benaroya JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Saturday 4 October 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: The Last Viking: The...
Photo, above: see Hour 4, Citizen Canine: Our Evolving Relationship with Cats and Dogs by David Grimm JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Friday 3 October 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Jim McTague, Barron's Washington, in re: Jittery markets await US jobs growth data September jobs growth is expected to be...
Photo, above: Geep-sea hydrothermal vents. See Hour 4, Block D, Sid Perkins, Science magazine, plumes of methane bubbles found along the East Coast JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Thursday 2 October 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Francis Rose, Federal News Radio. Larry Johnson, NoQuarter; in re: Is...
Photo, above: Rosetta is a robotic space probe built and launched by the European Space Agency to perform a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. On 6 August 2014 it approached the comet to a distance of about 100 km (62 mi) and reduced its relative velocity to 1 m/s (3.3 ft/s), thus...
Photo, above: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Saturday night was a rock star in Madison Square Garden, filled to overflowing with enthusiastic Indian Americans; no ticket available for love nor money. Slate: Mad About Modi Why the controversial Indian prime minister drew 19,000 cheering...
Photo, above: Libya; by courtesy of www.stripes.com, with thanks. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Co-host: Thaddeus McCotter, WJR, The Great Voice of the Great Lakes Hour One Monday 29 September 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: Thomas Joscelyn, Long War Journal senior editor, & Bill Roggio, Long War Journal...
Photo, above: Albert Camus. See Hour 2, Blocks A & B: Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel... by Sean B. Carroll; by courtesy of and with thanks to wordsonimages.com JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Sunday 28 September 2014...
Photo: Elephantine Island, in the Nile: see The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present by Toby Wilkinson. JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW Hour One Saturday 27 September 2014 / Hour 1, Block A: The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's Mummy by Jo Marchant Saturday 27 September...