The John Batchelor Show

Wednesday 16 December 2015

Air Date: 
December 16, 2015

Photo, left: cybersecurity
JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW
Host: Francis Rose.  Co-hosts: Gordon Chang, Forbes.com. Dr. David M. Livingston, The Space Show.
 
Hour One
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 1, Block A: Bruce Bechtol, Angelo State University; author, North Korea and Regional Security in the Kim Jong-un Era, in re: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/12/15/is-this-pop-star-in-bed-with-kim-jong-un.html
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 1, Block B: Rob Knake, senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations, in re:  http://www.ibtimes.co.in/chinese-hackers-break-into-2-american-technology-pharma-companies-bengaluru-report-658970 ;  http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0TL0F120151202#XEr4ruJrJ0ZPvKpx.97  ;  http://www.reuters.com/video/2015/12/02/australia-blames-china-for-massive-hack?videoId=366534088
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 1, Block C: Jeff Foust, thespacereview.com;  in re:
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 1, Block D:  Gordon Chang, Forbes.com, in re:
 
Hour Two
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 2, Block A: Andrew Collier, managing director, Orient Capital Research (Hong Kong), in re:  http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/billionaire-guo-assisting-probe-after-being-reported-missing-20151213-glmfnv.html  ;  http://qz.com/570524/a-list-of-chinas-top-bankers-who-disappeared-were-detained-or-died-in-the-past-year/
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 2, Block B: Richard Fisher, senior Fellow, International Assessment & Strategy Center, in re:  http://www.janes.com/article/56624/chinese-military-restructuring-may-include-new-strategic-support-forces  ;  http://qz.com/541876/the-newest-robot-from-chinas-space-agency-looks-a-lot-like-iron-man/
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 2, Block C: Ron Marks, George Washignton Universty Center for Cyber and Homeland Security (1 of 2)
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 2, Block D: Ron Marks, George Washington University Center for Cyber and Homeland Security (2 of 2)
 
Hour Three
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 3, Block A:  Jim McTague, Barron's, in re:  The Fed and its 25 bps.
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 3, Block B:   Jim Geraghty, National Review, in re: the year 2015 for Pres Obama
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 3, Block C:  Phil Carter, in re: cybersecurity
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 3, Block D:  Jonna Spilbor, Esq,  in re: Freddie Gray
 
Hour Four
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 4, Block A: First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women, by Susan Swain  (1 of 4)
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 4, Block B: First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women, by Susan Swain  (2 of 4)
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 4, Block C: First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women, by Susan Swain  (3 of 4)
Wednesday   16 December 2015  / Hour 4, Block D: First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women, by Susan Swain  (4 of 4)