The John Batchelor Show

Friday 24 June 2022

Air Date: 
June 24, 2022

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

 

FIRST HOUR

9-915        
Rebuking the lockdown leadership of 2020 and 2021. Dan Henninger, @WSJOpinion. WSJ editorial board and Wonder Land columnist.  
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lockdowns-voters-biden-2022-2024-republicans-approval-ratings-airlines-business-unemployment-pandemic-election-11655925711
 
 

915-930      
#Markets; The bear rallies in the gloom. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barron's.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-markets-dow-update-06-24-2022-11656055923?mod=hp_lead_pos1
 

930-945      
#SmallBusinessAmerica: Bankruptcy renovations.@GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer
https://genemarks.medium.com/bankruptcies-have-fallen-for-now-but-economic-pressures-could-reverse-that-trend-4eacd9f898bc
 

945-1000      
#SmallBusinessAmerica: Special Edition in the UK. @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/30/almost-500000-uk-small-businesses-at-risk-of-going-bust-within-weeks
 

SECOND HOUR

10-1015       
#Italy: Drought shutting down hydropower on the Po. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/italys-longest-river-affected-by-worst-drought-in-70-years/ss-AAYKn4A
 
 

1015-1030      
#PacificWatch: Stanford goes dark. Jeff Bliss, @PacificWatch @JCBliss
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Here-s-why-Stanford-can-t-get-its-power-back-17261627.php
 
 

1030-1045      
#SpaceX: Starlink and the Constellation Wars. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-battlelines-and-alliances-shift-over-big-satellite-constellations-in-space/
 

1045-1100      
#Mars: Curiosity's wheels. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-major-update-from-curiositys-science-team/

 

THIRD HOUR

1100-1115       
1/2:  #Ukraine: The long dying of empires. Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.  Georgetown University 
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/06/20/russia-ukraine-war-putin-empire-imperialism-colonialism-conquest-collapse/

 

1115-1130      
2/2:  #Ukraine: The long dying of empires. Anatol Lieven, @LievenAnatol @QuincyInst Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.  Georgetown University 
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/06/20/russia-ukraine-war-putin-empire-imperialism-colonialism-conquest-collapse/
 

1130-1145      
#PRC: Enforcing the Uyghur Forces Labor Prevention Act. Josh Rogin, @joshrogin   @WashingtonPost .
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/23/biden-uyghur-forced-labor-law-implementation-china-genocide/
 
 

1145-1200    
#Australia: PRC rejects the Australian vineyards. Scott Mayman, CBS News
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/06/21/australias-leading-wine-authority-to-close-office-in-china-as-exports-plunge.html

 

FOURTH HOUR

12-1215      
#NewWorldReport: Colombia moves decidedly to join the trend to populism. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/americas/gustavo-petro-profile-intl-latam/index.html
 
 

1215-1230      
#NewWorldReport:  Maduro gains credibility in the Middle East.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis
https://www.reuters.com/world/venezuela-qatar-pledge-direct-flights-maduro-2022-06-16/
 
 

1230-1245      
#NewWorldReport: Why doesn't Latin America grow? Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2022/06/16/latin-americas-vicious-circle-is-a-warning-to-the-west
 
 

1245-100 AM      
#NewWorldReport: War on Drugs–weariness.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis
https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2022/06/09/latin-american-politicians-are-fed-up-with-the-war-on-drugs
 
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