CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR 9-19-25 GOOD EVENING. THE SHOW BEGINS IN STRUGGLING LAS VEGAS...

The John Batchelor Show

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
9-19-25
GOOD EVENING. THE SHOW BEGINS IN STRUGGLING LAS VEGAS...
1910 LAS VEGAS
FIRST HOUR
9-915
HEADLINE: Vegas Innovation vs. Hollywood Decline: The Boring Company and The Sphere
GUEST NAME: Jeff Bliss
SUMMARY: Jeff Bliss reports on The Boring Company improving Las Vegas tourism access, while hotels struggle with high costs (MGM, Sphere). He contrasts this with the worsening crisis of homelessness on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
915-930
HEADLINE: The Politically Motivated Conviction of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil
GUEST NAME: Mary O'Grady
SUMMARY: Mary O'Grady criticizes Jair Bolsonaro's conviction by Brazil's Supreme Court, citing zero evidence linking him to the alleged coup plotting or assassination ruminations (Lula da Silva, Brasília).
930-945
HEADLINE: Free Speech, Trump's Proportionality Crisis, and the Independence of the Federal Reserve
GUEST NAME: Richard Epstein
SUMMARY: Professor Richard Epstein discusses Trump's "all-in" strategy affecting free speech (Jimmy Kimmel, FCC). He severely criticizes Trump's abnormal attempt via the Supreme Court to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
945-1000
HEADLINE: Free Speech, Trump's Proportionality Crisis, and the Independence of the Federal Reserve
GUEST NAME: Richard Epstein
SUMMARY: Professor Richard Epstein discusses Trump's "all-in" strategy affecting free speech (Jimmy Kimmel, FCC). He severely criticizes Trump's abnormal attempt via the Supreme Court to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.
SECOND HOUR
10-1015
HEADLINE: Iran's Nuclear Enrichment Debate and the Saudi-Pakistan Weapons Deal
GUEST NAME: Henry Sokolski
SUMMARY: Henry Sokolski analyzes Iran's claim of an NPT right to enrichment. He also warns about a new, unacknowledged arrangement potentially giving Saudi Arabia access to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.
1015-1030
HEADLINE: Iran's Nuclear Enrichment Debate and the Saudi-Pakistan Weapons Deal
GUEST NAME: Henry Sokolski
SUMMARY: Henry Sokolski analyzes Iran's claim of an NPT right to enrichment. He also warns about a new, unacknowledged arrangement potentially giving Saudi Arabia access to Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.
1030-1045
HEADLINE: Space Survival Challenges, Commercial Rocket Progress, and Astrophysical Observations
GUEST NAME: Bob Zimmerman
SUMMARY: Bob Zimmerman reports on deep space survival issues (stem cell aging, artificial gravity), rocket updates (SpaceX, Firefly, Cygnus, Callisto delay), and probes (Lucy, Hayabusa 2), confirming wet periods on Mars.
1045-1100
HEADLINE: Space Survival Challenges, Commercial Rocket Progress, and Astrophysical Observations
GUEST NAME: Bob Zimmerman
SUMMARY: Bob Zimmerman reports on deep space survival issues (stem cell aging, artificial gravity), rocket updates (SpaceX, Firefly, Cygnus, Callisto delay), and probes (Lucy, Hayabusa 2), confirming wet periods on Mars.
THIRD HOUR
1100-1115
HEADLINE: The Life and Political Downfall of Clodia, Champion of the Republic
GUEST NAME: Douglas Boin
SUMMARY: Professor Douglas Boin discusses Clodia's pivotal role in late Republican Rome, detailing her wealth, rivalry with Cicero, and her brother Clodius's murder, which preceded the Roman Civil War.
1115-1130
HEADLINE: The Life and Political Downfall of Clodia, Champion of the Republic
GUEST NAME: Douglas Boin
SUMMARY: Professor Douglas Boin discusses Clodia's pivotal role in late Republican Rome, detailing her wealth, rivalry with Cicero, and her brother Clodius's murder, which preceded the Roman Civil War.
1130-1145
HEADLINE: The Life and Political Downfall of Clodia, Champion of the Republic
GUEST NAME: Douglas Boin
SUMMARY: Professor Douglas Boin discusses Clodia's pivotal role in late Republican Rome, detailing her wealth, rivalry with Cicero, and her brother Clodius's murder, which preceded the Roman Civil War.
1145-1200
HEADLINE: The Life and Political Downfall of Clodia, Champion of the Republic
GUEST NAME: Douglas Boin
SUMMARY: Professor Douglas Boin discusses Clodia's pivotal role in late Republican Rome, detailing her wealth, rivalry with Cicero, and her brother Clodius's murder, which preceded the Roman Civil War.
FOURTH HOUR
12-1215
HEADLINE: Recession Watch: High Spirits in Lancaster County and Downtown Washington
GUEST NAME: Jim McTague
SUMMARY: Jim McTague reports high foot traffic in Washington and economic activity in Lancaster County, despite retail desperation. He confirms no signs of recession (Trump, Jimmy Kimmel, Dockside Willies).
1215-1230
HEADLINE: Climate Change, Culture, and Cuisine in Italy's Undiscovered Friuli Region
GUEST NAME: Lorenzo Fiori
SUMMARY: Lorenzo Fiori details Italy's intense climate changes (drought, supercells). He promotes the undiscovered region of Friuli for its Friulian language, scenery, Ribolla wine, and porcini mushrooms.
1230-1245
HEADLINE: Dworkin on Three Evolving Character Types Defining American Conservatism
GUEST NAME: Ronald W. Dworkin
SUMMARY: Ronald W. Dworkin categorizes American conservatism by three evolving character types: Puritans, Pioneers, and Robber Barons, arguing the Trump movement is a bottom-up union of their modern interests.
1245-100 AM
HEADLINE: Dworkin on Three Evolving Character Types Defining American Conservatism
GUEST NAME: Ronald W. Dworkin
SUMMARY: Ronald W. Dworkin categorizes American conservatism by three evolving character types: Puritans, Pioneers, and Robber Barons, arguing the Trump movement is a bottom-up union of their modern interests.