Preview: October Surprise 1980: Conversation with investigative journalist Craig Unger, author of "Den of Spies," regarding the master intriguer Bill Casey who was at the heart of the allegation of skulduggery in the 1980 faceoff between President Jimmy Carter and Governor Ronald Reagan. More of this after Thanksgiving. undated Reagan and Gorbachev…

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the Keystone State as senator Bob Casey concedes defeat with Senator-Elect Dave McCormick... Allentown, PA 1912 CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15: #KeystoneReport: Casey strikes out. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com 9:15-…

I welcome professor H.W. Brands. His new book: America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh and the Shadow of War. - (@johnbatchelor) November 20, 2024noreply@johnbatchelor.substack.com (johnbatchelor)

Preview: Nuclear Weapons: 1962: Escalation: Conversation with Professor Serhii Plokhy, author of "Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis," reminding that the two sides in a nuclear weapon confrontation do not have good information about the scale of the threat. The Kennedy Administration did not know that nuclear-tipped torpedoes and …

Preview: Nuclear Weapons: 1962: Escalation: Conversation with Professor Serhii Plokhy, author of "Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis," regarding the unpredictability of escalation by nuclear powers during the Cold War -- reminding that the escalation cycle moves swiftly and illogically. More tonight. 1915 Havana…

2/2: #DOJ: Bondi, Gaetz, Garland. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution 1923 SCOTUSJohn Batchelor

1/2: #DOJ: Bondi, Gaetz, Garland. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution 1937 SCOTUSJohn Batchelor

#IITALY: For voters escaping POTUS-ELECT, a village in Sardinia. Lorenzo Fiori, Milan. 1880 Peasant in Sardinia (1880s), by Giovanni Battista QuadroneJohn Batchelor

#Russia:Hybrid provocations. Henry Sokolski, NPEC 1865 Crimean WarJohn Batchelor

8/8 Reagan: His Life and Legend Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Max Boot (Author) 1983 Afghanistan https://www.amazon.com/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445 The story begins not in star-studded Hollywood but in the cradle of the Midwest, small-town Illinois, where Reagan was born in 1911 to Nelle Clyde Wilson, a devoted Disciples of Christ…

7/8 Reagan: His Life and Legend Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Max Boot (Author) March 1981, the shooting https://www.amazon.com/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445 The story begins not in star-studded Hollywood but in the cradle of the Midwest, small-town Illinois, where Reagan was born in 1911 to Nelle Clyde Wilson, a devoted Disciples o…

6/8 Reagan: His Life and Legend Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Max Boot (Author) 1981 Inauguration Speech https://www.amazon.com/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445 The story begins not in star-studded Hollywood but in the cradle of the Midwest, small-town Illinois, where Reagan was born in 1911 to Nelle Clyde Wilson, a devoted Disciples o…

5/8 Reagan: His Life and Legend Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Max Boot (Author) 1981 Inauguration https://www.amazon.com/Reagan-Life-Legend-Max-Boot/dp/0871409445 The story begins not in star-studded Hollywood but in the cradle of the Midwest, small-town Illinois, where Reagan was born in 1911 to Nelle Clyde Wilson, a devoted Disciples of Chris…

#INDIA: Teaming with Australia to recover spacecraft Gaganyaan. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM 1957John Batchelor

#SPACEX: Making Brownsville a tourist destination. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com 1952John Batchelor

#LANCASTER REPORT: Pancake Farm packed with holiday spirit. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1949John Batchelor

#PACIFICWATCH: #VEGASREPORT: FORMULA 1 WEEKEND. @JCBLISS 1957 Formula 1John Batchelor

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Battle over WFH. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 1941 FDR New DealJohn Batchelor

#SmallBusinessAmerica: The approaching storm of tariffs. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer 1880s New OrleansJohn Batchelor

#CA: vs FlL. Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution 1926 Orange CountyJohn Batchelor

#KeystoneReport: Casey strikes out. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com 1910 ScrantonJohn Batchelor

Preview: Ronald Reagan: Soviet Union: Author Max Boot, "Reagan: His Life and Legend," speaks with George Shultz, the Reagan Administration Secretary of State, and asks if there was a plan to topple the Soviet empire. More tonight. 1928 MoscowJohn Batchelor

Preview: INFLATION: Colleague Jim McTague (former Washington Editor, Barron's: @MCTagueJ, Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series") samples food prices both at retail dining and the marketplace and finds food inflation unsolved. More later. 1941 PennsylvaniaJohn Batchelor

Preview: DOJ: Colleague Richard Epstein of the Hoover Institution measures the Attorney General's conduct and record at Justice for POTUS Biden. More tonight. 1890 SCOTUSJohn Batchelor

Preview: Las Vegas: Hollywood: Colleague Jeff Bliss reports that Warner Brothers is looking to move its headquarters to Clark County to team up with UNLV for Hollywood 2.0 -- film school, production facilities. More later. 1940 Clark CountyJohn Batchelor

Preview: SpaceX: Brownsville: Colleague Bob Zimmerman comments on the popularity and the value of SpaceX in the Brownsville area. More tonight. 1956John Batchelor

Preview: Work From Home (WFH): Colleague Gene Marks comments on the expectation that DOJ may require federal employees to return to the office five days a week. More later. 1939 NYSEJohn Batchelor