S8 Ep309: **"The Making of the John Batchelor Show"** is a live-streaming **"beta" experiment** launched by John Batchelor on Monday, January 12, 2026. The primary objective of this specific program is to demonstrate **"total transparency"** by allowing the audienc
The John Batchelor Show
John Batchelor
4.5 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
"The Making of the John Batchelor Show" is a live-streaming "beta" experiment launched by John Batchelor on Monday, January 12, 2026. The primary objective of this specific program is to demonstrate "total transparency" by allowing the audience to see the behind-the-scenes process and technical "bumps" involved in producing the show.
According to the sources, this format provides several unique insights into the show's production:
- Live Recording for Radio: While the stream is broadcast live, Batchelor and his guests record specific segments that are later lined up for the standard radio audience in the evening.
- Technical Troubleshooting: The stream captures the raw interactions between Batchelor and his producer, Chris Noel, as they manage software like StreamYard, troubleshoot audio issues with guests, and coordinate the timing of the "go live" countdown.
- Real-Time Coordination: The sources show Batchelor and co-host Bill Roggio managing the schedule in real-time, such as texting guests like Jonathan Seiya to arrange interview slots between other segments like "New World".
- A "Maiden Voyage": Batchelor describes this weekday streaming effort as a "maiden voyage" and a way to jump into the "pool" of new technology, even when they are not entirely confident in the tools.
- Expert Integration: The format allows for casual introductions and pre-interviews between experts, such as when Batchelor introduced David Shedd to Bill Roggio before they began a formal recorded segment on China's cyber-espionage.
Throughout the broadcast, the experts used this transparent platform to analyze an "unprecedented" period of global instability. They covered a wide array of topics, including the news blackout in Iran, the "fiction" of U.S. strikes in Syria, and the shift toward center-right governments in Latin America following the removal of Nicolas Maduro.
In essence, "The Making of the John Batchelor Show" functions like a "glass-walled studio," where the audience observes both the polished geopolitical analysis and the unscripted logistical efforts required to bring that analysis to the airwaves.
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| 0:00.0 | Is it said? |
| 0:00.6 | Yeah, there they go. |
| 0:01.4 | I'm back. |
| 0:02.8 | I've got to remember where the stream are. All right, here's Mr. Rajo. Good morning, Bill. Good morning, John. How are you? I introduce you. I am cheerful that you're here, and we're ready for the test launch. Remember, this could disaggregate in a Bocachica, SpaceX kind of way, but we're going to see. Right. Introduce you to Mr. Noel, who is. |
| 0:24.6 | How you doing? Boko Chica, SpaceX kind of way, but we're going to see. |
| 0:24.6 | I introduce you to Mr. Noel, who is... How are you, sir? Chris is in Brooklyn. |
| 0:28.6 | He is a classmate of my son once upon a time, and we work very happily together on streaming on Sunday. |
| 0:36.7 | So this is our experiment, our beta, for streaming on the weekdays. |
| 0:41.6 | And the program I've sent to Hussain, we're going to start talking at 8. |
| 0:46.5 | And we'll stop talking at 8.59. |
| 0:50.0 | And at that point, Bill, I'll move us over to our regular Monday. |
| 0:54.7 | And the first opportunity for us to talk again will be 10 a.m. |
| 0:59.4 | No, we'll be, no, we'll be, um, 9.30? |
| 1:07.1 | No, 11 a.m. with David David. It'll be David. |
| 1:12.7 | Yeah, I was just looking at the schedule here. |
| 1:22.7 | David at 11 and Hardy at 12, Edmund at 1230 and Ahmad at 1. |
| 1:23.8 | And I've moved. Yeah, and say it just texted, Sid, he could do any time between 930 and 11. |
| 1:29.5 | Obviously, it's up to you, your schedule. |
| 1:31.8 | Oh, who's that? |
| 1:34.0 | John Sayah, Jonathan Sayah. |
| 1:36.1 | Oh, sure. |
| 1:38.0 | What hours? |
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