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The John Batchelor Show

S8 Ep691: STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, FEATURING JEFF BLISS AND MICHAEL VLAHOS, FRIDAY 4-3-2026.

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John Batchelor

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4.5 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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STREAMING THE MAKING OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, FEATURING JEFF BLISS AND MICHAEL VLAHOS, FRIDAY 4-3-2026. 1550 ANTONY SENDS SOLDIERS TO FETCH CICERO TO THE SENATE This transcript features a dialogue between John Bachelor and Jeff Bliss regarding the contrasting states of Las Vegas and Los Angeles. They characterize Las Vegas as a rapidly expanding "Sim City" that is successfully reinventing itself through new construction and spring break tourism, despite infrastructure challenges. Conversely, the speakers critique Los Angeles for its bureaucratic hurdles and public safety issues, specifically noting how these factors disrupted the filming of a *Baywatch* reboot at Venice Beach. The conversation also touches on California politics, highlighting the complications of the jungle primary and the rising costs of gasoline. Finally, the segment transitions into a historical and geopolitical roleplay, using a Roman perspective to analyze modern American military conflicts and the potential

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0:00.0

The

0:07.0

The Good day. Welcome to the making of the John Batchel show. I am he and I am joined by my good friend of many, many years, decades now.

0:50.3

Jeff Bliss is Pacific Watch. We are going to begin in just a moment in the making of, well, this is the making of,

0:57.8

but a recording about our favorite city, Las Vegas,

1:02.3

and our troubled favorite city, Los Angeles.

1:06.2

And also it is Easter weekend and spring break, so we will celebrate.

1:10.5

I begin by mentioning that I emphasize California and the Pacific Coast because it is such a change of pace from the troubles geopolitically.

1:23.6

California can be improved and solved.

1:27.1

It's a golden state.

1:29.0

The weather, all you have to do is spend a season in the weather,

1:32.6

and you go, I see why people live here.

1:35.6

So whatever the problems in California are, they are quite solvable.

1:41.2

Vegas, on the other hand, is great fun.

1:43.1

Jeff and I play SimCity with Vegas.

1:45.5

Jeff, a very good day to you.

1:47.4

Did you ever play the SimCity game?

1:49.5

Was that more than 20 years ago in the early part of this century?

1:53.7

Good morning, John.

1:54.4

Yes, I did.

1:55.6

I probably wasted more than just a couple hours playing that

1:59.2

and other kind of simulation games.

2:00.9

And you're right.

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