Best Paskal Podcasts (2025)

Cleo Paskal, non-resident senior fellow at FDD and author of Crossroads of Competition, joins the show to discuss China’s campaign for influence and control at the scene of America’s bloody island-hopping campaign in WW2. ▪️ Times • 01:35 Introduction • 04:03 Pacific desert • 07:45 Control • 13:48 Post 1945 • 22:43 Significance • 24:31 Yap • 29:43 …

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1: PREVIEW JEWEL HEIST: Colleague Jeff Bliss presents a possible mass arrest that solves the 2022 infamous jewel and watch theft from a Brink's van parked at a diner. More later. 2:11

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PREVIEW JEWEL HEIST: Colleague Jeff Bliss presents a possible mass arrest that solves the 2022 infamous jewel and watch theft from a Brink's van parked at a diner. More later. 1940By John Batchelor

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PREVIEW COSMOLOGY: Colleague Bob Zimmerman comments on the new theory to solve the famous missing matter problem. More later. 2:19

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PREVIEW COSMOLOGY: Colleague Bob Zimmerman comments on the new theory to solve the famous missing matter problem. More later.By John Batchelor

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PREVIEW NORTH KOREA AND IRAN: Author Bruce Bechtol, "Rogue Allies," reports on the trade of dual use technology between the PRC and North Korea. More. 2:06

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PREVIEW NORTH KOREA AND IRAN: Author Bruce Bechtol, "Rogue Allies," reports on the trade of dual use technology between the PRC and North Korea. More. 1951 KOREAN WARBy John Batchelor

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PREVIEW LA: Colleague Richard Epstein praises Heather MacDonald's op-ed in the WSJ criticizing the inability of LA to make a distinction between protest and riot. More. 1:28

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PREVIEW LA: Colleague Richard Epstein praises Heather MacDonald's op-ed in the WSJ criticizing the inability of LA to make a distinction between protest and riot. More. 1940 LABy John Batchelor

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Ashton Jeanty is ready to write his next chapter in Silver and Black | RPN 11:16

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Rookie running back Ashton Jeanty on being selected by the Raiders, running back Raheem Mostert, Hall of Famer Marcus Allen and more during 2025 Raiders Media Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Raiders

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Ep 207: Mark Dubowitz on the Israel-Iran War and American Intervention 42:35

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Mark Dubowitz, CEO of FDD, joins the show to bring us up to speed on the Israel-Iran conflict, and the possibility of America’s intervention. ▪️ Times • 01:00 Achievements • 05:00 Retaliation • 09:00 Hard math • 16:00 Intervention • 24:00 Outcomes • 30:00 Ground operations • 32:00 Another Iraq? • 38:00 Resolve and stability • 42:00 “Iraq Syndrome” …

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: ARGENTINA HOUSE ARREST. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS 4:50

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: ARGENTINA HOUSE ARREST. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS 1921 BUENOS AIRESBy John Batchelor

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: VENEZUELA HOPELESSNESS. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS 14:55

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: VENEZUELA HOPELESSNESS. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS 1950 CARACASBy John Batchelor

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: BRAZIL LAWFARE. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS 7:32

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: BRAZIL LAWFARE. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLISBy John Batchelor

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: COLOMBIA VIOLENCE. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS 10:23

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#NEWWORLDREPORT: COLOMBIA VIOLENCE. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS 186 BOGOTABy John Batchelor

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HOTEL MARS: BLACK HOLE UNIVERSE, ENRIQUE GAZTANAGA, UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH CONTINUED 7:28

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HOTEL MARS: BLACK HOLE UNIVERSE, ENRIQUE GAZTANAGA, UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH CONTINUED 2007 HUBBLEBy John Batchelor

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HOTEL MARS: BLACK HOLE UNIVERSE, ENRIQUE GAZTANAGA, UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH 12:17

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HOTEL MARS: BLACK HOLE UNIVERSE, ENRIQUE GAZTANAGA, UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH 2009 BIG BANGBy John Batchelor

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IRAN: PAKISTAN AND THE BOMB SADANAND DHUME, WSJ 8:51

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IRAN: PAKISTAN AND THE BOMB SADANAND DHUME, WSJ 1965 ISLAMABADBy John Batchelor

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IRAN: NO SURRENDER FOR THE SUPREME LEADER, CLIFF MAY FDD 9:04

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IRAN: NO SURRENDER FOR THE SUPREME LEADER, CLIFF MAY FDD 1908 PERSIABy John Batchelor

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IRAN: WHAT OF GAZA? AND MALCOLM HOENLEIN 9:01

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IRAN: WHAT OF GAZA? AND MALCOLM HOENLEIN BRITISH MANDATE JULY 1938By John Batchelor

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IRAN: THE EURASIAN RESPONSE, ROB SATLOFF, AND MALCOLM HOENLEIN 10:44

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IRAN: THE EURASIAN RESPONSE, ROB SATLOFF, AND MALCOLM HOENLEIN 15TH CENTURYBy John Batchelor

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IRAN: THE US RESPONSE, ROB SATLOFF, AND MALCOLM HOENLEIN 8:58

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IRAN: THE US RESPONSE, ROB SATLOFF, AND MALCOLM HOENLEIN 1850 JERUSALEMBy John Batchelor

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ISRAEL: THE BOMBARDMENT, ALEX TRAIMAN AND MALCOLM HOENLEIN 8:57

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ISRAEL: THE BOMBARDMENT, ALEX TRAIMAN AND MALCOLM HOENLEIN 1930 BEERSHEBABy John Batchelor

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CANADA: BLESSED LAND, WITH A BUSY NEW PM. CONRAD BLACK. 9:09

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CANADA: BLESSED LAND, WITH A BUSY NEW PM. CONRAD BLACK.By John Batchelor

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AI: JOB CUTS AT MICROSOFT, CHRIS RIEGEL.#SCALAREPORT: CHRIS RIEGEL CEO, SCALA.COM @STRATACACHE. 10:41

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AI: JOB CUTS AT MICROSOFT, CHRIS RIEGEL.#SCALAREPORT: CHRIS RIEGEL CEO, SCALA.COM @STRATACACHE APRIL 1959.By John Batchelor

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EU: NO EUROPEAN ARMY, ANATOL LIEVEN 6:05

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EU: NO EUROPEAN ARMY, ANATOL LIEVEN 1899 KAISERBy John Batchelor

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UKRAINE: NO END IN SIGHT, ANATOL LIEVEN 11:50

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UKRAINE: NO END IN SIGHT, ANATOL LIEVEN 1859 ODESSABy John Batchelor

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SHOW SCHEDULE THURSDAY 19 JUNE 2025. THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE WARS OF EURASIA... 13:02

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SHOW SCHEDULE THURSDAY 19 JUNE 2025. THE SHOW BEGINS IN THE WARS OF EURASIA... 1855 BRITISH ARNY CRIMEAN WAR CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 Ukraine: No end in sight. Anatol Lieven 9:15-9:30 EU: No European army. Anatol Lieven 9:30-9:45 AI: Job cuts at Microsoft. Chris Riegel. #ScalaReport: Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com …

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PREVIEW CANADA: Colleague Conrad Black reports that Canada is hurrying to rebuild its defenses. More. 1:20

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PREVIEW CANADA: Colleague Conrad Black reports that Canada is hurrying to rebuild its defenses. More. 1875By John Batchelor

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PREVIEW VENEZUELA: Colleague Evan Ellis comments on the reason Ms. Maria Machado, the opposition leader now in hiding, sent a sympathetic message to her supporters. More. 2:15

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PREVIEW VENEZUELA: Colleague Evan Ellis comments on the reason Ms. Maria Machado, the opposition leader now in hiding, sent a sympathetic message to her supporters. More. 1876 CARACASBy John Batchelor

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PREVIEW COSMOLOGY: Professor Enrique Gaztanaga explains the fresh theory of the cosmos springing from the one time black hole universe. More. 3:49

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PREVIEW COSMOLOGY: Professor Enrique Gaztanaga explains the fresh theory of the cosmos springing from the one time black hole universe. More. 2012 BIG BANG THEORYBy John Batchelor