Archive - CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor

The AI Optimist (with Keach Hagey)

WSJ reporter Keith Hagey discusses her new book about Sam Altman's journey from a charismatic teenager in St. Louis to the controversial CEO of OpenAI.

18 hrs ago •

37:30

Republic to Empire

The Russians' auxiliary troops; Musk, Vance, and Trump; and how our political institutions haven't caught up to America's imperial transformation.

Jul 14 •

44:51

That Was the Philosophical Week, July 7th - 11th, 2025

Michael Toth on New York's Democrat mayoral candidate; Gregory Copley discusses China's leadership woes; Tal Fortgang on the DEI wars.

Jul 12 •

The First Transatlantic Flight (with David Rooney)

The dramatic 1919 race between four British aviation teams competing for Lord Northcliffe's £10,000 prize to make the first nonstop flight across the…

Jul 9 •

36:31

Musk's "America Party"

From the 1st century A.D., Gaius and Germanicus discuss a phone call between Trump and Zelenskyy; Elon Musk's new political party; and America's…

Jul 7 •

43:18

SpaceX Starship Testing Goes Backwards

David Livingston and Douglas Messier discuss the recent failures of SpaceX's Starship rocket system.

Jul 5 •

9:46

Plato and the Tyrant (with James Romm)

How a brutal dynasty shaped Plato's Republic and the birth of political philosophy.

Jul 2 •

1:11:07

June 2025

Imperialism, Revealed

Gunboat diplomacy against Iran; NATO's submission to American imperial authority; and the barbarian management strategies of modern empires.

Jun 30 •

31:15

That Was the Philosophical Week, June 23rd - 27th, 2025

Gregory Copley on Iran's nuclear capabilities.

Jun 28 •

The Strategic Partnership between Iran and North Korea (with Bruce Bechtol)

North Korea expert Bruce discusses how the DPRK provides nuclear technology, weapons, and cyber capabilities to Iran and Russia while evading sanctions…

Jun 25 •

36:10

The U.S. Attack on Iran

The bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities and the divided Republican response.

Jun 23 •

38:47

That Was the Philosophical Week, June 16th - 20th, 2025

Richard Epstein on the constitutional authority at stake in California; Juliana Geran Pilon covers Alexei Navalny's memoir.

Jun 21 •

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