An interview with former UFC referee John McCarthy who currently works as a host and analyst for Bellator. It was recorded for Sky Sports (thanks to my employers for the use of the audio) ahead of UFC 249, which was the first big sports event to go ahead in the western world in weeks. Will this be a template for all sports going forward? Talk about…

Photo: The wreck of the Indiana in the shallow waters of the Chesapeake Bay. In the background the remains of San Marcos are visible. US navy - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Indiana (BB-1) serving as a target for U.S. Army bombers in Chesapeake Bay, 27 September 1921. The old Texas (renamed San Marcos) lies to her right. Publi…

Photo: University of Arizona Mall Jscarreiro at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons by Atmoz using CommonsHelper. University of Arizona front lawn. \ Public Domain File:University of Arizona mall.jpg Created: 20 December 2006 http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Twitter: @BatchelorShow…

Image: King Salman of Saudi Arabia and U.S. President Donald Trump dance the Najdi ardah at the Murabba Palace in Riyadh. Public domain. Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD, in re: The Washington-Riyadh sword dance slows. .. .. .. Behnam Ben Taleblu is a senior Fellow at FDD, where he focusses on Iranian security and political issues. Behnam previously served …

Image: Dr. Einat Wilf is the co-author of The War of Return: How Western Indulgence of the Palestinian Dream Has Obstructed the Path to Peace*; in re: As we discussed in the book, only the Palestinians are considered refugees now, well into the fifth generation from a war that ended fifty years ago. To keep USSR from Saudis, and because the US depe…

Photo: Tanks in the streets of Tehran, 1953 Unknown author - http://www.aryamehr.org/eng/19august/28mordad.htm Permission details This work is now in the public domain in Iran, because according to the Law for the Protection of Authors, Composers and Artists Rights (1970) its term of copyright has expired for one of the following reasons: The creat…

Photo: public domain English: Israeli Soldiers of the Negev Battalion in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War Date | 20 October 1948 http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Twitter: @BatchelorShow The Next War with the Predator Iran. @Jschanzer @FDD Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice preside…

Photo: An artist's impression of protoplanetary disk Pat Rawlings - NASA; http://origins.jpl.nasa.gov/stars-planets/ra4.html Artist's concept of a protoplanetary disk, where particles of dust and grit collide and accrete forming planets or asteroids Permission details NASA material is within the public domain if not otherwise notedView more Public …

Image: In Silicon Valley, part of the SLAC beamline. Public domain. Victor Davis Hanson, Hoover, in re: The matter of reopening. The northern parts of the state are exposed to . . .; California has 40 million people with only half the deaths of New York State, and fewer infected. The better the news, the more Gov Gavin Newsom issues draconian regul…

Image: Theatrical masks of Tragedy and Comedy. Mosaic, Roman mosaic, 2nd century AD. Public domain Victor Davis Hanson, Hoover, in re: A list of dignitaries of the Obama Adm requested unmaskings in the last hours of the administration. Suspicion that Mr Obama needs to speak on his possibly having conducted political surveillance. Consistent with Fa…

Photo: The Greek gods of Olympus, after whom the Solar System's Roman names of the planets are derived Nicolas-André Monsiau (1754-1837) - Uploaded originally to english wikipedia by en:User:Deucalionite on 24 August 2005. (see: [1]) The Olympian gods. Depicted clockwise from top center are: Zeus, Hephaestus, Athena, Apollo, Hermes, Artemis, Poseid…

Image: China’s Vision of Victory, Jonathan Ward Jonathan Ward, China’s Vision of Victory; in re: We’ll need an economic and military containment of China. Right now there’s a ton of capital pouring in to China. Must defund Chinese predation. When I lived in China, casual conversation said, “It’s time to go to war with Japan/Taiwan/the US.” Why is C…

Images: Nuclear triad: Bomber aircraft + ICBM (both not pictured) + Ballistic Missile Submarine. Public domain Peter Huessy, Director of Strategic Deterrent Studies at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies of the Air Force Association, & president GeoStrategic Analysis; in re: Chinese are producing missiles hand over foot; aimed at Taiwan an…

Image: The Orion Nebula is an archetypical example of star formation, from the massive, young stars that are shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars. NASA Ken Croswell, astronomer & Science News, in re: They’re making new stars. The intergalactic medium was pervaded by ionizing radiation; anciently, ult…

Image: A PLA Navy Special Operations Forces marine during a maritime operations exercise in RIMPAC 2014. Public domain. Captain Christopher H. Sharman, representing the US Navy, is a National Security Affairs Fellow for the academic year 2019–20 at the Hoover Institution; in re: China is furious that Taiwan is globally lauded for dealing wisely wit…

Image: Judicial gavel Amicus Briefs for the Flynn criminal case. @RichardAEpstein @HooverInst @HooverInst https://www.hoover.org/research/michael-flynns-political-enemies * Permissions: English: Please give attribution to 'StockMonkeys.com' (and point the link to http://www.stockmonkeys.com. Thanks!) Date2 4 November 2012, 00:15:51 Source Flickr: 3…

Image: Major chess blunder: Mikhail Chigorin vs. Wilhelm Steinitz. This position is from game 23 of the 1892 World Championship in Havana, Cuba. Chigorin, playing White, is a piece up (Steinitz lost a knight for a pawn earlier in the game), but his bishop is forced to stay on d6 to protect both the rook on e7 and the pawn on h2. If he won, Chigorin…

00:00 Should Tua Tagovailoa start Week 1 for the Dolphins despite his injury rehab? 12:22 Skip & Shannon discuss Quinn Cook’s praise of LeBron’s leadership. 27:51 Has Dak been overhyped since the Cowboys drafted CeeDee Lamb? 38:33 Has the bullying narrative about Michael Jordan been blown out of proportion?…

Six months on from John’s contentious defeat in his world title loss to Callum Smith, catch up with him to see how he’s handling lockdown. Talk about homeschooling his daughter, trying to stay fit and fighting in empty arenas when boxing resumes.

00:00 Who’s the better leader: LeBron James or Michael Jordan? 24:21 Should Cowboys fans start to worry about Prescott’s contract status? 40:27 Should Steph Curry have been ranked higher than Kevin Durant on the all-time NBA player list? 53:15 Should Tua Tagovailoa start Week 1 for the Dolphins despite his injury rehab? 1:05:23 Skip & Shannon discu…

Josh and Big John recap the UFC Jacksonville event where Glover Teixeira defeated Anthony Smith in dominant fashion, Dominick Cruz's attack on referee Keith Peterson regarding his UFC 249 officiating, tragic news of Khabib's father in a coma, Geroges St Pierre being inducted into the UFC HOF and more.Get your WEIGHING IN tees at http://ProWrestling…

In Andrew's interview, Sally talks about how going to hear Jimmy Burrows speak at her college changed the direction of her life, her rise from PA to writer on the original Will & Grace, and why REVIVAL was truly "the one that got away." This is a great interview with lots of golden nuggets about show business! Enjoy REVIVAL stars Will Forte as Elli…

Image: First and Second island chains. Public domain. Jerry Hendrix, Center for a New American Security; VP, Telemus Group; NR: retired U.S. Navy captain; in re: Global Times, PLA newspaper: “Drills sparked fear in Taiwan.” Geography matters; in the Pacific , some islands are most important, Taiwan is the “cork” in the first island chain. To get th…

Image: The Greenland-Iceland-UK Gap (GUIK), the essential route for Russian ships: it was routinely utilized by the Soviet Union's long-range heavy bombers and maritime reconnaissance platforms as a transit point towards the Atlantic Ocean. From bases located at Archangel and Murmansk, Soviet aircraft would stream down to the North Cape in Norway t…

Photo: One of the earliest uses of the term McCarthyism was in a cartoon by Herbert Block ("Herblock"), published in the Washington Post, March 29, 1950. http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Twitter: @BatchelorShow Adam Schiff meets Joe McCarthy on TV. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https:…

Photo: Frontispiece to the 1860 vocal score of Giuseppe Verdi's Un Ballo in maschera published by Ricordi, showing the final scene, "Et tu ricevi il mio!" http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Twitter: @BatchelorShow Can Joe Biden explain why he unmasked Michael Flynn? @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theam…

Photo: Gentry in the new park {New York Central Park], c. 1870 http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/contact http://JohnBatchelorShow.com/schedules Twitter: @BatchelorShow State of the City, the State and the Union: How can New York City reopen safely and prosperously by Memorial Day? John Catsimatidis @JCats2013 @CatsRoundtable. https://www.politico.com/st…

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