The John Batchelor Show John Batchelor

GOOD EVENING. The show begins in Ukraine, which is receiving the first rush of weapons and cash from the U.S. Congress. We then move to Israel and the unfinished Gaza War. Next, we visit Beijing for a page and then to mainland China to discuss gold buying by consumers. We then travel to Occitanie, France, to discuss the price of energy. Shifting focus to space, we explore Voyager 1 calling home and then journey to Mars. Back on Earth, we head to the Philippines and examine the failure of TikTok. Lastly, we review the Ryugu and Bennu asteroid probes.

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2/2: #HOTELMARS: The risk and reward of the JAXA and NASA missions to Ryugu (2014-202) and Bennu (2015-2023)  & What is to be done? Harold Connolly, Rohan University.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/162173_Ryugu

undated Vesta

1/2: #HOTELMARS: The risk and reward of the JAXA and NASA missions to Ryugu (2014-202) and Bennu (2015-2023)  & What is to be done? Harold Connolly, Rohan University.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/162173_Ryugu

undated IDA

#GLOBALIZATION: Data management and the future of insurance. Martin Shen, CEO Fingermotion.com
https://fingermotion.com/news/176-fingermotion-entering-into-arrangements-to-facilitate-widespread-use-of-charging-terminals-for-subscribers-of-the-da-ge-app

1945 Bell Telephone

PRC: Still no way out of the real estate crater. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of the upcoming Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill


https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/19/chinas-fiscal-stimulus-is-losing-its-effectiveness-sp-says.html

1920 Ningbo

PRC : TikTok no more. Brandon Weichert, author of Biohacked: China's Race to Control Life, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill:
https://www.wsj.com/tech/u-s-china-internet-war-intensifies-as-house-passes-tiktok-ban-7d19ff05



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