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Patrick K. O'Donnell reflects on Robert E. Lee's monumental decision at Appomattox to reject guerrilla warfare and surrender, putting country before Confederacy. Grant offered honorable terms, leading to a respectful surrender overseen by Joshua Chamberla
Season 8 Episode 1005
Patrick K. O'Donnell reflects on Robert E. Lee's monumental decision at Appomattox to reject guerrilla warfare and surrender, putting country before…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Patrick K. O'Donnell highlights Harry Harrison Young, a fearless commander who led the Jesse Scouts as a strategic asset for Phil Sheridan in 1865. Disguised in Confederate uniforms, these scouts provided real-time intelligence and delivered critical mess
Season 8 Episode 1004
Patrick K. O'Donnell highlights Harry Harrison Young, a fearless commander who led the Jesse Scouts as a strategic asset for Phil Sheridan in 1865. …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Patrick K. O'Donnell reveals the dark trajectory of Lewis Powell, a ranger for Mosby who became a primary Lincoln conspirator working with John Wilkes Booth. Powell's transition from cavalryman to covert operative was facilitated by the Confederate Secret
Season 8 Episode 1004
Patrick K. O'Donnell reveals the dark trajectory of Lewis Powell, a ranger for Mosby who became a primary Lincolnconspirator working with John Wilke…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Patrick K. O'Donnell describes how Ulysses S. Grant ordered Phil Sheridan to wage total war in the Shenandoah Valley, commanding the execution of Mosby's men and the destruction of crops. Although Sheridan moderated these orders due to political optics, h
Season 8 Episode 1004
Patrick K. O'Donnell describes how Ulysses S. Grant ordered Phil Sheridan to wage total war in the Shenandoah Valley, commanding the execution of Mo…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Patrick K. O'Donnell recounts Jubal Early's 1864 march on Washington, which exploited depleted Union defenses to reach the capital's gates at Fort Stevens. During the crisis, Abraham Lincoln famously stood on the parapet under fire. Early's success was ai
Season 8 Episode 1004
Patrick K. O'Donnell recounts Jubal Early's 1864 march on Washington, which exploited depleted Union defenses to reach the capital's gates at Fort S…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Patrick K. O'Donnell explores the 1864 Dahlgren Raid, a failed Union "decapitation raid" intended to burn Richmond and assassinate Jefferson Davis. In response, the Confederacy intensified its Secret Service operations, employing spies, coded telegraphy,
Season 8 Episode 1004
Patrick K. O'Donnell explores the 1864 Dahlgren Raid, a failed Union "decapitation raid" intended to burn Richmondand assassinate Jefferson Davis. I…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Patrick K. O'Donnell details the exploits of Richard Blazer, the brilliant leader of the Blazer Scouts, the Union's first modern hunter-killer team. Operating in the rugged terrain of West Virginia, Blazer utilized detective work and lightning raids to hu
Season 8 Episode 1004
Patrick K. O'Donnell details the exploits of Richard Blazer, the brilliant leader of the Blazer Scouts, the Union's first modern hunter-killer team.…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Patrick K. O'Donnell introduces Captain John Charles Carpenter and the Jesse Scouts, a Union special forces group named after Jesse Frémont. Emerging from the Missouri insurgency, these scouts utilized 21st-century tradecraft such as disguises and infiltr
Season 8 Episode 1004
Patrick K. O'Donnell introduces Captain John Charles Carpenter and the Jesse Scouts, a Union special forces group named after Jesse Frémont. Emergin…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
SCHEDULE THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 6-12-2026.
Season 8 Episode 1003
SCHEDULE THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 6-12-2026.
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Jeff Bliss describes massive, deadly swells hitting California beaches due to a…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Francis Rose discusses the U.S. military's efforts to integrate AI by "gamifying" systems to make them intuitive for young, video-game-literate service members. He also highlights CISA's work in rebuilding its workforce to protect private-sector cyber
Season 8 Episode 1002
Francis Rose discusses the U.S. military's efforts to integrate AI by "gamifying" systems to make them intuitive for young, video-game-literate serv…
2 weeks, 4 days ago