
Background Briefing with Ian Masters
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, expert guests, policymakers, and critics offering analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural, and social issues.
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Latest episodes

Dec 1, 2024 • 1h 7min
December 1, 2024 - Robert Kuttner | William Arkin | Steven Simon
If the Senate Has Hearings, Hegseth, Gabbard and RFK Jr. Will Not Be Confirmed | Trump's Envoy To Ukraine General Kellogg's Plan to End the War | With Iran and Hezbollah on the Ropes, Syrian Rebels Backed By Turkey Make Surprising Gains
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Nov 27, 2024 • 1h 6min
November 28, 2024 - Richard Parker | Moira Donegan | Stephan Schwartz
What We can Be Thankful For in These Bleak Times | How Women Can Resist and Fight Back Against a Regime of Hate and Misogyny | What We As Individuals Can Do to Resist and Overcome the Coming Darkness
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Nov 26, 2024 • 1h 5min
November 26, 2024 - Scott Kennedy | Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | Habib Battah
Trump Declares a Day One Trade War on China, Mexico and Canada | Tariffs on Mexico Will Not Solve Immigration or Drug Consumption in the US | An Update on the Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hezbollah
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Nov 26, 2024 • 1h 4min
November 25, 2024 - Asher Kaufman | Nitish Pahwa | Amanda Tyler
A 60 Day Ceasefire Expected Soon Between Israel and Hezbollah | With Elon Musk Musing About Buying MSNBC, We Look Into the Future of Cable TV | Christian Nationalists Make Inroads Into Indoctrinating Texas Schoolchildren

Nov 24, 2024 • 1h 6min
November 24, 2024 - Thomas Mockaitis | James Green | Stephen Biddle
Trump's Choice to Head the DOD Sees Half the Country as the Enemy and That There Will Be Civil War | The Arrest of Coup Plotters in Brazil Who Trump Supports For a Military Takeover That Could Happen Here | Putin's Latest Nuclear Sabre Rattling as NATO Crosses Its Red Lines
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Nov 21, 2024 • 1h 2min
November 21, 2024 - James Zirin | Craig Holman | Richard Falk
Gaetz Withdraws AG Nomination as Trump's Pentagon Choice Faces Sexual Assault Allegations | The International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrants For Netanyahu, His Former Defense Minister and an Hamas Leader Presumed Dead | An Update on the House Vote To Give Trump the Power to Shut Down Nonprofits
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Nov 20, 2024 • 1h 5min
November 20, 2024 - Noah Hurowitz | William Cohan | Michael Gorham
Can a MAGA Bill to Kill Nonprofits They Don't Like Disguised as an Anti-Terrorism Bill Be Stopped Tomorrow? | As Comcast Sheds MSNBC, Could Elon Musk Buy it and Turn it Into a Platform For Right Wing Trolls? | The US and NATO Are Poised For Hybrid Warfare Retaliation From Putin Now That US Missiles are Striking Russia
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Nov 19, 2024 • 1h 4min
November 19, 2024 - Ryan Cooper | Lawrence Gostin | Victoria Hui
Evidence of Drug Use and Underage Sex by Matt Gaetz is Cracking Open as the Senate is Soon to be Put to the Test | With the Focus on Trump's Appalling Choices, Will RFK Jr Slip By? | 45 Hong Kong Democracy Activists Jailed Under China's National Security Law
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Nov 18, 2024 • 1h 1min
November 18, 2024 - Lawrence Wilkerson | Wendy Brown
The Consequences of Biden Authorizing Missile Strikes From Ukraine Into Russia | Will the Democrats Confront the Economic Conditions That Gave Rise to Right Wing Populism?

Nov 17, 2024 • 1h 4min
November 17, 2024 - Nina Burleigh | Tom Nichols | Mark Galeotti
"Trump 2.0: Here Comes The Night" | A Hari Krishna-Like Cult Member and Russian Asset in Charge of US Intelligence! | Russia's Military: It's History and It's War Today
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