
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

Oct 3, 2024 • 60min
October 3, 2024 - Dennis Aftergut | Gareth Gore
What May Be the Only Chance We Have to See Jack Smith's Case Against Trump for January 6 | A Deep Investigation of the Far-Right Cult Opus Dei and Its Infiltration of American Politics at the Highest Level
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Oct 2, 2024 • 1h 2min
October 2, 2024 - Andrew Miller | Paul Pillar | Lane Windham
Netanyahu is in the Driver's Seat With Biden and Harris Reluctant Passengers | Under Attack by a Foreign Power, Lebanese and Iranians Rally Around the Flag | The Likely Impact of the East Coast Dockworkers' Strike on the Election
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Oct 1, 2024 • 1h 3min
October 1, 2024 - Nick Heras | Andy Levin | Katherine Stewart
Iran Fires 400 Ballistic Missiles at Israel as the Escalation Ladder Has Both Threatening Responses and Responses to Responses | As Michigan Shapes up to be a Critical Swing State, Could Jill Stein be a Spoiler Along With Conservative Muslims Making Alliances With the Christian Right | Will Tim Walz Expose J.D. Vance's Sick Dystopian Vision of America in Tonight's VP Debate?
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Sep 30, 2024 • 1h
September 30, 2024 - Aaron David Miller | David Phillips | Alexander Motyl
Now That He is Suddenly Popular, Netanyahu Has Boxed Harris in to Support His War in Gaza and Lebanon | How Turkey's Erdogan, Who Has Stolen Billions, Threw Chump Change to the NYC Mayor Eric Adams | An Assessment of Zelensky's US Visit and the Real Reason Trump Hates Him

Sep 29, 2024 • 1h 3min
September 29, 2024 - Mohsen Milani | Frederick Clarkson | Maximina Juson
After Repeated Humiliations, Will Iran Strike Back at Israel in a Wider Middle East War? | J.D. Vance Doubles Down in His Embrace of Christian Nationalism and "Christo-Fascism | The Filmmaker of the Feature Documentary on the Electoral College One Person, One Vote Which Premieres on PBS's Independent Lens on Monday
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Sep 26, 2024 • 1h
September 26, 2024 - Steven Simon | James Zirin | Dr. Bradley Onishi
The US and 21 Allies Call For a Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Which Netanyahu Rejected | New York's Mayor Charged with Bribery, Wire Fraud and Seeking Illegal Campaign Donations | How J.D. Vance and His Backers Plan to Legislate Morality
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Sep 25, 2024 • 1h 3min
September 25, 2024 - Asher Kaufman | Dulcie Leimbach | Dr. Oleh Kotsyuba
Israel Appears Poised For a Ground Invasion of Lebanon | UN Activities and Speeches Today and Yesterday | Zelensky Tries to Get the UN to Focus on Ukraine While a War in Lebanon Looms
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Sep 24, 2024 • 1h 3min
September 24, 2024 - Simon Shuster |Philip Stark | Jacob Ware
Zelensky's "Victory Plan" And His Remark That "We Are Closer To Peace Than We Think" | Trump Can Steal the Election Since He Has the Software For the Voting Machines in Georgia, Arizona, Michigan and Colorado | An Expert on Terrorism on How Election Violence is Already Underway
Host: Ian Masters
Producer: Graham FitzGibbon
Assistant Producer: Asher Price

Sep 23, 2024 • 1h 2min
September 23, 2024 - Habib Battah | Ari Berman | Cleo Paskal
As Netanyahu Goads Hezbollah and Iran Into War, Biden and Harris Will be the Losers But Seem Helpless in Stopping the Escalation | Trump and Vance Are Not Trying to Win Over Voters But Are Focused on Stopping the Democratic Vote and the Counting of Votes | An Analysis of the Quad Meeting of the PMs of Australia, India and Japan Biden Hosted
Host: Ian Masters
Producer: Graham FitzGibbon
Assistant Producer: Asher Price

Sep 22, 2024 • 1h 4min
September 22, 2024 - Marilyn Marks | Jonathan Weiler | Sidney Blumenthal
The Republicans Have Stolen the Software for the Voting Machines in Georgia and Can Manipulate the November Results at Will | Trump Abandons His "Black NAZI" Gubernatorial Candidate in North Carolina He Recently Referred to as "Martin Luther King on Steroids" | Can Trump and Vance Win With a Campaign Based on Racist Hatred?
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