
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

Mar 7, 2024 • 60min
March 7, 2024 - Simon Rosenberg | Anne Nelson | Paul Pillar
What Biden Might, Should and Will Say in Tonight's State of the Union Address | Will Biden Take Off the Gloves and Confront the House MAGA Republicans' Pro-Putin Caucus? | Belatedly Biden Appears to be Using the Enormous Leverage the US Has Over Netanyahu
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Mar 6, 2024 • 60min
March 6, 2024 - David Schultz | Geoffry Kabaservice | Sharon Weiner
Can Biden Pick up Haley's Voters While Placating the Uncommitted Young Democrats? | The Challenge the "Uncommitted" Vote in Minnesota Poses to Biden | With $2 Trillion Being Spent on "Nuclear Modernization" of Dangerous and Unnecessary Weapons, Where is the Guns and Butter Argument?
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Mar 5, 2024 • 1h 1min
March 5, 2024 - Dr. Guy Ziv | Lawrence Douglas | Jim Small
VP Harris's Clear Rebuke of Netanyahu Calling For a Ceasefire and What Amounts to Regime Change | The Role of the Right Wing Supreme Court as it Goes Out of Its Way to Protect Trump | Sinema Quits the Senate But Rewards From Big Pharma and Hedge Funds Likely Await Her
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Mar 4, 2024 • 1h
March 4, 2024 - Allan Lichtman | Brian Concannon | Sasha Abramsky
A Unanimous Supreme Court Ruling to Keep Trump on the Ballot Ignores the Constitution | Haiti's Descent Into Anarchy as Gangs Attack Police and Free 3,700 Prisoners | The Cynical Political Strategy of Choosing the Opponent You Want to Run Against
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Mar 3, 2024 • 1h 3min
March 3, 2024 - Rashid Khalidi | Tom Burgis | Natalie Melnyczuk
Following the Massacre of Desperate Gazans Storming Food Trucks, Ceasefire Talks Are Underway | How Plutocrats Use Their Power to Own the Truth | With the U.S. AWOL, Growing Resolve Within NATO
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Feb 29, 2024 • 1h
February 29, 2024 - Caroline Fredrickson | Corey Brettschneider | Hamilton Nolan
The Naked Partisanship of the Supreme Court's Right Wing Majority | The History of Supreme Courts That Have Served the Political Interests of Some of Our Worst Presidents | A Revival of Labor with Organizing Wins at Starbucks and Mercedes
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Feb 28, 2024 • 58min
February 28, 2024 - John Nichols | Ben Jacobs | Adele Stan
The Michigan Vote as an Indicator of How the Gaza War Threatens Biden's Reelection | Senator McConnell Steps Down From Leadership of a GOP He is Out Of Step With | The Embrace of Fascism by Trump's Government in Waiting at CPAC
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Feb 28, 2024 • 20min
The Embrace of Fascism by Trump's Government in Waiting at CPAC
The Embrace of Fascism by Trump's Government in Waiting at CPAC by Ian Masters

Feb 27, 2024 • 59min
February 27, 2024 - Mike Lofgren | Jim Manley | Lisa Graves
The President and Congressional Leaders Meet to Prevent Another Government Shutdown | Schumer Describes an "Intense" Meeting as Everybody in the Oval Office Piled on Johnson to Get Aid to Ukraine Done | An Update on the Many Trials Trump Faces As He Tries to Run Out the Clock
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Feb 26, 2024 • 59min
February 26, 2024 - Katherine Stewart | Jonathan Taplin | Sevag Kechichian
The Rise of Christian Nationalism, Dominionism and the New Apostolic Reformation Movements | The Supreme Court Appears Open To Giving Tech Giants Immunity From Content on Their Social Media Platforms | Powerful Leaders, Investors and Celebrities Suck Up to MbS's Sovereign Wealth Fund
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