The President's Daily Brief

It’s June 9th. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.First, New Zealand is planning to tax cows based on how much they burp and — ahem — pass gas. It’s all part of a plan to stop climate change — and you might help pay for it. We’ll discuss.As always, I’m keeping an eye out for developing stories. Put these two on your radar.First up: Wheat Wars. Time is running out for getting Ukraine’s crops to market — and prevent global starvation. I’ve got an update on a new northern train route to the Baltic Sea.Second: Should America legalize drugs? How about marijuana, in particular? Because I’ve got a study for you on how cannabis affects relationships, marriages in particular.All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s June 8th. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.On Monday, Joe Biden waived tariffs on foreign solar panels. Now that didn’t get a lot of press probably because, well, it’s about solar panels. Not exactly the stuff of great consequence. But actually it is. It’s a really big deal. And I’m going to explain why. Why this decision about foreign solar panels is really about the future of America. And it’s a future that doesn’t look bright because of a massive political failure in this country.You see, those foreign solar panels used to be made here. Or could have been. That is, until their patented designs were stolen through espionage — taken by Chinese spies back to Beijing many years ago, and given to their solar companies to make panels there.So join me this morning on a special brief, one not just about solar panels. But the very future of America. All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s June 7th. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.First up, Afghanistan has once again become a safe haven for al-Qa’ida. We’re going to talk about the latest from Kabul, including when you should expect that al-Qa’ida will be able to hit the American homeland once again.As always, I’m keeping an eye out for developing stories. Put these two on your radar.First, Wheat Wars. Our State Department sent out message to 14 nations around the world telling them to reject stolen Ukrainian wheat. But most of those 14 countries are desperate for food. We’ll discuss. Finally, China’s building a secret new naval base near very important shipping lanes in the South China Sea. And that has major implications for our economy. I’ll explain the latest.All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s June 6th. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.First up, confirmation that the Joe Biden Administration has sent weapons to the Azov Battalion, which is a group of neo-Nazis fighting in Ukraine. That startling news broke over the weekend. We’ll discuss it.As always, I’m keeping an eye out for developing stories. Put these two on your radar.First, North Korea fired a swarm of ballistic missiles yesterday as a clear signal to America. We’ll talk about why this matters to you.Finally, an update on the monkeypox outbreak. There are mutations on this virus and they are very, very peculiar. We’ll discuss what scientists are seeing.All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s June 3rd. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.First up, the economic war between Russia and the West took another bad turn yesterday. It has to do with neon gas, of all things. We’re going to discuss the potential major impact it could have on your family and this country.As always, I’m watching a few other stories this morning, all updates from past briefs. So put this one back on your radar.Wheat Wars. Some of Ukraine’s agricultural products are finally getting out to market by way of Poland. And what an effort it is. I’ll share the latest.All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s June 2nd. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.First up, How can we prevent school shootings? There’s a new study out this morning that offers a possible solution, and it’s one that we can all take part in. I’ll discuss the latest.As always, I’m keeping an eye out for developing stories. Put these two on your radar.First, hold on to your wallet, you might have to pay more for batteries and products that use tin, all because of a war brewing in the Congo. I’ll fill you in on the details.Second, the Biden Administration is sending some bigger guns to Ukraine this morning. We’ll talk about the risk that they pose to escalating the war.All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s June 1st. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.First up, There’s a virus down in Australia that’s doing stuff that it’s not supposed to. And all because of COVID lockdowns. We’re going to talk about how it could affect you — and America. As always, I’m keeping an eye out for developing stories. Put these two on your radar.First: the Wheat War in Ukraine. I’ve got a big update on a plan to punch through Russia’s Naval blockade. Without using weapons.And lastly, some good public health news: coffee drinkers, you all live longer than everybody else. We’ll discuss that study.All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s May 31st. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.First up, China is very busy in the South Pacific today, turning another island nation effectively into one of its bases. And that means the Communists are one step closer to Hawaii. I’ll update you on the latest.As always, I’m keeping an eye out for developing stories. Put these two on your radar.First, PDB listeners know that the world needs Ukraine’s wheat, wheat that’s being held captive by Russia. I’ve got an update on how Moscow might agree to let some of it through.Second, there’s lots of global debate about renewable energy. I have a surprising twist on the conversation, and it has to do with solar energy and sheep, of all things. We’ll talk about that.All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s May 30th. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.Friends, it’s a very busy time these days — for news, for all of our hectic lives — but for a moment we pause for Memorial Day to commemorate those who died in military service for the United States.As we honor those men and women, I’d like to tell you a story about a man who wore the uniform — for the US Army — and then later served as a CIA Officer. His name is Douglas Seymour MacKiernan. And he’s the very first CIA officer to die in the line of duty. Up next on the President's Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s May 27th. You’re listening to the President’s Daily Brief. I’m your host and former CIA Officer Bryan Dean Wright. Your morning intel starts now.This morning we’re going to talk about escalation and the odds of World War III, sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Because whether you realize or not, we are at the closest point we’ve been to a global war than at any other time recent history.So I’m going to make the case to you this morning that that’s true. And what’s likely to come next — including a warning yesterday from a US General that we may have to fight the Russians ourselves.Plus, your emails.All up next on the President’s Daily Brief.------Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of the President's Daily Brief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices