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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. backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
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Episodes

October 8, 2024 - Dr. Annelle Sheline | Anders Aslund | Rob Jackson

A Former State Department Official on Why Biden and Harris Appear Helpless as Netanyahu Pushes the Middle East to the Brink | Bob Woodward's Latest Revelations of Trump's Continuing and Treasonous Contacts with Putin | As Global Warming Drives Superstorms, How We Can Restore the Atmosphere backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Oct 08, 20241 hr 5 min

October 7, 2024 - Haggai Matar | James Acton | Stephen Ujlaki

Israel's One Year Anniversary of the October 7 Attack as Hezbollah Missiles Rain Down on Haifa, Tiberias and Carmiel | How an Israeli Retaliation Against Iran's Nuclear Facilities Could Backfire | It's Time For Trump's "Christian" Soldiers to Ask, is Trump the Antichrist? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Oct 07, 20241 hr 3 min

October 6, 2024 - David Daley | David Graham | Brett Murphy

The Democrats Have to Win Big Because Chris Jankowski, Leonard Leo and John Roberts Have Stacked the Deck Against Them | The Many October Surprises and a Guide to the Cases Against Trump | The Flow of US Weapons Continues Unabated as Civilian Deaths Mount in Gaza and Lebanon backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Oct 06, 20241 hr 2 min

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 backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Oct 03, 20241 hr

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 backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Oct 02, 20241 hr 2 min

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? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Oct 01, 20241 hr 3 min

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 backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 29, 20241 hr 3 min

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 backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 26, 20241 hr

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 backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 25, 20241 hr 3 min

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 24, 20241 hr 3 min

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 23, 20241 hr 2 min

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? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 22, 20241 hr 4 min

September 19, 2024 - Olga Lautman | Michele Goodwin | Rob Larson

Musk Promotes Russian Fake News Claiming Kamala Harris Injured a Black Girl in a Hit and Run That Did Not Happen | Women Are Dying Because of Abortion Bans by Trump and "Christian" Republicans Who Won't Let Doctors Practice Medicine For Fear of Going to Jail | How Bilious Billionaires Like Musk Are More Influential Than World Leaders backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 19, 20241 hr 4 min

September 18, 2024 - Robert Hockett | Robert Baer | Juan Cole

How the Lowering of Interest Rates by the Fed Will Impact the Economy and the Election | Does Netanyahu Have an "October Surprise" in Store for the Harris/Walz Campaign? | Are We at the Beginning Stage of Another War in the Middle East That the US Will be Dragged Into? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 18, 202459 min

September 17, 2024 - Thannasis Cambanis | Lisa Graves | Jared Yates Sexton

Will Another Humiliation of Hezbollah and Iran Lead to a War in Lebanon? | Chief Justice Roberts Does Not Call Balls and Strikes, He Rigs the Playing Field Before the Game | As Incendiary Hate, Racism and Paranoia From Trump and Vance Escalates, What Can We Expect If They Lose the Election? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 17, 20241 hr 3 min

September 16, 2024 - Thomas Zeitzoff | William McNulty | Jo-Marie Burt

Another Assassination Attempt on Trump by Another Assassin Whose Politics Are All Also Over the Map With Both Having Easy Access to Military-Style Assault Rifles | Americans Who Want to Help Ukraine Defend Against Russia: Good and Bad | The Growing Phenomenon of "Caudillismo" in Latin America backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 16, 202459 min

September 15, 2024 - George Beebe | Amy Wilentz | Joe Conasen

Is Putin Using Psychological Warfare to Stop Ukraine From Striking Deep Into Russia or Is He Not Bluffing When He Says Doing So Will Mean Russia Is “At War” With NATO? | The Reason Haitians Are in Ohio Is That US Foreign Policy Has Made Haiti Unlivable | Rather Than Race-Bait Harris Head On, Trump and Vance Are Using Racism as the Main Driver of Their Campaign backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 15, 20241 hr 6 min

September 12, 2024 - Arthur Goldwag | Ahmet Yayla | Sasha Abramsky

Trump is Hanging Out With Laura Loomer Who Republicans Are Blaming For His Disastrous Debate | Erdogan Inflames Tensions With the US and Israel While Secretly Profiting From Oil and Arms Sales to Israel | What America Would Be Like After a MAGA Takeover Based on the MAGA Takeover of Two Counties in Washington and Northern California

Sep 12, 20241 hr

September 11, 2024 - Amanda Marcotte | Debbie Walsh | Tim Golden

In Last Night's Debate, the Reality TV Star Trump Appeared to Lose His War Against Reality | The Obstacles Women Face in Politics That Harris is Navigating | On the 23rd Anniversary of 9/11, New Evidence of Saudi Involvement With the Hijackers Emerges backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 11, 20241 hr 2 min

September 10, 2024 - Jon Hoffman | Greg Sargent | Jason Stanley

Foreign Policy in Tonight's Harris/Trump Debate and Whose Finger Do You Want on the Nuclear Button | Democratic "Irrational Exuberance" With the Polls and "Sane-Washing" by the Mainstream Media | We Should Take Trump at His Word That He Wants to be a Dictator and Jail His Opponents and the Press backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 10, 20241 hr 3 min

September 9, 2024 - Nina Burleigh | Thomas Barfield | Stephanie Baker

The Mein Kampf of the MAGA Republican Party, Project 2025 | Today's Republican Report on the Withdrawal From Afghanistan is a Political Hit Job on VP Harris | How Putin's Shadow Fleet of "Ghost" Tankers Are an Accident Waiting to Happen backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 09, 20241 hr 3 min

September 8, 2024 - Natalie Manaeva Rice | Steven Pifer | Allan Lichtman

Americans Colluding With Russia as Spies, Propagandists and Useful Idiots | UK and US Heads of Intelligence Warn of Russia's "Reckless Campaign of Sabotage" | The Accurate Predictor Issues His Presidential Prediction for 2024 backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 08, 20241 hr 6 min

September 5, 2024 - Jared Holt | Jonathan Metzl | Natalie Melnyczuk

Russia Interferes in Our Elections Underway Via Pro-Trump Influencers Now Running Away From Their Kremlin Paymasters | But For Police Failures, The Gun Culture and No Red Flag Laws, the Latest School Shooting Would Never Have Happened | The Shakeup In Zelensky's Government Who is Pleading For Patriot Missiles in Warehouses as Russian Missiles Kill His Civilians backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 05, 20241 hr 3 min

September 4, 2024 - Robert Creamer | David Hearst | Tom Collina

Another School Shooting and Can a Progressive Ticket Win the Presidency? | Could the Arsonist Netanyahu Spark a Wider War With Jordan a Powder Keg About to Explode | A New Nuclear Doctrine to Confront Russia, China and North Korea Simultaneously backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 04, 20241 hr 1 min

September 3, 2024 - Paul Pillar | David Daley | Scott Horton

Mounting Pressure on Netanyahu From the Israeli Public as the UK Cuts Off Arms Sales | How the Republicans Are Funding and Boosting the Cornel West and Jill Stein Campaigns | The Putin-Orban-Heritage Foundation-Project 2025 Connections backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 03, 20241 hr 4 min

September 1, 2024 - James Risen | Rabbi Steven Jacobs | Jennifer McCoy

The Media's Horse-race Coverage of the Election as CNN's Pathetic Harris/Walz Interview Asks Trump/Vance Attack Lines to Avoid the "Liberal Media" Label | Give a Post-Gaza Israeli/Palestinian Peace a Chance | The Domestic Threat to Democracy Posed by Trump and Project 2025 backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Sep 01, 20241 hr 2 min

August 29, 2024 - Paul Waldman | Andra Gillespie | Beth Daviess

After Pressure From Republicans and the Press, Will Tonight's CNN Interview With Harris and Walz Answer Policy Questions? | Could Another Historical Breakthrough be the Election of a Black and Asian Woman Married to a Jew? | The Ties Between JD Vance and His New Press Secretary and the Shadowy Christian Nationalist Mens-Only Society for American Civic Renewal backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Aug 29, 20241 hr 4 min

August 28, 2024 - Richard Parker | Alan Abramowitz | Nader Hashemi

As the Press and Republicans Clamour For More Policy Details, Harris/Walz Are Winning on Charisma and Change | Today's Harris/Walz Bus Tour of Georgia | An Olive Branch to the US From Iran's Supreme Leader as We Wait For His Promised Retaliation Against Israel backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

Aug 28, 20241 hr 2 min
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