Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – September 16, 2024
This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
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Background Briefing (Monday, 5am)
5:00 AM PST : Monday
This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
Natalie Manaeva Rice / Steven Pifer / Allan Lichtman
Americans Colluding With Russia as Spies, Propagandists, and Useful Idiots
UK and U.S. Heads of Intelligence Warn of Russia’s “Reckless Campaign of Sabotage”
The Accurate Predictor Issues His Presidential Prediction for 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
Allen Frances / Will Bunch / Stephen Biddle
The Contrast Between the Best and Worst of America and Why Does Anyone Support Trump’s GOP?
A Wrap Up of the DNC and How Will RFK Jr’s Endorsement of Trump Impact Swing States
A Military Analysis of Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia and the Escalation Ladder to Nuclear War
Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the DNC (2-hour special)
Today’s show is preempted by the first hour of a special 2-hour DemocracyNow!, broadcasting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Audio for the second hour and information about the show can be found here.
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – August 12, 2024
Americans Are Being Denied the Truth About Trump’s Mental Instability and Possible Dementia We begin with how the American Psychological Association and the press are denying Americans from receiving the most critical education about Donald Trump, whose obvious and manifest mental instability and possible dementia were on display at his rambling press conference on Thursday. … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – August 5, 2024
Evidence the U.S. Government Has Buried For 23 Years Appears Poised to Blow the Lid Off Saudi Involvement in 9/11 We begin with the plea deal with the 9/11 hijackers to avoid the death penalty that was reversed by the Secretary of Defense and look into the startling piece of evidence the U.S. government has … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – July 29, 2024
With Democrats Reeling From Despair to Euphoria, Kamala Harris Steps Out of the Shadows Into the Limelight We begin on this 100th day before the election as the Democrats have gone from despair to euphoria almost overnight with the emergence of Kamala Harris, who as Vice President was the second fiddle whose main job was … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – July 22, 2024
The Gulf Between Rhetoric and Reality, As One Presidential Candidate Drones on Disavowing his Plans While the Other is in a Bunker Not Listening We begin with the gulf between rhetoric and reality as the Trump/Vance campaign goes to desperate lengths to distance themselves from their own plans and platform laid out in the Heritage … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – July 15, 2024
Assassinations That Have or Might Have Changed the World We begin with Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Trump and look into the history of political assassinations that have or might have changed the world. Joining us is Robert Baer, one of the most accomplished agents in CIA history and a winner of the Career … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – July 8, 2024
Should Biden Follow the Example of George Washington? We begin with President Biden’s defiance in the face of mounting calls from Democratic donors and House and Senate members for him to step down, as more and more talk of getting behind VP Kamala Harris to run against Trump is emerging from the punditry and the … Continued