Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – June 22, 2026
This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
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Background Briefing offers an educational approach to providing information in an era of “fake news.”
*This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – June 15, 2026
Instead of an End to Violence in the Persian Gulf as Trump’s 80th Birthday Gift From Iran, He Celebrates Mindless Violence in the Claw Where Jackie Kennedy’s Rose Garden Once Stood We begin with Trump hoping for a birthday present in the form of a peace deal to end his war on Iran which Iran’s … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – June 8, 2026
On today’s briefing: The US and Iran Exchange Fire Jeopardizing a Tenuous Ceasefire As Iran Insists on Trump Releases Over $24 Billion of Its Frozen Assets Before Finalizing a Deal We begin with Iran and the US exchanging fire in the Persian Gulf jeopardizing a tenuous ceasefire as the spokesman for Iran’s Supreme Leader … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – June 1, 2026
On today’s briefing: Trump’s Silence as Iran Holds the Cards, in Particular the Strait of Hormuz, a Prize Our Idiot Gave Them We begin with the silence about a peace deal with Iran that was supposed to happen following Trump’s long meeting in the White House situation room on Friday. Thanks to Trump’s stupidity and … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – May 25, 2026
This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – May 18, 2026
On today’s briefing: How Xi Handled the Barbarian Who Went Home Empty-Handed Ready to Sell Out Taiwan We begin with Trump claiming he had a “successful” summit with Xi in China even though it clearly was not fruitful and as far as the main issue of Taiwan is concerned, it appears Trump is ready to … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – May 11, 2026
On today’s briefing: As Trump Desperately Tries to Make a Deal With Iran, Will Israel Be the Spoiler? We begin with Iran taking its time to respond to a desperate Trump’s peace proposal while reports from Israel indicate its military and intelligence establishment consider the deal on the table a disaster for Israel allowing Iran … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – May 4, 2026
On today’s briefing: The Deadly, Delusional Amateurism of Trump’s On and Off Talks With Iran As He Now Threatens to “Blast the Hell Out of Them” We begin with the possibility of a resumption of strikes on Iran now that Trump has said on Saturday they have “not paid a big enough price.” On Friday, … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – April 27, 2026
On today’s briefing: A Celebration of the First Amendment Upended by the Unregulated Second Amendment We begin with the latest presidential assassination attempt last night at the same site where 40 years ago President Reagan was shot. We discuss how a bipartisan gathering to celebrate the First Amendment turned into yet another example of … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – April 20, 2026
On today’s briefing: With What Trump Calls the Strait of Iran Closed Again, It’s Clear Whoever the Administration is Talking to Are Not in Charge of Iran We begin with the Strait of Hormuz being closed again after Trump and Iran’s FM said it was “completely open,” suggesting the US is not talking to … Continued
Background Briefing (Monday, 5am) – April 13, 2026
This hour broadcasts the show produced by Background Briefing with Ian Masters on Sunday.