Background Briefing with Ian Masters
Background Briefing with Ian Masters
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
August 13, 2026 - Garrett Epps | Ori Goldberg | Anders Aslund
Our Banana Republic Dictator Orders Blanche and Pirro to Punish Innocent Americans For Embarrassing the "Dear Leader" | Iran Plans to Drag Out the Stalemate in the Gulf Past the November Elections to Punish Trump | As Putin Destroys Ukraine Which He Cannot Conquer, VP Vance Leans on Zelensky Not To Bomb Russian Oil Terminals Chevron and Exxon Have Stakes in backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Aug 13
1 hr 2 min
August 12, 2026 - Aaron Regunberg | Brian Concannon | Helaine Olen
The Call For Unity After David Crowley's Narrow Win in Wisconsin | Trump, Miller and Mullin's Sadistic Pleasure Has Haitians in Ohio Facing a Cruel Fate | The Reality of the Real Economy is Biting Republicans backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Aug 12
59 min
August 11, 2026 - Hussein Banai | Joan Williams | Eugene Gholz
After the Democrats Failed Twice to Stop Trump, In the End Will It Be Iran's Theocratic Fanatics Who Bring Him Down? | How To Build a Bridge Between College-Educated Democrats and the Concerns of Working Class Voters | How Did We Get To the Point the World's Most Powerful and Expensive Military is Running Out of Ammo? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Aug 11
1 hr
August 10, 2026 - Nina Burleigh | Tyson Slocum | Henri Barkey
The Trump Family's Close Ties to the Tate Brothers Who Advocate Rape, Domination and Servility of Women and Girls | Trump Tries to Blame Big Oil For the Price at the Pump After Getting a $Billion in Exchange For Deregulation and the Blocking of Climate Suits | The Turkey/Saudi/Pakistan Defense Pact a Combination of Money, Nukes and Armies. backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Aug 10
1 hr 1 min
August 9, 2026 - Ryan Cooper | Mike Lofgren | Cory Doctorow
Will the Healing Between Progressive Democrats and Centrists Be Set Back By Tuesday's Primary in Wisconsin? | After Damaging Our Economy, Alliances, Health, Education, Science, Environment, Political Stability, National Cohesion and Rule of Law, Trump is Now Ruining Our Military | Cory Doctorow On How To Think About AI Before It's Too Late backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Aug 9
1 hr 2 min
August 6, 2026 - Lindsay Owens | Jacob Heilbrunn | Casey Michel
How Democrats Can Distance Themselves From Nutty Ideas Like Cancelling Thanksgiving and Why Third Way Should Not Waste Money Trashing Democratic Socialists | The Uncanny Parallels Between Hiltler's Project 1933 and Trump's Project 2025 | Trump and His Greedy Family and Treasonous Oligarchs
Aug 6
1 hr 2 min
August 5, 2026 - Andy Levin | Eli Clifton & Ian Lustick | Warren Sakey
A Former Michigan Congressman Who Was Defeated by Congresswoman Stevens and AIPAC Money on Abdul El-Sayed's Victory | Has AIPAC's Power As Washington's Kingmaker Peaked? | With Even Trump Criticising Oil Company Profits, China is Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuel Dependence, But Not the U.S. backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Aug 5
1 hr 10 min
August 4, 2026 - Harrison Mann | William Cohan | Lisa Graves
Could the Ellisons Walk Away From Their $111 Billion Takeover of Warner Brothers? | Two Craven Republican Senators Accepted Worthless Assurances From Blanche Who Faces an Uncertain Confirmation Vote in the Full Senate | Trump Gives Iran One Day to Make a Deal Over Hormuz Which They Are Doing With Oman Not the U.S backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Aug 4
1 hr 3 min
August 3, 2026 - Mohsen Milani | Danny Postel | Nicholas Enrich
Trump Backs Down Then Iran Refutes His Claim He Did So Because They Want to Talk | Has the Fratricide Between the Democrats Running For the US Senate in Michigan Doomed the Party's Chances of Winning Back the Senate? | A Whistleblower Who Revealed Trump and Musk's Illegitimate and Dangerous Dismantling of USAID Host: Ian Masters Producers: Graham FitzGibbon, Asher Price
Aug 3
1 hr
August 2, 2026 - Sebastiaan Faber | Abby Vesoulis | Robert Pape
Is Speaker Johnson Protecting an Accused Wife Beater and Child Abuser While Senator Bernie Moreno Attacks Dr. Fauci But Does Not Defend the Victim, His Own Daughter? backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing
Aug 3
1 hr 1 min
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