500 episodes

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

Background Briefing with Ian Masters Ian Masters

    • News
    • 4.6 • 23 Ratings

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

    April 25, 2024 - Aziz Huq | Aynne Kokas | David Austin Walsh

    April 25, 2024 - Aziz Huq | Aynne Kokas | David Austin Walsh

    More Special Treatment of Trump by the Supreme Court | Implications of Biden's TikTok Ban | The Enduring Relationship Between the Far-Right and Conservative Movements of "Responsible" and "Respectable" Republicans
    backgroundbriefing.org/donate
    twitter.com/ianmastersmedia
    facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

    • 59 min
    April 24, 2024 - George Beebe | Dr. Rob Davidson | Ari Berman

    April 24, 2024 - George Beebe | Dr. Rob Davidson | Ari Berman

    Supreme Court Anti-Abortion Ideologues Threaten Access to Emergency Care | The Search For Diplomatic Openings as the War in Ukraine Escalates | Trump's Republican Party Makes it Clear the GOP Would Rather Cheat Than Compete
    Host: Ian Masters
    Producer: Graham FitzGibbon
    Assistant Producer: Evan Green

    • 1 hr
    April 23, 2024 - Nina Burleigh | Sidney Blumenthal | Garrett Epps

    April 23, 2024 - Nina Burleigh | Sidney Blumenthal | Garrett Epps

    Trump's History of Using and Abusing Women | The Pathetic Man on Display in the Courtroom as a Far Cry From the MAGA Faithful's Superhero | Will SCOTUS Undermine the 8th Amendment's Protection For the Homeless Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
    backgroundbriefing.org/donate
    twitter.com/ianmastersmedia
    facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

    • 1 hr 1 min
    April 22, 2024 - Alexander Sammon | Anne Nelson | Natalie Foster

    April 22, 2024 - Alexander Sammon | Anne Nelson | Natalie Foster

    Arrests of Students Protesting the War in Gaza Spread From Columbia to Yale | The Optics of Trump on Trial in New York; a President Off His Pedestal Defending Sleazy Criminal Behavior | A Positive Case For America's Next Economy
    Host: Ian Masters
    Producer: Graham FitzGibbon
    Assistant Producer: Evan Green

    • 59 min
    April 21, 2024 - Aram Shabanian | Nataliya Gumenyuk | Steven Simon

    April 21, 2024 - Aram Shabanian | Nataliya Gumenyuk | Steven Simon

    Meeting Ukraine's Needs as Russia Mobilizes for a June Offensive | How Ukraine Will Survive and Adjust to Permanent War | The Deadly War in Gaza and Israel's Tenuous Standoff With Iran as Both Israel and Palestine Appear to be Leaderless and Directionless
    backgroundbriefing.org/donate
    twitter.com/ianmastersmedia
    facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

    • 1 hr 4 min
    April 18, 2024 - Illia Ponomarenko | Scott Horton | Steven Greenhouse

    April 18, 2024 - Illia Ponomarenko | Scott Horton | Steven Greenhouse

    A View From Ukraine as the Fate of Their Country Hangs in the Hands of Mike Johnson and Marjorie Taylor Greene | Jurors Quit the Trump Trial as the Criminal Defendant Tests the Gag Orders | As Billionaires Try to Kill the NLRB, the UAW Makes Gains in the South
    backgroundbriefing.org/donate
    twitter.com/ianmastersmedia
    facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

    • 1 hr 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
23 Ratings

23 Ratings

19181873 ,

Really excellent. All the guests topics are significant.

Thank You. The battle against this political corruption is the fight of our lives and the necessary condition for everything else. This era is a race against the Kleptocracy. And they know and their political lackeys know it.

Pendulum 2 ,

Brilliant analysis of Trump Age

Thoughtful interviews by Australian American provides intelligent objectivity.

Ports64 ,

Nice Work

Background Briefing with Ian Masters is a very informative interview program in which Ian Masters talks to people who are well-placed to have a deep understanding of the topic. He often talks to people who have served on Government committees or have worked in the halls of power, observing up close how the systems works, or does not work, as the case may be. It’s a welcome change from the tripe dished up by well-paid TV journalists who have no understanding of the privations being visited upon the US working class.

Top Podcasts In News

Serial
Serial Productions & The New York Times
The Daily
The New York Times
7am
Schwartz Media
If You're Listening
ABC listen
ABC News Daily
ABC
Big Small Talk
MIK MADE

You Might Also Like

Ralph Nader Radio Hour
Ralph Nader
Scheer Intelligence
KCRW
The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
CounterSpin
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
The Nation Podcasts
The Nation Magazine
Gaslit Nation
Andrea Chalupa