Background Briefing with Ian Masters

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October 20 October 20, 2026 - Paul Pillar | David Andelman | Mike Dennison
October 20, 2026 - Paul Pillar | David Andelman | Mike Dennison by Ian Masters
1 hr 2 min
October 19 October 19, 2026 - Simon Shuster | David Schultz | Ira Shapiro
Trump Follows Putin's Advice to Convene a Summit with Xi, Putin and
Trump, Without Zelensky, to End Putin's War on Ukraine | DHS's Efforts to Denaturalize Congresswoman Omar and Obama's Defense of Her | If and When Will Republican Senators Stand Up To Trump?
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1 hr 4 min
October 18 October 18, 2026 - Jeremi Suri | Julia Loktev & Valeria Ratnikova | Akbar Shahid Ahmed
The Richest Man in the World, Who Bought the Last Election For the Republicans, Has Spent $366 Million So Far On the Midterms Including $168 Million to Elect Ken Paxton | A Brave Young Exiled Russian Journalist and the Filmmaker of MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART II - EXILE | The Author of Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel's War in Gaza
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1 hr 9 min
October 15 October 15, 2026 - Robert Pape | Sarah Leah Whitson | Santiago Mayer
October 15, 2026 - Robert Pape | Sarah Leah Whitson | Santiago Mayer by Ian Masters
1 hr 9 min
October 14 October 14th, 2026 - Natalie Melnyczuk | Benn Steil | Julie Ingersoll
October 14th, 2026 - Natalie Melnyczuk | Benn Steil | Julie Ingersoll by Ian Masters
1 hr 3 min
October 13 October 13, 2026 - Tamar Jacoby | Sharon Weinberger | Dr. Sumit Ganguly
October 13, 2026 - Tamar Jacoby | Sharon Weinberger | Dr. Sumit Ganguly by Ian Masters
1 hr 2 min
October 12 October 12, 2026 - Lincoln Mitchell | Susan Neiman | Carissa Véliz
How After the Midterms Democrats Must Extinguish the Many Flavors of Trump and MAGA Fascism | The Left Should Rediscover the Word Evil and Apply it to Trump and MAGA | The Author of Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI
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1 hr 12 min
October 11 October 11, 2026 - Norman Ornstein | Suzanne Schneider | Harold Meyerson
The Democrats Daunting To-Do List When They Take The House and Senate | Hegseth's Obscene Focus on Lethality Mimics Iran's Public Executions and Gives Aid and Comfort to Jihadis | Why Did Leading California Democrats Cave to Larry and David Ellison's Blackmail?
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1 hr 1 min
October 08 October 8, 2026 - Dr. Vincent Greenwood | JS Tan & Clarissa Redwine
An Expert on Psychopathic Personality Disorder Ties Trump's Deteriorating Condition to the Crises We Face |Background Briefing's Anna Leah With the Authors of Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World's Most Powerful Industry
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1 hr 4 min
October 07 October 7, 2026 - Asher Kaufman | Nicolas Jabko | Eric Liu
The Third Anniversary of the Hamas Attack on Israel and How Netanyahu's Ignoring of Warnings is Impacting the October 27 Election | How France's Record Debt Underpins the Lack of Investment in Education as Students Protest Nationwide | How we Can Live Like a Citizen and Change Mindsets and Our Country
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1 hr 12 min

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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.