Background Briefing with Ian Masters Podcast
1) October 22 - Will the Release of the JFK Assassination Files Clear the Air?; The Author of "How the Right Lost Its Mind"; How Voter Suppression Threw Wisconsin to Trump
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) February 24, 2026 - Tamar Jacoby | Eric Blanc
February 24, 2026 - Tamar Jacoby | Eric Blanc by Ian Masters
3) February 23, 2026 - Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | Robert Creamer | Josh Gerstein
February 23, 2026 - Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera | Robert Creamer | Josh Gerstein by Ian Masters
4) February 22, 2026 - Justin Wolfers | David Cay Johnston | Alexander Cooley
Trump's Tariff Meltdown and What the Supreme Court Ruling Does and Doesn't Do | In a Plea Deal Could Former Prince Andrew Implicate Others Including Trump? | "The Age of Kleptocracy: Geopolitical Powe...Show More
5) February 19, 2026 - Toby Miller | Thomas Zeitzoff
Justice With the Arrest of the Former Prince Andrew in the UK But In Contrast, a Coverup by the Consiglieres at DoJ Protecting the Mob Boss in the Oval Office | Will the Environmental Movement Become ...Show More
6) February 18, 2026 - Aziz Huq | Lauren Prather | Victor Pickard
The Breathtaking and Brazen Corruption of Trump and His Family As They Shamelessly Monetize the Presidency | Thanks to Trump, Trust In Elections is Cratering As Trump Claims They're Rigged, Unless He ...Show More
7) February 17, 2026 - Rabbi Steven Jacobs | Paul Farhi | Sasha Abramsky
A Close Friend Who Worked With Jesse Jackson for 40 Years On Jesse's Fight to Give Peace a Chance | The Bloodbath at The Washington Post and Censorship at CBS | The Trump/Republican Crackup Has Begun ...Show More
8) February 16, 2026 - Jacob Heilbrunn | Stuart Schrader | Jonathan Handel
The Contrast between AOC and Rubio's Reception in Munich and the Possibility They Will be Running Against Each Other For President | How Trump's Top-Down Fascism Could Meld With Bottom Up Authoritaria...Show More
9) February 15, 2026 - Michael Bustamente | Charles Kupchan | Michael Mann
Trump and Rubio Turn the Screws of Collective Punishment on the Cuban People | Rubio Makes Nice in Munich Without One Word About Ukraine | Trump Issues a Death Sentence on Our Children, Grandchildren ...Show More
10) February 12, 2026 - Desirée Cormier Smith | Mark Fitzpatrick | Lisa Graves
Today's Senate Hearing Grills a White Supremacist, Racist, Homophobic Antisemite Trump Nominated to Interact With the UN and international Organizations | Will Trump's Yearning For a Nobel Prize Overw...Show More