A DAILY PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM FEATURING NEWS ANALYSIS OF THE DAY'S TOP ISSUES

Background Briefing: October 14, 2021

  Trump Faces a Deposition as Bannon Defies a House Subpoena We begin with Trump having to face a deposition on Monday and Bannon defying a House subpoena today setting in motion several steps in a process to eventually have him held for criminal contempt and...

Background Briefing: October 13, 2021

  Relieving the Bottlenecks in the Supply Chain While Not Giving in to Panic Over Inflation We begin with the Biden administration’s efforts today to relieve the bottlenecks in the supply chain by having the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach operate 24/7...

Background Briefing: October 12, 2021

  Trump on the Stump in Iowa Running for the Presidency He Claims He Never Lost We begin with Trump’s rally in Iowa on Saturday at which the state’s top Republican politicians and Senator Grassley, who had previously been critical of Trump holding him...

Background Briefing: October 11, 2021

  A Better Way to End the Covid Nightmare We begin with the issue that still dominates our lives and our politics, the Covid pandemic, and look into what can be done to end this ongoing nightmare and ensure that the next pandemic is not even worse. Joining us is...

Background Briefing: October 10, 2021

   The Continuing Fallout From the Pandora Papers We begin with the continuing fallout from the release of the Pandora Papers from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and speak with Frank Vogl, a former senior World Bank official and foreign...