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

Background Briefing: June 16, 2022

  The Internal White House Battles Between Pence and His Lawyers and Trump and His Legal Charlatan John Eastman We begin with today’s hearing by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection which focused on the role of Trump’s...

Background Briefing: June 15, 2022

  A History of the Right Wing Grift Machine Now That the “Big Lie” Has Become the “Big Grift” We begin with a history of the right wing grift machine now that the “big lie” has become the “big grift” and...

Background Briefing: June 14, 2022

  Republicans Don’t Trust Teachers to Teach But Trust Them to Have Loaded Guns Around Children with Little Training We begin with the Governor of Ohio signing a bill on Monday that would have school employees armed with as little as 24 hours training in the...

Background Briefing: June 13, 2022

  After Manufacturing the Big Lie, Trump Engineered the Big Ripoff to Fund His Comeback and Intimidate the GOP Into Supporting the Big Lie We begin with the second of the hearings by the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection which today...

Background Briefing: June 12, 2022

  Coordination Between the Proud Boys and the Mob Trump Sent to the Capitol We begin and explore the connection made between the far-right militias and Trump’s call on January 6 for the mob to march on the Capitol and “fight like hell” that were...