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

Background Briefing: April 28, 2022

  Does Putin Have a Samson Complex and Will He Use a Nuke on Ukraine? We begin with the possibility that Putin is losing his mind and cannot deal with the disconnect between his grand ambition to restore Russian pride and lost territory with the reality that his...

Background Briefing: April 27, 2022

  What’s Next After Russia Cuts Off Gas to Poland and Bulgaria? We begin with Russia’s cut off of gas to Poland and Bulgaria and examine the possibility of further disruptions of supplies to the energy-dependent European countries reliant on Russian...

Background Briefing: April 26, 2022

  Options For Ending the War in Ukraine We begin with the choices facing Russia, Ukraine and NATO since neither Russia or Ukraine can win the war underway leaving the possibilities of either escalation that could lead to nuclear war or negotiation which appears...

Background Briefing: April 25, 2022

  A Mega-Billionaire Buys a Public Media Company to Take it Private in the Name of Democracy? We begin with the disconnect between the richest man in the world buying a public media company and taking it private and his pledge that he is doing so in the service...

Background Briefing: April 24, 2022

  Putin’s Russia Now a Complete Mafia State We begin with the war in Ukraine entering its third month as the Russian offensive in the east appears stalled and speak with Michael Weiss, news director at New Lines Magazine who has reported on international...