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

Background Briefing: April 21, 2022

  The Gap Between the German Government’s Promises and What They are Not Delivering to Ukraine We begin with the gap between rhetoric and action as the German government led by Chancellor Scholz talks a good game about an “historic change” in a...

Background Briefing: April 20, 2022

  One of the Few People to Stand Up to Putin Who Are Still Alive We begin with one of the few people who have stood up to Vladimir Putin and are still alive and speak with Bill Browder, the founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management who was the largest...

Background Briefing: April 19, 2022

  On May 9 Victory Day Could Putin Announce a Ceasefire and Declare Victory? We begin with the battle for the Donbas underway in Ukraine and assess the likely outcome of some kind of victory that Putin could sell to his people who have been fired up by...

Background Briefing: April 18, 2022

  The Heartless and Vile Liar Alex Jones Tries to Avoid Paying the Parents of the Children Massacred at Sandy Hook We begin with the latest dodge by the conspiracy-monger Alex Jones of InfoWars whose claims that the Sandy Hook massacre of kindergarten children...

Background Briefing: April 17, 2022

  A Report From Kyiv Ahead of the Decisive Battle For the Donbas We begin and go to Kyiv and speak with Simon Shuster, a reporter for Time Magazine based in New York City, by way of Moscow, Kyiv and Berlin. He has previously covered Russia and the former Soviet...