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BACKGROUND
BRIEFING
A unique radio program featuring international and national news,
expert guests, policy makers and critics with analysis and insight
on national security, foreign and domestic
policy, political, cultural and social issues. This
program goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to
bring forward truths unheard in the American media.
"Simply the finest public affairs radio program in the United
States."
-L.A. Weekly
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IAN MASTERS
BBC trained broadcast journalist, commentator, author,
screenwriter, documentary filmmaker.
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Listen to Background Briefing:
On KPFK 90.7fm, Los Angeles
and 98.7fm Santa Barbara:
Sundays 11 A.M.-noon
On KUCR 88.3fm, Inland Empire:
Mondays 6-7 P.M.
Tuesdays 8-9 A.M.
Wednesdays 6-7 P.M.
On KITR 101.5fm Kettle Falls, Washington:
Mondays 8 A.M.
Saturdays 5 P.M.
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John Marks on how the divide between "red" and "blue" political division affects the presidential race, and our lives as American. Mr. Marks is a former producer for 60 Minutes and former journalist for US News & World Report, and the author of REASONS TO BELIEVE: ONE MAN'S JOURNEY AMONG THE EVANGELICALS AND THE FAITH HE LEFT BEHIND. He also has a documentary, PURPLE STATE OF MIND (www.purplestateofmind.com). In REASONS TO BELIEVE, Marks reaches across sectarian lines to present the evangelical world from the inside out at a time when our country is increasingly divided over questions of faith, spirituality, morality and the very meaning of life. The Los Angeles Times has called John Mark's "Reasons to Believe:" a work of courageous investigative journalism as well as a memoir of startling self-reflection Marks writes with unfailing intelligence, insight and deep compassion
John Stauber on the mainstream media's use of former military spokesmen connected to the Pentagon as "independent analysts." Mr. Stauber is an investigative writer, public speaker and democracy advocate. He is also the founder of the non-profit, non-partisan Center for Media & Democracy and its newsmagazine PR Watch, He has served as the Center's executive director and has co-authored with Sheldon Rampton six books including the 2003 New York Times bestseller Weapons of Mass Deception: The Uses of Propaganda in Bush's War on Iraq ,Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America Into a One-Party State and The Best War Ever: Lies, Damned Lies and the Mess in Iraq. He has begun or worked with many non-profit public interest groups. He advises a number of organizations, including the Center for Food Safety, Iraq Veterans Against the War and the Media Education Foundation
David Freeman on the future of energy in the US. Mr. Freeman is a leading authority in the production, management and delivery of energy to large populations. He has had the ear of federal officials since the days of JFK and helped bring about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Nixon. He headed the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation's largest nuclear program, under Jimmy Carter. From New York to Los Angeles, Freeman has headed agencies and utilities companies, continually working to make utilities more environmentally safe, more efficient, and more cost-friendly to the customer. He is currently president of the commission overseeing the Port of Los Angeles. David Freeman's new book is "Winning Our Energy Independence (and Energy Insider Shows How).
previous
programs...
A program from Ian Masters which
features a longer, more in-depth interview with a special
guest on a topic of current interest, followed by a series of
listener phone calls. mp3 streams!
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