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The President's Daily Brief

By: The First TV
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  • Each morning, the President of the United States receives a highly classified briefing on the most important issues facing the country -- The President's Daily Brief. Now you can hear your very own PDB, in the form of a podcast, every morning at 6am Eastern, and every afternoon at 4pm Eastern. You'll get 20 minutes of the most important topics of the day and why you should care, arming you with what you need to know to help solve America's most pressing challenges. Former CIA Operations Officer Mike Baker hosts new episodes daily.
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  • PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 3rd, 2024: Ukraine Escalation Sparks Russian Threats & Iranian Scholarships For American Radicals

    PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 3rd, 2024: Ukraine Escalation Sparks Russian Threats & Iranian Scholarships For American Radicals
    May 3 2024
    In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: The specter of a wider conflict in Europe is once again rearing its ugly head, as Russia lashes out at the U.K. and France over their posture regarding the war in Ukraine. Amid the anti-Israel upheaval consuming American college campuses, officials in Iran are offering pro-Palestinian students and faculty from the U.S. and Europe scholarships to universities in the Islamic nation. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin. Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • May 3rd, 2024: Bankrolling Anarchy, US-Saudi Pact, & AI Nuclear Risks

    May 3rd, 2024: Bankrolling Anarchy, US-Saudi Pact, & AI Nuclear Risks
    May 3 2024
    In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: We begin with a closer look at the ongoing anti-Israel protests on university campuses across the country, delving into the sources of funding that fuel these demonstrations. Next, we explore the impending historic agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia, which could significantly alter the dynamics in the Middle East by providing security guarantees to the kingdom and potentially setting the stage for diplomatic ties with Israel. We also discuss the urgent appeals from US officials to China and Russia, cautioning against the use of Artificial Intelligence in controlling their nuclear arsenals due to the risk of catastrophic errors. In the Back of the Brief, we uncover new documents released by the House Homeland Security Committee that show the majority of nearly 400,000 migrants eligible for the Biden Administration's mass parole program are converging on a single state. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 mins
  • PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 2nd, 2024: Authorities Raise Alarms Over Radicalization Of Anti-Israel Protesters & Putin-Style Legal Crackdown Sparks Violent Riots In Georgia

    PDB Afternoon Bulletin | May 2nd, 2024: Authorities Raise Alarms Over Radicalization Of Anti-Israel Protesters & Putin-Style Legal Crackdown Sparks Violent Riots In Georgia
    May 2 2024
    In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Amid the ongoing anti-Israel demonstrations nationwide, officials are now warning of the threat of “radicalization" among the pro-Palestinian protesters. Kremlin sympathizers in the nation of Georgia are pushing for a legal overhaul that critics say is reminiscent of the tactics of the Putin regime, sparking a wave of violent riots in the capital city. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin. Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    12 mins
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An objective and clear briefing

It is a great podcast that goes over the news of the day in an unbiased way. I like the focus on world events and the suggestions for solutions to many domestic and international issues.

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Tensions are high.

Geopolitical tensions are high across the world. Brian’s knowledge and research will ease the tension and help you have educated conversations with the people you hold dear. Please have those conversations we can’t afford to hide behind the veil of fear and indifference any longer.

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Hear about things here before on MSM.

Get information here first before you hear it anywhere else. It feels like you get a heads-up before the average person.

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Conservative Takes Dolled Up As Objective Analysis

The guy definitely covers some big ticket international news of the day that is less covered in most American-centric media, but most domestic items seem more picked as a vehicle for delivering a partisan narrative. Particularly telling is the "analysis" around energy and energy security that criticizes the same policies energy companies criticize while the podcast contains advertising from Exxon. The timeframe and format of the podcast doesn't allow for the deeper analysis of factors that contribute to complex international events, and it seems like some of the takes hinge on cherry-picked data to extrapolate desired conclusions from. Wider, deeper analysis of a core/critical event, maybe as a subset of the podcast, would help offset some of that.

At the end of the day, its not that I think the takes are good or bad that I'm rating this only 1 star, but rather the fact that the marketing for this podcast tries to wallpaper over the partisan/corporate opinions with the patina of the takes being those one would see in an intelligence product produced by one of the three letter agencies. I've no doubt this guy has a legit background in the IC and we all gotta make money, but it comes off as disingenuous when the hot takes on energy policy are sponsored by energy companies (a taxpayer-subsidized industry currently posting record breaking profits) and delivered under the guise of objective intelligence analysis. I certainly hope the DNI reports on America's energy security aren't "sponsored" by energy companies in the way this podcast is. That would seem to be a conflict of interest.

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