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The President's Daily Brief

The President's Daily Brief

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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.2024 The First Digital Inc. Political Science Politics & Government
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  • PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 26th, 2026: Mystery Solved: Trump's 'Present' From Iran Revealed & UK Goes After Russia’s Shadow Fleet

    PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 26th, 2026: Mystery Solved: Trump's 'Present' From Iran Revealed & UK Goes After Russia’s Shadow Fleet
    Mar 26 2026
    In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—earlier this week, President Trump announced a mysterious “present” from Iran… and now we’re learning what it actually was, and what it signals about the current state of the conflict. Later in the show—Britain authorizes the seizure of Russian-linked tankers, marking a major escalation in the effort to crack down on Moscow’s shadow fleet and its war funding. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Ethos Life Insurance: Protect your family’s future with fast, online life insurance from Ethos—get your free quote in minutes at https://Ethos.com/PDB Ultra Puches: Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code PDB at https://takeultra.com ! #UltraPouches #ad Superpower: Stop guessing about your health—get $20 off Superpower at https://superpower.com/pdb with code PDB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 mins
  • March 26th, 2026: Hardliners Seize Control In Iran & Russian Drones Violate NATO Airspace

    March 26th, 2026: Hardliners Seize Control In Iran & Russian Drones Violate NATO Airspace
    Mar 26 2026
    In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: First up—Tehran moves quickly to replace a top official killed in recent strikes, installing a hardline security figure and revealing a deeper shift in who’s really calling the shots inside Iran. Later in the show—Russia’s latest drone barrage spills into NATO territory, as Estonia and Latvia report airspace violations during a major attack on Ukraine. Plus—the U.S. quietly ramps up fuel shipments to Cuba’s private sector, signaling a new strategy to undercut the regime from within. And in today’s Back of the Brief—Shahed-style attack drones are now showing up on online marketplaces, raising concerns about the spread of battlefield technology. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Ethos Life Insurance: Protect your family’s future with fast, online life insurance from Ethos—get your free quote in minutes at https://Ethos.com/PDB Ultra Pouches: Don’t sleep on @ultrapouches. New customers get 15% Off with code PDB at https://takeultra.com ! #UltraPouches #ad Superpower: Stop guessing about your health—get $20 off Superpower at https://superpower.com/pdb with code PDB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    25 mins
  • PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 25th, 2026: U.S. Rushes 82nd Airborne Toward Iran & Israeli Strikes Caspian Sea Targets

    PDB Afternoon Bulletin | March 25th, 2026: U.S. Rushes 82nd Airborne Toward Iran & Israeli Strikes Caspian Sea Targets
    Mar 25 2026
    In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—thousands of elite U.S. troops are now moving into the Middle East, as the White House expands its military options against Iran, even as it signals a possible diplomatic off-ramp. Later in the show—Israel strikes a key smuggling route in the Caspian Sea, targeting a growing weapons pipeline between Russia and Iran. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Pocket Hose-Ballistic: Text PDB to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply. Superpower: Stop guessing about your health—get $20 off Superpower at https://superpower.com/pdb with code PDB. QUO: Make this the season where no opportunity slips away. Try QUO for free PLUS get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/PDB Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 mins
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the unbiased reporting is very nice and refreshing which never gets too political and 8s upfront

the amount of information you can understand as a teen

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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.

An objective and clear briefing

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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.

Tensions are high.

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

Hear about things here before on MSM.

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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.

Conservative Takes Dolled Up As Objective Analysis

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