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The President's Daily Brief

by The First TV

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.

Latest episodes

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PDB Afternoon Bulletin | November 2nd, 2026: U.S. Strikes on Iran Could Come Within Days & Ukraine’s Nuclear Alert Hack

#29 trending · Politics

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: A potential split emerges between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the next phase of the

Nov 2
14 min

November 2nd, 2026: North Korea Linked to Massive Crypto Heist & Poland’s Political Crisis

#23 trending · Politics

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - North Korean hackers are suspected of stealing $6.3 billion from cryptocurrency giant Binance in a matter of minutes, i

Nov 2
26 min

The PDB Situation Report | October 31st, 2026: Saudi-Houthi War Threatens to Spread & Xi Purges 33 Officials

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: The war between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis threatens to draw more countries into the conflict as Egypt,

Oct 31
59 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 30th, 2026: Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes & Three-Star General Accused of Leaking Secrets

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: President Trump receives a high-level briefing from his top Middle East commander on the Iran blockade as the Pentagon wei

Oct 30
16 min

October 30th, 2026: Vance Opens Secretive Iran Channel & Chinese Spy Targets Nvidia CEO

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - The Trump administration makes a new diplomatic push to avoid another round of strikes against Iran. Vice President JD

Oct 30
24 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 29th, 2026: Iran’s Secret Weapons Supply Lines & Homeland Security’s Massive Data Breach

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—Iran is rebuilding its missile and drone forces despite an American blockade, airstrikes against its weapons fact

Oct 29
18 min

October 29th, 2026: Why Is the Pentagon Preparing for a 90-Day Emergency? & U.S. Warns of Iran War

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - The Pentagon is preparing American military bases to operate independently for 90 days, while the British government ur

Oct 29
27 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 28th, 2026: UN Sounds Alarm Over Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile & Bukele Sends Troops to Haiti

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: The United Nations raises new alarms over Iran’s nuclear program, warning that inspectors still cannot account for enough

Oct 28
15 min

October 28th, 2026: Russia Secretly Helping Iran Attack American Bases & Jordan Launches Strikes In Syria

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - A new investigation raises questions about whether Russia is providing satellite intelligence to Iranian-backed militia

Oct 28
24 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 27th, 2026: Russia and Ukraine Agree to Rare Ceasefire After Years of War

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: Russia and Ukraine agree to a temporary ceasefire in a city devastated by years of fighting, marking a rare diplomatic bre

Oct 27
14 min

October 27th, 2026: Iran's Economic Crisis Deepens as the U.S. Tightens the Squeeze & Egypt Moves Against the Houthis

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - First up—Iran's economic isolation deepens as Iraq and Pakistan restrict vital overland trade routes, adding to the pre

Oct 27
20 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 26th, 2026: Trump's Iran Strike Plans Trigger an Urgent Diplomatic Intervention & Netanyahu's Clash With IDF Chief

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—As President Trump considers launching new military strikes against Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan begi

Oct 26
13 min

October 26th, 2026: Secret Intelligence Memo Reveals Iran’s Plans to Kill Americans & Europe’s Weekend of Riots

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - First up—A new U.S. intelligence warning reveals Iran has intensified efforts to assassinate American officials oversea

Oct 26
26 min

The PDB Situation Report | October 24th, 2026: The Armed Insurgency Challenging Iran's Regime

In this episode of The PDB Situation Report Iran faces a growing armed insurgency as militant groups intensify attacks against regime security forces. Janatan Sayeh of t

Oct 24
52 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 23rd, 2026: Iran Threatens to Unleash Chaos Across the Middle East & Moscow Tests NATO's Limits

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin:   First—the United States may be preparing another round of strikes against Iran. But Tehran is warning that any new offe

Oct 23
15 min

October 23rd, 2026: Israel Sends Dozens of Fighter Jets Toward Iran & Russia's Secret Cable Surveillance

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - First up—The United States and Israel are reportedly preparing for another round of strikes against Iran following Nove

Oct 23
23 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 22nd, 2026: Iran's Oil Strategy Backfires & Bukele Threatens Haiti's Gangs

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—A major setback for Iran as its campaign to disrupt global oil supplies appears to be backfiring. Gulf oil export

Oct 22
15 min

October 22nd, 2026: Armed Rebels Are Taking the Fight to Iran's Government & Suspected Iranian Spies in Britain

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - First up—Iran's regime faces a growing armed insurgency as opposition groups launch increasingly sophisticated attacks

Oct 22
24 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 21st, 2026: Putin Personally Ordered Attacks on NATO Countries & Turkey Prepares Saudi Deployment

In this episode of The PDB Afternoon Bulletin: First up—U.S. intelligence reportedly believes Vladimir Putin personally ordered an escalating campaign of sabotage agains

Oct 21
16 min

October 21st, 2026: Communist Groups and International Activists: Who's Driving France's Unrest?

In this episode of The President’s Daily Brief: - First up—France is reeling from widespread riots, arson, and violent demonstrations as new investigations uncover a spr

Oct 21
25 min

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What listeners say

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I don’t ever write reviews. This podcast is solid. Baker is direct, tells you the news and lets you decide. Only thing I don’t like is its short shows! I can listen to Mike all day! Great job

Michael102481 · Dec 2024

An excellent podcast to keep up with REAL news impacting the Globe. Only wish it was about twice as long with more such news, but as they say, “Leave them wanting more.”

Y2856Y · Oct 2024

Mike is incredibly knowledgeable and these punchy episodes pack all the world news you need to know into 10-15 minutes. The best part is Mike’s sarcastic side commentary. Please keep it up!

Elaine231 · Oct 2024

The PDB is simply the most informative & entertaining pod on world issues. Mike Baker is sarcastic in the best, most playful way. His use of irony & common sense is unique, as are his insights into international politics. This is a must for any student of world issues. I never miss an episode.

soloam · Sep 2024

This show was recommended to me as a non-partisan information only podcast and after listening to just two episodes it is ABUNDANTLY clear that this podcast is in fact biased and right leaning.”be awake, not woke”, and having guests on the show from entities that also present themselves as non-partisan while actually being extremely partisan, and then fawning all over them is at best ridiculous and probably outright deceitful.

AmandaJ4181 · Nov 2024

I just listened to the show on August 10th. The host makes a big deal of Iran’s “unreasonable” demands. But when he actually reads out the demands they basically boil down to “leave us alone and pay for the damage you caused to our country”. And I’m supposed to think these are unreasonable? Whether or not our idiot in chief will accept their terms and whether they are reasonable are two different things. The host of this show apparently does not recognize this distinction.

Sean Cooley 17 · Aug 2026

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