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The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Your independent news podcast. Daily Briefs deliver three minutes of what actually happened. The Weekend Edition is our flagship 15-minute investigative deep dive — five voices, real analysis, and the stories the headlines left out. By The Piaz.
Episodes
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — September 2, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Wednesday, September 2, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Mainstream outlets frame escalating…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — September 2, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Wednesday, September 2, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The Bosphorus Strait, a critical shipping…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — September 2, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Wednesday, September 2, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A U.S. military operation in Iran today…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — September 1, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Tuesday, September 1, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. US attacks in southern Iran killed at…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — September 1, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Tuesday, September 1, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A major tech billionaire has funneled…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — September 1, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Tuesday, September 1, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kyrgyz…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 31, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Monday, August 31, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Mainstream reports on Ukrainian casualties…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 31, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Monday, August 31, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. President Trump has vowed a severe response to…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 31, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Monday, August 31, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Jordan reported intercepting eight missiles…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Weekend Edition: The Week Principles Were Discarded: Oil, Visas, and Voter Suppression — August 31, 2026
This week on The Piaz Weekend Edition, we unravel Washington's sudden pivot to Venezuelan oil, exposing the transactional nature of its foreign policy. We also…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 30, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Sunday, August 30, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Ben-Gvir's comments were made after reports of…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 30, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Sunday, August 30, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. New satellite images confirm Israel's continued…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 29, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Saturday, August 29, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The Associated Press report detailed the…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 29, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Saturday, August 29, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. This overnight attack comes as the U.N. has…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 29, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Saturday, August 29, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. This deal comes after years of sanctions and…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 28, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Friday, August 28, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. NPR's coverage of the ongoing conflict with…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 28, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Friday, August 28, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Türkiye's foreign minister urged global action…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 28, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Friday, August 28, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The I. R. G. C. issued a direct warning today…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 27, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Thursday, August 27, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A recent Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 27, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Thursday, August 27, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. New U. S. measures target businesses…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 27, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Thursday, August 27, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. This was buried in a Friday evening document…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 26, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Wednesday, August 26, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The Financial Times reports the C. I. A…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 26, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Wednesday, August 26, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Bloomberg Politics reports that C. I. A…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 26, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Wednesday, August 26, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The meeting between Beijing and New Delhi…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 25, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Tuesday, August 25, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The deportation of an active-duty U. S…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 25, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Tuesday, August 25, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Beijing is pushing back against Washington's…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 25, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Tuesday, August 25, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A new report from Al-Monitor details growing…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 24, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Monday, August 24, 2026. 5 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The U.S. administration is escalating its…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 24, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Monday, August 24, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The United States has announced an 'economic…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 24, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Monday, August 24, 2026. 5 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's visit to Kyiv…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 23, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Sunday, August 23, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A U.S. envoy recently retracted a statement…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Weekend Edition: The Unseen Drivers: Elections, Resources, and Chokeholds — August 23, 2026
This week on The Piaz Weekend Edition, we dissect Ukraine's election suspension, revealing a dangerous historical pattern. We expose the true economic forces…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 23, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Sunday, August 23, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A top Iranian official has cautioned regional…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 23, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Sunday, August 23, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A key U.S. ally has publicly stated that…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 22, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Saturday, August 22, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. This leader stated, quote, "I answer back…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 22, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Saturday, August 22, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The move comes as Senator Rubio pushes for…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 22, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Saturday, August 22, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A former organizer of Hong Kong's annual…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 21, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Friday, August 21, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Kyiv's plea to Elon Musk reveals Silicon…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 21, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Friday, August 21, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. New tenders for the E One settlement bloc…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 21, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Friday, August 21, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 20, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Thursday, August 20, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The Israeli military has launched a…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 20, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Thursday, August 20, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Three facts. One conclusion they don't want…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 20, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Thursday, August 20, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The strike follows increasing questions about…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 19, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Wednesday, August 19, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The strike hit a base that Israel claims…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 19, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Wednesday, August 19, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Overnight, reports surfaced of Iranian…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 19, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Wednesday, August 19, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Washington's selective economic pressure…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 18, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Tuesday, August 18, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Washington's targeting of International…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 18, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Tuesday, August 18, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. This was buried in a Friday evening document…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 18, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Tuesday, August 18, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. President Donald Trump states that dialogue…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 17, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Monday, August 17, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Washington has imposed what it calls…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 17, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Monday, August 17, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Yemen's recognized government claims extensive…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 16, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Sunday, August 16, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. NPR's West Asia desk reports on Jared…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Weekend Edition: The Price of Escalation: Gas, Drones, and Buried Truths — August 16, 2026
This week on The Piaz Weekend Edition, we unpack the hidden agendas behind Putin's Kuril Islands visit and Japan's military expansion. We expose the recycled…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 16, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Sunday, August 16, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. A recent opinion piece in The Hill claims Iran…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 16, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Sunday, August 16, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The deployment of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 15, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Saturday, August 15, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The Democratic National Committee's vote to…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 15, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Saturday, August 15, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. The Hill is urging against returns to…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — August 15, 2026
The Piaz Evening Brief for Saturday, August 15, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Tehran’s ongoing diplomatic push for regional…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — August 14, 2026
The Piaz Afternoon Brief for Friday, August 14, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. Washington's pressure campaign against Iran…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — August 14, 2026
The Piaz Morning Brief for Friday, August 14, 2026. 7 stories, independent analysis, no ads and no lobby money. We begin this morning with a revealing…