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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 — May 29, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: US-Israeli Threats Escalate in Hormuz Amidst New Sanctions // Pentagon Hosts Lebanon-Israel Talks Amid Escalating Israeli Aggression…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 29, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: An Open Letter Regarding the Shangri-La Dialogue and 'U.S. Priorities' // Gaza’s 'Golden Pen' Journalists Honored Amidst Unprecedented…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 29, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Escalation in Southern Lebanon: Civilian Displacement Amidst Expanding Israeli Aggression // Dear Antonio Guterres: UN Blacklisting of…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 28, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Trump Administration Pushes Saudi and Qatar for Israeli Normalization // Sanctions Tighten on Iran Amidst Ceasefire Talks // US-Iran…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 28, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: CENTCOM Claims Iran Violated Ceasefire, Omitting US Participation in Joint Aggression // US Intelligence Surfaces Unsubstantiated…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 28, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: US Nuclear Deployment in Australia: AUKUS Escalation or Historical Recurrence? // US-Israel Joint Aggression Targets Iranian Port City…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 27, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: EU States Feign Outrage, Summon Russian Envoys While Arming Ukraine for Endless War // Trump Admin Threatens Oman Amid Escalating Iran…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 27, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Tehran Claims US Deal to End Hormuz Blockade, But Details Scarce // Washington's Calculated Silence on Kyiv Strikes // Israel Claims New…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 27, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Eid al-Adha in Gaza: A Stark Reality Far from Celebration // US-Israel Joint Operation Kills Thirty-One Lebanese Civilians as Washington…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 26, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Fox News Fabricates Direct Role for Mojtaba Khamenei in Trump Deal // Tanker Reports 'External Explosion' Off Oman // Sanctions…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 26, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: GOP Infighting Reveals Deeper Play: The Weaponization of Oversight Budgets // Lebanon Struck: US-Israeli Strikes Escalate Regional…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 26, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: GOP Infighting Reveals Deeper Play: The Weaponization of Oversight Budgets // Lebanon Struck: US-Israeli Strikes Escalate Regional…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 25, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: GOP Infighting Reveals Deeper Play: The Weaponization of Oversight Budgets // Lebanon Struck: US-Israeli Strikes Escalate regional…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 25, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: GOP Infighting Reveals Deeper Play: The Weaponization of Oversight Budgets // Lebanon Struck: US-Israeli Strikes Escalate Regional…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 25, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Lebanon Struck: US-Israeli Strikes Escalate Regional Conflict // Cuba Receives Chinese Aid as US Blockade Tightens // Trump Cools…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 24, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Trump Shifts Iran Strategy: Hormuz Over Nuclear Talks // Six Hundred and Eighty Thousand Killed in Gaza
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Weekend Edition: Hypersonics, Sham Deals, and the Hidden Costs of Conflict — May 24, 2026
This week, we dissect Russia's new hypersonic missile, Trump's baffling 'Iran deal' amidst escalating aggression, and the overlooked international fractures…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 24, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Russia Deploys Hypersonic Oreshnik Missile in Kyiv Strike // Kyiv Strikes Highlight Escalation Amidst NATO Expansion // Trump Declares…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 24, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Trump Announces 'Negotiated Deal' with Iran Amid Joint US-Israeli Aggression // US and Iran Report 'Progress' on Deal While Joint…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 23, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: US and Iran Report 'Progress' on Deal While Joint Military Operations Continue Unabated // France Bans Israeli Minister Ben Gvir Amid…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 23, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: US Secretary Rubio Lands in India Amidst Strained Quad Dynamics // Overnight Israeli Airstrikes Target Civilian Areas in Gaza //…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 23, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Putin Addresses Nuclear Stance Following Joint Drills with Belarus // An Open Letter to the Trump Administration on their Taiwan…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 22, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Putin Addresses Nuclear Stance Following Joint Drills with Belarus // An Open Letter to the Trump Administration on their Taiwan…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 22, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Putin Addresses Nuclear Stance Following Joint Drills with Belarus // An Open Letter to the Trump Administration on their Taiwan…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 22, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: US Indicts Raúl Castro Decades After Civilian Plane Incident // US and Israel Reportedly Eyed Ahmadinejad for Iranian Leadership in…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 21, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: US Indicts Raúl Castro Decades After Civilian Plane Incident // US and Israel Reportedly Eyed Ahmadinejad for Iranian Leadership in…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 21, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: US Indicts Raúl Castro Decades After Civilian Plane Incident // US and Israel Reportedly Eyed Ahmadinejad for Iranian Leadership in…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 21, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: US Indicts Raúl Castro Decades After Civilian Plane Incident
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 20, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: US and Israel Reportedly Eyed Ahmadinejad for Iranian Leadership in Regime Change Plan // Israeli Minister Demands Harsh Sentencing…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 20, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Israeli Minister Demands Harsh Sentencing for Gaza Flotilla Activists // U.N. Report Details Widespread Starvation in Gaza // U.S…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 20, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Massie Ousted in Kentucky Primary, Trump Consolidates Power // Trump Scores Primary Win in Kentucky, Massie Defeated // DOJ Settlement…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 19, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: DOJ Settlement Shields Trump and Family from Future Tax Probes, Expanding Controversial 'Anti-Weaponization' Fund // San Diego Islamic…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 19, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Trump Administration's Gaza Board Cites 'Funding Gap' Amidst Campaign of Extermination // Iran Proposes Fees for Subsea Fiber Optic…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 19, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: San Diego Mosque Shooting: A Pattern of State Neglect // Erdoğan Cautions on Economic Fallout as US-Israel Aggression Escalates Against…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 18, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Erdoğan Cautions on Economic Fallout as US-Israel Aggression Escalates Against Iran // Tillis Opposes GOP Reconciliation Bill Over…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 18, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Global South Rallies in Beijing as Western Hegemony Cracks // Allegations of Israeli Spy Bases Rock Iraqi Parliament, Underscoring…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 18, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: US Fabricates 'Drone Threat' from Cuba to Justify Escalating Aggression // Israel's 'Humanitarian' Façade Collapses: One Million…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 17, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Canadian Officials Question US Reliability Amidst Trump Administration's Shifting Alliances // US Intelligence Claims Cuba Plans Drone…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Weekend Edition: The Phantom Drone Threat and Crypto's Quiet Hand — May 17, 2026
This week on The Piaz Weekend Edition, we dissect the U.S. intelligence claims of Cuban drone threats, exposing a familiar playbook for intervention. We also…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 17, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: US Intelligence Claims Cuba Plans Drone Attacks, Raising Specter of Intervention // Kyiv Couple's Death: The Human Cost of Misdirection…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 17, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Israel-Lebanon Truce Extended Under Shadow of US Aggression // Dear Supreme Court, The Gerrymandering You Allow Is Un-American // US…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 16, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Israel-Lebanon Truce Extended Under Shadow of US Aggression // Supreme Court Declines Gerrymandering Appeal // US Accuses Iraqi…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 16, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Israel-Lebanon Truce Extended Under Shadow of US Aggression // Iran Announces New Long-Range Missile System // United Nations Security…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 16, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Israel-Lebanon Truce Extended Under Shadow of US Aggression // Dear Supreme Court, The Gerrymandering You Allow Is Un-American // US…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 15, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: An Open 'Letter' to Washington’s Hormuz ‘Concerns’ // President Trump Concludes China Visit Amidst Escalating Iran Tensions //…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 15, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: An Open 'Letter' to Washington’s Hormuz ‘Concerns’ // President Trump Concludes China Visit Amidst Escalating Iran Tensions // US War on…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 15, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: US-Israel War on Iran Shatters Egyptian Agriculture, Media Silent on Link // Cuban Blackouts: Sanctions, Sabotage, and a History of…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 14, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Cuban Blackouts: Sanctions, Sabotage, and a History of Systemic Weakness // FBI Offers Reward for Ex-Agent Witt Amid Escalating Iran…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 14, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Xi Asks if Washington Can Escape the Thucydides Trap. Trump's Record Already Answered // Western Analysts Discover Tunisia's…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 14, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: US Senators Echo Debunked Missile Claims as Trump Heads to China for 'Transactions' // US Redistricting: Democrats Face Uphill Battle…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 13, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: US Redistricting: Democrats Face Uphill Battle Despite Trump-Era Voter Anger
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 13, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Behind the 'Chicken Game': The Real Stakes in US-Iran Negotiations // US Military Operations Against Iran Mount to Nearly $30 Billion as…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 13, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Behind the 'Chicken Game': The Real Stakes in US-Iran Negotiations // US Military Operations Against Iran Mount to Nearly Thirty Billion…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 12, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Covert Strikes on Iran: The UAE's Unacknowledged Role in Regional Escalation // An Open Letter to the United Nations Security Council…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 12, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Covert Strikes on Iran: The UAE's Unacknowledged Role in Regional Escalation // An Open Letter to the United Nations Security Council…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 12, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Pentagon Acknowledges Iranian Retaliatory Strikes on US-Israel Joint Operations Base in Iraq // US Considers Suspending Petrol Tax as…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 11, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: US Considers Suspending Petrol Tax as Joint Aggression on Iran Escalates Fuel Prices
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Morning — May 11, 2026
Daily Brief — Morning: Gaza Sees Alarming Rise in Birth Defects Amidst Ongoing Assault // U.S. House Votes on Additional Aid Package for Israel and Ukraine //…
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Evening — May 11, 2026
Daily Brief — Evening: Trump Administration Rejects De-escalation Proposal Amid Joint US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran
- The Piaz — Daily Brief & Weekend Edition
Daily Brief: Afternoon — May 10, 2026
Daily Brief — Afternoon: Trump Administration Rejects De-escalation Proposal Amid Joint US-Israeli Aggression Against Iran // UNICEF Reports Sixty-Eight…