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The President's Daily Brief

The President's Daily Brief

The President's Daily Brief

The First TV

1,948 episodesEN

Show overview

The President's Daily Brief has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 1,948 episodes, alongside 3 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 680 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence, with the show now in its 62nd season.

Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 14 min and 23 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 452 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 574 episodes published. Published by The First TV.

Episodes
1,948
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
19 min
Cadence
Near-daily

From the publisher

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.

The PDB Situation Report | October 10th, 2026: How Hamas' October 7th Attack Changed the Middle East Forever

Oct 10, 20261h 9m

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 9th, 2026: Trump Rules Out Iran Strikes Before Midterms & China's Maritime Militia Raises Blockade Fears

Oct 9, 202614 min

October 9th, 2026: Syria Sending Troops To Fight The Houthis? & Iranian Plot Targets U.S. Bases

Oct 9, 202620 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 8th, 2026: CENTCOM Finalizing Plans for Renewed Iran Fighting & Mall of America Terror Plot Foiled

Oct 8, 202613 min

October 8th, 2026: Iran’s Oil Lifeline Weakens & Turkey Backs Saudi Arabia

Oct 8, 202620 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 7th, 2026: The U.S. Just Laid Out Its Terms for Ending the Iran War

Oct 7, 202612 min

October 7th, 2026: Iran’s Alleged Bomber Plot & China Expands in Southeast Asia

Oct 7, 202622 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 6th, 2026: Pakistan and Turkey Join The Fight Against The Houthis & Ukraine Hits Moscow

Oct 6, 202613 min

October 6th, 2026: Iran Is Losing Control of Its Biggest Bargaining Chip & U.S. Moves B-1 Bombers

Oct 6, 202621 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 5th, 2026: The Yemen Offensive Just Became Much Bigger & Russia’s Mysterious Lab Death

Oct 5, 202612 min

October 5th, 2026: The Yemen War Is Exploding Back Open & Putin’s New Strike Doctrine

Oct 5, 202622 min

The PDB Situation Report | October 3rd, 2026: Neil deGrasse Tyson: Are We Ready for What AI Becomes Next?

Oct 3, 20261h 14m

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 2nd, 2026: Thousands More U.S. Troops Are Heading Toward Iran & Ukraine’s New Ballistic Missile

Oct 2, 202611 min

October 2nd, 2026: Iran’s Economy Is Getting Worse & Kasparov Warned of Assassination Plot

Oct 2, 202621 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | October 1st, 2026: Iran Is Preparing for a Much Wider War & Hezbollah’s Secret Syria Meeting

Oct 1, 202613 min

October 1st, 2026: U.S. Responds To Iran’s Latest Peace Proposal & U.S. Troops Leave Iraq

Oct 1, 202622 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 30th, 2026: Russia Issues a New Nuclear Warning to NATO & Terror in the Cockpit

Sep 30, 202612 min

September 30th, 2026: Iran’s Hormuz Strategy Is Starting to Break & Russia’s Drone Problem Grows

Sep 30, 202620 min

PDB Afternoon Bulletin | September 29th, 2026: Russia Carries Out an Attack on NATO Soil & Iran’s Cryptocurrency Network

Sep 29, 202614 min

September 29th, 2026: Washington and Tehran Negotiating Behind the Scenes & Ukraine Gains Ground in Donetsk

Sep 29, 202620 min
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