Exploring the big stories for the week at the intersection of local business & marketing across the spectrum of search, social and commerce. With Greg Sterling, Mike Blumenthal & David Mihm.
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Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, expert guests, policymakers, and critics offering analysis and insight on national security, foreign and domestic policy, political, cultural, and social issues. backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia
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America’s premier Sunday morning public affairs program. For nearly 70 years, Face the Nation has sought to help audiences understand how current events affect their lives. Today, that mission remains the same. Hear moderator Margaret Brennan’s illuminating and informative interviews with elected officials, policy experts and foreign leaders. Face the Nation airs Sundays at 10:30 AM, ET on the CBS Television Network and at 12 PM, ET on the CBS News Streaming Network. Face the Nation is also ...
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Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
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On The Peak Performance Greatness Show, we encourage seasoned business owners and business leaders to share their journeys and expertise and discuss the power of having a growth mindset. We cover topics including leadership, overcoming challenges and obstacles in business, the successes you have experienced, and how you have developed your habits to be a peak performing individual. We’ll also let our guests share on the subjects they’re well-known for. No matter the topic, you’ll be hearing ...
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July 24, 2025 - Omar Shakir | Jared Abbott | Andrew Hartman
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1:04:42International Outrage at Deliberate Starvation in Gaza Grows | An Analysis of Working Class Social and Economic Attitudes For the Democratic Party to Consider | A New Books Karl Marx in America as Young Americans Embrace Socialism While Trump Calls Democrats Marxist Lunaticsbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ia…
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Pew & Ahrefs Reveal Click Declines & AIO Disruption, Local SEO vs. AI: What Happens to the Pack?,
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32:45Send us a text This week, Greg and Mike dissect new data from Pew and Ahrefs showing how AI Overviews impact user click behavior, local pack visibility, and publisher traffic. They explore the branding mess of “AIO” vs. “GEO,” ChatGPT’s growing usefulness, and YouTube’s quiet dominance. Plus: a burrito search showdown and dishwasher repair gone AI.…
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July 23, 2025 - James Thurber | Christopher Bing | Alex De Wall
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59:46The Bipartisan Discharge Petition Working Around Speaker Johnson's Protection of Trump and Epstein | The Weaponization of Confidential IRS Data Now Being Handed Over to ICE and DHS | The Deliberate Starvation of Children in Gaza With Over 1,000 Palestinian Aid-Seekers Killed Since Maybackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/…
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July 22, 2025 - Mike Lofgren | Tim Weiner
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1:01:46The Good Christian Mike Johnson Shuts Down the House to Protect the Best Friend of a Pedophile and Child Sex Trafficker | The Decline of the Intelligence Community Trying to Survive an Anti-Intellectual Regime backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.socialfacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…
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July 21, 2025 - James Zirin | Jacques Berlinerblau | Sidney Blumenthal
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1:02:16Is Trump Suing Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal to Find Out Who the Leaker Is? | Cancelling Comedians to Muzzle the American Tradition of Political Satire | The Three Horsemen of the Apocalypse Driving Us Into a Hellscape: Trump, Miller and Voughtbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social…
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July 20, 2025 - Nancy Gertner | Sean Wilentz | Richard Parker
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1:00:25With the Upcoming Senate Confirmation Vote on Emil Bove, Will Trump Get His "Roy Cohn" on the Supreme Court? | We Are Past a Constitutional Crisis and Should be Working on Restoring Our Democracy and Reviving the Constitution | A Way Out of America's Descent Into Authoritarianismbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profi…
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Rep. Jim Himes, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons, and Mayor Karen Bass
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54:11This week on Face the Nation, the clock ticks as tariff deadlines loom. The Trump administration promised 90 deals in 90 days, but that didn't happen and if the goalposts move again, will Americans face a summer price hike as steep tariffs kick in? We ask one of the key negotiators, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Plus, we take a look at the unf…
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Google Fixes GBP Alerts Sort Of, Expands "Ask for Me" Local Quotes, ChatGPT Local Search Disurptor?
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36:55Send us a text In this episode of the Near Memo, Greg Sterling and Mike Blumenthal dive into Google’s overhaul of its Business Profile dashboard notifications and why it's problematic, the rollout of Google’s AI-powered “Ask for Me” local quote feature, and ChatGPT’s growing impact on local search. Plus: Will businesses benefit from the Ask for Me …
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July 17, 2025 - Will Sommer | Scott Horton | Lisa Graves
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1:04:34After Feeding Them Lies and Delusions For Years, Trump Now Calls His MAGA Cultists "Stupid" and "Weaklings" | AG Bondi's Firing of Maurene Comey Whose Father is High Up on Trump's Enemies List | Today's Walkout by Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committeebackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky…
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July 16, 2025 - Joshua Landis | Bill Hing | Sylvia Allegretto
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1:01:42Israel Bombs Damascus as the Syrian Government Slaughters the Druze Minority, Exposing the Different Interests of Israel and the U.S. When it Comes to the Jihadi in a Suit Leading the New Syria | Geo Group and Core Civic Feast on Taxpayer Money as ICE Detains Whoever They Can Snatch | Apparently the Rich Are Not Rich Enough in Americabackgroundbrie…
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July 15, 2025 - Robert Hockett | David Halperin | Matthew Hongoltz-Hettling
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1:01:38Trump Escalates His War Against the Fed and Its Chairman Jerome Powell | The Consequence of the Supreme Court Allowing Trump to Continue Dismantling the U.S. Department of Education | What is Behind the War Inside MAGA Over Not Releasing the Epstein Files As Promised? Music:Carla Bozulich - Glass HouseElodie Lauten - Despair Postludebackgroundbrief…
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July 14, 2025 - Michael Kimmage | Casey Michel | Juan Cole
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1:02:52Trump's Tough Talk Threatening Russia With a 50 Day Deadline For a Ceasefire | Trump and His Family's Unprecedented Corruption and How Foreign Regimes Can Now Buy American Elections | Is There Any Hope of Stopping the Slaughter in Gaza? backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.socialfacebook.com/…
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July 13, 2025 - Kevin Hall | Cynthia Schneider | James Green
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1:05:24Could a Top Trump Official Who Lied About Being Born in the Soviet Union be a Russian Plant? | Trump Slashes Soft Power While Adding a $Trilion to Fighting a Nuclear War That Can Only Be Prevented by Diplomacy | Trump Slaps a 50% Tariff on Brazil Along With 35% on Canada and 30% on the EU and Mexico backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmaste…
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Rand Paul
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54:58It's been one year since the Butler, Pennsylvania assassination attempt on President Trump. We have a first look at a Senate report that has new findings on what went wrong. The Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee Senator Rand Paul joins us with the conclusions from his new report. Then, in Texas, the grueling task of cleanup and recovery c…
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July 10, 2025 - Johnathan Buma | Kent Harrington | David Cortright
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1:03:07Trump's Deliberate Effort to Destroy the FBI is Going Great Guns with Patel and Bongino in Charge | Trump's Vengeance and Obsessive War Against Reality Over Russia's Help in Electing Him Has the Former Heads of the CIA and FBI Now Under Investigation | The Growing Danger of Nuclear From a Trillion Dollar US Nuclear Buildup Over the Next Ten Yearsba…
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Google’s AI Overviews, ChatGPT’s Search Shift, and Google's Secret Weapon
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31:44Send us a text In this episode of the Near Memo, Greg Sterling and Mike Blumenthal discuss fresh insights into how consumers engage with local AI Overviews, explore the theory that ChatGPT may be using Google's search index, and dig into the explosive growth and influence of Google's Local Guides program. The discussion also touches on zero-click s…
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July 9, 2025 - James Risen | Nina Burleigh | Stephen Semler
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1:01:44The Meltdown In MAGAworld Over the So-called Epstein "Client List" | There is Vast Amounts of Evidence of Trump's Seedy Ties to the Despicable Epstein | The Pentagon Budget Has Doubled Since 2000 With Trump's Big, Bad Bill Extra $156 Billion Pushing it to $1.06 Trillionbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmast…
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The Meltdown In MAGAworld Over the So-called Epstein "Client List"
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23:07The Meltdown In MAGAworld Over the So-called Epstein "Client List" by Ian MastersBy Ian Masters
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The Pentagon Budget Has Doubled Since 2000 With Trump's Big, Bad Bill Pushing it to $1.06 Trillion
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15:47The Pentagon Budget Has Doubled Since 2000 With Trump's Big, Bad Bill Pushing it to $1.06 Trillion by Ian MastersBy Ian Masters
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There is Vast Evidence of Trump's Seedy Ties to the Despicable Epstein
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17:30There is Vast Evidence of Trump's Seedy Ties to the Despicable Epstein by Ian MastersBy Ian Masters
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July 8, 2025 - Jeremi Suri | Tom Mockaitis | Dr. Annelle Sheline
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1:02:57Intergenerational Greed and Inaction Led to Underinvestment in Flood Prevention in Kerr County, Texas | Ken Klippenstein's Documents Expose the Military Fiasco Yesterday in Los Angeles's MacArthur Park | The Unctuous War Criminal Recommended the Easily-Flattered Felon For a Nobel Peace Prize backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediab…
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The BRICS Summit and Trump's Threats to Countries That Side With BRICS
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18:46July 7, 2025 - Sarang Shidore backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.socialfacebook.com/ianmastersmediaBy Ian Masters
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July 7, 2025 - Jeff Masters | Olga Lautman | Sarang Shidore
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59:00Extreme Weather and Its Connection to Climate Change as Trump and DOGE's Cuts Impacted The National Weather Service's Response to the Tragic Flash Floods in Texas | Putin's Cabinet Officials Commit "Suicide" as More Top Oil Executives Fall From 10th Floor Windows | The BRICS Summit and Trump's Threats to Countries That Side With BRICS music:Nightti…
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NEC Director Kevin Hassett, Rep. Tom Suozzi, Ken Burns
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53:58This week on Face the Nation, disastrous flash floods kill dozens inTexas. We'll have the latest on the tragedy. Plus, after a long weeklobbying for votes and cutting deals with his fellow Republicans, thepresident spent the Fourth of July celebrating the nation's 249th birthday by enacting his signature tax cut and spending plan. But Democrats…
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July 7, 2025 - Tamar Jacoby | Stavroula Pabst | Samuel Moyn
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1:02:35Trump Gets Stiffed Again by His Idol Putin as China Admits It Wants the Ukraine War to Drag on to Keep the US and NATO Out of Asia | Trump Says he Expects to Close a Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas Next Week | Trump as a Man of the Past as Zombie Neoliberalism and Neoconservatism Comeback From the Deadbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.co…
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As the U.S. celebrates 249 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, CBS Evening News co-anchor John Dickerson spoke with documentarian Ken Burns about his new film on the American Revolution and the importance of telling the story of American History. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.…
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July 3, 2025 - Edward McCaffery | Greg Treverton | Raed Jarrar
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1:01:59The Republican's Cynical Ploy to Give Billionaires Tax Breaks Immediately While Delaying Cuts to Medicaid and Food Assistance Until After the Midterms | In Spite of Ratcliffe's Spin to Please His Boss, the CIA Report Finds That Putin Did Help Trump and Hurt Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Election | US Contractors Shoot Gazans For Sport as Hamas Approv…
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GBP Suspensions, AIO Overviews & New Best Practices for AI-Era Local SEO and Reviews
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39:38Send us a text Greg and Mike unpack the latest in local search: an uptick in suspensions, why AI overviews are shifting lower on SERPs, and what local businesses must do to thrive in an AI-dominated search world. Also, a pig roas Subscribe to our newsletters and other content at https://www.nearmedia.co/subscribe/…
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July 2, 2025 - Paul Farhi | Patrick Sullivan | Oona Hathaway
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1:02:23Another Big Media Company Caves to Trump's Extortion | Four of the Worst Horrors in the Awful Republican Megabill | As Trump Uses War and the Threat of War, He Ignores the UN and the US Congressbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediabsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.socialfacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…
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