Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent is a news podcast hosted by Jesse Lent, with 61 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jesse Lent hosts Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent, a news show with 61 episodes published.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 20, 2026

  Aug 20, 2026—

  Russian ballistic missile attack this morning kills 14 people across Kyiv, Israeli strikes kill at least 10 Palestinians yesterday in attacks targeting a Gaza City police post and the Nuseirat refugee camp, Israeli soldiers accused of smuggling millions of dollars of goods restricted by Israel into the Gaza Strip, President Trump threatens Iranian allies, US gross national debt tops $40 trillion. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 19, 2026

  Aug 19, 2026—

  South Korea's annual joint military drills cut down to 5 days after President Trump orders substantial reduction in US participation, Palestinian-American Loui Ridi confronts an Israeli settler trespassing on his property in the occupied West Bank, US Ambassador Tom Barrack says Israel's strike on Syria's Abu al-Duhur airbase yesterday carried a real risk of rapid escalation into a direct military confrontation with Turkiye and Syria, progressive Florida State Representative Angie Nixon wins Democratic Senate primary in Florida, Meta trial over child abuse accusations begins in Oakland, CA. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 18, 2026

  Aug 18, 2026—

  Video released by the Palestine Red Crescent Society shows Israeli settler children throwing stones and blocking an ambulance transporting a patient in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian-American Loui Ridi whose home in Qusra in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers returns to his property, President Trump's son-in-law and special envoy to the Middle East Jared Kushner claims that progress on Hamas disarmament could come within 30 days, vessel in the Strait of Hormuz suffers a crew casualty after being struck by an unknown projectile, Trump's approval rating drops to lowest level of his presidency in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, protests continue yesterday over construction at the Big Bend national park in southwest Texas. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 17, 2026

  Aug 17, 2026—

  Russian attack on Ukraine kills 2 people at a Kyiv steel plant and injures 3 people, Memorandum of Understanding signed in June by the US and Iran expires today, Israel's minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir says he believes 30 to 40 people should be killed in Gaza each night, newly sworn-in AG Todd Blanche refuses to say that he will always act independently of White House control. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent

  Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines | August 14, 2026

  Aug 14, 2026—

  Aircraft carrier the USS George Washington deployed to the Middle East following reports of supply shortages, water contamination, and deck safety concerns aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln following a rare 8-month deployment, settler violence continues in the occupied West Bank reportedly under the protection of the Israeli military, US Customs and Border Protection commissioner Rodney Scott denies reports that his agency is building a 30-foot wall at Big Bend National Park in Texas. From the newsroom of WBAI 99.5FM in New York City, Pacifica Headlines provides a 5-minute rundown of the most important stories from around the world. Priority is given to subjects that may be underreported in mainstream news coverage.

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