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Brad Friedman is an independent investigative journalist, blogger, broadcaster, trouble-maker, muckraker and all-around swell fellow. He is the founder of The BRAD BLOG, host of the nationally syndicated ‘BradCast’, and co-host of ‘Green News Report’ over your public airwaves.
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My Incredibly Bizarre Email Exchange With AL Sec. of State John Merrill: ‘BradCast’ 5/31/2018

Alabama's election chief lashes out in advance of midterm primaries, after previously blocking journalists, election law experts on Twitter...

TYT’s Cenk Uygur on Dems, Progressives, Media, and ‘The Monster in Office’: ‘BradCast’ 5/30/2018

The Young Turks' founder talks media failure, political dysfunction, Roseanne and Democratic 'chaos' in CA's upcoming mid-term primaries...

MO Guv Finally Resigns; Why Trump Tweets Matter; New Voting Lawsuits Filed in FL, OH: ‘BradCast’ 5/29/2018

Guest: ACLU Ohio legal director Freda Levenson: Also: Hurricane Maria 70x more deadly than believed and 2018 storm season already deadly...

Trump (and AL Sec. of State) Violating Free Speech Rights on Twitter: ‘BradCast’ 5/24/2018

Guest: Univ. of Kentucky law professor Joshua A. Douglas; Also: 'Dotard' President nixes NK summit (for now): Plus: ZOMBIE ALERT!...

Progressives Win Some, Lose Some in Tuesday Primaries in GA, KY, AR, TX: ‘BradCast’ 5/23/2018

Guest: Howie Klein of 'Down With Tyranny', BlueAmericaPAC helps us round up the good, bad, and ugly...

ICE Busted in DACA Case; SCOTUS Approves Wage Theft; TX, FL GOPers Oppose Voter Registration: ‘BradCast’ 5/22/2018

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: EPA blocks mainstream media outlets, forcibly removes reporter, from water contamination event...

The ‘American Carnage’ Continues: ‘BradCast’ 5/21/2018

Guest: Author, columnist, gun safety advocate Cliff Schecter on recent mass shootings in Texas, Florida, Vegas; Also: Trump remains dangerously clueless in advance of planned summit with North Korea...

Progressive Primary Wins in OR, NE, ID and PA; And Even More Good News Out of SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 5/16/2018

Guest: Constitutional law expert Ian Millhiser on why Justice Alito's ruling on sports gambling is bad news for Trump's 'sanctuary city' crackdown...

‘Let the Games Begin’: Trouble Ahead in Trump’s Desperate Gambit for a ‘Deal’ With North Korea: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2018

Guest: Former Deputy Asst. Sec. of State Michael Fuchs; Also: Torturer Haspel on verge of confirmation as CIA chief; U.S. and Israel isolated at U.N. after Gaza killings, embassy move...

Israel Opens Fire in Gaza During U.S. Embassy Ceremony; Election Fail in VA, Cyberattack in TN: ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2018

TN’s Election Night Cyberattack; Swamp Things: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2018

Officials still underestimating election threats; MO GOP lawmakers move to impeach GOP Governor; Even Fox 'News' discovers Trump is wildly corrupt; Disasters in Hawaii and Louisiana...

Giuliani ‘Like Having a Second Trump’; Ohio Sued to Retain ‘Ballot Images’ In Advance of Primary: ‘BradCast’ 5/3/2018

Guests: AUDIT USA election expert John Brakey, attorney Chris Sautter...

‘Very Fine People on Both Sides’?: Neo-Nazi Found Guilty in 2017 Charlottesville Rally Beating: ‘BradCast’ 5/2/2018

Guest: Photojournalist, witness Zach D. Roberts; Also: Kobach ducks personal responsibility in Kansas, Trump loses another lawyer...

‘It Was Never Just About Obstruction’: ‘BradCast’ 5/1/2018

Guest: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler on leaked Mueller questions, Cohen tossed under the bus, and Trump stealing his own medical records; Also: GOP photo ID voting restriction law blocked in AR, allowed in TX...

‘Celebrating the First Amendment’ Despite Bizarre Reaction to White House Correspondents Dinner: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2018

Snowflake politicians and members of the 'liberal' media elite are 'outraged' by imaginery attacks from a comedian on Saturday night...

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