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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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Trump’s Jan 6 Legal ‘Mastermind’ Eastman Faces Disbarment Charges in CA: ‘BradCast’ 1/30/2023

Guest: Former UT Asst. A.G. Michael Teter of The 65 Project; Also: BRAD BLOG's 20th year!; NY D.A. seeking criminal charges against Trump...

The BRAD BLOG’s 19th Anniversary Kicks off Our 20th(!) Year of Trouble-Making, Muckraking!

Some thoughts on looking back and forward...

NJ County Discovers Loser Actually Won After 2022 Computer Mistally: ‘BradCast’ 1/26/2023

Also: 'Doomsday Clock' ticked forward; Opposing war and supporting Ukraine; And, 'Russia, please!'...

Republican Dark Money Group’s Multi-Million Dollar ‘Grassroots’ Vote Suppression Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 1/25/2023

Guest: Campaign finance expert Brendan Fischer of Documented; Also: My ridiculous, couldn't-possibly-be-true George Santos theory...

‘Decisions are Imminent’ in Trump Election Fraud Probe, Says Willis in GA: ‘BradCast’ 1/24/2023

Also: Latest spate of mass shootings; Pence found classified docs at IN home, returned them; Media still failing on Trump document theft story...

Listeners Ring in on Just About Everything. (Everywhere. All at Once.): ‘BradCast’ 1/23/2023

Or, 'All the news that's fit to fight about over our public airwaves'...from the debit limit to the Biden and Trump docs to mass shootings to insurrection accountability and much more...

GOP Targeting Direct Democracy After 2022 ‘Red’ State Progressive Ballot Measure Successes: ‘BradCast’ 1/20/2023

Guest: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of Ballot Initiative Strategy Center; Also: Trump sanctioned by federal judge, ordered to pay Hillary Clinton and others nearly $1 million...

Ohio’s Completely Moderate, Not-Corrupt-At-All Republican Gov. DeWine: ‘BradCast’ 1/19/2023

Dark money fossil fuel bribery and disenfranchising military voters in the Buckeye State; Also: GOP House continues dangerous debt limit game...

House GOP’s ‘One-Two Punch to Shut Down Office of Congressional Ethics’: ‘BradCast’ 1/18/2023

Guest: Public Citizen's Government Affairs lobbyist Craig Holman; Also: VA's Youngkin kills new Ford EV battery plant, 2,500 new jobs; Kobach fined by FEC as he takes seat as top law enforcement official in KS...

GOP Election Denialist Candidate Arrested After Dem Shooting Spree in NM: ‘BradCast’ 1/17/2023

What did you THINK would happen?; Also: House GOP plans to crash economy over debt limit. We should believe them on that too...

Republican Federal Courts Taking Aim at Section 2 of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 1/14/2023

Guest: ACLU attorney Jonathan Topaz; Also: IA, NY GOPers charged with mass vote fraud; OH Guv signs bill restricting voting rights...

Transparency and Public Oversight to the Rescue: ‘BradCast’ 1/12/2023

Hand-count of 2020 Presidential race in PA county appears to confirm original tally; Also: Garland taps Special Counsel in Biden docs case; Trump continues to obstruct justice in his stolen documents case...

Biden FTC’s New Rule to Ban Wage-Depressing, Non-Compete Contracts: ‘BradCast’ 1/11/2023

Guest: Public Citizen's competition policy expert Matt Kent; Also: House GOP's dangerous debt default gambit may come sooner than expected...

California Climate Chaos: ‘BradCast’ 1/10/2023

Deadly downpours follow megadrought, highlight $1 trillion in U.S. climate-related damage over past 7 years; Also: Trump Org financial chief briefly jailed; Biden attorneys properly handle classified docs...

McCarthy’s Concessions as New Congress Begins With Attacks on Democracy, Law Enforcement: ‘BradCast’ 1/9/2023

Also: Evacuations, flooding in CA; Brazil's MAGA-style coup; Prosecutors in GA, MI move closer to Trump/2020 accountability; Callers ring in...

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More GOP Vote Rigging Underway. Hey, Maryland Dems! Time to Get Crackin’!: ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2026

Also: GA GOP rigs Atlanta D.A. elections; MT's new voter suppression law nixed by state court; Much more...

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Do Dems Have the Courage Required to Restore and Reform American Democracy? (Do You?): ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2026

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Offshore Oil Rig Fire in SoCal a Preview of Trump’s NEXT Huge Failure: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2026

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Virginia Supremes Void Special Election on Redistricting Referendum in Huge Gift to Vote Rigging GOP: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2026

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Repubs Seek Immunity Law for Big Oil; White South Rising Again After SCOTUS Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2026

Guest: Laura Peterson of Union of Concerned Scientists; Also: Trump panel calls for FEMA cuts as MS slammed by another tornado swarm...

‘Green News Report’ – May 7, 2026

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Time to Reform our Illegitimate Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2026

Guest: Alicia Bannon of NYU's Brennan Center for Justice; Also: Primary and special election results in OH, IN, MI...

The Corrupt Hypocrisy of SCOTUS’ VRA Ruling in the Middle of Primary Election Season: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2026

Also: 'Project Deadlock' in Strait of Hormuz as Admin pretends ill-fated, unlawful, continuing Iran War is over; The conflict's very real, if ironic, upside...

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Billionaires Spending Millions to Fight Against, Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2026

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: GOP states scramble to write Black districts out of existence; A warning for CA vote-by-mail voters...

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Trump-allied GOP opponent lying about progressive billionaire's proposal to end state's corporate 'property transfer loophole'...

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THIS WEEK: RIP VRA ... '86 47' by the Seashore ... Ballroom Grift ...

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