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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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GOP Threat to Democracy Continues, Two Years After Capitol Insurrection: ‘BradCast’ 1/6/2023

Guest: Philly Inquirer's Will Bunch; Also: Repubs fail to elect Speaker on 13th ballot; Biden awards cops who defended Capitol, election officials who defended democracy...

U.S. House GOP Breaks 100-Year Record for Failing to Elect a Speaker: ‘BradCast’ 1/5/2023

Also: Dems outmaneuver Repubs to elect state House Speakers in PA and OH; And, our first 'Green News Report' of the new year...

The Fake GOP ‘Red Wave’ and Real Cost of 2022’s Skewed Partisan Polling: ‘BradCast’ 1/4/2023

Guest: Data researcher Tom Bonier of TargetSmart; Also: Hilarious Republican failure to select a House Speaker continues into Day 2...

REPUBLICANS IN DISARRAY: ‘BradCast’ 1/3/2023

GOP-majority House adjourns after failing to elect Speaker; Also: AZ's A.G. recount ends, Dems take statewide office in previously 'red' state...

Holiday Hiatus (Mostly)

‘Inmates Take Over the Asylum’ at Year’s End on Twitter and in the U.S. House as of 2023: ‘BradCast’ 12/20/2022

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton joins us for our final show of 2022...

HOUSE J6 COMMITTEE REFERS TRUMP TO DOJ FOR FOUR CRIMES, INCLUDING ‘INSURRECTION’: ‘BradCast’ 12/19/2022

Special Coverage of panel's final public hearing; Also: Callers ring in...

Election Security Experts Seek Federal Probe of ‘Coordinated’ Post-2020 Voting System Breaches: ‘BradCast’ 12/15/2022

Guest: FSFP's Susan Greenhalgh on new letter to Special Counsel Jack Smith; Also: Trump's new, digital trading card scam!...

Musk’s Twitter Takeover Turns from Dumb to Dangerous: ‘BradCast’ 12/14/2022

Guest: Media activist (and Musk's former corporate PR trainer!) 'Spocko'; Also: Oregon Guv commutes all state death sentences; Schumer says ECA reform to be included in lame duck spending bill...

Elections, Energy, Economy: ‘BradCast’ 12/13/2022

Boebert wins CO 'recount'; MA recount flips state House seat by one vote; PA state House majority battle; Also: Biden personally lowers gas prices and ends inflation; Nuclear fusion breakthrough...

AZ GOP Sore-Loser Election Lawsuits (and One That’s Largely Legit): ‘BradCast’ 12/12/2022

Also: AZ's former Dem Sinema pretends partisanship is the problem...

Hoping for ‘Bad But Not Catastrophic’ After SCOTUS Questions Fringe Election Law Theory: ‘BradCast’ 12/8/2022

Guest: Slate's legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Griner heading home; 'Respect for Marriage Act' to become law; Report: DoJ seeking to hold Trump in contempt in stolen docs case...

Warnock Wins GA; National Nightmare Election Law Case Heard by SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 12/7/2022

Guest: FairVote's David Daley on 'bonkers' Independent State Legislature theory's 'seismic consequences' as weighed by our corrupt High Court...

TRUMP ORG GUILTY ON 17 COUNTS OF FRAUD: ‘BradCast’ 12/6/2022

But the accountability is only just beginning...

All State-Funded Media is Not Created Equally: ‘BradCast’ 12/5/2022

Guest: Voice of America's former WH House Bureau Chief, Steve Herman, live in studio; Also: New flu, COVID surge; Russia's latest offensive in Ukraine; Trump calls for 'termination' of U.S. Constitution...

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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

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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

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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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