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A Kaleidoscope of Trump Corruption: ‘BradCast’ 11/17/2025

Guest: Attorney Keith Barber; From Trump's torture of immigrant detainees to his wildly corrupt DoJ indictments of political foes to his ongoing cover-up of the Epstein Files; Also: Callers!...

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Brad Friedman,
11/17/2025 -
7:00 pm PT

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Celebrating ‘No Kings’: ‘BradCast’ 10/20/2025

Seven million took to the streets in some 2,700 cities and towns to stand up for America and against Trump's pathetic, failing authoritarianism...

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Brad Friedman,
10/20/2025 -
6:10 pm PT

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‘Roberts-Mandering’: Activist SCOTUS Repubs Appear Ready to Gut Rest of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 10/16/2025

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. Joshua A. Douglas of Univ. of KY; David Daley of FairVote...

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Brad Friedman,
10/16/2025 -
6:49 pm PT

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Pro-Democracy Group Vows to Block Missouri’s GOP U.S. House Gerrymander from Taking Effect: ‘BradCast’ 10/14/2025

Guest: Richard Von Glahn from People Not Politicians; Also: Gaza's fragile ceasefire; 'Shock' election in AK; NC GOPers plan new 2026 gerrymander...

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Brad Friedman,
10/14/2025 -
6:43 pm PT

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‘Supreme Arrogance’: Trump, John Roberts and His Stacked, Packed and Captured SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 10/7/2025

Guest: Lisa Graves, former Deputy Asst. A.G.; Also: Pam Bondi is a corrupt, petulant child...

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Brad Friedman,
10/7/2025 -
6:47 pm PT

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SCOTUS Suspension of 4th Amendment Rights Poses Ominous Threat to Constitutional Republic

Is a similar ruling on Trump's military invasion of U.S. cities far behind?...

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Ernest A. Canning,
9/12/2025 -
12:18 pm PT

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Trump’s ‘Cook’ed-Up Mortgage Fraud Claims: ‘BradCast’ 9/3/2025

Guest: Michael Hiltzik, Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist; Also: Huge Dem wins in FL special elections; Trump losing case after case; Local Denver anchor: 'It's authoritarianism'...

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Brad Friedman,
9/3/2025 -
6:42 pm PT

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Trump’s Wars Against Clean, Renewable Energy and American Democracy on VRA’s 60th Anniv: ‘BradCast’ 8/7/2025

For better or worse (mostly worse), Texas plays a role in almost every story we cover today...

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Brad Friedman,
8/7/2025 -
6:50 pm PT

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‘Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens’: Media Conglomerates Continue Trump Capitulation: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2025

Guest: Timothy Karr of Free Press; Also: MI, RI, DE, WA special election and primary results; RFK Jr. cuts funding for COVID, flu vaccines...

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Brad Friedman,
8/6/2025 -
6:29 pm PT

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GOP Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA Could Trigger ‘Catastrophic’ Health Care Crisis This Fall: ‘BradCast’ 7/28/2025

Guest: David Dayen of 'The Prospect'; Also: Judge blocks Planned Parenthood Medicaid cuts; SCOTUS stays ruling blocking VRA lawsuits...

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Brad Friedman,
7/28/2025 -
6:23 pm PT

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Landmark Climate Ruling at World Court; More Epstein Trouble for our Petty Little Tyrant: ‘BradCast’ 7/24/2025

Nations must curb emissions or pay up; Trump denies FEMA aid to 'blue' state; Also: Prez told in May he's in 'Epstein Files', as cover-up fumbles...

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Brad Friedman,
7/24/2025 -
6:52 pm PT

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Not a Drill! Trump Gutting News Media and Press Freedoms from Right to Left, Public to Private: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2025

Repubs cancel NPR/PBS funding; CBS, Paramount capitulate and fire top-rated Colbert; and much more; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above...

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Brad Friedman,
7/21/2025 -
6:46 pm PT

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If ‘Superman is the Story of America,’ No Wonder MAGA Hates Him Now Too: ‘BradCast’ 7/16/2025

Guest: Nicholas Grossman of Univ. of Illinois; Also: AZ-7 Special Election results; Mass layoffs now underway at State, Education, HHS, elsewhere...

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Brad Friedman,
7/16/2025 -
6:18 pm PT

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Repub, Indie Support for Immigrants Skyrockets Amid Trump’s Crackdown: ‘BradCast’ 7/14/2025

U.S.-born kids caught in net; Religious leaders condemn DHS/ICE; Federal judge blocks indiscriminate SoCal round-ups; Also: Callers ring in...

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Brad Friedman,
7/14/2025 -
5:36 pm PT

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‘Will Kill Lots of People’: Senate Budget Cuts to Health Care ‘More Extreme’ Than House Version: ‘BradCast’ 6/19/2025

Guest: Former WH budget adviser, Bobby Kogan; Also: Trump travel ban, visa restrictions blocking emergency health care, new medical residents...

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Brad Friedman,
6/19/2025 -
6:24 pm PT

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Trump’s War Expanding, Driving GOP Toward Midterm Disaster: ‘BradCast’ 7/23/2026

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NY State Bar Must Act on Federal Court’s Disciplinary Referral of Todd Blanche

Deferring matter to Trump DOJ's gutted Office of Professional Responsibility would create impunity rather than accountability...

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Corporate Political Spending in 2026 Midterms Shatters All-Time Record: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2026

Guest: Rick Claypool of Public Citizen; Also: Number of Amazon and gig workers on SNAP and Medicaid skyrockets; Primary elections results from AZ...

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‘SAVE America’ Act Won’t Save Trump. Neither Will False Claims of Non-Citizens Voting: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2026

Six year later, still zero evidence of a stolen 2020 election; Also: Iran War worsens; Climate chaos accelerates; Why we can no longer trust Trump's CDC or FDA...

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Energy, Interior Chiefs Beclown Selves for Trump, Fossil Fuel Industry as America Chokes, Drowns, Burns: ‘BradCast’ 7/16/2024

Corrupt stooges Wright and Bergum dutifully try to hoax U.S. about wind, solar, data centers; Relatedly: Hochul signs first-in-the-nation data center moratorium...

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Former Correspondents Charge VOA Being Unlawfully Used for Propaganda Amid Iran War: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2026

Guest: Steve Herman, former Voice of America White House Bureau Chief; Also: Trump Nat'l Intelligence nom won't say who won 2020; Musk referred for 'election bribery'; Trump endorses 'Pillow Guy' for MN Guv...

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Trump Losing Everything Everywhere All At Once: ‘BradCast’ 7/14/2026

Court battles, policy fights, Iran War, more; 'This is very much a story about what a loser does'...

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Court Finds ‘Bad Faith’ in Trump’s ‘Untenable’, ‘Collusive’ Lawsuit, ‘Settlement Agreement’ with IRS

Ruling negates $1.8 billion 'weaponization' fund; exposes illegality of effort to create immunity from IRS audits; refers Acting AG Blanche, Asst. AG Woodward, Plaintiffs' attorneys to Bar Associations for discipline...

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Articles in Category: Rights And Freedoms (Page 3)

Guest: Attorney Keith Barber; From Trump's torture of immigrant detainees to his wildly corrupt DoJ indictments of political foes to his ongoing cover-up of the Epstein Files; Also: Callers!...

Seven million took to the streets in some 2,700 cities and towns to stand up for America and against Trump's pathetic, failing authoritarianism...

...Perhaps before the critical 2026 midterms; Guests: Prof. Joshua A. Douglas of Univ. of KY; David Daley of FairVote...

Guest: Richard Von Glahn from People Not Politicians; Also: Gaza's fragile ceasefire; 'Shock' election in AK; NC GOPers plan new 2026 gerrymander...

Guest: Lisa Graves, former Deputy Asst. A.G.; Also: Pam Bondi is a corrupt, petulant child...

Is a similar ruling on Trump's military invasion of U.S. cities far behind?...

Guest: Michael Hiltzik, Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist; Also: Huge Dem wins in FL special elections; Trump losing case after case; Local Denver anchor: 'It's authoritarianism'...

For better or worse (mostly worse), Texas plays a role in almost every story we cover today...

Guest: Timothy Karr of Free Press; Also: MI, RI, DE, WA special election and primary results; RFK Jr. cuts funding for COVID, flu vaccines...

Guest: David Dayen of 'The Prospect'; Also: Judge blocks Planned Parenthood Medicaid cuts; SCOTUS stays ruling blocking VRA lawsuits...

Nations must curb emissions or pay up; Trump denies FEMA aid to 'blue' state; Also: Prez told in May he's in 'Epstein Files', as cover-up fumbles...

Repubs cancel NPR/PBS funding; CBS, Paramount capitulate and fire top-rated Colbert; and much more; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above...

Guest: Nicholas Grossman of Univ. of Illinois; Also: AZ-7 Special Election results; Mass layoffs now underway at State, Education, HHS, elsewhere...

U.S.-born kids caught in net; Religious leaders condemn DHS/ICE; Federal judge blocks indiscriminate SoCal round-ups; Also: Callers ring in...

Guest: Former WH budget adviser, Bobby Kogan; Also: Trump travel ban, visa restrictions blocking emergency health care, new medical residents...

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Deferring matter to Trump DOJ's gutted Office of Professional Responsibility would create impunity rather than accountability...

Guest: Rick Claypool of Public Citizen; Also: Number of Amazon and gig workers on SNAP and Medicaid skyrockets; Primary elections results from AZ...

Six year later, still zero evidence of a stolen 2020 election; Also: Iran War worsens; Climate chaos accelerates; Why we can no longer trust Trump's CDC or FDA...

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THIS WEEK: Where There's Smoke ... ICE ... Blanche ... Iran ... In Memoriam ...

Corrupt stooges Wright and Bergum dutifully try to hoax U.S. about wind, solar, data centers; Relatedly: Hochul signs first-in-the-nation data center moratorium...

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen...

Guest: Steve Herman, former Voice of America White House Bureau Chief; Also: Trump Nat'l Intelligence nom won't say who won 2020; Musk referred for 'election bribery'; Trump endorses 'Pillow Guy' for MN Guv...

Court battles, policy fights, Iran War, more; 'This is very much a story about what a loser does'...

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