Articles in Category: Mainstream Media Failure

Deflating Inflation Fears: Misreported by Media, Good for Many Workers, Terrible for Big Banks: ‘BradCast’ 11/17/2021

Guest: Jon Schwarz of The Intercept: Also: 'QAnon Shaman' gets 3+ years (while Trump runs free); Gosar censured by House; Biden seeks probe of Big Oil profiteering; Sanders on Defense spending hypocrisy...

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Brad Friedman,
11/17/2021 -
6:18 pm PT

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Rough Night for Statewide Dems in Off-Year Elections, Better Night for Local Progressives: ‘BradCast’ 11/3/2021

Guest: John Nichols of The Nation on what went right and wrong; Also: E-Pollbook failures in NJ open door for loser to challenge results...

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Brad Friedman,
11/3/2021 -
6:24 pm PT

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‘We Have to Change the Whole Process’: CA Rep on Ending Big Oil After Latest Offshore Spill: ‘BradCast’ 10/11/2021

Guest: Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47); Also: More on media failure to take the rise of Trump/GOP autocracy with the gravity deserved; Callers...

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Brad Friedman,
10/11/2021 -
6:46 pm PT

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U.S. Media Still Downplaying Trump, GOP’s Clear and Present Threat to American Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 10/8/2021

Guest: Media analyst Eric Boehlert; Also: Biden restores sacred lands to national monuments; House reveals Trump concealed losses, foreign money, 'preferential treatment' on loans at his failing D.C. hotel...

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Brad Friedman,
10/8/2021 -
6:17 pm PT

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Trump Didn’t Try to ‘Subvert Results’, He Tried to STEAL the 2020 Election!: ‘BradCast’ 10/7/2021

Also: Pipeline co.'s leak tech failed in SoCal spill; Judge restores freedom of choice to TX women (for now); Media misreport GOP debt threat...

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Brad Friedman,
10/7/2021 -
6:42 pm PT

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No, Police Reformers Are NOT to Blame for 2020’s Record Homicide Spike: ‘BradCast’ 9/29/2021

Guest: ACLU policing expert Carl Takei; Also: Sinema tanking Dems' Build Back Better agenda; Trumpworld circulates fake AZ 'audit' report...

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Brad Friedman,
9/29/2021 -
6:38 pm PT

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It’s The Fox ‘News’, Stupid! (Or, How a Fake News Channel Broke America): ‘BradCast’ 9/17/2021

Guest: Kevin Drum of Mother Jones; Also: U.N. warns current pledges to cut emissions not enough to avoid catastrophic warming; Wildfires now threaten world's largest, 3,000 year old trees at Sequoia National Park...

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Brad Friedman,
9/17/2021 -
6:27 pm PT

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Republicans Threaten ‘War’ Over CA Recall and COVID, Democrats Threaten Voting Rights for All: ‘BradCast’ 9/14/2021

Elder pretends to care about 'election integrity', lies about fraud before Election Day; Senate Dems reach fantastic election reform 'compromise'; More anti-vax RWers 'bite the dust' while inflaming the pandemic for all...

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Brad Friedman,
9/14/2021 -
6:57 pm PT

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California Recall ‘Another Example of Republicans Using Legal Means to Subvert Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 8/27/2021

Guest: Heather Digby Parton on that, Afghanistan, phony 'conservatism', Trump accountability and more: Also: Good news in FL; Bad news in TX; Very disturbing news in Russia and New Orleans...

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Brad Friedman,
8/27/2021 -
6:40 pm PT

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The Blame Game: ‘BradCast’ 8/20/2021

Guest host Nicole Sandler with journalist/author Spencer Ackerman...

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Nicole Sandler,
8/20/2021 -
5:54 pm PT

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The Brainwashed Right’s Newest Culture War Hill to (Literally) Die On: ‘BradCast’ 8/19/2021

Also: Unhappy updates on COVID hospitalized RW radio hosts and other anti-vaxxers; FBI joins CO voting software theft probe, as Mike Lindell harbors Mesa County Clerk in 'safe house'; And, hey, AP...are you okay?...

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Brad Friedman,
8/19/2021 -
6:36 pm PT

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Critical Revelations From the Memory Hole (and from the Mesa County, CO County Clerk’s Office): ‘BradCast’ 8/17/2021

Warnings of global warming in 1912; Warning of war in Afghanistan in 2001; Also: CO SoS confirms hard drives with Dominion software stolen, copied from Mesa County Clerk's office...by the Mesa County Clerk...

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Brad Friedman,
8/17/2021 -
7:01 pm PT

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‘Facts Are Biased, Jon’: ‘The Daily Show’s’ Co-Creator on its Origins and Legacy After 25 Years: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2021

Guest: Comedian, activist Lizz Winstead; Also: Good econ news tempered by Delta; Biden extends student debt moratorium; Listener mail...

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Brad Friedman,
8/6/2021 -
6:24 pm PT

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Fact-Checking Right (on the Phony AZ ‘Audit’) and Left (on Garland’s DoJ): ‘BradCast’ 7/20/2021

Also: Chair of Trump Inaugural Committee, Tom Barrack, arrested, charged with acting as foreign agent, lying to FBI...

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Brad Friedman,
7/20/2021 -
6:44 pm PT

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Callers Explain Their Refusal to Get Vaccinated as Deadly Delta Variant Surges: ‘BradCast’ 7/19/2021

Also: New analysis finds fewer than 200 POTENTIAL cases of voter fraud in AZ last year...

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Brad Friedman,
7/19/2021 -
6:34 pm PT

3 Comments

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Corrupt SCOTUS Undermines U.S. Constitution, Guts Last Remaining Protections of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2026

Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

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Trump’s Activist Rightwing ‘Originalist’ Judges Strike Again in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 4/28/2026

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Dem takes polling lead for U.S. Senate in TX as Repubs brace for 'sour, ugly, bad, bleak' midterm elections...

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Trump, Repubs Exploit Failed Assassination Plot to Advance Ballroom Blitz: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2026

What we know about the alleged shooter, Trump's opportunist response, corrupt contracting for the ballroom, fury at being described as a 'pedophile'; Also: Callers ring in!...

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So Much Losing: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2026

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‘A Scammer’s Treasure Trove’: DOGE Bros Stole Your Social Security Data: ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2026

Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: 'Yes', Virginia, there is a new U.S. House map! (For now)...

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Insiders Making a Killing Betting on Trump’s War: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2026

Guest: Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Judge blocks Admin scheme to prevent wind, solar development; Another TACO Tuesday for Iran...

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Week 8: Iran War Lies Continue from Sundowning Gaslighter-in-Chief: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2026

Also: Approval rating plummets; More Dem overperformance in NJ; VA voters voting; CA primary election chaos; Callers ring in...

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U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026

Guest: Attorney, former U.S. Army Captain Keith Barber; Also: Eastman disbarred; ICE official charged in MN...

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Articles in Category: Mainstream Media Failure

Guest: Jon Schwarz of The Intercept: Also: 'QAnon Shaman' gets 3+ years (while Trump runs free); Gosar censured by House; Biden seeks probe of Big Oil profiteering; Sanders on Defense spending hypocrisy...

Guest: John Nichols of The Nation on what went right and wrong; Also: E-Pollbook failures in NJ open door for loser to challenge results...

Guest: Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47); Also: More on media failure to take the rise of Trump/GOP autocracy with the gravity deserved; Callers...

Guest: Media analyst Eric Boehlert; Also: Biden restores sacred lands to national monuments; House reveals Trump concealed losses, foreign money, 'preferential treatment' on loans at his failing D.C. hotel...

Also: Pipeline co.'s leak tech failed in SoCal spill; Judge restores freedom of choice to TX women (for now); Media misreport GOP debt threat...

Guest: ACLU policing expert Carl Takei; Also: Sinema tanking Dems' Build Back Better agenda; Trumpworld circulates fake AZ 'audit' report...

Guest: Kevin Drum of Mother Jones; Also: U.N. warns current pledges to cut emissions not enough to avoid catastrophic warming; Wildfires now threaten world's largest, 3,000 year old trees at Sequoia National Park...

Elder pretends to care about 'election integrity', lies about fraud before Election Day; Senate Dems reach fantastic election reform 'compromise'; More anti-vax RWers 'bite the dust' while inflaming the pandemic for all...

Guest: Heather Digby Parton on that, Afghanistan, phony 'conservatism', Trump accountability and more: Also: Good news in FL; Bad news in TX; Very disturbing news in Russia and New Orleans...

Guest host Nicole Sandler with journalist/author Spencer Ackerman...

Also: Unhappy updates on COVID hospitalized RW radio hosts and other anti-vaxxers; FBI joins CO voting software theft probe, as Mike Lindell harbors Mesa County Clerk in 'safe house'; And, hey, AP...are you okay?...

Warnings of global warming in 1912; Warning of war in Afghanistan in 2001; Also: CO SoS confirms hard drives with Dominion software stolen, copied from Mesa County Clerk's office...by the Mesa County Clerk...

Guest: Comedian, activist Lizz Winstead; Also: Good econ news tempered by Delta; Biden extends student debt moratorium; Listener mail...

Also: Chair of Trump Inaugural Committee, Tom Barrack, arrested, charged with acting as foreign agent, lying to FBI...

Also: New analysis finds fewer than 200 POTENTIAL cases of voter fraud in AZ last year...

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What we know about the alleged shooter, Trump's opportunist response, corrupt contracting for the ballroom, fury at being described as a 'pedophile'; Also: Callers ring in!...

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Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: 'Yes', Virginia, there is a new U.S. House map! (For now)...

Guest: Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Judge blocks Admin scheme to prevent wind, solar development; Another TACO Tuesday for Iran...

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