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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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Brad Friedman,
4/29/2026 -
6:34 pm PT

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No Way Home: Trump’s Iran War a Spreading, Chaotic, Deadly, Disaster: ‘BradCast’ 3/3/2026

U.S. evacuees stranded; 11+ nations thrust into conflict; MAGA turning on Trump?; Also: VA win in Gerrymander Wars, but SCOTUS blocks NY...

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Brad Friedman,
3/3/2026 -
6:44 pm PT

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SCOTUS Ruling a How-To for Unlawful Gerry-mandering on ‘Eve’ of Critical Election Year: ‘BradCast’ 12/17/2025

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Trump's vindictive plan to shutter nation's 'crown jewel' of atmospheric climate, weather science...

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Brad Friedman,
12/17/2025 -
6:59 pm PT

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Trump’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Week? Month? Year? Life?): ‘BradCast’ 11/18/25

He feted a murderer at the White House, saw both the House and Senate vote to release the 'Epstein Files', while a Trump-appointed judge found the newly rigged U.S. House map in Texas unlawful, unconstitutional...

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Brad Friedman,
11/18/2025 -
7:22 pm PT

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Trump DOJ Takes Stand for Voting Whites in CA: ‘BradCast’ 11/13/2025

Also: Shutdown memories; Trump approval plunging; Seattle progressive unseats moderate Dem; NOAA and 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'...

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Brad Friedman,
11/13/2025 -
6:25 pm PT

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Republican Thuggery While Americans Vote: ‘BradCast’ 11/4/2025

Dick Cheney dies; Polling places threatened in NJ; Trump fires another watchdog; Bondi tries to save James, Comey indictments; MD considers redistricting; Judge permanently bars Trump election order...

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Brad Friedman,
11/4/2025 -
6:32 pm PT

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Trump, Republican Law(lessness) & (Dis)Order: ‘BradCast’ 10/21/2025

Our felon President's crime spree continues and expands...

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Brad Friedman,
10/21/2025 -
7:00 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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The ‘Jeffrey Epstein Shutdown’ and Other Autocratic Nightmares With ‘Digby’ and ‘Driftglass’: ‘BradCast’ 10/15/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

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Brad Friedman,
10/15/2025 -
6:26 pm PT

1 Comment

‘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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Why is DOJ Suing ‘Blue’ States for Their Voter Registration Databases?: ‘BradCast’ 10/1/2025

Guest: Ari Berman of Mother Jones; Also: Trump's corrupt NV U.S. Attorney serving unlawfully; Court rules Lindell defamed Smartmatic...

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Brad Friedman,
10/1/2025 -
6:24 pm PT

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Cynical Hypocrisy Behind Right-Wing Billionaire’s Opposition To CA’s ‘Election Rigging Response Act’

GOPers demand 'fair maps'...but only in Dem-controlled states...

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Ernest A. Canning,
8/29/2025 -
9:05 am 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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All’s Fair in Love, War and, Apparently, Partisan Gerrymandering: ‘BradCast’ 8/4/2025

Dem lawmakers flee TX to block GOP theft of five U.S. House seats; CA focuses on November voter measure in response; Callers ring in...

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Brad Friedman,
8/4/2025 -
6:19 pm PT

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Gerrymandering Expert on Why Dems Unlikely to Counter GOP’s New Texas Redistricting Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2025

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Speaker Johnson to adjourn House for August recess to avoid vote on releasing 'Epstein Files'...

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Brad Friedman,
7/22/2025 -
7:13 pm PT

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Thom Hartmann on the Fourth Rise of U.S. Oligarchy and the 2026 Election That Could Begin to End It: ‘BradCast’ 7/27/2026

Author and progressive talk-show host puts the nation's latest, every-80-years Oligarchic takeover into historical perspective, 99 days before this year's critical midterms...

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

Battlefield grows as Iran-backed Houthis attack cargo ships in Red Sea; Oil prices spike again; Markets nosedive; Mortgage rates jump to 12-month high; Trump announces new tariffs; GOP polling sinks; Trump allows Saudis to go nuclear, then tries to backtrack; Also: Our 1,600th 'Green News Report'!...

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‘Green News Report’ – July 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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7/23/2026 |
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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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7/14/2026 |
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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: Voting Rights Act

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...

U.S. evacuees stranded; 11+ nations thrust into conflict; MAGA turning on Trump?; Also: VA win in Gerrymander Wars, but SCOTUS blocks NY...

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Trump's vindictive plan to shutter nation's 'crown jewel' of atmospheric climate, weather science...

He feted a murderer at the White House, saw both the House and Senate vote to release the 'Epstein Files', while a Trump-appointed judge found the newly rigged U.S. House map in Texas unlawful, unconstitutional...

Also: Shutdown memories; Trump approval plunging; Seattle progressive unseats moderate Dem; NOAA and 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald'...

Dick Cheney dies; Polling places threatened in NJ; Trump fires another watchdog; Bondi tries to save James, Comey indictments; MD considers redistricting; Judge permanently bars Trump election order...

Our felon President's crime spree continues and expands...

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

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

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

Guest: Ari Berman of Mother Jones; Also: Trump's corrupt NV U.S. Attorney serving unlawfully; Court rules Lindell defamed Smartmatic...

GOPers demand 'fair maps'...but only in Dem-controlled states...

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

Dem lawmakers flee TX to block GOP theft of five U.S. House seats; CA focuses on November voter measure in response; Callers ring in...

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Speaker Johnson to adjourn House for August recess to avoid vote on releasing 'Epstein Files'...

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