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Great Book Gift Ideas and the Top 10 News Stories of the Year: ‘BradCast’ 12/23/2016

Guests: Author Ari Berman and former FL Gov & Sen Bob Graham

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On today’s BradCast, I shared a couple of interviews I conducted around the Miami International Book Fair a few weeks ago.

Ari Berman, author of Give Us the Ballot joined me onsite at the Book Fair to discuss the 2016 elections — the first in 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. He started our conversation with a bit of sarcasm when he proclaimed, “America will never be greater!”

I also spoke with another author at the Book Fair. He also happened to be the former Governor and former Senator from our state of Florida, Bob Graham. His book is a new edition of America, The Owner’s Manual: Making Government Work For You. Of course, I had to ask him about Saudi Arabia, the infamous 28 pages, and their involvement in 9-11.

Also today: The AP released its list of the Top 10 News Stories of 2016. I gave it the “What’s News?” treatment.

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