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Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com. Originating on Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7FM in Los Angeles and syndicated daily coast-to-coast and around the globe!

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On today's 'BradCast': Oil and gas prices continue rising as Donald Trump's War on Iran remains unresolved. The Trump Administration ignored the 60-day deadline to seek congressional approval for the Iran War. After several states recently enacted we... more

Encore: original airdate 4-16-2026. On today's 'BradCast': John Eastman, one of the architects of Donald Trump's fake electors scheme, has been officially disbarred by the State of California for his role in organizing the effort to steal the 2020 el... more

On today's 'BradCast': Congressional Republicans finally ended the longest government shutdown in US history, agreeing with Democrats to reopen all critical DHS agencies except for the out-of-control ICE and CBP. Maine's Democratic Gov. Janet Mills e... more

On today's 'BradCast': Today was a grim day for voting rights in America, after the stolen and corrupted rightwing supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, gutting the last remaining provision of the histor... more

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Episode: 'BradCast' 4/29/2026 (Corrupt SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights Act, with Dan Vicuña of Common Cause)
Jim Pattiz
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Episode: 'BradCast' 4/24/2026 (Encore: Trump's USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service; Guest: conservationist Jim Pattiz, More Than Just Parks)
Nancy Altman
Co-Founder and President of Social Security Works; Chair of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition
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Episode: 'BradCast' 4/22/2026 (DOGE Bros Stole Your Social Security Data, with Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Virginia wins new US House maps)
Talia Nimmer
Staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity's Climate Law Institute
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Episode: 'BradCast' 3/27/2026 (Encore: Trump uses 'wartime' authority to reopen CA oil pipelines, with Talia Nimmer, Center for Biological Diversity)
Tulsi Gabbard
U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate, appearing in testimony
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Episode: 'BradCast' 3/19/2026 (New World Democracy Report Warns U.S. Facing 'Unprecedented Autocratization' Under Trump)
Nate Kavanaugh
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Episode: 'BradCast' 3/17/2026 (Deteriorating Don; Collapsing TrumpWorld; DOGE Bros Exposed)
Justin Fox
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Doge Bros / OpenAI-ChatGPT usage in government grants
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Talia Nimr
Staff attorney at Center for Biological Diversity
Center for Biological Diversity
Episode: 'BradCast' 3/17/2026 (Deteriorating Don; Collapsing TrumpWorld; DOGE Bros Exposed)
David Faris
Associate professor of political science, Roosevelt University; contributor at The Nation
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Brad Friedman
Independent investigative journalist known for his critical analysis of political events and media accountability. He is dedicated to covering election integrity and civil rights issues, often engaging with knowledgeable guests to unpack complex political narratives.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 241 ratings
  • 1.17.25

    can’t wait for alabama/tuberville gets slammed with a deadly storm! when are dems going to start pushing back on republicans? will they ever? so disappointed in dems even still being way to civil to republicans.

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    5
    midwestBlue
    United Statesa year ago
  • Essential Listening

    Bradcast and the Green News Report are factual, and packed with news others do not cover or contextualize. I never miss an episode. I highly recommend it to everyone who wants non corporate news especially election coverage. Bradcast helps me through difficult times with thoughtful analysis and snarky content! Thanks Brad and Desi for all the years of hard work and real talk, you’re the best!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ccretney333
    United Statesa year ago
  • 10.1.24

    this is the issue for nov voting, the weather. The least heat or cold or volatile weather is april or May. pres election date needs to be moved from november to april or May.

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    5
    midwestBlue
    United States2 years ago
  • 9.18.24

    5 stars for the brad show but no stars for evangelicals. white evangelicals as a group do not have any commonsense. Not only currently that they vote against their own teachings for backing trump but when pres Carter ran for a 2nd term they voted against pres carter a real genuine evangelical and sunday school teacher his whole life over poser ronnie reagan another false prophet like trump. face it, white evangelicals as a group are not serious nor smart people. That is why trump ran as a repub... more

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    midwestBlue
    United States2 years ago
  • Long time Bradcast guy! YES!

    Long time Bradcast listener. Never miss a show. Brad, is serous & wryly funny. Give it a try. Thanks Brad, Desi, & CO.

    Apple Podcasts
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    lgavs
    United States2 years ago

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'BradCast' 4/28/2026 (Trump Activist Judges Allow Ten Commandments in TX Classrooms; with Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes)
Q: What does originalism actually mean in practice and where does it come from?
Originalism is described as a jurisprudential philosophy that interprets the Constitution as the framers would have understood it, contrasted with the living constitution notion; in practice, it is used by some judges to reach outcomes aligning with a political agenda, which the guest argues is a misapplication.
'BradCast' 4/24/2026 (Encore: Trump's USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service; Guest: conservationist Jim Pattiz, More Than Just Parks)
Q: How is this reorganization different from past moves like the BLM relocation under the prior administration?
Pattiz explains this is a much larger-scale disruption, aiming to empty the agency of experienced staff and move leadership into political control, which would undermine institutional memory and scientific capacity far more than the previous BLM change.
'BradCast' 4/17/2026 (Encore: Chaos, 'Ceasefire' Politics, Iran With the Upper Hand, with Mid-East expert Nicholas Grossman)
Q: Joining us now is Nicholas Grossman. I'm sure with an apology, given the very good way out, that Donald Trump and his administration seem to be cleanly wrapping up their little excursion, as Trump called it, in Iran.
Grossman explains there is no clear endgame or off-ramp that preserves U.S. interests, and notes Iran's leverage via control of the Strait of Hormuz and potential revenue from tolls, suggesting the ceasefire is fragile and not a guaranteed path to a stable outcome.
'BradCast' 4/15/2026 (Trump's USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service; Guest: conservationist Jim Pattiz, More Than Just Parks)
Q: Is there anything the public can do right now to stop or slow this?
Listeners are urged to contact their representatives and senators to enforce existing laws and oppose the reorganization, highlighting the role of constituents in pressing Congress to act.
'BradCast' 4/15/2026 (Trump's USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service; Guest: conservationist Jim Pattiz, More Than Just Parks)
Q: Jim, tell me about this so-called reorganization of the US. Forest Service, how it's different from prior moves in Trump's term.
Pattiz explains it as a deliberate, far-reaching restructuring that drains institutional knowledge by moving leadership out of Washington and consolidating control, with the aim of loosening public lands protections and prioritizing extraction interests.

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