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The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

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 coast-to-coast and around the globe! NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!

  1. 9 HR. AGO

    'BradCast' 10/31/2024 (The 'Voter Fraud' Before the Storm)

    On today's 'BradCast:  Get ready for a tsunami of 'fraud' claims, both real and fake, likely to come our way in the next few days and weeks, IF Donald Trump loses to Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Understand the facts to combat disinformation spread by Trump, Republicans and their MAGA supporters, as they lay the groundwork to contest the election. Actual proven voter fraud cases are exceedingly rare and are caught by an extensive fraud check system, as recent arrests in several states show. Republicans in Arizona stopped trying to remove 100,000 voters from the rolls over citizenship 'questions' when it was clear most were GOP voters. But the rightwing supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Virginia Republicans' deeply flawed, unlawful purge of 1,600 'suspected' non-citizen voters to continue, even though it ensnared actual U.S. citizens. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

    58 min

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    'BradCast' 10/30/2024 ('Closing Arguments' with Salon's Heather Digby Parton, Driftglass of The Pro Left Podcast)

    On today's 'BradCast':  The contrast and choice for American voters could not be starker in the waning days before the most consequential Election Day in modern American history. On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a 'closing argument' on the Ellipse in front of the White House, the same spot where former President Donald Trump incited the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Harris underscored her many policy proposals to boost average American families, restore reproductive rights, and much more, and accurately characterized Trump as a threat to democracy itself. Her address came just days after Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, which was full of crude, racist, and misogynistic threats and attacks. HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and 'DRIFTGLASS,' of the Pro Left Podcast, offer analysis, insight, history and context on both events and the state of the race, as America chooses between two very different paths to the future.

    58 min

  3. 2 DAYS AGO

    'BradCast' 10/29/2024 (Trump Promises to be a Lawless, Authoritarian President. Believe Him.)

    On today's 'BradCast':  The Washington Post has lost at least 200,000 subscribers following billionaire owner Jeff Bezos' cowardly decision to kill the legendary paper's planned endorsement of Kamala Harris just days before the 2024 presidential election. Bezos is apparently seeking to appease vengeful former President Donald Trump in case he wins. Trump and billionaire Twitter/X owner, Elon Musk, are reportedly in regular, secret contact with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Russia expert (and former Trump official) Fiona Hill chillingly explains how great nations slip into oligarchy and authoritarianism, to the deep detriment of their ordinary citizens. The New York Times editorial board details Trump's actual words, his record, and his threats on a broad range of issues, from prosecuting his political enemies to deploying the US military against Americans and more, warning, 'Believe him.' Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

    58 min

  4. 3 DAYS AGO

    'BradCast' 10/28/2024 (Ballots Burn in WA, OR; Billionaire WaPo, LATimes owners 'Obey in Advance')

    On today's 'BradCast':  The FBI is investigating ballot drop boxes in Portland, OR, Vancouver, WA that were set on fire, destroying hundreds of ballots, in apparent arson incidents. Philadelphia's district attorney sued billionaire Elon Musk to halt his 'lottery' giveaway as a likely unlawful vote-buying scheme. The billionaire owners of the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times cited flimsy excuses for killing their papers' planned endorsements of Kamala Harris for president, in turn triggering warnings from experts in fascism that the outlets have succumbed to 'obeying in advance,' kowtowing to a wannabe dictator who's not even in office yet. Callers weigh in, and offer their own endorsements in the last days before the pivotal 2024 presidential election.

    57 min

  5. 6 DAYS AGO

    'BradCast' 10/25/2024 (Encore: Domestic extremism expert and author David Neiwert)

    Encore: original airdate 10-16-2024. On today's 'BradCast': Retired top military officials are now warning about the threat that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump poses to the American people and the Constitution. Trump is escalating his fascist rhetoric, calling his perceived domestic political enemies 'the enemy within,' and suggesting he would use the U.S. military against them.  Domestic extremism expert and author DAVID NEIWERT explains the fascistic threats of Trump and his supporters with Election Day fast approaching, how far-right extremists may react to a Trump win or loss, and the danger of America teetering on the precipice of tipping into fascism. Also today: Nebraska Supreme Court rebukes top Republican officials for violating state law in attempting to block former felons' voting rights. Georgia state judge halts implementation of last-minute election rules installed by the state's MAGA-controlled state elections board.

    58 min

  6. OCT 25

    'BradCast' 10/24/2024 (Harris on Hope and Trump's Fascism in Bumpy Closing Days of Election)

    On today's 'BradCast':  It's going to be a very bumpy road to Election Day and beyond, but there are still plenty of opportunities to stay hopeful and helpful, like 'Markers For Democracy,' a group 'Saving our democracy, one postcard at a time.' In Arizona, an arsonist set fire to a USPS box, damaging absentee ballots. Phoenix police charged a man suspected of shooting at Democratic National Committee field office. Donald Trump described how he will quash criminal investigations against him if he wins. New reporting reveals Trump, as president, blocked disaster aid to several states as punishment. Following disturbing allegations by Trump's former chief of staff, US Marine General John Kelly, describing Trump as a 'fascist', Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing on a strong anti-fascism, pro-democracy message, reiterating the danger to the nation if Trump regains power. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

    57 min

  7. OCT 24

    'BradCast' 10/23/2024 (John Kelly says Trump is 'Fascist'; Plus guest Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center)

    On today's 'BradCast':  The very conservative General John Kelly, former Dept. of Homeland Security chief and Donald Trump's former White House Chief of Staff, explains in an alarming, on-the-record taped interview that Trump meets 'the definition of fascist,' frequently praised Hitler, disdained U.S. military service members and disabled veterans, and more. But Fox News hasn't informed its viewers about Gen. Kelly's warnings. The Executive Director of the nonprofit Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, CHRIS MELODY FIELDS FIGUEREDO, discusses why we are seeing a surge of statewide citizen-led ballot measures across the country, covering everything from reproductive rights to minimum wage, paid sick leave, redistricting, and much more. Figueredo also highlights 'sneaky', deceptive ballot initiatives, efforts in GOP-controlled states to block voter-led ballot measures, and useful tools for voters to make informed choices.

    58 min

  8. OCT 23

    'BradCast' 10/22/2024 (Accountability Hammer Comes Down on Guiliani, Other Election Deniers)

    On today's 'BradCast':  With less than two weeks to Election Day, it's your last chance to vote and help others vote in the 2024 election. Are you doing all you can to help and encourage others? Judge ordered Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani to turn over his million-dollar New York apartment and more to Shaye Moss and her mother Ruby Freeman, the Georgia election workers defamed by Giuliani after the 2020 election. Arizona GOP county election official pleaded guilty to attempting to block the certification of 2022 election results. Georgia State Supreme Court blocked last-minute election rule changes brought by the MAGA-majority State Board of Elections. Trump and North Carolina Republicans now hypocritically support absentee voting after falsely demonizing it. NC GOP party official is training partisan pollwatchers to challenge voters with 'Hispanic-sounding names.' Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

    58 min
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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 coast-to-coast and around the globe! NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!

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