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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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10/16/2025 -
6:49 pm PT

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While We Were Out: ‘BradCast’ 9/2/2025

We're back! With (almost) everything we missed (and/or wish we had) over the past week during our end-of-Summer break!...

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Brad Friedman,
9/2/2025 -
5:41 pm PT

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‘Asserting the Truth is Seen as Political’ at U.S. Corporate Media Outlets: ‘BradCast’ 8/19/2022

Guest: Longtime accountability journalist and media critic Dan Froomkin; Also: MD's GOP Guv says GOP Guv nominee 'not mentally stable'; Top Trump staffers say declassification order 'complete fiction'...

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Brad Friedman,
8/19/2022 -
6:51 pm PT

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SCOTUS Allows ‘DREAMers’ to Remain Protected, Trump Plays Victim Again: ‘BradCast’ 6/18/2020

Guest: Sarah Pierce of the Migration Policy Institute; Also: Bolton book confirms what every honest person already knows...

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Brad Friedman,
6/18/2020 -
7:07 pm PT

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‘We’ve Only Delayed the Day of Reckoning’: ‘BradCast’ 6/16/2020

Guest: Univ. of Arizona infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Purnima Madhivanan on AZ's 'crisis mode' surge in COVID cases, state officials' deadly denial since prematurely reopening, and 'believing in science'...

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Brad Friedman,
6/16/2020 -
7:33 pm PT

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REPUBS MAKE HISTORY WITH VOTE TO BLOCK ALL WITNESSES IN ‘SHAM’ IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: ‘BradCast’ 1/31/2020

Guest: Roosevelt University political scientist David Faris...

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Brad Friedman,
1/31/2020 -
6:00 pm PT

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‘On the Road to Monarchy, Dictatorship’: Senate Impeachment Trial’s Questioning Phase Begins: ‘BradCast’ 1/29/2020

Guest: Constitutional attorney and impeachment expert John Bonifaz...

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Brad Friedman,
1/29/2020 -
6:14 pm PT

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‘Danger!’: GOP Impeachment Fix in Disarray; Cyber-Concerns Ahead as 2020 Voting Begins: ‘BradCast’ 1/28/2020

Trump team wraps up, Bolton reverberates, GOP lacks votes to block him; Smartphone app at Iowa Caucus; Internet election underway in Seattle...

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Brad Friedman,
1/28/2020 -
6:54 pm PT

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Bolton’s Bombshells; Ken Starr’s Hypocrisy; L.A.’s Voting System Debacle: ‘BradCast’ 1/27/2020

Also: Tragic death of an L.A. icon and listener calls on all of the above...

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Brad Friedman,
1/27/2020 -
6:09 pm PT

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Trump Impeachment Trial a ‘Moment of Reckoning’ for Nation, Republican Party: ‘BradCast’ 1/22/2020

Guest: Martin Longman of Washington Monthly and Progress Pond...

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Brad Friedman,
1/22/2020 -
6:31 pm PT

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BLOCKBUSTERS: Parnas Sings, Impeachment Trial Begins, L.A. Faces Suit Over New Voting System: ‘BradCast’ 1/16/2020

Bombshells from Giuliani's right-hand man; GAO says Trump Ukraine scheme unlawful; Senators sworn to 'impartial justice' by SCOTUS Chief; Major design fail found in L.A.'s $300M vote system; L.A. County Clerk finally responds to our coverage...

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Brad Friedman,
1/16/2020 -
6:23 pm PT

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Happy New War!: ‘BradCast’ 1/6/2020

Trump chooses deadly confrontation with Iran to distract from his impeachment, callers ring in on it; Also: Bolton willing to testify in Senate 'if subpoenaed'; A voter registration heads-up for California!...

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Brad Friedman,
1/6/2020 -
5:56 pm PT

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Gripping Impeachment Hearings Conclude (For Now) as 2020 Dems Return to Debate Stage: ‘BradCast’ 11/21/2019

Special coverage of both with David Bender and Jackie Schechner...

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Brad Friedman,
11/21/2019 -
5:35 pm PT

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‘Was There a Quid Pro Quo? The Answer is Yes’: Sondland’s Bombshells: ‘BradCast’ 11/20/2019

Special impeachment hearing coverage with guest Heather Digby Parton...

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Brad Friedman,
11/20/2019 -
4:42 pm PT

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Trump’s NSC Ukraine Expert ‘Couldn’t Believe What [He] Was Hearing’: Public Inquiry Continues: ‘BradCast’ 11/19/2019

Special impeachment hearing coverage with guest Heather Digby Parton...

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Brad Friedman,
11/19/2019 -
4:06 pm PT

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Articles in Category: John Bolton

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

We're back! With (almost) everything we missed (and/or wish we had) over the past week during our end-of-Summer break!...

Guest: Longtime accountability journalist and media critic Dan Froomkin; Also: MD's GOP Guv says GOP Guv nominee 'not mentally stable'; Top Trump staffers say declassification order 'complete fiction'...

Guest: Sarah Pierce of the Migration Policy Institute; Also: Bolton book confirms what every honest person already knows...

Guest: Univ. of Arizona infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Purnima Madhivanan on AZ's 'crisis mode' surge in COVID cases, state officials' deadly denial since prematurely reopening, and 'believing in science'...

Guest: Roosevelt University political scientist David Faris...

Guest: Constitutional attorney and impeachment expert John Bonifaz...

Trump team wraps up, Bolton reverberates, GOP lacks votes to block him; Smartphone app at Iowa Caucus; Internet election underway in Seattle...

Also: Tragic death of an L.A. icon and listener calls on all of the above...

Guest: Martin Longman of Washington Monthly and Progress Pond...

Bombshells from Giuliani's right-hand man; GAO says Trump Ukraine scheme unlawful; Senators sworn to 'impartial justice' by SCOTUS Chief; Major design fail found in L.A.'s $300M vote system; L.A. County Clerk finally responds to our coverage...

Trump chooses deadly confrontation with Iran to distract from his impeachment, callers ring in on it; Also: Bolton willing to testify in Senate 'if subpoenaed'; A voter registration heads-up for California!...

Special coverage of both with David Bender and Jackie Schechner...

Special impeachment hearing coverage with guest Heather Digby Parton...

Special impeachment hearing coverage with guest Heather Digby Parton...

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