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What ‘Anti-War President’? MAGA Civil War Erupts Over Trump and Iran: ‘BradCast’ 6/18/2025

Also: SCOTUS upholds cruel ban on medical care for trans kids; Trump/GOP budget bill wildly unpopular among Americans...

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Brad Friedman,
6/18/2025 -
6:26 pm PT

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SCOTUS Ruling to Allow Publicly-Funded Religious Schools ‘Would be a Ground-Breaking Disaster’: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2025

Guest: Daniel Mach of ACLU's Program for Freedom of Religion and Belief; Also: Griffin concedes in NC; Vance's brother trounced in Cincy...

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Brad Friedman,
5/7/2025 -
7:12 pm PT

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What Trump’s Order for the ‘Immediate Expansion of Timber Production’ Really Means (and Costs): ‘BradCast’ 3/19/2025

Guest: Climate Analyst Matt Sedlar; Also: Splashdown in the 'Gulf of America'; More Trump court losses; And why giving up isn't an option...

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Brad Friedman,
3/19/2025 -
6:25 pm PT

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The Trump Firing Massacres Begin at DOJ, Inspectors General Offices: ‘BradCast’ 1/27/2025

Is this what you voted for? Callers ring in. Also: Trump calls for ethnic cleansing in Gaza, rolls back civil rights, anti-discrimination enforcement; Unqualified Hegseth, Noem confirmed; More...

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Brad Friedman,
1/27/2025 -
6:22 pm PT

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Trump’s Day 1 Assault on America: ‘BradCast’ 1/21/2025

Pardons for all Jan. 6 insurrectionists and seditionists; Pretend 'national emergencies'; Executive Order-apalooza; And a fully captured Presidency on the 15th Anniversary of the 'Citizens United' decision...

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Brad Friedman,
1/21/2025 -
6:57 pm PT

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Fox ‘News’ and GOP Get Their Hateful War on Trans Kids at SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 12/5/2024

Guest: Law Dork's Chris Geidner; Also: 7.0 quake, tsunami warning in CA; Island nations fight for survival amid climate change at U.N. High Court...

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Brad Friedman,
12/5/2024 -
6:28 pm PT

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Good News and Bad: At the Polls and From the Corrupted Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 6/26/2024

Noteworthy election results from NY, CO, UT, SC; SCOTUS opinions on public corruption, social media; More long-overdue pardons by Biden...

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Brad Friedman,
6/26/2024 -
6:56 pm PT

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Will Corporate Media Step Up to Meet 2024’s Unprecedented Challenges?: ‘BradCast’ 1/10/2024

Guest: Dan Froomkin of Press Watch; Also: A whole bunch of long-overdue accountability news for a whole bunch of rightwingers!...

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Brad Friedman,
1/10/2024 -
5:03 pm PT

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2024’s Chance for Democracy’s Renewal: ‘BradCast’ 12/19/2023

Some good (and not so good) legal news at year's end, and some hope for what next year's elections could bring in our final show of the year...

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Brad Friedman,
12/19/2023 -
7:12 pm PT

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Special Coverage (For Some Reason) of the GOP’s Fourth 2024 ‘Presidential Primary Debate’: ‘BradCast’ 12/7/2023

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

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Brad Friedman,
12/7/2023 -
5:27 pm PT

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GOP House Selects New Hard-Right Speaker; SCOTUS May Kill Non-Existent ‘Wealth Tax’: ‘BradCast’ 10/25/2023

Guest: Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist Michael Hiltzik; Also: Otis becomes Cat 5 hurricane in 12 hours before slamming Acapulco...

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Brad Friedman,
10/25/2023 -
6:53 pm PT

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Our Dumb Special Coverage of the GOP’s Stupid 2024 ‘Presidential Primary Debate’ in CA: ‘BradCast’ 9/28/2023

With smart special guests Heather Digby Parton of Salon and 'Driftglass' of 'The Pro Left Podcast'...

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Brad Friedman,
9/28/2023 -
5:20 pm PT

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More True Tales from the Party of Crime and Corruption: ‘BradCast’ 9/14/2023

Also: Unspeakable Libya death toll; Record global heat; Hunter Biden charged; Hurricane Lee; Much more...

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Brad Friedman,
9/14/2023 -
7:03 pm PT

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Autocracy on Parade in NC and TX; Democracy Striking Back in WI: ‘BradCast’ 8/17/2023

Also: Hurricane Hillary eyes Southern CA and/or AZ...

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Brad Friedman,
8/17/2023 -
7:11 pm PT

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Calling Out Roberts’ SCOTUS ‘Moderation’ Trick: ‘BradCast’ 7/12/2023

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern of Slate on that and other 'Major Questions' from our radical, activist, corrupted U.S. Supreme Court...

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Brad Friedman,
7/12/2023 -
6:35 pm PT

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So Much Losing: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2026

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‘Green News Report’ – April 23, 2026

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‘A Scammer’s Treasure Trove’: DOGE Bros Stole Your Social Security Data: ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2026

Guest: Nancy Altman of Social Security Works; Also: 'Yes', Virginia, there is a new U.S. House map! (For now)...

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Insiders Making a Killing Betting on Trump’s War: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2026

Guest: Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Judge blocks Admin scheme to prevent wind, solar development; Another TACO Tuesday for Iran...

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‘Green News Report’ – April 21, 2026

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Week 8: Iran War Lies Continue from Sundowning Gaslighter-in-Chief: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2026

Also: Approval rating plummets; More Dem overperformance in NJ; VA voters voting; CA primary election chaos; Callers ring in...

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Sunday ‘WWJD?’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Paging Dr. Jesus ... Strait Outta Hormuz ... It's What's for Dinner ...

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U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026

Guest: Attorney, former U.S. Army Captain Keith Barber; Also: Eastman disbarred; ICE official charged in MN...

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4/16/2026 |
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‘Green News Report’ – April 16, 2026

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Trump’s USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2026

Guest: Conservationist Jim Pattiz; Also: Judge blocks Indiana law barring Student IDs for voting; More U.S. ground troops headed to Iran...

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Midterm Elections Reality Check: ‘BradCast’ 4/14/2026

House, Senate and Gerrymandering War updates; Also: Super typhoon slams U.S. territories; China calls Trump's blockade bluff in the Strait...

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‘Green News Report’ – April 14, 2026

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Another Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Weekend: ‘BradCast’ 4/13/2026

Vance fails in Iran; Hungary defeats its autocratic leader; Trump attacks the Pope, depicts himself as Jesus; Swalwell crashes and burns...

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Also: SCOTUS upholds cruel ban on medical care for trans kids; Trump/GOP budget bill wildly unpopular among Americans...

Guest: Daniel Mach of ACLU's Program for Freedom of Religion and Belief; Also: Griffin concedes in NC; Vance's brother trounced in Cincy...

Guest: Climate Analyst Matt Sedlar; Also: Splashdown in the 'Gulf of America'; More Trump court losses; And why giving up isn't an option...

Is this what you voted for? Callers ring in. Also: Trump calls for ethnic cleansing in Gaza, rolls back civil rights, anti-discrimination enforcement; Unqualified Hegseth, Noem confirmed; More...

Pardons for all Jan. 6 insurrectionists and seditionists; Pretend 'national emergencies'; Executive Order-apalooza; And a fully captured Presidency on the 15th Anniversary of the 'Citizens United' decision...

Guest: Law Dork's Chris Geidner; Also: 7.0 quake, tsunami warning in CA; Island nations fight for survival amid climate change at U.N. High Court...

Noteworthy election results from NY, CO, UT, SC; SCOTUS opinions on public corruption, social media; More long-overdue pardons by Biden...

Guest: Dan Froomkin of Press Watch; Also: A whole bunch of long-overdue accountability news for a whole bunch of rightwingers!...

Some good (and not so good) legal news at year's end, and some hope for what next year's elections could bring in our final show of the year...

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

Guest: Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist Michael Hiltzik; Also: Otis becomes Cat 5 hurricane in 12 hours before slamming Acapulco...

With smart special guests Heather Digby Parton of Salon and 'Driftglass' of 'The Pro Left Podcast'...

Also: Unspeakable Libya death toll; Record global heat; Hunter Biden charged; Hurricane Lee; Much more...

Also: Hurricane Hillary eyes Southern CA and/or AZ...

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern of Slate on that and other 'Major Questions' from our radical, activist, corrupted U.S. Supreme Court...

Thanks to you, The BRAD BLOG has been trouble-making and muckraking for … 22 YEARS!!!

Please help The BRAD BLOG, BradCast and Green News Report remain independent and 100% reader and listener supported in our 23rd YEAR!!!

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