Articles in Category: FCC

Legal Lightning Round: GOP Gerrymandering, Trump Travel Ban, Kobach ‘Voter Fraud’, More!: ‘BradCast’ 4/24/2018

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: FCC appointee arrested for fraud and forgery, Trump nominee for VA appears to be in trouble...

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Brad Friedman,
4/24/2018 -
6:00 pm PT

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Mattis: U.S. Lacks ‘Actual Evidence’ of Alleged Syrian Chemical Attack: ‘BradCast’ 4/12/2018

Also: Clueless Trump now to rejoin TPP?; Sinclair continues to abuse public airwaves; And, why local news matters...

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Brad Friedman,
4/12/2018 -
6:29 pm PT

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Rising Up Against the Rightwing Takeover of Public Airwaves, Education, Lands and More: ‘BradCast’ 4/5/2018

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Brad Friedman,
4/5/2018 -
6:19 pm PT

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Why Sinclair Broadcasting ‘Is Extremely Dangerous To Our Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 4/3/2018

Guest: Pam Vogel of Media Matters; Also: Another mass shooting; Good news for voters in two federal voter registration cases in TX and FL...

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Brad Friedman,
4/3/2018 -
6:25 pm PT

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Trump FCC Kills ‘Net Neutrality’, Endangering Free Speech on the Internet: ‘BradCast’ 12/14/2017

Guest: Sue Wilson of Media Action Center; Also: More mega-mergers before GOP tax cuts; Trump noms to EPA, federal bench withdrawn...

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Brad Friedman,
12/14/2017 -
6:27 pm PT

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Internet Freedom of Speech at Stake

FCC is poised to kill Net Neutrality"¦and it will be a horror show"¦again"¦

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Sue Wilson,
12/13/2017 -
9:13 am PT

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‘No Difference Between Democrats and Republicans’? Seriously?!: ‘BradCast’ 11/21/2017

Guest: Former Obama tax policy advisor Seth Hanlon on GOP tax cuts; Also: Trump endorses accused child molester for U.S. Senate; Trump's FCC announces plans to kill landmark 'Net Neutrality' protections...

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Brad Friedman,
11/21/2017 -
6:19 pm PT

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DoJ Sues to Block One Media Mega-Merger, as FCC Paves Path for Another: ‘BradCast’ 11/20/2017

Guest: Dana Floberg of FreePress.net; Also: Nebraska approves KeystoneXL route after spill; Trump ratchets up war-mongering with NK...

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Brad Friedman,
11/20/2017 -
6:31 pm PT

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FCC Set to Allow One Corporation to Buy Every TV Station Where You Live: ‘BradCast’ 11/7/2017

Guest: Sue Wilson of Media Action Center; Also: Trump says now seeking diplomacy with NK; Many red flags should have prevented TX shooting...

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Brad Friedman,
11/7/2017 -
6:15 pm PT

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Putting the ‘Public’ Back in ‘Public Interest’: ‘BradCast’ 4/5/2017

Guest: Media reformer Sue Wilson; Also: The GOP's stolen SCOTUS lie...

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Brad Friedman,
4/5/2017 -
5:48 pm PT

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The ‘Public Interest’ Still Lives

How I took on a major media conglomerate for abusing our public airwaves and challenged the FCC to do its job -- and (mostly) won...

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Sue Wilson,
4/5/2017 -
10:20 am PT

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‘It’s a Crock’: Former Presidential Intel Briefer on Russia ‘Hacking’ Claims: ‘BradCast’ 12/21/2016

Guest: 27-year CIA vet Ray McGovern on why he disputes the secretly sourced allegations, and on Trump skipping Presidential Daily Briefings...

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Brad Friedman,
12/21/2016 -
6:03 pm PT

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Rising from the Dead: a Serial Scammer & (Maybe) Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 5/31/2016

Guest host Angie Coiro looks into the ugly past and present of Peter Popoff; how Derek Cressman proposes getting money out of politics

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Angie Coiro,
5/31/2016 -
8:50 pm PT

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Trump and Cruz: Will Somebody Sue, Already?

One of them could do us all a great favor by holding broadcasters accountable in a way that We the People cannot...

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Sue Wilson,
2/26/2016 -
10:05 am PT

3 Comments

Good Election and Campaign Finance News (Imagine That): ‘BradCast’ 7/9/2015

Guest: Prof. David Schultz of Hamline University...

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Brad Friedman,
7/9/2015 -
4:43 pm PT

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Trump’s Name Removed from Kennedy Center Building

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Trump Policies Imperiling Social Security, Depleting Trust Fund; ‘BradCast’ 6/11/2026

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Corporate Donors to White House Ballroom Win $50 Billion in New Government Contracts, Funding: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2026

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‘Crooked or Stupid’: Trump Rails Against ‘Rigged’ CA Elections, Offers No Evidence, Storms off Interview: ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2026

Counting continues in CA; Critical ME primary tomorrow; Also: Callers ring in, some who have fallen for phony rightwing 'voter fraud' claims...

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‘I’m not a Victim. I was a Criminal’: J6er Says ‘No’ to Trump’s ‘Weaponization’ Slush Fund Money: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2026

Guest: Convicted MAGA rioter Jason Riddle; Also: Pelley charges new CBS execs pushing 'falsehoods', 'bias' into '60 Minutes'...

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Corrupt, Partisan SCOTUS Ends Any and All Claim to Legitimacy With Mid-Election Alabama Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2026

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Trump’s Favorite Election Fraud Criminal Now Runs Free: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2026

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One Failure After Another: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2026

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Articles in Category: FCC

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: FCC appointee arrested for fraud and forgery, Trump nominee for VA appears to be in trouble...

Also: Clueless Trump now to rejoin TPP?; Sinclair continues to abuse public airwaves; And, why local news matters...

Guest: Pam Vogel of Media Matters; Also: Another mass shooting; Good news for voters in two federal voter registration cases in TX and FL...

Guest: Sue Wilson of Media Action Center; Also: More mega-mergers before GOP tax cuts; Trump noms to EPA, federal bench withdrawn...

FCC is poised to kill Net Neutrality"¦and it will be a horror show"¦again"¦

Guest: Former Obama tax policy advisor Seth Hanlon on GOP tax cuts; Also: Trump endorses accused child molester for U.S. Senate; Trump's FCC announces plans to kill landmark 'Net Neutrality' protections...

Guest: Dana Floberg of FreePress.net; Also: Nebraska approves KeystoneXL route after spill; Trump ratchets up war-mongering with NK...

Guest: Sue Wilson of Media Action Center; Also: Trump says now seeking diplomacy with NK; Many red flags should have prevented TX shooting...

Guest: Media reformer Sue Wilson; Also: The GOP's stolen SCOTUS lie...

How I took on a major media conglomerate for abusing our public airwaves and challenged the FCC to do its job -- and (mostly) won...

Guest: 27-year CIA vet Ray McGovern on why he disputes the secretly sourced allegations, and on Trump skipping Presidential Daily Briefings...

Guest host Angie Coiro looks into the ugly past and present of Peter Popoff; how Derek Cressman proposes getting money out of politics

One of them could do us all a great favor by holding broadcasters accountable in a way that We the People cannot...

Guest: Prof. David Schultz of Hamline University...

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