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Guest: Former Redlands, CA Police Chief Jim Bueermann of Future Policing Inst.; Also: Callers ring on Minneapolis killing of Renee Good...

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Trump’s New Law Supersizes ICE, Mass Detention, Militarization of America: ‘BradCast’ 7/8/2025

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Last Weekend Today: ‘BradCast’ 6/16/2025

Massive 'No Kings' rallies across nation; Trump's military parade flops; Israel bombs Iran; Political assassination in MN; Callers ring in with reports from their own protest experiences...

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6/16/2025 -
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And Then They Came for the U.S. Senators: ‘BradCast’ 6/12/2025

Trump's 'new police state' expands with masked men in small towns; Also: Voters rejecting Trump and his policies; Nat'l Guard unpaid in L.A.; Trump signs bills after GOP Senate nukes filibuster to end CA clean car laws...

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Federal Prosecutors Resign in L.A. After Trump U.S. Attorney Strikes Deal With Felon Cop: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2025

Guest: Legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff; Also: Liberal landslide in Australia; Trump's declares movie tariffs, doesn't know if he supports due process, sees order targeting law firm tossed...

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5/5/2025 -
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Pro-Palestine Protests, Proportionality, and Political Perspective: ‘BradCast’ 5/2/2024

Also: Congressional Dems expose depths of Big Oil deception, denial...

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5/2/2024 -
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Corrupt SCOTUS Still Just Making Stuff Up, This Time to Block Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness: ‘BradCast’ 3/1/2023

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on that, CFPB, drug pricing, new Labor Dept. chief; Also: Mayor Lightfoot loses Chicago re-election effort...

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3/1/2023 -
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One Year Later, Every Day is Now January 6: ‘BradCast’ 1/5/2022

Guest: Philly Inquirer's Will Bunch; Also: Garland vows accountability for 'all Jan. 6 perpetrators, at any level'; Coward Trump cancels anniversary presser; Hannity's insider testimony sought by House 1/6 Committee...

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Brad Friedman,
1/5/2022 -
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Rough Night for Statewide Dems in Off-Year Elections, Better Night for Local Progressives: ‘BradCast’ 11/3/2021

Guest: John Nichols of The Nation on what went right and wrong; Also: E-Pollbook failures in NJ open door for loser to challenge results...

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11/3/2021 -
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Big Deals, Big Storms and Why Mandates Work: ‘BradCast’ 11/2/2021

Vote system failure in NJ; Another GOP gerrymander in OK; Too many Atlantic storms; Major climate deals in Glasgow; Breakthrough deal on drug pricing in Senate; NYC's vax mandate working well so far at NYPD...

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Brad Friedman,
11/2/2021 -
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No, Police Reformers Are NOT to Blame for 2020’s Record Homicide Spike: ‘BradCast’ 9/29/2021

Guest: ACLU policing expert Carl Takei; Also: Sinema tanking Dems' Build Back Better agenda; Trumpworld circulates fake AZ 'audit' report...

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9/29/2021 -
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‘A Cancer on Our Constitutional Republic’: ‘BradCast’ 7/27/2021

Harrowing, emotional testimony at first hearing of U.S. House Select Committee on deadly January 6 insurrection; Also: More unvaccinated regrets, new CDC mask guidance as Delta variant rises...

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7/27/2021 -
6:37 pm PT

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‘Not As Terrible As It Could Be’: New SCOTUS Opinions Handed Down as Term Nears End: ‘BradCast’ 6/23/2021

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: NYC mayoral primary will take weeks to tally by RCV system; Socialist wins upset in Buffalo mayoral primary; Dems 'not deterred' by GOP filibuster of voting rights bill...

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Brad Friedman,
6/23/2021 -
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Federal Judge Cites Century of Systemic Racism, Corruption Behind L.A.’s Homelessness Crisis: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2021

Guest: BRAD BLOG legal analyst Ernest A. Canning; Also: CA GOP's Newsom recall falling flat so far; Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire; GOP disgraces self, infuriates cops by trying to block Jan. 6th Commission...

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5/20/2021 -
6:45 pm PT

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She’s No Hero, But Cheney’s Right About Trump. So the GOP Canceled Her: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2021

Guest: Heather Digby Parton of Salon and Hullabaloo; Also: More on the D.C. Police ransomware hack; And Colonial Pipeline reopens after attack...

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Brad Friedman,
5/12/2021 -
6:08 pm PT

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Billionaires Spending Millions to Fight Against, Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2026

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Guest: Former Redlands, CA Police Chief Jim Bueermann of Future Policing Inst.; Also: Callers ring on Minneapolis killing of Renee Good...

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Massive 'No Kings' rallies across nation; Trump's military parade flops; Israel bombs Iran; Political assassination in MN; Callers ring in with reports from their own protest experiences...

Trump's 'new police state' expands with masked men in small towns; Also: Voters rejecting Trump and his policies; Nat'l Guard unpaid in L.A.; Trump signs bills after GOP Senate nukes filibuster to end CA clean car laws...

Guest: Legal affairs journalist Meghann Cuniff; Also: Liberal landslide in Australia; Trump's declares movie tariffs, doesn't know if he supports due process, sees order targeting law firm tossed...

Also: Congressional Dems expose depths of Big Oil deception, denial...

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on that, CFPB, drug pricing, new Labor Dept. chief; Also: Mayor Lightfoot loses Chicago re-election effort...

Guest: Philly Inquirer's Will Bunch; Also: Garland vows accountability for 'all Jan. 6 perpetrators, at any level'; Coward Trump cancels anniversary presser; Hannity's insider testimony sought by House 1/6 Committee...

Guest: John Nichols of The Nation on what went right and wrong; Also: E-Pollbook failures in NJ open door for loser to challenge results...

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Guest: ACLU policing expert Carl Takei; Also: Sinema tanking Dems' Build Back Better agenda; Trumpworld circulates fake AZ 'audit' report...

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