KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer

Senate GOP blinks, will stop filibustering legislation to raise debt ceiling until December, temporarily averting economic disaster. Philadelphia Inquirer's Will Bunch explains what's at stake and what's wrong with Sen. Manchin's demand for 'means testing' of family and health care provisions in Biden's Build Back Better agenda. Also today: Idaho GOP politicians behaving bizarrely...

Guest: Larry Moore, The Audit Guys

Professional election auditor Larry Moore discusses what his team found in a new deep-dive analysis of the partisan wingnut 'audit' results coughed up by the Cyber Ninjas in Maricopa County, AZ. Moore explains exactly how and why the Ninjas' final numbers are phony, why they ultimately were forced to confirm that Biden legitimately won the county, and the ongoing coverup of the scam by the AZ GOP. MyPillow CEO Lindell refuses to believe that two hand-count of Idaho's 2020 election prove the tally was accurate. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Laura Deehan, State Director, Environment California

Officials have closed beaches and fishing along miles of Beach Cities coastline as emergency responders work feverishly to contain an massive oil spill from a ruptured offshore pipeline. LAURA DEEHAN of non-profit Environment California discusses the latest on the oil spill, its impacts on wildlife and local industries, and what can and should be done about it. Pres. Biden rips Republicans for 'playing Russian Roulette' with the US and global economy as the continue blocking Democratic efforts to raise the nation's debt ceiling. Callers weigh in.

Guest: FL Ag Commissioner Nikki Fried and Congressman Charlie Crist from FL-13, both running for Governor of FL

Guest host Nicole Sandler lives in Florida, and wants to rid her state of the crazy man occupying the Governor's office, Ron DeSantis. Today, she speaks with the two candidates running as Democrats to unseat him next year, Nikki Fried and Charlie Crist.

Democrats overcame a GOP filibuster to temporarily prevent a government shutdown, but are still trying to break the logjam to pass raising/suspending the debt ceiling, the bipartisan infrastructure bill and Biden's Build Back Better Act. Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema have reneged on an agreement to pass both major bills together, but Manchin today detailed some of his demands. A listener responds to our interview with climate scientist Dr. Peter Kalmus on the obscene unfairness of US/EU emissions pledges. Republicans and rightwing media spread bald-faced lies about Biden's agenda. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Carl Takei, ACLU

Rightwing media and grifters are predictably denying AZ 'audit' report showing Biden won the 2020 election, and are circulating a fraudulent version that Cyber Ninjas says is 'absolutely false'. AZ Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's intransigence set to kill crucial legislation and Biden's Build Back Better agenda. The corporate media blamed policing reform for the dramatic spike in FBI crime statistics -- ACLU's CARL TAKEI explains what the new data actually show, why the reporting was inaccurate, and community-based solutions that are proven to reduce violent crime rates. Plus: L.A. County expunges the records of another 60,000 marijuana-related convictions.

Republicans blocked legislation to prevent a government shutdown and raise the debt ceiling, sowing chaos and economic upheaval. Progressive Democrats try to forge compromise with Corporatist Dems to pass Biden's very popular Build Back Better agenda and infrastructure package. Senators Manchin and Sinema's private actions belie their public statements. Ford to vastly expand EV manufacturing in US. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: John Brakey, AUDIT-USA

Senate Republicans have hypocritically blocked legislation to raise the debt ceiling, threatening the credit of the U.S., and a bill to keep the government operating. Election transparency advocate John Brakey of AUDIT-USA delivers a postmortem on the phony AZ 'audit' of the 2020 election (which ultimately confirmed Joe Biden's win), and debunks the flood of misleading claims about the election from the Cyber Ninjas.

Guest: Dr. Peter Kalmus, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

National media has confirmed our first-in-the-nation scoop on the hilarious results of the partisan AZ 'audit' of the 2020 election, showing that Joe Biden did indeed win over Donald Trump. Climate scientist Dr. Peter Kalmus discusses his latest essay, which warns that pledges to reach 'net zero by 2050' are fatally flawed, heavily reliant on 'negative emissions technologies' not yet invented, as nations move too slowly to end use of fossil fuels. Kalmus explains actions that individuals can take, and policies that may ultimately be required to avoid catastrophic climate impacts, radical though they may seem today.

Exclusive: The final report on the ridiculous, partisan, so-called 'audit' of the 2020 election in Maricopa Co., AZ -- set to be released on Friday -- confirms that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump. The report also finds zero evidence of widespread fraud, as falsely claimed by Republicans. Congressional Republicans are once again holding the nation hostage, vowing to block an increase in the nation's debt ceiling (which pays for stuff already approved by Congress long ago) and threatening to force a full government shutdown, again - both actions that will wreak havoc on the U.S. economy. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'