KPFK - BradCast w/ Brad Friedman

Guest: Jenny Cohn, election integrity advocate

An update on the insane 'audit' theatre underway in Maricopa Co., AZ - a new analysis confirms our reporting that the private company conducting the 'audit' could add 42,000 votes undetected, and they have irrevocably broken the secure chain of custody for the voting machines and ballots. Election integrity advocate JENNY COHN discusses how the nation's election system became so broken, and warns that time is running out for Senate Democrats to reintroduce election security legislation before of the 2022 midterm elections. Jenny and Brad take listener questions and calls on election integrity.

Guest: Adam Green, Progressive Change Campaign Committee

Adam Green of Bold Progressives discusses progressive strategies and actions voters can take to push Congress to pass Biden's crucial infrastructure proposal and American Families Plan despite GOP bad faith and conservative Dem opposition. New revelations in multiple investigations into corruption, tax fraud and more in Trump World. Plus a new gem from musical satirist Randy Rainbow.

Defense Dept officials reportedly increasingly alarmed over Trump's erratic behavior in the waning days of his term. CA Gov. Newsom taps Sec. of State Alex Padilla to serve remainder of Vice-Pres-elect Kamala Harris' US Senate term - we delve into Padilla's mixed record in CA. Iowa Democratic House candidate seeks investigation and hand recount of race she lost by 6 votes. Rightwing propaganda outlet Newsmax speedily retracts false assertions regarding voting machine 'fraud' after companies threaten to sue for defamation. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: David Dayen, The American Prospect

Financial journalist David Dayen explains what is and is not in the new COVID economic relief bill finally passed by Congress, and GOP Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's scheme to block any further economic assistance for American families. Trump and his clown-car attorneys float increasingly disturbing attempts to steal the 2020 election, but AG Bill Barr isn't playing along. Fox News, rightwing media outlets retract false claims about 'widespread election fraud' after voting machine companies threaten to sue them for defamation.

House Democrats' razor-thin four-seat majority holds major long-term implications for enacting any Biden legislative agenda - and could provide an opening for Trump/GOP to derail the vote on Jan. 6 to affirm Biden's Electoral College win. Trump's Acting Def. Sec. halts transition meetings. GA election officials block new GOP voter suppression attempt. Dominion Voting Systems threatens to sue Team Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Eric Boehlert, Press Run

Trumpism has captured the Republican Party, and its election denial and COVID denial are a very real danger to public safety, free and fair elections, and the nation itself. Political media analyst Eric Boehlert discusses the corporate media's specific failures that have obscured how radical and off-the-rails the GOP has become, misleading the American public in the process. Pres-elect Joe Biden taps two historic cabinet nominees - Michael Regan, the first African-American to head the EPA, and Rep. Deb Haaland, the first Native American to lead the Interior Dept.

Brad debunks the newest false claims of 'fraud' in the 2020 election, including a so-called 'forensic audit' of machines used in Antrim Co., MI, and the Trump MAGA Media Mob's disinformation campaign that is undermining America's republican democracy. Trump's neighbors in Palm Beach, FL warn he is not welcome to move there, because it is illegal. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern, Slate legal reporter

Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern explains the long-term ramifications of the radical, unprecedented legal theory promoted by Republicans in Texas' lawsuit at the US Supreme Court attempting to overturn the 2020 election, and several other rulings handed down this week, including a case attacking the parental rights of same-sex parental couples, and much more.

Biden wins the Electoral College vote. Trump's legal team continues filing losing lawsuits in doomed attempt to overturn the will of the voters. A dramatic reading of "The President's New Suit." US AG Barr to resign. COVID19 surges to record 300,000 US deaths as vaccine distribution begins. Far-right Trump supporters vandalize black churches in DC. Callers weigh in...

Guest: Jeff Houser- director of The Revolving Door Project

Guest Host Nicole Sandler speaks with The Revolving Door Project's Jeff Hauser about the Biden cabinet being assembled. Plus, breaking news that the Supreme Court denied hearing Trump's challenge to the election!