# 'BradCast' 6/30/2026 (Encore: The Trouble With Trillionaires [and Billionaires]; Guest: Michael Mechanic of Mother Jones)

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Podcast: [The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547)
Published: 2026-06-30T22:12:00+00:00
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Encore: original airdate 6-17-2026. On today's 'BradCast': In a draft 'Memorandum of Understanding,' the United States and Iran will halt military actions for 60 days and open the Strait of Hormuz while negotiating a final agreement. The draft MOU indicates that Donald Trump made major concessions to Iran, including waiving punishing sanctions on Iran's oil exports. Georgia's GOP-controlled state legislature declined to re-gerrymander its US House maps -- for now. The November 2026 elections are taking shape after primaries, runoffs and special elections in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, California, and Washington D.C. Mother Jones' Senior Editor MICHAEL MECHANIC explains how Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire with help from taxpayers, the many negative impacts of extreme wealth in America and around the world, potential solutions to reduce income inequality, and much more.

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