{"podcast":{"title":"The BradCast w/ Brad Friedman","slug":"the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547","podcast_index_feed_id":1088547,"rss_url":"https://bradblog.com/podcastgen/bradcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://bradcast.bradblog.com","image_url":"https://bradblog.com/podcastgen/bradcast/images/itunes_image.jpg","author":"Brad Friedman","episode_count":2980,"summary":"Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com. Originating on Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7FM in Los Angeles and syndicated daily coast-to-coast and around the globe!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:18:05.076359+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547"},"episode":{"title":"'BradCast' 5/27/2026 (Encore: Trump's $1.8 Billion DOJ-Facilitated Taxpayer Heist, with Robert Weissman of Public Citizen)","slug":"bradcast-5-27-2026-encore-trump-s-1-8-billion-doj-facilitated-taxpayer-heist-with-robert-weissman-of-public-citizen","published_at":"2026-05-27T21:21:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547/bradcast-5-27-2026-encore-trump-s-1-8-billion-doj-facilitated-taxpayer-heist-with-robert-weissman-of-public-citizen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547","url":"https://BradBlog.com/audio/BradCast_Encore_BradFriedman-Ebola-ResultsLA-ProtestsAL_RobertWeissman-TrumpDOJSettlement_052726.mp3","audio_url":"https://BradBlog.com/audio/BradCast_Encore_BradFriedman-Ebola-ResultsLA-ProtestsAL_RobertWeissman-TrumpDOJSettlement_052726.mp3","summary":"Encore: original airdate 5-18-2026. On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump has invented a new way to grift the nation. Trump has dropped his absurd $10 billion lawsuit against his own IRS, and in exchange, his Justice Department will create a $1.7 billion 'compensation' fund - - a slush fund operated by Trump himself to distribute to his supporters and cronies. ROBERT WEISSMAN of Public Citizen explains the unspeakably corrupt, taxpayer-funded Trump scam, and what can be done about it. The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Mild Trump critic Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-VA) lost his primary bid for re-election. Protesters rallied in Selma, AL to protest the return of Jim Crow voter suppression laws as Southern states move to eliminate Black-majority U.S. House districts.","meta_description":"Encore: original airdate 5-18-2026. On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump has invented a new way to grift the nation. Trump has dropped his absurd $10 billi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3433,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547/episodes/bradcast-5-27-2026-encore-trump-s-1-8-billion-doj-facilitated-taxpayer-heist-with-robert-weissman-of-public-citizen/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547/bradcast-5-27-2026-encore-trump-s-1-8-billion-doj-facilitated-taxpayer-heist-with-robert-weissman-of-public-citizen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}