{"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' 7/6/2026 (Maine Us Senate Race Rocked by Sexual Assault Claim Against Platner)","slug":"bradcast-7-6-2026-maine-us-senate-race-rocked-by-sexual-assault-claim-against-platner","published_at":"2026-07-07T01:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547/bradcast-7-6-2026-maine-us-senate-race-rocked-by-sexual-assault-claim-against-platner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bradcast-w-brad-friedman-1088547","url":"https://BradBlog.com/audio/BradCast_BradFriedman-BreakingPlatnerSexualAssaultCharges-Callers_070626.mp3","audio_url":"https://BradBlog.com/audio/BradCast_BradFriedman-BreakingPlatnerSexualAssaultCharges-Callers_070626.mp3","summary":"On today's 'BradCast': Breaking just before airtime, Politico reports that a former girlfriend of Maine's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner has accused him of having sexually assaulted her in her home in late 2021. Graham denies the allegations but says he is 'taking the time to reflect on the best path forward' for his candidacy and Maine voters. Platner has until July 13 to drop out of the race, and several prominent Democrats have called on him to withdraw. Will they have a better chance of unseating incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins with Platner out of the race? Callers weigh in.","meta_description":"On today's 'BradCast': Breaking just before airtime, Politico reports that a former girlfriend of Maine's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3483,"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-7-6-2026-maine-us-senate-race-rocked-by-sexual-assault-claim-against-platner/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-7-6-2026-maine-us-senate-race-rocked-by-sexual-assault-claim-against-platner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}