'BradCast' 8/28/2026 (Encore: Lawless FCC Votes to Ignore Legal Cap on TV Station Ownership; Guest: John Bergmayer of Public Knowledge)
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the Trump FCC's media ownership rule changes and features an interview with John Bergmayer from Public Knowledge.
Encore: original airdate 8-6-2026. On today's 'BradCast': South Korea declared a public health emergency amid a record-shattering heat wave that has killed dozens, hospitalized thousands, and canceled pro baseball games. The 2026 midterm election primaries continue in Tennessee and Hawaii. The libertarian CATO Institute criticizes Donald Trump for taking an unprecedented US government ownership stake in at least 30 major corporations, even as he and Republicans have shifted to fear-mongering about a 'Communist Menace' threatening America. JOHN BERGMAYER of Public Knowledge explains the Trump FCC's corrupt move lifting media ownership caps, allowing giant corporations to gobble up even more local television stations; why the rule change violates the law; how removing barriers to corporate media consolidation violates the public's interests and endangers democracy; and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'
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