Brad Polumbo is a conservative American writer and anti-transgender activist. Polumbo has appeared on anti-trans podcast Blocked and Reported and features a Libs of TikTok-type segment singling out trans and gender diverse people for commentary and ridicule.
Background
Bradley Andrew “Brad” Polumbo was born on November 12, 1997.
Polumbo earned a bachelor’s degree from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2019. Polumbo has written for the Washington Examiner, Foundation for Economic Education, and National Review.
Polumbo hosts the Brad vs. Everyone podcast. Polumbo frequently hosts conservative trans guests. Polumbo also appeared on conservative transgender podcast Dollcast in 2025.
Polumbo also co-hosts the Citation Needed podcast with Colin Wright. Episodes “spotlight and critique two of the most ridiculous examples of “woke” scholarship.”
References
Coaston, Jane (September 4, 2023,). Opinion: How a Gay Republican Sees the Rise in Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Rhetoric on the Right. New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/04/opinion/brad-polumbo-gay-rights-republicans.html
Drigotas, Conner (~2024). Alumni Interview: Brad Polumbo. Young Voices https://www.joinyv.org/success-stories/alumni-interview-brad-polumbo
Selected anti-trans writing by Polumbo
Polumbo, Brad (April 20, 2023). ‘I Was in the Pittsburgh Trans Debate. Activists Had Me Scared for My Life.’ Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/trans-transgender-debate-protest-pittsburgh-college-1795719
Media
Intercollegiate Studies Institute (April 18, 2023). Should Transgenderism be Regulated by Law? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwzfHWfLSX4
Resources
Brad Polumbo (bradleypolumbo.com)
Substack (substack.com)
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- Based Politics
- based-politics.com [pre-Substack archive]
- The Weekly Brad
- bradleypolumbo.substack.com
- Citation Needed (with Colin Wright)
- citationneededpodcast.com
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YouTube (youtube.com)
- https://www.youtube.com/@BradPolumbo1 [deleted]
- brad_polumbo
Facebook (facebook.com)
Washington Examiner (washingtonexaminer.com)
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- washingtonexaminer.com/author/brad-polumbo
National Review (nationalreview.com)
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- nationalreview.com/author/brad-polumbo
LinkedIn (linkedin.com)
Thought Leaders (thoughtleaders.io)
- Brad Polumbo
- https://app.thoughtleaders.io/#/reserve/Brad-Polumbo
Muck Rack (muckrack.com)