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Special Coverage: Mueller Testimony Blows Up Trump’s ‘No Collusion, No Obstruction’ Narrative: ‘BradCast’ 7/24/2019

In nearly seven hours of long-awaited, halting responses from the former Special Counsel, the need for impeachment became clearer than ever...

Trump Breaking the World, GOP ‘Conservatism’ is a Deadly Lie: ‘BradCast’ 7/23/2019

President's comments wreak havoc in India, stun Afghanistan; Brexit Boris to be new UK PM; Trump budget agreement balloons his record deficit spending; GOPers killing thousands by undermining ACA...

What to Expect When Expecting Robert Mueller: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2019

Callers ring in on the upcoming testimony of the former Special Counsel; Also: Are they nuts? More on the insane move to 100% unverifiable touchscreen computer voting in Philly and L.A. for 2020...

Philly Citizen Election Advocates Petition State for Review of Wildly Vulnerable New E-Vote Systems: ‘BradCast’ 7/19/2019

Guest: Election tech and cybersecurity expert Kevin Skoglund; Also: Deadly heat wave continues; Who to believe in the US/Iran showdown?...

Gutting the Government: ‘BradCast’ 7/18/2019

Trump Admin cutting nuclear reactor safety inspections, killing scientific analyses, hollowing out agencies from Interior to USDA, more; Also: Feds end Trump hush-money conspiracy probe, release damning docs...

John Paul Stevens RIP and Could That ‘Ridiculous’ Case Really Kill the ACA?: ‘BradCast’ 7/17/2019

Guest: Constitutional law expert Ian Millhiser on the GOP's ACA challenge and the passing of SCOTUS' 'last great conservative Justice'...

‘Mass Confusion and Chaos’: New Trump HHS Rule Undermines Healthcare for Millions of Women: ‘BradCast 7/16/2019

Guest: Politico's Alice Ollstein; Also: House votes to condemn Trump 'racism'; Dem Rep. to introduce Articles of Impeachment...

The Weekend Disasters That DIDN’T Happen (and Some That Did): ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2019

Guest: KPFK News Dir. Ernesto Arce; Barry misses NOLA; L.A. immigrant community comes together to face down Trump raids; Plus callers!...

Barr Grants Self Imperial Power Over Immigration Courts: ‘BradCast’ 7/10/2019

Guest: Migration Policy Institute's Sarah Pierce; Also: Barr's power grabs continue elsewhere; Hurricane Barry takes aim at already flooded NOLA...

Counting Coal Mine Canaries: ‘BradCast’ 7/9/2019

Trump Twitter blocks blocked again; Perot dies; Steyer jumps in; Amash blasts Pelosi; Judge blocks DoJ Census lawyer swap; Dems subpoena Trump Org in Emoluments case, set vote for new subpoena 'blitz'...

San Francisco Promotes Smoking, Death by Banning All E-Cig Sales: ‘BradCast’ 7/8/2019

Guest: David Pasch of Voices for Vaping; Also: A quick roundup of a mountain of news from over the holiday weekend...

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Admin Concedes Loss in Census Fight, and Other Signs of Hope: ‘BradCast’ 7/2/2019

Court blocks Trump 'national emergency'; Congress sues for Trump taxes; FL Repubs gut landmark voting reform; Carter says Trump 'illegitimate'; 2020 dirty tricks now underway; Dems talk climate at first debate...

Republicans’ Stolen SCOTUS Issues ‘Nightmare Scenario for Voting Rights’: ‘BradCast’ 7/1/2019

Guest: Slate's Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Biden plummets, Harris and Warren spike in new polling after first 2020 Dem debate; Callers ring in...

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