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Virginia’s Stunning Political Crisis is Far More Shamefully GOP-Engineered Than Most Realize: ‘BradCast’ 2/7/2019

A decade of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering led to this moment...

‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Trump’ – a Post-SOTU Analysis: ‘BradCast’ 2/6/2019

Guests: Heather Digby Parton and Eric Boehlert...

Trump Dumps Landmark Anti-Nuclear Pact with Russia, Media Move On: ‘BradCast’ 2/5/2019

Guest: Former Dep. Asst. Sec. of State Michael Fuchs; Also: Trump fails SOTU 'unity' vow; Inaugural Comm. slapped with federal subpoena...

Race, Ralph Northam and Resignation?: ‘BradCast’ 2/4/2019

Calls for VA's Governor to step down may make political sense for Democrats, but is it wise and/or the right thing to do? Callers ring in...

What the Shutdown Taught Us (or Should Have) About U.S. Wealth Inequality: ‘BradCast’ 2/1/2019

Guest: Inst. for Policy Studies' Chuck Collins; Also: SD moves to restrict early voting; Panelists at Davos take on the wealthy over tax avoidance...

Abrams Super Bowl Ad Calls for ‘HAND-MARKED Paper Ballots’!: ‘BradCast’ 1/31/2019

Also: McConnell's Election Day holiday lie; Schumer's Trump 'intervention'; Much more...

Big Chill, Big Denial, Big Security Threats and Lies, and Big Pharma: ‘BradCast’ 1/30/2019

Guest: Meteorologist Guy Walton on the polar vortex and the 'sinking fossil-fuel Titanic'; Also: Trump's own intel chiefs say he's wrong...about pretty much everything; And a new, game-changing e-cig study...

‘Lengths to Which Officials Will Go To Keep From Having Votes Counted’: ‘BradCast’ 1/29/2019

Guest: Election expert Marilyn Marks on GA 2018 Lt. Gov. election contest as state moves to unverifiable barcoded ballots; Also: FL 2020 GOP power-grab update; IA Repubs vote to NOT count absentee ballots...

Heads Up! GOP Election Power-Grab Underway in FL In Advance of 2020!: ‘BradCast’ 1/28/2019

Also: Callers ring in on Trump's shutdown cave, and what happens next...

Trump Caves, Reopens Govt (For Now), And What He Hopes You Didn’t Notice: ‘BradCast’ 1/25/2019

Guest: The Intercept's Akela Lacy on Admin approval for religious discrimination; Also: Kushner was rejected for top secret clearance, but granted it anyway; Stone arrested and charged in Florida...

The BRAD BLOG’s 15th Anniversary! (and Some Other Stuff): ‘BradCast’ 1/24/2019

Guests: BRAD BLOG's Ernest A. Canning and Desi Doyen, with a look back, a look forward, some thanks, and, yes, the news of the day...

Trump DoJ Ignored NC’s GOP Absentee Ballot Fraud in 2016, So It Happened Again in 2018: ‘BradCast’ 1/23/2019

Also: Govt still closed; Trump approval plummeting; Pelosi calls his SOTU bluff; Cohen cancels; Maher: How the middle-class has been squeezed...

Making Sense of BuzzFeed’s Explosive Report and Mueller’s Rare Response: ‘BradCast’ 1/22/2019

Guest: NatSec journalist Marcy Wheeler: Also: SCOTUS allows Trump's cruel trans ban to proceed, makes no moves (yet) on DACA...

WI’s Lame Duck GOP Election Power-Grab Blocked by Federal Court: ‘BradCast’ 1/18/2019

Guest: Analiese Eicher of One Wisconsin Now; Also: MI's new Dem SoS looks to settle gerrymander case; Buzzfeed charges Trump told Cohen to lie to feds about Moscow Trump Tower project...

‘Collusion’ Confusion, Shutdown Woes, Tax Truth: ‘BradCast’ 1/17/2019

Trump paid Cohen to rig online polling; Giuliani moves the Russia goal posts (again); President throws tantrum at Pelosi; Government shutdown taking toll; And why Ocasio-Cortez is joyfully freaking out the GOP...

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