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Trump and the Mexico, Australia Phone Call Dump: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2017

Guest: Dave Johnson of 'Seeing the Forest' | Also: Mueller reportedly impanels a new grand jury in D.C.; Senators work to keep him from being fired; And Iran charges new sanctions violate nuclear deal...

Reluctant Sanctions, Twisted Civil Rights, More Election Security Failures: ‘BradCast’ 8/2/2017

Plus: Open lines for callers in the angry heat of mid-Summer...

GAO Creates Fake Website, Obtains Million Dollars Worth of Weapons, For Free, from Pentagon: ‘BradCast’ 8/1/2017

Guest: Zina Merritt, Govt. Accountability Office Director on 'a systematic breakdown in the controls at every level' | Also: Keystone XL may be dead after all; EPA loses in court; Kobach's 'bizarre' appeal motion; more...

Every Single Voting System Hacked Within Hours at DefCon’s ‘Voting Village’: ‘BradCast’ 7/31/2017

Guest: Dr. David Jefferson of Livermore National Laboratory and Verified Voting | Also: 'The Mooch' is fired, and the health care wars continue...

The Long ObamaCare Repeal Con Comes to a Dramatic End (For Now): ‘BradCast’ 7/28/2017

Also: GOP and Trump still playing voters for morons, Priebus is out; 'The Mooch' unleashed; More evidence Dems still denying vaping science...

White House, U.S. Senate Devolve Into Chaos: ‘BradCast’ 7/27/2017

Intra-party Republican disarray over health care repeal, Trump's trans ban, threats to replace AG, more | GUEST: Former Acting CBO Director Donald Marron on why GOP plan to gut the agency is 'a terrible idea'...

Deflect, Distract, Deny and Other Lead Balloons: ‘BradCast’ 7/26/2017

Trump's transgender military ban, GOP's still failing health care repeal, the bullying of Jeff Sessions and listeners call in on all of the above...

‘People Will Die’: GOP Senators Vote to Open Debate on Unknown Health Care Repeal Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 7/25/2017

Guest: Health reform advocate Jacki Schechner | Also: Trump continues attacks on his own Attorney General; White House plans purge...

Myths, Dangers, and Powers of the Presidential Pardon: ‘BradCast’ 7/24/2017

Guest: Constitutional expert Ian Millhiser; Also: Senate vows ObamaCare repeal vote; Dems unveil 2018 plan, put 'single-payer on the table'; Healthcare fight moves U.S. to the left; Impeachment getting popular...

Admin Now Sabotaging Health Care Law; Spicer is Out; Trump Readies for War: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2017

Guest: Elizabeth Hagan of Families USA...

Constitutional Crisis Nears, Democracy Crisis Already Here: ‘BradCast’ 7/20/2017

Guest: Legal analyst Ernest A. Canning...

Civilian War Deaths Skyrocket Under Trump; CA Adopts Landmark Bipartisan Climate Legislation: ‘BradCast’ 7/19/2017

Guest: R.L. Miller, climate hawk Dem, on opposition to the CA bills | Also: Big Oil faces big new lawsuits; State Dept. shutting down war crimes office; Latest GOP health care repeal takes insurance from 32 million...

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GOP’s Illegitimate Attempt to Repeal Health Care for Millions Collapses (Again. Twice.): ‘BradCast’ 7/18/2017

Plus: 2016 election hack attempts even worse than previously known, Kobach voter fraud commission's suppression efforts already a success...

With ObamaCare Repeal on the Brink, Admin Ups Its Lies About It: ‘BradCast’ 7/17/2017

Guest: Ned Resnikoff of ThinkProgress...

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