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Trump Trial Ketchup: Criminal Contempt and His Two-Tier Justice System: ‘BradCast’ 5/1/2024

Guests: Dr. Allison Gill of 'Mueller, She Wrote', Keith Barber of Daily Kos; Also: Dems outperform again in NY; 4th Circuit nixes some PA ballots; Federal judges strike down LA's new Black majority House district...

A Few Hits of Dopamine for Your Listening Pleasure: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2024

NY judge finds Trump in criminal contempt; A 'key' prediction for 2024; UAW wins again; Indicted AZ state Senator rewarded by RNC; Good news for trans people in WV, NC; Biden goes to pot...not a moment too soon...

The Corruption of SCOTUS is Now on Full Display After Trump’s ‘Presidential Immunity’ Hearing: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2024

So what do we do now? Callers ring in...

Sunday ‘Above the Law’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Immune Deficiency … MAGA Mind Virus ... Rightwing Cancel Culture ... More...

Trump’s Ridiculous ‘Immunity’ Case Finally Heard by His Corrupted SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 4/25/2024

Guests: Former Dep. Asst. AG Lisa Graves, former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eliason; Also: Meadows, Giuliani, 16 others charged in 2020 AZ fake elector plot; CA now running regularly on 100% renewable energy...

New York Trump Trial Mid-Week Ketchup: ‘BradCast’ 4/24/2024

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, Keith Barber of Daily Kos; Also: PA primary results; Biden signs Ukraine aid bill; SCOTUS revisits abortion rights; AZ House Dems repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban...

‘Election Fraud, Pure and Simple’: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2024

Trump NY criminal trial update; Also: SCOTUS nixes Lake's 2022 fraud claims; WI U.S. Senate candidate 'doesn't oppose' elderly voters; Trump/RNC's 'election integrity' plan; AZ GOP Rep's apparent 'petition fraud'...

‘First Domino Falls’ With TN Win in Landmark UAW Effort to Unionize the South: ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2024

Guest: Labor journalist Steven Greenhouse; Also: House finally passes aid package for Ukraine; Prosecutors accuse Trump of 'election fraud' in NY criminal trial opening statement...

Sunday ‘Popcorn Ready’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Stormy outlook ... Abortion wrongs ... American values ... Earth Day ...

Bad Climate News for Home and Car Owners; Good Labor News for Workers in the South: ‘BradCast’ 4/18/2024

Also: 12 jurors now seated in Trump's NY criminal trial; NV Supreme Court approves ballot measure to protect 'reproductive freedoms'; OH Republicans still refusing to put Biden on the 2024 ballot...

SCOTUS Suddenly Concerned About Over-Criminalization … for J6 Insurrectionists: ‘BradCast’ 4/17/2024

Guest: LawDork's Chris Geidner; Also: Scam GOP impeachment trial ends in one day; AZ Repubs spike repeal of 1864 abortion law (again); Voter turnout doubles in AL's new majority minority U.S. House District...

‘Trump Media’ Price Still Plummeting, Some MAGA Buyers Losing Life Savings: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2024

Also: Trump's ridiculous 'immunity' rant; Seven jurors now seated in his NY criminal trial; House Repubs deliver impeachment articles to Senate; Smartmatic, OAN settle 2020 defamation suit...

Trump’s First Criminal Trial, for Cheating to Win in 2016, Begins in NY: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2024

Special coverage of an historic day with Heather Digby Parton of Salon, attorney Keith Barber of Daily Kos...

Sunday ‘Party Like It’s 1864’ Toons

THIS WEEK: Bad politics, good toonery and at least one wake-up call...

Biden Closes ‘Gun Show Loophole’; Republicans Are Turning Desperate: ‘BradCast’ 4/11/2024

New RNC Chair suggests Ukraine a U.S. enemy; GA Lt. Guv facing fake elector probe; OH, AL may keep Biden off ballot; Fox 'News' hides AZ abortion ruling, then Hannity blames Dems; Liberal WI Justice to retire...

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More GOP Vote Rigging Underway. Hey, Maryland Dems! Time to Get Crackin’!: ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2026

Also: GA GOP rigs Atlanta D.A. elections; MT's new voter suppression law nixed by state court; Much more...

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Virginia Supremes Void Special Election on Redistricting Referendum in Huge Gift to Vote Rigging GOP: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2026

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Repubs Seek Immunity Law for Big Oil; White South Rising Again After SCOTUS Ruling: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2026

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The Corrupt Hypocrisy of SCOTUS’ VRA Ruling in the Middle of Primary Election Season: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2026

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Billionaires Spending Millions to Fight Against, Lie to Voters About CA’s Proposed, One-Time Billionaires Tax: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2026

Guest: Harold Meyerson of 'The American Prospect'; Also: GOP states scramble to write Black districts out of existence; A warning for CA vote-by-mail voters...

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Trump-allied GOP opponent lying about progressive billionaire's proposal to end state's corporate 'property transfer loophole'...

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THIS WEEK: RIP VRA ... '86 47' by the Seashore ... Ballroom Grift ...

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