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WI State Supreme Court Election May Finally Result in Liberal Majority: ‘BradCast’ 3/22/2023

Guest: Wisconsin author, journalist John Nichols of 'The Nation'; Also: Stunning overnight legal developments in Trump stolen documents case...

Harbingers of Republican Implosion: ‘BradCast’ 3/21/2023

Uncertainty and necessity of Trump indictment(s); Bragg ponders 'perp walk' protocol; MAGA fears a protest 'trap'; Fox 'News' eating its own...

Indictment Week for Trump? If So, Then What?: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2023

Also: 20th anniv. of U.S. invasion of Iraq (still no accountability); DeSantis was instrumental in torture at Gitmo; Callers ring in on all of the above...

Also, Could You Define ‘Freedom’ to Make Sure We’re on the Same Page?: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2023

The Right's hilarious Anti-'Woke' Chronicles continue; Anti-abortion Trump judge making chumps of SCOTUS majority; FL now where freedom goes to die; GA grand juror says Trump revelations 'gonna be massive'...

The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Under-the-Radar War on Farmers, Rural Communities and Clean Energy: ‘BradCast’ 3/15/2023

Guest: Climate journalist, videographer Peter Sinclair; Also: Farmers rally for climate in D.C.; MI Democrats repeal GOP anti-union laws...

Failed Banks, ‘Woke’ Banks and GOP Banking on ‘Woke’ to Win in 2024: ‘BradCast’ 3/14/2023

Also: McConnell checks into rehab; DeSantis flip-flops on Ukraine; NM expands right to vote...

FBI Suggests Feds Haven’t Probed Post-2020 Voting System Breaches by Team Trump: ‘BradCast’ 3/13/2023

Guest: Election system expert Susan Greenhalgh; Also: Biden on bank failures; Admin approves new AK oil project, blocks millions of acres from drilling; Pence calls out Trump, but refuses to testify about Jan. 6...

Peaceful Sightseeing at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and Other Deadly Lies: ‘BradCast’ 3/9/2023

Russia's missile assault on Ukraine; Trump's 'peace plan' censored by Hannity; Dominion will win Summary Judgement against Fox, attorney explains; 1/6 rioters trashed Senator's office; Finchem sanctioned in AZ; La Nina finally over; NY on verge of indicting Trump?...

Political Researchers Find Disturbing Number of Americans Seek Anti-Democratic Leaders: ‘BradCast’ 3/8/2023

Guests: Political scientists Tarah Williams and Andrew Bloeser of Allegheny College; Also: Tucker, House GOP stepping on rakes...

Good News for Democracy in MN, PA and for Accountability in CO: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2023

MN restores voting rights for former felons; First black female House speaker seated in PA; First guilty verdict for Peters in CO; Also: Biden refunding billions to students ripped off by for-profit schools...

Starbucks, Amazon, Apple, Others ‘Egregiously’ Violating Labor Laws to Block Unionization: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2023

Guest: Dr. Nelson Lichtenstein, UCSB labor historian; Also: Landmark U.N. deal to protect world oceans; Fighting (again) for permanent DST...

CRT, ESG, E-I-E-I-O: Not Falling for the Right’s Pretend ‘Culture Wars’ and Neither Should You: ‘BradCast’ 3/2/2023

Also: AZ Guv files bar complaint against former A.G. for 2020 fraud lies...

Corrupt SCOTUS Still Just Making Stuff Up, This Time to Block Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness: ‘BradCast’ 3/1/2023

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on that, CFPB, drug pricing, new Labor Dept. chief; Also: Mayor Lightfoot loses Chicago re-election effort...

‘Politicians in Robes’: NC’s New GOP Supreme Court to Rehear Election Cases Just Decided: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2023

Guest: Univ. of KY election law prof Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Listeners respond after yesterday's call-in show on Russia's war on Ukraine...

Staring Down Putin’s ‘Nuclear Coercion’ in Ukraine … and Those Listeners Who Seem to Support It: ‘BradCast’ 2/27/2023

It's not just folks on the Right who are being disinformed about the battle of democracy v. autocracy in Ukraine...

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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

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