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Too Little Too Late? Or Not a Moment Too Soon?: ‘BradCast’ 8/1/2022

Can Dems finally pass the critical Schumer/Manchin compromise bill to save the climate (and maybe themselves)?; Also: Biden's 'rebound'; KY's death toll; Tuesday's primaries; And callers ring in...

Leaked: FL Power Co. Secretly Took Over ‘News’ Site, Ran Fake Candidates, Targeted Critics: ‘BradCast’ 7/29/2022

Guest: Alissa Jean Schafer of Energy and Policy Inst.; Also: OAN deathwatch; Trump's CNN 'Big Lie' threat; Stewart slams GOP Senators...

Establishment Pressure Haunted Manchin Into Major Deal on Taxes, Healthcare and Climate: ‘BradCast’ 7/28/2022

Even more amazing: Schumer outfoxed McConnell to do it! Also: Deadly flash flooding in KY; More signs of UNconventional November elections...

Good News! Federal Criminal Probe for Trump, Electric Trucks for USPS!: ‘BradCast’ 7/27/2022

Guest: Adrian Martinez of Earthjustice; Also: Biden's back from COVID...

Fake Electors, Real Crimes: ‘BradCast’ 7/26/2022

Also: Climate chaos everywhere; Hand-marked paper ballots save the day in IL; PA's GOP Guv nominee at center of 2020 'fake' Electors plot; Biden slams disgraced, pro-insurrection, anti-cop Trump...

HOUSE J6 HEARING (Day 8): Trump ‘Did Not Fail to Act, He Chose Not to Act’: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2022

Special Coverage with Heather Digby Parton of Salon, Richard 'RJ' Eskow of 'The Zero Hour'; ALSO: BANNON FOUND GUILTY OF CONTEMPT...

Can We Finally Expand the Supreme Court NOW?: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2022

Guest: Sarah Lipton-Lubet of Take Back the Court; Also: Biden positive for COVID; Report finds Newsmax lying even more than Fox 'News' about J6...

Clear and Present Dangers: ‘BradCast’ 7/20/2022

GOP election denier wins MD Guv primary; Bipartisan Senators unveil electoral reform bills; Bolsonaro plays Trump card; GA D.A. cracks down on Giuliani, Graham, fake electors; House Dems play hardball; Biden unveils actions for climate crisis...

‘Future is Not About Sacrifice’: Executive (and Personal) Actions For a Climate Changed World: ‘BradCast’ 7/19/2022

Guest: Dr. Leah Stokes, UC-Santa Barbara climate policy expert, on what Biden and YOU can do to defeat our climate crisis; Also: UK shatters all-time heat record; MD's gubernatorial primary...

Deadly Heat Records Across Globe as Manchin ‘Sabotages’ Dem, Biden Action on Climate Crisis: ‘BradCast’ 7/18/2022

One more reason why voters MUST expand progressive majorities this November; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above and more...

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NewsFlash: Joe Manchin Still a Liar, GOPers Still Committing Election Fraud: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2022

Corrupt WV Dem still undermining Dems, nation, planet; Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 texts; Arrest warrant issued for indicted CO GOP election official; NY's GOP Guv nom submitted 13,000 fraudulent signatures...

‘Plenty of Evidence’ to Charge Trump, But DoJ Needs ‘a Couple More Pieces’ Before They Do: ‘BradCast’ 7/14/2022

Guest: National security journalist Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel.net...

[UPDATED with link to full transcript of interview with Wheeler.]

No, ‘Both Sides’ Are Not the Same. Want Proof?: ‘BradCast’ 7/13/2022

GOP TX Reps threaten law firm for out-of-state abortions; Facing contempt trial, leaked Bannon audio reveals Trump scheme to steal 2020; DoJ sues AZ for vote suppression; WI's GOP Supremes ban drop-box voting; GA GOP Senate nom's sad climate change remarks...

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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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Do Dems Have the Courage Required to Restore and Reform American Democracy? (Do You?): ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2026

Guest: Kate Riga of Talking Points Memo; Also: SC Senate leader blocks U.S. House gerrymandering; Primary results from WV, NE...

Offshore Oil Rig Fire in SoCal a Preview of Trump’s NEXT Huge Failure: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2026

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

Voting rights disappearing, Jim Crow returning before our eyes in GOP-controlled state after state; Callers ring in...

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

Guest: Laura Peterson of Union of Concerned Scientists; Also: Trump panel calls for FEMA cuts as MS slammed by another tornado swarm...

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Time to Reform our Illegitimate Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2026

Guest: Alicia Bannon of NYU's Brennan Center for Justice; Also: Primary and special election results in OH, IN, MI...

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

Also: 'Project Deadlock' in Strait of Hormuz as Admin pretends ill-fated, unlawful, continuing Iran War is over; The conflict's very real, if ironic, upside...

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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...

Steyer Facing Deceptive Fire in CA Gubernatorial Race for Call to Eliminate ‘Trump Loophole’

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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