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‘Madness is Coming’: SCOTUS on Brink of Judicial Earthquakes: ‘BradCast’ 6/14/2022

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Republicans move quickly to protect the families of SCOTUS Justices, but not yours...

JAN. 6 HEARINGS (Day 2): ‘Detached from Reality,’ Trump Repeatedly Told Fraud Claims ‘Nonsense’: ‘BradCast’ 6/13/2022

Special coverage with Salon's Heather Digby Parton on overwhelming evidence Trump knew there was no fraud, then raised $250 million for phony 'Official Election Defense Fund'; Also: Callers ring in...

JAN. 6 HEARINGS (Day 1) – Trump Knew There Was No Fraud, Led ‘Attempted Coup’ Anyway: ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2022

Special coverage with Salon's Heather Digby Parton; U.S. Army vet, attorney, former Republican, Keith Barber...

MI GOP Initiative to ‘Prevent Election Fraud’ Derailed by Election Fraud: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2022

Guest: Nancy Wang of Voters Not Politicians; Also: MI GOP Guv candidate arrested for Jan. 6 crimes; NY GOP Councilwoman pleads guilty to voter fraud in 'widespread' federal probe...

What the House Jan. 6 Committee Must Do (and Why Dems Should be Wary of Liz Cheney): ‘BradCast’ 6/8/2022

Guest: The Nation's John Nichols on that and midterm primary lessons; Also: Noteworthy results from primaries in IA, MS, MT, NJ, NM, SD, CA...

Concessions, Recounts, Gerrymanders and GOP Criminal Fraud Conspiracies: ‘BradCast’ 6/7/2022

Just another day on Democracy Watch...cuz someone's gotta...

Finally! Top U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Issues Warning About Touchscreen Voting Dangers: ‘BradCast’ 6/6/2022

CISA issues advisory based on sealed expert report in GA voting system lawsuit; Also: We try to open the phones re: upcoming J6 hearings, get waylaid by callers with other matters on their mind...

Progressive Candidates Fairing (Mostly) Well in Early Midterm Primary Wins: ‘BradCast’ 5/27/2022

Guest: Howie Klein of 'Down With Tyranny'; Also: Several important (and mostly good) updates on some stories we've recently covered closely...

‘This is the Hiroshima of Botched Elections’: ‘BradCast’ 5/26/2022

Guest: Election Integrity activist Sherry Healy on Clackamas County, OR's primary election boondoggle; Also: Abbott slashed mental health care in TX before shooting; GOP blocks domestic terror bill in Senate; Trump loses another appeal in NY...

‘It Wasn’t Always This Way’: Accountability for Latest TX Massacre and Tuesday Primary Results: ‘BradCast’ 5/25/2022

How the Uvalde school shooting came to happen, who must be held accountable, and what must come next; Also: Noteworthy results from Tuesday's midterm primaries in AL, AR, GA and TX...

Massive Election Fraud Scandal Rocks MI GOP’s Gubernatorial Primary: ‘BradCast’ 5/24/2022

State's latest GOP fraud includes 68,000 forged petition signatures from 5 of 10 Guv candidates; Also: GA website change blocked thousands of voter registrations last year; Another horrific school shooting in TX...

Heads Up! CA Dems Moving Dangerous Internet Voting Scheme Through State Legislature!: ‘BradCast’ 5/23/2022

Guest: Dr. David Jefferson, formerly of Verified Voting, Livermore Nat'l Lab; Also: Biden on U.S. Taiwan policy; First Russian sentenced for war crimes; Russian diplomat resigns, 'ashamed' of nation's Ukraine lies...

Longtime Election Observers Barred from Wake County, NC Primary Count, Threatened w/ Arrest: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2022

Guests: Lynn Bernstein of Transparent Elections NC, John Brakey of AUDIT-USA; Also: GA law enforcement, election officials debunk 'voter fraud' claims in Trumpy propaganda documentary, '2000 Mules'...

GOP Senate Candidates Used Same ‘Replacement’ Rhetoric as Buffalo’s White Supremacist Shooter: ‘BradCast’ 5/19/2022

Also: Cruz TX disbarment sought for 2020 steal efforts; GOP Sen. booed in WY; Young voters eager for 2022; Record majority for abortion rights...

Did GOP Election Officials Facilitate Voting System Software Theft in Coffee County, Georgia?: ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2022

'The system has been breached' says guest Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: Primary results from NC, KY, OR, ID, PA...

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