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Meanwhile…Back at SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 3/3/2022

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on KBJ, the EPA, dark money in the federal judiciary and much more; Also: Latest good-ish news and bleak news out of Ukraine...

‘Democracies Rising to the Moment’: Biden’s First State of the Union Address: ‘BradCast’ 3/2/2022

Special coverage with guests Heather Digby Parton of Salon and Richard 'RJ' Eskow of 'The Zero Hour'; Also: TX primary results, election probs...

‘Denazification’? Russian Bombs Reportedly Fall on Ukraine Holocaust Memorial: ‘BradCast’ 3/1/2022

And other troubling war news; Also: GOP Congressmembers speak at pro-Putin White Supremacist rally; Huge percentage of TX mid-term ballots rejected under new GOP absentee ballot restrictions...

What Part of ANTI-War Don’t Some of Our Friends on the Left Understand?: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2022

Also: New IPCC Report warns we're out of time to adapt to climate change; SCOTUS aims to kill the EPA; Callers ring in on Russia/Ukraine horror...

‘Putin is the Aggressor, Putin Chose This War’: ‘BradCast’ 2/24/2022

The world protests, sanctions and rallies against Russia's unprovoked, 'barbaric', full-scale assault against sovereign Ukraine...

The Continuing Costs of Failing to Play the ‘Long Ball’ in U.S. Foreign Policy: ‘BradCast’ 2/23/2022

Guest: Author, journalist John Judis of TPM with 'A Dissenting View of US Policy toward Russia'; Also: Latest news on Ukraine; Good news on redistricting in PA, OH; Bad news for Trump criminal probe in NY?...

‘Bad News for Democracy’: Russian Troops in Ukraine, Republican Vote Suppressors in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 2/22/2022

Guest: Grace Chimene, President, TX League of Women Voters on alarming mid-term primary ballot rejection rate; Also: Biden announces 'first tranche' of Russian sanctions in response to 'invasion'...

UPDATE on BRAD BLOG’s Server Outage…

Trump Crime Family Now Losing Case After Case: ‘BradCast’ 2/17/2022

Also: Spotify's shame; Disgraced CO County Clerk to run for SoS; BRAD BLOG server failure; 13th Anniversary 'Green News Report'; MORE...

‘The Ship is Leaving the Rats’: On Trump’s NY Woes and Ticking Clock on Obstruction Charges: ‘BradCast’ 2/16/2022

Guest: Former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eliason; Also: Climate disaster in Rio; Retail sales boom under Biden; I.G. finds Trump Interior Sec. 'misused public office for private gain'...

Can Fixing the U.S. Supply Chain Disaster Actually Unite Americans?: ‘BradCast’ 2/15/2022

Guest: The American Prospect's David Dayen on the magazine's ambitious Special Issue: Also: Gun-maker settles with Sandy Hook families; Prince Andrew settles sex-abuse case; Palin loses (again); Putin blinks?...

Dumb and Dangerous: Russia-Ukraine Standoff, Canadian Anti-Vax Protests: ‘BradCast’ 2/14/2022

Since nobody seems to know much about either, we open the phone lines to listeners to see what we can learn...

Outrage Over Corrupt USPS Scheme to Replace Fleet With Gas-Guzzlers Over Electric Trucks: ‘BradCast’ 2/11/2022

Guest: Adrian Martinez of EarthJustice; Also: Senators alarmed by unknown CIA data collection program; Musk readies his 'Starship'...

Lock. Him. Up.: ‘BradCast’ 2/10/2022

Also: Cold soup, dumb members of Congress; GOP flipping Dem voter registrations to Repub in FL; Media and Merrick Garland ill-serving the American people and the rule of law...

‘It’s The Wild Wild West Here’: Menacing MAGA Threats Shutter National Butterfly Center in TX: ‘BradCast’ 2/9/2022

Guest: Executive Director Marianna Treviño-Wright; Also: Cawthorn ballot woes worsen in NC; Trumpy CO County Clerk arrested; National Archives refers Trump Presidential records theft to DoJ...

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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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