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Good News from State Courts, Very Bad News from SCOTUS on Gerrymandering, Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 2/8/2022

Guest: Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: More lousy reporting from corporate media on Biden's booming economy...

Repubs in Total Disarray, Economy Booming, But DEMS are in Trouble?! Why?: ‘BradCast’ 2/7/2022

Pence finally calls out Trump, Trump pushes back, RNC censures two of its own...while economy sizzles, corporate media fail to notice and blame Biden for nation's woes. Callers ring in to explain...

All Our Never-Ending Stories: ‘BradCast’ 2/3/2022

US v. ISIS; Omicron falling, deaths rising; Good swing-state redistricting news; Biden EPA applying brakes on DeJoy's insane, corrupt USPS gas-powered delivery truck boondoggle...

The Push for Electoral Count Act Reform and the Nightmare of the ‘Swing State Governor’s Gambit’: ‘BradCast’ 2/2/2022

Guest: Grace Panetta of Business Insider; Also: Dem Senator hospitalized with stroke; Manchin's big 'Build Back Better' lie; NY state redistricting adds 3 new Dem House districts...

Rep. Cawthorn Facing Ballot Disqualification for Role in Insurrection (So May Trump, Others): ‘BradCast’ 2/1/2022

Guest: Const'l attorney John Bonifaz of FSFP; Also: Trump more involved in 2020 gambit to seize voting machines than previously known...

Someone Tell Spotify and Rogan ‘Balance’ Not Needed for Facts and Truth: ‘BradCast’ 1/31/2022

Also: Trump vows pardons for insurrectionists; Bi-partisan Senators working to reform law Trump tried to use to steal election; 'Maus' tops best-seller lists after TN school board ban; Callers ring in on all...

Reclaiming the Election Integrity Fight After ‘Stop the Steal’ Fraud, Madness: ‘BradCast’ 1/28/2022

Guest: Lynn Bernstein of Transparent Elections NC on intimidation and an independent review of unverifiable ES&S vote systems; Also: Major media failures at Fox 'News', CNN and Washington Post...

Grab Bag of American Corruption, Autocracy, Fascism: ‘BradCast’ 1/27/2022

Record U.S. corruption; Biden economy booming (don't tell the media!); Snowflake Youngkin's 'tip-line' pratfall; 'Maus' banned in TN before Holocaust Remembrance Day; Internet's dumbest man strikes again...

Breyer Finally Stepping Down from SCOTUS; Progressives Stepping Up to Run for Local Office: ‘BradCast’ 1/26/2022

Guest: Amanda Litman of Run for Something; Also: Judge rejects Trump attorney's suit to block Jan 6 email subpoena; Dems raise record haul for Sec. of State elections...

Lots of Marginally Good News (But We Take What We Can Get These Days): ‘BradCast’ 1/25/2022

Drop Box voting restored in WI (for now); Excellent redistricting news in AL (unless appealed); 'Calming down' in Ukraine; Bad news for key Jan. 6th instigators Alex Jones and John Eastman; And more!...

‘So False it’s Unbelievable’ Says Plaintiff in Lawsuit Cited by Trump ‘Order’ to Seize Voting Systems: ‘BradCast’ 1/24/2022

Guest: Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: Tensions boil in Russia-Ukraine standoff; SCOTUS takes affirmative action cases...

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Draft Trump Order to Seize 2020 Vote Systems Misrepresented Longstanding GA Lawsuit: ‘BradCast’ 1/21/2022

Also: The Prospect's Harold Meyerson on how Biden and Dems can build back 'Build Back Better' before mid-terms; And: Shell's billion dollar Canadian 'carbon capture' facility EMITS more than it captures!...

Trump Crime Family’s Very Bad Week Gets Much MUCH Worse: ‘BradCast’ 1/20/2022

Also: In vote of historic shame, Manchin and Sinema join Senate Republicans to undermine voting rights and American democracy...

On the Media, One Year In and One Year Out: ‘BradCast’ 1/19/2022

Guest: Eric Boehlert of Press Run; Also: SCOTUS allows Nat'l Archives to release Trump Jan. 6 records to House; NY A.G. details 'fraud' by Trump family; Fox Nation gets a historian's hilarious 'hard no'...

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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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