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In Plain Sight: Trump Admits to Crippling U.S. Postal Service In Hopes of Stealing the Election: ‘BradCast’ 8/13/2020

President of the United States holds trillions of dollars in emergency relief hostage to prevent Democrats from safely casting ballots in November...

GOP Secretaries of State Crank Up Mail-in Vote Suppression in GA, KY, OH: ‘BradCast’ 8/12/2020

Guest: Howie Klein on Tuesday's primary results in MN, GA, elsewhere; Also: Kamala's first appearance as Biden's running mate...

BIDEN PICKS HARRIS; Also: Mystery Solved on GA’s ‘Lost’ Computer-Tabulated Votes in June Primary: ‘BradCast’ 8/11/2020

Guests: Heather Digby Parton on Kamala as VEEP; Jeanne Dufort on why the Peach State's new, $100 million digital-scanners failed to count thousands of valid votes and how to fix it before November...

Failed Primary in PR; 100k Infected Kids in Two Weeks; Trump’s Pretend Relief ‘Executive Orders’: ‘BradCast’ 8/10/2020

Plus 'back to school' with listener calls, as it all goes from bad to worse...

Postal Workers Union President: ‘Mail is Being Slowed Down…Everywhere’: ‘BradCast’ 8/7/2020

Guest: APWU's Mark Dimondstein; Also: Progressive activist reportedly wins Dem U.S. Senate nomination in TN after being outspent 250 to 1...

National Ripoff Association: NY A.G. Sues NRA for Financial Fraud and to Dissolve the Organization: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2020

Also: Trump is in for big legal trouble in NY too; Economy heading over a cliff as White House, Congressional Republicans dither...

Progressive Victories (and Some Losses) in MO, MI, AZ, WA, KS State Primaries: ‘BradCast’ 8/5/2020

Guest: Howie Klein of Down With Tyranny; Also: Disgraced Kobach and Watkins lose in KS; Disgraced Arpaio in the running in AZ; GOP Guv restores voting rights to former felons in IA...

Death and Destruction; Hope and Change: ‘BradCast’ 8/4/2020

Isaias lands; Trump goes to 11; McSally and Graham in trouble; MORE...

Help Is On the Way: ‘Election Cyber Surge’ Initiative Launches Not a Moment Too Soon: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2020

Guest: Maya Worman of Univ. of Chicago Harris Cyber Policy Initiative; Also: Trump facing big trouble in NY; Callers ring in on the VEEPStakes...

New FEC Complaint Alleges Trump Campaign Running $170 Million ‘Laundering’ Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 7/31/2020

Guest: CLC's Brendan Fischer on an extraordinary new Trump grift; Also: Stop cowering at and covering his wannabe dictatorial tweets!...

Monopoly Money: ‘BradCast’ 7/30/2020

Guest: David Dayen on Wednesday's 'incredible' anti-trust hearing in the House and new book 'Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power'; Also: Herman Cain dies of COVID; Trump tries to distract from newly disastrous economic numbers; Rep. Lewis laid to rest...

Conspiracies. Real Ones.: ‘BradCast’ 7/29/2020

The dark money conspiracy behind the anti-mask, pro-hydroxychloriquine movement; The conspiracy of white supremacist provocateurs behind BLM 'riots'; Also: COVID conspiracist Rep. Gohmert has COVID...

Local TV Goliath Sinclair Shamed Into Nixing COVID Conspiracy Disinfo: ‘BradCast’ 7/28/2020

Guest: Media Matters' Zachary Pleat; Also: If MLB can't avoid COVID, how's your local school district going to?; Trump's pathetic Fauci envy...

Reality Begins Setting in for the GOP; Chaos Continues for America: ‘BradCast’ 7/23/2020

RNC cancelled in FL; Another COVID breakout at White House; FL Guv wobbles on school reopening; Jobless claims continue to break records; Congressional GOP in disarray over emergency relief; Trump's federal storm troopers tear gas Portland mayor; And too much more!...

Trump’s Executive Memo on Congressional Apportionment is ‘Patently Unconstitutional’: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2020

Guest: Constitutional attorney Thomas Wolf of Brennan Center's Democracy Program; Also: America STRONGLY against Trump school reopening plan during COVID surge; And, Kris Kobach for Senate!

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