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Trump’s USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2026

Guest: Conservationist Jim Pattiz; Also: Judge blocks Indiana law barring Student IDs for voting; More U.S. ground troops headed to Iran...

Monster Storm, Endless Wars, Gamed Elections: ‘BradCast’ 10/28/2025

It's going great! Melissa's landfall; Israel's offensive; Trump's killing spree; DOJ's election interference; Gerrymandering War math; and more...

Let’s Play ‘Who Wants to Be a U.S. Citizen?’!: ‘BradCast’ 10/27/2025

Our first-ever call-in game show! Also: Hurricane Melissa looks very bad for Jamaica; Trump cutting U.S. food assistance amid shutdown; DoJ interfering in Nov. 4 election?...

Plane Corruption and the Future of the DOJ: ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2025

Guest: Randall D. Eliason, former Chief of DOJ's Public Corruption section; Also: Good election and Trump Admin accountability news...

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Trump is Bad for Business… and Farmers… and National Parks… and… : ‘BradCast’ 3/4/2025

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GNR'S 16th ANNIVERSARY!...

‘You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Til It’s Gone’: Trump/Musk Gutting of Government Continues: ‘BradCast’ 2/18/2025

Indiscriminate mass firings, critical services endangered, laws violated, as even senior Trump-appointed 'acting' officials resign in protest...

Some Trump/Musk ‘Shutdowns’, ‘Pauses’ and ‘Freezes’ You Haven’t Heard as Much About: ‘BradCast’ 2/6/2025

Guest: Author, financial journalist David Dayen on the CFPB, NLRB shutdowns; Also: Bird flu spreading amid CDC, USDA communications, research 'pause'; Racist Musk DOGE Bro at Treasury resigns...

The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Under-the-Radar War on Farmers, Rural Communities and Clean Energy: ‘BradCast’ 3/15/2023

Guest: Climate journalist, videographer Peter Sinclair; Also: Farmers rally for climate in D.C.; MI Democrats repeal GOP anti-union laws...

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Grading Joe at 100 Days: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2021

Also: Biden declares Armenian 'genocide'; SCOTUS takes up guns; DoJ probes Louisville policing; Admin's new child hunger program; AZ's non-transparent 'recount'; Callers assess the Prez...

‘We Had to Do Something’: Gallup, NM Mayor on ‘Drastic’ State Lockdown of Rural COVID Hotspot: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2020

Guest: Mayor Louie Bonaguidi; Also: Infection, death rate rising across country as Admin plans to shut task force; Trump throws tantrum over ad by Republicans; USDA does something right...

Millions of Tons of Fresh Food, Milk Destroyed by Producers as Many Americans Form Breadlines: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2020

Guest: Alexander Sammon of The American Prospect; Also: Some much brighter news about voting in Virginia...and even Pennsylvania!

Groundhog Day All Over Again? – Trump Border Lies, Shutdown Talks, Virginia’s Political Mess: ‘BradCast’ 2/11/2019

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