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Things Getting Weirder and Weirder as Trump Keeps Losing and Losing: ‘BradCast’ 1/13/2026

Grocery prices spike; Renewable energy restored; Senate nixes science cuts; Rs join Ds to stop Trump's war, restore ACA cuts; Bessent fumes over Powell probe; 12 DOJ prosecutors resign over MN ICE coverup...

Trump EPA Unveils Plans to Endanger, Sicken Americans (We Don’t Have to Let Them): ‘BradCast’ 3/13/2025

EPA chief Zeldin lies about U.S. energy dominance, 'EV mandate', vows to increase pollution, cancer, deadly toxins; Also: Judge orders thousands of fired federal workers back to work 'immediately'...

Why Does Trump Want to Destroy the Federal Government? Seriously, What’s in it for Him?: ‘BradCast’ 2/24/2025

Lots of related news, and callers ring in with answers to that question...

‘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...

‘Two-State Solution — State of Confusion and State of Chaos’: ‘BradCast’ 2/5/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on the disastrous, illegal, authoritarian state of play in Trump/Musk World, and its rising Opposition...

The Opposition Takes Shape: ‘BradCast’ 2/4/2025

Agency insiders, elected Dems, civil suits, public actions coalesce to take on the radical rightwing extremism of Trump, Musk and the DOGE Bros...

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‘You’re Not Overwhelmed. You’re Under Attack.’: ‘BradCast’ 2/3/2025

Unlawful Trump political firings at DOJ, FBI; Critical CDC databases gone; USAID offices taken over, shut down, employees locked out; Musk takes over Treasury Dept. payment system for entire U.S...

‘The Mind Boggles at Potential for Corruption’ in Trump Tariff Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 12/4/2024

Guest: Author, financial journalist David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Final U.S. House seat called in CA, flips from 'red' to 'blue'; '2000 Mules' filmmaker apologizes for film's fraudulent 'fraud' claims...

TRUMP ARRAIGNED (AGAIN) and Some Other Stuff You May Not Have Heard: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2023

Former Prez pleads 'not guilty' in election theft conspiracy; Also: U.S. credit rating cut thanks to 'fiscal conservatives'; WI GOP threaten 2024 election administration; MI GOP A.G. nominee charged with vote machine tampering; Willis threatened, but 'ready to go' in GA...

Biden’s Ticket to Ending the GOP Debt Ceiling Hostage Crisis Has Already Been Filed in Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/22/2023

Guest: The American Prospect's David Dayen; Also, Breaking: AZ's Democratic Governor vetoes bipartisan election transparency bill...

Dancin’ on the Dumb, Dangerous Debt Ceiling: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2023

Guest: Attorney Ernest A. Canning on how Biden can safely avoid default; Also: Suit against Giuliani details how Trump's scheme to steal 2020 was hatched by early 2019; Election results from FL, KY, PA...

A Simple Executive Order From Biden Could End the GOP-Manufactured Debt Ceiling Crisis

The President should direct the Treasury Department to honor the nation's debt with or without Congressional action. As Laurence Tribe argues, Republicans would have no legal standing to challenge such an Order...

UPDATE 5/22/23: Biden can also agree to injunction compelling Treasury to honor debt...

Guns, the Debt Ceiling and Other GOP Terrorism: ‘BradCast’ 5/9/2023

ALSO: JURY FINDS TRUMP LIABLE FOR SEXUAL ABUSE, DEFAMATION, AWARDS E. JEAN CARROLL $5 MILLION...

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